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TEKNETICS

Comprehensive Operating Manual & Guide to Metal Detecting

TEKNETICS

Comprehensive Operating Manual & Guide to Metal Detecting

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick-Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Mechanicals

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Headphones (not included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Introduction to the Teknetics

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Ground Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-14

All Metal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Discrimination Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-17

PinPoint Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

LCD Visual Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-21

Numeric Target Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Probable Target Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Target Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

G.C. Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Bar Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Battery Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Frequency Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Capabilities & Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-24

Tips & Techniques

Search Techniques

Sweep Searchcoil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Pinpointing targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27

Estimating Target Size, Depth and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-28

False signals and chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-30

Adjusting Sensitivity using the Sensitivity Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Tips On Ground Canceling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Detecting Activities

Coinshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Relic Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33

Gold Prospecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-36

Cache Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-37

Shallow Water Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

How metal detectors work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Treasure Hunter’s Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

TREASURE HUNTER’S CODE OF ETHICS:

• Always check Federal, State, County and local laws before searching.

• Respect private property and do not enter private property without the

owner’s permission.

• Take care to refill all holes and try not to leave any damage.

• Remove and dispose of any and all trash and litter found.

• Appreciate and protect our inheritance of natural resources, wildlife and pri-

vate property.

• Act as an ambassador for the hobby, use thoughtfulness, consideration

and courtesy at all times.

• Never destroy historical or archaeological treasures.

• All treasure hunters may be judged by the example you set; always con-

duct yourself with courtesy and consideration of others

HOW METAL DETECTORS WORK

Most hobby metal detectors use VLF Induction Balance technology. Here’s how they work.

The searchcoil (also called search head or loop) contains two electrical induction coils which

are like antennas. One coil transmits a rapidly alternating magnetic field,

illuminating the

region surrounding the searchcoil. If metal is present, its electrical conductivity distorts the

magnetic field. If iron metal is present, its magnetism also distorts the magnetic field, but in a

different way, allowing the metal detector to distinguish between ferrous and nonferrous metals.

The other coil is a receiving antenna which detects changes in the magnetic field caused by

the presence of metal. Electronic circuits amplify this weak signal, analyze it to determine the

changes which occur as the searchcoil sweeps over the target, and then convey the

information to the user in the form of a visual display or audio tones. Most modern metal

detectors perform many of these tasks in software running on an internal microcomputer.

The iron minerals which are present in most soils also distort the magnetic field, obscuring the

weak signals of small or deep objects. This can cause the object to go undetected, or to be

misidentified when it is detected. Much of the technology that goes into modern metal

detectors is devoted to the task of eliminating the unwanted signals from iron minerals in the

soil, while not losing the signals from metal objects.