Fisher Research Labs F19 Owner's Manual

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ACCESSORIES

Fisher

Padded Carry Bag

Rugged double stitched construction. Includes handy exterior

pocket for extra batteries or small accessories. – 103693000C

Fisher

Camo Backpack

Large camouflage and black with Fisher

logo. – FCBACKPACK

Fisher

Camo Pouch

Camo pouch with two inside pockets, belt included. – PCH-F

Fisher

Stereo Deluxe Headphones

Adjustable single-volume control, 1/4 jack" jack, aluminum cones and coiled cord. 9720971000

Stereo Headphones

Use with Fisher

metal detectors. Lightweight and adjustable with true stereo sound, adjustable

volume, 1/4 jack with 1/8 adaptor, 4' cable. – 9720950000

Metal Sand Scoop

Large galvanized metal scoop with filtering holes. Strong Rubberized grip. – SAND SCOOP

Gold Pick

Tempered steel head is 10" long, edge is 3-1/4" wide, overall length 19". Durable fiberglass

handle, rubberized grip and super magnet attached to the head. – GOLDPICK

Lesche Knife

Made from high quality heat-treated tempered steel. The ultimate digging tool.

Comes with a durable sheath. 12" in length with a 7" serrated blade. – LESCHE KNIFE

Fisher

Baseball Cap

One-size-fits-all. – FCAP

Fisher

Camo Baseball Cap

One-size-fits-all. Velcro closure, camouflage with Fisher

Fisher

Coffee Mug

16oz, stainless steel and plastic – FMUG

Fisher

T-Shirt

100% cotton with Fisher

Logo. Sizes: S, M, LG, XL & XXL – FTSHIRT

Replacement/Accessory Searchcoils

11" DD Elliptical, Open Accessory Coil – 11COIL-GB

*10" DD Elliptical, Closed Accessory Coil – 10COILDD-FRL

5" DD Round, Closed Replacement Coil – 5COIL-GBUG

Coil Covers*

Specially made to protect your coil from abrasion and damage.

11" DD Coil Cover – COVER-11DD

10" Biaxial Accessory Coil Cover – 202319000

5" DD Coil Cover – 5COVER-BLK

Rain Cover

Specially designed to protect your detector from dirt and water – RAINCOV-GB

Gold

Prospecting Kits

FOR COMPLETE DETAILS VISIT WWW.FISHERLAB.COM • 1-800-685-5050

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MF19

logo. – FCCAP

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OWNER'S MANUAL

Use 9-volt

ALKALINE batteries.

Do not use

"Heavy Duty" batteries.

Do not use

ordinary "Zinc Carbon" batteries.

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Page 1 F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 1 ACCESSORIES Fisher ® Padded Carry Bag Rugged double stitched construction. Includes handy exterior pocket for extra batteries or small accessories. – 103693000C Fisher Camo Backpack ® Large camouflage and black with Fisher logo. – FCBACKPACK ®...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Pinpoint ........14 Published by Fisher Research Labs, Inc. Operating in All Metal Mode Fisher ® is a registered trademark of Fisher Research Labs, Inc. Ground Grab (Computerized Ground Balancing) ..15 ®...
Page 3: Introduction
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 3 Congratulations Congratulations on your purchase of the new F19™ metal detector. The F19™ has been custom designed to find the smallest targets, provide superior target separation and features advanced discrimination control. 5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY...
Page 4: Terminology
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 4 TERMINOLOGY According to FCC part 15.21 Changes or Modifications made to this device not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15.109 Class B.
Page 5: Assembly
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 5 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS ASSEMBLY Mechanical: S-rod with electronics housing on rod, 3-piece breakdown Adjusting the Armrest construction, nonmetallic telescoping lower rod, adjustable position Armrest The armrest may be moved Weight: 2 lbs. 12 oz. (1.25 kg) with battery installed forward or backward by removing Standard searchcoil: 10 inch (25.4 cm) closed-frame elliptical biaxial,...
Page 6: Assembly
COLLAR burr with knife to allow insertion. INTERNAL While the F19™ is a high performance, specialized relic hunting metal detector, CAM LOCK Assembly is easy and it is also a good multi-purpose detector. With the purchase of a 5” DD searchcoil, SILVER BUTTON requires no tools.
Page 7: Batteries
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 7 TARGET PINPOINTING BATTERIES After you have identified a target using Discrimination Mode, A 3-segment battery indicator at the top-left of the display indicates the press-and-hold the PINPOINT button to identify the target’s exact battery condition.
Page 8: Quick-Start Demo
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 8 QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION SEARCH TECHNIQUES Supplies Needed • a Nail • a Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) Target Verification • a Nickel • a Quarter After detecting a target, do the following: Position the Detector Wr ONG a.
Page 9: Headphones
If striking the searchcoil with your hand causes the noise The F19™ is equipped with a 1/4” headphone jack. Any headphones with a 1/4” to start or stop, the problem could be a defective searchcoil. Also, a defective searchcoil often causes noise of a more intermittent nature than electrical stereo plug will work;...
Page 10: Basics Of Metal Detecting
The detector incorporates both automated and manual ground balancing features which will eliminate false signals from All metal detectors generate a certain amount of internal electronic noise. The F19™ is most types of soils. To maximize the detector’s target identification specifically designed to enable you to work into the noise.
Page 11: Trash
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 11 THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING HOT ROCKS 2. Trash A hot rock is a rock which causes the metal detector to sound off because the If searching for coins, you want to ignore items like aluminum foil, nails and rock contains iron minerals.
Page 12: Operation And Controls
2-digit numbers are displayed in sequence. This 10-digit serial number is the The F19 can handle the toughest ground mineralization, capable of same serial number imprinted on the label inside the battery compartment. ground balancing all the way to salt. With its fast retune speed and biaxial •...
Page 13: Control Panel
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 13 CONTROL PANEL GOLD PROSPECTING In the United States, gold is commonly found in the western states, Alaska and in a few localities in the Appalachians. DISCGND BAL Hillsides are the best areas for gold prospecting...
Page 14: Touchpad Controls
UDIO FEEDB CK The menu times-out after 3 seconds. many types of metal objects by their When a target is detected, the F19 will numeric value. respond with two types of sound: b. In ALL METAL Mode, press-and-hold the button to activate Gr OUND Gr AB ®...
Page 15: Operating In All Metal Mode
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 15 GROUND BALANCING -Technical Info OPERATING IN ALL METAL MODE The All Metal Mode is more sensitive than the Discrimination Mode, and is used to BARGRAPH The Fe 7-segment bar graph indicates the amount of ground mineralization, find all types of metal objects in the ground.
Page 16: Reading The Display
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 16 GROUND BALANCING OPERATING IN ALL METAL MODE The goal of the Ground Balancing procedure is to eliminate the sound as the Reading the Display searchcoil is being pumped over the ground. In some soils, the sound is not Most gold prospecting and relic hunting is done by ear.
Page 17: Operating In Discrimination Mode
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 17 GROUND BALANCING OPERATING IN DISCRIMINATION MODE Discrimination is used to eliminate trash metal objects (e.g. nails, foil, pull-tabs) from Understanding ground conditions assists the user in setting up the machine, detection. The searchcoil must be in motion to detect metal. The Discrimination Mode knowing when to readjust ground balance, and in understanding the responses is less sensitive to small and deep objects than the All Metal Mode.
Page 18 0. are electrically conductive, causing another type of interfering signal. Because the F19™ is so sensitive to even the smallest iron targets, the The mathematical term for describing these differences is Phase. detector incorporates FeTone™, Adjustable Iron Audio, a feature to reduce Phase varies with the types of minerals present in the the volume of iron targets to minimize user fatigue.
Page 19 Notch After setting the width of the notch-window, it can be moved around using NOTCH. The setting you adjust corresponds to the left-most edge of the This discrimination interface for the F19™ was designed especially for relic- notch-window. hunting. r elic hunters want control over what sizes of iron are detected, and also control Disc over which targets are detected with a low-tone.
Page 20: Unwanted Noise
F19-MANUAL-printer_F19 MANUAL-printer 2/10/15 3:16 PM Page 20 OPERATING IN DISCRIMINATION MODE OPERATING IN DISCRIMINATION MODE Unwanted Noise SIGN L Each time a target is detected, bars will illuminate on the bottom left showing r ead the section on Electromagnetic Interference.

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