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Minelab GPX 5000 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 2 Contents: 1. Quick start sequence 2. Search modes 3. Soil timings 4. Coil/RX 5. Reset GPX 5000 6. Volume limit 7. Manual Tune 8. Audio type 9. Stabilizer 10.Signal Peak 11.Target Volume 12.Response 13.Tracking Speed 14.Iron Reject...
  • Page 4 Step Set the front panel switches to the following positions...
  • Page 5 Step Press and Release the ON/OFF switch on the Rear Control Panel Step Raise the coil off the ground as shown and Press the AUTO TUNE Button...
  • Page 6 Step Turn the THRESHOLD control clockwise until a hum is audible through the headphones. Step Whilst Raising and Lowering the coil between 25mm and 100mm from the ground change the Ground balance switch to TRACKING, threshold smooths out in 3~5 seconds...
  • Page 7 Step Adjust the threshold to a very faint but still audible level. It should be smooth with minor fluctuations...
  • Page 9 Front control panel Rear control panel...
  • Page 10 The GPX 5000 has three search modes switch position DEEP GENERAL CUSTOM CUSTOM mode is an open position, which allows for the selection of one of the FOUR additional Search modes Via the rear panel and LCD Menu GENERAL MODE: Best compromise of sensitivity, stability,...
  • Page 11 Front panel GENERAL mode DEEP mode CUSTOM mode Patch Hi-mineral Hi-trash Pin-POINT REAR panel LCD settings...

  • Page 12: Iron Reject

    CUSTOM MODE: The CUSTOM search mode provides four additional search modes which can be selected from LCD MENU.  PATCH  Hi-Mineral  HI-TRASH  PINPOINT PATCH: it is set up for prospecting unknown ground, when you are likely to be walking and detecting faster, seeking a first NUGGET that may...
  • Page 13 We can Customize all the four modes in CUSTOM SEARCH...
  • Page 15 NORMAL: gives best performance on wide variety of soil conditions will provide the best depth on a wide variety of target sizes Enhance: Very effective in cancelling most ground noise signals and reduces response on hot rocks. It works very well with MONO LOOP coils Special: for selecting one of the extra timings available through the LCD menu...
  • Page 17 SENSITIVE SMOOTH: smaller shallow nuggets in highly mineralised soils. best to USE with MONO LOOP COIL FINE GOLD: highly sensitive to ROUGH / FLAKY GOLD , ignores most hot rock signals and false ground noise SENSITIVE EXTRA: helps to smooth out threshold in certain ground types, particularly with DOUBLE D COIL. MILD GROUND, SMALL &...
  • Page 20 Best for medium to very high mineralisation Excellent for pinpointing Target response is strongest from centre of the coil For Low to medium mineralisation MONO + SENSITIVE EXTRA good for small nuggets Using DOUBLE D increases sensitivity but is unstable in heavily mineralised ground For areas of electrical interference Where there is difficulty in TUNING Near power lines, phone towers, or under poor atmospheric conditions...
  • Page 22 This mode tests for ground mineralisation and compensates for it, thus reducing ground noise. This ensures signals from targets, such as GOLD NUGGETS, are not confused with ground noise.
  • Page 25 Best ground balance type for use in over 90% Of gold field soils. Special Ground balance for highly magnetic Iron rich soils To be used in the very benign soils, such as non mineralised loam or sand...
  • Page 37 The STABILIZER is best left in the FACTORY PRESET POSITION until the soil conditions are determined.
  • Page 45 Large deep targets in variable grounds Ground conditions which make operating in FIXED impractical...