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- Page 1 Instruction Manual Page 1 The Minelab Sovereign Elite MINELAB...
- Page 2 Page 2 The Minelab Sovereign Elite WARNING THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS MINELAB ELECTRONICS PTY LTD RIGHTS TECHNICAL DATA OR RESTRICTED RIGHTS DATA OR BOTH. Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Instruction Manual Page 3 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Instruction Manual 1. Introduction ................4 2. BBS Technology ..............5 3. List of Parts ................7 4. Accessories ................7 5. Assembling the Detector ............8 5.1 Armrest / Upper Shaft Assembly ..........8 5.2 Lower Shaft Assembly ..............8 5.3 Completing the Shaft Assembly ..........9... -
Page 4: The Minelab Sovereign Elite
Certain descriptions and illustrations may differ (in this manual) from the exact model that you have purchased. In addition, Minelab reserve the right to respond to ongoing technical progress by introducing changes in design, equipment and technical features at any time. -
Page 5: Introduction
The variable signal tone responses enable you to accurately identify the object found before you recover it. If you have any questions or comments regarding the Sovereign Elite or any other Minelab product, then please feel free to contact us via your local Authorised Minelab Dealer or write to us direct. -
Page 6: Bbs Technology
17 single-frequency detectors at the same time. Because BBS operates at a number of frequencies that no other detector does, BBS detectors such as the Sovereign Elite can find a broad range of objects that no other individual detector has the ability to find. - Page 7 As soon as the Sovereign Elite is turned on and swept across the ground, the ground mineralisation is analysed and then compensated for by the microprocessor. This ensures that the Sovereign Elite can locate...
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Page 8: List Of Parts
Page 8 The Minelab Sovereign Elite List of Parts The box in which the Sovereign Elite is shipped should contain the following items. Please check that all of these items are in the box: Control Box 10” or 8” Round Tornado coil (inc. skid plate attached) 2-Piece Shaft Assembly (inc. -
Page 9: Assembling The Detector
Instruction Manual Page 9 Assembling the Detector Please follow these instructions to assemble the Sovereign Elite. Refer to the drawings to identify parts and how they are positioned. Please contact your Minelab dealer for further instructions should any difficulties arise. -
Page 10: Completing The Shaft Assembly
Page 10 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Note: Ensure that the black nylon spring clip near the top of the fibreglass tube is pointing toward the rear of the coil. d) Push the black nylon bolt (11) through the holes in the bracket on the coil from the cable entry side and tighten the wing nut (12) by hand. -
Page 11: Rear Shaft Mount
The velcroed panel is then wrapped across the top of the stem. Rear Shaft Mount The Sovereign Elite provides the option of mounting the control box at the rear of the shaft (2), beneath the armrest. -
Page 12: Hipmounting
Page 12 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Hipmounting/Chestmount Hipmounting is an alternative to mounting the detector on the shaft and significantly reduces physical strain, enabling longer search time without undue fatigue. A hipmount bag is available as an accessory item for this purpose. -
Page 13: Batteries
Instruction Manual Page 13 Batteries Your Sovereign Elite is supplied with a rechargeable 12 Volt NiMH battery pack and mains charger. A car charger is also available as an accessory item from your authorised Minelab Dealer. Installation of NiMH Battery Pack a) Ensure your NiMH pack is fully charged. -
Page 14: Low Battery Warning And Nimh Recharging
Low Battery Warning and NiMH Recharging When the batteries are reaching the point at which they will no longer operate, the Sovereign Elite will emit a distinct sharp “pip” from the speaker, approximately every 30 seconds. Shortly after this the threshold will increase to a loud continuous signal that cannot be reduced by the threshold control. -
Page 15: Control Panel
Figure 12 - The Sovereign Elite Control Panel Quickstart Operating Instructions To start detecting as soon as possible, the Sovereign Elite has provided “Quickstart” settings. These settings, indicated by a white or blue dot on each control, have been selected by the factory as suitable positions for immediate detecting. -
Page 16: Volume Control And On/Off Switch
“mineralisation”, or electromagnetic fields. At the most anti-clockwise position this control “clicks” into the Auto position. In this setting the Sovereign Elite will automatically adjust the level of sensitivity to the most stable level under the prevailing conditions. Beginners should operate the unit in Auto, until they become more competent in its operation. -
Page 17: Threshold Control
Instruction Manual Page 3 Experienced operators detecting in wet sand at the beach should set the Sensitivity control out of Auto and into the area marked Beach or as far anti-clockwise as possible, with minimal false signalling. In general, the more moist the beach sand, the more clockwise the knob must be turned. -
Page 18: Disc/All Metal Switch
In All Metal mode the Sovereign Elite will detect both ferrous and non-ferrous objects. In this mode the Disc and Notch controls will have no effect and the Sovereign Elite will respond in the same way to all types of metal. All Metal mode is useful when searching for ferrous targets such as relics. - Page 19 The degree of discrimination is set by using the Disc and Notch control knobs. When Disc/All Metal Switch is in Disc position with Disc and Notch control at minimum, the Sovereign Elite will cancel all ferrous metals. As the Disc control is increased (turned clockwise) more non-ferrous metals will be cancelled.
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Page 20: Disc Control
Not all of these non-ferrous objects are considered valuable. Therefore, by using the Disc control, the Sovereign Elite can be adjusted to ignore some of the less valuable non-ferrous objects while still locating more valuable targets. - Page 21 Instruction Manual Page 7 CONDUCTIVITY HIGH CONDUCTIVITY CONDUCTIVITY FOIL LOW COINS PULL-TABS HIGH COINS COPPER, SILVER, AND RINGS AND RINGS BRASS and LEAD FERROUS NON-FERROUS P0234-A Figure 13 - Target conductivity Turn the Disc control further clockwise and objects of greater conductivity will be ignored.
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Page 22: Notch Control
Page 8 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Most fine white gold rings, foil, and some yellow gold rings will also be ignored. With experience, setting the Disc control to ignore most unwanted targets (in combination with the Notch control) will become second nature. - Page 23 (see Figure 16). Turning the Notch control to ignore the pull-tab and the Disc control to ignore the aluminium foil will set up the Sovereign Elite to ignore pull-tabs and aluminium foil while still detecting most valuable non-ferrous objects (see figure 17).
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Page 24: Tone Id Switch
This is often caused by electricity or radio transmission and most commonly of all, other detectors. The noise Band 2 cancel switch on the Sovereign Elite allows the Noise Cancel operator to select a different search band which will P0577-A often overcome this effect. -
Page 25: Audio Output
Instruction Manual Page 11 7.10 Audio Output The audio output of the Sovereign Elite is available through either an in-built loudspeaker or via a 1/4” stereo headphone jack. When a pair of headphones are plugged in, the loudspeaker is disconnected. -
Page 26: Digital Target Indication Meter
The Digital Target meter has been designed to aid in the identification of metal targets before their recovery. It provides a digital display of the target ID tones produced by the Sovereign Elite detector, and connects between the search coil and the control box without requiring any modification to the detector’s electronics. -
Page 27: Callibration
Page 2 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Calibration Before using the Digital Target meter, it is necessary to calibrate it as follows: a) Set the Calibration control knob (situated to the rear of the meter) to the center position of its range. - Page 28 Instruction Manual Page 3 Target Recognition Table Object Type Reading US quarter non-ferrous AUS 20 non-ferrous...
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Page 29: Quick Operating Instructions
Install charged batteries. b) Set the Mode switch to Disc. c) Turn the Sovereign Elite On by turning the Volume control to the most clockwise or “maximum” setting. d) Turn the Threshold control in a clockwise direction until the tone becomes “just”... -
Page 30: Practising The Controls
Auto. If excessive interference is heard, turn the Sensitivity control clockwise until the threshold tone is stable. g) Pass the coil across the test objects one at a time. The Sovereign Elite should “beep” on the non-ferrous objects and ignore the ferrous ojects. - Page 31 Sovereign Elite will produce a signal. This would not be possible using the Disc control. o) Turn the Disc control to ignore the aluminium foil. The Sovereign Elite is now set to ignore the types of objects most commonly unwanted by treasure hunters.
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Page 32: Treasure Hunting Tips
Instruction Manual Page 7 Treasure Hunting Tips The Sovereign Elite will perform at its best when the Sovereign’s Tornado coil is kept in close proximity to the ground. Inexperienced operators should practice maintaining a constant coil height at the extremity of each swing; maintaining contact with the ground will make this easier. -
Page 33: Pinpointing The Target
TARGET COULD BE SWEEP ANYWHERE IN THIS DIRECTION AREA EXACT LOCATION OF TARGET IMAGINARY LINE OF STRONGEST SIGNAL SWEEP COIL AT 90 DEG TO PREVIOUS SWEEP P0173-A Figure 20 - Pinpointing the target with the Sovereign Elite... -
Page 34: Recovering The Object
Instruction Manual Page 9 11.2 Recovering the Object Once the target has been pinpointed, clear the surface of loose material and check again for the signal. If there is no signal then the target is amongst the surface material. In this case search the surface material until the target is located. -
Page 35: Environmental Concerns
Page 10 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Environmental Concerns Firstly, it should be pointed out that treasure hunting with a metal detector is the most environmentally friendly way to recover coins, rings, and other treasure items. However, it is important to leave an area searched in the same condition you found it. -
Page 36: Detector Care
Instruction Manual Page 11 Detector Care The Sovereign Elite is a high-quality electronic instrument, finely engineered and packaged in a durable housing. Taking proper care of the detector is mostly common sense. • Do not leave alkaline batteries in the control box when the detector is not in use for any period exceeding two weeks. -
Page 37: Troubleshooting Guide
Check Disc and Notch settings. In the unfortunate circumstance that the detector needs to be returned to Minelab for service, please fill out the Minelab Service Repair Form (on page 40, or a photocopy of the same) and enclose it with the detector. -
Page 38: Specifications
Instruction Manual Page 13 Specifications These specifications are subject to change without notice. Applications: Coin, relic, and treasure hunting Inland, beach or shallow water Length: Extended 55” (1400mm) Unextended 33” (840mm) Weight: Control Box (excl. Batt) 550 g 8” Tornado Coil 590 g 10”... -
Page 39: Warranty And Service
Warranty and Service There is a two-year parts and labour warranty for the electronic control box and Tornado Coils of the Sovereign Elite. Conditions apply, please refer to the Warranty Card for further details. Note: Please return the enclosed warranty card, correctly filled out, to your dealer or direct to Minelab Electronics. - Page 40 Instruction Manual Page 15 FCC Compliance NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 41: Minelab Service Repair Form
Page 16 The Minelab Sovereign Elite Minelab Service Repair Form Today’s Date: ............Detector Model: .......Serial No.: ......... Purchased From: ................... Purchase Date: ............Parts being returned: ....................................Description of Fault: ....................................................................................................... Owner’s Name: ..................Address: ....................