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Minelab X-terra 305 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2 Instruction Manual...
  • Page 3 World Leader in Metal Sensing Technology Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd PO Box 537, Torrensville Plaza From our origins in 1985, Minelab have specialised in advanced Adelaide, South Australia, 5031 This pocket sized manual is designed to help Congratulations on electronic technologies. Our competitive advantage was created...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents VFLEX Technology Detecting Basics Detailed Detector Operation Reference Information 15 Holding the Detector 40 LCD Icons 64 Sounds Assembling Your X-Terra 17 Sweeping the Coil 44 Operation 66 Error Messages Connecting the Coil 18 Introducing the Control Panel 45 Selecting Menu Settings 67 Coil Identification Shaft Assembly 19 Keypad Layout...

  • Page 5: Vflex Technology

    Precision VFLEX Signal (Without VFLEX) The 2nd generation X-Terra Series incorporate For the X-Terra user, this precision means Minelab’s proven VFLEX Technology. dependable performance and improved immunity to environmental conditions such as ground VFLEX uses state of the art digital and mixed-signal...

  • Page 6: Assembling Your X-Terra

    assembling your x-terra Before assembling your X-Terra please check that the package includes these parts: Coil Skidplate (fitted to coil) Lower shaft Middle shaft Upper shaft Armrest Stand Control box Control box screw Rubber washers (2) Plastic wing nut Plastic bolt Armrest screw Armrest strap Velcro tabs (2)

  • Page 7: Connecting The Coil

    ConneCting the Coil shaft assembly Plug the two rubber washers into the holes Ensure that the twistlocks of the shafts on either side of the lower shaft yoke. are loosened by rotating them counter- clockwise. Slide the yoke into the yoke bracket on top of the coil.

  • Page 8: Armrest Assembly

    armrest assembly ConneCting the Control box Connecting Place the armrest onto the top of the upper shaft, lining up the central hole in the With the LCD facing up, push the control armrest with a hole in the aluminium shaft. box onto the end of the handle until it fits Position the armrest to suit your arm length.

  • Page 9: Permanently Connecting The Control Box

    Wind the coil cable around the lower to be easily removable for packing and and middle shaft enough times to take transport, Minelab have made an option up the slack. available to permanently attach the control Use the velcro tabs to keep the coil cable in box to the handle.

  • Page 10: Inserting Batteries

    inserting batteries holding the deteCtor The X-Terra uses 4 x AA batteries which are not included with the detector. (Battery Behaviour, p. 68) Thread your arm through the armrest and Access the battery compartment via the strap. Grasp the handle of the detector and battery door located on the side of the rest your forearm in the armrest.

  • Page 11: Sweeping The Coil

    holding the deteCtor sweeping the Coil The correct position of armrest and length of Once outside, practice sweeping the coil shaft should allow you to swing the coil in over the ground in a side-to-side motion, front of your body without any uncomfortable while walking forward slowly.

  • Page 12: Introducing The Control Panel

    introduCing the Control panel Keypad layout Power turns the detector Scrolls through the different Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) area On or Off. discrimination patterns. Menu accesses and scrolls through detector settings. Accepts or rejects certain metals by turning on/off individual Pinpoint/Detect has two discrimination segments.

  • Page 13: Turning On The Detector

    turning on the deteCtor lCd layout There are many metallic objects inside the Press Power house (e.g. nails in the floor, reinforcing in the walls) that will result in overloading the A short start up sequence will display and a detector’s electronics.

  • Page 14: Detecting Exercise

    a simple deteCting exerCise A good way to become familiar with detecting Pass the coil across the objects, one at a Don’t worry if the detector isn’t producing is to test the detector against a range of metal time, and observe the LCD and the detector’s a sound over the nail, this is because the objects.

  • Page 15: Example Detections

    example deteCtions Discrimination Pattern All Metal Pattern The factory preset pattern 1 rejects ferrous The all metal pattern turns off every metals and foil, and accepts nonferrous metals. discrimination segment, allowing all metals Patterns can be edited and saved according to including ferrous targets to be detected.

  • Page 16: How Detectors Work

    Typically, the larger the object, the deeper it Target ID numbers range from –4 to 44 on can be detected. the X-Terra 305 and –9 to 48 on the X-Terra The X-Terra uses a single frequency (7.5kHz) 505. Negative numbers represent ferrous as the standard operating frequency.

  • Page 17: Discrimination Scale

    Discrimination segments can be accepted or The X-Terra 305 has 12 segments. The target IDs range from –4 up to 44, increasing in steps of 4. bronze. Nonferrous targets are often higher in...

  • Page 18: Preset Discrimination Patterns

    Accepts signals from nonferrous targets, e.g. remembered even if the batteries are removed. gold and silver coins (X-Terra 305 IDs: 8, 12, 16, (Editing Discrimination Patterns, pp. 60–61) 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44). (X-Terra 505 IDs: 6, 9, 12, (Erasing Patterns, p.
  • Page 19 Pattern 2 Accepts signals from most nonferrous targets (X-Terra 305 IDs: 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44). (X-Terra 505 IDs: 9, 12, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, Patterns are an important part of detecting as they can 45, 48).

  • Page 20: Choosing A Discrimination Pattern

    Choosing a disCrimination pattern – x-terra 305 Choosing a disCrimination pattern – x-terra 505 On the X-Terra 505, Patterns On the X-Terra 305, Patterns toggles toggles between between pattern 1 and 2. pattern 1, 2 and 3. The X-Terra 305 has an...

  • Page 21: Pinpointing

    pinpointing During normal detection, the X-Terra operates Once the approximate target location is coil with discrimination patterns. When a target known, move the coil outside of that area and press Pinpoint signal is heard, it is an advantage to identify this target will produce a loud, the target’s exact position.

  • Page 22: Recovering The Target

    reCovering the target A trowel, knife or small spade are good tools Check the hole for the target. If it is not in Ask for permission before for recovering targets. the hole, place the detector on the ground searching on private property. with the coil flat, pick up a handful of soil Once a target has been located, clear the and pass it over the coil.

  • Page 23: Lcd Icons

    Patterns Target ID numbers range from –4 to 44 on the Preset discrimination patterns are used to suit X-Terra 305 and –9 to 48 on the X-Terra 505. different search preferences. X-Terra 305 has Negative numbers represent ferrous targets 2 patterns, X-Terra 505 has 3 patterns...
  • Page 24 lCd iCons Menu battery The X-Terra has a list of settings (Sensitivity, This icon indicates how much power is left Noise Cancel, Threshold, Volume, Tones and in the batteries 68). Ground Balance) that can be adjusted to Headphones customise it for your own personal preferences. This icon indicates that the headphones are Note: Ground Balance cannot be accessed via the connected and that the headphone volume...

  • Page 25: Operation

    operation seleCting menu settings Detection Settings The X-Terra operates in two display states – Detection and Settings. Detection Settings Noise Cancel The target ID, discrimination segments and The X-Terra has a range of settings that should depth automatically translate detected signals. be adjusted to ensure optimum performance The last detected target ID stays on the display in different environments.

  • Page 26: Sensitivity

    For The highest sensitivity settings, beginners, start with a low setting and increase (7–10 = X-Terra 305) (15–20 = X-Terra 505) X-Terra 305 X-Terra 505 should only be used in the quietest, most stable conditions.

  • Page 27: Noise Cancel

    It is best to choose a channel with the coil in by a beep. the detection (horizontal) position because interference received in a vertical position may X-Terra 305 X-Terra 505 be different from the interference received in Noise Cancel = –1, 0, 1 Noise Cancel = –2, –1, 0, 1, 2...

  • Page 28: Threshold

    Speaker/Headphone Threshold Threshold sound. It is therefore important to set the Threshold control correctly to ensure The X-Terra 305 and 505 are able to save that these targets are heard. Try experimenting separate settings for both the speaker with known targets to assist in setting this Threshold and headphones Threshold, control.

  • Page 29: Volume

    (from a target or ground mineralisation). This detector shutting down earlier. volume range is proportional to the maximum X-Terra 305 volume setting. Threshold range = 0–10 Speaker Factory Preset = 8 The X-Terra is able to save separate settings...

  • Page 30: Tones

    The number of Target ID Tones may be selected from the Tones menu. There are 4 different options for the X-Terra 305, and 5 for the X-Terra 505. 1 Tone 450Hz 450Hz 2 Tones 130Hz 700Hz 130Hz...

  • Page 31: Ground Balance

    The X-Terra 305 and 505 have an adjustable Ground balancing the detector reduces false ground balance which helps in compensating detections and enables good targets to be for false signals. displayed and heard correctly. When the detector is unbalanced, it will detect...

  • Page 32: Adjusting Ground Balance

    adjusting ground balanCe Using the detector in all metal, find a clear area of ground without any targets. Hold the coil parallel and 4” (10 cm) above the ground. Select Ground Balance constant hum known as the Ground Balance tone will sound when the coil is held steady. Continuously lower and raise the coil towards and away from the ground and listen to the Ground Balance tone.

  • Page 33: Editing Discrimination Patterns 60 Method

    editing disCrimination patterns – method 1 editing disCrimination patterns – method 2 Method 2 – to reject a specific target The detector’s preset discrimination patterns can be edited to create custom patterns. ID using + or – Method 1 – to reject a specific target In detection, use + and –...

  • Page 34: Erasing Patterns

    erasing patterns faCtory presets Custom patterns are saved when The settings Sensitivity, Ground the X-Terra is switched off. To Balance, Noise Cancel, Threshold, erase custom patterns and return Volume and Tones are saved when to preset patterns: the X-Terra is switched off. To return to the preset menu values: Turn the detector off.

  • Page 35: Sounds

    sounds Start Up Sequence Error Low Battery Shutdown Noise When the detector is turned on, there is A six note tune will sound to indicate a A long announcement tune (descending A random jittery sound indicates that the a short three note tune during its start up detector error (Error Messages, p.

  • Page 36: Error Messages

    error messages Coil identifiCation Coil Unplugged The menu scale The X-Terra Series are capable of operating Concentric line icon will slowly Standard The coil has been at different transmission frequencies set by flash until the coil is Frequency disconnected from VFLEX compatible coils;...

  • Page 37: Battery Behaviour

    battery behaviour The X-Terra is capable of using different types Overvoltage The use of headphones will increase If the battery voltage is too high, of AA batteries: battery life. (above 8 V) the battery icon will flash and the detector will shut down. 1.5V Alkaline 1.5V Carbon 1.5V Lithium (non-rechargeable)

  • Page 38: Care Of Your X-Terra

    Try to based liquids. batteries as their voltage is too high. Non- Coils from other models of Minelab avoid leaving it in a closed trunk or in a car rechargeable Lithium batteries may be used.

  • Page 39: Accessories

    aCCessories Skid Plate Connecting Headphones Headphones have many advantages. They Accessory coils come in different types (Double A skid plate comes block out external noise such as wind and D and Concentric), sizes and frequencies. Always use headphones with a ¼“ jack. as standard with the traffic, allowing you to listen more closely These coils are suitable for different ground...

  • Page 40: Terra Specifications

    Headphones, Skidplates, Environmental Cover, Coils Low Battery Audio Alarm User Interface Keys 8 + Power 8 + Power LCD Icons In the interest of product improvement, Minelab reserves the right to make changes without notice. Shaft Colour Dulux Wineberry 51046 Dulux Wineberry 51046...
  • Page 41 Noise Cancel channel (p. 48) Adjust Ground Balance (p. 56) Begin detecting! Minelab encourages all users to read the entire These quick start instructions allow you to begin detecting straight away and find manual to ensure a complete understanding important reference information for setting of all the X-Terra features and functions.

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