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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Uses two AA ALKALINE batteries only. Do not use “Heavy Duty” batteries. Do not use ordinary Zinc Carbon batteries.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
The F44 can be used with its default modes, or use the Custom mode to create your own setup. No longer will weather be a force that stops you from enjoying your sport, the F44 is completely weatherproof. -
Page 3: Terminology
TERMINOLOGY The following terms are used throughout the manual and are standard terminologyamongdetectorists. RELIC Arelicisanobjectofinterestbyreasonofitsageoritsassociationwith thepast.Manyrelicsaremadeofiron,butcanalsobemadeofbronOe orpreciousmetals. IRON Ironisacommon,low-grademetalthatisanundesirabletargetincertain metal detecting applications. Examples of undesirable iron objects are oldcans,pipes,boltsandnails. Sometimesthedesiredtargetismade ofiron.Propertymarkers,forinstance,containiron.Valuablerelicscan alsobecomposedofironcannonballs,oldarmamentsandpartsofold structuresandvehiclescanalsobecomposedofiron. FERROUS Metalswhicharemadeof,orcontainiron. ELIMIN TION Referencetoametalbeingeliminatedmeansthedetectorwillnotemit atone,nordisplayaTarget-ID,whenametalobjectpassesthroughthe searchcoil'sdetectionfield. DISCRIMIN TION Whenthedetectoremitsdifferenttonesfordifferenttypesofmetals,and when the detector eliminates certain metals, we refer to this as the... -
Page 4: Contents Of Box
CONTENTS OF BOX The following detector components are in the box: Headphone 4. Middle JackCover Stem 1. ControlHousing with2screws 5.LowerStem withBolt& &nurled&nob attachment andwashers 2. ArmrestAssemblywith 6. S-Rod ScrewandLock-Nut 3. TriangulatedConcentric O-Ring EllipticalSearchcoil Oneinstalledoncoilconnector andareplacementO-Ringincluded inmanualbag. -
Page 5: Assembly
ASSEMBLY ToolRequired:#1PhillipsScrewdriver QRemovetheScrewfromtheArmrest. QSlidetheArmrestovertheend oftheS-Rod. QAttachwithScrewandLock-Nut. Attach Control Housing with Screws installbackscrewfirst. NOTE: • TheHandgripfitsundertheControl Housing. Handgripmaypartiallycoverone mountinghole.Peelback Handgriptoexposethefronthole. Battery • Ensuretheheadphonejackcover Compartment (back side) isproperlyseatedbefore attachingthecontrolhousing. Place Headphone Jack Cover in recessed pocket so it is level with the surface of the housing and held in place between the housing... -
Page 6: Assembly
Continued) ASSEMBLY LOCKING COLLAR INTERNAL CAM LOCK SILVER BUTTON MIDDLE STEM S-ROD MIDDLE STEM S-ROD PositionS-Rodupright. RotatetheLOC&INGCOLLARfullyinthecounterclockwisedirection. InsertyourfingerinsidethetubeandmakesuretheINTERNALCAMLOC& isflushwiththeinsideofthetube. Insert the MIDDLE STEM into the S-ROD, withtheSILVERBUTTONpointed upward. RotatetheMIDDLESTEMuntiltheSILVERBUTTONlocatesinthehole. TwisttheLOC&INGCOLLARfullyintheclockwisedirectionuntilitlocks. RepeatthisprocessontheLOWERSTEM. Using the BOLT and &NURLED &NOB, attach the SEARCHCOIL to the LOWERSTEM. -
Page 7: Batteries (Use Alkaline Batteries)
BATTERIES ThedetectorreFuirestwoAAbatteries. WerecommendAL&ALINEbatteries (notincluded). Donotuseordinary“Zinc Carbon”batteries. Donotuse“HeavyDuty”batteries. Rechargeable batteries can also be used. If you use rechargeables, we recommend using a UNickel Metal HydrideV rechargeable battery. The battery compartment is located on therightsideoftheControlHousing. Bothbatteriesshouldbeinstalledwith thenegativeterminaldown. Removebatterytube: 1.Slidethebatterydooroff. 2.Extendthehandleonthebatterytube (withyourfingerorbyusingthetab onthebatterydoortoprythehandleintotheextendedposition) 3.Pullonthehandletoremove (donotusethebatterydoortabtopullthetube outofthecontrolhousing,asthismaycausedamagetothebatterydoor) -
Page 8: Quick-Start Demonstration
QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION I.SuppliesNeeded QNail(madeofiron) QU.S.Quarter(orsilvercoin) QU.S.Nickel QGoldRing QU.S.Dime QU.S.Penny,datedafter1982(post-1982penniesaremadeof5inc) (Mostnewernon-U.S.coinagealsocontainsmostly5inc) II.PositiontheDetector a. Placethedetectoronatablewiththesearchcoilhangingovertheedge(or haveafriendholdthedetectorwiththesearchcoilofftheground). b. &eepthesearchcoilawayfromwalls,floorsandmetalobjects. c. Removewatches,ringsandjewelry. d. Turnofflightsorapplianceswhoseelectromagnetic emissionsmaycauseinterference. e. Pivotthesearchcoilback. f. Press topoweron.Aseriesof10numberswill seFuenceacrossthescreen,thisisthe serialnumber. g. Press twice.Alltargetcategoriesare nowilluminated. III.DemonstrateDISCRIMINATIONFeature: a.Passallobjectsoverthesearchcoilandnoticethedifferenttones.Notice thetargeticonindicatorsandthelargetwodigittargetIDnumberdisplayed foreachitem. Nail: lowtone Nickel: mediumtone ZincPenny: mediumtone GoldRing: mostgoldringswillregisterwithamediumtone Dime: hightone... -
Page 9: The Basics Of Metal Detecting
THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING This metal detector is intended for locating buried metal objects. When searchingformetals,undergroundoronthesurface,youhavethefollowing challengesandobjectives 1.Ignoringsignalscausedbygroundminerals. 2.Ignoringsignalscausedbymetalobjectsyoudonotwanttofind,like nails. 3.Identifyingaburiedmetalobjectbeforeyoudigitup. 4.EstimatingthesiOeanddepthofobjects,tofacilitatediggingthemup. 5.Eliminatingtheeffectsofelectromagneticinterferencefromother electronicdevices. 4ourmetaldetectorisdesignedwiththesethingsinmind. 1. Ground Minerals Allsoilscontainminerals.Signalsfromgroundmineralscaninterferewith the signals from metal objects you want to find.All soils differ, and can differ greatly, in the type and amount of ground minerals present. -
Page 10: Using The Detector
This detector is eFuipped with an 11V triangulated elliptical concentric waterproof searchcoil. This lightweight, ruggedly constructed searchcoil canbefullysubmergedintowater.Thebottomportionofthepoleassembly canalsobesubmerged,butthecontrolhousingandthesearchcoilcable plug connection into the housing must not be submerged. The weatherproofing on the F44 was designed to allow hunting in inclement weatherbutitwasnotdesignedtowithstandsubmersioninwater. Accessorysearchcoilsarealsoavailableforpurchaseseebackcoveror visitwww.fisherlab.com.Asmallersearchcoiloffersmoreprecisionandfits intotightspaces.Largersearchcoilsprovideformoregroundcoverageon each sweep and penetrate deeper into the ground. -
Page 11: Operation And Controls
OPERATION and CONTROLS Press and POWER Press MENU hold ON/OFF to cycle through At Power-up menu items: the Menu to enter • VOLUME default is Pinpoint. • SENS VOLUME • NOTCH • GROUND • BACKLIGHT Press MODE repeatedly to cycle through search Press-and-Hold Press... -
Page 12: The Display
THE DISPLAY Target Category Icons Icons will turn from outlined to solid indicating a detected target. A “blank” position indicates a Notched-out target category. Target Category Iron ID Numbers Target Depth Indicator Menu Mode Category Indicator Icons Backlight Icon Ground Ground Target-ID Battery Level... -
Page 13: Menu
MENU TheMenuislocatedontheleftsideofthescreen.Duringnormaloperationthe Menuisinactiveandthetexticonsarefaded.Pressthe buttontocycle throughthemenuoptions.Whenactive,theiconwillbebold.Eachpressof movestothenextMenuitem.Use withineachmenuitemtomake adjustmentsupordown.HereisadescriptionoftheMenuoptions VOLUME Adjustspeakervolumefrom0to20.Thedefaultsettingis7.Withasettingof U0V, the detector will function as normal but it will not emit any sound when targetsaredetected. TheF44hasFeTone™,adjustableIronaudio,afeaturetoreducethevolume ofirontargetstominimiOeuserfatigue. Volumesettingsof10T20areavailabletocontrolthevolumeleveloftheiron targets. As you increase volume from 10 to 20, iron-volume changes from silenttomaximum.Ateachofthe10T20volumesettings,nonferroustarget responseremainsatmaximumvolume.Atvolumesettings0T9bothferrous andnonferroustargetshaveeFualvolume. -
Page 14: Notch
Continued) MENU NOTCH TheNotchcontrolallowsyoutoacceptorrejectdifferenttypesofmetalsper eachtargetcategorygroup.AllcategoriesareeligibleforNOTCH.Eachmode, Jewelry,Coin,ArtifactandCustom,hasitsownsetofnotches. WithNotchmenuactive,pressU VorU VtoprogramtheNotchfeature.Each press of the U V or U V cycles to a new category and the active position is indicatedbyaflashingicon. Selectdesiredcategoryandwait5secondsor pressthemenubuttonforimmediatenotchsetting.Thatcategorywillreverse status. If the icon had previously been illuminated it will now disappear indicatingthecategoryhasbeeneliminatedfromdetection.Likewise,anicon that is not visible on the display will re-illuminate, indicating that category is nownotchedinandtargetswillbedetected. -
Page 15: Operating Modes
Continued) MENU OPER TING MODES There are four discrimination modes JEWELR4, COIN, ARTIFACT and CUSTOM,andALLMETAL(A/M)mode. JEWELR4andCOINmodeshave preset notch settings. 4ou can change all 9 target category notch settings in all four discrimination modes and these changes will be saved on shutdown. Pressing the MODE buttonwillcyclethrough the modes. -
Page 16: How To Pinpoint
Continued) MENU Afteryouhaveidentifiedatargetusingamotionmodeofdetection,pressandhold to identify the targetXs exact location. This techniFue can yield more informationaboutthetargetXsshapeandsiOeandalsofinditsexactlocationto facilitateextraction. Pinpoint as follows: 1. Pressandhold 2. Positionthesearchcoiljustbarelyoffthegroundandtothesideofthe target. 3. Movethesearchcoilslowlyacrossthetarget. Thetargetislocateddirectlyunderwherethesoundisloudest. Pinpoint Retuning: Retuning in the Pinpoint Mode is useful in narrowing down the location of a target.Toretunethedetector,releasethebuttonandimmediatelydepressit again.Whentheuserreleasesthe ,U Visdisplayedmomentarilyonthe... -
Page 17: Target-Id
TARGET IDENTIFICATION Target-ID Thisisamotiondetector.Thecoilmustbemovingforthedetectortosense metalexceptwheninPinpoint.Ifyoustopthecoiloverametalobjectitwill null-outandgosilent.Whenmetalobjectsaredetected,thedetectorwillemit a sound, a Target ID Category icon will illuminate and a 2-digit Target-ID numberwillappearonthescreen.PossibleTarget-IDnumbersrangefrom1to 99. This number represents the electrical conductivity of the target higher numbersindicatemorehighlyconductivetargets. Target indicators on the screen only represent the last object detected.This detectorhasfasttargetresponseandisabletodetectdifferentobjectsinvery closeproximity.Therefore,theTarget-IDdisplayedmaychangerapidlyasyou sweepthesearchcoil. -
Page 18: Custom Mode Programmable Tones
Continued) TARGET IDENTIFICATION Seechartbelowfordescriptionoftonesinducedbydifferentmetalsindifferentmodes: Iron Gold Silver Iron Foil Nickel Alum Dime Half Dollar Jewelry Bass High High High High Coin Bass Bass Bass High High High High Artifact Bass High High High High Custom User de nable (default VCO) Ferrous, gold and silver targets will generally register within their correspondingcategoryiconranges.Targetsthatarenotgoldorsilverregister withinthesamerangeaccordingtotheirelectricalconductivity. -
Page 19: Depth And Target Display
DEPTH & TARGET DISPLAY RE DING THE DISPL Y SILVERTARGETS: Silverobjectswill register in the USilverV group, A U.S. The display shows the PROBABLE dimewillIDingroup6,aUSFuarterin identificationofthemetaldetected,as group7,aU.S.halfdollaringroup8 wellasitsPROBABLEdepth. andaU.S.dollaringroup9. Thedetectorwillregisteratargetupon eachsweepofthesearchcoil,whena buried target has been located and identified. If, upon repeated passes over the same spot the target All siOes of iron objects 1-19. -
Page 20: Target Groups And Id Numbers
Continued) DEPTH & TARGET DISPLAY areas outside the U.S., these categories identify coins or metal US. Zinc coins 50-59. objects of high relative conductivity many non-U.S. coins of recent (such as silver coins or relics), or vintageareclassifiedhere. large objects made of any type of metal. -
Page 21: Ground Cancelation
GROUND CANCELATION WHATISGROUNDCANCELATION Why do I need to cancel out the ground? All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals are often tens or hundreds of times as strong as the signal from a buried metal object. The magnetism of iron minerals, found in nearly all soils, causes one type of interferingsignal.Dissolvedmineralsalts,foundinsomesoils,areelectrically conductive,causinganothertypeofinterferingsignal. - Page 22 Continued) GROUND CANCELATION Ground Balance Error Indicator When using a metal detector the Ground Phase conditions can change fromlocationtolocationandevenwithin smaller areas only yards apart. Performancecansufferifthedetectoris not ground balanced properly so it is important to know when the conditions UP ARROW: DOWN ARROW: havechanged.
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Page 23: Manual Ground Adjustment
Continued) MANUAL GROUND ADJUSTMENT tobeinaccurate.Ifyoustopmovingthesearchcoil,thebargraphwillgoblank. INDICATION %Fe SUSCEPTIBILITY 4Bars-High 0.4-1.61,000-4,000 3Bars-Medium0.1-0.4 250-1,000 2Bars-Low 0.025-0.1 60-250 1Bars-VeryLow0.006-.025 15-60 NoneY Y -- lessthan.006 lessthan15 Magneticsusceptibilityisexpressedinmicro-cgsunits.Y Inasaltwaterenvironment in the absence of iron minerals, the bar graph indicates relative electrical conductivity. In soils with greater than 4,000 micro-cgs units magnetic susceptibility, the signalfromthesoilmaysaturate(UoverloadV)thecircuits.Thiswillnotharmthe detectorbutthemachinewillnotbeusableinthatcondition.Y Thesolutionisto holdthesearchcoilseveralinchesabovethesoilsurfacesoitisnXtUseeingas... -
Page 24: Characteristics & Limitations
CHARACTERISTICS & LIMITATIONS 1. Thisdetectorcomeswithawaterproofsearchcoil.Thesearchcoilcanbe completelysubmergedintowater.The controlhousingisweatherproof butcannotbesubmergedinwater. 2. BURIED UTILIT4 LINES. This hobby metal detector is not designed to locate buried pipes or cables. First Texas Products manufactures a complete line of pipe and cable locators for this application. These are sophisticatedinstrumentswithfunctionalitydifferentfromyourhobbymetal detector. -
Page 25: Notes
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Page 26: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOMCAUSESOLUTION Detectorchatters, QUsingdetectorQUsedetector beepserratically indoors outdoorsonly orhaslow QUsingdetectornear QMoveaway sensitivity powerlines frompowerlines QUsing2detectorsin Q&eep2detectors closeproximity atleast6meters (20X)apart QEnvironmental QReducesensitivity electromagnetic untilerratic interference signalscease Donotmixoldandnewbatteries. Usealkalinebatteries. Donotmixalkaline,standard(zinc-carbon),or rechargeable(NiCad,NiMH,etc.)batteries. Lowspeaker Q Dischargedbattery QReplacebattery volume QWrongtypeof QUse alkaline battery batteries Displaydoesnotlock QMultipletargets Q Sweepcoilat ontooneTarget-ID present differentangles ordetectoremits QHighly mineraliOed QMovetoa... -
Page 27: Treasure Hunter's Code Of Ethics
• ll treasure hunters may be judged by the example you set; always conduct yourself with courtesy and consideration of others. 5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Register your warranty on-line for a chance to win a For details, visit www.fisherlab.com FREE DETECTOR The F44 metaldetectoriswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship undernormaluseforfiveyearsfromthedateofpurchasetotheoriginalowner. Damageduetoneglect,accidentaldamageormisuseofthisproductisnot coveredunderthiswarranty.Decisionsregardingabuseormisuseofthe metaldetectoraremadesolelyatthediscretionofthemanufacturer. ProofofPurchaseisrequiredtomakeaclaimunderthiswarranty. -
Page 28: Accessories
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