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- Page 1 F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 1 OPERATING MANUAL MF4B Rev.5 040215...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTES Terminology ........3 Assembly . -
Page 3: Terminology
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 3 TERMINOLOGY NOTES The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard terminology among treasure hunters. ELIMINATION Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not emit a tone, nor light up an indicator, when a specified object passes through the searchcoil’s detection field. -
Page 4: Assembly
Fisher Labs is the responsibility of the consumer. ground in front of you. To return your detector for service, please first contact Fisher Labs for a Return Wind the CABLE securely around the STEMS, leaving slack at Authorization (RA) Number. Reference the RA number on your package and return the bottom. -
Page 5: Batteries
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 5 BATTERIES TARGET PINPOINTING (no-motion PINPOINT Mode) After you have identified a target using a motion mode of detection, press Two 9-Volt batteries are supplied with the F2. the PINPOINT pad to identify the target’s exact location. This technique can yield more information about the target’s shape and size and also find its The batteries have been inserted exact location to facilitate excavation. -
Page 6: Quick-Start Demo
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 6 QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION SEARCH TECHNIQUES (in DISC Mode) I. Supplies Needed Target Verification • A Nail • A Quarter After detecting a target, do the • A Pull-Tab from a beverage can • A Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) WRONG •... -
Page 7: Control Panel
XIII. Wave the penny over 2. Try sweeping it over the ground. the searchcoil. If the F4 chatters while held still, or held up in the air, it may be much quieter when sweeping over the ground. XIV.Press the NOTCH touch pad twice. -
Page 8: Control Panel
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 8 CONTROL PANEL DD COIL CHARACTERISTICS The operating controls are as follows: A DD coil is superior to a concentric coil, but sometimes requires a different sweep technique. SENSITIVITY + ND – Advantages are These controls change the detector’s sensitivity; higher Better target separation settings enable detection of deeper targets. -
Page 9: Discrimination Control
While the F4 will eliminate or background audible hum. If you continue to indicate the presence of most common... -
Page 10: Pinpoint
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 10 CONTROL PANEL (continued) DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY PINPOINT RE DING THE DISPL Y Medium-sized gold items will register This is a static search and static pinpointing mode; no The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the under PT or S-cap. -
Page 11: Notch
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 11 4-TONE AUDIO SYSTEM CONTROL PANEL (continued) As you sweep the searchcoil over a metal object, a numeric target While the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is very accurate in identifying buried identification will appear in the center of the display. At the same time, the objects, the user in the field does not always maintain the display screen in bar graph on the left of the display will indicate the target depth, in inches. -
Page 12: Ground Balancing
F4manual-SPREADS(24pg).qx_MF4B-F4manual 4/2/15 12:29 PM Page 12 GROUND BALANCING GROUND BALANCING (continued) What is Ground Balancing? 7. Notice that the position of the KNOB affects the Why do I need to Ground Balance? sound relative to the coil’s direction: a. If you hear a louder sound as the searchcoil is lowered toward the ground, we call this All soils contain minerals.