Functional Tones - Minelab F3 compact Operation Manual

F3 COMPACT Version 2 Operations Manual
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Functional Tones

The F3 COMPACT emits tones that vary in pitch and volume to
alert the operator to targets, automatic detector functions or
equipment alarm conditions. The following table summarises the
tones that an F3 COMPACT can produce.
Tones
Start-Up
Heartbeat
Ground
Balance
Target
Detection
Battery Low
Equipment
Fault
Coil Fault
Noise Cancel
Default
Sensitivity
Selected
Event
Internal diagnostic checks
when the F3 COMPACT is
switched on
Signifies correct operation
of detector when there is no
target detection
Indicates successful
Ground Balance procedure
completed
Indicates metal target
detected
Indicates batteries do not
have enough charge to
continue detection
Indicates failure of detector
component
Indicates coil not connected
or abnormal coil current
Indicates Noise Cancel
procedure is occurring
Confirms to operator that
Sensitivity knob is at Position
4 (Default) when the detector
is switched on or Position 4
is selected when the detector
is in use
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Description
Four or five rising tones
over 12 seconds.
High pitched low volume
double beep every 15
seconds.
One fast high pitched
double beep.
Increases volume with high
or low pitch depending on
target metal composition.
High pitched fast
continuous oscillating tone
PLUS blinking Battery Low
LED provided the LED
display is switched on.
Low pitched slow
oscillating tone (ee-aww,
ee-aww).
Low pitched double tone
every five seconds.
Two single beeps followed
by 45 seconds of short
triple beeps finishing with
four single beeps.
Double high pitched beep.