Md Search Tips - Minelab MDS-10 Operation Manual

MD Search Tips

Sensor Head Orientation
Always approach targets to be located/mapped/
pinpointed with the long sides of the Sensor Head.
Never use the back and front of the Sensor Head
to approach a target, as the target may not be
detected, or may be inaccurately located.
Sensor Head Null Zone
If a target contains metal, the MD audio response
increases to the maximum pitch when the Sensor
Head is immediately adjacent to the target centre
(on both sides), with a 'null zone' precisely centred
over the target.
Null zone
Peak sensitivity
zones
48 | Operating Procedures
Sweeping over a target
with MD Pinpoint Mode
enabled will produce a
'double‑beep' response
due to a characteristic of
the MD figure‑8 receive
coil.
The coil has a precise
null down the length
of the centre of the coil
(and corresponding peak
sensitivity areas either
side).
Pinpoint Mode Target Feedback
Activating Pinpoint Mode alters the manner in
which the metal detector operates.
Detection Mode gives a dynamic response i.e.
the Sensor Head must be moving over a target in
order to detect it.
When Pinpoint Mode is selected, it changes to
a 'static' response. This means that the detector
will give target feedback when the Sensor Head
is stationary/moving very slowly over a target.
This assists in finely pinpointing the location of a
target.
MD Detection Mode can produce a 'triple‑beep'
response because it is a dynamic mode that is
motion‑dependent.
MD Pinpoint Mode is a static mode resulting in
a 'double‑beep' which reflects the sensitivity
pattern of the MD coil.
MD Pinpoint
Mode
MD Detection
Mode