Quick Start Guide - QED PL3 Owner's Manual

For people new to the QED, use the following Quick Start Guide to start detecting as quickly as possible
without having to understand all of the available settings and when/why to use them.
When you feel confident in using the QED and wish to adjust the various QED settings based on coil size,
ground conditions, and target type (small; all; large) to name a few, then refer to the
Step
Turn the detector ON by performing a
Mode
Ground Balance
THS B
THS A
GAIN
Re-Ground Balance
Tip:
Once you have adjusted the detector to suit, leave the detector in the MGB adjustment
setting so that you can quickly adjust the GB whilst you are detecting.
Target Get a 5c coin and a $1 coin and set them approximately 60 cm apart.
Response
•
•
Learn to recognise these different signals as they will assist you in performing the MGB and in
addition indicate the size (gold) target under the coil. A nugget that is less than approximately
2.5 gm will give a
response
These coins are very similar in size but are either side of the ground balance (detection) hole,
thus give a different response.
Notes

QUICK START GUIDE

Factory Reset
Swing over the 5c coin and you will get a
Swing over the $1 coin and you will get a
High/Low, whereas a nugget larger than 2.5/3gm will give a
Description
Factory Default (3)
•
MGB
Set to NULL
Start at Factory Default (30) and increase until a (slight)
threshold is heard
Start at Factory Default (1) and increase GAIN as high
as prevailing EMI conditions and Ground Type will
allow.
•
MGB, or
•
AGB
high then low
low then high
11
Advanced Setup Guide.
target response
target response
Low/High target