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(Large ferrous objects may produce short "pops" or "clicks".) However, non-
ferrous objects will give a "signal beep" or be "accepted".
Typical ferrous objects encountered by treasure hunters are nails, screws,
washers, bits of wire, etc. These objects arc generally not considered to be of
value, so it is a distinct advantage to be able to ignore these objects while
detecting.
The objects that will cause the Musketeer XS and XS Pro to produce a "signal
beep" will be non-ferrous metals. This includes such items as aluminum foil,
most jewelry, pull-tabs, coins, bottle tops, gold, silver, brass, etc. Not all of
these non-ferrous objects are considered valuable. Therefore, by using the
Discriminate control, the Musketeer XS and XS Pro can be adjusted to ignore
some of the less valuable non-ferrous objects while still locating the more
valuable targets.
By turning the Discriminate control clockwise, non-ferrous objects of
increasing conductivity will be ignored. The Musketeer XS and XS Pro use the
electrical conductivity of the object to determine the type of metal detected
and, based upon the Discriminate control setting, will cither ignore or accept
the object.
The following diagram shows some common objects and where the
Discriminate control has to be set to ignore them.
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As you can see from the diagram, items such as gold rings cover a large area of
the Discriminate control. This is because fine rings are less conductive than
heavier rings. So if you set the Discriminate control to ignore pull-tabs you will
also ignore some fine rings and other jewelry.
The Discriminate control setting is relative to the types of objects that you wish
to hunt for and the amount of trash that you arc prepared to detect. For
example, if you are hunting for fine white gold rings you may also find foil.
If you do not want to dig old bottle caps but dig brass buttons or copper coins,
the Discriminate control is set higher (approximately at number 7), but most
fine white gold rings, foil, and some yellow gold rings will also be ignored.
How much trash arc you willing to dig up to get a gold coin? If your
preference is none, then turn your Discriminate control to the full clockwise
position and your trash ratio will be very low; however, you will not find most
gold rings, nickels, or brass buttons.
You will find silver and larger gold coins. And always remember that another
person detecting behind you who is willing to dig a little more trash will find
these items that you have passed over.
Ground Adjust Enable Setting
This position is used for ground balancing while detecting
in "All Metals" mode. While in this position, use the ground
adjust control to balance the Musketeer
XS
or
XS
Pro to the
level of mineralization in the ground. The ground balancing
procedure is the same as described earlier while in
"Discriminate" mode.
Pinpoint
The Pinpoint feature works only while the Musketeer
XS
or
XS
Pro are in "All
Metals" mode. While in this position, the Musketeer
XS
and
XS
Pro are "non¬
motion" detectors. In other words, you do not have to be moving the coil to
detect an object. The advantage of this feature is that it enables you to pinpoint
exactly the location of a target before digging the hole. This will save you time
in recovering the target and is also very "environmentally friendly".
Sometimes while in this mode the pitch of the background sound becomes very
loud and erratic. When this occurs you will need to flick and hold for 2 seconds
the 'Threshold Reset" switch to "rctunc" the Musketeer
XS
and
XS
Pro.