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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Uses two AA ALKALINE batteries only. Do not use “Heavy Duty” batteries. Do not use ordinary Zinc Carbon batteries.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Congratulations! Congratulations on the purchase of your new Fisher F44™ Metal Detector. The F44 is the result of many years of software engineering and features the latest advancements in lightweight design and target accuracy. The F44 can be used with its default modes, or use the Custom mode to create your own setup. -
Page 3: Terminology
TERMINOLOGY The following terms are used throughout the manual and are standard terminology among detectorists. RELIC A relic is an object of interest by reason of its age or its association with the past. Many relics are made of iron, but can also be made of bronze or precious metals. -
Page 4: Contents Of Box
CONTENTS OF BOX The following detector components are in the box: Headphone 4. Middle Jack Cover Stem 1. Control Housing with 2 screws 5. Lower Stem with Bolt & Knurled Knob attachment and washers 2. Armrest Assembly with 6. S-Rod Screw and Lock-Nut 3. -
Page 5: Assembly
ASSEMBLY Tool Required: #1 Phillips Screwdriver • Remove Screw from Armrest. • Slide the Armrest over the end of the S-Rod. • Attach with Screw and Lock-Nut. Attach Control Housing with Screws; install back screw first. NOTE: • The Handgrip fits under the Control Housing. - Page 6 ASSEMBLY (Continued) LOCKING COLLAR INTERNAL CAM LOCK SILVER BUTTON MIDDLE STEM S-ROD MIDDLE STEM S-ROD Position S-Rod upright. Rotate the LOCKING COLLAR fully in the counterclockwise direction. Insert your finger inside the tube and make sure the INTERNAL CAM LOCK is flush with the inside of the tube.
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Page 7: Batteries (Use Alkaline Batteries)
BATTERIES The detector requires two AA batteries. We recommend ALKALINE batteries (not included). Do not use ordinary “Zinc Carbon” batteries. Do not use “Heavy Duty” batteries. Rechargeable batteries can also be used. If you use rechargeables, we recommend using a “Nickel Metal Hydride”... -
Page 8: Quick-Start Demonstration
QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION I. Supplies Needed • Nail (made of iron) • U.S. Quarter (or silver coin) • U.S. Nickel • Gold Ring • U.S. Dime • U.S. Penny, dated after 1982 (post-1982 pennies are made of Zinc) (Most newer non-U.S. coinage also contains mostly Zinc) II. -
Page 9: The Basics Of Metal Detecting
THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING This metal detector is intended for locating buried metal objects. When searching for metals, underground or on the surface, you have the following challenges and objectives: 1. Ignoring signals caused by ground minerals. 2. Ignoring signals caused by metal objects you do not want to find, like nails. -
Page 10: Using The Detector
THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING (Continued) 5. EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) The searchcoil produces a magnetic field and then detects changes in that magnetic field caused by the presence of metal objects. This magnetic field the detector creates is also susceptible to the electromagnetic energy produced by other electronic devices. -
Page 11: Operation And Controls
OPERATION and CONTROLS Press MENU Press and POWER ON/OFF hold to cycle through At Power-up menu items: to enter the Menu • VOLUME default is Pinpoint. • SENS VOLUME • NOTCH • GROUND • BACKLIGHT Press MODE repeatedly to cycle through search Press-and-Hold Press... -
Page 12: The Display
THE DISPLAY Target Category Icons Icons will turn from outlined to solid indicating a detected target. A “blank” position indicates a Notched-out target category. Target Category Iron ID Numbers Target Depth Indicator Menu Mode Category Indicator Icons Backlight Icon Ground Ground Target-ID Battery Level... -
Page 13: Menu
MENU The Menu is located on the left side of the screen. During normal operation the Menu is inactive and the text icons are faded. Press the button to cycle through the menu options. When active, the icon will be bold. Each press of moves to the next Menu item. -
Page 14: Notch
MENU (Continued) NOTCH The Notch control allows you to accept or reject different types of metals per each target category group. All categories are eligible for NOTCH. Each mode, Jewelry, Coin, Artifact and Custom, has its own set of notches. With Notch menu active, press “... -
Page 15: Operating Modes
MENU (Continued) OPERATING MODES There are four discrimination modes: JEWELRY, COIN, ARTIFACT and CUSTOM, and ALL METAL (A/M) mode. JEWELRY and COIN modes have preset notch settings. You can change all 9 target category notch settings in all four discrimination modes and these changes will be saved on shutdown. -
Page 16: How To Pinpoint
MENU (Continued) After you have identified a target using a motion mode of detection, press and hold the to identify the target’s exact location. This technique can yield more information about the target’s shape and size and also find its exact location to facilitate extraction. -
Page 17: Target-Id
TARGET IDENTIFICATION Target-ID This is a motion detector. The coil must be moving for the detector to sense metal except when in Pinpoint. If you stop the coil over a metal object it will null-out and go silent. When metal objects are detected, the detector will emit a sound, a Target ID Category icon will illuminate and a 2-digit Target-ID number will appear on the screen. -
Page 18: Custom Mode Programmable Tones
TARGET IDENTIFICATION (Continued) See chart below for description of tones induced by different metals in different modes: Iron Gold Silver Iron Foil Nickel Alum Dime Half Dollar Jewelry Bass High High High High Coin Bass Bass Bass High High High High Artifact Bass... -
Page 19: Depth And Target Display
DEPTH & TARGET DISPLAY SILVER TARGETS: Silver objects will READING THE DISPLAY register in the “Silver” group, A U.S. The display shows the PROBABLE dime will ID in group 6, a US quarter identification of the metal detected, as in group 7, a U.S. half dollar in group 8 well as its PROBABLE depth. -
Page 20: Target Groups And Id Numbers
DEPTH & TARGET DISPLAY (Continued) in areas outside the U.S., these categories identify coins or metal US. Zinc coins and 50-59. objects of high relative conductivity many non-U.S. coins of recent (such as silver coins or relics), or vintage are classified here. large objects made of any type of metal. -
Page 21: Ground Cancelation
GROUND CANCELATION WHAT IS GROUND CANCELATION? Why do I need to cancel out the ground? All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals are often tens or hundreds of times as strong as the signal from a buried metal object. The magnetism of iron minerals, found in nearly all soils, causes one type of interfering signal. - Page 22 GROUND CANCELATION (Continued) Ground Balance Error Indicator When using a metal detector the Ground Phase conditions can change from location to location and even within smaller areas only yards apart. Performance can suffer if the detector is not ground balanced properly so it is important to know when the conditions UP ARROW: DOWN ARROW:...
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Page 23: Manual Ground Adjustment
MANUAL GROUND ADJUSTMENT (Continued) to be inaccurate. If you stop moving the searchcoil, the bar graph will go blank. INDICATION % Fe SUSCEPTIBILITY 4 Bars -High 0.4 - 1.6 1,000 - 4,000 3 Bars -Medium 0.1 - 0.4 250 - 1,000 2 Bars -Low 0.025 - 0.1 60 - 250... -
Page 24: Characteristics & Limitations
CHARACTERISTICS & LIMITATIONS 1. This detector comes with a waterproof searchcoil. The searchcoil can be completely submerged into water. The control housing is weatherproof but cannot be submerged in water. 2. BURIED UTILITY LINES. This hobby metal detector is not designed to locate buried pipes or cables. -
Page 25: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Detector chatters, • Using detector • Use detector beeps erratically indoors outdoors only or has low • Using detector near • Move away sensitivity power lines from power lines • Using 2 detectors in • Keep 2 detectors close proximity at least 6 meters (20’) apart... -
Page 26: F44 Compliance
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Hereby, Fisher Research Labs, Inc. declares that the radio equipment type F44 is in compliance with Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU. ETSI EN 303 454 V1.1.1 (2018-01), Draft ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.2.1 (2019-03), ETSI EN 301 489-3 V2.1.1 (2019-03), EN 55032: 2015+AC:2016, EN 55035: 2017... -
Page 27: Treasure Hunter's Code Of Ethics
This device complies with FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15.109 Class B. Copyright© 2020 All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or parts thereof, in any form. Fisher is a registered trademark of Fisher Research Labs ® www.fisherlab.com... -
Page 28: Accessories
One size fits all. – FCAP Fisher T-Shirt ® ® 100% cotton with Fisher Logo. Sizes: S, M, LG, XL & XXL – FTSHIRT Replacement/Accessory Search Coils 7” Round Elliptical Accessory Coil – 7COIL-RE-F 9” Triangulated Concentric Elliptical Accessory Coil – 9COIL-EE 11”...
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