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Fisher Labs F4 Operating Manual

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OPERATING
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  • Page 1 00% cotton with Fisher ® Logo. Sizes – LG, XL & XXL Replacement/Accessory Search Coils 11” Biaxial Standard Coil (replacement) - 11COIL-F4 $ 199.95 4” Concentric Accessory Coil - 4COIL 8” Concentric Accessory Coil – 8COIL-7BLK 10” Concentric Accessory Coil – 10COIL Coil Covers Specially made to protect your coil from abrasion and damage.
  • Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTES ........3 .
  • Page 3 TERMINOLOGY NOTES The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard terminology among treasure hunters. Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not emit a tone, nor light up an indicator, when a specified object passes through the searchcoil’s detection field.

  • Page 4: Treasure Hunter's Code Of Ethics

    Fisher Labs is the responsibility of the consumer. After the stem length is adjusted to your height, tighten the two To return your detector for service, please first contact Fisher Labs for a Return Authorization (RA) Number. Reference the RA number on your package and locking collars to stabilize the stems.

  • Page 5: Target Pinpointing

    BATTERIES TARGET PINPOINTING (no-motion PINPOINT mode) After you have identified a target using a motion mode of detection, press the PINPOINT pad to identify the target’s exact location. This technique can yield more information about the target’s shape and The batteries have been size and also find its exact location to facilitate excavation.

  • Page 6: Quick-Start Demonstration

    QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION SEARCH TECHNIQUES (in DISC mode) • A Nail • A Quarter • After detecting a target, do the • A Pull-Tab from a beverage can • A Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) • A Nickel following: WRONG Walk around the target in a circle.

  • Page 7: Sensitivity Adjustment

    5¢ segment. Try sweeping it over the ground. If the F4 chatters while held still, or held up in the air, it may be much The nickel is detected. quieter when sweeping over the ground. Operate in AUTOTUNE mode Interference is much more tolerable in this mode, even at high sensitivity.

  • Page 8: Control Panel

    CONTROL PANEL DD COIL CHARACTERISTICS A DD coil is superior to a concentric coil, but sometimes requires a different sweep technique. SENSITIVITY + AND – Advantages are These controls change the detector’s sensitivity; Better target separation higher settings enable detection of deeper Superior performance in highly mineralized ground targets.

  • Page 9: Depth And Target Display

    While the F4 will eliminate of the background audible hum. If you or indicate the presence of most continue to press +, you will cause the...
  • Page 10 CONTROL PANEL (continued) DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY PINPOINT READING THE DISPLAY Iron or 5¢/PT. This is a static search and static pinpointing The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the will register mode; no coil motion over the target is required PROBABLE identification of the targeted under PT or S-cap.

  • Page 11: Tone Audio System

    CONTROL PANEL 4-TONE AUDIO SYSTEM (continued) As you sweep the searchcoil over a metal object, a numeric target While the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is very accurate in identifying identification will appear in the center of the display. At the same time, buried objects, the user in the field does not always maintain the the bar graph on the left of the display will indicate the target depth, in display screen in his field of vision.

  • Page 12: Ground Balancing

    GROUND BALANCING GROUND BALANCING (continued) What is Ground Balancing? Notice that the position of the KNOB affects Why do I need to Ground Balance? the sound relative to the coil’s direction: If you hear a louder sound as the searchcoil is lowered toward the ground, All soils contain minerals.

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