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Disc Control
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Elite will not produce a "signal beep" (large ferrous objects may produce
short "pops" or "clicks"). However, non-ferrous targets will be "accepted"
and give a "signal beep".
Typical ferrous objects encountered by treasure hunters are nails, screws,
washers, bits of wire, etc. These objects are generally not considered to
be of value, so it is a distinct advantage to be able to ignore them while
detecting. Objects that will cause the Sovereign Elite to produce a "signal
beep" will be non-ferrous metals, including such items as aluminium 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 Disc control, the Sovereign Elite can be adjusted to ignore
some of the less valuable non-ferrous objects while still locating more
valuable targets. The Disc control is a one-turn pot, continuously
variable with numerous graduations as a guide for the setting of the
control. Turning the Disc control clockwise will increase the
"discrimination" level, and non-ferrous objects of lower conductivity will
be ignored.
The Sovereign Elite uses the electrical conductivity of the object to
determine the type of metal detected, and based upon the Disc control
setting, will either ignore or accept the object. The most effective way to
demonstrate this is to consider a number of objects, all of varying
conductivity, placed in a line on the ground. As the detector is moved
from left to right, the objects increase in conductivity (see figure 13).
The Disc (Discriminate) control is located at the top
left-hand side of the control panel and is used when
in Disc. Mode to "discriminate" or "ignore" unwanted
non-ferrous metal targets. If the Disc control is set
to the most anti-clockwise position (ensure the
Notch control is also set to this position), then
ferrous metals will be "ignored" and the Sovereign
The Minelab Sovereign Elite
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