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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS SPECIFICATIONS About Your 1280-X ..............pg. 3 Length Collapsed ............33” 8” Coil 10.5” Coill Assembly .................. pg. 4 Weight Complete (with headset) ..........Lbs. 5.4 Lbs. Setting Up ................. pg. 5 Search Coil ................2.6 Lbs. Control Housing ............... 2.3 Lbs. Hipmounting................ -
Page 3: About Your 1280-X
1931, longer only by special permit acquired from the federal government. than any other company in the world. Your 1280-X Aquanaut is a Each area has a district office. product of that proud heritage. Designed for deep sea treasure Corps of Engineers, Lakes, Shorelines and Lands—Permission has... -
Page 4: Assembly
ASSEMBLY SEARCH COILS The 1280-X is available with either the standard 8 inch “Spider” Battery Access Panel coil or the 10.5 inch “Spider” coil. As a general rule, the 8 inch coil 8-inch Spider Coil is preferred for tight spots, fast moving surf and high density trash Control Panel areas. -
Page 5: Setting Up
MAINTENANCE SETTING UP CLEANING FOR LAND OR SHALLOW WATER (See Figure 2-A) Hose down your 1280-X with clean fresh water whenever you’ve Put the headphones around your neck to keep them out of the had it on the beach or in the water. Pay particular attention to the way while making the following adjustments. -
Page 6: Hipmounting
HIPMOUNTING BATTERY RECHARGING eventually only hold a three-hour charge. For almost effortless treasure hunting, the control housing is 3. Nicads may reverse polarity if discharged easily removed from the handle and attached to a belt clip. too far and will not recharge. Don’t leave your “Hipmounting”... -
Page 7: Control Panel
BATTERY REPLACEMENT CONTROL PANEL Eight 1.5V size AA batteries are located in the rear section of the 1. POWER/VOLUME CONTROL: Turns the power on Control Housing. The batteries are sealed off from the electronics and off. Also controls the target response volume so that accidental water leakage into the battery compartment in the headphones. -
Page 8: Discrimination Points
DISCRIMINATION POINTS OPERATING TIPS respond with a strong broken signal which will By adjusting the DISCRIMINATION control you will be able to ignore usually disappear if the coil is speeded up or raised (or “reject”) small pieces of metallic trash and ground minerals slightly. - Page 9 OPERATING TIPS DISCRIMINATION POINTS normal response indicating that the powerful 1. Keep the search coil cable wound snugly around discrimination circuitry is doing its job. the stem when diving around coral or jagged rocks 9. Large pieces of trash such as beer cans or jar lids to keep it from snagging.
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Page 10: Searching
SEARCHING TARGET RECOVERY Good search techniques remain the same whether you’re using around the hole. 8. Recheck the hole and the area around the hole your 1280-X in the desert or on the bottom of the ocean. with your 1280-X if you still can’t find it. 9. - Page 11 TARGET RECOVERY SEARCHING by inserting the screwdriver into the ground next to the hole and pulling in towards the center. Do this 4 1. Minimum Depth to 5 times around the edge of the hole until it is no a. Very slow or fast sweep speed. longer visible.
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Page 12: Pinpointing
TARGET RECOVERY PINPOINTING Once you have pinpointed a target, your objective is to recover Pinpointing takes practice. The more time you spend with your it quickly and neatly, leaving virtually no trace of your excavation. 1280-X, the faster and more accurate you’ll become. There are almost as many ways to do this as there are treasure hunters.
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