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Fisher Labs F5 Operating Manual

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• Large Display Screen
• Continual Visual Indication of
Important Parameters:
Target Identification
Target Confidence
Target Depth
Ground Phase
Detector's Internal Ground Setting
• Three Search Modes
Discrimination
All Metals Autotune
Static PinPoint
• Computerized and Manual
Ground Balancing
• Waterproof 9
/
" open-frame
3
4
concentric elliptical search coil
• Controls
Ground Balance
Discrimination
Threshold
Gain
Pinpoint
Frequency
Notch
Tones
Phase Lock

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  • Page 1 • Large Display Screen • Continual Visual Indication of Important Parameters: Target Identification Target Confidence Target Depth Ground Phase Detector’s Internal Ground Setting • Three Search Modes Discrimination All Metals Autotune Static PinPoint • Computerized and Manual Ground Balancing • Waterproof 9 ”...
  • Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS S S e e t t t t i i n n g g U U p p ........3 3 B B a a t t t t e e r r i i e e s s .
  • Page 3 SETTING UP No tools required. Insert the lower stem (plastic tube) into the middle stem. Position the stems with the silver buttons toward the back. Using the bolt and knob, attach the search coil to the lower stem. Press the button on the middle stem, and slide the stem assembly into the s-rod.

  • Page 4: To Install The Batteries

    BATTERIES T T w w o o 9 9 - - V V o o l l t t b b a a t t t t e e r r i i e e s s a a r r e e s s u u p p p p l l i i e e d d w w i i t t h h t t h h e e F F 5 5 .

  • Page 5: Quick-Start Demonstration

    QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION 1 1 . . S S u u p p p p l l i i e e s s N N e e e e d d e e d d • A Nail • A Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) •...
  • Page 6 QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION (continued) 9 9 . . R R o o t t a a t t e e t t h h e e D D I I S S C C R R I I M M k k n n o o b b u u n n t t i i l l 1 1 5 5 a a p p p p e e a a r r s s a a t t t t h h e e l l e e f f t t o o f f t t h h e e d d i i s s p p l l a a y y 1 1 0 0 .

  • Page 7: Control Panel

    PHASE value to the GROUND SETTING. TONES In Discrimination mode, the F5 indicates target type by audio tone. The TONES button allows the user to select one of four different ways to group target types by tone.
  • Page 8 CONTROL PANEL T T o o u u c c h h P P a a d d c c o o n n t t r r o o l l s s c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d Upon the 1st press of NOTCH, a “...
  • Page 9 CONTROL PANEL T T h h e e C C o o n n t t r r o o l l K K n n o o b b f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s a a r r e e a a s s f f o o l l l l o o w w s s : : GND BAL —...
  • Page 10 CONTROL PANEL C C o o n n t t r r o o l l k k n n o o b b f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d THRESHOLD The THRESHOLD control function varies, depending on the mode...
  • Page 11 CONTROL PANEL C C o o n n t t r r o o l l k k n n o o b b f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d As you rotate the DISCRIM knob: •...

  • Page 12: Ground Balancing

    H H o o w w t t o o G G r r o o u u n n d d B B a a l l a a n n c c e e y y o o u u r r d d e e t t e e c c t t o o r r : : Ground Balancing procedure with the “Phase Lock” touchpad. 1 1 . . Turn the F5 on and select AM (All-Metals) mode. 2 2 . . Find a clear piece of ground with no metal present, using All-Metals or Pinpoint mode.
  • Page 13 Fisher F5 provides two kinds of ground data: 1 1 . . the amount of mineralization (the greater the amount of mineralization, the greater the loss of detection depth &...
  • Page 14 GROUND BALANCING – Technical Information (continued) P P H H A A S S E E The phase readout at the bottom- right of the screen provides a two- digit 0 - 99 numeric indication of the magnetic “loss angle” of the soil minerals.
  • Page 15 GROUND BALANCING – Technical Information (continued) P P H H A A S S E E continued I I N N D D I I C C A A T T I I O O N N C C O O M M M M E E N N T T S S loss angle of -1.5 degrees upper limit of ferrite balance tolerance band loss angle = 0 degrees;...
  • Page 16 AUDIO TARGET IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Different types of metals will induce different types of sounds, depending on your TONES setting. There are 4 choices in DISCRIMINATION MODE: d d 1 1 . . Medium-to-high pitch tone, varying in proportion to target signal strength. Large shallow objects will produce a squeal.

  • Page 17: Depth And Target Display

    Gold is categorized depending metal can fall under any one of these on its size. The smaller the gold object, categories. While the F5 will eliminate the further to the left it will register. or indicate the presence of most common trash items, it is impossible to accurately classify ALL buried objects.
  • Page 18 DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY R R e e a a d d i i n n g g t t h h e e d d i i s s p p l l a a y y c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d DEPTH INDICATOR: middle of the LCD display, provides a The Depth Indicator is calibrated for...

  • Page 19: Understanding The Display

    UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY M M o o d d e e I I n n d d i i c c a a t t i i o o n n The search mode is briefly displayed in the TARGET TARGET D E P T H D E P T H...
  • Page 20 UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY (continued) B B a a t t t t e e r r y y I I n n d d i i c c a a t t o o r r Segments indicate the battery voltage, as printed on the display. % % F F e e This bar graph displays the magnetic mineralization factor, or magnetic susceptibility, of the soil.

  • Page 22: Target Pinpointing

    TARGET PINPOINTING (in PINPOINT mode) After you have identified a target using a motion mode of detection, press-and-hold the PINPOINT pad 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. P P i i n n p p o o i i n n t t a a s s f f o o l l l l o o w w s s : : 1 1 .

  • Page 23: Unit Specifications

    UNIT SPECIFICATIONS: M M e e c c h h a a n n i i c c a a l l : : S-rod with electronics housing on rod, 3-piece breakdown construction, nonmetallic telescoping lower rod, adjustable position arm rest W W e e i i g g h h t t : : 3.0 lbs (1.38 kg) with batteries installed S S t t a a n n d d a a r r d d s s e e a a r r c c h h c c o o i i l l : : 10 inch (25 cm) open-frame elliptical concentric, waterproof...
  • Page 24 Fisher Labs. Shipping cost to Fisher Labs is the responsibility of the consumer. To return your detector for service, please first contact Fisher Labs for a Return Authorization (RA) Number. Reference the RA number on your...

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