Functional Tones - Minelab F3 COMPACT Operation Manual

F3 COMPACT Operations Manual
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Functional Tones

The F3 COMPACT emits tones that vary in pitch and volume to alert
the operator to targets, automatic detector functions or equipment
alarm conditions. The following table summarises the tones that an
F3 COMPACT can produce.
Tones
Start-Up
Threshold
Ground
Balance
Target
Battery Low
Equipment
Fault
Coil Fault
Noise Cancel
Default
Sensitivity
Selected
Event
Internal diagnostic checks
when the F3 COMPACT is
switched on
Signifies correct operation of
detector
Indicates successful
Ground Balance procedure
completed
Indicates metal target
detected
Indicates batteries do not
have enough charge to
continue detection
Indicates failure of detector
component
Indicates coil not connected
or not receiving sufficient
current
Indicates Noise Cancel
procedure is occurring
Confirms to operator that
Sensitivity knob is at Position
4 (Default) when the detector
is switched on or Position 4
is selected when the detector
is in use
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Description
Four or five rising tones
over 12 seconds.
Steady low volume
continuous tone.
One fast high pitched
double beep.
Increases volume
(compared to Threshold
Tone) and high or low pitch
depending on target metal
composition and depth.
High pitched fast
continuous oscillating tone
PLUS blinking Battery Low
LED provided the LED
display is switched on.
Low pitched slow
oscillating tone (ee-aww,
ee-aww).
Low pitched double tone
every five seconds.
Two single beeps followed
by 45 seconds of short
double beeps finishing with
four single beeps.
Double high pitched beep.