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Page 2: Quick Start
Quick Start Turn on the detector Press NOISE CANCEL After 30 seconds electrical interference will be reduced Go Detecting! - Page 3 By getting to know your conditions, including extreme salt Explorer SE you can become one of the conditions and sea water, wet beach many who find valuable coins, relics, sand and highly mineralized ground gold and jewelry on a regular basis.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Quick Start Back Page SELECT - Saving Discrimination Patterns How Metal Detectors Work LEARN - Creating a Discrimination Pattern The Unique Technology of the Explorer SE with a Specific Target Assembly LEARN - Accepting a Target Battery Packs LEARN - Rejecting a Target... -
Page 5: How Metal Detectors Work
Minelab found the operator. responses. This allows the Explorer SE High frequency EM fields have a more that a frequency that worked well in one to analyse more target information so... -
Page 6: Assembly
Assembly Attaching the Coil to the Lower Shaft: Attaching the Lower Shaft to the 1 Plug the two rubber washers into the 5 Insert the bolt through the lower shaft Upper Shaft: holes on either side of the lower shaft. and the bracket on top of the coil. - Page 7 Assembly Connecting the Shaft Assembly to the Handle Assembly: Attaching the Armrest Strap: Removing the Coil: 1 Fully unlock the control box camlock. Clip both buckles onto the outer sides 1 Follow the steps of Attaching the lower of the armrest. shaft ...
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Page 8: Battery Packs
Slide the pack back removed and recharged separately. Check into the battery compartment until it Removing the Battery Pack from the The Explorer SE has two types of battery fitment of rechargeable batteries prior to clicks into place. packs:... -
Page 9: Adjusting The Detector For Comfortable Detecting
Adjusting the Detector for Comfortable Detecting For comfortable, long term detecting, it is important that you take the time to adjust the detector correctly. Adjusting the Position of the Armrest: Adjusting the Length of the Shafts: Holding the Detector: Adjusting the Armrest Strap: The correct position of the armrest 1 Loosen strap by tilting the edge of the The correct length of shaft should allow... -
Page 10: Introducing The Control Panel
1 second as the detector is switched on. Turning this light off will POWER extend battery life. Contrast of the Turns the Explorer SE on/off and when LCD can be adjusted (pg. 55). held for 2 seconds, restores factory presets (pg. 18). -
Page 11: Introducing The Smartfind Detect Screen
Introducing the Smartfind™ Help Function Detect Screen When you first turn on the Explorer SE, Pressing and holding down the shift the Smartfind display will appear and buttons next to a menu item or pressing you are able to begin detecting. -
Page 12: Turning The Detector On
Sometimes it is possible that a large object close overload the electronics of the detector. to the coil will overload the detector’s electronics. When this happens, the Explorer SE emits a low ‘warble’ which will repeat until the coil is moved away from the source of the overload. -
Page 13: A Simple Detecting Exercise
A Simple Detecting Detector Sounds Exercise Before attempting to recover real Turn the detector on. The Target Response is the sound When a rejected target is detected, targets, it is important to understand given by the detector when a target the Threshold ‘blanks’... -
Page 14: Sensitivity
Modes: Semi-Automatic, Manual Range: 1 to 32 Factory Preset: Semi-Automatic, 22 Sensitivity Depth Maximum setting (32) Current Sensitivity level (e.g. 22) Minimum setting (1). Sensitivity is the detector’s level of To adjust Sensitivity: The clear portion of the depth indicator response to its environment and to Press the top-left shift button to increase represents the approximate distance of... -
Page 15: Threshold
Range: 0 to 40 Factory Preset: Threshold Maximum setting (40) Current setting (e.g. 13) Adjusting Threshold: Minimum setting (0) Threshold is increased by pressing Try experimenting with known targets to the top shift button and decreased by assist in setting Threshold. pressing the bottom shift button on the The Threshold may need to be adjusted right side of the control panel. -
Page 16: Full Screen Display
Full Screen Display The Smartfind or Digital display To switch between Normal and Full Screen: may be enlarged during detecting. Press the shift button next to the full screen The Full Screen Display enlarges the icon at the right of the control panel. Discrimination Pattern details and removes the display border and other screen elements. -
Page 17: Smartfind Display
Target Crosshair to appear at copper and bronze. Low-ferrous targets the bottom of the Smartfind screen. The Explorer SE rates detected objects The horizontal dimension (or axis) rates will generally appear on the right side of the extent of the object’s resemblance... -
Page 18: Digital Display
Digital Display Ferrous Content Size/Conductivity Ferrous Content The Explorer SE has an alternative It is important to note that when using The conductivity and ferrous Digital display that shows both Digital, discrimination settings (either information of the target will clear as... -
Page 19: Discrimination Pattern
Discrimination Pattern Changing Discrimination Patterns The Explorer SE has four different ways of changing the Discrimination Pattern to find only the types of targets you want: Rejected Targets Accepted Targets Select from a preset list of Discrimination Reduce or increase the amount of ferrous Patterns that correspond to common signals with Iron Mask (pg. -
Page 20: Iron Mask - Setting The Level Of Ferrous Rejection
Range: All Metal, 0 to 31 Factory Preset: Iron Mask Iron Mask - Setting the Level of Ferrous Rejection To turn Iron Mask ON To accept more high-ferrous objects (Adjust Iron Mask): (e.g. war relics): Press the IRON MASK shortcut button. Reduce the level of ferrous rejection by Press the bottom shift buttons next to pressing the bottom left shift button... -
Page 21: All Metal - Accepting All Targets
All Metal - Accepting All Targets All Metal is the term used to describe a clear Discrimination Pattern, a Pattern that accepts all target signals, hence accepting all metals. An All Metal Pattern can be created in two ways: 1 To create an All Metal Pattern in the Iron Mask Adjustment screen: Press the shift button to reduce Iron Mask and clear the Discrimination... -
Page 22: Menu Structure
Menu Structure All detector settings (except Sensitivity and Threshold) are located in the menu. The menu can be accessed at any time during detecting. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press the shift button next to the menu option to select it. (pg. -
Page 23: Select - Preset Discrimination Patterns
Indicates the selected future use. Discrimination Pattern. If the SELECT screen is accessed while the Explorer SE is functioning in Iron Mask, the current Iron Mask Pattern will be displayed in the Discrimination Pattern Thumbnail. The Reject Icon (cross) As soon as a selection is made from the... -
Page 24: Select - Selecting Preset Discrimination Patterns
MAIN MENU > SELECT SELECT - Saving SELECT - Selecting Preset Discrimination Patterns Discrimination Patterns A number of Discrimination Patterns can Once a new Discrimination Pattern has be accepted and rejected at one time, been created, it can be saved in one of creating a custom Pattern that can be six places in the SAVE DISCRIM screen. -
Page 25: Learn - Creating A Discrimination Pattern With A Specific Target
AUDIO In time, you may find LEARN one of the Pattern to reject a menu where you can Explorer SE’s most powerful features. specific item when adjust various Volume icon is flashing. For instance, once you have saved characteristics. -
Page 26: Learn - Accepting A Target
Smartfind window. it in the Smartfind window. If you The Explorer SE needs to detect the target have more than one target, repeat the reject icon will flash consistently to accept it in the Smartfind procedure for each one. -
Page 27: Learn - Saving Discrimination Patterns
MAIN MENU > DISCRIM > LEARN LEARN - Saving Discrimination Patterns To save the Discrimination Pattern: 1 Press the shift button next to the Save icon to go directly to the SAVE DISCRIM menu. 2 Press the shift button next to the location you want to save it to (e.g. -
Page 28: Edit - Editing Discrimination Patterns
Accept or Reject Horizontal Navigation Vertical Navigation Framed Area Pressing the shift buttons Pressing the shift buttons Instructs Explorer SE to adjacent to these arrows next to these arrows accept the framed area moves the target frame moves the target frame... - Page 29 To accept the framed area: Press the center left shift button until a tick appears next to the button. This instructs the Explorer SE to clear the framed area. Be sure to save your new Discrimination Pattern, otherwise all changes will be lost once the detector is turned off.
- Page 30 Factory Presets: Factory Presets: FAST DEEP RECOVERY CONTRAST Enhancing Explorer SE Performance RECOVERY allows you to select the In the DEEP setting there will be a The LCD may be hard to see in bright way the discrimination process works.
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Page 31: Noise Cancel - Reducing Electrical Interference
Range: 1 to 11 MAIN MENU > OPTIONS > NOISE Factory Presets: NOISE CANCEL - Reducing Electrical Interference The detector may become noisy Noise Cancel is handy for metal To automatically select a due to electrical interference from detecting competitions when several Noise Cancel channel: powerlines, electrical equipment or Explorer SEs are working close to... -
Page 32: Volume
Volume level increases rapidly until it will sound soft, medium target signals The Explorer SE is factory preset at reaches the maximum level that has will sound medium and strong target With a setting of 10, all signals maximum Volume. - Page 33 Threshold ‘hum’ to best suit your will change depending on the target’s emitted by the Explorer SE. own hearing. characteristics. It can help to separate A low limit will produce only low tone targets of different characteristics.
- Page 34 Threshold Threshold detector in the factory preset NORMAL greater accuracy and depth. audio response. After you are familiar with the way the Explorer SE interprets Time SMOOTH various targets, then feel free to This setting is simliar to LONG , with experiment with the various options.
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Page 35: Sounds - Tone Identification
MAIN MENU > AUDIO > SOUNDS Range: CONST CONDUCT FERROUS Factory Preset: CONDUCT CONDUCT FERROUS SOUNDS - This is the Factory Preset selection. Selecting FERROUS emits the tone Tone Identification CONDUCT emits the tone according to according to the target’s ferrous content (the horizontal axis of the Smartfind the target’s conductivity (the vertical axis of the Smartfind screen). -
Page 36: Pinpointing - Locating The Target
PINPOINT . may also become noisy if left in Pinpoint. If In normal operation, the Explorer SE is passes directly above the target. this occurs return to normal detection, and... -
Page 37: Recovering The Target
Recovering the Target Where Will I Find Treasure? A trowel, knife or small spade are good A question most new detectorists ask Basically, anywhere people have been tools for recovering targets. is where do I find treasure? There are in the past there is a chance you’ll actually lots of areas in which you can find buried treasure - coins, relics, and Once a target has been located, clear... -
Page 38: User Settings - Saving Your Preferred Settings
MAIN MENU > USER > USER SETTINGS USER SETTINGS - Saving Your User Preferences Preferred Settings SETTING RANGE FACTORY USER A USER B PRESET Changes to detector settings USER SETTINGS provides you with two Sensitivity Mode Semi-Automatic, Semi- (e.g. Volume, Tone and Sensitivity), sets of memorized settings, USER A and Manual Automatic... -
Page 39: Battery Performance
When the alkaline or NiMH batteries approach the point at which they do not supply enough power to operate the Explorer SE, a falling extended chord is emitted from the AA battery speaker (or headphones). When this low battery warning is heard, there will be only a few minutes of life left in the batteries. -
Page 40: Accessories
Accessories Technical Specifications Length Unextended 43 Inches (1100mm) Parts and Accessories available Recharging NiMH Battery Pack for the Explorer SE: with the Car Charger: Length Extended 55 Inches (1358mm) 1 Remove battery pack (pg. 10). 10” Slimline FBS Coil Shipping Weight 3 lb 7 oz (1700g) Excluding Batteries 8”... -
Page 41: Detector Care And Safety
Do not leave the battery pack in the > Detector may be too hot. Allow detector to cool down in a Explorer SE handle when the detector is Ensure the coil cable is in good shaded area. -
Page 42: Glossary Of Terms
Learn allows the user to accept or reject box by the control box camlock. be programmed to discriminate against Explorer SE is able to test the ferrous certain targets to create a personalized unwanted targets in either Iron Mask or content of a metal target and use this in Discrimination Pattern. - Page 43 Shaft Assembly An adjustable Threshold hum is the background sound assembly made up of the upper and made as the Explorer SE operates. The lower shaft connected by camlocks. The optimum Threshold volume is a faint, shaft assembly connects the coil to the but audible hum.
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