Terminology - Omega 8500 Owner's Manual

TERMINOLOGY

The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard
terminology among detectorists.
Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means the detector will not emit
ELIMIN TION
a tone, nor light up an indicator, when a specified object passes through
the coil's detection field.
When the detector emits different tones for different types of metals, and
DISCRIMIN TION
when the detector "eliminates" certain metals, we refer to this as the
detector "discriminating" among different types of metals.
Discrimination is an important feature of professional metal detectors.
Discrimination allows the user to ignore trash and otherwise undesirable
objects.
A relic is an object of interest by reason of its age or its association with
RELIC
the past. Many relics are made of iron, but can also be made of bronze
or precious metals.
Iron is a common, low-grade metal that is an undesirable target in certain
IRON
metal detecting applications. Examples of undesirable iron objects are
old cans, pipes, bolts, and nails.
Sometimes, the desired target is made of iron. Property markers, for
instance, contain iron. Valuable relics can also be composed of iron;
cannon balls, old armaments, and parts of old structures and vehicles
can also be composed of iron.
Metals which are made of, or contain, iron.
FERROUS
Pinpointing is the process of finding the exact location of a buried object.
PINPOINTING
Long-buried metals can appear exactly like the surrounding soil, and can
therefore be very hard to isolate from the soil.
Discarded pull-tabs from beverage containers are the most bothersome
PULL-T BS
trash items for treasure hunters. They come in many different shapes
and sizes. Pull-tabs can be eliminated from detection, but some other
valuable objects can have a magnetic signature similar to pull-tabs, and
will also be eliminated when discriminating out pull-tabs.
Ground Balancing is the ability of the detector to ignore, or "see through,"
GROUND B L NCE
the earth's naturally occurring minerals, and only sound a tone when a
metal object is detected. This Detector incorporates proprietary circuitry
to eliminate false signals from severe ground conditions.
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