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Quick Start Steps

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Contents

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Assembly.....................................................................5

Assembled Detector ............................................6

Battery Information ..............................................7

Basic Controls

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LCD/Display Elements

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Target ID Information ..........................................10

Digital Target ID ...............................................................10
Audio Target ID ................................................................10

Z-Lynk Wireless Operation ...............................11

Menu Settings .........................................................12

  Adjusting Sensitivity .....................................................12
  Volume and Iron Volume Settings .......................12
  Changing Frequency / Channels ..........................12
  Backlight Control ............................................................12
  Wireless Headphone Control ..................................12

Multi-Frequency Options .................................13

Search Modes

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Zero Discrimination ......................................................14
Coins .......................................................................................14
US Coins ...............................................................................14
Jewelry ..................................................................................14
Relics ......................................................................................14
Custom .................................................................................14

Notch Discrimination

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Auto Ground Balance ..........................................17

Iron Audio ..................................................................18

Detecting Tips and Techniques ....................19

Pinpointing ................................................................21

Bench Tests

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General Advice

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Troubleshooting .....................................................24

Warranty

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Technical Specs

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Summary of Contents for MULTI-FLEX ACE APEX

Page 1: ...User Manual Elevate YOUR DETECTING to the next level 6 x 11 DD Coil TM TM ...

Page 2: ...Sensitivity 12 Volume and Iron Volume Settings 12 Changing Frequency Channels 12 Backlight Control 12 Wireless Headphone Control 12 Multi Frequency Options 13 Search Modes 14 Zero Discrimination 14 Coins 14 US Coins 14 Jewelry 14 Relics 14 Custom 14 Notch Discrimination 16 Auto Ground Balance 17 Iron Audio 18 Detecting Tips and Techniques 19 Pinpointing 21 Bench Tests 22 General Advice 23 Troubles...

Page 3: ...etection mode when desired 3 Adjust settings Press Menu Button to adjust Sensitivity Volume Iron Volume Frequency Channel Backlight or Z Lynk settings if desired 4 Ground Balance if necessary Press and hold GND BAL button while bouncing coil above the ground 5 Begin scanning Lower the searchcoil to about one inch 2 5cm above the ground and scan the coil left and right at approximately 3 feet secon...

Page 4: ...17 milliseconds 6x faster than Bluetooth Audio Bandwidth 30 18 000 Hz Operating Frequency 2406 2474 MHz Transmit Power 8 6 dBm EIRP Certifications FCC CE IC AS NZ Loosen shaft extend and insert washers Afloje el eje extienda e inserte las arandelas Desserrez l arbre étendez le et insérez les rondelles Insert stem into bracket Inserte el vástago en el soporte Insérez la tige dans le support Insert ...

Page 5: ...tighten wing nut Attach the S stem to lower shaft 1 Loosen upper camlock and insert S stem with control housing 2 Adjust lower stem to comfortable length and hand tighten the camlocks 3 Wrap cable snugly around the stem with the first turn of the cable over the stem 4 Insert coil connector into back of control box making sure to properly line up 5 pin connector Adjusting arm cuff if desired 1 Remo...

Page 6: ...Camlock Upper Stem Waterproof Grip Detector Stand Arm Cuff Arm Strap Display Screen Pushbutton Controls Control Box Battery Charging Access Port micro USB Lower Stem Camlock 6 x 11 Viper DD Searchcoil 1 8 3mm Headphone Jack ...

Page 7: ...n be operated while plugged into any external 5V USB power pack via USB cable Recommend attaching power pack to armrest Note on Battery Life To extend the life of your detector s internal battery it should be charged prior to storage for extended periods and recharged at least once per year It is not necessary to fully discharge the Apex battery prior to charging Ultimately the cost of ownership i...

Page 8: ...n normally silenced in order to avoid digging tricky undesired flat iron items such as bottle caps or steel washers 5 MENU Press to scroll through Menu settings by continuing to tap this button Allows access to Sensitivity Volume Iron Volume Frequency options Channel options Backlight and Z Lynk Wireless pairing 6 Pinpoint OPERATE Hold this button for pin pointing function which enables fast recov...

Page 9: ...hows continuous status of battery life Re charge battery when 1 segment remains 9 Digital Target ID Provides a value from 0 to 99 to identify targets more precisely than the ID cursor Also indicates modes and adjustment levels when altering settings 10 Ground Balance When shown this indicates detector is in Ground Balance mode 11 Menu Control Options Tap Menu button to scroll through detector sett...

Page 10: ...r scale Digital Target ID Target ID can vary widely based upon the target s size and thickness because small thin pieces of metal cannot conduct electrical current as well as thicker pieces of metal In addition mineralized soils can cause Target ID errors especially for small targets Tip Target ID is most reliable when the target is cen tered under the searchcoil and the coil is swept flat and at ...

Page 11: ...Apex press the MENU button and continue tapping the MENU button until the wireless icon is highlighted as indicated in this illustration Press the button to pair the headphones Once paired if the headphone receiver is switched off or moved out of range Apex will search and attempt to reconnect to the receiver for 5 minutes indicated by a flashing icon If the connection is not reestablished during ...

Page 12: ...emains at normal level Experienced treasure hunters who often like hearing all targets have the advantage with Iron Volume to decrease the volume of undesired items Frequency Options Six 6 FREQ kHz settings on Apex 5 kHz 10 kHz 15 kHz 20 kHz Multi Frequency MF mode and Multi Frequency Salt MS mode See page 13 for complete information on Multi Flex multi frequency technology and details on each fre...

Page 13: ...ti Flex Multi Frequency Options Garrett s Multi Flex Multi Frequency technology fueled by a cutting edge broad bandwidth digital platform offers you complete detecting flexibility Each of the 6 frequency options is available while operating in any Apex search mode i e Jewelry Relics Coins etc Choose from powerful single frequencies where all of the detector s transmitter power is focused into one ...

Page 14: ...esired object is unknown Switch to Zero Disc Mode to aid in locating a target when its signal is inconsistent Such signals could mean a trash target is close to a good target COINS Mode Designed to find all types of international coins rang ing from small bronze and hammered coins all the way US COINS Mode Designed to find U S and similar coins and to eliminate common trash items such as iron foil...

Page 15: ...an be programmed by the operator and the Apex will retain the changes when the detector is switched off The factory preset for CUSTOM Mode is the same as the COINS Mode Begin with this discrimination pattern and then use the and NOTCH DISC buttons to move the cursor Once the cursor is above the desired notch discrim pixel use the Accept Reject buttons controls to customize the mode ...

Page 16: ...t time this item is encountered it will not produce an audible signal Tip Notch Discrimination can also be used to find specific metal items For example if an earring has been lost scan the matching earring in ZERO DISC mode and note its Target ID cursor Then use the NOTCH DISC and x elim buttons to switch off all the pixels except the one for the earring and an additional pixel on either side to ...

Page 17: ...dicate ferrous soil As the detector is being ground balanced the ground balance value can be observed where the Digital Target ID number would normally display Ground balance values from 0 to 75 are indicated with whole numerals Ground balance values from 75 to 99 represent hot ground and at this point the Apex utilizes High Resolution Ground Balance Beginning at 75 the ground balance value begins...

Page 18: ...x s five audio tones IRON AUDIO OFF With five pixels of Discrimination notched out all targets below 25 are silent IRON AUDIO ON Targets below 25 are now heard as a low tone and targets from 25 to 44 will now produce Apex s low medium tone The normal tone breaks above 44 remain unchanged Refer to the illustrations below regarding the use of the Iron Audio feature Note Iron Audio applies only to th...

Page 19: ...is will minimize the negative effects caused by uneven ground in plowed fields and varying amounts of moisture near the water Do not swing the searchcoil perpendicular to plow lines and the water s edge as this may produce abrupt changes in ground response that can reduce the detector s performance Walk slowly as you scan your searchcoil in a straight line from side to side at a speed of about 2 t...

Page 20: ...to 24 on the Digital Target ID scale To eliminate the nail from detection notch three more pixels of iron In this illustration the same iron nail is laying above a gold coin With five pixels of iron now discriminated the nail itself would not be detected however the two objects nail and coin have a combined conductivity of more than 25 Therefore the gold coin is detected due to the combined conduc...

Page 21: ...audio and the greatest number of segments on the Upper Scale The center of the searchcoil is directly over the target with the depth of a coin sized target shown on the depth scale The symbol PP for pinpoint displays on the LCD while pinpointing It is recommended to practice pinpointing in a test plot Indicates pinpointing center of the 6 x 11 DD Viper searchcoil Upper Scale indicates signal stren...

Page 22: ... targets again in several months after the ground has settled during periods of extreme drought or after a soaking rain Take note of any changes in how these targets are detected Iron Audio bench test Flat iron objects like bottle caps or steel washers can appear to be good conductive targets To better understand the benefits of Iron Audio use a bottle cap to test Apex First set the detector to ZE...

Page 23: ...sary Remember that your searchcoil is submersible but your control housing and connectors are not Recharge the detector s battery at least once a year if you are not using it regularly Metal Detecting Code of Ethics The following is a Code of Ethics that many treasure hunters and clubs follow to preserve our exciting sport of metal detecting We encourage you to do the same I will respect private a...

Page 24: ...ance the target s response and scan again In the case of multiple targets switch to the ZERO Mode or press the pinpoint button to precisely locate all targets NOTE IrontargetsmaycauseIntermittentSignals YoucanidentifyirontargetsinZEROMode or withtheIronAudiofeature I m not finding specific targets Ensure you are using the correct mode for the type of hunting you are doing If specifically hunting f...

Page 25: ... on the Sport Division and then theWarranty Support menu for more details This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part...

Page 26: ...tance Waterproof coil stem Rainproof control box Search Modes 6 with International and US Coins modes Large Digital Target ID 0 to 99 scale Audio Tone ID Levels 5 tones included with hybrid binary and proportional audio system Notch Discrimination 20 selectable segments Sensitivity Depth Adjustments 8 Target Depth Indicator 2 5cm segments Standard Searchcoil 6 x 11 DD Viper Length Adjustable 40 to...

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