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FAMILIARIZATION AND EFFECTIVENESS
The GOLD-X FINDER locator is an extremely sensitive device to movements during the detection
and requires the user to spend some time until he becomes familiar with the handling technique
in the correct position. Especially if you use a long range locator for the first time, the wrong handling may
result to an antenna that goes out of balance, moving by gravity force or the wind. When experience has
been gained the locator antenna locks instantly to the target direction.
The procedure to learn the technique has 2 steps.
First, place over the ground surface so that they are visible, coins or jewelry samples with a high gold
percentage. Water the samples to become more conductive. From a 20-30 meter distance having
the samples at your field of view, position GOLD X-FINDER antenna pointing to another spot.
During the first tests, the antenna might react slowly and take a few minutes to lock the target.
Repeat the same tests daily, over and over again with patience and be persistent until the reaction
becomes faster. After a week the antenna will lock the targets instantly.
Secondly, ask a friend to hide for you an amount of gold without knowing the exact spot. If you manage
to recover the target instantly, then you already become a skillful user. Otherwise continue practicing and
your effectiveness betters over time
Equally important to the handling is user conductivity. Individuals with high conductivity have the ability
to operate GOLD X-FINDER successfully by the first attempt. The rest have to go through proper adjustment
of their body and optimize their conductivity by practicing. If another individual with a high body
conductivity is with you, let him amplify your adjustment procedure with the GOLD X-FINDER by touching
your hand that holds the locator.
For a successful detection a calm and relaxed user is required. Tense and rigid users must avoid to operate.
Another aid is a good electrical contact of the user to the ground, for example through wearing leather
and not plastic shoes.
GROUND BALANCE FOR MINERAL REJECTION
Low conductivity users may receive interference signals
from ground minerals. To avoid such false readings use
the GROUND BALANCE function. Power on the locator
and while the message GROUND BALANCE is shown
on the screen, sweep it over the horizon, left-right towards
the minerals that have to be rejected. Continue until the antenna attraction is lost. Alternatively place
various samples of the minerals that need to be avoided, as a “bait” over the ground surface and initialize
the learning procedure again. For interferences in general is beneficial to shorten the antenna so that the
locator sensitivity is reduced. Before proceeding to the recovery, the existence and exact target spot has to
be verified also by using a metal detector.
MODE SELECTION
Press MENU repeatedly for mode selection.
Μ1: GOLD [Au] 5000 Hz
(Low frequencies on the gold spectrum
attract natural gold minerals between 4900 –5100 Hz,
at 5200 – 5300 Hz respond man-made gold objects of karats 18 - 22,
frequencies of 5400 – 5500 Hz tend to attract low karat jewelry.
Therefore, multiple checks in different frequencies are advised.
When double check, set 5000 Hz, and scan again, if the antenna reacts stronger, it is a mineral.)