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Page 2: ...d the entire manual to ensure a complete understanding of all the features and functions that your X Terra 70 oﬀers Turn on pg 12 Choose a detecting mode pg 12 Coin Treasure Mode pg 18 Prospecting Mode pg 19 Choose a Discrimination Pattern pg 22 24 Set the Iron Mask Level pg 22 24 Set Noise Cancel Auto or Manual pg 34 Set Ground Balance Auto Manual or Track pg 42 Begin detecting ...

Page 3: ...will enable the equipment to be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner Disposal of unwanted electronic equipment in landﬁlled waste may contribute to adverse long term environmental eﬀect due to the leaching of contaminating and toxic substances contained within some electronic equipment Working for a Cleaner Greener Future Disclaimer The Minelab metal detector discussed in this operating m...

Page 4: ...ervice Repair Form 56 Quick Start Reference Back Cover 1 How Detectors Work 2 VFLEX Technology 2 Assembling Your X Terra 70 4 List of Parts 4 Connecting the Coil 5 Shaft Assembly 5 Armrest Assembly 6 Connecting the Control Box 6 Disconnecting the Control Box 6 Coil Cable Assembly 7 Inserting Batteries 7 Keypad Layout 8 LCD Layout 10 Turning the Detector On 12 Detecting Modes 12 Holding the Detecto...

Page 5: ...erformance of the digital processing This radical departure from traditional approaches to metal detector design has been made possible by advances in electronics that power personal digital assistants cell mobile phones and high ﬁdelity portable audio equipment Precision VFLEX Signal Standard VLF Signal Without VFLEX Power Supply Audio Transmit LCD Receive Keypad PRIMARY MICRO IN CONTROL BOX DIGI...

Page 6: ...y Shaft Assembly Ensure that the twistlocks of the shafts are loosened by rotating them counter clockwise Compress the spring loaded pin in the lower shaft and slide it into the middle shaft until the pin reaches the adjust ment holes The pin will spring out and click into place Attach the middle shaft to the upper shaft in the same way Once shafts are assembled lock them in position by rotating t...

Page 7: ...rds from your arm The X Terra 70 is designed to be used in either the left or right hand This diagram shows the velcro strap threaded outwards for the left arm Connecting the Control Box With the LCD facing up push the control box onto the end of the handle until it fits into place The LCD window has a protective ﬁlm aﬃxed to prevent scratching This may be removed when the detector is fully assemb...

Page 8: ...n for Ground Balance and Noise Cancel MENU SELECT Accesses and scrolls through the detecting settings This button has two functions PINPOINT assists in locating the exact position of a target prior to recovery DETECT exits menu settings and returns to detection Adjusts settings increases Iron Mask and scrolls to the right through the discrimination segments ACCEPT REJECT Accepts or rejects certain...

Page 9: ...selected Volume pg 32 All Metal AM Indicates that the All Metal Pattern has been selected This pattern has no discrimination and will allow signals from all types of metals both ferrous and non ferrous Preset Discrimination Patterns pg 22 Iron Mask IM Indicates that the Iron Mask discrimination has been selected Prospecting Mode only Preset Discrimination Patterns pg 22 Target ID Target ID numbers...

Page 10: ... this manual that refer to features and settings common to both modes show the Coin Treasure Mode display only This illustration is a representation of the LCD layout showing some of the icons that appear during startup Please note that not all LCD icons are displayed at the same time Detecting Modes Before detecting it is important to understand that the X Terra 70 can operate in two different de...

Page 11: ... Once all shafts are clipped into position rotate twistlocks clockwise onto the shafts until they are firmly clamped Shaft Assembly pg 5 To adjust the position of the armrest remove the armrest screw and move the armrest and stand to the desired position Armrest Assembly pg 6 It is important to keep the coil close and parallel to the ground at all times This will increase detection depth and respo...

Page 12: ...t over one of the metal objects try reducing its Sensitivity pg 30 Once stable the detector will sound and display numbers only when the coil is passed over a target Buried metal objects are referred to as targets Before attempting to pinpoint or recover real targets it is important to understand how to interpret the audio and visual signals of the detector A good way to become familiar with detec...

Page 13: ...on of the Iron Mask Level not as the identifier of particular targets as it is in Coin Treasure Mode Iron Mask Discrimination Scale The visual indication of the Iron Mask Discrimination Scale By increasing the Iron Mask Level you are rejecting more iron signals The Iron Mask range is 0 20 and uses only the first 20 segments of the Discrimination Scale Prospecting Mode is used to find metal such as...

Page 14: ...y Each discrimination segment represents a level of conductivity and ferrous content Non ferrous targets are those that have no iron content such as gold silver copper and bronze Non ferrous targets are often higher in conductivity and are represented by the right hand side segments PATTERN DISCRIMINATION SCALE 24 non ferrous 4 ferrous The X Terra 70 has 28 ID segments The target ID s range from 8...

Page 15: ...s target IDs 8 10 12 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 Rejects those from ferrous objects hot rocks and some non ferrous targets e g aluminium foil and pull tabs target IDs 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 48 Pattern 3 Accepts signals from some ferrous relics and most non ferrous targets target IDs 6 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 Rejects those from ferrous objects ho...

Page 16: ...et ID numbers will indicate the selected ID Press ACCEPT REJECT to either accept or reject that ID The discriminated segment and the icon will appear if rejected The segment and the icon will disappear if accepted ACCEPT REJECT toggles between accepting and rejecting targets CHOOSING A DISCRIMINATION PATTERN EDITING DISCRIMINATION PATTERNS All Metal Shortcut The X Terra 70 has an All Metal shortcu...

Page 17: ...will produce a signal Repeat this procedure until the target is located Ensure that no other targets remain then refill the hole All soil and portions of grass on the plastic sheet should be returned to the hole as neatly as possible Step lightly on the soil to compact it Leaving holes or a scarred area may result in action being taken to prevent the use of metal detectors Please ensure that an ar...

Page 18: ...on and Settings Exits Settings and returns to a blank detection display Detection Settings ADJUSTING MENU SETTINGS Mode Specific Settings The Mode Specific Settings are used and also saved for one mode only Discrimination Pattern Target Tones Target ID Stability Iron Mask Level Threshold Tone General Settings The General Settings do not change when toggling between Coin Treasure Mode and Prospecti...

Page 19: ...of the X Terra 70 may stabilise the detector reducing false signals and interference and assisting in differentiating between signals caused by soil mineralisation and those of metal targets Always choose the highest stable Sensitivity setting to ensure optimum performance For beach detecting a setting below 15 may be required In high trash areas such as modern parks a setting below 9 may be requi...

Page 20: ... are connected Accessories pg 50 Set the speaker volume without headphones connected Set the headphones volume with the headphones connected Use the simple detecting exercise pg 16 with different targets to confirm both the speaker and headphones volume settings VOLUME ADJUSTING VOLUME Press MENU SELECT and choose Volume Use the and buttons to adjust the Volume limit Press PINPOINT DETECT to retur...

Page 21: ...way from large targets when changing Noise Cancel channels CHOOSING A NOISE CANCEL CHANNEL Manual Auto Press MENU SELECT and choose Noise Cancel Press MODE AUTO to activate Automatic Noise Cancel The letters AU will appear and the menu scale segments will be animated as a progress bar Keep the detector still while this is occurring After 15 seconds the detector will automatically select a Noise Ca...

Page 22: ... small target signals will not produce a signal big enough to go above the Threshold of audibility If the Threshold is set to a positive value the detector will produce target signals and a Threshold sound Press MENU SELECT and choose Threshold Use the and buttons to select a suitable Threshold level Press PINPOINT DETECT to return to detection The tone of the Threshold can be adjusted in Prospect...

Page 23: ...t either 1 2 3 4 or Multiple Target Tones 99 Press PINPOINT DETECT to return to detection Press MENU SELECT and choose Tones Use the and buttons to select a Threshold Tone 1 30 Press PINPOINT DETECT to return to detection The frequency pitch of the Threshold tone for the Coin Treasure Mode is set to 230Hz and cannot be changed 1 Tone 2 Tones 3 Tones 4 Tones Multiple Tones 450Hz 130Hz 700Hz 700Hz 4...

Page 24: ...ound Balance Beach Tracking should be used only when targets are far apart GROUND BALANCE 41 Try reducing Sensitivity pg 30 before Ground Balancing When detecting on the beach adjusting Ground Balance may not give signiﬁcant improvements Try adjusting Sensitivity and altering Patterns for best results Activating Ground Balance Beach Press GROUND BALANCE Press and hold GROUND BALANCE for three seco...

Page 25: ... Continuously lower and raise the coil over the ground and listen to the Ground Balance tone Try to lower the coil as close to the ground as possible without touching it High Minimum Sound Auto 4 10 cm Press MODE AUTO to activate Automatic Ground Balance and begin to continuously lower and raise the coil over the ground The letters AU will appear and the menu scale segments will be animated as a p...

Page 26: ...et values Factory Preset does not erase Discrimination Patterns Press once Press and hold Erase Patterns Press once Press and hold Factory Preset Press and hold Mode Factory Preset Mode Factory Preset The X Terra 70 allows the user to reset settings for the current detect mode only Select the detect mode which needs to be reset Turn the detector off While pressing and holding MODE AUTO turn the de...

Page 27: ...ncel channel calibration Patterns Erased Factory Preset A six note tune will announce when these settings are complete Error A six note tune will sound to indicate a detector error Error Messages pg 49 Overload If the coil is passed across a large shallow target or very highly mineralised ground the detector might give a repeating buzzing sound This indicates that the target signal is too strong f...

Page 28: ...T to enter the settings screen Press and hold ACCEPT REJECT to view the coil identification screen Release ACCEPT REJECT to return to settings Press PINPOINT to return to detection ERROR MESSAGES Coil Unplugged The coil is not connected to the detector Coil Error The coil is not communicating with the control box Coil Incompatible The coil is communicating with the control box but the detector is ...

Page 29: ... and they extend battery life The X Terra 70 is able to save separate settings for both the speaker volume and headphone volume switching from one to the other as soon as the headphones are connected Volume pg 32 Ensure that the headphone volume does not reach an extremely loud level This may increase the risk of hearing damage Connecting Headphones Always use headphones with a jack Open the rubbe...

Page 30: ...packaged in a durable housing Taking proper care of your X Terra 70 is common sense The storage temperature of the X Terra 70 is 4 F to 149 F 20 C to 65 C and the operating temperature is 32 F to 113 F 0 C to 45 C Do not leave the detector in excessive heat or cold for longer than necessary The coil can be submerged in water up to 20 0 5m but the control box is not waterproof Although it has been ...

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