Minelab E-Trac Manual Download Page 4

EXCITING NEW FUNCTIONS & FEATURES 

Note the new interface and fantastically clear, bright futuristic graphic displays and you can then begin to 
play with the new, very intuitive controls layout and discover what the Minelab engineers have really put 
into this wonderfully exciting new machine!

One of 

the most exciting

 new functions is 

E-Trac Xchange

:  the ability to communicate with a personal 

computer to upload and share detecting programs, a great innovation and step forward in making the 
hobby of metal detecting as personable as choosing your favourite music for your iPod.  

The New Functions (See Page 80 E-Trac Instruction Manual) are described below beginning with the ability 
to program a metal detector via a home computer.  A fully comprehensive Xchange User Guide is also 
accessible within the Xchange program Installation CD.

E-Trac Xchange

 (Communication between E-Trac and your Personal Computer)

A significant advancement of the new E-Trac is the inclusion of 
a USB connection facility (supplied), for the purpose of allowing 
a connection between your E-Trac and a PC or laptop. You can 
download / upload and share Discrimination pattern programs of 
choice.

A CD with the software package and complete Xchange User 
Guide comes in the box and should be installed onto your PC. 
Suggested alternate Patterns to get you up and running on 
Xchange can be downloaded from

www.minelab.com/consumer

System Requirements for E-Trac Xchange

 

-  Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista

 

-  Minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768

 

-  USB or USB 2.0 port

 

-  USB Data Cable (included with your E-Trac)

To Install E-Trac Xchange on your PC

1.  Insert the CD (included with your E-Trac) into the CD/DVD drive of your PC
2.  The CD will auto-run once inserted into your PC and the Install program will start
3.  Follow the Install prompts to install E-Trac Xchange onto your PC

Once you have installed E-Trac Xchange on your PC you can start the application from either the 
Start Menu or the shortcut on the Desktop

To start the E-Trac Xchange application

Double click the E-Trac Xchange application icon on your desktop, or open your Start Menu and navigate 
to: All Programs – Minelab – E-Trac Xchange.

To connect E-Trac to your PC

1.  Insert the USB cable into your E-Trac 
2.  Insert the other end of the USB cable into your PC
3.  Start E-Trac Xchange on your PC
4.  Although E-Trac’s transmitter is switched off while connected to a
 

PC, please make sure the coil is not next to any electronic device

 

which could cause interference (like a TV or PC monitor), then turn

 

on your E-Trac.

Summary of Contents for E-Trac

Page 1: ...The evolution of discovery...

Page 2: ...ks up its sleeve This detector is a new model the premiere flagship of the Minelab fleet and does not replace anything else instead it adds to the model line up and creates a new benchmark in software...

Page 3: ...Main Menu QuickMask or Edit Screen pressing Detect returns you to the Pattern Digital Screen at any stage of operation QuickMask allows on the spot adjustments of the FE and CO rejection levels indepe...

Page 4: ...h the software package and complete Xchange User Guide comes in the box and should be installed onto your PC Suggested alternate Patterns to get you up and running on Xchange can be downloaded from ww...

Page 5: ...free movement to locate to the correct axis points of both ferrous and conductive scales as in 2 dimensional discrimination the principle behind Smartfind Main Menu allows you to browse through each...

Page 6: ...for you to also create your own discrimination patterns giving a grand total of 10 personal patterns you can make up yourself for certain targets or to tackle difficult sites or perhaps to Xchange wit...

Page 7: ...ovative feature called Auto Latch which provides semi automatic editing of your Discrimination Pattern In this editing mode the Edit Frame will automatically move to the Ferrous FE and Conductive CO c...

Page 8: ...s For example if E Trac determines the Sensitivity Levels for each signal to be 20 15 and 10 the left hand bar and the numeric value of the Sensitivity gauge will display 20 The Suggested Sensitivity...

Page 9: ...ption You can select 1 Tone where everything will have the same monotone sound including ferrous 2 Tone a low tone and a high one 4 Tone where the sound has 4 tones from low to high Multi Tone where E...

Page 10: ...en and levels can be very different and where the areas being searched contain masses of iron targets Ground The Factory Preset is Difficult The Ground settings either Neutral or Difficult affects the...

Page 11: ...the target response and the volume is proportional to the position of the target under the coil During use with Normal pinpoint say you have just detected a large sounding target it can at times be a...

Page 12: ...ou had saved all your favourite settings on your PC via E Trac Xchange It would then be a simple matter of re loading them via the USB cable that comes with E Trac in the box Other New Features Liquid...

Page 13: ...which took 2 years to develop this detector wheedled in and out of countless pieces of ferrous materials and for the first time working that site over 20 years allowed me to hear and recover several l...

Page 14: ...he show although there can be no denying that the E Trac was designed with the Professional in mind this will also suit the first time buyer If an experienced detector fan you can choose to tune tweak...

Page 15: ...Sensitivity Adjustment Fully Automatic adjustable to be more aggressive or conservative Manual Setting 1 30 Sensitivity Gauge Auto Level Manual Level Suggested Level Threshold Fine adjustment level f...

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