Nokta FORS Core User Manual Download

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Operating Principle

Operating Frequency

Metal Identification

Search Modes

Audio Frequencies

Audio Discrimination

Ground Balance

Ground Tracking

Pinpoint

Frequency Shift

Vibration

Sensitivity Range

Target ID Range

Search Coil

Weight

Length

Battery

Warranty

VLF Induction Balance

15 Khz (+/- 100 Hz bandwidth)

Motion, multi-derivative

4 (General/Discrimination 2 & 3/ Conductive Ground)

3 tones

Auto and Manual

Yes

1-99

0-99

28.5x17.8 cm (11.2’’x 7.0’’) waterproof DD

1.8 kg (3.9 lbs.) including batteries and search coil

125-150 cm (4'2''-5') extendable

4 AA Alkaline

2 years

Nokta Detectors reserves the right to change the design, specifications or

accessories without notice and without any obligation or liability whatsoever.

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Page 2: ...ow how and professional staff Seeking to create different kind of technology Nokta Detectors offers both high quality products and services to its consumers all around the world Nokta Detectors has be...

Page 3: ...d ID MASKING PINPOINT DEPTH INDICATION SWEEP SPEED and TARGET IDENTIFICATION LARGE or SHALLOW TARGETS FALSE SIGNALS and COMMON CAUSES MAGNETIC MINERALIZATION LEVEL HOT ROCKS AND SEARCHING IN ROCKY ARE...

Page 4: ...ce indoors The device will constantly give target signals inside places like homes where there are many metals present Use the device outdoors in open fields Do not let another detector or an electrom...

Page 5: ...ttached Place the system box on the rail behind the armrest and push forward Then secure by tightening the nuts Attach the armrest strap by inserting it through the holes 1 System Box 2 Handle and S R...

Page 6: ...telescopic shaft 2 Place the shaft on the coil as shown in the picture 3 Secure by tightening the bolt and the wingnut Wrap the coil cable around the shaft all the way up as shown in the picture and a...

Page 7: ...you are standing in an upright position your arm is relaxed and the search coil is approximately 5cm 2 above the ground Wrong search coil angle Incorrect way of sweeping Wrong search coil angle Correc...

Page 8: ...is recommended You may also use high quality rechargeable Ni MH batteries Rechargeable batteries with higher mAh capacity ratings will provide longer run times Using batteries with minimum 2500mAh is...

Page 9: ...you can improve the performance of the device by activating this feature on suitable ground You can find more details about ground tracking on page 19 3 MENU AND SETTINGS SWITCHES These switches allow...

Page 10: ...lease read pages 16 20 for more information on ground balance 5 PINPOINT SWITCH It is used to find the exact location of the target Pinpointing saves you digging time by narrowing down the location of...

Page 11: ...you need on the numeric display This way you don t need to go back and check the LCD panel constantly This provides great comfort during searching The numeric display backlight turns on only when a nu...

Page 12: ...eal settings and detailed information please refer to the SENSITIVITY and THRESHOLD settings page 21 Sensitivity level can be adjusted from 1 to 99 The most ideal sensitivity level for each mode has b...

Page 13: ...increase or decrease the device s volume based on your preference and environmental conditions Volume level can be adjusted from 0 to 20 When you turn off and on the device it will start with the last...

Page 14: ...rget depth and sweep speed When you turn off and on the device it will start with the last vibration level you chose This setting is common to all modes changes will take effect in all modes The speed...

Page 15: ...tion in the menu the backlight will turn on and number 88 will appear on the numeric display This way the user can see the correct brightness level on screen and adjust it accordingly If you change th...

Page 16: ...evel that the device is silent when there is no metal present Discrimination modes have some common features but they have slight behavioral differences ID Masking is a common feature used frequently...

Page 17: ...nge this value according to the type of target CONDUCTIVE GROUND COG This is the special mode of FORS CoRe designed for conductive ground wet beach sand alkali sand etc What is special about this mode...

Page 18: ...in all modes 1 Find a spot on the ground where there is no metal 2 Press and hold the ground balance button and pump the search coil up and down from about 15 20 cm 6 8 above the ground down to 3 cm...

Page 19: ...nce acquired with some practice To ground balance manually 1 Find a spot on the ground where there is no metal 2 Pump the search coil up and down from about 15 20 cm 6 8 above the ground down to 3 cm...

Page 20: ...g icon on the LCD panel starts blinking As long as the search coil is swept over the ground the device updates the ground balance setting It does not provide the user any kind of feedback such as the...

Page 21: ...he ground balancing was successful On the contrary if the device receives noise as the search coil approaches the ground it means that the ground balance has failed In this case change your location a...

Page 22: ...opping sounds and false signals It is important to set the sensitivity setting to the highest level possible where no major popping sounds are heard For example if the noise level is suitable for sear...

Page 23: ...hand the device may not give any ID under some circumstances For the device to generate an ID the target signal must be strong enough for signal processing Therefore although it may detect very deep...

Page 24: ...ets ID Masking is not active in the General Search mode ID Masking values of the discrimination modes are preset by the factory If you want you can change the ID Masking values in the menu To change t...

Page 25: ...l as well as the numeric display on the handle see page 25 The signal tone increases in pitch and volume as the search coil approaches the target In the pinpoint mode the device does not discriminate...

Page 26: ...up or down and always keep it parallel to the ground Shallow targets may give multiple responses to the device If you suspect a shallow target lift the search coil and sweep slowly until you get a sin...

Page 27: ...r ID being low or high in comparison to the ID of the soil they are in One or both of the types may be present in a field The negative and positive effects mentioned here will only be valid if ground...

Page 28: ...ntil the setting is adjusted Then the sound will get weaker and disappear This will not happen with metal targets because metals will prevent the device from ground balancing Therefore in ground track...

Page 29: ...te rocks and the signals of metals underneath If you set the ID Masking too high unnecessarily you will lose metals along with rocks If the hot rocks in your search area tend to give high IDs then the...

Page 30: ...ssed for automatic ground balancing It does not indicate any issues or errors It just tells you what to do COIL NOT CONNECTED It indicates an interruption in the search coil transmitter signal The sea...

Page 31: ...device to emit different sounds during this process 6 Turn off and on the device again Go to the menu to check whether your desired startup settings are saved or not Changing the startup settings do n...

Page 32: ...width Motion multi derivative 4 General Discrimination 2 3 Conductive Ground 5 3 tones Auto and Manual Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 99 0 99 28 5x17 8 cm 11 2 x 7 0 waterproof DD 1 8 kg 3 9 lbs including batterie...

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