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Nokta FORS Gold, User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WARNINGS

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PARTS and ASSEMBLY 

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CORRECT WAY OF HOLDING and SWEEPING 

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BATTERIES 

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DEVICE INTRODUCTION 

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 CONTROLS 

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MAIN SCREEN 

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NUMERIC DISPLAY 

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 MENU 

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SEARCH MODES 

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GROUND BALANCE 

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SENSITIVITY, iSAT and THRESHOLD 

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TARGET ID and ID MASKING 

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PINPOINT 

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DEPTH INDICATION 

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SWEEP SPEED and TARGET  IDENTIFICATION 

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LARGE or SHALLOW TARGETS 

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FALSE SIGNALS and COMMON CAUSES 

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MAGNETIC MINERALIZATION LEVEL 

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HOT ROCKS AND SEARCHING IN ROCKY AREAS 

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EFFECTS OF HOT ROCKS IN GROUND TRACKING 

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METALS UNDER HOT ROCKS 

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MESSAGES 

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FACTORY and STARTUP SETTINGS 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

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Summary of Contents for FORS Gold

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Page 2: ...tors is particularly known for its technological know 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 been operating under the principle that environmental and community responsibility customer satisfaction and insistence on high quality are of the utmo...

Page 3: ... 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 AREAS EFFECTS OF HOT ROCKS IN GROUND TRACKING METALS UNDER HOT ROCKS MESSAGES FACTORY and STARTUP SETTINGS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 8 9 9 10 10 11 14 15 16 16 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 26 ...

Page 4: ...NT IMPORTANT Do not use the device 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 electromagnetic device come in close proximity 10m 33ft to the device Do not carry any metal objects while using the device Keep the device away from your shoes while walking T...

Page 5: ...ter the system box is attached 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 Rod 3 Right Left Armrest Components 4 Armrest Strap 5 Search Coil 6 Telescopic Shaft 7 Bolts Nuts and Washers 8 3 Cable Clamps 9 4 AA Batteries 10 Headphones 9 7 BATTERY BATTERY ...

Page 6: ...ings at the end of the 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 after inserting it in the coil input socket underneath the system box secure it by twisting the connector Pay attention to not wrap the cable too tight during this step Insert th...

Page 7: ...t of the shaft so that 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 Correct search coil angle It is important to keep the search coil parallel to the ground in order to get accurate results Correct way of sweeping The search coil must be parallel to t...

Page 8: ...provide longer run times Using batteries with minimum 2500mAh is recommended LOW BATTERY The battery icon on the LCD panel indicates the battery life status In addition a warning message will appear on the screen when the batteries are low After the low battery warning the batteries will run approximately 3 4 more hours This runtime will vary based on the remaining battery charge Ni MH batteries h...

Page 9: ...so 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 you to access the menu and scroll through options as well as adjust device settings On the main screen you can access the menu by pressing one of the up down switches You can select the menu optio...

Page 10: ...re 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 a buried target Please refer to PINPOINT section on page 24 for more details 6 LED FLASHLIGHT Is used for illumination at night or in dark places The flashlight will not work when the device is off Having the flashlight on will ...

Page 11: ... back and check the LCD panel constantly This provides great comfort during searching The numeric display backlight turns on only when a number is displayed to save power During Ground Balancing 1 GROUND BALANCE VALUE 2 GROUND BALANCE FINE TUNE VALUE 3 SEARCH MODE or WARNING MESSAGE 4 GROUND TRACKING ON OFF 5 BATTERY LEVEL During Pinpointing 1 TARGET DEPTH 2 NEGATIVE POSITIVE BAR INDICATOR 3 MAGNE...

Page 12: ... and THRESHOLD settings page 21 22 Sensitivity level can be adjusted from 1 to 99 The most ideal sensitivity level for each mode has been preset by the factory Sensitivity level may be changed manually when needed THRESHOLD Threshold is used to increase the target signals and thus the detection depth of the device In General Search mode it adjusts the audible level of the constant background hum F...

Page 13: ...nterference or a high sensitivity setting If you suspect electromagnetic interference you may change the frequency There are 5 frequencies in the device The factory default is 03 Normally the frequency setting is not enabled and it is grayed out in the menu To activate it while holding the pinpoint button pressed press one of the up down switches Then you can select the frequency option in the men...

Page 14: ...tting is common to all modes changes will take effect in all modes The brightness level of the LCD panel on the system box affects power consumption a lot Therefore the backlight illuminates during menu access and ground balancing It does not illuminate during searching or target detection On the other hand the brightness level of the numeric display on the handle affects power consumption relativ...

Page 15: ...elect the brightness option 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 the language of the device to a foreign language by mistake the text on screen may make no sense for you Therefore language is placed as the last option in the menu In such a case...

Page 16: ...f the sensitivity level is not set properly you can hear a crackling sound in these modes Therefore the sensitivity should be adjusted to a level 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 in these modes ID Masking values are preset by the factory ...

Page 17: ...nues shift the frequency to silence the device and then ground balance NOTE THE DEVICEWILL START INTONE 4 IN FST AND BST MODES AND DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER TONE OPTIONS TONE 1 TONE 2 TONE 3 TONE 5 IT WILL PROVIDE A SINGLE TONE ONLY IN OTHER WORDS THE DEVICE WILL PROVIDE 2 DIFFERENT TONES FOR IRON AND GOLD NON FERROUS METALS IN THE OTHER TONE OPTIONS BUT INTONE 4 ITWILL PROVIDETHE SAMETONE FOR ALL ...

Page 18: ...ce is done the same way 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 1 off the ground 3 Continue until you hear the beep indicating that the ground balancing is completed Based on ground conditions it usually takes about 1 4 pumps for the ground ...

Page 19: ...lly 1 Find a spot on the ground where there is no metal and switch the device to the GEN mode 2 You need to listen the sounds coming from the ground in order to perform manual ground balance Pump the search coil up and down from about 15 20 cm 6 8 above the ground down to 3 cm 1 off the ground If the sound gets louder as you lift the search coil off the ground it means that the ground balance valu...

Page 20: ...Ground Tracking 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 ground balance value or the beep sound in the auto ground balance When Ground Tracking is active the device may emit a loud audible signal if the ground conditions change for example a h...

Page 21: ...e device receives noise as the search coil approaches the ground it means that the ground balance has failed In this case change your location and try re ground balancing If you still cannot ground balance you need to continue searching without ground balance Turn off and on the device again and start searching without ground balancing If you receive noise when you sweep the coil over the ground s...

Page 22: ...gh mineralization will enable a more stable operation by avoiding false signals This however may cause some loss in depth and it is normal NOTE In high mineralization if you receive too many false signals without disruption in the threshold hum lower the sensitivity first before increasing the iSAT If the false signals continue set the sensitivity back to its original value and increase the iSAT I...

Page 23: ...ances For the device to generate an ID the target signal must be strong enough for signal processing Therefore although it may detect very deep or small targets it may not be able to generate an ID In addition to the target ID there is a color scale at the top of the LCD panel which represents rocks iron and metals encountered in the field When a target is detected simultaneously with the display ...

Page 24: ... are preset by the factory If you want you can change the ID Masking values in the menu To change the ID Masking value first choose the ID Masking option in the menu and using the or switches either increase or decrease it to the number you have determined Please keep in mind that certain metals other than the ones you are masking will also be lost or their signal strength will diminish resulting ...

Page 25: ...ding appears on the LCD panel as well as the numeric display on the handle The signal tone increases in pitch and volume as the search coil approaches the target In the pinpoint mode the device does not discriminate or give target IDs If the device is in the vibration mode the speed of vibration will increase as you get closer to the center of target To pinpoint 1 After a target is detected move t...

Page 26: ...tion not to tilt it 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 single response Similarly large targets may cause an overload in the search coil and the device may give an alarm sounding like a siren At the same time Overload message will appear o...

Page 27: ...ve effects mentioned here will only be valid if ground balancing is properly done on the existing ground Otherwise soil itself will not act differently from hot rocks in terms of ID In Ground Tracking however conditions will differ Therefore the effects of hot rocks in Ground Tracking will be discussed separately Here we are referring to a proper ground balance without Ground Tracking Positive hot...

Page 28: ...nt ID than those of rocks When the ground tracking is active the device may give a warning tone and ID when it passes over a hot rock because the effect of the hot rock will be different than the ground s If you sweep the search coil over the rock ground tracking will automatically adjust the setting and the warning tone ID will either disappear or diminish significantly Because there is a slight ...

Page 29: ...instead of gold In reality a simple principle can save you a lot of time If the target encountered is not a rock it can be metal The key to finding targets especially under positive hot rocks is knowing the maximum ID value of the positive hot rocks around you If you are searching in the General Search mode keep an eye on the ID If the ID is close to the rock and iron range there is a high chance ...

Page 30: ...ance button is held pressed 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 search coil connector may be unattached loose or disconnected If you own another detector with the same coil connector please be sure that you have not attached the wrong coil by m...

Page 31: ...creen will come up It is normal for the 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 not mean changing the factory default settings You can restore factory defaults at any time This process is done the same way The only difference is that you use...

Page 32: ...F Induction Balance 19 kHz Motion multi derivative 3 General Fast Boost 5 2 tones Auto and Manual Yes Yes Yes 1 99 0 99 10 x 5 5 waterproof DD 13 cm 5 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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Nokta Detectors reserves the right to change the design specifications or accessories without notice and with...

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