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Summary of Contents for FORS relic

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Page 2: ...arly 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 utmost importance No...

Page 3: ...P 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 SEARCHING IN SHALLOW WATER AND ON THE BEACH MESSAGES FACTORY and STARTUP SETTINGS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 6 7 7 8 8 9 12 12 14 15 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 2...

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: ...hem loose these will be tightened after 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 Batterie...

Page 6: ...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 the handle cable in t...

Page 7: ...upright position your arm is relaxed and the search coil is approximately 5cm 2 above the ground It is important to keep the search coil parallel to the ground in order to get accurate results The search coil must be parallel to the ground at all times Wrong search coil angle Incorrect way of sweeping Wrong search coil angle Correct search coil angle Correct way of sweeping Shaft height is wrong S...

Page 8: ...t lifetimes For best performance using AA Alkaline batteries is recommended You may also use high quality rechargeable Ni MH batteries Rechargeable batteries with higher mAh capacity ratings will provide longer run times 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 ba...

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 17 3 MENU AND SETTINGS BUTTONS These buttons 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 buttons You can select the menu options...

Page 10: ...r 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 a buried target Please refer to PINPOINT section on page 22 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 w...

Page 11: ...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 number is displayed to save power Target Depth 76 28 1 2 3 4 5 Ground Balance Pump The Coil 20 60 1 2 3 5 4 NUMERIC DISPLAY DEVICE INTRODUCTION During Ground Balancing 1 GROUND BALANCE VALUE 2 GROUND BALANCE FINE TUNE VALUE 3 SEARCH MODE or WARNING MESS...

Page 12: ...ation please refer to the SENSITIVITY and THRESHOLD settings page 19 Sensitivity level can be adjusted from 01 to 99 The most ideal sensitivity level for each mode has been preset by the factory Sensitivity level may be changed manually when needed ID MASKING When the search coil passes over a target if the target signal is strong enough a 2 digit target ID will be displayed on the numeric display...

Page 13: ...e the low tone changes into the high tone When TONE BREAK is selected in the menu the factory default setting for the selected mode will be displayed For the 2 tone modes the factory default is set at 20 and for DI3 it is set at 75 You can adjust these values by using the plus and minus buttons Let s say in DI2 mode you changed the default value 20 to 65 In this case the device will produce a low ...

Page 14: ...to both displays changes will take effect on both When you change the brightness level in the menu the backlight will turn on the numeric display and number 88 will appear for easy adjustment When you turn off and on the device it will start with the last brightness level you chose This setting is common to all modes changes will take effect in all modes The brightness level of the LCD panel on th...

Page 15: ...rapidly Disabled menu options that cannot be changed by the user will appear grayed out The disabled option may be active in another mode For example ID Masking appears disabled in the General Search mode but active in other modes SEARCH MODES GENERAL SEARCH MODE GEN Sometimes referred to as the All Metal mode this is the deepest mode of the device Different than the other modes this mode has a co...

Page 16: ... familiar with the warning audio tones we recommend you to test the device with different metals and rocks before you use it in the field DISCRIMINATION 3 DI3 This is the 3 tone discrimination mode designed for coin hunting The device will emit a low grunt tone for iron a low tone for gold and foil and a high tone for non ferrous metals such as silver brass and copper This mode is ideal to use in ...

Page 17: ...but offers a slower detection speed Just like in the DI2 mode you can use the ID Masking in this mode to ignore unwanted targets The ID Masking default value is set to 05 We recommend you to change this value according to the type of target Similar to DI2 mode the device will produce a low tone for iron and for all other metals it will produce a single tone just like in the General Search Mode whi...

Page 18: ...ne of the following may happen as a result of improper ground balancing The device gives a signal when the coil is swept over the ground where there is no target The device is silent but loses detection depth for certain metals The device receives target like signals next to holes and dips The above mentioned situations do not only occur as a result of improper ground balance adjustment However be...

Page 19: ...nd balance value manually Because it is more time consuming it is not preferred by most users However it becomes useful when ground balance cannot be achieved by other methods or when you need to fine tune the automatic ground balance value FORS Relic is designed in a way that you can easily auto ground balance it on all types of ground Therefore we recommend that you use automatic ground balance ...

Page 20: ...he device will switch to the main screen automatically If you do not want to wait for this period you can go to the main screen by pressing and releasing the pinpoint button once IMPORTANT Experienced detectorists adjust the ground balance setting to little positive response when lowering the search coil a weak but an audible response is heard This method may result in positive results for smaller...

Page 21: ...tomatic ground balancing value ranges from 40 90 in all modes and from 0 90 in COG mode If the ground mineralization is too low the automatic ground balance may not work except for the COG mode You can test the accuracy of the ground balance setting in the pinpointing mode as well Once the ground balance is done lower the search coil to the ground If the device receives no signal or a very weak on...

Page 22: ...sensitivity levels 20 and 50 then 50 should be preferred Using the factory default levels will be a good starting point until you get familiar and experienced with the device If the device is stable but too noisy the threshold setting should be decreased However if it sounds erratic and there is too much popping the sensitivity setting should be lowered Sensitivity in Discrimination Modes Because ...

Page 23: ...ad and can fall in the same range with some trash metals such as iron folio screw caps and pull tabs Therefore if you are looking for gold targets digging out some trash metals is expectable Probable IDs and ranges of some targets are shown in the table below At the maximum level of iMASK false signals will disappear or will be minimized However in some cases increasing the iMASK will result in lo...

Page 24: ...ing 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 the ID Masking value first choose the ID Masking option in the menu and using the or buttons 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 sig...

Page 25: ...er of the target At the same time the estimated depth reading appears on the LCD panel as well as the numeric display on the handle see page 23 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 To pinpoint 1 After a target is detected move the search coil aside where there is no target res...

Page 26: ... pay attention 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 wil...

Page 27: ...ly 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 rocks act and sound just like metals In the General Search mode when you sweep the search coil over them they tend to give a short zip zip sound If ...

Page 28: ...st one or two sweeps until 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 tracking if you are getting a constant signal over a target after repeated sweeps there is a high possibility that the target is a metal Moving from over a hot rock back to soil the d...

Page 29: ...Masking to maximum 3 This way you can eliminate 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 chances of missing the signals of small metals underneath will be high as well SEARCHING IN SHALLOW WATER AND ON THE BEACH FORS Relic search coils are all...

Page 30: ... may be an issue in the coil control circuit LOW BATTERY This message appears when the battery level drops below a certain point The device may continue to work a few more hours Meanwhile please change the batteries MESSAGES The technical settings of the device Mode Ground Balance Sensitivity Threshold ID Masking iMASK Frequency come with their factory default values at each startup Personal setti...

Page 31: ...unds during this process 5 Turn off and on the device again Go to the menu and be sure that the factory defaults are restored FACTORY and STARTUP SETTINGS Nokta Detectors reserves the right to change the design specifications or accessories without notice and without any obligation or liability whatsoever Operating Principle Operating Frequency Metal Identification Search Modes Audio Discriminatio...

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