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Chapter MXT Pro Quick Start
Instructions
With the MXT Pro properly assembled and the batteries installed,
follow the instructions below to start finding valuables!
1.
Set the Ground Balance Toggle to the Ground position for
normal dirt, Salt position for saltwater beaches or alkali desert
regions when wet.
2.
Set the Trigger Switch (under the handgrip) to the center (Pri-
mary Search) position.
3.
Set the MODE toggle to the position that best describes your
searching desire, Coin & Jewelry, Relic, or Prospecting.
4.
Set the DUAL CONTROL to the DISC ring “ Triangle” for Coin
& Jewelry and Relic Mode or to the SAT ring “Triangle” for the
Prospecting Mode.
5.
Turn the GAIN control clockwise until the power clicks “ON”.
Rotate the GAIN control clockwise to “Triangle”.
6.
Adjust the THRESHOLD control until you hear a soft threshold
“hum” (faint sound).
7.
Lower the search coil to the ground, then “pump” the coil up
and down 2” - 4” a couple of times and the MXT Pro will balance
or track out the ground mineralization, indicated by a steady
threshold hum.
8.
Begin searching, swinging the search coil in wide sweeps that
overlap each other 50% as near the ground surface as possible,
scrubbing grass, a half-inch above rocky or ruff surfaces, listening
for solid repeatable “beeps” over multiple search coil passes.
9.
Once a solid repeatable “beep” has been located over several
search coil passes; consult the display information, squeeze and
hold the Trigger switch (on the handgrip) and “+” the area (Coin
& Relic) noting the largest bar blocks and the shallow depth
indicates target center. Dig targets with good sound over multiple
search coil passes, good display indication, and consider (Coin &
Relic) depth as another likely clue as to target value.
10.
If you experience instability (false signals or constant beeping
or popping) and you are not near common sources of electrical
interference, set TRAC to LOCK and/or reduce GAIN (counter-
clockwise) slightly and try again. It is normal to hear minor but
noticeable fluctuations in the THRESHOLD “hum” as the MXT
Pro tracks out the ground mineralization and rejects trash metals
particularly noticeable at higher GAIN settings.
When operating in the Prospecting Mode, if experiencing
instability false signals first try reducing the Gain and/or increas
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ing the SAT speed (DUAL Control). SAT speeds as high as HY-
PERSAT may be necessary in some ground conditions. If Gain
and SAT adjustments do not smooth performance, then switch to
the TRAC Lock position.
* SPECIAL NOTICE
If you attempt to demonstrate or test the
MXT Pro by waving targets in the air in
front of the search coil, it is ESSENTIAL
to have the GROUND BALANCE toggle
in the Lock position, NOT Ground or
Salt.
This is necessary, for when the MXT Pro
is in the Ground or Salt positions, the
search coil must SEE ground while it is
passing over the target or it will think
that the target IS ground and will at-
tempt to track it out. This is the case in
all MODES.
You may, however, demonstrate the fast
ground balancing feature of Ground or
Salt by waving or pumping a mineralized
rock in the air in front of the search coil.
Testing the MXT Pro with targets while
in TRAC Ground or Salt positions must
be done in or on the ground.
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