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Summary of Contents for SOVEREIGN GT

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Page 2: ...02 891 8809 Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd PO Box 537 Torrensville Plaza South Australia 5031 AUSTRALIA email minelab minelab com au tel 61 8 8238 0888 Minelab International Limited Laragh Bandon Co Cork IRELAND email minelab minelab ie tel 353 23 52101 Contact Details www minelab com MINELAB MINELAB User Manual SOVEREIGN GT ...

Page 3: ...equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna of the radio or television Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Consult your local dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help EC Conformity NOTE This product complies with the essential requirements of E...

Page 4: ... Upper Shaft Assembly 7 5 3 Completing the Shaft Assembly 8 5 4 Shaft Mount the Control Box 8 5 5 Hipmounting Chest Mount 9 6 BATTERIES 10 6 1 Installation of NiMH Battery Pack 10 6 2 Installation of Alkaline Batteries 10 6 3 Low Battery Warning and NiMH Recharging 11 6 4 Using your NiMH Chargers 11 table of contents www minelab com p1 ...

Page 5: ...transmit simultaneously in multiple frequencies The benefits of multiple frequency technology are numerous and include increased depth greater sensitivity to non ferrous metal objects increased accuracy in discrimination and increased accuracy in target identification Add to this Minelab s automatic ground balance and the Sovereign GT becomes a very versatile all purpose detector The Sovereign GT ...

Page 6: ... is like swinging a number of single frequency detectors at the same time Because BBS operates in a number of frequencies that no other detector does BBS detectors such as the Sovereign GT can find a broad range of objects that no other individual detector has the ability to find www minelab com p5 The Sovereign GT combines Minelab s unique multiple frequency BBS technology with automatic ground b...

Page 7: ...e the tape on the lower fiberglass tube 3 that is holding the black teardrop washers 12 in place Note Ensure the washers do not fall out after removing the tape b Remove the black nylon wing nut 11 and bolt 10 from the coil 1 c With the teardrop washers in place push the lower tube 3 into the coil bracket so that the holes line up Note Ensure that the black nylon spring clip near the top of the fi...

Page 8: ... mounting bracket positioned at the back The velcroed panel is then wrapped across the top of the stem www minelab com Figure 4 Completing the shaft assembly Figure 5 Mounting the control box on the shaft www minelab com 5 5 Hipmounting Chestmount Hipmounting is an alternative to mounting the detector on the shaft and significantly reduces physical strain enabling longer search time without undue ...

Page 9: ...r about 10 to 15 hours Using headphones will extend battery life further Good quality alkaline batteries should always be used instead of standard carbon batteries Alkaline batteries should be removed from the detector if it is to be stored for extended periods to avoid damage caused by leaking batteries Figure 8 Installing the battery pack Figure 9 Installing Alkaline Batteries www minelab com p1...

Page 10: ...rn the Sovereign GT On by turning the Volume control to about 3 o clock d Turn the Threshold control in a clockwise direction until the tone becomes just audible e Set the Sensitivity control to Auto f Put the Ground Balance switch into Track and ground balance the detector by raising and lowering the coil from 2 15cm above the ground until the threshold becomes stable Note Disc and Notch controls...

Page 11: ...nelab com p15 7 4 Threshold Control Located at the bottom right of the control panel the Threshold control allows for adjustment of the background hum This background threshold or hum aids in the location of targets Small targets or large deep targets may not produce a distinct target signal but rather cause only a slight change in the threshold tone Ideally this control should be set to a positio...

Page 12: ...erloaded by a substantially large piece of metal close to the coil Raise the coil a few inches above the ground and pass it over the area again to check the target By lifting the coil away from the ground it enables the Sovereign GT to accurately analyse the object detected Note If a target signal seems to have blanked but the threshold hasn t changed to a different tone assuming the threshold swi...

Page 13: ...h Variable Control Located on the centre left of the control panel the Notch control is used in combination with the Disc control to discriminate against or ignore certain metal objects As with the Disc control this is continuously variable and features numerous graduations as a guide to setting the control The main difference between the Notch and Discrimination controls is that Discrimination se...

Page 14: ...hat there is no metal in the ground or close to the coil If you cannot achieve a ground balance try again a few feet away in case there is a metal target under your first location or reduce the sensitivity Once you have achieved ground balance switch into Fixed and start detecting If the area you are searching is variable mineralisation you will need to periodically switch back to Track to regroun...

Page 15: ...peaker and their use will increase battery life The socket will accept most stereo headphones with a 1 4 jack If your headphones have a Stereo Mono switch set it to Stereo Minelab recommends headphones to be between 32 and 100 Ohms www minelab com 8 digital target indication meter www minelab com p23 8 Digital Target Indication Meter available as accessory The Digital Target meter has been designe...

Page 16: ... the target recognition table shown on page 25 This table will become an excellent guide when used in conjunction with the Digital Target Indicator until the various target responses become familiar This meter should not be solely relied upon for discrimination It is important to use the other features of the Sovereign GT to aid in the process of discrimination Be aware that some similar objects m...

Page 17: ...GT ignored a non ferrous object k Turn the Disc control back to the most anti clockwise position l Progressively turn the Notch control in a clockwise direction again passing the coil over the test objects The Notch control enables the detector to ignore a small number of objects with similar conductivity while still detecting other valuable non ferrous objects even if they are of lower conductivi...

Page 18: ...e special tools to enable the recovery of targets without digging large holes This retains the surface plug of grass and soil to be returned undisturbed All holes that have been dug must be properly refilled Not only is it environmentally unacceptable to not fill in holes it is also dangerous The use of headphones when detecting will also reduce external noise sometimes an annoyance for other oper...

Page 19: ...mum 38in 965mm Weight Control Box 20 3oz 568gms Tornado 1000 coil 23oz 654gms Technology Broad Band Spectrum BBS Transmit Frequency 17 frequencies 1 5 25 5khz Ground Balance Automatic Ground Tracking Arm Rest Aluminium with Neoprene cover strap Battery System Alkaline 8 x 1 5V AA or NiMH battery pack 12V 1000mAH Mains Charger 110v USA 230V EU 240V AUS Vehicle Charger 12V Cigarette Lighter plug Tar...

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