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RELIC
The relic is item of interest because of its age or historical value. Many relics are made of iron, but also
of bronze or other precious metals.
IRON
Iron is a common metal of low quality, which is an undesirable item. Common examples of this ferrous
scrap are old cans, pipes, screws, and nails.
In some cases, an iron object may be the target of a find, e.g., valuable relics may be made in part of
iron, cannonballs, ancient weapons, and parts of ancient structures and tools.
FERROUS
Metals that are made of iron or contain iron.
PINPOINTING
Pinpointing is a function that allows you to find the exact location of hidden objects. Deep hidden metal
objects can look like soil and can therefore be badly detected.
PULL-TABS
Discarded eyelets from beverage cans are unwanted items for treasure hunters. They come in many
different shapes and sizes. Although these eyelets can be discriminated, with this discrimination
setting you can also lose valuable objects that have a similar surface conductivity.
V.C.O. (VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR)
V.C.O. is a sound method that causes both sound intensity and volume to increase as signal strength
increases. V.C.O. improves the user's ability to determine target size and depth. Very weak signals
(small or very deep hidden objects) have the lowest volume and lowest intensity. Large objects and
objects close to the coil will be announced by loud tones of high intensity.
GROUND BALANCE
This is the detector's ability to ignore common minerals in the soil and respond only to hidden metal
objects. The device has its own circuits that reduce the possibility of false signals in highly mineralized
soils.
