Detect Mode
Selects Detect Modes: Park, Field, Beach, and Gold*
Each Detect Mode has 2 customisable Search Profiles.
A short press of the Detect Mode button
scrolls through the Detect Modes.
Press and hold for 5 seconds to restore factory preset
for the active Search Profile.
1. Turn on
Press the Power button on the side of the user
interface.
2. Select a Detect Mode
Select the optimum Detect Mode Search Profile for
your detecting location. (EQUINOX 800 shown).
3. Noise Cancel
Select Noise Cancel from the Settings Menu, then
press to initiate automatic Noise Cancel.
This will take approximately 8 seconds to complete.
4. Begin detecting!
Pinpoint
Assists in locating the exact position of a target prior to recovery.
Press the Pinpoint/Detect button to enable pinpoint
mode. Press again to return to the Detect Screen.
Park
Field
Beach
Gold*
Detect Modes
| Each Detect Mode has two adjustable Search Profiles with unique default settings.
Quick Start
| 4 easy steps to get started.
Before first use, it is recommended that you fully charge the battery.
Flashing: Charging
User Interface
| Adjust and view your detector settings.
This asterisk appears throughout the guide, indicating features only available on the EQUINOX 800 model.
Power
A short press of the Power button turns the detector on and off.
A long press (5 seconds) restores the detector to factory settings.
Backlight
Selects the backlight
brightness* or turns the
backlight on and off.
The backlight icon will appear
when the backlight is on.
Sensitivity Indicator
Indicates approximate
sensitivity level (25 levels)
Press
and
from
the detect screen to adjust
sensitivity.
Advanced
Setting
Setting
Detect Mode
Search Profiles
1 device paired
70% –100%
30% – 70%
<30%
<5%
Charge the battery when the
battery icon begins to flash.
3 devices paired
Up to 4 wireless devices can be paired and in use simultaneously.
Depth Indicator
Indicates the estimated
depth of a detected
target. (5 levels)
Frequency
Displays the current operating Frequency.
Press the Frequency button any time to scroll through the
available operating frequencies for the active Search Profile.
Detector Settings Menu
A short press of the Settings button accesses
and scrolls through the Detector Settings menu.
A long press when in the Settings Menu
accesses Advanced Settings if available.
Press
and
with a setting selected to adjust its
value.
Displays the current selected
single frequency in kHz:
5, 10, 15, 20*, or 40*.
Displays a rectangle when
operating in Simultaneous
Multi-Frequency.
Tracking
Indicates that Tracking ground
balance is active.
Wireless Audio
A short press of the Wireless button turns Wireless on and off.
A long press pairs wireless audio devices.
Any Bluetooth
headphones
aptX™ Low Latency
headphones
WM 08 Wireless
Audio Module
Battery Status
LED indicates charge status
during charging. You can
go detecting as usual when
connected to a USB power bank,
just like a spare battery.
Setting
Advanced Setting
Noise Cancel
Auto | Manual*
Ground Balance
Auto | Manual
Volume Adjust
0 to 25
Tone Volume
Ferrous | Non-ferrous*
Threshold Level
0 to 25
Threshold Pitch*
0 to 25
Target Tone
1, 2, 5, and 50
Tone Pitch
Ferrous | Non-ferrous*
Accept/Reject
50 Segment resolution
Tone Break
Ferrous | Non-ferrous*
Recovery Speed
3 Levels | 8 Levels*
Notch Discrimination
High resolution 50 segment (–9 to 40) discrimination scale for
accurate, stable target identification.
When a target is detected, press the Accept/Reject button to
instantly accept or reject it.
You can also create discrimination patterns via the Settings Menu.
Press
or
to navigate to a segment, then press the Accept/
Reject button to accept or reject it.
All-Metal
Press the All-Metal button to turn the selected discrimination
pattern on and off for target confirmation.
Great performance in high-trash
recreational environments.
Using Multi in this mode is the most versatile
for general coin and treasure detecting.
Excels in dry sand, wet sand,
and underwater.
Beach mode operates in Multi only, and is
designed for typical use in beach conditions.
Perfect for gold nugget
prospecting.
This mode operates high single frequencies of
20 or 40 kHz, optimum for gold targets.
Ideal for detecting fine jewellery
and artefacts.
Using Multi in this mode helps the specialist
find the widest range of target sizes.
For each Detect Mode, the default
Search Profile 1 setting has been
optimised for easy detection of a wide
range of targets.
Automatically save your favourite
detecting settings in Profile 1 or 2 in
each Detect Mode once you are familiar
with the detector.
User Profile*
A long press of the User Profile button saves the current detector
settings.
A short press turns the saved User Profile on or off.
Constant on: Charged
Target IDs –9 to 0 indicate
ferrous targets, e.g. –5.
Target IDs 1 to 40 indicate
non-ferrous targets, e.g. 32.
