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Salty Environments

The GP 3000 will find objects at great depths in salty environments.
However, the interfering signals caused by highly concentrated salt
may not be able to be completely 'balanced out' if using automatic
ground balance alone.

HINT

  Change Soil switch to Salt setting for salty environments.

To use the salt setting, you will have to use the specially designed
GP 3000 range of coils.

RECOVERING THE TARGET

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DETECTING

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Содержание GP 3000

Страница 1: ...Minelab GP3000 4901 0048 1 0 P0610 A G P 3 0 0 0...

Страница 2: ...ment contains Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd rights technical data or restricted rights data or both Patents and trademarks apply Since there may be a range of options available in this detector type equ...

Страница 3: ...s 7 Complete assembly instructions 8 BATTERY 13 Battery and charging 14 CONTROLS 17 Detector sounds easy reference 18 Control functions rear panel 19 Control functions front panel 23 OPERATION 27 Quic...

Страница 4: ...es 42 Identifying target signals 43 Recovering the target 45 USER INFORMATION 49 Technical specifications for the Minelab GP 3000 50 Troubleshooting 51 Service repair form 52 Warranty 53 Accessories 5...

Страница 5: ...oduction The GP 3000 incorporates new technological advances and control functions which have resulted in a detector that combines stable and effective ground balancing with depth and sensitivity 1 T...

Страница 6: ...y installation use and performance 4 CONTROLS This chapter is designed to familiarize you with the various features of the GP3000 control panel A few minutes spent reading this chapter will be a worth...

Страница 7: ...avy Duty Bungy Strap Like its predecessor the GP extreme the GP 3000 can handle heavily mineralized and salty ground conditions with greater ease than previous detectors which effectively opens up NEW...

Страница 8: ...k IRELAND email minelab minelab ie tel 353 23 52101 ContactMinelab Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd PO Box 537 Torrensville Plaza South Australia 5031 AUSTRALIA email ho minelab com au tel 61 8 8238 0888 V...

Страница 9: ...2 Assembly This chapter provides details and instructions on assembling and adjusting the GP 3000 5 A S S E M B LY 2...

Страница 10: ...arry Case 18 Double D coil with skidplate in separate carton Figure 2 1 Contents of the GP 3000 pack easy reference A Mains Charger B Headphones C Power Lead D Arm Rest E HandleAssembly F Instruction...

Страница 11: ...Straps 2 15 Armrest Cover D Headphones 16 Headphones E Battery and Battery Pack 17 Battery 18 Battery Pack 19 Battery Power Cable F Extras 20 Velcro Cable Straps 3 21 Bungy Cord 22 Bungy Knuckle 7 A...

Страница 12: ...ew the nylon wing nuts 13 onto the bolts by a couple of turns STEP 3 Slide the T section on top of the control box 10 into the armrest with the battery plug at the rear Tighten the nylon wing nuts by...

Страница 13: ...5 installed N NOTE The washers should always be full thickness and should be replaced regularly as they wear out and allow the coil to become loose STEP 4 Push the lower fibreglass shaft 4 into the mo...

Страница 14: ...kpack pouch 18 STEP 2 Connect the headphones 16 and the power cable 19 to the appropriate sockets in the cap of the battery STEP 3 Put on the backpack 18 If the coil cable is able to move around espec...

Страница 15: ...ble connects the battery and headphones to the detector Adjust for your own comfort STEP 1 Adjustthebungycord 21 fromtheknuckle 22 ontheshaft tocorrectlengthtotakesomeoftheweightwhenprospecting STEP 2...

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Страница 17: ...Battery The GP 3000 is supplied with a 6V DC rechargable battery pack plus both mains and vehicle chargers This chapter provides details on battery installation use and performance 13 B AT T E R I E...

Страница 18: ...rnal regulated power supply is not necessary and may damage your detector Low Battery Indication If the battery level drops below the desired power to give full function a series of alarm signal pulse...

Страница 19: ...converted by the charger to charge the detector battery Ared LED indicator will flash while the battery is charging When the battery is flat the LED may flash fast enough so as to appear constantly on...

Страница 20: ...ontrols It is important to familiarise yourself with the features of the GP 3000 control panel A few minutes spent reading this chapter will be a worthwhile preliminary to detecting 17 4 C O N T R O L...

Страница 21: ...then falls as the coil is passed over a target this generally indicates a large target Ground Noise Irregular noises that are difficult or impossible to pinpoint when moving the coil over the ground...

Страница 22: ...O L S Off On P0518 A Smart Point A quality initiative from Minelab Electronics The Smart Point is an intuitive new feature of the GP 3000 It is primarily a diagnostic test port that ensures that your...

Страница 23: ...vel should not be at a level where prolonged use may be irritating Ideally it should be a smooth gentle hum NOTE Small targets or large deep targets may not produce a distinct target signal but may ca...

Страница 24: ...is unaltered and proportional to the target size and depth see Figure 4 9 If the Volume control is turned down to half way the target signal is unaltered for a small target but is limited for a bigger...

Страница 25: ...4 13 and 4 14 the curving line represents the high low pitch response to a target The dotted line represents the threshold tone At minimum position the high low pitch variance to a target is reduced...

Страница 26: ...tal detectors AutomatictuningisstartedbypressingandreleasingtheTuneswitch The tuning process takes approx 60 sec and completion is indicated by three sharp beeps Figure 4 17 Tune control 23 4 C O N T...

Страница 27: ...get being ferrous or non ferrous It also affects how the detector recognises mineral effects in the ground as opposed to metal targets when ground balancing NOTE It is important that you read pages 37...

Страница 28: ...the middle of the coil but to one side and may give a complex signal when the target is very close to the coil Cancel may be used in areas with very high electrical interference where the Tune functio...

Страница 29: ...und balance or while searching The signal is random and very sharp and it is not characteristic of a normal target signal To prevent it from occuring keep your coil a few centimeters from the ground o...

Страница 30: ...5 Operation However experienced you are at using a metal detector it is important that you read this chapter to understand how to use the GP 3000 to its full capacity 27 O P E R AT I O N 5...

Страница 31: ...il vertical STEP 11 Slowly move the coil around your body through a half circle until the noise from the interference is loudest STEP 12 Hold this position keep the coil motionless and push the Tune s...

Страница 32: ...earing Set the Volume by passing the coil across a large target and adjusting volume to a comfortable level Now test a very small target at this level Set the Threshold control Adjust the Threshold co...

Страница 33: ...ty to choose between a target signal that has a large variance of tone or one which has less variation High variance can give the operator more signal definition to interpret however in highly mineral...

Страница 34: ...l and then re tune the detector again Hold the detector at waist height and the coil vertical Keeping the coil vertical slowly move it through a half circle around your body Listen for an increase in...

Страница 35: ...als Shallow boosts signals from small targets close to the surface This makes faint target signals easier to hear This setting may also boost any ground noise therefore Shallow is well suited for quie...

Страница 36: ...o quiet ground you will achieve better depth by operating your GP 3000 in the Fixed position and switch back to Tracking when ground changes or threshold becomes noisy If the ground is highly minerali...

Страница 37: ...repeat the procedure When there is no longer a change in the threshold while the coil is being raised and lowered the detector is ground balanced When the detector has been ground balanced the user m...

Страница 38: ...iminate ferrous targets means that while detecting in littered goldfields much of the iron rubbish may be ignored with a high probability that valuable targets will not be missed Figure 5 3 Discrimina...

Страница 39: ...the target response becomes strong enough the detector will resume discrimination Pinpointing is best performed using All Metal HINT When a target has been located using Disc the coil should be rapidl...

Страница 40: ...tentially mistaken as ferrous Turning the control anti clockwise increases the strength of a signal required for iron discrimination to be activated The LevelAdjust also affects the Tracking mode When...

Страница 41: ...round track is less likely to balance out some weak signals Weak signal will pause the Tracking mode 38 O P E R AT I O N 5 MIN FULLY ANTI CLOCKWISE Most iron objects are discriminated but a few small...

Страница 42: ...6 Detecting Techniques Hints and techniques for better detecting and happy prospecting that will help you to utilise the power of your GP 3000 3000 with DVT 39 D E T E C T I N G 6...

Страница 43: ...istance between the coilandtheseitems Motion detection The GP 3000 is a motion detector Therefore the detector must be moving over a target to detect it Parallel Sweeping Procedure Figure 6 1 The coil...

Страница 44: ...3 different directions Overlap each sweep Each sweep of the coil should overlap the area covered by the previous sweep to ensure a full coverage of the area being searched Be aware of the search patte...

Страница 45: ...ther than across the changes will often stabilize the effect In some ground particularly heavily mineralized areas the operator may need to sweep the coil 1 or 2 cm above the ground This should give a...

Страница 46: ...f the signal remains the same or becomes louder it is likely a metallic target If you are still not sure make the hole deeper and repeat the process You may also notice that mineral noises are often e...

Страница 47: ...g techniques may then be used When a target is detected sweep the general area with the coil taking note of where the strongest signal is received By shortening the length of the sweep it should be po...

Страница 48: ...If it is not the target should be amongst the surface material STEP 2 Ifthetargetsignalisstillpresent digtoadepthofapprox 50mm STEP 3 If the target cannot be seen sweep the coil over the hole STEP 4...

Страница 49: ...e buried deeply it should help to use the following technique STEP 1 Usethecrosssweepingmethodtolocatethetargetaccurately STEP 2 Digaholelargeenoughtoinsertthecoil approx 100mmdeep STEP 3 Keep testing...

Страница 50: ...caused by highly concentrated salt may not be able to be completely balanced out if using automatic ground balance alone HINT Change Soil switch to Salt setting for salty environments To use the salt...

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Страница 52: ...7 User Info This chapter provides a glossary of terminology user guides technical specifications warranty and repair details and troubleshooting tips 49 USER INFO 7...

Страница 53: ...trol Tone 1 turn control Tune push switch Level Adjust 1 turn control Iron Discriminate All Metal Disc 2 pos switch Soil Sensitive N Salt 3 pos switch Coil Double D M Cancel 3 pos switch Balance Fixed...

Страница 54: ...cle charger Check 10 amp fuse in charger plug Battery not holding charge Try alternative charger Check power cable Very noisy threshold Check for interference and re tune Try detecting in a different...

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Страница 56: ...r to pay all transport costs for the detector to Minelab The repaired detector will be returned to the owner freight free NOTE This warranty is not transferable or valid unless the enclosed warranty r...

Страница 57: ...oils will work on the GP 3000 however there are limitations which will mean that a number of the new benefits of the DVT technology will not work properly In some cases the use of coils not designed f...

Страница 58: ...ch coil and this field is pulsed or sent into the ground The presence of a metal target in the ground will disturb the pattern of this field and this disturbance is registered by the receive system of...

Страница 59: ...nd contains certain minerals which can cause false signals to be given by a detector Heavily mineralized ground requires different ground processing than does neutral or lightly mineralized ground see...

Страница 60: ...D Mono Cancel different coils will have a different shaped area being covered by each sweep Threshold The continuous audible level of sound emitted by the detector is referred to as the Threshold Thi...

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Страница 62: ...temperatures or leave it in the sun for longer than is necessary Shading will help protect it Do not leave the detector in a closed vehicle especially in the sun The coil housing will eventually wear...

Страница 63: ...he continued access to areas for prospecting and treasure hunting This will also ensure that the pristine condition of our beautiful bushland forests and dry land areas is maintained with a minimum of...

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