Assembly & Getting Started
Carton Contents 5
Assembly 6
Assembled Detector 7
Detector Battery 8
Charging the Battery 8
Battery Status Indicator 8
Battery Maintenance 8
Operating With a Power Bank 8
Control Panel 9
LCD Icons 10
Quick Start 11
Global and Local Settings 12
Reset a Search Profile 12
Factory Reset the Detector 12
Detecting Basics
How Detectors Work 14
Key Detecting Concepts 15
Detecting Technique 16
Holding the Detector 16
Adjusting the Length of the Shafts 16
Adjusting the Angle of the Coil 16
Sweeping the Coil 16
Targets 16
Detector Sounds 17
Simple Detecting Exercise 18
Pinpointing Technique 19
Coil Configuration and Pinpointing 19
Pinpointing a Target Manually 19
Target Recovery 20
Digging Tools 20
Recovering a Target 20
Detect Modes
Detect Modes 22
Detect Mode Navigation 22
Adjusting Search Profiles 22
Choosing the Right Detect Mode 22
Park 23
Field 24
Beach 25
Gold* 26
Detect Screen Functions
Frequency 28
Changing the Frequency 28
Single Frequency Operation 28
Frequencies and Detect Modes 28
Multi-IQ Technology 29
Target ID & Discrimination 30
Target ID 30
Discrimination Scale 30
Typical Target Examples 31
Target ID Accuracy 31
Backlight 32
Turning the Backlight On 32
Adjusting the Backlight Brightness* 32
User Prole* 33
Save a User Profile 33
Activating the User Profile 33
Sensitivity 34
Sensitivity Indicator 34
Adjusting Sensitivity 34
Recommended Sensitivity Settings 34
Depth Gauge 35
Pinpoint 36
Pinpoint Visualisation 36
Pinpointing a Target 36
Settings Menu
Settings Menu 38
Settings 38
Advanced Settings 38
Settings Menu Navigation 38
Noise Cancel 39
Auto Noise Cancel 39
Manual Noise Cancel* 39
Ground Balance 40
Manual Ground Balance 40
Auto Ground Balance 40
Tracking Ground Balance 41
Volume Adjust 42
Adjusting the Volume 42
Tone Volume (Advanced Setting) 43
Adjusting Tone Volume 43
Threshold Level 44
Adjusting the Threshold Level 44
Gold Threshold 44
Park, Field, and Beach Threshold 44
Threshold Pitch* (Advanced Setting) 45
Adjusting the Threshold Pitch 45
Contents
Target Tone 46
Selecting the Number of Target Tones 46
Tone Pitch (Advanced Setting) 47
Adjusting Tone Pitch: 1, 2, or 5 Tones 47
Adjusting Tone Pitch: 50 Tones 48
Accept/Reject 49
Creating a Discrimination Pattern 49
All-Metal 49
Accepting/Rejecting Detected Targets 49
Tone Break (Advanced Setting) 50
Adjusting Tone Break 50
Recovery Speed 51
Swing Rate 51
Adjusting Recovery Speed 51
Iron Bias (Advanced Setting) 52
Adjusting Iron Bias 52
Detector Audio
Audio Options 54
Wireless Audio Latency 54
WM08 Wireless Audio Module 55
Pairing the WM 08 55
Pairing Additional WM 08 Modules 55
Charging the WM 08 55
ML80 Wireless Headphones 56
Pairing Wireless Headphones 56
Adjusting ML 80 Volume 56
ML 80 Factory Reset 57
Charging ML 80 Headphones 57
ML 80 Auxiliary Cable 57
Wired Headphones 58
Connecting Wired Headphones 58
Adaptor Cable 58
Connecting Waterproof Headphones 58
Headphone Socket Submersion 58
Care & Safety
EQUINOX Accessories 60
Maintenance & Safety 61
Battery Charging
Recommendations 62
Factory Presets 63
Troubleshooting 64
Error Codes 65
Technical Specications 66
Software Updates 67