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GPX 5000 Range 
GPX 4800 Range 
Factory Preset
Ground Balance Procedure  
for Specific
Special 
Soil/Timings
You can select which timings will be activated by the Special 
switch on the control panel.
Sensitive Smooth (GPX 5000)
Sensitive Smooth is optimised for an improved response on 
smaller, shallow nuggets in heavily mineralised soils. There is 
a slight loss of depth on bigger targets; so you should not use 
this setting when seeking out large, deep nuggets.
Sensitive Smooth allows the use of monoloop coils in highly 
mineralised areas. It eliminates most false signals from hot 
rocks, and ground mineralisation, whilst retaining excellent 
sensitivity to small targets. 
Fine Gold (GPX 5000)
Fine is highly sensitive to smaller targets in mineralised 
ground. It provides a sharper signal on small gold compared to 
Enhance, and improves the detectability of rough/flaky gold 
and specimens, whilst ignoring most hot rocks signals and 
false ground noises. Shallow, highly mineralised ground where 
gold has been found previously should be re-examined with 
Fine Gold, and best results will be had by using the optional 8” 
and 11” Commander Monoloop coils.
Sensitive Extra
This timing may increase the signal from certain hot rocks near 
the surface, but can actually help smooth out the Threshold in 
certain ground types; particularly with Double D coils. In mild 
ground conditions Sensitive Extra will provide the best signal 
response on a small, deep target.
Salt/Gold (GPX 5000)
Salt/Gold is designed for use in mineralised soils that have a 
high salt content. It should work well on dry inland salt lakes, 
high salt concentrated goldfields, and mineralised saltwater 
beaches. Extremely salt saturated soils may still need to be 
searched with the coil switch in Cancel (using a Double D coil).
Sens Smooth, Fine Gold, Sens Extra, Salt/Gold, Sharp, Coin/Relic 
Sens Extra, Sharp, Coin/Relic, Salt-Coarse 
Fine Gold (GPX 5000), Sens Extra (GPX 4800)
  When moving to a new area the first 
Specific Ground Balance must be done 
with the Ground Balance switch — not the 
Quick-Track button.
1  Find a clear area of ground without 
any targets. 
2  Select GB Type Specific in the Menu.
3  Change Ground Balance switch to Fixed.
4  Hold the coil 300–450mm (12"–18") above 
the ground.
5  Change the Ground Balance switch to 
Tracking. You will hear a high pitched tone 
that only lasts one second.
6  When the low pitch tone begins 
immediately start lowering and raising 
the coil over the ground. Try to lower the 
coil parallel and as close to the ground as 
possible without touching it.
  Continue moving the coil up and down  
until the audio has stabilised and any 
ground noise has stopped. When there is 
no longer a change in the Threshold the 
detector is ‘Ground Balanced’.
7  Change the Ground Balance back to Fixed 
and commence detecting.
Audio Tone
Time
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Note: Sensitive Smooth is best 
suited for use with monoloop 
coils in difficult soils.