Minelab X-Terra 505 Owner's Manual

The NEW X-TERRA Model 705
The new flagship of the X-TERRA series, the X-TERRA 705, also received some
great new advanced features and enhancements re-asserting its professional
reputation.
Some buttons cleverly ‘double-up’ as multi-function buttons to cater for the extra functionality
without cluttering the control panel. (Unit operation is clearly detailed in the illustrated and
comprehensive Instruction Manual)
The X-TERRA 705 has all of the features of the X-TERRA 305 and X-TERRA 505 plus
more!
With enhanced Ground Balance abilities making this detector even smoother and easier to operate even in highly
mineralised conditions. Because of this the X-TERRA 705 will see targets that the X-TERRA 70 could not, and it
will work in ground conditions that its competitors could only dream of!
Complementing the enhanced Ground Balance abilities the X-TERRA 705 also has a new Tracking Ground
Balance Offset feature. Many experienced users would like to run their units slightly off balance, but have been
unable to do this when in Auto Tracking mode. Well now they can! With the ability to adjust from -15 to +15 whilst
in Auto Tracking mode it can be easier to work areas that were previously difcult. Operating in areas with
mineralised ground with hot rocks or the dry-wet sand transition areas becomes easier. This is already proven in
goldeld trials where the Prospecting Mode offers even more exibility. By setting a negative Tracking Ground
Balance Offset (-15 to 0) the X-TERRA 705’s ability to nd deeper and smaller targets in certain conditions may
improve. It may also improve the Target ID and reduce false signals if a positive Tracking Ground Balance Offset is
set (0 to +15).
The X-TERRA 705 now features a very useful Backlight to enable continued searching when the light gets low.
A new Pin Point mode is available in the X-TERRA 705. The much-lauded Pinpoint Auto mode stays the same
as X-TERRA 70. A new Pinpoint Sizing mode has been added. Pinpoint Sizing mode can be used in two different
ways. As the name suggests Pinpoint Sizing mode can gure out the size of a target by holding the sensitivity at a
constant level and then probing the periphery of the target. The second use is as a manually controllable pinpointing
mode. Since the sensitivity is held at a constant level when this mode is entered, you can narrow your target
response by holding the coil partially over the target and then enter the Pinpoint Sizing mode. This process can be
repeated until a very narrow target response is heard and you know exactly where the target is. This has a similar
effect to Pinpoint Auto mode but gives the user more control.
X-TERRA 705 now has 4 preset Discrimination Patterns (that the user can customise) and an All Metal Mode
with a shortcut button on the front panel (very quick and handy for checking signals).
X-TERRA 705 delivers a whopping 28 segments of Target ID, 4 ferrous and 24 non-ferrous giving Target ID’s from
-8 to +48, in steps of 2. More Target ID segments gives greater ability to see small differences in target composition
and allows for improved accuracy of what targets you accept or reject.
Sensitivity on the X-TERRA 705 ranges from 1 – 30.
The X-TERRA 705 has 5 manually adjustable Noise Cancel channels, as well as an Auto Noise Cancel function.
The Beach Ground Balance Mode in the X-TERRA 705 continues to be fantastically useful. As well as its
outstanding performance at the beach it can also help to achieve a ground balance in extremely difcult mineralised
soils and is great at ignoring broken down Ferrous material that is almost non-magnetic.
Field tester’s comments on X-TERRA 705
“It’s great fun to use. The simplest way to describe it is perfect balance! It holds the direction of the swing without the
slightest complaint. It even fools you into thinking that it’s your detecting ability rather than the detector’s engineering
that’s the cause of such ne sweeping! On wet salt sand it was possible to work in the salt water with sensitivity as high
as 28 without any falsing whatsoever! On inland sites it rewarded with a few decent hammered coins which had been
missed by several others on well- worked land. The coil options are great and I found the elliptical high-frequency coil to
“be the business” on those “well-worked sites!”

Minelab X-Terra 505 Specifications

General

Brand	Minelab
Model	X-Terra 505
Category	Metal Detector
Language	English