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28 Menu Operation
29 Adjusting Menu Settings
30 Sensitivity
31 Adjusting Sensitivity
32 Noise Cancel
33 Choosing a Noise Cancel Channel
34 Threshold
35 Adjusting Threshold
36 Volume
37 Adjusting Volume
38 Tones
38 Target Tones
38 Threshold Tone
39 Adjusting Tones
40 Ground Balance
40 Ground Balance (Normal)
40 Ground Balance (Beach)
42 Adjusting Ground Balance
44 Tracking Ground Balance Oset
45 Battery Behaviour
46 Factory Presets
46 Mode Factory Preset
46 Erasing Patterns
48 Coil Identication
49 Error Messages
50 Sounds
51 Recovering the Target
52 Accessories
54 Care of your X-Terra 705
55 X-Terra 705 Specications
56 Service Repair Form
Quick Start Reference Inside Front Cover
2 How Detectors Work
2 VFLEX Technology
4 Assembling Your X-Terra 705
4 List of Parts
5 Connecting the Coil
5 Shaft Assembly
6 Armrest Assembly
6 Connecting the Control Box
6 Disconnecting the Control Box
7 Coil Cable Assembly
7 Inserting Batteries
8 Keypad Layout
10 LCD Layout
12 Turning the Detector On
12 Detecting Modes
14 Holding the Detector
15 Sweeping the Coil
16 A Simple Detecting Exercise
17 Detector Audio
18 Coin & Treasure Mode
19 Prospecting Mode
20 Target ID
20 Target ID Stability
21 Pattern Discrimination Scale
22 Preset Discrimination Patterns
24 Choosing a Discrimination Pattern
24 Pattern Discrimination
24 Iron Mask Discrimination
24 All Metal Shortcut
25 Editing Discrimination Patterns
26 Pinpointing
26 Pinpoint Auto
27 Pinpoint Sizing
Part Number: 4901-0073-1.1
Turn on (p. 12)
Choose a detecting mode (p. 12)
Coin & Treasure Mode (p. 18) Prospecting Mode (p. 19)
Choose a Discrimination Pattern (pp. 22–24) Set the Iron Mask Level (pp. 22–24)
Set Noise Cancel (Auto or Manual) (pp. 32–33)
Set Ground Balance (Auto, Manual or Track) (pp. 40–43)
Begin detecting!
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congratulations on purchasing
your x-terra 705!
Quick start
Metal detecting is a fascinating and rewarding
activity enjoyed by people all over the world.
By getting to know your X-Terra 705 you can
become one of the many who nd valuable
coins, relics, gold and jewellery on a
regular basis.
The X-Terra 705 is a high-precision instrument
incorporating Minelab’s proven single
frequency technology, VFLEX.
VFLEX processes a pure single frequency,
ensuring that you can enjoy the hobby at all
times, condent that you are using a highly-
tuned and dependable detector. In other
words, a SERIOUS detector.
This manual is designed to help both the
beginner and expert treasure hunter get the
best performance out of the X-Terra 705.
These quick start instructions allow you
to begin detecting straight away and nd
important reference information for setting
up your X-Terra 705.
Minelab encourages all users to read
the entire manual to ensure a complete
understanding of all the features and
functions that your X-Terra 705 oers.