Quest Engineering X5 User Manual

13
Troubleshooting
SYMPTOM
SOLUTION
Detector does not turn on
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Ensure the battery is fully charged
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If battery is fully charged, contact your dealer to help resolve the problem
Detector turns on but will
not detect metal
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Ensure the search coil is properly connected to the control housing
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Check the Sensitivity level – if set too low, detection depth will be limited
Target detection appears
on the screen but there is
no audio
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Ensure the Volume is not set too low
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Check to see if there are headphones connected to the back of the control housing
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Plug in a set of headphones to see if there is a problem with the internal speaker
Excessive chatter or false
signals received
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Reduce the Sensitivity level
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Check the Ground Balance as ground conditions may have changed
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Try another part of the site you are searching – there may be a large number of targets present
 Electrical interference in the area may be the cause. If reducing Sensitivity does not help, you may
need to come back at a different time to see if the cause is no longer present.
High/Low audio signal
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This is the overload signal. Lift the coil a few inches and recheck the area.
Target ID #”s and audio
tones jumps around
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Typically this indicates the coil is either passing over multiple targets or trash. Turn 90 degrees
and wiggle the coil across the target. See if you can separate multiple targets or determine if it is a
larger piece of trash. .

Quest Engineering X5 Specifications

General

Brand	Quest Engineering
Model	X5
Category	Metal Detector
Language	English