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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II1Minelab Explorer II! ™"4901-0047 Rev 1.0P0591-A

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II10www.minelab.comMINELAB’S UNIQUE TECHNOLOGYThe Explorer II is one of a new generation of detectors from Minelab. Its sleek,

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II11Once you are familiar with the feel and functions of the detector, it isa simple matter to move into Advanced mode. This will

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II12www.minelab.comFull Band Spectrum (FBS)When developing Full Band Spectrum (FBS) technology, Minelab’sscientists looked at imp

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II13!MINELAB’S UNIQUE TECHNOLOGYThe Full Band Spectrum (FBS) circuit automatically transmits 28frequencies simultaneously. This

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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II152AssemblyThis chapter provides details andinstructions on assembling andadjusting the Explorer II.

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II16www.minelab.comMAIN CARTON• HANDLE ASSEMBLY(CONTAINING ALKALINEBATTERY PACK)• UPPER SHAFT ASSEMBLY• LOWER SHAFT ASSEMBLY• SEA

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II17UNPACKING YOUR EXPLORER IIList of PartsThe box in which the Explorer II is shipped should contain the itemsillustrated on the

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II18www.minelab.comASSEMBLING THE DETECTORASSEMBLING THE DETECTORHandle assemblyShaft assemblySearch coilPlease follow these inst

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II19Connecting the search coil to the lower shaftFigure 2.1–2.3 CAUTION DO NOT attempt to disconnect the coil cablewhere it ent

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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II20www.minelab.comSTEP 3 Check the orientation of the search coil and shaft ensuringthat the open side of the yoke faces the gro

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II21THE SHAFT ASSEMBLYThe shaft assembly is made up of the upper and lower shafts connected by the shaftcamlock. The assembly hou

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II22www.minelab.comConnecting the shaft assembly to the handleassemblyFigure 2.6–2.9NOTE Shaft orientation: camlock is on lower

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II23CONNECTING THE SHAFT ASSEMBLYFigure 2.9 Adjusting the shaft andangle of the search coilFigure 2.8 Inserting shaft assemblyint

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II24www.minelab.comAdjusting the armrest assemblyFigure 2.10To adjust armrest:STEP 1 Loosen the screw in the center of the armres

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II25Figure 2.11 Fitting buckle to armrest strapFigure 2.12 Fitting armrest strap toarmrestFigure 2.13 Tightening armrest strapFit

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II26www.minelab.comHEADPHONESFigure 2.14 Inserting headphoneAttaching headphonesFigure 2.14The use of headphones when treasure hu

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II27REPLACING AND FITTING THE SEARCH COILReplacing the search coilFigure 2.14–2.16CAUTION DO NOT attempt to remove the coil cabl

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II28www.minelab.comSTEP 4 (Figure 2.15) Gently pull the coil cable from inside the yoke/lower shaft.STEP 5 (Figure 2.16). Careful

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II294CONTROL PANELPINPOINTIRONMASKDETECTNOISECANCELBACKLIGHTBACKExplorerIION/OFFON/OFFMINELABIronIn4Control PanelIt is important

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II3TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ...

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II30CONTROL PANEL4www.minelab.comeasy referenceTHE CONTROL PANELAs the control panel provides user access to all Explorer II func

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II313BatteriesThe Explorer II is powered by alkalinebatteries or a rechargeable Nickel MetalHydride (NiMH) battery pack. This cha

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II32www.minelab.comRemoval of battery packFigure 3.1CAUTION Ensure that the detector is turned OFF beforeproceeding with any of

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II33Recharging NiMH battery pack with the mainschargerFigure 3.3The Explorer II is provided with a sealed Nickel Metal Hydride(Ni

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II34www.minelab.comMinelab’s battery chargers aresuitable for the Explorer NiMHbattery pack only. The batterychargers will not re

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II35!Battery life indicationsFigure 3.4Visual indication – The battery life indicator appears on all of theExplorer detect screen

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II36CONTROL PANEL4www.minelab.comCONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS ... INCLUDE?

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II37QUICKSTART55QuickstartHowever experienced you are at using ametal detector, it is important that youread this chapter to unde

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II38QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comGETTING STARTEDIntroducing QuickstartFigure 5.1When you first turn on the Explorer II, the Quicksta

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II39QUICKSTART5BEGINNER USETrying out the detectorFigure 5.2Don’t try this at home!If you attempt to begin detecting while you ar

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II4www.minelab.com5TABLE OF CONTENTScontentsQUICKSTART ...

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II40QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comeasy referenceQUICKSTART DISPLAYThe Quickstart display visually represents everything from target d

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II41QUICKSTART5QUICKSTART DISPLAYSensitivity level. The sensitivity bar andnumbers indicate how responsive the detector isto a ta

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II42QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comFigure 5.3 Smartfind display with presetCoins discrimination patternTwo-dimensional discriminationF

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II43QUICKSTART5• The horizontal dimension (or axis) rates the extent of theobject’s resemblance to ferrous characteristics.• The

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II44QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comIntroducing DiscrimDiscrim (an abbreviation of Discrimination) instructs the detector toaccept some

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II45QUICKSTART5THE IRON MASKTHE IRON MASKAdjusting the Iron MaskFigure 5.5Pressing the IRON MASK shortcut button on the control p

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II46QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comTHE IRON MASKOperating in Iron MaskFigure 5.6Pressing the IRON MASK shortcut button again will disp

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II47QUICKSTART5Digital displayFigure 5.7, 5.8When the Smartfind screen is displayed, pressing the DETECTshortcut button on the co

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II48QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comMODIFYING THE DISPLAYFigure 5.11 Quickstart’s Main MenuFull screen displayFigure 5.9, 5.10If you wi

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II49QUICKSTART5ADJUSTING SENSITIVITYSensitivity controlThe sensitivity bar indicates how responsive the detector is to atarget in

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II56TABLE OF CONTENTScontentsADVANCED USE ...

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II50QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comThreshold controlThe Explorer II usually emits a constant tone or threshold ‘hum’ inthe absence of

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II51QUICKSTART5AUDIO RESPONSEPitch of responseFigure 5.13Generally, a target that is highly conductive (e.g. a large silvercoin)

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II52QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comAUDIO MENUIntroduction to the Audio menuFigure 5.14Main Menu > AUDIOAs mentioned earlier in the

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II53QUICKSTART5Introducing VolumeFigure 5.15Main Menu > Audio > VOLUMEThe VOLUME screen of the Audio menu displays two slid

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II54QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comAUDIO: ADJUSTING THE VOLUMEGainFigure 5.16, 5.17Main Menu > Audio > Volume > GAIN (adjustm

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II55QUICKSTART5AUDIO: ADJUSTING THE TONEFigure 5.18 Tone menuAUDIO: ADJUSTING THE TONEIntroducing ToneFigure 5.18Main Menu >

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II56QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comAUDIO: ADJUSTING THE SOUNDSFigure 5.19 Sounds menuAUDIO: ADJUSTING THE SOUNDSIntroducing SoundsFigu

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II57QUICKSTART5AUDIO: ADJUSTING THE SOUNDSFerrousMain Menu > Audio > Sounds > FERROUSSelecting FERROUS adjusts the tone

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II58QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comTake some time to become familiar with how the Explorer IIresponds to various metal objects. This t

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II59QUICKSTART5PINPOINTING THE OBJECTIntroducing PinpointFigure 5.20. See also Pinpoint overview in Chapter 4: Control Panel, pag

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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II60QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comFigure 5.21 Pinpointing the objectUsing PinpointFigure 5.21Once the Explorer II has found the appro

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II61QUICKSTART5"RECOVERING THE OBJECTFor this procedure you’ll need: a knife or trowel, a smallspade and a sheet of plastic.

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II62QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comSELECTING TARGETSSelect targets listFigure 5.22, 5.23As outlined earlier in this chapter, Quickstar

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II63QUICKSTART5easy referenceSELECTING TARGETSQuickstart’s SELECT menu lists eight object types typically encountered duringtreas

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II64QUICKSTART5www.minelab.comThis tutorial outlines how to instruct the Explorer II toaccept JEWELRY and reject bottle CROWNCAPS

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II65QUICKSTART5$ADVANCED MODE OPTIONMoving to Advanced modeFigure 5.28, 5.29Main Menu > Options > ADVANCEDPress the MENU sh

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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II67ADVANCED USE66Advanced UseOnce you are comfortable with basicdetector use and Quickstart, it is time toinvestigate the more a

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II68ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comMany of Advanced Mode’s operational functions are accessedthrough the Main Menu. This guide is in

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II69ADVANCED USE6STARTING IN ADVANCED MODEBeginning Advanced useTo enter Advanced mode from Quickstart, press the MAIN MENUshortc

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II71IntroductionThe Explorer II is the mosttechnologically advanced detector everproduced.It is possible to start treasure huntin

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II70ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comAdvanced mode has four display options – SMART,DIGITAL, LEARN and EDIT. The DETECT shortcut butto

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II71ADVANCED USE6easy referenceADVANCED MODE’S LEARN DISPLAYAccept target icon. Modifies discriminationpattern to accept a specif

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II72ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comLEARNING TARGETSAdvanced mode’s Learn option programs the Explorer II to recognize certain target

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II73ADVANCED USE6Figure 6.2 Advanced Mode’s Learn displayFigure 6.3 Accept all clears the screenThis tutorial shows you how to le

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II74ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comtutorial!LEARN’S TARGET SELECTION... continuedFigure 6.5 Adjusting size of learnt regionLEARN’S T

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II75ADVANCED USE6easy referenceADVANCED MODE’S EDIT DISPLAYTarget frame size. This allows you to select thesize of the framed are

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II76ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comFigure 6.7 Edit screen with target frameEDITING PATTERNSEdit makes it possible to customize an ex

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II77ADVANCED USE6PHASE 1: Preparing for editingSTEP 1 Choose SELECT from the Main Menu and press the topright shift button to CLE

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II78ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comPHASE 3: Rejecting the framed target areaSTEP 7 (Figure 6.11) To reject the area enclosed by the

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II79ADVANCED USE6ADVANCED MODE’S SELECT MENUAdvanced mode’s Select menuFigure 6.14Main Menu > SELECTThis section follows on fr

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II8www.minelab.comABOUT THIS MANUALThis manual is designed to introduce the detector’s features, give you step-by-stepdirections

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II80ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comSaving targetsFigure 6.15Main Menu > Save > SAVE DISCRIM (S1–S6)The SAVE menu’s SAVE DISCRI

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II81ADVANCED USE6AUDIO MENUThe Audio menuFigure 6.16Main Menu > AUDIODetails on the Explorer II’s audio response, Audio menu,

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II82ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comOPTIONS MENUThe Options menuFigure 6.17Main Menu > OPTIONSChoosing OPTIONS from the Main Menu

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II83ADVANCED USE6NoiseFigure 6.18Main Menu > Options > NOISESometimes during detecting you may notice some interference int

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II84ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comIntroducing ResponseFigure 6.19Main Menu > Options > RESPONSEThe relationship between proxi

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II85ADVANCED USE6Audio 2This setting is similar to Audio 1, with the addition of some filteringof the audio tone response. Audio

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II86ADVANCED USE6www.minelab.comIntroducing RecoveryFigure 6.20Main Menu > Options > RECOVERYThis menu allows you to modify

THE MINELAB EXPLORER II9Contact MinelabThank you for purchasing a MinelabExplorer II detector. TheExplorer II is different to conventional metal detec