Minelab The Sovereign Manuel du propriétaire

Finding Rings with the Minelab Sovereign and Excalibur along with other hints and tips... A Study of the Minelab Broad Band Spectrum Tech

10 Discrimination Controls There are two discriminator controls on the Sovereign. A Disc control knob and a Notch control knob. There also is a swit

11 Ready Set Go You would be wise to read your owner’s manual several times. As you hunt and then read the manual you will pick up more of the in

12  For Excalibur users, turn the Volume control full clockwise and turn the Threshold/On-Off control clockwise and adjust for a slight sound. 

13 Advanced Tuning We recommend that new users learn the basics of their machine before attempting to use the advanced tuning techniques.  Se

14 Ring Guide To Discrimination The rings that we hunt for are made from various metals and are found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Because of t

15 A couple of notes: Other than the rings that registered iron in the previous frame, no rings were found that would have been rejected with

16 The above rings would be rejected with a discrimination setting of number 6 or higher on the dial. Of the above 28 rings, 13 or 46%

17 These rings would be rejected at a discrimination setting of 8 or higher on the dial. Of the 25 rings in this frame, 14 or 56% were

18 These rings would be rejected at a discrimination setting of 10 or higher on the dial. Of the 34 rings, 16 or 47% were gold and all

19 These rings would be rejected at a discrimination setting of 12 or higher on the dial. Of the 49 rings, 16 or 33% were gold and

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20 These rings would be rejected at a discrimination setting of number 14 or higher on the dial. Of the 78 rings in this frame, 16 or

21 These rings would be rejected at a discrimination setting of number 16 or higher on the dial. Of the 60 rings, only 7 or 12% were g

22 These rings and the rings on the following page, were accepted at a discrimination setting of 17 on the dial. Of the 410 rings s

23 Of the 1069 rings tested, the 410 rings found with the discrimination setting all the way clockwise represent 38% of all the r

24 The rings in the above frame would not lock-on due to a lack of continuity or shape. In other words, the rings were either broken a

25 The balance of the book will be devoted to identifying common problems encountered while metal detecting, along with suggestions of po

26 Summary of Discriminator and DTI-II Meter Readings 47% of all rings found were either Gold or Sterling Silver. 70% of all the rings, 46% of all t

27 Detecting Problems And Possible Solutions No matter how good you get, sometimes you will have a questionable target signal that turns out to be g

28 at 3 feet, a large piece of a cast iron stove at 4 feet, and a larger piece of tin sheet metal at 4 1/2 feet using the standard 8 inch Coinsearch

29 Solution to case 4: Usually it's a coin on edge or perpendicular to the coil and will be found between the two holes. If you swing the

Table of Contents Introduction 4 About The Writers 5 A Little History Lesson 5 Accessories 7 Set-Up Options 9 Discrimination Controls 10 Ready

30 Techniques and Methods You can obtain an additional 1 to 3 inches more depth by turning the sensitivity control to just off the auto position whi

31 Make sure that when you run into an area that is producing a number of deep coins (6 inches or greater), to make a second search at a different di

32 The blip, broken, burp or odd sounds that happen when you are just walking along and swinging your coil is a sound that your machine makes to let

33 Closing Thoughts This ring guide to the Sovereign and Excalibur has been written from our own experiences in using both machines. It

34 Code of Ethics  I Will respect private property and do no treasure hunting without the owner’s permission.  I Will fill all excavations.

4 Introduction Our goal in writing this booklet is to provide the Minelab Sovereign and Excalibur user with information regarding the recovery of ri

5 About the Writers Mike Keener and Otto Feiler together have more than 45 years of experience in metal detecting. Mike has been a Sovereign user si

6 The responses to a target sounds the same on both machines. It does take time to get used to the sounds and to learn the way the detector “talks”

7 Accessories Minelab Accessories * 8 inch Coinsearch coil 8 inch Seasearch coil

8 Accessories SunRay Accessories * S-12 12” round Ultra Depth S-5 5.5” round Intruder S-1 1” Electronic Target P

9 Set-Up Options The Sovereign XS has two dealer set internal setup options. 1) Silent or audible threshold in the discriminate mode. This is a mat