User manual WHITES ELECTRONICS APOLLO LONG RANGER

[. . . ] 4 Using the Standard Battery Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Rechargeable Battery(Opt. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Battery Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 3 GMT Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Slight increase in sound on the down push is preferred by most prospectors in the absence of tiny hot rocks. GRAB TOUCH PAD GROUND BALANCE TOUCH PAD BUTTONS "Manual" Ground Balance For ultimate control in detecting small nuggets in areas where ground mineralization is fairly uniform you may want to try to GROUND BALANCE manually. The "pumping" adjustment procedure in the following paragraphs describes how to achieve manual ground balance for a particular area by using the (-) and (+) touch pads Many professionals manually set GROUND BALANCE so that a slight increase in sound is heard when "pumped" toward the ground. This technique makes the very tiniest nuggets (flakes of gold) visible to the detector. You may have to return to "perfect" GROUND BALANCE ( where there is no change in the sound of threshold when the search coil is pumped up and down ) if small red hot rocks (positive mineralization) become a problem in the search area. The new GMT introduces digital microprocessor control with a much higher 4000:1 resolution for manually adjusting GROUND BALANCE. Each tap (fine adjustment) of the plus (+) or minus(-) pads on the display pod is equal to 1/4000 of the total range. To quickly make a large change (coarse adjustment) in the GROUND BALANCE value, just touch and hold the pad. 15 Chapter 5 GMT Searching Searching Pinpoint Technique Due to the wide scan nature of elliptical searchcoils it can be difficult to locate small targets under the physical center of the loop. Use an "X" marks the spot technique as shown in the diagram to identify the portion of ground the nugget is in. Because most nuggets are too small to isolate to an exact location as in coin or relic hunting, remove the soil under the center of the "X" until the target is no longer in the hole, but in your pile of dirt. Techniques for examining the pile of dirt are discussed later in the manual. (page 20) Again, the procedure is to sweep over the target from side to side noting the side to side center. Remember, planting a target disturbs the ground mineral, which usually reduces the depth it would have been found in undisturbed ground. It will take practice to determine the proper search speed and technique. Try to overlap your sweep path so that you won't miss the tiny and deeper nuggets. When you hear a zip-zip, perform the "X" pinpoint technique(page16) over the loudest portion and eyeball the center. Rather than concentrating on all of the controls of the detector, think of the detector's systems as an extension of your senses that are working together to tell you what is below ground. You will be tuning yourself to the search area. The GAIN, the GROUND BALANCE, the VSAT speed, the THRESHOLD, the IRON I. D. , all working together at the same time. Soon the detector will not even be noticed and your senses will take over, painting a mental picture of what lies below. Dig ALL Metal Targets at first Then Reject Iron: At first, dig all targets until you get used to the sound of various items. detectors, a nail or oblong piece of iron laying horizontally will produce a double beep. A "good target" is considered anything that is not IRON. [. . . ] White's recommends the this video cassette as a valuable learning aid for both beginners, and experienced metal detector users. For more information, please contact your Dealer. Owner Information Serial Number: __________________________ (inside of battery compartment) Purchase Date: __________________________ (The date on the sales receipt) Dealer Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Telephone #: Payment method: __________________________________________________________________ Personal markings: _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 28 Introduction All White's ground canceling detectors are capable of finding gold nuggets in the ground. However, none will perform as efficiently as the line of Goldmasters created especially for nugget hunting. The new GMT is the culmination of a series of Goldmasters, refined and improved over the years. [. . . ]