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MENU button again. When you have all your settings completed,
press the P/P (MEM) button to return to the search mode.
a. When in the MENU mode, the Iron DISC controlcan be
varied from 0 to 99 with the UP and DOWN arrow buttons. A 0
discrimination setting will allow all metals to activate the tone; a
99 discrimination setting fully discriminates out most iron targets,
allowing only nonferrous objects to activate the tone I.D. in Disc
mode. When hunting, you will choose an optimal discrimination
setting between 0 and 99 that allows you to ignore most of the
iron trash in your hunting area, without giving up any good
targets. Also notice that the constant control readout shows you
approximate settings at all times with a graphical icon, whether
you are in the MENU mode or the search mode.
b. The THRESHOLD control is best understood as setting a “trigger”
point for received signals to exceed (and be acknowledged) or
fall short of (and be ignored). This control can be adjusted with the
arrow buttons between -99 (higher trigger = less excitable) and +4
(low trigger = more excitable). There are a couple of considerations
in choosing a threshold setting: 1) If you prefer to have an audio
threshold tone present while hunting, choose a setting between 0
and +4. This will allow your Coin Strike to react to the tiniest targets in
a low mineralization environment. 2) However, if you plan to utilize
the fast automatic ground tracking feature of the Coin Strike, set
the threshold to a -5 or -10 setting for stable tracking performance
(and even lower in harshly mineralized soils).
c. The SENSITIVITY control can be varied from a setting of 0 to
a maximum of 10 with the arrow buttons when the SENS icon
is ashing. As with most detectors, set the sensitivity higher for
best depth performance in soils that are low in mineralization.
As the mineralization gets worse, lower the sensitivity setting as
needed. We recommend a sensitivity setting of 4 or lower for the
most stable performance if the fast automatic ground tracking
is enabled. Please note that a SENS setting of 0 or 1 will still yield
excellent results.
CONTROL PANEL
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
AUTOMATIC LOW BATTERY WARNING: The Coin Strike will let
you know when a low battery condition will begin to effect
performance — the batteries must be changed at this time. When
the batteries get too weak, the LCD will show a “LOW BATTERY”
warning on the display. In addition, the audio system will produce
a wavering tone to alert you to the low battery condition.
AUTOMATIC SIGNAL OVERLOAD WARNING: The Coin Strike will alert
you to the presence of a large metal object in close proximity to
the search coil by sounding off an audio bell tone. This lets you
know that the object is too close to the coil for the 4-tone audio
or LCD systems to accurate identify the object.
“F.A.C.T.
©
”: Fisher’s new adaptive coil technology allows the
detector electronics to recognize whether the search coil is
properly installed on the detector. The Coin Strike will not turn ON
without the search coil connector properly installed to the control
housing.
CONSTANT CONTROL READOUT: Unlike many digital detectors, the
Coin Strike LCD shows you the control settings at all times while
in the search mode. The control icons are similar to the knobs
of older detectors, constantly showing where the settings are at
one easy glance. In addition, even more accurate information
regarding the control settings can be obtained by entering the
MENU mode and observing the two-digit number accompanying
each control, showing improved resolution of each control.
LCD BACKLIGHT: The press of a button activates a very efcient
display backlight for use in dark situations.
NUMERIC I.D. AVERAGING FUNCTION: This is activated (A1) or
deactivated (A0) when the ALL/METAL/DISC button is pushed
and held. When ON, the numeric I.D. will be based on cumulative
average from sweep to sweep. When OFF, the numeric I.D. will be
based on immediate sweep results. To determineif this function
is onor off, push and hold the ALL METAL/DISC button until either
A! (activated) or A0 (deactivated) is displayed. If you continue
holding down the button, the display will ash twice, then switch
modes.
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