Tarsacci MDT 8000 User manual

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User

Manual

MDT 8000

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Contents

1. ASSEMBLY .......................................................................................................................................................................3

2. CONTROL PANEL..............................................................................................................................................................8

3. DISPLAY...........................................................................................................................................................................9

4. METAL DETECTOR MODES AND SETTINGS.....................................................................................................................10

4.1. BLKS(BLACK SAND) ................................................................................................................................................... 10

4.2. ST/SALT ..................................................................................................................................................................10

4.3. TRACK ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11

4.4. FC.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

4.5. TRH........................................................................................................................................................................11

4.6. DISC ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11

4.7. SENS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12

4.8. GB ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12

4.9. SOUND MODES .........................................................................................................................................................12

4.10.VOL ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13

5. PIN POINT PROCEDURE: ................................................................................................................................................14

6. TARGET ID AND SOUND MODES....................................................................................................................................15

6.1. NUMERICAL TARGET ID DISPLAY ...................................................................................................................................15

6.2. SOUND MODES .........................................................................................................................................................15

6.2.1. Low Tone ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.2. Low-High Tone ..............................................................................................................................................15

6.2.3. High-low Tone............................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.4. High Tone......................................................................................................................................................15

6.3. ALL M(ALL METAL)....................................................................................................................................................15

6.4. DISC (DISCRIMINATION).............................................................................................................................................. 15

6.5. MIX (MIX MODE)...................................................................................................................................................... 15

6.6. PIN POINT SOUND .....................................................................................................................................................15

6.7. DISCRIMINATION BREAKDOWN VISUALS ......................................................................................................................... 16

7. MANUAL GROUND BALANCE......................................................................................................................................... 17

8. AUTO GROUND BALANCE PROCEDURE..........................................................................................................................18

9. SALINITY BALANCE ........................................................................................................................................................ 19

10. THRESHOLD................................................................................................................................................................... 20

11. SUGGESTED SETTINGS FOR STABLE METAL DETECTOR WORK .......................................................................................21

12. SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 22

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Assembly

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1. Insert the two rubber washers into the

holes on either side of the lower shaft.

2. Slide the lower shaft

into the search coil mounting

bracket.

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3. Insert the search coil

mounting bolt through the

search coil mounting bracket.

4. Fasten the search coil mounting nut.

(Do not overtighten the nut)

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5. Loosen the middle shaft clamp.

6. Insert the lower shaft into the middle shaft.

Lock the clamp.

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7. Loosen the upper shaft clamp.

8. Insert the middle shaft into the upper shaft.

Lock the clamp.

9. Connect the coil cable connector

to the control housing coil connector

and tighten the retaining ring.

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Control Panel

Power Button

Turn on/off the Metal Detector.

When the metal detector is powered

off, it will retain all current settings.

GB (Ground Balance) Button

Automatic ground balance. Please

refer to the “Auto Ground Balance

Procedure” section for more details.

Menu Button

Press and release the Menu button to

highlight and move the cursor to: “Trh”,

“Dsc”, “Sens”, or “Gb” icons. Press and

hold the Menu button for more than 3

seconds so the cursor highlights the “Fc”

icon.

TS (Terrain Select) Button

Press and release to toggle the

cursor between “BlkS” and “St/Salt”. Press

and hold the “TS” button for more than 3

seconds to activate or deactivate the

Tracking.

Minus Arrow Button

Decrement the setting icon highlighted by

the cursor. Press and release the button to

decrement the setting by “1”.Press and hold

the button to decrement the setting

sequentially.

Plus Arrow Button

Increment the setting icon highlighted by

the cursor. Press and release the button to

increment the setting by “1”.Press and hold

the button to increment the setting

sequentially.

PP (Pin Point) Button

Press and hold the Pin Point button to

activate Pin Point mode.

MODE Button

If the cursor highlights the BlkS or St/Salt

icons, the MODE button activates or

deactivates black sand or salt mode.

If none of these icons are highlighted by

the cursor, the MODE button toggles

between: “Mix”(Mix Mode), “Disc”

(Discrimination mode) and “All M” (All

Metal Mode).

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Display

Cursor

Highlights the border of the

currently selected icon.

St/Salt

Salinity range 0 to 50.

When it is deactivated, it will display

“Salt”. When it is activated, it will

display “St” and the salinity level.

When the cursor highlights the

“St/Salt” icon, the salinity level can

be adjusted by using the “Plus

Arrow” and “Minus Arrow” buttons.

Frequency select displays the current

operating frequency.

There are 4 frequencies 6.4k, 9k,

12k, and 18k. The frequency can be

adjusted by using the “Plus Arrow”

and “Minus Arrow” buttons when

the cursor highlights the Fc icon

Track (Tracking)

Displays if the tracking is

activated or deactivated.

Dark = Activated

Light = Deactivated

BlkS (Black Sand)

Indicates when the Black

sand mode is activated

or deactivated.

Dark = Activated

Light = Deactivated

Target ID

Range -30 to 30 OR

Signal Strength when in “PP”

mode Rage 0-99

Gb (Ground Balance)

Range 0 to 999.

When the cursor highlights

the “Gb” icon, the Ground

Balance can be adjusted by

using the “Plus Arrow” and

“Minus Arrow” buttons.

TrH (Threshold)

Range 0 to -9.

When the cursor highlights

the “TrH” icon, the

Threshold can be adjusted

by using the “Plus Arrow”

and “Minus Arrow”

buttons.

Sens (Sensitivity)

Range 1 to 9.

When the cursor highlights the

“Sens” icon, the Sensitivity can be

adjusted by using the “Plus Arrow”

and “Minus Arrow” buttons.

Dsc (Discrimination)

Range -30 to +30.

When the cursor highlights the

“Dsc” icon, the Discrimination Set

Point can be adjusted by using

the “Plus Arrow” and “Minus

Arrow” buttons.

Battery Icon

Battery gauge

4 bars --- Battery Full

3 bars ---75% capacity

2 bars ---50% capacity

1 bar ---25% capacity

Sound Mode

Displays the current

mode: Mix, Disc, or

All M

Volume

Volume range: 1 to 15. If the

Vol cursor is not highlighted,

press and release the “PP”

button to quickly go to

Volume setting

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Metal Detector Modes and Settings

BlkS (Black Sand): To activate Black Sand Mode:

1. Press and release the “TS” button until the cursor highlight’s “BlkS” icon.

2. While the cursor highlights the “BlkS” icon, press and release the “Mode” button to activate or

deactivate black sand mode. The “BlkS” icon will turn black when Black Sand mode is activated.

Press and Release the “Mode” button again to deactivate it.

St/Salt: To activate or deactivate Salt Mode and adjust the salinity level:

1. Press and release the “TS”button until the cursor highlight’s the “St/Salt” icon. Press and release

the “Mode” button to activate salt mode. ‘St’ in black and a number representing the salinity level

will appear in the “St/Salt” icon. Press and release the “Mode”button again to deactivate salt

mode.

2. While the cursor highlights the “St/Salt” icon, and Salt mode is activated, adjust the salinity level

with “Plus Arrow”or “Minus Arrow” buttons.

Figure 3: St/Salt icon is highlighted.

Figure 4:Salt mode is activated and the salinity level is set to 29

Figure 2: Black Sand mode is activated

Figure 1: The BlkS icon is highlighted

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