User Manual
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1. to give you greater ease of use Before using your GMAXX Il for the first time we recommend that you read this instruction manual carefully in order to make full use of its abilities DESCRIPTION 2 1 Robust waterproof search coil Diam 9 22 5 cm provided with coil cover 2 Fibreglass Nut and Bolt 3 Fibreglass lower stem 4 Double Twist lock 5 Comfortable foam handle 6 Impact resistant polypropylene armrest 7 Strong cable designed to resist movement failures 8 ABS electronics box For maximum comfort the box is wom hipmounted It can also be fixed to the armrest thanks to slides specially designed for that purpose or on the shaft thanks to the accessory XP 100 9 Waterproof connector metal and plastic 10 Headphones FX 01 11 Hipmount bag ASSEMBLY The assembly of your detector will only take you a few seconds Put the shaft together as shown on the diagram 1 Press the 2 shafts 3 and 5 one towards the other to help the spring clips 4 locate themselves 2 The twist lock 6 is used to stop the movement of the fiberglass tube 7 inside the aluminium shaft 5 Release it before inserting the fiberglass tube and then lock it without forcing too much as shown on the diagram 9 once it is inserted to the right length 3 Put the 2 rubber washers on each side of the plastic end 8 To facilitate the insertion you can dampen the rubber washers Insert the plastic end on the searc2. due to FREQ SHIFT refer to chap 5 Turn the GROUND control slightly to the right until false signals stop Turn the GROUND control slightly to the right until false signals stop If the problem persists contact your retailer for advice 21 ADVICE TO DETECTORISTS 10 Detecting is an activity which like other leisure activities requires some guiding principles These few recommendations will allow you to fully enjoy it while respecting laws environment and other people e Enquire about and abide by the laws in force of the country or the state before searching It is of your responsibility to know them and to abide by them e Always ask the permission of the land owners where you want to search e Have regard for the natural environment in which you are searching e Don t forget to backfill all holes you dig Avoid detecting in zones where battles took place during the wars Report any suspect object you might discover to the authorities 22 SPECIFICATIONS 11 BATTERIES 8 AA Alkaline batteries or rechargeable NiMh batteries optional ELECTRONIC BOX ABS electronic box lt can be worn under the armrest in front of the hand using the optional mount or hip mounted SEARCH COIL Wide scan Double D Diameter 9 22 5 cm provided with coil cover Cable length 2 35 m WIRELESS TRANSMISSION WS1 2 Channel transmitter CH1 CH2 include SHAFT In 3 parts which can be dismantled Fibreglass low
3. on the ground and turn the control progressively from left to right in order to get good stable detector On mineralised grounds these procedures will optimise your searches towards the right more than necessary The red arrow Gi For maximum depth detection do not turn this setting indicates a basic position suitable for most ground 12 CONTROLS SILENCER The silencer can limit false signals caused by iron Use position or Il if you desired a quieter search Silencer in position II will allow to get used to Gold Maxx Power faster and will improve iron rejection O Silencer OFF Silencer advised position Il Silencer X 2 Silencer in position O or will enable you to find the decent targets which are close to ferrous targets Position or Il is also a very useful setting in the Multi Tone mode since it increases the detector s ability in the detection of ferrous objects and reduces its differences between low and medium pitches SILENCER By default the GMAXX Il is a triple tone detector but users can set it to double tone mode using a SILENCER switch Switch the SILENCER from position to position II twice within the space of two seconds Your machine will then be in Double Tone LOW MEDIUM mode or in MEDIUM Mono Tone mode if the IRON THRESHOLD potentiometer is set at minimum 13 CONTROLS FREQ SHIFT The FREQ SHIFT switch eliminates di interference which would otherwise be caused between
4. two XP detectors used within close proximity of each other It can act on two settings simultaneously the working frequency of your detector v Freql ou Freq 2 the wireless WS1 2 Channel headphone output channel Y CH1 ou CH2 How to use the FREQ SHIFT switch If you are working ALONE without your wireless WS1 headphones it is better to use FREQ SHIFT Y on the middle setting DETECT Freq1 WS1 OFF position The wireless WS1 headphone output will be switched off and therefore not use up power The detector will be set on frequency 1 If you are working ALONE with your wireless WS1 headphones you can use FREQ SHIFT Y onalow setting DETECT Freq 1 WS1 CH2 position Y ona high setting DETECT Freq 2 WS1 CH1 position You should also consider adjusting the input channel of the wireless WS1 2 Channel headphones on the earpiece Simultaneously hold down the buttons for five seconds See the wireless WS1 2 Channel headphones user manual for more information 14 CONTROLS If you are working WITH A PARTNER without the WS1 headphones you can use FREQ SHIFT Y on the middle setting DETECT Freq1 WS1 OFF position on YOUR device Y ona high setting DETECT Freq 2 WS1 CH1 position on your partners device even if they are not using a wireless WS1 headset If you are working WITH A PARTNER with the wireless WS1 headphones you can use FREQ SHIFT v onalow setting DETECT Freq 1 WS1 CH2 position for
5. ES X P METAL DETECTORS i STATION MANUAL Contents pages MITO MI GUION cits wes airada a 2 DES COIPUION ai 5 ASS CINDY DIA 6 Alkaline or Rechargeable Batteries Battery Life Battery Low Alert ccccceeeeeees 8 CONOIS is nadia 10 Start 1 0 Sensitivity eiea a OA yE AAR AA REER 10 A A ET EAE EAT 11 RT 12 A oe ca Seeelh A ed eaten a aa Gove eared 13 FREGA Fe Tee A EN 14 NA ede hea ace A dated siete 15 Multi Tones Informations cccceeeeeeeeeeeees 16 Detecting Techniques occcccococononononononancnnanano 18 Care InstruUCcHONS icia a 19 Trouble Shooting ProbleMs cccececeeeeeeenenes 21 Advice to Detectorists ri la 22 Specifications nrar ll 23 AE RECOS O wiicidenn AEE E E E A 24 Warranty conditions INTRODUCTION 1 Y ou have invested in a high tech detector with extreme performance desiqned and developed in France Therefore you are taking part in the devdopment of the research in the field of metal detecting undertaken by our company we thank you for that CONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING AN XP METAL DETECTOR AND WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION GMAXX Il is a clever combination of analog digital technology and benefits from the latest advances in the field Our knowledge of that technology has led us to integrate a microprocessor to analyze discrimination signals This microprocessor faster for discrimination signal analysis gives our detectors an increased power and sta
6. YOUR device Y ona high setting DETECT Freq 2 WS1 CH1 position for your partner s device In any event please refer to the wireless WS1 2 Channel headphones user manual before use IRON LEVEL This control allows you to adjust the audio y J ALN level of the low tone iron signals a e Min iron detection is IRON deactivated LEVEL v e Max the low tone iron object will have an equivalent level to the Medium High tones e Intermediate levels will allow you to adapt to the various ground conditions 15 MULTI TONE INFORMATIONS In Multi Tone mode the signal tones vary depending upon the object found The pitch of signal depends upon conductivity the higher the conductivity the higher the pitch Iron has a very special signature that can be recognised easily We have assigned it a low pitched sound together with a volume setting IRON LEVEL so that you can make the tone more or less conspicuous assigned to iron This operating mode allows for improved analysis and understanding of the detected area e g in order to find areas of former human occupancy It also facilitates recognition of large ferrous objects such as old weapons Everybody will find a use for it may also trigger a low pitched sound The IRON LEVEL setting may reduce or entirely eliminate that phenomenon related to the 18 kHz detector frequency O Certain types of moist ground with a low mineral content On certain types of g
7. bility as well as a better rejection of unwanted targets Thanks to its 4 6 kHz search frequency the GMAXX Il is a powerful and versatile detector for coins and artefacts in various types of ground The development of the GMAXX the GMAXXII has led to the inclusion of a new circuit board with specially optimised specifications This new powerful circuit board combining performance and choice two aspects which are usually very difficult to bring together v faster target detection through the use of new more discriminating analogue filters It will therefore be easier for you to pinpoint targets in iron infested areas Y The transmitter of the wireless WS1 headphones is now integrated on your detector s circuit board You can therefore now use your new optional wireless WS1 2 Channel headphones without having to change parts to change channels v The IRON THRESHOLD potentiometer enables you to adjust the iron level setting threshold to a low tone v The new FREQ SHIFT switch gives you the option of choosing between two working channels for the wireless WS1 headphones channel 1 or channel 2 and between two detection frequencies Freq 1 or Freq 2 for your detector You can then search for targets in the same area as another XP detector without any interference issues 2 INTRODUCTION You will find it much easier to adjust the controls to optimise your search technique to the type of area you are searching in thanks to th
8. e INCORRECT CORRECT To pinpoint a target use quick crossed sweeps with the coil over the target taking note of where the strongest audio signal is received The exact location of the target is under the centre line of the search coil from front to back and can then be determined by x ing 18 CARE INSTRUCTIONS Our detectors are designed to be as robust as possible however like any electronic precision instrument they require some care The XP search coil cable has been designed so as to resist long term movement However you should take some precautions and prolong the life of your detector gt to remove the connector from the control box it is important never to pull the cable but the connector gt It is important to leave enough slack at the bottom of the cable near the coil to allow for adjusting the coil angle without placing strain on the coil gt It is important not to replace the Velcro with tape as this will centre the movement on one single part of the cable gt when the box is hipmounted put it on your side or on your back in order not to fold the cable of the connector when you lean forward Diagram 1 gt when the box is hipmounted to prevent strain on cable and connector you should slide the cable through the hipmount bag belt strap Diagram 2 INCORRECT CORRECT CORRECT Sch ma 2 Sch ma 1 19 CARE INSTRUCTIONS 8 Not adhering to these precautions will lead to l
9. e Multi Tone mode with setting of the low tone IRON LEVEL and the rocker threshold We chose instantaneous sound signalling rather than an LCD display because of the extraordinary ability of the human ear to analyse compared to an LCD display LCD displays cannot respond in real time and do not capture weak signals that are too brief or too close to other signals GMAXX Il sound signalling provides real time output of the most imperceptible signal INTRODUCTION 1 You will appreciate the sturdiness and the manufacturing quality of our equipment Because a metal detector is generally used in extreme conditions we have given full attention to the most sensitive parts GMAXX Il is been developed and manufactured with quality components and material thus ensuring your XP detector a maximum useful life Connector XP designed to resist movement failures moulded completely waterproof gold contacts 30 y gold plated New Cable double electromagnetic shield very resistant designed to resist movement failures Robust waterproof and lightened search coil GMAXX II is fitted with a new DD 9 22 5cm carbon fibre search head with a more robust coil cover Our high sensibility double D search coils provide very good ground penetration Very resistant polypropylene amnrest 3 Piece stem Fibreglass lower stem Provided with Hipmount bag backphone and coil cover GMAXxX Il is high performance detector specially designed
10. er stem LOUDSPEAKER 28 mm 8 ohms Weather resistant HEADPHONES Jack 6 35 stereo Backphone with audio level adjust provided FREQUENCIES Freq 1 4590 HZ Freq 2 4460 HZ WEIGHT BOX e E EEE E E E E ATT TETTE 340 gr Head With Cable cis 480 gr Head shaft control box hipmount bag oooocccccoccnco oo 1425 gr Bullspackage e e a ceo 2100 gr WARRANTY Control unit amp Search Coil eseese 2 years parts and labour 23 XP ACCESSORIES Search coil DD 45x38 cm New wireless Headphone WS1 2 Channel Specially designed for XP Metal Detectors Standard Searchcoil DD 9 22 5 cm provided with coil cove Elliptical Search coil Searchcoil DD High Energy 11 5 x 10 11 24cm 27 cm provided with coil cover provided with coil cover 2 selectable channels Digital sound transmission by microprocessor The radio transmitter is directly integrated into our detectors circuit boards XP ADX250 ADVENTIS II GMAXX II GOLDMAXX power Miniaturised electronics Removable earpiece Compact and lightweight the headphone weighs less than 70g battery included Headphone built in edge extra flat rechargeable Lithium battery 7g battery life 50 hours Fast Lithium charger full charge in 2 hours Charge monitoring system and full charge LED Adjustable Memorizable volume rs Se Gees 24 XP ACCESSORIES 12 New Hipmount bag It can be used to protect electronic box from rain when
11. h head an screw the nylon bolt through the hole lastly attaching the nylon nut 4 Wind the cable around the shaft 5 Le bo tier 1 se porte sous le repose bras Pour le fixer il suffit d ins rer les 2 ailettes du repose bras dans les glissi res du bo tier pr vues a cet effet sch ma ci contre ASSEMBLY 6 Once the control box in place under the armrest insert the connector female 2 in its panel connector male lock it the connector is now watertight The control box is now fixed under the armrest as indicated on the opposite diagram O Disassembling To remove the control box from the armrest proceed as indicated Put your hands around the control box and press slightly with your thumbs on the side of the armrest Whilst you keep the pressure on slip the armrest off and remove completely the control box from the armrest O Optional accessory AH With this optional accessory XP 100 you can fix the p electronic box on the shaft in front of the handle The hipmount bag provided with your detector can allow you protect your detector from rain when the electronic box is fix on the shaft or on the armrest ALKALINE OR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY BATTERY LIFE BATTERY LOW ALERT ALKALINE BATTERIES GMAXX Il powered with 12 volts from 8 AA Alkaline batteries using 2 batteries holders 4 batteries each Pay close attention to the battery polarity before inserting the batteries ho
12. it fix on shaft or on armrest XP transport bag XP 100 optional accessory use to fix the electronic box on the shaft in front of the handle Batteries charger NiMh Batteries XP T shirt 100 cotton XP Cap Sizes M L XL Backphone FX 01 Audio level adjust Impedance and sound adapted to our detectors 6 35 jack adaptator Foldable in 3 parts 25 Declaration of conformity for E C This declaration is the responsibility of manufacturer XPLORER Sarl 40 ch du Moulin 31320 Mervilla France This certifies that the following designated product WS1 complies with the essential protection requirements of R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC on the approximation of the law of the Member States relating to the Radio Spectrum Matters EMC and Electrical Safety Assessment of compliance of the product with the requirements relating to the essential requirements of the Directive and the unified standard EN300220 and EN300330 CE 26 WARRANTY CONDITIONS XPLORER ensures a contractual warranty from the date of the purchase b 24 months on the electronic bax the search coil detector shaft and its components anmrest twist lowck Jand on the battery charger warranty service should be necessary the detector must be returned to the retailer complete with proof of purchase and a notice explaining the fault Where a faulty detector has been replaced by a mew or reconditioned detector the warranty will carr
13. lders in the electronic box The metal rivets 3 of the batteries holder must be on the right Screw the nuts 1 and 2 to close the batteries lid In the event of nonprolonged use remove the alkaline batteries from the detector BA TTERIESNIMH A rechargeable battery pack and a charger will allow you to power your detector The insertion of the rechargeable battery pack is similar to the Alkaline batteries pack Recharging the batteries can be done in a very simple way Always turn off the detector before recharging batteries Remove the search coil connector of the electronic box and insert the charger instead 12 to 18 hours are necessary to have a full recharge Avoid leaving the batteries recharging for more than 20 hours WARNING Before inserting your charger check that you are not recharging Alkaline batteries ALKALINE OR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY BATTERY LIFE BATTERY LOW ALERT BATTERY LIFE Alkaline batteries about 50 hours with headphones Batteries NiMh about 40 hours with headphones BATTERY LOW ALERT When the battery voltage is too low to power the detector you will hear a series of beeps like an alarm You must change the batteries soon CONTROLS START I O SENSITIVITY Turn the machine on with the SENSITIVITY I O control You will hear some quick beeps which will tell you that the detector is correctly operating Then you can detect Avoid testing your detector inside your house o
14. mination can hinder the performance of a detector This setting was previously only arbitrarily preset to be suited to the majority of users But most of the time beginners do not want iron to register on their machines whereas more advanced users prefer to have this detection option to make it easier to pinpoint coins on difficult terrain Use the Auto mode if you do not wish to trouble you about the parameter setting of this potentiometer it will allow you to have a comfortable rejection of ferrous By default the GMAXX Il is a triple tone detector but users can set it to double tone mode using a SILENCER switch Switch the SILENCER from position to position II twice within the space of two seconds Your machine will then be in Double Tone LOW MEDIUM mode or in MEDIUM Mono Tone mode if the IRON THRESHOLD potentiometer is set at minimum 11 CONTROLS GROUND With this control you can correct ground effects y and more accurately reject ferrous minerals or any ETS pottery containing iron oxides O If you are prospecting on grounds loaded with magnetic stones it might be a good idea to keep a sample of these stones on you to adjust your detector before detecting this type of ground You only need to move a magnetic stone in front of the search coil turning slowly the GROUND control from left to right so as to obtain a total rejection of the stone GROUND If the mineralization is too scattered sweep the head
15. ong term damage of the cable and void the warranty due to user negligence In the event of nonprolonged use remove the alkaline batteries from the detector Do not expose your detector to high temperatures 20 TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEMS PROBLEMES CAUSES You hear a series of beeps with a regular Wrong polarity interval You can t Batteries are badly inserted or upside down start your detector A 6 35 plug is inserted in the headphone plug The loudspeaker is defective The sensitivity is too high The search coil connector is badly locked to the control box Your headphone cable is defective You notice b TENE ou are passing through an area id with a lot of interference high false signals voltage cable electric without transformer electric fence reasons You are close to other metal detectors You notice false signals hen th wae GROUND control is too low search head knocks the ground The detector beeps on GROUND control is too low pottery hot rocks SOLUTIONS Change the batteries Check if you have correctly inserted the batteries in each pack One battery might be in the wrong position Check the way the batteries have been inserted in the 2 battery holders refer to chapter 4 Remove it Plug in headphones to check Lower it Lock it without forcing Change the headphones Lower the sensitivity or get away from this area Change frequency
16. r in shops O because you can encounter a lot of metallic and electromagnetic pollution reinforced concrete metallic girder and fluorescent lights The control also enables you to adjust the sensitivity of your detector The sensitivity level determines the depth of detection and the stability of your machine lt can be adjusted to suit the environment so as not to be plagued with false signals Please note that this new detector has a more advanced SENSITIVITY setting compared to previous GMAXX Il model enabling you to make gradual adjustments to help alleviate false signals The range of adjustments has been widened to offer more sensitive adjustments at the top end of the range You should therefore not be surprised if you have to lower the potentiometer settings on bad ground The performance of the machine will not diminish 10 CONTROLS IRON THRESHOLD The GMAXX II is still multi tone detectors but users can now adjust the iron level setting by using the IRON THRESHOLD potentiometer This potentiometer can be viewed as a detection setting with a range only covering iron It has fine tuning settings ranging from O to 10 At 0 all iron sounds at medium pitch The higher the setting the lower the pitch for detected iron This for example enables small nails just to be picked up at a low pitch whereas larger ones will be detected at medium pitch As you will doubtless already know too high a level of discri
17. round especially those contaminated by copper sporting rifle cartridges or little pieces of aluminum foil GMAXX Il will can signal the presence of debris by means of a medium pitched tone whereas as decent targets will trigger a high pitched sound It is up to the user to decide whether or not to dig depending on how promising the area is the type of target he or she is looking for and the density of rubbish since certain small decent targets such as very small coins may also trigger a medium sound 16 MULTI TONE INFORMATIONS In addition to these three basic tones GMAXX Il has another advantageous feature it can produce several different tones simultaneously for targets in intermediate categories Your ear will eventually grow accustomed to this abundance of sounds Certain medium sized ferrous masses that are usually hard to identify are signaled by a simultaneous low medium high pitch except for very large ferrous masses of course which generate a high pitch It takes a little bit of practice to accustom your ear to the various tones 17 DETECTING TECHNIQUES GMAXX Il is a motion detector which means that a target detection can be carried out only when the search coil is moving When you detect an area it is important to sweep with the head as close as possible to the ground with wide movements but not making contact with the ground Keep the head parallel to the ground following the relief as much as possibl
18. y on This warranty pants and labour does mot cover b damage due to a fall shock or accident b deterlorations due to an anormal use p cable breakage of the search coll or of one of its conductors b the coll cover Any alteration of the electronic circuit by an unauthorised person will lead to breach of warranty XPLORER reserves the right te change the design or specifications of its detectors without naxtice AP oerecrons www xpmetaldetectors com Web site e mail infoBxpmetaldetectors com XPLORER 5 a r l 40 chemin du moulin 31320 MERVILLA France Fax 33 0 5 61 7348 39 KP and G MAXK are XPLORER Sarl trade marks
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