COINTRAX II USER MANUAL HAMBYWARE LLC P.O. Box 5486
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1. LED Sub Menu TID lock on time Figure 5 The LED Sub Menu determines how long the LED will remain lit or locked on for a Target ID reading in the Motion mode The Factory default setting will allow the LED to remain on for 3 seconds Figure 5 Your setting may be different Some operators may prefer to have the LED stay on for a longer or shorter time period You are free to select any lock on time you like between 1 and 9 seconds You can even turn the display off to save power and extend battery life by moving the LED to position 10 On the other hand it s best to leave the display on To program the LED lock on time first Tap the Menu Key Move the flashing cursor to position 1 and Tap the Enter Key to enter the LED Sub Menu Select a lock on time by moving the LED to the corresponding time position as shown in Figure 5 Once the desired time is selected Tap the Enter Key to return to the Main Menu or Tap the Menu or Toggle Key to return to Normal Operation Smart Scan Technology or SST is one of the original features for the CoinTrax module SST is a program that controls the LED by sweeping it back and forth across the Display Since SST is a non performance feature it is normally left disabled However it can be turned on and off if desired from within the LED Sub Menu See LED Control in the CoinTrax II Programming Reference Guide for more information 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 9 UM102 Ground Tracking Speed Main Menu L2. NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED oe WES TESTS SI a mode TT EA Kale 1D a gt ERR IRON FOIL 54 TAB ZINC 10d 254 50 1 e DEE mm AM DISC THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET e Coin Trax uu Microprocessor COINTRAX II USER MANUAL HAMBYWARE LLC P O Box 5486 Salem OR 97304 hamby cyberis net 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 1 UM102 Revision History Initial release v2 00 UM100 12 20 04 Correction section All Metal Mode Sensitivity UM101 12 21 04 Audio TID Information for v2 20 UM102 07 25 05 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 2 UM102 Table of Contents Revision EAS AR RA EA 2 A eases cat eenaeata eee vie aid poco i da ce teas Goua aohevitoa aay ana ePIC Gaa A HAT oa oS 4 Coin Trax PUES AY coe a ciated dah cen EE 4 Normal Operation And Programming Operaton nono no rra cnn ra nanncnnncnnnnos 4 Control EE 5 Automatic Ground EE 6 Manual Ground Balances ee Ee reene Eet 6 Low Minetal Opera tai 6 Depth RE E A Ao is 6 Menu PLONE T Key Operation E EE 8 Sub Menu Programing ss ianea E EAS 9 LED Controls E 9 Gigs 101i I N EE EE EE 10 Tracking Inhibit Controli iaa ii ot cenas R 10 Auto Tune Sd A AAA o 10 Motion Zeie EE 11 Al Metal Mode SOS Vi AA A A AE 11 Desp Search Modan it la 12 PES OO ta iia 12 Standard Discrimination Mod ee 13 O O deet eeleren 14 Changing the Audio TID PEQUE dee 15 Changing the Audio TID volea 15 Audio TID Pulse EE 16 Notch Discrimination EE
3. 11 The Deep Search DS Sub Menu controls DS operation in the CoinTrax II Motion mode It has no effect on the All Metal mode The Factory default DS setting is off This is indicated by the lit LED at position 10 Figure 11 However your setting may be different The DS mode allows greater detection depth in mineralized ground It is not recommended for use in low mineral ground The DS mode has two operating modes that are selected by the DS Sub Menu One mode has a scale of 4 selections and produces a normal audio response The second mode has a scale of 4 selections too but produces a staccato audio sound on iffy targets Other than the different audio the scales are exactly the same The normal audio scale is located on the low end of the Sub Menu Display The staccato audio scale is on the high end Figure 11 shows how the two scales are configured on the DS Sub Menu Also when an iffy target is detected it will light LEDs 1 and 2 on the display The LEDs will light independent of the mode you select For best results it is important to understand exactly how the DS mode works Before using the DS mode refer to CoinTrax II Hunting Tips and Engineering Detail material for more information about this new feature Normally the best Sub Menu selections are positions 3 or 4 If you have never used the DS mode it s best to use position 4 on the low normal audio scale Preset Operation Main Menu LED position 8 NOTCH PRESET
4. 17 e 18 All Metal Audio Threshold Otis casi diia 18 All Metal GB Andi O Eeer 18 Turbo Ground Balance Moderno SA EE 18 Battery Ed geet erter deeg cats ganas toured saps eke esta sana Saracens Mas eae ae OD aes 19 Eer 19 EE A AA A hecnunl asi crouhactwsieeen 20 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 3 UM102 Introduction The CoinTrax II has many new features that make it easier to use as well as several new performance features With the original CoinTrax every time you turned it on you had to reset all the controls Not anymore You will never have to remember where all the controls were set since the new chip remembers every setting for you And if you have special control setups for different applications those can be stored permanently in memory and recalled at anytime We have also packed a lot of performance into the new CoinTrax II First and probably most important is the new Deep Search DS mode Anyone who hunts in mineralized ground using the Motion Mode will appreciate the additional detection depth All Metal Mode performance has been enhanced too We have added two Standard Discrimination modes These work like regular discriminators and allow you to continuously vary the discrimination level over a wide range One of the Standard Discriminators has been added to the All Metal mode You can search in the All Metal mode and identify and reject unwanted ferrous or non ferrous targets using the audio sound There are many more features too Be
5. Ground Balance Offset 3 Turbo Ground Balance Mode Hot Keys Controls Table 3 All Metal Audio Threshold Offset This control allows you to adjust the audio Threshold level in the All Metal Mode It has no effect on the Motion mode To change the Audio Threshold place the detector in the All Metal mode Each time the Right Key is Tapped the audio Threshold will increase slightly Conversely each time the Left Key is Tapped the audio Threshold will decrease slightly Holding the Left or Right Key depressed will not slew the Threshold adjustment Therefore you must Tap the Key repeatedly to appreciably change the Threshold setting Audio Threshold Offset data is introduced into the CoinTrax II as outlined above There is seldom any need to clear this data However it can be cleared at any time Refer to CoinTrax II Hunting Tips and Engineering Details and Programming Reference Guide for more information All Metal GB Audio Offset The GB Offset controls the audio response in the All Metal mode After the detector has automatically ground balanced normally the smoothest and most stable audio in the All Metal mode is produced if there is a zero GB Offset However some operators may prefer to have the audio come on or go quiet slightly when the loop is lowered to the ground The GB Offset feature allows you to alter the audio response when the loop is lowered to the ground in the All Metal mode To change the GB Offset hold the Togg
6. O pidas INHIBIT THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Di Coin Trax e aum Microprocessor Tracking Inhibit Sub Menu Figure 7 The Tracking Inhibit Sub Menu has only two switch positions The Factory default setting for Tracking Inhibit is turned on Figure 7 Normally you should leave it on The AGB program uses the Tracking Inhibit control program Therefore the Tracking Inhibit switch selection will effect both the All Metal and Motion modes If you turn it off the AGB program will track off on targets A loss of Detection depth may occur since the AGB program will not be accurately balanced to mineralized ground Auto Tune Speed Main Menu LED position 4 NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED wem GR FORA SZ 3 dy module OFF LJ 5 IT J DEPTH lt gt amp 1D SLOW AUTO TUNE SPEED FAST THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax azu Microprocessor Auto Tune Sub Menu Figure 8 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 10 UM102 The Auto Tune speed controls the retune speed in the All Metal mode It has no effect on the Motion Mode The Factory default setting is position 3 Figure 8 The default setting is a good selection for most operating conditions However you may select a different setting Leaving the Auto Tune on will stabilize operation and ease target pinpointing Turning it off will require you to retune manually often due to drift and changing ground conditio
7. Right Key To change the staccato volume press and hold down the Enter Key Do not release the Enter Key until instructed to release all the keys Tap and release the Left or Right Key and note which LED lights If LED 10 is lit then the staccato audio is turned Off If LED 1 is lit then the staccato audio volume is set to maximum Tapping the Right Key will increase the volume and tapping the Left Key will decrease the volume Note the LED display position will not slew as on other menus by holding down the Left or Right key Sweep a target across the coil and note the staccato volume Continue to sweep a target across the coil and change the staccato volume up or down When you are satisfied with the desired volume level release all the keys If you performed the procedure correctly you will be in the SD Sub Menu when you released the keys and the display will show the previous discrimination level If you sense that you did not adjust the volume or that the discrimination level has changed then you may not have executed the procedure correctly If necessary reset the discrimination level and repeat the procedure making sure that you hold the Enter Key fully depressed during the entire sequence 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 15 UM102 It is easy to get confused when performing the procedures described above If this should happen simply release all the keys and tap the Menu Key to exit the programming mode Then re enter the SD Sub Menu and perfo
8. SENS AUTO TRAX LED wen 3 7 SA ao maue BS GIIA ver gt pe AAA amp 1D a RELI e O Gei RING PRO 4 3 2 1 THRES GND FACTORY PRESETS USERPRESETS ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax sme Microprocessor Preset Sub Menu Figure 12 The Preset Menu Sub Menu controls four Factory and four User Presets This Sub Menu effects the Motion and All Metal modes since it stores almost all of the settings used in the CoinTrax II The Factory default condition will turn off all Presets This is indicated by the lit LED at position 10 Figure 12 However your setting may be different The Factory presets are preprogrammed settings that can not be changed Therefore they have limited applications since you may require a slightly different setup In addition the Factory presets are identical to those of the original CoinTrax The CoinTrax II has new features and controls that are not programmed into the Factory presets Therefore the Factory presets are not fully compatible with the CoinTrax II Nevertheless you can still use them if you so desire The Factory preset locations are shown in Figure 12 The CoinTrax II has four User programmable Presets for custom operator setups Each User preset can store a complete image of all the control settings Hence the User Presets are considerably 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 12 UM102 more powerful that the Factory Presets The User Presets are an extreme
9. SENSITIVITY Main Menu LED Sub Menu Controls Figure 3 To select a particular Sub Menu feature for programming use the Left and Right Keys to move the flashing LED cursor to the corresponding Sub Menu location As an example to select the LED Sub Menu you can tap the Right Key repeatedly until the 1 LED is reached However the CoinTrax II will slew the cursor for you if you press and hold down the Right Key until LED 1 is lit then release the Right Key The Left Key can be used to move the LED cursor to the left As you can see by using the Right or Left Key it is possible to select any one of the 10 Sub Menus After the cursor is moved to position 1 tapping the Enter Key will select the corresponding Sub Menu For the LED example Figure 4 shows graphically how moving the cursor to position 1 and tapping the Enter Key will take you down into the LED Sub Menu In this example the LED Sub Menu is selected however any Sub Menu can be accessed in an identical manner 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 7 UM102 NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED AGT 10 987654321 ein module ESA DEPTH 4 gt ERR IRON FOIL 54 TA ZINC 10d 25d or _ AM DISC TORES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax MAIN MENU Microprocess PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX AGT gt module I LI lt gt ERR IRON FOIL 54 TAB ZINC 10 25 50 1 O ont an A
10. The turn on Battery Check test will last for approximately 3 2 seconds In previous versions of the CoinTrax chip program Normal operation could not begin until the Battery Test was complete The new chip allows you to by pass the Battery Check test As soon as the Battery condition is displayed flip the Toggle to the momentary position and release it The detector will enter Normal Operation immediately Factory Reset The Factory Reset procedure will restore your detector to all of the Factory default settings and initialize the non volatile EEPROM memory in the CoinTrax II Normally you will not have to use this procedure However a Factory Reset is sometimes useful if you get confused with your settings and want to restore the detector to a known setup The Factory Reset will not effect any of the User preset programmed settings The Factory Reset procedure is similar to rebooting your computer To activate the Factory Reset perform the following procedure Before starting this procedure the detector must be off Now press and hold down the Right and Menu Keys at the same time While holding these two keys in this position turn the detector on Wait until one or more LEDs light then release both keys If the detector is on and you desire to perform a Factory Reset turn it off and wait for at least 5 seconds before performing the procedure Remember you must hold both keys firmly depressed before and during detector turn on and until one o
11. ED position 2 NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED aar M98 TEES S27 gy module OOOO 8 EP TH EI gt E amp ID AUTOMATIC GROUND BALANCE MANUAL GROUND BALANCE THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET m Coin Trax e zum Microprocessor Ground Tracking Speed Sub Menu Figure 6 The Ground Tracking Speed GTS Sub Menu allows you to alter the speed of the AGB program The GTS Sub Menu has eight speed selections Selections on the right end of the scale force the AGB system to track the ground faster Conversely selections to the left allow for a slower tracking action Generally the Factory default setting at position 5 should work satisfactory for most mineralized ground conditions Figure 6 Unless you are an experienced user or want to experiment with the Tracking speed leave it at the 5 setting The AGB program is an integral part of the CoinTrax II module Almost all of the internal CoinTrax II programs obtain information from the AGB system Therefore for best overall performance in mineralized ground the AGB should be activated at all times Nevertheless sometimes you may want to turn off the AGB program To turn off the AGB and activate Manual Ground Balance select the 10 location on the Sub Menu Tracking Inhibit Control Main Menu LED position 3 NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED 10 8 AGT 3 UI 1 A 1r 1r Se dal module orl NoT Deeg ech KA 4 gt
12. M DISC THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax szu Micro processor LED SUB MENU COIN DEPTH amp 1D Main and LED Sub Menu Example Figure 4 Tapping the Enter Key changes the display from the Main Menu to the LED Sub Menu Figure 4 The LED will stop flashing and may move to light another LED For our example when you tap the Enter Key the display may indicate the Factory default lock on time of 3 seconds see Figure 5 Your particular CoinTrax II may be set differently At this point we can modify the current Sub Menu selection Use the Left and Right Keys to move the LED left or right to select a different setting Tap the Left or Right Key to move the LED a short distance Or press and hold down a key to move the LED greater than two or three positions away from your current location In this example after selecting the lock on time tap the Enter key again Remember tapping the Enter Key from within a Sub Menu will program and select the corresponding selection and take you up into the Main Menu From there to exit the Main Menu simply tap the Menu Key or flip the Toggle switch However suppose that none of the other Sub Menu features are to be modified In that case there is a much faster way to program and exit the Sub Menu In this example you can program the selected lock on time and exit the LED Sub Menu in one quick step by simply tapping the Me
13. Sub Menu without making any changes first move the LED to position 10 Once the LED is in that location you can Tap the Enter Menu or Toggle key to exit without making changes Standard Discrimination Mode Main Menu LED position 9 NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED AGT 10 9 8 a d SS 2 3 coi AGT 109 8 7 6 5 g i 2 coy modue II LL L DEPTH motu IT See O DEPTH lt gt ERR IRON FOIL 5 A pete c 10d 25d 50 1 SC e gt ERR IRON FOIL 54 TAB ZINC 1 25d 50 1 SH O ert gl AM DISC Geier AM DISC THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER o THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET HOLD OFFSET E Coin Trax Lo 4 2 MH Microprocessor L oin Trax Le um Microprocessor Standard Discrimination 4 Sub Menu Standard Discrimination 46 Sub Menu Figure 13 Figure 14 NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED AGT 9 398765430201 een AGT 10 9 a 7 8 5322 CO N moaie ET TOTO sr meow IT TE CRW vn RRAIRON FOIL 54 TAB ZINC 10d 25d 50d 1 Ee gt ERR IRON ro B ZINC 10 25 50 1 Bet O cl AM DISC eiert AM DISC THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER SI THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET A HOLD OFFSET e Coin Trax zu Microprocessor Coin Trax az
14. e It that case the audio would have a staccato sound on rejected targets Once you have determined the preferred Discrimination level Tap the Enter Key to exit the SD Sub Menu or Tap the Menu or Toggle Key to return to Normal Operation There are actually two SD controls on the CoinTrax II The single SD Sub Menu controls both When the Toggle control is set to the Motion mode the SD Sub Menu controls the Discrimination in the Motion mode However if you place the detector in the All Metal mode the All Metal Discrimination is controlled by the same SD Sub Menu The Motion and All Metal SD controls are completely separate For this reason you must remember to first place the detector in the desired operating mode Motion or All Metal before setting the corresponding Discrimination level in the SD Sub Menu Motion Mode Quite or Staccato Audio SD Discrimination If the SD is activated in the Motion mode it will only effect the Motion audio response and not the Target ID Display or any All Metal mode functionality By default the staccato audio function is Off when the standard discrimination is initially activated This means that rejected targets will cause the audio to go quiet For more information on Motion mode staccato audio see the Audio Tone ID section of this manual All Metal Mode Staccato audio SD Discrimination Activating SD in the All Metal mode will control both the Audio and the reject LEDs By default the staccato audio f
15. e the staccato frequency press and hold down the Enter Key Do not release the Enter Key until instructed to release all the keys Tap and release the Left Key The 10 LED should light indicating low frequency selection Sweep a target over the coil and note the staccato sound Tap and release the Right Key The 1 LED should light indicating high frequency selection Again sweep a target over the coil and note the staccato sound Select the desired staccato frequency by tapping the Left or Right key Once you are satisfied with your selection release all the keys If you performed the procedure correctly you will be in the SD Sub Menu when you released the keys and the display will be blank If any LED is lit then you did not execute the procedure correctly Re enter the SD Sub Menu and repeat the procedure making sure that you hold the Enter Key fully depressed during the entire sequence Changing the Audio TID volume To change the staccato volume the CoinTrax II should be in the Standard Discrimination Sub Menu and the SD must be activated Tap the Menu Key and move the LED to position 9 Then tap the Enter Key Observe the display condition If the display indicates a discrimination level that was previously selected then you are already prepared to change the staccato volume However if the display is blank the SD feature is Off Therefore activate the SD feature by holding down the Right Key until one or more LEDs are lit Then release the
16. en you exit the Preset Sub Menu See the Preset description for a full explanation 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 8 UM102 Main Menu Location Sub Menu Position 1 LED Control Position 2 Ground Tracking Speed Position 3 Pracking Inhibit Control Position 4 Auto Tune Speed Features that are not used often Table 2 Sub Menu Programming Many Sub Menu features can be set at one setting They may never need changing or at least not changed very often Table 2 lists several features that can be left in the Factory default positions and may never need modification In this section each of the 10 CoinTrax II Sub Menu programming methods are covered in detail General information is provided about each Sub Menu Refer to the CoinTrax II Programming Reference Guide for a step by step programming procedure for each sub menu control After reviewing the procedures it will become apparent that almost all the programming methods are identical Once you have learned how to program one sub menu all the others can be done in an almost identical manner The LED Sub Menu below is probably the easiest to program and is a good place to learn the programming method LED Control Main Menu LED position 1 9 SEC 7 SEC 5 SEC 3 SEC TSEC AGT COIN module II DEPTH lt gt amp 1D OFF 8 SEC 6 SEC 4SEC 2 SEC THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax sm Microprocessor
17. es the Main Menu as indicated by a single flashing LED Figure 2 Any LED will flash not necessarily LED 4 as shown in our example If you tap the Menu Key again the CoinTrax II will exit the Main Menu and return to normal operation with no flashing LED However if you are following along with these steps using the actual CoinTrax II do not tap the Menu Key at this time NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED AGT d 6 5 d 2 1 COIN module O Eee DEPTH S pe 4 gt ERR IRON FOIL 54 TAB ZINC 10d 25d 50 1 5 O ont ant AM DISC THRES GND COIN RING RELIC PRO ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax zu Microprocessor Main Menu Single flashing LED Figure 2 Each LED location now represents a program function and its position on the Main Menu The flashing LED acts like a pointing cursor and is used to select one of the 10 LED Sub Menus Figure 3 Each Sub Menu controls the operation of one of the CoinTrax II features NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED a 28 A ZS SA 2T soy module y y E DEPTH 1D a gt EFR IRDN edy d TAB zilic d ag si ofr al Aju oke THRES GND CIIN RING RELIC P RO ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSE Coin Thaa NOTCH DISCHIMINATION STANDARD DISCRIMINATION f 42 mre Miicrd processor LED GROUND TRACKING SPEED PRESET TRACKING INHIBIT DEEP SEARCH AUTO TUNE ALL METAL SENSITIVITY MOTION
18. ing LED cursor and the Left and Right Keys When you enter the Notch Sub Menu the cursor will always be located at position 10 Use the Right and Left Keys to move the cursor to a selected LED block If the selected block is lit turn the block off by Tapping the Enter Key Conversely if the block is unlit turn the block on by Tapping the Enter Key Continue programming LED blocks until you are satisfied with your particular Notch configuration To exit the Sub Menu return the cursor to position 10 and Tap the Enter Key This will return you to the Main Menu Continue programming other Sub Menus or exit the Main Menu by tapping the Menu or Toggle Keys Normally tapping the Enter Key will cause you to exit the current sub menu However in the Notch Sub Menu the Enter Key is used to select or de select blocks Nevertheless tapping the Enter Key will exit the Notch Sub Menu if you first move the cursor to position 10 Also to exit and return to Normal Operation at any time simply tap the Menu or Toggle Key 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 17 UM102 Hot Keys Several CoinTrax II features can be accessed without going through the MENU programming system These features can be changed quickly by the Hot Keys The CoinTrax II must be in the Normal Operation mode before you can use the Hot Keys During Normal Operation the Left Right and Enter Keys function as Hot Keys Table 3 lists the Hot Key features 1 All Metal Audio Threshold 2 All Metal
19. is OFF To perform a complete Audio TID setup configure the staccato frequency and volume once for the All Metal and once for the Motion mode The CoinTrax II determines which Standard Discrimination level to control based upon your current operating mode Therefore select either the All Metal or Motion mode using the Toggle switch and set the Audio TID frequency and volume for that mode Then switch modes and repeat the process Preferably the staccato frequency should be selected first Then the staccato volume should be adjusted to operator preference However they can be set in any order The procedures for selecting the staccato frequency and volume are identical for the All Metal and Motion modes Therefore it is not necessary to repeat the procedure description separately for each mode It is covered once in the following two paragraphs Details specific to the Motion or All Metal mode are covered separately Changing the Audio TID frequency To change the staccato frequency the CoinTrax II should be in the Standard Discrimination Sub Menu and the SD must be deactivated Tap the Menu Key and move the LED to position 9 Then tap the Enter Key By default the SD Sub Menu will be turned Off Therefore the display will be blank with no LEDs lit However your setup may be different If the display is not blank press and hold down the Left Key until all the LEDs are Off Then release the Left Key This will disable the SD feature To chang
20. le switch in the momentary Depth Reading position Then Tap the Right Key to cause the audio to increase when the loop is lowered to the ground or Tap the Left Key to cause the audio to decrease when the loop is lowered to the ground Holding the Left or Right Key depressed will not slew the Offset adjustment Therefore you must Tap the Key repeatedly to appreciably change the GB Offset setting Release the Toggle switch after the Offset adjustments are completed GB Offset data is introduced into the CoinTrax II as outlined above There is seldom any need to clear this data However it can be cleared at any time Refer to CoinTrax II Hunting Tips and Engineering Details and Programming Reference Guide for more information Turbo Ground Balance Mode The Turbo program allows the operator to perform a local spot ground balance quickly Most of the time the AGB program is all that is needed for successful operation over mineralized ground Nevertheless the Turbo GB mode can be used to advantage in special situations Turbo GB can be activated in either the Motion or All Metal modes However Turbo GB can not be accessed if you are in the Menu programming system see Table 1 To activate the Turbo GB mode lower the loop to the working search height and Tap the Enter Key Do not hold the Enter Key down When you tap the key the audio will sound momentarily indicating Turbo Mode activation The LED Display will blank and the audio wi
21. ll go quiet if you are in the All Metal mode After a fraction of a second the Turbo Mode will automatically deactivate itself and the LED Display will return to its original state 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 18 UM102 Clean ground is ground that is devoid of targets The Turbo GB process will function correctly only when it is performed over clean ground In that case all the LEDs and audio will be off during a successful Turbo ground balance However if the loop is near a large metallic object the entire LED Display may light up Also the audio will sound off momentarily If this should happen locate a clean spot by moving the loop a short distance and Tap the Enter Key to Turbo GB again NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED 09 8 ZE AA 5 2 3 AGT COIN mocio RERESESER oa Be amp 1D Ps x i gt FULL CHARGE Oort ml HALF CHARGE THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET e Coin Trax zu Microprocessor Battery Check Ni Cad Batteries Figure 18 Battery Check The automatic battery check occurs at detector turn on The Display scale is set to represent the remaining charge condition of the Battery pack If all 10 LEDs are lit the batteries are fully charged However if the LEDs light to position 6 the batteries are at Y charge Figure 18 When no LEDs light the detector may operate for a short time but you should replace or charge the batteries as soon as possible Battery Check By Pass
22. low is a listing of the new features that are covered throughout the manual Each item is explained fully in Hunting Tips and Engineering Details Non Volatile Memory User Presets Deep Search mega depth mode Activation LED Deep Search mode Audio indication Deep Search mode Standard Discrimination Motion mode Standard Discrimination All Metal mode Reject LED All Metal mode Audio reject indication All Metal mode Battery Check By pass Factory Reset SST Deactivated This User manual should be used in conjunction with the Hunting Tips and Engineering Details booklet and the Programming Reference Guide They contain practical field operation material supplemental engineering information and a refresher programming guide CoinTrax II Display The CoinTrax II has a multifunction 10 segment LED display Depending upon the current mode the Display can represent several different functions During Normal operation in the Motion mode the Display will indicate possible target ID readings Approximate Target depth is displayed when Depth Reading is activated And if the Programming Menu system is active the Display can represent 11 possible sub menu control functions Table 1 lists the display function and the corresponding operational mode Normal Operation And Programming Operation The two fundamental CoinTrax II operating modes are shown in Table 1 Programming the major controls is accomplished using the
23. ly useful feature The operator can store special detector setups for different applications in these four locations These custom setups can be recalled at anytime to reset the CoinTrax II controls to the original configuration The User presets locations are shown in Figure 12 Reading Presets Factory or User presets are read and loaded into the CoinTrax II in an identical manner Simply position the LED cursor over the desired selection and exit the Sub Menu using the Menu or Toggle Key Do not use the Enter Key to exit All the settings stored at that location are read and loaded in the CoinTrax II Once read the detector will be setup to operate as specified by the information stored at that preset location Storing to Presets Storing the detector image at a User preset works slightly different than reading a preset To store an image select any User location and Tap the Enter Key Do not use the Menu or Toggle Keys as this will read the image at that location Tapping the Enter Key will save the current detector image at the selected preset and exit the Sub Menu From there to return to normal operation Tap the Menu or Toggle Key Note If you select a Factory preset and Tap the Enter Key nothing will happen Suppose the Preset Sub Menu is entered then decide you want to exit without making any changes you have to be careful how you exit the Sub Menu since the Enter Menu and Toggle Keys work differently in this Sub Menu To exit the
24. n the Right Key In a moment the SD will be activated and a blinking LED and On LED will be Displayed The blinking LED is used to represent numbers O through 9 on the Display For example Figure 13 shows a single blinking LED Starting from the left the first LED location is in position zero The blinking LED is located at the number 4 position Therefore Figure 13 is a SD reading of 4 The solid On LED represents numbers 10 through 100 on the Display Figure 14 shows an On LED of 40 since it is 4 positions from the left To determine the total SD value we add the two values For example Figure 14 has a DS value of 46 since the On LED is 40 and the blinking LED is 6 In Figure 15 the blinking LED is located at the zero position The On LED is seven positions from the left so it represents 70 Adding these two together we get 70 for a SD setting The last example is shown in Figure 16 and indicates a SD selection of 93 A useful way to experiment with the Standard Discrimination feature is to select the Motion mode and enter the SD Sub Menu Select a target and sweep it repeatedly over the loop Then slew the Standard Discrimination LEDs continuously throughout the entire O to 100 range using the Left and Right Keys Use different targets and note the Discrimination number where each are rejected and produce no audio response Note the audio will respond differently if the Audio TID is activated You could also perform this test using the All Metal mod
25. n the momentary position then release the Toggle in one quick step Correspondingly when a prolonged key press and hold is called for simply hold the Toggle in the momentary position for the desired amount of time The Menu Key is used to alternately switch between the Normal and Menu programming modes Tapping the Menu Key will cause you to enter the Menu programming mode if you are currently in Normal operation Or if you are in the programming mode tapping the Menu Key again will cause you to exit the programming mode and return to Normal operation Notice from Table 1 that those are the only two functions of the Menu Key regardless of the CoinTrax II operating mode Tapping the Enter Key during Normal operation will cause the CoinTrax II to Turbo Ground Balance This key has no other function during Normal operation When Menu programming is activated the Enter Key is used to make a programming selection or to enter or exit a Sub Menu In some cases tapping the Enter Key will perform both actions at the same time Therefore the Enter Key works slightly different depending upon the selected Sub Menu Refer to the information on the individual Sub Menus for a description of these minor differences The Left and Right Keys are labeled Threshold and Gnd Offset respectively on the CoinTrax II panel During Menu programming a single lit LED is used as a cursor on the Display The Left and Right Keys are used to move the LED curso
26. ngth Note the LED display position will not slew as on other menus by holding down the Left or Right key Select the desired pulse length When you are satisfied with your selection release all the keys If you performed the procedure correctly you will be in the Main Menu when you released the keys The display should show the previous selected Standard Discrimination sub Menu The LED should be flashing at position 9 If you sense that you did not executed the procedure correctly exit menu programming by tapping the Menu Key Then repeat the procedure The pulse length control feature is located at the Standard Discrimination sub menu LED position As a result if you inadvertently release the Enter Key before tapping the Left or Right key you will enter the Standard Discrimination sub Menu Therefore the Enter Key must be held fully depressed during the entire sequence 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 16 UM102 Notch Discrimination Main Menu LED position 10 NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED AGT 3 2 1 COIN nae G C E lt RA IRON FOIL 54 TAB ZINC 10d 25 50 1 PH THRES GND TARGET BLOCKS ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET ep Coin Trax e zu Microprocessor Notch Sub Menu Figure 17 The Notch Discrimination Sub Menu controls the audio response in the Motion mode The Factory default Notch Discrimination configuration is shown in Figure 17 However your setup may be different If Motion mode Standa
27. ns Also since the Auto Tune is used to improve instrument stability you may have to decrease the All Metal Sensitivity to smooth the audio response The Auto Tune feature is automatically deactivated when you enter the Depth Reading mode It is re enabled when you exit Depth Reading The Auto Tune scale is setup so that there is a smooth transition from the slowest setting at position 9 to the fastest setting at position 1 Choose faster retune speeds for a tighter target response Slow the response by selecting positions to the left end of the scale Selecting position 10 will turn off the Auto Tune feature Motion Mode Sensitivity Main Menu LED position 5 NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED 8 ae 09 7 KSE module MN T was DEPTH amp 1D lt KE MOTION SENSITIVITY THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax zu Microprocessor Motion Sensitivity Sub Menu Figure 9 The Motion Sensitivity Sub Menu controls the CoinTrax II sensitivity in the Motion mode It has no effect on the All Metal mode Figure 9 indicates that the Factory default setting is located at position 3 Your setting may be different Normally a setting above 3 will be too unstable for normal operation Always adjust the sensitivity for the current operation conditions In one case a setting of 3 may be acceptable However in another location you may have to lower the sensitivity to 7 or lower to ob
28. nu Key or flipping the Toggle switch Generally when you tap the Enter Key it moves you from the current Sub Menu up into the Main Menu In other words you are retracing your steps backwards exiting the Sub Menu the same way you entered it by using the Enter Key After entering the Main Menu other CoinTrax II functions can be selected and entered using the Enter Key After they are programmed you exit by tapping the Enter Key again In other words you can move back and forth between the Main and Sub Menu by using the Enter Key programming as you go As you can see the CoinTrax II has a very flexible menu programming system Once you have completed all programming you can exit the Menu system by tapping the Menu Key or momentarily flipping the Toggle switch Key Operation Exceptions There are some exceptions to the way some of the keys function during normal programming For example the Enter Key will function differently from the description given above when the Notch Sub Menu is programmed Refer to the Notch control information for a full explanation Sometimes you may enter a particular Sub Menu to check on the programmed setting and desire to exit the Sub Menu without making changes This can be accomplished by simply tapping the Menu Key or flipping the Toggle Generally that action will exit without making any changes However there are some exceptions to this action too For example the Menu and Toggle Keys react differently wh
29. position 10 and continue to hold the Left Key depressed after position 10 is reached Now Tap the Enter Key then release both keys This sequence turns off the AGB system and initializes several internal data variables After that exit Menu programming and use the detector normally To turn the AGB program back on simply re enter the Ground Tracking Speed Sub Menu and move the selection LED to any location 9 through 2 However we recommend you select the Factory default selection at position 5 Depth Reading Hold the Toggle switch in the Momentary position to pinpoint and read Target depth The target s approximate depth is shown in inches on the Display The Auto Tune and AGB will always be disabled during Depth Reading This will allow you to easily pinpoint the target The AGB is also momentarily locked thereby holding the computer s ground balance setting When you exit Depth Reading the Auto Tune and AGB will be re enabled However they will not be enabled if you had them disabled before entering the Depth Reading mode 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 6 UM102 Menu Programming Most of the time when you operate the CoinTrax II the Display will indicate the Target ID or Target Depth This is what we call the Normal operating mode You can not program the CoinTrax II during Normal operation To enter the programming mode you must use the Menu Key When you tap the Menu Key the CoinTrax II enters the programming mode and the display becom
30. r left and right across the display This is the only function of the Left and Right Key during Menu programming During Normal operation the Left and Right Keys function as Hot Keys As hot keys they can control the audio Threshold or Ground Balance Offset depending upon the Operating mode See the section on Hot Keys for a completed explanation Although the Mode Toggle switch is not physically located on the CoinTrax II module it interacts with the CoinTrax II The Toggle can select between Depth Reading All Metal and Motion modes see Figure 1 If you flip the Toggle to its momentary position and then release it the CoinTrax II will always exit the programming system and return to normal operation This is very useful as it allows you re enter normal operation quickly after programming the CoinTrax II 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 5 UM102 LEFT Ba RIGHT DEPTH READING MOTION MODE MOMENTARY CENTER ALL METAL MODE Figure 1 During Menu programming the Display is used for programming purposes and will not display Target ID or Target Depth information Table 1 However the metal detector audio will function normally This means that you could leave the CoinTrax II in the Menu programming mode during normal operation Although it is unlikely you would want to do this during actual detecting it is sometimes useful as a temporary setup for programming some CoinTrax features Automatic Ground Balance The CoinTrax II incorpora
31. r more LEDs light before you can release either key If you hold the Right and Menu Keys indefinitely the CoinTrax II will stay in the Battery Check mode indefinitely So make sure you release them when one or more LEDs light If you performed this procedure correctly all the LEDs will go off as soon as you release both keys If they didn t go off immediately when you released the keys you did not perform it correctly Repeat the procedure until the display goes off when you release the keys The Factory Reset procedure was purposely made difficult to perform Hence it is highly unlikely that the operator would accidentally perform this exact sequence of events and reset the CoinTrax II to the default settings 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 19 UM102 Acknowledgments Hambyware LLC would like to thank Reg Sniff of Pueblo CO for suggesting that the Deep Search feature be included in the CoinTrax II microchip program Also a great deal of Beta testing was done by JB of Amory MS and Reg Their feedback and encouragement were appreciated Hambyware LLC 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 20 UM102
32. rd Discrimination SD is activated all Notch programming controlled by the Notch Sub Menu is disabled The audio response is then controlled by the SD Sub Menu However the Target Identification readings TID will be displayed normally The Notch Sub Menu represents targets with 9 LED target blocks The Display panel is marked with the intended targets that should light specific blocks For example a dime should light LED position 4 Other targets with similar electrical characteristics to the dime will light position 4 too Therefore each block covers a range of targets The Factory default Notch Sub Menu is setup to reject all Ferrous and pickup all non Ferrous targets Figure 17 All the LED blocks that represent non Ferrous targets have lit LEDs This means that there will be an audio response to all non Ferrous targets in the Motion mode The Iron LED block represents the entire Ferrous range And since the Iron LED is off there will be no response to Ferrous targets in the Motion mode LED position 10 is a non target block This location is the Notch Sub Menu entry point and can be used as the Sub Menu exit location too Program the CoinTrax II Notch Discrimination as follows Tap the Menu Key and move the flashing cursor LED to position 10 Then Tap the Enter Key to enter the Notch Sub Menu Programming the Notch Sub Menu is a matter of turning on desired LED blocks and turning off undesirable blocks This is accomplished using a blink
33. rm the procedure again Remember keep the Enter Key fully depressed while selecting the staccato frequency or volume Motion Mode If this is the first time the CoinTrax 11 has been used the Motion mode Audio TID will be turned Off However your detector may be configured differently If the Audio TID is Off the Motion audio will respond normally and the audio will go quiet on all rejected targets The Audio TID volume control determines if the TID is On or Off Therefore to turn On the Audio TID you must enter the Standard Discrimination mode and increase the Audio TID volume Simply move the selection LED to a location other than position 10 See Changing the Audio TID volume above The Discovery Electronics Millennium Treasure Baron is built using the Treasure Baron base unit and the CoinTrax module And as originally configured the Millennium TB and CoinTrax module combination will not have Audio TID However the Millennium TB will have two tone TID capability if the CoinTrax II chip is installed in the Millennium TB module On the other hand if the CoinTrax II chip is installed in the original modular Treasure Baron it will be capable of two or three tone TID operations See the section on Audio TID in the CoinTrax II Hunting Tips and Engineering Details manual for more information All Metal Mode By default the Audio TID function is On when the standard discrimination is activated in the All Metal mode This means that Targe
34. tain stable operation Hold the loop motionless in the air and away from anything metallic If the audio chatters at that sensitivity setting then it will probably be too unstable when used in the ground Experience has shown that little depth is lost if you need to select levels between 8 and 3 to obtain stable performance All Metal Mode Sensitivity Main Menu LED position 6 NOTCH PRESET SENS AUTO TRAX LED wen WSS FERRET TT gy module NOT USED MIN es bei DEPTH VERSEN GA pa ALL METAL SENSITIVITY THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax sme Microprocessor All Metal Sensitivity Sub Menu Figure 10 The All Metal Sensitivity Sub Menu controls the CoinTrax II sensitivity in the All Metal mode It has no effect on the Motion mode There are only 8 selections available since the lowest two positions are not used Figure 10 indicates that the Factory default setting is located at position 4 Increase or decrease the sensitivity as needed for your application 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 11 UM102 Deep Search Mode Main Menu LED position 7 NOTCH PRE SET SENS AUTO TRAX LED ae WSS TEBAS 2 poy module orr 4 lla Ja a ena JE JJ DEPTH lt gt a SS amp 1D LOW SCALE HIGH SCALE NORMAL AUDIO STACCATO AUDIO THRES GND ENTER MENU HOLD OFFSET Coin Trax um Microprocessor Deep Search Sub Menu Figure
35. tes a computer program that will automatically ground balance the detector over mineralized ground This program operates transparently to the user in the All Metal and Motion modes To use the Automatic Ground Balance AGB feature simply lower the loop to the ground and start hunting The AGB will automatically balance to the ground mineral in several seconds You do not have to pump the loop to activate the AGB system just sweep the coil normally The operator has limited control over the AGB system To speed up the ground balancing process the operator can Turbo ground balance the CoinTrax II Also the AGB feature can be turned off entirely or its tracking speed can be modified in the Ground Tracking Speed Sub Menu Manual Ground Balance Sometimes it may be desirable to deactivate the AGB feature Then the operator can manually ground balance the detector First enter the GTS Sub Menu and move the LED to position 10 then exit Menu programming Perform a Turbo GB over the ground to be searched After that manually ground balance the detector using the GB Offset Hot keys Low Mineral Operation If the CoinTrax II is used in low or non mineralized soils you may obtain better hunting results by deactivating the AGB feature since it is not needed To configure the CoinTrax II for low mineral operation perform the following procedure Enter the Ground Tracking Speed Sub Menu then press and hold down the Left Key Let the selection LED move to
36. the Menu programming system Normally during actual hunting the CoinTrax II is place in the Normal Operating mode Depending upon the the operating mode each control performs more than one function Table 1 lists all of the controls and what functions they control within each mode The Menu Key is the only control that has only one function The only purpose of the Menu Key is to alternately select either the Menu Programming mode or the Normal Operating mode 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 4 UM102 Control Programming Menu System Normal Operation Menu Key Exit Menu programming lt gt Enter Menu programming Program selection Enter K Turbo Mod Decrease audio Threshold Left Key Move LED Left Decrease Ground Balance Offset e Increase audio Threshold Right Ke M LED Right 3 y H 9 Increase Ground Balance Offset Motion Mode Toggle Exit Menu programming All Metal Mode Depth Reading CoinTrax Control Function Table 1 Control Keys The CoinTrax has four push buttons for programming and control If you own a Millennium II each button pair has been replaced with a two position Toggle switch In this manual we will refer to these controls as keys A key tap refers to pressing and releasing the key in one quick step On the other hand for some operations a key can be held down for a prolonged period to eliminate repeated taps When a key tap operation is called for with a Toggle switch simply hold the Toggle i
37. ts that fall below the SD Discrimination level will cause the Audio to have a distinctive staccato sound Also by default the All Metal staccato volume will be set to maximum and the low staccato frequency will be selected If you prefer a different frequency and volume modify them as outlined above Audio TID Pulse Length Control The Audio TID sound length can be modified in the CoinTrax II The default All Metal Audio TID pulse length is about 0 2 seconds This pulse time is adequate for normal operation However there may be instances where a shorter or longer time is preferred This control allows you to vary the pulse length time The pulse length control is only available in the All Metal mode For more information on this feature and which pulse length time to select refer to the CoinTrax II Hunting Tips and Engineering Details manual To change the audio pulse length place the Mode Toggle switch in the center All Metal position Tap the Menu Key and move the LED cursor to the Standard Discrimination Sub Menu at position 9 To change the audio pulse length press and hold down the Enter Key Do not release the Enter Key until instructed to release all the keys Tap and release the Left or Right Key and note which LED lights If LED 10 is lit the pulse length is set to minimum If LED 1 is lit the pulse length is set to maximum Tapping the Right Key will increase the pulse length and tapping the Left Key will decrease the pulse le
38. ua Microprocessor Standard Discrimination 70 Sub Menu Standard Discrimination 93 Sub Menu Figure 15 Figure 16 The Standard Discrimination SD Sub Menu controls variable Discrimination for the Motion and All Metal modes The Factory default condition for the SD mode is off This is indicated by a blank display with no lit LEDs when you first enter the SD Sub Menu see Figure on Manual cover However your setting may be different The SD mode is called Standard Discrimination because it operates similar to the way normal discrimination operates on a non microcontroller metal detector In a normal metal detector you can vary the discrimination continuously from nails to screw cap rejection The SD mode allows similar operation on the CoinTrax II However instead of a variable discrimination control the 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 13 UM102 CoinTrax II uses one or two LEDs to represent numbers O through 100 The Left and Right Keys are used to select numbers between O and 100 by changing the Display LED combination Numbers below about 46 represents ferrous targets while numbers above 46 are non ferrous targets This range covers nails generally below 35 to a setting of about 100 for screw caps Targets that fall below the SD Sub Menu setting number will be rejected using the audio or LEDs depending upon the operating mode Recall that if the SD Sub Menu is entered and SD is off the display will be blank Activate SD by pressing and holding dow
39. unction is On when the standard discrimination is initially activated This means that Targets that fall below the SD Discrimination level will cause the Audio to have a distinctive staccato sound At the same time LEDs 10 and 9 will light momentarily on the Display For more information on All Metal mode staccato audio see the Audio Tone ID section of this manual Audio TID The CoinTrax II has an improved staccato audio feature that will operate like normal Audio Target ID Discrimination Although the Audio TID was available in earlier versions it has been enhanced in the latest CoinTrax II version see Revision History This feature will greatly improve the performance of the CoinTrax II This section on the Audio TID gives the operator the essential information for setting up the Audio TID However for more detailed information on the Audio TID 2005 Hambyware LLC Page 14 UM102 feature refer to the CoinTrax II Hunting Tips and Engineering Details manual The Audio TID can be activated or deactivated in the All Metal and Motion modes The operator can select between two staccato frequencies and vary the staccato volume in both modes The Audio TID will only operate in conjunction with the Standard Discrimination mode It is not available if Notch Discrimination is selected To maintain compatibility with previous software versions the default state of the All Metal Audio TID is ON and the default state for the Motion Audio TID
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