Minelab X-TERRA ELITE Metal Detector: Getting Started Guide
Discover the X-TERRA ELITE metal detector with this concise guide.
Quick Start Guide
Power On
Turn on the device.
Select Search Mode
Choose the appropriate search mode for your environment:
- Beach: For wet/dry sand and underwater/surf conditions.
- Field: For coins and artifacts, or high jewelry.
- Park: For general coin detection, coins/precious artifacts.
Noise Cancel
Perform noise cancellation to optimize performance.
Go Detecting
Begin your search.
Assembly
Follow these steps to assemble your X-TERRA ELITE metal detector:
- Attach the metal detector coil to the lower shaft.
- Connect the mid shaft to the lower shaft.
- Connect the upper shaft to the mid shaft.
- Mount the control box onto the upper shaft.
- Route and secure the coil cable along the shafts.
- Connect the coil cable to the control box.
- Adjust the shaft length using the locking mechanisms for comfortable use.
- Attach the armrest for support.
Charging
Charging time is approximately 5-6 hours.
Charge your detector using a good quality USB charger with a minimum capacity of 2A @ 5V. Using a low-quality charger may risk failure.
Look for reputable brands on USB chargers.
Controls and Display
Familiarize yourself with the detector's controls and display:
Display Indicators:
- Ground Balance Tracking: Indicates automatic ground balance adjustment.
- Charge Status: Shows the charging progress.
- Battery Level: Displays the remaining battery power [battery-level].
- Discrimination Scale: Visual representation of target discrimination.
- Sensitivity: Indicates the current sensitivity setting.
- Backlight: Controls the screen backlight.
- Flashlight: Controls the built-in flashlight ?.
- Vibrations: Indicates if vibration feedback is active ?.
- Headphones: Shows headphone connection status ?.
- Wireless Audio: Indicates wireless audio connection status.
- Sensitivity Level: Displays the current sensitivity setting.
- Frequency: Shows the operating frequency.
- Pinpoint: Activates the pinpoint mode for precise target location.
- Search Mode: Displays the currently selected search mode.
- Depth Meter: Estimates the depth of the detected target.
- Target ID Number: Displays the identification number for the detected target.
Control Buttons and Functions:
- Sensitivity & Settings Adjustment: Buttons to adjust sensitivity and other settings.
- Search Mode Selection: Button to cycle through search modes.
- All Metal: Activates the all-metal detection mode.
- Accept/Reject: Used to accept or reject detected targets based on discrimination.
- Volume Control: Adjusts the audio volume.
- Threshold: Sets the background audio threshold.
- Target Tones: Configures audio tones for different targets.
- Recovery Speed: Adjusts how quickly the detector responds to signals.
- Advanced Settings: Accesses more detailed configuration options.
- Tone Volume: Adjusts the volume of target tones.
- Tone Interruption: Modifies target tone behavior.
- Iron Volume: Adjusts the volume for iron targets.
Additional Features:
- Wireless Audio On/Off: Toggles wireless audio connectivity.
- Wireless Audio Pairing: Initiates pairing with wireless headphones.
