THE MINELAB EXPLORER II
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USER INFO
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Advanced mode The Explorer II’s advanced operating mode. Advanced mode
provides additional features and options to Quickstart.
Alloy A substance which is composed of two or more metals
(an alloy may also include non-metals).
Camlock Lever which releases or locks detector’s assembly components. The
Explorer II’s upper and lower shafts are held together by the shaft
camlock. This shaft assembly is fixed to the control box by the
control box camlock.
Conductivity A measure of the ability of a target to allow eddy currents induced by
the transmitter.
Control box Encloses the electronic components necessary to generate and
interpret signals transmitted from the search coil and provide user
access to functions via the control panel.
Control panel This panel, which is the front of the control box, houses the display
screen and provides press-button access to all of the detector’s
operating functions.
Digital One of Explorer II’s displays. Digital rates an object’s conductivity
and ferric content as a figure between 0 and 31. Digital also displays
an icon representing the possible target.
Discrimination The ability of a metal detector to identify the user’s desired target and
eliminate signals from undesirable material. The Explorer II can be
programmed to discriminate against unwanted targets in either Iron
Mask or Discrim.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS