Operators Manual The Black Pearl

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1 Operators Manual The Black Pearl

2 PIRATE DETECTORS LIMITED MANUFACTURER WARRANTY PIRATE DETECTORS warrants that each metal detector, search coil and accessory manufactured by PIRATE DETECTORS is protected by the following limited parts and labor warranty for a period of 24 (twenty-four) months from the date of purchase. Purchaser must retain and upon request provide proof of purchase to PIRATE DETECTORS, PIRATE DETECTORS authorized service center or PIRATE DETECTORS local representative or agent. During this 24-month period PIRATE DETECTORS or its authorized service center will inspect and evaluate all all metal detector or accessory returned to its authorized repair station or factory to determine if the equipment meets PIRATE DETECTORS performance specifications. PIRATE DETECTORS will repair or replace at no charge to the owner all parts determined faulty. Warranty for Search Coil will be void if PIRATE DETECTORS or its designated representative determine through inspection that the Search Coil Cover has been removed and/or the Search Coil shows evidence of wear or use without Search Coil Cover. This Warranty does not cover BATTERIES nor any and all failures determined to be caused by abuse, unauthorized entry into electronics, tampering, theft, failure due to water intrusion/weather, battery acid, corrosion or other contaminants and any equipment repairs or attempted repairs made by unauthorized parties. The BUYER hereby acknowledges that any oral statements about the metal detectors and/or accessories described in this contract made by SELLERs, SELLERs Representatives, if any such statements were made, do not constitute manufacturer warranty for PIRATE DETECTORS and shall not be relied upon by the BUYER, and are NOT a part of this contract for sale. The entire contract is embodied in this writing. This writing constitutes the final expression of the parties agreement and is a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of this agreement. The BUYER and Manufacturer PIRATE DETECTORS agree that the BUYERS sole and exclusive remedy against PIRATE DETECTORS shall be for the repair and replacement of defective parts. The BUYER agrees that no other remedy (including, but not limited to, incidental or consequential damages for lost sales, lost profits, injury to person or property) shall be available to him. Any claims based on this Warranty must be made to PIRATE DETECTORS or PIRATE DETECTORS local representative or agent. Do not attempt to return any PIRATE DETECTORS products to the factory without expressed written authorization from PIRATE DETECTORS or PIRATE DETECTORS local representative or agent. Contact information: infodetectors@gmail.com Phone:

3 Pirate The Black Pearl metal detector is a powerful, yet affordable VLF metal detector offering functionality and versatility typically found on high end metal detectors Pirate The Black Pearl features the following: VLF Metal Detector operating from 3 to 28 khz Selectable 2 or 4 tone with individual tone volume adjustment Adjustable Target Signal Processing Speed (recovery speed) selectable for Deep (Normal) or High Trash (Fast) modes. Target information is provided via Audio (User defined pitch) and Video (Target ID and Target Strength Bar Graph) User selectable Target masking eliminates detection of unwanted metals User selectable filter to eliminate rf and electromagnetic interference (i.e. high tension lines, etc.) Three Coil profiles Manual and Auto Ground Balance User selectable Gold Mode User adjustable Screen backlit brightness Battery Voltage display Target Display TDI (numeric) and Bars Detects coin size targets at 45+cm / 17+ inches

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5 Table of Contents Warranty... i The Black Pearl Features... ii Whats Included... 1 Assembly... 2 Display... 5 Menu... 6 Quick Start Guide Proper Detecting Technique Glossary... 18

6 What s included A - Upper Handle Assembly (Control Housing/Arm Cuff/Strap/Battery Housing/Shaft/Twist Lock) B - Middle Shaft Assembly (Shaft/Twist Lock) C - Lower Shaft D - Coil E - Coil Bolt F - Rubber Washers (x2) G - Velcro Cable Strip 1

7 Assembly 1. Install Middle and Lower shafts to Upper Handle Assembly: a. Loosen the Twist Lock on the Upper Handle Assembly (1); b. Insert Middle Shaft Assembly into the Upper Handle Assembly (2); c. Align Middle Shaft Assembly spring lock A into guide hole B on Upper Handle Assembly (3) d. Tighten Upper Handle Assembly Twist Lock (4) e. Install Lower Shaft into Middle Shaft Assembly as described above 2. Install Coil: a. Insert two Rubber Coil Washers (A) into Lower Shaft Assembly (B); b. Install Coil (C) on Lower Shaft Assembly (B) c. Align Coil tab holes with Lower Shaft yoke hole; d. Install nylon Coil Bolt (B) and Wing Nut (C); e. Tighten hand tight (Caution: DO NOT overtighten) 2

8 Assembly (continued) 3. Wrap and Connect Coil Cable: a. Pull front of Search Coil towards top of lower shaft to ensure appropriate cable slack (1); b. Wrap and install Velcro strap around lower shaft and coil cable 6-8 above coil (2); c. Return Search Coil to detecting position on shaft (3) d. Ensure Coil Cable Slack between Velcro Strap and top of Search Coil (4) e. Wrap Search Coil cable around lower and middle shaft from bottom to top (5) (Caution: do not twist cable); f. Plug Search Coil cable connector A into Control Box B and hand tighten connector ring (6) 3

9 Assembly (continued) Batteries: The Pirate Black Pearl operates on eight (8) aa 1.5v alkaline batteries. Unit operates at full functionality at 6 15 volts DC. Typical set of eight aa alkaline batteries provides volts DC when new. Operating time for new set of batteries is hours. PIRATE DETECTORS sells rechargeable NIMH 1.2v AA batteries/charger as an optional accessory. Please consult with your Retailer for details or to purchase. Charging port is installed and provided with The Black Pearl as standard equipment. Battery Installation: 1. Using Philips screwdriver, remove four screws/protective pads on bottom of Battery Housing (1); (Caution: Protect screws/protective pads from loss) 2. Open Battery Housing and remove Battery Holder (2); 3. Install eight (8) high quality AA batteries into Battery Holder (3) ensuring proper polarity (+ / -); (Caution: DO NOT use camera photographic or flash equipment batteries) 4. Replace Battery Holder in Battery Housing; 5. Re-install and hand-tighten four screws/protective pads. (Caution: DO NOT overtighten screws) 4

10 DISPLAY The Black Pearl Detecting Display provides the User significant information in a compact, easy to read Detect Screen defined as follows: 5

11 Menu The Black Pearl Menu allows the user the capability to customize detector settings to individual user preferences (e.g. some users like to mimic tones produced with other detectors so as to not have to relearn target tones on a new detector). This capability is typically found on high end detectors. Menu Screen: Depress Up or Down Arrow to move cursor to desired Menu setting User can detect using default settings displayed, or tailor each setting to individual User preference as follows: Sound: Sound settings enable the User detailed customization of target responses produced by detector while in use. To customize Sound settings, depress Menu button, with cursor adjacent to Sound, depress Right arrow which will provide User access to Sound sub-menu screen. Sound Sub-Menu Screen: Depress Up or Down Arrow to move cursor to desired setting To customize each of the following Sound settings, depress Up and Down arrows to move and place cursor adjacent individual Sound setting to be changed, then depress Right/Left arrows to make desired adjustment. To Save individual User defined setting, depress Menu/Checkmark button and continue with desired customization. Upon completion, simply exit Menu by depressing Menu/Checkmark button twice. Detector now displays Detect screen and is ready for use. Once detector is powered off, User preferences are saved in device memory. The following table provides the Sound Sub-Menu Setting Range for each of the Sound Sub- Settings available for modification: 6

12 Description Display Setting Range Definition Target Volume (Min) Vol_C min _000 ~ _254 Min Target Volume Non-ferrous targets Target Volume (Max) Vol_C_B max _000 ~ _250 Max Target Volume Ferr & Non-ferr targets Iron Reject Volume Vol_B min _000 ~ _254 Min Target Volume Ferrous targets Tone Setting (2 or 4) Sound 2T ~ 4T Tone Select 2 or 4 Tone Setting Ferrous Ton_black 0080Hz Tone pitch for iron/ferrous targets Tone Setting #1 Ton_c1 0446Hz Tone pitch for class 1 non-ferrous targets Tone Setting #2 Ton_c2 0624Hz Tone pitch for class 2 non-ferrous targets Tone Setting #3 Ton_c3 1041Hz Tone pitch for class 3 non-ferrous targets Sound Sub-Menu Table: Please note the Sub-Setting Range available to User Overload: Target Overload setting enables User to select/deselect Target Overload Warning. Setting is selectable to On or Off position. Set by opening Menu, selecting Overload and selecting On or Off using the right or left arrow buttons. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. Note: In Fast mode, Overload setting is deactivated. Menu Screen: Overload Selected Depress Right or Left Arrow to turn Overload On or Off Mask: Target Mask is used to eliminate detector response for unwanted targets. To use Mask, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then briefly depress the Menu button which displays the Menu screen. Move cursor to Mask by depressing the Up/Down arrows, select Mask by depressing Right arrow. Toggle across detecting spectrum (line) by depressing Right arrow until cursor is over detect spectrum you desire to Mask. Note: Only Right arrow can be used. Should User move past an area of detect spectrum or desire to deselect and area, continue to depress Right arrow until cursor move back over area to be modified. To select area for Mask, depress Down arrow. Note that once Down arrow has been depressed and area is Masked, a small square box will appear in area Masked below detecting spectrum (line). You can Mask as few or as many areas on this line as desired. To deselect a Masked area, continue Right toggle across screen using ONLY the Right arrow until cursor is over Masked area User desires to deselect. Depress Down arrow to Unmask 7

13 (de-select Mask). Once you have desired Mask settings, depress Menu button one time to return to Menu screen or depress Menu button two times to return to detect screen. Once detector is powered off, User preferences are saved in device memory. Menu Screen: Mask Selected Depress Right Arrow to access Mask Sub-Menu Screen Mask Sub-Menu Screen: Depress Right Arrow to move cursor to desired area to be Masked Mask Sub-Menu Screen: Depress Down Arrow to Mask, once Masked small box outline will appear below Detecting Spectrum line indicating Masking has been turned on for area selected Example 1: Mask Iron and Hot Rocks (Use with Gold Setting) Example 2: Mask Iron and Hot Rocks (Use with Gold Setting) 8

14 Sensitivity: Sensitivity range is 00 ~ 99 with 00 representing maximum detector sensitivity and 99 representing minimum detector sensitivity. Recommended turn on and go Sensitivity is To manually adjust Sensitivity, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then use left/right arrows to set Sensitivity to User preference. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. Menu Screen: Depress Right/Left Arrow to adjust to desired Sensitivity Increase Sensitivity: - Increases detection depth - Increases potential for RF/electromagnetic interference - Increases detector sensitivity to mineralization (chatter) which can mask targets Decrease Sensitivity: - Decreases detection depth - Decreases potential for RF/electromagnetic interference - Decreases detector sensitivity to mineralization (chatter) which can mask targets Backlight: To turn on the Backlit Screen, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress and hold the down arrow for more than 2 seconds. Ground Compensation: To initiate automatic Ground Compensation, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress and hold Menu button until C is displayed just below Processing/Speed symbol on display. Manually adjust the desired Ground Compensation level in the menu by opening Menu, using up/down arrow to select Comp Gr, then using right/left arrows to select User desired Ground Compensation level. The range of Ground Compensation as displayed is non-mineralized ground (00) to (40) for highly mineralized ground. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. Menu Screen: Ground Compensation Screen 9

15 Ground Balance: The Black Pearl can operate Automatic Ground Balance or Manual Ground Balance modes. Automatic Ground Balance: To use Automatic Ground Balance, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, placing coil 2 above ground and briefly depress the down arrow. Detector will perform Automatic Ground Balancing. Detector will alert that Automatic Ground Balance has been performed as follows: - Three short beeps indicate Automatic Ground Balance is completed (approx. 10 seconds) with no change from previous Ground Balance setting; - One long and one short beep indicate Automatic Ground Balance is complete (approx. 10 seconds) with a change from previous Ground Balance setting. Manual Ground Balance: To use Manual Ground Balance, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then briefly depress the up arrow. Display will show Manual Ground Balance screen enabling User to perform manual Ground Balance. It should be noted that User has the ability to adjust the following variables while in the Manual Ground Balance mode: - GB (Ground Balance) Range Non-mineralized +00 to +99 Highly mineralized ground - Vol (Volume) Range 000 to BC (Coil Type/Coil Voltage) Not User adjustable - TX (Transmit Power/mAh) Range 000mA to 114mA (incremental) To perform Manual Ground Balance, do the following: 1. Move cursor adjacent to GB Menu Screen: Ground Balance screen 2. With Search Coil is search position approximately 2 off the ground, repeatedly pump the search coil up and down 2 to 6 Search Coil Diagram: Proper Ground Balancing Procedure 10

16 3. As you are lowering the search coil towards the ground, note the deviation in the pinpoint marker as related to center of pinpoint area. Using right or left arrows, adjust Ground Balance until display is centered and no or very little sound response is heard when pumping coil. In the following example, use the right arrow to adjust Ground Balance. Menu Screen: Ground Balance screen depicting out of balance detector 4. When Manual Ground Balance is achieved, display will show very little to no deviation in center pinpoint marker and you will hear very faint or no sound deviation as coil is being pumped up and down. Menu Screen: Ground Balance screen depicting properly balanced detector 5. Once User has entered desired settings, briefly depress Up arrow to save setting and return to Detect Display to begin detecting. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. Volume: To adjust Volume, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then briefly depress the up arrow. Using the Up/Down arrows, move cursor adjacent to Vol position. Using Right/Left arrows, adjust Volume to User desired level. Volume has a setting range of 000 to 999. Once User has entered desired settings, briefly depress Up arrow to save setting and return to Detect Display to begin detecting. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. Menu Screen: Ground Balance screen Volume selected To make User defined adjustments to the above, simply use Up/Down arrow to select GB, Vol or TX. Then use right/left arrows to input User setting. Once User has entered desired settings, briefly depress Up arrow to save setting and return to Detect Display. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. 11

17 Signal Processing: To adjust Signal Processing, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress the up arrow for more than 2 seconds. Display will change between F (Fast) or N (Normal) as up arrow is depressed for more than 2 seconds. Once desired setting is achieved, simply release Up arrow button and continue detecting. Once detector is powered off, User preference is saved in device memory. In F (Fast) mode, the signal processing (recovery) speed is increased. Fast mode is typically used in trashy areas (e.g. parks or beaches with lots of trash). Higher recovery speed enables detector to detect and process both trash and high value targets in close proximity. Menu Screen: Signal Processing Screen Fast Mode selected In N (Normal) mode, the signal processing (recovery) speed is decreased. Normal (Deep) mode is used in low trash areas where User desires to detect deep targets. When using N (Normal) mode, detector displays an additional bar graph at bottom of display which helps to identify deep ferrous and non-ferrous targets. Menu Screen: Signal Processing Screen Normal Mode selected Low Battery Alert: When detector voltage is low (<6v), detector will beep and display low battery voltage on the upper right area of the detector display. Filter im (Noise Cancellation): Use this filter to eliminate local RF and/or electromagnetic interference from power lines, generators, buried cables, etc. To adjust Filter im, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen. Depress the Menu button to bring up Menu screen. Depress down arrow to move cursor to Filter im. Depress Right/Left arrow to apply desired level of filtering. Filter range is minimum 10 to maximum 50. Recommended filter setting of when detecting in most areas including parks, beaches, etc. High Interference areas: Any area where you have power lines, cell towers (GSM), television/radio antennas/transmitters, generators, etc. have potential for significant interference, the filter should be set to a maximum of 50 and gradually decreased to allow stable detector operation. Low Interference areas: Generally, any detecting far from populated areas with no power lines, radio transmitters, etc. should be considered low interference areas. When detecting areas with little or no potential for interference, the filter should be set to 10 and gradually increased to compensate for stray interference. 12

18 Once User desired filter setting has been achieved, depress Menu button one time to enter Detect screen. Menu Screen: Filter im Screen selected Sel Coil: Sel coil is used to optimize detector for different size coils which are available for use on the Pirate The Black Pearl. To adjust Sel Coil, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress the up/down arrow to Sel Coil. Depress Right/Left arrow to select appropriate coil setting. Once desired setting is achieved, depress Menu button one time to return to Detect screen. The following settings should be used: Option 1: Use for 9 DD Coil Option 2: Use for 11 DD Coil Option 3: Use for 13 DD Coil IMPORTANT: Detector will not operate if incorrect setting is use Menu Screen: Sel. Coil Screen selected Comp Gr: Comp Gr (VDI compensation) is used to adjust displayed target identification numbers to User defined parameter. To adjust Comp Gr, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress the up/down arrow to Comp Gr. Depress Right/Left arrow to select appropriate coil setting. Range of Comp Gr is 00 ~ 40. Once desired setting is achieved, depress Menu button one time to return to Detect screen. Menu Screen: Comp Gr Screen selected 13

19 Gold: Gold setting is used to increase detector sensitivity to smaller gold targets. To adjust Gold, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress the up/down arrow to Gold. Depress Right/Left arrow to select appropriate coil setting. Gold sensitivity can be toggle On or Off. Once desired setting is achieved, depress Menu button one time to return to Detect screen. Menu Screen: Gold Screen selected Bright: Bright setting is used to increase/decrease detector backlighting. To adjust Bright, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress the up/down arrow to Bright. Depress Right/Left arrow to select appropriate Brightness setting. Bright Range is 000 ~ 255. Once desired setting is achieved, depress Menu button one time to return to Detect screen. Menu Screen: Bright Screen selected Pinpoint: Pinpoint mode is used to help User quickly locate and recover identified target. To use Pinpoint function, detector should be in use (Detect Screen). Once target has been aurally or visually identified, depress Pinpoint button one time to bring up Pinpoint Screen. Sweep coil across target. Display/sound will identify target as User sweeps coil over target. Display/sound is most intense as target is located under center of coil. Please note that Pirate The Black Pearl is a motion detector. The detector must remain in motion for a detected target to continue to be processed and identified by detector. Should User stop the coil sweeping motion over the target, detector will cease to identify target. When this happens, simply start coil sweeping motion over the target to re-acquire target. Menu Screen: Pinpoint selected 14

20 Pinpoint Volume: User can define Pinpoint Target Volume. To adjust Pinpoint Volume, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then depress the Pinpoint button. Depress Up/Down arrow to select Vol. User Right/Left arrow to define desired Pinpoint Volume level. Range of Pinpoint Volume is 000 ~ 100. Once desired setting is achieved, depress Pinpoint button one time to return to Detect screen. Menu Screen: Pinpoint Volume selected TX (Transmit Power): Transmit power (TX) power setting is factory adjusted and is automatically adjusted as User defines Sel Coil setting (refer page 13). Caution: DO NOT modify TX setting in Menu as it will degrade detector performance 15

21 Quick Start Guide 1. Turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen; Detect Screen: Detect display after power on detector 2. Perform Auto Ground Balance by placing coil 2 above ground and briefly depressing the down arrow. Detector will perform Automatic Ground Balancing. Detector will alert that Automatic Ground Balance has been performed as follows: - Three short beeps indicate Automatic Ground Balance is completed (approx. 10 seconds) with no change from previous Ground Balance setting; - One long and one short beep indicate Automatic Ground Balance is complete (approx. 10 seconds) with a change from previous Ground Balance setting. 3. Adjust Sensitivity to enable smooth (not erratic) detector operation (refer to Sensitivity). To manually adjust Sensitivity, turn on the detector and allow unit to boot-up to Detect Screen, then use left/right arrows to set Sensitivity to User preference. Menu Screen: Depress Right/Left Arrow to adjust to desired Sensitivity 4. Begin detecting. 5. Recommended Quick Start Settings are as follows: a. Sensitivity: 20 b. Filter im: 40 c. Comp Gr: 00 d. Mask: No masking 16

22 Proper Detecting Technique To maximize PIRATE DETECTORS The Black Pearl performance, the User should detect by sweeping the search coil side to side, overlapping each search coil sweep arc as shown below. Additionally, the User should keep the search coil approximately 2 off the ground and level during use ensuring that the search coil is level with the ground though the entire side to side sweeping motion. Following the above recommendations will significantly improve opportunity to detect valuable targets! 17

23 GLOSSARY Assembly... 2, 3, 4 Backlight... 9 Batteries... 4 Battery Installation... 4 Battery Voltage... 5 Bright Coil Installation... 2 Coil Voltage... 5 Comp Gr Cursor... 5 Detecting Mode... 5, 12 Detecting Spectrum... 5 Display... 5, 7 Fast Mode Ferrous Target Display... 5 Ferrous Target Response... 5 Filter im Gold Ground Balance Automatic Ground Balance Manual Ground Balance Ground Compensation... 9 Interference... `12 Iron Reject Volume (Min) (Vol_B_min)... 7 Low Battery Alert Mask... 7, 8 Masking... 7 Menu... 6 Noise Cancellation Non-Ferrous Target Display

24 Non-Ferrous Target Response... 5 Normal Mode Overload... 7 Pinpoint Volume Pinpoint Proper Detecting Technique Quick Start Guide Sel Coil Sensitivity... 9, 16 Signal Processing Sound... 6 Target ID... 5 Target Volume (Min) (Vol_C_min)... 7 Target Volume (Max) (Vol_C_B_max)... 7 Tone Setting (2 or 4) (Sound)... 7 Tone Setting Ferrous (Ton_black)... 7 Tone Setting #1 (Ton_c1)... 7 Tone Setting #2 (Ton_c2)... 7 Tone Setting #3 (Ton_c3)... 7 TX (Transmit Power)... 10, 15 Volume What s Included

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