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5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
The Omega metal detector is warranted against defects in materials
and workmanship under normal use for five years from the date of
purchase to the original owner.
Damage due to neglect, accidental damage, or misuse of this product
is not covered under this warranty. Decisions regarding abuse or mis-
use of the detector are made solely at the discretion of the manufac-
turer. 8000
METAL DETECTOR
Proof of Purchase is required to make a claim under this warranty.
Liab
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TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTES Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 UNIT SPECIFICATIONS: Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Mechanical: S-rod with electronics housing on rod, 3-piece breakdown Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 construction, nonmetallic telescoping lower rod, adjustable position arm Quick
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(in PINPOINT mode) TERMINOLOGY TARGET PINPOINTING After you have identified a target using a motion mode of detection, The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard press-and-hold the PINPOINT pad to identify the target’s exact terminology among detectorists. location. This technique can yield more information about the target’s ELIMINATION shape and size and also find its exact location to facilitate extraction. Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detec
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Velcro Strap S-Rod Locking Collar Upper Stem Cable Locking Collar Knurled Knob Velcro Strap Coil Bolt ASSEMBLY (in DISC mode) SEARCH TECHNIQUES Assembly is easy and requires no tools. Target Verification After detecting a target, do the 1 Loosen both Locking Collars by rotating 100% counterclockwise l following: 2 Insert the Upper Stem into the S-Rod and click l WRONG 1.Walk around the target in a Silver Button into hole circle. 3 Position the lower stem with the silver button l 2.While circling
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Velcro Strap Velcro Strap Nut armrest Screw Hand-grip Battery Compartment (back side) S-Rod Headphone Jack Cable Locking Plug Collar Upper Search Stem Coil Cable Locking Collar DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY ASSEMBLY Reading the display continued Adjusting the Arm Rest target indicator, in the middle of the DEPTH INDICATOR: The arm rest may be moved The Depth Indicator is calibrated for LCD display, provides a specific forward or backwards by removing coin-sized objects. It ind
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DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY BATTERIES Large gold items will usually READING THE DISPLAY A 4-segment battery indicator at the top-left of the display indicates the register under Tab or Zinc. battery condition. The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the PROBABLE identification SILVER TARGETS: Silver objects will The detector requires a single 9-volt ALKALINE battery (battery not of the targeted metal, as well as the normally register to the right of the in
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QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION GROUND ERROR cont. I. Supplies Needed GROUND ADJUSTMENT CHART • a Nail • a Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) If or in autotune bars pumping coil • a Nickel • a Quarter appear sounds like then AT TOP AT TOP II. Position the Detector a. Place the detector on a PUSHING SOUND OUT OF PRESS TO ADJUST table, with the searchcoil GROUND hanging over the edge. Or better, have a friend AT BOTTOM AT BOTTOM hold the
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continued QUICK-START GROUND ERROR cont. VIII. Rotate the DISC knob until the words IRON, FOIL, NICKEL, P-TAB, * When the detector’s internal Ground Setting is higher than the actual S-CAP and ZINC all disappear. phase of the ground, the bars on the top of the graph will be illuminated. The bigger the error is, the more bars will show up. IX. Wave the nickel a. The nickel will not be detected. * When the detector’s internal Ground Setting is lower than the ac
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THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING GROUND BALANCING -Technical Info Fe O BARGRAPH 3 4 A hobby metal detector is intended for locating buried metal objects. When The Fe O 4-segment bargraph indicates the amount of ground mineralization, 3 4 searching for metals, underground or on the surface, you have the following independent of type, expressed as an equivalent volume concentration of challenges and objectives: magnetite (Fe O ). It updates every second. It is sensitive to mot
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continued THE BASICS GROUND BALANCING 4. Size and Depth of Buried Objects WHAT IS GROUND BALANCING? When using the detector in the motion DISCRIMINATION mode, the relative Why do I need to Ground Balance? depth of an object is displayed in the center of the display with the SIGNAL All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals are strength indicator. A more accurate depth reading is available in a no- often tens or hundreds of times as strong as the signal fro
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CONTROL PANEL cont. OPERATION and CONTROLS POWERING UP TOUCHPAD CONTROLS continued Click the left knob to turn the detector ON. TONES: Number of Tones Selection After clicking the knob on, continued clockwise rotation will increase In Discrimination mode, the OMEGA indicates target type by audio tone. sensitivity. The TONES button allows the user to select one of four different ways to group We suggest keeping the sensitivity below 70 until you become familiar target types by ton
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CONTROL PANEL cont. CONTROL PANEL TOUCHPAD CONTROLS ARE AS FOLLOWS: GND GRAB: Ground Grab. The control allows you to set the detector’s internal ground setting equal to the phase of the ground you are searching over. See the section on Ground Balancing for a more thorough explanation of this feature and the reason for using it. Press-and-hold the GND GRAB touch pad to invoke automatic ground CONTROL KNOBS ARE AS FOLLOWS: balancing. This will “grab” the ground value. 1.
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CONTROL PANEL cont. CONTROL PANEL TOUCHPAD CONTROLS ARE AS FOLLOWS: GND GRAB: Ground Grab. The control allows you to set the detector’s internal ground setting equal to the phase of the ground you are searching over. See the section on Ground Balancing for a more thorough explanation of this feature and the reason for using it. Press-and-hold the GND GRAB touch pad to invoke automatic ground CONTROL KNOBS ARE AS FOLLOWS: balancing. This will “grab” the ground value. 1.
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CONTROL PANEL cont. OPERATION and CONTROLS POWERING UP TOUCHPAD CONTROLS continued Click the left knob to turn the detector ON. TONES: Number of Tones Selection After clicking the knob on, continued clockwise rotation will increase In Discrimination mode, the OMEGA indicates target type by audio tone. sensitivity. The TONES button allows the user to select one of four different ways to group We suggest keeping the sensitivity below 70 until you become familiar target types by ton
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continued THE BASICS GROUND BALANCING 4. Size and Depth of Buried Objects WHAT IS GROUND BALANCING? When using the detector in the motion DISCRIMINATION mode, the relative Why do I need to Ground Balance? depth of an object is displayed in the center of the display with the SIGNAL All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals are strength indicator. A more accurate depth reading is available in a no- often tens or hundreds of times as strong as the signal fro
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THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING GROUND BALANCING -Technical Info Fe O BARGRAPH 3 4 A hobby metal detector is intended for locating buried metal objects. When The Fe O 4-segment bargraph indicates the amount of ground mineralization, 3 4 searching for metals, underground or on the surface, you have the following independent of type, expressed as an equivalent volume concentration of challenges and objectives: magnetite (Fe O ). It updates every second. It is sensitive to mot
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continued QUICK-START GROUND ERROR cont. VIII. Rotate the DISC knob until the words IRON, FOIL, NICKEL, P-TAB, * When the detector’s internal Ground Setting is higher than the actual S-CAP and ZINC all disappear. phase of the ground, the bars on the top of the graph will be illuminated. The bigger the error is, the more bars will show up. IX. Wave the nickel a. The nickel will not be detected. * When the detector’s internal Ground Setting is lower than the ac
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QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION GROUND ERROR cont. I. Supplies Needed GROUND ADJUSTMENT CHART • a Nail • a Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) If or in autotune bars pumping coil • a Nickel • a Quarter appear sounds like then AT TOP AT TOP II. Position the Detector a. Place the detector on a PUSHING SOUND OUT OF PRESS TO ADJUST table, with the searchcoil GROUND hanging over the edge. Or better, have a friend AT BOTTOM AT BOTTOM hold the
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DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY BATTERIES Large gold items will usually READING THE DISPLAY A 4-segment battery indicator at the top-left of the display indicates the register under Tab or Zinc. battery condition. The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the PROBABLE identification SILVER TARGETS: Silver objects will The detector requires a single 9-volt ALKALINE battery (battery not of the targeted metal, as well as the normally register to the right of the in
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Velcro Strap Velcro Strap Nut armrest Screw Hand-grip Battery Compartment (back side) S-Rod Headphone Jack Cable Locking Plug Collar Upper Search Stem Coil Cable Locking Collar DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY ASSEMBLY Reading the display continued Adjusting the Arm Rest target indicator, in the middle of the DEPTH INDICATOR: The arm rest may be moved The Depth Indicator is calibrated for LCD display, provides a specific forward or backwards by removing coin-sized objects. It ind
