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ACCESSORIES
Fisher Padded Carry Bag
Rugged double stitched construction. Includes handy
exterior pocket for extra batteries or small accessories.
103693000C
Fisher Stereo Headphones
Use with Fisher metal detectors. Lightweight and adjustable with
true stereo sound, adjustable volume, 1/8 jack with 1/4 adaptor,
4' cable. 9720950000
Fisher Pin Pointer
Pinpoints the exact location of buried metal objects. Audio signal
indicator and vibrator. Runs on 1 – 9-Volt Battery. FPOINT
Metal Sand Scoop
Large galvanized metal scoop with filtering holes. Strong Rubberized grip.
SAND SCOOP
Lesche Knife
Made from high quality heat-treated tempered steel. The ultimate digging tool.
Comes with a durable sheath. 12" in length with a 7" serrated blade.
LESCHE KNIFE
Fisher Apron –
Natural canvas with 2 large pockets. FISHER APRON
Fisher T-Shirt* –
100% cotton with
®
Fisher
Logo. Sizes – LG, XL & XXL
Fisher Baseball Cap –
One size fits all.
Replacement/Accessory Search Coils
10" Concentric Standard Coil (replacement) – 10COIL-F5
5" Biaxial Accessory Coil - 5COIL-F5
8" Concentric Accessory Coil - 8COIL-7B13
11" Biaxial Accessory Coil - 11COIL-F5
Coil Covers
Specially made to protect your coil from abrasion and damage.
10" Concentric Standard Coil Cover – F70COVER
5" Biaxial Accessory Coil Cover– 5COVER-CZ3
8" Concentric Accessory Coil Cover – 8COVER-7
11" Biaxial Accessory Coil Cover – COVER-11DD
Gold
Prospecting Kits
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS VISIT WWW.FISHERLAB.COM • 1-800-685-5050
MF5B
Rev2
Also available
with 11"DD coil
(Item# F5-11DD)
071411
• Large Display Screen
• Continual Visual Indication of
Important Parameters:
Target Identification
Target Confidence
Target Depth
Ground Phase
Detector's Internal Ground Setting
• Three Search Modes
Discrimination
All Metals Autotune
Static PinPoint
• Computerized and Manual
Ground Balancing
• Waterproof 9
3
/
" open-frame
4
concentric elliptical search coil
• Controls
Ground Balance
Frequency
Discrimination
Notch
Threshold
Tones
Gain
Phase Lock
Pinpoint
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- Page 1 One size fits all. Important Parameters: Target Identification Replacement/Accessory Search Coils Target Confidence 10” Concentric Standard Coil (replacement) – 10COIL-F5 Target Depth 5” Biaxial Accessory Coil - 5COIL-F5 Ground Phase 8” Concentric Accessory Coil - 8COIL-7B13 11” Biaxial Accessory Coil - 11COIL-F5 Detector’s Internal Ground Setting...
- Page 2 Fisher Labs. Shipping cost to Fisher Labs is the responsibility of the consumer. To return your detector for service, please first contact Fisher Labs for a Return Authorization (RA) Number. Reference the RA number on your...
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Page 3: Unit Specifications
The required antenna impedance is 43 ohms. the arm rest, remove the screw and move the arm rest to one of the 10COIL-F5, 11COIL-F5, 5COIL-F5 alternate hole locations. The following statement is not relevant to metal detectors but is printed here to satisfy Caution: Do not force the plug in. -
Page 4: Target Pinpointing
TARGET PINPOINTING (in PINPOINT mode) BATTERIES After you have identified a target using a motion mode of detection, press-and-hold the PINPOINT pad to identify the target’s exact location. This technique can yield more information about the target’s The batteries have been shape and size and also find its exact location to facilitate extraction. -
Page 5: Quick-Start Demonstration
SEARCH TECHNIQUES (in DISC mode) QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION After detecting a target, do the • A Nail • A Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) following: • A Nickel • A Quarter WRONG Walk around the target in a circle. a. Place the detector on a While circling target,... -
Page 6: Understanding The Display
UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION (continued) (continued) Segments indicate the battery voltage, as printed on the display. This bar graph displays the magnetic mineralization factor, or magnetic Notice that the nail is not detected. susceptibility, of the soil. The depth to which objects can be accurately identified is strongly influenced by the magnetic susceptibility of the soil. -
Page 7: Control Panel
PHASE value to the GROUND SETTING. Discrimination Pinpoint TONES In Discrimination mode, the F5 indicates target type by audio tone. The TONES button allows the user to select one of four different ways to group target types by tone. -
Page 8: Depth And Target Display
DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL DEPTH INDICATOR: middle of the LCD display, provides a Upon the 1st press of NOTCH, a “ ” will flash over the “Fe” symbol. The Depth Indicator is calibrated for specific target value to help identify Each subsequent press will move the flashing “... - Page 9 The smaller the gold object, increase the gain. To minimize categories. While the F5 will eliminate the further to the left it will register. or indicate the presence of most...
- Page 10 CONTROL PANEL AUDIO TARGET IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM STATUS GND DATA Different types of metals will induce different types of sounds, depending on your TONES setting. THRESHOLD The THRESHOLD control function There are 4 choices in DISCRIMINATION MODE: varies, depending on the mode selected.
- Page 11 GROUND BALANCING – CONTROL PANEL Technical Information (continued) continued GND DATA balancing. When the phase readout As you rotate the DISCRIM knob: (verified by pumping the coil over the • The SETTING value will indicate the target-ID number to be ground) is indicating numbers which are “discriminated out,”...
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Page 12: Ground Balancing
Why do I need to Ground Balance? understanding the responses of the machine while searching. Fisher F5 provides two kinds of ground data: 1 the amount of All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals mineralization (the greater the amount of mineralization, the greater the loss of detection depth &...
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