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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V Prizm ™ manufactured by ® White’s Electronics, Inc. 1011 Pleasant Valley Road Sweet Home, OR 97386 Visit our site on the World Wide Web www.whiteselectronics.com for the latest information on products, services, Local Dealers and treasure hunting news.
Prizm™ II • III • IV * V Guide to this Manual Assembly......................4 Batteries......................6. Getting.Started.-.Prizm.II,.III,.IV..............8 Prizm™.II..Controls................10 ...Prizm™.III ..Controls................12 ..Prizm™.IV ..Controls.................14 ..Prizm™.V. Controls................16. Displays......................18. Optional.Accessories..................19 Service.
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Prizm™ II • III • IV • V To Assemble 1...Remove.all.parts.from.shipping.carton.(see.diagram.next.page). 2...Use.nonmetallic.washers.(between.round.search.coil.and.clevis. fiber.rod),.and.fiber.bolt.and.thumbnut.to.secure.search.coil.to.fiber. rod. 3...Unlock.Camlock.on.“S”.rod,.insert.fiber.rod.into.curved.rod,.line.up. buttons.into.one.of.adjustment.holes...Twist.Camlock.to.LOCK. 4...Unravel.search.coil.cable.and.wind.around.rods.(first.revolution. over.top.of.rod)...Plug.search.coil.cable.connector.into.control.box... Screw.finger.tight.to.secure...Secure.cable.to.fiber.rod.near.search. coil.(first.revolution).with.small.hook.and.loop.strap.provided...Allow. slight.cable.slack.(prior.to.first.revolution).to.allow.search.coil.tilting. 5...Grip.by.handle,.with.arm.in.elbow.cup,.and.sweep.search.coil.over. floor...If.necessary.for.comfort,.unlock.camlock,.compress.buttons. and.reposition.fiber.rod...If.necessary,.elbow.cup.is.also.adjustable.for. comfort. 6...A.large.nylon.strap.is.provided...When.woven.through.the.slots.in. the.arm.cup,.additional.leverage.is.provided...Insert.smoothest.sec- tion.first.(left.slot.for.right-handed.individuals,.right.slot.for.left-hand- ed.individuals).hook.and.loop.facing.up...Fold.tab.at.end.of.rougher. loop.into.“T”.to.lock.this.end...Insert.opposite.end.through.second. slot.so.arm.can.be.inserted.and.removed.from.arm.cup.without. readjustment.of.strap... ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV * V Assembly Diagram Search Coil Fiber Bolt Search Coil Cable Display Thumbnut Control Buttons Non-metallic Washers Fiber Rod “S” Rod Camlock Handle Elbow Cup Search Coil Cable to Control Box Connector Large Nylon Strap ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Prizm™ II Controls 1...ON/OFF.turns.the.Power.ON.and.OFF...Batteries.that.are. weak,.or.become.weak.during.use,.will.automatically.indicate. Low.Batt..with.a.battery.icon.on.the.left.center.portion.of.the. display...Replace.with.two.good.quality.alkaline.9-volt..tran- sistor.batteries...Remove.batteries.for.storage.beyond.two. weeks. 2...SENS.(sensitivity).adjusts.the.responsiveness.to.metals,. ground,.and.external.electrical.interference..The.Sensitivity.lev- el.is.continuously.shown.on.the.display...The.further.to..the. right.the.fill.towards.taller.bars,.the.higher.the.selected.sensi- tivity.setting...Use.the.SENS.Up.arrow.button.to.increase,.down. arrow.button.to.decrease...Use.the.highest.level.that.behaves. predictably...Use.lower.levels.for.areas.the.Prizm™.behaves.un- predictably.or.is.unstable.(false.signals.without.the.presence. of.metal)...Areas.of.high.power.electrical.lines.or.extremely. mineralized.soil.conditions.will.likely.require.lower.SENS.levels.. . Areas.of.little.electrical.activity,.and.dry.beach.sand,.usually. allow.high.SENS.settings,.and.thus.more.detection.depth... Standard.settings.work.well.in.typical.conditions. 3...P/P.activates.pinpoint.mode.for.better.item.location...P/P. can.also.be.used.for.searching.when.iron.and.steel.is.de- sired.as.well.as.all.other.metals...Once.P/P.has.been.pressed. (tapped).all.types.of.metals.respond.with.a.beep.that.is.basi- cally.the.same...No.adjustments.can.be.made.while.in.the. P/P.mode...Press.a.second.time.prior.to.continued.searching. to.return.the.Prizm.to.Discrimination,.which.varies.the.beep. according.to.the.DISC.setting...Holding.the.P/P.button.during. pinpointing.allows.automatic.return.to.Discrimination.search- ing.when.released..P/P.status.shown.on.display.center..
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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V 4...DISC.(discrimination).selects.the.acceptance.or.rejection. (regarding.audio.beep).of.each.category.on.the.display.from. iron.to.z1.(zinc.cent)...The.current.settings.are.indicated.con- tinuously.on.the.display.as.a.speaker.in.a.circle.with.a.slash. through.it.directly.under.each.category.selected.as.a.rejection.. . For.more.jewelry,.except.for.iron,.accept.as.many.categories.as. you.can.endure.digging...Press.DISC.arrow.up.to.increase.the. rejection.categories.and.arrow.down.to.decrease.the.rejection. categories..Prizm™ II Display ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Prizm™ III Controls In.addition.to.the.features.of.the.Prizm™.II,.the.Prizm™ III. has.an.additional.feature.- 1...The.depth.of.coin-sized.metals.is.automatically.indicated.on. the.lower.left-hand.portion.of.the.display... 2...Metals.larger.or.smaller.than.typical.coin.size.will.skew. this.indication.slightly...For.example,.a.pop.can.will.indicate. very.shallow,.however,.may.in.fact.be.found.quite.deep.in.the. ground...A.metal.much.smaller.than.a.coin.will.indicate.quite. deep,.however,.be.found.to.be.quite.shallow.in.the.ground... Whatever.the.finding.regarding.a.particular.size,.the.results. will.be.consistent,.repeated.time.and.time.again...If.a.metal..indicates.an.inch.and.after.digging.three.inches.it.is.still.not. located,.that.item.is.larger.than.a.typical.coin...If.pop.cans.are. common.to.the.area.disregard. 3...Typically.lighter.metals.like.the.aluminum.pull.tab.will. remain.fairly.shallow...A.TAB.indication.that.indicates.fairly. shallow.is.likely.a.TAB...However,.gold.is.heavy.(typically.sinks. more.deeply.into.the.ground).and.may.also.indicate.in.the. TAB.area.of.the.display...A.TAB.indication.that.indicates.fairly. deep.should.be.dug,.at.least.until.determined.that.deep.tabs. are.also.common.to.the.area...Older.more.collectable.coins. are.found.at.greater.depths.in.the.ground...Deep.indications. that.have.questionable.tone.and.display.indications.are.more. worthy.of.investigation.compared.to.questionable.tone.and. display.indications.that.produce.shallow.depth.indications. 4...Regardless.of.the.metal.detector.used,.when.searching,.you. are.going.to.dig.some.trash.metals...Use.the.tone,.display,.and. ⇠...
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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V depth.reading,.to.hedge.the.odds.against.trash.and.for.valued. metal.items..5...The.depth.indicates.from.8.inches.at.the.right.towards.0. inches.to.the.left... Prizm™ III Depth Display ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Prizm™ IV In.addition.to.the.features.of.the.Prizm™.II.and.Prizm™.III.the. Prizm™ IV.has.additional.features.- 1...Tone.I.D..(Tone.Identification).is.engaged.when.the..Tone. I.D..note.is.displayed...Press.TONE.I.D..to.disable/enable...At. minimum.DISC,.three.different.tones.now.indicate.the.display. categories,.“large”.Iron.“Low.Tone”,.Foil.&.TAB.“Medium.Tone”,. ALL.coins.“High.Tone”...This.Tone.I.D..feature.makes.the.opera- tor.immediately.aware.of.the.likely.category.of.the.metal.item. without.looking.at.the.display...Display.categories.selected.for. rejection.with.the.DISC.control.either.produce.no.beep.at.all. or.a.broken.inconsistent.beep...In.addition,.a.very.low.tone.in- dicates.metal.overload.when.too.close.to.a.large.metal.object... Prizm™ IV display with three tones indicated for three categories. ⇠...
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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V Prizm™ IV & V 2...Smart.Notch...Press.Smart.Notch...With.DISC.control.set.at. FOIL.or.below,.pull.tabs.are.eliminated...With.DISC.control.at. Nickels.or.above,.Nickels.are.accepted...Smart.Notch.either. eliminates.TAB.or.accepts.Nickels...A.missing.or.added.DISC. symbol.indicates.Smart.Notch.is.engaged. The.DISC.categories.are.linear.in.that.as.DISC.is.increased.first. IRON.is.rejected,.then.FOIL,.then.5.Cent,.etc..from.left.to.right. based.on.these.metals.electrical.properties. However,.one.may.wish.to.reject.a.category.higher.on.the. scale.while.accepting.one.lower.on.the.scale...Prior.to.Prizm™,. such.a.feature.was.only.available.on.high-end.metal.detectors. With.the.Prizm™.IV.&.V,.the.two.most.common.needs.for.such... . . rejection.are.available.automatically.with.the.Smart.Notch. feature. Once.Smart.Notch.is.pressed,.the.Prizm™.IV.automatically. selects.the.notch.appropriate.for.the.current.DISC.setting...If. DISC.is.increased.to.Nickels.or.above,.the.Nickel.category.is.
Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Prizm™ V In.addition.to.the.features.of.the.Prizm™.II,.Prizm™.III,.and. Prizm.IV,.the.Prizm™ V.has.additional.features.- 1...Multi.Tone.(Tone.Identification).is.engaged.when.the.musi- cal.note.is.displayed...Tap.Multi.Tone.to.disable./.enable...At. minimum.DISC,.eight.different.tones.now.indicate.the.display. categories,.from.iron,.at.the.lowest.tone,.to.50.cents.at.the. highest.tone...This.Multi.Tone.feature.makes.the.operator. immediately.aware.of.the.likely.category.of.the.metal.item. without.looking.at.the.display...Display.categories.selected. for.rejection.with.the.DISC.control.either.produce.no.beep.at. all.or.a.broken.inconsistent.beep...In.addition,.a.very.low.tone. indicates.metal.overload.when.too.close.to.a.very.large.metal. object.. Prizm™ V display with eight tones indicated for eight categories. ⇠...
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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V Prizm™ V 2..Press.and.hold.Multi.Tone.a.few.seconds.(instead.of.tap- ping).to.enable.three.tone.Tone.ID.(like.Prizm.IV)...An.operator. may.wish.to.limit.the.tone.range.to.three.tones,.good.targets. at.the.higher.tone,.questionable.foil.range.targets.at.the.me- dium.tone,.and.iron.at.the.lowest.tone.. 3...VCO.(Voltage.Controlled.Oscillator).Pinpointing...VCO.pro- duces.a.progressively.higher.pitched.tone.as.the.target.signal. becomes.progressively.stronger.during.pinpointing. Press.Pinpoint.to.activate.the.pinpoint.mode...Then.press... TONE.ID.to.enable.or.disable.VCO.pinpointing. VCO.is.a.feature.that.only.operates.in.the.Pinpoint.mode... When.ON,.the.stronger.the.target.response,.the.higher.the. pitch.of.the.sound. VCO.is.an.excellent.aid.to.pinpointing...Slowly.“X”.the.loop.over. the.suspected.target.area...The.highest.pitch.sound.indicates. the.center.of.the.target. At.the.point.of.the.highest.pitch.sound,.the.target.depth.fea- ture.indicates.its.most.accurate.depth. ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Smart Notch Display The.Prizm™.Display,.and.information.above.the.Display,.pro- vide.a.wealth.of.information.about.the.metal.target. ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV * V Repair Service White’s.reputation.has.been.built.on.quality.products.backed. by.quality.service...Our.factory.Authorized.Service.Centers.are. factory.trained.and.equipped...They.offer.the.same.quality. service.as.the.factory...Service.before.and.after.the.sale.is.the. cornerstone.of.our.customer.relations. Before shipping detectors for service - A...Contact.your.Dealer...There.may.be.a.quick,.simple.fix.or. explanation.that.will.prevent.having.to.send.the.detector.in.for. service. B...Double.check.the.obvious,.such.as.batteries,.and.try..the.detector.in.another.area.to.be.sure.there.is.not.outside..electrical.interference. C...Be.sure.to.send.all.necessary.parts.with.your.detector,..such.as.search.coils.and.batteries.as.these.items.can.result.in. symptoms. D...Always.include.a.letter.of.explanation.about.your.concern,. even.if.you.have.talked.to.the.Service.Center.by.telephone. E...Take.care.in.packaging.your.detector.for.shipping...Always. insure.your.package,.and.always.keep.a.receipt.of.shipping. F...Clearly.state.in.your.explanation.with.the.detector.how.you. would.like.any.incidental.or.consequential.costs.to.be.handled. such.as.return.shipping,.accessories,.overnight.shipping,.ser- vice.outside.of.the.two.year.warranty,.etc. ⇠...
Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Authorized Service Centers In.the.unlikely.event.your.detector.requires.service.please. note.our.following.Authorized.Service.Centers; 1. White's Electronics 2. Electronic Exploration 1011 Pleasant Valley Rd. 575 West Harrison Sweet Home, OR 97386 Lombard, IL 60148 (541) 367-6121 (630) 620-0618 FAX (541) 367-6629 FAX (630) 620-1005 nbaker@whiteselectronics.com Toll-Free 800-392-3223*...
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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V UK,.Europe,.Northern.Asia,.Africa,.Near.East,.Mid.East White’s.UK.Ltd..35J.Harbour.Road....Inverness,.Scotland.IV1.1UA Telephone:.(011)441-463-223-456 Fax:.441-463-224-048 E-Mail:.sales@whelects.demon.co.uk Web.Site:.www.whites.co.uk Australia,.New.Zealand,.Far.East,.Southern.Pacific.Rim. Finders.PTY..LTD.90.Broadway.Dunolly,.Victoria.3472 Telephone:.(61).03-5468-1333 Fax:.(61).03-5468-1130 E-mail:.finders@finders.com.au Web.Site:.www.finders.com.au ⇠...
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Prizm™ II • III • IV • V Warranty If.within.two.years.(24.months).from.the.original.date.of.pur- chase,.your.White’s.detector.fails.due.to.defects.in.either.mate- rial.or.workmanship,.White’s.will.repair.or.replace.at.its.option,. all.necessary.parts.without.charge.for.parts.or.labor... Simply.return.the.complete.detector.to.the.Dealer.where.you. purchased.it,.or.to.your.nearest.Authorized.Service.Center..The. unit.must.be.accompanied.by.a.detailed.explanation.of.the. symptoms.of.the.failure..You.must.provide.proof.of.date-of- purchase.before.the.unit.is.serviced. This.is.a.transferable.manufacturer.warranty,.which.covers. the.instrument.two.years.from.the.original.purchase.date,. regardless.of.the.owner.. Items.excluded.from.the.warranty.are.batteries,.accessories. that.are.not.standard.equipment,.shipping/handling.costs. outside.the.continental.USA,.Special.Delivery.costs.(Air.Freight,. Next.Day,.2nd.Day,.Packaging.Services,.etc.).and.all.shipping/ handling.costs.inside.the.continental.USA.90.days.after. purchase. White’s.registers.your.purchase.only.if.the.Sales.Registration. Card.is.filled.out.and.returned.to.the.factory.address.by.your. dealer.soon.after.original.purchase...The.purpose.of.recording. this.information.is.to.keep.you.up-to-date.regarding.White’s. ongoing.research.&.development. The.warranty.does.not.cover.damage.caused.by.accident,.mis- ⇠...
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Prizm™ II • III • IV * V use,.neglect,.alterations,.modifications,.unauthorized.service,. or.prolonged.exposure.to.corrosive.compounds,.including.salt. Duration.of.any.implied.warranty.(e.g.,.merchantability.and. fitness.for.a.particular.purpose).shall.not.be.longer.than.the. stated.warranty..Neither.the.manufacturer.or.the.retailer.shall. be.liable.for.any.incidental.or.consequential.damages..Some. states.however,.do.not.allow.the.limitation.on.the.length.of. implied.warranties,.or.the.exclusion.of.incidental.or.conse- quential.damages..Therefore,.the.above.limitations.may.not. apply.to.you. In.addition,.the.stated.warranty.gives.you.specific.legal.rights,. and.you.may.have.other.rights.which.vary.from.state.to.state. The.foregoing.is.the.only.warranty.provided.by.White’s.as.the. manufacturer.of.your.metal.detector..Any.“extended.warranty”. period.beyond.two.years,.which.may.be.provided.by.a.Dealer. or.other.third.party.on.your.detector,.may.be.without.White’s. authority,.involvement.and.consent,.and.might.not.be.hon- ored.by.White’s.Electronics,.Inc.. ⇠...
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