Nokta FORS Core User Manual

Nokta FORS Core User Manual

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  • Page 2 Nokta Detectors a ms to rema n a lead ng p oneer n ts sector, w nn ng the trust of ts consumers and always be ng the preferred cho ce for metal detect ng.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ........METALS UNDER HOT ROCKS 27-28 ................... SEARCHING IN SHALLOW WATER AND ON THE BEACH ....MESSAGES ................................FACTORY and STARTUP SETTINGS ................... TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 2...
  • Page 4: Warnings

    (2) th s dev ce must accept any nterference rece ved, nclud ng nterferen- government regulat ons and env ronmental ce that may cause undes red operat on. requ rements. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 3...
  • Page 5: Parts And Assembly

    Place the system box on the ra l beh nd the armrest and push forward. Then secure by t ghten ng the nuts. Attach the armrest strap by nsert ng t through the holes. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 4...
  • Page 6 F nally, tw st lock. secure the cable by attach ng the clamps at 3 d erent spots. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 5...
  • Page 7: Correct Way Of Holding And Sweeping

    It s mportant to keep the search co l The search co l must be parallel to the parallel to the ground n order to get ground at all t mes. accurate results. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 6...
  • Page 8: Batteries

    Alkal ne batter es. Th s does not a ect the total runt me. ROCK IRON ROCK IRON Target Target Target Target General Search General Search Low Battery General Search w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 7...
  • Page 9: Device Introduction

    To turn on the dev ce, press the power sw tch to (1) pos t on. The startup tone w ll be heard and after the FORS CoRe logo s d splayed for a short per od of t me, the ma n screen w ll come up on the LCD panel.
  • Page 10: Main Screen

    Nokta logo s d splayed for a few seconds. Th s nformat on w ll stay on the screen as long as you hold the button pressed.
  • Page 11: Numeric Display

    LCD panel constantly. Th s prov des great comfort dur ng search ng. The numer c d splay backl ght turns on only when a number s d splayed to save power. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 10...
  • Page 12: Menu

    MEN U The menu screen allows you to access all the FORS CoRe sett ngs. You can go to the menu screen by press ng one of the up/down/+/- sw tches wh le on the ma n screen and adjust the sett ngs of the dev ce.
  • Page 13 When you turn o and on the dev ce, t w ll start w th the last br ghtness level you chose. Th s sett ng s common to all modes; changes w ll take e ect n all modes. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 12...
  • Page 14 LANGUAGE LANGUAGE: Is used to change the language of the dev ce. The FORS CoRe menus can be v ewed n 10 languages. At n t al startup, the factory default language w ll be d splayed. The user can change the language n the menu.
  • Page 15: Device Introduction

    (For example; ID Mask ng appears d sabled n the General Search mode but act ve n other modes) w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 14...
  • Page 16: Search Modes

    Th s mode s deal to use n f elds w th d erent types of metals enabl ng you to search faster w th aud o d scr m nat on. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 15...
  • Page 17: Search Modes

    CONDUCTIVE GROUND (COG): Th s s the spec al mode of FORS CoRe des gned for conduct ve ground (wet beach sand, alkal sand etc.). What s spec al about th s mode s that t w ll not react to ron or s m lar targets w th n the same range and that the dev ce w ll ground balance eas ly on all types of ground.
  • Page 18: Ground Balance

    Ground balance can be done n three ways n FORS CoRe: Automat c, Manual or Ground Track ng. Dur ng automat c or manual ground balanc ng, when you press the ground balance button, no matter what mode you are us ng, the dev ce w ll unnot ceably revert to the General Search mode and the aud ble tones w ll be heard accord ngly.
  • Page 19 FORS CoRe s des gned n a way that you can eas ly auto ground balance t on all types of ground. Therefore, we recommend that you use automat c ground balance at start up.
  • Page 20 When a r test ng, be sure that Ground Track ng s o . Otherw se, the dev ce w ll try to ground balance over the target and lose depth. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 19...
  • Page 21 However, n areas where the so l has been d sturbed by d gg ng or f ll ng up, or n geolog cally complex areas, you may have to ground balance frequently to accommodate chang ng ground cond t ons. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 20...
  • Page 22: Sensitivity And Threshold

    Dur ng search ng, f the dev ce starts rece v ng no se, lower sens t v ty gradually. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 21...
  • Page 23: Target Id And Id Masking

    Bottle caps 93-97 78-82 Hot Rocks and M neral zed So ls Hot rocks 0-5 / 95-99 Iron rocks 5-25 Salty and alkal so ls 25-35 w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 22...
  • Page 24 IDs up to 40, 35 w ll fall n the masked range so the s gnal strength may d m n sh and depth may decrease. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 23...
  • Page 25: Pinpoint

    P npo nt ng s to determ ne the center or the exact locat on of a detected target. FORS CoRe operates on the pr nc ple of mot on. Th s means that you must move the search co l over the target or the target over the search co l, n order for the dev ce to detect t. In the p npo nt mode, however, the dev ce constantly g ves s gnal when you hold the search co l st ll over the target.
  • Page 26: Depth Indication

    S W E EP S P EED and TARGE T I D ENTI FI C ATI O N FORS CoRe s a very fast respond ng detector. When you detect a target w th the FORS CoRe, n order to get an accurate ID of the target, nstead of narrow ng the sweeps and mak ng qu ck sweeps over the target l ke n other detectors, you should make w der and del berate sweeps.
  • Page 27: Magnetic Mineralization Level

    ''bo ng'' sound when the search co l s swept over them. The dev ce w ll not g ve an ID for these rocks regardless of the s gnal strength. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 26...
  • Page 28: Hot Rocks And Searching In Rocky Areas

    FORS CoRe. A well adjusted FORS CoRe w ll ncrease your chance of f nd ng metals under hot rocks. The comb ned e ect of a metal and a hot rock s less than the metal's e ect by tself and the rece ved ID w ll be d erent than the metal's expected ID.
  • Page 29: Metals Under Hot Rocks

    S E A RC H IN G I N S H AL LOW WAT ER AN D O N THE B E ACH FORS CoRe search co ls are all waterproof. Th s prov des conven ent search ng n shallow water and on beach.
  • Page 30: Messages

    Th s message appears when the battery level drops below a certa n po nt. The dev ce may cont nue to work a few more hours. Meanwh le, please change the batter es. w w w.no kta d etec to r s. com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 29...
  • Page 31: Factory And Startup Settings

    5. Turn o and on the dev ce aga n. Go to the menu and be sure that the factory defaults are restored. w w w.n ok ta d e te c tor s.com NOKTA DETECTORS FORS / Page 30...
  • Page 32: Technical Specifications

    Warranty 2 years Nokta Detectors reserves the r ght to change the des gn, spec f cat ons or accessor es w thout not ce and w thout any obl gat on or l ab l ty whatsoever. w w w. no ktade tec tor s.com...

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