Fisher 1266-X Manual de usuario

1266-X & 1266-XB

Operating Manual

Deep Search Metal Detector

FISHER RESEARCH LABORATORY

CONTENTS

About Your 1266-X .................................................................pg. 1

Condensed Operating Instructions .....................................pg. 2

Setting Up................................................................................pg. 3

Control Housing ..................................................................... pg. 5

Discrimination Points ............................................................. pg. 6

Dual Discrimination............................................................... pg. 9

Searching ...............................................................................pg. 10

Pinpointing.............................................................................. pg. 12

Target Recovery ....................................................................pg. 13

Recovery Tools ...................................................................... pg. 14

Operating Tips........................................................................pg. 14

False Signals ........................................................................... pg. 16

Battery Replacement............................................................pg. 18

Battery Recharging ............................................................... pg. 18

Maintenance .........................................................................pg. 20

Treasure Hunter’s Code of Ethics ......................................... pg. 20

Where to Hunt in the U.S........................................................ pg. 21

Specifications ........................................................................pg. 22

ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR

The 1266-X was designed to excel in three ways: depth,

discrimination and simplicity. It offers a better combination of

these three characteristics than any other metal detector

we’ve ever built. And we’ve been building metal detectors

since 1931.

Depth. Engineered to go deep in mineralized soil at high levels

of discrimination. If you’re an experienced detector operator,

you’ll find yourself recovering good targets at depths you

never reached before. And you’ll really appreciate the loud,

clear audio response you get from those deep targets.

Discrimination. Detect all metals or ignore trash as you detect

valuable targets. Twin discrimination modes allow you to

switch instantly back and forth between any two levels of

discrimination. If you’ve found target ID meters confusing or

inaccurate, you’ll like this quick and simple way to help tell the

cash from the trash.

Simplicity. This is the kind of uncomplicated detector you

would expect from the company that pioneered automatic

turn-on-and-go metal detectors. No meter, no tuner, no

ground adjust. Just pick it up, set your controls once and start

searching. It’s light, balanced, comfortable and the open

center Spider coil makes pinpointing a snap.

Read this instruction manual from cover to cover and treat

your 1266-X as you would any expensive, high quality precision

instrument. Drop us a line if you have any questions,

comments, or exciting 1266-X stories. In the meantime...

Happy Hunting!

Fisher Research Laboratory

CONDENSED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The 1266-X is basically a turn-on-and-go metal detector. It

doesn’t take an engineer to operate it but you’ll have more

fun and a better chance of making that BIG find if you have a

complete understanding of what you’re doing. That’s why we

strongly recommend that you read the entire manual. But if

you just can’t wait any longer and you’ve already used a

Fisher “X” detector, here’s some quick instructions to get you

going. 1. Set the controls as follows:

DISC 1 = 4 (small nail discrimination)

DISC 2 = 7 (Pull tab discrimination)

SENSITIVITY = Pull and turn 3/4 clockwise

OFF/VOL = Full clockwise1

2. As soon as you turn the detector on, it is

automatically tuned and ground adjusted in the

DISC 1 search mode.

3. DISC 1 and DISC 2 are motion modes. The

search coil must be at least slightly in motion to

detect a target.

4. When you locate a target, push and hold the

TRIGGER SWITCH for further target identification in

DISC 2. If your target still sounds good, dig it.

5. With practice, you should be able to pinpoint in

either of the DISC modes by moving the coil

slowly backwards and forwards and left to right

and finally stopping over the area of the

strongest target response. The target should be

approximately centered beneath the search coil.

6. To use the Zero-Motion Pinpointing mode,

simply place the coil on the ground (away from

the target), pull and hold the trigger, lift the coil

about a half inch and bring it back over the

target area as you would in a DISC mode. The

differences being that you don’t have to keep

the coil in motion to get a response.

7. HAPPY HUNTING!

1. If you’re using headphones, reduce the volume of the headphones

to a comfortable level when passing the search coil over a large,

shallow target.

SETTING UP

Your 1266-X is just about ready to use. The only adjustment

required is the angle of the search coil and the length of the

stem. Take a look at Figure 1 and familiarize yourself with the

parts of the 1266-X before proceeding.

1. Unpack it carefully. You may want to save the

carton and inserts for future storage or shipment.

2. Depress the spring lock on the lower stem and

slip the lower stem into the upper stem. Connect

the search coil cable to the control housing.

3. The stem length is adjusted by loosening the

lock nut and allowing the spring lock to snap into

one of the holes in the upper stem.

4. The search coil angle is adjusted by loosening

the nylon wing nut on top of the search coil.

5. Adjust the stem length and the coil angle so

the search coil rests flat on the ground about 6

inches in front of, and slightly to the right of your

right foot (to the left of your left foot for left

handers). Your arm should be straight and

relaxed, the grip held loosely.

Padded Arm Rest

Battery End Cap

Battery Housing

Built-In Detector Stand

Upper Lock Nut

Search Coil Cable

Spring Lock

Lower Lock Nut

Wing Nut

Open-Center 8-inch Spider Coil

Foam Hand Grip

Control Housing

Search-Coil Cable Connector

and Battery Recharge Jack on

Rear of Housing Injection-Molded

Lower Stem

Upper Stem

Figure 1. Fisher M-Scope 1266-X.

SETTING UP

REMEMBER • THE LONGER THE SHAFT, THE MORE

YOU WILL HAVE TO BEND YOUR ELBOW AND THE

SOONER YOUR ARM WILL GET TIRED. THE 1266-X IS

BALANCED FOR COMFORTABLE SEARCHING IN A

TIGHT SEMICIRCLE AROUND THE FRONT OF THE

OPERATOR.

6. With the stem length properly adjusted, tighten

the lock nut and search coil wing nut. CAUTION:

Never use a pliers or anything other than your

hand to tighten the lock nut or wing nut.

7. Disconnect the search coil cable from the

control housing and wrap it around the stem. A

loose cable near the search coil may cause false

signals, but don’t wrap it so tight that it pulls

against the housing or the coil. Reconnect the

loop cable to the housing.

8. With the shaft length and coil angle properly

adjusted, you should be able to move into your

“search” position by leaning forward very slightly

raising your arm (still straight) until the search coil

is about 1 inch above the ground and 12 inches

in front of your foot. The search coil should be

parallel to the ground and may have to be

slightly readjusted at this point.

9. If the armrest is too wide or

too narrow, you may bend it

slightly inward or outward to

meet your exact requirements.

Figure 2.

Search Position

1. DISC 1: DISCRIMINATE 1 is the search mode.

The 1266-X automatically operates in DISC 1

unless the TRIGGER-SWITCH is pushed and held or

pulled and held. DISC 1 is a full range

discrimination mode. All types of metal are

detected at the zero level and most small pieces

of trash are rejected at the maximum level of ten.

2. DISC 2: DISCRIMINATE 2 is similar to DISC 1

except that it operates only when the TRIGGER

SWITCH is pushed and held. DISC 2 is used for

target identification and/or pinpointing.

3. STEREO HEADPHONE JACK: Accepts most

stereo and mono headphones with one-quarter

inch diameter plugs. When used, the speaker is

automatically disconnected. A headphone can

be very helpful when hunting in noisy areas or

detecting faint signals.

4. SENSITIVITY: This is a dual range, push-pull knob

that controls sensitivity to targets and soil

minerals. Pull and rotate clockwise for normal

operation in mineralized soil. Push and rotate

clockwise for even more sensitivity in

non-mineralized, non-conductive soil. It should

be noted that faint erratic circuit noise is audible

at the full clockwise position.

5. BATTERY CHECK: Fully charged batteries will

give a loud tone when this button is pushed.

Weak batteries will give a weak signal and dead

CONTROL HOUSING

or weak batteries will give no tone. Batteries do

not have to be replaced as long as you can hear

a tone. As a general rule, you’ll be able to

operate your 1266-X for an hour or two after the

tone goes silent.

6. OFF/VOL: Power on-off and volume control.

This control turns the power off at the full counter

clockwise position and adjusts volume to

maximum at full clockwise.

7. TRIGGER SWITCH: This spring loaded trigger has

three-positions:

1. Relaxed position: Maintains the 1266-X in the

DISC 1 search mode.

2. Forward position: When pushed and held,

the 1266-X automatically switches into the DISC

2 mode.

3. Rear position: When pulled and held the

1266-X automatically switches into the Zero-

Motion Pinpointing mode.

8. RECHARGE JACK: Located on the rear of the

control housing, this jack is to be used only with

the optional 1266-X recharge kit. Nicad batteries

may be recharged from a 110-volt wall outlet or

an auto cigarette lighter socket (12 volt,

negative ground) without removing the batteries

from the control housing.

By adjusting DISC 1 and DISC 2 you will be able to ignore (or

“reject”) small pieces of metallic trash and ground minerals

while detecting valuable targets. The lowest setting at which

an object is rejected is referred to as the object’s

“discrimination point”. Discrimination points are determined by

such factors as size, shape, depth, type of metal and ground

mineralization.

1. Scatter some sample targets such as coins, pull-

tabs and small pieces of foil on the ground 1 to 2

feet apart.

DISCRIMINATION POINTS

CONROL HOUSING

2. Pull the SENSITIVITY control out and turn full

clockwise. (Back it off slightly if circuit noise is too

loud or annoying in the full clockwise position.)

3. Turn the OFF/VOL control full clockwise. (If

you’re wearing headphones reduce the volume

to a comfortable level when the search coil is

over a large target).

4. Set DISC 1 and DISC 2 at zero.

5. Hold the search coil about 2 inches above and

parallel to the ground. Move it slowly over the

samples and note the sharp loud response as you

pass over each one. Keep in mind that DISC 1 and

DISC 2 are motion modes and respond only when

the search coil (or the target) is moving.

6. Increase DISC 1 to a setting of 3 and again pass

over the targets. Repeat this process at settings of

4,5,6 and so on to 10. You will note that as you

increase the level of discrimination, the 1266-X will

reject some targets and continue to respond to

DISCRIMINATION POINTS

Figure 3. Typical 1266-X audio responses over 1 inch deep targets

with search coil sweeping 1 to 2 inches above ground.

others. You have now determined the approximate

discrimination points for the rejected objects.

For example, the small nail discrimination point

may be 4 and the pull-tab discrimination point 6.

7. Push and hold the TRIGGER-SWITCH. The 1266-X is

now operating in the DISC 2 mode.

8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 and you will note that the

DISC 2 discrimination points are about the same as

DISC 1 discrimination points.

9. The actual discrimination points for different

targets may vary slightly from DISC 1 to DISC 2 and

from detector to detector. However,

discrimination points are determined mainly by

such factors as target size, shape, depth, type of

metal and ground mineralization.

10. Some objects such as shallow bottle caps, bent

pull tabs or trash less than 2 inches from the coil

may be difficult to reject. The 1266-X will instead

respond with a strong broken signal, which will,

usually disappear if the search coil is raised slightly.

(The strong signal of a good target will just get

weaker when the coil is raised).

11. The 1266-X will remain silent when some objects

are rejected however other objects may “snap,

crackle and pop” as they are rejected. This is a

perfectly normal response indicating that the

powerful discrimination circuitry is doing its job.

12. Large pieces of trash such as beer cans or jar

lids may sound like good targets no matter what

you do. With a little practice however, you will be

able to tell the difference between a large target

and a small coin sized object.

13. The chart on page 7 shows some of the

different target responses you may expect at

different levels of discrimination. Note that as you

increase the discrimination level, you progressively

eliminate more targets including some good ones,

such as nickels and gold rings.

DISCRIMINATION POINTS

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