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Master Hunter ®
CX Plus™
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THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING Your Master Hunter CX Plus is engineered with mi-
GARRETT METAL DETECTORS! croprocessor based technology and is backed by
more than 40 years of metal detection research and
Congratulations! As the proud owner of the Garrett development by Garrett’s leading team of engineers.
Master Hunter CX (Computer Express) Plus you It is remarkable in its ability to locate coins, jewelry
have joined an international family of treasure hunt- and other metallic objects at exciting depths. And
ers. Men, women and children alike have used their with Garrett’s revolutionary Graphic Target Ana-
Garrett detectors to find coins, relics and gold nug- lyzer™ (GTA) display that offers target acceptance /
gets that are valued in the millions of dollars. So, to rejection, precise discrimination and other key infor-
get the most out your CX Plus and treasure hunting mation, you can spend more time digging treasure
experiences be sure to carefully read through this and less time digging trash!
owner’s manual!
The CX Plus is pre-programmed at the factory to
Your Master Hunter CX Plus, whose microprocessor- adapt itself automatically for optimum performance,
controlled circuitry has been acclaimed and proven yet to always follow your targeting directions. Sim-
through countless hours of field use, is a fine detec- ply press the ON touchpad and begin hunting im-
tor for hunting coins or any other metallic objects. mediately without interference from ground minerals.
It offers the serious metal detector hobbyist added Garrett’s unique LCD display shows the identity of
depth and completely accurate ground balance and your target. Electronic pinpointing and coin depth
the precise adjustment available only with micropro- measuring offer added assistance.
cessor controls. Computer designed circuitry that
responds to signals from revolutionary PROfor- To prospect for precious metals or hunt for deeply
mance searchcoils results in greater penetration to buried caches, switch to the All Metal Mode and Fast
discover and locate treasures of all kinds. Track™ will precisely ground balance the circuitry
Because many professional treasure hunters firmly The Master Hunter CX Plus utilizes a battery pack
believe that you should dig all targets, they always that requires six (6) “C” cell standard or NiMH re-
search in the All Metal mode. Others search in this chargeable batteries. It is recommended that top
mode and reject unwanted targets by using informa- quality, heavy duty or alkaline batteries be used. It
tion reported on the LCD. is advisable that you remove the battery pack when
the detector is not in use, particularly for a period of
When searching in the All Metal mode, always check weeks. The Master Hunter CX Plus should operate
the display on every target. You will learn through 15 to 20 hours with carbon or NiMH batteries and a
experience whether to dig or not. longer time with alkaline batteries.
1. Rotate both Multi-Range Discrimination controls 5. You may find that slight adjustments to the Dis-
fully counter clockwise. Bring various metallic targets crimination controls may be necessary. For exam-
across the bottom of the searchcoil at a distance of ple, you may wish to eliminate almost all trash from
about two inches. Each target will cause the sound the audio response, yet get an audio signal from all
to increase, a characteristic of true non-discriminat- coins. Adjust the Ferrous control on the left to reject
ing operation. small iron trash yet still accept nickels. Adjust the
Non-ferrous control to accept all other coins.
2. Rotate the Ferrous control to the 3 or 4 position 6. Experiment with the two control knobs and vari-
The drawing illustrates what types of targets can be This is generally a response to shallow trash targets
accepted and rejected in the two ranges. Synchro- and can be remedied by raising the height of your
nized audio signals indicate the section in which tar- searchcoil when scanning. Another indication of a
gets have been detected: reject target is an audio signal as you scan one way
and no response when scanning from the other di-
Ferrous Reject: Audio threshold is maintained. No rection.
change in sound.
Test typical trash items before hunting with the CX
Ferrous Accept: Normal increase of sound indicates to determine what signal your detector will give on
acceptable target. encountering them.
Non-ferrous Reject: Audio threshold is maintained,
or there might be a slight decrease in the sound level
Scan the searchcoil at a rate of about one to two Whenever your detector locates a target, you’ll want
feet per second with the searchcoil about one to two to recover it with the greatest possible ease. This
inches above the ground. When you are searching is accomplished first by pinpointing. You can then
in the discriminate mode, detection of a metal target utilize another function of the CX Plus for measuring
within the range you have selected with your Dis- coin depth.
crimination controls will be indicated by an increase
in sound. Pinpoint targets by first drawing an imaginary “X” on
the ground with the searchcoil at the place where
Searchcoil Height maximum sound occurs. You’ll notice when operat-
Because of the sensitivity of the Master Hunter CX ing in the Discriminate Mode that you cannot main-
Plus and its searchcoil, it is not necessary to oper- tain the detection sound with the searchcoil held
ate with the searchcoil held to the ground. The rec- completely still above your target. The searchcoil
ommended operating height is two inches from the must be moving slightly for you to detect the exact
surface. In areas of heavy concentrations of mineral location of your target.
and rocks, it may be necessary to operate with the
coil held even farther above the surface. Even with Electronic Pinpointing
the coil held at this height (or even higher) above the Precise pinpointing in either mode is available with
ground, your Master Hunter and its searchcoil will this feature of your Master Hunter CX Plus. When
continue to penetrate deeply, even into highly miner- you press the Pinpoint touchpad and hold it, you can
alized rock or soil. place the searchcoil directly over your target. Move
it around slightly, and maximum sound will be heard
when the target is directly beneath your searchcoil.
Your Garrett CX Plus is equipped with a 7”X10” Gold and other precious metals can be found in vari-
PROformance searchcoil suitable for almost any ous forms with a Master Hunter CX Plus. You will
kind of target in any terrain. Also available from your most likely be searching for nuggets, but gold can
Garrett dealer are a 10”x14” PROformance Power also be found as lode or hard rock deposits in a vein,
DD searchcoil, which you will find helpful in seeking usually mixed with other minerals. The CX Plus can
large and deep targets, and a 4.5” Crossfire for use also be used to locates placer deposits in streams
in especially trashy locations or in tight places that or dry sand, with such gold then recovered by pan-
larger searchcoils do not reach. ning.
When changing searchcoils, hand-tighten the knobs Hard work, patience and research are three of the
only. Never use tools of any kind. keys to success in electronic prospecting. Research
is important because it is vital that gold always be
Garrett’s acclaimed TreasureHound™ CX Plus Depth sought in areas where it is known to exist.
Multiplier multiplies the depth to which the CX can
detect objects that are larger than a fruit jar. Because The CX Plus is usually operated only in the All Metal
the TreasureHound enables your Master Hunter CX Mode if gold is to be found. This is particularly impor-
to search deeper than ever before, it is known as tant when searching for tiny gold nuggets. Further-
the “cache hunter’s delight.” Because it detects only more, when prospecting, all targets must be located
large targets and is not bothered by small pieces of and carefully inspected. It is only in this manner that
metal junk, it minimizes the necessity of digging. you can be successful in using a detector to discover
valuable metal nuggets and ore samples.
Although some electronic prospectors have expe-
• Disassemble the stem and wipe it clean after use You have included a letter that fully describes
in sandy areas. the problem and conditions under which they oc-
• When storing longer than about one month, remove cur. Make certain to include your name, address
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