Garrett Metal Detectors 1350 manual

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Garrett Metal Detectors INTRODUCTION Graphic T arget Profiling (GTP) 1350 NOTE: In order to take full advantage of the special features and functions of the GTP 1350 , please read this instruction manual. Thank you for choosing Garrett’ s Graphic T arget Profiling 1350 ™ metal detector with PowerMaster ™ circuitry . This high performance meta[...]

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Garrett Metal Detectors 4 Ju nk T ar ge ts . ........................................ 32 Fi el d O pe ra t io ns ...................................... 33 T e s t P l o t C o n s t r u c t i o n ................................. 34 B e n c h T e s t i n g ........................................ 35 B a t t e r i e s . . . . . . . . ................[...]

5 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ TO THE OWNER Congratulations! As the proud owner of the Garrett GTP 1350 you have joined an international family of treasure hunters. Men, women and children alike have used their Garrett detectors to find coins, relics and gold nuggets that are valued in the millions of dollars. T o get the most out your GTP 1[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors leading team of engineers. It is unparalleled in its ability to locate coins, jewelry and other metallic objects at greater depths than any other metal detector in its class. With Garrett’s revolutionary Graphic T arget Analyzer (GT A) display that offers target acceptance/rejection, precise discrimination and other key in[...]

7 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ GTP 1350 P ARTS Before assembling your GTP 1350 metal detector ensure you have the complete set of parts, which include: • Control Housing with S-shaped Ramrod Stem • Upper Stem • Lower Stem with Spring Clip • T wo (2) Mounting W ashers • One (1) Wing Nut • One (1) Threaded Bolt • Searchcoil with [...]

Garrett Metal Detectors GTP ASSEMBL Y No tools are required to assemble the GTP 1350 . Hand tighten all necessary parts. 1. Press the two Mounting Washers into the Lower Stem. See Figure 1. 8 Figure 1 2. Slide the searchcoil onto the Stem (Figure 2). Figure 2[...]

9 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ 3. Insert the Threaded Bolt through the holes of the Lower Stem and Searchcoil. Hand-tighten the searchcoil assembly with the remaining Wing Nut. See Figure 3. Figure 3 4. Depress the Spring Clip and insert the Control Housing into the Upper Stem. 5. Depress the Spring Clip in the Lower Stem to adjust to the mo[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors 6. Wrap the Searchcoil cable snugly about the stem with the first turn of the cable over the stem. See Figure 5. 10 Figure 5 7. Insert the Cable into the Connector of the Control Housing and hand-tighten. See Figure 6. Figure 6[...]

1 1 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ TOUCHP AD FUNCTIONS The GTP 1350 has eight (8) touchpads that control all operating functions. The battery pack and headphone jack are located beneath the arm rest. POWER T ouchpad Press the POWER touchpad once to turn the detector ON or OFF . The detector will beep twice when turned ON and once when turned[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors Each time the GTP 1350 is turned on, it returns to the most recent settings it was programmed to use. However , modifications made to the COINS, JEWELRY , RELIC and ZERO Discrimination settings are not stored by the 1350 when turned OFF . MENU /  SCROLL  T ouchpad Press the MENU / SCROLL touchpad to scroll through the [...]

13 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ COINS MODE—Designed to eliminate detection of lower conductivity trash targets such as iron, bottle caps, most pull tabs and other objects normally encountered in coin hunting. Some bent pull tabs and pieces of tabs may not be eliminated from detection. Some digging of junk targets is to be expected on occas[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors 1350 is factory preset with the CUSTOM Mode set the same as the COINS Mode. By using the ACCEPT / REJECT touchpad, an operator can modify the Discrimination settings to individual specifications, which will be retained in the CUSTOM Mode. SENSITIVITY Press the (+) or (-) touchpad to select the desired SENSITIVITY level, indi[...]

15 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ possible, prior to the point where the detector becomes unstable. AUDIO THRESHOLD  LEVEL Press the (+) or (-) touchpad to adjust the audio THRESHOLD level, indicated on the Lower Scale of the LCD panel. The audio THRESHOLD refers to the volume of the background “hum” made by the detector when no metal [...]

Garrett Metal Detectors TONE Press the (+) or (-) touchpad to adjust the TONE, indicated on the Lower Scale of the LCD panel. The TONE refers to the pitch of the sound the detector makes when a target is found. SAL T  ELIMINA TION Press the (+) touchpad to activate SAL T ELIMINA TION or the (-) touchpad to deactivate (flashing) SAL T ELIMINA TION[...]

17 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ pitched audio signal. A high-pitched tone replaces the standard belltone when the PROFILING feature is activated. (See T able on Page 18 for additional information). BACKLIGHT Press the (+) touchpad to activate the BACKLIGHT or the (-) touchpad to deactivate (flashing) the BACKLIGHT . The BACKLIGHT illuminates[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors 18 Setting T one ID OFF/Profiling OFF T one ID OFF/Profiling ON T one ID ON/Profiling OFF T one ID ON/Profiling ON Function All tones have the same standard pitch. T one duration changes with the strength of the target signal (e.g. the stronger the target signal, the longer the duration). The tone duration changes, but the p[...]

19 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ OPERA TE  T ouchpad Press the OPERA TE touchpad at any time to return to the hunting mode while making changes or adjustments during the MENU / SCROLL sequence. ACCEPT /  REJECT  T ouchpad Use the ACCEPT / REJECT touchpad to modify the Notch Discrimination pattern, shown on the Lower Scale of the LCD s[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors Modifications made to the Lower Discrimination scale in the CUSTOM Mode will be retained when the detector is turned OFF , until manually changed by the operator or until the detector is returned to the factory default settings by pressing and holding the POWER touchpad. Any changes made to Discrimination settings while hunt[...]

21 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ PINPOINT (Coin  Depth)  /  PROFILING  T ouchpad Press and hold the PINPOINT touchpad to enter the PINPOINT Mode and find the exact location and coin depth of a target. When the PINPOINT touchpad is released the PROFILING feature will automatically turn ON to provide target size information. T o exit [...]

Garrett Metal Detectors + and  -  T ouchpad Press the (+) and (-) touchpads to move the T arget ID cursor when modifying Discrimination settings and when adjusting all MENU settings. LCD DISPLA Y 22 T arget ID Guide Lower Scale Upper Scale Proling Display[...]

23 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ T arget  ID  Guide  (Legend) An illustrated T arget ID Guide is located directly above the LCD screen. When hunting, the T arget ID cursor will appear below the illustration that most likely indicates the type of target found, based on its conductivity . Three (3) color-coded bands correspond with the Sm[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors the Lower Scale where no cursors are visible) no audible signal will be produced by those targets. The Lower Scale also indicates settings for SENSITIVITY , THRESHOLD, FREQUENCY , VOLUME and T ONE as well as the depth of a coin-sized target (measured in inches) when pinpointing. Numerical Reference  Guide The Numerical R[...]

25 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Lower the searchcoil to a level approximately one (1) inch above the ground. 2. Press the POWER touchpad, two (2) beeps will sound to indicate the GTP 1350 is ON. Each time the 1350 is turned on, it returns to the most recent settings it was programmed to use, with the exception of m[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors above the ground. Do not allow the searchcoil to raise or tilt at the end of the swing, much like a “golf” swing. This can significantly degrade detection performance. Scan the searchcoil at a rate of about two (2) to five (5) feet per second. 4. The GTP 1350 will produce an audio signal and illuminate a T arget ID curso[...]

27 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ 6. Pinpoint the target to find its exact location. Place the searchcoil on the ground near , but not directly over the target’ s suspected location. Then press and hold the PINPOINT touchpad. While maintaining contact with the ground, first scan the searchcoil left to right then scan front to back (i.e. make[...]

Figure 7 14" Garrett Metal Detectors PROFILING feature is activated a target’ s size is indicated as Small, Medium or Large on the Profiling display . Small targets include those which are approximately 1.5 inches in diameter or less (e.g. most U.S. coins). Medium targets range from approximately 1.5 to 4 (four) inches in diameter (e.g. silv[...]

29 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ IMPORT ANT! T o achieve optimum results when Profiling: • Isolate and pinpoint the target (Press and hold the PINPOINT touchpad) to determine its exact location. • Make sure you are only detecting one target at a time. Profiling multiple targets at the same time may produce inaccurate results; if necessary[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors smaller that actuality , then your Profiling sweep width is too wide. Conversely , if the target Profile displays larger than it actually is, then your sweep width is too narrow . Maintain a 14” sweep width to correct this error . Some targets may fall on or near the boundary of two sizes. In such cases, the PROFILING disp[...]

31 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ OVERLOAD AUDIO V ery large and / or close targets may cause the GTP 1350 ’s circuitry to overload, resulting in inaccurate T arget ID and Profiling information. If target overload occurs, as indicated by a machine-gun sound, raise the searchcoil a few inches until the overload audio ceases. COIN DEPTH MEASUR[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors JUNK T ARGETS The GTP 1350 ’s factory default COINS mode will not audibly respond to most junk targets. It may , however , respond with a signal that is not as clear or sharp as that of a coin signal. It is recommended that before digging these “blips”, the region where the T arget ID cursor is illuminated on the Upper[...]

33 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ FIELD OPERA TIONS As you walk, scan the searchcoil from side to side in a straight line or slight arc pattern. Keep the coil level and at a constant height of one or two inches above the ground while you scan at the rate of two to five feet per second. When scanning, do not hurry . Be methodical. Overlap each [...]

Garrett Metal Detectors TEST PLOT CONSTRUCTION Y our own test plot section will enable you to increase your treasure hunting proficiency . Create a test plot by burying several items at varying depths of one (1) to six (6) inches about 18 inches apart. Include coins, rings, nails, foil, pull tabs and bottle caps. Bury larger items, such as a 12 oun[...]

35 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ BENCH TESTING Bench testing enables you to test typical trash items and learn about the discrimination capabilities of the GTP 1350 before taking it into the field or attempting to alter the Discrimination settings. The following tests should be performed as shown below with the searchcoil perpendicular to a b[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors for the sound to increase only when certain items are scanned. Notice the specific segments on the Upper Scale of the display that are highlighted when various targets are passed across the searchcoil. 6. Perform the same tests in the JEWELRY Mode and observe the sounds produced. 7. Experiment with the ACCEPT / REJECT touchp[...]

37 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ BA TTERIES The GTP 1350 requires eight (8) AA batteries (included), which are contained in two battery compartments that hold 4 (four) batteries each. These holders slide into the Battery Pack beneath the Arm Rest assembly . When replacing batteries, ensure they are installed correctly and the holders are inse[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors The GTP 1350 is engineered with a battery saving feature. If no touchpads are pressed within 30 minutes of being turned ON, the detector automatically turns OFF in order to minimize battery use due to accidental turn ON. Simply press the POWER touchpad to resume hunting. The GTP 1350 does not come with an on-board battery re[...]

39 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ 4. Slide out the two battery holders (which are not connected by the wire) by tilting the pack. E ac h of the h ol de rs con ta in s fou r A A batteries. 5. Remove the old batteries. 6. Install new batteries. Carefully observe the polarity of the batteries and place them in the holders. 7. Replace the battery [...]

Garrett Metal Detectors HEADPHONE JACK The headphone jack is located at the rear of the battery pack under the armrest. Headphones are a valuable accessory of any metal detector to mask interference from outside noise. They permit you to hear small and deep targets that might be missed when using only audio from the detector speaker. Headphones a[...]

41 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ easily accessible and your GTP 1350 display is visible on the control stem of the detector . The removable hip mount pack and built-in coiled cable permit easy reassembly of carrying and storage. When reassembling, be sure the cable slides into its tube and is not pinched between the arm rest and the battery c[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors MAINTENANCE Avoid extreme temperatures as much as possible, such as storing the detector in an automobile during hot summer months or in freezing weather . Clean your detector frequently . Wipe the housing after use and wash the coil with warm, soap water when necessary . Protect your instrument from dust and sand as much as[...]

43 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ SERVICE AND REP AIR In case of difficulty , read this Owner ’s Manual thoroughly to make certain your detector is not inoperable due to manual adjustments (Press and hold the POWER button for ten (10) seconds to return to the factory recommended settings). Contact your dealer for additional assistance. W[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors • Y ou have carefully packed the detector in its original shipping carton or other suitable box. Make certain that proper insulation or packing material is used to secure all parts. Do not ship stems or headphones unless they are part of the problem. Be certain to return all coils. Ship to: Garrett Metal Detectors 1881 Wes[...]

45 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ MIND YOUR  MANNERS Fill holes and obey NO TRESP ASSING signs. A sincere request that Charles Garrett makes to every user of one of his detectors is that each hunt site be left in better condition than it was found. Thousands of individuals and organizations have adopted this formal Metal Detector Operators[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors • I will not destroy property , buildings or the remains of ghost towns and other deserted structures. • I will not leave litter or uncovered items lying around. I will carry all trash and dug targets with me when I leave each search area. • I will observe the Golden Rule, using good outdoor manners and conducting myse[...]

47 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ RAM BOOKS Since your Garrett GTP 1350 is a truly universal detector , all of the RAM books will be pertinent to its use. Of particular interest, however , will be The New Successful Coin Hunting by Charles Garrett, filled with “how to” tips and success stories about coin hunting. This is the complete 21s[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors Garrett’s Ghost T own T reasures . Also, Bob Marx’s Buried T reasures Y ou Can Find identifies thousands of sites across the United States where treasure is known to have existed. In this fine book Bob also gives helpful advice about One-T ouch detectors offered by Garrett. Since the GTP 1350 can be used for finding gold[...]

49 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ W ARNING! Any metal detector may discover underground power lines, explosives or other items which when struck could cause personal injury . When searching for treasure with your GTP 1350 , observe these precautions: • Do not hunt in an area where you believe there may be shallowly buried underground electri[...]

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51 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ RAM BOOKS ORDER FORM Please send me the following RAM books: (Please indicate number of copies desir ed.) ___ New Successful Coin Hunting ....................$9.95 ___ T r easur e Hunting for Fun and Pr ot .........$9.95 ___ T r easur e Caches Can Be Found .................$9.95 ___ Ghost T own T reasur es [...]

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53 Graphic T arget Proling 1350 ™ FEA TURES AND  SPECIFICA TIONS Audio Threshold, Adjustable Audio T one ID Coin Alert Belltone Audio Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Discrimination, GT A Accept / Reject Notch Frequency , Adjustable Graphic T arget Analyzer (GT A), T arget ID cursor Ground Balance, Automatic Ground T racking Headphone Jack H[...]

Garrett Metal Detectors T ouchpad Controls with One-T ouch Operation V olume Control Length: 40” to 51” - Adjustable Weight: 4.0 lbs (1.9 kgs) Frequency: 7.2 kHz 8 AA Battery operation (batteries included) 5 year warranty Search Modes: Coins, Jewelry , Relics, Zero and Custom Discrimination with Visual T arget ID Settings: Sensitivity , Thresho[...]

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