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    Owner ’ s Manual M aster H unter CX Plus ® ™ $3[...]

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    www .garrett.com 2 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 3 THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING GARRETT MET AL DETECTORS! Congratulations! As the proud owner of the Garrett Master Hunter CX (Computer Express) Plus you have joined an international family of treasure hunt- ers. Men, women and children alike have used their Garrett detectors to nd coins, r[...]

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    www .garrett.com 4 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 5 of your detector . The Master Hunter CX Plus is equipped with a 7”x10” PRO formance searchcoil. Again, welcome to the Garrett treasure hunting fam- ily . In becoming a part of this great tradition and hobby , you have made the right start to successful treasure hunting. T ABLE OF [...]

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    www .garrett.com 6 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 7 MASTER HUNTER ® CX PLUS P ARTS Before assembling your CX Plus metal detector ensure you have the complete set of parts, which include: • Control Housing • Upper Stem • Lower Stem • T wo (2) Mounting Washers • One (1) Wing Nut • One (1) Threaded Bolt • Spring clip • Se[...]

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    www .garrett.com 8 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 9 ASSEMBL Y No tools are required to assemble the Master Hunter CX Plus. Hand tighten all necessary parts. 1. Compress the button end of the spring clip and insert, button end rst into the lower stem of your detector so that the buttons pop out of the holes as they do in the upper st[...]

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    www .garrett.com 10 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 1 1 5. Wrap the searchcoil cable securely around the stem and connect to the detector . The rst cable turn goes over the top of the stem. The cable should be snug, but still loose so that the angle of the search- coil can be easily changed, if required. T o connect the cable to the [...]

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    www .garrett.com 12 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 13 Coin depth reads in inches the depth of coin sized targets. The detector automatically adjusts to re- port this information correctly whenever the Pinpoint touchpad is pushed and released, regardless of which size searchcoil is being used. Large or very deep objects may not be accur[...]

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    www .garrett.com 14 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 15 pressed and held rmly , its Fast T rack function is activated. As you begin scanning with the search- coil in a normal manner , ground balance adjustment is quickly and automatically achieved. Repeat this procedure at any time to achieve precise ground bal- ance. 3. PINPOINT / DE[...]

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    www .garrett.com 16 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 17 CONTROL FUNCTIONS - SIDE P ANEL It is recommended that you begin hunting with both controls set at the Initial Setting (>) indicators. 1. FERROUS RANGE - Allows adjustment for the elimination of targets in the iron range up to but not including aluminum pulltabs. T argets located[...]

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    www .garrett.com 18 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 19 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Discriminate Mode Whenever you turn on your Master Hunter CX Plus by pressing the POWER touchpad, you have activat- ed the Discriminate (trash elimination) mode. When operating in this mode, the CX detects only selected metal objects. Garrett’s two Multi-Ra[...]

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    www .garrett.com 20 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 21 LCD METER DISCRIMINA TION Because many professional treasure hunters rmly believe that you should dig all targets, they always search in the All Metal mode. Others search in this mode and reject unwanted targets by using informa- tion reported on the LCD. When searching in the Al[...]

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    www .garrett.com 22 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 23 Replacement 1. Slide cover to the rear and slip off completely . 2. T ake out battery pack which is not connected by wire. It may help to turn the detector upside down. Place your hand over the cavity to catch the pack as it slides out. 3. Unscrew two thumbscrews to release the top [...]

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    www .garrett.com 24 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 25 BENCH TESTING This will enable a treasure hunter to learn about the discriminating capabilities of the CX Plus before tak- ing it into the eld. The following tests should be per - formed with the search coil perpendicular to a bench, oor or other non-metallic surface: 1. Rotat[...]

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    www .garrett.com 26 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 27 ous metallic objects. Keep a written record of your results and use this when searching in the eld. Again never rotate either control knobs any farther clockwise than is absolutely necessary to eliminate targets you do not wish to detect. TEST PLOT CONSTRUCTION As you operate and[...]

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    www .garrett.com 28 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 29 T ARGET ACCEPT ANCE The drawing illustrates what types of targets can be accepted and rejected in the two ranges. Synchro- nized audio signals indicate the section in which tar- gets have been detected: Ferrous Reject: Audio threshold is maintained. No change in sound. Ferrous Accep[...]

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    www .garrett.com 30 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 31 All Metal Mode Press the All Metal touchpad to activate the All Metal mode. In this mode the Master Hunter CX Plus will respond with an increase in sound to the presence of any metal or conductive mineral target beneath its searchcoil. For maximum depth and best operation over highl[...]

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    www .garrett.com 32 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 33 SEARCHING Scan the searchcoil at a rate of about one to two feet per second with the searchcoil about one to two inches above the ground. When you are searching in the discriminate mode, detection of a metal target within the range you have selected with your Dis- crimination contro[...]

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    www .garrett.com 34 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 35 When pinpointing, the Master Hunter CX Plus is op- erating in an All Metal mode, and you can hold the searchcoil perfectly still with the detector producing a constant sound. For most effective electronic pinpointing, place the searchcoil on the ground to the side of your target. Pr[...]

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    www .garrett.com 36 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 37 SEARCHCOILS Y our Garrett CX Plus is equipped with a 7”X10” PRO formance searchcoil suitable for almost any kind of target in any terrain. Also available from your Garrett dealer are a 10”x14” PRO formance Power DD searchcoil, which you will nd helpful in seeking large an[...]

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    www .garrett.com 38 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 39 rienced success in using the Discriminate mode to locate large nuggets, the detector will respond more effectively to tiny nuggets in the All Metal Mode. Heavy ground mineralization could also limit depth of detection in the Discriminate Mode. Hot rocks, a problem for any electronic[...]

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    www .garrett.com 40 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 41 MAINTENANCE Always remember that your CX Plus is a sensitive instrument. It is built to withstand rugged treatment in the outdoors. Use your Garrett detector to the fullest extent, yet always protect and handle it with reasonable care. • Avoid extreme temperatures as much as possi[...]

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    www .garrett.com 42 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 43 and a phone number where you can be contacted between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., C.S.T . Y ou have carefully packed the detector in its original shipping carton or other suitable box. Make certain that proper insulation or packing mate- rial is used to secure all parts. Do not ship stems[...]

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    www .garrett.com 44 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 45 • Deluxe Garrett Headphones (Part No. 1603000). Allows you to hear faint signals that may denote deep targets. Also reduces background noise. • Master Hunter CX Armrest Assembly (Part No. 1601870). Use for additional stability and comfort while searching. Since Garrett’ s CX P[...]

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    www .garrett.com 46 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 47 Hobbyists of all ages will want to read Gold Pan - ning is Easy . Since the CX Plus can be use to nd gold nuggets, you will be interested in Y ou Can Find Gold with a Metal Detector . All hobby- ists should learn about this interesting and exciting aspect of metal detecting. RAM [...]

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    www .garrett.com 48 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 49 MIND YOUR MANNERS! The following is a Code of Ethics that many treasure hunt clubs endorse and hobbyists follow to preserve our exciting hobby of metal detecting. We encour- age you to do the same: • I will keep informed on and obey all laws, regu- lations and rules governing fede[...]

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    www .garrett.com 50 Master Hunter ® CX Plus Owner ’ s Manual 51 W arning! When searching for treasure with your Garrett detec- tor , observe these precautions: • Never trespass or hunt on private property without permission. • Avoid areas where pipelines or electric lines may be buried. • National and state parks / monuments, etc. are abso[...]

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