Minelab E-Trac Manual

Master Reset
This control will restore your detector to its Factory Presets and erase all of your User Modes,
Discrimination Patterns and other settings you may have loaded into E-Trac over several months of
ownership and use. If you want to be safe, backup your settings using Xchange before performing a
Master Reset. If you only require a basic Reset (if you wish to cancel a Learn Edit) then turn E-Trac on and
hold the Power button for 3 seconds.
NB: It is very important to dierentiate the two dierent Reset Options - in actual use you will be asked
if you want to perform a Master Reset so if you nd yourself at this step without meaning to its an easy
matter of cancelling the request – doing a basic Reset you won’t be asked for approval as it’s done as
explained above, via the Power On button. So it’s very important to distinguish the two because you don’t
want to erase all your saved discrimination patterns!
But, even if you had it would not be a total loss provided you had saved all your favourite settings on your
PC via E-Trac Xchange. It would then be a simple matter of re-loading them via the USB cable that comes
with E-Trac in the box.
Other New Features
Liquid Crystal Display – E-Trac’s LCD has a viewing area of 72mm x 48mm and improved resolution. This
provides clearer on-screen graphics and improved target identication, making detecting with E-Trac
much easier. More information can be displayed helping you to nd the target.
Ergonomic Keypad Layout – the new keypad layout provides ergonomic single-handed access to all of
E-Trac’s functions and settings so more time can be spent detecting and less time adjusting settings.
Ergonomic Handle Assembly – E-Trac’s new handle design gives a precisely balanced detector with a
feel that is distinctly dierent and unique to E-Trac. I will give ‘a small word to the wise’ here…allow some
time to get used to the very dierent feel of E-Trac as you become accustomed to it and to help nd your
own, personal “best balance & most comfortable” position. This will allow excellent maneuverability on
both fast and slow sweep speeds and is very comfortable so you can keep detecting for long periods.

Minelab E-Trac Specifications

General

Transmission Technology	Full Band Spectrum (FBS) Multifrequency Technology
Microprocessor	32bit, 48MHz microprocessor – fast and powerful
Coil	Ultra-lightweight 11” Double D (DD) waterproof coil
Connectivity	USB connector for communication with Personal Computer
Software	Intuitive User Interface; Fast Target processing; Multi-language functionality
QuickMask™	Fast and Easy adjustment of Ferrous and Conductivity Discrimination
User Modes	4 Minelab Modes and 4 My Modes
Depth Gauge	Accurate Gauge active in Normal detecting and Pinpoint mode
Pinpoint	Non-motion with modulated audio and visual Crosshair on LCD, 2 Modes – Normal and Sizing
Discrimination	2 Dimensional Smartfind™ Discrimination
Target Identification	2 Dimensional Smartfind™ Size / Conductivity and Ferrous characteristics Conductivity 1-50, Ferrous 1-35
Sensitivity Adjustment	Fully Automatic; adjustable to be more aggressive or conservative, Manual Setting 1-30
Sensitivity Gauge	Auto Level, Manual Level, Suggested Level
Threshold	Fine adjustment level from 1-50
Recovery Speed	Selectable Fast & Deep
Trash Density	Low for areas with isolated targets or High, for areas with more trash
Noise Cancel	Automatic & Manual selection of 11 channels
Audio Response	4 Settings: Normal, Long, Smooth, Pitch Hold
Tone ID Number of Tones	1, 2, 4 and Multi-tone; customizable for Conductivity or Ferrous response
Tone ID Variability	30 adjustable steps for better Target Identification
Headphone	Input ¼” 100Ω Stereo Jack
Ground Balance Modes	Auto Ground Compensation - Advanced Digital Filtering
Ground Settings	Neutral for most ground conditions, Difficult for more mineralized soils
Batteries	1600 mAh NiMH or Alkaline batteries
Low Battery Audio Alarm	Audio and visual indication
Visual Display	Large 3.4” (8.65cm) greyscale LCD panel with Contrast adjustment and Backlight
Patents	US 4890064; US 5537041; US 5506506