Nokta detectors Fors Gold - Manual (Page 23)

As mentioned before, Target ID is a 2-digit number produced by the detector and it gives
you an idea about what the target may be. The number is displayed both on the LCD panel
and the numeric display on the handle.
Under certain conditions, the device may generate multiple IDs for the same target. There
may be a few reasons for this: target orientation, target depth, purity of metal, corrosion,
ground mineralization etc. Based on these factors, even the sweep direction may cause the
device to generate multiple IDs.
On the other hand, the device may not give any ID under some circumstances. For the
device to generate an ID, the target signal must be strong enough for signal processing.
Therefore, although it may detect very deep or small targets, it may not be able to generate
an ID.
In addition to the target ID, there is a color scale at the top of the LCD panel which
represents rocks, iron and metals encountered in the field. When a target is detected,
simultaneously with the display of the target ID, the target ID indicator (horizontal bar)
shows the color range corresponding to the detected target.
What you should keep in mind is that the target ID and colors are estimated values and
there is no way of knowing for sure what’s buried other than to dig it up.
Especially in gold prospecting fields, because the ground conditions are tough and small
targets (gold nuggets) are searched for, the device may not identify the target accurately.
Nevertheless, even providing an estimate about the target simplifies the user's job.
The table on the side shows the probability of targets based on target IDs:
TARGET ID and ID MASKING
● Low probability but possible in tough ground conditions and rocky fields.
●● Not its typical ID but high probability due to target shape and orientation in tough ground conditions.
●●● High probability.
0-5 ●●● ●
5-10 ●● ●
10-20 ● ●● ●● ●
20-40 ●●● ●●● ●●
40-70 ●●●
70-80 ● ●
80-90 ●●● ●●
90-99 ● ● ●● ●●●
Gold under
hot rocks
Brass
Copper
Aluminum
ID
Hot
Rocks
Iron Gold Silver
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