Fisher1280X.pdf

1280-X Aquanaut

Automatic Metal Detector for Sea, Surf or Shore

Operating Manual

F I S H E R R E S E A R C H L A B O R A T O R Y

CONTENTS

About Your 1280-X .................................................................. pg. 3

Assembly.................................................................................. pg. 4

Setting Up ................................................................................. pg. 5

Hipmounting............................................................................. pg. 6

Control Panel ........................................................................... pg. 7

Discrimination Points ............................................................... pg. 8

Searching ............................................................................... pg. 10

Pinpointing ............................................................................. pg. 12

Target Recovery .................................................................... pg. 13

Recovery Tools....................................................................... pg. 15

Operating Tips........................................................................ pg. 16

Battery Replacement ............................................................ pg. 18

Battery Recharging ............................................................... pg. 20

Maintenance ......................................................................... pg. 22

Battery Door Gasket: Orientation ........................................ pg. 23

Search Coils ........................................................................... pg. 24

Using Headphones ................................................................ pg. 24

Where to Hunt in the U.S........................................................ pg. 25

Treasure Hunter’s Code of Ethics ......................................... pg. 26

Speciications ........................................................................ pg. 27

ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR

Fisher Research Laboratory has been producing rugged, high

quality, high performance metal detectors since 1931, longer

than any other company in the world. Your 1280-X Aquanaut is a

product of that proud heritage. Designed for deep sea treasure

hunting, the 1280-X will also do the job in fresh water or on land.

The 1280-X is easy to use. No ine tuning, no threshold tone and no

complicated “ground-adjustment”. Just turn it on, set the volume,

sensitivity and trash discrimination controls, and you probably

won’t have to touch the knobs again. The 1280-X automatically

tunes itself to changing ground conditions and salt water, rejects

most small pieces of junk and detects valuable targets all at the

same time.

The 1280-X is built to take a beating. The search coil is light-weight

glass-bead epoxy illed. The shaft is iberglass reinforced ABS. The

control housing is injection molded ABS. The state-of-the-art Piezo

Electric headset was designed especially for the 1280-X. And the

entire unit is submersible to 250 feet.

The 1280-X is a “motion” detector, meaning the search coil must

be in motion to detect a target. However, the motion required is

slight and unlike earlier “motion” detectors, you’ll be able to almost

completely stop the coil for accurate pinpointing.

Your 1280-X is a precision metal detector designed and

manufactured by the oldest and proudest name in the business.

Take good care of it, read this instruction manual carefully and

you’re in for some exciting treasure hunting. If you have any

questions, suggestions or make any big inds, drop us a line. We

want to hear from you. In the meantime...

Happy Hunting!

Fisher Research Laboratory

ASSEMBLY

Battery Access Panel

8-inch Spider Coil

Control Panel

LED (Light Emitting Diode)

Derlin Screw and

Nylon Wing Nut

Upper Stem

Lower Stem

Adjustable Arm Rest

Search Coil Cable

Waterproof Headphones

Arm Rest Screws

Spring Lock (Not visible)

The 1280-X requires very little assembly. Unpack it carefully and

save the carton which may come in handy for future storage or

shipment.

1. Remove the headphone, handle and search coil

assemblies from the shipping carton. Be careful not

to damage the foam rubber inserts or put any strain

on the cable connections.

2. Adjust the stem to the approximate length you will

be using, extended for stand-up use or, as short as

possible for diving. To extend the lower stem, push

in the spring lock, pull out the lower stem and let the

spring lock snap into another hole.

3. If you will be using the 1280-X on the handle, and

not body mounted, wind the search coil cable

around the handle assembly as shown in the diagram

above. Secure the cable with the two Velcro straps

included with your 1280-X. Make sure there is some

slack at the control housing end and enough slack

at the other end to attach the search coil.

4. Remove the Delrin bolt and nylon wing nut from

the search coil. Line up the hole in the stem between

the two holes in the search coil “ears”. Attach the

coil to the stem with the bolt and wing nut and inger

tighten.

SETTING UP

FOR LAND OR SHALLOW WATER (See Figure 2-A)

Put the headphones around your neck to keep them out of the

way while making the following adjustments.

A. Extended stem for land or

shallow water

1. Adjust the length and coil angle

so that the search coil rests flat on

the ground about 6 inches in front of

and slightly to the right of your right

foot (to the left of your left foot for left

handers.) Your arm should be straight

and relaxed with the handle grip held

irmly but comfortably. Remember, as

you increase the shaft length, you also

increase the strain on your wrist and arm.

The 1280-X is balanced for comfortable

searching in a tight semicircle around

the front of the operator.

2. Leave enough slack in the coil cable

to allow the coil to swivel as far as it

can in either direction. The coil wing

nut should be tight enough to prevent

the coil from moving.

3. You should now be able to move

into your “search” position by leaning

slightly forward and raising the search

coil approximately 1 inch above the

ground. Your arm should still be straight

and the coil should be parallel to the

ground, about 12 inches in front of your

foot. The coil angle may have to be

slightly readjusted at this point.

B. Short stem for diving

FOR DIVING (see Figure 2-B)

T h e r e c o m m e n d e d s e t u p f o r

underwater use is the shortest possible

stem length with the search coil

adjusted parallel to the sea bed or

lake bottom. Keep the headphones

around your neck, off your ears, while

descending or ascending.

Figure 2. Setting up. When the

stem length is properly adjusted,

the 1280-X is balanced for

sweeping in a tight semicircle.

Always overlap your swings by at

least 50%

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