Fisher 1225-X User Manual

1225-XOperating ManualAutomatic Metal DetectorF I S H E R R E S E A R C H L A B O R A T O R Y

8SEARCHING7. Search in a methodical manner sweeping in a tight semicircle. Pay close attention to where you’re going and where you’ve been. 8.

9ZERO MOTION PINPOINT MODE The pinpoint mode requires no tuning, no motion, detects all metals and in normal soil it’s even more sensitive than the

10PINPOINTING IN MOTION SEARCH MODE Pinpointing in the search mode will take a little practice but you may find that for most targets, it’s even qui

11 Once you have pinpointed a target, your objective is to recover it quickly and neatly, leaving no trace of your excavation. There are almost as

12RECOVERY TOOLS1. A heavy duty, blunt screwdriver is commonly used by expert Treasure Hunters. 2. A sturdy hunting knife with a 5” blade will do the

13OPERATING TIPS1. We’ve already said it but it bears repeating: TAKE YOUR TIME AND OVERLAP YOUR SWEEPS. 2. Use good headphones. You won’t miss

14 A “false signal” occurs when something that shouldn’t, sounds like a good target. Your 1225-X does an excellent job of ignoring junk but it’s so

15between the beeps, or if you sweep at right angles to your original direction, you’ll receive a single beep directly over the target (except for the

16BATTERY REPLACEMENT Two nine volt transistor batteries are located in separate compartments at the rear of the housing. When it’s time to

17MAINTENANCE Your 1225-X doesn’t require a lot of care, but there are a few things you should do to keep it in peak operating condition. 1. If you

CONTENTSAbout Your 1225-X ... pg. 1Setting Up ...

18Where To Use Your Metal Detector In The U.S.National Forest and Federal Lands—Metal detecting is allowed only by special permit acquired from the fe

19SPECIFICATIONSLength ... Extended ... 55” Collapsed ...

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ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR Your 1225-X was designed to do one thing well: find good, deep targets in trashy or mineralized soil with a minimal amount of ha

2SETTING UP The 1225-X comes to you just about ready to use. The only adjustment required is the angle of the search coil. Take a look a

3SETTING UPPadded Arm Rest Hand Grip Control HousingBattery Access(not shown) Upper Stem Lock Nut Adjustable Lower StemSearch Coil Cable Nylon Wing Nu

4CONTROL FUNCTIONS1. DISC: This control turns the power on and automatically tunes the 1225-X for instant operation. All types of metal ar

5 By adjusting the DISC (“Discrimination”) control, you will be able to ignore or (“reject”) small pieces of metallic target trash and gro

8. Some objects will cause sharp static or “ticking” when rejected. This is a perfectly normal response indicating that the powerful discrimination c

Now comes the fun part - if you follow a few simple rules. Good search techniques are every bit as important as a good detector. 1. T