Model # MX200
DIGITAL METAL
DETECTOR
602 Fountain Parkway
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
800.847.8269
“Ground EFX” and “Swarm” are TM trademarks of WGI Innovations, LTD.
“Sport Responsible” is a TM trademark of WGI Innovations, LTD.
User’s Manual
Terms …………………………………… 3-4
Contents …………………………….… 5-6
Assembly ……………………………… 7-10
LCD Navigation Display ………………… 11
Category Value …………………………… 12
How it Works ………………………… 13-16
Detector Modes ……………………… 17-18
How to Detect ………………………… 19-20
GPS …………………………………… 21-22
Warning ………………………………… 23
Courtesy ………………………………… 24
Audio Features …………………………… 25
Tone Recognition ………………………… 26
Trouble Shooting ………………………… 27
Warranty/Services ……………………… 28
FCC Statement …………………………… 29
Table of Contents
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TERMS TO KNOW
The terms below are standard words found within this manual and
the detector.
DISCRIMINATION
Discriminating allows you to choose the metals you want to detect and
the ones you want to “eliminate” or not look for. Discrimination makes it
easier to avoid trash or other undesirable objects. Once it detects a
metal it will categorize it to one of the metals you chose to detect for.
IRON
Iron is the most common metal used. It has been used since ancient
times because of how abundant it is. Ferrous metals are made up of
iron. Objects that are ferrous metals are; nails, bolts, stainless steel and
cast iron.
PINPOINT
A narrow detection that tells you the exact location of the object that
is buried.
PULL-TABS
Also known as “pop tops.” Discarded pull-tabs come from beverage
cans. They can be all dierent shapes and sizes. They are primarily made
of aluminum, which can be bothersome to many treasure hunters.
GROUND GRAB
All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals interfere
with the signals from metal objects. If metal is detected in this
mode it will make a sound. It doesn’t detect any of earth’s natural
minerals so you can get a more accurate reading on what you nd.
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CONTENTS
Coil
LCD Display
Battery
Compartment
Arm cu with strap
Stand
Bracket
Bottom Rod
Top Rod
Lock Bracket
Handle Unit
User Manual
Buttons
Wire
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ASSEMBLY
Then, thread the wire through the top rod.
Now, connect the rods by sliding the
bottom rod into the top rod where the lock
bracket is located. When they are
connected at the desired length, pull
down the lock bracket latch to lock them
into place.
After the wire is snapped into place, insert
the rod of the coil unit into the handle unit.
Once inserted, pull up the latch to lock into
place. Make sure everything is secured
into place before use.
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Assembling the coil unit
Remove the plastic bolts on the top of the
coil. Fit the bottom rod inside the bracket
on the coil. Insert the plastic bolts into the
bracket and through the bottom rod. Then
tighten but do not over tighten.
Thread the wire connected to the coil
through the bottom rod.
Assembling the handle unit
Take the male end of the threaded wire
from the coil unit and plug it into the
female plug on the handle unit. Be careful
to align the white indicator arrow on the
male end of the wire with the alignment
arrow or the bottom of the handle unit to
ensure proper connection.
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ASSEMBLY
Battery Compartment
Cover
Slide the battery compartment door back
to remove. Insert 8x AA alkaline batteries.
Replace the battery compartment door
and insert the battery compartment back
into the unit. Make sure the battery compartment cover is sealed completely.
Battery Compartment
Door
Battery Compartment
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Battery Compartment
Thumb Tab
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Installing Batteries
Lift the battery compartment cover.
Pull up on the small thumb tab to release
battery compartment. Pull the battery
compartment out of the unit.
Caution: Never mix old and new batteries. Never mix alkaline, carbon-zinc or rechargeable batteries.
Adjusting the display
To adjust the display, tilt the display
forward or back to your desired placement. It should stay throughout use. The
display may need additional adjustment in
very bright or very dark environments.
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LCD NAVIGATION DISPLAY
SIGNAL
SETTINGS GROUND GRAB DISCRIMINATION PINPOINT NOTCH GPS
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SENS8VOL DEPTHYDS
ALL METAL COIN JEWELRY CUSTOM
SETTINGS MENU / DETECT MODES
SENSITIVITY
VOLUME
METAL CATEGORIES
BATTERY LIFE
METALS CATEGORY NAMES
DEPTH INDICATOR
DISCRIMINATION / NOTCH MODES
(1-8)
(0-4)
(4 SLOTS)
(CLOSE DESCRIPTION OF DETECTED METAL)
SIGNAL STRENGTH
(12 SLOTS)
(CLOSE DEPTH OF COIN SIZED
OBJECTS IN INCHES)
(HIGHLIGHTS WHEN DETECTED
ID IS WITHIN CATEGORY)
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IDENTIFICATION / WAYPOINT
GPS
GPS locator
(20 SLOTS FOR DIRECTION
1 CROSS HAIR FOR ON TARGET)
8 CHARACTER ID
Iron
Foil
Nickel
Smaller
Gold
Larger
Gold
Silver
Pull Tab SCap
Zinc
Dime
Quarter
Ferrous metals - nails, bolts,
stainless steel, cast-iron
Aluminum, tin foil
US 5¢ coin,
newer pull tabs
Older pull tabs Bottle screw
cap
US pennies,
Canadian
$1 & $2
US 10¢ coin, older
copper pennies.
US 25¢ coin, US silver dollar,
US half-dollar
METALS DIAGRAM
* Silver and Gold can be in multiple spectrums
The Category Value accurately provides specic categories to help
identify a buried object. Coins will most likely have a similar value
with each pass with the coil due to their round shape. Gold and
silver can actually be detected in various category values due to
their metallic qualities. Smaller gold or silver objects will have a
dierent value than larger gold or silver objects. Trash objects can
give o a dierent value each time you pass over it. The angle of the
detector can aect the identication of an object as well. If you
decide to test the detector by waving a coin over the coil, wave it
with the at side parallel to the coil; this position is how you will nd
most buried coins.
CATEGORY VALUE
HOW IT WORKS
SETTINGS
ENTER
PPDIS
GG
Ground Grab
- Press “GG” to enter “Ground Grab” Mode
- Press “ENTER” to Grab
Discrimination
- Press “DIS” to enter “Discrimination” Mode
(This mode uses your last Settings to detect)
Pin Point
- Press and hold “PP” to enter “Pin Point” Mode
GROUND GRAB/
UP ARROW Button
DISCRIMINATION/
LEFT ARROW Button
PINPONT/
RIGHT ARROW Button
POWER
Button
SETTINGS
Button
ENTER/ SELECTION
Button
Settings
- Press “SETTINGS” to enter “Settings” Mode
- Press to move to “Settings”
- Press “ENTER” to enter “Settings”
- Press to move between Volume
and Sensitivity
PPDIS
PPDIS
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GPS/DOWN ARROW
Button
- Press while Volume is selected to
change Volume
- Press while Sensitivity is selected to
change Sensitivity
- Press “ENTER” to detect in current settings
GG
GPS
GG
GPS
GPS
DEL
DELETE
Button
HOW IT WORKS
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Notch Settings
- Press “SETTINGS” to enter “Settings” Mode
- Press to move to “Notch”
- Press “ENTER”
- Press to move between Modes
(All Metal, Coin, Jewelry or Custom)
- Press “ENTER” to detect in selected mode
- When Custom Mode is selected, Press
to move between metals
- Press to eliminate blinking metal from
detection
- Press “ENTER” to detect in current
settings
- Changing this automatically sets current
settings in Discrimination mode until changed
PPDIS
PPDIS
GPS: SAVE - WAYPOINT
- Press “GPS” to enter “GPS” Mode which defaults to the Save/Waypoint List
- Press to move Up and Down the Save/Waypoint List
SAVE:
Press “ENTER” on Save
Press to move between letters
Press to change selected letter
Press “ENTER” to Save and you will see on the display “Save Ok”
You will then be returned to Save/Waypoint options
Waypoint:
Press “ENTER” on a saved Location to activate GPS function
Press to the saved waypoint you would like to go to
On selec ted waypoint press “ENTER” and it will show you the Yard metter that tells
you how far it is to the desired location
To delete a waypoint press, hold down the “DEL” button for 3 seconds to Delete
selected location
Press to switch to another Waypoint
- Press and hold down the “GPS” button for 3 seconds to exit out of the “GPS” Mode or press the “POWER”
button to turn it o.
PP DIS
PPDIS
GG
GPS
GG
GPS
Discrimination Settings
- Press “SETTINGS” to enter “Settings” Mode
- Press to move to “Discrimination”
- Press “ENTER”
- Press to eliminate metal starting from left
to right
- Press “ENTER” to detect in current settings
- Changing this automatically changes your
Notch mode to All Metal
PPDIS
GG
GPS
GG
GPS
PPDIS
PPDIS
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DETECTOR MODES
GPS
The GPS mode allows you to save certain locations that you are wanting to
return to later. The farthest it will read you from your saved location is 999
yds. The closer you get to the saved spot the lower the number will go, 000
yds means you’ve reached your spot.
Notch Modes
When in Notch there are three options:
All Metals: Use this mode if you are looking for a wide range of objects. It
is designed to nd all metal objects.
Coin: When using this mode it will show you the metals found in coins. It
is designed to nd all types of coins and eliminate trash objects such as
iron and foil.
Jewelry: When in this mode it will show you the metals common in
jewelry. It is designed to nd jewelry such as rings, bracelets, watches and
necklaces.
Custom: Use this mode if you want to choose the specic metals to
search for . It is designed for you to nd certain metal objects that you
programmed it to.
When an object is detected it will highlight the name of the metal found as
well as use a tone that identies the metal.
Ground Grab
All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals interfere with the
signals from metal objects. All soils dier, and can dier greatly, in the type and
amount of ground minerals present. This detector incorporates ground balancing algorithms which eliminate interference caused by the ground minerals
found in most soils. We therefore recommend that you use GROUND GRAB to
most accurately calibrate the detector to the specic ground conditions where
you are hunting.
This process will maximize the detector's target identication accuracy and
depth detection capability.
Discrimination
Pick the discrimination mode you want to detect in. Keep the coil parallel to the
ground moving it from left to right with a stable speed. Out of the metals
highlighted it will categorize the metal detected so you are aware of what metal
is buried. It will inform you in two ways; 1. by highlighting the metal detected
and 2. a tone response.
Discrimination identication accuracy can be inuenced by moisture and
temperature. The coil sweeping speed can also aect discrimination, generally
faster sweeping motion has a higher sensitivity.
Pinpointing
Pinpoint does a narrow search that will give you the exact location of a
buried object. It will identify an object by a signal and tone response. Press
and hold down the “PP” button to activate the pinpoint function. Once
activated, sweep the coil over the target area in an “X” pattern. Make a visual
note of the place on the ground where the strongest signal is identied.
Then dig in the center of the “X.” To deactivate the pinpoint function, simply
release the “PP” button. The metal detector will automatically default back
into discrimination mode.
The Steps is as follows:
1. Find a patch of ground which is free of metal. Use the DISCRIMINATION mode, with no targets discriminated out.
2. Enter into GG mode of operation, LCD shows 'Start'
3. Hold the detector with the search coil a foot or two above the ground.
4. Press center button to active ground grab process, LCD shows 'GRABING'.
5. With 'Grabing' showing on lcd display, Lower the searchcoil down to within 2 inches of the ground.
6. After successfully ground balancing, It shows 'GRAB OK', and quit to detecting mode automatically.
If 'GRAB ER' appears, maybe the ground is too dirty with metal trash or just wet salt soil. Find another
clean place ground grab again till it is grab ok.
Ground grab results is crucial to the performance of PP mode.
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HOW TO DETECT
STEP
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While in Discrimination Mode keep the coil parallel to the ground moving it from left to right with
a stable speed. If it nds something it will
highlight the metal found and give o a certain
tone (refer to page 24).
STEP
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Press the “GG” button to calibrate the metal
detector to the soil composition you are detecting in. Then press “ENTER” to activate Ground
Grab Mode. Display will show “Grab ok” when
ground grab is completed. If “Grab ER” shows,
there may be a metal object underground, nd
another clean area nearby to retry ground grab.
STEP
1
Power ON by pushing the “POWER” button.
STEP
2
Press the “SETTINGS” button to change the
Sensitivity and Volume (default is 8/4). Press
“ENTER” to save the changes made.
STEP
3
Press the “SETTINGS” button. There will be
two options to choose from:
Use the “<” and “>” arrow keys to the Discrimination option and press the “ENTER” button to
select. While in Discrimination you can eliminate
metals you do not want to detect by using the “^”
and “ ” arrow keys. Press “ENTER” to save.
OPTION 1:
Use the “<” and “>” arrow keys to the Notch
option and press the “ENTER” button to select.
While in Notch you can eliminate certain metals
by selecting either All Metal, Coin or Jewelry. Use
the “<” and “>” arrow keys to scroll to the option
you want. Press “ENTER” to save.
OPTION 2:
^
STEP
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When a metal is detected press and hold the “PP”
button. Sweep the coil over the target in an “X”
pattern. While in PinPoint it will show you the
depth of the metal found, so you can accurately
know how far down to dig. To deactivate
pinpoint mode, simply release the “PP” button.
STEP
7
Dig object out.
STEP
8
Once the object is found, ll the hole back up to
the way you found it.
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GPS
To go back to a saved location press the
“GPS” button to enter GPS mode. Scroll
down to Waypoint and then push the left or
right button to scroll through saved
want press the “ENTER” button.
STEP
1
STEP
2
STEP
3
The GPS will show you which direction to
go and how many yards to the location.
The arrow and yards will change the
closer or further away you get to the
location.
Once you have found the spot, the
yards will read 000 and the arrow will
be gone.
STEP
4
50
YDS
ENTER
PPDIS
GG
GPS
10
YDS
000
YDS
To save a location press the “GPS” button.
The option Save should be on the display,
push “ENTER”. Use the arrow keys to change
or add letters to name the location. Press
the “ENTER” button to save.
STEP
1
ENTER
PPDIS
GG
GPS
WARNING
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COURTESY
Fill holes
Obey NO TRESPASSING signs
Respect private and public property
Obey all laws
Do not cause any willful damage to property
Do not destroy property
Pick up after yourself, do not leave trash
All metal detector’s may discover objects that can cause
personal injury if struck. For example; power lines, explosives,
gas lines, etc. When searching for treasure, rst observe these
precautions:
Do not use detector where you think there might be electrical
lines or pipes buried below the surface.
Do not use detector in a military area where bombs or other
explosives were once buried.
Avoid striking any lines that are or could be electrically powered.
Keep away from pipelines they could be carrying ammable gas
or liquid.
AUDIO FEATURES
Headphone Jack
Use for less disturbance to others around
you as well as to drown out distractions so
you can hear the tones better.
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There are four tones that will help you to identify the material the detector
has found:
Bass Tone
Ferrous metals, for example nails, bolts, stainless steel, cast iron and the
smallest amount of gold.
Low Tone
Foil, aluminum, tin foil, nickels, newer pull tabs and small amounts of gold.
Medium Tone
Older pull-tabs, bottle screw caps, newer US pennies & Canadian $1 and $2
made from zinc, smallest amount of silver and large amounts of gold.
High Tone
Dimes, older copper pennies, US quarters, US silver dollar, US half dollar,
largest amount of silver and largest amount of gold.
TONE RECOGNITION
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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Won’t turn ON,
there is no sound
Check to ensure that you are using
new batteries.
Check to see if the batteries were
placed in the correct positions.
Check the connection of the wire from
the rod to the handle unit.
Abnormal/erratic
Sounds
Outdoor use only.
Stay away from power lines, benches,
wire fences and other metal detectors
that can cause false readings.
Reduce the sensitivity level.
It is not detecting
the selected target
Check that the Mode you wanted is
selected.
The All-metals mode allows you to
search for all metals so you will not
miss the one you are looking for.
DISCLAIMERS
WGI Innovations, LTD is not responsible for damage, expense or injury caused by the unauthorized
use of, alterations to, improper connection of and abuse or neglect of the WGI Innovations™
products.
WARRANTY
You must register your product warranty online at www.wildgameinnovations.com. Follow the
onscreen directions to complete the process.
WGI Innovations, LTD will replace any product that may encounter material or workmanship defects
free of charge for ONE (1) YEAR after the date of purchase and thereafter the cost will vary per
incident.
This warranty DOES NOT COVER damage, expense or injury caused by unauthorized repairs,
alterations, improper connection, shipping, abuse, theft, accident, neglect or collateral loss.
When returning product for service you MUST obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
number from WGI Innovations, LTD. Please include name, UPS address (no P.O. Box), telephone
number, RMA number and a complete description of the problem on all enclosed correspondence.
When possible, pack product carefully in original carton. Customers are responsible for any
shipping cost to WGI Innovations™. WGI Innovations will pay shipping cost of replacement product
to the customer. We are not responsible for damage incurred in returning items for repair.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
WGI Innovations, LTD stands behind every product we manufacture for a one year product
workmanship warranty and a strong commitment to customer service. If you are in need of
customer service for missing parts or need assistance with the operation or assembly of your
product, we encourage you to call one of our customer service representatives and let us assist you
with your WGI Innovations™ product.
DISCLAIMER
WGI Innovations, LTD reserves the right to make changes to product features, functionality and
of the manual.
FCC STATEMENT
Product Name: Metal Detector
Trade Name: Ground EFX
Model# MX200
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
criteria: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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