REX TM

Metal Detectors

Delta 4
Us er ’s o p era tin g man u al

Made in E U
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In order to use the device for a maximum long time and without problems, as well as to
be able to use all of its options, please read carefully the whole instruction manual and
observe the directions in it.

Your Delt a4 is s hi pped w ith these parts:

- Upper Pole Ass embl y – f ull y a ss embled, includi ng upper pole ste m with
handle grip
- Middle p ole asse mb l y with pole loc k
- lower pole - mad e of wood in order to not dis t urb the work of the coil.
- 27 c m D D search coil
- electrical set b ox – made of ex tre mel y s trong pl astic, incl uding 1 0 AA
batteries Ni MH 1,2 V/1000 mAh or 27 0 0mAh.
- 220V aut o matic c harger
- Operation instruc tion manua l

Warranty card
If an y of these it ems are missi ng, immediatel y inf or m us, or o ur aut o rized
dealer where yo u p urchased yo ur dete ctor.
Asse mblin g the D elta4 is si mple an d you don ’t need an y special to ols . Just
mo unt the search c oil on the lower pole asse mbl y, con nect the pole asse mb lie s
together, adju st th e pole length , w ra p the excess cabl e around the pol e an d plug
the cable into the control unit. Finall y a djust sear ch coil angle to your
pref erence and you are read y.
NOTE: Do not all ow the cable to f lop loosel y over th e search coil. Sinc e the
detector is sens itive enough to „ see― the tin y wires in t he cable, a f loppy cable
can cause false signals as the search coil senses the mo ving wires.

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C ON T RO LS: Th e Delt a4 c o n tro l p an el:

- ―GROU ND RE J ECT ‖ – eli minates inf luence of the soil .

- Switch ―M ANU AL / AUT O ‖ – Switches bet ween ‖ MANUAL ‖ and ― AUTO‖
ground rejec t.
- ―DISCR‖ – regul ates degree of eli mination of iron and unwanted objects.
- ―THRE SHOL D ‖ – used f or adjustin g sound le vel and r egulates dep th of .
- ―Battery low ‖ – blinking light ind i cator. Indicat es lo wer tension of batteries
- ―ON / V OLUM E ‖ – switche s on the detector and adjus t sound lev el
- Jack ―Pho nes‖ (o n the botto m side o f the box) – used f or head pho nes

1. Assembling of the device:

The bearing rod is assembled by inserting of the lower part into the upper one. Choose the
desired length of the whole construction and the fixing clamp is tightened between both parts of
the bearing rod. The lower part of the bearing rod is put with the opening between the ears of the
coil and the plastic bolt is tightened by choosing the position of the coil to be parallel to the
ground surface. The coil cable is wind up tightly around the bearing rod and is switched to the
terminal of the monitor unit. Upon switching of the cable of the coil to the monitor unit, tighten
the well the metal nut of the coupling to the terminal of the box. Upon switching off, unscrew the
nut completely and pull out the coupling without pulling or twisting the cable of the coil. This
way, you will prevent the cable and the conductors in it from breakdown or short circuit.
The searching coi l is approached to t he surf ace of earth b y pa yi ng attenti on to
avoid prese nce of met als within its r ange.
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 2. Sw itch on and w ork w ith Delta4.
1. Turn the ― ON / VOLUME ‖ knob to ―ON‖ and adjus t pref erenc e volume of
sound.
2. Settin g the ―T HRESH OLD ‖ - While holdi ng the d etector a f ew f eet above
ground and aw a y f ro m an y metal o bj ect, slowl y tur n th e ―THRESHOLD ” knob
until yo u hear a ve r y slight audio ton e through the spea ker or h eadphon es. This
is the opti mu m se t -point f or the ―THRESHO LD ”. A lig ht ―buzz‖ adjust me nt is
reco mmende d to in sure opti mu m dept h and maxi mu m pe rf ormance.
As ―THR ESH OL D ‖ is in l ow po si tion, as lo w is s e nsitivit y. Too lo w of a
threshold setting ma y cause ver y w eak signals to not be heard. Too hi gh of a
threshold s etting m a y c ause ope rating instabilit y.
3. You can work in ma nual or in auto mat ic ― GR OUND REJECT ‖ mode:
- In man ual gro und reject mode :
Switch in ― MANU AL‖ positi on.
Search f or and se l ect a clear p iece o f ground or san d t hat does not con ta in an y
met allic targ ets. Wit h the co il elev ated at least waist high and a wa y f rom an y
met allic targ et, slo wl y adjust the TH RESHO LD contr ol until a ver y f aint audio
threshold s ignal is heard.
Lower the se arch coil to with in one - inch of the ground surf ace while list ening
to the threshold audio signal. If the threshold sig nal is high tone , the
―GROUN D REJE CT‖ control n eeds to be decreased (r o tate counter clo ck wise).
If the threshold si gnal is low to ne , t he ―GROU ND RE JECT‖ cont rol ne eds to
be increased (rotat e clockwise ). Kee p repeating this s t ep until th reshold signal
is the same withi n one -inch of the ground as it is in the air. Once this is
acco mplish ed, the detector is p roperl y g round b alanced .
Wh en th e gro und mi neralizati on is r ejected, t he det ect or can see d eeper t argets,
and is less suscepti ble to grou nd inter f erence.
Wh ile balanci ng t he detector, you h ave to be sure the re are no metal o bjects
around the se arch coil. If it seems di ff icult or imp ossib le to get lit tle c ha nge in
the stead y thre sho ld as t he coi l is l owered, yo u ma y be atte mp ting to t one on

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top of a peace of metal . Move to a diff erent spot on the ground and r epeat
balancing.

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- In auto matic gro und reject mode: s witch in ―A UTO‖ position.
The ,,GR OUND R EJECT‖ knob do not have to be tu rned on a t that ti me! ! If
yo u co me upon n o n -f errous metals / gold, silve r, coppe r, bronze/ a high-t oned
sound can be hea r d; and if you c o me upon f errous me tals there will n ot an y
sound signal . Wi t hout the abilit y t o cancel ground mi neralizati on, a met al
detector cou ld resp ond to mi neralizati on as if it where a good target.
Alwa ys tr y to ba lance in ― MANU AL‖ mode, and i f it seem dif f icult or
impossibl e to get little change in a stead y thr eshold as coil is lowered, we
reco mmend use ― AUTO‖ mode . Us e ―AUTO‖ when yo u f ind yo urself in a
situation that d oes not allo w ‖ G RO UND R EJECT ‖ to be adjus ted cor re ctl y in
―MANUA L‖ mode .
The ground cond i tions are reall y ba d with minerali ze d ground, hot rocks and
iron trash, so your sweep spee d must be reduced f or best results.
―AUTO‖ is reco mme nded when sear ching in we t salt s and too.
NOTE: U nder s o me severe mineral condition s gro un d balanci ng may not be
possible. The best result you wil l get if searchin g when t he soil is d ry.

Fig.2
Delta4 wo rking i n d yn a mic re gi me - s earching metal obj ects is ma de b y mo ving
search coil t oward ground surf ace – f ig.2 , f ig.3
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 Wrong Correct
Fig.3
The search coil s h ould not touc h the gr ound durin g you r sweep. The pole length
should be adjusted to allow this without having to lif t the detector with your
elbow or shoulde r. The searc h coil sh ould rest about o n e inch abo ve the g round
while you are sta nding erect. The angle of the search coil should allo w the
botto m to be parall el to the gr ound.
3. “DISC R” is us ed to eli min ate a n y t arget tha t you do not wan t the
detector to a udibl y respond to .
If you need to e li mi nate more f erro us metal s ov er th e groun d, the “DI SCR”
control must b e se t in a po sition ov er ― Rings‖ or ―C o ins‖. If you co me upon
non-f errous me tals /gold, silver, copp er, bronze/ a high sound can be heard ; and
if you co me upon f errous metal a low sound is heard. If the “DISCR” co nt rol is
in ―Iron‖ positio n, ever y f errous obj ect will b e signali zed with hi gh tone (like
non – f errous). If the soil is t oo mine ralized we rec o mmend the ― Fo il‖ posi tion.

4. Pinpoi nting a T arget

A good method f or pinpointin g is "X -ing" the targe t with the search coil.
Re me mber that the target's respons e s ound is al wa ys gre atest when t he targ et is
directl y un der the center of the searc h coil. To "X" a t arget, sweep the s earch
coil over the ta rge t f rom s ide to side and the n f rom f ront to ba ck unt il yo u can
identif y the ce nter of the X — th e sp ot on the ground whe re th e targ et re sponse
sound is the great est. Pinpointi ng a target is probabl y best done b y "X -i ng" as
well. Re me mber th at the detect or wil l beep just a s the target passe s unde r the
center of the searc h coil. Slow ing the sweep speed dow n will help yo u pic k out
the center of the X, but re me mber t hat the sear ch coil must alw a ys be m oving
slightl y f or target detection.

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Another ea s y met h od is to sweep t he coil f rom side t o side across the tar get in
ver y sho rt s weeps as you slowl y mo v e f orward and bac kward acr os s the t arget.
Slow do wn th e sw eep rate a nd s hort en the s weeps unt il you just b arel y get a
response at o ne spot. The target will be directl y be low the coil center at this
response time – f ig.4

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5. The det ection depth depe nds o n t he follow ing :

-size, shape and l ocation of the object in the soil. The bigger the ref lecting
surf ace of the object the deeper it is t o be f ound;
-soil co mpositio n and minera lization level – the drie r and more ho mog e neous
the soil the easier it will be to ada pt the devic e and f or the device to detect
deeper. Under ston es, dr y sand or in cla y ute nsil, metal s are easier to be found
than in f reshl y dug out or da mp soil.
-the longer the ob j ect has bee n in t he soil the easier it will be to be f oun d as a
result of the good contact wi t h the so il.
-t yp e of detecting coil. The bigger th e dia meter of the coil the deeper it w ill be
able to detec t meta ls.
-operator 's experi e nce and skil ls.
You can do f ield t ests b y yo urself us ing the device if you bur y dif f erent met al
objects in dif f erent depth but yo u sh ould leave th e m in the ground for at least
3 mo nths . T hus th e test results wil l be more reliable. You should mind t he soil
t yp e and the moist ure co mposi tion in it. Best result s ar e received whe n th e soil
is dr y.

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To reduc e f alse si gnals w hen s earch ing in a ve r y tra s h y grou nd, s can o nl y a
small area at a ti me using slo w, shor t overlappin g sweep s.
Keep the searc h c oil moving a t a c omf ortable ra te. If you walk too f as t, yo u
can’t overlap your s sweeps and yo u will mi ss a lot of ground. Also if yo u sweep
too f ast, yo u will l ose sensiti vit y and mi ss the d eep targ ets

6. Using a head phone

You sho uld al wa ys use a h eadpho ne whenever yo u sea r ch with yo ur metal
detector. Head pho ne is especiall y us ef ul in nois y are a, such us the beac h and
rear cit y area. It enhances audi o pe rception b y bri ngi ng the sound dir e ctl y t o
yo u r to your ears while maski ng ― outside‖ noise int erf erences. You s hell be
ama zed at ho w mu ch be tter yo u can hear t he d etector si gnals w ith the
headphone than yo u can with the speaker alone. Using head phones also save
batter y pow er .
To connect a head phone to the detect or, insert the head phone jack into the
―Phones‖ on the b otto m side of the box .
NOTE: Th e detec tor internal sp eak er will be disc on nected when yo u
connect a hea dphone.

7. Charging storage batteries and indications for their status.

If a light ― Low battery ‖ appears whi le using th e detect or that mea ns you
have to stop using it and recharge the batteries as f ollows: put the jack of the
charge device i nto ―CHARG E‖ nest and place the de vice into electr ic net of
220V.
The chargin g is a uto matic an d begi ns when th e devi ce is SWI TCHE D
OFF and yo u plug the charger in to t he charging j ack o f the back panel o f the
device. The jack c age is ―-‖ an d the mi ddle ter minal is ― +‖.
Charging dep end in g on the level of discharge of the batteries. It’s not nece ssar y
to keep e ye s on charge device, beca use it is supplied with auto matic tur n off
and batteries coul dn’t be da maged no ma tter how lo ng the y will sta y in the
charge device. The charging continue s till the mo men t when the batteries reach

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their maxi mu m ca pacit y. When reac hing their f ull capacit y t he red light on the
charger will not light an y mo re.
Wh en the y are rea d y pull the device out of the e lectric net and unplu g the jack
out of the ― CHAR GE‖

NOTE: Don’t unplug the c harger i f charge pr ocess i s n ot fini shed.

Alw ay s charge device's storage bat teries ONLY w ith the paired char g ers to
it. Thus y ou w ill prevent da mages or confusio n betw een “+” and “ -” b ecause
the use of other c hargers or adapto rs ma y lead to irretrievable da mag es in
the batterie s!

8. Possibl e p roble ms during ex ploit ation of D elta4:

1. When sw itching it on you ca n not h ear a sound, no ind ication that the
device is s witched on. It migh t indica te f or:
-storage batterie s are dead (usuall y af ter a long period of time). Charg e the
batteries w ith the charger. If the p roble m is not s ol ved contact the s ervice -
station (of f ice) of the co mpan y manu f acturer or the loca l distribut or.
-the accu mulator b lock cons ists of 10 ele ments 1,2V / 1 000 mAh (or 2 700 mA h)
connected i n serie s. If just one of t he m is da maged t he connection bet ween
the m will be destr o ye d and practical l y the de vice will be lef t without power
suppl y.
2. The workin g de pth is signif icantl y shallow er tha n th e nor mal. It mig ht
indicate f or:
- storage batteries could be dead – charge the batter ies with the auto mat ic
charger. If you can not so lve the prob lem contac t the ser vice-station (of f ice) of
the co mpan y manu f acturer or the loca l distribut or.
3.During detecti on the d evice does n ot wo rk stab le, ma kes stra nge s ounds
which are not due to a metal de tection. It might indicate f or:
-irregular elec tro magnetic exter nal in terruptions.
-proble ms with the aerial cable – di s connected co nduct or, a shot circ uit o r bad
connection in the c oupling.

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 It is possi ble af ter continuance work and man y t i mes o f switching on and
off the cable's coupling to the ja ck box the conta ct between the m to be
destro yed. T here are 2 ter minals wit h sight holes i n th e jack of the back panel
of the device. Put so methin g sh arp like a knif e or a screwdriver in the sight
holes and make the m wider. T hus the coupling w ill f it better into th e jack whic h
will i mprove t he c ontact betwee n the m. It is p ossible i n the presence of so me
kind of dirt y like dust or moisture t o clean the t er min als with cotton - wo ol and
alcohol. If you can not solve the prob lem c ontact the ser vice-station (of f ice) of
the co mpan y manu f acturer or the loca l distribut or.
4. The device wor ks onl y w ith head set and when work ing with a mplif ier
yo u can no t hear a sou nd. Usuall y t hat happ ens w hen the hea dset j ack is
da maged. In that case contact the service -station ( off ice) of the comp an y
ma nuf acturer or th e local distr ibutor to change th e jack.
5. Batteries char ge quickl y and af ter that during the w o rking process t he y
go dead quickl y. Usuall y that ha pp ens when the batt eries are reall y ol d and
need replac e ment . Contact the s ervice -statio n (of f ice) of the comp an y
ma nuf acturer or th e local distr ibutor f or change of the storage batter ies.

The Manufacturer (trader) does not bear any responsibility if you use the device in violation of
the law, on archeological or forbidden for search places as well as on private property without
the knowledge or the permission of the owner.
Protect the environment and always fill back in the holes you have dugged out!

9. GUARANTEE
The detect or Del t a4 is of f ered with 2 years of guaran tee of electronics , labor
and material s used, f or harms which a re not cause d on p urpose or ir respons ibl y.
We can upke ep yo ur device af ter peri od of guarantee i f it is necessa r y.

10. Protecti ng your investme nt

Of ten detectorists are disap pointed when the ir new detector sl owl y b eco me s
less and less resp onsive an d see ms to have lost so me of its orig inal peak
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perf ormance. Y ou can help avoid t his f rom happeni ng to y o ur detect or b y
f ollowing these ba sic care and protec tion guidel ines:
 Oper ate your d etector exactl y as reco mmende d in t his Operat or Instr uction
Manual.
 The searc h co il cable is hard -w i red to the search coil and protect ed b y a
strain relief . It i s ver y i mp ortant t ha t the stra in relief r ema ins in tact an d should
never be adj usted or ta mpered with.
 K eep ca bles pr operl y w ound arou nd the pole ste ms and prote ct the m d uring
use. Flop p y, pi nc hed, or ca bles th a t beco me snagge d during use ma y short,
causing errat ic noises or unne cessar y replace ment of the search coil.
 S weep the se ar ch coil caref ull y, especiall y whe n using ar ound rock s and
building f oundatio ns. Avoid hitting t he search coil aga inst hard, solid ob jects
and surfaces.
 Keep yo ur searc h coil slight l y of f of the ground duri ng the sweep , espe ciall y
when using in gravel or hard, r ock y d irt.
 Re mo ve and clean out scuf f covers period icall y to a void buil d up of
mi neralized dirt pa rticles whic h will aff ect perf ormance .
 The searc h coil is waterproof and can be sub merge d in either f resh or salt
water. Af ter the s earch coil is use d in salt water, ri n se it and the lo we r ste m
asse mbl y well wit h f resh water to pre vent corrosi on of the metal par ts.
 T he sear ch coi l is wa terproof but the electr onics are not, so al wa ys pr event
an y moistu re or w ater f rom ent ering the control housi n g and neve r allo w the
cable connector to beco me submerged in water.
 If workin g in or near w ater, or if there is a po ssibilit y of rain, use a
protective weather resistant pouch o r plastic ba g to co v er the contr ol hou sing.
Make sure i t can " breathe" in order t o ensure
against con densation buildup inside.
 Af ter each u se, clean the de tector with a sof t cloth t o re move dust, mo isture,
or other con ta mina nts.
 When tr ansport ing the detecto r in a car during hot weather, store i t o n the
f loor of the passenger c o mpa rt men t if possible. Usi ng a carr y bag gives
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additional prot ecti on. In an y cas e, never allow the d etector to roll ar ound
unprotected in the trunk or bac k of a pickup truc k.
 Protect yo ur de tector f rom dust, mo isture, and ext r eme te mperature s during
storage.
 Treat your detec tor as you wo uld a n y sen sitive electr onic instru men t. Though
ruggedl y const ruct ed and designed to withstand the de mands of normal tre asure
hunting, pr oper car e is essentia l.

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