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CutlassIIOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTESOROMetalDetectorwasdesignedtoprovideyouwithmanyhappyhoursofenjoymentinthemost
rewardinghobbyIcanthinkof–treasurehunting.Aheadofyouliefascinatingandexcitingexperiencesasyoustepintothe
past–uncoveringartifactslostbypastgenerations.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,andwewishyouthe
bestofsuccess.
YourTESOROMetalDetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinanyconceivabletreasurehuntingsituation.Aswith
anydetector,operatingskillandfamiliaritywiththisinstrumentareprobablythelimitingfactorsindetermininghowsuccessful
youwillbe.Werecommendthatyoureadthismanualandunderstandfullybeforeattemptingtousetheinstrumentinthe
field.Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheTESOROMetalDetectorisaprecisionelectronicinstrument,whichwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatit
rightanditwon'tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheCutlassIIishighperformancemetaldetectorthatiscapableofrejectinggroundmineralizationandburiedmetallic
trashsimultaneously.TheCutlassIIwasdesignedtosatisfytherequirementsoftheserioustreasurehunters,whetherthey
areexperiencedornot.Designemphasiswasplacedonperformanceandeasyofuse,whileminimizingoreliminatingthose
troublesomeadjustmentsandfeaturesthatcouldcausealossofperformanceifnotusedproperly.Theresultisapowerful
lightweightdetectorwhichusesonlytwocontrolstoprovidefullVLFcapabilities.
Theoperationofthedetectorisbasedonmotion,regardlessofwhethertheAllMetalorDiscriminatemodeisselected.
Thismeansthatthesearchcoilmustbemovingslightlytodetectatarget.Themotionrequiredissoslightthatpinpointingis
veryeasy.Theautomaticgroundrejectioncircuitryissettoallowoperationinvirtuallyanymineralizationyoumight
encounter,althoughoperationmaybedifficultinblacksand.
TheCutlassIIisfurnishedwithan7"concentricsearchcoil.Wefeelthatthiscoilwillprovideexcellentperformancein
mostuses,suchascoinshootinginmoderatelytrashyparks,schools,andbeaches.Avarietyofoptionalsearchcoilsare
available,ranginginsizesfrom4"to11".
Aswithanydetector,thefamiliarityoftheuserwiththeinstrumentwillhaveagreatdealtodowithhowsuccessfulthe
treasurehunteris.Werecommendthatyoureadandunderstandthismanualfullybeforeattemptingtousetheinstrumentin
thefield.
Besuretofilloutandmailyourwarrantyregistrationcardtovalidateyourwarranty.
ASSEMBLY
AssemblyoftheCutlassIIisverysimple,andrequiresnospecialtools.Theonlyassemblyrequiredistomountthe
searchcoiltotheendofthelowerstemandinstallthelowerstemandlockassemblytotheupperstem.
1. Depressthetwobuttonsontheupperendofthelowerstem,andslideitintotheupperstem.Pushthelowerstem
upsothatthebuttonsclickintothethirdsetofholesfromtheendoftheupperstem.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoil,afterremovingthescrewandthumbnut.Alignthe
holesinthepoletipandthoseinthemountingears.
3. Insertthecoilmountingscrewthroughthecoilandpoletip.Besuretheinternaltoothlockwasherisonthescrew
headside.
4. Installthethumbnutonthescrewandtightenbyhand.
5. Windthesearchcoilcablearoundthepole.Installtheconnectorintheconnectormountedonthecontrolhousing,
andtightenbyhand.
ADJUSTMENT
Thesearchcoilangleandstemlengthshouldbeadjustedsothattheunitisnotuncomfortableortiringafterlongperiods
ofuse.Thestemlengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoletilltheyclickinto
theholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablesetting.Thecoilshouldbeaboutoneinchabovethegroundwhilestandingerect.
Adjusttheangleofthesearchcoil,sothatthecoilisparalleltotheground.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandto
maintainthissetting.
Thearmrestontherearofthehandlecanbemovedforwardbyremovingthescrewsandnuts,andreinstallingthe
assemblyintothemostforwardsetofholes.
Specifications
TESOROElectronics,Inc.,reservestherighttomodifyorimprovethedesignwithoutfurthernotice.
CONTROLS
TheCutlassIIhasonlythreecontrols,twoaremountedonthefrontpanelofthedetector,andoneismountedontherear
panel.
1. POWEROFF,MODESELECT,BATTERYTEST.Thisrotaryswitchcontrolisusedtoselecttheoperatingmode
(eitherallmetalordiscriminate),testtheremainingbatterystrength,andturntheunitoffwhenitisnotbeingused.
Turningtheknobcompletelycounterclockwiseuntilitclicksdisconnectsthebatteriesfromthecircuit.Turningtheknob
completelyclockwiseactivestheaudiobatterytestcircuit,whichwillgiveyouanaudibleindicationofthebatteries'
condition.Freshbatterieswillcausealoudaudioresponse.Asthebatteriesageandbecomeweaker,theinitialaudio
responsewillbeweaker.Whentheresponseisjustashortbuzzinsteadofalongbeep,orwhenthereisnoaudio
response,it'stimefornewbatteries.
ThisrotaryswitchisalsousedtoselecttheAllMetalmodeofoperationortheDiscriminatemode.InAllMetal,the
detectorwillfindnotonlythehighlyconductivenonferrousmetals,butwillalsofindtheferrousmetals.Thismodewould
beidealforrelichuntingorghosttownsearching,sincemanydesirableartifacts(suchasguns)aremadeofironorsteel.
IntheDiscriminatemode,thedetectorsresponsetounwantedtrashcanbecontrolledtoeliminatediggingmuchofthe
commonmetallictrashitemsfoundinlikelyhuntingspots.Thedetectormaybeepbrieflywhentheswitchischanged,
butisreadyforoperationintheselectedmomentinstantly.
2. DISCRIMINATELEVEL.Thiscontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector'sresponsetounwantedmetallictrashwhenused
intheDiscriminatemode.Atthelowestsetting"0",thedetectorwilleliminatemostironobjects,butwillstillrespondina
positivemannertolightfoil,bottlecaps,pulltabsandmostothermetallicitems.Astheknobsettingisincreased,
responsetomoreofthesemetallictrashitemsisreversedsothattheseobjectsgivenoresponse.Thecharbelowshows
thecontrolsettingswheresomeofthecommonlyfoundtrashitemscanberejected.
3. STABILITY.Turncontrolclockwiseasfaraspossibleoruntiltheinstrumentjustbeginstochirpintermittently.If
chirpsaretoofrequentforstableoperation,simplyturnthecontrolcounterclockwisejustenoughtocausetheinstrument
tobecomestable.Oncesetthiscontrolshouldnotrequireoftenreadjustingandshouldbeleftalone.
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TUNING
SincethemosttroublesomeadjustmentsofstandarddetectorshavebeenautomatedintheCutlassII,thetuning
procedureforthisdetectorissimplyamatterofselectingthedesiredoperatingmode,settingthestabilitylevel,andthe
discriminatelevel.
Iftherearesourcesofelectricalinterferencepresent,oriftheareaisextremelytrashyormineralized,yourdetectormay
givesomefalsesignals.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshortchoppysoundswhichcaneasilybedistinguishedfromagood
targetresponse.
TheDiscriminateLevelshouldbesettoyourdesiredrejectionlevelfortheparticularareayouaresearching.We
recommendstartingatalowsettingifyouareunsureofhowmuchtrashisinthearea.Adjustthelevelupwardifyoufind
yourselfdiggingmoretrashthanyoulike.Rememberthatyouwilllosesmallgoldringsandnickelsatthepulltabrejectlevel,
sodiggingsometrashwillincreaseyournumberofgoodfinds.
SELECTINGTHEPROPERMODEOFOPERATION
TheCutlassIIofferstwooperatingmodes,theAllMetalmodeandtheDiscriminate.Bothofthesemodesaremineral
free,andrequiresthatthesearchcoilbemovingfortargetdetection.Thereisnothresholdsoundpresentasinmostordinary
detectors.
TheAllMetalModewilldetectallmannerofmetallictargets,asthenameimplies.Thismodeisexcellentforrelichunting
orghosttownsearching,asmanyvaluableordesirableartifactsmaybemadeofironorsteel.Thismodeisalsogoodfor
beachhuntingwherethesandallowseasydigging.
TheDiscriminatemodewillallowyoutocontrolthedetectorsresponsetomostofthecommonmetallictrashitemsfound
inmostschools,parks,andbeaches.Thismodeisgenerallyusedforcoinshootingsuchareastoavoidhavingtodigmostof
thiscommontrash.TheDiscriminateLevelcontrolisusedtoadjusttheresponsetothesetrashitems.Eachdetectorcan
varysomewhatduetothemanufacturingtolerances,soyoushouldexperimentwithyourdetectorandbecomefamiliarwith
therejectionlevelsforthesetrashitemswithyourdetector.
Earliermotiondetectorsthatoperatedwith"threshold"soundwouldgivetheuseradefiniteindicationofmetallictrashby
eithernullingcompletelyorbygeneratingshort,choppysounds.SincetheDiscriminatemodeoperateswithoutthreshold
sound,thereisnonullingtoindicatethattheareaisextremelytrashy.WhensearchingintheDiscriminatemode,we
recommendthatyouperiodicallyswitchtoAllMetalandchecktheareayouaresearchingtogetanideaofhowmuchtrash
isreallythere.
FIELDUSE
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyou.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathree
footarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda“sweep.”TheCutlassIIwasdesignedtogetmaximum
depthwithoutthefranticpacerequiredofearliermotiondetectors,sogoatapacethatiscomfortableforyou.Infact,tryingto
hunttoofastinDiscriminatemayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations.
Itwouldbehelpfultoburysomecoinsandtrashmetaljunkitemsinanareathatyouknowisclearofothermetal
objects,andthentrytheunitinitsvariousmodes.ChecktheareainAllMetalModefirsttobesureitsclearoftrashthen
burythetargetsatleastafootapart,andfrom2to6inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthetestbedtobesureyouknow
whateachtargetisandhowdeepitis.Practiceonthesetargetstofamiliarizeyourselfwithyourdetector’stargetresponse.
Thiswillalsohelpyoulearnthepropersweeprateforbestoperation.
Regardlessofwhichmodeyouareusing,trytokeepyoursearchcoilheightconstantandclosetotheground.Most
peopletendtoraisethecoilattheendofasweep,muchlikeapendulum,especiallyiftheyarehurrying.Trytoavoidthis,as
anyincreaseinheightwillcauseacorrespondinglossofdepth.
Inareaswithwellkeptlawns,theeasiestwaytomaintainaconstantsearchcoilheightistoallowthecoiltorestonthe
grassasyousweepfromsidetoside.Inroughandrockyareasitisbestnotto“scrub”thecoilontheground,astherocks
willactlikeabrasives,andwearawaythecoilbottom(anoptionalcoilscuffcoverwillprotectagainstthis.)Sweepthecoilas
closetothegroundaspossiblewithouttouching.Hittingthegroundorrocksmaycauseafalsesignalmuchlikeadesired
targetwould.Sweepingthecoiltoohighabovethegroundresultsinalossofdepth.
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“falsesignals”maybecausedbyheavyconcentrationsoftrashmetal
objects,byverylargetrashitems,orbyelectricalinterference.Thesesignalswillsounddifferentthangoodtargetsignals
becausetheyaregenerallyshort,choppysounds.Attheendofyoursweep,asyouthereversethecoildirection,the
detectorismostsusceptibletotrashinducednoise.Therearetwowaystotellwhetherthesesoundsaregooddeepsignals
ortrash“noise.”Thefirstisbyrepeatability.Trashinducednoiseswillnotberegularasyousweepthecoiloverthesuspected
targetseveraltimes,whereasagoodtargetresponsewillberepeatable.ThesecondmethodistoswitchtoAllMetalMode
andcheckthetargetresponsesound.Iftheresponseisweak,itmaywellbeadeep,goodtarget;butiftheresponseisvery
strong,itisprobablytrash.Notethatacoinclosetothesurfacecangiveadoublebeepsound,butitisregularand
repeatable.Raisingthecoilaninchortwowillrestorethesinglebeeponsurfacetargets.
Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,DIGIT.Forthissamereason,intheDiscriminateMode,itisbest
nottouseahigherDISCLEVELsettingthannecessary.NickelsandmostsmallerringsarerejectedwhentheDISCLEVEL
issettorejectpulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheCutlassII.Ifyoudon’tdiganyjunkatall,
youaresurelypassingupalotofgoodfindsaswell.SettheDISCLEVELonlyhighenoughtosuittheconditionswhereyou
aresearching.
Becausemostdetectorusersarecoinshootersandmostareasarelikelytoyieldgoodcoinsarealsolikelytocontaina
goodlyamountoftrash,theCutlassIIisfurnishedwithan7"searchcoilasstandard.Thiscoilwillprobablyyieldthebest
resultsinmostsuchsituations,andiseasiertopinpointwiththanthelargercoils.Optionalsearchcoilsof4"through11"are
availabletoallowyoutotailortheresponseofyourdetectortosuitotherconditions.
PINPOINTING
Pinpointingatargetisprobablybestaccomplishedby"Xing"thetargetwiththesearchcoil.Rememberthatthedetector
willbeepjustasthetargetpassesthecenterofthesearchcoil.Swingthesearchcoiloverthetargetfromsidetosideand
thenfromfronttobackuntilyoucan"zeroin"ontheexactlocationofthecoilcenterwhenthedetectorbeeps.Slowingthe
sweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponsewillbereducedatveryslowspeeds
andit'seasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenteratslowerspeeds.
Anothereasymethodistosweepthecoilfromsidetosideacrossthetargetinveryshortsweeps,asyouslowlymove
forwardandbackwardacrossthetarget.Slowdownthesweeprateandshortenthesweepsuntilyoujustbarelygeta
responseatonespot.Thetargetwillbedirectlybelowthecoilcenteratthisresponsetime.
Raisingthesearchcoilcanalsohelppinpointbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.Besuretofillallholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Yourlocaldealershouldbe
abletopointoutthepreferredmethodsofdigginginyourarea.Besuretoprotectyourhobbybyleavingthesitecleanerthan
youfoundit,withalltheholesfilled.
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
Alwaysobtainpermissionfromthepersoninchargebeforehuntingonprivateproperty,schoolyards,parks,churches,or
stateparks.Evenwhenrelichuntinginthewoods,NEERLEAVEAHOLE!,ordamageanythingontheproperty.
PROTECTYOURHOBBYFILLALLHOLES
BATTERYREPLACEMENT
TheCutlassIIhasanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformancefrom
it.Thebatteriesshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallyasyouare
usingitforlongperiods.Toactivatethebattertestcircuit,simplyturnthedetectoroffmomentarilyandthenbackon.The
detectorshouldbeeploudlyifthebatteriesarefresh.Asthebatteriesage,thissoundlessintense,andfadesoutquicker.
Whenyoujusthearabriefbuzz,ornotaudioatall,replacethebatteries.
Toreplacethebatteries,pullthelargeknobsonthebatterydoorontherearoftheunit.Theentiredoorwillpopout.
Removethebatteriesfromthedetector,andthenremovethebatteriesfromtheclip.Replacethenew9voltbatteriesintothe
clip,observingthepolarityindicators.Slidethebatteriesbackintothedetector,makingsurethatthebatteryclipleadis
connected.Installthebatterydoorflangeintothetopofthecutoutinthechassis,makingsurethattheplungerisstillpulled
out.Thenpushtheplungersbackintolockthedoorinplace.
Shouldyoudesiretodoso,rechargeableNickelCadmiumbatteriescanbesubstitutedforstandard9voltcells.Individual
9voltsizecellsarereadilyavailableatmostelectronicsupplystores,aswellasthechargersforthem,andtheycanbe
insertedintothestandardholderusedinyourCutlassII.Theinitialbatterycheckreadingwillbeslightlylower,butwillnot
dropasmuchwithuse,untilthebatteriesarecompletelydischarged.
GENERALCAREANDUSE
Ifthedetectoristobestoredforalongperiodoftime,itisbesttoremovethebatterypackfromthedetector.Thiswill
preventinternaldamagetothedetectorifthebatteriesshouldleak.
Thesearchcoiliswaterproofandmaybesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Cautionshouldbeexercisedtoprevent
waterfromenteringthechassis,whereitcoulddamagetheelectroniccircuitry.Afterthecoilisusedinsaltwater,thecoil
andlowerstemassemblyshouldberinsedwellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
Thereareseveralgoodbookstohelpthebeginnerlearnhowtousethedetector,wheretosearchandhowtorecovera
targetwithoutdamagingtheenvironment.Agoodcoinshootercanrecoveralotoffindsandleavethearealookingasthough
hehadneverbeenthere.Aboveall,alwaysfillyourholeswhenyouhaverecoveredthetarget.
TESOROMetalDetectorsaresoldthroughindependentdealers,whoarealmostalwaystreasurehuntersthemselves.
Theycanprovideyouwithyoumuchneededinformationabouthowtouseyourdetector,howtoprobe,pluganddiginyour
locale,andanswermostofyourquestionsabouttreasurehuntingingeneral.
Theuseofearphoneswillbenefityouintwoways.Mostearphoneswillveryeffectivelyblockoutmostoftheambient
noise,suchastrafficnoiseandwindnoise,whichwillenableyoutobetterhearthefaintersignalscausedbythedeeper
targets.Obviously,theolder,morevaluablecoinswillprobablybedeeperthantheoneswhichwerelostlastweek,soyou
shouldtakeadvantageofanythingthatwillhelpyouheartheweakersignals.Secondly,usingearphoneswillgreatlyextend
thebatterylife,sinceittakesmuchlesspowertooperatethem.TheCutlassIIisnotequippedwithavolumecontrol,but
doeshavealimitingcircuitintheearphonejack.Iflessvolumeisdesiredwithearphones,youmaywanttouseearphones
withabuiltinvolumecontrol.Anygood8or16ohmsetwith1/4inchstereojackwilldo.
HAPPYHUNTING,andthankyouforpurchasingaTESORO.
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machinereadableform,inwholeorinpart,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTesoroElectronicsIncorporated,exceptfortheprivate
useofaCutlassIIowneroroperator,orinamannerotherwisedescribedinthisdocumentation.
©19951996TesoroElectronicsIncorporated.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStates.
WARRANTYSERVICE
YourTesorometaldetectoriscoveredbyaLimitedLifetimeWarranty,the
termsofwhicharelistedbelow.Ifyourmetaldetectorshouldrequireservice,you
mayreturnittotheTesorofactoryattheaddressbelow.
LIMITEDLIFETIMEWARRANTY
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrights
whichvaryfromstatetostate.
Thisinstrumentiswarrantedtobefreeofdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship
aslongasitisownedbytheoriginalconsumerpurchaser.Thiswarrantyisnot
transferableandisvalidonlyifthewarrantyregistrationcardhasbeencompleted
andmailedwithin10daysofpurchase.
TESOROwill,atitsoption,repairorreplaceanyinstrumentcoveredbythis
warranty,withoutcharge,exceptfortransportationcharges,atitsfactoryin
Prescott,Arizona.
Thiswarrantyexcludesbatteries,damagecausedbyleakybatteries,cable
breakageduetoflexingonbodymountunits,andwearofthesearchcoilhousing.
Alsoexcludedareinstrumentswhichhavebeenabused,altered,orrepairedbyan
unauthorizedparty.
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OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Concentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.750Hz
AudioOutput 11/2"speaker
HeadphoneCompatibility 1/4"stereoearphonejack
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 3lbs.
BatteryRequirement 9voltsDC
2ea.9Valkalinebatteries
BatteryLife(typical) 15to30hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
AllMetal
Discriminate
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CutlassIIOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL

CONGRATULATIONS!

YournewTESOROMetalDetectorwasdesignedtoprovideyouwithmanyhappyhoursofenjoymentinthemost

rewardinghobbyIcanthinkof–treasurehunting.Aheadofyouliefascinatingandexcitingexperiencesasyoustepintothe

past–uncoveringartifactslostbypastgenerations.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,andwewishyouthe

bestofsuccess.

YourTESOROMetalDetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinanyconceivabletreasurehuntingsituation.Aswith

anydetector,operatingskillandfamiliaritywiththisinstrumentareprobablythelimitingfactorsindetermininghowsuccessful

youwillbe.Werecommendthatyoureadthismanualandunderstandfullybeforeattemptingtousetheinstrumentinthe

field.Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.

TheTESOROMetalDetectorisaprecisionelectronicinstrument,whichwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatit

rightanditwon'tletyoudown.

GoodHunting!JackGifford

GENERALDESCRIPTION

TheCutlassIIishighperformancemetaldetectorthatiscapableofrejectinggroundmineralizationandburiedmetallic

trashsimultaneously.TheCutlassIIwasdesignedtosatisfytherequirementsoftheserioustreasurehunters,whetherthey

areexperiencedornot.Designemphasiswasplacedonperformanceandeasyofuse,whileminimizingoreliminatingthose

troublesomeadjustmentsandfeaturesthatcouldcausealossofperformanceifnotusedproperly.Theresultisapowerful

lightweightdetectorwhichusesonlytwocontrolstoprovidefullVLFcapabilities.

Theoperationofthedetectorisbasedonmotion,regardlessofwhethertheAllMetalorDiscriminatemodeisselected.

Thismeansthatthesearchcoilmustbemovingslightlytodetectatarget.Themotionrequiredissoslightthatpinpointingis

veryeasy.Theautomaticgroundrejectioncircuitryissettoallowoperationinvirtuallyanymineralizationyoumight

encounter,althoughoperationmaybedifficultinblacksand.

TheCutlassIIisfurnishedwithan7"concentricsearchcoil.Wefeelthatthiscoilwillprovideexcellentperformancein

mostuses,suchascoinshootinginmoderatelytrashyparks,schools,andbeaches.Avarietyofoptionalsearchcoilsare

available,ranginginsizesfrom4"to11".

Aswithanydetector,thefamiliarityoftheuserwiththeinstrumentwillhaveagreatdealtodowithhowsuccessfulthe

treasurehunteris.Werecommendthatyoureadandunderstandthismanualfullybeforeattemptingtousetheinstrumentin

thefield.

Besuretofilloutandmailyourwarrantyregistrationcardtovalidateyourwarranty.

ASSEMBLY

AssemblyoftheCutlassIIisverysimple,andrequiresnospecialtools.Theonlyassemblyrequiredistomountthe

searchcoiltotheendofthelowerstemandinstallthelowerstemandlockassemblytotheupperstem.

1. Depressthetwobuttonsontheupperendofthelowerstem,andslideitintotheupperstem.Pushthelowerstem

upsothatthebuttonsclickintothethirdsetofholesfromtheendoftheupperstem.

2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoil,afterremovingthescrewandthumbnut.Alignthe

holesinthepoletipandthoseinthemountingears.

3. Insertthecoilmountingscrewthroughthecoilandpoletip.Besuretheinternaltoothlockwasherisonthescrew

headside.

4. Installthethumbnutonthescrewandtightenbyhand.

5. Windthesearchcoilcablearoundthepole.Installtheconnectorintheconnectormountedonthecontrolhousing,

andtightenbyhand.

ADJUSTMENT

Thesearchcoilangleandstemlengthshouldbeadjustedsothattheunitisnotuncomfortableortiringafterlongperiods

ofuse.Thestemlengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoletilltheyclickinto

theholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablesetting.Thecoilshouldbeaboutoneinchabovethegroundwhilestandingerect.

Adjusttheangleofthesearchcoil,sothatthecoilisparalleltotheground.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandto

maintainthissetting.

Thearmrestontherearofthehandlecanbemovedforwardbyremovingthescrewsandnuts,andreinstallingthe

assemblyintothemostforwardsetofholes.

Specifications

TESOROElectronics,Inc.,reservestherighttomodifyorimprovethedesignwithoutfurthernotice.

CONTROLS

TheCutlassIIhasonlythreecontrols,twoaremountedonthefrontpanelofthedetector,andoneismountedontherear

panel.

1. POWEROFF,MODESELECT,BATTERYTEST.Thisrotaryswitchcontrolisusedtoselecttheoperatingmode

(eitherallmetalordiscriminate),testtheremainingbatterystrength,andturntheunitoffwhenitisnotbeingused.

Turningtheknobcompletelycounterclockwiseuntilitclicksdisconnectsthebatteriesfromthecircuit.Turningtheknob

completelyclockwiseactivestheaudiobatterytestcircuit,whichwillgiveyouanaudibleindicationofthebatteries'

condition.Freshbatterieswillcausealoudaudioresponse.Asthebatteriesageandbecomeweaker,theinitialaudio

responsewillbeweaker.Whentheresponseisjustashortbuzzinsteadofalongbeep,orwhenthereisnoaudio

response,it'stimefornewbatteries.

ThisrotaryswitchisalsousedtoselecttheAllMetalmodeofoperationortheDiscriminatemode.InAllMetal,the

detectorwillfindnotonlythehighlyconductivenonferrousmetals,butwillalsofindtheferrousmetals.Thismodewould

beidealforrelichuntingorghosttownsearching,sincemanydesirableartifacts(suchasguns)aremadeofironorsteel.

IntheDiscriminatemode,thedetectorsresponsetounwantedtrashcanbecontrolledtoeliminatediggingmuchofthe

commonmetallictrashitemsfoundinlikelyhuntingspots.Thedetectormaybeepbrieflywhentheswitchischanged,

butisreadyforoperationintheselectedmomentinstantly.

2. DISCRIMINATELEVEL.Thiscontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector'sresponsetounwantedmetallictrashwhenused

intheDiscriminatemode.Atthelowestsetting"0",thedetectorwilleliminatemostironobjects,butwillstillrespondina

positivemannertolightfoil,bottlecaps,pulltabsandmostothermetallicitems.Astheknobsettingisincreased,

responsetomoreofthesemetallictrashitemsisreversedsothattheseobjectsgivenoresponse.Thecharbelowshows

thecontrolsettingswheresomeofthecommonlyfoundtrashitemscanberejected.

3. STABILITY.Turncontrolclockwiseasfaraspossibleoruntiltheinstrumentjustbeginstochirpintermittently.If

chirpsaretoofrequentforstableoperation,simplyturnthecontrolcounterclockwisejustenoughtocausetheinstrument

tobecomestable.Oncesetthiscontrolshouldnotrequireoftenreadjustingandshouldbeleftalone.



TUNING

SincethemosttroublesomeadjustmentsofstandarddetectorshavebeenautomatedintheCutlassII,thetuning

procedureforthisdetectorissimplyamatterofselectingthedesiredoperatingmode,settingthestabilitylevel,andthe

discriminatelevel.

Iftherearesourcesofelectricalinterferencepresent,oriftheareaisextremelytrashyormineralized,yourdetectormay

givesomefalsesignals.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshortchoppysoundswhichcaneasilybedistinguishedfromagood

targetresponse.

TheDiscriminateLevelshouldbesettoyourdesiredrejectionlevelfortheparticularareayouaresearching.We

recommendstartingatalowsettingifyouareunsureofhowmuchtrashisinthearea.Adjustthelevelupwardifyoufind

yourselfdiggingmoretrashthanyoulike.Rememberthatyouwilllosesmallgoldringsandnickelsatthepulltabrejectlevel,

sodiggingsometrashwillincreaseyournumberofgoodfinds.

SELECTINGTHEPROPERMODEOFOPERATION

TheCutlassIIofferstwooperatingmodes,theAllMetalmodeandtheDiscriminate.Bothofthesemodesaremineral

free,andrequiresthatthesearchcoilbemovingfortargetdetection.Thereisnothresholdsoundpresentasinmostordinary

detectors.

TheAllMetalModewilldetectallmannerofmetallictargets,asthenameimplies.Thismodeisexcellentforrelichunting

orghosttownsearching,asmanyvaluableordesirableartifactsmaybemadeofironorsteel.Thismodeisalsogoodfor

beachhuntingwherethesandallowseasydigging.

TheDiscriminatemodewillallowyoutocontrolthedetectorsresponsetomostofthecommonmetallictrashitemsfound

inmostschools,parks,andbeaches.Thismodeisgenerallyusedforcoinshootingsuchareastoavoidhavingtodigmostof

thiscommontrash.TheDiscriminateLevelcontrolisusedtoadjusttheresponsetothesetrashitems.Eachdetectorcan

varysomewhatduetothemanufacturingtolerances,soyoushouldexperimentwithyourdetectorandbecomefamiliarwith

therejectionlevelsforthesetrashitemswithyourdetector.

Earliermotiondetectorsthatoperatedwith"threshold"soundwouldgivetheuseradefiniteindicationofmetallictrashby

eithernullingcompletelyorbygeneratingshort,choppysounds.SincetheDiscriminatemodeoperateswithoutthreshold

sound,thereisnonullingtoindicatethattheareaisextremelytrashy.WhensearchingintheDiscriminatemode,we

recommendthatyouperiodicallyswitchtoAllMetalandchecktheareayouaresearchingtogetanideaofhowmuchtrash

isreallythere.

FIELDUSE

Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyou.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathree

footarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda“sweep.”TheCutlassIIwasdesignedtogetmaximum

depthwithoutthefranticpacerequiredofearliermotiondetectors,sogoatapacethatiscomfortableforyou.Infact,tryingto

hunttoofastinDiscriminatemayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations.

Itwouldbehelpfultoburysomecoinsandtrashmetaljunkitemsinanareathatyouknowisclearofothermetal

objects,andthentrytheunitinitsvariousmodes.ChecktheareainAllMetalModefirsttobesureitsclearoftrashthen

burythetargetsatleastafootapart,andfrom2to6inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthetestbedtobesureyouknow

whateachtargetisandhowdeepitis.Practiceonthesetargetstofamiliarizeyourselfwithyourdetector’stargetresponse.

Thiswillalsohelpyoulearnthepropersweeprateforbestoperation.

Regardlessofwhichmodeyouareusing,trytokeepyoursearchcoilheightconstantandclosetotheground.Most

peopletendtoraisethecoilattheendofasweep,muchlikeapendulum,especiallyiftheyarehurrying.Trytoavoidthis,as

anyincreaseinheightwillcauseacorrespondinglossofdepth.

Inareaswithwellkeptlawns,theeasiestwaytomaintainaconstantsearchcoilheightistoallowthecoiltorestonthe

grassasyousweepfromsidetoside.Inroughandrockyareasitisbestnotto“scrub”thecoilontheground,astherocks

willactlikeabrasives,andwearawaythecoilbottom(anoptionalcoilscuffcoverwillprotectagainstthis.)Sweepthecoilas

closetothegroundaspossiblewithouttouching.Hittingthegroundorrocksmaycauseafalsesignalmuchlikeadesired

targetwould.Sweepingthecoiltoohighabovethegroundresultsinalossofdepth.

WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“falsesignals”maybecausedbyheavyconcentrationsoftrashmetal

objects,byverylargetrashitems,orbyelectricalinterference.Thesesignalswillsounddifferentthangoodtargetsignals

becausetheyaregenerallyshort,choppysounds.Attheendofyoursweep,asyouthereversethecoildirection,the

detectorismostsusceptibletotrashinducednoise.Therearetwowaystotellwhetherthesesoundsaregooddeepsignals

ortrash“noise.”Thefirstisbyrepeatability.Trashinducednoiseswillnotberegularasyousweepthecoiloverthesuspected

targetseveraltimes,whereasagoodtargetresponsewillberepeatable.ThesecondmethodistoswitchtoAllMetalMode

andcheckthetargetresponsesound.Iftheresponseisweak,itmaywellbeadeep,goodtarget;butiftheresponseisvery

strong,itisprobablytrash.Notethatacoinclosetothesurfacecangiveadoublebeepsound,butitisregularand

repeatable.Raisingthecoilaninchortwowillrestorethesinglebeeponsurfacetargets.

Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,DIGIT.Forthissamereason,intheDiscriminateMode,itisbest

nottouseahigherDISCLEVELsettingthannecessary.NickelsandmostsmallerringsarerejectedwhentheDISCLEVEL

issettorejectpulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheCutlassII.Ifyoudon’tdiganyjunkatall,

youaresurelypassingupalotofgoodfindsaswell.SettheDISCLEVELonlyhighenoughtosuittheconditionswhereyou

aresearching.

Becausemostdetectorusersarecoinshootersandmostareasarelikelytoyieldgoodcoinsarealsolikelytocontaina

goodlyamountoftrash,theCutlassIIisfurnishedwithan7"searchcoilasstandard.Thiscoilwillprobablyyieldthebest

resultsinmostsuchsituations,andiseasiertopinpointwiththanthelargercoils.Optionalsearchcoilsof4"through11"are

availabletoallowyoutotailortheresponseofyourdetectortosuitotherconditions.

PINPOINTING

Pinpointingatargetisprobablybestaccomplishedby"Xing"thetargetwiththesearchcoil.Rememberthatthedetector

willbeepjustasthetargetpassesthecenterofthesearchcoil.Swingthesearchcoiloverthetargetfromsidetosideand

thenfromfronttobackuntilyoucan"zeroin"ontheexactlocationofthecoilcenterwhenthedetectorbeeps.Slowingthe

sweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponsewillbereducedatveryslowspeeds

andit'seasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenteratslowerspeeds.

Anothereasymethodistosweepthecoilfromsidetosideacrossthetargetinveryshortsweeps,asyouslowlymove

forwardandbackwardacrossthetarget.Slowdownthesweeprateandshortenthesweepsuntilyoujustbarelygeta

responseatonespot.Thetargetwillbedirectlybelowthecoilcenteratthisresponsetime.

Raisingthesearchcoilcanalsohelppinpointbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou

willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.Besuretofillallholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Yourlocaldealershouldbe

abletopointoutthepreferredmethodsofdigginginyourarea.Besuretoprotectyourhobbybyleavingthesitecleanerthan

youfoundit,withalltheholesfilled.

RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS

Alwaysobtainpermissionfromthepersoninchargebeforehuntingonprivateproperty,schoolyards,parks,churches,or

stateparks.Evenwhenrelichuntinginthewoods,NEERLEAVEAHOLE!,ordamageanythingontheproperty.

PROTECTYOURHOBBYFILLALLHOLES

BATTERYREPLACEMENT

TheCutlassIIhasanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformancefrom

it.Thebatteriesshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallyasyouare

usingitforlongperiods.Toactivatethebattertestcircuit,simplyturnthedetectoroffmomentarilyandthenbackon.The

detectorshouldbeeploudlyifthebatteriesarefresh.Asthebatteriesage,thissoundlessintense,andfadesoutquicker.

Whenyoujusthearabriefbuzz,ornotaudioatall,replacethebatteries.

Toreplacethebatteries,pullthelargeknobsonthebatterydoorontherearoftheunit.Theentiredoorwillpopout.

Removethebatteriesfromthedetector,andthenremovethebatteriesfromtheclip.Replacethenew9voltbatteriesintothe

clip,observingthepolarityindicators.Slidethebatteriesbackintothedetector,makingsurethatthebatteryclipleadis

connected.Installthebatterydoorflangeintothetopofthecutoutinthechassis,makingsurethattheplungerisstillpulled

out.Thenpushtheplungersbackintolockthedoorinplace.

Shouldyoudesiretodoso,rechargeableNickelCadmiumbatteriescanbesubstitutedforstandard9voltcells.Individual

9voltsizecellsarereadilyavailableatmostelectronicsupplystores,aswellasthechargersforthem,andtheycanbe

insertedintothestandardholderusedinyourCutlassII.Theinitialbatterycheckreadingwillbeslightlylower,butwillnot

dropasmuchwithuse,untilthebatteriesarecompletelydischarged.

GENERALCAREANDUSE

Ifthedetectoristobestoredforalongperiodoftime,itisbesttoremovethebatterypackfromthedetector.Thiswill

preventinternaldamagetothedetectorifthebatteriesshouldleak.

Thesearchcoiliswaterproofandmaybesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Cautionshouldbeexercisedtoprevent

waterfromenteringthechassis,whereitcoulddamagetheelectroniccircuitry.Afterthecoilisusedinsaltwater,thecoil

andlowerstemassemblyshouldberinsedwellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.

Thereareseveralgoodbookstohelpthebeginnerlearnhowtousethedetector,wheretosearchandhowtorecovera

targetwithoutdamagingtheenvironment.Agoodcoinshootercanrecoveralotoffindsandleavethearealookingasthough

hehadneverbeenthere.Aboveall,alwaysfillyourholeswhenyouhaverecoveredthetarget.

TESOROMetalDetectorsaresoldthroughindependentdealers,whoarealmostalwaystreasurehuntersthemselves.

Theycanprovideyouwithyoumuchneededinformationabouthowtouseyourdetector,howtoprobe,pluganddiginyour

locale,andanswermostofyourquestionsabouttreasurehuntingingeneral.

Theuseofearphoneswillbenefityouintwoways.Mostearphoneswillveryeffectivelyblockoutmostoftheambient

noise,suchastrafficnoiseandwindnoise,whichwillenableyoutobetterhearthefaintersignalscausedbythedeeper

targets.Obviously,theolder,morevaluablecoinswillprobablybedeeperthantheoneswhichwerelostlastweek,soyou

shouldtakeadvantageofanythingthatwillhelpyouheartheweakersignals.Secondly,usingearphoneswillgreatlyextend

thebatterylife,sinceittakesmuchlesspowertooperatethem.TheCutlassIIisnotequippedwithavolumecontrol,but

doeshavealimitingcircuitintheearphonejack.Iflessvolumeisdesiredwithearphones,youmaywanttouseearphones

withabuiltinvolumecontrol.Anygood8or16ohmsetwith1/4inchstereojackwilldo.

HAPPYHUNTING,andthankyouforpurchasingaTESORO.

Underthecopyrightlawsthisdocumentationmaynotbecopied,photocopied,reproduced,translatedorreducedtoanyelectronicor

machinereadableform,inwholeorinpart,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTesoroElectronicsIncorporated,exceptfortheprivate

useofaCutlassIIowneroroperator,orinamannerotherwisedescribedinthisdocumentation.

©1995 1996TesoroElectronicsIncorporated.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStates.

WARRANTYSERVICE

YourTesorometaldetectoriscoveredbyaLimitedLifetimeWarranty,the

termsofwhicharelistedbelow.Ifyourmetaldetectorshouldrequireservice,you

mayreturnittotheTesorofactoryattheaddressbelow.

LIMITEDLIFETIMEWARRANTY

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrights

whichvaryfromstatetostate.

Thisinstrumentiswarrantedtobefreeofdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship

aslongasitisownedbytheoriginalconsumerpurchaser.Thiswarrantyisnot

transferableandisvalidonlyifthewarrantyregistrationcardhasbeencompleted

andmailedwithin10daysofpurchase.

TESOROwill,atitsoption,repairorreplaceanyinstrumentcoveredbythis

warranty,withoutcharge,exceptfortransportationcharges,atitsfactoryin

Prescott,Arizona.

Thiswarrantyexcludesbatteries,damagecausedbyleakybatteries,cable

breakageduetoflexingonbodymountunits,andwearofthesearchcoilhousing.

Alsoexcludedareinstrumentswhichhavebeenabused,altered,orrepairedbyan

unauthorizedparty.

TesoroElectronics,Inc.715WhiteSparRoadPrescott,AZ,USA8630319287712646

OperatingFrequency 10kHz

SearchcoilType Concentric

SearchcoilSize 8"diameter

CableLength Approx.3’

AudioFrequency Approx.750Hz

AudioOutput 11/2"speaker

HeadphoneCompatibility 1/4"stereoearphonejack

Weight(mayvaryslightly) 3lbs.

BatteryRequirement 9voltsDC

2ea.9Valkalinebatteries

BatteryLife(typical) 15to30hours

OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F

OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.

OperatingModes

AllMetal

Discriminate

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