Tesoro Silver Sabre UMAX Assembly instructions

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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandallpurposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel”ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grabandgodetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitterReceiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.ThedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepushbuttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities.
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets”suchasfinegoldjewelry.
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows“turnonandgo”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8”roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestallaroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts:
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF—turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.”Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor—andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.

Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
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Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
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Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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readableform,inwholeorinpart,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTesoroElectronicsIncorporated,exceptinthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.

AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
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Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 
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SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.

Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
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Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
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Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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readableform,inwholeorinpart,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTesoroElectronicsIncorporated,exceptinthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.

AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
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Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 
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SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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SILVERSABREµMAXOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
YournewTesoroSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorispartofanewseriesofdetectors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,orasyoutakepleasurein
thegreatoutdoorswithfamilyandfriendssearchingforpreciousmetals.Iwishwecouldsharetheseexperienceswithyou,
andallofusatTesorowishyouthebestofsuccess.
YourTesoroµMAXdetectoriscapableofmeetingyourneedsinawiderangeoftreasurehuntingsituations.Aswithany
othermetaldetector,familiaritywiththisinstrumentisprobablythelimitingfactorindetermininghowsuccessfulyoucanbe.I
recommendthatyoureadthismanualandfullyunderstandhowtooperatethisdetectorbeforeattemptingtouseitinthefield.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourdetectorthroughpractice,yourrateofsuccesswillincreasedramatically.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaprecisionelectronicinstrumentthatwilllastforyearsifproperlycaredfor.Treatitrightandit
won’tletyoudown.
GoodHunting!JackGifford
INTRODUCTION
Tobesuccessfulintreasurehuntingwithadetectoryoumust:
lUseahighperformancemetaldetectordesignedforthetypeoftreasurehuntingyouwillbedoing.
lLearnhowtouseyourmetaldetectorproperly.
lSearchwherethereisburiedtreasuretobefound.
lBepersistent.
TheSilverSabreMicroMAX(µMAX)wasdesignedforcoinhunting,competitionhuntingandall purposeuse.Thismultifunctiondetectoris
verypowerful,yetveryeasytouse.Becauseitissensitivetoallmetals,itcanbeusedtofindavarietyofjewelry,relics,goldetc.Whenusingthis
detector,youwillalsofindunwanted"trash"metalsuchasnails,foil,pulltabs,etc.,justasyouwouldwithanyotherhighperformancedetector.
ThisOperatorInstructionManualisdesignedtohelpyoulearntooperatethedetectorproperlyformaximumperformanceinvarioussearch
conditions.CompleteinstructionsonhowtooperatetheSilverSabreµMAXarefoundinthetwomainsections:GettingStartedandOperating
Techniques.
Ifyouarenewtometaldetecting,wehighlyrecommendreadingandfollowingtheentireGettingStartedsectiontodevelopthe “feel” ofyour
detector.Then,studyandpracticetheOperatingTechniquessectiontogetthebestperformancefromyourdetector. 
Ifyouareanexperienceddetectoristandarefamiliarwiththeconceptsofmetaldetecting,youmaywanttogodirectlytotheOperating
Techniquessection.Whateveryourpriordetectingexperienceis,themoreskilledyoubecomeatoperatingthisdetector,themorerewardingyour
resultswillbe.
Ifyouarenewtotreasurehuntingwithmetaldetectors,keepinmindthatiftherearenovaluablemetalobjectsburiedwhereyouare
searching,itwon’tmatterhowgoodyourmetaldetectorisorhowskilledandpersistentyouare.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretosearchforvaluable
buriedmetals,checkwithyourdetectordealerorbooksellerformagazinesandbooksontreasurehunting.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheSilverSabreµMAXisoneofthefirstofitskind:anultralightweight,compactdetectorthatpacksthepowerandperformanceofafull
sized,heavierdetector.Bysimplifyingfeaturesandcomplicatedadjustmentsthatcausealossofperformancewhenusedimproperly,Tesorohas
createdaneasytooperate,grab and  godetectorthat'sperfectforhobby,sportandtravel.
TheSilverSabreµMAXisaTransmitter  Receiver(TR)typedetectorthatoperatesintheVeryLowFrequency(VLF)portionoftheRadio
Frequency(RF)spectrum.Thedetectorusesonlythreecontrolknobsandonepush buttontoprovidefullVLFcapabilities. 
TheperformanceoftheSilverSabreµMAXwillsatisfytherequirementsoftheseriousdetectorist,whetherexperiencedorabeginner.The
SilverSabreµMaxusesthelatestSurfaceMountTechnologyandTesoro'sprovenMAXBoostCircuitrytocreateoneofthemostuniquePrinted
CircuitBoardsintheindustry.Thiscircuitboardhelpsprovidegreaterdepthandmoresensitivitytosmaller,lessconductivemetalobjectsor
“targets” suchasfinegoldjewelry. 
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasfeaturesthatmakeitspowereasytouse.Thefactorypresetgroundrejectioncircuitryallows “ turn  on  and  go ”
operationinvirtuallyanygroundmineralization.*TheDiscriminateModeisSilentSearch,meaningthesearchcoilmustbemovingtodetecta
target.TheQuickCheckPinpointingmakesitsimpletoidentifytheexactlocationofthetarget. 
TheelectronicminiaturizationofSurfaceMountTechnologypermitsthecomplex,powerfulcircuitryoftheµMAXdetectorstofitintoavery
smallspace.Theresultisadetectorthatissoincrediblylightthereisnoneedtobodymountthecontrolhousing.Thisexclusivedesignfeature
addstotheSilverSabreµMAX'seaseofuseandmakesthoselongersearchesmoreenjoyable.
TheSilverSabreµMAXcomeswithan8” roundconcentricsearchcoilforbestall  aroundperformancewithgooddepth.Avarietyofoptional
Tesorosearchcoilsarealsoavailableandwillenhancethedetector'sperformanceundervariousconditions. 
*Operationmaybemoredifficultinblacksandorcertainotherextremeconditionsthatposeproblemsformetaldetectors. 
GETTINGSTARTEDUNPACKINGTHEBOX
YourSilverSabreµMAXwasshippedwiththeseparts: 
1UpperPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingupperpolestemwithhandlegrip,paddedarmbracketandcontrolhousing.
1MiddlePoleAssemblyWithPoleLock
1LowerPoleAssembly
Fullyassembled,includingmiddlepolestemwithknurlednut,lowerpolestem,andnylonpoletipcompletewithtwothickfriction
washers,mountingscrew,lockwasherandthumbnut.
18"round,concentricsearchcoilwith3'cable
19VoltAlkalineBattery
1OperatorInstructionManual
1TesoroWarrantyCard
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contacttheTesoroAuthorizedDealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorimmediately.
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AssemblyoftheµMAXSidewinderissimpleandrequiresnospecialtools.JustInstallthebattery,mountthesearchcoilonthelowerpole
assembly,connectthetwopoleassembliestogether,wraptheexcesscablearoundthepoleandplugthecableintothecontrolhousing.Finally,
adjustthepolelengthandsearchcoilangleandyou'reready!
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY
YourSilverSabreµMAXisequippedwithanautomaticbatterytestcircuitsothatyoucanalwaysbesureyouaregettingtopperformance.
Thebatteryshouldbecheckedafterthedetectorhasbeenonforabout10minutes,andthenperiodicallywhenusedforlongdurations.
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Toinstallorreplacethebattery,firstmakesuretheSENSITIVITYcontrolissettoPOWEROFF— turnedcompletelycounterclockwisepastthe
“click.” Removethebatterydoorfromthebackofthecontrolhousing.Dothisbypressingyourthumbfirmlyonthelouveredsquare— atthebottom
ofthebatterydoor— andslidingthebatterydoorupward(inthedirectionofthearrow)whilepushing.
Checkthepolarityonthebatteryandonthediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.Makesurethattheymatchandsimplydropafresh9
voltalkalinebatteryintothecompartment.
Replacethebatterydoorbyslidingitintoplacemakingsuretheuppermountslotsareinlineandthelocktongueissnappedinplace. 
ASSEMBLINGYOURDETECTOR
1. Onthelowerpoleassembly,removethemountingscrewandthumbnutfromtheblacknylonpoletip.
2. Insertthepoletipbetweenthemountingearsofthesearchcoilandaligntheholesofthepoletipandwasherswiththoseofthe
mountingears.Note:Thepoletipshouldfitverysnuglyintothemountingears.
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3. Insertthemountingscrewthroughtheholesinthemountingearsandpoletip—enteringfromthesideoppositethecableconnection.
4. Installthethumbnutonthemountingscrewandtightenbyhand.
Note:Donotovertightenthethumbnut.Itshouldbesnug,butnottoodifficulttoloosenup.
5. Onthemiddlepoleassembly,depressthetwospringbuttonsandslidethemiddlepoleassemblyintotheupperpoleassemblyuntilthe
springbuttonsclickintotheholes—lockingthetwoassembliesintoplace.Tightenthepolelocktosecurethetwoassembliestogether.
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6. Slidelowerpoleintomiddlepoleuntilspringbuttonsclickintothefirstsetofadjustmentholes.Turnpolelocktotighten— lockingthe
assemblyintoplace.
7. Wrapthecablearoundthepoleleavingenoughslacknearthesearchcoiltopermitsearchcoiladjustment.Note:Donotallowthecable
tofloplooselyoverthesearchcoil.Sincethedetectorissensitiveenoughto“ see ” thetinywiresinthecable,afloppycablecancausefalse
signalsasthesearchcoilsensesthemovingwires.
8. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
Note:Youwillwanttoadjustthepolelengthandthesearchcoilangletoyourpreference.
9. Plugthemalecableendintothefemaleconnectoronthecontrolhousingandtightenthecablethumbnut.Youarefinished! 
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ADJUSTINGTHEPOLE&SEARCHCOIL
Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedsothatthedetectordoesnotbecomeuncomfortableortiringafter
longperiodsofuse.Thedetectorgripshouldrestinyourhandwithyourarmrelaxed,yourelbowstraightbut
notlocked,withthepoleextendingoutinfrontofyouattheapproximateangleshowninthephoto. 
Youshouldbeabletoswingthedetectorbackandforthinfrontofyou—usingrelaxed shoulder
movement—whilekeepingthesearchcoilasclosetothegroundaspossible.Thisswingingmovementisoften
calleda“sweep. ”  
Thesearchcoilshouldnottouchthegroundduringyoursweep.Thepolelengthshouldbeadjustedto
allowthiswithouthavingtoliftthedetectorwithyourelboworshoulder.Thesearchcoilshouldrestaboutone
inchabovethegroundwhileyouarestandingerect.Theangleofthesearchcoilshouldallowthebottomto
beparalleltotheground.
Thepolelengthisadjustedbydepressingthespringbuttonsandextendingorshorteningthepoleuntil
thespringbuttonsclickintothesetofholesthatgiveyouthemostcomfortablepolelength.
Toadjustthesearchcoilangle,simplyloosenthesearchcoilthumbnutslightlyandmovethesearchcoil
intothedesiredposition.Tightenthesearchcoilthumbnutbyhandsothatthesearchcoilwillholdinplace.
QUICKSTARTSELFGUIDEDTUTORIAL
TheQuickStartisdesignedtohelpyouuseyournewSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetectorrightaway,even
ifyouhaveneverusedadetectorbefore.Justfolloweacheasystepcarefullyandyou ’llquicklyseehowthebasicdetectorfunctionswork.You’ ll
alsobeintroducedtosomeimportantconceptsontheway. 
Here’swhatyouwillneed: 
1. YourfullyassembledSilverSabreµMAXmetaldetector
2. Threenewercoins:apenny,anickelandaquarter
3. Anonmetaltableorcountersurface
4. Approximately20minutestocompletetheQuickStart
Here’swhatyouwilldo: 
1. PerformanAudioBatteryTest
2. AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
3. PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
PreparefortheQuickStart
PlaceyourassembledSilverSabreµMAXonthenonmetalsurface.Makesuretherearenometalobjectsnearthecoil.Removeanyjewelry
fromyourhandsandwrists.
Startwiththesecontrolsettings:
lDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lSENSITIVITYcontrolsettoPOWEROFF.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.

Step1PerformanAudioBatteryTest
lTTurntheSENSITIVITYcontrolfromPOWEROFFto1
Youwillhearthebatterytesttoneforafewsecondsasthebatteryisautomaticallytested.Whenthetonestops,thedetectorisonandthe
controlsarereadyforadjusting.
FunctionDemonstrated:Howthebatterytesttonewilltellyouthebatteryisworkingeachtimethedetectoristurnedon. 
Step2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
lStep2AdjusttheSENSITIVITYcontrol
Thisisagoodsettingtobeginwitheachtimeyouuseyourdetector.LeavethecontrolatthissettingfortherestoftheQuickStart.
FunctionDemonstrated:WheretosettheSENSITIVITYcontrolforbasicdetectoroperation. 
Step3PerformanairtestinDiscriminateMode
IdentifytheTargetResponse
UseDiscrimination
OperatetheQuickCheckPinpointfeature
lLeavetheDISCLEVELcontrolsettoMIN.
lLeavetheSENSITIVITYcontrolsetto8.
lTHRESHOLDat12:00.
lDonotpressPINPOINT.
Holdthequarterinyourhandandmovethequarterbackandforthabout12inchesinfrontofthesearchcoilbottom.
Graduallymovethequarterclosertothesearchcoil—asyoucontinuetomoveitbackandforth — untilyouheara “ beep. ” Thisbeepisthe
targetresponsesound.
Continuetomovethecointotestthetargetresponsesound.Asyoudothis,tryvaryingthedistanceorangleofthecoin.Tryvaryingthe
speedyoumovethecoin.Tryholdingthecoinstillthenmovingitslightly.Noticethedifferencesinthetargetresponsesoundwitheachchange.
Repeatthetestwitheachcoin.Noticethatthedetectorrespondstoeachcoinalthoughthetargetresponsesoundmayvary.Yourdetectorcan
respondtoobjectsmadeofanykindofmetalifthereismovementbetweentheobjectandthedetector.Operatingyourdetectorinthiswayis
calleda“SilentSearch. ”  
lTurntheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMINtoMAX
Passthequarterbackandforthinfrontofandclosetothesearchcoilbottom.Noticethesoundasthecoinnearsthecenterofthesearchcoil.
Now,trythiswiththenickelandthenthepenny.Noticethereisnosoundwiththesetwocoins.Theabilityofametaldetectortoignorecertain
typesofmetaliscalled“ discrimination. ” Usingyourdetectorinthiswayiscalleda “ SilentSearchDiscriminateMode. ”  
Controlsettingstoignoremostzincandnickelobjectscanbe: 
lDISCLEVELMAX
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
lNowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfromMAXto7
NowmovetheDISCLEVELcontrolfrom7to4
Passeachofthethreecoinsinfrontofthecoil.Noticethequarterandthepennynowcauseatargetresponsesound.
Controlsettingstoignoremostnickelobjectscanbe:
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointing
lDISCLEVEL4
lSENSITIVITYany
lTHRESHOLDat12:00
lDonotpressPINPOINT,yet
Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideinfrontofthesearchcoiltocreateatargetresponsesound.Now,holdthenickelstillatthe
approximatespotwherethetargetresponsesoundoccurs.
lNow,pressandholdPINPOINT
Noticetheimmediatethresholdsound.Adjustthethresholdsoundbyturningthe"thresholdcontrol"untilaslightsteadyhumisheard.Once
thethresholdisset,itshouldnotrequirefrequentresetting.Movethenickelslightlyandslowlyfromsidetosideandthenholditstillwherethe
targetresponsesoundisgreatest.
lReleasePINPOINT
Noticethethresholdsounddisappears.Movethenickelslightlyfromsidetosideagainandlistentothetargetresponsesound.Comparingthe
targetresponsesoundsmadeinDiscriminateandPinpointModecanhelptoaccuratelylocateatarget. 
FunctionsDemonstrated:1)Themotion basedoperationandtargetresponsesoundofSilentSearchDiscriminateMode.2)Howthe
DiscriminateModecanbeusedtohelpdeterminethetypesofmetalatargetmaybe.ByadjustingtheDISCLEVELcontrolyoucanselectwhat
metalsyourdetectorwillignore.3)HowtheQuickCheckPinpointingfeaturecanbeusedtomoreaccuratelydeterminetheexactlocationofa
targetbyquicklycomparingthedifferenttargetresponsesoundsoftheDiscriminateandPinpointMode. 
Conclusion
Welldone!YouhavefinishedtheQuickStartGuideandhaveoperatedthebasicdetectingfeaturesoftheSilverSabreµMAXandhavebeen
introducedtotheideasof:1)targetresponsesound,2)thresholdsound,3)tuningthethreshold,4)targetdiscrimination,and5)targetpinpointing. 
Nowyouarereadytobeginthejourneyintotheartofmetaldetectingbyactuallyusingyourdetectortofindburiedmetal.Butfirstaword
aboutairtests.
TheairtestsintheQuickStartareoflimitedvalue.Metaldetectorsperformdifferentlyinairteststhanwheninactualuse “inthefield.” Tesoro
detectorsarespecificallydesignedtodeliverthebestperformanceinthefield.TheCONTROLSandTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionswillgive
youmoredetailedinformationonhowtosetyourdetector’scontrolsforthebestresults,especiallywhenpinpointingandusingdiscrimination.
Theonlywayyoucanbecometrulyproficientatusingyourdetectortofindburiedtreasureistouseitinthefieldandlearnfromexperience!
However,westronglysuggestthatyoureadthisentiremanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesasyoucontinuetouseyourdetector. 
Youhavethefinesttoolavailable,nowallyouneedistheskillthatcomesfromexperience.
TOTURNYOURDETECTOROFF:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOPOWEROFF
TOTURNYOURDETECTORON:
lTURNTHESENSITIVITYCONTROLTOMIN
OPERATINGTECHNIQUESCONTROLS
TheSilverSabreµMAXhasonlyfourcontrols,allmountedonthefrontpanelofthehousingforfingertipadjustment.Howthesecontrols
shouldbesetforpeakperformancewilldependonthetypeofmetalyouaresearchingfor,searchsiteconditions,andsoforth.Usetheinformation
inthissectionandtheTUNINGYOURDETECTORsectionasabasisforsettingthecontrolsonyourdetector.Usingyourdetectorinthefieldwill
allowyoutolearnthedetector’sresponsestovariousconditionsandwillguideyouinfinetuningthedetector ’ soperatingcontrols. 

SENSITIVITYControl
SensitivityControl
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasthreefunctions:
lTurnsthedetectorONandOFF
lActivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTest
lAdjuststhedetector'sSensitivityLevel
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobcounterclockwisecompletelyuntilit“ clicks ” intothePOWEROFFpositionturnsthedetectoroffby
disconnectingthebatteryfromthecircuit.
NOTE:Thedetectorshouldalwaysbeturnedoffwhennotinuse.
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwisepasttheinitial“click”turnsthedetectoronandactivatestheautomaticAudioBatteryTestcircuit.
Thistestwillgiveyouasound,usuallylastingseveralseconds,thatindicatesthebattery’ scondition.WhentheAudioBatteryTestisover,the
detector’sSensitivityLevelcanbeadjusted. 
TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’sSensitivityLevel.Thelevelfrom1upto10isthenormalrange.Thisrange
correspondswiththenormalSensitivityonstandarddetectors.TurningtheSENSITIVITYknobpast10andintotheorangeareaputsthe
SensitivityintotheMAXBoostrangefoundonlyonTesoro'sµMAXdetectors.
DISCLEVEL
DiscriminationLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststhedetector'sDiscriminationLevel.
WhilethedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,theDISCLEVELcontrolisusedtoadjustthedetector’sDiscriminationLevel.Turningthe
DISCLEVELknobclockwiseincreasesthedetector’ sDiscriminationLevelandviceversa. 
THRESHOLD
ThresholdLevelControl 
Thisrotaryswitchcontrolhasonefunction:
lAdjuststheThresholdControl
TheTHRESHOLDcontrolisusedtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthedetector'sthresholdupordowntoitsdesiredlevel.Normalsettingwouldbe
abarelyaudiblehum.Thisisnotavolumecontrolforthedetectoritself.Althoughthiscontrolisplacedonthefrontpanelforconvenience,once
itissettothedesiredthresholdtone,itwillnotrequirefrequentresetting. 
PINPOINT
QuickCheckPinpointingPushbutton
Thispushbuttoncontrolhastwofunctions:
lPlacesthedetectorinPinpointMetalMode
lAdjuststheThresholdsound
WhenthedetectorisintheDiscriminateMode,thePINPOINTpush buttonisusedtomomentarilychangetheoperatingmodeforimproved
pinpointing.Pressingthepush buttonplacesthedetectorinPinpointMode.ThedetectorremainsinPinpointaslongasthepush buttonisheld
down.Releasingthepush buttonreturnsthedetectortoDiscriminateMode.Pinpointpush  buttonmustbeheldtoadjustthreshold. 
ControllingAudioVolume
ThespeakerintheµMAXdoesnothaveavolumecontrol.Thevolumeshouldbesufficienttoaccuratelyhearthetargetresponsesoundin
mostenvironments.Ifmoreorlessvolumeisrequiredinyourparticularsituation,werecommendusingasetofgoodqualityheadphoneswitha
builtinvolumecontrol.
TUNINGYOURDETECTOR
Thedetectorshouldbeheldinapositionthatiscomfortableforyouasshowninthe"AdjustingthePole&Searchcoil"sectioninGetting
Started.Swingthedetectorfromsidetosideinaboutathreefootarc,overlappingsucceedingstrokeswell.Thismotioniscalleda “sweep.” The
SilverSabreµMAX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mayevencausealossofdepthinheavilymineralizedlocations. 
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fromtheground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.
PlantingaTestGarden
Tobetterlearnhowyourdetectorwillperforminthefield,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.ChecktheareawithDiscsetatzerotobesureit'sclearoftrash.Thenburythetargetsatleast1footapart,
andfrom2to4inchesdeeptostart.Makeamapofthearea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speedforbestoperation.Thistypeof
practiceareaisoftencalleda“ testgarden ” or “ testbed ” andisoneofbesttoolstohelpyoudevelopyourmetaldetectingskills.
RecognizingfalsesignalsinDiscriminateMode
WhenoperatingintheDiscriminateMode,some“ falsesignals ” maybecausedby1)heavyconcentrationsoftrashmetalobjects,2)verylarge
trashmetalobjects,or3)electricalinterference.Thesesignalsaregenerallyshort,choppysoundsandsounddifferentthan “goodsignals” ( good
targetresponsesounds).
Attheendofyoursweep,asyou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Pinpoint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.
Whensearching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pulltabsonanymetaldetectorthatisaTRDiscriminatorliketheSilverSabreµMAX.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.Ifthereisanydoubtwhetheratargetisgoodornot,digit.
Pinpointingatarget
PinpointingatargetinDiscriminateModeisprobablybestdoneby“Xing”aswell.Rememberthatthedetectorwillbeepjustasthetarget
passesunderthecenterofthesearchcoil.SlowingthesweepspeeddownwillhelpyoupickoutthecenteroftheXbecausethetargetresponseis
reducedatveryslowspeedsmakingiteasiertocorrelatethesoundwiththecoilcenter. 
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.
AnothermethodofpinpointinginDiscriminateModeistoquicklychangetoPinpointModetocheckthetargetresponse.Rememberthat
PinpointModeisnotsusceptibletothefalsesignalsofDiscriminateModeandcansometimesgiveaclearerandmoreconsistentresponseto
difficulttargetssuchasadimeburiednexttoapulltab.Byswitchingbackandforthbetweenmodesandcomparingthetargetresponsesoundin
PinpointtothetargetresponsesoundinDiscriminate,youcanoftenbetteridentifythelikelylocationofthetarget.TheQuickCheckPINPOINT
pushbuttonallowsyoutodothiseasilyandwithoutlookingawayfromthegroundatyourcontrols. 
Finally,raisingthesearchcoilduringpinpointingcanalsohelpbynarrowingtheresponsetothetarget.Practicepinpointingoften,andyou
willsoonbecomemoreaccurateandfaster.
Recoveringatarget
Ifthetargetisshallowandthesoilissoft,youmaybeableto“ probe ” andfindtheexactlocationofthetargetbeforeyoudigit.Sincefilling
allholesafteryourecoverthetargetissoimportant,diggingasmallpreciseholeisbest.Ifthetargetisdeep,youmayneedtodigalargerhole.
Asyoudig,occasionallychecktheholewithyourdetectortoseeifyouhavemovedtheobject,canprobeitorhavealreadydugit.Besuretofill
allholesafteryourecoverthetarget.Twomethodsareshowninthenexttwosectionsthatworkmosteverywhere.Besuretoprotectyourhobbyby
leavingthesitecleanerthanyoufounditandwithallholesfilled!
RECOMMENDEDRECOVERYMETHODS
GENERALINFORMATIONCAREANDUSE
BasicCare
TheSilverSabreµMAXisasturdyinstrument,butitisnotdesignedtowithstandabuse.IncaringforyourSilverSabre µMAXthereare
severalimportant“ DONOTs ” toremember.DONOTuseittopryrockslooseortobeatbushesoutoftheway.DONOTdropthemachineinto
water.DONOTuseitunprotectedintherain.DONOTleaveitexposedatnightwheredewcouldformonit.DONOTstoreitinplacesthatcould
getextremelyhot(nexttoawoodstove,inanattic).DONOTleaveitinthetrunkofacarorinthebackofahatchback stylecarwherehigh
temperaturescouldbuildup.DONOTstoreitwiththebatteryinstalledasbatteriesmayleak.DONOTspraylubricantssuchasWD40,oranytype
ofcleaners,solvents,sealantsorotherchemicalsintoorontotheelectronicparts,switchesorcontrols.Andfinally,DONOTattempttomodifyor
repairthedetector’ selectronicsasthiswillvoidyourdetector'swarranty. 
THEWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENT,NEGLECTORABUSE.
Protectingyourinvestment
Oftendetectoristsaredisappointedwhentheirnewdetectorslowlybecomeslessandlessresponsiveandseemstohavelostsomeofits
originalpeakperformance.Youcanhelpavoidthisfromhappeningtoyourdetectorbyfollowingthesebasiccareandprotectionguidelines: 
lOperateyourdetectorexactlyasrecommendedinthisOperatorInstructionManual.
lUseonlyhigh qualityalkalinebatteriesofthecorrectvoltage.Neversubstituteadifferentvoltage.WhenusingaNi  Cadbattery,always
useaseparateconvertiblepackwiththepropervoltageoutputforthedetector ’sdesign.
lRemovethebatteryfromthedetectoraftereachuse.Thiswillpreventdamagetothedetectorifthebatteryleaks.
lThesearchcoilcableishardwiredtothesearchcoilandprotectedbyastrainrelief.Inspectthestrainrelieffrequentlytomakesureitis
firmlyattachedandintact.
lKeepcablesproperlywoundaroundthepolestemsandprotectthemduringuse.Floppy,pinched,orcablesthatbecomesnagged
duringusemayshort,causingerraticnoisesorunnecessaryreplacementofthesearchcoil.
lSweepthesearchcoilcarefully,especiallywhenusingaroundrocksandbuildingfoundations.Avoidhittingthesearchcoilagainsthard,
solidobjectsandsurfaces.
lKeepyoursearchcoilslightlyoffofthegroundduringthesweep,especiallywhenusingingravelorhard,rockydirt.
lAlwaysuseaproperlydesignedprotectivescuffcoveronthesearchcoil.(See"OptionalAccessories"inthenextsection.) 
lRemoveandcleanoutscuffcoversperiodicallytoavoidbuildupofmineralizeddirtparticleswhichwillaffectperformance.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofandcanbesubmergedineitherfreshorsaltwater.Afterthesearchcoilisusedinsaltwater,rinseitandthe
lowerstemassemblywellwithfreshwatertopreventcorrosionofthemetalparts.
lThesearchcoiliswaterproofbuttheelectronicsarenot,soalwayspreventanymoistureorwaterfromenteringthecontrolhousingand
neverallowthecableconnectorstobecomesubmergedinwater.
lIfworkinginornearwater,orifthereisapossibilityofrain,useaprotectiveweatherresistantpouchorplasticbagtocoverthecontrol
housing.Makesureitcan"breathe"inordertoensureagainstcondensationbuildupinside.
lAftereachuse,cleanthedetectorwithasoftclothtoremovedust,moisture,orothercontaminants.
lWhentransportingthedetectorinacarduringhotweather,storeitonthefloorofthepassengercompartmentifpossible.Usingacarry
baggivesadditionalprotection.Inanycase,neverallowthedetectortorollaroundunprotectedinthetrunkorbackofapickuptruck.
lProtectyourdetectorfromdust,moisture,andextremetemperaturesduringstorage.
lWhenshipping,usetheoriginalfactorycartonorsimilarheavy dutycontainerandprovideaminimumoneinchofpaddingaroundall
parts.
lTreatyourdetectorasyouwouldanysensitiveelectronicinstrument.Thoughruggedlyconstructedanddesignedtowithstandthe
demandsofnormaltreasurehunting,propercareisessential.
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
TesorometaldetectorsandgenuineTesoroaccessoriesaresoldonlythroughindependentTesoroAuthorizedDealers,whoarealmostalways
metaldetectoriststhemselves.TheycanansweryourquestionsaboutyourTesorodetector,whataccessoriesmaybehelpfulandaboutmetal
detectingingeneral.
SeeyourTesoroAuthorizedDealerformoreinformationandpricesonoptionalaccessories.
ScuffCovers
Wehighlyrecommendusingascuffcovertoprotectyoursearchcoilatalltimes.ThescuffcoverfortheSilverSabreµMAXfittedwiththe8"
searchcoilisTesoroPart#SCUFF8R  B. 
Searchcoils
The8"concentricsearchcoilprovidedwiththeSilverSabreµMAXisdesignedforbestallaroundperformance.Optionalsearchcoilsmayadd
toyourdetector'sperformance.
Smallersearchcoilsgivebetter“ targetseparation ” — thatis,moredistincttargetresponseformetalobjectsburiedcloselytogether— whichis
veryusefulwhenhuntingtrashysites.Verysmallsearchcoilscandeliverthebestresponseanddepthtosmalltargetssuchasfinegoldchainswith
somesacrificeindepthonlargerobjects.Largersearchcoilsgiveawidersweep,coveringmoreground,andprovidegreaterdepthespeciallyon
largerobjects;however,theymaynotdetectsomeverysmallobjectssuchashalfdimesandwillhavedifficultyinverytrashyareas. 
Widescansearchcoilsignoregroundmineralizationbetterthanconcentricsearchcoilsandmayofferimprovedperformanceinextreme
groundconditions.
Selectingtherightoptionalsearchcoildependsonfactorssuchaswhatyouaresearchingforandsearchsiteconditions.Noonesearchcoilis
betterthanalltherest.SeveraloptionalinterchangeablesearchcoilsareavailablefortheSilverSabre µMAX.Theyarealleasytomountand
requirenospecialtools.SeethefollowinglistofthesesearchcoilswiththeTesoropart#anddescription.
TesoroSearchcoils
OptionalscuffcoversarealsoavailableforanyTesorosearchcoil. 
Headphones
Mostmetaldetectoristsprefertouseheadphonesinsteadofthedetector'sbuilt inspeaker.Headphoneshelpblockoutbackgroundnoise(such
aswind)andmakeiteasiertohearfaintsignals.Headphoneswithabuiltinvolumecontrolwillallowyoutoadjustthesoundvolumetoyour
preference.
Specifications
METALDETECTORIST'SCODEOFETHICS
1. Alwayscheckfederal,state,countyandlocallawsbeforesearching.Itisyourresponsibilityto“ knowthelaw. ”  
2. Abidebyalllaws,ordinancesorregulationsthatmaygovernyoursearchandtheareayouwillbein.
3. Nevertrespass.Alwaysobtainpermissionpriortoenteringprivateproperty,mineralclaims,orunderwatersalvageleases.
4. Donotdamage,deface,destroy,orvandalizeanyproperty,includingghosttownsanddesertedstructures,andnevertamperwithany
equipmentatthesite.
5. Neverlitter.Alwayspackoutwhatyoutakeinandremovealltrashduginyoursearch.
6. Fillallholes,regardlesshowremotethelocation.Neverdiginawaythatwilldamage,bedamagingto,orkillanyvegetation. 
7. Donotbuildfires,campatorparkinnon designatedorrestrictedareas.
8. Leaveallgatesandotheraccessestolandasfound.
9. Nevercontaminatewells,creeks,oranyotherwatersupplies.
10. Becourteous,considerate,andthoughtfulatalltimes.
11. Reportthediscoveryofanyitemsofhistoricsignificancetothelocalhistoricalsocietyorproperauthorities.
12. Upholdallfinders,searchandsalvageagreements.
13. Promoteresponsiblehistoricalresearchandartifactrecoveryandthesharingofknowledgewithothers.
SILVERSABREµMAXFEATURES
lHighGainSensitivityCircuitry—designedspecificallytodelivergreaterdepth,sensitivityandstability. 
lMAXBoostFeature— extrapowerofsuperhighgaincanaddinchestodiscriminationsearchdepth. 
lHighsensitivitySearchcoil —an8inchopencenterconcentricforbroadsweep,goodpinpointinganddeepgroundpenetration.
lUltralightWeight — searchlongerwithoutfatigue. 
l3pieceKnockdownPole— compactforstorageandtravel. 
lTurnon  and  go — factorypresetfor"mineralfree"operation. 
lTwoOperatingModes— PinpointandDiscriminate. 
lQuickCheckPINPOINT— simplepush  buttonpinpointing. 
lEasytoOperate—inDiscriminateMode.
lEconomicaltoUse— upto20hoursplusonasinglebattery. 
lTesoroLifetimeWarranty—ourpledgeofqualitytoyou. 
Whatitdoesn'thave
Abig,heavy,high poweredspeaker.Loud,heavyspeakersarepopularwithmanymanufacturers.The"fuller"soundtheyproducegivesthe
illusionofgreatersensitivitytosmallanddeeptargets— agreatshowroomsalestool!Mostseriousdetectoristshuntwithheadphonesanda µMAX
willworkwellwithstandardheadphones.Ifyouchoosenottouseheadphones,theµMAXspeakerwillbeloudenoughformostenvironments.It
willallowyoutohearthesmallanddeeptargetsfoundbytheµMAX'shighpowercircuitry — withoutexcessivebatterydrain.
Ahipmount,armstraporbatteryrechargingsystem.Thesekindsof"built inaccessories ”aresimplyunnecessaryinaµMAXdetector.
ThepowerandfeaturesoftheTesoroSilverSabreµ MAXmakeitanidealdetectorforabeginnerwhowantsamachinetheywillnever
outgrow.Itisalsoidealfortheseriousdetectoristwhowantspower,performance,simplicity,andversatilityinasinglelightweightdetector.
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inthemannerdescribedinthis
documentation.
©2001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
COIL4RC 4"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL7RC 7"roundconcentric(closedcenter,white)
COIL8RCW  B8"roundconcentricweighted(opencenter,brown)
COIL10.5RC 101/2"roundconcentric(opencenter,white)
COIL7RW 7"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL8.5RW 81/2"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL9x8 9x8"concentric(spoked,white)
COIL11RW 11"roundwidescan(closedcenter,white)
COIL12x10 12x10"concentric(spoked,white)
OperatingFrequency 10kHz
SearchcoilType Round,opencenterconcentric
SearchcoilSize 8"diameter
CableLength Approx.3’
AudioFrequency Approx.630Hz
AudioOutput 1½”speakerandheadphonejack
HeadphoneCompatibility ¼”stereoplug
Weight(mayvaryslightly) 2.2lbs.
BatteryRequirement One9voltDC(alkaline)
BatteryLife(typical) 10to20hours
OptimumTemperatureRange 30°to100°F
OptimumHumidity 0to75%R.H.
OperatingModes
QuickCheckPinpoint
SilentSearchDiscriminate
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