Explorer problem developed today; OVERLOAD...

[sgoss66]

Was hunting with my SE Pro today, and got an overload signal. Figured I was over a large/shallow target, but lifting the coil didn't clear the overload...I continued to get "overload" readout on the screen, and the overload tone. Everything else was fine, screen still working, I could use the menu and adjust settings, but all the while giving that overload tone.

Unhooked the coil, still overload. Powered off and back on, everything powered up properly, but then when the "Detect" screen came up, overload. I could noise cancel, and the overload sound would go away while noise cancelling, but would come back when the noise cancel finished. Removed the battery, put in a different one, still overload.

Any ideas? I expect it's going to have to go to Minelab; I already sent an email to Minelab service. Frustrating, as I have a trip to the beach scheduled in a week and now I'll be without the machine, it would appear...

Steve

 

[IDXMonster]

Factory reset it.

 

[BigTony]

IDX is a probably correct - just remenber to record your settings before you hit reset.

Tony

 

[sgoss66]

I am pretty sure I did the factory reset -- I held the button down (I think that's how you do it), and it came back up, with default settings (22 auto sensitivity, the "coins" pattern...)

I'll try again to be sure, but I really think I'm toast, here... :veryangry:

Thanks guys...

Steve

 

[IDXMonster]

I am pretty sure I did the factory reset -- I held the button down (I think that's how you do it), and it came back up, with default settings (22 auto sensitivity, the "coins" pattern...)

I'll try again to be sure, but I really think I'm toast, here... :veryangry:

Thanks guys...

Steve

Yep that's it,wasn't sure if you did it.

 

[sgoss66]

OK, thanks IDX. It's so weird; everything else is working. While getting the "overload" tone, I can still go into the menu, change setttings, etc. etc. etc. Everything "looks" correct, except the overload sound, and the word "overload" on the center of the screen.

Ugh... :angry:

Steve

 

[Dan(NM)]

Was hunting with my SE Pro today, and got an overload signal. Figured I was over a large/shallow target, but lifting the coil didn't clear the overload...I continued to get "overload" readout on the screen, and the overload tone. Everything else was fine, screen still working, I could use the menu and adjust settings, but all the while giving that overload tone.

Unhooked the coil, still overload. Powered off and back on, everything powered up properly, but then when the "Detect" screen came up, overload. I could noise cancel, and the overload sound would go away while noise cancelling, but would come back when the noise cancel finished. Removed the battery, put in a different one, still overload.

Any ideas? I expect it's going to have to go to Minelab; I already sent an email to Minelab service. Frustrating, as I have a trip to the beach scheduled in a week and now I'll be without the machine, it would appear...

Steve

 

[Dan(NM)]

Was hunting with my SE Pro today, and got an overload signal. Figured I was over a large/shallow target, but lifting the coil didn't clear the overload...I continued to get "overload" readout on the screen, and the overload tone. Everything else was fine, screen still working, I could use the menu and adjust settings, but all the while giving that overload tone.

Unhooked the coil, still overload. Powered off and back on, everything powered up properly, but then when the "Detect" screen came up, overload. I could noise cancel, and the overload sound would go away while noise cancelling, but would come back when the noise cancel finished. Removed the battery, put in a different one, still overload.

Any ideas? I expect it's going to have to go to Minelab; I already sent an email to Minelab service. Frustrating, as I have a trip to the beach scheduled in a week and now I'll be without the machine, it would appear...

Steve

I had an Etrac do that at startup, except it said voltage overload and shut itself down. Minelab said the charger was overcharging the batteries so therefore the Etrac shut itself down. Ended up buying a new battery and charger, problem fixed. Your problem sounds completely different though.

 

[sgoss66]

Yeah, this isn't a "voltage overload" as in "voltage being fed into the detector" from the power source, this is the same kind of "overload" you get when you pass the coil over a large, shallow metal object. It is "overloading" the detecting ID circuit, or whatever, but not a "voltage overload" with respect to the machine's operation overall. I still can change settings, go into the menus, etc. etc. It's just giving that "overload" tone, and the word "overload" on the smartfind screen.