Steve Herschbach Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Jin posted this back in April.... The chart claims “5 key products” under development for FY21. We are in Minelab FY2021 right now... it began in July. Minelab has also been registering trademarks since February. Four new ones so far: MF5 Silversaver Series Geo Sense-PI GPX 6000 ????? That leaves just one going missing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 https://fccid.io/Z4C-0039 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Dang, nice find Dave. Lots of info in there... 1.) Bluetooth (probably a WM-12 type thing?) 2.) Attached battery 3.) Some sort of channel hopping noise reduction circuitry. I'm unclear if it's for the wireless module or the detector TX/RX or both. 4.) Design looks kinda like a somewhat smaller GPZ? Am I misunderstanding the data, or are they measuring actual TX pulse times in there too and showing some new timings? Or is that just something to do with the BT since EDR and BDR are Bluetooth methods? Longest pulse being 2.94ms and shortest being 0.42ms. That seems pretty fast if so. What are the SDC and QED pulse times? I'm not too up to date on modern pulse widths. Would be cool if they wrapped in a beefed up, improved SDC into a modernized GPX platform along with whatever other improvements they have included. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Brian Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 If the photo is accurate, it appears the coil cable will wrap around the shaft, allowing for existing gpx coils to be used. That would be a big win! in 14.2, ...when they are holding it by the handle or pressing the buttons. The antenna location was above the display... No more knobs or dials and it will have a display similar to the 7000 like Jason eluded too. Hopefully the screen has improved Definitely a great find Dave! Brian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 More to the point... this is being identified as the GPX 6000 Minelab GPX 6000 metal detector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 That website will make the user manual available on October 19th. So presumably we'll have a GPX 6000 release date before or on that date? Or was the GPZ manual released before the machine was, I can't remember? Also, 7.2v*650ma = 4.68 watts. The GPZ battery is 72 watt hours, and is rated for 8 hours of operation. A 72 WH GPZ battery should technically last on this GPX 6000 for 72WH/4.68W = 15.38 hours of operation, though it won't last to zero so less than that. So maybe a lighter/smaller battery, or longer battery life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithobx Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 46 minutes ago, jasong said: What are the SDC and QED pulse times? QED pulse timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 FCC info historically has come weeks if not months ahead of official release statements. Usually it gets overlooked. But if a manual etc goes up on October 19th it won’t get overlooked. So question is... how long before Minelab talks? If you go by the delay October 19th is probably around when we will get an official release. From the Confidentiality Letter: "We are requesting the commission to grant short-term confidentiality request on the following attachments until 19 October 2020. External Photos Internal Photos Test Setup Photos User Manual" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 The test seems to show and talk about the whole metal detector in some aspects, but I'm unclear if the testing was limited to just the BT transmitter or what exactly I am reading. Or if that manual they are going to release is for the entire detector or just for the wireless module. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 The FCC does not test metal detectors per se. The only models that normally are listed on that site are those with wireless capability, and that is what the FCC is testing for... that the wireless meets 2.4 GHz Bluetooth emission standards. But in the process lots of stuff gets released, internal photos, manuals, etc. FCC ID applications by Z4C (Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd) FCC ID Application Date Product Purpose Application Type Z4C-0039 2020-08-13 Metal Detector Original Equipment Z4C-0041 2019-11-17 Metal Detector Original Equipment Z4C-0022 2017-11-17 METAL DETECTOR WITH BLUETOOTH FOR RECREATIONAL USE Original Equipment Z4C-2660 2015-04-22 Metal Detector with Bluetooth for recreational use Original Equipment Z4C-7000 2014-09-29 Metal Detector for recreational use Original Equipment Z4C-1010 2011-12-06 METAL DETECTOR FOR RECREATIONAL USE Original Equipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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