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Viking 5 Manual

Official Viking instruction manual, free PDF download.

This is the official user manual for the Viking 5 — assembly, settings, modes, ground balance, care and troubleshooting, straight from Viking. No sign-up, no email gate: just the PDF.

Download manual (PDF, 0.1 MB)

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Manuals tell you what the buttons do — not whether the machine is any good. For depth tests, UK soil performance and what we'd actually buy, read our full Viking 5 review, or see how it stacks up against the best metal detector picks for UK detecting.

Key Specs

TechnologyNon-motion
Weight1.1 kg
WaterproofingWaterproof search head only; control box not waterproof
Battery1 x PP3 battery, 20 hrs
Warranty2 years
Skill levelBeginner