TESTING AND USING THE DETECTOR
To learn how the detector reacts to different metals, you should test it before you
use it the first time. You can test the detector indoors and outdoors.
Indoor Testing and Use
1. Slide POWER to ON
2. Set the operating mode.
3. Place the detector on a wooden
or plastic table, then remove any
watches, rings, or metal jewelry
you are wearing.
4. Adjust the search coil so the flat part points towards the ceiling.
5. Slowly sweep a sample of the material you want the detector to find
(such as a gold ring or a coin) 2-3 inches or more above the face of
the search coil. When the detector detects any metal, it sounds a tone
and an arrow appears below the target icon. Also LCD displays the
depth of the target.
Note:
- Never test the detector on a floor inside a building. Most buildings have
metal of some kind in the floor, which might interfere with the objects
you’re testing or mask the signal completely.
- If you are using a coin, the detector will detect it more easily if you hold
it so a flat side is parallel with the flat side of the search coil. A sweep
with the side of coin over search coil might cause false indication and
unstable display of arrow.
Outdoor Testing and Use
1. Slide POWER to ON. Set the operating mode.
2. Find an area on the ground outside where there is no metal.
3. Place a sample of the material you want the detector to find (such as
a gold ring or a coin) on the ground.
4. Hold the search coil level to the ground about 1~2 inches above the
surface, slowly move the search coil over the area where you placed
the sample, sweeping the search coil in a side-to-side motion.
Note:
If you are using valuable metal such as gold to test the detector, mark
the area where you place the item, to help you find it later.
(Do not place it in tall grass or weeds).
SEARCH COIL SWEEPING HINTS
- Never sweep the search coil as if it were a pendulum. Raising the
search coil while sweeping or at the end of a sweep will cause
false readings.
- Sweep slowly hurrying will cause you to miss targets.
- As you increase the shaft length, you also increase the strain on your
wrist and arm
- It’s better you sweep the search coil
from side to side in an arc line of 3 feet
motion and keep the search coil
parallel with the ground.
- If the detector detects the item, it
sounds a tone, an arrow and the depth
appear on the display below the target icon. If the detector does not
detect the item, make sure that the target mode is set correctly for
the type of metal you are searching for. Also make sure that you’re
moving the search coil correctly.
Note:
- The detector responds with a signal when it detects most valuable
metal objects. If a signal does not repeat after you sweep the search
coil over the target a few times, the target is probably junk metal.
- False signals can be caused by trashy ground, electrical interference,
or large irregular piece of junk metal.
- False signals are usually broken or non-repeatable.
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