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BASIC OPERATION
continued
MANUAL GROUND BALANCING
Your Land Star Metal Detector has a pre-set ground balance and a
manual adjustment knob.
When searching in the ALL METAL mode, it is important that the detector
be ground balanced to offset the effects of any minerals present in the
soil or to balance the effects of salt water when you search near the
ocean. This is how you can adjust the ground balance.
1.
Turn GB knob 100% clockwise.
2.
Hold searchcoil several inches above the ground.
3.
If you’re not in ALL METAL mode, momentarily press the ALL METAL
button. If you’re already in ALL METAL mode, momentarily press the
GROUND TRAC button.
4.
Lower the searchcoil to within about an inch of the ground. In most
soils, the sound volume will increase.
5.
Turn the GB knob slowly counterclockwise until the sound is almost,
but not quite, gone.
6.
You are now ground balanced and ready to search.
NOTE:
If you want to ground balance a little more accurately, do the
following additional steps:
7.
Raise the searchcoil again, several inches above the ground.
8.
Momentarily press the GROUND TRAC button.
9.
Lower the searchcoil to within about an inch of the ground. If the sound
goes up, carefully turn the ground balance knob slightly
counterclockwise until the sound almost goes away. If the machine is
quite, carefully turn the ground balance knob slightly clockwise until you
just barely hear sound.
