I. Supplies Needed:
a Nail (made of iron)
a U.S. Quarter (or silver coin)
a U.S. Nickel
a Gold Ring
a U.S. Dime
a U.S. Penny, dated after 1982 (post-1982
pennies are made of Zinc)
(Most newer non-U.S. coinage also contains mostly Zinc)
II. Position the Detector:
a. Place the detector on a table with the searchcoil hanging over the edge. Or
better, have a friend hold the detector with the searchcoil off the ground.
b. Keep the searchcoil away from walls, floors and metal objects.
c. Remove watches, rings and jewelry.
d. Turn off lights or appliances whose
electromagnetic emissions may cause
interference.
e. Pivot the searchcoil back.
f. Reset detector to default settings:
with detector OFF,
Press-and-Hold .
Press .
III. Demonstrate COIN MODE:
a. If display does not indicate “DISC
C
”, repeat step II.f. above.
You are now in the preset Coin Mode.
b. Wave objects over searchcoil. Wave coins flat, parallel to searchcoil.
Notice the different sounds and 2-digit Target-IDs while you wave each
object over the searchcoil:
High Tone:
Dime, Quarter & Silver Coin
Medium Tone:
Nickel, larger Gold Rings
Low Tone:
Zinc Penny, smaller Gold Rings
The Nail will not be detected in COIN MODE.
IV. Demonstrate DISCRIMINATION MODE:
(This demo uses the DISC
2
Mode. There are other discrimination modes.)
a. Push until
DISC
2
appears on lower right of the display.
b. Wave the nail; it is now detected. Notice the low tone.
c. Wave all other objects over searchcoil. They all induce the same sound, but
have different Target-IDs. Notice V.C.O. change as objects move closer or
farther from searchcoil.
d. Push
until “DISC LEVEL” is highlighted.
e. Push
until “19” is displayed.
f. Wave nail. It will not be detected because it has been “discriminated out.”
g. Press
until “59” is displayed.
h. The Penny and Nickel will not be detected. They have now been
“discriminated out.”
V. Demonstrate PINPOINT FEATURE:
a. Press and hold
. “PP” momentarily appears on the screen
b. Hold a coin motionless over the searchcoil.
c. Lower coin toward searchcoil and then raise coin away from searchcoil.
d. Notice that the sound changes as the coin moves closer and farther.
e. Notice that the depth indicator changes as the coin moves up and down.
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