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BATTERIES
IMPORTANT:
Always use
ALKALINE
batteries for optimal performance.
Always remove the batteries for prolonged storage.
DO NOT MIXL OLD AND NEW BATTERIES
CHECK THE BATTERIES
if your detector exhibits any of the following
symptoms:
●
1
The unit does not turn on.
●
2
Low speaker volume.
●
3
Unable to tune detector with the discriminate knob.
The Low Battery indicator light will come on and stay on whenever the
batteries need replacing. It should flash momentarily when the Power
Switch is turned on.
IMPORTANT:
Your Land Star metal detector requires two 9-Volt
ALKALINE
batteries.
Follow these steps to install the batteries.
●
1
Carefully remove the battery compartment door by pressing the release
clip on the right side of the door.
●
2
Snap one battery onto each of the terminals and place the batteries
inside the compartment.
●
3
Replace the compartment door by carefully inserting opposite side of clip first.
Then press down on clip side until battery door snaps into place.
Release
Clip
Both Batteries
terminals facing in
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IN THE FIELD TECHNIQUES
- No-motion Modes
In the No-Motion All Metal Mode, coil sweep technique is not important. Rather,
user retuning is critical.
The detector does not automatically adjust to changing ground and
environmental conditions; the operator is required to make the adjustment. If
the detector sounds a constant tone over all areas of the ground, retune the
detector by pressing the GroundTrac button.
RETUNING
Keep the coil still, just above the ground surface, and press the GroundTrac button.
Make sure that the spot on the ground you chose for tuning did not contain
metal; pass over the area with the coil again to insure that the detector does
not emit a tone.
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
If the detector moves from one temperature environment to another, or if the
temperature changes, you must retune the detector until the temperature
stabilizes. If you move from a cooler to a warmer environment, the detector may
emit a constant tone; if so, retune. If you move from a warmer to cooler
environment, the detector may lose sensitivity; if so, retune.
PINPOINTING
How To Pinpoint Targets Using The ALL METAL Mode
When you’ve discovered a target you wish to dig, do the following:
1.
Hold the searchcoil about half an inch above the ground, off to the side of
where you think the target probably is.
2.
Tap the ALL METAL touchpad button. This will put you into the All Metal
Pinpoint Mode. NOTE: unlike the other modes, this mode does not require
the searchcoil to be in motion to detect a target.
3.
Lift the searchcoil slightly, and pass it over the target. The sound will be
loudest over the center of the target.
To Narrow It Down Further:
4.
Now that you know about where the target is, again lower the searchcoil to
about half an inch above the ground, near the center of the target but not
right over the top. Tap the button again. The sound will instantly go away.
5.
Lift the searchcoil slightly and move it horizontally over the target. The
audible response zone will be much narrower. If you move the searchcoil
around right and left and also forward and back, making an “X” pattern over
the target, you can determine the location of the target usually within an inch
or two.
NOTE:
if at any time it seems like the signal may be drifting, just tap the
Ground-Trac
®
button. This restores the signal to its zero level.
