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QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION
I. Supplies Needed
• A Nail
• A Quarter
•
A Pull-Tab from a beverage can • A Zinc Penny (dated after 1982)
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 coil off the ground)
b. Keep the searchcoil away
from walls, floors, and
metal objects.
c. Remove watches, rings and other jewelry or metal objects from
hands and wrists.
d. Turn off appliances or lights that cause electromagnetic
interference.
e. Pivot the searchcoil back
toward the detector body.
III. Power Up
Press the POWER touchpad.
IV. Wave each Object over the
Searchcoil
a.Notice a different tone for each object.
Bass Tone:
Nail
Low Tone:
Pull-Tab
Medium Tone:
Zinc Penny
High Tone:
Quarter
b.Motion is required. Objects must be in motion over the
searchcoil to be detected.
V. Press the DISC A-M touchpad
The detector will beep twice
and an “R” will appear under
the iron indicator.
Quick-Start Demo continued
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DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY
(motion modes only)
Please refer to the display on your
detector and reference the TARGET
I.D. categories below applicable to
your model (not all detectors include
all of these categories).
READING THE DISPLAY
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the
PROBABLE identification of the targeted metal,
as well as the PROBABLE depth of the target.
The detector will register a consistent target
identification, upon each sweep of the coil,
when a buried target has been located and
identified. If, upon repeated passes over the
same spot, the target identification reads
inconsistently, the target is probably a trash
item, or oxidized metal. With practice, you will
learn to unearth only the repeatable signals.
The segment identifications are highly
accurate, when detecting the objects
described on the label. However, if an object
registers in a given category for an unknown
buried object, you could be detecting a
metallic object other than the object
described on the label, but with the same
metallic signature. Also, the greater the
distance between the target and the coil, the
less accurate the target identification.
GOLD TARGETS
Gold objects will register towad
the middle or left-of-center on the LCD scale.
Gold flakes
may register under iron.
Small gold items
may register under foil or 5¢.
Large gold items
will register toward the
center of the scale.
SILVER TARGETS:
Silver objects will register
to the right of the scale, under dime or higher.
IRON:
All sizes of iron objects will register on
the far-left side of the scale. This could
indicate a worthless item such as a nail, or a
more valuable historic iron relic.
FOIL:
Aluminum foil, such as a gum
wrapper, will register as foil. A small broken
piece of pull tab may also register here.
5¢:
Most newer pull-tabs from beverage
cans, the type intended to stay attached to
the can, will register here. Many gold rings
will also register here.
ALUM:
Older pull tabs, which always
detached completely from the can, register
here. Many medium size gold ring also
register here.
PT(pull-tabs):
Pull-tabs from older
beverage cans will register here. Few newer
pull-tabs will also register here. Many gold
rings will also register here.
S-CAP:
Older screw caps from glass bottles
will register here. Large gold rings, like a class
ring, could also register here. Some non-U.S.
coins of recent vintage will also register here.
Zinc:
Medium conductivity objects and
many non-U.S. coins of recent vintage are
classified here.
The Target Identification Categories to the
right of the display, such as copper coins,
10¢, DIME, 25¢, Quarter, 50¢, $1 accurately
identify these U.S. coins. When used in areas
outside the U.S., these categories identify
coins or metal objects of high relative
conductivity (such as silver coins or relics), or
large objects made of any type of metal.
Caution:
The target indications are visual
references. Many other types of metal can fall
under any one of these categories. While the
detector will eliminate or indicate the presence
of most common trash items, it is impossible
to accurately classify ALL buried objects.
DEPTH INDICATOR:
The Depth Indicator is accurate for coin-sized
objects. It indicates the depth of the target, in
inches. Large and irregularly-shaped objects
will yield less reliable depth readings
When passing over an object, the depth
indicator will light up and stay illuminated
until another object is scanned. Repeated
indication at the same depth level indicates
an accurate target detector. If the depth
indication varies with each sweep, try
sweeping at different angles; there may be
more than one target present. With practice,
you will learn the difference between
accurate readings, multiple targets, and
highly erratic readings which evidence trash
or irregularly shaped objects.
