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Successful treasure hunting starts with a well researched site.
Sweep the detector head from side to side with a steady relaxed motion. Keep the search-head
parallel and as close as possible to the ground right across the arc of the sweep. The use of a search-
head cover protects the head from abrasion damage caused by friction with the ground.
Search your chosen site carefully by moving forward only the width of the search-head at each
sweep. Move up and down the search area in lines about 75 cms apart so that there is plenty of
overlap in the ground you have covered. Search with the sensitivity set as high as possible according
to the ground conditions. On the majority of inland sites the recommended sensitivity setting
(green
area on the scale)
will give the best results. ‘Some severe ground conditions, for example mining
areas containing mineralised deposits, may give rise to false signals and the sensitivity level should be
reduced to a point where detector operation becomes stable.
Some detector users prefer to set the sensitivity control at a point where there is no background
tone, sometimes called ‘silent search’.
(Sensitivity control set around the start of the green zone).
With the detector set like this it is more noticeable when a target signal occurs. If the detector is set
at maximum sensitivity
(Sensitivity control set at the end of the green zone)
there will be an audio tone constantly
in the background and a metal target will be registered by an increase in the intensity of that tone.
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Undo the 4 battery compartment retaining screws and take out the battery holder. Fit 8 good
quality AA type batteries into the compartments of the battery holder. Observe polarity of the
batteries (the spring contact goes against the flat, negative end of the battery). Roll the batteries in
the holder to ensure good contact and replace into the battery compartment with the contacts on the
holder lining up with the contacts in the compartment. Replace the battery compartment cover being
very careful to avoid cross threading the screws. Battery condition can be checked by switching to the
red battery symbol to the left of the Pulse Frequency scale. When the battery check switch position is
selected, the detector will emit an audio tone proportional in length to the condition of the batteries.
A tone of 1 - 2 seconds duration indicates good batteries. No tone indicates that the batteries should
be changed. (After the battery check procedure the detector continues to ‘beep’ about every 8
seconds if the switch is left in the battery check position. This is just a reminder to you to switch off).
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