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1.
We’ve already said it, but it bears repeating: TAKE
YOUR TIME AND OVERLAP YOUR SWEEPS.
2.
Keep your trash rejection level set low. You’ll dig
more trash, but you’ll find more good targets, too.
If you continually run at the pull tab discrimination
level, for example, you’ll find coins and silver rings
but very few gold rings.
3.
Use good headphones. You won’t miss faint targets,
you won’t attract unwanted attention and you
won’t bother others. Plus you’ll get longer battery
life.
4.
Practice pinpointing. There’s nothing sacred about
the methods described in this manual. Many 1212-
X users have developed their own pinpointing
methods.
5.
Always bury a coin when working in unfamiliar
territory and check it at different “trash rejection”
levels. There is some sensitivity loss at higher levels
of discrimination. The greater the ground
mineralization, the higher the sensitivity loss. For
example, you may be able to detect a penny 6
inches deep at zero discrimination, but no deeper
than 4 inches at the pull tab discrimination point.
Also, ground mineralization can reduce a
detector’s ability to discriminate accurately. In
highly mineralized soil, some trash targets may not
be rejected.
6.
When in doubt about the possible identity of a
target, dig it up.
7.
The 1212-X is an easy detector to use but if you’re
having trouble with any aspect of its operation
(pinpointing, searching false signals, etc.) go back
and reread the part of this manual relating to your
problem.
OPERATING TIPS
