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SKU 43149 

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the battery so that it matches the 

polarity symbols (+ and -) that are 

marked inside the compartment.
Replace the right battery compart-

4. 

ment cover.

5.  Press the left battery compartment 

cover’s tab and slide 

the cover off in the 

direction of the arrow 

(see Figure 8).
Place two 9 Volt bat-

6. 

teries into the bat-

tery compartment on 

top of the ribbons, 

matching the polarity symbols (+ and 

-) marked.  Replace the left battery 

compartment cover.

note:

  The life of the batteries can be 

extended by using headphones (not 

included), which require less power 

than the built-in speaker.  See the 

section on headphones below.

caution!

  Always remove old or weak 

batteries;  old batteries can leak 

chemicals that can damage electronic 

parts.  If you do not plan to use the 

Tool for a week or more, remove the 

batteries.  Use only fresh batteries 

of the required size.  Do not mix old 

and new batteries or different types of 

batteries.

testing Batteries

Test the battery power when the Tool 

does not turn on, or has weak volume, or 

will not tune properly or operates errati-

cally.

Set the 

MoDe 

to 

VlF

 (very low 

frequency).  To test the 

batteries in the left battery 

compartment, set 

Batt 

teSt 

to 

B1

.  To test the 

battery in the right battery 

compartment, set 

Batt 

teSt

 to 

B2

 (see Figure 9).

Figure 10

If the pointer on the viewmeter is 

within the 

Batt

 scale’s green area, the 

batteries have enough power.  If the point-

er is not within the green area, the batter-

ies need to be replaced (see Figure 10).

Meter adjustment

Figure 11

Set 

MoDe

 to 

oFF

.  Using a screw-

driver, adjust the alignment control until the 

pointer lines up with 

 on the scale (see 

Figure 11).

Figure 8

Figure 9

Summary of Contents for 43149

Page 1: ...0 by Harbor Freight Tools All rights reserved No portion of this manual or any artwork contained herein may be reproduced in any shape or form without the express written consent of Harbor Freight Too...

Page 2: ...ld cause per sonal injury Do not use this product in areas where there might be under ground electric lines or pipes buried at shallow depths Never search in military zones where bombs or other explos...

Page 3: ...u larly by a qualified technician People with pacemakers should con 12 sult their physician s before using this product Electromagnetic fields in close proximity to a heart pace maker could cause inte...

Page 4: ...e way Never force the plug the plug could become dam aged To disconnect the plug never pull on the cable always take hold of the plug and pull it out of the connec tor Loosen the knob at the search co...

Page 5: ...hat can damage electronic parts If you do not plan to use the Tool for a week or more remove the batteries Use only fresh batteries of the required size Do not mix old and new batteries or different t...

Page 6: ...n Non ferrous metals do not examples gold silver copper platinum aluminum lead and zinc When the Tool senses a metallic object the meter reading changes and the de tector might sound a tone The reacti...

Page 7: ...re 17 Note Never test on a floor inside a build ing as it may have a type of metal present Set 2 MODE to TR1 Move a sample of the material being tested example coin or gold ring about 2 inches above t...

Page 8: ...he detector time to reset You can also press the red button on the handle to return the pointer to the center of the viewmeter Fine Tuning Once you practice with the unit you can fine tune it to make...

Page 9: ...nal This will prevent you from wasting time focusing on trash induced signals No metal detector is totally accurate Many conditions influence the success of metal detection Among the factors that infl...

Page 10: ...should only be performed by a qualified technician Part Description Mfr s Part No 1 Control Box Top SQC6 116 042 2 Meter M3006 3 Loud Speaker YD 50 16 ohm 0 25 W 4 Fixing Board SQC8 610 154 5 Screws...

Page 11: ...SKU 43149 For technical questions please call 1 800 444 3353 Page 11 Parts Diagram...

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