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OUTDOOR TESTING AND USE
1. Find an area on the ground outside where there is no metal.
2. Place a sample of the material you want the detector to find (such as a gold
ring or a coin) on the ground. (If you are using valuable metals such as gold to
test the detector, mark the area where you placed the item, to help you find it
later. Do not place it in tall grass or weeds).
3. Rotate VOLUME about two-thirds clockwise. Set DISCRIMINATION to its
midpoint.
4. Press and release the RED button on the handle until the pointer is at or near 0.
Then release the RED button.
5. While holding the search coil level and about 1-2
inches above the ground slowly move the search
coil over the area where you placed the sample,
sweeping the search coil in a side-to-side motion
like below.
SEARCH COIL SWEEPING HINTS
• Never sweep the search coil as if it were a pendulum. Raising the search coil
while sweeping or at the end of a sweep causes false readings. See below for
correct sweep technique.
• Sweep slowly – hurrying makes you miss targets.
• When the detector detects a ferrous metal, sound
becomes lower or even disappears. Meanwhile the
meter pointer moves to left. When the detector
finds a non-ferrous metal, it makes a louder sound
and the meter points to the right.
If the detector does not detect the material, check
the battery power and verify that the battery is
properly connected. Also, you may need to tune
the detector (see “Tuning the Detector”).
NOTE:
• The detector responds with a strong signal on the meter when it detects most
valuable metal objects. If a signal does not repeat after you sweep the search
coil over the target a few times, the target is probably junk metal.
• False signals can be caused by trashy ground, electrical interference, or large
irregular pieces of junk metal.
• Try finding other metal in the area. When you find a metal item, wait a few
seconds, to allow the detector time to reset (or, press the RED button on the
handle to return the pointer to the centre of the view meter).
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