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OPERATION and CONTROLS (continued)
CONTROL KNOBS:
1. ON/OFF/GAIN:
a. Click right to turn on. Click left to turn off.
b. Turning the knob clockwise increases the detector’s Gain; the higher
the Gain, the deeper targets will be detected, and the more likely the
detector will be able to detect very small targets.
c. As you turn the knob, notice the value at the center of the screen will
display your current Gain setting.
d. We suggest keeping the GAIN below 70 until you become familiar with
the detector’s operation.
e. At values greater than 70, some internal circuit noise will be noticed.
The higher the number, the higher this background “static” will be.
Many seasoned detectorists prefer to operate at high sensitivity level,
with the accompanying noise. They call this “working into the noise”.
When some background level of noise is audible, small changes in the
volume and tone will denote the presence of buried metal.
2. DISC/AM/THRESH
a. Click clockwise to enter the All Metal Mode.
b. This is the detector’s most sensitive mode of operation.
c. It is a motion mode of operation; the coil must be in motion to detect metal.
d. All Metal Mode induces a hum whose pitch and volume vary with the
size of the target. Larger targets and targets moving closer to the
searchcoil will increase the tone’s pitch and its volume.
e. As you turn the knob, the THRESH value will be display at the center
of the screen.
f. Turning the knob clockwise increases the threshold, and allows more
signal into the machine. At about zero threshold the noise floor should
start becoming audible.
g. See the section “Deep and Threshold settings interaction” (page 15).
Operation and Controls continued on next page
DISC LVL
NOTCH
VOLUME
DEEP
GROUND
TONES
FREQ
FREQ
LIGHT
LIGHT
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