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8879PLS
Receiver Controls and Indicators
ON/OFF
Button
The .unit .will .load .settings .from .previous .usage . .Automatic .shut .off .after .10 .minute .of .no .use .
FREQUENCY
Button
Toggles .through .available .active .and .passive .frequencies .(model .specific) . . .
8879PLS .- .82 .kHz, .33kHz ., .8 .kHz, . .815 .Hz, .60Hz/50Hz .and .RF .(or .CP) . .
MODE
Button
Toggle .through .available .mode .(model .specific) .
8879PLS .- .PEAK, .PINPOINT .PEAK, .NULL, .ACC .(when .an .accessory .is .plugged .in) .and .SONDE .locat-
ing .modes . .
.
.
DEPTH & CURRENT
Button
DEPTH .function .will . first .momentarily .display . the .depth .mode .(Line .[LIN] .or .Sonde .[SON]) .and .
then .display .depth .measurement .at .the .top .of .LCD . .To .change .the .Depth .Measurement .from .
English .to .Metric, .hold .the .Depth .Key .for .ten .seconds . .CURRENT .measures .the .relative .amount .of .
transmitted .current .and .is .displayed .at .the .bottom .of .the .LCD . .
GAIN
Button
(Up .or .Down)
Adjusts .the .gain .up .or .down . .If .the .signal .strength .shows .as .“ .
---
.” .on .the .display, .pressing .the .
GAIN .will .automatically .adjust .to .85% .on .the .scale .display .
VOLUME
(
SHIFT
Button . .+ .
MODE
Button
)
Toggle .volume .through .High, .Medium, . .Low .and .Off .
BACKLIGHT
(
SHIFT
Button . .+ .
FREQUENCY
Button
)
Hold .the .SHIFT .Key .and .press .the .CURRENT .key .to .toggle .on .and .off .the .back . light .
LOW BATTERY
The .
8879PLS
.Locator
.will .indicate .low .battery .condition .by .displaying ."LO .BAT" .in .the .three .digit .
Signal .Strength .Display .at .the .top .of .the .LCD .screen .
DISPLAYS .ABSOLUTE .
SIGNAL .STRENGTH .
OR .DEPTH
ADJUSTS .GAIN .UP .OR .
DOWN
ON/OFF .BUTTON
MEASURES .DEPTH .
(+ .Shift .Key .
MEASURES .
CURRENT)
RELATIVE .SIGNAL .
STRENGTH .BARGRAPH .
(
single .bar .shows .gain .
setting)
mA
cm
SON
DFF
ACC
kHz
FREQUENCY .SELECTOR .
(+ .Shift .Key . .
toggles .on/off .
backlight)
OPERATION .MODE .
Displays .selected .
operation .avail-
able .to .model .
MODE .SELECTOR .
(+ .Shift .Key . .
toggles .volume)
SHIFT .KEY .
Hold .while .select-
ing .secondary .key .
functions
DISPLAYS .SELECTED .
FREQUENCY