Troy Custom Detectors Shadow X3
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Your Troy Shadow X3 metal detector is a high-quality, precision-engi-
neered and constructed electronic device. Properly cared for, it will
provide many years of trouble-free service.
Common sense and reasonable care are the keys to keeping your
Shadow X3 in good working order – insuring a long trouble-free life.
Avoid temperature and humidity extremes. The X3 will work well in a
range of temperatures from about 20 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit and 0
to 100% relative humidity. Do not leave or store the detector in ex-
tremely hot, cold or humid areas. Never submerge the control box in
water and always protect it from heavy rain or blowing surf spray.
When being stored, or not used for extended periods of time, remove
the battery to eliminate any possible chance of leakage damage.
A coil cover is highly recommended to protect the search coil from
abrasion and possible pinhole punctures that can eventually result in
water intrusion and destruction of the search coil. The search coil is
waterproof, but needs to be taken care of and protected.
While searching, avoid hitting the search coil against rocks, trees or
other hard surfaces. Keep your search coil slightly elevated above the
ground. Especially when searching sand, gravel or hard, rocky ground.
Periodically, wipe any accumulated dirt from the control box, knobs,
switches, shaft and search coil with a soft cloth. Also, remove the coil
cover occasionally and clean any accumulated dirt buildup, which could
affect operation.
Do not over-tighten the search coil cable connector (at the control box)
and keep the coil cord neatly wrapped and secured to the pole assem-
bly. Leave enough slack in the cable, just above where it enters the coil,
so that the coil is easily adjustable through its entire 'tilt' range without
stressing the cable or its entry point into the search coil.
Treat your Troy Shadow X3 metal detector with care and you will be
assured of many trouble-free years of operating enjoyment.
CARE AND STORAGE
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Owner Instruction Manual
at first sound the same to you, but you will soon learn, with practice and
use, that the X3 provides a lot of target information through the unique
sounds and audio responses of its operating modes, controls and
functions.
You will eventually come to know the 'language' of your Shadow X3, and
your success will show it!
After retrieving each target try to remember the sound that it made.
A good way to learn target sounds is to build a ‘test garden’ where you
bury known targets at various depths.
By knowing beforehand what and where the targets are, you can prac-
tice scanning and listening to them. This practice can really help you to
learn, know and understand the various sounds that your detector
makes as it scans over different types of targets at various depths.
Try to always use the same headphones too. Different phones can and
will sound different. Once you get used to a good pair of headphones,
it's difficult to change to another pair, as it will affect the sounds you are
accustomed to hearing.
Keep in mind too that all good signals will not always ‘come through’
‘crystal clear’.
Many of the extremely deep or small items will not produce loud, strong
signals. Typically, they produce ‘whispers’ and it is often this kind of
slight, but mostly repeatable signal, that indicates a worthwhile item.
Items next to rejected or trash items can produce broken, non-repeat-
able signals. Again, this is where practice comes into play and all of the
‘test garden’ time you spent learning the sounds that your Shadow X3
makes.
With continued practice and a desire to learn and improve, you will
become very familiar with your Shadow X3. It is a detector that speaks
its language through the sounds it makes. Learn them well and your
success is just about guaranteed!
AUDIO SOUNDS
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