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Summary of Contents for Discovery2

Page 1: ...ospecting and beachcombing It is said that almost all money lost or hidden in the world has yet to be discovered Relics jewelry silver gold vduables can be found just about any wherel You ll be amazed...

Page 2: ...e to hold the detector with your arm relaxed at your side As you adjust the length of the stem keep in mind that the searchcoil should be approxi mately llz lo 2 inches above the ground 3 After you se...

Page 3: ...al parts INSTALLING THE BATTERIES Your metal detector requires two 9 Volt bat teries We recommend alkaline batteries such as Radio Shack Cat No 23 553 Follow these steps to installthe batteries 1 Pres...

Page 4: ...do not plan to use the detector for a week or more USING HEADPHONES Using headphones with your Discovery2 Metal Detector will not only increase the life of your batteries it will increase your abilit...

Page 5: ...metal detector is assembled it s time to learn how to use it The steps in this section explain each control on the control hous ing and handle and how to use your metal detector Take a moment to becom...

Page 6: ...Hold the searchcoil at least waist high and ro tate GROUND toward NORM 3 Push and immediately release TUNE You should barely hear a threshhold tone I t t Adjusting the Controls in the Field The tuning...

Page 7: ...a different site Setting the Saltwater Balance To balance the effects of saltwater use the same general procedures as used for ground balancing but slowly rotate cRouND toward sALT in step 2 under Set...

Page 8: ...on t touch the ground Hitting the ground may cause a false signal 16 t7 Detection Hints No detector is 100 percent accurate Various conditions and objects may ad versely influence metal detection lts...

Page 9: ...metal mixtures target signals may not be in a fixed position This effect makes these objects very hard to reject See Fine Tuning 18 19 FINE TUNING Once you become familiar with how your metal detector...

Page 10: ...he more erratic signals of junk metal Notes You will need to determine the DISCRIMINATE and PULL TAB REJECT SETTING levels that work best for each individual site Although pull tabs or tab pieces have...

Page 11: ...problems contact your local Radio Shack store for assistance 22 23 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Discovery2 Metal Detector is an example of superior design and craftsman ship The following suggestions wil...

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