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OUTDOOR TESTING AND USE
1. Rotate the VOLUME switch clockwise away from OFF to
power on the detector.
2. Follow the steps of 2 described in
section
of Indoor Tes
ti
ng
and Use to set the opera
ting
mode.
3. Find an area on the
g
round outside where there is no metal.
4. Place a sample of the material you want the detector to
find
(such as a
g
old
ring
or a coin) on the
g
round.
Note:
If you are
using
valuable metal such as
g
old to test the detector,
mark the area where you place the item, to help you
find
it later.
Do not place it in tall
g
rass or weeds).
5. Hold the search coil level to the
g
round about 1~2 inches
above the surface, slowly move the search coil over the area
where you placed the sample, sw
eeping
the search coil in a
side-to-side mo
tion.
Search coil Sweeping Hints:
Never sweep the search coil as if it were a pendulum.
Raising
the search coil while sweepin
g
or at the end of a
sweep will cause false rea
ding
s.
Sweep slowly,
hurrying
will cause you to miss ta
rg
ets.
It’s be
tt
er you sweep the search coil from side to side in an
arc line of 3 inches mo
tion
and keep the search coil parallel
