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4. Adjusting SENSITIVITY
After you become familiar with how your detector works, it’s important to fine tune
the sensitivity to get a good effect.
Press the touch button SENS on the panel. Then press + or - to increase or decrease
the sensitivity. The level on the segment will be displayed from MIN to MAX position.
Note:
In order to detect the target deeply buried, you can adjust the SENS to a high
position. However, do not set the level of SENS to Max position (the optimal level is
5). Otherwise, the detector will receive interference and false signal from a broadcast
antenna and other electronic lines. The detector will have unstable arrow and
irregular tone indications.
Quick Start Demonstration
Indoor Testing
Supplies Needed
• Nail
• Quarter
• 1¢ (post-1982)
1. Remove any metal items that you may be wearing.
2. Turn on the detector
3. Place the detector on a wooden or plastic table and adjust the search coil so the
flat part points upwards toward the ceiling.
4. When in DISC or NOTCH mode, evenly sweep the nail 2-3 inches above the flat
face of the search coil. The detector will emit a low tone and the arrow pointing to
nail in target indicator illuminates. The DEPTH indicator also displays
corresponding value.
Repeat the above test with a 1¢ (post-1982). Detector sounds medium tone this time,
and target indicator arrow points to 1¢. While in the test of25¢, detector emits high
tone and arrow points to 25¢.
When you use a coin as sample to run testing, lay the flat side of the coin parallel
with the flat face of the search coil and sweep evenly. By this way, the detector can
find the target more easily. Sweeping with the side of the coin vertically with the
search coil will cause test error and target arrow might be flash and jump.
5. In All METAL Mode, the test is same as in DISC or NOTCH mode. However, the
detector emits only one tone when detects the target. Arrow points to the detected
target and DEPTH indicator shows relative value.
Outdoor Testing
Pinpointing
Accurate pinpointing takes practice and is best accomplished by crossing sweep the
target area.
1. Once a buried target is indicated by a clear tone response, continue sweeping the
coil over the target in a narrowing side-to-side motion.
2. Take visual note of the place on the ground where the “beep” sounds.
3. Stop the coil directly over this spot on the ground.
4. Now move the coil straight forward and straight back towards you a couple
of times.
5. Again make visual note of the spot on the ground at which the “beep” sounds.
6. If needed, cross sweep the target in “X” pattern at different angles to “zero in” on
the exact spot on the ground at which the “beep” sounds.
