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TROUBLESHOOTING
The following troubleshooting steps may assist you in case you’re
having problems with your
YOUR DETECTOR IS EMITTING ERRA
WHEN YOU’RE IN THE FIELD.
Your
Try reducing the
until the false signaling disappears.
Remember to swing your coil slowly
Some inconsistent signals will occur on
highly rusted metals. If the signal does not
repeat after successive passes of the coil
over the same area, then the target is usually not worthwhile.
Natural and man-made electromagnetic fields can cause interference.
YOUR DETECTOR IS NOT ST
TONE INSTEAD OF A CLEAR TONE.
This can occur if you’re operating near another detector or near power
lines that can interfere with the detector’
YOUR DETECTOR IS EMITTING A CONST
CONST
This usually occurs when the batteries are low
batteries with two new alkaline batteries.
NOTE:
IN THE FIELD
(cont.)
PINPOINTING
Accurate pinpointing takes practice and is best accomplished by
“X-ing” the suspected target area.
●
1
Once a buried target is identified by a good tone response,
continue sweeping the coil over the target in a narrowing
side to side pattern.
●
2
Take visual note of the place on the ground where the
“beep” occurs as you move the coil slowly from side to
side.
●
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” occurs.
●
6
If needed, “X” the target at different angles to “zero in” on
the exact spot on the ground at which the “beep” occurs.
REMEMBER:
The detector will beep just as the center of the
search coil passes directly over the buried object.
If you have difficulty pinpointing very strong signals, try lifting
the coil higher off the ground until a weaker, but more concise,
signal is heard. For very weak signals, try moving the coil in
short quick sweeps, closer to the ground.
WHAT
READS
LIKE THIS
…MAY
ACTUALLY
BE THIS
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