I. SUPPLIES NEEDED
• A Nail
• Nickel
• A small piece of aluminum foil
• Dime
• A large screwdriver or other large iron object
• Quarter
• A zinc penny (dated after 1982)
II. POSITION THE DETECTOR
a. Place the detector on a table, with the
search coil hanging over the edge.
(or better, have a friend hold the
detector, with the coil off the
ground)
b. Keep the search coil away from
walls, floors, and metal objects.
c. Remove watches, rings and other jewelry
or metal objects from hands and wrists.
d. Turn off appliances or lights that cause electromagnetic interference.
e. Pivot search coil to a position
parallel to the ground.
III. POWER UP
a. Turn the detector on and turn
the sensitivity knob to the 3:00
position.
b. Press the GroundTrac touchpad.
IV. HOLD OBJECTS OVER SEARCH COIL
a. Notice the single tone, regardless of the object.
b. Motion is not required. The detector will emit sound whenever a metal
object is over the search coil.
V. ENTER DISCRIMINATION MODE
a. Press the DISC touchpad.
b. Move the Disc/Notch Knob
100% counterclockwise.
VI. WAVE OBJECTS OVER SEARCH COIL
a. Wave coins with flat surface parallel to coil. This is how you’ll find them
buried in the ground.
b. Notice the different tones.
c. Watch the LCD indicator for target identification.
VII. DISCRIMINATE
a. Waive the nail and slowly turn the Disc/Notch Knob clockwise until the
nail is eliminated.
b. Continue eliminating objects one-by-one, by turning the Disc/Notch Knob
clockwise as you wave each object. Stop turning after the zinc penny is
eliminated.
c. The objects will be eliminated in approximately this order:
1)
Nail
2)
ScrewDriver
3)
Foil
4)
Nickel
5)
Zinc Penny
VIII. NOTCH
a. Press the Notch touchpad.
b. Position the Disc/Notch Knob so that the penny is eliminated.
c. Notice that the nickel is now detected. The penny has been "notched-out."
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QUICK-START DEMO
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