IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH MY DETECTOR?
(Detectorist’s TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE)
SYMPTOM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Weak signal, constant
• No batteries.
• Check batteries.
chatter, low sensitivity,
• Dead batteries.
• Use 9-volt ALKALINE
or no signal.
• Wrong batteries.
batteries only.
• Interference.
• Turn sensitivity down.
Cannot detect
Interference from
• Try it outdoors.
coins on the floor.
metal in the floor.
No sound for
Trash eliminator is on.
• Turn trash
some objects.
Small iron objects are
eliminator off.
purposely eliminated
It just does not work.
Did you pull the cord
loose from the detector?
• None
Poor performance
• Interference from another • Keep two detectors
operating near another
detector or other
at least 20 feet apart.
detector, power lines,
electromagnetic field.
• Keep away from power lines.
or indoors.
• Turn household appliances
and lights off
Be Environmentally Conscious and Respect Others’ Property
• Use small digging tools. (a garden spade is preferable to a coal shovel.)
• Fill in holes.
• Obtain permission before hunting on private or government property.
