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Pinpointing takes practice. The more time you spend with your
1280-X, the faster and more accurate you’ll become.
1.
Once a buried target is indicated by the tell-tale “Beep”
of the 1280-X, continue moving the searchcoil from side-
to-side across the target in a narrower and narrower
search pattern.
2.
When you have narrowed your search pattern as
much as you can and still hear the target, stop the
searchcoil.
3.
Now, move the coil slowly forward and then straight back
towards you a couple of times. Stop the coil over the
area where you get the loudest response.
4.
Move the coil slowly left to right to left one more time,
zeroing in on the loudest target response.
5.
Stop the coil over the area of loudest response and rest
it on the ground.
6.
Your target should be directly below the center of the
searchcoil.
7.
For very strong signals, you may improve your pinpointing
accuracy by adding one or more of the following
steps.
a.
Lift the coil until the signal is barely heard.
b.
Reduce the sensitivity level.
c.
Increase the discrimination level.
d.
Rest the coil on the ground and move it back and
forth very slowly.
8.
For very weak signals try the following:
a.
Move the coil closer to the ground.
b.
Increase the sensitivity level.
c.
Decrease the discrimination level.
d.
Speed up the sweep rate slightly.
PINPOINTING
find anything under either one, you’re probably over a
nail or some other elonggated ferrous object. But a coin
on edge will give the same response and there’s lots of
coins on edge down there. In either case, the target will
be between the beeps or, if you sweep at right angles
to your original direction, you’ll receive a single beep
directly over the target.
10.
You may hear some static at a sensitivity level of 10. This is
normal, how ever if it is too loud or annoying, reduce the
sensitivity level to about 8 or 9, just enough to eliminate
most of the static.
11.
When in doubt about the probable identity, dig it up.
OPERATING TIPS
