Comprehensive Operating Manual & Guide to Metal Detecting
Comprehensive Operating Manual & Guide to Metal Detecting
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F75
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F75
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ARM REST
The arm rest WIDTH and POSITION are both
adjustable.
Arm Rest Width: The sides of the arm rest
can be bent inward and outward.
To best stabilize the detector to your arm
and body movement, squeeze the sides
of the arm rest around your forearm. For
a very secure fit, some users prefer to
bend the arm rest in tightly against the
forearm such that you pry the sides loose
each time you place your arm into the
arm rest.
Arm Rest Position on Pole: Remove the two
bolts to position the arm rest farther forward
or back, to adapt to your arm’s length.
-- To reinsert the bolts, spin and twist
them into place. Be careful not to
damage the power cable that runs
through the aluminum tube.
-- Insert both bolts completely through
both sides of the bracket
before attaching the nut to the opposite
side.
-- After reinserting the bolts, tighten them
very securely. You may need to use gloves for a firm grip. As you swing the detector
from side-to-side, you want the bolts tight enough so that you do not feel any
movement between the pole and arm rest mounting bracket.
If you notice unwanted movement while swinging detector, check the tightness of the
locking collars. The locking collars must be rotated a full 270° to reach the locking position.
HEADPHONES (not included)
The F75 is equipped with a standard 1/4-inch stereo headphone jack at the rear of the unit,
located under the elbow as you hold the detector for use. Any headphone with a stereo plug
should work; headphones with a mono plug will not work.
Using headphones (not supplied) improves battery life, and prevents the sounds from
annoying bystanders. It also allows you to hear subtle changes in the sound more clearly,
particularly if searching in a noisy location. For safety reasons, do not use headphones near
traffic or where other dangers, like rattlesnakes, are present.
This device is to be used with interconnecting cables/headphone cables shorter than three meters.
Mechanicals (continued)
Adjust the arm rest in or out accordingly
Adjust the arm rest forward or back, to
adapt to your arm’s length.
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Detecting Activities (continued)
Relic Hunting
Relic hunting is searching for historical artifacts. The most common
desired objects are battlefield debris, coins, jewelry, harness hardware,
metal buttons, trade tokens, metal toys, household items, and tools
used by workmen and trades people. The most common unwanted
metal is iron (nails, fence wire, rusted cans, etc.), but some iron and
steel objects such as weapons may be valuable. If you are at a
site where you may encounter unexploded ordinance, use
caution.
Most relic hunting locations are in fields, forested areas and
vacant lots where digging holes will not damage turf grass, so
having a detector with good depth sensitivity is important.
Some places are so littered with iron that it is necessary to
discriminate out iron in order to be able to search, even though
you may miss some potentially valuable artifacts.
Before you go relic hunting, obtain permission from the property
owner. If you intend to hunt on public land, check first with the
administrator to make sure it's not illegal. Certain kinds of sites, on
both public and private land, are protected by law from relic hunting. If
there is a metal detecting club in your area, some of the members will
probably know what the laws are in that area and which sites are, and
are not, off limits.
Relic hunting is most rewarding if you have an avid interest in history. In
many cases, the value of a relic is not the object itself, but the story
it's a part of -- what historians call context and archeologists call
provenance. A few pieces of rusty metal can tell the story of life
in a specific place, or that of a specific family or person from
hundreds of years ago. They can capture our imagination and
help to give context to our lives today.
The value and context of a find can be readily lost without proper
documentation and storage. Add finds to your collection with care.
Take the trouble to understand the site you are searching and keep
track of where you find things. Describe exactly how and where
items where found. Consider including a sketch of the site with your
finds. Organization techniques might include storing together all
finds from the same site. Alternatively, if you have an interest in
specific items, like buttons, make a button collection, and within
that collection, document the circumstances surrounding each
button found. If your finds are mixed together, without categorization
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