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the sample, sweeping the search coil in a side-to-side motion.
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Before try finding other metal in the area
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press the red button to
return the pointer to the center of the view meter.
Search Coil Sweeping Hints:
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Never sweep the search coil as if it were a pe ndulum. Raising the
search coil while sweeping or at the end of a sweep cause s false
readings.
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Sweep slowly – hurrying makes you miss targets.
If the detector detect s the material , it sounds a tone and the pointer
moves to the type of metal it found.
If the detector does n ot detect the mate rial, make sure yo u are moving
the search coil correctly.
Notes:
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The detector responds with a stro ng signal when it detect s most
valuable metal objects. If a signal does not repeat a fter you sweep
the search coil cover the target a few times, the target is probabl y
junk metal.
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False signals can be caused by trash y ground, electrical interference,
or large irre gular pieces of junk metal. False signals are usuall y
broken or non-repeatable.
3. USEFUL SKILLS
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How to use DISC
Discrimination is the detector’s ability to differentiate between types of
