TESTIGN AND USING THE DETECTOR
1. Supplies Needed:
a Nail (made of iron)
a U.S. Quarter (or silver coin)
a U.S. Nickel a Gold Ring
a U.S. Dime
a U.S. Penny made of Zinc(dated after 1982)
2. Position the Detector:
a. Place the detector on a table with the search coil hanging over the edge. Or
better, hold the detector with the search coil off the ground.
b. Keep the search coil away from walls,
floors and metal objects.
c. Remove watches, rings and jewelry.
d. Turn off lights or appliances whose
electromagnetic emissions may cause
interference.
e. Pivot the search coil back.
f. Press POWER to power on.
3. Using DISC (Discrimination) Feature:
a. Pass all objects over the search coil and notice the different tones.
Nail: low tone
Nickel: medium tone
Zinc Penny: medium tone
Gold Ring: most gold rings will register with a medium tone
Dime: high tone
Quarter: high tone
b. Press MENU until DISC is displayed on LCD.
c. Press “+” once. The iron indicator on the display will flash and then disappear.
d. Wave the nail. It will not be detected because it has been “discriminated out.”
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