Outdoor Testing And Use - Radio Shack Discovery 200 Owner's Manual

If the detector detects the material,
it sounds a tone and an arrow
appears on the top display next to
the type of metal it found.
If the detector does not detect the
material, make sure the target
mode is set correctly for the type
of metal you are searching for (see
"Setting a Target Mode" on
Page 9), then repeat Step 5.
Note: If you are using a coin, the
detector will detect it more easily if
you hold it so a flat side is parallel
with the flat side of the searchcoil
(not the edge).
Outdoor Testing and Use
1. Turn on the detector.
2. Set the target mode.
3. Find an area on the ground out-
side where there is no metal.
4. Find a sample of the material you
want the detector to find (such as
a gold ring or a coin) and place it
on the ground. (If you are using
valuable metal such as gold to test
the detector, mark the area where
you placed the item, to help you
find it later. Do not place it in tall
grass or weeds).
5. While holding the searchcoil level
to the ground about 1-2 inches
above the surface, slowly move
the searchcoil over the area where
you placed the sample, sweeping
the searchcoil in a side-to-side
motion.
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Searchcoil Sweeping Hints:
• Never sweep the searchcoil as
if it were a pendulum. Raising
the searchcoil while sweeping
or at the end of a sweep will
cause false readings.
• Sweep slowly - hurrying will
cause you to miss targets.
If the detector detects the item, it
sounds a tone and an arrow
appears on the top display next to
the type of metal it found.
If the detector does not detect the
item, make sure the target mode is
set correctly for the type of metal
you are searching for (see "Setting
a Target Mode" on Page 9), then
repeat Step 5. Also, make sure
you are moving the searchcoil cor-
rectly.