Setting Up - Fisher 1280-X Aquanaut Operating Manual

SETTING UP

FOR LAND OR SHALLOW WATER
Put the headphones around your neck to keep them out of the
way while making the following adjustments.
A. Extended stem for land or
shallow water
B. Short stem for diving
Figure 2. Setting up. When the
stem length is properly adjusted,
the 1280-X is balanced for
sweeping in a tight semicircle.
Always overlap your swings by at
least 50%
(See Figure 2-A)
1. Adjust the length and coil angle so that
the searchcoil rests flat on the ground
about 6 inches in front of and slightly to
the right of your right foot (to the left of
your left foot for left handers.) Your arm
should be straight and relaxed with the
handle grip held firmly but comfortably.
Remember, as you increase the shaft
length, you also increase the strain
on your wrist and arm. The 1280-X is
balanced for comfortable searching
in a tight semicircle around the front
of the operator.
2. Leave enough slack in the coil cable
to allow the coil to swivel as far as it
can in either direction. The coil wing
nut should be tight enough to prevent
the coil from moving.
3. You should now be able to move into
your "search" position by leaning
slightly forward and raising the
searchcoil approximately 1-inch
above the ground. Your arm should
still be straight and the coil should be
parallel to the ground, about 12 inches
in front of your foot. The coil angle
may have to be slightly readjusted at
this point.
FOR DIVING
T h e r e c o m m e n d e d s e t u p f o r
underwater use is the shortest possible
stem length with the searchcoil adjusted
parallel to the sea bed or lake bottom.
Keep the headphones around your
neck, off your ears, while descending
or ascending.
(see Figure 2-B)
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