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- Page 1 CS100 OWNER'S MANUAL DISCRIMINATOR METAL DETECTOR...
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Page 2: Treasure Hunter's Code Of Ethics
• Leave the land and vegetation as it was. Fill in any holes you dig. • Use your detector only in safe areas. • Dispose of any junk you find, only in approved areas. Do not leave it for the next treasure hunter to find. CS100... -
Page 3: Assembling The Detector
1/2 to 2 inches (1 to 5cm) above it with your arm relaxed at your side. Wire Wire Wrong 3. Turn the stem's lock nut anticlockwise to lock it in place. CS100... -
Page 4: Adjusting The Search Coil
• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type. • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline or rechargeable batteries of different capacities). 1. If the detector is on, turn VOLUME (on the control housing) to OFF. (The control clicks) CS100... - Page 5 • If you do not plan on using the detector for a week or more, remove the batteries. • Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. You can extend battery life by using earphones, which require less power than the built-in speaker. See "Using Earphones". CS100...
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Page 6: Testing The Batteries
To connect headphones to the detector, insert the earphones' 1/8-inch plug into the EAR jack on the side of the control housing. Note : The detector's internal speaker disconnects when you connect earphones. CS100... - Page 7 0. You should barely hear a tone. 5. While holding the search coil level and about 1-2 inches above the ground, slowly move the search coil over the area where you place the sample, sweeping the search coil in a side-to-side motion. CS100...
- Page 8 When you find a metal item, wait a few seconds after the tone stops before continuing, to allow the detector time to reset (or, press the red button on the handle to return the pointer to the centre of the vu-meter. CS100...
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Page 9: Fine-Tuning The Detector
To reduce false signals when searching very trashy ground, only scan a small area at a time using slow, short overlapping sweeps. CS100... -
Page 10: Detection Hints
The higher the tone pitch, the stronger the detection. PREPARING THE DETECTOR Turning On the Detector Hold the detector in a comfortable position, then rotate VOLUME away from OFF to the desired sound level. Set OPERATE/BATT TEST to OPERATE to detect. CS100... - Page 11 Red Button As you search, you can fine-tune the detector using DISCRIMINATION (see "Fine-Tuning the Detector") Note : Press the red button on the handle at any time during operation to automatically return the pointer to 0. CS100...
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Page 12: Testing And Using The Detector
• If you are using a coin, the detector detects it more easily if you hold it so a flat side (not the edge) is parallel with the flat side of the search coil. CS100... -
Page 13: Pinpointing A Target
3. Stop the search coil directly over this spot on the ground. Then move the search coil straight forward away from you and straight back toward you a couple of times. Make a visual note of the exact spot on the ground where the detector beeps. CS100... - Page 14 Because of the metal mixtures, target signals might not be in a "fixed" position. This effect makes these objects very hard to detect accurately. (See "Fine- Tuning the Detector"). CS100...
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Page 15: Troubleshooting
The target might be a type of metal more than one type of tone when it that the detector does not recognise. finds a target. If the target is heavily oxidised, the detector might not display the correct metal type. This is not a malfunction. CS100... -
Page 16: Care And Maintenance
The search coil supplied with the detector is waterproof and can be submerged in either fresh or salt water. However, do not let water enter the detector's control housing. After using the search coil in salt water, rinse it with fresh water to prevent corrosion of the metal parts. CS100...