Appendix B - Short Instructions - Vallon VMH3CS Operation Manual

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 Plug-in the detector search head and screw it tightly.
 Insert batteries into the battery compartment of the electronics unit. Close the
battery compartment.
 Adjust the telescopic pole to the desired length.
 Adjust arm-rest according to your arm length.
 Connect the headset (optional accessory) to the electronics unit.
 Set the mode selector to „normal" or „mineral".
 Evaluate the battery signal for the capacity level (continuous signal = replace
batteries immediately; pulsed signal = batteries are usable).
 Wait until automatic battery check is finished (approx. 5 seconds).
 Make a performance test with test piece as described in chapter 3.5.
 Adjust the desired detection sensitivity by pressing the buttons "+" or "-" in the
hand grip.
 Hold search head parallel in a distance of 1 - 3 cm above the ground (free of
metals) and wait until compensation of equipment is finished (signal no longer
audible).
 Sweep search head slowly and parallel to the ground. Each audio signal indicates
a metallic object situated below the search head.
 Optimal sweeping speed: 0.3-1 m/sec
 Determine the exact position of the detected metal object: Press PINPOINT-button
and keep it pressed.
 In case of mineralized soils or soils with mineral content stones keep the search
head above the ground and press button "C" in the hand grip for more than
3 seconds. Move the search head up and down and adapt the search head to the
mineralized soil (applicable only for program "mineral").

APPENDIX B - SHORT INSTRUCTIONS

Metal Detector VMH3CS – Operation Manual
© 2007 Vallon GmbH, D-72800 Eningen/Germany