Table of Contents
Advertisement
QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION
I. Supplies Needed
• a Nail
• a Nickel
II. Position the Detector
a. Place the detector on a
table, with the searchcoil
hanging over the edge.
Or better, have a friend
hold the detector, with the
searchcoil off the ground.
b. Keep the searchcoil 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 searchcoil back.
III. Click on detector with the left knob. Set it at the
12:00 position for this demonstration.
IV. Click the right knob to the lowest Disc
setting
V. Wave each object over the searchcoil.
a. Notice a different tone for each object:
Bas Tone:
Low Tone:
High Tone:
b. Motion is required.
Objects must be in motion over the searchcoil to be detected in this mode.
VI. Rotate the DISC (right) knob until the word "IRON" disappears from the
screen. Make sure that the word "FOIL" is still illuminated.
VII. Wave the nail over the searchcoil.
a. The nail will not be detected
b. The nail has been "discriminated out."
Quick-Start Demo continued on next page
• a Zinc Penny (dated after 1982)
• a Quarter
Nail
Nickle and Zinc Penny
Quarter
7
Advertisement
Table of Contents
