Setting Up - Fisher M-Scope 1236-X2 Operating Manual

SETTING UP

Your new 1236-X2 is just about ready to go, but take a look at
the following illustration before proceeding.
Control
Housing
Control Panel
Headphone
Jack
Arm rest
1. Unpack your 1236-X2 carefully, and save the
carton: it may come in handy if you ever have to
return the instrument for service.
Cable connector and
Speaker
battery compartments
Hand
grip
Built-in Detector
2. Slip the lower stem into the upper handle.
3. With the search coil cable still disconnected
from the control housing, adjust the stem length
and coil angle so that the search coil rests flat on
the ground about 6 to 12 inches in front of and
slightly to the right of your right foot (to the left of
your left foot for left handers). The stem length is
adjusted by loosening the lower lock nut and
allowing the spring lock to snap into one of the
holes in the upper handle. The coil angle is
adjusted by loosening the nylon wing nut on top
of the search coil.
NOTE: Your arm should be straight and relaxed
with the hand grip held comfortably (not tight).
Remember, the longer the shaft, the greater the
strain on your arm and wrist. The 1236-X2 is
balanced for comfortable searching in a tight
(on back)
Search
cable
Upper
Handle
Spring Lock
Stand
Search coil
Search coil
wing nut
Lower stem
Lock nut
Velcro®
straps
Figure 2. 1236-X2
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