Pinpoint - Teknetics Gamma Sports 6000 Owner's Manual

OPERATION and CONTROLS
MODE SELECTIONS
How to Pinpoint
Position the searchcoil an inch or two
(2.5-5cm) above the ground, and to the
side of the target. Then press and hold
. Now move the searchcoil slowly
across the target, and the sound will
communicate the target's location. As
you sweep from side to side, and hear
no sound at the ends of the sweep, the
target is located in the middle of that
zone, where the sound is loudest. If the
sound is loud over a wide area, the
buried object is large. Use Pinpoint to
trace an outline of such large objects.
Narrow It Down
To further narrow the field of detection,
position the searchcoil near the center
of the response pattern (but not at the
exact center), release
then quickly press-and-hold it again.
Now you will only hear a response
when the searchcoil is right over the
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top of the target.
procedure to narrow the zone even
further.
procedure, the field of detection will
narrow further.
Consider Purchasing a Pinpointer
When you kneel down to unearth an
object, you may find it frustrating as the
object can appear exactly like the
surrounding soil. You may hold the
object in your hand, and find it
necessary to pass a handful of dirt over
the searchcoil to see if it contains
metal.
handheld pinpointer. It is a probe-like
device which is poked into the ground,
making close up pinpointing a snap,
reducing digging time, and minimizing
the size of the holes you will dig.
, and
TEKNETICS offers a robust and
inexpensive pinpointer designed for
this purpose.
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