Depth and Target Display

READING THE DISPLAY

The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the PROBABLE identification of the targeted metal, as well as the PROBABLE depth of the target, in inches.

The detector will normally register a repeating, unchanging target identification when a buried target has been located and identified. If, upon repeated passes over the same spot, the target identification reads inconsistently, the target is probably a trash item, oxidized metal, or too deep to be classified accurately. With practice, you will learn to unearth only the more repeatable signals.

The segment identifications are highly accurate when detecting the objects described on the screen. However, if you register in a given category for an unknown buried object, you could be detecting a metallic object other than the object described on the screen, but with the same metallic signature. Also, the greater the distance between the target and the coil, the less accurate the target identification.

GOLD TARGETS Gold objects will register on the left side of the LCD scale. Gold is categorized depending on its size. The smaller the gold object, the further to the left it will register.

Small gold items will register under Iron or Foil.

Medium-sized gold items will usually register under Nickel or P-Tab.

Large gold items will usually register under Tab or Zinc.

SILVER TARGETS: Silver objects will normally register to the right of the scale, under Dime or Qtr depending on the size of the object. The larger the object, the farther to the right it will register.

IRON: Most iron objects will fall into the Iron category. Very large iron objects like a manhole cover will usually fall into the Qtr category.

NICKEL: Nickels and most newer pull-tabs will register here.

P-TAB:Older pull-tabs and ring-pulls from beverage cans usually will register here. Many gold rings will also register here.

ZINC: Newer pennies (post-1982) will register here. Many non-U.S. coins will also register here.

S-CAP:Screw caps from glass bottles will register here. Large gold rings, like a class ring, could also register here.

DIME: Dimes and pre-1982 copper pennies will register here.

Caution: The target indications are visual references. Many other types of metal can fall under any one of these categories. While the detector will eliminate or indicate the presence of most common trash items, it is impossible to accurately classify ALL buried objects.