Operation, Using Earphones, Traffic Safety

USING EARPHONES	ing can lead to permanent hearing
You can connect a pair of stereo earphones (not	loss.
supplied) to the detector so you can listen to it z	Once you set the volume, do not
privately. Using earphones also saves battery	increase it. Over time, your ears
power and makes it easier to identify subtle	adapt to the volume level, so a
changes in the sounds you hear, for better	volume level that does not cause
detection results. Your local electronics store	discomfort might still damage your
has a wide selection of earphones.	hearing.

OPERATION

Your Famous Trails Metal Detector distinguishes

Follow these steps to set TUNE.

between ferrous and nonferrous metals. Ferrous

1. Rotate VOLUME to the 11 o’clock

metals contain iron, while non-ferrous metals

position.

such as gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminum,

2. Set DISCRIMINATION to its midpoint.

lead, and zinc do not.

When the detector senses a metallic object, the meter reading changes and the detector might

To connect earphones to the detector, insert the

sound a tone. The actual reaction depends on

3. Hold the search coil about 1 foot away from

earphones’ 1/8-inch plug into the EAR jack on the side of the control housing.

Do not wear earphones while operating your detector near high-traffic areas.

what metal is detected.

the ground and any metal object, hold down

the red button on the handle, and slowly rotate

TUNE left and right until the pointer on the

Even though some earphones are

view meter rests at or near 0, then release the

red button.

Note: The detector’s internal speaker disconnects when you connect earphones.

designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard.

Hold the detector in a comfortable position, then rotate VOLUME away from OFF to the desired sound level. Set OPERATE/BATT TEST to OPERATE to detect.

Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use earphones.

zSet the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level

zDo not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high volume listen-

TUNE fine-tunes the balance between the detector’s receiver and transmitter circuitry to

provide consistent pointer and tone indications.

As you search, you can fine-tune the detector using DISCRIMINATION (see “Fine-Tuning the Detector” on Page 10).

Note: Press the red button on the handle at any time during operation to automatically return the pointer to 0.