Fisher 1225-X manual Operating Tips

OPERATING TIPS

1.We’ve already said it but it bears repeating: TAKE YOUR TIME AND OVERLAP YOUR SWEEPS.

2.Use good headphones. You won’t miss faint targets, you won’t attract unwanted attention and you won’t bother others.

3.Practice pinpointing. There’s nothing sacred about the methods described in this manual. Many 1225-X users have developed their own pinpointing methods.

4.Always bury a coin when working in unfamiliar territory and check it at different discrimination and sensitivity levels. There may be some sensitivity loss at higher levels of discrimination. The greater the ground mineralization, the higher the sensitivity loss. For example, you may be able to detect a penny at 6 inches deep at zero discrimination, but no deeper than 4 inches at the pull-tab discrimination point.

5.The 1225-X is an easy detector to use but if you’re having trouble with any aspect of its operation (pinpointing, searching, false signals, etc.) go back and reread the part of this manual relating to your problem.

6.If a target gives a strong reponse in the search mode, but no response in the pinpoint mode, you may have “tuned out” your target (and all others) by pushing the pinpoint button over another piece of metal. If you suspect this may be the case, move the search coil to another spot before pressing the pinpoint button again.

7.When in doubt about the possible identity of a target, dig it up.

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