QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION
I. Supplies Needed
• a Nail | • a Zinc Penny (dated after 1982) |
• a Nickel | • a Quarter |
II. Position the Detector
a. Place the detector on a table, with the searchcoil hanging over the edge.
Or better, have a friend hold the detector, with the searchcoil off the ground.
b. Keep the searchcoil away from walls, floors, and metal objects.
c.Remove watches, rings, and jewelry.
d.Turn off lights or appliances, whose electromagnetic emissions may cause interference.
e. Pivot the searchcoil back.
III. Click on detector with the left knob. Set it at the 12:00 position for this demonstration.
IV. Click the right knob to the lowest Disc setting
V. Wave each object over the searchcoil.
a. Notice a different tone for each object:
Bas Tone: | Nail |
Low Tone: | Nickle and Zinc Penny |
High Tone: | Quarter |
b. Motion is required. |
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Objects must be in motion over the searchcoil to be detected in this mode.
VI. Rotate the DISC (right) knob until the word “IRON” disappears from the screen. Make sure that the word “FOIL” is still illuminated.
VII. Wave the nail over the searchcoil. a. The nail will not be detected
b. The nail has been “discriminated out.”
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