ˆTroubleshooting
If your detector is not working as it should, follow these suggestions to see if you can eliminate the problem. If you can’t, take the detector to your local RadioShack store for assistance.
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The detector displays or | The sensitivity might be set too high. Adjust SENSITIVITY. | |
sounds false signals. |
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You might be sweeping the detector’s search coil too fast | ||
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| or at the wrong angle. Sweep the search coil more slowly | |
| and hold the detector correctly. See “Testing and Using the | |
| Detector” on Page 7 and “Pinpointing a Target” on | |
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| The detector might sound a false signal if it detects heavily | |
| oxidized metals. Try pinpointing the target from several dif- | |
| ferent angles (see “Pinpointing a Target” on Page 10). If | |
| the detector does not display and sound the same signal | |
| each time, the target is probably heavily oxidized metal. | |
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The display does not show | There might be more than one target in the area you are | |
the correct metal type when | searching. | |
the detector finds a target. Or, |
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The target might be a type of metal that the detector does | ||
the detector sounds more | ||
not recognize. | ||
than one type of tone when it | ||
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finds a target. |
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If the target is heavily oxidized, the detector might not dis- | ||
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| play the correct metal type. This is not a malfunction. | |
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| The sensitivity might be set too high. Adjust SENSITIVITY. | |
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ˆCare
Keep the metal detector dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the metal detector only in normal temperature environments. Handle the metal detector carefully; do not drop it. Keep the metal de- tector away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new.
Modifying or tampering with the metal detec- tor’s internal components can cause a mal- function and might invalidate its warranty. If
your metal detector is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance.
The search coil supplied with the detector is waterproof and can be submerged in either fresh or salt water. However, do not let water enter the detector’s control housing. After us- ing the search coil in salt water, rinse it with fresh water to prevent corrosion of the metal parts.
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