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Metal Detector
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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63-3013.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Contents Features .................................................................................................................................. 3 Treasure Hunter’s Code of Ethics ..................................................................................... 3 Preparation ............................................................................................................................. 4 Assembling the Detector ........
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63-3013.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Features With your RadioShack Metal Detector, you TREASURE HUNTER’S can hunt for coins, relics, jewelry, gold, and CODE OF ETHICS silver just about anywhere. The Metal Detec- tor is versatile and easy to use. Its features All treasure hunters might be judged by the include: example you set. Here are a few basic rules you should follow while using your detector. Three-Tone Audio Discrimination — sounds distinctive tones for different types
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63-3013.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Preparation housing so the pins on the plug are ASSEMBLING THE aligned with the holes in the jack. DETECTOR Cautions: Assembling your detector is easy and re- quires no special tools. Just follow these • The search coil’s plug fits into the steps. connector only one way. Do not force the plug or you could damage it. 1. Turn the stem’s lock nut clockwise until it • To disconnect the search coil’s cable loosens. from the detector, grasp the
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63-3013.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM 1. If the detector is on, turn MODE to OFF. Notes: Note: When you turn the mode switch to • For better life, exchange the two batter- OFF, the LOW BATT indicator flashes ies periodically. once. • You can extend battery life by using 2. Press the right battery compartment headphones, which require less power cover’s tab and slide the cover off in the than the built-in speaker. See “Using direction of the arrow. Headphones.” 3. Place a 9-volt b
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63-3013.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM • Do not listen at extremely high volume Traffic Safety levels. Extended high-volume listening Do not wear headphones while operating a can lead to permanent hearing loss. motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This can • Once you set the volume, do not create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in increase it. Over time, your ears adapt some areas. to the volume level, so a volume level Even though some headphones let you hear that does not ca
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63-3013.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Operation GROUND DISCRIMINATION Your RadioShack Metal Detector distinguish- 3. Set , , and SENSITIVITY es between ferrous and non-ferrous metals. to mid-range. Ferrous metals contain iron, while non- 4. Hold the search coil at least 1 foot away ferrous metals such as gold, silver, copper, from the ground and any metal object, platinum, aluminum, lead, and zinc do not. hold down the red button on the handle TUNE When the detector senses a me
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63-3013.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM or a coin) about 2 inches above the Search Coil Sweeping Hints: search coil. • Never sweep the search coil as if it Notes: were a pendulum. Raising the search coil while sweeping or at the end of a • The search coil will not detect without sweep causes false readings. motion. You must move the object since you are not sweeping with the detector • Sweep slowly; hurrying makes you at this time. miss targets. • If you are using a coin, the detec
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63-3013.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Adjusting Discrimination FINE-TUNING THE DETECTOR Discrimination is the detector’s ability to dif- ferentiate between types of metal. The de- After you become familiar with how your de- tector’s DISCRIMINATION setting determines tector works, you can fine-tune it to make it whether the detector will distinguish between less sensitive to interference and more se- different types of ferrous and non-ferrous lective in what it finds. metals. Adj
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63-3013.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Notes: DETECTION HINTS • If trash in an area is so heavy that you No detector is 100 percent accurate. Various get false signals, slow your sweep conditions influence metal detection. The de- speed and use shorter sweeps. tector’s reaction depends on a number of factors: • Recently buried coins might not respond the same as coins buried for a long • the angle at which the object rests in the period of time because of oxidation. ground • Some
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63-3013.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Troubleshooting 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. Problem Suggestion The detector displays or The sensitivity might be set too high. Adjust SENSITIVITY. sounds false signals. You might be sweeping the detector’s search coil too fast or at the wrong angle. Sweep the search coil more sl
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63-3013.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:42 AM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS
