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TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION
No power, no • Dead batteries • Replace batteries
sounds •
Batteries not • Securely snap
connected properly
batteries on to
connectors
Detector chatters • Electromagnetic • Stay away from
or Beeps Erratically Interference Power lines or
operating machinery
• Using Indoors • Use Outdoors Only
• Using Near Another • Keep 2 detectors at
Metal Detector least 20 feet apart
• Wrong Type of Batteries • Use 9-Volt ALKALINE
batteries only
(
do not
use heavy duty batteries)
• Sensitivity Set Too High • Reduce Sensitivity
for Environment
Detector Beeps at End • Improper Sweep • Sweep Coil Parallel to
of Sweeps Technique – Swinging Ground
(false signals)
Coil Like a Pendulum
Many False Signals in • Detector Not Ground • Ground Balance
the Field Balanced Correctly Detector per P.8
instruction
• Sensitivity Too High • Reduce Sensitivity
• Oxidized Targets • Only Dig Up
Repeatable Signals
• Increase
Discrimination Level
(turn control
clockwise)
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