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VI. Wave the Nail over the Search Coil
a. The Nail will not be detected.
b. The Nail has been "Discriminated Out."
VII. Press DISCRIMINATION 5
times.
Only the Dime, Quarter and
+ icons will remain
illuminated.
VIII. Wave all objects over the
Search Coil
The Nail, Nickel and Penny will
not be detected.
The quarter will be detected
with a high tone.
IX.
• Press NOTCH
• Immediately press
DISCRIMINATION
• Press NOTCH
again
• The “Nickel” icon is again illuminated.
• You have “Notched In”
the nickel
X. Wave the nickel over the
searchcoil.
The nickel is detected.
XI. Press and hold PINPOINT.
Hold a coin motionless over
the searchcoil.
• All Metal objects are
now detected.
•
One monotone sound
indicates the presence of
any type of metal.
•
Depth is indicated in
inches. Move a coin
toward & away from the
search coin. Watch the
depth indicator change.
QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION
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DEPTH AND TARGET DISPLAY
DIME:
Dimes and pre-1982 pennies will
register here. Older, pre-1982, pennies are
composed of copper, which has a metallic
signature similar to a dime. Most copper
coins will register here. Steel washers, with an
outside diameter similar to a dime, may
also register here.
QTR:
Quarters, Sacagawea and “Susan B.
Anthony Dollars” register here.
+
:
Half-Dollar coins and Silver Dollars
register here. Very large iron objects like
Sewer Lids will also register here.
Caution:
The target indications are
visual references. Many other types of
metal can fall under any one of these
categories. While the F2 will eliminate or
indicate the presence of most common
trash items, it is impossible to accurately
classify ALL buried objects.
DEPTH INDICATOR: (in Pinpoint Mode)
The Depth Indicator is calibrated to coin-
sized objects. It indicates the depth of
the target, in inches. Large and
irregularly-shaped objects will yield less
reliable depth readings
When passing over an object, the depth
indicator will light up and stay illuminated
while an object is in the field of detection.
the depth indicates the distance, in inches
from the center of the searchcoil to the
target.
2 DIGIT TARGET INDICATOR
The 2-digit target indicator, in the middle of
the LCD display, provides a specific target
value to help identify buried targets more
accurately. With practice in the field, you will
learn to associate target values with the
probable identification of buried objects. The
target value can vary each time the coil
passes over the target, depending upon the
angle of the object and the distance from
the coil.
As a starting point, refer to the table
below.
TARGET Readout
The table below lists some common approximate target value equivalents. With
experience in the field, you will recognize many types of metals by their numeric value.
TYPICAL VALUE
POSSIBLE OBJECTS
0-15 Iron
25-28 Pull-Tab Tail
(broken off)
28-32 Nickel
36-42 Pull-Tab (old type)
58-62 Zinc, Penny
68-72 Dime & Wheat Cent
78-83 Quarter
86-90 Half Dollar
91-95 Silver Dollar
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