I. Supplies Needed:
a Nail (made of iron)
a U.S. Quarter (or silver coin)
a U.S. Nickel
a Gold Ring
a U.S. Dime
a U.S. Penny, dated after 1982 (post-1982
pennies are made of Zinc)
(Most newer non-U.S. coinage also contains mostly Zinc)
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.
f. Press
to power on.
III. Demonstrate DISCRIMINATION Feature:
a.Pass all objects over the searchcoil and notice the different tones.
Nail: low tone
Nickel: medium tone
Zinc Penny: medium tone
Gold Ring: most gold rings will register with a medium tone
Dime: high tone
Quarter: high tone
b.Press
until DISC is highlighted on the display.
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c. Press
once. The iron indicator on the display will disappear.
d.Wave the nail. It will not be detected because it has been
“discriminated out.”
IV. Demonstrate NOTCH Feature:
a.Press
until NOTCH is highlighted.
b.Press
four times. The “Zn” icon will flash and then disappear.
c. Wave a Zinc Penny over the searchcoil. It will not be detected because it
has been “notched out.” Notice on the display the target categories not
illuminated are not detected.
V. Demonstrate PINPOINT Feature:
a.Press and hold . “PP” momentarily appears on the screen.
b.Hold a coin motionless over the searchcoil.
c. Lower coin toward searchcoil and then raise coin away from searchcoil.
d.Notice that the sound changes as the coin moves closer and farther.
e.Notice that the depth indicator changes as the coin moves up and down.
