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THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DISTRIBUTOR HAS PROVIDED THE PARTS DIAGRAM IN THIS
MANUAL AS A REFERENCE TOOL ONLY.  NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DISTRIBUTOR
MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE BUYER THAT HE OR SHE IS
QUALIFIED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE PRODUCT OR THAT HE OR SHE IS QUALIFIED TO
REPLACE ANY PARTS OF THE PRODUCT.  IN FACT, THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DISTRIBUTOR
EXPRESSLY STATES THAT ALL REPAIRS AND PARTS REPLACEMENTS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN
BY CERTIFIED AND LICENSED TECHNICIANS AND NOT BY THE BUYER. THE BUYER ASSUMES ALL
RISK AND LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF HIS OR HER REPAIRS TO THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT OR
REPLACEMENT PARTS THERETO, OR ARISING OUT OF HIS OR HER INSTALLATION OF REPLACE-
MENT PARTS THERETO.

Note:  Some parts listed on pages 10 through 14 are shown for illustration purposes only and
are not available individually as replacement parts.

Summary of Contents for 43149

Page 1: ...CA 93011 Copyright 2000 by Harbor Freight Tools All rights reserved No portion of this manual or any artwork contained herein may be reproduced in any shape or form without the express written consent of Harbor Freight Tools For technical questions and replacement parts please call 1 800 444 3353 ...

Page 2: ...e this product in areas where there might be underground electric lines or pipes buried at shallow depths Never search in military zones where bombs or other explosives may be buried Avoid striking any line known or suspected to be carrying electric power Do not search any pipeline particularly if it could contain a flammable gas or liquid In areas of uncertain conditions use reasonable caution be...

Page 3: ...le with pacemakers should consult their physician s before using this product Electromagnetic fields in close proximity to a heart pacemaker could cause interference to or failure of the pacemaker Warning The warnings cautions and instructions discussed in this instruction manual cannot coverall possible condi tionsandsituationsthatmayoccur Itmustbeunderstoodbytheoperatorthatcommonsenseandcautiona...

Page 4: ...wobbling 8 To insert the arm support see Figure 5 loosen the knob at the base of the handle Insert the arm support and tighten the knob to hold the arm support in place Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 To Install Batteries The Metal Detector is powered by a quantity of three 9 Volt batteries Battery installation is described below 1 If the Metal Detector is on turn MODE to OFF see Figure 6 2 Press the r...

Page 5: ...igure 9 If the pointer on the viewmeter is within the BATT scale s green area the batteries have enough power If the pointer is not within the green area the batteries need to be replaced see Figure 10 Figure 9 Figure 10 To Adjust the Meter Set MODE to OFF Using a screwdriver adjust the alignment control until the pointer lines up with O on the scale see Figure 11 Figure 11 Using Earphones Stereo ...

Page 6: ... differences in metals such as between gold and iron The difference shows on the meter iron as a ferrous metal gold as a non ferrous metal Set it to TR2 to detect finer distincions between metals For example between aluminum and gold Tuning the Metal Detector TUNE fine tunes the balance between the metal detector s receiver and the transmitter circuitry to provide consistent pointer and tone indic...

Page 7: ...detects the material the NON FERROUS and FERROUS indicators flash and the pointer moves to FERROUS or NON FERROUS while the detector determines the type of metal it is detecting If it detects non ferrous metal it also sounds a tone 4 If the Metal Detector does not detect the material check the battery power and verify that the search coil is properly connected Also you might need to fine tune the ...

Page 8: ...TY until the noise stops Adjusting GROUND For accurate operation it is critical that you take the time to correctly set GROUND GROUND tunes out false signals from mineralized soil To set GROUND 1 Met MODE to VLF and lower the search coil to 1 2 to 2 inches above the ground 2 If the pointer swings to the right turn GROUND to the left If the pointer swings to the left turn GROUND to the right 3 Lift...

Page 9: ...ze of the object To accurately pinpoint a target 1 Once the detector detects a target that is buried continue to sweep the search coil over the target in a narrowing side to side motion 2 Stop the search coil directly over the spot on the ground Then move the search coil straight forward away from you and straight back towards you Make a mental note of the exact spot on the surface where the detec...

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Page 12: ...O REPLACE ANY PARTS OF THE PRODUCT IN FACT THE MANUFACTURER AND OR DISTRIBUTOR EXPRESSLY STATES THAT ALL REPAIRS AND PARTS REPLACEMENTS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY CERTIFIED AND LICENSED TECHNICIANS AND NOT BY THE BUYER THE BUYER ASSUMES ALL RISK AND LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF HIS OR HER REPAIRS TO THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT OR REPLACEMENT PARTS THERETO OR ARISING OUT OF HIS OR HER INSTALLATION OF REPLACE MEN...

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