Owner`s manual

Time Ranger Manual
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to the center "5" indication. The unit is now less sensitive and will remain at this setting until it's turned off or
readjusted.
SNIFF MODE
A unique feature that can be applied in two ways:
1. As a way to quickly adjust your detector to reject only a specified item within the Target ID range.
2. As a way to quickly adjust your detector to accept only a specified item within the Target ID range.
When encountering one type of trash item repeatedly in a particular area, you can "SNIFF" it for reject while
still detecting all other metals.
To operate your Time Ranger while utilizing the SNIFF feature, the unit must be in the DISC TARGET
mode. Simply push the SNIFF touchpad and make sure the "SNIFF" indication appears on the screen under
the "TARGET INFO" section. Then "show" a target to the searchcoil by sweeping it about 4" away.
The screen will now display a target number for the sniffed item. Push ACCEPT to now accept only that item
or push REJECT to reject only that item.
Any time the SNIFF touchpad is pressed, previous programming is cleared and the unit is ready for a new
SNIFF setting. To leave the SNIFF mode, press the touchpad for the new mode that you want to use.
The LCD display will indicate the target number for the sniffed target. Because target numbers will
sometimes vary slightly from sweep to sweep, targets will respond within a "WINDOW" of 15 numbers up or
down from the indicated number.
When the Time Ranger is in the DISC TARGET, SNIFF or PRESET modes, its 3-Tone Audio Target
Identification (ATI) system automatically classifies metal objects into three tone categories, to make it easier
to identify the type of target being detected.
These three different tones distinguish between categories of detected items: a low tone for iron, foil, small
gold and nickels; a medium tone for most old and new pull-tabs and some gold; and a high tone for copper,
silver, and brass.
IRON, STEEL & FOIL: In the DISC TARGET mode, most iron, steel and foil objects will emit a low tone.
On occasion, if the iron is highly oxidized, a high tone may be emitted. For instance, some rusted bottle caps
will emit a high tone and indicate on the LCD display in the SILVER range. In the DISC TARGET mode,
iron objects can be selectively accepted or rejected on 4 levels denoted by size.
GOLD & NICKEL: All 5¢ nickels and many gold items will emit a low tone. Larger gold items, depending
upon purity, might emit a medium tone. The LCD will still read under the gold spectrum unless the item
range has been rejected.
OLD & NEW PULL-TABS: These will usually emit a medium tone or no tone at all if in the DISC TARGET
or PRESET modes. If a pull-tab is broken in half, the "Beaver Tail" part will emit a low tone. There are also
pull-tabs that are bent and folded or highly oxidized that may emit a low tone.
COPPER, SILVER & BRASS: These metals usually will all emit a high tone in the DISC TARGET or
PRESET modes.