Owner`s manual

Time Ranger Manual
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Traffic Safety
Do not wear headphones while operating your detector in traffic areas. This can create a traffic hazard and is
illegal in some areas.
Even though some headphones are designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal
volume levels, they still present a traffic hazard.
The LCD display is located at the center of the control housing and emits a constant reference in all aspects of
the detector's operation. Think of the LCD panel as your window of view as you're using your Time Ranger.
It's designed to be viewed as you're sweeping your coil. In combination with the 3-Tone Audio Target
Identification, it's designed to give you useful information for determining what type of metal is being
targeted. Target ID's are probable; there will always be a law of average to contend with when detecting. With
practice in learning how your Time Ranger reacts to different metal, you will minimize the trash-to-treasure
ratio encountered in the field. Before you start, you need to be familiar with the LCD abbreviations that may
be displayed under the word "TARGET".
LCD PROBABLE TARGET IDENTIFICATION
The LCD TARGET READOUT will display the probable target. Many other types of metal are in the same
detection range. It will usually lock on when a target has been detected and not lock on if the unit "falses" or
an object is borderline discriminated. The target ID displays various coins and metal objects, and a range
from GOLD to SILVER. When the detector senses a target, an arrow will indicate the probable target being
detected. Until another object is detected, the arrow will remain under the most recent target detected. Note:
When the arrow points to a coin, the detector could be sensing either a coin or another type of metal such as
jewelry, tokens, medals, or even junk metal that happens to fall into the same range as the indicated item.
ITEM RANGE
FOIL............................1 to 7
5¢................................8 to 37
PULL-TAB....................38 to 75
Z-1¢/S-CAP...................76 to 125
1¢/10¢..........................126 to 165
25¢..............................166 to 213
50¢..............................214 to 250
$1 + Large Silver..............251 to 299
READING THE DISPLAY
GOLD/SILVER range: Indicated on the top of the readout. The gold spectrum is to the left of the LCD
Display and the silver spectrum is to the right. Other types of metal fall under both spectrums such as iron,