Product Manual

SECTION VI: OPERATING RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPLICATION NOTES

Search Procedure

Turn the instrument ON. The gain defaults to Medium

(M). Grasp the locator, as illustrated in Figure 10.

Since the upper sensor is located near the handle of the

instrument (especially if it is being used in the collapsed

position), wristwatches may produce unwanted changes

in the audio signal and in the meter indication.

Therefore, watches should be removed. Keep the

locator away from your shoes as they may contain

magnetic material.

To obtain a maximum coverage area, sweep the locator

from side to side. When the locator comes within range

of an iron object, the signal strength will peak, the

frequency of the audio signal will peak, the bar graph will

expand in the positive or negative direction, and the

digital readout will peak. This is shown in Figure 11.

Figure 10: Searching with the Locator

Figure 11: Illustration of Visual Indicators within

Range of an Iron Object

NOTE: The number of bars shown in the bar graph, the

number displayed in the digital readout, and the frequency

of the audio signal will all depend on the signal strength,

which is affected by the type of iron object detected, its

orientation, and the gain setting.