Velleman CS200 - Manual (Page 3)

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6. Wind the search coil cable around the stem. Leave enough slack in the cable. Insert the search coil’s plug into
the search coil jack on the detector’s control housing.
CAUTION: The search coil’s plug fits into the jack only one way. Don’t force the plug or you could damage it.
7. Loosen the search coil fixation knob, adjust the search coil to the desired angle and tighten the nut knob.
b) Installing the batteries
1. Make sure the POWER switch is turned off.
2. At the back of the control housing, slide the battery covers off away from the middle.
3. Place a 9V battery in each battery compartment matching the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked inside.
4. Slide the battery covers back on.
About batteries
- Use only fresh alkaline batteries of required size & voltage
- Do not mix old and new batteries or different types of batteries
- If you don’t plan to use the device for a week or longer, remove the batteries.
Batteries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts.
- To extend battery life, switch the left and right battery after 3-4 hours of operation.
- Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Never bury or burn them.
3. Functions and indications
a) display
1- metal icons
2- sensitivity level
3- low-battery indicator
4- operation mode indicators
5- target indicators
6- disc/notch range
7- depth indicator
8- sensitivity or disc/notch control indication
The target indicator consists of an LCD display and target icons. When the detector locates an object, an arrow
appears below the target icon of the type of material that’s probably being detected. The depth of the target is
also displayed.
- If the detector receives a strong signal, the arrow appears steadily. If the signal is weak, the arrow blinks or
does not appear.
- If detecting ceases for about 5 seconds, the arrow will disappear.
- The target icons are only visual references to help you decide whether or not an item is worth investigating.
GOLD RANGE:
- Iron/foil (screw icon): indicates that the target is probably iron or foil. Some oxidized iron might actually register
somewhere within the SILVER range.
- Nickel (5¢ icon): indicated that the target is probably a nickel coin.
- Pull tab (pull tab icon): indicated that the target is probably a pull tab from an aluminium can. Some rough gold
items might register within the pull tab category.
- S-CAPS: indicates that the target is probably a type of metal like a bottle cap with whorl. Some small gold
items might register within this category.
- Zinc/copper (1¢ icon): indicated that the target might be a zinc or copper coin. Some larger gold items might
register within the 1¢ category.