User manual C-SCOPE CS3MX

[. . . ] 5) Fit 8 x AA batteries to the battery holder being careful to observe polarity and good contact. 7) Switch on and rotate the sensitivity control to the lower part of the green area on the scale. pressing the pin-point button means you can stop swinging the search-head from side to side and identify the exact position of the target The controls and what they do 1) Control box mounting clip. [. . . ] In belt mounted use, be sure to wind the search-head cable up the stem at least to the length adjuster and secure it with tape or cable tie. This is because the search-head is sensitive to metal objects above to some extent and the lead will be detected if it is left free to move. CS3MX Above: Slide the belt mounting clip into the fixing slots on the underside of the control box and push all the way until the retaining lugs click into position Batteries Undo the 4 battery compartment retaining screws and take out the battery holder. Fit 8 good quality AA type batteries into the compartments of the battery holder. Observe polarity of the batteries (the spring contact goes against the flat, negative end of the battery). Roll the batteries in the holder to ensure good contact and replace into the battery compartment with the contacts on the holder lining up with the contacts in the compartment. Replace the battery compartment cover being very careful to avoid cross threading the screws. Low battery condition is indicated by a step change in the signal tone to a higher pitch. 5 CS3MX_Compact. indd 5 23/01/2009 10:29 Detecting with the CS3MX Successful treasure hunting starts with a well researched site. Sweep the detector head from side to side with a steady relaxed motion. Keep the search-head parallel and as close as possible to the ground right across the arc of the sweep. The use of a searchhead cover protects the head from abrasion damage caused by friction with the ground. Search your chosen site carefully by moving forward only the width of the search-head at each sweep. Move up and down the search area in lines about 75 cms apart so that there is plenty of overlap in the ground you have covered. Search with the sensitivity set as high as possible according to the ground conditions. On the majority of inland sites the recommended sensitivity setting (green area on the scale) will give the best results. Some types of ground may give rise to false signals and the sensitivity level should be reduced to a point where operation of the detector becomes stable. Some detector users prefer to set the sensitivity control at a point where there is no background tone, sometimes called `silent search'. With the detector set like this it is more noticeable when a target signal occurs. If the detector is set at maximum sensitivity (Sensitivity control set at the end of the green zone) there will be an audio tone constantly in the background and a metal target will be registered by an increase in the intensity of that tone. [. . . ] Stem and search-head parts should be cleaned and dried at the end of a day's detecting. If the detector has been used on a beach it will be necessary to wash sand and salt residue off the stem adjustment mechanism and the search-head retaining parts using tap water. Remove batteries if the detector is going to be stored for any length of time. [. . . ]