Treasure Cove Hobbyist TC-1006 Owner's Manual
Treasure Cove Metal Detector
The Hobbyist TC-1006
OWNER’S MANUAL
(Revised October 3, 2012)
www.Treasure-Cove.com
805-288-5735
FEATURE
With your metal detector, you can hunt for coins, relics, jewelry, gold, and
silver just about anywhere. The detector is versatile and easy to use.
The detector’s features include:
Headphone Jack—let you connect head phones (not supplied) and
operate without trouble.
View Meter and Pointer—shows the probable type of me tal being
detected .
Waterproof Search Coil—Can be used in shallow water.
Note: The search coil is waterproo f, but the control housi ng is not
waterproof.
Adjustable stem—let you ad just the detector’s length for comfortable
use.
Power—1x 9V DC battery(not supplied)
PREPARATION
1. INSTALLING THE DETECTOR
the installation can be finished easily without tools, just following the steps
in below:
z Turn the stem’s lock nu t clockwise until it loosens.
z Lengthen or shorten the stem so when you stand upright with the
detector in your hand, the search coil is level with and about 1.3-5cm
above the ground with your arm relaxed at your side.
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z Then turn the stem’s lock nut counter clockwise to lock it in place.
Note：
No need to loosen the stem lock completely, or the plastic ring inside may
easily fall out and got lost. If the insi de ring falls out, please put it back
and then tighten the lock set.
z Loosen the knobs at the search coil’s end, then adjust the search coil
to the desired angl e. (The search coil should b e parallel with the
ground.) Tighten the knobs just enough to keep the search coil from
rotating or wobbling.
2. INSTALLING BATTERIES
z Power off the detector.
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z Slide the battery cover off in the direction of the arrow.
z Insert the battery into the compartm ent as indicated by the p olarity
symbols (+ and -) marked inside the compartment. And then replace
the cover.
Cautions:
z Always remove old or weak batteri es, which can leak chemicals that
can destroy electronic parts.
z If you do not plan to use the detector for a week or more, remove the
batteries.
z Dispose the old batteries promptly and properly.
z Replace the battery when "LOW BATT" light turns on.
3．USING HEADPHONE
You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (not supplied) to the
detector so you can listen to it pr ivately. Using headp hone also saves
battery power and mak es it easier to identify subtle changes in the
sounds you hear, for better detection results.
To connect headphone to t he detector, insert th e 3.5mm plug into the
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headphone jack on the side of the control h ousing. The detector’s
internal speaker disconnects when you connect the headphone.
Listening Safely
z Do not listen at extremely high vo lume levels. Extended high volume
listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.
z Do not wear earph ones while operating yo ur detector nea r
high-traffic areas
OPERATION
This Metal Detector distinguishes between ferrous and nonferrous metals.
Ferrous metal includes iron, while non-ferrous metals such as gold, silver,
copper, platinum, aluminum, lead, and zinc.
1. POWER ON THE DETECTOR
Hold the det ector in a comfor table position, then rotate VOLUME away
from OFF to power on the detector.
2. TUNING
z Rotate VOLUME to the 11 o’clock position.
z Set DISC to its midpoint.
z Hold the search coil about 1 feet awa y from the gr ound, and slowly
rotate TUNE left and right until the pointer on the view meter rests at
or near 0, then press and release the red button. **NOTE** It is normal to have
a faint sound when detector meter is at "0". The sound will disappear when
the needle moves left (detecting junk metal) or get louder when moving right
(detecting more valuable metal).
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