user manual

HIGH MODE

1. Rest the search coil on the ground in an area

you are reasonably sure is free of metal objects.

2. After going through BAT test in the NORMAL

MODE, turn the MODE knob to HIGH.

3. Turn the GROUND knob to 5.

4. Push and releases the RETUNE button. The meter

reading should be about 10 and the speaker should

have a slight hum, or “threshold sound.”

5. Raise the coil straight up about 12 inches and

note any changes in the meter indication and

speaker volume.

6. If there is little or no change in the meter reading

and volume, the M-96 is properly ground adjusted

and you are ready to search. If there is a change,

proceed to step A or B.

A. If the needle and sound level drop when you

raise the coil, set the search coil flat on the

ground, turn the GROUND knob to 4 and push

and release the RETUNE button. Now raise the

coil 12 inches from the ground and repeat steps

4 and 5, making minor adjustments to the

GROUND knob until the meter reading and

sound remain the same whether the search coil

is flat on the ground or 12 inches in the air.

B. If the needle and sound level increase when

you raise the coil, set the coil flat on the ground

and turn the GROUND knob to 6, push and

release the RETUNE button. Raise the coil 12

inches from the ground and repeat steps 4 and

5, making minor adjustments with the GROUND

knob until the meter reading and sound remain

the same whether the search coil is flat on the

ground or 12 inches in the air.

The rule of thumb is this: if the volume increases

when the coil is raised, turn the GROUND knob

up. If the volume decreases, turn the GROUND

knob down.

SETTING UP