5
10. The two knobs can be adjusted with your thumb
without removing your hand from the grip,
particularly if you’re right handed. Set the controls
of the MODE and GROUND switches to the red
preset marks: NORMAL for the MODE control and
5 for the Ground control. You should hear a tone.
11. Press the RETUNE button.
12. Begin searching. Walk slowly, sweeping the M-96
search coil in front of you in a tight semicircle. Remember,
the M-96 is a no-motion detector, meaning the search
coil doesn’t have to be moving to detect a target.
13. Keep the search coil parallel to the ground.
14. When you get a good, repeatable signal in your
headphones and on the M-96 meter, pinpoint the
target by passing the search coil over it both side-
to-side and top-to-bottom (at 90 degree angles).
15. Watch the meter and listen to the target signal.
The target will lie directly beneath the center of
the coil when the meter and audio signal peak.
16. Although the M-96 is one of the easiest-to-
operate metal detectors available today, skill with
a metal detector takes practice. If you’re having
problems with your search, refer to the detailed
operating instructions contained in this manual,
beginning on the next page.
CONDENSED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS