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Harbor Freight Tools 43149 manual

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    MET AL DETECT OR 43149 SET UP AND OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Distributed exclusively by Harbor Freight T ools ® . 3491 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 9301 1 Visit our website at: http://www .harborfreight.com Read this material before using this product. Failure to do so can result in serious injury . SA VE THIS MANUAL. Copyright © 2000 by Harbor[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 2 SPECIFICA TIONS Stem Length 15” - 27-1/2” Coil 8” Diameter Power Supply Qty 3, 9 V olt Batteries Built-in Battery T ester Audio 3 distinct sounds for different metals Weight 3.25 lb. Save This Manual Y ou will need the manual for the safe- ty warnings and precautions, assem[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 3 Check for damaged parts 8. . Before using any tool, any part that ap- pears damaged should be carefully checked to determine that it will oper- ate properly and perform its intended function. Check for alignment and binding of moving parts; any broken parts or mounting xtures;[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 4 T urn the stem’s lock nut counter- 3. clockwise to lock it in place. Unscrew the knob on the search coil 4. and take of f the knobs and connector . Insert the stem and align the holes on the search coil bracket and the stem. Push the connector through the holes and tighten the [...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 5 the battery so that it matches the polarity symbols (+ and -) that are marked inside the compartment. Replace the right battery compart- 4. ment cover . 5. Press the left battery compartment cover ’s tab and slide the cover off in the direction of the arrow (see Figure 8). Plac[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 6 Earphone Use Figure 12 Stereo earphones (not included) can be connected to the T ool. Using ear- phones saves battery power and makes it easier to identify changes in the sound patterns. Earphones are connected to the ear jack on the side of the Control Housing (see Figure 12). W[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 7 Set 3. GROUND , DISCRIMINA TION , and SENSITIVITY to mid-range. Figure 16 4. Hold the search coil at least 1 foot away from the ground and any metal object. Hold down the red button on the handle and slowly rotate TUNE until the viewmeter pointer rests at or near 0 (see Figure 16[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 8 Figure 18 4. Sweep slowly to avoid missing tar- gets. Never raise the sweep coil while sweeping; sweep back and forth as if it was a pendulum (see Figure 18). If the T ool detects the item, it sounds 5. a tone and the pointer moves to the type of metal it found. After detect- ing[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 9 After setting 4. GROUND the T ool is ready for the soil type at that particu- lar site. It will not need to be reset until you move to a new location. Adjusting DISCRIMINA TION Discrimination is the T ool’ s ability to differentiate between types of metal. This setting determin[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 10 PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULL Y THE MANUF ACTURER AND/OR DISTRIBUTOR HAS PROVIDED THE P ARTS DIAGRAM IN THIS MANUAL AS A REFERENCE TOOL ONL Y . NEITHER THE MANUF ACTURER NOR DISTRIBUTOR MAKES ANY REPRESENT A TION OR W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND T O THE BUYER THA T HE OR SHE IS QUA[...]

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    SKU 43149 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. Page 1 1 P ARTS DIAGRAM[...]