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COMPADREOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
ThankyouforpurchasingaCompadremetaldetector.YourCompadredetectorisasingleknobVLFDiscriminator.Itis
simpleenoughforthebeginner,yetpowerfulenoughfortheexperienceddetectorist.Withpropercareanduse,yourdetector
shouldgiveyouyearsofenjoyment.
Pleasecheckintheboxandmakesurethatyouhavethefollowingitems:
1. UpperPoleAssemblywithControlHousing,polelockandattachedCoil.
2. MetalMiddlePolewithPoleLock.
3. ABSLowerPolewithMetalhardwareandrubberwashers.
4. Literature:thismanual,adetectorprotectionchecklistandawarrantycard.
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contactthedealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorfromimmediately.
First,wewillassembleyourdetector.Startbyslidingthemetalmiddlepoleintotheupperpoleandallowingthespring
clipstoseat.Turnthepolelockontheupperpoleassemblyinthedirectionofthearrowtoremoveanyexcessplaybetween
thetwopoles.Next,removethehardwarefromtheABSlowerpoleandplacepoletipwithrubberfrictionwashersbetweenthe
coilears.Thefitshouldbesnugduetothewashers.Reinsertthehardwaresothatitpassesthroughthecoilears,rubber
washersandpoletipandtightenthehardwarefingertight.InserttheABSlowerpoleintothemiddleandupperpoleassembly,
slidingthepoleinbutnotseatingthespringclips.Twistthelowerpoleandcoilassemblytogethertowindthecoilcable
aroundthepole.Thecableshouldbelooselywrappedaroundthepoletokeepitfromfloppingoverthecoil.Onceyouhave
wrappedthecoilcable,slidethelowerpolespringclipsintothesetofholesonthemiddlepolethatisbestsuitedtoyour
heightandturnthepolelockinthedirectionofthearrow.Slidethebatterydooroffanddropina9voltbatteryasshownonthe
diagraminsidethebatterybox.Replacethebatterydoorandyourunitisnowreadytouse.
Takeyourdetectorandafewtargets(ascreworsmallnail,anickelandaquarterwilldonicely)outsidetoaspotthatis
clearofothermetalitemsandsetyourtargetsonthegroundatleast12inchesawayfromeachother.Thenadjustthecoilso
thatitisaboutoneinchabovethegroundandevenwithit.Whenyouswingyourdetectorwhilesearching,keepyourarm
relaxedandswingmainlyfromtheshoulder.Asyouswingthedetector,youshouldbemakinganarcofabout3to5feetin
frontofyourself.Trynottoraiseorsnapyourcoilattheendsofthesweeporyoumaycausefalsesignalsfromyourdetector.
TheCompadreisamotionbasedmachinesoyouwillneedtokeepthecoilmovingasyousearch.
Turnthecontrolknobclockwisejustfarenoughtoturnonyourdetector.Whenyouturnyourdetectoron,youwillheara
beepthatlastsforacoupleseconds.Thatisthebatterytest—a5to7secondloudbeepletsyouknowthatyourbatteries
aregood.Aweakandveryshortbeepletsyouknowthatitistimetochangeyourbatteries.Whenthebatterytestisdone,
leavetheknobinthelowestposition.ThisistheAllMetalsetting.Sweepyourcoilabout3inchesabovethetargets.You
shouldgetapositivetargetresponsefromallofthetargets.Trysweepingyourcoilatdifferentheightsabovethetargetsto
seewhatkindofdifferentresponsesyouget.Youmayalsotrysettingsomeofthetargetsonedgetohearthedifferent
responsesyouwillgetaswell.
OnceyouhavepracticedintheAllMetalMode,tryturningtheknobtovariousdiscriminationlevels.Theknobisclearly
markedforwhatwillbetunedout.Pleaserememberthateverythingbelowyourdiscriminationsettingwillbetunedoutas
well.Forexample:ifyoutuneoutpulltabs,youwilllosenickels,foilandiron.Takesometimetopracticewiththe
discriminationsettings.Youmaynoticethattargetslessthanoneinchawayfromthecoilmaysoundoffeventhoughthey
havebeentunedout.Ifthisoccurs,liftthecoilaninchortwoandthedetectorshouldstoprespondingtothetarget.
Whenyoufindatarget,thenextstepwillbetopinpointit.Pinpointingisaprocessofnarrowingyoursearchpatternso
youcandigupyourtargetmakingaslittleofaholeaspossible.Youcanpracticebyusingthetargetsthatyoualreadyhave.
Pickoneofthetargetsandswingthecoiloveritandnoticewherethebeepsareoccurring.Shortenandslowyourswinguntil
youareonlyswingingthecoilafewinchesandnotewherethebeepsarehappening.Next,youwillwanttogeta90°reading
onyourtarget.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbeeitherturningyourbodytotherightorleftandswingingthecoiloverthetargetor
bysimplypushingthecoilforwardsandbackoverthetarget.Whatevermethodsyouuse,bringtheswingsdowntoonlya
coupleofinchesandnotewherethebeepsare.Theyshouldoverlapthepreviousbeepsandgiveyouthebestspottodig.You
maywanttoburyvarioustargetsandcreateatestpatch.Thiswillhelpyoupracticeyourdetectingskills.
Congratulations,youhavejustlearnedhowtooperateyournewCompadremetaldetector,butexperienceisthebest
teacher.Iwouldrecommendthatyougetoutandpracticewhatyouhavelearnedasmuchaspossible.Anytimespentusing
yourdetectorwillgiveyouvaluableexperience.
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termsofwhicharelistedbelow.Ifyourmetaldetectorshouldrequireservice,you
mayreturnittotheTesorofactoryattheaddressbelow.
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Thisinstrumentiswarrantedtobefreeofdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship
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Prescott,Arizona.
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COMPADREOPERATORINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
ThankyouforpurchasingaCompadremetaldetector.YourCompadredetectorisasingleknobVLFDiscriminator.Itis
simpleenoughforthebeginner,yetpowerfulenoughfortheexperienceddetectorist.Withpropercareanduse,yourdetector
shouldgiveyouyearsofenjoyment.
Pleasecheckintheboxandmakesurethatyouhavethefollowingitems:
1. UpperPoleAssemblywithControlHousing,polelockandattachedCoil.
2. MetalMiddlePolewithPoleLock.
3. ABSLowerPolewithMetalhardwareandrubberwashers.
4. Literature:thismanual,adetectorprotectionchecklistandawarrantycard.
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,contactthedealerwhereyoupurchasedyourdetectorfromimmediately.
First,wewillassembleyourdetector.Startbyslidingthemetalmiddlepoleintotheupperpoleandallowingthespring
clipstoseat.Turnthepolelockontheupperpoleassemblyinthedirectionofthearrowtoremoveanyexcessplaybetween
thetwopoles.Next,removethehardwarefromtheABSlowerpoleandplacepoletipwithrubberfrictionwashersbetweenthe
coilears.Thefitshouldbesnugduetothewashers.Reinsertthehardwaresothatitpassesthroughthecoilears,rubber
washersandpoletipandtightenthehardwarefingertight.InserttheABSlowerpoleintothemiddleandupperpoleassembly,
slidingthepoleinbutnotseatingthespringclips.Twistthelowerpoleandcoilassemblytogethertowindthecoilcable
aroundthepole.Thecableshouldbelooselywrappedaroundthepoletokeepitfromfloppingoverthecoil.Onceyouhave
wrappedthecoilcable,slidethelowerpolespringclipsintothesetofholesonthemiddlepolethatisbestsuitedtoyour
heightandturnthepolelockinthedirectionofthearrow.Slidethebatterydooroffanddropina9voltbatteryasshownonthe
diagraminsidethebatterybox.Replacethebatterydoorandyourunitisnowreadytouse.
Takeyourdetectorandafewtargets(ascreworsmallnail,anickelandaquarterwilldonicely)outsidetoaspotthatis
clearofothermetalitemsandsetyourtargetsonthegroundatleast12inchesawayfromeachother.Thenadjustthecoilso
thatitisaboutoneinchabovethegroundandevenwithit.Whenyouswingyourdetectorwhilesearching,keepyourarm
relaxedandswingmainlyfromtheshoulder.Asyouswingthedetector,youshouldbemakinganarcofabout3to5feetin
frontofyourself.Trynottoraiseorsnapyourcoilattheendsofthesweeporyoumaycausefalsesignalsfromyourdetector.
TheCompadreisamotionbasedmachinesoyouwillneedtokeepthecoilmovingasyousearch.
Turnthecontrolknobclockwisejustfarenoughtoturnonyourdetector.Whenyouturnyourdetectoron,youwillheara
beepthatlastsforacoupleseconds.Thatisthebatterytest—a5to7secondloudbeepletsyouknowthatyourbatteries
aregood.Aweakandveryshortbeepletsyouknowthatitistimetochangeyourbatteries.Whenthebatterytestisdone,
leavetheknobinthelowestposition.ThisistheAllMetalsetting.Sweepyourcoilabout3inchesabovethetargets.You
shouldgetapositivetargetresponsefromallofthetargets.Trysweepingyourcoilatdifferentheightsabovethetargetsto
seewhatkindofdifferentresponsesyouget.Youmayalsotrysettingsomeofthetargetsonedgetohearthedifferent
responsesyouwillgetaswell.
OnceyouhavepracticedintheAllMetalMode,tryturningtheknobtovariousdiscriminationlevels.Theknobisclearly
markedforwhatwillbetunedout.Pleaserememberthateverythingbelowyourdiscriminationsettingwillbetunedoutas
well.Forexample:ifyoutuneoutpulltabs,youwilllosenickels,foilandiron.Takesometimetopracticewiththe
discriminationsettings.Youmaynoticethattargetslessthanoneinchawayfromthecoilmaysoundoffeventhoughthey
havebeentunedout.Ifthisoccurs,liftthecoilaninchortwoandthedetectorshouldstoprespondingtothetarget.
Whenyoufindatarget,thenextstepwillbetopinpointit.Pinpointingisaprocessofnarrowingyoursearchpatternso
youcandigupyourtargetmakingaslittleofaholeaspossible.Youcanpracticebyusingthetargetsthatyoualreadyhave.
Pickoneofthetargetsandswingthecoiloveritandnoticewherethebeepsareoccurring.Shortenandslowyourswinguntil
youareonlyswingingthecoilafewinchesandnotewherethebeepsarehappening.Next,youwillwanttogeta90°reading
onyourtarget.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbeeitherturningyourbodytotherightorleftandswingingthecoiloverthetargetor
bysimplypushingthecoilforwardsandbackoverthetarget.Whatevermethodsyouuse,bringtheswingsdowntoonlya
coupleofinchesandnotewherethebeepsare.Theyshouldoverlapthepreviousbeepsandgiveyouthebestspottodig.You
maywanttoburyvarioustargetsandcreateatestpatch.Thiswillhelpyoupracticeyourdetectingskills.
Congratulations,youhavejustlearnedhowtooperateyournewCompadremetaldetector,butexperienceisthebest
teacher.Iwouldrecommendthatyougetoutandpracticewhatyouhavelearnedasmuchaspossible.Anytimespentusing
yourdetectorwillgiveyouvaluableexperience.
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WARRANTYSERVICE
YourTesorometaldetectoriscoveredbyaLimitedLifetimeWarranty,the
termsofwhicharelistedbelow.Ifyourmetaldetectorshouldrequireservice,you
mayreturnittotheTesorofactoryattheaddressbelow.
LIMITEDLIFETIMEWARRANTY
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrights
whichvaryfromstatetostate.
Thisinstrumentiswarrantedtobefreeofdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship
aslongasitisownedbytheoriginalconsumerpurchaser.Thiswarrantyisnot
transferableandisvalidonlyifthewarrantyregistrationcardhasbeencompleted
andmailedwithin10daysofpurchase.
TESOROwill,atitsoption,repairorreplaceanyinstrumentcoveredbythis
warranty,withoutcharge,exceptfortransportationcharges,atitsfactoryin
Prescott,Arizona.
Thiswarrantyexcludesbatteries,damagecausedbyleakybatteries,cable
breakageduetoflexingonbodymountunits,andwearofthesearchcoilhousing.
Alsoexcludedareinstrumentswhichhavebeenabused,altered,orrepairedbyan
unauthorizedparty.
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