Treasure Cove Vibra-Phone 280 User manual

*Thisisatextversionoftheoriginalmanualforreference.
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Vibra‐Phone280
Replacesoundwithvibration
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ThankyouforchoosingtheVibra‐Phone280madebyTreasureProducts,Inc.Nowyou’rereadytoenjoy
thefreedomofneverhavingtowearheadphonesagain!
TheVibra‐Phone280takestheoutputfromtheheadphonejackofyourmetaldetectorandconverts
thatsoundintovibration.Thiswillallowyoutofeelyourdetectionsinsteadofhavingtohearthem.It’s
designedfortreasurehuntersthatarehearingimpairedorforthosewhoarejusttiredofwearing
headphones.
TheVibra‐Phone280workswithallcommonmetaldetectorswitha1/4”headphonejack.No
modificationsorspecialtoolsareneeded.Justclipittoyourmetaldetector,plugitinandyou’reready
togo.
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Operation:Vibra‐Phone280attachestoyourmetaldetector.ThecordontheVibra‐Phoneplugsdirectly
intotheregularheadphonejackonyourdetector.Thesoundthatyouwouldnormallyhearinyour
headphonesisdirectedintotheVibra‐Phone280andisthenconvertedintovibration.
Mounting:SnaptheVibra‐Phone280ontothepoleofyourmetaldetector,preferablyunderthearm
portion.PlugthestereocableontheVibra‐Phone280intotheheadphonejackofyourmetaldetector.
Note:Ifyourdetectorisnotbuiltwithconventional‘roundtubing’,youcanuseashortpieceof
standardschedule40plasticpipe(commonlyusedinsprinklersystems).Attachthepipetoyourmetal
detectorsecurelywithhoseclampsorplastictie‐wraps.ThenattachyourVibra‐phonetothatnewpiece
ofpipe.
Battery:Usesonestandard9volt.Toinstallrotatetherearknobcounter‐clockwiseafewturnsand
removethecompressionseal.Connectthebatteryandinserttopendfirst.Replacethesealandhand
tightenturningclockwisetosecure.Note:Weakornonexistentvibrationsmayindicatealowbattery.
Turnon:Rotatethe‘Sensitivity’knobclockwise.Itwillclickasyoumovefromthe‘off’position.Theunit
isnowon.
Turnoff:Rotatethe‘Sensitivity’knobfullcounterclockwiseuntilitclicks.Theunitisnowoff.

ADJUSTMENTS
SensitivityKnob:Thesensitivityisadjustedbyrotatingthe‘Sensitivity’knob.Fordetectorswitha
‘thresholdsound’,adjustthesensitivityupuntilyoufeelthevibrationfromthethresholdthenbackit
offuntilitstopsvibration.Thisisthemostsensitivepoint.Allotherdetectors,simplyrotatethe
‘Sensitivity’knobfullclockwisetoitsmaximumposition.
PulsewidthKnob:Thisadjuststhelength,or‘Pulsewidth’,ofvibrationyoufeel.Adjustthe“Pulse
width”potusingastandardslotscrewdriver.Ifyourdetectorhasashortsharptonewhenatargetis
detected,youmayhavedifficultyfeelingitwhenitisconvertedtovibration.Adjustthepottoincrease
thelengthofthevibrationyouwillfeel.Onceyou’veadjustedthepottoyourliking,youshouldnothave
tochangethisadjustmentagain.
CAREANDMAINTANANCE
Remembertoalwaysturnthe‘Sensitivity’knobtothe‘Off’positionwhennotinusetoconservebattery
life.WhentheVibra‐Phone280isintheoffpositionthereisnodrainonthebattery.However,forlong
periodsofstorage,werecommendyouremovethebatteryfromthebatterycompartmenttoprevent
damagetothedeviceduetopotentialbatteryleak.
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