Need owners manual for famous trails model 3006 metal detector

Try hitting the reset button to center the needle in the meter then adjust the sensitivity knob to lower the sensitivity. Double check all your switches to make sure they're where they should be.

Finally, remove the batteries completely. If they're not alkaline, replace them.

If none of this helps, check the web to see if Famous Trails offers customer service or technical support. If they do, contact them to see if they know how to solve the problem.

The third option is to take it to a local electronics repair shop. The circuitry on metal detectors, especially the low end ones like Famous Trails, is not terribly complicated and a good electronics guy should be able to fix it fairly inexpensively.

Be sure to get a repair estimate then weigh the cost of repair against the cost of replacing it with a new one.

I've had this happen to my low end metal detector and when I went through all of the original set-up steps, I was able to clear the problem up myself.

I have a metal detector similar to a Famous Trails.

This would indicate that your sensitivity switch is set to full high. Try rotating the sensitivity switch to the center. There should be a button just below the meter which, when pressed, causes the needle to center.

With sensitivity set to mid range and the needle centered, the buzzer should not be sounding unless the coil is near some sort of metal.

Make sure all of the other knobs, if any, are also centered.

This model is a generic build..sharper image markets it..
http://www.franklinsupplies.com/p9-Sharper-Image-TSI-44-Metal-Detector.html
Youtube has several good how to for this detector ..\
Chadman

Hello, what type of metal detector do you have and what is the model number? Thank you, stewbison

Click on this link and you will have your Radio Shack 10A7 Metal Detector Manual Cat No. 63-3006 Hope this helps..
http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/DocumentResults.asp?sku_id=63-3006&Name=Metal%20Detectors&Reuse=N

http://weien.ecpush.com/

here is the supplier of this model..it is made in china

http://www.famoustrails.com/manuals/MD7030%20Manual.pdf

here is the link
Chadman

Http://www.famoustrails.com/manuals/MD7030%20Manual.pdf

• Place the pad flat on the ground and then turn the tuner kuntil it centers in the middle ..push the reset button several times until it is in the middle on the dial..then place a ring or something that is the only thing ..do it on a table or etc where u wont have any interference ..such as pipes or metal in the floor. practice going from one object to another until you can tell the difference in how the tone changes..the higher the pitch the more chance of it being a solid hit.. use the discrim to adjust for such cross pickups from such things as wiring or pipes..etc..
• good luck
• chadman

here is a web page from radio shack, where you can get the owners manual on a pdf file for free this is actually a pretty decent detector.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3127786#tabsetBasic

http://www.famoustrails.com/manuals/MD7030%20Manual.pdf

here is the link
Chadman