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How complicated is YOUR detector ?

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Which of these most resembles the operating instructions of your preferred machine ?
#1 --------------------------------
Begin by referencial location of the diminished luminosity cubicle. Once sufficiently apprised, ascertain availability of a vertically situated personal levitivity device, manual version, approaching the spirally formatted receptical of the disfunctional luminosity device, making physical contact with the device cautiously to avoid undue heat transfer to the personal appendage previously requisitioned to perform the device transfer. Once in place, co-locate the personal appendage and disfunctional luminosity device, carefully transferring sufficient counter-clockwise rotation to dislocate the device from spirally formatted receptical location. Once dislocated, continue by again co-locating replacement device and spirally formatted receptical in the opposite clockwise rotation sequence until new correctly functioning luminosity device is correctly seated into said spirally formatted receptical.
#2 -------------------------------------
Find a dark room.
Use a step ladder to remove burned out light bulb.
Be careful not to burn your fingers.
Replace with a new bulb.
 
I've had the opportunity to own four detectors of various brands since the mid-1990s, and I must say that for the most part, they're by and large easy enough for someone completely new to the hobby to understand. But even so, there have been passages with those manuals where, even after detecting for some time, I had to re-read it a few times because it was pretty much the same as your #1 example.
No mfr can account for complete illiterates of course, but I'm with you, tho: When writing owner's manuals, say what you mean and mean what you say in plain simple English so stone newbies can understand it. Give your manual to a group of public school high schoolers before you go to press -- if they can clearly understand everything in there, you've provided a great customer service.
Scott
 
<body background="http://www.wiredcafe.net/jbms/discoverybg.jpg">I have several easier to use detectors, including a Golden
 
I use the EXPLORER XS most of the time. The manual is quite well writen. Trouble with a machine that will do everything the Explorer will do is trying to remember how to do it when you decide to do it.
I have trouble remembering what I don't use daily. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
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