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make discreet placement on a vehicle (and later

retrieval) easy. If that’s the case, the magnetic

field detector on the K18 offers a way to search

for them.

After powering up the K18, press and hold

the left-hand button labeled “MS.” This puts the

device into magnetic field detection mode. If the

gooseneck sensor isn’t attached, plug it into the

three-pin aircraft connector on top and secure it

with the threaded coupling. The sensor is in the

middle of the bulge at the top of the gooseneck

(see Figure G above).

Since the device is a Yes/No type of detection,

there is no sensitivity adjustment. Using the

magnet sensor requires getting the sensor ...