Troubleshooting - Bounty Hunter DISCOVERY 3300 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

SYMPTOM
Detector chatters
or beeps erratically
Constant low tone
or constant repeating • Wrong type of
tones
LCD does not lock
on to one target ID
or detector emits
multiple tones
No power, no
sounds
Detector sounds
continuous tone in
Pinpoint Mode when
coil is lifted away
from ground.
Detector sounds con- • Detector needs to be • Press Pinpoint
tinuous tone with
coil over ground
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
CAUSE
• Using detector
indoors
• Using detector near • Move away
power lines
• Using 2 detectors in • Keep 2 detectors
close proximity
• Highly oxidized
buried object
• Environmental
electromagnetic
interference
• Discharged batteries • Replace batteries
batteries
• Multiple targets
present
• Highly oxidized
target
• Sensitivity set
too high
• Dead batteries
• Cord not connected • Check connections
securely
• Ground Balance
over-adjusted
retuned
SOLUTION
• Use detector
outdoors only
from power lines
at least 20' apart
• Only dig up
repeatable
signals
• Reduce sensitivity
until erratic
signals cease
• Use only 9V
alkaline batteries
or rechargeable
• Move coil slowly
at different angles
• Reduce sensitivity
• Replace batteries
• Move Ground
Balance knob
counter-clockwise
• Re-ground balance