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Fisher M-Scope Gold Bug 2 Operating Manual

Prospector’s metal detector
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QUALITY
Fisher detectors are renowned for their quality.
Each instrument is hand crafted with pride in the Fisher tradition.
PERFORMANCE
Fisher detectors are durable, dependable, and search deeper.
REPUTATION
Fisher produced the first patented metal detector in 1931. For
over 70 years, the Fisher logo has been a mark of excellence.
5 - YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Fisher believes in the products they produce and backs this
belief with a 5 year limited warranty. Warranty may vary outside
the United States. See your dealer for details.
SERVICE
Fisher is committed to providing their valued customers, with
superior service. Each and every instrument is rigidly tested
and carefully inspected during assembly and before shipment.
Should you have any questions or problems, contact:
FISHER RESEARCH LABORATORY
200 West Willmott Road.,
Los Banos, California 93635
Tel 209.826.3292 Fax 209.826.0416
www.fisherlab.com email:info@fisherlab.com
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Gold Bug 2
Prospector's Metal Detector
Operating Manual
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  • Page 1 Fisher detectors are durable, dependable, and search deeper. REPUTATION Fisher produced the first patented metal detector in 1931. For over 70 years, the Fisher logo has been a mark of excellence. 5 - YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Fisher believes in the products they produce and backs this belief with a 5 year limited warranty.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Where to Use Your Gold Bug-2 in the U.S....... pg. 29 Specifications ................pg. 30 Fisher Research Laboratory does not warrant suitability to specific use. Fisher Research Laboratory shall in no event be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential or indirect damages.

  • Page 3: Specifications

    ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR Length ......Extended .......... 53” The Fisher Gold Bug, the predecessor to the Gold Bug-2, was designed and engineered by Fisher engineers from the ground up Collapsed .......... 40” for the sole purpose of finding gold nuggets small gold nuggets, Weight ......Complete ........
  • Page 4 Already a only by special permit acquired from the federal government. successful and proven feature of the Fisher QuickSilver line of land and Each area has a district office. underwater detectors, the audio boost mode automatically increases Corps of Engineers, Lakes, Shorelines and Lands—Permission has...
  • Page 5 TREASURE HUNTERS’ CODE OF ETHICS ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR LETS PRESERVE OUR TREASURED SPORT! Detector stand Laws governing the use of metal detectors are becoming more and more common. In many countries, the use of metal detectors is illegal or severely restricted. Don’t let this happen in Padded arm rest your area.

  • Page 6: Setting Up

    SETTING UP BATTERY REPLACEMENT The Gold Bug-2 comes to you just about ready to use. There are only three steps required: sliding the lower stem into the upper stem, connecting the loop coil to the control housing and adjusting the angle of the search coil. Take a look at page 3 and familiarize yourself with the parts of the Gold Bug-2 before proceeding.

  • Page 7: Hipmounting

    COIN SHOOTING, BEACH AND RELIC HUNTING SETTING UP There’s no reason why you can’t use your Gold Bug-2 for “coin- CAUTION: MAKE SURE THE CABLE IS NOT PULLED TIGHT AT THE shooting” in parks, relic hunting old town sites or hunting on the CONTROL HOUSING AND THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH SLACK AT beach.

  • Page 8: Control Panel

    OPERATING TIPS HIPMOUNTING 4. Put your belt through the slots on the 1. We’ve already said it, but it bears repeating: take your underside of the housing. time, overlap your sweeps, keep your coil close to the 5. Left handers should wear the ground, recheck your ground adjustment often.

  • Page 9: Mode And Mineralization Switches

    5. Digging Tool: If you’re carrying a digging tool in one number of targets you hear. Furthermore, we hand, your Gold Bug-2 may sound off each time you recommend our Fisher Phones, which enhance faint- swing the coil beneath it. target response by blocking out unwanted external Solution: Hold the digging tool behind your back or noises, such as wind and vehicle sounds.

  • Page 10: False Signals

    FALSE SIGNALS CONTROL PANEL comfortable level. This will ensure the hottest-possible A false signal occures when something that shouldn’t sound like signal from your Gold Bug-2. a good target sounds like one. For example, the Gold Bug-2 may 6. GROUND REJECT: This dual-knob control is used detect metal in your boots if you swing your search coil too close to electronically tune the search coil to prevailing to your feet.
  • Page 11 MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCHES TARGET RECOVERY The MINERALIZATION switch adjusts your Gold Bug-2 for ground you hear may be your hand. Instead, use the sprinkle conditions. It does this by decreasing or increasing the sensitivity method. Test the sensitivity of your Gold Bug-2 to your (or gain) of your Gold Bug-2.

  • Page 12: Mode And Mineralization Switch Selection

    MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCH SELECTION TARGET RECOVERY The chart below shows how your Gold Bug-2’s sensitivity and ability 2. Your digging tool should be selected for the type of to operate in mineralized soil is affected by each combination of soil you’re in.

  • Page 13: Target Recovery

    MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCH SELECTION PINPOINTING target location with your finger or digging tool. IRON DISCRIMINATION MODE 7. For very strong signals, you may improve your Don’t search in the IRON DISC mode unless the area is heavily pinpointing accuracy by adding one or more of the littered with iron trash.

  • Page 14: Turn On Procedure

    TURN ON PROCEDURE SEARCHING 1. Set your controls as follows: mode, however, will ignore most hot rocks and small MODE: NORMAL a ferrous objects while responding to gold and other MINERALIZATION: LOW nonferrous objects. SENS: 10 10. You can also use the IRON DISC mode to identify GROUND REJECT: 10 many buried targets that produce a good, strong VOLUME: OFF...

  • Page 15: Ground Reject Procedure

    GROUND REJECT PROCEDURE SEARCHING sensitivity of your Gold Bug-2, and the retune speed When your Gold Bug-2 is properly tuned or “ground balanced,” increases slightly. This increase in the retune speed it will have only a minimum response to ground minerals when helps your Gold Bug-2 ignore abrupt changes in the search coil is raised or lowered.
  • Page 16 SEARCHING GROUND REJECT PROCEDURE 3. Your objective now is to adjust the GROUND REJECT 1. Keep the search coil moving at a comfortable rate. control so that there is no change or at least only a Remember that the Gold Bug-2 is a motion detector small change in the threshold hum as you bob the and responds only when the search coil (or the coil up and down.

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