Easy Assembly; Troubleshooting Guide - Bounty Hunter Fortune Hunter Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

SYMPTOM CAUSE
Detector chatters • Using detector
or beeps erratically indoors
• Using detector near • Move away
power lines
• Using 2 detectors in • Keep 2 detectors
close proximity
• Highly oxidized
buried object
• Environmental
electromagnetic
interference
Constant low tone • Discharged batteries • Replace batteries
or constant repeating • Wrong type of
tones batteries
LCD does not lock • Multiple targets
on to one target ID present
or detector emits • Highly oxidized
multiple tones target
• Sensitivity set
too high
No power, no • Dead batteries
sounds • Cord not connected • Check connections
securely
• Not moving
Searchcoil
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SOLUTION
• Use detector
outdoors only
from power lines
at least 30' apart
• Only dig up
repeatable
signals
• Reduce sensitivity
until erratic
signals cease
• Use only 9V
alkaline batteries
• Move coil slowly
at different angles
• Reduce sensitivity
• Replace batteries
• Sweep searchcoil
from side-to-side

EASY ASSEMBLY

Assembling your Fortune Hunter Metal
Detector is easy and requires no tools.
Just follow these steps:
G
1
Using the supplied bolt and knurled
knob, attach the searchcoil to the
lower stem.
G
2
Press the button on the upper end
of the lower stem and slide the
lower stem into the upper stem.
Adjust the stem to a length that
lets you maintain a comfortable
upright posture, with your arm
relaxed at your side.
G
3
Wind the searchcoil cable around
the stem. Leave enough slack in the
cable to let you adjust the coil when
you are hunting on uneven ground.
Then tighten the knob at the end of
the searchcoil.
Note:
To adjust the coil,
simply loosen the knob.
G
4
Insert the coil's plug into the
matching connector on the control
housing. Be sure the holes and
pins line up correctly.
Caution:
• Do not force the plug in.
Excess force will cause damage.
• To disconnect the cable, pull on the
plug. Do not pull on the cable.
Knurled
Bolt
Knob
Searchcoil
Button view
Upper
Stem
Lower
Stem
Lower
Stem
Plug
Button side
Search
coil
Cable
Control
Housing
Upper
Stem
Connector
on back of
control housing
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