Using Headphones; Listening Safely; Traffic Safety - Bounty Hunter Land Star Owner's Manual

USING HEADPHONES

Using headphones (not supplied) with
your metal detector makes it easier
to identify subtle changes in the
threshold levels for better detection
results, and also reduces drain on the
batteries.
The Land Star Metal Detector has a
stereo headphone jack.
To connect headphones, insert the
headphones' 1/4-inch plug into the
headphone jack on the front panel.

Traffic Safety

Do not wear headphones while oper-
ating your detector in traffic areas.
This can create a traffic hazard and is
illegal in some areas.
Even though some headphones are
designed to let you hear some out-
side sounds when listening at normal
volume levels, they still present a traf-
fic hazard.
GOLD RANGE
SENSITIVITY
OFF HIGH
POWER
PRESS FOR TARGET MODE
HEADPHONE
Headphone Jack
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Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use head-
phones. Purchase stereo head-
phones that have right and left volume
controls.
• Set the volume to the lowest setting
before you begin listening. After you
begin listening, adjust each volume
control to a comfortable level.
• Do not listen at extremely high vol-
ume levels. Extended high-volume lis-
tening can lead to permanent hear-
ing loss.
• Once you set the volume controls,
do not increase it. Over time, your ears
adapt to the volume level, so a vol-
ume level that does not cause discom-
fort might still damage your hearing.
SILVER RANGE
DISC / NOTCH
P R O B A B L E T A R G E T I D
LOW BAT
LOW HIGH
10 8 6 4 2 0
DEEP MEDIUM SURFACE
P R O B A B L E C O I N D E P T H
ALL AUTO
DISC NOTCH
METAL NOTCH
PRE-
SET
GROUND HIGH
TRAC
GROUND BALANCING
™
When searching in the ALL METAL
mode, it is important that the detector
be ground balanced to offset the ef-
fects of any minerals present in the
soil or to balance the effects of saltwa-
ter when you search near the ocean.
1. Begin with the GROUND
BALANCE knob adjusted
to Preset and lift the search
coil about waist high in the
2. Push the GROUND TRAC
TOUCHPAD and release.
To allow the unit to stabilize,
push the touchpad 2 or 3
times when first going into the
ALL METAL mode.
3. Lower the searchcoil to
about one inch above the
ground. If a tone is not being
emitted, then the Preset
position is the proper ground
balance for that area. If a
tone is being emitted by
4. Turn the GROUND BALANCE
knob counterclockwise slightly,
about an eighth of a turn. Push
the GROUND TRAC touchpad
once again and release.
Lower the searchcoil as de-
scribed in Step 3. If the detector
still emits a tone, repeat this
procedure. When the detector
no longer emits a tone upon
lowering the searchcoil to the
ground, then it is properly
ground balanced for that area.
NOTE: always be careful that there is
no metal on top of or under the
ground where you will be ground
air.
balancing, otherwise you will not
be able to determine if the tone
being emitted is caused by miner-
alization or metal. If you think you
might be over metal, move to an-
other spot and proceed.
IMPORTANT: When adjusting the
GROUND BALANCE knob counter-
clockwise, be careful to turn it in small
increments—This will assure that you
achieve an optimum threshold level. If
you feel you've turned the knob too far
counterclockwise, you can turn it clock-
wise using the same ground balanc-
ing procedure until a tone is being
emitted and then cut it back counter-
clockwise slightly until a tone is no
the detector, proceed
longer being emitted.
by lifting the
searchcoil waist
Saltwater Balance: To balance the
high in the air
effects of saltwater use the same gen-
again.
eral procedures as used for ground
balancing. The difference is that the
GROUND BALANCE control will re-
quire a higher setting to balance out
saltwater effects.
Anytime the GROUND BALANCE
control is moved, the GROUND TRAC
touchpad must be pushed afterwards.
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