Testing The Detector; Ground Testing; Air Testing - Bounty Hunter Time Ranger Owenrs Manual

Testing the detector

Test your detector using different coin types (penny, nickel, etc.) and
other miscellaneous metal objects such as a nail, a gold ring, a railroad
spike, etc. Always test the detector away from other metals not selected
for testing.

Ground Testing

Do not test the unit indoors on the floor because floors usually contain
metal that may interfere with the detector's signal or even mask the
signal completely.
In DISCRIMINATION or PRESET mode, you must move the
search coil over the object—do not move the coil too quickly over
the object and keep the coil 1/2" above the ground when sweeping.
In ALL METAL mode, movement of the search coil is not
required—hold the coil over the object and 1/2" above the ground.

Air Testing

Follow these steps to test your detector as it lays stationary and you
pass objects over its search coil, as illustrated in the following diagram.
1. Place the detector on a table and rotate the search coil towards
the ceiling.
2. Remove any watches and rings from your hands and make sure
no metal in or on the table is close by.
3. If your are in DISCRIMINATION or PRESET mode, sweep one of
the objects you selected for testing across (and about 4" from) the
coil.
Position of detector and
object when air testing the
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