Ground Balancing; Resetting The Detector - Bounty Hunter Time Ranger Owenrs Manual

Ground Balancing

To achieve proper ground balancing in motion modes, the search coil must
stay in motion at a constant speed. Speeding up or slowing down the coil
rhythm causes the detector to calculate a false "average mineralization." The
most challenging environments are beaches and black sand deposits where
gold is commonly found. The water line that separates wet sand from dry
sand is an abrupt change in soil condition which can confuse even a Bounty
Hunter™. If you are searching a beach, keep the detector on either wet or dry
sand—moving between the two can induce false signaling. Black sand is very
highly mineralized, and without an advanced technology detector, finding a
gold nugget is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Gold prospecting is
possible with all Bounty Hunter™ detectors, but for best results, use the Land
Star™, Land Ranger™, or Timer Ranger™.

Resetting the detector

If battery voltage is low or if you are testing with the search coil near a
large metal object, the detector might "lock up" and sound a continuous
tone. To reset the detector, do one (or all, if necessary) of the following:
1. Reset the detector by turning it OFF and ON repeatedly.
2. Move to a different testing location.
3. Check and replace the batteries, if necessary.
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