Basic Operation - Bounty Hunter SharpShooter II Owner's Manual

BASIC OPERATION

TURN THE DETECTOR ON
Go outdoors to your desired treasure-hunting location.
Click the left knob to the on position.
Three tones will sound.
The detector automatically enters the DISCRMINATION Mode.
NO-MOTION ALL METAL MODE
To operate in this mode:
• Hold the searchcoil over the ground surface, about 1/2 inch.
• Press the ALL METAL touchpad and then the RETUNE Touchpad.
The detector will emit only one monotone sound, regardless of the type
of metal detected.
If the detector emits a constant tone, retune the detector, by pressing
RETUNE, with the searchcoil just above the ground surface. Make sure that
the ground area chosen for tuning the detector does not contain metal; if
unsure, switch into DISC Mode and verify that the detector does not emit
tones as you sweep the coil over the chosen spot.
Ground conditions can change over short distances. Until you become
familiar with the detector's volume level, retune the detector periodically by
pressing the Retune button.
Temperature changes also require retuning in the motion ALL METAL
Mode. If the detector emits a constant tone, or loses sensitivity, retune. If
you have stored the detector indoors and move outdoors immediately to a
different temperature environment and begin detecting, retune the detector
periodically until the coil temperature stabilizes.
necessary in the ALL METAL Mode.
DISCRIMINATION Mode
To operate in this mode:
• Press the DISC touchpad.
• Reduce the Sensitivity Control to the 2:00 or 3:00 position.
• Sweep the coil over the surface of the ground using a slow, level,
overlapping motion.
Note:
all ferrous metals are eliminated from detection.
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This retuning is only
AUDIO TARGET-ID
-Motion modes only
In the DISC, NOTCH or AUTONOTCH
Modes, the detector emits three
distinct tones, which classify metal
objects into categories
IRON & STEEL:
In the DISCRIMINATION Mode most
iron and steel objects will induce a low
tone. Highly oxidized iron can induce a
high tone, depending on
Discrimination control setting. For
instance, some rusted bottle caps will
induce a high tone and indicate to the
right of the LCD target display.
GOLD:
Gold objects will induce a low or
medium tone, depending on their
sizes. Very small gold objects will
indicate on the left-most segment.
Large gold objects will read under the
Zinc segment. If you are gold
prospecting, you will usually be
looking for natural gold in an area
which it does not contain much trash,
and can therefore ignore the specific
segment descriptions.
MEDIUM TONE
LOW TONE
Nails & Bottle Caps, Old & New Pull Tabs, Zinc,
Pennies (Post 1982), Larger
Gold & Nickel
Audio Target Identification (ATI) classifies metals into three categories.
PULL TABS:
Pull tabs are the most bothersome
trash items for detectorist. Most will
induce a medium tone. Most will be
eliminated automatically in the AUTO
NOTCH Mode, or alternatively be
manually "notched out" in NOTCH
Mode with the Discrimination control.
The older pull tabs (those not attached
to the can after opening)
the
sometimes broken in half; these
broken tabs can induce low tones.
Highly oxidized pull tabs can also
induce high tones.
It can be very difficult to differentiate
pull tabs from gold rings. When they
both induce medium tones, you might
notice a "double beep" from a gold
ring but a "single beep" from pull tabs.
To achieve this distinction, sweep the
searchcoil very slowly, and at different
angles. Two tones might signal as the
detector passes over each side of the
round ring.
COPPER, SILVER & BRASS:
Most valuable coins are composed of
these metals and will usually induce a
high tone. Valuable objects other than
coinage can also be composed of
copper, silver and brass.
HIGH TONE
Copper, Silver & Brass
Copper Pennies (Pre 1982)
Gold Objects
are
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