Pinpoint - Bounty Hunter Platinum Owner's Manual

OPERATION and CONTROLS
MODE SELECTIONS

3. PINPOINT

To activate this mode, you must first
be in the DISCRIMINATION Mode.
Press and hold
pinpoint. This mode is equivalent to
ALL METAL, but is momentary;
pinpoint detection is only active for as
long as you keep
Pinpoint is used to find the exact
location of a target which was
previously located and identified using
the discrimination mode.
mode does not require motion over
the target, the user can move the coil
more slowly and then narrow the
detection field when near the target.
How to Pinpoint
Position the searchcoil an inch or two
(2.5-5cm) above the ground, and to
the side of the target. Then press and
hold .
searchcoil slowly across the target,
and the sound will communicate the
target's location. As you sweep from
side to side, and hear no sound at the
ends of the sweep, the target is
located in the middle of that zone,
where the sound is loudest. If the
sound is loud over a wide area, the
buried object is large. Use Pinpoint to
trace an outline of such large objects.
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to activate
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Narrow It Down
To further narrow the field of
detection, position the searchcoil
near the center of the response
pattern (but not at the exact center),
release
press-and-hold it again. Now you
will only hear a response when the
searchcoil is right over the top of the
target. Repeat this procedure to
narrow the zone even further. Each
time you repeat the procedure, the
field of detection will narrow
further.
Consider Purchasing a Pinpointer
When you kneel down to unearth an
object, you may find it frustrating as
the object can appear exactly like the
surrounding soil. You may hold the
object in your hand, and find it
necessary to pass a handful of dirt
over the searchcoil to see if it
the
contains metal. An easier way is to
use a handheld pinpointer. It is a
probe-like device which is poked
into the ground, making close up
pinpointing a snap, reducing digging
time, and minimizing the size of the
holes you will dig. Bounty Hunter
offers a robust and inexpensive
pinpointer designed for this purpose.
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