Terminology - Bounty Hunter Surveyor Owner's Manual

TERMINOLOGY

The following terms are used throughout the manual.
ELIMINATION
Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not emit a tone
when a specified object passes through the coil's detection field.
DISCRIMINATION
When the detector emits different tones for different types of metals, and when the
detector "eliminates" certain metals, we refer to this as the detector "discriminating"
among different types of metals. Discrimination is a fixed-start-point elimination system.
IRON
Iron is a common, low-grade metal that is often an undesirable target in certain applications.
Examples of undesirable iron objects are concrete reinforcing bars, pipes, bolts, and nails.
Sometimes, the desired target is made of iron. Property markers, for instance, contain
iron. Valuable relics can also be composed of iron; cannon balls, old armaments, and
parts of old structures and vehicles can also be composed of iron.
FERROUS
Metals which are made of, or contain, iron.
PINPOINTING
Pinpointing is the process of finding the exact location of a buried object.
Long-buried metals can appear exactly like the surrounding earth, and can
therefore be very hard to isolate.
GROUND BALANCE
Ground Balancing is the ability of the detector to ignore, or "see through," the earth's
naturally occurring minerals, When "ground balanced", the detector can differentiate
between the metallic content of the soil, and buried metal objects. Professional metal
detectors, like your Bounty Hunter, have the ability to ground balance in many
different types of soils.
WATERPROOF
The search coil can be submerged in water. The control housing and cable-to-housing
connection must, however, stay dry.
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