Trouble Shooting - Bounty Hunter LEGACY 3300 Owner's Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING

SYMPTOM
Detector chatters
or beeps erratically
Constant low tone
or constant repeating
tones
LCD does not lock
on to one target ID
or detector emits
multiple tones
No power, no
sounds
Detector sounds
continuous tone in
Pinpoint Mode when
coil is lifted away
from ground.
Detector sounds con- • Detector needs to be • Press Pinpoint
tinuous tone with
coil over ground
False high tones
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
CAUSE
• Using detector
indoors
• Using detector near • Move away
power lines
• Using 2 detectors in • Keep 2 detectors
close proximity
• Environmental
electromagnetic
interference
• Discharged batteries • Replace batteries
• Wrong type of
batteries
• Multiple targets
present
• Highly oxidized
target
• Sensitivity set
too high
• Dead batteries
• Poor battery
contact
• Cord not connected
securely
• Ground Balance
over-adjusted
retuned
• Ground Balance out • Rotate GB knob
of adjustment
SOLUTION
• Use detector
outdoors only
from power lines
at least 20' apart
• Reduce sensitivity
until erratic
signals cease
• Use only 9V
alkaline batteries
• Move coil slowly
at different angles
• Reduce sensitivity
• Replace batteries
• Push batteries in
tighter
• Insert paper spacers
(see page 6)
• Pry back
battery clips
• Check connections
• Move Ground
Balance knob
counter-clockwise
• Re-ground balance
counterclockwise
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