Introduction - Fisher Labs Gold Bug Pro Owner's Manual

Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the new Gold Bug Pro metal detector. The newly
designed Gold Bug Pro has been custom designed to find the smallest gold nuggets,
but unlike other specialized gold prospecting detectors, it can also be used for relic
hunting and coin shooting too.
Whether you use your Detector in the backyard, at the shoreline, in the mountains or
fields afar, your investment will let you experience the excitement of searching for yet
uncovered treasures and give you hours and years of outdoor enjoyment. Out on your
own or with a group, places to use your Gold Bug Pro are unlimited as buried treasures
can be as near as your doorstep or as far as you wish to travel.
This manual has been written to help you get optimal use of your detector, so we hope
you will read it thoroughly before your first outing and will also refer back to this manual
from time to time to reinforce features and methods as you become more proficient in
the field.
Happy Hunting from Fisher Research Labs!
Introduction to the Gold Bug Pro
The New Gold Bug Pro is unique among gold prospecting metal detectors for
its combination of high sensitivity to small gold nuggets and its versatile
function as an all-purpose treasure detector.
The controls and features are tailored to gold prospecting, including a
sophisticated ground balancing system, separate control over signal gain and
threshold, and a unique discrimination control system. These features also
make for a great relic-hunting detector, especially when the Gold Bug Pro is
outfitted with the optional 11" DD searchcoil. While the Gold Bug Pro makes
for a highly competent coin-shooting detector, its user interface and features
are not specifically designed for this purpose. As a coin-shooter, you will
notice that the Gold Bug Pro exhibits slightly lower sensitivity to high-
conductivity coins, like a U.S. quarter; this is a result of its specialized design
to emphasize sensitivity to small low conductivity metals like
gold nuggets.
The Gold Bug Pro is outfitted with a small 5" searchcoil as standard equipment
since this searchcoil construction is best-suited to finding gold nuggets. You
may be familiar with other metal detectors which have larger searchcoils,
generally in the range of 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Large coils are designed
to cover the maximum amount of ground efficiently and for the deepest ground
penetration. Small searchcoils, intended for gold prospecting, are designed for
precision. The Gold Bug Pro's small DD searchcoil makes pinpointing easier,
fits into small spaces where gold is often hidden, is better suited to penetrate
highly mineralized soils where gold is frequently found, and has the highest
possible sensitivity to tiny gold nuggets.
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