Control Panel - Fisher M-Scope Gold Bug 2 Operating Manual

HIPMOUNTING
4. Put your belt through the slots on the
5. Left handers should wear the
NOTE: if you're working in shallow water,
you may want to strap the control housing
on your chest in a heavy plastic bag, and
Figure 4.
seal it tightly around the cable.
To remove the control housing
from the stem, grasp the top of the
control box firmly and pull it directly
toward the arm rest while holding
the Gold Bug-2 handle.

CONTROL PANEL

Figure 5.
1. SENS: This knob adjusts the Gold Bug-2's sensitivity
to targets, and it doubles as a battery tester. By
increasing the sensitivity, you can detect smaller
and deeper targets, however, you'll also pick up
more false signals in mineralized soil or in areas of
electrical interference. The sensitivity control can
also be decreased to cut down on "ground chatter"
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underside of the housing.
housing on their right hip and right
handers on their left hip.
OPERATING TIPS
1. We've already said it, but it bears repeating: take your
time, overlap your sweeps, keep your coil close to the
ground, recheck your ground adjustment often.
2. Use good headphones: Your Gold Bug-2 will detect
small, deep nuggets other detectors have missed.
But to hear the very faintest targets, you'll need
headphones.
3. Bury a small nugget and check it at different depths,
sensitivity levels and in each mineralization and mode
setting. Pay close attention to the nugget's response
compared to the response of hot rocks, nails and
other targets. Take a small nugget with you and do
the same thing when searching in unfamiliar soil.
4. Practice. The Gold Bug-2 is easy to use, and it's highly
sensitive to gold. But you still have to learn how to
use it. Read this instruction manual thoroughly and
use your Gold Bug-2 often. You'll develop your own
special techniques for optimum performance in the
type of soil you're searching. Whatever works best for
you is right, but you'll have to put in hours of searching
to really know what "right" is.
5. Research. Spend more time deciding where to search.
The odds are in your favor if you look where gold
has already been found. If you know of a spot that's
yielded nuggets to other detector users, but has been
"hunted out," that's Gold Bug-2 territory. Chances are
you'll find the small or deep ones they missed.
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