Testing Your Detector; In The Field Techniques; Pinpointing - Bounty Hunter Time Ranger Owner's Manual

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Note: When operating in the ALL METALS mode, Three-Tone Audio Target Identification shuts down and
only one continuous medium tone is emitted for all targets.

TESTING YOUR DETECTOR

1. While testing the unit for its capability to pick up coins and other objects, always test away from other
metals--a good start is outside on the ground. You cannot test a unit indoors on the floor, because there is
usually metal in the floor that may conflict with the detector's signal or even mask the signal completely.
2. If you're not picking up coins or metal, even though your coil is close to the objects to be detected, there is
a chance that you are not maneuvering the coil properly. Do not move the coil too quickly and try not to
sweep the coil less than an inch away from the object.
3. In the DISC TARGET or PRESET modes, movement is required before the unit will recognize a target. If
you're air testing, you need to point the coil to the ceiling and make sure there is no metal near the coil
whatsoever (see illustration). The object you're testing with needs to be swung in a side to side motion before
the detector will be able to recognize it. In the ALL METALS mode motion is not required to detect a target.
4. Not all gold rings will give you a low tone. Some gold rings fall in the pull-tab range and may emit a
medium tone similar to the pull-tab. Some pull-tabs, especially if they are broken in half, will give you a low
tone similar to most gold rings and nickels.
5. Zinc pennies will emit a medium tone instead of a high tone as do copper pennies, quarters, and dimes.
6. Do not swing the coil, or the test object, too quickly or it may give you a false signal. When repetitively
passing the coil over the object, allow a few seconds to pass to give the detector a chance to recover from its
last reading.
For proper air testing, place detector on table, rotate coil towards the ceiling as illustrated above. After
properly rotating the coil, remove any watches and rings from your hands, and make sure no metal in the
table is in close proximity to the coil. Test the detector by sweeping a metal object across the coil. If the
object is not ID'ing properly, try waving the object closer to the coil while making sure the surface of the
object is not on edge--for instance, a coin's surface is more accurately detected than its edge.

IN THE FIELD TECHNIQUES

Accurate pinpointing takes practice and is best accomplished by "X-ing" the suspected target area.
1. Once a buried target is indicated by a good tone response continue sweeping the searchcoil over the target
in a narrowing side-to-side pattern.
2. Take visual note of the place on the ground where the "beep" happens as the searchcoil is slowly moved
side-to-side.
3. Stop the searchcoil directly over this spot on the ground.
4. Now move the searchcoil straight forward and straight back towards you a couple of times.
5. Again make visual note of the spot on the ground at which the "beep" occurs.
6. If needed "X" the target at different angles to "zero in" on the exact spot on the ground at which the "beep"
happens.
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