Troubleshooting - Bounty Hunter Challenger Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
SYMPTOM CAUSE
Detector chatters • Using detector
or beeps erratically indoors
• Using detector near • Move away
power lines
• Using 2 detectors in • Keep 2 detectors
close proximity
• Highly oxidized
buried object
• Environmental
electromagnetic
interference
Constant low tone • Discharged batteries • Replace batteries
or constant repeating
tones • Wrong type of
batteries
No power, no • Dead batteries
sounds • Batteries connected
improperly
• Cord not connected • Check connections
securely
• Not moving coil
across target
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SOLUTION
• Use detector
outdoors only
from power lines
at least 20' apart
• Only dig up
repeatable
signals
• Reduce sensitivity
until erratic
signals cease
• Use only 9V
alkaline batteries
• Replace batteries
• Sweep search coil
from side-to-side