Troubleshooting - Bounty Hunter Tracker II Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

SYMPTOM
No power, no
sounds
Detector chatters
or Beeps Erratically
Detector Beeps at End
of Sweeps
(false signals)
Many False Signals in
the Field
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
CAUSE
• Dead batteries
• Cord not
connected properly
• Electromagnetic
Interference
• Using Indoors
• Using Near Another
Metal Detector
• Wrong Type of Batteries • Use 9-Volt ALKALINE
• Sensitivity Set Too High • Reduce Sensitivity
for Environment
• Improper Sweep
Technique – Swinging
Coil Like a Pendulum
• Detector Not Ground
Balanced Correctly
• Sensitivity Too High
• Oxidized Targets
SOLUTION
• Replace batteries
• Check
connections
• Stay away from
Power line,
operating machinery
• Use Outdoors Only
• Keep 2 detectors at
least 20 feet apart
batteries only
• Sweep Coil Parallel to
Ground
• Ground Balance
Detector per Pg. 8
instruction
• Reduce Sensitivity
• Only Dig Up
Repeatable Signals
• Increase
Discrimination Level
(turn control 100%
clockwise)
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