Bounty Hunter Land Ranger PRO, Owenrs Manual

Page 1: ...METAL DETECTOR OWNER S MANUAL Use 9 volt ALKALINE batteries Do not use Heavy Duty batteries Do not use ordinary Zinc Carbon batteries ...

Page 2: ...well as Manual and Automatic Search Modes Treasure hunting enthusiasts from around the world were involved in the development of this revolutionary new detector 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 Happy Hunting from First Texas Products Terminology 3 Contents 4 Assembly 5 Batteries use alkaline ba...

Page 3: ...als and when the detector eliminates certain metals we refer to this as the detector discriminating among different types of metals Discrimination is an important feature of professional metal detectors Discrimination allows the user to ignore trash and otherwise undesirable objects PINPOINTING Pinpointing is the process of finding the exact location of a buried object Long buried metals can appea...

Page 4: ...CONTENTS OF BOX The following detector components are in the box 1 S ROD with Control Housing Arm Rest and Locking Collar 2 Lower Stem 3 Searchcoil 4 Bolt Knurled Knob 5 This Owner s Manual 4 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 5: ...M using the BOLT and KNURLED KNOB 6 Adjust the LOWER STEM to a length that lets you maintain a comfortable upright posture while holding the detector relaxed at your side with the SEARCHCOIL parallel to the ground in front of you 7 Wind the CABLE around the STEM Leave slack in the cable at the bottom to allow the searchcoil to pivot 8 Align the pins on the CABLE PLUG to the connector holes on the ...

Page 6: ...see illustration BATTERY LIFE Expect 20 to 25 hours of life from a 9 volt alkaline battery Rechargeable batteries provide about 8 hours of usage per charge BATTERY INDICATOR The battery icon has three segments plus an outline segment The amount of battery voltage for an ALKALINE battery is indicated as follows 3 segments illuminated 8 1 volts or more 2 segments illuminated 7 1 to 8 0 volts 1 segme...

Page 7: ...chcoil High Tone Dime Quarter Silver Coin Medium Tone Nickel larger Gold Rings Low Tone Zinc Penny smaller Gold Rings The Nail will not be detected in COIN MODE IV Demonstrate DISCRIMINATION MODE This demo uses the DISC2 Mode There are other discrimination modes a Push until DISC2 appears on lower right of the display b Wave the nail it is now detected Notice the low tone c Wave all other objects ...

Page 8: ...he section on Ground Cancelation for details 2 Trash If searching for coins you want to ignore items like aluminum foil and nails You can see the Target ID value of the buried objects listen to the sounds and then decide what you want to dig up Or you can eliminate unwanted metals from detection by using the DISCRIMINATION feature 3 Identifying Buried Objects Metal objects are identified by a 2 di...

Page 9: ...eep when no metal is present and sometimes to beep erratically The SENSITIVITY control lets you reduce the strength of this magnetic field and therefore lessen its susceptibility to EMI You may want to operate at maximum strength but the presence of EMI may make this impossible so if you experience erratic behavior or false signals reduce the sensitivity THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING 9 USING THE D...

Page 10: ...Hold PINPOINT for precision target pinpointing at any time Press and Hold GROUND GRAB to perform automatic ground cancelation GROUND GRAB only functions in ALL METAL DISC2 DISC3 or DISC4 modes Press MODE to cycle through and select any of 7 operating modes Quick Switch Feature temporarily activate All Metal Mode from any discrimination mode ...

Page 11: ...ation will be relative For example all 5 bars illuminated could indicate a coin buried 9 deep but could also be a very large object several feet deep Use the Depth Indicator in conjunction with the Target ID system and the aid of Pinpoint to gain more information about a buried target OVERLOAD WARNING If a metal object or highly magnetic soil are too close to the searchcoil the detector will overl...

Page 12: ...tivity Arc indicating which target category the detected metal falls into The illuminated segment along the Arc will time out in 3 seconds along with the 2 digit Target ID 4 Tone Audio Target ID The detector will produce 1 of 4 sounds for any metal detected V C O low tone medium tone or high tone This audio feedback system is useful in conjunction with the visual Target ID system described above S...

Page 13: ...ments Different Modes can be used for different detecting objectives and to best adapt to various ground and treasure conditions Push the MODE button to access any one of these DISCC Coins DISCJ Jewelry DISCA Artifacts DISC2 2 tones DISC3 3 tones DISC4 4 tones ALL METAL V C O Settings Memory When detector is powered off settings are saved except for the ground setting How to reset to factory defau...

Page 14: ...dio when targets are detected and also the loudness of the keypad presses and warning sounds GROUND Adjust the Ground setting from 0 to 99 This provides for manual adjustment of the detector s internal ground setting which you will usually want to set at the same value as soil s Ground Phase value See the Ground Cancelation section of the manual for an explanation of Ground Phase When adjusting th...

Page 15: ...he user sets V Break to a desired setting e g 42 Every target with ID less than or equal to 42 induces a low tone The audio response of targets with IDs greater than 42 is not changed V Break can be set only for Target IDs that have not previously been rejected using the Discrimination or Notch functions NOTCH WIDTH As you press or when adjusting the Notch Width setting the blank area you see acro...

Page 16: ... or will graphically illustrate targets being eliminated from left to right Example Disc Level 39 3 V Break changes segments from solid to faded the faded segments represent low tones Example Disc Level 39 V Break 49 4 The Notch Width control can accept a range of targets previously rejected with the Disc Level control Example Notch Width 10 In this example foil and aluminum are detected with low ...

Page 17: ...sitivity and Volume settings can be adjusted The Ground setting is preset to 82 and cannot be adjusted DISC2 3 and 4 can be used with the V Break Disc Level Notch and Ground controls Select your preferred mode depending on the number of tones you want to hear DISC2 two tones Tones available are low and V C O The V Break setting determines the range of Target IDs that induce low tones The factory d...

Page 18: ...located directly under where the sound is loudest Narrow It Down 1 To narrow the response further position the center of the searchcoil near the center of the response pattern but not directly over the center 2 Release PINPOINT 3 Immediately press and hold again 4 Repeat this narrowing procedure to narrow the field of detection further Note Depth indication is less accurate after narrowing COIL DR...

Page 19: ...nd in an area free of metal Ground Grab Computerized Ground Cancelation This control allows you to set the detector s internal ground setting equal to the Phase of the ground you are searching over Press and hold to invoke automatic ground cancelation This will grab the ground value and store it in the detector In order to calibrate the detector to the most accurate ground value pump the searchcoi...

Page 20: ... adjust the Ground setting to get a weak but audible response when lowering the searchcoil This is called adjusting for positive response HEADPHONE JACK Push the tab up and lock into place to expose the headphone jack This detector has a 1 4 headphone jack It works with any stereo headphone that has a 1 4 plug When the headphone jack is connected speaker volume is disabled USING HEADPHONES Using a...

Page 21: ... higher IRON All sizes of iron objects will register on the far left side of the scale This could indicate a worthless item such as a nail or a more valuable historic iron relic FOIL Aluminum foil such as a gum wrapper will register as foil A small broken piece of pull tab may also register here 5 Most newer pull tabs from beverage cans the type intended to stay attached to the can will register h...

Page 22: ...tc batteries Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructi...

Page 23: ...ther countries check with your distributor for details Warranty does not cover shipping costs to and from the U S A According to FCC part 15 21 changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 109 Class B Copyright 2014 by F...

Page 24: ...nt Accessory Searchcoils 8 Concentric Open Face Accessory Coil 8COIL 7B13 10 Concentric Replacement Coil 10COIL BH 11 Biaxial Standard Coil 11COIL BH Coil Covers Protect your coil from abrasion and damage 8 Concentric Open Face Accessory Coil Cover 8COVER 7 10 Concentric Coil Cover F70COVER 11 Biaxial Standard Coil Cover COVER 11DD 9 Heavy Duty Digging Tool Metal blade with comfortable plastic han...