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Your Gold Bug™-2 is light and extremely well balanced; however, if
you’re going to be swinging it for more than a few hours, you may want
to “hip-mount” it by removing the control box and strapping it to your
waist. Follow these procedure:
1
. Disconnect the cable from the control
housing and unwind all but the last
12-inches or so from the stem. Secure
the lower end of the cable with a velcro
strap at least 12-inches up from the coil.
CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
ENOUGH SLACK AT THE SEARCHCOIL
2
. Slide the control housing off the handle
by holding the hand grip with one hand
and pulling the housing toward you with
the other hand.
3
. Reconnect the cable to the control
housing.
NOTE: It is especially important
that the cable connector be installed tightly
to prevent false signals during hip-mount
use. Never tightened with anything but your
hands
.
CAUTION: MAKE SURE THE CABLE IS NOT PULLED TIGHT AT THE
CONTROL HOUSING AND THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH SLACK AT
THE SEARCHCOIL TO ADJUST IT AT ANY ANGLE.
6
. With the shaft length and coil angle properly adjusted, you
should be able to move into your “search” position
(as shown
on page 6)
by leaning forward very slightly and raising your
arm (still straight) until the searchcoil is about 2-inches above
the ground and 12-inches in front of your foot. The searchcoil
should be parallel to the ground and may have to be slightly
readjusted at this point.
7
. If, the armrest is too wide or narrow, you may bend it slightly
inward or outward to meet your exact requirements.
The Gold Bug™-2 control housing
can be hip-mounted to reduce
weight on the stem and create
nearly effortless hunting. Belt loops
are provided on the underside of the
control housing.
Figure 3.
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Two 9V transistor batteries are located in separate compartments at
the rear of the Gold Bug™-2 control housing. We recommend using
name-brand
alkaline
batteries, which usually give 25-35 hours of life.
Lithium batteries may last twice as long but cost more than twice as much.
Nickel cadmium rechargeables give out after about 7 hours. Carbon-zinc
batteries may last half as long as alkalines, at best.
1. To replace the batteries, open the battery compartment by
gently pressing down on the battery door latches. The doors are
tethered with short, nylon string. Do not attempt to completely
remove them.
2. Tilt the housing gently, and the batteries will slide out.
3. Insert the new batteries. Make sure the contact end goes in first
and you match the polarity markings on the control housing.
4. To close, simply hook the lower edge of the battery door over
the inside of the battery compartment and gently push it shut.
5. Push the latch up to make sure it has snapped in place.
DO nOt MiX OlD anD neW BatterieS
There’s no reason why you can’t use your Gold Bug™-2 for “coin-
shooting” in parks, relic hunting old town sites or hunting on the beach.
True, the Gold Bug™-2 was designed for prospecting, but it’s also
suitable for Treasure Hunting. Like most coin-shooting and relic hunting
machines, the Gold Bug™-2’s iron discrimination mode can be used
to filter out trash targets in areas where relics and coins are normally
SETTING UP (
continued)
COIn sHOOTInG, beaCH and RelIC HUnTInG
baTTeRY RePlaCeMenT
HIP-MOUnTInG
