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interference. Settings less than 5 should not be used unless you
have already tried switching to a higher mineralization setting. In
the extreme counterclockwise position, the SENS control doubles
as a battery tester. A loud tone indicates good batteries, and a
faint tone tells you it’s time to change the batteries.
2. MODe:
This is a three-position toggle switch that can be set to
IRON DISC, NORMAL or AUDIO BOOST. (See the next section,
“Mode and Mineralization Switches,” for details.)
3. MineraliZatiOn:
This three-position toggle switch has
settings for varying levels of ground mineralization: HIGH,
NORMAL and LOW. (See next section, “Mode and Mineralization
Switches,” for details.)
4. HeaDpHOneS:
This jack accepts most stereo and mono
headphones with 1/4-inch plugs. When using headphones
with a stereo/mono switch, put the stereo/mono switch in the
stereo position. Although, your Gold Bug™-2 is equipped with
a dust and moisture resistant speaker, we recommend that you
always wear headphones while hunting to maximize the number
of targets you hear. Furthermore, we recommend our Fisher
®
Phones, which enhance faint-target response by blocking out
unwanted external noises, such as wind and vehicle sounds.
To plug in your headphones, unplug the detachable seal and
plug in your headphone jack. When not using headphones, be
sure to keep the seal plugged into the HEADPHONES jack to
keep dust and moisture out of the control housing.
This device is to be used with interconnecting cables/headphone
cables shorter than three meters.
5. VOluMe:
This knob turns the power on and adjusts the
signal-response volume. If you’re wearing headphones with
independent volume controls, set your Gold Bug™-2 VOLUME
control to 10 and decrease the volume of your earphone
controls to a comfortable level. This will ensure the hottest-
possible signal from your Gold Bug™-2.
4. Junk:
Nails, pull-tabs, beer cans, etc. The Gold Bug™-2 was
designed for extreme sensitivity to small bits of gold. That means
it’s also extremely sensitive to small bits of ferrous metal.
Solution:
Hunt in the NORMAL MODE, but use the IRON DISC
Mode to check targets to see if they’re ferrous. Fortunately,
there’s not much junk in nugget country, and with practice you’ll
be able to recognize a lot of it. Nails, for example, will respond
with two beeps across the length of the nail (end to end), but
only one beep when the searchcoil is swept at right angles to
the length of the nail. Also, most trash is shallow and comes
in bigger sizes than nuggets. Hence, it will sound different,
especially in the AUTO-TUNE MODE. Trash will sound off over
a larger area of the coil, the tone will be louder and the pitch
will increase more, starting out at a low beep and increasing to
a loud signal.
5. Digging tool:
If you’re carrying a digging tool in one hand,
your Gold Bug™-2 may sound off each time you swing the
coil beneath it.
Solution:
Hold the digging tool behind your back or up above
your waist.
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