Bounty Hunter 505 owner manual BATTERY/ Depth Indicators & Sensitivity Adjustment

BATTERY/DEPTHINDICATORS&SENSITIVITYADJUSTMENT

BATTERY INDICATOR:

The LOW BATT indicator will flash as the unit is powered on. If the indicator comes on and stays on, replace the batteries.

DEPTH INDICATOR:

SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT:

The principle use for the SENSITIVITY

knob is to eliminate

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI). EMI is both naturally-occurring and man-made. Common sources of EMI are power lines, both suspended and buried, and broadcasting antennas. Machinery, when in operation, can also produce EMI.

The Depth Indicator	is	accurate		for	EMI comes	from most household
coin-sized objects.	It	indicates		the
					appliances,	so	YOUR	DETECTOR
depth of the target,	in	inches. Large
					CAN BEHAVE VERY ERRATICALLY
and irregularly-shaped		objects		will
					INDOORS. If you want to test it
yield less reliable depth readings
					indoors, turn off the TV and
When passing over	an object,			the	microwave. If you have lights				with
					dimmer switches, also turn these off;
depth indicator will light up and stay
					dimmer switches can produce lots of
illuminated until another object is
					EMI.
scanned. Pass repeatedly over the
					If your detector chatters with the
suspected target and pause briefly at
the end of each sweep to read your					SENSITIVITY knob in the 100%
display. Repeated indication at the					clockwise	position,		reduce	the
same depth level indicates an accurate					sensitivity until the chatter stops
target detector. If the depth indication					(usually to the 1:00 or 3:00 position).
varies with each sweep, try sweeping					If you suspect the presence of deeper
at different angles; there may be more
					targets underneath a shallower target,
than one target present. With practice,
					reduce the SENSITIVITY to eliminate
you will learn the difference between
					the detection of the deeper target to
accurate readings, multiple			targets,
					properly locate		and	identify	the
and highly erratic	readings		which

evidence trash or irregularly shaped	shallower target.:
objects.

Depth indicator locked on 8 inches

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