Bounty Hunter PIONEER 505 - Manual (Page 9)

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SUMMARY OF OPERATING MODES
I. NO-MOTION ALL-METAL MODE
• Deepest Seeking Mode
• No motion is required
• All metals will be detected
• One tone only
• Manual Ground Balance: User must tune and retune with the GroundTrac button.
To Operate:
1) Press All-Metal button.
2) Press GroundTrac button, and re-tune as necessary.
Applications: Pinpointing Objects located in motion modes
Relic Hunting
Cache Hunting
Household applications: finding lost items, locating property markers
II. MOTION ALL-METAL MODE
• Motion Required
• All metals will be detected
• Three-tone Audio Target Identification
To Operate:
1) Press DISC button.
2) Keep Disc/Notch Knob 100% counterclockwise.
3) Reduce Sensitivity Knob in event of false signaling.
Applications: Relic Hunting
Cache Hunting
Household applications: finding lost items, locating property markers
III. DISCRIMINATION MODE
• Motion Required
• Three-tone audio target identification
• Disc/Notch Knob allows user to eliminate unwanted items.
• Discrimination is a fixed-start-point system. Items are cumulatively eliminated.
• As you turn the knob farther clockwise, more objects are eliminated, including the first items
eliminated.
• Reduce Sensitivity if the detector emits false or non-repeatable signals.
• Automatic Ground Balance: detector automatically adjusts to ground mineralization as you
sweep the coil.
To Operate: 1) Press DISC button
2) Move Disc/Notch Knob to desired setting.
3) Reduce Sensitivity Knob in event of false signaling.
Applications: Coin-Shooting
Jewelry Hunting
IV. NOTCH MODE
• Automatically eliminates all ferrous objects.
• Disc/Notch Knob allows user to eliminate medium-tone trash items, but retain low and
high-tone valuables.
To Operate: 1) Press NOTCH button.
Other Operations and Applications: same as Discrimination Mode.
V. AUTONOTCH MODE
• Automatically eliminates all ferrous objects.
• Automatically eliminates most pull-tabs.
• Disc/Notch Knob allows user to eliminate medium-tone trash items, but retain low and
high-tone valuables.
To Operate: 1) Press AUTONOTCH button
Other Operations and Applications: same as Discrimination Mode.
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BASIC OPERATION continued
on the ground. Non-repeatable tones indicate the presence of trash objects
or highly oxidized metals.
You can increase the level of sensitivity, depending on the ground
conditions. If the detector emits false signals, simply reduce the Sensitivity
until the false signals cease. The detector will work well with the Sensitivity
in the 2:00 or 3:00 position, but higher Sensitivity settings will increase depth
detection. If you need maximum depth detection, operate in the ALL-METAL
Mode, which allows for higher Sensitivity control settings.
DISCRIMINATION Mode
To operate in this mode:
• Press the DISC button.
• Reduce the Sensitivity Control to
the 2:00 or 3:00 position.
• Sweep the coil over the surface
of the ground.
• Turn the right knob, Disc/Notch,
to eliminate unwanted items
from detection as illustrated to
the right:
NOTCH Mode
To operate in this mode:
• Press the NOTCH button.
• Use the Disc/Notch Knob to eliminate medium tone trash items from
detection, but still retain low and high tone valuables.
AUTONOTCH Mode
To operate in this mode:
• Press the AUTONOTCH button.
• Most pull-tabs and medium tone trash items are automatically
eliminated.
• The Disc/Notch Knob operates as in the NOTCH mode.
To change into any mode at any time, simply press the desired button.
The GroundTrac button only functions when in the All-Metal Mode.