Fisher Research Labs Gold Bug Pro Bedienungsanleitung

OWNER’S MANUAL

If you do not have prior experience with a metal

detector, we strongly recommend that you:

1) Adjust the Gain to a low

setting in the event

of false signals.

Always begin use at

a reduced Gain level;

increase Gain only after

you have become

familiar with the detector.

2) Do not use indoors. This detector is for

outdoor use only. Many household

appliances emit electromagnetic energy,

which can interfere with the detector. If

conducting an indoor demonstration, turn

the Gain down and keep the searchcoil

away from appliances such as computers,

televisions and microwave ovens. If your

detector beeps erratically, turn off

appliances and lights.

Also keep the searchcoil away from

objects containing metal, such as

floors and walls.

3) Use a 9-volt ALKALINE battery.

Do not use Heavy Duty Batteries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Quick-Start Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Basics Of Metal Detecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12

Ground Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Identifying Buried Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Size and Depth of Buried Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

lectromagnetic Interference ( MI)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Operation and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Control Knobs

Off / On / Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Disc / All Metal / Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Touchpad Controls

Ground Grab®Computerized Ground Balancing / Pinpoint

. . .15

+and - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Operating in All Metal Mode

Ground Grab®(Computerized Ground Balancing) . . . . . . . .16

Setting the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Unwanted Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Sweeping the Searchcoil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Reading the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Target Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Operating in Discrimination Mode

Ground Grab®(Computerized Ground Balancing) . . . . . . . .18

Setting the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Disc Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Unwanted Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Sweeping the Searchcoil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Using Pinpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Reading the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-21

Ground Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-24

Ground Balancing Technical Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Target Display & Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Gold Prospecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-28

Hot Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

lectromagnetic Interference ( MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31

Search Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Target Pinpointing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Optional 11”DD Searchcoil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Treasure Hunter’s Code of thics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Device Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

Intro uction to the Gol Bug

Pro

The new Gold Bug®Pro is unique among gold prospecting metal detectors for

its combination of high sensitivity to small gold nuggets and its versatile

function as an all-purpose treasure detector.

The controls and features are tailored to gold prospecting, including a

sophisticated ground balancing system, separate control over signal gain and

threshold, and a unique discrimination control system. These features also

make for a great relic-hunting detector, especially when the Gold Bug®Pro is

outfitted with the optional 11” DD searchcoil. While the Gold Bug®Pro makes

for a highly competent coin-shooting detector, its user interface and features

are not specifically designed for this purpose. As a coin-shooter, you will

notice that the Gold Bug®Pro exhibits slightly lower sensitivity to high-

conductivity coins, like a U.S. quarter; this is a result of its specialized design

to emphasize sensitivity to small, low conductivity metals like gold nuggets.

The Gold Bug®Pro is outfitted with a small 5” searchcoil as standard

equipment since this searchcoil construction is best-suited to finding gold

nuggets. You may be familiar with other metal detectors which have larger

searchcoils, generally in the range of 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Large coils

are designed to cover the maximum amount of ground efficiently and for the

deepest ground penetration. Small searchcoils, intended for gold prospecting,

are designed for precision. The Gold Bug®Pro’s small DD searchcoil makes

pinpointing easier, fits into small spaces where gold is often hidden, is better

suited to penetrate highly mineralized soils where gold is frequently found, and

has the highest possible sensitivity to tiny gold nuggets.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your purchase of the new Gold Bug®Pro metal detector. The newly

designed Gold Bug®Pro has been custom designed to find the smallest gold nuggets,

but unlike other specialized gold prospecting detectors, it can also be used for relic-

hunting and coin-shooting.

Whether you use your Detector in the backyard, at the shoreline, in the mountains or

fields afar, your investment will let you experience the excitement of searching for yet

uncovered treasures and give you hours and years of outdoor enjoyment. Out on your

own or with a group, places to use your Gold Bug®Pro are unlimited as buried

treasures can be as near as your doorstep or as far as you wish to travel.

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 and will also refer back to this manual from

time to time to reinforce features and methods as you become more proficient in the field.

Happy Hunting fr m Fisher Research Labs!

TERMINOLOGY

The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard

terminology among treasure hunters.

ELIMINATION

Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not

emit a tone, nor light up an indicator, when a specified object passes

through the searchcoil’s detection field.

DISCRIMINATION

When the detector emits different tones for different types of metals, and

when the detector "eliminates" certain metals, we refer to this as the

detector "discriminating" among different types of metals.

Discrimination is an essential feature of professional metal detectors.

Discrimination allows the user to ignore trash and other undesirable objects.

RELIC

A relic is an object of interest by reason of its age or its association with

the past. Many relics are made of iron, but can also be made of bronze

or precious metals.

IRON

Iron is a common, low-grade metal that is an undesirable target in certain

metal detecting applications. xamples of undesirable iron objects are

old cans, pipes, bolts and nails.

Sometimes, the desired target is made of iron. Property markers, for

instance, contain iron. Valuable relics can also be composed of iron;

cannon balls, old armaments, and parts of old structures and vehicles

can also be composed of iron.

FERROUS

Metals which are made of, or contain, iron.

PINPOINTING

Pinpointing is the process of finding the exact location of a buried object.

Long-buried metals can appear to the eye exactly like the surrounding

soil, and can therefore be very hard to isolate from the soil.

V.C.O.

Meaning “voltage controlled oscillator”, the V.C.O. audio method causes

both the audio pitch and the volume to rise as signal strength increases.

V.C.O. improves the user’s ability to interpret a target’s size and depth.

Very weak signals (for small or very deeply buried objects) have the

faintest volume and the lowest pitch. Larger objects, and those closer to

the searchcoil, will induce a higher volume and higher pitch sound.

GROUND BALANCE

Ground Balancing is the ability of the detector to ignore, or "see through"

the earth’s naturally occurring minerals, and only sound a tone when a

metal object is detected. The Gold Bug®Pro incorporates proprietary

circuitry and programming to eliminate false signals from severe ground

conditions.

ASSEMBLY

Adjusting the Armrest

The armrest may be moved

forward or backward by removing

the single screw and nut, and then

repositioning the 2-piece armrest.

Users with shorter arms may find

the armrest more comfortable in

the forward position. In order to

move the armrest backward, the

plastic plug must be removed from

the aluminum tube.

Armrest Strap

(optional accessory)

The armrest Strap accessory can

be purchased separately. Some

users prefer to use the strap when

swinging the detector vigorously, in

order to hold the detector securely

against the arm.

The detector can always be used

without the strap, with no

compromise to detector balance

and stability under most conditions.

Handgrip

Nut

Screw

Searchcoil

Cable

Plug

Searchcoil

S-Rod

Armrest

Velcro

Strap

Middle

Stem

Velcro

Strap

Locking

Collar

Locking

Collar

1/4”HeadphoneJack

Knurled

Knob

Optional Armstrap

ASSEMBLY

Assembly is easy

and requires no

tools.

●

1Position S-Rod upright.

●

2Rotate the

LOCKING

COLLAR fully in

the

counterclockwise

direction.

●

3Insert your finger inside the tube and make sure the

INT RNAL CAM LOCK is flush with the inside of the tube.

●

Insert the MIDDL ST M into the S-ROD,

with the SILV R BUTTON pointed upward

●

5Rotate the MIDDL ST M until the SILV R BUTTON

locates in the hole.

●

6Twist the LOCKING COLLAR fully in the clockwise

direction until it locks.

●

7Repeat this process on the LOW R ST M.

●

8Using the BOLT and KNURL D KNOB, attach the

S ARCHCOIL to the LOW R ST M.

●

Adjust the LOW R ST M to a length that lets you maintain a

comfortable upright posture, with your arm relaxed at your

side, and the S ARCHCOIL parallel to the ground in front of

you.

●

Wind the CABL securely around the ST MS, leaving slack at

the bottom.

●

Connect CABL PLUG to housing.

Do not twist the Cable or Plug. Turn Locking Ring only. Use

minimal finger pressure to start the threads. Do not cross-

thread. When the Locking Ring is fully engaged over the

threaded connector, give it a firm turn to make sure that it

is very tight. When the Locking Ring is fully engaged over

the threaded connector, it may not cover all of the threads.

●

Tighten both LOCKING COLLARS.

S-ROD

LOCKING

COLLAR

INTERNAL

CAM LOCK

SILVE R BUTTON

MIDDLE

STEM

S-ROD MIDDLE STEM

●

*Note: Very tall users can purchase the optional xtended

Lower Stem (TUB 5X), for extended reach.

Caution:

Forcing in MIDDL ST M with CAM

LOCK raised may form a burr on

camlock. If this happens, remove

burr with knife to allow insertion.

Locking

Collar

Locking

Collar

S-RodVelcro

Strap

Velcro

Strap

Knurled

Knob

Bolt

Searchcoil

Handgrip

Searchcoil

Cable

Lower

Stem

Middle

Stem

Cable

Plug

A 3-segment battery indicator at the bottom of the display indicates the

battery condition.

The detector requires a single 9-volt ALKALINE battery.

Do not use ordinary zinc carbon batteries.

Do not use “Heavy Duty” batteries.

Rechargeable batteries can also be used.

If you wish to use rechargeable batteries, we recommend using a

Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery.

The battery compartment is located on the back side of the housing.

Slide the battery door to the side and remove it to expose the battery

compartment.

BATTERY LIFE

xpect about 15 to 20 hours of life from a 9-volt alkaline battery.

Rechargeable batteries can provide up to 8 hours of usage per charge.

SPEAKER VOLUME AND BATTERY CHARGE

You may notice the speaker volume drop when only one battery segment is

illuminated.

With one segment flashing, low speaker volume will be very apparent.

BATTERY INDICATOR

The 3-segment battery indicator has 4 stages of indication.

These indications are accurate for a 9-volt alkaline battery.

Segments Illuminated Battery Voltage

3 -segments more than 8.4 volts

2 -segments more than 7.5 volts

1 -segment more than 6.8 volts

1 -segment flashing less than 6.8 volts

After the 1st segment begins flashing, expect the detector to shut off within 10

minutes.

A rechargeable battery will usually illuminate two to three segments

throughout most of its useful charge. But as soon as it drains to the 1-segment

level, it will then lose its charge very rapidly.

BATTERY DISPOSAL & RECYCLING

Alkaline batteries may be disposed of in a normal waste receptacle or

recycled. Non-Alkaline batteries should be recycled. In the state of California

all battery types must be recycled. Please refer to local municipalities for

detailed disposal and recycling requirements.

BATTERIES

QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION

I. Supplies Needed

• a Nail • a Zinc Penny (dated after 1982)

• a Nickel • a Quarter

II. osition the Detector

a. Place the detector on a table,

with the searchcoil hanging over

the edge.

Or better, have a friend hold the

detector, with the searchcoil off

the ground.

b. Keep the searchcoil away from

walls, floors and metal objects.

c. Remove watches, rings and

jewelry.

d. Turn off lights or appliances,

whose electromagnetic emissions may cause interference.

e. Pivot the searchcoil back.

III. Click on detector with the left knob. Set the Gain at the

12:00 position for this demonstration.

IV. Click the right knob to the left to the DISC setting.

V. a. Wave the nail over the searchcoil.

b. Press +repeatedly, while continuing to wave the nail.

• Notice the change in sound.

• Sound changes from a HIGH tone to V.C.O. tones (see

page 25).

VI. Wave each object over the searchcoil.

Sweep coin flat and parallel to the searchcoil. This is how

you will usually find them buried.

a. Notice the tones and 2-digit Target-IDs for each object.

b. Motion is required.

Objects must be in motion over the searchcoil to be

detected in this mode.

VII. Press the +button several more times until the Disc value on the

display =60.

VIII. Wave the nail over the searchcoil.

a. The nail will not be detected

b. The nail has been “discriminated out.”

Quick-Start Dem c ntinued n next page

X. Click the MODE knob to the right.

The detector is now in the ALL M TAL Mode

a. Keep GAIN set at the 12:00 position

b. Rotate the THR SHOLD knob slowly from the far counterclockwise

position to the full clockwise position.

Notice these attributes of the THR SHOLD control, with no metal

over the searchcoil.

i. at low settings you will hear no sound

ii. at mid-scale, there will be a transition point from no sound to

a barely audible, choppy sound.

iii. at full scale you will hear a loud, constant tone. It may also

have an irregular or choppy sound, as a result of electromag-

netic interference emitted from other electrical devices.

Use with hea phones (not inclu e )

The Gold Bug®Pro is equipped with a 1/4” headphone jack. Any headphones

with a stereo plug will work; headphones with a mono plug will not work. Using

headphones extends battery life, and also prevents the sounds from bothering

bystanders. It also allows you to hear subtle changes in the sound more clearly,

particularly if searching in a noisy location. Gold nuggets are often very small, so

closely monitoring changes in sound using headphones will improve your gold

prospecting results. For safety reasons, do not use headphones near traffic or

where other dangers, like rattlesnakes, are present. This device is to be used

with interconnecting cables/headphone cables shorter than three meters.

IX. ress-and-hold and hold the nickel over the searchcoil

a. Notice that motion is not required.

A motionless object induces a hum.

b. Notice the variable pitch & volume hum.

c. Move the nickel closer to and farther away from the searchcoil.

Notice the changing “depth” values.

QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION

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