Bounty Hunter Tracker II Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Your Tracker II is an advanced technology Metal
Detector. If you are new to the hobby or have
never used a metal detector before, we
recommend that you:

1) Do Not Use Indoors. Household

appliances generate
electromagnetic fields, which can
interfere with the detector.

If demonstrating indoors, turn the
sensitivity down and keep the
searchcoil away from floors,
walls, and metal objects.

2) Turn SENSITIVITY knob to a low

setting in the event of false
signals or chatter. A little practice is

required to understand when and how to
position the sensitivity at or near 100%.

3) Use 9-volt ALKALINE Batteries only.

Don not use Heavy Duty
Batteries or ordinary
“Zinc Carbon” Batteries.

4) Please read this manual.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TERMINOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

QUICK-START DEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

OPERATION–Getting started in the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

OPERATING MODES AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

GROUND BALANCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

IN THE FIELD TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11

HEADPHONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

APPLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

CODE OF ETHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

TERMINOLOGY

The following tersm are used throughout the manual, and are standard terminology
among detectorists.

ELIMINATION

Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not emit a tone,
nor light up an LCD indicator, when a specified object passes through the coil’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 a fixed-start-point elimination system.

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 often an undesirable target in certain metal detecting
applications. Examples of undesirable iron objects are old cans, pipes, bolts, and nails.

Sometimes, the desired target is made of iron. Property markers, for instance, can 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 exactly like the surrounding earth, and can
therefore be very hard to isolate.

PULL-TABS

Discarded pull-tabs from beverage containers are the most bothersome
trash items for treasure hunters. They come in many different shapes and
sizes. We have incorporated special features into the detector to let you
eliminate, of be alerted to the presence of, the most common types. Since
there are many different types, some cannot be 100% differentiated from
other types of metals. For example, newer pull-tabs can possess the same
magnetic signature as a nickel.

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.

WATERPROOF

The searchcoil can be submerged in water. The control housing and cable-to-housing
connection must, however, stay dry.

COINSHOOTING

Finding buried coins is the most popular metal detecting application. The most valuable
are very old; take care in unearthing them to avoid damage.

CACHE HUNTING

Pronounced “cash”. A cache is a buried or hidden valuable stored inside a case, strong
box, or bag.

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ASSEMBLY

No tools are required.
Follow these steps:

1

Unpack your detector and find
the following parts:

•Control Housing, attached to
S-rod handle and searchcoil.

•Lower stem (short metal

tube with plastic extension
and silver bottom).

• (2) Coil knobs. One with a

shaft attached, one without.

2

Depress the button on the lower
stem and push the lower stem

into the upper stem.

3

Wind the searchcoil cable
around the two-piece stem.

4

Leave some slack in the cable
as you reach the end of the
lower stem.

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Attach the coil to the stem using
the coil knobs.

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Install two (2) 9-volt ALKALINE
batteries (not included).

There are two battery doors on
the back of the detector body.

I. SUPPLIES NEEDED

• A Nail • a Nickel

• A large screwdriver or other large metal object • a Dime

• A newer zinc penny (dated after 1982) • a Quarter

II. POSITION THE DETECTOR

a. Have a friend hold the detector, with the

coil raised up off the ground. If testing
alone, place the detector on a table,
with the searchcoil hanging over the edge.

b. Keep the searchcoil away from

walls, floors, and metal objects.

c. Remove watches, rings, jewelry and all

metal objects from hands and wrists.

d. Position searchcoil parallel to the ground.

III. POWER UP

a. Click the MODE control on to the ALL METAL

position.
b. Turn the SENSITIVITY control to the 2:00 position.
c. Keep the GROUND control at NORMAL.
d. Turn DISCRIMINATION knob to low.

IV. SWEEP OBJECTS OVER THE SEARCHCOIL

a. Sweep all objects over the searchcoil.
b. Sweep coins with flat surface parallel to coil.

This is how you will find them buried in the ground.
c. Notice that all objects induce the same tone.

All Metal are detected.
d. Objects must be in motion

over the coil to be detected.

V. TONE MODE

a. Click the MODE control to TONE.
b. Turn the DISCRIMINATE knob to the 3:00 position.
c. Sweep all objects over the searchcoil.

1. Notice the different tones for different objects.

2. Notice no tone for ferrous objects

VI. DISCRIMINATION MODE

a. Click the MODE control to DISC.
b. Sweep all objects over the searchcoil.
c. Move the DISCRIMINATE knob to

different positions for each object.

Move between low and high.
d. Notice the different tones for different objects.
e. Notice that some objects can be

completely eliminated with the

DISCRIMINATION control knob.

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QUICK-START DEMO