White’s Electronics 300 User Manual
BeachHunter 300 Table of Contents
BeachHunter 300
Table of Contents
Assembly................................................................................................2
Assembly Instructions .....................................................................................................................................3
Proper Care .....................................................................................................................................................3
Batteries .................................................................................................4
Standard Battery Holder ................................................................................................................................. 4
Using the Standard Battery Holder ................................................................................................................. 4
Quick Start ............................................................................................. 5
Quick Start Instructions ..................................................................................................................................5
Controls .................................................................................................6
Threshold ........................................................................................................................................................6
Sensitivity ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Tips on Ground "Balancing" ...........................................................................................................................
Ground ............................................................................................................................................................7
Toggle Switch .................................................................................................................................................
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L.E.D. Display ......................................................................................9
What the lights mean ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Red .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Yellow .............................................................................................................................................................
Green ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Searching ..............................................................................................10
Operator Techniques ..................................................................................................................................... 10
When you get a Beep! ................................................................................................................................... 10
Responsible Detecting .................................................................................................................................. 11
Owner Information ...............................................................................12
Service .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Warranty .......................................................................................................................................................
Warranty Transfer ........................................................................................................................................
Warranty UK ................................................................................................................................................
Warranty Transfer UK ..................................................................................................................................
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Ch1 BeachHunter 300 Assembly
Assembly
WASHERS
LOOP
BETWEEN
EACH LOOP
EAR & CLEVIS
CABLE RETAINERS
CAMLOCKS
CLEVIS
LOWER
HEADPHONE
CENTER ROD
SECTION
LOOP CABLE
LED TARGET INDICATORS
CONTROL BOX
“S” ROD
ELBOW
CUP
STRAP
ELBOW CUP
FOAM PADS
INSIDE ELBOW
CUP
BATTERY
COMPARTMENT
LATCH
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Assembly Instructions
1. Remove all parts from shipping carton and
check the assembly page to make sure all parts are
present. Remove control box from the “S” rod by
compressing both the spring clip buttons on one
side of the rod and pivoting the control box off.
For superior water proofing, the Loop, Head
phone, and their cables are hard wired (not removable) from the control box, headphone and loop.
The waterproof fitting and strain reliefs on the
cables are torqued to a specific ideal setting and
should not be loosened or tightened. Extra care/effort must be taken in assembly regarding winding
the cable around the rod.
2. Unlock “S” rod camlock and insert the reduced
end of the center rod into curved “S” rod so that
stainless steel spring clip buttons line up and lock
into the holes in the curved “S” rod. Turn cam
lock to secure.
3. Fit the rubber washers between clevis/lower
rod and searchcoil ears. Use only non-metallic
washers, fiber bolt, and thumbnut, to secure loop
to clevis/lower rod. Then insert into center rod so
that stainless steel spring buttons line up and lock
into one of the adjustment holes in the center rod.
Turn Camlock to secure.
4. Unravel cable and wind the cable around the
clevis and rod assembly, first revolution
OVER the top of the rod with some slack before
applying the cable retainer. This is done so that
the search coil can be paddled backwards toward
the rod without putting a strain on the cable. Wind
cable firmly all the way to the curve in the “S”
rod. Then attach control box to the rod by compressing the two spring clips on the rod aligning
and inserting control box lid bracket. To secure
cable, wrap velcro cable retainers around rod and
cable, one near the search-coil and one near the
padded handle on the “S” rod.
5. Grip the instrument by the handle, with your
arm in the elbow cup with strap secure, and sweep
the coil over the floor. If the instrument fit feels
uncomfortable, adjust the elbow cup by removing
and repositioning the bolt/thumbnut and installing in one of the optional positions. If necessary,
readjust clevis/lower rod length with the spring
clip buttons so that the searchcoil can be held near
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Ch1 BeachHunter 300 Assembly
the floor without requiring stooping over.
6. Adjust the elbow cup strap so that it is loose
enough for you to slide your arm in and out without
loosening each time you want to set the detector
down. Peel and stick elbow cup foam pads on the
inside of the elbow cup, one on each side.
7. Install batteries as described in the next section.
8. This model can be mounted on two different po-
sitions on the rod, forward or aft. Or the control box
may be left off the rod for hip mounting using the
provided pouch and any belt (two inch preferable).
9. It should be noted at this point that the detector
may not work as expected indoors due to the high
degree of metals ( nails, pipes, etc.) used in modern
construction and the presence of electrical interference. It is best to tune and practice out-of-doors to
ensure stable, predictable results.
Proper Care
1. Cleaning - The BeachHunter 300 is waterproof
and can be cleaned with water & mild soap.
2. Battery Door -
clean and free of sand. Do not lubricate.
3. Weather -
conditions of a car trunk during winter and/or
summer extremes. Protect your detector from
direct sunlight during storage.
4. Water - Saltwater is very corrosive! After your
detector has been exposed to salt, rinse it with
fresh water. Wipe down the control box with a
damp cotton cloth. Do not allow water inside the
battery compartment or control box.
5. Storage - When not in use, make sure the
THRESHOLD knob is turned fully counterclock
wise, to the OFF. If you plan on storing your de
tector for long (several weeks), remove the battery
holder from the instrument and remove the battery
cells from the holder. Store the instrument indoors,
in an area where it will be protected from abuse.
6. Additional Precautions - Avoid dropping
your detector while attempting to set it down to
dig. Avoid using your detector for leverage when
standing up from a dig. Do not modify your instrument during its warranty period.
Keep the rubber battery door
Do not expose your detector to the
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Ch2 BeachHunter 300 Batteries
CAUTION
Battery Holder #802-7150
LIFT
T
AB
AND PULL
Batteries
“AA” BATTERIES
DECAL
FACING UP
Using the
Standard Battery Holder
1. Slide open the battery holder lid (decal side of
battery holder) by applying gentle upward
pressure on the tab of the door so that it unlocks.
Slide the door away from the battery box
exposing the cell positions.
2. Remove any old cells from the holder. Note the
(+) and (-) positions of each cell and the (+)
and (-) for each position marked inside the cell
tray. Install new “AA” cells noting carefully the
correct (+) and (-) positions.
BATTERY
DOOR TAB
Standard Battery Holder
1. The standard battery holder holds eight “AA”
cell batteries. Alkalines are recommended for use
with this model. During normal searching conditions you can expect about 40 hours of hunting
time from one set of eight alkalines.
2. Non-alkalines can be used in this holder. When
non-alkalines or rechargeable “AA” cells are used,
detecting time (before replacement/recharge) will
be reduced to about 30 hours.
3. Once the batteries become weak, the blue/green
light fails to light when the SENSITIVITY control
is turned to BATT CHK The beep over metal targets will be reduced in volume when low batteries
are used. Shortly thereafter, the instrument will no
longer respond to metals.
4. The battery compartment opens by disengaging
the latch, disengaging the two hooks on each side
and removing the large rubber door. Tilt the instrument to slide the battery pack from the control box.
If the cells are installed incorrectly, the detector
may require service by an Authorized
Service Center.
3. Slide the door closed so that it snaps securely.
4. Insert the battery holder into the detector so that
the decal is facing up, with the battery holder door
tab and metal contact points facing toward the
inside of the battery compartment.
Make sure the large rubber battery compartment
door is dry and free of sand/debris, insert it into
place (only fits one way). Secure the two hooks on
each side of the case. Then engage the latch.
An optional rechargeable system incorporating the
latest in state of the art non-memory characteristics
is available for the BeachHunter 300 Whiteʼs nicad
#802-5211, and charger #509-0022 are recommended.
RUBBER BATTERY
COMPARTMENT
DOOR
BATTERY
HOLDER WITH
DECAL FACING UP
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Quick Start
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Ch3 BeachHunter 300 Quick Start
Quick Start
Instructions
Once fully assembled, and the batteries
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installed, rotate the ON/OFF THRESHOLD
knob until a slight hum is heard.
Turn the SENSITIVITY knob to BATT CHK
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position and assure blue/green light is visible, then set the SENSITIVITY knob to “P”
(Preset).
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Set the GROUND control to center
(1/2 rotation from either end stop).
RED LIGHT
IRON
YELLOW LIGHT
JEWELRY
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BLUE/GREEN LIGHT
COINS
BATTERY CHECK
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Set the toggle to the left, ALL METAL posi
tion.
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Lower the search coil (loop) to search height
(approx 1" above the ground.) Pump the
search coil slowly up and down (from 1" to
4") and notice the change in volume of the
background hum.
If the hum INCREASES on the downstroke,
turn the Ground control knob to the LEFT. If
the hum DECREASES on the downstroke,
turn the Ground control knob to the RIGHT.
When you hear no change in the hum when
pumping the searchcoil, the BeachHunter 300
is “GROUND BALANCED” for the area you
are searching.
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Set the toggle to center, DISC position.
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Start making wide overlapping sweeps 1"
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above the ground. Listen for the low (iron/
trash), medium (gold jewelry, nickel, aluminum) and high (silver and copper coin) beeps
and watch the corresponding L.E.D. lights tell
you what treasure lies beneath your feet!
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