Bounty Hunter THE COMMANDO - OPERATION (continued); Tone Mode Audio Responses; Tone Discrimination Details; Sensitivity in Tone Mode

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IN THE FIELD
(cont.)
PINPOINTING
Accurate pinpointing takes practice and is best accomplished by
“X-ing” the suspected target area.
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1 Once a buried target is identified by a good tone response,
continue sweeping the coil over the target in a narrowing
side to side pattern.
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2 Take visual note of the place on the ground where the
“beep” occurs as you move the coil slowly from side to
side.
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3 Stop the coil directly over this spot on the ground.
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4 Now move the coil straight forward and straight back
towards you a couple of times.
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5 Again make visual note of the spot on the ground at which
the “beep” occurs.
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6 If needed, “X” the target at different angles to “zero in” on
the exact spot on the ground at which the “beep” occurs.
REMEMBER: The detector will beep just as the center of the
search coil passes directly over the buried object.
If you have difficulty pinpointing very strong signals, try lifting
the coil higher off the ground until a weaker, but more concise,
signal is heard. For very weak signals, try moving the coil in
short quick sweeps, closer to the ground.
WHAT
READS
LIKE THIS
…MAY
ACTUALLY
BE THIS
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OPERATION
TONE MODE AUDIO RESPONSES
NO
RESPONSE
Iron & Steel
LOW
TONE
Gold & Nickel
BROKEN
TONE
Old & New Pull Tabs
HIGH
TONE
Copper, Silver & Brass
TONE DISCRIMINATION
(continued)
(Toggle switch to the Right) Classifies
detected metal objects by emitting a low
or high tone.
Adjust the DISCRIMINATE control higher to
increase the range of the low tone. It is
possible to set the DISCRIMINATE level so
that nickels have a low tone, larger coins
have a high tone, and pull-tabs have a low
tone or in-between “broken” tone. The
"broken" tone makes pull-tabs and trash easily recognizable.
Sensitivity will be reduced slightly when
using the Commando in the Tone
Discrimination mode. If you want optimal
depth capability, operate in the All Metal
mode by turning the Discriminate control
completely counterclockwise; then turn the
Sensitivity control clockwise to its highest
clockwise position without chatter. If your
Commando chatters or beeps erratically,
reduce the Sensitivity by turning the left
knob counterclockwise.