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TARGET RECOVERY
5. If you have to dig for your target, repeat step
four with handfuls of dirt as you dig.
6. Recheck and repinpoint the target area with
the Gold Bug if you can't find your target. Be sure
to recheck the soil you've already removed.
7. Once you've recovered your target, check the
area once again to make sure you're not leaving
a second target behind.
8. Scrape all loose dirt back in the hole and move
on only after the area appears as it was before
you got there.
NOTE: At maximum sensitivity levels the Gold Bug
may actually detect your hand as you pass it over
the coil. (This is not the "hand capacitance" effect
exhibited by non-shielded coils.) This may be a
problem when trying to locate a very tiny nugget,
in which case try the following alternate
procedure.
1. Switch to the Auto-Tune mode.
2. Hold the Gold Bug up with one hand so that
the search coil is on the ground or parallel to it.
3. Grab a handful of dirt with your other hand
and slowly let it spill onto the top of the search
coil.
4. When your target hits the coil the Gold Bug
will respond with a short "beep".
5. From there on it's an easy matter to identify
your target by moving the dirt around the top of
the coil with your fingers. When you move your
target, the Gold Bug will sound off again.
CAUTION: Use this method sparingly and carefully. If you wear a hole
in the top of your coil it won't be covered by our Lifetime Year
Warranty.
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