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5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
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The Gold  Bug
®
metal  detector  is  warranted  against  defects  in
materials and workmanship under normal use for 5 years from the date
of purchase to the original owner. 
Damage  due  to  neglect,  accidental  damage,  or  misuse  of  this
product is not covered under this Warranty. Decisions regarding
abuse or misuse of the detector are made solely at the discretion
of the manufacturer. 
Proof  of  Purchase  is  required  to  make  a  claim  under  this
warranty.
Liability under this Warranty is limited to replacing or repairing, at
our  option,  the  metal  detector  returned,  shipping  cost  prepaid  to
Fisher Labs. Shipping cost to Fisher Labs is the responsibility of the
consumer.
To return your detector for service, please first contact Fisher Labs
for  a  Return  Authorization  (RA)  Number.  Reference  the  RA
number on your package and return the detector within 15 days of
calling to:
Fisher Research Labs, Inc.
1465 Henry Brennan Dr.
El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: 915-225-0333 ext.118
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE U.S.A.
This Warranty may vary in other countries; check with your distributor for
details.
Warranty does not cover shipping costs.
Warranty coverage does not include the cost of transporting
the detector back to an owner who is located outside of the
United States of America.
Made in the USA from USA and imported parts
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.  Examples 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
®
incorporates  proprietary  circuitry  and
programming to eliminate false signals from severe ground conditions.