Bounty Hunter Lone star Pro User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Use 9-volt

ALKALINE batteries.

Do not use

“Heavy Duty” batteries.

Do not use

ordinary “Zinc Carbon” batteries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Congratulations!

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Bounty Hunter®Lone Star™ Pro

Metal Detector. The Lone Star Pro is the result of nine years of software

engineering and features the latest advancements in lightweight design and

target accuracy.

The Lone Star Pro can be used with its default turn-on-and-go settings, or you

can adjust the detector's settings to match your hunting conditions. Treasure

hunting enthusiasts from around the world were involved in the development

of this revolutionary new detector. This manual has been written to help you

get optimal use of your detector so we hope you will read it thoroughly before

your first outing.

Happy Hunting from First Texas Products!

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Batteries (use alkaline batteries only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Quick-Start Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

The Basics of Metal Detecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

How to Work the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Target Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Depth and Target Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15

Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Notch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Pinpointing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Characteristics & Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Treasure Hunter's Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

TERMINOLOGY

The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard

terminology among detectorists.

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.

ELIMINATION

Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not

emit a tone, nor display a Target-ID, when a metal 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 important feature of professional metal detectors.

Discrimination allows the user to ignore trash and otherwise undesirable

objects.

PINPOINTING

Pinpointing is the process of finding the exact location of a buried object.

Long-buried metals can appear exactly like the surrounding soil, and can

therefore be very hard to isolate from the soil.

GROUND CANCELATION

Ground Cancelation 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. This detector incorporates proprietary circuitry to

eliminate false signals from many mineralized soils.

CONTENTS OF BOX

The following detector components are in the box:

1. S-ROD with Control Housing, Arm Rest

2. Lower Stem

3. Searchcoil

4. Bolt & Knurled Knob

5. This Owner's Manual

DEPTH SENS

●

ASSEMBLING THE DETECTOR

Hand-grip

Searchcoil

Cable

Plug

S-Rod

Battery

Compartment

(back side)

Headphone

Jack

Armrest

Slack

in cable

DEPTH SENS

Searchcoil

●

1Hold S-ROD upright.

●

2Insert LOWER STEM into S-ROD

and click SILVER BUTTON into a

hole.

●

3Attach the SEARCHCOIL to the

LOWER STEM using the BOLT

and KNURLED KNOB.

●

4Adjust the LOWER STEM to a

length that lets you maintain a

comfortable upright posture while

holding the detector relaxed at

your side with the SEARCHCOIL

parallel to the ground in front of

you.

●

5Wind the CABLE around the

STEM.

Leave slack in the cable at the

bottom to allow the searchcoil to

pivot.

●

6Align the pins on the CABLE

PLUG to the connector holes on

the rear of the control housing.

●

7Push in CABLE PLUG.

The detector requires a single 9-volt ALKALINE battery (battery not included).

Do not use ordinary “Zinc Carbon” batteries

Do not use “Heavy Duty” batteries.

Rechargeable batteries can also be used. If you use rechargeables, we

recommend using a “Nickel Metal Hydride” rechargeable battery.

The battery compartment is located on the back side of the Control Housing.

Slide the battery door to the side to remove. Insert battery. Close battery door.

When it's time to replace the battery simply push down firmly on the bottom of

the battery (see illustration).

BATTERY LIFE

Expect 20 to 25 hours of life from a

9-volt alkaline battery.

Rechargeable batteries provide about 8

hours of usage per charge.

BATTERY INDICATOR

The battery icon has three segments

plus an outline segment.

The amount of battery voltage for an

ALKALINE battery is indicated as

follows:

3segments illuminated: 8.1 volts or more

2segments illuminated: 7.1 to 8.0 volts

1segment illuminated: 6.5 to 7.0 volts

No segments illuminated: 6.2 to 6.4 volts

Outline Flashing: 6.1 or less

SPEAKER VOLUME AND BATTERY CHARGE

You may notice the speaker volume drop while one battery segment is

illuminated.

With the outline flashing, low speaker volume will be very apparent.

BATTERIES

BATTERY

REMOVAL

Patent Pending

I. Supplies Needed:

a Nail (made of iron) a U.S. Quarter (or silver coin)

a U.S. Nickel a Gold Ring

a U.S. Dime a U.S. Penny, dated after 1982 (post-1982

pennies are made of Zinc)

(Most newer non-U.S. coinage also contains mostly Zinc)

II. Position the Detector:

a.Place the detector on a table with the searchcoil hanging over the edge. Or

better, have a friend hold the detector with the searchcoil off the ground.

b.Keep the searchcoil away from walls,

floors and metal objects.

c.Remove watches, rings and jewelry.

d.Turn off lights or appliances whose

electromagnetic emissions may cause

interference.

e.Pivot the searchcoil back.

f. Press to power on.

III. Demonstrate DISCRIMINATION Feature:

a.Pass all objects over the searchcoil and notice the different tones.

Nail: low tone

Nickel: medium tone

Zinc Penny: medium tone

Gold Ring: most gold rings will register with a medium tone

Dime: high tone

Quarter: high tone

b.Wave objects close, notice depth indicator. Wave objects farther away and

notice depth indicator.

c.Press once.

d.Wave nail over searchcoil.

It will not be detected because it has been “discriminated out.”

e.Press 4 more times. Wave all objects. The Penny and Nickel will not

be detected. They have been “discriminated out.”

IV. Demonstrate NOTCH Feature:

a.Press twice until

5¢

flashes.

b.Notice that the

5¢

is now illuminated.

c.Pass the Nickel over the searchcoil and notice it has been detected. The

Nickel has been “notched” back in.

V. Demonstrate DEPTH Indicator:

a.Pass the Nickel close to the searchcoil (about 1” away).

b.Notice the single arrow indicating a shallow target.

c.Wave the Nickel farther away from the searchcoil and notice 2 or 3 arrows

illuminating, indicating a deeper target.

QUICK-START DEMONSTRATION

This metal detector is intended for locating buried metal objects. When

searching for metals, underground or on the surface, you have the following

challenges and objectives:

1. Ignoring signals caused by ground minerals.

2. Ignoring signals caused by metal objects that you do not want

to find, like nails.

3. Identifying a buried metal object before you dig it up.

4. Estimating the size and depth of objects, to facilitate digging them up.

5. Eliminating the effects of electromagnetic interference from other

electronic devices.

Your metal detector is designed with these things in mind.

1. Ground Minerals

All soils contain minerals. Signals from ground minerals can interfere with

the signals from metal objects you want to find. All soils differ, and can differ

greatly, in the type and amount of ground minerals present. This detector

has proprietary circuitry to automatically eliminate interfering signals from

minerals that occur naturally in the ground.

NOTE: This detector will not completely eliminate interference from all types

of minerals. For example, the detector IS NOT designed for use on wet

sand saltwater beaches. Another example of soil this detector will not

eliminate is any soil containing large concentrations of iron oxides, which are

usually red in color.

2. Trash

If searching for coins, you want to ignore items like aluminum foil and nails.

You can see the Target-ID of the buried objects, listen to the sounds and

then decide what you want to dig up. Or you can eliminate unwanted metals

from detection by using the DISCRIMINATION feature.

3. Identifying Buried Objects

Metal objects are identified along the 9-segment ConductivityArc. This scale is an

indicator of the relative electrical conductivity of different objects. Segments to the

right indicate more conductive targets. Iron objects, which are usually of lesser

value, illuminate on the left-most segments. Silver objects illuminate on the right-

most segments.

4. Size and Depth of Buried Objects

The 3-segment graphic indicates the relative depth of a buried metal object.

This graphic can indicate the relative size of different objects or their distance from

thesearchcoil. For a givenobject,the more distance betweenitandthe searchcoil,

the more arrows illuminated.

THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING

5. EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)

The searchcoil produces a magnetic field and then detects changes in that

magnetic field caused by the presence of metal objects. This magnetic

field that the detector creates is also susceptible to the electromagnetic

energy produced by other electronic devices. Cell phones, cell phone

towers, power lines, microwave ovens, lighting fixtures, TVs, computers,

motors, etc… all produce EMI which can interfere with the detector and

cause it to beep when no metal is present, and sometimes to beep

erratically.

The SENSITIVITY control lets you reduce the strength of this magnetic

field, and therefore lessen its susceptibility to EMI. You may want to

operate at maximum strength, but the presence of EMI may make this

impossible, so if you experience erratic behavior or “false” signals, reduce

the sensitivity.

THE BASICS OF METAL DETECTING

USING THE DETECTOR

8” WATERPROOF SEARCHCOIL

Sweep Method

Sweep the detector side-to-side over

the ground.

Keep the searchcoil parallel to the

ground as you sweep; do not lift the

searchcoil at the ends of your sweeps.

Searchcoil motion is required for target

detection.

CORRECT

WRONG

This detector is equipped with an 8” diameter concentric waterproof searchcoil.

This lightweight, ruggedly constructed searchcoil can be fully submerged into

water. The bottom portion of the S-Rod can also be submerged, but the control

housing and the searchcoil cable plug connection into the housing must be

kept dry.

Accessory searchcoils are also available for purchase; see back cover or visit

www.detecting.com. A smaller searchcoil offers more precision and fits into

tight spaces. Larger searchcoils provide for more ground coverage on each

sweep and penetrate deeper into the ground. Biaxial searchcoils better

penetrate mineralized soils.

HOW TO WORK THE CONTROLS

DEPTH SENS

POWER

ON/OFF

Press

or +to CHANGE

THE DISCRIMINATION

SETTING

Press SENS to

cycle through

sensitivity levels

Press NOTCH

to accept or

reject a category

along the Target

Category Arc

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