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OWNER’S MANUAL

The Land Star is a professional metal detector.  The concepts and
terminology can be quite unfamiliar if you are new to the hobby.
To understand it quickly and to get the most enjoyment possible
from your detector, we strongly recommend that you:

1) 

Turn the Sensitivity knob to a low setting if you get false

signals. 

A little practice is required to understand when and how

you can use the sensitivity at or near 100%.

2) 

Do not use indoors.  

This detector is for outdoor use only.  Many

household appliances emit electromagnetic energy, which can
interfere with the detector.  If conducting an indoor
demonstration, turn the sensitivity down and keep the searchcoil
away from all floors, walls and metal objects.

3) Read this manual.

Most importantly, review the 

Summary of Operating Modes 

(10)

and the 

Quick-Start Demo 

(6)

.

4) Use 9volt 

ALKALINE 

batteries only.

ACCESSORIES

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Bounty Hunter

®  

Carry Bag

 

Rugged double-stitched construction - 

CBAG-W

Bounty Hunter

® 

Pouch & Digger Combo

Pouch with 2 large pockets & 9” heavy duty digging tool. 

TP-KIT-W

Stereo Headphones

Use with Bounty Hunter metal detectors.  Lightweight and adjustable with
true stereo sound, adjustable volume, 1/4 jack with 1/8 adaptor,
4’ cable. 

HEAD-W

Pin Pointer

Pinpoints the exact location of buried metal objects.  Audio signal indicator 
and vibrator.  Runs on (1) 9-Volt Battery. 

PIN POINTER-W

Bounty Hunter

®  

Sand Scoop

Large scoop with filtering holes. Made of strong plastic.  

SAND SCOOPBH

Replacement/Accessory Searchcoils

10” Magnum Coil – 

10COIL

8” Replacement Standard Coil – 

8COIL-7BLK

4” Gold Nugget Coil – 

4COIL

Coil Covers

Protect your coil from abrasion and damage.

10” Coil Cover – 

10COVER

8” Coil Cover – 

8COVER-N

4” Coil Cover – 

4COVER

9” Heavy-Duty Digging Tool

Metal blade with comfortable plastic handle and depth gauge 

TROWEL-2

Digging Tool

Light and practical wide blade digging tool. 

TROWEL-W

Bounty Hunter

®

 Baseball Cap

One size fits all, with Bounty Hunter

®

 logo. 

BHCAP

Bounty Hunter

®

 T-Shirt 

100% cotton with Bounty Hunter

®

 Logo.

Sizes – S, M, LG, XL & XXL. 

BHTSHIRT

Gold
Prospecting Kits

MLS

Rev.2

082613

 

Summary of Contents for Land Star

Page 1: ...y Bag Rugged double stitched construction CBAG W Bounty Hunter Pouch Digger Combo Pouch with 2 large pockets 9 heavy duty digging tool TP KIT W Stereo Headphones Use with Bounty Hunter metal detectors Lightweight and adjustable with true stereo sound adjustable volume 1 4 jack with 1 8 adaptor 4 cable HEAD W Pin Pointer Pinpoints the exact location of buried metal objects Audio signal indicator an...

Page 2: ...TS LLC 5 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Copyright 2009 by First Texas Products L L C All rights reserved including the right to reproduce this book or parts thereof in any form except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review Published by First Texas Products L L C Bounty Hunter is a registered trademarks of First Texas Products L L C www detecting com Register your warranty on line for a chance to...

Page 3: ...m beverage containers are the most bothersome trash items for treasure hunters They come in many different shapes and sizes We have incorporated special features into the detector to let you automatically eliminate the most common types using the Auto Notch Mode Since there are many different types some must be Notched Out manually GROUND BALANCE Ground Balancing is the ability of the detector to ...

Page 4: ...e cable pull on the plug Do not pull on the cable Lower Stem Stem locking nut Upper Stem Connector on back of control housing Bolt Knurled Knob Bottom view Bottom side 17 IN THE FIELD TECHNIQUES No motion Modes Detection Field The No Motion Mode s detection field depends on the size of the target Large Objects After detecting a target lift the coil off the ground to a distance where you hear the f...

Page 5: ...und you chose for tuning did not contain metal pass over the area with the coil again to insure that the detector does not emit a tone TEMPERATURE CHANGE If the detector moves from one temperature environment to another or if the temperature changes you must retune the detector until the temperature stabilizes If you move from a cooler to a warmer environment the detector may emit a constant tone ...

Page 6: ... Nugget Coil WHAT READS LIKE THIS MAY ACTUALLY BE THIS QUICK START DEMO I SUPPLIES NEEDED Nickel Quarter Dime A Nail or other iron object A Zinc Penny dated after 1982 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 coil off the ground b Keep the searchcoil away from walls floors and metal objects...

Page 7: ...lly enters the DISCRIMINATION Mode MOTION All METAL Mode To operate in this mode Turn the right knob Disc Notch 100 counterclockwise to the off position Press the DISC button Reduce the Sensitivity Control to the 2 00 or 3 00 position Sweep the coil over the surface of the ground The detector will emit one of three tones depending on the type of metal detected The top display will indicate the typ...

Page 8: ...able objects other than coinage can also be composed of copper silver and brass Audio Target Identification ATI classifies metals into three categories LOW TONE Nails Bottle Caps Gold Nickel MEDIUM TONE Old New Pull Tabs Zinc Pennies Post 1982 Larger Gold Objects HIGH TONE Copper Silver Brass Copper Pennies Pre 1982 8 BASIC OPERATION continued NOTCH Mode To operate in this mode Press the NOTCH but...

Page 9: ...ise position reduce the sensitivity until the chatter stops usually to the 1 00 or 3 00 position If you suspect the presence of deeper targets underneath a shallower target reduce the SENSITIVITY to eliminate the detection of the deeper target to properly locate and identify the shallower target BATTERY DEPTH INDICATORS SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT Depth indicator locked on 8 inches 9 BASIC OPERATION co...

Page 10: ...categories You will experience a trash to treasure ratio when treasure hunting The more you practice the lower you will push your trash to treasure ratio While the Land Star will eliminate or indicate the presence of most common trash items it is impossible to accurately classify ALL buried objects The LCD provides a visual reference to minimize the detection of trash objects By using the Target I...

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