Help!

[Drache]

Well I just got my detector today in the mail and it never came with a manual. Does anyone where where I can find a copy of the manual online for an "Elite 2200" MD?

I'm having a problem where it's going off randomly stating "iron" at 7-9 inches with the sensitivity set down to the lowest.

 

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[Nick A]

I believe that is also a Bounty Hunter Discovery. I know this is a silly question, but are you using it outdoors? Too much metal inside the house will make a detector go bonkers.

Manual can be found here: http://rsk.imageg.net/graphics/uc/rsk/Support/ProductManuals/6303017_PM_EN.pdf

 

[Drache]

I believe that is also a Bounty Hunter Discovery. I know this is a silly question, but are you using it outdoors? Too much metal inside the house will make a detector go bonkers.

The only stupid questions are the ones that are never asked!

Yes I'm using it outside and in two different locations (although there MIGHT be metal down that far since one location might have been an old saw mill and the other where an old hotel might have burned down).

 

[Drache]

I found a manual for the discovery 2200 and it's pretty much the same thing, in fact the only difference is that mine has a gold face an not a grey/silver one.

I've played with it and I think I got most of the random beeps stopped... I should point out that I'm in a location KNOWN for it's Gold Rushes!

 

[jb7487]

You should always start in a location that is NOT known for gold rushes. Go out in your back yard and make sure you don't get any sounds first. Then plant some metal and start finding it. Going out to an old saw mill to start before even reading the manual is a surefire way to get frustrated very quickly. Take it slow and learn your detector first. That gold isn't going anywhere.

 

[Drache]

You should always start in a location that is NOT known for gold rushes. Go out in your back yard and make sure you don't get any sounds first. Then plant some metal and start finding it. Going out to an old saw mill to start before even reading the manual is a surefire way to get frustrated very quickly. Take it slow and learn your detector first. That gold isn't going anywhere.

Umm... the ENTIRE AREA is known for Gold rushes! I don't think there is an area around here that couldn't have gold in the ground. Oh and for info, this IS in my yard....

 

[Likely Guy]

Don't panic! Breathe my friend.

Lowered your discrimination?

P.S.: That, and this area has probably never been detected (not enough relic hunters).

 

[Drache]

Don't panic! Breathe my friend.

Lowered your discrimination?

P.S.: That, and this area has probably never been detected (not enough relic hunters).

Well all my hits are 5-7 inches (and all listed as IRON) in the front section of the yard and even the driveway. Who knows what is out there! When the trench was dug for the water line I remember a section of an engine was dug up and still lying out in the back yard somewhere....

 

[Drache]

Try an easier area to get acquainted with the machine. Metal detectors have such varied responses to the multitude of possible targets and ground conditions.

Learning to use a detector in an old iron infested area will make you good, but will make the learning curve especially difficult.

And there's the problem! This entire area has been inhabited for the past hundred years or so (Likely Guy can correct me, I just woke up) and so the ground is littered with everything! Like I said before, this place sits on where a gold claim and a lumbermill used to sit. Likely Guy's place sits on where an old hotel burned down. Even the river is littered with old items at least 100 years old, from bottles to plates, to metal. Trying to find a spot that doesn't get a reading would be like most people trying to find a metal signal!

 

[Drache]

Ok I really need some help setting this MD up. Everything I seem to scan (coins, etc) reads as iron, except a pop can will read as a 25 or 50 cent piece, and a pull tap will read as a 5 cent piece.

 

[Likely Guy]

Ok I really need some help setting this MD up. Everything I seem to scan (coins, etc) reads as iron, except a pop can will read as a 25 or 50 cent piece, and a pull tap will read as a 5 cent piece.

When in doubt, dig it all!
You are testing it with American coins aren't you?

 

[Drache]

Ok I really need some help setting this MD up. Everything I seem to scan (coins, etc) reads as iron, except a pop can will read as a 25 or 50 cent piece, and a pull tap will read as a 5 cent piece.

When in doubt, dig it all!
You are testing it with American coins aren't you?

Yes I've got a couple american coins.

And remember digging in this yard? The rocks....

 

[Goodyguy]

Welcome to the club!

My advice is: Study the manual, don't wear shoes with metal in them (steel Toes, arches, eyelets) and take off any other metal items as well, Rings, watches, bracelets, etc.

Rings and watches make a signal when waving a handful of dirt in front of the coil when checking to see if the target is in your hand. Basic stuff, but common newbie errors.

GG~

 

[Drache]

Welcome to the club!

My advice is: Study the manual, don't wear shoes with metal in them (steel Toes, eyelets) and take off any other metal items as well, Rings, watches, bracelets, etc.

Rings and watches make a signal when waving a handful of dirt in front of the coil when checking to see if the target is in your hand. Basic stuff, but common newbie errors.

GG~

I never would have thought about steel toed boots (good thing I don't wear any) and I don't wear watches or rings. Really good info though that many people wouldn't think of!