Gold Bug 2 QUALITY Fisher detectors are renowned for their quality. Each instrument is hand crafted with pride in the Fisher tradition. Prospector’s Metal Detector PERFORMANCE Fisher detectors are durable, dependable, and search deeper. REPUTATION Fisher produced the first patented metal detector in 1931. For over 70 years, the Fisher logo has been a mark of excellence. 5 - YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Fisher believes in the products they produce and backs this belief with a 5 year limited warranty.
CONTENTS About Your Gold Bug-2 ............................................................ pg. 3 Setting Up .................................................................................. pg. 6 Hipmounting.............................................................................. pg. 7 Control Panel ............................................................................ pg. 8 Mode and Mineralization Switches ........................................ pg.
SPECIFICATIONS Length 2 ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR 1 ............................Extended ........................................... 53” Collapsed........................................... 40” Weight 2 .............................Complete..................................... 2.9 lbs. Control Housing........................... 1.0 lbs. Handle and Coil........................... 1.9 lbs. Frequency..........................LF Search...
ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR Where To Use Your Metal Detector In The U.S. An audio boost mode, another new feature of the Gold Bug-2, makes it easier to find smaller nuggets at greater depths. Already a successful and proven feature of the Fisher QuickSilver line of land and underwater detectors, the audio boost mode automatically increases the volume of any faint signal, such as a small or deep gold nugget. It does this without increasing the volume of larger, shallower targets.
TREASURE HUNTERS’ CODE OF ETHICS ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR LETS PRESERVE OUR TREASURED SPORT! Laws governing the use of metal detectors are becoming Detector stand more and more common. In many countries, the use of metal detectors is illegal or severely restricted. Don’t let this happen in Padded arm rest your area. ALWAYS get permission to hunt on private property. ALWAYS leave a site cleaner than you found it. Take at least Foam grip some trash with you or, if you can, take it all.
SETTING UP BATTERY REPLACEMENT The Gold Bug-2 comes to you just about ready to use. There are only three steps required: sliding the lower stem into the upper stem, connecting the loop coil to the control housing and adjusting the angle of the search coil. Take a look at page 3 and familiarize yourself with the parts of the Gold Bug-2 before proceeding. 1. Unpack your new Gold Bug-2 carefully. Save the carton and inserts – they may come in handy for future storage or shipment. 2.
COIN SHOOTING, BEACH AND RELIC HUNTING There’s no reason why you can’t use your Gold Bug-2 for “coinshooting” in parks, relic hunting old town sites or hunting on the beach. True, the Gold Bug-2 was designed for prospecting, but it’s also suitable for Treasure Hunting. Like most coin-shooting and relic hunting machines, the Gold Bug-2’s iron discrimination mode can be used to filter out trash targets in areas where relics and coins are normally found.
OPERATING TIPS HIPMOUNTING 4. Put your belt through the slots on the underside of the housing. 5. Left handers should wear the housing on their right hip and right handers on their left hip. Figure 4. To remove the control housing from the stem, grasp the top of the control box firmly and pull it directly toward the arm rest while holding the Gold Bug-2 handle.
CONTROL PANEL FALSE SIGNAL 4. Junk: Nails, pull tabs, beer cans, etc. The Gold Bug-2 was designed for extreme sensitivity to small bits of gold. That means it’s also extremely sensitive to small bits of ferrous metal. Solution: Hunt in the Normal Mode, but use the IRON DISC Mode to check targets to see if they’re ferrous. Fortunately, there’s not much junk in nugget country, and with practice you’ll be able to recognize a lot of it.
FALSE SIGNALS CONTROL PANEL comfortable level. This will ensure the hottest-possible signal from your Gold Bug-2. 6. GROUND REJECT: This dual-knob control is used to electronically tune the search coil to prevailing ground-mineralization conditions. The small knob on top only makes one revolution and is used for coarse adjustments. It has 25 fixed positions. The large knob on the bottom is for fine-tune adjustments and is capable of 16 turns and an infinite number of positions. 7.
TARGET RECOVERY you hear may be your hand. Instead, use the sprinkle method. Test the sensitivity of your Gold Bug-2 to your hand by waving your empty hand in front of the search coil. If it’s a large target, you may use your hand. The loud signal from a large target will mask any signal produced by your hand. 5. If the target sounds small (faint and soft), sprinkle some of the target dirt on top of the Gold Bug-2 search coil.
MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCH SELECTION The chart below shows how your Gold Bug-2’s sensitivity and ability to operate in mineralized soil is affected by each combination of MINERALIZATION and MODE toggle-switch settings. LOW MIN. High LOW MIN. NORM MIN. Sensitivity Low Poor Figure 7. Mode switch in auto boost Mode switch in normal NORM MIN. HI MIN. HI MIN.
MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCH SELECTION PINPOINTING target location with your finger or digging tool. 7. For very strong signals, you may improve your pinpointing accuracy by adding one or more of the following steps: 1) Lift the coil until the signal is just barely heard. 2) Lower the sensitivity level. 3) Rest the coil on the ground and move it back and forth very slowly. 8. For very weak signals, try the following: 1) Switch to the AUDIO BOOST mode. 2) Move the coil closer to the ground.
TURN ON PROCEDURE 1. Set your controls as follows: MODE: NORMAL MINERALIZATION: LOW SENS: 10 GROUND REJECT: 10 VOLUME: OFF NOTE: You will probably find that most of your searching will be done with the MODE and Figure 8. MINERALIZATION switches set The threshold signal is a soft to NORMAL and the SENSITIVITY background tone heard when control set at something less operating the Gold Bug-2, is set by adjusting a metal stem at the than 10. If you’re working in rear of the control housing.
GROUND REJECT PROCEDURE SEARCHING sensitivity of your Gold Bug-2, and the retune speed increases slightly. This increase in the retune speed helps your Gold Bug-2 ignore abrupt changes in ground mineralization and hot rocks, but it also results in a slight decrease in sensitivity. 8. If, after switching to NORMAL MINERALIZATION, you continue to hear ground chatter and false signals, back off on the SENSITIVITY control again. Still having problems? You must be in an area of extremely high mineralization.
GROUND REJECT PROCEDURE 16 3. Your objective now is to adjust the GROUND REJECT control so that there is no change or at least only a small change in the threshold hum as you bob the coil up and down. Start by clicking the small, center knob back to about 8. 4. Bob the search coil up and down once again. One of three things will happen to your threshold hum: 1) The tone will continue to get louder as you lower the coil and disappear when you raise it.
GROUND REJECT PROCEDURE 16 3. Your objective now is to adjust the GROUND REJECT control so that there is no change or at least only a small change in the threshold hum as you bob the coil up and down. Start by clicking the small, center knob back to about 8. 4. Bob the search coil up and down once again. One of three things will happen to your threshold hum: 1) The tone will continue to get louder as you lower the coil and disappear when you raise it.
GROUND REJECT PROCEDURE SEARCHING sensitivity of your Gold Bug-2, and the retune speed increases slightly. This increase in the retune speed helps your Gold Bug-2 ignore abrupt changes in ground mineralization and hot rocks, but it also results in a slight decrease in sensitivity. 8. If, after switching to NORMAL MINERALIZATION, you continue to hear ground chatter and false signals, back off on the SENSITIVITY control again. Still having problems? You must be in an area of extremely high mineralization.
TURN ON PROCEDURE 1. Set your controls as follows: MODE: NORMAL MINERALIZATION: LOW SENS: 10 GROUND REJECT: 10 VOLUME: OFF NOTE: You will probably find that most of your searching will be done with the MODE and Figure 8. MINERALIZATION switches set The threshold signal is a soft to NORMAL and the SENSITIVITY background tone heard when control set at something less operating the Gold Bug-2, is set by adjusting a metal stem at the than 10. If you’re working in rear of the control housing.
MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCH SELECTION PINPOINTING target location with your finger or digging tool. 7. For very strong signals, you may improve your pinpointing accuracy by adding one or more of the following steps: 1) Lift the coil until the signal is just barely heard. 2) Lower the sensitivity level. 3) Rest the coil on the ground and move it back and forth very slowly. 8. For very weak signals, try the following: 1) Switch to the AUDIO BOOST mode. 2) Move the coil closer to the ground.
MODE AND MINERALIZATION SWITCH SELECTION The chart below shows how your Gold Bug-2’s sensitivity and ability to operate in mineralized soil is affected by each combination of MINERALIZATION and MODE toggle-switch settings. LOW MIN. High LOW MIN. NORM MIN. Sensitivity Low Poor Figure 7. Mode switch in auto boost Mode switch in normal NORM MIN. HI MIN. HI MIN.
TARGET RECOVERY you hear may be your hand. Instead, use the sprinkle method. Test the sensitivity of your Gold Bug-2 to your hand by waving your empty hand in front of the search coil. If it’s a large target, you may use your hand. The loud signal from a large target will mask any signal produced by your hand. 5. If the target sounds small (faint and soft), sprinkle some of the target dirt on top of the Gold Bug-2 search coil.
FALSE SIGNALS CONTROL PANEL comfortable level. This will ensure the hottest-possible signal from your Gold Bug-2. 6. GROUND REJECT: This dual-knob control is used to electronically tune the search coil to prevailing ground-mineralization conditions. The small knob on top only makes one revolution and is used for coarse adjustments. It has 25 fixed positions. The large knob on the bottom is for fine-tune adjustments and is capable of 16 turns and an infinite number of positions. 7.
CONTROL PANEL FALSE SIGNAL 4. Junk: Nails, pull tabs, beer cans, etc. The Gold Bug-2 was designed for extreme sensitivity to small bits of gold. That means it’s also extremely sensitive to small bits of ferrous metal. Solution: Hunt in the Normal Mode, but use the IRON DISC Mode to check targets to see if they’re ferrous. Fortunately, there’s not much junk in nugget country, and with practice you’ll be able to recognize a lot of it.
OPERATING TIPS HIPMOUNTING 4. Put your belt through the slots on the underside of the housing. 5. Left handers should wear the housing on their right hip and right handers on their left hip. Figure 4. To remove the control housing from the stem, grasp the top of the control box firmly and pull it directly toward the arm rest while holding the Gold Bug-2 handle.
COIN SHOOTING, BEACH AND RELIC HUNTING There’s no reason why you can’t use your Gold Bug-2 for “coinshooting” in parks, relic hunting old town sites or hunting on the beach. True, the Gold Bug-2 was designed for prospecting, but it’s also suitable for Treasure Hunting. Like most coin-shooting and relic hunting machines, the Gold Bug-2’s iron discrimination mode can be used to filter out trash targets in areas where relics and coins are normally found.
SETTING UP BATTERY REPLACEMENT The Gold Bug-2 comes to you just about ready to use. There are only three steps required: sliding the lower stem into the upper stem, connecting the loop coil to the control housing and adjusting the angle of the search coil. Take a look at page 3 and familiarize yourself with the parts of the Gold Bug-2 before proceeding. 1. Unpack your new Gold Bug-2 carefully. Save the carton and inserts – they may come in handy for future storage or shipment. 2.
USING HEADPHONES Using headphones (not supplied) improves battery life, and prevents the sounds from annoying bystanders. It also allows you to hear subtle changes in the sound more clearly, particularly if searching in a noisy location. For safety reasons, do not use headphones near traffic or where other dangers are present. This device is to be used with interconnecting cables/headphone cables shorter than three meters.
ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR Where To Use Your Metal Detector In The U.S. An audio boost mode, another new feature of the Gold Bug-2, makes it easier to find smaller nuggets at greater depths. Already a successful and proven feature of the Fisher QuickSilver line of land and underwater detectors, the audio boost mode automatically increases the volume of any faint signal, such as a small or deep gold nugget. It does this without increasing the volume of larger, shallower targets.
SPECIFICATIONS Length 2 ABOUT YOUR DETECTOR 1 ............................Extended ........................................... 53” Collapsed........................................... 40” Weight 2 .............................Complete..................................... 2.9 lbs. Control Housing........................... 1.0 lbs. Handle and Coil........................... 1.9 lbs. Frequency..........................LF Search...
CONTENTS About Your Gold Bug-2............................................................. pg. 3 SPECIFICATIONS Shielding .............. 100% ESI Coverage 5 Setting Up................................................................................... pg. 6 Interchangeable................................ Yes Hipmounting.............................................................................. pg. 7 Cable Length.............
Gold Bug 2 QUALITY Prospector’s Metal Detector Fisher detectors are renowned for their quality. Each detector is hand crafted in the USA with pride PERFORMANCE Treasure Hunters worldwide rely on Fisher. Our detectors are durable, dependable, and search deeper.. REPUTATION Fisher produced the first patented metal detector in 1931. For over 70 years, the Fisher logo has been a mark of excellence.
