I need some helpful help on the Bounty Hunter 202

[charakel]

Bounty Hunter 202 users, could you give me some hints or tips on finding coins? What settings do you guys use? I turn sen to 12 and disc to 2 or 3. I can't find anything... Help

 

[MetalmanMatt]

Can you find it on top of the ground if you just drop a coin? My Tracker did the same thing. And the quick silver never could find a coin. Im thinking maybe B H had a bad batch.

 

[monster]

trying hitting auto notch, sensitivity at 3 o'clock, and disc at about 9 o'clock. i find alot of clad this way but have to find jewelry and older coins but it may be my location also,,,,hope this helps....monster.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi, charakel. as a long time hunter and proud [ and very productive ] owner of the pioneer 202, i think i can give you some good advice on it's operation. i run the sensitivity jacked up as high as ground conditions permit me to. if it starts to break up or start chattering, reduce it a little until it stops, and keep hunting. i run low discrimination, about 9 o'clock, so i don't miss out on the gold. and i don't.
sure, i might dig more iron this way, but it works for me. some iron is good. i have a feeling your're not looking in the right places that you really want to be searching in. if you want to find the old stuff, go to old homesites. if your're looking for clad, go to the park. if your're looking for old relics, go to old homesites or near battlefields if there's any in your area.
dig all good repeatable signals, and you won't be disapointed. i can't recall the first time i ran my sensitivity at 12 o'clock. that's a serious waste of time with the 202. i would pack it in and go somewhere else. the ground would be way too hot for just about any detector at 12 o'clock.
i hope that you have good headphones; you need them with the 202. i hope this will help you. have you reviewed your owner's manual several times? good luck, charakel. hh,

 

[GoGoGopher]

You have your DISC turned up WAY TOO HIGH....your gonna miss all but dimes and quarters at that setting of 2 o'clock...turn SENSitivity to noon, and DISCrimination no higher than 9 o'clock...this should start you finding some stuff...I think they are right...sounds like BH put out a batch of bad boards on a number of different machines...I know that all the Pioneer series used the same boards, plus or minus a few parts...the T4, Quick Silver, and Lone Star probably use the same boards as well...if you cannot put coins on the ground and have the machine read them right at the settings I gave you, it is time to get a replacement for your machine....


HH,

GoGoGopher