50 tones or no?

[bufaloeletric]

Do a lot of you end up mostly using 50 tone modes as in park 2 or field 2, or do you end up sticking with the target tones under the “one setting” for each?

 

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[SlateBeltDigger]

I usually start out in Park 2 with 50 tones. If it's noisy or unstable and I can't calm it down by lowering the sensitivity I have no issues going to Park 1.

I recently stopped manually ground balancing it too, I keep it at zero. In Park 2 I do notice that I dig more nails and junky iron stuff. I've tried the Field modes but always end up in Park 1 or 2.

I know Field 2 is supposed to notch out hot rocks which made me laugh to myself, until I started digging hot rocks in Park 2 in an old farm field lol. They all hit right at a solid 1, which is right where Minelab notches them out in the Field settings I believe.

 

[Truth]

I started 5 tone Park 1&2 same with field I’m guessing hot rocks are what we call coke. I alway GB 0 but I must admit I had a good day same place in Beach mode.

 

[Seabees]

5 tones on any setting for me. 50 tones was way to much for me.

 

[ColonelDan]

My thoughts on tones:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/equinox/591033-adjusting-zones-tones-my-3-tone-setting.html

 

[bigscoop]

The tones on the Nox bear no additional target information, they are just tones. Having said that, when land hunting I use 50 tones simply because I'm mainly high tone hunting and I find that broader range of tones provides me narrower audio recognition in my targeted "sweet point" that I'm chasing. However, when I'm water hunting (freshwater) I'm usually in a gold mode because that mode provides me "a lot" more depth due to that mode's true threshold, but only a single tone. But when I'm water hunting I'm generally scooping most non-ferrous returns anyway.

 

[McKinney_5900]

5 tones on any setting for me. 50 tones was way to much for me.

50 tones from day1 on the Nox for me.

 

[relicmeister]

50 tones for me, sometimes 5 tone

 

[MackDog]

50 tones only. Gotta love that shrill sounds

 

[cudamark]

50 tones all the time.

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

I like to use use 50 tones in Park 1, which I use for parks and curb strip type hunting. Ghost towns and old camps I prefer Field 1 with 2 tones. I run it with no discrimination (horseshoe on), and turn the iron volume down to the lowest setting. Sometimes I'll do other settings depending where I am hunting, but the above is what I use most of the time.

 

[relicmeister]

5 tones is plenty but it could be useful if you have discerning
Hearing and can tell the subtle differences in tones. I use it but
Mostly use 5 tones.

 

[49er12]

Basically more tones such as the 50 your talking about, means every item in ground is a different tone to understand, if so how in the heck do you no what each of those tones mean per metal object in ground, boy I hope I’m wrong but, but per coin and metal objects would 10 tones be enough, thanks maybe I’m stupid, you explain very well for all

 

[CoinFetcher]

I used to do 50,

Now I do 5...

I can’t tell you exactly why, but I plan on digging most targets, and the 50 tone might let you dig a little less, but you have to listen to a lot more noises!

I also hunt almost everything in park 1 now too. Park 1 let’s me hear cruddy deeper signals I have found out. Sounds counter intuitive, but on salty beaches, park 1 is the shiz. 5 tones

 

[LoyalistDigger]

There's been way too many turbine engines and whiny helicopter transmissions in my past to make much use of the 50 tones. At least I can make out the pitch changes differences in 5 tones.....for now.

 

[midalake]

I only Saltwater hunt and use 1 tone. As one poster stated, once a target is decided on as nonferrous it is coming out of the beach anyway. Regardless of the number it might be throwing at me. Which BTW, is often not reliable at depth.

 

[CarsonChris]

5 tone. 50 has to much background noise. Silver is clear in 5 tone.

 

[McKinney_5900]

5 tone. 50 has to much background noise. Silver is clear in 5 tone.

Put down a Mercury and modern dime on the ground. Use your 5 tones and listen, Both are the same. Then switch to 50 tones and tell me that you don't hear the higher, silver tone. Get back and let me know.

 

[pulltabfelix]

I have some hearing loss and tinnitus. The standard wireless headphones that came with the 800 were not suitable for me. Sounded too muddy.
Bought the Trond BH01 headphones and that solved or at least improved my hearing of the different tones. Now won't relic hunt without the Trond Headphones.

 

[Truth]

I suggest you learn them all and then song put those miles on that 800