50 Tone Target Setting

[Normsel]

1942 I hit quarters and dimes at 12" quite frequently and at 8" all the time. I hit probably 7 quarters today at 8" or deeper. At 73 yrs old I don't like deep targets but I always dig them. Move your recovery speed to at least 5 maybe even 7 that will help believe it or not, move your sensitivity up or down depending on chatter. Actually I use factory settings other than sensitivity. In both park 1 and park 2

 

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[flgliderpilot]

It appears that people are brute force cranking down recovery speed and cranking up sensitivity to gain depth. This machine runs hot and it takes a little finesse to increase signal to noise ratio (NOT just the signal) which means: 1) You need to be in the right mode - if you want max depth on silvers and other high conductors, go with Park 1 or Field 1 which are biased to the lower weighted frequencies (i.e., higher conductors), 2) Get a sat Noise Cancel and GB (don't be afraid to use tracking if you have soil with mineralization that tracking can "grab" onto, otherwise go with auto or manual GB), 3) Don't try to maximize depth simply by upping gain/sensitivity because you will also be upping the noise floor. Keep it around 20, push it up maybe 2 points max and don't be afraid to push it down a couple of points if you are getting falsing - again, the goal is to get the machine to run quiet. 3) Don't just crank down on recovery speed to maximize depth, you may end up increasing ground noise on your swings and are then just lowering signal to noise ratio again because you are increasing the noise floor. 4) WHEN IN DOUBT, JUST STICK WITH (OR DON'T STRAY FAR FROM) THE MODE SETTING DEFAULTS - they work pretty well and have been established through extensive field testing.

Right, for more depth I've found it better to just increase the volume. It already goes surprisingly deep... you just can't always hear it unless you crank up the volume. Expect to be startled now and then lol.

 

[digger460]

I'll throw in my 2 cents. Found 2 dimes and a quarter at 12" yesterday. I was using Field 1 mode preset with no modification. And the pinpoint was dead nuts right on target. (I use a 600)

 

[Bharpring]

I'll throw in my 2 cents. Found 2 dimes and a quarter at 12" yesterday. I was using Field 1 mode preset with no modification. And the pinpoint was dead nuts right on target. (I use a 600)

What were your recovery speed and iron bias?

 

[parkgt]

I'll throw in my 2 cents. Found 2 dimes and a quarter at 12" yesterday. I was using Field 1 mode preset with no modification. And the pinpoint was dead nuts right on target. (I use a 600)

Wish the soil around here allowed for those kind of depths. Illinois black dirt is nothing like the rocky soil in western AR. What they call topsoil here wouldn't even be considered good fill in the northern farm belt.

 

[vferrari]

I'll throw in my 2 cents. Found 2 dimes and a quarter at 12" yesterday. I was using Field 1 mode preset with no modification. And the pinpoint was dead nuts right on target. (I use a 600)

What were your recovery speed and iron bias?

EQ600 Field 1 mode preset defaults:

Recovery Speed = 3 (Equivalent to 6 Out of 8 on the 800)

Note that 3 is the maximum possible recovery speed setting on the 600.

Iron Bias = 0

 

[digger460]

What were your recovery speed and iron bias?

Recovery speed 3, iron bias 0