Marlon Brando said:
So I'm going back to hunt my grandparents old family farm where my dad grew up (over 100 years old) about 1000 miles from where I live now so I want to make sure I'm doing everything just right. I'm calling out to anyone that can help me with this. What are two seperate list of setting (unless one setting would work for both objectives) for both coin shooting and relic hunting in Wisconsin soil. Walking through the full list of settings (Sensitivity, Discrimation, Threshold, etc) could someone tell me what they would set their machine for for coin shooting and relic hunting. I've got permission to hunt this site one time and I want to make sure I know what to do when I get out there. Also, what settings would I adjust for varying depth? I've only been MD for about a month and I'm pretty excited about this! Anything will help, thank you!!!!
In your case, I'd just stick to coins mode and leave it that. For information's sake, I've included a classic coin AND relic set up.
COINSHOOTING, Classic set up:
DISC: 15
SPEED: De (default)
SENS: 60-75 (60 is factory)
THRESH: -3 - +3 (-3 is factory)
# of TONES: 4H
NOTCH: N/A
As already suggested, start with factory settings. Depress the "Ground Grab" and "Menu" simultaneously, while turning on the detector. This will initiate the Factory settings. Then work the SENS and THRESH settings upward for depth.
Method ONE: Start with the SENS, bringing it up until you note a chirpy chattery response. STOP. Now back down 5-10 points.
Next,
slowly bring up the THRESH until you get the chattering, then back down a poitn or two.
METHOD TWO: Leave SENS alone or even reduce it and wank on the THRESH, to the chatter point.
The F70 offers TWO gain features. SENS is for the receiver circuits and THRESH is for the signal itself, before it gets to the receiver. They work together, in a balance fashion, so this is not just a cut and dried adjustment.
But always start from the factory setup. If you get into trouble, or the thing goes wacky, go back to factory default.
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RELIC HUNTING, Classic set up:
DISC: 0
SPEED: SL (slow)
SENS: 60-75 (60 is factory)
THRESH: -3 - +3 (-3 is factory)
# of TONES: 2F
NOTCH: N/A
In relic hunting you want to accept the low range, since iron targets are welcome. I normally don't, except to determine if I'm on a site, when I listen for low iron tones. But once I find them, I up the DISC, and engage the 2F tones.
Since you know where the "relics" are already, you may not want to bother with this unless you like finding abundant nails, hardware and old wagon tackle. Choice is yours.
NOTE: In a congested site, (with a lot of targets) SL may hurt you. It is a slow response mode, intended for depth in clearer, open areas with few targets. If you have a lot of junk around, your detector will be going off like crazy. If that happens, you should go back to default speed.
