Help with AT Pro

[Frank1960]

I went to hunt a 1800 house and all I got was a clad dime and a bunch of aluminum. Everytime and I do mean everytime it rang up with a high number 70 and up all I got was aluminum. I had numbers from 70, 77 even a 99 but all I found was aluminum even found a complete pie pan. I GB'ed it before detecting and had it on coin mode. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[swb]

not sure Ihave the same problem.it reads high on good stuff and trash and the bell ring's.

 

[FCCDFEd]

I hate to tell ya this but those are normals numbers for that trash. Try using the custom pro mode and learn to read the tones (tone roll audio). Listen to the audio for those broken chattery tones during the swing (page 18 in the manual). Also remember the actual size of the target ie aluminum slaw vs bigger chunks or whole cans will read with louder stronger tones and higher numbers. It is really a matter of learning the machine and pushing on and digging.

 

[bacusa]

I went to hunt a 1800 house and all I got was a clad dime and a bunch of aluminum. Everytime and I do mean everytime it rang up with a high number 70 and up all I got was aluminum. I had numbers from 70, 77 even a 99 but all I found was aluminum even found a complete pie pan. I GB'ed it before detecting and had it on coin mode. Any help would be appreciated.

One thing I've learned, and it is an AT Pro skill, when you have a high number hit, push the Iron Audio button on, don't hunt with it on, but use it to "spot check" you number. If it is a good target,with iron audio on, it will sound more normal. If it sounds inconsistent....low-high-low, or chattery, it is a crap target. I did the same thing my AT first couple of times out and got frustrated by digging trash when I thought it was a good target. Watch ALL of the instructional videos made by Garrett on You Tube.
Hope this helps.

P.S. I too started in Coin mode, now I hunt in Pro Zero, with iron discrimination at around 35.
HH,
BC in NC

 

[Frank1960]

Thanks for the help! I was hunting in standard mode like the manual said for beginers with it but will change to pro mode

 

[Sandman]

Sometimes it is best to just cover the meter with duct tape and listen to the sounds or upgrade to detectors with enhanced audio.

 

[Bev]

What I'm seem to hear when it comes to aluminum is when you first go over it, even though it's a "good" tone it shrills. It sort of screams at you instead of a nice calm solid tone. Also if you swing over an object and get that shrill, swing higher and higher above the target, If you are still getting the signal a foot or so off the ground, it's usually a can.

 

[Glenn C]

On the ATPro 95 plus targets in my experience turn out junky. I find 82- 94 is the sweet spot. I have found good targets also when seeing these numbers coupled with lower number on occasion. I have not clad hunted with this machine so not sure what numbers are good for that.

Imo

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

On hunts like that slow down and listen for good solid repeatable targets and if possible get a smaller coil. Audio audio audio...

 

[kayden]

Thanks for the help! I was hunting in standard mode like the manual said for beginers with it but will change to pro mode

Scrap the standard mode & use pro mode only...also when you hit a signal like that in the future lift detector up 10-12 inches & swing if it still rings its 99% of the time junk!