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Well I received my 3030 Friday but it was raining. So it was in the 40s today so I played around a little and learned I have to learn alot. I hit mostly trash and had alot of problems with getting an accurate reading. One of the Mason jar lids read a 12.34. Having issues with it reading what it is supposed to be. I will insert a video at the bottom. 4309-1.webp
The title of the video and descriptions shows the year and what I used to test on. It's like it doesn't read quick enough or it keeps the last reading.
 
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From what I understand there is a Book you should read before using the 3030 but hang in there its a awesome machine.
 
Large chunks of anything will give you false VDI readings. VDI's are best guesses at coin sized targets in most cases, when you get a large target it will fool the detector like the mason jar lid did. Aluminum pop can tops can be some of the biggest heart stoppers ever. Learn to size the object buy pin pointing the edges and lifting the coil above the target a few inches to determine the size. If it's too big to be true it probably is. That's a great detector you have there, I would love the chance to try one out. Good luck!
 
Are you going looking for jar lids or coins? Test what you plan on hunting for.
 
Right now i dont want to make my self hunt for one particular ting. I would rather dig everything, See what it was reading at, and see why i got the id that i did. I will lean more this way than by just searching for one thing like only coins. I would rather dig everything than pass up a once in a lifetime dig until i have learned my detector better than i know it now.
 
Here's a tip in case you haven't seen it before... the settings you use WILL affect the target responses! In one mode a silver dollar will be 01-38. In another it will be 12-42.
 
swing it in the air, are you getting any signals? You might be dealing with EMI...

Do a factory reset if that's not the case.

Something isn't right here, I see the dime on the ground and I see the delay you're talking about; this is not normal.
 
Something isn't right here, I see the dime on the ground and I see the delay you're talking about; this is not normal.

Looks perfectly normal to me! He has a dime laying on the surface of a very trashy spot. The CTX (and E-Trac too) give an audio response in real time. It does NOT update the TID on the screen until it has cleared ALL targets. So when you are waving it around in junk, you will not see a display like if the dime was an air test.
 
Looks perfectly normal to me! He has a dime laying on the surface of a very trashy spot. The CTX (and E-Trac too) give an audio response in real time. It does NOT update the TID on the screen until it has cleared ALL targets. So when you are waving it around in junk, you will not see a display like if the dime was an air test.

I have hundreds of hours of hunting with my CTX in extreme trash, the refresh rate is way higher than I'm seeing in his video. If my machine acted like that, I'd use the V3I all day over it.

Even if it doesn't update the TID until targets have cleared, the target icon cursors are real time. His is all over the board.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but mine doesn't act like this at all.


I'd like to know the settings he is running, if he bought the machine new or used, and see a video of him doing the same thing in an area with no trash.
 
Right now i dont want to make my self hunt for one particular ting. I would rather dig everything, See what it was reading at, and see why i got the id that i did. I will lean more this way than by just searching for one thing like only coins. I would rather dig everything than pass up a once in a lifetime dig until i have learned my detector better than i know it now.

Good thinking on your part. No telling how much has been passed over by not following your thoughts. Hope you are well rewarded by your detector and patience.


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second but the first i didnt use much b/c i just didnt like it all that much.
 
I have a lot of experience with the CTX.

Some of my observations from the video:

I would run the manual sensitivity as high as possible, BUT it tends to run less stable. I usually keep mine around 20-25. It seems to run more stable Auto sensitivity +3. You are running target trace, which is good, but shrink your readings down, where you can see where the cross hairs hit on the screen.

My experience on all metal mode is it will hit junk high such as nails. I will switch between the gone hunting settings and all metal mode only when I am getting inconsistent hits. Almost always if the readings jump around it is going to be junk or SOMETIMES junk with a good target. The only times I am left head scratching is when copper pennies will hit in the low side (12.40) when they almost always will read 12.43. Go to "gone hunting for history" and download and save the readings chart. It is pretty accurate. Dig anything that runs stable 11+ and especially if they run stable 12.40+.

What Jason is saying about the readings is true, depending on the discrimination settings and mode. Be sure to GB over a clear area as well.

ALWAYS dig by sound first. I have dug high sounds that have read low and found good coins. Rely on sound mainly and only check your readings as an afterthought after you hear it first.

If a target sounds to good to be true when pinpointing it could probably be junk such as a aluminum can. Coins and small targets will only give you a quick sound when you swing past it with the pinpoint button pushed. Larger objects will sound for a split second or two longer. Learn to push the pinpoint button twice consecutively to give the pinpoint feature a re-tune, which makes it easier to pinpoint.
 
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Your tag says your from Arkansas? May i ask what part or you can PM me.
 
A cheap Whites Coin Master Pro. Didnt like it much.
 
I personally dig everything. I've been fortunate to not run into very much trash! However, I've dug false signals before "just because" and found some cool stuff (WWII bullets and shell casings).
 

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