Thanks AT Pro...help wanted

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Well I got into this land metal detecting 3 years ago when I purchased an AT Pro after watching Aquachiggers video of him finding over 6 lbs of large silver coins from the 17 and 1800s. In the 3 years I have owned this great little machine I have had some amazing finds with it. silver coins that go all the way back to the 1600s and many extraordinary artifacts like sword pummels, musket parts and a coin weight, to mention just a few. If I have one issue with the ATP, it is target seperation in an iron patch. The iron really seems to confuse it, even when I am using the smaller coil. But for the money, 600 bucks you are not going to get a better machine....But now it's time to play with the big boys.

My XP Deus should arrive today or tomorrow and I hope I can get it out for her maiden voyage on the weekend. I ordered it with the 11" coil (I hope I didn't screw up there) because I have read so many good things about that coil. I am hoping that you people that have been using these machines for a while now can give me some advice on settings and freq. #s to use when hitting the fields. I usually hunt for artifacts and old coins so this is where I would like to focus. Also I was hoping that I could find some helpfull videos, like the ones Garrett has produced for their AT series detectors but to date I have only found a few of them that I would class as a tutorial video.

I will be hitting some of the areas I have hammered in the past just to see what the ATP has missed and will post the results on this forum.

Thanks and HH everyone,
ZDD

 

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[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Congrats on your XP DEUS Metal Detector! Your gonna love how simple and good it is in trashe even with the 11" coil

We give all our customers a walk through with their XP purchase with tips and tricks on setting it up. Along with lifetime support with questions and help. Your dealer should be able to help you. If not call us!

I recommend using basic 1 and setting sensitivity around 85 to be stable. Use ground tracking as well. Learn it on one program so when you make changes you can notice them and tweak from there. Many customers try to tweak things before they really know what they are tweaking prolonging their short learning curve.

Congrats again!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on your new machine. I switched from ATP to Deus about (6) weeks ago. You just wait... it is light, fast and wireless... I think that you will like it. I agree, that for the money, the ATP is an awesome machine.

I am a novice hack, so I will let the experts ring in on the programs and settings. I use Basic 1, the first program that comes up when you turn the machine on. I have tried to stick with that program, so as to better learn the new machine...and not frustrate myself.

Andy Sabisch's book is helpful too. It has many helpful tips and explains the features very well.

Good luck, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Deus.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

It has arrived, now the learning curve begins.
ZDD

 

[sleepyjim]

Sold my ATp after getting my Deus, NEVER regretted it.....

No matter who you bought it from, Bart is the best, call him with questions!

Jim

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Up date on the first week with the Deus Well it seems that life has managed to get in the way of MDing so I have only had 1 hour with the XPD, I hit 2 spots that I hammered with the ATP and managed to just get a few pennies and a medalian from a saw handle, but I know that some of these finds were missed by the ATP which just goes to show the target separation capeabilities of the XP because these finds were located in trashy areas.
When I was testing it in my yard I was concerned a little because in most programs it would not pick up on a moderen dime, but that was the only coin it wouldn't see. This doesn't really matter that much to me because I didn't get it to find moderen dimes. I hope I can get some time this week to give it a serious testing and report back and hopefully have some questions for you XPerts out there.
thanks for looking & HH everyone,
ZDD

 

[Foot hill]

Remember to hold coil away from ground and metal when turning on Until it runs through its start up sequence.

Agree with above two posters to stick to "basic one"Until you've got some confidence, it's still my go to program usually only changing to full tones, then... You never have to mess with writing your tones and set points.



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[mtsheron]

And fast forward to now..................how do you like the Deus after 3 months

 

[Higgy]

I'm an ATP user, and I also agree that its the best machine for the money. Upgrading to a Deus is likely in my immediate future, so I'm also interested in how you like the Deus, ZDD.

 

[Dign-nbama]

I really suggest taking $20 and buy Andy's Book on the Deus, reading it while your not able to detect and the learning curve will definitely straighten out easier, but does not take the place of field experience but it is a plus... helped me a lot, I'm not a slow learner, just a fast forgetter,, I can go back and reread an area that I'm having a problem with....HH

 

[Higgy]

I'm not a slow learner, just a fast forgetter

Quote worthy!

 

[toddsumm1]

I'm an ATP user, and I also agree that its the best machine for the money. Upgrading to a Deus is likely in my immediate future, so I'm also interested in how you like the Deus, ZDD.

Im about ready to add to my arsenal as well. Choices are the e-trac and deus. Curious to how you make out.