CTX 3030 settings

[diggerdick]

Dose anyone have or know of good setting for the CTX 3030 in Michigan. I live in the Grand Rapids area and really like the CTX 3030 but I just don't seem to find as much as I have with my other brand metal detectors any help would be appreciated. I've been using gone hunting settings seem to work very well but I'm just not sure if anyone has experience with the CTX 3030 in this area and has settings I am also not sure about swing speeds some say to swing very very slow so I'm play a normal swing speed works fine any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated thank you

 

[chuckciao]

I know nothing of the hunting conditions and ground in your area but I basically use an open screen with minimal discrimination and am totally convinced that slowing down both swing speed and pace absolutely works with the CTX!

 

[smkunder]

I am in Michigan and have had good luck with "GoneHuntings" combined settings. Basically an open screen. You can get his settings off of this forum at top..

 

[msviking]

I agree that Gone Hunting's settings are a good starting point for anywhere.

 

[GateKeeper]

Aye Aye Aye. Learn your machine and what works for you. The settings in the CTX are the best way to start. Gonehuntings settings may work for him in his area, but they will probably will not work in your area. Not to mention it is too open of a program for a park setting, especially a trashy one. Go to the Resource center, look at all the great topics in there. Why even the North American field tester uploaded a scale showing at what TID gold rings and coins hit at. You can print any of this for a field guide. But for pete's sakes, enough of this Gonehunting's program.

 

[GKMan]

It's going to be a long winter.....

 

[msviking]

Another comment, the old saying "the more I learn, the more I realize there is more to learn" really holds true for high end machines. While getting successfully started is not very difficult with the CTX, it can do so much more than most of us realize. I know that is the case for me. Just when I think I have it all figured out, I will see a video or comment from someone that has successfully learned how to use a new "tweak". Thankfully, I enjoy the journey!

HH
Robert

 

[chadwick]

I use the aye aye aye settings

 

[doninbrewster]

As I sit here watching the snow fall for my kids 3rd school closing of the season I think you might be right. The other side of the coin is it's supposed to get warm and rain on Fri & Sat and also be warm on Sunday.

It's going to be a long winter.....

 

[Bell-Two]

There are no magic setting....darn it Gonehuntings setting that most people talk about is a simple combined tone with an open screen, nothing magic or mysterious about it. The thing Evan did was help a lot of people to understand how to change settings for themselves and give some ideas about tones and such. For my field hunts I use basically the same discrimination pattern I did in my E-Trac with very little iron discriminated and of course the second pattern in this mode is wide open. I have several other patterns with discrimination some with combined tones and some with 50 tones. I typically keep my field pattern in use and when in parks and yards I am using one of the other with more discrimination and switch back and forth between them depending on nulling. To be honest though I end up hunting everywhere a lot with the field pattern because I am listening for tones more than anything.

 

[PMonday]

just going on memory here but any of the factory settings doesn't use the combined tone profile, do they?

I've been playing around with a 2 tone ferrous program with a wide open screen in a nail ridden area that has surprised me. but it takes some patients.

This got me to thinking what combination of tone ID profile, along with separation mode, and sounds for premium performance.? Site specific??


am I overthinking this?


HH

 

[Roland58]

I have to admit that Gone Hunting's settings may not be the best for everyone, but, his mode is probably just as suitable as the standard programs that come with the machine, no?
And, where is this Resource Center you speak of? I can't seem to find it. Is this where one would get the typical TID numbers for rings and coins? I modified the High Trash mode to fit more of my needs for where I am located and it turned out looking a great deal like Gone Hunting's program......works for me. The last line of your post gives me a strong sense of a little ire toward the popularity of this particular program. Personally, I am happy that he has made and published something that seems to work well for a lot of folks, not all of course, but, a lot!

Aye Aye Aye. Learn your machine and what works for you. The settings in the CTX are the best way to start. Gonehuntings settings may work for him in his area, but they will probably will not work in your area. Not to mention it is too open of a program for a park setting, especially a trashy one. Go to the Resource center, look at all the great topics in there. Why even the North American field tester uploaded a scale showing at what TID gold rings and coins hit at. You can print any of this for a field guide. But for pete's sakes, enough of this Gonehunting's program.

 

[Digger]

I don't believe GateKeeper was intending to demonstrate any ire. If it works for you....great! I think his point was that one person's settings may not be the best case scenario for everyone. It is important to understand that one group of settings should not be considered "universal". Otherwise, if one person was making great finds and another was not, they'd start questioning the ability of their detector, instead of how they have it set up. I know when I worked with Evan (GoneHunting) to build his programs, it was more about taking consideration of his target preference, mineralization levels, sweep speed, coil preference, site specifics, etc. etc. etc.. As to your comment that they are as good as the factory settings.......probably so, as that is how we set them up as well.

The link to the Resource center can be found on the main CTX3030 page, a few inches up from the posts.....just above the link to the Approved Instructional videos.

If you can't find it, here is a link that should take you there....... http://www.findmall.com/list.php?87

HH Randy

 

[Roland58]

Digger (Randy),
You are surely correct with regard to not demonstrating any "ire" toward, what have been touted as, "Gone Hunting's" settings. Whether he was the one that designed the settings or not, received any help with such or not, or used someone else's ideas or not, is (admittedly) beyond my scope of knowledge. My words were chosen strictly on the basis of what has been presented in this forum......a forum from which I have learned a lot and, hopefully, will continue to learn a lot more.
It should be pointed out that I also stated that I had modified the standard High Trash program to better fit my particular needs for my area on certain parks. This just happens to be similar in construction to that of 'Gone Hunting's settings', with the exception that mine is not as "open" as what is shown as his. My point was not to be critical of anyone, in fact, on the contrary. It was my intention to compliment someone for sharing some settings that seemed to be widely accepted by many members of the forum as a good place to start. Yes, I am new to the CTX and still have a long way to go to become proficient in its' use. My "newness" also seems to extend to individual personalities and some very sensitive areas and issues. If I have unintentionally stepped on someone's toes, once again, forgive me.......I apologize........there was nothing demeaning intended. I try to be friends and helpful to everyone with never an intention to be offensive, although, it seems some of my posts have been interpreted as such by some. By the same token, however, I saw this phrase, "But for pete's sakes, enough of this Gonehunting's program", as demonstrating some ire toward GH and 'his' settings. Maybe it wasn't, it was simply my interpretation, just as others have misconstrued some of my statements. Henceforth, I am going to do my best to refrain from making any expressions of feelings and keep everything within the bounds of known facts. I do not want to cause any problems of any kind and extend my sincere apologies to anyone that may have been offended by anything I have posted.
You have been very kind in the past, answering my questions and helping me in a number of ways.......again, I appreciate it. It is my sincere hope that we can continue this congenial relationship, as I know I (and most everyone else) can benefit from your knowledge. Thank you.

 

[Digger]

No reason for an apology. We're all on the same page. I was just trying to smooth out another member's post that was (apparently) taken differently than I had interpreted it. As to GH settings.....If I was able to help Evan make a few tweaks to improve his CTX results, great. That was my objective. If he named the program the Gone Hunting program, that is fine too. If you've taken that program and make a few more tweaks that help improve the performance for you, call it the Roland58 program and share it on the Resource forum, so others can give it a try. The main thing I've been telling folks since this forum started was that there is no magic wand. With the thousands of setting combinations, there are enough programs that all of us can have one, and name it whatever we want to name it. Just don't automatically settle for what others have found to be "the best" for them, without trying other combinations. I have probably written 75 programs for my CTX. I've kept 25 or 30 of them on my PC, for the sites I typically hunt. They all have similarities. But each one has at least one variation that makes it "best" for that particular site. When I head out to detect, I make sure I'm loaded up with the tools I'll need. Once again, what works well for me may not be anything that others find productive. But in my opinion, that "flexibility of functionality" is the true beauty of the CTX3030. JMHO HH Randy

 

[Roland58]

Spoken like the true sage that you are, Randy. I am always interested in any of your posts......if they don't provide new information, they always contain good advice, but, usually BOTH!
Thank you, Sir, and may the coming New Year bring you many exciting new finds!!

 

[tiftaaft]

I know I'm a little late to this discussion... exactly 2 years too late... but I just received my CTX about a month ago, and I have been trying out any and every pattern I can find / tweak / think of, in my quest to learn this machine, and what it can do... including all the most popular patterns (GH, Bill S., Andy, etc). It is a blast. And what I have found is that they all have their place. I'm sure I will continue to evolve my expertise with the CTX and ultimately design my own favorite patterns (which I will happily share on the resource center). I just want to say that I appreciate all who have shared their patterns with us.. and more importantly the reasoning behind the settings... so us newbies can take a little more knowledge into the field with us... and having the settings used by the experts is the next best thing to hunting along side you all. Happy Hunting to all.

Tim.