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Explorer SE

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AgileMJOLNIR

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Well I finally caved in to the inevitable and ordered me an Explorer SE today. I should have it by next week then I can start posting finds!

Are there any tips anyone can offer out of the box for getting the most out of the machine? Thanks all!
 
Right out of the box ..... best tip I could give ANYONE that is new to the Explorer is to go with the factory default mode and get familiar with the tones and how the targets hit via the cursor or digital modes. Learning to differentiate the tones is 99% of the battle.
Read your owners manual at least 2 times from cover to cover.
The Explorer has so many user options to choose from ( and that's what makes it great) for different site conditions etc.
I have over 6000 hunting hours with Explorers since their first introduction and I am still learning new ways to hunt with them ... and I mean this literally ! Yes it was well worth the time spent so far :)
There is NO WAY to cheat the system so to speak, every time I think I have mastered the Explorer ... it's lets another secret out of the bag.
The ONE thing you will find out though is that NO OTHER detector on the planet is as capable in iron ridden sites.
Again, learn the sounds, scrub the coil on the ground and go slooooow and it will all start to make sense soon enough.
Good luck & good hunting
Mike
 
I agree with everything that Mike said in his post. A lot of hours is what it takes to become proficient. Dig everything in the beginning so that you can learn what the machine is telling you. I've got a lot of hours (years) with the Explorer and now the SE and I still learn something every time I go out. You will love it if you take the time to learn it.
 
not get caught up in what settings more experienced users are hunting with. Don't get me wrong...ALL info and tips on this forum are great and you will definately want all of them in the future..but for now just stick to the factory settings and the smartfind screen.
After you have gotten used to the tones and cursor movements or digital readouts and have also dug many different targets...then you can experiment a little. I have hunted with an EX2 and now SE for a few years now and I am still experimenting with settings to this day.
After you have familiarized yourself with the SE...it's then that you should probably take advantage of the wealth of information available here from all the experienced users. Trust me...there are many hunters that post here that know there machine and can give you excellent tips and advice when you feel you have become familiar with the machine. I would be lost if it wasn't for all the help I have gotten on this forum. Even if you have a simple question...don't hesitate to ask here and someone will probably be able to help you out. The experienced users here are wonderful.
Good luck with your new SE
 
Thank you very much guys. I am excited like you wouldn't believe. I have been hunting for about 5yrs now mostly with a DFX and a Sovereign Elite so even though I am not new to detecting I am very excited about getting better acquainted with the Explorer.

I printed the manual off of Minelabs website and read it about 5 times already. I practically have the darn thing memorized but I still find myself sitting down reading it over and over again because it's jsut darn good reading, what can I say?!

Well anyways, thanks again for the advice guys and if all goes well I will have some finds posted up here for you all soon.
 
i just got an se this spring and pinpointing was a big problem , here;s some advice i recieved, if you have the DD coil,, draw an imaginary line down the center of your coil from front to back ( picture it as a windshield wiper), it is hot in the center from front to back, your target can be anywhere along that 10 inch line. try this , once you center the target( get the highest pitch), slowly draw the coil back twords you , keeping the high pitch centered on the ( windshield wiper)< ( the imaginary line) until the target drops off ,.. the target will be immediatly in front of your coil and dead center on the line ( windshield wiper ) I did this and 26 times out of 26 targets i was right on . 1 barber dime , 7 wheaties ,(oldest 1912) a crotal bell, an old toy truck, a very old ,very cool key, and 11 memorials and 4 dimes , it really worked for me and changed my whole attitude about the new detector ,
 
Just a question , i'm brand new to the se and i know there's alot it can do that i have to learn about , am i wrong but i thought the manual said not to make constant contact with the ground , as it will produce false signals, so should you do that or scub the ground as you say?
, ( i take that to mean coil on the ground at all times , any advice would be greatly appreciated , thanks in advance from daveo
 
and is almost a MUST when hunting target rich areas.
I let the coil touch the ground enough to support most of the Explorers weight, then I'm just more or less steering the Explorer as it glides across the surface.
Helps to keep the falsing down to a minimum and also relieves most of the weight issue !
That's why you hear some folks say the weight is NOT an issue to them while others say it is. The Explorer is heavy but if the user lets it support most of it's own weight then the arm doesn't feel it as quick.
And ... you'll have more control over it by using it this way, it's much easier to go slooooow around target rich areas when the coil is scrubbing the ground :)
 
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