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Help with new F5 please
- Thread starter JimmyBoy
- Start date
I don't have F5 But I do have F70 and gain which is sensitivity Right? Well sensitivity controls how sensitive the coil will be on anything meaning if your close to any electrical poles or anything and your getting chatter it's probably cause the sensitivity is to high.Sensitivity also controls how deep it will detect remember the more sensitive the coil the more sensitive on coins the deeper it will go. But remember if you have to turn sensitivity down you won't lose a hole lot of depth. Now threshold is somewhat like your volume control but only the threshold will work something like this. The higher the threshold say +9 the more it will sound off on the smallest objects such as a gold flake or such. the lower the threshold -9 the more chance you are to pass up the smallest object's cause you won't hear it. So basically if your digging alot of really small stuff and you don't want to dig them turn threshold down but not to far or you may miss some coins that are deep when you need that signal to be stronger. so play with it I also found if it's chattery your threshold could play a part it that cause remember the higher the threshold the more it will sound off to the smallest things and if your near power lines turn threshold down a little and if your still getting chatter it's most likely your sensitivity. I hope I helped answer your question.
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
Hi Jimmyboy,
Think of Gain as a magnifier. The higher you raise it, the more it magnifies target signals, making them appear larger.
The Threshold is split into two features:
From settings of -9 to 0, think of the threshold control as a door. The door is shut at -9 and the door is fully open at 0.
From settings of +1 to +9, think of the threshold control as a volume control that makes all the signals that got into the wide open door louder and easier to hear.
Thats kind of an over simplified description of the controls but pretty accurate nonetheless. The combination of the three features give the user a lot of control over the detector. Add the 4 different tone modes to it and the F5 has a lot going on with the audio.
When setting up the detector, think, "how big do I want the signal to be (GAIN) and, how large of a signal do I want coming through the door (THRESHOLD)" and if you have the door wide open (threshold at 0), then how loud do I want the tiniest signals (threshold above 0)
Then of course, the actual site conditions laugh at you and say, "sorry buddy, but you're going to have to make the signals smaller or close the door a little." And then the two of you work out the best compromise for the targets you are after
HH
Mike
Think of Gain as a magnifier. The higher you raise it, the more it magnifies target signals, making them appear larger.
The Threshold is split into two features:
From settings of -9 to 0, think of the threshold control as a door. The door is shut at -9 and the door is fully open at 0.
From settings of +1 to +9, think of the threshold control as a volume control that makes all the signals that got into the wide open door louder and easier to hear.
Thats kind of an over simplified description of the controls but pretty accurate nonetheless. The combination of the three features give the user a lot of control over the detector. Add the 4 different tone modes to it and the F5 has a lot going on with the audio.
When setting up the detector, think, "how big do I want the signal to be (GAIN) and, how large of a signal do I want coming through the door (THRESHOLD)" and if you have the door wide open (threshold at 0), then how loud do I want the tiniest signals (threshold above 0)
Then of course, the actual site conditions laugh at you and say, "sorry buddy, but you're going to have to make the signals smaller or close the door a little." And then the two of you work out the best compromise for the targets you are after
HH
Mike
Terry in PA
New member
That should help a lot of people with F5's to run the detector as hot as they can at any given site. Thanks Mike !