help !!!!!!!!

[jerryshunt]

my name is jerry i live in central fla. im 67 yrs young i restoreand paint old cars. not long ago i painted a harley for a guy he woke up one morning his wife and bank account was gone. he came to me said i dont have any money so ill give you a quattro for the paint i say whats a quattro so needless to say i now have a new hobby .im trying to learn its use i go to an old park here in town . the history of the park is 30s to 40s used as a army air force base 50s to 80s used as a highschool football field 80s to present city park so i know theres silver there. i now have a crown royal bag full of clad coins the deepest ive found is about 4 inches why is this machine not going down as far as some of you guys say. now remember i know nothing about computers so make it simple lol thanks

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Hi Jerry,
Welcome to the hobbie. Hope you have many hours of enjoyment! This is one of the most interesting stories I've ever read, regarding the aquiring of a Quattro! - Well, you can't be doing too bad with a computer if you can get on the internet and post your message! - Are you running in auto sensitivity? If so, try the manual sensitivity. You can raise or lower the number reading based on the stability of the machine. This will either increase or decrease your depth range. A few inches can make all the difference in finding those silver coins! The fact that you're picking up coins is good in that even though the ground has built up to a cetain layer, yet the detector can read them. Just think, over time layers build up on a site, the older the site, generally the more build up. In a park though, you have to content with top soil put there and being replenished over time. It deepens the avialability of the targets further. Also what one would class as deep in one area, may not be deep in another area. Ground builds up at different rates in different areas. Maybe one of the other guys on the forum may be able to elaborate further! Do you have Andy Sabisch's book on mastering the quattro? It's better than the manual that goes with the machine. It covers all aspects of the machine's specs. Also covers troubleshooting. Hope I've helped a little!
Regards Angela

 

[jerryshunt]

thanks for the reply angela and yes i did go purchase andys book after i seen one of the guys in here post it. ive been hunting in the factory preset and im still learning. gonna go try it at daytona beach this weekend will let you know lol thanks again jerry