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I have 2 questions. More like a poll.
- Thread starter NH Bob
- Start date
gary (central va)
New member
n/t
Well, Bob...
Most of the time, I have kept deep on and fast off. However, and this might be my imagination, I've noticed that the recovery time to threshold after a target is detected, seems to be slightly faster when I set both fast and deep off. From the description in the manual, it seems to me that deep on is very similar to the gain control...working on enhancing deep targets to make them sound louder. So, I feel if I run the gain at 8, I shouldn't be missing any really deep targets. I noticed that switching back and forth from deep on to off after identifying a target doesn't seem to lose any depth. The deep targets still come through about the same.
So, from now on, its both deep and fast off, unless I'm in a relatively clean area that I think still hold some very deep ones.
Sensitivity: Although the auto setting makes for some really stable detecting, I try to use the highest MANUAL setting I can without causing a lot of falsing. I've switched back and forth (again, after finding a deep target) and many times, the signal is much fainter when auto sens is selected. So, manual sens for me, at the highest setting I can, without causing total instability.
Knipper
Most of the time, I have kept deep on and fast off. However, and this might be my imagination, I've noticed that the recovery time to threshold after a target is detected, seems to be slightly faster when I set both fast and deep off. From the description in the manual, it seems to me that deep on is very similar to the gain control...working on enhancing deep targets to make them sound louder. So, I feel if I run the gain at 8, I shouldn't be missing any really deep targets. I noticed that switching back and forth from deep on to off after identifying a target doesn't seem to lose any depth. The deep targets still come through about the same.
So, from now on, its both deep and fast off, unless I'm in a relatively clean area that I think still hold some very deep ones.
Sensitivity: Although the auto setting makes for some really stable detecting, I try to use the highest MANUAL setting I can without causing a lot of falsing. I've switched back and forth (again, after finding a deep target) and many times, the signal is much fainter when auto sens is selected. So, manual sens for me, at the highest setting I can, without causing total instability.
Knipper
Bob
Run fast on and deep off and run auto sens. at 22 or 24 most of the time. Personally I think I can tell some difference in the sens being on auto not as effective in depth as manual but on the fast on or off and the depth on or off I cant tell from my small amount of testing if there is any difference in either set up.?
Thanks for the pop quiz let us know the results.
Grumpy
Run fast on and deep off and run auto sens. at 22 or 24 most of the time. Personally I think I can tell some difference in the sens being on auto not as effective in depth as manual but on the fast on or off and the depth on or off I cant tell from my small amount of testing if there is any difference in either set up.?
Thanks for the pop quiz let us know the results.
Grumpy
finderfrank
New member
Usually fast on deep off. Most of the sites I hunt are pretty trashy.manual 19-24.
Seems like running 19 sens I still get about the same depth as I do when running say 24 but w/ less iron falsing.
Frank
Seems like running 19 sens I still get about the same depth as I do when running say 24 but w/ less iron falsing.
Frank
BJ in Okla.
Active member
n/t
Bob,
Generally I have deep off, and fast off ~ fast on if I'm in an area with lots of iron trash __ old ruin or house site.
I mostly run manual sensitivity @ about 22 + if possible.
If I experience any interference (threshold wobbly) or erratic operation then I lower sensitivity down until things calm down.
HH
Snowy
Generally I have deep off, and fast off ~ fast on if I'm in an area with lots of iron trash __ old ruin or house site.
I mostly run manual sensitivity @ about 22 + if possible.
If I experience any interference (threshold wobbly) or erratic operation then I lower sensitivity down until things calm down.
HH
Snowy
mattockman
New member
n/t
jeff & Maria
Active member
I run both off, unless I am in a very trashy area. Then I have fast on. 200 year old targets don't seem to get deeper than 6-7 inches in this NJ clay so deep on probably does nothing for me. My experience is that auto sens at around 22 caused the Explorer to miss targets that the X terra 70 or XLT found later at the 2-3 inch depth. For that reason I use manual at 18-22 which seems to find about anything thats down there.