New Explorer SE user any tips on settings do's & dont's

[jeff68aust]

HI Guys Gals,
Have a explorer SE with slim line coil coming.will be buying a 10x 12 SEF Coil most probably
any tips on settings do's don ts will not muck to much with setting for first 20 to 30 hrs but somehow you know I will have to tweak with something if so what should it be
have the emulator on the computer playing with that at moment
have been reading all posts here (by Bryce-IL ) and others, and elsewhere, also watch all the minlabownesr TV on the explorer
you guys gals seem to know the most any remarks or tips would be appreciated
Regards
Jeff aust 68
Happy digger soon to be digging deeper

 

[Tom_in_CA]

It depends on what machines you're accustomed to, before you got the explorer. If you're not too familiar with the tooty-fluty sounds of an explorer. Because the flock-of-sick-geese sounds are hard to get used to, depending on what machines you're coming from. One trick you can do, for the short term to "break in your ears", is to notch in a tight pattern of disc. to accept only zinc pennies and up. Ie.: only the top 1/8 upper right rectangular part of your screen. Granted, you'll only find zinc, copper pennies, and quarters (or targets with conductivities that high) at first. If you do that for a day or so in a place filled with easy clad (like a junky park or whatever), you'll get your ears trained on *just* those. Then the next day, open up your pattern a little lower down, to accept perhaps square tabs and up. The day after that, lower down to accept round tabs. And so forth, and so on, lowering down to where you eventually are using the "smart screen" pre-set disc. program where you'd be using your ears to discern what you want, vs what you don't want.

When I got my first explorer, everything sounded the same. But by employing the above trick, the "lights went on" for me.

 

[surfman]

I started in factory settings at first and then quickly turned Iron mask on( set at factory 22 ). Tom is dead on about the sounds the Explorer makes. I was using a Minelab before( X-Terra70 ) and it still took alot of getting used to. I did some practice exercises in the back yard with several targets that you would normally find. Helped me get used to the sounds. You really need Andy Sabisch's book if you dont already have it. The Explorer takes some time to learn thats for sure but when you do it's like no other detector out there. Good Luck, Joe.

 

[digginrebel]

My first Minelab was the XS and I came from a Fisher 1266X. I was about ready to wrap the Explorer around a tree on more than one occasion. It is not the easiest machine to learn, but one of the best in my opinion. I don't really coin hunt, I relic hunt with mine. I hunt in Iron Mask mode with 2 different settings. One for trash and the other deep and maxed out. Use the factory settings and auto sens for a while, then learn to tweak it. It will make a lot of noises that can drive you nuts until you learn which are the good and bad tones. Good luck with it and I'm sure you will get some good feedback on this forum.

 

[sgoss66]

I'll just add that a couple of tweaks for you to make are to max out the "variability" at 10, set your threshold's tone to the level that is pleasing to you (whichever pitch your ears like), and set the threshold volume to "slightly audible but not loud."

Steve

 

[TURNMASTER]

I run manual sensitivity 22 to 26 Some of the guys run semi auto 26 with good results.

IM at 21, or 22 and hunt in IM. some use a pattern with coins and jewelry accepted.

I have issues with the Smart Screen but it is highly recommended. But I am trying to learn it

Variability 8 or 9
Gain 10
Conductive Tones I have ran in Ferrous with good results also
Deep off
Fast off
Response Normal
Contrast ?

Well that is some of em

This machine takes a while to learn then some more.
I am finally figuring it out somewhere around 150 to 200 hours.

Jeff

 

[jeff68aust]

Thanks guys gals
Explorer se turned up today ,I already have a xterra 705 use it in multi tones all metal but this thing takes the cake when it comes to sounds
sounds every where ,here we go again hrs of learning and lost of trash digging
yeh bring it on He He He He
Happy digger about to start a new chapter
think I will run in
Sensitivity Semi-Automatic will play with between 22-25
IM 22
Deep on
Fast off
Conduct tones
Respones normal
Variability 10
Gain 8
and hunt out all repeatable hits in the smartfind screen mid to top right quarter of screen