New Minelab owner

[Anonymous]

I have been detecting with the Explorer II for 3 weeks now, after years of using a DFX, and then an MXT, and am finding a lot of coins in areas I had gone over more than once with the other machine. I am happy about that, needless to say.
My question is as follows. I have been investigating a lot of deep signals that are iffy silver. I suspect some of these are hot rocks? Other times, I cannot pinpoint any kind of a signal to dig on. I have repeatedly been getting these signals. Could these also possibly be hot rocks?
I run the gain between 15 any 20. I run very little iron masking.

 

[Anonymous]

you must mean your sensitivity and yes they could be good signals depending on how the rest of the machine is set up

 

[Anonymous]

you must mean your sensitivity and yes they could be good signals depending on how the rest of the machine is set up

 

[Anonymous]

but i think if you don't have your gain cranked up, you won't be able to pinpoint something deep.
once you have some more experience with the explorer, you'll know for sure a deep silver from anything else.
agree with Leonard, you must be talking sensitivity between 15-20, gain only goes to 10.
enjoy that explorer. <img src="/metal/html/glasses.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">

 

[Anonymous]

I always start with my sensitivity in manual at 32 and work down if I have to. <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
You would be amazed at what we find by using that method. <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
Last week I dug up a 1600 year old Saxon horse shoe from 2.5 feet deep. <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
I only tell you this to prove the point we have to get down to the finds and there is no other detector which does it better than the Explorer. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> Jerry.

 

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Yes, sorry, I meant to say sensitivity, rather than gain.
These are my settings:
volume-10
gain-7
variability-10
limits-10
sounds-conduct
response-normal
recover-both fast and deep at the same time
I use very little discrimination. Does this sound right to you guys? I have dug up some wheat pennies at 8+" in hunted out areas, but no silver, yet.

 

[Anonymous]

i use variability 8, silver sounds better to me that way. <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
and i use gain 10 exclusively.
and fast off, unless i'm in heavy trash. and i switch to my tornado pattern too, (coin pattern), in heavy trash. that pattern picks up relics too, except for iron relics.

 

[Anonymous]

I didn't see in any of the replies about doing a Noise Cancel when you fire up the Machine. <img src="/metal/html/confused.gif" border=0 width=15 height=22 alt=":?"> Even if you are hunting the same ole places, their could be some difference in the Ground condition.
Electrical interferance, someone nearby using a Cell phone or a CB radio. I do this every time I turn the Detector on, it only takes 20 sec or so and then you can make any or all adjustments to fit the site.
Just a thought.
HH BiLL IL

 

[Anonymous]

i just sold my sd2200d for a explorer pro. i work the salt water beach on the east coast.i love this machine but im waitting for my books and cd to understand it better. can someone get me started with some good settings.i dont understand what they mean when adjusting it .and i have a hard time understanding where to put settings and understanding my surroundings so i can use them the way i should. the instructions dont defind the settings and conditions. hope the movie and book will help me understand the depth of the incermintes of the settings.i could use any help i can get. thanks