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juice

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i used this machine only about 7 times--read and reread the manual and mastering the quartto. any way i have a few questions--where exactly on the coil is the reference point to dig in pinpoint mode? i end up digging a hole the size of the 10.5 coil and still find nothing. all i ever found with this detector is nails,pull-tabs etc. even when the screen icon shows coins, rings etc. please give me some good tips as i'm about to put it on ebay. this is my third detector and i thought this one would really outshine the others. thanks.
 
Hi juice,
Hang in there and keep practicing. I have been working with the Explorer II and I don't even worry about the readout. I just listen to the tones and when I get a good repeatable High tone I X the area of the target and then activate the pinpoint function and have no problem in finding the target. If you still have trouble with the pinpoint, then move the coil away from the target just enough not to get the signal and turn off the pinpoint and turn it back on and move back over the target area. I have not had a chance to operate the Quattro yet juice so I hope I'm steering you right. Seems everyone that has a Quattro love them. I hope to pick one up soon myself and try it out. Ok juice give a yell if you need anything else and God Bless ya my friend.

John Tomlinson, CET:minelab::coiltec:
 
First step with any new detector is to just throw some different coins down on the ground and familiarize yourself with the sounds/id's that you get. Also practice pinpointing the coins - also try pinpointing with your eyes closed on the practice coins. You will see for a coin the spot is right under the lettering on the coil(just a little above center). Then go to a spot like an elementary school where there is little trash and lots of clad. Also starting off just concentrate on the 35,36,37 & 38 signals. You will still get screw caps - can't eliminate those. It does take a little while(and patience) before you will recognize trash. I have 4 detectors and the Quattro is the best at being able to identify deep "trash".

Mirage
 
Juice This is the method I used to get the pin point right when learning the Quattro. I would sweep the target in search first one way then at a right angle and when I thought I had the correct spot i would mark it with a plastic button. Then I would use pinpoint from the two angles and find that I was about 3 or 4 inches out, once I got my pinpointing sorted out it all came together. It is all in finding the right reference point on the coil. Now I can use a screwdriver in lawn to lever up coins.
John
 
Hello Juice. Welcome to the Quattro forum. I know how frustrating it can get to pin point with some of these new detectors but don
 
Yes, totally agree on that method...practice with what you can SEE is best with a new machine. I always say to get a blanket, lay it out in a clean area, and set out various targets...coins, jewelry, trash items, etc. and sweep each one. Get to know the tones. Get to know how the machine acts on different things. Practice pinpointing them. It cuts the learning curve tremendously. After getting comfortable with that, one should be ready to "go live" with some actual buried targets.
 
Last fall, I was a newbie to MDing and the Quattro all at once.
At first, I found the unit frustrating and thought perhaps I'd
made a mistake, but perserverence paid off. After using the tips
these kind folks have already mentioned, I started getting the hang
of it. Then, I took a trip to the beach and really got my feet wet
(pun intended). It was there I found out what an awesome piece
of gear the Quattro is -- digging up coins 10" down in the footprints
of other detectorists who had just walked by.

Also, I purchased Sunray's X-1 pinpoint probe -- what a combination!
The Sunray is only good for about 3" but the idea is to locate targets
more quickly once the hole is dug. The X-1 is most helpful in dirt,
where efficiency is even more desirable.

The Quattro is like having a bloodhound to find buried metal.
After a while, it talks to you and does everything but dig up
the target. I feel I made an excellent choice for my first MD.
Be tenacious, you won't be disappointed.
 
Good to hear and also good advice. I remember you scratching your head, as well as I and others did in the beginning. But the Quattro is definitely a "bloodhound" and nowhere better than at the beach, in my opinion. I wish my Excalibur could go that deep. I wish the Quattro was waterproof! :cry:
 
I do not have a quatro yet but will in the next few days. I am an explorer user and the way I pinpoint is to get the threshold back, hit the pinpoint button and move toward your target, very deep targets do not pinpoint to well, anyway start sweeping the coil until you hear the sound, make a visual note of where on the ground the loudest signal was and if there is something to check on the screen. Once you are sweeping left to right or whatever direction shorten the sweeps and start backing up on the target, once you do not hear the noise in pinpoint move forward with little sweeps when you pick up the target move slightly forward until you get the loudest sound, under the front of the minelab logo will be your target. Deep, large targets are totally different as they dont pinpoint to well, you have to back up off the target then just sweep forward until you get a good signal. The hole will be larger but should be in the area of where you get a good signal. Once you have it down it will be like second nature and you may not even need the pinpoint for shallow targets. Also if the target is on the surface, raise the coil about 4" off the ground as the coil can be hot on surface or very shallow items. Hopefully this helps, I wouldnt give up though. Good Luck!!
 
I forgot to add that you should be using the 8" coil, it is much easier to pinpoint with as the scan area is not as wide. The platypus is also an excellent coil and great for target separation and pinpointing. I dont even use my stock coil except on the beach. Once again good luck and if you have any other questions I will try to help. I have only been using an explorer 2 for 3 months so I really dont know a whole lot yet but am finding the goods.
 
hi im a new user and was wandering if you were still struggling with the quattro,id be very interested if you were ok now
 
still having pinpointing problems and in the coin mode at 35-40 on the screen i end up digging a fairly large hole-pinpointing problem, and usually end up with a nail or other piece of scrap.
 
Hi all, i am a new quattro user and the best methos for pinpointing that i have found especially on shallower targets is to pass the coil over the target repeatedly while also moving the coil towards your feet, when the quattro stops giving the target response make a mental note of where it stoped beeping, then do the same from the side of the target when it stops beeping there its usually just off the tip of the coil. This method works best with good signals and no other close metal objects to it. The other thing i do is check the depth indicator if its deep and no other metal close by then i use the pinpoint button. Move the coil a couple of inches either side of the target and then hit the pinpoint button and watch the display graph move up the segments whilst moving the detector slowly back over the target area ( do not change height or angle of the coil ), when they are at the highest and levelest point on the display its usually just in front of the stem attachment on the coil is where you need to dig.

I hope this helps

A fellow newbie

Arma :)
 
This is to Juce on April 15th thread. (hope I'm doing this right, but for God's sake, don't give up on the Quatro. This machine is really a "killer" but you need to study it and practice with it and "probably" get Andy Sabisch's book "mastering the Quatro". Trust me on this one,... you can't go any better unless you get an Explorer II, and then you've got a little bigger learning curve, but a "great" maching, but the Quatro is a proven "monster". Just read all the threads here, because these people know what they're talking about and read Andy's book and you'll be fine. Happy hunting. Marc Trainor, (the old beach guy).
 
Hey, Mike.... I wonder if that guy you posted a while back about, has developed that waterproof case for the Explorer, to one that would fit the Quatro. You know the guy I'm talking about, forgive me, I can't remember his name but he came up with a "killer" looking case for the Explorer and I'm thinking, gee... why not the Quatro too????. Good to know your still here, Mike. You're still my "man with a metal detector". :clapping::rolleyes::usan::cheekkiss::stretcher::drinking:
 
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