X-terra 705 depth meter

[u2robert]

How accurate is the depth meter on the Xterra 705? seems the arrows with get stuck or just keep reading 5 arrows or 3 arrows even when I know the target is deeper in my test garden.

 

[oldkoot]

The arrows are just an indicator and from my understanding if five arrows are highlighted the target is 10 inches or deeper myself I never use the depth meter on my 705 I just dig till I find my target thats where a good pin pointer comes in

 

[u2robert]

From what I can tell so far is that the 705 set-up with sensitivity, volume, threshold, noise canceling and ground balance all have to be set right to get the best performance. First thing I did was a FP. MFP and PFP. 1 thing I can say so far is it get pretty good depth in my neutral Florida soil.

 

[Old Longhair]

It's all relative to a number of factors, so it's not a specific indication at all. Coil frequency, coil height above the ground, and specific mineralization of the soil you're hunting are all things that will affect it.

 

[u2robert]

Roger That LH, I also found out that all the setting must complement each other.
This is my set-up in neutral Florida soil. using the standard 9" concentric coil
Mode 1
Volume 20,
sensitivity 25-30
threshold 2 (I can only set threshold on 2 using my Prostar headphones any other phones around 7-9)
Headphone volume full blast
4-tone
Noise cancel
Auto Ground balance

Side notes: lower rods at nut to small for coils gaps between ears tried my Nokta Fors Relic lower rod perfect fit a little hard to get in the middle rod but will fit no wobble
with these setting i can hit everything in my test garden 12" quarter 9" clad dime loud and clear
This is the first X-terra i have used begining to like it and I like the idea about differant coils different frequncey's

will take it for a test drive in real world conditions soon