Prep1957 said:
Sorry about that guys, I keep forgetting that the Safari is a newer detector put out by Minelab than the Etrac. It is on page 23 of Andy's new book the Quattro and Safari Handbook Andy explains that all FBS should be noise canceled with coil on the ground.
I believe they both came out in late 2008 so they are relatively the same age. The Safari manual says this about noise cancel on page 27. Basically the same instructions as for the E-Trac
Noise Cancel
In many locations where you will be
detecting there maybe electromagnetic
interference (EMI) which can make your
detector unstable. This instability will manifest
as erratic false signals from the detector,
which makes detecting actual targets very
difficult. To eliminate the effects of EMI you
will need to perform a Noise Cancel by either
selecting it in the menu or by simply pressing
the Noise Cancel button on the control panel
(p. 15).
Whilst holding the detector still, press the
Noise Cancel button on the control panel.
Safari will automatically scan and select the
quietest operating frequency and should run
smoothly once complete. This process takes
approximately 20 seconds.
(The manual has a picture showing the Safari being held
30cm above the ground during this process)
30cm (12