Check out Kaolinwashers videos a little way down in this forum. He has made some good vids on the Silver. The Silver is a simple effective design that just flat out works well. The key is the audio. I assume by your id that you have been using an E-Trac. It will probably take a little time to get used to just having a single audio tone, but once you get a handle on it you see how effective a Tesoro can be. If you are trying to pull coins out of the trash you need to set the disc just shy of penny. Bear in mind that you will miss nickels doing so. The key is slow the swing speed down in a trashy area and listen for a clean audio sound that is not jagged/scratchy at the beginning or end of the audio. Once you get this check the signal from two directions and if it is nice and clean sounding from two directions- dig it!
Also size the target up when you sweep over it. By tightening up your swing while passing over the target you can determine if the target is coin size or something larger. Coin size will have a real small sweet audio spot as the coil passes over, larger junk, (cans, large washers, etc) will give audio over a larger area of the sweep. Next you can lift the coil while sweeping to get an idea of depth. I hardly ever do this because I can tell by audio loudness pretty much how deep it is on coins. Larger metal will still give you louder audio as the coil is raised and swept.
At first dig those iffy targets. By slowing down my sweep and centering over the coin I can usually do a good job of separating the coin to get a clean sound from the nearby trash.
With your disc set at just short of penny when you are in a trashy area you will here pops and clicks that are trash items not being fully discriminated out. This is the time to slow the swing speed down and work the area good from several directions. The clean audio of the coin will stand out from the trash.
Pin pointing is just a matter of "X ing" the coin from two directions until you are centered on it. The coin will be smack in the middle of the coil every time. I have become so used to doing this that I never use the pin point button on my Tejon.
Headphones are a big help. I have used the cheapo's and now use Grey Ghost Originals and am quite happy with them.
It will be a change of pace from looking at a display and seeing bouncing numbers in a trashy area. After you get the hang of the audio and learn to focus on it, coins will pop out of the trash. It is my belief that having only audio to focus on will make you a better hunter in the long run.
You bought a great detector and will love how efficient it is once you get the hang of it. I gotta give an E-trac user credit for trying something different as most would never consider it. I think after a while you will be pleasantly surprised! Once you get the hang of it, consider trying a Tejon or Vaq. and you will see just how deep these Tesoro's really are.
