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Digital or Smartfind screen? What do you use?.

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Trying out my new explorer, I switched on the smartfind screen. Its going to take sometime to figure this feature out. How many of you guys use it? The digital screen makes more sense to me. Any advice appreciated on the smart screen advantages.
 
Smartfind is the way to go. The deeper the target the more erractic the digital numbers become to point where they can be useless. You want to dig everything in the top right corner in the Smartfind display, that is where the copper and silver coins are going to hit. Check out this link to Mike Moutray web site on Explorer Smartfind screen. They help me when I first started out on my Explorer. http://www.frontiernet.net/~jvokes/exscreens.htm

John
 
if the numbers are off because of the target being deeper wouldn't the smartfind cursor position also change to a lower position.
 
chuck said:
if the numbers are off because of the target being deeper wouldn't the smartfind cursor position also change to a lower position.
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On deep targets the digital numbers jump around quit a bit. The crosshair will jump around in the top right corner of the Smartfind screen on deep silver and copper coins, At least that is what I have experienced for myself. If I get a nice sounding target that is deep and the crosshair is jumping around the top right hand corner of the Smartfind screen I will dig it.

John
 
Ill have to study up on that a bit., Thanks for that link. Ill have to try to print it somehow.
 
I try to do it this way; sound first and foremost, and then I'll glance at the Smartfind Screen and watch what the crosshair is doing. If it's stuck in the upper right hand corner, all done, I dig. If it's along the top right third of the screen, I may switch over to Digital just to see what the numbers are before I dig, it's usually a penny. On those nickel tones, if I think "well why not, let's see what is is" then I will always check the numbers (I'm not too good at ID'ing nickels and most of the time it's a beaver tail or some kind of junk).

Anyway, that's the way I do it.
Don.......
 
DaugBiscuit said:
I try to do it this way; sound first and foremost, and then I'll glance at the Smartfind Screen and watch what the crosshair is doing. If it's stuck in the upper right hand corner, all done, I dig. If it's along the top right third of the screen, I may switch over to Digital just to see what the numbers are before I dig, it's usually a penny. On those nickel tones, if I think "well why not, let's see what is is" then I will always check the numbers (I'm not too good at ID'ing nickels and most of the time it's a beaver tail or some kind of junk).

Anyway, that's the way I do it.
Don.......
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Yep, Don is right sound first then look at the meter. If it is in the nickle area of the screen and it is deep I will take a chance and dig, I have found a few older nickle by doing that. If it not that deep I will change to the digital screen and check out id numbers if it is close to the nickle id I will dig as long it had nice round sound.

John
 
"Honest truth"... I can't remember the last time I hunted while using the screen. Ever since I put the "protective jacket" over the control head I sorta drifted away from ANY visual reference to numbers or smartfind mainly because I just couldn't see through the thick plastic. I know I could have just tossed it in the trash but I didn't, is that good or bad? I don't know...but if they made an Explorer without a screen I would be fine with it.
 
I use the smartscreen..... when i look at it. Most of the time i use the tones and rely on my ears. Those digial number bounce all over the place. In Ferr its even worse just because near targets or targets close to the coil HALO change more dramatic than they do in cond. The smartscreen is also visually easier to see what the target range is. Those deep ones move much like Mikes pictures show.... you can see that easily in the smartscreen, but the digital numbers dont allow you to see this movement.

Dew
 
SmartFind Screen all the way when I care to look at it.
Once you learn the XS line and learn the cursor movements/flutter on those iffies regardless if it is an Indian Head, Silver or even a Nickel you will be glad you learned in SmartFind.
Never go back and forth IMHO between the two it will only take you longer to learn your machine delaying your learning process.
My take is someone can learn an IH Penny flutter etc. why can't you learn a Nickel?
But, with all that said. If someone is successful in what they do and how they do it then it makes little difference on how the outcome was obtained. :thumbup:

Also, that link is a truely a great one that really helped so many back in the early days.
 
I have been using the EXII for over 10 years and have always used digital. I am not convinced the smartfind screen is the way to go. Deep signals are the same regardless if in smart or digital. Learn what deep signals sound like and you will be golden. One thing I have learned is you will never be 100% accurate ID'ing targets regardless what setting you use. Good luck
 
kingingkunsan said:
I have been using the EXII for over 10 years and have always used digital. I am not convinced the smartfind screen is the way to go. Deep signals are the same regardless if in smart or digital. Learn what deep signals sound like and you will be golden. One thing I have learned is you will never be 100% accurate ID'ing targets regardless what setting you use. Good luck
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I second these comments (except the 10 years part...I've been using an Explorer for 2 years now)...

If you understand the concept that "cursor flutter" is the same thing as "jumpy ferrous numbers" then you are good either way. The rule in digital is, if it SOUNDS good, and the CO number is good (i.e. corresponds to a "good" target), and the FE numbers stay below 20 on most passes, DIG!

It's really up to what you like...if you are a "numbers" guy, go digital, and you will learn how the FE number gets bouncy and inaccurate on deep targets. If you are a visual type of person, you might light smartfind better, and then instead of seeing "bouncy" FE numbers on deep targets, you'll see a "fluttery" cursor. EITHER WAY, it's the same data -- each x,y point (pixel) on the smartfind screen corresponds exactly to one FE,CO pair of numbers (i.e. 01 FE, 01 CO corresponds to the bottom right-corner pixel, 01 FE, 02 CO is the next higher pixel up the y-axis, etc.) It's just a different way of displaying the EXACT SAME DATA. That's why "bouncy" numbers and a "fluttery" cursor are showing you the EXACT SAME THING, just being displayed in a different way. Use whichever works best for you, but ABOVE ALL, rely on your EARS!

Steve
 
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