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- Thread starter John LA
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Captain Kirk
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John,
ABOUT IM SET TO -16
Some hunters want the detector to remain quiet until a specific type of target is under the coil. IRON MASK is intended to discriminate based upon the ferrous content of the target which is very helpful in iron infested areas.
IM=-16 is a setting that allows all targets to come through. When hunting with a discrimination pattern you will often hear targets that are trying to break out of the masked region. I generally set my detector up with a particular masking pattern and then set the IM to -16. This allows me to hunt with a masked pattern and then (with a push of the button) go to an all metal mode to get a good look at a particular target.
FERROUS TONES
There are avid supporters of the CONDUCTIVE mode and avid supporters of the FERROUS MODE. Each mode has its benefits depending upon the hunting environment. A challenge in the CONDUCTIVE mode is that silver coins and rusty nails (or other iron) sound about the same. In the FERROUS mode they have very different sounds and are easy to tell apart.
HH,
Glenn
ABOUT IM SET TO -16
Some hunters want the detector to remain quiet until a specific type of target is under the coil. IRON MASK is intended to discriminate based upon the ferrous content of the target which is very helpful in iron infested areas.
IM=-16 is a setting that allows all targets to come through. When hunting with a discrimination pattern you will often hear targets that are trying to break out of the masked region. I generally set my detector up with a particular masking pattern and then set the IM to -16. This allows me to hunt with a masked pattern and then (with a push of the button) go to an all metal mode to get a good look at a particular target.
FERROUS TONES
There are avid supporters of the CONDUCTIVE mode and avid supporters of the FERROUS MODE. Each mode has its benefits depending upon the hunting environment. A challenge in the CONDUCTIVE mode is that silver coins and rusty nails (or other iron) sound about the same. In the FERROUS mode they have very different sounds and are easy to tell apart.
HH,
Glenn
I agree with Capt Kirk. If we always hunt the same location, and for the same targets, we might find settings we like and almost never change them. I hunt many different sites for relics, just jewelry and/or rings, coins, civil war sites, Indian camp sites and the locations of old trading post, so use just about all the settings.
If I have mostly ferrous, left side of screen black, rejected then prefer to hunt with conductive tones. If in IM-16 or most of the screen clear then like ferrous sounds. The settings are for a lot of different users all over the globe.
That however is not why we pay big bucks in my opinion but because the technology is, in my opinion, the best on the market. There is no other machine like it outside of the other similar detectors made by Minelab. You know after it is all said and done it is the Explorer and the users of these machines that have the vast majority of really nice finds posted at the forums. I don't like to kick another guy's machine around but I don't believe it can be matched for depth and discrimination at depth. The technology takes a little effort to learn but pays big dividends.
The fact that we can use it in IM-16 or to accept or reject 1024 notches in an incredible number of combinations is a major advantage. If we want to use IM-16 with tone ID we can do so with confidence. If we want to only accept a single pixel on the screen for silver we can do that just and well. There is no other detector that will display ferrous and conductive content other than a Minelab which tells us something about the design. We pay good money for a good product. I am OK with that. It is when I pay good money for a poor product that I get upset.
If I have mostly ferrous, left side of screen black, rejected then prefer to hunt with conductive tones. If in IM-16 or most of the screen clear then like ferrous sounds. The settings are for a lot of different users all over the globe.
That however is not why we pay big bucks in my opinion but because the technology is, in my opinion, the best on the market. There is no other machine like it outside of the other similar detectors made by Minelab. You know after it is all said and done it is the Explorer and the users of these machines that have the vast majority of really nice finds posted at the forums. I don't like to kick another guy's machine around but I don't believe it can be matched for depth and discrimination at depth. The technology takes a little effort to learn but pays big dividends.
The fact that we can use it in IM-16 or to accept or reject 1024 notches in an incredible number of combinations is a major advantage. If we want to use IM-16 with tone ID we can do so with confidence. If we want to only accept a single pixel on the screen for silver we can do that just and well. There is no other detector that will display ferrous and conductive content other than a Minelab which tells us something about the design. We pay good money for a good product. I am OK with that. It is when I pay good money for a poor product that I get upset.
First, I agree with Cody. The Explorer's ability to discriminate targets at depth is the main reason I own one. What these guys have been posting is how to get the most out of it.
My opinion on which display to use is...
It's a matter of personal preference. I haven't found any advantage to using either, and I've switched between them to get myself familiar with the numbers. They both represent the same information, just in different ways. you can translate all of the digital number combinations to their respective location on the smartscreen.
I suggest really learning the audio tones. Looking at the screen should be secondary.
My opinion on which display to use is...
It's a matter of personal preference. I haven't found any advantage to using either, and I've switched between them to get myself familiar with the numbers. They both represent the same information, just in different ways. you can translate all of the digital number combinations to their respective location on the smartscreen.
I suggest really learning the audio tones. Looking at the screen should be secondary.
GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va
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