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Explorer XS

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How much harder is the Explorer XS to learn to use
than learning to use a Whites Spectrum XLT. I'm getting an Explorer XS later this week.
 
Harder, what can I say. But if you have never had a Metal Detector then it might not be too bad to learn. I came from Whites and its been 8 months and I still wonder if I know what I am doing. But I will not give up and it is starting to produce more than ever now.
 
The explorer is a hard machine to learn but with time it gets easier. Andy Sabisch's book 'Mastering the MINELAB EXPLORER' is a must for newbies to read, ive had mine for 2 years now and still gettin the hang of it but its the best detector out in the world. I read the book a few times a month.
 
I too came from the XLT to the Explorer. The Whites had a great video explaining all of the settings and why you make them. My hunting buddy had an Explorer when I was using the XLT so we were able to compare actions in the field. What sold me was when he asked me to run my machine over a "loud and clear" reading he had received. My XLT could barely hear the 8" deep Roosevelt dime. I highly recommend setting up a test field, as the book suggest. We are doing that now. The best way to learn any detector is putting known targets in the ground in different settings and seeing how the detector reacts to them. Eric
 
Learn to surf the net with a PC then the Explorer
will be cake. F Y I.
 
I first used my Exploere in May,2002 and through the summer. It was shaky startine out at first but got easier as I went along. I made a lot of good finds as I learned how to "tweak" it.
This Spring will be my 2nd season with it. I still consider myself as a novice with it and look forward to learning more.
 
make some good deep finds. I used the XLT 5 years & deepest penny I got was 5". One of the first times I used the Explorer (last Spring) I got a wheat cent at 6" in a park that was detected regularly by a guy with a Garrett GTA 350. I only had the sensitivity at 16 (manual). I haven't even gotten into the advanced settings, I don't like to try to learn everything at once, if ever. Think I prefer another detector that doesn't make me think so much or give me a sore arm. But you won't see the Explorer for sale ad just yet. HH, George (MN)
 
don't forget to set the gain under the volume control. it boost weak signals from deep targets. my 8" sinray says to use gain of 8 or more, factory is 6
 
That way I can hear a deeper signal as weaker....it helps to compensate for the inaccuracy of the depth indicator.
 
People always make the Explorer too complicated and end up giving up on it!
It is a TURN ON AND GO MACHINE!
Folks seem to want to make the Explorer, OH so complicated. Well it can be if you let it because it has all kinds of options depending on your requirements for particular sites or types of detecting.
However, for the new person trying the Explorer for the first time and continuing on for several months, all that is required to find lots of coins
and treasure is a basic set up.
After turning your explorer on, just simply push the "iron mask button" and you will see a small screen which is black on the left side and clear on the right side. Underneath this screen is the "iron mask bar". Click on the bottom left button to adjust the bar to the "minus 10" setting. Then
click on the "iron mask button" again and you will see the final detecting screen.
Dig ALL repeatable signals!
Begin detecting right here!!!!! Pretty simple isn't it?
Do NOT make it complicated!
 
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