Garrett 2500 GTI

[Hydrolife1970]

I just bought my Garrett 2500 GTI. I've read the manual and watched the video. My problem is: When I swing from left to right I get a bell tone. I go back to find it and it's gone or it is a can...showing as a coin on the imaging screen. Is this problem all me or the detector as well. LOL I know at least 90 % is me so please give me some pointers...I'm going to get rich digging these cans!

 

[coin hunter]

There are several things could be going on .One thing make sure you shoes have no metal on them. Sometimes rusty nails or rusty iron will ring in original as a coin and then nothing in jewelry mode . If you run in zero mode you will a hear a bell tone and then re sweep you will a base iron sound. Thats how in most cases I can figure its just iron. Also Garrett suggest . Intermittent Signals

Intermittent signals typically mean you

 

[Hydrolife1970]

So I need to tape my cable too? There are to scales on the screen. I know when I find a wheat penny it reads 5 on the bottom scale and 1 cent on the top one. I tried a silver dime and on the bottom it read 9 and on the top it read 10 cents. So is this bottom scale the trick in knowing what to dig? Oh and I also ran into a pull tab that read high on the bottom and showed 50 cents on the top.

 

[coin hunter]

Not sure what you mean by top scale and bottom scale

 

[coin hunter]

If you are talking about the bottom scale the one with colored rings then 2,4,6,8,10,12, under neath that is just the depth and imaging feature for the target.

 

[Hydrolife1970]

Ok the scale that tells you what it is and then I reckon the threshold scale.

 

[coin hunter]

Okay I think I know what you mean the bottom scale black squares when pinpointing is also your depth of the target. The top black squares is you target ID.

 

[Hydrolife1970]

Yes that's it! But the top square scale raises high to pinpointing and the bottom square scale just goes to 5 on wheat pennies and 9 on silver dimes. The top blinks on the type found plus raises on pin pointing.

 

[Hydrolife1970]

They shouldn't say "Right out of the box and find coins". This is a nice detector but needs a lot of practice. I just I'll dig everything and make a mental note on scale readings. Then I can make a video for all us other people.

 

[coin hunter]

The top scale will blink when pinioning telling you target ID. Bottom scale will not blink telling you depth If you raise or lower the head and re pinpiont the lower scale will change its depth. Top scale will read the same as before.

 

[coin hunter]

If you are new to using a detector all detectors take time to learn. Once you learn the principle of a detector its a lot easier to go from one to another. In a couple of weeks if not sooner what seems to be challenging right now won't. Your right dig all targets and learn the detector. For the most part I'm still doing that except I don't dig iron. Not interested in iron artifacts right now. May dig iron on farm fields but that's iffy'.

 

[Hydrolife1970]

Ok thanks for all the info! Like I said it is a very nice detector. I will learn it and when I do I will put videos on youtube for those that need some info as well.

 

[GoGoGopher]

I do not use tape on my detector...I use velcro cable ties meant for computer cables...cost like $3 at Wally World...

HH,

 

[Kydigger4949]

Iv got over 300 hours on my 2500 ..found lot good stuff ..image is not right on size for deeper targets ...i wish it had vdi numbers to fine tune what things are along with curser block on scale ...its fine machine but i feel alot of improvement could be made on them

 

[nealcat]

I just bought my Garrett 2500 GTI. I've read the manual and watched the video. My problem is: When I swing from left to right I get a bell tone. I go back to find it and it's gone or it is a can...showing as a coin on the imaging screen. Is this problem all me or the detector as well. LOL I know at least 90 % is me so please give me some pointers...I'm going to get rich digging these cans!

I use the GTI1500 which is basically the same detector and what you are encountering is what I have termed "ghost signals" cause by large iron objects in the ground or above the ground for that matter. Just try to locate a consistent signal and if you can't, notice your target id cursor, it will be indicating down in the iron range as you swing over the area even though you don't hear it if you are in the coin mode . To understand what is happening, swing your detector toward and away from a large metal object and it will give a belltone. Same thing is happening when you swing over iron in the ground. The ACE250 will do the same thing and the ATPro audio is something else altogether as it gets swung over iron infested sites! I haven't come up with a term for it yet.
Now, as for digging cans, it must be the operator, because they don't normally indicate as a "B" size target, which is coin size. Really no reason to dig cans with a GTI unless you are looking for them. Maybe on the ACE series or even the AT's you might get fooled, but not usually on the GTI detector. I have an ATPro, which I am still learning, and an ACE250 both of which I have dug my share of cans. I am starting to check my finds by my ATpro with my 1500 for size before I start digging. The GTI series and the 1500 inparticular are really fine coin hunters. They may not find it all, but you'll sure dig more coins and less trash!!!!!!