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How Many of Use Digital Mode??

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Today I crossed over to digital mode to try and get a better handle on nickel signals. It really seemed to help for me and I was wondering how many of you use this mode. Seems that its a good way to go because I usually don't even look at the crosshairs when I'm deciding to dig deep coin signals anyway. With the digital mode I can also make a better decision on the 14K gold numbers.
Thanks,
Tim
 
Hey Tim, I use digital almost always. The sound is the most important anyway, and I just like a number as a reference point, rather than trying to guess if that cross hair is falling in exactly the right spot. If it sounds good, and is at least 4 inches deep, I dig it. Yesterday, 1 wheat, 1 Indian, 2 Mercs, 1 Barber dime, and 1 Seated dime. Gotta love that Explorer! HH,
Digger Doug
 
My XS is only three weeks old and I use digital a lot, especially to verify nickel sounds. At this stage of the game, for me, it is more simple to use digital than the smartscreen.
I still do not know what "deep" sounds sound like. Are the repeatable or do they sound like a high (silver-like) fragmented trash sound, only fainter? I've been at this game since the '70's but the XS speaks a new language!
I have no one in this area to show me so I must rely on what the XS can tell me...and that means using digital mode a lot.
 
I'll use it to check a deep signal or an iffy nickle. It's good to start off with if you are just learning your detector but it's one dimensional so you will not get as much information on your target. All of the big boys stay in smart mode.
 
Is there a web page that lists the digital number for many coins?
I supppose if you were very good with identifying the sound in ferrous mode - that by reading the number on the digital screen (as long as it doesn't jump too much) would give you a good idea what's in the ground. It may be more exacting than the smart screen without the use a "smartscreen template". Anyone try this?
 
I am just a newbe at this minelab ex xs but I am geting to like it very well.I am learning more every time out.I do run some in this mode. I ran air tests to see what the different coins registered.
 
How many of the big boys go after gold?? From what I can tell, the big boys are more into the old stuff which is great if you have it in the ground you're hunting. Anyway, just a thought on the nickel range targets.
Tim
 
Gold is all over the place so I don't think digital would be of much help for finding it. If you are looking for gold you pretty much have to dig everything anyway so I guess it probably doesn't matter what mode you are in then.
 
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