HELLO BERRY ON YOUR QUESTION ON THE :fisher ID-EXCEL. FIRST FISHER IS QUALITY MADE FOR STARTERS AND IS SO SIMPLE TO USE JUST TURN ON AND GO WITH THE FACTORY PRE SET MODE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE BUTTON TO GROUND BALANCE THE ID-EXCEL.WHEN YOU GET MORE EXPERIENCE WITH IT YOU CAN BOOST IT UP A LITTLE ON THE SENSATIVITY OR ADJUST WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR AND WHAT YOU DONT WITH THE DISCRIMINATION BUTTON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NICKELS AND SMALL GOLD RINGS WHICH RING IN ON SQAURE TABS BUT WITH PRACTICE THAT TO BECOMES NO OBSTICAL REMEMBER WITH PRACTICE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS DETECTOR IS TELLING YOU ALSO PAY ATTENTION TO THE DIGITAL READ OUT AND THE FOUR TONE AUDIO SIGNALS FOR THE AUDIO IS THE REAL KEY TO WHATS THERE. THE MANUAL TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO USE THE ID-EXCEL.I BOUGHT MINE OVER THE WINTER AND ABSULOTLY LOVE IT AND IT DETECTS DEEP I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE.IT WORKS SO GOOD IN MY SOIL ITS UNBELIEVABLE DO TOO ALL THE MINERAL DIPOSITES IN THE SOIL DUE TO GLACIAL MOVEMENT HERE IN MAINE.IF I HAVE A SENSATIVITY PROBLEM DUE TO THE SOIL I JUST TURN IT DOWN I STILL GET EXCELLENT DEPTH TOO.SO IF YOU WANT LESS TIME LEARNING AND MORE TIME HUNTING THEN I WOULD BUY THE ID-EXCEL! :beers HERES TO YOU FELLOW DETECTORISTS AND HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THIS GREAT HOBBY OF OURS.THANKS PAUL P.S. DO YOU LIVE IN MAINE?