I'm taking a poll here.....

[JOHNMARKHAM]

On the Excalibur 2 1000 only........
What setting do you use on dry sand only??
Then what setting do you use on wet sand only??
Also what setting do you use in the surf salt water???
Disc or am mode????
Please let me know what works for you best..
Thanks
John

 

[southernstyle]

Wish I had a new one to tell you, but mine is #302...It's old, but still finds gold.


Chris

 

[RICKinFLA]

john, i've only owned mine for4 months now and haven't been out in 2 months,that being said................I've found that disc, on 1(lowest) sens.7 works beautiful,may want to ask gene edwards,he has the same monster I have ! I have a serious knee problem but my best find to date is.............9.3 GRAM 14 K made in Italy square curb link gold bracelet and trust me ,there's no feeling like that in the world to unearth gold? HH brother

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

n/t

 

[Steve from Ohio]

Hello John.

I have the Excalibur II 1000. Love it.

Here are my settings:

Dry sand:
Discriminate 1
Sensitivity 10
Volume 1 o'clock
Threshold 1 o'clock
pin point

Wet sand; same as dry sand

Salt water:
Discriminate 5
Sensitivity 7
Volume 2 o'clock
Threshold 2 o'clock
pin point

I had to slightly adjust my settings in the salt water because the Excalibur was a bit unstable when I put it into discriminate to check on a target. I dig almost everything but I have found that those darn buried in the sand beer and pop cans sound pretty good. The do have a slightly different sound than say a gold ring.

 

[hershey1]

John: This is my second season with my Excal 2 1000. I usually start out with my Disc. 1 Sens. 9or10 Vol. 12 o'clock Threshold barely audible. Now I may change one or all according to the conditions. When I get in the water I'm usually Disc. 4to6 Sens.11to2 o'clock Vol. according to waves and outside noise. I prefer pinpoint and switch to Disc. to confirm good target or iron. I hope this helps. And it don't take long to recover your investment +.It will be interesting to see the different responses. HH

 

[BootyHunter]

Well, I must say experiment with all the settings in all the conditions. You'll just have to find the one that works best for you. Luck to ya.

 

[Gerry]

John, I have lots to learn about the Excalibur, for what its worth here are my settings.

Wet sand - pin point, Disc at 1, sens. 5 to 6, threshold up to a slight buzz, volume up 1/2 to 3/4

You asked about dry sand, where i hunt its just full of trash so 90 % of my hunting is wet sand. When in the water up to my ankle / knee I go from pinpoint to Disc

Gerry

 

[harvdog42]

Not to promote any disrespect...but the audio response from the Sovereign/Excal sounds like a French horn to me. I prefer the quicker response detectors.

Harvdog

 

[hershey1]

When the Excalibur sounds like a french horn dig it. HH