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Need help and will pay to help me with my E-Trac

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smokengun45

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HI, My name is Jason and I live in Jefferson City,TN. I'v been metal detecting on and off for I guess around 10 years. Im a EX- Police Officer that became disable in 2005 and just about a year ago got into detecting really hard to try stay in shape.I have always used White's but thought I would go with Minelab E-Trac I bought it 11/23/12 and have read the Instruction Manual twice and still can just turn it on LOL. If you live close and can help me I will pay you. and I have some pretty good places to hunt as well,,, you can text me at 865-253-0595 Thanks alot
 
if theres any questions you have, post it. If we cant detect, the second best thing is talking about it. :clap:
 
Jason.

2 things that I think will help, if you don't already have it, get Andy Sabisch's "Explorer and E-Trac Handbook". Another thing is, if you haven't already, put in a coin garden. At least a silver dime, wheatie, jefferson nickel, pull tab, and a zinc canning lid. (Make sure you bury the Zinc Canning Lid at 12"!!!!!! This is the minimum depth Nebraska State Law mandates for zinc canning lids) :rofl:

Plant them at 6" in clean ground. Also put in a rusted nail. Play with those signals.

The main thing is to just go out and hunt. Set your Threshold Pitch to how it sounds good for your ears on a silver dime in an air test. Probably hunt in coins pattern with Auto +3.

Other than that, just hunt and dig. After about 20 hours 3 things will happen.

1. You'll have a lot more experience.
2. You'll have a lot of junk and some good finds.
3. You'll have some fun learning your machine.

Forgot to add, CONSISTENCY IN SIGNAL IS NUMBER ONE. 2 ways is best, 1 way can often times turn up good stuff or can be a bent nail or staple or the like. Best way to learn is to dig. You've got a good pinpointer, right? You'll need that as well if your don't.

NebTrac

If you feel like, go and watch my "Falsing video". This is one of the things to listen for when hunting in the iron in conductive tones. I also have FULL (from signal to find on Utube).
 
any1 near you with any cents would come help you free of charge. just to be able to go to some good sites. if i were closer id be there in a jiffy:twodetecting:
 
Thanks alot guys I really mean that from my heart,What Im having trouble with is knowing what to set everything on. I have owned 4 White's and I love to detect more then anything I just saved my money and bought this E-Trac because after watching some of your guys videos on youtube. I really wanted the best as well.But didn't have a clue it would be so hard to set up.Iv read the Instruction Manual like two times. I just wished they would have made a video for basic use. But Im not mad and Im so glad to see that you guys posted back that you don't want the money just help me out as a friend so If any of you pass by East TN. write or call me and we will hunt. Thanks again and hopefully someone will help me out. God Bless all my hunting buddy
 
smokengun45 said:
Thanks alot guys I really mean that from my heart,What Im having trouble with is knowing what to set everything on. I have owned 4 White's and I love to detect more then anything I just saved my money and bought this E-Trac because after watching some of your guys videos on youtube. I really wanted the best as well.But didn't have a clue it would be so hard to set up.Iv read the Instruction Manual like two times. I just wished they would have made a video for basic use. But Im not mad and Im so glad to see that you guys posted back that you don't want the money just help me out as a friend so If any of you pass by East TN. write or call me and we will hunt. Thanks again and hopefully someone will help me out. God Bless all my hunting buddy
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Let me know what your main struggles are with it and I'll make you a video on basic use. I'm sure a lot of people would benefit from it...
 
Hey gun , There was a time that each of us was in your shoes, and still are. I don't know everything about the E trac but one thing I do know is..... The experience on this forum and the help you will receive is priceless , Please its just like anything else in life the more you do it the better it will get . Start off on the minelab coin program and start swinging my friend GOOD LUCK from the show me state HH :)
 
Good luck with the etrac "gun", I'm going to have the same issues as you. I get mine late Friday according to the tracking number.
That would be great RCDetector if you were to make that video for "the gun" I would love to watch it if it's okay with smokengun45:clap:
Thanks
 
Jason, I am finishing a job up at Edgar Evins State Park on Center Hill Lake tomorrow. This is about 2.5 hours from Jefferson City. Would you be able to meet in the middle? Maybe around Crossville? I can show you what I know (no payment of coarse) after about three months of using my Etrac. I am still learning this great machine, but I go out every week. Let me know if this could work for you. It would be about noon when I will be done with my job. David
 
JASON

I came in late on your post and saw all the wonderful responses

So I just want to add that I am Grateful For Your Service In Law Enforcement and hope for your continued Health and Recovery

Cannot wait to see your Finds

Regards and HH,

Eva
 
I agree with Neb, but first of all if its a used e-trac you should start fresh and do a reset as outlined in your manual. The coin program
will be the default program.
In clean ground(where there is no metal around) about 18" apart bury a wheatie,silver dime,silver quarter,indianhead penny,nickle,
6" deep. turn your e-trac on and do a noise cancel away from any metal as outlined in your manual.
Lower your coil to the ground and go over each coin you buried and liston at the sounds and look at the numbers.
Just remember you have to keep your coil moving as you go over the coins. only in pin point mode can you stop over the the target.
Also their is alot of good etrac video,s from Neb,Goes4ever,Bill, and others that should help you learn your etrac.
If you have any questions about anything feel free to ask on here. Good luck! Happy Hunting!:thumbup:
 
Doc1964 is one with his Etrac, go on you tube and watch some of his in - field hunts.......nge
 
I have tried developing my own settings,modes,making and importing discrimination patterns and trying to work with all of the technology this machine has to offer over the past 4 years. The pattern that i hunt in now almost 100% of the time now is (TTF) two tone ferrous in all metal mode.This has been productive for me but you have to be tolerant for all of the grunts if you are in a trashy area. I hunt for relics and older sites for coins. The machine recovers well when moving from iron to digable targets. I use the automatic sensitivity at +3 and will try manual at 2 or 3 above that if it doesnt false. Other settings are very easy to input, even for me! Dig everything from 12/13-14 to 12/47. Silver dollars will come in at 1/41, those could easily be overlooked if you are lucky enough to be in an area for them.

This would get you going and you can work on other aspects of the machines features later if you wish.
There is plenty help around without the need to pay someone.
I live in Cleveland TN
let me know if you have questions
Be safe
 
Mac232 also lives in cleveland tenn. and he just got an Etrac....nge
 
Thanks alot RCDetector, The dealer I bought it from didn't even know how to work it.Every detector I have bought the dealer showed you the basic controls. But I have read everything and its Im not dumb I don't think haha,, just kidding I did got to college but I know nothing about it. So if you could post a video or something please let me know were to find it,and I thank everyone that has posted back. I thought about taken it back and trading it for like a 705 or something just hate to lose my money. So hopefully I be back out detecting before long. God Bless all my hunting buddy's
 
I beleive if you do a master reset that will set everything to a general use mode. Theres nothing else you need to adjust at that point. Just turn it on and start swinging. Also, like was stated earlier, it is HUGELY helpful to plant a test garden and experiment on it. I went from a 1984 whites 6000diPro to an E-Trac. So I understand how different it seems to you. But it takes time and experience. You just have to learn it.
 
From day one I got my etrac, I put all my settings in the way my dealer suggested and I was finding deep coins from day one......still to this day 3 yrs later, none of my settings have changed.......in 3 yrs of owning my etrac, I have dug 492 silver coins and 441 indians. I am pretty happy with those results! Here is my settings since day one


This is EXACTLY how I have mine set up:
sensitivity auto +3
threshold limit just barely audible
volume limit 29
volume gain 29
response normal
tone id multi
sounds conductive
variability 29
limits 29
threshold pitch 28-29 makes silver scream out
deep off
fast on
trash high
ground difficult
 
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