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I bought a new explorer 2 and find it very hard to tell the difference between clad penny or wheats clad dimes or penny the screens onfo and pinpointing is primitive at best.It's not a user friendly machine and seems to rely on sound to identify a target so if your hearing is not the best your in trouble is it just me?
Joe
 
I don't know of any detector that can tell the difference in those coins any better than the Explorer. The Explorer is in my opinion very user friendly. It is designed as a professioanl detector and as such is ultra sensititity and will really do a great job. It is not a simple turn on and go machine with most of the function set at the manufacture and the user lives with them. In a very short time a user wonders why he or she thought it was complex.
However, if a user will start off with the use as suggested in the users manual then the learning curve is not so long. It is rather amazing to see question of which the answer is right out of the users manual and clearly explained. The first thing to do is get the manul, the detector, and set down and go through the use as suggested in the manual. then set down and go back over the manual and after one is satisfied with what the machine does then go to advanced. Many users don't realize they are going from a single frequency or multiple frequency machine to a powerful time domain pulse induction detector. This machine is a sub-group of a PI that has lots of power and will discriminate.
I and others will be glad to help you work your way through the operation if you would like our help.
HH, Cody
 
Thanks Cody I'm use to the whites machines and this machine does seem to more stable in tough ground conditions and I feel the potential. I need to go back to square one and take my time. Thanks for the dope slap I needed it.
Joe
 
I do understand and I always keep a DFX on hand and very much enjoy both detectors. It actually is easy to get the Explorer under control with a few adjustments and knowing what they. We can get into problems with to many adjustment and to little. There is a point were we need to set the machine up for our preferences and then there are no many to make after that.
It is easy to get the tones under control, which is a major proble to many, with a few adjustments. Take a quarter and nickle and use TONE to adjust the variability and limits between the two tones to your preference. Also, Volume Max Limit is important and Gain. If one still has more tones than is liked then a blank or rejected part of the screen will have no tones. If you use a quater and nickle to set the tones you like than blank the left part of the screen to start then select Conductivity or Ferrous for tones it is very easy to get on to the tones. You can then slowly open up the accepted areas and go to all metal with tones.
It is a litte much at first to hear all the sounds and tones but that is like the DFX in all metal with tones or in Mixed Mode with tones. It can be a little much unless adjusted to a users preferences.
I do understand as I used Whites for many years before Minelab established so made the same transition.
Have a good one,
Cody
 
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