pinpointing with the X70

[Blood Sweat and Beers]

Ok here goes,
Pinpointing seems to be a bit confusing with my X70.
When trying to pinpoint on a small object like a dime,3grn gold nugget or a small gold ring the screen will show all bars indicating the target centered in coil,but the noise level is not at its strongest"the two do not correspond together". It also has the opposite effect when the noise response is highest the bars say otherwise.This is very frustrating.

 

[John LA]

You got me to thinking about it. I thought I was doing it like the manual but I don't really see my method in the manual. The bars you are speaking of must be the depth indicator. So the deeper it seems, the lower the sound. I'm guessing you may want to find the min depth. I always assumed that when the inter circle closed up, you had it pinpointed. But I don't see that method described. Does anyone else use the inter circle closing to be the pin point?

 

[TvilleJim]

Yes you use the circle to pin point. When the inner circle is full you are centered on the coin. The bars are strictly for depth. Jim

 

[James/Washington]

I do not use pinpointing. I just locate and visualize where the center of the target is from left to right then go to that center spot and go away from there and back across, forming a 90

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

n/t

 

[Dick from IA]

In my brief time as an X70 owner, I will say the pinpoint features is the most accurate I've ever seen.

But in the same light, it also pinpoints very rapidly and accurately with the X-ing technique, so I'm using the pinpoint less all the time.

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

I learned to use a metal detector without a pinpointing feature and old habits are hard to break. I tried to use the pinpoint feature on the X-Terra but I just liked the old way of doing it better. Kelley (Texas)

 

[jeff & Maria]

n/t