Screens and Sensitivity Page 47

[Cody]

I like the Digital Display for a number of reasons. The operator can see the ferrous content and not attempt to do this from the location of crosshairs. However, it really is a user preference as many user prefer to

 

[PULLTABBY]

I was under the idea that the sensitivity was adjusted when near high power lines. Almost like noise cancel to find a new frequency and cleaner reception.
You'll have to distinguish them a bit better as I can get lost in a round room so to speak.
........Ex. I was near high power lines and started to get a wobble noise I did a noise cancel and wobble was there (but not as bad).I lowered the Sens and wobble sound was gone and found my first Large cent.
I may have still found the large cent anyways but was still a quieter hunt.
Are you mixed up yet ??? I am........
I forgot to mention I'm using the XS not the XSII
HH

 

[Cody]

Sensitivity adjusts the Demodulators and will decrease reception of stray RF signals. However, the first adjustment should be NOISE Cancel. Also, stray RF signals will sometime not be present if all we do is turn 90 degree less or more as the RF and our detector are very directional. If we cannot reduce the noise then the reduction of sensitivity will do the trick. If in manual sensitivity we can almost always correct the problem with Semi-auto. How we do this is up to the individual. What is important is that we have the greatest actual sensitivity when the detector is stable. An indication of stability is when the threshold is does not have a scratchy sound.

Sensitivity for the most part has two functions. One is to adjust sensitivity as I posted and the other is to balance one leg of the demodulators so ground noise, aging of electronics, temperature variations, changes in the coils Q, are compensated for. We know when this is done and ground noise and stray RF is compensated for when the threshold is stable.

NOISE CANCEL is mostly for stray RF. Sensitivity is mostly for Ground noise. Audio Gain is for audio gain just as it tells us.

Have a great weekend,

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

at first i used it in the mid 20's.............24.............about a year

then i got thinking, maybe wrong, maybe right, but i have used excal. and sov. for many many years on the beach (only area i hunt)...................i have tried sensitivity higher than noon (12 o'clock on the clock face) on both and i have had great luck for those many years.....................so i experimented a lot with sensit................during the past winter.

we know that minelab has built a great detector with the exp II and the fellow who designed the excal. (gary storm) once told me to never use semi-auto and try the sensitivity around 12.............like i said, i have lived by that rule.......SO now the exp II must be far superior in design and circuits, e t c ( u know what i mean) to the meager old excal. i have...............

i have reduced sensitivity to around 17 for most of this summer and i might have to open a pawn shop.

i did have one set back this summer with the exp II (surfasplorer) and that was buying a W O T.........................i could never get it to work stable in the water or the edge even at 17 or less some....................i no longer own it................

my take on it

thank you cody for all your info.

max