THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE T2 AND THE MXT

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

I am new to the T2 but it is hard to understand the sounds. Does the MXT have a clear tone on a target? The T2 kind of sounds like a whale even in the DP mood?

I have a hard time knowing when I find a good target, I held the coil in the air and it was quite but back on the ground it seems to make sounds low and mid and high tones all runing into each other. I had my disc set to about 25. Was using the DP mood. Anyone that can talk me through this would help me. I am use to the Fisher 70 pro and the whites 6000 XL Pro and the compass gold scanner. They give a very nice tone or tones that are clear and clean.

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Lawrenzo,

I use the MXT, Used it today at the same demo I've been searching the past week. Both detectors "MXT and T-2" give a clear tone on a target and the further away the target the weaker the signal, And if iron is nearby the signal may not be as crisp.

It could be the DP mode you're using on the T-2 at this particular site is too much information and would be best if used with the 3-tone or 4-tone if you're after coins, If you're after high coins all you need to respond too is the highest tone of the three or four. When a high tone springs up take a peek at the meter and if it's reading coin go for it, Many times bottlecaps will bleed through and this applies to the MXT as well. Also, Nickels will respond as a high coin too and this setup allows you to not watch the meter as you detect, Only when you hear the high tone is when you take a peek at the meter.....Sometimes the mineralization or excessive targets may be too much for the DP mode, which accounts for the tones running into each other "Too many signals" to get a clear understanding of the audio.

I mostly use the 2-tone setup with disc set at 10 or lower if the ground allows, Sensitivity set according to ground conditions or nearby interference. This setup gives me two tones, Low for iron and high for anything above iron. More of a relic type of setup.

Once in a while I'll search with the 3-tone feature with discrimination set at 10, That's when I'm going after old pennies, dimes and quarters from old abandon lots avoiding all else. I still prefer to hear the iron and this setup gives three tones, Low for iron, medium tone for low conductors to zinc penny including some bottlecaps and the third tone for coins with some bottlecaps bleeding through.......

I like to hear it all, Iron right up to the coin signal. I'm a firm believer the less discrimination used the better, Reduces masking.

I suggest, At least for now until you learn the T-2 is use the 3-tone setup or four if you're going after coins, Set your discrimination according to your tolerance level and I suppose if need be crank up the discrimination if you can't handle all the multiple sounds or the mineralization or interference won't allow.

Using multiple tones on the T-2 is my weak area, so my advice may not be the best and others here may have a better understanding and explaination with using multiple tones.

And of course, Use the correct sensitivity, the proper freq. and ground balance at the beginning and throughout the hunt when necessary.

Paul (Ca)

 

[earthmansurfer]

Good information Paul,

Lawrenzo, I have re-read the manual where it talks about the different modes, and I recommend everybody do so. (Try to remember how each mode works and where it's best used). Paul is right, don't use the Db mode as it's a continuous mode. You might hear too much in trash. When your ear gets better you'll get more sensitive to it. Also, Db mode won't id many targets deeper than 6" or 9", depending on the soil. So, if you do use it and want deeper targets, play it's game

To me, being in Germany where coins hit all over the place, I just look for solid signals. Then I put the detector in pinpoint mode and investigate those solid signals and dig those that don't hit so wide like aluminum targets do (I dig allot though, to see if what I think it is, is correct). Also, you will start noticing that the T2 is very sensitive, almost too sensitive. You are going to hear allot but here is something I've learned. Those short sharp signals (they also are very short in Pinpoint mode) are small targets. Don't let the depth meter fool you.

When I first picked the machine up, maybe the first week, I was just overwhelmed cause you hear everything. Hearing 3 or 4 different targets on a sweep is normal. (ie. "sounds running into eachother")(You are hearing more than any other detector can tell you). Pick out the numbers you are looking for. (I hear the T2 averages up and not down with colocated targets so take that into consideration). Start to notice the width of the signals.

A great way to understand any machine is to dig lots of targets. BUT, before you dig, note the numbers, note the depth, note the tone, note the width in pinpoint, note the clarity, note if the numbers jump around... before long your brain will just know and recognize. I think for that reason, most people get good with almost any halfway decent detector as they understand it's language. Well bro, you got one good detector there, just take time to understand it. Compare the target in modes. Like Db compared to 3 comparted to 2+ (ie. in iron). Play with all metal later on. You essentially have 2 or 3 detectors if done properly.

In closing I'll tell something I tell my German students learning English. Throw out German when learning English as it gets in the way. In this case, don't compare this machine, try to learn it's language. It's fast and tells you everything. To you that may sound like jumpiness, it's not, it's id'ing targets individually that most machines combine.

Hope that helps,
Albert (EMS)