Detecting Exercise Page 18 Of Manual

[Mark Gillespie]

Simple Detecting Exercise Before attempting to find real targets, it is important to understand how to interpret the audio and visual signals of the detector.

Nail or Screw Pull-Tab Tiny Coin Fine Gold Ring Large Coin Small Coin Heavy Silver Chain

1. Gather a collection of different metal objects, e.g. various coins, gold and silver jewelry, a nail, a pull-tab, a brass button and aluminum foil.

2. Take the detector outdoors, away from known sources of electromagnetic interferences (EMI) and metal objects.

3. Lay the objects in a line, sufficiently spaced apart to allow the coil to pass between them.

4. Sweep the coil across the test targets one at a time. Observe the Detect Screen and listen to the sounds of the detector as it passes over each object. The Detect Screen and audio response will give you detailed information about the Target ID.
Don’t worry if the detector is not producing a sound over the nail — this is because the detector begins in the default Park Mode Profile 1, which rejects signals from common trash targets, including ferrous targets.
If you are getting signals from a clear patch of ground, there could be buried metal objects. Try finding a different area.
 
You may like to make a record of the Target IDs for each of your targets.

When you go detecting, always carry a 'test target' with you, e.g. a coin, which is similar to the targets you are looking for.
Bury it at around 4 – 6 inches within your detecting location and adjust your EQUINOX settings until the desired response is heard over the test target.
This way you are guaranteed to detect the same types of targets if they are there. Remember to dig up your test target after you are finished!

[BeachHunter]

Thanks for the good tips Mark.

[martygene]

good advice Mark. after getting used to that then start burying a coin and a trash item in the hole together to see how the Nox handles mixed targets. will it average the TID's? will it hone in one or the other? that's when we will see how this baby performs because we all know that a lot of our detecting is in mixed company.