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Thanks for the technical explanation Chase, That helps me understand what’s going on with my detector more. I was at a different river today, and i did just that, -left the ferrous tones on to hear the whole signal. Although here wasn’t high ferrous like the place the other day. Ill save this info for future reference. Yes, it must have been tough ground for it, because I haven’t had any troubles as bad as that before. It was very old farming area and near a convict bridge, so I think lots of pieces of old iron throughout the sand. But armed with a bit more knowledge, I might try again. thanks.

Equinox 600- Recently in a heavy ferrous riverbed, all my signals were coming in clipped, no full long sounds. I Slowed the recovery speed to 2 (= 4 on the 800), and reduced signal strength. Decided to dig some bad signals anyway, thinking it was junk, but actually some were good brass items. I nearly overlooked them all, because of the unclear signals. Any advice ? I imagine the machine was trying to discriminate out the surrounding iron, but it was difficult having the same problem with every signal being cut/clipped , even with every park and field setting ?

Thanks all, advice taken on board Cheers Jeff, tried it this morning on the beach and found more success, (ie- not wasting my time digging 2 feet down to find an old piece of chain.) the specifics you gave were handy, ive read them over a few times, also availed myself of a pin pointer too, You said “Coins may only read in one direction at depth +13CM, and have sketchy target ID numbers” However im thinking you meant cans right? Because if coins also give a sketchy id too, then ive got no hope.

Hi Bro, Looks like the 600 doesn’t have that option, only the 800 can change pitch on all tones. Ill look at link above, that’ll help with my current issues

thanks all for quick response..looks like New Zealander asleep now, the Americans up and awake, and me - off to bed while reading the comments. I got the Equinox 600, because it was on special here for $790 ($570usd) so no gold option unfortunately. Not familiar with all sounds yet, Probably only spent about 30hrs with machine, so ill try advice with listening to pinpoint sounds and suggestions above thanks. It makes sense to trial at home on the lawn first a bit more. Ive been overwhelmed by the abundance of signals blaring at me in trashy areas, and some signals are ridiculously deep. Bottle Caps galore too. -anyone know why dont metal detectors incorporate Sonar frequency for depth reading, like echo sounders on boats that tell the depth accurately? Im sure theres an obvious answer.

Hi all, based in West Aus and new to this detector. Actually, back into detecting after a 25 year break. Moved back to Aus after a long time away, and keen to get digging.. By coincidence Im in the same area that the earliest European settlers, and convicts (Fremantle) lived in West Aus. So id love to find a part of the history , (which is only half as old as US, but i still think interesting.) Now..This detector is super sensitive and Very deep ability compared to my vintage Whites, to the point it annoys me on trashy ground.Im finding it hard to decipher if its actually a massive large target 2 feet underground, like a can or alloy car part or a coin. The id is same as many Aussie coins, the depth says the same, but it sure aint the same item! Im not very good with machine yet, but i noticed the depth meter isnt very accurate on large items and i dig a massive hole to find a deep buried can instead of a coin. Any advice from your experience would be much appreciated cheers,