undersc0re Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Does anyone know a lot about the beach modes? Should it be actually called salt water beach modes? I just hunt freshwater and I am sure it is probably obvious to most, but would someone use the beach modes in fresh water at all? Would the equinox be best put to a normal soil mode for a fresh water beach condition? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Slick Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The beach mode is set up to handle the affects of the salt in the salt water. There's no reason to use Beach mode while hunting fresh water beach sand, wet or dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 BTW Steve has taken the time to consolidate Minelab information about Multi IQ and how it is used by the various detect modes. This page also includes a link to the quick start guide for the Equinox which has additional info incuding detailed information regarding differences between the 600 and 800 models. http://www.detectorprospector.com/metal-detecting/minelab-multi-iq-technology-details-explained.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Tom nailed it - you can use any mode you want for freshwater hunting. Beach Mode negates saltwater but loses some small gold sensitivity in the process. Beach Mode is also worth consideration as a “last resort” mode to deal with extremely mineralized ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewcon4414 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Steve.....do we have the ability to turn off salt like we do on the CTX for improved dry sand hunting or is that programed? Its going to be interesting to see what works best on a dry sand salt beach here in Fl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just use your choice of the other modes for dry sand. Park 2, Field 2, or Gold 1/2 if you're looking primarily for gold jewelry or coins and Park 1 or Field 1 for silver or clad. You may have to experiment with the various non-beach modes to see which one provides the best results for your intended targets or the best all-around balanced silver + gold target performance. This answer is consistent with a similar question you had here regarding gold hunting in dry beach conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, dewcon4414 said: Steve.....do we have the ability to turn off salt like we do on the CTX for improved dry sand hunting or is that programed? Its going to be interesting to see what works best on a dry sand salt beach here in Fl. Yes, what Chase said. You turn off the "Salt Mode" by exiting "Beach Mode". The two names would be interchangeable, and "Salt Mode" might actually be better because it really is for saltwater beaches, not freshwater beaches. In order or "hotness" : Hottest (more sensitive to small targets, hot ground/rocks, and saltwater) 1. Gold Mode 2. Park Mode 2 and Field Mode 2 3. Park Mode 1 and Field Mode 1 4. Beach Mode 1 5. Beach Mode 2 Least Hot (less sensitive to small targets, hot ground/rocks, and saltwater) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 From the article linked above: Beach 1 also processes a lower weighted combination, BUT uses different algorithms to maximise ground balancing for salt. Hence being most suited for both dry and wet sand conditions. Beach 2 processes a very low weighted frequency combination, using the same algorithms as Beach 1 to maximise ground balancing for salt. This search profile is designed for use in the surf and underwater. Therefore, Beach 2 uses lower frequencies than Beach 1 which is consistent with Steve's list above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedinVT Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Steve, Will these great tips and nuggets from you and other valued contributors find their way into your "Minelab Equinox Advanced User's Guide" (a work in progress)? There's so much valuable info scattered throughout this forum over the last months and it would be great for those of us learning to use the new machine (if it ever arrives) to have it all in one place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 That is the purpose of the link as I posted in my other response above 3rd post in the three). Steve has been consolidating the published/Minelab Confirmed Info here: http://www.detectorprospector.com/metal-detecting/minelab-multi-iq-technology-details-explained.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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