bbqfreak
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thought maybe we could get 600/800 users that have fine tuned a program to conditions to post up what settings they are using. thanks in advance
To me, most of the Nox's settings are dependent on the type of targets and sites you're hunting. Things like recovery speed, iron bias and sensitivity are best adjusted on site once you have a good idea of what you're dealing with. Using someone else's settings isn't really ideal. Other settings like target volume and target tones are personal preference. All that really leaves is what you want to accept or reject and tone breaks. Pretty straight forward depending on what you're looking for.
For coin shooting I usually start off with Park 2 in 5 tones. I don't use any discrimination whatsoever.. I just turn the volume all the way off for target ranges that I don't want to hear. Not sure if this is possible on the 600 but it works well on the 800.
I have target volume for -9 through 10 (Tone 1 - iron/foil/small jewelry) set to 0.
11-13 (Tone 2 - Nickel range) set to a low tone, volume at 25.
14-16 (Tone 3 - Pulltab & junk range) volume is set to 0.
17-22 (Tone 4 - IHP and Zinc penny range) set to a mid tone, volume at 25.
23+ (Tone 5 - Silver & Copper coin range) is set to the highest tone with the volume at 25.
Recovery speed, iron bias and sensitivity are all set based on the site (EMI, iron/trash content, etc).
Could you explain the "IRON BIAS" settings on the Nox 600 unit? I can't seem to understand how that works or to set it up properly... I am hoping that it might help with finding Canadian clad coins better if maybe I had that part set up better.. My understanding that our coins are mostly steel clad coins that most modes on the Nox 600 is ignoring except for F2 and P2..
Much appreciated.
Cheers
To me, most of the Nox's settings are dependent on the type of targets and sites you're hunting. Things like recovery speed, iron bias and sensitivity are best adjusted on site once you have a good idea of what you're dealing with. Using someone else's settings isn't really ideal. Other settings like target volume and target tones are personal preference. All that really leaves is what you want to accept or reject and tone breaks. Pretty straight forward depending on what you're looking for.
For coin shooting I usually start off with Park 2 in 5 tones. I don't use any discrimination whatsoever.. I just turn the volume all the way off for target ranges that I don't want to hear. Not sure if this is possible on the 600 but it works well on the 800.
I have target volume for -9 through 10 (Tone 1 - iron/foil/small jewelry) set to 0.
11-13 (Tone 2 - Nickel range) set to a low tone, volume at 25.
14-16 (Tone 3 - Pulltab & junk range) volume is set to 0.
17-22 (Tone 4 - IHP and Zinc penny range) set to a mid tone, volume at 25.
23+ (Tone 5 - Silver & Copper coin range) is set to the highest tone with the volume at 25.
Recovery speed, iron bias and sensitivity are all set based on the site (EMI, iron/trash content, etc).
Short answer: The iron bias setting determines whether the detector will classify the target as iron if it presents both ferrous and non-ferrous properties. A lower setting will give a more natural response, meaning you may hear more non-ferrous tones and ID from ferrous targets. A higher setting will increase the odds that the iron target will be classified as iron, but at the expense of missing some non-ferrous targets located near ferrous targets.
A detailed explanation can be found here:
http://thesilverfiend.com/minelab-equinox-iron-bias-explained/
And in the manual here:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1358594/Minelab-Equinox-600.html?page=52
A detailed explanation can be found here:
http://thesilverfiend.com/minelab-equinox-iron-bias-explained/
And in the manual here:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1358594/Minelab-Equinox-600.html?page=52
To me, most of the Nox's settings are dependent on the type of targets and sites you're hunting. Things like recovery speed, iron bias and sensitivity are best adjusted on site once you have a good idea of what you're dealing with. Using someone else's settings isn't really ideal. Other settings like target volume and target tones are personal preference. All that really leaves is what you want to accept or reject and tone breaks. Pretty straight forward depending on what you're looking for.
For coin shooting I usually start off with Park 2 in 5 tones. I don't use any discrimination whatsoever.. I just turn the volume all the way off for target ranges that I don't want to hear. Not sure if this is possible on the 600 but it works well on the 800.
I have target volume for -9 through 10 (Tone 1 - iron/foil/small jewelry) set to 0.
11-13 (Tone 2 - Nickel range) set to a low tone, volume at 25.
14-16 (Tone 3 - Pulltab & junk range) volume is set to 0.
17-22 (Tone 4 - IHP and Zinc penny range) set to a mid tone, volume at 25.
23+ (Tone 5 - Silver & Copper coin range) is set to the highest tone with the volume at 25.
Recovery speed, iron bias and sensitivity are all set based on the site (EMI, iron/trash content, etc).
Thank you for this. I just ordered a Nox 800 yesterday and need this
I'm curious though, where does gold fall in this program? On my AT Pro, gold falls around pulltab range. Is it different on the Nox?
Thank you for this. I just ordered a Nox 800 yesterday and need this
I'm curious though, where does gold fall in this program? On my AT Pro, gold falls around pulltab range. Is it different on the Nox?