AT Pro problems

[SkyPirate]

Has anyone had a problem with the pinpoint not working? I press the button and it make a noise but it is not working like it did when I first got it.
What about the detector making tones but not showing any numbers? This happens several times during use.

I use Pro coin mode. Thanks

 

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[Keppy]

I would say it has to go back to Garrett for service............

 

[missedshed]

I have the at pro and mine at times when pinpointing seems to not make any sound. However, I have found that if you push the pinpoint 2 times it will narrow the pinpointer to a smaller detection field. If I do that the hit seems to disappear but if you move around the pinpointer will hit. Mine is a very small detection area... I have to be within about 1 inch for it to detect at that point. How at times I put it in this mode I don't know bc at times I only seem I hit it one time.

 

[Minrelica]

I've only had one problem with mine since the day I bought it and it was solved by taking off the coil cover and wiping everything down with a wet rag.. Still don't know what exactly it was... maybe a tiny piece of metal stuck in between...

 

[missedshed]

Detector making a tone hit but not showing depth can be due to the object being deeper than what the detector bar can show. However, the size of the object also will determine how the machine shows on the depth. Remember they are usually calibrated for penny/dime so objects larger and smaller will be off compared to what the machine shows. I sometimes get good hits and I think it's a quarter or something just a bit bigger that may show 2 to 4 inch but after I get down 6 I begin to think its a bigger object like a can. I have than pulled out a smashed up can down around 8-10. So the machine will do it both ways. I believe in the book it also says the depth doesn't always show bc the detector can detect beyond the meter depending on the object.


However, I have felt that the pinpointing thing wasn't working correctly until I found out about how to make the field narrower in pinpointing... And I still do at times. But I have found my coins right where it said it would be.... So I guess it's not. When I get in that narrow mode somehow, that's when I get the what's going on with this machine bc it seems like it doesn't work but when I realize it I check it against my digging tool to see if its working. And it was everytime. I think I read this narrow field in the book also but not sure. Hope this may help you out some.

 

[Keppy]

I would say it has to go back to Garrett for service.......

 

[centurion]

I just got the same detector a couple if weeks ago and have similar issues, I so not think anything is wrong, when no depth or numbers show up I simply move the detector away and keep it still and the error seems to go away after that

 

[Keppy]

I would say send it back to Garrett for service....... I have one and that is not normal for the AT.... Could be you all should send them back for service......... In stead of saying my work's like that to so that must be how it is to work ...... Do you know how many of those AT's have been sent back to Garrett new right out of the box for service..... You could not count that high....That's how many............ Mine alone 3 or 4 times i lost track.......

 

[Rawhide]

I own a fisher, I dont understand the problem?

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

You could send it back to garrett, I'm sure they wont have a problem fixing the issue...I know i have had the issue of it giving me a tone, and no numbers...and most the time its just junk in the ground. I have used it in both Water and Land, and it seems to work fine for the most part

 

[centurion]

If you have a smart phone with you when you are detecting, turn it off as they will cause the same issue

 

[Keppy]

I own a fisher, I dont understand the problem?

... Because it is a Fisher not a AT Pro...

 

[Bev]

I've learned with mine that if I let it go, give it a second or two to recover, it works fine. You can keep hitting the button though.
I have two AT's one with serial number starting with 51 and the other with 52. If you have the 51 machine and havent sent it in for the upgrade, then the pinpoint issue could be related.
I'd be curious to know the outcome.