CZ-6a and pin point mode

[Darshevo]

First off I have to tell you I am a NEWBIE. Today was my second time out with my detector, my first with the Fisher (as luck had it I ended up with the Fisher and a Tesoro Umax Silver)

My driveway is a nightmare of trash. I myself have scrapped out of here off an on for 7 years I've owned the place and at least the 2 previous owners were big car guys always parting down and scrapping out cars (at least back to the early 90's that's as far as I remember)

I am out in the driveway with both. Learning the beeps on the fisher and using the Tesoro to make sure that there is something there. First run was basically all metal mode. Now I am trying to get away from the iron and see what I can find of a non ferrous nature. When I get a tone I found on most occasions that when I used pin point I would end up digging iron. Does pin point automatically bypass the discrimination setting?

My last dig before I hung it up for the night was dead center in my driveway (its about 250 ft long and 50 ft wide) near the street. I was headed back towards the house and got a beep tone I hadn't heard before. The indicator told me it was a penny. I zeroed in on it using the pin point and then also again with the Tesoro (I trust it implicitly already and have gotten real good at getting right over the target with it using an X sweeping pattern) about 3 inches down I found a '29 wheat penny. So indicator didn't lie to me, tone was different, and pin point worked like a champ.

I guess my question is this, until I get to know the different tones it makes if I get a light little blip that is the detector merely skipping over a piece of iron and I hit the pin point button does it automatically override the discriminate setting and zero in on whatever happens to be under it?

-Lance

 

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[Lowbatts]

After you remove the iron, check to see if you still get a good target response. If not, you hit the iron and it fooled you. Pinpoint mode does seek out the nearest target under your coil.

Get a good target response, if the pinpoint indicates it is directly under the coil where you get the good signal from, then you have a much better chance of finding a good target. If pinpoint indicates the target is off to one side or the other of where you get the good signal, it will most often be a false target response.

To check to see if you have a good target near the junk, use auto tune and listen for the slight bump in the signal response as you slowly sweep over the target area. Try this using targets on the ground that you lay out first and hold the coil at least 5"-7" above them. Put a bent nail or a large nail down, lay a coin next to it, within an inch or so. Same with pulltabs/coins, pin staples/coins and so on.

You'll use auto tune to see that there is more than one target in the area and while you may get a good target response but a bad pinpoint at first, you'll quickly pick up the subtle way in which we learn to find co-located targets and can tell if that iron target is worth digging.

This method of training is most useful for deeper targets that are nearly masked or very close to larger junk targets.

Quick version:
Find a good target signal in disc
Switch to auto tune
Listen to where it reads under your coil and make sure it reads at the same point where you get the good signal in disc mode and pin point mode.
Dig it and take a good pic for us!

 

[Sandman]

Lowbatts nailed it. The Pinpoint is not on the disc. circuit.

 

[Darshevo]

Thank you Lowbatts, you are my favorite person today. I downloaded and read the manual for the CZ-5 (no dice on a 6/6a manual yet) but nothing beats the advice of someone who has used the equipment in the field. I can't wait to get back out there this afternoon after the work day is done now



-Lance

 

[U.K. Brian]

No need for the 6a manual as its just a rain resistant version of the 5. Exactly the same otherwise.