F75 ltd target ID

[Conte Rosso]

I have been out yesterday in a park and briefly around my house. Since I am new to MD and to the F75, I have tried different modes and settings to gain a better understanding. In few spots of the park where I was, the target ID read 84 to 99 jumping between those numbers and then remaining at 88. I pin pointed it and the depth was between 14 and 16 inches. I thought that it might have been a pipe, but the spots were erratic, not in sequence (i.e. not in a straight line). I was in All metal sensitivity 60. I tried boost mode and CL mode and default but I have got the same results. Since it was so deep I did not dig it. When I have got home, I briefly run the machine around a tree. In a particular spot I found lot of junk but between the junk I had the same scenario as above. 88 to 94 16 deep with a repeatable signal. I start digging removing the nails and junk, but the signal was still there. I did not go much deeper since the roots of the tree were in the way and I did not have time.
Does anyone come across something similar? What could have been?

 

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[TNGUNS]

I use the T2 which is similar to the F75. Not as many bells and whistles. I am finding that keeping the sensitivity down a little more than my first outings makes for a much better experience and doesn't cost that much depth loss per my tests in my test garden. Not as many of those phantom signals. Only been using it about a month. A good rule of thumb is to dig when in doubt but I have found most machines that will not give a good VDI lock but strong audio are often junk. The deep stuff which is of coarse often the oldest will give a less solid lock on the VDI. A 9 inch dime may read 79 on one pass and 87 on the next. When it does error a little the average of the numbers is often a little higher than the true number. The tricky part is that the really deep targets may not give a good VDI period but that is not often. It sounds to me like you are over deep iron. Dug a piece of a pot belly stove the other day and it did the same but don't think it said it was that deep. It was probably a good 15 inches down but was a heavy piece about as big as a coffee saucer. I hate learning a new machine but truly believe the F75 to be about as good as it gets for an all around machine. Great in trash and among the best depth you will find. It takes digging a lot of junk, but with every machine I have ever owned you will get better and better at sorting out the good from the bad. If you don't have them already, a GOOD quality set of headphones will do as much to help you as anything to hear subtle things that often tell you if it is a good or bad target.

 

[Sandman]

THGUNS gave you excellent advice which I can't improve apron The advice about the headphones is a sound one as the premium phones from Detector Pro are excellent quality. I use the Black Widow's but the Grey Ghosts are also excellent.

 

[Conte Rosso]

I have experimented with sensitivity down to 30 but I still have that reading. When I will have bit more time I will try digging deeper. I had a couple of similar situations with lower numbers, but it turned out to be zinc nails. Thanks for the replies, I will look into a new pair of headset.

 

[TNGUNS]

Sandman, I do think it is a common mistake for many to get the real budget headphones. I got a popular budget brand on a trade with a G2 a couple of years ago. When I tried them on they were surprisingly comfortable and looked descent on build quality. I then decided to put on my Killer B's and see how they compared. Floored me at how terrible they were on sound clarity and lacking that crisp "CLICK" or "POP" in the tone that often tells you it is junk. Especially small can slaw. I have tried the Killer B's and the Detector Pro stuff and can say sound quality is very similar in most of the quality phones. I think any of them are fine and would advise anyone to base their decision on comfort and noise blocking in the premium lines.