New CZ-70 Pro user... Does anyone have any tips or tricks? Thanks!

[MrKyle101]

Just started using the CZ-70 Pro. Seems to work great, but I am new to detecting.

If anyone has any tips or tricks on settings or techniques, I would greatly appreciate them!!!

Thanks in advance.

Kyle

 

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[Sky Pilot]

Kyle, skypilot02 here. Other than being sure your unit is properly ground balanced, the only quirk that comes to mind is if you have a signal that reads well one way but pops the other way, then you probably have deep iron... Although, that is not always the case! Sometimes a coin on edge will do this, the way I try to tell the difference, is to raise my coil higher than a coin would produce a "good" sound, if the target disappears, then it could be a coin, if not, probably a nail, or other iron trash. Listen very closely and you can hear what I can only describe as a whine at the end of some signals, and this seems to indicate a nail in conjunction with the above noted conditions. Also, there are times when you notch out iron on the Pro, and the unit seems to lump portions of this into the coin icon. I don't know why, but it happens here in East TN. Best advise is to practice over and over! Find a place where you can feasibly dig say, the first 15-20 targets you encounter, and pay close attention to the sound, maybe write down what the detector reading is, and then you may have an idea about how your machine operates. I would suggest doing this with no metal notched out, and dig every signal you come across, until you feel confident in what the SOUND as well as the icons are telling you!! I love my machine, but, like any other manufactured product, each one has a different "feel" to it. Get to know yours well, NEVER give up, and look for treasure where folks are, or were, and I'm sure you'll have great success If you have any particular questions, feel free to ask, that is how most of us learned! Great hunting and good luck!! Regards, Richard

 

[MrKyle101]

Thanks Richard! Going out now, hopefully will have some success.

 

[Sky Pilot]

Wishing you the best of luck, Kyle! Most of all, hope you have a great time! Regards, Richard

 

[MrKyle101]

Thanks... it was fun the first day out and these are a couple little things I found. Also a lot of pull tabs... ha ha, and only a couple coins.

I am picking up signals both ways telling me its a coin (ID mode) and when I dig it, I find a piece of wire or pull tab. The pull tab or iron setting only will beep once in approx. five passes.

Anyone know what I am doing wrong or what I should do to help minimize this?

THANKS!

 

[Sky Pilot]

Way to go, Kyle! Man, that's just awesome for the first time out!! About those false signals, those are the ones I was trying to explain when I was speaking of the "whine" at the end of the signal. In other words, they don't sound "round". Also, doubled up (bent double) tabs or round washers will sound decent on any machine, which stinks, but that's like the way gold is; it'll read anywhere from upper iron all the way to foil, nickles, square tab, round tab, foil and coins! The only thing I can think of to eliminate part of those false signals, is to "whip" the coil very quickly over the target, if it is a good target, this won't effect the sound, if not, then it will sound broken or not at all. Personally, as well as you did the first time out, I don't think you'll have to worry about having trouble with those small nuisances! Great hunting and good luck!! Regards, Richard

 

[MrKyle101]

OK, thanks for the good information! I am going out right now so I will put you advice to work. Makes a lot of sense so hopefully I will dig a few less wires and nails. Have a good one!

 

[Sky Pilot]

Go get'em, Kyle! Regards, Richard P.S. Please keep us posted!

 

[cheese]

Another way to tell rusty iron is that it will usually pinpoint in a different spot than where it beeps. Also, rusty iron tends to show silver one way, zinc on the return swing, and it beeps one direction but not the other (might beep back and forth, but not forwards and backwards or visa-versa or 1 of the 4 directions). Some corroded coppers and nice relics will also do the flip from silver to zinc, so don't rely totally on that. That, combined with the non-round sound, the lack of criss-cross repeatability, and the pinpoint being off all together tells you it's pretty much for sure rusty iron. You still want to check until you get to know for sure. You can never be 100% certain about what's causing the beep, but the longer you use that machine, the more accurate you'll get with it. I think it's one of the best machines ever made.


Hope that helps!

 

[Sky Pilot]

Great points, Cheese! Like I always say, the best discriminator is a digger! Great hunting and good luck, all! Regards, Richard