GaryD's Mucky Fingers
Welcome to the XLT Page I am trying to put together a page with helpful hints and tips Things that can improve your find rate and your enjoyment and get the best out of the XLT If you have a tip or a program that works "Not one that claims to detect 50in down as long as you are in quick-sand" then I would like to here from you. I will then post it onto this page. GaryD's XLT Start up and Hammered Programs This is my start up Program for Relic hunting. I use this program when on a new site that I have no history about. If I start finding Hammered coins then I would change to my Hammered program This is a good start up program I have found some great things with this one I always have ID on. “I just like hunting this way.” (I FIND IT BETTER TO GROUND BALANCE FIRST THEN IF STABLE TURN ID ON IF IT’S NOT STABLE THEN TURN AC DOWN A NUMBER OR TWO TILL STABLE THEN TURN ID ON Target Volume:__48_ Audio Threshold:__1__ Tone (Audio Freq):_228_ Audio Disc.:__ON___ Silent Search:___OFF__ Mixed Mode:__OFF_ A.C. Sensitivity:__72_ D.C. Sensitivity: 35 Backlight:_0_ Viewing Angle:___25_ Pro Options Audio Ratchet Pinpointing:__OFF___ S.A.T. Speed:__5__ Tone I.D.:_ON____ V.C.O.:_ON___ Absolute Value:__OFF__ Modulation:__ON_ G.E.B. / TRAC Autotrac:_ON_ Trac View:_OFF____ Autotrac Speed:___12__ Autotrac Offset:___+1__ Trac Inhibit:__ON___ Coarse G.E.B.:_AUTO____ Fine G.E.B.:__AUTO___ Discrimination Disc. Edit Accept:_-37 TO 94 Reject:_-95 to –38 AND +95 Block Edit:___ Learn Accept:_OFF____ Learn Reject:__OFF___ Recovery Speed:__19__ Bottlecap Reject:___1__ Display Visual Disc.:_ON__ Icons:__OFF___ V.D.I. Sensitivity:__82_ D.C. Phase:_OFF__ Graph Averaging:__ON_ Graph Accumulating:_ON_ Fade Rate:_7__ Signal Transmit Boost:___ON_ Transmit Frequency:_4____ Preamp Gain:_3____ GaryD's XLT Hammered Program This is my Hammered coin Program I use this program when on a site that I know could hold Hammered coins This is a great program I have found a lot of coins with this one It runs on the HOT side of things but will suck those beauties out of the ground John from Buffalo USA, has used this program and has found a Silver 1782 half Reale Target Volume:__48_ Audio Threshold:__1__ Tone (Audio Freq):_228_ Audio Disc.:__ON___ Silent Search:___OFF__ Mixed Mode:__OFF_ A.C. Sensitivity:__76_(You could turn this down to 72) D.C. Sensitivity: 35 Backlight:_0_ Viewing Angle:___25_ Pro Options Audio Ratchet Pinpointing:__OFF___ S.A.T. Speed:__5__ Tone I.D.:_ON____ V.C.O.:_ON___ Absolute Value:__OFF__ Modulation:__ON_ G.E.B. / TRAC Autotrac:_ON_ Trac View:_OFF______(Start off with this on, find the right Autotrac Speed then turn off) Autotrac Speed:___12 Autotrac Offset:___+1__ Trac Inhibit:__ON___ Coarse G.E.B.:_AUTO____ Fine G.E.B.:__AUTO___ Discrimination Disc. Edit Accept:_-45 TO 94 Reject:_-95 to –46 AND +95 Block Edit:___ Learn Accept:_OFF____ Learn Reject:__OFF___ Recovery Speed:__21__ Bottlecap Reject:___1__ Display Visual Disc.:_ON__ Icons:__OFF___ V.D.I. Sensitivity:__85_(You may have to turn this down to 83) D.C. Phase:_OFF__ Graph Averaging:__ON_ Graph Accumulating:_ON_ Fade Rate:_7__ Signal Transmit Boost:___ON_ Transmit Frequency:_4____ Preamp Gain:_3___ Here is AngieD,s program a good all rounder. Basic Adjustments: Target Volume 50 Audio Threshold 3 Tone: 228 Audio Discrimination: ON Silent Search: OFF Mixed Mode: OFF AC Sensitivity: 72 DC Sensitivity: 35 Backlite: 0 Viewing Angle 25 Pro Options: Ratchet Pin Point: OFF S.A.T. Speed: 5 Tone ID: ON V.C.O.: ON Absolute Value OFF Modulation: OFF AutoTrac: ON (to start) Track View: OFF AutoTrac Speed: 12 (see autotrac) AutoTrac Offset: +1 Track Inhibit: ON Coarse G.E.B.: Fine G.E.B.: Discrimination Edit: Reject -95 to - 21 +95 Accept -20 to +94 Block Edit: Reject -95 to - 21 +95 Accept -20 to +94 Learn/Accept: OFF Learn/Reject: OFF Recovery Speed: 22 Bottlecap Reject: 1 Visual Disc ON ICONS: OFF V.D.I. Sensitivity: 83 DC Phase: OFF Graph Averaging: ON Graph Accumulate: ON Fade Rate: 7 Transmit Boost ON Transmit Frequency 4 Preamp Gain: 3 If it's a bit lively or if the threshold is not stable try dropping the AC or VDI down. It should give you good depth with the standard coil. Occasionally the Spectrum xlt may develops a minor software problem. These can be very alarming when they happen, but they are not fatal and their cure is straightforward. If when you first switch on only half the screen lights up, don't panic, just turn it off and re start. This normally fixes the problem. White say if you have any software problems you switch on, remove the battery leave off for one minute and let the detector lose its short-term memory. Then replace the battery and switch back on. Another problem I had was, when digging a target. The xlt would turn its self off whenever I placed it on its side on the ground. I found a cure "not the most prettiest but it works and saved shipping it back to Whites." I slipped a slim piece of card between the side of the battery and the runners, After ten years I think the side runners are worn out, the card just take up the slack. I must admit that despite its complexity the Spectrum is a very dependable detector.

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