frogger
Joel
Just got a Safari. I have my fingers crossed that she will put up a good hunt (beach-wise) over my 705. Will wee how we go! Fingers crossed. 8) Any tips from fellow safarians?
rocketaroo said:
your right my 705 has one coudnt understand why the safari doesntHawkey said:Good choice flyrodder. Had my safari for two years now and still going great, bought a small joey coiltek coil for poking around shrubs and pushing into tight spots.
Only wish they added a display screen light for night hunts.
thanks goldpick i realize practice makes perfect anyway any info always helpsGoldpick said:If you get a lot of conductive iron in the area you are detecting (high tone iron signals using conductive tones ), it might pay to change from conductive tones to ferrous tones. This will allocate low tones to items with high a ferrous content, and make it a bit easier to pick out good non-ferrous coin targets from the mix.
It seems that many of the more experienced owners run in all-metal, with just some of the iron discriminated out, and go mainly off the tones (similar to what I would have run on the Explorer), though being a new user, it may pay to use one of the preset programs at first before going down that route. At the end of the day it is all down to personal preferences on a suitable setup, someone else's settings may not be suitable for your ground or style of detecting.
You can use the high trash setting for areas that require a faster response (high density iron/junk areas), and low trash for relatively clean areas or on the beach. Low trash should offer a liitle more depth ability over high.
Unlike the 705, you will need to utilise a slower swing speed to get the best out of an FBS detector, swing too fast and you will miss targets, especially deep ones.
I'd just dig a variety of non-ferrous targets to start out with, just familiarise yourself with the tone responses and to gain some confidence. There is no real substitute when learning a new machine for a decent chunk of hours in the field, just as with any detector.
Andy Sabisch did have a handbook out for the Safari and Quattro, not sure if is back in print yet, as it was in the process of being revamped for re-release. Might pay to email him for an update (see link).
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?3,2255312
thanks for that info moderator i will check out that siteGoldpick said:No problem, even though I don't own a Safari, I thought I would give it a shot considering there were no other replies to your question - can't be too much different from the Etrac and Explorer, just simplified if anything.
The Safari is't exactly the most popular FBS detector in Oz, most go for either the Etrac or CTX, it seems to be more widely accepted in the US. You will probably get more detail on the settings etc on forums like Findmall, where they have a seperate section for both Safari and Quattro users.
I probably would have purchased a Safari if it were not for the run-out special Minelab had at the time on the Explorer SE Pro, it was actually listed cheaper than the Safari.
thanks moderator went to the site you suggested and it was very helpful it gave me some good info so once again thank youGoldpick said:If you get a lot of conductive iron in the area you are detecting (high tone iron signals using conductive tones ), it might pay to change from conductive tones to ferrous tones. This will allocate low tones to items with high a ferrous content, and make it a bit easier to pick out good non-ferrous coin targets from the mix.
It seems that many of the more experienced owners run in all-metal, with just some of the iron discriminated out, and go mainly off the tones (similar to what I would have run on the Explorer), though being a new user, it may pay to use one of the preset programs at first before going down that route. At the end of the day it is all down to personal preferences on a suitable setup, someone else's settings may not be suitable for your ground or style of detecting.
You can use the high trash setting for areas that require a faster response (high density iron/junk areas), and low trash for relatively clean areas or on the beach. Low trash should offer a liitle more depth ability over high.
Unlike the 705, you will need to utilise a slower swing speed to get the best out of an FBS detector, swing too fast and you will miss targets, especially deep ones.
I'd just dig a variety of non-ferrous targets to start out with, just familiarise yourself with the tone responses and to gain some confidence. There is no real substitute when learning a new machine for a decent chunk of hours in the field, just as with any detector.
Andy Sabisch did have a handbook out for the Safari and Quattro, not sure if is back in print yet, as it was in the process of being revamped for re-release. Might pay to email him for an update (see link).
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?3,2255312
after a few practice runs i took the safari out to Brighton beach n after a few minutes found my first target n had to dig down 15inch to find a 20cent piece next target came at just over 12in a $2 coin a little bit further on another $2 coin at just over 10in n mylast find a 5cent piece at nearly 14 in so very impressed at the capabilities of the safari at finding deep targets.flyrodder said:thanks moderator went to the site you suggested and it was very helpful it gave me some good info so once again thank youGoldpick said:If you get a lot of conductive iron in the area you are detecting (high tone iron signals using conductive tones ), it might pay to change from conductive tones to ferrous tones. This will allocate low tones to items with high a ferrous content, and make it a bit easier to pick out good non-ferrous coin targets from the mix.
It seems that many of the more experienced owners run in all-metal, with just some of the iron discriminated out, and go mainly off the tones (similar to what I would have run on the Explorer), though being a new user, it may pay to use one of the preset programs at first before going down that route. At the end of the day it is all down to personal preferences on a suitable setup, someone else's settings may not be suitable for your ground or style of detecting.
You can use the high trash setting for areas that require a faster response (high density iron/junk areas), and low trash for relatively clean areas or on the beach. Low trash should offer a liitle more depth ability over high.
Unlike the 705, you will need to utilise a slower swing speed to get the best out of an FBS detector, swing too fast and you will miss targets, especially deep ones.
I'd just dig a variety of non-ferrous targets to start out with, just familiarise yourself with the tone responses and to gain some confidence. There is no real substitute when learning a new machine for a decent chunk of hours in the field, just as with any detector.
Andy Sabisch did have a handbook out for the Safari and Quattro, not sure if is back in print yet, as it was in the process of being revamped for re-release. Might pay to email him for an update (see link).
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?3,2255312
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