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Program
Factory Program
Beach (11)
Program 11 Beach handles salt and wet mineralization.
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Frequency
Frequency
Multi-Frequency or 14–20 kHz
Multi-Frequency is forgiving in changing wet sand.
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Sensitivity
Sensitivity
88–94
Reduce if surf wash causes false spikes.
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Ground
Ground Balance
Tracking ON
Let tracking follow tide-line changes.
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Recovery
Reactivity
2–3 (Low)
Low reactivity keeps depth in wet salt.
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Discrimination
Discrimination
Minimal — reject iron
Keep gold and thin ring IDs open.
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Discrimination Expert
Tones
Full Tones
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1
Tone Break 1
Break 6.8
Volume 1
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2
Tone Break 2
Break 52
Volume 3
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3
Tone Break 3
Break 62
Volume 10
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4
Tone Break 4
Break 80
Volume 3
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5
Tone Break 5
Volume only
Volume 10
In the Discrimination Expert menu, set Tones to Full Tones. Under that menu, set these tone breaks and volumes. Tone Break 5 has no breakpoint.
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Discrimination Expert
Offset
10
Set the Full Tones offset to 10.
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Discrimination Expert
B.Caps
1
Set Bottle Caps (B.Caps) to 1.
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Discrimination Expert
Notch
Off
Leave Notch off.
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Audible iron helps avoid bottle caps in surf slop.
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Audio
Audio Response
Speed 5–6, Pitch ON
Pitch rise helps identify thin gold chains.
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Leave Threshold off. A faint hum is only for Gold Field and Relic.
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In the Option menu, set Audio Out to 9.
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In the Option menu, set Audio Filter to 0.
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Option
Equalizer
Personal preference
In the Option menu, adjust the Equalizer to your personal preference.
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Option
Audio Type
High Square
In the Option menu, set Audio Type to High Square.
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Coil
Coil Speed
Slow near surf
Overlap heavily along the scarp line.