Metal detector settings: a stable starting point.

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Ammunition / Projectile

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / Australia

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / Canada

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / Europe

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / Historical

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / Mexico

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / U.K.

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Coins / U.S.

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Deep / Cache

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Deep / Geometry

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Deep / Large Iron

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Deep / Nonferrous

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Everyday Recovery

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Everyday Recovery / Token

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Gold / Controlled Mass

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Gold / Prospecting

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Minelab EQUINOX 800

Manufacturer source · Gold-mode defaults, starting settings and nugget response paragraphs

Published Target ID / VDI: Published examples: nuggets under 0.1 g often ID 1–2; under 1 g often single digits; several grams often teens or higher. Negative IDs and no ID are also possible.
Published settings: Gold 1 default recovery 6; Gold 2 default 4. Published author starting recipe: Multi, Auto ground balance with manual fine tune, sensitivity 20, recovery 6, iron bias 0, accept −9–40. This recipe differs from factory defaults.
Audio / tone: Gold-mode audio pitch/volume varies with response; it does not assign a fixed tone to all gold.

Manufacturer-hosted author guidance for natural nuggets only. Not generalized to rings, controlled shapes or EQUINOX 900.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Goldfield / Australia

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Minelab EQUINOX 800

Manufacturer source · Gold-mode defaults, starting settings and nugget response paragraphs

Published Target ID / VDI: Published examples: nuggets under 0.1 g often ID 1–2; under 1 g often single digits; several grams often teens or higher. Negative IDs and no ID are also possible.
Published settings: Gold 1 default recovery 6; Gold 2 default 4. Published author starting recipe: Multi, Auto ground balance with manual fine tune, sensitivity 20, recovery 6, iron bias 0, accept −9–40. This recipe differs from factory defaults.
Audio / tone: Gold-mode audio pitch/volume varies with response; it does not assign a fixed tone to all gold.

Manufacturer-hosted author guidance for natural nuggets only. Not generalized to rings, controlled shapes or EQUINOX 900.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Goldfield / Mineral Reference

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Hardware / Iron

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Hardware / Nonferrous

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Historical / Battlefield

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Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Historical / Deep

Nokta FORS CoRe

Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Historical / Military

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Historical / Relic

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Jewelry

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Jewelry / Beach

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Natural Metal

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Reference / Geometry

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Separation / Iron

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

Trash / Common Finds

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

White Reference / Material

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900

Manufacturer source · Discrimination and Audio Features

Published Target ID / VDI: Ferrous −19–0; non-ferrous 1–99. These are detector categories, not per-family target predictions.
Published settings: Available modes: Park, Field, Beach and Gold. Sensitivity range 1–28; no one family-wide sensitivity is prescribed here.
Audio / tone: 1, 2, 5, All Tones and Depth audio options; selected mode and tone settings must be recorded.

Scale reference only; no exact target ID assigned.

Exact SSL target IDs and field-test results: not recorded. A family can contain different metals, shapes and sizes; do not treat this general guidance as a predicted reading.

White Reference / Shape

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Manufacturer source · Printed pp. 10–11, 14–17, 21–23

Published Target ID / VDI: Target ID scale 0–99. Gold overlaps trash; specimen IDs are not fixed by family.
Published settings: DI2: ID Masking default 10. COG: default 40 for conductive ground. GEN has no ID masking. Start with automatic ground balance; reduce sensitivity until stable.
Audio / tone: DI3: iron grunt; gold/foil low; silver/brass/copper high. DI2 and COG pitch varies with proximity, not a universal conductivity-to-pitch scale.

General model guidance; no exact SSL specimen or coil certification.

Minelab EQUINOX 900