I started out using just park 2 and found some silver with it right away , but then got to thinkin if park 1 is weighted lower then could possibly be deeper on silver. I started using 1 and have found more silver with it than 2. This could just be coincidence of course , but it boosted my confidence in park 1. I have since learned that I am not truly finished with an area until I have gone over it with every mode available. Sometimes the tiniest of changes can make a good target stand out where it didn't before , and the changes don't necessarily have to make logical sense. If its " different " from what you used at an earlier time then its a unique perspective you didn't have before. Almost like hunting with a completely different detector. I read some saying they thought the equinox would be better than some other one , but they searched an entire area in just one mode/setting and found nothing at all so the NOX must not live up to the hype ,......ummmmmm , that's barely scratching the surface of what the NOX can do. There are many more mode and setting combinations , and each one offers a unique look into the ground and expanded potential.