Hi Waveoff !
You made a great decision when you bought a Compadre !
I know you were "lurking" for awhile before deciding to join, so assume you picked up
some good methods of operating the "C" from Digger27 and other experts. Continue learning from everyone here and practicing with your detector as often as possible.
At age 76 my recall isn't too good anymore, so I made a little Pocket Booklet of notes to joggle my memory in the field. This booklet is a compilation of methods and information I learned mainly from reading threads and posts written by Digger27 in the
Church of the Compadre forum of this website and the main focus is on finding Gold and Silver Jewelry and Coins.
Here's the hyperlinked address that will take you directly to the thread and my posts #3 and #4. This information can be copied and made into pocket booklet size and I hope it will be of help to you.
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?p=2799251#post2799251
Good Luck !
ToddB64