Nokta Score series
Nokta Triple Score Settings Chart and Search Modes
Quick answer
The Triple Score has three search modes for different terrains and targets, a published 3250 mAh battery giving up to 12 hours, IP68 submersion to 16 feet, 5 metres, and a weight of 2.7 pounds, 1.25 kilograms. Set the mode to the ground and the sensitivity to whatever stays stable.
The Triple Score Pro Pack at $499.00 is the step up from the Double Score, sold as a package with accessories rather than as a bare machine. Nokta publishes it at 2.7 pounds, 1.25 kilograms, with three search modes designed for different terrains and targets, the same 3250 mAh lithium polymer battery rated for up to 12 hours, IP68 submersion to 16 feet, 5 metres, Bluetooth connectivity and online firmware updates over USB.
Three modes is not a limitation. A machine with three well chosen modes that you understand thoroughly will out-hunt a machine with fifteen that you do not. The settings below are starting points, and the order in which you adjust them matters more than the specific values.
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Nokta Triple Score Pro Pack
Sold as a Pro Pack, so the accessories arrive with the machine rather than as a series of separate purchases at full price later.
Price was accurate when this page was compiled and changes often.
What settings suit each type of ground?
Sensitivity is given as a proportion of the machine's range. The right absolute number is decided by your soil and the electrical interference around you, and it changes between sites and sometimes within one.
Run the highest sensitivity that holds steady with the coil still, raise iron filtering as nail density rises, and ground balance on arrival and whenever conditions change under the coil.
| Site type | Sensitivity | Iron filtering | Ground balance | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern parkland | Medium to high | Moderate | On arrival | Shallow trash dominates, separation matters |
| Sports field | High if stable | Moderate | On arrival | Clean ground, mostly modern coin losses |
| Pasture and stubble | High | Low | On arrival | Depth is the limiting factor on open ground |
| Old house site | Medium | High | Often | Work slowly, listen for good targets between nails |
| Dry beach sand | High | Low | On arrival | Quiet ground, the machine will take the sensitivity |
| Wet beach sand | Medium to high | Low | Frequently | Expect target ID to compress in salt |
| Shallow water and wading | Medium | Low | Every few minutes | Rated IP68 to 16 feet, wired audio required |
| Woodland and tracks | Medium to high | Moderate | Often | Iron litter and changing soil within yards |
Search mode count and physical figures from the published Triple Score listing features. Confirm mode names against the user manual for your own firmware version.
How should I use three search modes?
Learn one properly before you touch the others. The commonest mistake with any multi mode machine is changing mode whenever a site feels difficult, which means never building a reliable sense of what any one mode sounds like. Pick the mode that matches the ground you hunt most, run it for a season, and learn its voice.
The second mistake is assuming target ID numbers hold across modes. They can shift, because the machine is processing the signal differently. If you keep a written chart of buried test targets, and you should, note which mode you measured in. The method for building that chart is the same on every machine and is set out on the Legend target ID page.
What comes with the Pro Pack and what is worth adding?
The value of a pack is that accessories arrive at pack pricing rather than being bought one at a time later. What most owners add beyond it depends on where they hunt. For water work, a wired submersible headphone set such as the Thresher submersible headphones is necessary rather than optional, because wireless audio does not pass through water.
For pinpointing, the Nokta PulseDive at $165.00 is published as IP68 to 60 metres, 200 feet, with pulse induction that Nokta describes as allowing very stable operation in saltwater or any type of soil, plus an LED flashlight and a lost alarm. Its built in wireless module is compatible with the Nokta 2.4 GHz Green Edition headphones, which is a neat arrangement if you want the pinpointer in your ear rather than in your hand.
Does the Triple Score justify the step up from the Double Score?
On the published specifications, the two machines share the important numbers: the same 3250 mAh battery with up to 12 hours of use, the same IP68 rating to 16 feet, the same Bluetooth and the same USB firmware updating. The difference the listings document is that the Triple Score is sold as a Pro Pack.
So the honest way to make this decision is arithmetic rather than performance. Price the accessories you would buy anyway, compare that against the difference between $349.00 and $499.00, and buy whichever is cheaper. Anybody who tells you the step up transforms what you find is guessing. The Double Score settings page covers the cheaper machine in the same detail.
Sources
- Nokta Triple Score Pro Pack published product listing features
- Nokta Score series user manual, search modes and settings sections
- Nokta PulseDive published listing specifications
- Nokta 2.4 GHz Wireless Headphones Green Edition published listing
Frequently asked questions
How many hours does the Triple Score run on a charge?
Nokta publishes up to 12 hours from the 3250 mAh lithium polymer battery, charged over USB or from a power bank. Treat that as a best case figure measured under favourable conditions. Wireless audio runs a radio continuously and is usually the largest optional drain, the backlight costs more than people expect, and cold weather reduces lithium capacity. Carrying a power bank makes the question stop mattering.
Can the Triple Score be used underwater?
Nokta publishes it as IP68, fully submersible to 16 feet, 5 metres, and protected from total dust ingress. That covers wading and shallow diving. The constraint is audio, because wireless headphones do not function underwater and a wired submersible set is required once the control box is submerged. Rinse the machine in fresh water after saltwater sessions, since the rating assumes seals in good condition.
Is three search modes enough?
For almost everybody, yes. Nokta describes the three modes as designed for different terrains and targets, which covers the real distinctions most detectorists face between trashy modern ground, open land and beaches. A machine with three modes you understand thoroughly will find more than one with fifteen you switch between at random. Depth of familiarity beats breadth of options in this hobby consistently.
How heavy is the Nokta Triple Score?
Nokta publishes 2.7 pounds, 1.25 kilograms, which is light enough that the control box is not what tires your arm. Coil size and balance matter far more to fatigue over a long day than a few ounces in the housing. If your arm is suffering, look at the coil you are running and at whether a harness would help before you consider a lighter machine.
Should I buy the Triple Score or the Legend?
Different classes. The Triple Score at $499.00 is a waterproof multi frequency machine sold with accessories. The Legend at $659.00 ships as a Pro Pack with both 6 inch and 11 inch DD coils and offers simultaneous multi frequency profiles alongside selectable single frequencies, which gives more control in difficult ground. If you hunt mineralised soil or want single frequency options, the Legend is the more capable platform.
Researched, not professional advice. This page is compiled from published specifications, manuals and owner-review consensus, not hands-on testing. Target ID numbers, depth figures and settings vary with soil chemistry, moisture, target size, depth, orientation and firmware version, so treat every figure here as a starting point and verify it against your own machine's manual and your own ground. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.