begginer here on the V3i

[amcjavelin]

well since my other detector got stolen my buddy has lent me out his v3i and with option to buy and i've just tried today to learn a little how it works with the graphs and so fourth, i don't dare to play with the menu's yet, he's also set me up with the small coil and a 15" x 18" SEF coil right now i'm set up on the basic coin and jewelry program found a field i've pounded to death and actually foud clad i've never had before, love the idea of 3 frequencies and it nulls out iron beautifully, so i guess my ? is what would you recomend for a newbie on this machine?

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

Mixed Mode=ON is a MUST!!...It will not null out on iron, but you will not miss deep coins that are too deep for the discriminate channel.

VCO=ON

ACCEPT from -30 to +94

 

[nw1886]

Deciding if the V3i is for you is something only you can answer. The V is full of things to adjust. (Many, many things just don't need to be fiddled with for a long time in a persons learning curve and once you've learned just a bit, nice/difficult finds come to keep you enticed.) There is only a group of "core" things, that need learned soon, and most of these "things", you'd be learning no matter what new box you have in your hands.

Keep in mind.......this box becomes something that "clicks" in stages with you, and once you get a couple of those under your belt.....you realize the path IS a super enjoyable experience and think "Look what I just created for myself...and now I can use it for this and this and this..... I like what's happening!

I'm busy, don't get out as much as I would like too, and after two years would only rate myself at a high/intermediate level. Still.....I really enjoy being able to go out and have a situation pop up, have a good idea on which settings will improve it for me, max my machine to it (Know it's at least in a higher percentile of what it can be.) and find things that "don't want to be found". I like where I'm at with all this.....and looking back, have always liked where I was at. (This is the one thing that all the folks here share.) In a nutshell, patience doesn't only deliver rewards at the end....but with every step of the way.



If none of this sounds like how you approach things....this box is not for you. Scott

 

[amcjavelin]

well thanks for the advice!

 

[Larry (IL)]

Being new to the V3i, I would suggest using the C&J program that you already are or try the High Pro with the stock coil or even the smaller one if the trash is bad. Although Neil has very good luck with the Mixed Mode, I don't recommend it for someone new to the V3i. Your first 100 hours with the V is just getting use to it and learning what it is telling you, you will make small adjustments as you go and learn. Read the manual many times over and the forums are packed with information, just don't try to do too much too soon.

 

[amcjavelin]

beleive me, i like the machine but dam i think i'm going to be have to sent away for school on this one LOL!