This is interesting...

[Beyonder]

I had a iron target about two inches max in the ground. I put a nickel on the surface of the buried iron target and I had a hard time picking up the nickel with "tone ID" on. The audio was broken up even though the nickel was right on the surface. Now, I turned "tone ID" off and it hit perfectly. It ignored the iron and only saw the nickel.

Bey
Time written 10 minutes(Keeping track of my times)

 

[Rob (IL)]

All targets should have the same tone for a 5 Vdi spread. Try setting the nickel with the same tone 17 - 21.

 

[PostalTwo]

funny u posted that observation. yesterday a buried a silver dime in my backyard at a measured 9" to the top of the dirt ,so with the grass she is 10" . i just got my v3 ,so i thought i could use it to tweak my machine for optimum performance . i tried every program and setting and nothing hits consistently with tone id on, it hits it but not consistent enough that i would dig in the field . today i loaded the stock coin program and it hit that dime every sweep at rx 7 not sure why but i like it . when i load the same disc mask in to another program and put tone id on i loose it not sure why .maybe because the machine has less to think about? i did not clear out all the trash before i buried the dime just picked a clean ish spot.

 

[Rob (IL)]

If you have ID on and you have not changed it, that is one tone for each VDI it will not sound as solid. With ID off the signal can be bouncing from 17 to 21 and sound like one solid signal. Hence my last post.

 

[PostalTwo]

Thanks rob

 

[5900_XL-1]

I had a iron target about two inches max in the ground. I put a nickel on the surface of the buried iron target and I had a hard time picking up the nickel with "tone ID" on. The audio was broken up even though the nickel was right on the surface. Now, I turned "tone ID" off and it hit perfectly. It ignored the iron and only saw the nickel.

Bey
Time written 10 minutes(Keeping track of my times)

I too find that peculiar. TID off, and it hits? It doesn't hit with TID? I never tried that experiment but I gotta say that I've had surface nickels fail in TID from factory programs.

Just another V3(i) querk. A worrisome one.

Btw, I understand the Vdi tone from 17-21 being the same instead of seperate tones like in the Coin program, but what's it mean when it sounds off good without the buried iron? Then it hits well with no TID with the iron? Where's consistency?

Also, to the poster who freshly buried a dime at 9 inches and got any readings at all...keep that V-machine.

 

[PostalTwo]

Also, to the poster who freshly buried a dime at 9 inches and got any readings at all...keep that V-machine.

Yeah my v machine isn't going anywhere lol. I will say to that my ground is super mild at -77 vdi and .5% strength. When I sensitivity zoom my signal loss is less with the coil on the ground vs in the air. At rx 15 my loss is only 10%

 

[Rob (IL)]

Martin I explained what is probably happening. The OP has not commented. This is not a situation I have ever seen and it has not been reported before. Unless there are multiple reports it is not a quirk. Now quit causing new owners worry?

 

[Beyonder]

"Tone ID on" audio was there but iffy sounding. "Tone ID off" was a solid hit. You were right Rob. "Tone ID on" the id was going to muted out vid numbers so I was getting some hits but some dead air too. With "Tone ID off", it read the whole spectrum of audible VID numbers sounding solid.

So what have we learned? Some muted VID numbers can cause you to miss targets if your not careful.

Thanx!

Bey
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