V3 new user question

[larryk56]

Hello Everyone!

I just love this hobby!

Not long ago I purchased the MXT which was a really nice machine.
Showed it to a freind and he wanted to buy it so .....SOLD! it was.

I'll have to admitt that those videos on the V3 really got my attention.
I have a little hearing loss and thought that the extra screen information
may also help me learn more about targets that I may not of heard with
the MXT.

Well ....now I'm happy to own the V3.

How many people are using the factory preset programs?
Curious to see how other people that are new to the machine are using it?

I'm going to make a test garden and learn the different tones and what I can
learn from the screens.

Any advice is always welcomed!
Larry

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

I highly recommend the test garden more than with any other detector I have owned.

The factory presets are a good place to start, but you may have to lower some of the settings. It is pretty hot out of the box. You will also notice that the changes you make to factory programs will stay, even through battery changes, You can always restore each program back to factory presets, so don't be afraid to experiment. You cannot overwrite them.

 

[Larry (IL)]

Welcome to the V3 forum Larry.

 

[nw1886]

Welcome Larry. You'll appreciate all the adjusments in audio that will match your hearing. My hearing is fine but find my eyes aren't the best at night so...for that, going in and setting screen colors,resolution and backlight has been super helpful. (Doing a lot of night hunts these days.)

Sitting here thinking what will help with the audio getting to you best and there are a couple things that'll have you "in the zone".
Going in and actually using "Tone ID" adjustments to your advantage. Suggestion: Minimize the number of tones to ones best heard and assign them to your VDI ranges of choice.
Setting your tones for the different "support" audio stuff (like threshold etc...).

Now...if my wife could only figure out this whole tonal/frequency thing....I wouldn't have to say "What?" so much!

Again...Welcome!

 

[larryk56]

Thank you!
I'll be here quite often.

Have alot to learn!

Welcome to the V3 forum Larry.

 

[larryk56]

Getting the wife to understand things is always a Huge challenge.

I have one too! ..... lol