This forum is for information & help on this high end Whites metal detector. Plenty of information here to help the first time user or a experienced veteran. Enjoy.http://www.findmall.com/list.php?28Sun, 19 May 2013 03:45:03 -0500 Phorum 5.2.18 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1911302,1911302#msg-1911302 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1911302,1911302#msg-1911302
A hunting buddy of mine had some trouble with his DFX - audio and sensitivity issues. It's on its way back to the factory for refurbishing. He being a detecting addict and fearing withdrawal, I offered to let him borrow my DFX until his is returned. We planned to meet at a vacant lot pick up my DFX and swing the coils for a while. I arrived at the lot early and decided to put on a program suitable for the areas that we hunt. I left my V3i in the truck and tested my program. Over the last few years, I had probably hunted this lot 5 or 6 times and had dug silver and wheat-cents. Various parts of this lot had been overgrown but with our drought there were now cleaner areas. It didn't take long for me to realize that there had been a "rookie" hunting there as there were several deep unfilled holes. About 3 feet from one of the rookies holes, I got a 74-75 signal and dug a 1959-D memorial cent. When I re-checked the hole, a few inches towards the rookie hole I dug a few pull-tabs and then a few more inches towards the rookies hole I dug a Falstaff beer cap. When I rechecked that hole, I got a solid 88-89 reading and it pinpointed tight at 5.5 inches. The 1953-D Franklin sure did put a big smile on my face!
I love following rookies! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel]]> Blind Squirrel Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 17 May 2013 05:59:08 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1911028,1911028#msg-1911028 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1911028,1911028#msg-1911028 donaldl Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumThu, 16 May 2013 07:13:57 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1906904,1906904#msg-1906904 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1906904,1906904#msg-1906904 pinpoint Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumWed, 08 May 2013 19:21:03 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1905032,1905032#msg-1905032 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1905032,1905032#msg-1905032 pinpoint Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumSat, 04 May 2013 07:15:54 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1901213,1901213#msg-1901213 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1901213,1901213#msg-1901213
]]> kshollywood Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumSat, 27 Apr 2013 11:20:50 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1900524,1900524#msg-1900524 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1900524,1900524#msg-1900524 matthias Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumThu, 25 Apr 2013 19:28:28 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1897169,1897169#msg-1897169 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1897169,1897169#msg-1897169I am in serious need of help.
the season is starting, and my dfx,
with the slightest bump,
resets as if the battery is removed.
I totally tore the whole thing apart,
cleaned the battery contacts and everything
else and bent them just slightly to increase
contact pressure with the batt pack,
did the same with the internals of the pack
and tightened the nuts that hold the contacts in place...

hoped it would at least improve...
but alas, to no avail, same results!

I would send it to white's for a full refurb,
but I am currently unemployed...

obviously, I am fairly confident with
dismantling so self diagnosis is my
only option for a long time

any technical input is deeply appreciated]]> bltfritz Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumTue, 30 Apr 2013 06:30:26 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1896079,1896079#msg-1896079 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1896079,1896079#msg-1896079 donl98632 Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 03 May 2013 22:05:20 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1895289,1895289#msg-1895289 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1895289,1895289#msg-1895289
Oh well...I still like my DFX enough to keep it a while longer.

HH
Mike]]> Mike Hillis Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumTue, 16 Apr 2013 19:58:51 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1894166,1894166#msg-1894166 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1894166,1894166#msg-1894166 CITYBOYMB Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumTue, 16 Apr 2013 20:38:25 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1893316,1893316#msg-1893316 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1893316,1893316#msg-1893316 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumMon, 15 Apr 2013 15:12:08 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1893020,1893020#msg-1893020 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1893020,1893020#msg-1893020 yazoo Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 12 Apr 2013 18:00:30 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1891260,1891260#msg-1891260 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1891260,1891260#msg-1891260 ironman05 Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumTue, 09 Apr 2013 20:56:36 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1890634,1890634#msg-1890634 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1890634,1890634#msg-1890634 ironman05 Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumThu, 11 Apr 2013 11:14:29 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1890437,1890437#msg-1890437 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1890437,1890437#msg-1890437I need help understanding this. I use dual frequency best data on the wet sand with CGEB set at 115 with auto track off. And on the dry sand I'm using 15kHz with CGEB setting at 50. Fine GEB on both is 0. I'm leaving auto track off because the DFX can't balance on this ground. Am I understanding correctly that with these settings I should be losing all depth? The way I have the DFX set it runs quite quiet and I do find a lot of targets on the surface few inches. I don't know if I'm missing deep targets. I also find almost no gold though I'm not sure if its just because there's no gold there. With testing on burying a thin gold ring I can find it about 2-3 inches down only. With testing with a thin gold necklace I can find it only if its 2 inches down or less. Is there a best CGEB setting when looking for thin gold rings and necklaces? In other words can you manipulate the CGEB and then modify the other settings to better locate thin gold? This is the program I'm using for wet sand areas.
Target Volume:60

Audio Threshold: 40

Tone: User Select 231

Audio Discrimination: On

Silent Search: Off

Mixed Mode: Off

AC Sensitivity: 70 DC 55

Backlite: off

Viewing Angle 25

Ratchet PinPoint: OFF

SAT Speed: 10

Tone ID: ON

VCO: ON

Modulation: Off

AutoTrac: Off,

TracView: Off

AutoTrac Speed: 8

AutoTrac Offset: +1

Track Inhibit: On

Course GEB 115

Fine GEB: 0

Block Edit: Reject -95 to -81, Accept -80 to +95

Learn Accept: Off

Learn Reject: Off

Recovery Speed:30

Bottlecap Reject: 1

HotRock Reject:3

Sweep Speed: 2

Ground Filtering:3

Visual Discrimination: Off

ICONS: Off

VDI Sensitivity: 86

DC Phase: DC On

Graph Averaging: On

GraphAccumlate: On

Fade Rate: 05

PreAmp Gain: 3

2 freq best data

VDI Normalized: On

This is the program I use for dry sand

Target Volume: 60

Audio Threshold: 40

Tone: User Select 231

Audio Discrimination: On

Silent Search: Off

Mixed Mode: Off

AC Sensitivity:77

DC Sensitivity:60

Backlite: off

Viewing Angle 25

Ratchet PinPoint: OFF

SAT Speed: 7

Tone ID: ON

VCO: ON

Modulation: Off

AutoTrac: Off,

TracView: Off

AutoTrac Speed: 8 8 8 8

AutoTrac Offset: +1

Track Inhibit: On

Course GEB 50

Fine GEB: 64

Block Edit: Reject -95 to-81 Accept -80 to +95

Learn Accept: Off

Learn Reject: Off

Recovery Speed: 30

Bottlecap Reject: 1 3

HotRock Reject: 3

Sweep Speed: 1

Ground Filtering:4

Visual Discrimination: Off

ICONS:on

VDI Sensitivity:80

DC Phase: DC On

Graph Averaging: On

GraphAccumlate: On

Fade Rate: 05

PreAmp Gain:2

Correlate: 15k only

VDI Normalized: On



Do you have any suggestions on changes that will better help me find that thin gold ring or the thin gold necklace for either the dry or wet sand settings I'm using now? Is there a best CGEB setting when looking for thin gold rings and necklaces? To get the ground balance out of the way to best NOT ignore 0 to +50 VDIs?]]> kapidr Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumWed, 10 Apr 2013 12:18:07 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1888024,1888024#msg-1888024 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1888024,1888024#msg-1888024 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumSat, 13 Apr 2013 13:03:11 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1886755,1886755#msg-1886755 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1886755,1886755#msg-1886755
Check it out for yourself at https://www.unlikelydepth.com

Michael]]> Unlikely Depth Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumTue, 02 Apr 2013 14:25:52 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1885740,1885740#msg-1885740 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1885740,1885740#msg-1885740 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumMon, 01 Apr 2013 20:42:17 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1883933,1883933#msg-1883933 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1883933,1883933#msg-1883933 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 29 Mar 2013 09:54:11 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1883816,1883816#msg-1883816 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1883816,1883816#msg-1883816 foiler Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumSat, 30 Mar 2013 13:31:33 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1880782,1880782#msg-1880782 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1880782,1880782#msg-1880782 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 17 May 2013 07:56:11 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1879955,1879955#msg-1879955 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1879955,1879955#msg-1879955
The thing that I have come to appreciate more than anything else about the DFX is its array of target identification data which allows me to separate good targets from bad in high trash environments. There is, of course, a learning curve to this but with Larry's, cjc's, and your help on this forum I have made significant improvements in my target IDing abilities.

I'm looking into PI machines for an entirely different purpose, but that's another story.

What advantages do other detectors in its class have over the DFX that hold value for you? Are there other detectors that you would recommend trying that will help me find the rich stuff?]]> ohmygato Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 19 Apr 2013 11:11:56 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877800,1877800#msg-1877800 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877800,1877800#msg-1877800 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumMon, 18 Mar 2013 12:18:44 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877761,1877761#msg-1877761 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877761,1877761#msg-1877761
1. Is this true?
2. Is there a way around this?


I hunt on the St. Augustine beach. Here we have renurished sand and with that sand is 1000s of pieces of iron. So for me, when I listen to the steady hum its not steady, its broken often because I'm running over so much iron. These pieces are usually no bigger than a fingernail.

Our beaches here have very low minerals so I found so far in testing that running the DFX300 in dual frequency best data mode with Autotrack off and CGEB set to 115 gets quite deep and is pretty quiet. My concern is if salt is 0-10 and thin gold necklaces are 0 to 10 can the dfx-300 find them? I've read that digging the nulls can produce necklaces but its not practical for me to dig every null since they are 1000s if that's even true.

Any advice on finding gold or silver necklaces on the beach?]]> kapidr Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumThu, 21 Mar 2013 23:08:15 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877758,1877758#msg-1877758 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877758,1877758#msg-1877758it would not balance any suggestion. please tell me its me or something I forgot to do. I`m running Larry's program and should I go back to my 300 stock coil?]]> jimj Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumMon, 18 Mar 2013 06:41:02 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877468,1877468#msg-1877468 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1877468,1877468#msg-1877468 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumSun, 17 Mar 2013 15:50:06 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1876942,1876942#msg-1876942 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1876942,1876942#msg-1876942 Grunter Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumMon, 25 Mar 2013 19:39:26 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1875719,1875719#msg-1875719 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1875719,1875719#msg-1875719eBay auction.]]> Unlikely Depth Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumThu, 14 Mar 2013 16:09:54 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1873688,1873688#msg-1873688 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1873688,1873688#msg-1873688
Can anyone offer their suggestions and/or programs for using a DFX/Bigfoot combo?

Thanks,
Dan]]> ohmygato Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumMon, 11 Mar 2013 08:13:47 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1873678,1873678#msg-1873678 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?28,1873678,1873678#msg-1873678 Ohio Digger Whites DFX Users Classroom ForumFri, 22 Mar 2013 17:31:39 -0500