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    Programming question--I'm missing a step or two

    Hello, I have a pattern that I want to make into my Quickmask screen. I go to Quickmask edit, change the screen to what I want, save it, but then when I go to Quickmask there is no pattern. I have managed to save the pattern as Pattern 6. What do I do next? Please, step by step would be...
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    Looking for advice, old picnic ground, no finds yet

    Hi, Long story short, I recently got permission to hunt a place that was a very popular picnic ground near my town from 1923-1942. After three hours of hunting with the eTrac and both the stock and 13 inch coils, not a single find that could be related to the picnic times. Some modern trash...
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    Did everything right except find something (Nothing to see here...)

    Ok, if you clicked on this, you already know you're not going to see any finds. So why did you click? Maybe you're interested in the backstory. Here it is: When I say "I did everything right," what I mean is, all the preparation for this hunt was done "by the book." This past spring I...
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    A new one on me!

    Out the other evening, in a lonely field, thinking I'm all alone, but we probably all know that wherever we are, there's a chance someone is watching, even though we might never see them. So, I'm swinging along, finding nothing, when suddenly I hear this voice from over a nearby fence. "What...
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    TTF is loaded, but what now?

    Hi, and thanks for looking at this: E-Trac user for about a year, after 9 years of other fairly high-end detectors. I loaded TTF onto my detector and played around with it a little, but never needed it very much until now. I got permission Sunday to hunt a lot right on Main Street where an...
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    Automatic vs. Manual?

    Hi, everyone, I generally hunt for coins with a 13 inch Ultimate coil and have been using sensitivity of auto plus 3. Could I gain even more depth by going to manual? Easy digging right now in western Oregon so if you're going to go deep this is the time to do it. Thanks, Mike
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    The "Vision" housing--bad, good, or "meh"?

    Hi, everyone, I was one of the original proud owners of the "Vision" when it first became available. I think the serial number might have been under 20. Over the course of time, I had the detector's software updated to the v3, then to the v3i software. I was told, "the only thing original...
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    Would like a couple days in eastern Oregon

    Hi, Anybody in Pendleton, Hermiston, Umatilla, Baker City, John Day, Ontario, Vale, or other spots on the I-84 corridor in eastern Oregon? I would like to join you for a hunt while my wife and daughter are enjoying their own interests. If you'll hunt with me in eastern Oregon, I will happily...
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    Some advice please regarding permission

    Hi, and thanks for taking a couple minutes to read this. My question has to do with getting permission from realtors or real estate agents. I am zero for everytime I have ever asked them, which is probably not that many times, since I got discouraged by their negativity or just plain failure...
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    Newly purchased x-5 coil--any advice?

    Hi, everyone, My x-5 coil just arrived and I'm anxious to get out and give it a try on the e-trac. Any advice? Swing speed--same as other coils or not? Any changes in settings? Sensitivity changes from my typical manual setting? How do I get the very best out of this coil that has such a...
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    General metal detecting question regarding floods

    Hi, Research has led me to several areas that should be pretty good for detecting, but I recently learned that they had been flooded two feet deep way back about 70 years ago. My guess would be that flooding pretty much ruins the prospects for detecting because either all kinds of silt and mud...
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    RNB Battery question

    Hi, Got one of these last week and so far after at least 3 hours every day it still shows 3/4 charge! One of the best accessories you can get, I think. Question: Should I let it drain all the way out before recharging it, should I just recharge it whenever I have time, or does it matter...
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    small, medium, or large?

    Hello, On an old site with deep coins (wheaties, mostly, but some nice silver, too) and lots of trash, especially rusty nails: 1--Use a small coil; it will separate the coins from the trash. Maybe not as deep, but the separation will be worth the loss of depth 2--Use the detector's stock...
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    Is higher always better, if it's stable?

    Hi, Just wondering...since White's worked on my detector it's remarkably stable at high Rx Gain numbers. For example, I can run Hi-Pro at 14. My question is, should I? Is there any reason or advantage to using lower gains when higher ones are available? Thanks, Mike
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    Ok, now I'm getting what I should!

    To catch people up, I posted earlier that I was not happy with depth and that I was getting outhunted by some of my buddies who don't have Whites detectors. What I did about it--took my detector to Whites and sure enough, they found some problems. I had been doing "OK", but just not keeping up...
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    The constant struggle for more depth...what do I do?

    Hi, It's been several outings since White's re-did my whole detector, correcting a coil problem and replacing most of the "innards" in the box as well. Yesterday's trip has caused me to scratch my head a bit. I was on a vacant lot (with permission) and the first thing I found was a 1959...
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    Test garden problems/question

    Hey, everybody, In 2009 I planted a Merc dime in my back yard about 4 to 4 1/2 inches down in typical (for western Oregon) backyard grass/soil. I know it's still there because I can locate it with the pinpoint mode of the V3i. I used to be able to find this coin consistently with my XLT...
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    Saw the Flashing Sun Ray ad, have question

    Hi, Does anyone know if the Sun Ray in-line probe for the V3i works with the wireless headphones? Just about all my friends use them and like them but they don't have V3i's so I don't know if the experience would be any different. Thanks, Mike
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    Back after 18 month absence--question about hunting for gold

    Hi, everyone, The docs have given me the ok to return to detecting after a year and a half away due to a bum shoulder and the surgery that came after. Seems I had arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis and more all in that shoulder, but it feels pretty good now after the surgery and physical therapy...
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    One person's struggle to program the v3i

    Hi, everyone, It took me some time to get the guts to post this, because it's one admission after another of my own incompetence when it comes to working with my detector and trying to figure out an owner's manual that I think seems to have left out large portions of instructions for those of...
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