Very new to the V3i. Searching an old park today. Occasionally, I'd get a fairly good signal swinging left and right but when I would pull the trigger to go in pinpoint mode, I'd find nothing in the area I was scanning. This happened on several targets. Other targets it would work fine. I never dug any of the silent pinpoints so naturally I didn't get to find out if there was anything really there. I was able to verify the Pinpointer function was working at the same time I was getting mystery silence by using a known metal target so I I don't think for a second that the switch or pinpoint mode were not working. Any ideas?
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Question about pinpoint mode
- Thread starter hibby
- Start date
I have learned that If your coil is over a target when you pull the trigger you will get silence. It may not be the target you are trying to pp. It may be a piece of trash or a target that you cant hear because it is being discriminated out. Of course this is more prone to happen at a high trash site. When this happens try starting your pp at a different spot.
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Something has caused your unit to sound off in discrimination mode which is not that uncommon, there could be a hundred reasons for that. If there is no target in All Metal Mode (trigger pin point) you are pretty safe that you have not missed anything good.
In search mode, you want an audio response that is repeatable, not just occasionally from one direction. With more time on the V3i, you should be able to tell the difference from a good target and a false target with regularity.
In search mode, you want an audio response that is repeatable, not just occasionally from one direction. With more time on the V3i, you should be able to tell the difference from a good target and a false target with regularity.