How to Set Up the White's V3i 

heheeh, great story. Thanks for sharing.

I think once you get proficient with the V3i you just need 2 minutes at a site to get the machine slightly tweaked. (Mostly for GB). I gave up the machine as I don't go much anymore and the E-Trac, in MY ground, was noticeably deeper and just so easy and (more) fun to use. (Love those sounds). In light and clean ground the V3i probably goes deeper though. There certainly is that feeling when leaving a site of "Did I have my settings right." If you like tweaking then it is the machine to get, but if you just want to go out and hunt there are machines more suited to that, most actually... The video is basically a combination of what some experts have said regarding setting it up. I just put it all together as it was a fun learning experience at the time. Now I use an AKA Signum as it is slightly deeper than the E-Trac in my ground and lighter, but not quite as fun sound wise. Best of luck, EMS

Earthman Surfer OK that makes sense. Thanks. I'm interested in the V3i primarily for the polar plots. It looks like a great detector and those plots give an extra bit of information before digging. The sizing function is pretty nice looking but I don't get a lot out of that. I went out yesterday with a friend who has the V3i and he doesn't use the polar function. We were in an iron littered area (many old rusted roofing staples) and they were constantly coming in around 27/45 on the E-trac so I left them alone. I wanted to see those on the White's polar plot but I didn't press. I am still looking for a used one. It was interesting to use both detectors on each target and see what both of us thought before digging based on the two different detectors and styles. Both did very well in finding the targets consistently. I passed on the staples due to the high Fe reading. How does the V3i generally give you ferric information in conjunction with the VDI (I am used to both numbers with the Minelab)? Thanks for the videos.

PlanktoniusRex I remember the 3 frequency pinpoint to be my most useful feature. You can tell if it is a steel bottlecap for example by the way the different frequencies hit it. A quarter appears dominant in another color/frequency. I forget the specifics. The polar plot can also be very useful but I never used it as to me it was more for jewelry. Here in Europe coins are not as consistent as in the States. The E-Trac is awesome with steel bottle caps but not tops in iron (still good though.) The V3i, by just checking in pinpoint is generally close (but you still hear them.)

+The Dean is in - It was too much for a person who's used to metal detecting. ;-) Great machine though

I'm new to this,I was thinking bout get'n the AT Pro,I'm in Northeast Pa. so i'll be hunting in the old coal towns, small streams and deep woods hope'n for old coins, jewelry and whatever else comes up,I will be finding my fair share of junk too so any advise will help. Tons of info on here. I'd like something easy to set up and run too,I got bout 6 to 8 to spend in my budget. Thoughts?? God speed! :)

+The Dean is in - I'm not so knowledgable on the newer machines. AT Pro is fairly well regarded but more in mixed situations (water). So, streams is one of them. I would check on the forums as I have not really detected in a looooong time. Sorry but good luck to you, Finds forum has a wealth of info there as does Tom Dankowski's site.

I think you are very welcome? :-)

Ground filters adjust for your ground type. I haven't had the machine in years, so my strong suggestion is to check on the Whites forum. (I forget about pulltabs). Everything will be there! Great luck and enjoy the unit.

Thanks and glad it was helpful. Loved the machine but the weight was a bit much and my iron mineralized grounds caused it depth problems, so I no longer have the machine. Great machine though.

Hi, Thanks for the kind words. My videos have always been more educational, so I think they have (overall) less views than your typical "digging cool finds" videos (hence harder to run into). (Though I like those finds videos too!). No ads, just sharing.

IT has been years since I had that machine. But I think pulling things together just meant the settings work better after the ground balance. As for Fox, probably a great detectorist...

Any suggestions for a good teacher for the V3I? I just finished putting it together, out of the box, and I'm reading all the instructions. I'm realizing I'm a bit over my head with respect to info overload. Seems like a rough learning curve. Guess that's what I get for starting a new hobby at 70 years of age. Senior moment(s) Thanks so much for pointing me in a positive direction.

Well, you picked a doozy of a machine to start with but I started with a Nautilus IIB! Go to both Finds and the Whites forum. Best experts are there. My videos go through the settings fairly well. Test the soil with a buried coin before you hunt it (every time, even the same spots). Keep the settings not to complicated. Good luck

Understood. Why I went to an E-Trac. It is fun playing with settings but it is easy going to just turn it on and go. ;-)

Find what works best for your soil and work around that. The filters and such should rarely change at the same location (unless conditions really change.)

+earthmansurfer69 can you tell me where you got the programming I saw in this video with iron Carl

carl dixon Hi Carl, I sold that detector years ago. I have no idea where but probably from the official Whites forum in part and then I tested everything very very thoroughly. Good luck to you.

+earthmansurfer69 what is your go to detector now. I'm looking at the deus xp, or velox one, Fors core

carl dixon Because of the weight/balance problems of the CTX and E-Trac I have gone to an AKA Signum. Not as fun but DEEPER than both! Swear! Look at my last videos featuring it.

George Mohr no we don’t those are the people who were too lazy to learn the best machine on earth

@@AupickRules what is the finest nugget this will pick up?