My second reason for not pairing my MI-6 with the Deus was simple while wearing my WS4 headphones, I could hear the pinpointer sounding off without a problem. And to get it to work, the unhappy campers have to reboot the MI-6 a few times, or completely remove it from the system and re-pair. The only way to stop it is to restart the MI6 probe.Īlthough the XP manufacturer has claimed that these glitches were sorted out in the v4.1 and v5.1 updates, the v5.X users still report the time delays, communication mishaps and other issues with the MI-6. None of the complainers can figure out what this sound is all about, and the instruction manual does not say anything about it. When this occurs, the battery is not empty, so it is not a low battery alarm which is not available on the MI-6 anyway. And some MI-6 users complain that the MI-6 produces a recurring sound, like beeping, which would not stop even after a user pulls the MI-6 away from the target. Sometimes the remote fails to turn the coil back on, or very slowly activates with the HF Elliptical coil. Sometimes the WS5 headphones stop communicating with the remote controller after the paired MI-6 pinpointer is used. Also, after the MI-6 is turned off, a user has to wait 15 to 20 seconds before the remote wakes up, and the Deus makes a sound. For example, when the remote is on, the MI-6 does not detect anything, and the Deus does not switch to the pinpoint screen, or cancel the audio - when the probe is indicating a target, the Deus coil is supposed to be turned off. First, I did not want to deal with the pairing and connectivity issues which were caused by a few bugs in the firmware versions v4.0 and v5.0. I did not care much about the wireless connection to the Deus for two reasons. When the MI-6 was revealed in autumn 2016, I was excited to assume that the XP Metal Detectors company had finally created a wireless in-line probe just like the old, good Sun Ray X-1 back in the 2000s! But what was my disappointment when I found out that the MI-6 was only a so-called reinvention of a bicycle - a modification of a regular pinpointer, that just had a radio connection to the Deus Audio, not to its Discrimination circuit like in the case of the in-line probe, and was filled with features and programs which I did not need at all. Therefore my formed opinion can be considered very subjective if it is not balanced by hard facts. This is why, every time I come across and test the latest probe model of any other brand, my evaluation of it is based on comparison with a legendary electronic probe. Since then, Garrett has released a few subsequent, modified versions of the Pro-Pointer, all of which have become successful and reflected the Garrett adherence to the highest standards in design ergonomics, body build quality and performance. Prior to testing the XP MI-6 pinpointer, for years I had been an avid user of a legendary Garrett ProPointer with which Garrett set a new standard for a professional, simple, reliable and affordable device in the electronic pinpointer industry back in 2008. Reviews: So-so Probe If Not Paired with Deus v4.0 - v5.1 Battery Life: 10 hours (LED plus AUDIO plus VIBRATE) - 30 hours (AUDIO only).Power Button: Placed on left side of the probe (under a forefinger), Small size.NO Radio Link to the Deus (no wireless module).Battery Level Indicator (only when paired with the Deus).Battery Life: 10 hours (LED plus AUDIO plus VIBRATE) - 30 hours (AUDIO only), 90 hours if the probe is paired with the Deus.
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