XP Metal Detectors Deus V4 User Manual

USER'S MANUAL

MADE IN FRANCE

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WIRELESS HEADPHONES

Menu 

Discrimination-Sensitivity-Ground

Frequency-Tones-Volume-Coil

Pairing with a new coil 

Delete coil 

Factory Programs 

Save or delete a modied program 

Replacement of the backphone 

Pairing / Remove PINPOINTER 

POWER SUPPLY  BATTERIES

Battery status 

Battery life 

Charging time and charging progress 

Charge 

Battery durability 

Replacement 

Precautions 

EXPERT

Multi-Tones 

Pitch 

Full Tones 

Multi-Tones, thresholds and tones 

TX Power 

Audio Overload 

Frequency shift 

Silencer 

Multi-Notch 

Notch Ground 

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TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION 

LIST OF PARTS  ASSEMBLY

USE

Remote control 

Factory programs, Description 

Starting up 

Discrimination 

Discrimination IAR (Gold Field) 

Sensitivity 

Frequency 

Iron Level  Reactivity 

Audio Response 

Notch 

GROUND

General 

Manual Mode 

Pumping Mode 

Prog.10 Gold Field 

Tracking Mode 

Beach Mode 

NONMOTION



OPTION

Pinpointer



Remote control programs 

Coils 

Pairing with a new coil



Delete coil 

Conguration 

Speakers - Back light - Contrast 

Clock setting - Prole 

ID Norm 

Smartphone app 

Update 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION



PRECAUTIONS FOR USE



TROUBLESHOOTING AND SOLUTIONS



SPECIFICATIONS



ACCESSORIES



SPARE PARTS



FACTORY PROGRAMMES

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YOUR SETTINGS

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RECOMMENDATIONS / LAW



DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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WARRANTY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF YOUR XP METAL DETECTOR

AND WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION!

TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION

The XP Dēus

is innovative in terms of metal detector design as it oers a unique design based on three elements communicating via a digital radio link. The search coil, remote control and headphones have each been made independent through the integration of very compact, high-capacity lithium batteries.

An ultra-miniature electronic circuit, incorporated into the search coil, digitises and analyses the signals. Data is then sent to the headphones and remote control in real time via a digital radio link. With this method, the signal is processed at source and not conveyed via a wire link, which greatly improves data quality.

Incorporating components from leading-edge technologies such as scientic instrumentation has enabled us to produce a powerful, rapid, lightweight, compact and fully controllable digital detector.

Whether you are an experienced user or a beginner, the Dēus lets you decide whether or not to

modify any of its settings. Powerful pre-congured factory programs enable all users to get started immediately, while expert detectorists can choose more advanced parameters via the intuitive interface.

What is described in this manual as the "Remote Control" is in fact the user interface, known as the ‘control box’ on conventional detectors. It enables the detector’s many functions to be precisely adjusted via a graphical interface. It can also receive program updates (via internet) through its USB socket.

The Dēus

is also exceptional in being able to function without the remote control, with just the

coil and the wireless headphones, for an even more compact, lightweight conguration !

Like the remote control, the headphones contain all the components needed for detection, they are a genuine control unit in themselves, but on an ultra-miniature scale and rain proof. They take over in the absence of the remote control for adjusting the detector settings.With the headphones you can turn the Dēus on and o, change the main detection settings such as sensitivity, discrimination, ground balance, tone, frequency (from 4 to 80 kHz depending on the selected search coil ), volume, etc. as well as selecting the factory programs or those previously congured with the remote control !

Performance is identical whether you are searching with or without the remote control !

Lastly, the new patented XP stem has the combined advantages of an S-shaped stem and a straight telescopic stem. It enables you to deploy or fold away the device in just a few seconds, and to change the coil in an instant. Its user-friendly design ensures comfort and convenience for the user: length adjustable by millimetre increments, improved operating angle and shaped rubber handle for a rm, controlled grip.

So now you’re ready for a new adventure!

You have invested in a high-tech metal detector capable of exceptional performance, which has been designed and developed in France. You are therefore helping our Company to further expand our research in the eld of metal detecting and we thank you for your contribution.

One assembled fully telescopic stem

One set of wireless headphones with storage case (

subject to version purchased

)

One search coil with coil cover

One user interface (remote control) with case

One connection cable: USB / one mini-B plug

(Only when purchased with remote control)

One connection cable: USB / three mini-B plugs

One mains power supply transformer-charger

One connection clamp for recharging the coil

One set of fastenings (2 screws, 2 wing nuts, 1 washer, 1 spacing washer)

The box for your Dēus metal detector (subject to version purchased) contains the following parts:

ASSEMBLY

LIST OF PARTS

Arm rest assembly

Remote control assembly

Remove the Protection cover

Unlock the remote control

ASSEMBLY

STANDARD COIL

HF COIL

Fitting the coil on the stem

Insert the single rubber

washer in the lower shaft.

Line up the lower stem with

the coil t the two parts

together.

Install bolt and nut.

Access to (Ground Balance) Manual / Pumping / Beach / Tracking

ON/OFF

Access to menu

Conguration / Programs /Coils

Pinpointer XP

Decrease values

Change program

USB connection for charging

the lithium battery or for updating

the software via internet

Increase values Change program

Non-motion mode (Pinpoint)

3.5 plug: 3.5mm audio output jack

G.B.

OPTION

1 - BASIC 1

Battery level

of coil and remote control

(displayed alternately)

Name of active program

Change program with

Time

Analog scale of target conductivity

Digital scale of target conductivity,

from 0 to 99

Detection frequency used

The ground mineralisation index (phase measured constantly for information)

The actual level of ground eect corrections (phase adjustment underway)

Choose your own prole for this area with

OPTION>CONFIGURATION>PROFILE

G.B.

Displays the target conductivity index to help you optimise your settings

The ground mineralisation index

Valid and return to main menu

To scroll through the menu

Access to expert menu

Access to DISCRI - SENS - FREQ ...

Example of secondary page

Mineralisation strength

Value capture prog. 10

EXPERT

NOTCH

SENS. FREQ.

DISC

REMOTE CONTROL

General use.

Similar settings to the XP Gold Maxx Power detector, powerful and fast.

More selective with small targets on iron-infested eld and deeper on mineralised ground

Responsive pitch that varies in frequency and amplitude according to the signal’s strength.

Medium speed, particularly eective for large masses and highly conductive coins.

Pro setting for locating deep targets, with moderate discrimination and specic signal processing

Wet beaches, although in situ adjustments are needed for the ground eect, either by pumping or manually adjusting. (pg 13).

Suitable for dry sand.

HOT «The Pro setting» this is a nd everything program,based on the Full Tone audio mode with a very low discrimination. Hot is a very interactive program oering excellent feedback and target information.

GOLD FIELD uses another detection method designed for searching highly mineralised ground which is often where gold nuggets are found. In these conditions, targets can be seen as ground mineralisation or ferrous objects, especially when they are deep. To go deeper in these dicult conditions, the "Gold Field" program uses a true All Metal mode that allows you to accept a zone of ground that is usually not available. Instead of rejecting all the ground values below a predened value (as on conventional detectors), it rejects only the specic value of ground in which you are searching, which means you have to adjust precisely. To facilitate the ground balance (essential in this program), *pressing will make an immediate acquisition of the ground value within one or 2 pumps of the coil.

In this program certain settings are not active or are replaced by the another specic setting such as:

- The IAR discrimination (Iron Amplitude Rejection): A range of discrimination that can be applied from 0 to 5. It applies only to targets that produce strong signals – typically shallow ferrous items. It will not reject deeper targets which may come across as ferrous when they are buried in mineralised ground to ensure good targets are notrejected by mistake.

* Immediate acquisition of the ground value (Grab) is performed simply by pressing (while pumping the coil to & from the ground).

The digital target display is active, this allows the operator to work in All Metal mode with a visual recognition (valid on shallow targets).

1 - BASIC

2 - GM POWER

3 - DEUS FAST

4 - PITCH

5 - G-MAXX

6 - DEEP

7 - WET BEACH

8 - DRY BEACH

9 - HOT

10 - GOLD FIELD

FACTORY PROGRAMS

To switch o the Dēus

Hold down Power for two seconds on the remote control.

Press left- and right-hand buttons simultaneously on the headphones.

YES

After charging your device. (pg 29)

Switch on

the remote control

(after extending stems and holding the coil

away from the ground and any metal)

Switch on

the headphones

Validate or not the use

of the loudspeaker

Do not switch the Dēus on when the coil is near metal, inside a car, or when the stem is collapsed, as this may interfere with calibration and lead to abnormal performance. If this should occur, switch o and move away from any metal masses before switching it on again. Nevertheless, this does not represent any risk to the equipment or its electronics. But may give abnormal results !

By default you begin by using the 1 - BASIC factory program which is suitable for general use.

If you wish to test one of the 10 other factory programs,

simply scroll through them with

The LED on the coil gives 20 long, successive ashes to indicate that it is waking

up and recalibrating.

Once recalibration is complete, the coil becomes operational and its LED ashes

every second.

DISC SENS GND FREQ

TONE VOL COIL

STARTING UP

Discrimination enables undesirable targets to be rejected by raising or lowering a threshold below which certain metals are dierentiated. The conductivity scale (0 to 99) for metal targets shown below will help you better understand the discrimination range and its limits, and see how it corresponds to the digital display of target conductivity on the remote control main menu.

Conguring the main detection settings.

Press

Scroll through the menu by pressing

EXPERT

NOTCH

SENS. FREQ.

DISC

MENU G.B.

OPTION

1 - BASIC

Foil

Bronze coins

(medium size)

Large silver and copper coins

Small targets

Small jewellery

Fine coins

Poor alloys

Small pure silver coins

Adjust the Discrimination level (from -6.4 to 99) with

Exit with to return to the main menu.

Increasing the discrimination value enables you to gradually reject any target whose conductivity is lower than the setting. For example, if you tune the discrimination level to 10, you will reject iron with a value of between 0 and 10. If you tune it to 40 you will also eliminate small pieces of aluminium foil whose conductivity is less than 40.If you wish to reject other rubbish with higher conductivity, such as pull tabs from aluminium drinks cans, lead shot or copper hunting cartridges (whose conductivity is 60-75), you must also be prepared to accept the elimination of certain good metals with similar conductivity.If you are particularly bothered by contamination registering as highly conductive on the digital screen, and you still wish to reject it, it is betterto do so using the NOTCH rejection setting.

Two alternatives involve selecting a low level of discrimination, between 5 and 10, then using either:

- 1/ The digital target display to more or less visually discriminate a target category.

- 2/ The Multi-tone mode to discriminate undesirable targets using a selected audio tone. In both cases the decision then lies with you on whether or not to dig.

EXPERT

NOTCH

SENS. FREQ.

DISC

Depending on the frequency setting used, a target’s conductivity is perceived dierently by the detector. The digital conductivity display may therefore vary depending on the frequency.

The 0 to 10 range relates to the rejection of iron. To achieve greater precision in this range there is a digit after the decimal point (from -6.4 to 9.9).

In several menus, particularly at the top left of the Discrimination screen, a reminder of the target conductivity index is displayed, which helps you when adjusting the discrimination level.

Coke

Ferrous

Hot rock

Ground Ceramic

- 6.4 - 5 - 4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 99

EXPERT

DISC

FREQ. IRON VOL.

SENS

Adjust the Sensitivity level (from 0 to 99) with

Exit with

SENS.

DISC IAR

The program N°10 GOLD FIELD uses another discrimination method, called IAR (Iron Amplitude Rejection): the range of discrimination can be applied from 0 to 5. It applies only to targets that produce strong signals – typically shallow ferrous items. It will not reject deeper targetswhich may come across as ferrous when they are buried in mineralisedground, to ensure good targets are not rejected by mistake. Higher discrimination values, enable the detector to reject deeper ferrous. Gold nuggets buried deep in mineralised ground can generate a similar signal to a ferrous item, so in this case it is better to reduce the level of discrimination.

Sensitivity is often simplistically described as the setting which adjusts the device’s power level. However this is incorrect. As its name indicates, it actually determines the device’s sensitivity level. It reacts after receiving a signal via the receiver coil. Nevertheless, the results are somewhat similar in practice, as increasing a device’s sensitivity enables it to detect the presence of more distant targets. However it must be noted that this setting has no eect on the power emitted.

The most commonly used sensitivity levels range from 70 to 90. It may be necessary to reduce the level if there is too much interference, as is often the case near overhead or buried power lines, fences, radio-relay stations, mobile telephones, computers, televisions, etc.

Do not test your device in your home as there is considerable electromagnetic and metal interference in urban environments.

Scroll through the frequencies with

Exit with

EXPERT

SENS.

IRON VOL. REACTIVITY

FREQ.

KHZ

18 to 80

kHz

4 kHz

8 kHz

Large, mainly ferrous and non-ferrous masses. Coins of sucient conductivity and size. All other medium or relatively small targets in non-mineralised ground relatively uncontaminated by iron.Good for ferrous masses and militaria.

General use. Coins and large masses, militaria. Medium and small targets in low-mineralised ground.

General use, small coins. Coins of all sizes in medium to highly mineralised ground.

12 to 15

kHz

Small coins made from any alloy (gold, silver, copper, etc.) and very ne coins, low conductivity target , gold nuggets, lead, rings, thin metal, aluminium foil. Discriminates (distinguishes) coke more easily. Can be more unstable on non-mineralised and moist ground

The Dēus gives you the choice of several detection frequencies from 4 to 80 kHz depending on the selected coil. The frequencies enable you to adapt your research more closely to the characteristics of the ground and desired targets.

Here is a brief list of the most likely targets that may be detected according to the frequency:

If you are just starting out, the 8 kHz frequency is a good compromise for general use. On a

wet beach the 18 kHz frequency will be better at nding small gold jewellery such as chain necklaces and bracelets that are usually so dicult to detect.

Adjust the Reactivity from 0 to 5 with

Exit with

EXPERT

IRON VOL.

AUDIO RESP. NOTCH

REACTIV.

Most likely nds with the recommended settings are as follows:

FREQ.

REACTIVITY AUDIO RESP.

IRON VO.

Adjust the Iron Volume (from 0 to 5) with

Exit with

- At 0 the low-pitched tone is cut o.

- At 5 the low-pitched tone will have a sound level equivalent to other non ferruos targets.

If the discrimination threshold is too low, 0 or 2 for example, most iron will generate not low- but medium-pitched tones, as you will practically be in the All Metal mode. In this case, the iron level setting will have very little function.

On the other hand, some users prefer to make the low-pitched signals from iron more audible, as they know that some good targets at the detector’s depth limit in mineralised ground can sometimes generate a low-pitched sound.

You have the option of controlling the volume of the low-pitched tone which generally corresponds to iron . Depending on the circumstances, sometimes reducing the iron volume can make the user more aware of non ferrous targets.

If the soil contains a great deal of iron, hot rocks or other mineralised debris, soil penetration can be drastically reduced. In these conditions, The Dēus enables you to select a high degree of reactivity which will help you speed up the analysis of signals. On the other hand, if the ground is "clean", it is better to reduce the Reactivity and sweep slowly, in order to make the machine more sensitive to deep masses and obtain better soil penetration. Users familiar with the Gold Maxx Power have already experienced the advantages of the XP Reactivity (recovery speed). And even though the Dēus is a particularly fast and selective detector, you now have the option of adjusting the reactivity setting to make it even more selective! To help you better understand the reactivity levels available, you should note that the reactivity of most detectors on the market, generally only have an equivalent to level of 1 compared to the the Dēus. The Gold Maxx Power has a reactivity equivalent to level 2 of the Dēus.

The Reactivity is a vital setting that determines the detector’s performance in terms of how quickly it analyses the signal from detected objects and its ability to separate the signal response from two targets located close together. This is also known as Recovery speed.

Large masses and coins, in ground uncontaminated by iron. Large masses and coins, in ground with little iron contamination, and general use. General use, and mineralised soils contaminated with iron. General use, dicult soils contaminated with iron Dicult soils contaminated with iron, hot rocks, etc. Very dicult soils, highly contaminated with iron and hot rocks.

0 1

2.5

4/5

Example

Passing the coil over an iron object close to the surface then over a good metal target (ring).

With a low Reactivity level, the iron is detected for a longer duration, to the extent that it completely hides the ring.

A high Reactivity level enables you to distinguish the ring completely from the iron. The audio signal fully indicates the target.

Full sound

Short sound

No sound

2.5

In terms of pure performance, the greatest detection ranges are obtained with low reactivity levels. However, you will nd more targets and will detect deeper on mineralised ground with medium or high reactivity levels. For optimum performance adjust your reactivity to suit your search conditions.

Depending on the reactivity level, you will notice that the length of the audio signal varies when it passes over a target:

Low reactivity (0 to 2) = long sound High reactivity (2.5 to 5) = short sound

Evidently the length of any false signals (the crackling of iron for example) will vary proportionately as well. You are therefore advised not to constantly change the reactivity level, as this may interfere with your ability to distinguish good and bad sounds.

With a medium Reactivity level, you begin detecting the ring. The audio signal partially indicates the target.

7 6

5 4 3 2 1 0

By amplifying small signals you will also be amplifying small spurious false signals.

By increasing the sound response you will compress the dynamic range and thus reduce the appreciation of a target’s depth.

If the reference target has a conductivity of 37, adjust the Notch value to 34-40

using . All targets with a conductivity between 34 and 40 will then be silenced.

Exit with

By default, the width of the rejection window is 6 points.

EXPERT

AUDIO RESP.

DISC SENS

NOTCH

Adjust the Audio Response from 0 to 7 with

Exit with

REACTIVITY

NOTCH DISC

AUDIO R.

Audio Level

Distance to target

The Audio Response enables you to amplify the volume of deep targets . It gives the impression of greater power, however it does not provide any additional depth as this setting only aects the sound curve (the dynamic range of sounds).Lower Audio response levels give a good perception of depth

The Notch complements the discrimination: it enables a "target window" to be rejected whereas discrimination rejects all targets below a selected threshold. For example, if you detect a redundant, undesirable target in the ground, you can decide just to reject the corresponding conductivity group and continue to detect targets with a conductivity higher or lower than those in the group.

The dierent levels of soil mineralisation you encounter when prospecting can sometimes aect the performance of your detector. For example, this may be due to natural magnetic mineralisation such as iron oxide, hot rocks and magnetite, or sporadic mineralisation from sites of former human settlement (also magnetic): hearths, pottery, hot rocks, slag, etc. At the seashore this may also involve mineralisation ranging from magnetic grade (black sand) to electrical conductor grade (salt water) depending on the beach or region.

If you are an experienced detectorist you may wish to optimise your searches to achieve better penetration in some of these mineralised soils.

In magnetic ground with relatively uniform mineralisation, a setting which is adjusted according to the ground eect will improve penetration by reducing the amplitude of the ground signals sent back by the receiver circuits. This ‘adapted setting’ involves adjusting your ground balance value to the average value of the ground being detected, while adding 1 so as not to hear the ground signals as much. The tracking and pumping modes do this automatically if the ground conditions allow it. With the Prog.10 Gold Field it is vital to set the machine exactly to the value of the ground.

GROUND

As the ground balance setting is the one requiring the most experience, we recommend that you read this chapter and use the dierent ground balance modes carefully, while acquiring your own experience of the ground. By default, remain in manual mode at level 90 for inland or dry sand. On wet beach reduce the level from 25 to 27.

If the ground is not mineralised (see below the bargraph : Mineralisation strength) there is no need to adjust your ground balance to a level other than 90: since the ground does not send back any signicant spurious echo, the performance will be optimal even at level 90 and you will reduce interference resulting from knocks to the coil.

On the main menu, two values are permanently displayed:

The ground mineralisation index (phase measured constantly for information).

The actual level of ground eect corrections (phase adjustment underway).

General features

G.B.

OPTION

1 - BASIC 1

Mineralisation strength. The higher this value, the more mineralised the ground is. Pump the coil up and down several times to evaluate the mineralisation strength. If the level is low, there is less of a need to make any adjustments.

GROUND

You can manually adjust the ground rejection levels from 60 to 95 (Beach O mode) or from 0 to 30 (Beach On mode)

Each ground rejection level from 60 to 95 receives additional units of ne adjustment to allow better ground tracking.

By reducing G.B towards 87 you will begin detecting hot rocks, and knocks to the coil may result in false signals. Even lower, between 75/85, pottery and the ground itself will begin interfering with your device.

If you are inexperienced in working with ground eects, we strongly suggest that you limit yourself to a Ground Balance level of 90, which is the default setting, and is the most stable reference level recommended for inland ground. Levels lower than 90 will result in increasing instability.

G.B.

TRACKING

PUMPING BEACH

MANUAL

Go to Manual with

Adjust with

Exit with

Press Ground

4 modes are available:

MANUAL - PUMPING - TRACKING - BEACH (ON / OFF)

G.B.

EXPERT

Pumping is a semi-automatic process which allows you to adjust the ground balance in a zone that you wish to search and have determined it as being an overall average soil type. Henceforth, the measured value of the ground is entered into the memory and used as the new active ground balance value. If this value is unsuitable, or if it generates too much instability, you can repeat the process in a dierent zone or switch to manual mode adding several extra rejection points.

15 cm (6")

15 cm

6 inches

Go to Pumping with

Press and pump the coil on the ground several times until you obtain the display G.B OK

Exit with

START

G.B.

MANUAL

BEACH TRACKING

PUMPING

START

G.B.

MANUAL

BEACH TRACKING

IN PROGRESS

G.B OK

GROUND

If a metal target is detected while you are pumping, the Dēus will recognise this and display the message " GB FAIL" It will then retain the previous ground balance value. This problem is generally caused by iron being present. If this is the case then move to another location and restart the pumping

In low- or non-mineralised ground, there is no need to adjust the ground balance and you are advised to remain on 90 for greater stability.

The program 10 GOLD FIELD is adapted specically to search for gold nuggets in mineralised soils or likely gold areas. These areas are dicult to prospect with conventional detectors. The reason for this being the presence of ferromagnetic metals, they hide gold nuggets. Program n°10 GOLD FIELD uses another technique dierent from conventional detectors which cannot achieve an accurate ground balance in such extreme conditions.

You have the possibility to ground balance using the remote control or the headphone.

Press to grab the ground value while pumping the coil on the ground to calibrate and stabilise the DEUS. The number on the lower right of the screen shows you the new ground value.

Restart the operation if the ground changes or it becomes unstable.

Press to reach Program

(P1...), Select Program 10 (P 10) with or

Press to reach "GND".

Press while pumping the coil on the ground to grab the ground value.

Restart the operation if the ground changes or it will becomes unstable

SOL

OPTION

10 - GOLD FIELD

Controlling via remote control

Controlling via the headphone

DISC

SENS

GND

FREQ

TONE VOL COIL

GND

15 cm

6 inches

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