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XP Deus 2

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XP Deus 2 metal detector

Wireless multi-frequency — best separation in iron & trash

The XP Deus II is a fully wireless multi-frequency detector known for blistering recovery speed and surgical iron separation in trashy sites. It shines when targets sit shoulder-to-shoulder with nails, bottle caps, and foil. XP built it for experienced hunters who like to tune programs on the fly and cover ground quickly without cable drag. You will see it at its best on relic permissions, competition hunts, iron-heavy parks, and beaches where fast reactivity wins more good targets.

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Deus 2 — Competition

Maximum separation speed for seeded coin hunts.

🏆 Competition
Recommended coil: HF2 elliptical coil for faster pinpointing, or the 9 inch FMF coil.

Adjustments

Program
Factory Program
Fast (4) or Mono (7)
Program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono for separation speed.
Frequency
Frequency Max
29.0 kHz on HF2, or 14 kHz on FMF
HF2 Frequency Max is 29.0 kHz. FMF coils use 14 kHz, the lowest Frequency Max they will go.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
80–90
Stay between 80 and 90 on program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono.
Ground
Ground Balance
Tracking ON
Auto track on groomed hunt fields.
Recovery
Reactivity
3–4
Set Reactivity to 3–4 on program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono.
Discrimination
Discrimination
6.8
Use 6.8 with program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono.
Discrimination Expert
Tones
Full Tones
  1. 1 Tone Break 1 Break 6.8 Volume 1
  2. 2 Tone Break 2 Break 52 Volume 3
  3. 3 Tone Break 3 Break 62 Volume 10
  4. 4 Tone Break 4 Break 80 Volume 3
  5. 5 Tone Break 5 Volume only Volume 10
In the Discrimination Expert menu, set Tones to Full Tones. Under that menu, set these tone breaks and volumes. Tone Break 5 has no breakpoint.
Discrimination Expert
Offset
10
Set the Full Tones offset to 10.
Discrimination Expert
B.Caps
1
Set Bottle Caps (B.Caps) to 1.
Discrimination Expert
Notch
Off
Leave Notch off.
Silencer
Silencer
3
Set Silencer to 3 on program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono.
Multiprocessing
Multiprocessing
Off
Set Multiprocessing to Off on program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono.
Iron
Iron Volume
4
Set Iron Volume to 4 on program 4 Fast or program 7 Mono.
Audio
Audio Response
2
Audio Response makes deeper targets louder. Set it to 2 for competition, where deep targets are not the goal.
Threshold
Threshold
Off
Leave Threshold off. A faint hum is only for Gold Field and Relic.
Option
Audio Out
9
In the Option menu, set Audio Out to 9.
Option
Audio Filter
0
In the Option menu, set Audio Filter to 0.
Option
Equalizer
Personal preference
In the Option menu, adjust the Equalizer to your personal preference.
Option
Audio Type
High Square
In the Option menu, set Audio Type to High Square.
Coil
Coil Speed
Fast with overlap
Coil low; do not outrun your reactivity setting.