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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 — Gold Prospecting

Small gold in mineralized ground with wireless agility.

🥇 Gold Prospecting
Recommended coil: 22 cm elliptic or 28 cm for depth in washes.

Adjustments

Program
Factory Program
Gold Field (8)
Program 8 Gold Field is the factory gold program.
Frequency
Frequency
High single or Multi high-weighted
Try upper frequency bands in mild ground.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
94–100
Max stable; lower near hot rocks.
Ground
Ground Balance
Manual tracking OFF
Balance on clean ground between hot rocks.
Recovery
Reactivity
1–2
Set Reactivity to 1–2 on Gold Field (8).
Discrimination
Discrimination
Off
Leave Discrimination off on Gold Field (8).
Discrimination Expert
Tones
Pitch Tones
In the Discrimination Expert menu, set Tones to Pitch Tones. Pitch Tones has no tone breaks.
Discrimination Expert
B.Caps
0
Set Bottle Caps (B.Caps) to 0.
Discrimination Expert
Notch
Off
Leave Notch off.
Iron
Iron Volume
6
Set Iron Volume to 6 on Gold Field (8).
Audio
Audio Response
5
Set Audio Response to 5 on Gold Field (8).
Threshold
Threshold
Faint hum
On Gold Field (8), raise Threshold until you hear a faint hum.
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
PWM
In the Option menu, set Audio Type to PWM.
Coil
Coil Speed
Slow, tight overlap
Work bench gravels and inside bends slowly.