the bottom of the screen, select a specific set of functions to adjust and call them up while still
detecting.
Once you come across a target, you can make fine adjustments to any function to enhance the
response as you continue to sweep the coil over the object. Once you get the optimal
response, a few keystrokes and you can save it for future use. LIVE CONTROLS simulates
the functionality of a knob found on non-computerized detectors and allows you to make “on-
the-fly” adjustments to hone the Spectra’s performance.
For those that like to customize things to suit their needs, the V3 is the most versatile detector
on the market today. Any of the settings can be adjusted for optimal performance and
personal preference, and these adjustments can be easily stored in the on-board library with
unique names and recalled for later use. Not only can any specific function be adjusted, but
items such as the specific colors used on individual screens, tonal response from individual
targets, icons displayed for specific targets or groups of targets, and program names can be
changed and saved. Saved files can even be shared between other V3’s using the unique
wireless communication system built into each unit! NOTE: All programs and settings are
retained even when the battery pack is removed.
Speaking of wireless, have you ever been hunting and either stepped on your headphone cord
or gotten snagged on a tree branch? Well, the V3 has a unique, wireless headphone system
integrated into the onboard circuitry that eliminates the cord and has no audio delay typical to
other wireless headsets on the market. A useful benefit of the wireless system is that you can
have multiple users listening to one V3 if a training session is desired. Corded headphones as
well as the built-in speaker can also be used.
The V3 comes with two drop-in battery packs – one being a NiMH rechargeable pack (with a
charger included) and the other designed to hold 8 AA batteries. A NiCad pack is also
available and the type of battery in use can be selected from the menu for more accurate
monitoring of battery life. The NiMH pack provides 10-12 hours on a charge.
Field Test
As with any new detector, the first place I took the V3 was my test garden where I could see
how it responded to known targets at known depths. Trying a few of the factory-provided
programs, including COINS, RELIC & DEEP SILVER, the “out-of-the-box” performance
was quite impressive. Even more impressive was the LIVE CONTROLS feature which
allowed me to tweak several settings to bring the deeper targets, or those adjacent to trash, in
even stronger than they had. I found the Live Controls to be very intuitive and clearly
improved performance with on-the-fly adjustments as I swept across the buried targets.
With a well-established local club, most of the “easy-to-find” sites have been hunted many
times over the past 30 years, but, as they say, no place is ever really hunted out…it just
depends on how much time you are willing to put into finding what’s left. Hoping to see what
the V3 could do in a few of these sites, I selected sites that dated back to the 1800’s, including
two parks and an old cotton mill ball field.
Starting with the basic COIN & JEWELRY program, I made a few adjustments to options in
the SENSITIVITY & AUDIO menus, quickly ground balanced the detector and started
hunting.
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