Great video. I love my MI-6 pinpointer. It's the deepest and best pinpointer I have owned in 24 years of metal detecting. I love that I can hear it through my headphones as I don't have to remove them to find the target. It just makes detecting easier and quicker so you can dig more holes and find more targets.
Another awesome video! Great for this old guy as a review. I always use it with the deus. Except when I volunteer on kids hunts that I do with my club and I have the sound and vibrate on because the kids love using the pinpointer and the love finding the object!
Thank you for sharing FIY as pinpointer go close to the tuning if you get a way from object or point pinpointer to the air, clean soil and retune it again it's go back to same power before tuning, you don't need to turn off and on again!
Love this Pin pointer it is surly the best pin pointer there is, I got only one issue with the battery screw cap.. when i srew the cap on it always not going to be straight on it if you know what i mean.
Sounds like you stripped the threads. If you force it when the tread is not lined up you will always have that problem. Be careful as it is no longer water proof if the cap is angled
Had my Deus for over a year and i love it. The few issues i have had have all been to do with the Mi6 pin-pointer and the wireless link to the Deus, though...
Grant Hansen yeah, upgraded from 5.2 to 5.2.1 months ago, tried un-pairing/re-pairing etc, all to no avail. I get coil lag, consistent falsing and a few other issues. I just use it in stand alone mode now
Grant and Gary thank you for this great video on the MI-6! I just purchased the MI-6 along with the ORX, Is the menus on the ORX the same as far as the pairing and use of the pin pointer?
Where can I get a depth gauge sticker for my MI-6? There are not many pinpointers that are sold that don't have some kind of depth scale printed on the side of the device. How do I change my XP Deus to where I can hear the pinpointer and the coil in the headphones at the same time like the Garrett Z-Lynk System? It would have been great if they had made the MI-6 work like a wireless version of the Sun Ray X1 probe that they had for years on the E-TRAC. I know the Profind-35 can discern conductive vs ferrous, it would be great to have some type of discrimination on the MI-6 at least like the Profind-35. Ideally it would pass the settings from the Deus to the pinpointer so I would not have to cull out nails, and it would send me right to the item I am looking for (like the coin). Can the firmware on the MI-6 be updated via the USB port? I was on the pre-order list for months for the MI-6, so I paid the original price of $200 US, now it is a much better deal at $160 or less. BTW, that new XP Deus backpack that was recently featured on a TH-cam video is ultra-cool!
Hey Nick, XP doesn't make one but I'm sure you can make one yourself, or search around for a ruler in sticker form. If you want to hear both the pin pointer and the coil, I recommend using it on standalone mode (not synched to the coil). Then you can hear both at the same time.
Really like it. Unfortunately, the rear cap has split or cracked. I noticed mine is very very tight to screw on. The last quarter turn must be made as there is a noticeable gap before the cap seats on the body. The cap is not cross threaded. But that last quarter turn is very very tight. I believe the crack originated from the amount of torque that is applied and remains to seat the cap.
The MI6 is a great piece of kit. Unfortunately, we have experienced a few issues when switching on as the LED is lit but no sound is heard when near a target. When switching it off, the pinpointer screen is displayed for several seconds on the RC. This usually happens at the start of the day but corrects itself after about an hour or about 6 or 7 switch-on's. Has anyone a fix or suggestion? TIA
What version are you running on your RC? Version 5.21 is the latest. Here's a snip from the release notes of version 5.1: 08/02/2018 - The version 5.1 improve the connectivity between DEUS and the MI-6 Pinpointer as well as the connection speed
@@larshelgelangaker9072 I was on V5.2 when the error occurred and has only happened very recently (ie the last 3 trips) but I have just updated to the latest version 5.21so I'll see if the fault happens again. Thank you
Hey Ali... I've never tried it in wet sand at the beach or salt water, but I think the same guidelines would apply for tuning it for high-mineralized soil. Maybe Gary can chime in on it.
8:15 sadly you're confusing Hertz with megahertz as the frequencies you mentioned are in fact radio wavelengths and beyond the spectrum of human hearing.
I'm in the market for a good one under 700 dollars. I bought a cheap one to see if the kids would enjoy the hobby with me. Everyone loves it so it's time to upgrade and give the kids the cheaper one. I'm thinking this one or some form of a Garrett.
If you are interested I have a demo model we used at events. Never been used just a display. Full set up with pinpointer for $675 plus shipping. You can contact me at xpteamusadave@gmail.com
the PP needs a second button to turn on/off the light. In most situations i need the light only sporadicly, a few seconds on while looking for the target, than off again to stay inconspicuous
i also really like it and its sensitvity, but i have 2 problems with my MI-4: - very quiet in pitchmode only at very close distance it gets loude - when i turn it off and on again (far away from any metal) the sense is very low, i have to turn it off and on again, then sense is high again i use it with my nokta makro simplex. when i try it without my detector turned on this issue isnt present. what can i do?
Any idea why I've only got the option of 1 remove or 2 research when I go into my pinpoint menu...I've got no option to change sensitivity or nothing and when I turn on my torch isn't on.
When you are using your controller you headphones are in audio mode only and that is the only adjustment you can make with the headset (volume only)If the controller is off you can use your headset to make program adjustments
I have a question if you have it paired to your detector I have the ORX do you have to shut the Pinpointer off every time you’re done using it so that the detector is being used instead of the Pinpointer or does it go into like a sleeper mode
It's a symbolic metaphor to represent the fact that I have so much weight on my shoulders, but with the support from those around me I can move mountains.
Grant Hansen , put on your ws5 headphones and try the mi6 without it being paired . You can’t hear it, you have to lift up an ear up when using the pinpointer. For the deus and when paired it’s a fantastic pinpointer, but using the mi6 with any other detector is pointless . They need to up the speaker volume quite considerably. 👍
Grant and Gary, thank you both for an excellent How To video on the MI-6! Very informative and simply stated! Keep up the good work. Rock on!
Thanks, Jim! I appreciate it.
Great video. I love my MI-6 pinpointer. It's the deepest and best pinpointer I have owned in 24 years of metal detecting. I love that I can hear it through my headphones as I don't have to remove them to find the target. It just makes detecting easier and quicker so you can dig more holes and find more targets.
Thanks, Donnie. I agree 100%.
Wow, had this 2 + years and I learned a bunch!
Awesome tips, thank you Gary&Grant !!!!
Thanks, Alan!
Love The mi6 i didn't regret that i bought it!
I love it too. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Learn new stuff all the time with the deus. Thanks for sharing. Kevin
Thanks Kevin
Another awesome video! Great for this old guy as a review. I always use it with the deus. Except when I volunteer on kids hunts that I do with my club and I have the sound and vibrate on because the kids love using the pinpointer and the love finding the object!
Great feedback Ed thanks
Thanks, Ed!
Thank you for sharing FIY as pinpointer go close to the tuning if you get a way from object or point pinpointer to the air, clean soil and retune it again it's go back to same power before tuning, you don't need to turn off and on again!
We use the MI6 they are brilliant ,
Great video Garry / Grant
Thanks!!!
Great video guys. Very helpful for the MI-6 users.
Thanks!
There is. th-cam.com/video/wDGe6d_iDsg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much. Now I learned how to use my MI6!!!
Thanks, Vladimir!
Great vid! I had no clue when you turned it on the light pulses to signify charge strength. Thanks for tips and info
Coil Cruisers glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Treat it with respect . . . tosses into the field 😂😂 love it . Still waiting on my orx and mi6 getting delivered
please can you do a video on the mi6 and the orx xx
Love this Pin pointer it is surly the best pin pointer there is, I got only one issue with the battery screw cap.. when i srew the cap on it always not going to be straight on it if you know what i mean.
Sounds like you stripped the threads. If you force it when the tread is not lined up you will always have that problem. Be careful as it is no longer water proof if the cap is angled
Had my Deus for over a year and i love it. The few issues i have had have all been to do with the Mi6 pin-pointer and the wireless link to the Deus, though...
Have you updated to the latest software? The last release fixed connectivity issues.
Grant Hansen yeah, upgraded from 5.2 to 5.2.1 months ago, tried un-pairing/re-pairing etc, all to no avail. I get coil lag, consistent falsing and a few other issues. I just use it in stand alone mode now
Just got mine In the mail today. 😊
Grant and Gary thank you for this great video on the MI-6! I just purchased the MI-6 along with the ORX, Is the menus on the ORX the same as far as the pairing and use of the pin pointer?
Got mine coming in 3 days.... I'm stoked.
Where can I get a depth gauge sticker for my MI-6? There are not many pinpointers that are sold that don't have some kind of depth scale printed on the side of the device.
How do I change my XP Deus to where I can hear the pinpointer and the coil in the headphones at the same time like the Garrett Z-Lynk System?
It would have been great if they had made the MI-6 work like a wireless version of the Sun Ray X1 probe that they had for years on the E-TRAC.
I know the Profind-35 can discern conductive vs ferrous, it would be great to have some type of discrimination on the MI-6 at least like the Profind-35.
Ideally it would pass the settings from the Deus to the pinpointer so I would not have to cull out nails, and it would send me right to the item I am looking for (like the coin).
Can the firmware on the MI-6 be updated via the USB port?
I was on the pre-order list for months for the MI-6, so I paid the original price of $200 US, now it is a much better deal at $160 or less.
BTW, that new XP Deus backpack that was recently featured on a TH-cam video is ultra-cool!
Hey Nick, XP doesn't make one but I'm sure you can make one yourself, or search around for a ruler in sticker form. If you want to hear both the pin pointer and the coil, I recommend using it on standalone mode (not synched to the coil). Then you can hear both at the same time.
Really like it. Unfortunately, the rear cap has split or cracked. I noticed mine is very very tight to screw on. The last quarter turn must be made as there is a noticeable gap before the cap seats on the body. The cap is not cross threaded. But that last quarter turn is very very tight. I believe the crack originated from the amount of torque that is applied and remains to seat the cap.
The MI6 is a great piece of kit. Unfortunately, we have experienced a few issues when switching on as the LED is lit but no sound is heard when near a target. When switching it off, the pinpointer screen is displayed for several seconds on the RC. This usually happens at the start of the day but corrects itself after about an hour or about 6 or 7 switch-on's. Has anyone a fix or suggestion? TIA
What version are you running on your RC? Version 5.21 is the latest.
Here's a snip from the release notes of version 5.1:
08/02/2018 - The version 5.1 improve the connectivity between DEUS and the MI-6 Pinpointer as well as the connection speed
@@larshelgelangaker9072 I was on V5.2 when the error occurred and has only happened very recently (ie the last 3 trips) but I have just updated to the latest version 5.21so I'll see if the fault happens again. Thank you
@@paulking9880 Fingers crossed then 🤞😃
Hoping the re-install fixes the problem. Keep us posted.
Thank you, I have a question; why MI-6 is not good in saltwater? any update can fix it?
Hey Ali... I've never tried it in wet sand at the beach or salt water, but I think the same guidelines would apply for tuning it for high-mineralized soil. Maybe Gary can chime in on it.
As soon as goes in the saltwater starts beeping, same as the old version of garret pinpointer black one.
@@aliprovidence9321 as Grant said you need to de-tune it or set a lower power level.
Give it a try and let us know how you get on.
I love that XP Backpack. Looks like i can also use it as a Harness. Where can i purchase one? Thanks Steve.
Hey Steve, a lot of dealers are taking pre-orders now.
@@GrantHansen ok thanks Grant. I will contact Ronnie DeGetto at The Gold Digger here in NJ USA.
£150 ??? that Size?? Mind you It would make a great finds pouch for us Nox users :-) XP will users it to store their tents in ;-)
@@DetectingSomerset i am in New Jersey USA.
Favorite thing is that it works though my headphones and no one can hear it or my XP Deus.
Hi Gary when you say no 7 mode is the Deus ,does that also cover the ORX please?
Yes
8:15 sadly you're confusing Hertz with megahertz as the frequencies you mentioned are in fact radio wavelengths and beyond the spectrum of human hearing.
Can you pinpoint the target exactly in the hole using only the tip of the mi6 without using the 360 degree just like the white trx pinpointer?
Yes
If you pair it to ws4 headphones can you find it if you loose it or only with remote unit cheers Gary
Why is there no option to have vibration on when paired?
Hello brother thank u for explanation MI6 i want buy his partner gadgets complet set
I'm in the market for a good one under 700 dollars. I bought a cheap one to see if the kids would enjoy the hobby with me. Everyone loves it so it's time to upgrade and give the kids the cheaper one. I'm thinking this one or some form of a Garrett.
If you are interested I have a demo model we used at events. Never been used just a display. Full set up with pinpointer for $675 plus shipping. You can contact me at xpteamusadave@gmail.com
Perhaps iam a little stupid, but i cant find the PP search function on my Deus II
With the mi-6 pin pointer in stand alone mode how can you adjust the volume ?
You can't. That is the negative about the MI-6 and MI-4. It's not loud enough for most people.
Nice work
Thanks!
the PP needs a second button to turn on/off the light. In most situations i need the light only sporadicly, a few seconds on while looking for the target, than off again to stay inconspicuous
i also really like it and its sensitvity, but i have 2 problems with my MI-4:
- very quiet in pitchmode only at very close distance it gets loude
- when i turn it off and on again (far away from any metal) the sense is very low, i have to turn it off and on again, then sense is high again
i use it with my nokta makro simplex. when i try it without my detector turned on this issue isnt present.
what can i do?
Any idea why I've only got the option of 1 remove or 2 research when I go into my pinpoint menu...I've got no option to change sensitivity or nothing and when I turn on my torch isn't on.
Be in pinpoint mode on your remote. Then you can see the options
can you have both controler and headphone setup at the same time. or is it one or the other.
When you are using your controller you headphones are in audio mode only and that is the only adjustment you can make with the headset (volume only)If the controller is off you can use your headset to make program adjustments
thanks!
I have a question if you have it paired to your detector I have the ORX do you have to shut the Pinpointer off every time you’re done using it so that the detector is being used instead of the Pinpointer or does it go into like a sleeper mode
You need to turn off the pinpoint so you coil can be activated again to detect
Nice video, but Grant, I can't help asking:
Why are you wearing a backpack in-house? 😉
It's a symbolic metaphor to represent the fact that I have so much weight on my shoulders, but with the support from those around me I can move mountains.
@@GrantHansen Great answer 😃
@@larshelgelangaker9072 :-D
Great
Tim Glick thanks Tim!
Thanks!!! I read the instruction book but the video is much much easier to learn.🙏👍👍👍👍 big thumbs up👍
When not paired to a deus , it’s far too quiet as a general pinpointer .
Thanks for watching. I haven't had that issue.
Grant Hansen , put on your ws5 headphones and try the mi6 without it being paired . You can’t hear it, you have to lift up an ear up when using the pinpointer. For the deus and when paired it’s a fantastic pinpointer, but using the mi6 with any other detector is pointless . They need to up the speaker volume quite considerably. 👍