XP Deus Articles, Tutorials and Guides

Want to improve your XP Deus experience? My below-listed 16+ articles will certainly help you!

This is a compilation of in-depth articles on XP Deus metal detector and its accessories, and helpful tutorials and guides for users.

16+ In-Depth Articles on XP Deus:

NOTE: Not all pages are mobile-friendly yet, but their reconstruction is under way. Please be patient. Thank you for your understanding!

Be Aware of Fake Expert Websites, Blogs and Videos about Metal Detecting and Equipment!
This is an important note to beginner-detectorists seeking helpful info on the Web. My note warns the newbies against getting influenced by misleading info contained in untruthful web articles, paid reviews and forum posts, and promotional YouTube videos massively published on the Internet.
Complete XPlanatory Guide to ALL Features and Modes of XP Deus
This guide explains ALL Deus' features and modes in firmware versions v2.0 - v3.2 and how they affect the Deus' performance in combinations with other features. Because this guide is a little bit outdated, a NEW guide to all features and modes of XP Deus v2.0 - v5.2 will be available soon.
My 2-page Article-Review on XP Deus
This write-up briefly covers PROs and CONs of XP Deus metal detector which I intensively used and field-tested for 7 years and eventually abandoned for annually growing complexity of its firmware, unresolved issues with its search-for-gold-oriented platform and battery charging system, and the company's profit-making strategy being unfair to users (see next article below).
XP Deus Learning Curve - A Tough Challenge?
This article is under construction.
The Truth About XP Deus V3.2-V5.X
This lengthy article includes facts on a development strategy, business plans, never-ending firmware bug fixing campaign, profit-making strategy being unfair to users, marketing tricks and mishaps of XP Metal Detectors in regard to its "flagship" - XP Deus, starting from 2009.
A PDF copy of this article is available for $4.95 (upon purchase, please enter this copy's Index Number - A001, in the 'Comment' field on a DonorBox payment form)Get a PDF
XP MI-6 and MI-4 Pinpointers: My Detailed Review
This is my evaluation of the XP MI-6 electronic probe as a "common" pinpointer, i.e. a probe without a radio connection to a metal detector, which is actually an XP MI-4 probe. Currently this article-review is posted on a review page for the XP MI6 and MI4 pinpointers.
XP Deus Manual Ground Balancing
This is a part of the huge article listed above and explains a few methods of manual ground balancing with the XP Deus.
How To Decipher XP Deus' Ambiguous Audio Responses To Targets
Learn all types of questionable signals and how to decipher them using simple techniques and features of the XP Deus.
Search Coil Wiggling Technique for XP Deus Small Coils
Learn how to use a simple search coil technique to decipher the XP Deus' ambiguous signals of Coin+Nail type.
XP Deus Air Test and Sergei's 100-Target VDI Chart for Jewelry, Coins and Relics
It is important to air-test both ferrous and non-ferrous targets with an XP Deus for creating the most efficient search programs. My 100-Target VDI Chart provides Deus users with invaluable information - VDI values of common targets (most coins in my chart are the US coins).
How To Duplicate Your XP Deus - Make Two from One!
This article describes how to "duplicate" your XP Deus, what is required, and how to switch the Deus' headphones to their own search coil before using the Deus and its "double" side by side.
Advantages in Fast-Switching Between XP Deus Search Programs
Use this technique - fast-switching between factory and your own pre-set programs "on the fly", to improve your time-efficiency in the field.
Switch-To-Low-Frequency Technique
This article is under construction.
How To Prevent Breakage and Malfunction of a Charging Clamp
This part of an article on the Deus' wall charger describes a serious drawback in the Deus' battery-charging system and how to deal with it.
My Alternative to the XP Deus Charging-Clamp Setup
This article/tutorial is under development.
Headphones for XP Deus
This one-page article describes the XP headphones designed for the Deus and its predecessor - XP GoldMaxx Power, and non-XP headsets that should or should not be used for metal detecting with the Deus.
My Review on DetectorPro Grey Ghost Headphones for XP Deus
Pros and cons of the DetectorPro Grey Ghost wireless headphones designed for the XP Deus.
Practicality of XP Deus' Emergency Field Charger
This article describes the XP Deus' accessory for which one may find good uses.
Real User Reviews of XP Deus
This page also includes specifications, features and retail price of the XP Deus. You can submit your own review if you wish.
Fine-Tune XP Deus for Detecting Deep Coins
This tutorial is under development.

In Brief:

All articles are created by Sergei UpstateNY, last time modified: December 20, 2024

My articles, tutorials and guides in this section will help you understand a concept of an XP Deus metal detector, learn and master its advanced features and modes, learn how to program the XP Deus according to your objectives, learn both the basic and advance search techniques for coin detecting with this complicated detector, and use the Deus to its full potential.

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