The XP MI-6 Pinpointer is a high-quality handheld metal detecting tool designed to help treasure hunters and metal detectorists locate small and hard-to-find targets in tight spaces. But I suppose when you have all this wireless gubbins going on it doesn't take much for a unit to stop working properly. Love it, it connected to my Deus 1, with no problem and using it is easy, turn the pinpointer on and the power is switched from the coil to the pinpointer, with audio coming thru your headphones.

I decided that it was something to do with the state of MI6 battery charge or, more likely, EMI 'tripping up' the signals used to do the 'handshake' between the two bit of gear. And I did not want to burden the Deus coil, remote and headphone microprocessors with extra work reducing charges of their batteries. Unlike any traditional pinpointer, in my opinion, both MI-6 and MI-4 have a power button on the wrong side.I resumed using my old Garrett Pro-Pointer which did not have ANY of the above-described flaws, and still serves me very well. The MI-6 and MI-4 are not only submersible up to 20 feet 6 meters, but also can float on the water surface.

Sometimes I get through a whole day and it's flawless - other times I end up having to go onto Prog. Nothing to say about me possibly changing the sensitivity level which can be adjusted by quick-pressing the button, and not knowing it. In summary, the XP MI6 Pinpointer is a reliable, high-performance metal-detecting tool that offers advanced features to help metal detectorists locate targets more accurately and efficiently. The concept of putting the coil into standby when the pointer is on is brilliant, but it sadly just doesn't work perfectly. Also, after the MI-6 is turned off, a user has to wait 15 to 20 seconds before the remote wakes up, and the Deus makes a sound.Also, if the target is indicated further than 5 cm from the tip of the pinpointer, there is a risk of accidental damaging the target during recovery. During my first two outings with the MI-6, I had to fumble with the pinpointer trying to get it into the holster. There are three levels of sensitivity with the audio on and 3 with the audio off (vibrate only), plus pairing with the detector.