Hi Monte, thank you for the reply and thank you for the programs . I've printed them out and added them to my folder. One question . You said that you've had over 36 xlt's. Did you ever own a dfx? THey seem the same except for the dual frequency on the dfx. Heck even some parts are interchangeable. I would of thought you would of prefer the dual frequency for all types of hunting compared to the single frequency xlt.. Few minor differences in the menus. I have the rainbow xlt and the E xlt. They both work great . I don't have a DFX but I figuered the V3i takes care of the multi frequency department and it has a super nice screen. Kind of like watching a color tv while detecting lol.