How I Set Up the Minelab Manticore

[@diggingwesttexas3342]

Thank you for this video. I have been struggling with the Manticore and this video has helped me understand more of why it does what it does. The part about reading the 2D really helped me understand it better. Thanks again.

[@Nwdetectors]

Thank you so much! I'm glad I could help, happy hunting!

[@williamburns7426]

good video but the only way to really learn what a signal or sound is, is to dig everything. Also I like to mention that if you hold down the noise cancel till it settles one number it works better for EMI

[@bobwippert4612]

What would be the negatives of leaving ground balance tracking on?

[@Nwdetectors]

In my experience there are none. Minelabs engineers have specifically stated not to manual ground balance in multi-frequency on this machine. I would love to pick their brains more about that statement.

[@martinsmith2984]

@@Nwdetectors You talk rubbish, ground tracking is a big no no in iron infested areas as the machine will track to the iron and then you miss good targets.. Bad advice is a lot worse than no advice...

[@derekharris4922]

Where do you get the counterbalance weight from?

[@Nwdetectors]

We sell them at our shop! Steve from Steve’s detector shafts makes them custom for us🤗

[@derekharris4922]

@@Nwdetectors Thank you.

[@watcherman65]

I wonder if this is the same NW Detectors from where i bought my Whites, many years ago?..

[@halfbaked870]

some of those tones you didnt bother checking could have been masked coins.

[@tonylane9007]

I agree most good targets missed or left behind are going to be iffy unless you're on untouched ground

[@Nwdetectors]

Hey, I totally understand what you are getting at and agree with you. I am an extremely slow and careful detectorist, far slower than most I see. However, the audio I'm hearing is far different than what you can hear in the video. I can easily tell the difference between a nail and a coin because the Manticores audio is so rich and subtle. In this video I was helping a customer who had never metal detected before. I was trying to show him how to listen for those subtle differences and use all the tricks to help him avoid digging iron. He is an older gentleman and his body cannot take digging every signal. Also, the wonderful thing about these expensive new machines is they are designed with discrimination features that help us to better differentiate trash targets so we don't have to expend so much energy digging trash and we can get more good targets. If I wanted to dig every signal in the ground because I was afraid of missing something I would just use a pulse detector or a cheaper VLF. I love that the Manticore can help our older clientelle do what they love for longer without having to hurt their bodies. My intention is to help them continue to be able to do that:)

[@brokenarrowoutdoors2467]

I never run my recovery speed less than 4. Two is crazy

[@coz1van688]

Did he really just throw the pull ring back in the whole and then use the 🥕 😂😂😂

[@littleman18170]

U must live very close to a airport

[@Nwdetectors]

Hi, I'm sorry I was helping a customer at his house, I believe you are correct there were airplanes flying low. I will try to make a better video again soon. Thank you for watching!

[@littleman18170]

@@Nwdetectors it doesn’t matter it just was a good Video I’m just commenting on the airplane because I figured you lived close to a big airport

[@littleman18170]

Makes it difficult to hear you

[@donaldphelps536]

The engineers do not say to use tracking ground balance. It is a major mistake and if you go over a coin too many times it will balance the signal completely out. Tracking is mainly for beach I believe. They do however say to leave ground balance at zero. Someone who doesn’t know the machine shouldn’t be teaching.

[@Nwdetectors]

Donald, you are correct, ground balance can be set to zero, that would also be efficient if the mineralization is not too high. I have done many tests of my own, if you watch my videos you can see I sweep over targets endlessly, and the signals do not disappear. We have inquired with our Minelab rep and confirmed our methods/settings are perfectly fine. We are master Minelab dealers of 20-years. That does not mean I can't be proven incorrect. However as per my tests and my information source I am confident teaching with auto tracking on. If you have findings that prove what you are stating please post them. Otherwise I would appreciate you not make negative assumptions about my videos without evidence. I do not know you, I would not make such assumptions about you or do such a thing to you sir. In my own metal detecting I try to continually learn through experimentation, and to help people. There are respectful ways to engage in thoughtful discussion about metal detecting, and your words were not. There is no place for negativity in this business so unless you have something helpful to say please take your attitude elsewhere.

[@martinsmith2984]

So much very bad advice from these so called experts, 95% of these youtube celebs have little to know knowledge of the machine its all about subs and likes free machines and free gear. There not interested in helping anyone because anyone with experience can see there mistakes in there settings and what they say.. 🙄

[@Nwdetectors]

@@martinsmith2984 I agree I see a lot of people who give out bad advice. I do not claim to be an expert, I don’t believe I said that anywhere in the video. I don’t monetize my videos, nor do I offer free gear. What I do offer is my free time, to any customer or non-customer who asks for my advice or help, and that is what I did here. I travelled to a customers home to help him out with his machine. I have been detecting 13-years and my boss has been detecting over 20 years. We are master Minelab dealers and we get our information directly from the top Minelab engineers. The head of Minelab engineering specifically told us to not ground balance and leave auto tracking on. I have been very successful with my setup, I don’t use discrimination as you can see I like to use my own discernment and hearing to discriminate my targets. The wonderful thing about sharing knowledge is that every perspective is different and we don’t need to be negative to each other when we have discussions about our subjective experiences and opinions. I love to share what I know from my education and experience in this field. People can take it and try it, compare it to others advice, and make educated decisions about how they want to run their machine from their own experience.

[@davemiller8215]

the 3rd grade level grammatical errors you have exhibited here(martin smith) greatly mitigate the veracity of your comments

[@martinsmith2984]

@@Nwdetectors I have been detecting longer than you and your boss put together 41years, had every top end brand on the market, you have know idea what your on about with the Manticore. Hope your better at selling than you are on the machines you sell because if your not you will not have a job for long...

[@vova_69_96]

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[@donaldphelps536]

Some really bad advice and not knowing the machine. And I have been detecting since the 70s and using the manticore for a year. The manticore is much quieter if ground balanced properly and a rolling noise cancel is better. Tracking ground balance can balance coins out completely, especially dimes, if you aren’t careful.