Minelab Vanquish Metal Detector Tips and Questions Answered!
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- I answer the top 5 most asked questions on the Minelab Vanquish Metal Detector. 1. What numbers do I dig, What numbers do I avoid and what do they mean? 2. What search mode do you use and why? 3. How do I avoid digging nails, large iron or other large objects. 4. Why would I use all metal mode? 5. Do I use high or low iron bias and why? If your question is not answered, please leave me a comment and I may use it in my next video.
I hope this Minelab Vanquish tutorial helps!
Thank you so much for watching!
RDH Metal Detecting
Relic Dirtyhands
Having just bought myself a vanquish 540, I'm watching some videos to get an idea of what it's capable of and how to understand the features it has - this video was by far the easiest to understand and covered all the questions I had. Thanks for creating this
Oh yay! I’m so happy to hear that! I tried to cover the most asked questions on the Vanquish. Hearing how much it helped means a lot to me. Thank you!
Oh and I should have mentioned in my video but forgot. If you’re in high trash and it’s falsifying too much, just decrease the sensitivity slightly and the signals will start to disappear. True signals will jump out at you a lot more. ☺️👍
Great little detector. I love my 540
@@darbysdownhomedetecting it's a great detector
Me too!!
Yours are clearly the most instructive and helpful videos I have found yet for a beginner
You are a wonderful teacher.
Thank you so much ☺️
Well said. I concur.
Without a doubt the best video about the Vanquish 540 I've seen . These are all the questions I had . Awesome job .
The Vanquish is a formidable machine for not just the beginner but for the more experienced who is fed up with dialing in their machine and who want a more " Plug and play" experience. Excellent review Laurie, you've opened the eyes of those who were complexed and in need of reinforcement. Thanks for the video! Garnet
Thank you, it is a simplified version of the more complicated equinox. Great presets and I would agree it’s suited for beginners and the more experienced detectorist ☺️
Im a newbee at metal detecting and I've learned a lot from this video, thank you so much!!
Welcome to the hobby! Wishing you a lot of fun and exciting finds! I really appreciate you letting me know this helped ☺️
Thank You for posting this video. I too have a Vanquish 540 and love it. I frequently search out these videos for refreshers and to see if there is something I might have missed in the features.
You are welcome!
Congratulations!
Another excellent and comprehensive "how to" video.
Keep them coming RDH Laurie!
Thank you so much Jack! ☺️
Since watching I'm finding ring pulls in way better condition 🤣
Thanks guys❤
I have one on order and been researching the Vanquish 540, this one has been an easy informational video, great breakdown
Thank you so much ☺️
New Vanquish 540 owner here and I appreciate the information provided.
Video is well produced and easy to follow. Thanks !
Wonderful! Thank you so much for letting me know ☺️
Thank you so much for your video! My partner just bought me the Vanquish 540 for my birthday and your video has demystified the controls and buttons more than any other I've watched!
I’m so happy my video helped ☺️ thanks for letting me know ☺️
Thank you! I really enjoyed this video. You get right to the point and don't ramble on and on like some others I have tried to suffer through. I like your style and the clear and concise answers without a lot of extras. I just bought a Vanquish 440 and I am trying to learn how to use it. Thank you for telling me that the arrows are 2 inches. I had no idea how far to dig. I am going to go through your videos and subscribe!
Ah thank you so much! If you have any questions ask away! The Vanquish is a deep machine so it really helps to know just how deep you need to dig ☺️👍 Wishing you a lot of fun! Now if my snow can go away I would love to get out digging again lol..
Wow! What a great video. Thank you so much! Just ordered the 540. Looking forward to make the first tour :-)
It’s a great choice, hope you find many awesome treasures with it 😊👍
As a new user, this was very helpful! It's been years since I used a metal detector, and it had on-off and sensitivity. This is a whole new world, and the video was a good start.
Congratulations on your new machine and welcome back to the hobby.. ☺️ if I can help with any questions let me know 👍
Just back into metal detecting after 25+ years and bought a vanquish 540. This video was absolutely helpful to me. Your delivery is excellent and content ready to understand and intuitive. Great work!
Thank you so much! 😊
Great vid. My vanquish 440 arrived today, I've been looking at various videos trying to educate myself the best I can on the difference between the different modes. Found your video very helpful. Thanks
You’re very welcome! ☺️
See you got the 440 as I do. Did you get out yet with it and did you find anything?
Fantastic video - thank you. As a newbie I have been struggling with my Vanquish 540. Your video is clear and concise. I like that you don't assume that we already know the terminology. More videos please!
Thank you so much, I will put some thought on more helpful videos 😊👍
Just the vid I was searching for! Received a 540 for my 60th last week. It’s still in the box but I’m watching and reading so much! Thanks for your video.
You’re welcome! Happy 60th! Wishing lots of luck and fun!
I spent way too many hours trying to find a video like this. But I finally did! This is exactly what I needed! Real-life experience with a Vanquish machine explained well!
Thank you so much for this video and please, we need more!!!!
Thank you so much ☺️ If you have any struggles just leave me a comment and I’ll try to help you out ☺️
@@RelicDirtyhands well it's not about struggling but sharing knowledge through experience. Many UA-camrs just upload videos of digging the ground or talking basic stuff about a machine. In your video, you actually teach something. Something, you can't read from the manual.
@@RelicDirtyhands but speaking of struggling :D Last time I was getting IDs of a wide spectrum for aluminum (between 12 and 34). Any idea why is that? Was it perhaps because of the size of the relic?
@@papaiatis you got it! Size, shape, composition and placement in the ground play a role. The smaller the foil the lower the number. An odd chunky shaped foil will jump in multiple numbers. In most cases a stable ID will mean it’s composed of mostly one metal like a copper, silver, brass, lead, and gold. Also the round, flat placed circular items also give a more stable ID compared to A non circular shape. It’s how the eddy currents moves in the metal object. This and a lot more information is sent back to the machine and gives you an ID number. There is an acceptation of this rule, as someone learns this machine I tell them focus on the more stable ID’s at first. For example something that only jumps 2 to 3 numbers like 22,23,24,22,24 As you start understanding it’s language then you can move onto the more iffy tones.. you see when a coin is on edge it will read as a high,mid,high,mid tone. If you are in a high trash area it can start to be overwhelming, to quiet it down and hear clearer signals just drop down your sensitivity. This will also help reduce the amplification of false signals.. it will sound a lot more stable!. Using all metal really helps to make a choice to dig or not. As an example it can help discriminate a bottle cap. The shape is similar to a coin but the steel used can be heard. Having the iron on you can hear the iron grunt following the tone. This helps telling you it’s not the nicest signal and something is off.. the machine really talks to you but can take over a 100 hours to learn.
A lot of the gold rings we dug don’t jump much in the lower numbers but a nice round ball of foil may sound similar. We all dig garbage especially as we learn the machine.. as an advanced digger, I dig a lot of target tones and numbers.. this is how you start recognizing it’s language. Once that learning curve is passed it’s all fun! The last thing I want to do is overwhelm you with information but if you understand how it works, it’s so much easier to understand what it’s telling you. When Minelab released this machine as a beginner machine I found it completely underrated. Simple enough to learn but powerful and accurate enough for the more advanced user.. incredible machine! By the way, what model of the Vanquish are you using?
Got my Vanquish 540 yesterday. Awesome machine. Thank you for this info. It helps alot. Regards from South Africa
Wonderful! I’m so happy you found this helpful ☺️ congratulations on you new 540! It’s a great machine!
Great video super informational and I loved the animation and how in depth explication. Keep it up!!! 😀👍
Thanks, Ha ha! I want one doing the happy dance lol.. This video had a lot of great tips you can use with your detector to :)
This was a great video! I'm about to receive my first Vanquish 540 and now I know where to start. Thanks!
You’re welcome! Great choice! Fantastic detector ☺️👍
I just got the 540pro. I'm taking my first trip tomorrow. I've never been metal detecting before. Your video was educational for me. Thank you 👍🏼
You’re welcome! Good luck tomorrow and if you have any questions please let me know ☺️
I hope you make another video about the Vanquish 540 sometime. These really help!
Happy to hear they helped.
One of the best video about the vanquish, thank you.
You’re welcome ☺️ I’m so happy you enjoyed it.
I just purchased a 440 and was very interested to watch the video. It will help me as I get familiar with my detector. Thanks for this video.
You’re very welcome ☺️
My 540 arrived a couple of days ago. 'Detected' YT for 540-specific vids and VIOLA! Found you. 😉 Your vid is the perfect 'hit'. Subscribed! Grazi
Thank you! Welcome to my channel!
This is great advice for any model detector, I use a Garrett AT Pro and this applies just as much for my machine. Also if you’re searching in an area that you always go back to digging everything repeatable will get the junk out of the ground and make it easier to hunt in the future, mixed metals in the ground turns the ground into a battery of sorts and will affect your signals, so Dig it all is the best advice for beginners or experts.
I believe the more you dig the more you learn. ☺️👍
@@RelicDirtyhands absolutely true!!
Great teaching Video on the Vanquish series detectors!
Thank you so much 😊
Very informative video! Great job guys!👍
Thanks Darcy! ☺️
Great and informative video! I just ordered the 540 today
Hope you enjoy it! It's a great machine, if you have any questions let me know :)
I did too! Can't wait.
One of the best videos out there will help with any brand
Thank you so much ☺️
Thank you so much. I just got my 440 and your video explains a lot. 😊
You’re welcome!
Hey, I'm in Montreal and l Love my Vanquish as well as your channel! Cheers!
Hello! We are from the Gatineau area! So happy to hear you love our channel, thank you so much ☺️
Thank you for sharing your experience 👍
You’re very welcome ☺️
Cool info, think its good for all levels of detectorists, always learn and improve is good for all. Thanks, Clinton
Thank you ☺️ agreed 👍
@@RelicDirtyhands that was great I really liked it you told it is simple terms and you showed us each process
@@robertwoods8695 I really like to simplify stuff as much as possible, as I’m personally someone that can over complicate everything new I try to learn. So I understand the importance of simplicity and I try to reflect that in my video’s ☺️👍 thank you so much!
Thanks for the information the Vanquish 540 looks like a great machine for me to start with .
You’re welcome, I personally feel it’s the best choice out there for a new detectorist. It’s the only entry level detector that uses Multi frequencies. ☺️👍 Wishing you a lot of fun and luck!
Thank you for this video. We just bought our 9 yr old daughter the Vanquish 340 for Christmas. As this is all of our first time with this hobby we decided at 9 the 340 would suit her needs and if she is really into it and takes the time and care metal detecting needs to get good at it we will upgrade possibly next year. For a child who isn't 10 yet 200 dollars was quite the investment, so we didn't want to go all in with a 500+ setup just yet haha!
It makes some of the things you said not relate completely to our unit, but the overall advice is still very helpful. Wanted to leave a comment and like to help with engagement, thank you!
Thank you so much, out of all the beginner units to choose from you purchased a great unit. We have kids and the Vanquish is perfect for them. For kids I’d recommend practicing in the sand first. Some kids find digging in the grass difficult and can get discouraged easily. We would often open the plugs for them. Unsure if you purchased a hand held pinpointing tool. It finds the target inside the hole. If not a good technique is to dig, sweep the coil over the hole. Once you dig out the target you take a handful of dirt and swing it over the coil until you find it. Items in the ground are dirty and difficult to see sometimes. We metal detected with one detector and took turns with the kids. It gave us years of quality time together. If she metal detect in parks make sure to learn how to make a proper hole without damaging the grass, all garbage found should always be disposed of in the garbage and not left around. There is a code of ethics to protect the hobby being band in parks.. try to leave no trace behind ☺️. If you have any questions leave me a comment and I can help you get through the learning curve. It can be a really exciting hobby. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Upgrade ? Why would you need to upgrade ? 😂😂😂
I don't use a Vanquish, but I love watching your videos.
Awesome! Thank you so much, I'm happy you enjoy them :)
Absolutely priceless information 🙌🤩 big Thanks for sharing very helpful indeed
Thank you so much! My pleasure :)
Thank you so much! I just got this machine, you guys were the ones that finally got me over the last hurdle to buy one. I bumped into you in Rockcliffe a month back. I was the guy walking with the Great Dane and the Parrot. I am now trying by hand at this and having fun. Best video so far on this machine.
Hey Jayson! Ha ha I remember you very well! I still need to work on that video to get it out ha ha! That was a good day ☺️. Congratulations on the Vanquish it’s an awesome detector! If you have any questions at all let me know, I can help you through it! Welcome to the hobby!
@@RelicDirtyhands thank you I probably will! Very much appreciated!
A great Dane and a parrot. Fair enough haha
Hi Jayson, I just released the video when we met up ☺️ Thanks so much for introducing Morgan!
@@RelicDirtyhands thanks. I will look at it. I had a good summer metal detecting! Found a 1905 penny and a really old bullet. A Wheatie and a 1910 dime!
ty for a super video on the vanquish very well done
You’re welcome ☺️
Yes, I have to remember to swing the X to check sounds differents . I just got a Vanquish 340 . Thanks !
That’s awesome, it’s a great detector!
What a great video,well done
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Purchased a 540 pro yesterday , that was very helpful , thanks
You’re welcome, I’m happy it was helpful 😊
Thanks for the high and low bias settings, was looking all over for an explanation...
You’re very welcome ☺️
@@RelicDirtyhands Ok young lady, took the 540 out tonight into a farmer's field in all metal mode, low iron bias, relic mode, looking for something cool like an old horseshoe or whatever. It was cold so we only dug four holes, but came up with the tiniest pieces of metal in every spot. What settings do I need to be on to pass on these items to find something a little more desirable?? Thanks.
@@scottzugelder4091 coin mode will find coin size objects, relic mode has the largest target size range. If you don’t have a lot of time, try coin mode and see what happens ☺️👍
I just bought a 540 too. Thank you for this great video. As soon as I come up with a non-idiot question I’ll send it along!
Ha ha you’re welcome! Fantastic choice of detector, I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the video ☺️👍
Just buy a vanquish 440 few days ago thx for this video :d greetings from Manchester
You’re welcome! Awesome choice of detector ☺️👍
Hi, I'm a newbie and I just purchased the Vanquish 540 and I found that your video has been a big help, so, thanks very much.
Greetings from Australia.
Greetings from Canada ☺️ I’m so happy my video helped, welcome to a great hobby!
@@RelicDirtyhands so, your in Canada, beautiful place, One of my son's married a Canadian girl and they are moving to Canada in a couple of months.
Do you have any more videos that I could watch ?? I want to get as much information as I can regarding metal detecting, so far it's got me hooked, thanks a lot for your help and your videos 👍🇦🇺👌
@@aussiecoop.5399 I only created three tutorials for the Vanquish but here is the playlist. Minelab Vanquish Metal Detector
ua-cam.com/play/PLpymZHu8sv5m55r9f3xjdJZkahSnOJuk8.html We also have a few videos of hunting with it. This one Eric kicked my butt on the field lol.. The vanquish was on fire! ua-cam.com/video/d1RAfrc8TV8/v-deo.html
@@RelicDirtyhands thanks for that, I'll check them out 👍
just bought the vanquish top video thank you ! 👋
Awesome detector, great choice! 👋☺️
I'm very new at this hobby. I bought the Vanquish 440 to look for treasures on our acreage and also to search for our property markers. I was our looking for the marker and there were lots of sounds, dug some but kept finding old metal fences buried 4 inches. How would one set it up and pinpoint a property marker. Great video , maybe you did answer it there but still confused! lol Cheers
If it's a steel rebar, it will be a low iron tone. Just checked mine and is a solid -2 in relic mode. Make sure to hit the horse shoe button to hear the iron. Hope this helps. Eric
Excellent video!
Thank you so much ☺️
One of my first signals when I tested my 340 in my new very trashy yard was a solid 29 on the display bouncing between two and four inches. I was in coin mode at full sensitivity. I was using a hand digger tool slightly wider than common ones. I cut a small plug about three inches deep and immediately saw a very large rusty nail. But I checked the hole with my pinpointer and an American quarter was right where the detector indicated at just over two inches deep.
It was after mid August in Louisiana and nearly 100 degrees with a swarm of mosquitoes after me so I couldn`t detect very long but I found 24 modern coins, a few large lead fishing weights, and a nice rare (only 500 sold) commemorative Schrade pocket knife in good condition. My yard is loaded with many decades of metals so it will be the perfect place to learn a lot about this machine in the future.
I know one thing for sure....you HAVE to use a handheld pinpointer with it because it can detect very tiny bits of copper, gold, brass, and even small lead pellets. But pinpointing the exact spot to dig down to the inch with my 340 coil is very easy without the pinpoint function of the more expensive versions. But then locating something like a tiny speck of brass or a pellet of lead in the plug without a pinpointer is maddening. The Vanquish hits hard on surprisingly TINY bits of metal and takes some getting used to. Even the "raise the coil" trick can fool you into passing up a near surface coin because it can hit nickels at 13 inches and dimes at 11+ inches.
I love hearing this feedback! Thank you so much for sharing, the Vanquish 340 is an amazing machine! You’re absolutely right about a handheld pointer, it really reduces the amount of time looking for your target! Some small bits covered in dirt can look like a small stone lol..
excellent considerations, very useful.
Thank you ☺️
Very informative! Thank you so much!
You’re welcome! 😊👍
Very helpful video!
Thank you so much for the feedback ☺️
Looking forward to your 540 Vanquish tutorials like you did with the equinox
I noticed a lot of videos on settings already but do you think I should cover more settings in one video or split them up like I did for the tutorials on the equinox? ☺️ I have a partial draft written up already but wasn’t sure how to construct it 😁
I really like the way you did the Equinox tutorials they were full of knowledge easy to pause and repeat and I could search out exactly which one I wanted to learn about .
@@charlesherring9323 thank you so much for the feedback! It really helps ☺️ okay draft one scrapped and draft 2 started ☺️. Thanks again!
I wouldn't scrap it that's just the way I learned I'm very technical I like both versions I just leaned more towards a technical chalkboard Style
@@charlesherring9323 It’s not fully scrapped ☺️.. I’ll just present it a little more like the EQ tutorials but at the same time elaborating a little more for those just starting out. I’m just building it differently ☺️
Thank you so much. Very informative
You’re welcome ☺️
Very helpful, thanks!
You’re welcome, I’m happy you found it helpful ☺️👍
Thank you for your information really appreciated 👍
You’re welcome ☺️
Thanks, cannot wait to use the Minelab VANQUISH 540, this video help a lot. save me hours on the field learning it and now i can just keep on swinging it for a good stuff like a pro :) (dreaming i am)
Ha ha, it has a bit of a learning curve but once you understand it’s language, it will definitely help the treasure to trash ratio found. Even after many years in the hobby, I still dig trash but when the good stuff pops out, what a rush lol
I really like the ML products. I have 4. 1 Nokta. I've not hunted enough to really learn any of my machines. Just kinda. And I still find lots of good stuff. I like the new Multi-Something that ML has put into the Vanquish (540 is the 1 I have) and the Equinox 800 (which I also own). I bought a Explorer II when they came out... half a life time ago... I saw a tuber ..Monster Tube... sets his up for hunting only silver... mine works good for that also. And I have a same era ... Gold machine... The Ureka. it's cool... 3 diff. frequences.. can descriminate if you desire. But I never went to the places where nuggets live. So it and my Nokta Impact... sit in the closet with no batteries inside... collecting dust in the shape of metal detectors. Good Video... I'm subbing too... hoping I can learn from you about the Vanquish. And other stuff... ya never know. I'm all set for hunting... and ready to go... but, the Doctors are making me jump through hoops these days.
I hope you get out there detecting soon! I know the Vanquish and Equinox really well. Any questions you may have please let me know ☺️ I’ll be happy to help 👍. I have a full tutorial playlist on the Equinox, if you go to my channel page there is a section for playlist. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Your video is so helpful for me, thanks for this video mem
You are very welcome ☺️
Greetings from Greece, congratulation miss beauty very informative and correct video.
Thank you so much ☺️
Great vid! thanks
You’re very welcome 😊
Hello Relic Dirtyhands and thank you for this great channel and video, it is very informative!! My Vanquish 440 was delivered yesterday which I bought to hopefully find our property stakes (we live in a small city) and do some local coin hunting. Yesterday I took it out briefly to see how it worked, I was able to pick up the recently installed stake on our neighbors land and even found a pull tab and another piece of trash. Today I went back out and it seemed to be giving me all kinds of random signals at different strengths. I have tried all the different modes including all metal, rebooting it at different heights off the ground with no difference. Also I turn my sensitivity all the way up and then lower it until it is quiet. But when I start to sweep the coil it gets chatty again. Yes I am new to detectors, my brother had a real nice Garret or White years ago, but I haven't owned one myself. I have been practicing in my yard for now. I've read the manual and watched tons of videos on here, is it just me not being used to the detector (would wearing my headphones help me recognize the tones better), our soil or maybe the detector itself? Any advice or help you may have would be greatly appreciated. I know practice makes perfect but thought maybe you may see something I am doing wrong. Thanks again for your help and a great channel!!!
When you say it seemed to give you random signals, was this when your swinging or when the detector is not moving?
I don’t think it’s soil conditions, multi IQ is stable in most ground. Since you are close to houses it could be EMI electromagnetic interference. I have some sites I have to lower my sensitivity a lot. You can tell because it happens when you don’t even move the coil. All sorts of random tones and signals appear. If you power it off then back on, it will do an automatic noise cancel. Reduce sensitivity until it’s no longer chatty. Another thing that can cause this is a loose connector. Just make sure the coil cord is well connected. Last thing I can think of is the cable dangling too close to the coil. Make sure you twist it around the shaft so it does hang over the coil. Don’t twist it so much that there is too much tension when you move the coil up and down but just enough that it doesn’t interfere with your coil. I hope some of this helps ☺️👍
@@RelicDirtyhands Hello and thank you for your reply!! The random signal readings are while I am swinging the coil. I tried it last night with a smashed aluminum can and while I was swinging the coil directly over top of the can, I would get two hits as the coil passed over it, is that normal? (because the coil is a double 'D'?) Thanks again, I appreciate your help.
@@RelicDirtyhands There are power lines near by, maybe 30yds from where I was trying it out. So basically if it is EMI I will just have to lower my sensitivity until I can swing the coil with out random readings? Thanks again, I am sure 90% of it is just me being a newbie. Does the headphones help in learning the different tones while I am trying to figure things out? Thanks again for all your help!!
@@RelicDirtyhands Sorry forgot to reply about the cable. Yes it is wrapped fairly tight to the shaft with out being too much. The cable comes out of the coil and goes straight to the shaft. I have to cable side of the coil to the left of the shaft, does it matter which way the coil is mounted?
great video! thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Great video.
Thank you so much!
Great video
Thank you 😊
Great video.thankyou
You’re welcome 😊 Wishing you lots of luck 👍
Hi , great video. Thank you. I'm torn between the Vanquish 440 or the Garrett 400, what are your thoughts. Thanks
The Vanquish uses Simultaneously Multiple frequencies, the 400 only uses a single frequency. I would say the Vanquish 440 would be my choice. ☺️👍
My 440 discriminates numbers 25-30 on coin mode that turn out to be a large iron nails even after 360 scan over it. Do you think mine is faulty? Also my depth level can show it being lower than 10inch even if sitting on top of ground… the ground I’m on seems to have heavy metal soil as the pin pointer and handheld pointer I have goes off in all directions in the soil
Depending on the position of nails some may still sound pretty solid. Reducing your sensitivity can help this. Some items for example thin foil can trick detectors when in comes to the depth gauge. When a get a weaker signal that jumps to 2-4” in depth, I usually run my pinpointer on the surface first. The depth gauge is an approximate but it’s often accurate.
Very good video! I'm new to this hobby, have a vanquish 540, and I have one question about iron bias. The machine defaults to high iron bias when you turn it on. By pressing and holding the horseshoe the nail shows up on the screen.. that means low iron bias. This much I understand, what I find confusing is which of these, high or low, shows the most iron?
Using a low iron bias you might dig more iron but find more in high trash. If digging nails is a problem, a lower sensitivity should help reduce finding them.
@@RelicDirtyhands , Tnx for the tip!
@@Deus-Too you’re welcome 👍
Nice saves guys.
Thanks Perry!
Although I love my Simplex, I have always been impressed with the Vanquish 540 and recently bought one. I watched your videos on this detector that you posted about a year ago (they are awesome!). I am curious what settings you and Eric most frequently used and with high or low iron bias? I mostly search for relics but am most excited when I find an old large cent or a silver. There are a lot of square nails at most of the sites I detect. Thanks for your really great videos! Rick
Usually Eric used Jewelry mode in high trash and relic mode for quieter areas on the farm field. A low iron bias is the preferred setting but there might be some areas that it might feel overwhelming and even a reduced sensitivity may not help. In extreme iron if it drives you crazy using the default of low iron bias being “off” can make a difference on stabilizing it. Play and try out the different settings and see if it feels and reacts better for the site conditions you are working. Coin mode, great for cherry picking coins in moderate trash but may not be well suited for relics. Jewelry mode recovers the fastest. Great for high trash situations but it doesn’t get as deep as relic mode. Jewelry mode will pick up targets of different sizes like relic mode. Relic mode is the deepest but doesn’t recover as fast. In high trash it could skip over good targets close to a trash target. It’s all about balance with the site conditions and finds. We can change our settings a few times on the same site ☺️
Thank you so much for sharing what you and Eric learned about the machine's performance. It is all great advice. I managed to get out and detect with the Vanquish for a couple of hours today and detected in relic mode with low iron bias. Although I did not find any older coins, I found a large quantity of clad at a site I previously thoroughly detected with my Simplex. I did however find some very deep early to mid 1800s 69 caliber muskit ball drops. I love the machine already... it is so well designed!
Awesome feedback thank you so much letting me know. Learning the machine with a low iron bias can really help squeak more out if a site ☺️
Thanks for the information 👍
You’re welcome ☺️
@@RelicDirtyhands I couldn't get mine to update the updater just says to plug in the detector....I plug it all in to the detector and the computer and the detector turns on but nothing happens
@@rockitguitar1918 first check you system requirements
Minimum System Requirements, USB 2.0 port, Low Profile Micro USB Cable, Windows 10, 50 MB of hard drive space, 20 MB of RAM, if it’s a MAC OS, Greater than 10.13 High Sierra, 59 MB of hard drive space, 30 MB of RAM.
It’s important to follow these steps,
Batteries must be in place, and charged, to perform the update.
Your VANQUISH coil must be connected to perform the update.
Many Micro-USB cables that are supplied with electronics (including those supplied with the battery charger and headphones in the VANQUISH 540 Pro Pack) are "power only". To update your VANQUISH, you will need to ensure your Micro-USB cable supports data as well.
Only one VANQUISH can be connected to your computer during the update operation.
VANQUISH will turn on automatically when plugged into your computer.
Any custom detector settings will be preserved while performing the update.
An Internet connection is required to download the Minelab Update Utility to the computer, however, an Internet connection is not required to update VANQUISH and this can be done offline.
Important: Do not turn off or disconnect the detector during the update process.
It’s really important to check the usb cable you are using, many are just to transfer data, you need a cable that can download and transfer data. Hope this helps.
@@RelicDirtyhands thanks I'll try another cable
Many thanks for this, answered a lot of questions for me. Especially what should I dig or not
The wise man story is great, from a wise woman
Thank you so much ☺️
brill vid keep them going
Thank you, I hope to find more questions to be answered ☺️
Excellent! Question: where in my 12” coil is the exact place of the pinpointer? Is it exacly in the middle of the coil? I keep digging 2 holes constantly :)
If you use the pinpoint mode it will be in the centre of your coil. (Where the shaft meets the coil) Just make sure to do the x pattern when you are using pinpoint mode as well. Are you finding nail tips on the side of your plug?
@@RelicDirtyhands thanks, no nails. Tried your tips today in a very trashy area, and it works :) iffy x patterns, all trash. Not iffy x patterns, coin :) will try the pinpoint next time.
Hello and thanks for your channel . I have the vanquish 340 . Do you think is it possible to find little gold nuggets with this metal detector ?
Thanks again guys !
Hello, it’s a really sensitive machine and can pick up nuggets but the exact size I’m unsure. Do you have any sample pieces to try? For gold prospecting I would have gone with a gold detector like the Monster 1000. The Vanquish 340 is a great multi purpose machine.
I’m new to metal detecting and I’ve just got the 440 detector, we took on the beach for a test run and found in a few spots that we got a few hits in the 20s but when we started digging and going over the same spots the number would show lower. Would this something to do with the depth of the item? Cause a lot were quite deep in the ground.
Yes, the Vanquish hits deep but when a target is at maximum depth the information can be less accurate. When you did dig the 20 what was it?
You have provided SUPER information and help to my son and I. If you get an iffy scratchy signal with fluctuating IDs, and probe the ground with a 12 inch screwdriver,,, will the detector in turn more accurately identify the iffy scratchy sounding target? I'm thinking that "breaking" the ground , even with a small hole, but deep enough would help it penetrate the ground better and sharpen the signal.. What are your thoughts. I like those coils you tested, too bad they can't work on my Vanquish.
No, it may not help much. The reason being, those iffy scratchy sounding targets is because of the position of the item or if it’s partially mask by other targets in close proximity. If it’s there, not there, there again. This is a good sign of targets too close together and can’t recover fast enough. A repeatable jumpy target is more like a coin slightly tilted or an item of mix metals. When in high trash it’s best to dig the iffy scratchy signals, when you make a plug, you disturb the position or other targets close. After I make a plug, I swing the detector over my plug, then the hole. Usually if there is a good target, it should clean up. Poking a screw driver in the ground may scratch or damage a target, you risk pushing it down further, maybe even past the detectors depth. The frequencies are great at getting down into even mineralized soils. ☺️👍 Hope this helps!
@@RelicDirtyhands PROMISE: I won't bother you anymore :) To find the deeper silver more accurately, would you get the Teknetics Patriot (7.8khz) or the Nokta Simplex (12khz) as a second machine?
@@spacefury65 No bother at all! I Love talking detectors. I’ve never used those two detectors, but if you want a single frequency waterproof detector. I would recommend the new X-Terra pro by Minelab. I believe the price will be competitive compared to those two. The Vanquish being a Minelab, it might be an easy transition from one to the other.
@@RelicDirtyhands I found a Simplex for $150 used 3x from someone that got as a gift and couldn't get the gist of it. I went with that only because the X-Terra Pro isn't available yet. I like the fact that the Simplex has new firmware that basically turns it into a different machine than when first marketed. We'll see how this goes. THANK YOU for your replies, they are deeply appreciated.
Hi, Great video thank you. Why are there different coils? l have just brought the 540 pro pack
Small coils work really well when you have a lot of targets close together. They don’t go as deep but that extra separation between targets are needed at times. The large coils go deeper but can be overwhelming in areas with a lot of targets. Hope this helps 👍
@@RelicDirtyhands thanks, very helpful
@@micksmith6545 awesome ☺️👍 Have fun! it’s a great detector.
Hello Again :), You've made a BIG difference in how my son and I operate this 440. We also have a V12 coil... If we use that instead of the V10, will it go deeper and the even bigger question: Will the IDs be improved as well? I ask because we're working a field with very little trash that's littered with Wheat pennies. Don't really need the Target Separation of Coin Mode, so will RELIC Mode help as well with Target IDs if the 440 doesn't have to worry about target ID'ing? Big difference compared to old school detecting. Again, You've been a GIANT help. Minelab's own site does not address the V12.
You’re welcome, I’m happy to hear. The V12 will hit deeper than the 10 and should help the quality of sound on deeper targets. Relic mode would be the mode I would run by the sounds of the location. It’s the deepest mode. Great for low trash, it has a slower recovery speed giving you more depth and a more accurate target ID. In areas you hear more trash, using a mode with a slow recovery could be counterproductive, you see when targets are close together, it won’t recover fast enough, the target beside it could become choppy. In area’s of high trash, jewelry mode has a fast recovery speed. Here is a video explaining different shapes and sizes of coils. The coils are not the ones from the vanquish but the way they work is the same. It can help give you a good base of information ☺️👍 Coiltek Coils For The Minelab Equinox Metal Detector
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@@RelicDirtyhands Awesome, awesome, awesome... Great info... I watched the video on coils you sent and it makes total sense... Heading out with my son in an hour.. Let's see what happens next...
@@spacefury65 good luck to you both!
well done ! thank you .... just subbed :-)
Thank you so much ☺️
What part of the coil of tje 540 is the area you should dig under? Center of the coil? Tip of the coil?
Centre, where the shaft meets the coil 👍
Hi can you please tell me what the icons are on the vanquish 540 screen especially the one beside the ring on the right its not obvious to me what that is ? Also the icon after the nail looks like a chain or something ? Thanks your video is excellent help and much appreciated
Horse shoe, nail, small earrings, foil, small coins, pull ring or pull tab, ring, aluminium bottle cap, coin, big coin. A few asked me about the bottle cap, they said it looks like a hamburger ha ha! These images are just a guide but gives you an idea where things turn up.
Thank you nobody else could answer that question, you really know your stuff and ye i dont look anything like a bottle cap to me i would of daid a big mac also lol
@@eddieryan7639 ha ha agree, it does look like a big mac 😂
Nice!
Thank you 😊
Video helped me.very informative and the lady doing Video held my attention. She seems smart as well as beautiful
Thank you so much ☺️ I’m happy my video was helpful to you, wishing you lots of luck on your metal detecting adventures!
I just bought a Vanquish Pro. There are many minerals in our soil. How can I remove or identify these minerals?
Most likely a soil sample could determine the minerals but the vanquish is really stable in most conditions. If the machine is chatty it might be electromagnetic interference. By reducing the sensitivity, it should reduce ground noise.
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
You’re welcome ☺️
A friend has lost her platinum wedding ring in a small local park.
What sort of tones and numbers would I be looking for?
It really depends on the size and thickness, the one we found was a mens wedding band, it rang in around 14. I would suggest reducing your sensitivity to focus on surface finds, only if it was lost recently. 👍. The tone should be a loud, repeatable if it was recently lost. It can jump a number or two but it’s a good hit like the vanquish does on coins. It hits sharp and good but as a mid tone.
Hi again, LAST question :) Does increasing the sensitivity (regardless of mode), increase Target ID?
Sensitivity is an amplifier, or helps amplify week faint targets. Target ID’s should be the same, with the exemption of targets at maximum depth. When targets are really deep, the target ID is not as accurate. Example a small cent, max depth depending on soil conditions is 10” on a coin that size, usually it rings up as a 20/21. When it’s max depth, the target ID might go lower to 15. At this time I will increase my sensitivity to try to hear the target better. Using a detector always on a chatty high sensitivity is not good. Why using a stable sensitivity is best.
@@RelicDirtyhands Thank you again for clarifying the sensitivity question...
@@spacefury65 you’re welcome
Hi ! I just ordered vanquish 540 with a 12" coil. Can anyone give me pros and cons on this detector? Most hunting will be done in shallow salt water in Florida. All answers appreciated.
Pro, it’s multi frequency and handles salt really well.
Con, its not waterproof so one slip and it’s soaked.
Pro, it can find the smallest gold.
Pro it’s simple to use and will be a lot of fun. ☺️
It’s a great detector and I’m sure you will enjoy.
One more question what coil size would be best for parks,beaches,fields etc
Small coils have better separation between targets. So high trash, small coil. Which usually covers parks. Here our beaches are pretty hard hit and quiet. I need more depth and coverage than separation, therefore the larger coil is what’s needed. High trash, small coil. Less trash large coil. Small coils have high separation but less depth and is also more sensitive to smaller targets. Larger the coil is the deeper it goes but less sensitive to smaller targets and can struggle in high trash. ☺️👍 hope this helps
Ahhh ok got it makes sense now then I am doing it right 😌 thank you this info is good knowledge to know
@@Mndza1 you’re welcome ☺️
Are Coin and Jewelry basically the same in terms of depth and separation?
Great question, there are differences between both modes in regards to depth and separation capabilities. Coin has the highest target separation but less depth than jewelry, Jewelry will have a little more depth than coin mode but has less separation. Relic has the most depth but the least separation. ☺️👍
Hey i got a question, i want to get a 540 really bad i currently have a bounty hunter and find lots of trashy barbwire. What setting do you think would be the best in a field that has some cool iron things but tons of barbwire? (Im also kind of new to metal detecting)
The vanquish has a relic mode, this helps find objects of different sizes. It goes deep, iron relics have a larger surface and ring up higher on the target ID range. I don’t know the bounty hunter but sometimes a slightly reduced sensitivity can help minimize false signals on wires, nail tips and spikes. Hope this helps ☺️👍
Thank you!! 🙏 Do you know if relic mode can also find coins as well as large objects?
@@kerd- Yes, relic mode has the largest target size range, it can find small little buttons, coins and larger relics. 👍
Thank you for your time!!! 😄 I truly enjoy your channel alot and i think its made my decision about getting the detector! Just hope it has good battery life!! 😂 New sub
@@kerd- thank you so much! The 540 comes with rechargeable batteries, it’s great 👍
Great video BTW, I've owned about 10 detectors in the last 20 years and am no expert, I get in and out of the hobby and sell the machine, OK so I stumbled upon this vanquish 540 pro about 2 mos ago after being w/o a detector for the past 3 years and I still don't get that little horseshoe, with all my past machines iron always makes a grunt..I get it, what I don't get is I can turn on the horseshoe in any mode, don't know why, if I want to hear Iron I search in AM
I tried AM with and w/o the horseshoe showing and can't tell the difference, maybe I'm getting senile in my old age, can someone explain why I need this feature, I did adjust the iron volume upgrade as the machine already came with the latest upgrade, sorry for the long post and I love your way of explaining things! Thanks
No worries! I love answering questions on the Vanquish. Horse shoe on is All metal, you’ll notice it’s a discrimination short cut button. Pressing it you should hear and see all ferrous target ID’s from -9 to 0 and non ferrous from 1-40. Horse shoe off you will no longer hear or see the iron signals. It’s really a choice of preference if you like to hear iron or not. Personally I prefer hearing all the target ID’s including iron. It allows me to hear if the target consists of iron or not. The iron volume upgrade will allow you to adjust how loud you hear your iron. Did you change it or leave it at it’s default? Each mode is different, depth, sensitivity and recovery speed, with the preset modes you have a choice for all metal in each one. Example coin mode vs jewelry. Coin mode is great for coin size items but jewelry will find the smaller finer jewelry. Relic mode is the deepest and it will find the largest range of target sizes.. with each preset mode you have an all metal option that doesn’t change the presets except for discrimination. I hope this helps.
@@RelicDirtyhands Thanks for the reply, So basically if I'm in say coin mode for example and I turn on the nail showing on the screen I should hear the iron grunt w/o going in the AM mode?
@@johnspooner4128 horse shoe is all metal.. in coin mode, you will see some segments notched out. Pressing the horse will show all segments will be black. The nail on the screen means you are running a low iron bias. On the 540 you have low and high. The default is usually nail off which means high.. Mix metals can be really confusing to a detector. Iron bias tells the machine the likelihood it’s iron, high iron bias will classify more targets in the ferrous region. A low iron bias is the more natural response, you may dig more garbage but you will also be able to get those good targets in those situations. High iron bias is easier when starting with this machine.. but if you’ve been metal detecting the same sites for years., low iron bias may squeak a few more out. Iron bias will not let you hear the iron.. What is your iron volume set to? To hear iron all your segments on the top of your lcd screen needs to be black and iron audio need to be loud enough fir you to hear it.
@@RelicDirtyhands In AM yes of course I hear all metals and a nice grunt over iron, when in say coin mode not AM I don't hear iron, when I hold the horseshoe button down till the nail appears I still don't hear iron. Seems to me if I want to hear iron I need to be in AM otherwise that nail on the screen doesn't do much, Still confused?
@@johnspooner4128 ahaha! A short press of the horse shoe will put you in AM a longer press will bring you to iron bias! So a quick 1 second press for AM and a longer 3-5 second press to enter into iron bias 👍
I just got a 440 I'm in area of high mineralization . what settings would work best in in the high desert of northern Nevada
Have you tried it yet? Generally, multi-frequency detectors do well in mineralized soil.
a reduced sensitivity will help 👍
Sorry I got sick of UA-cam notifications. Yes I've turned it down . its so much trash everywhere. Piles of cans from old mining camps . its crazy. I did find a .22 shell 6 inches down . found some kind of metal bailing wire In a loop circumference 1\2_ inch ten inches down.
I just found out I can update the software where the lid attaches .
Shell was in a shut down gold mine 95 when they stopped
The ground is so hard . its gets enough rain and a ton of sun basically ten inches of pottery not clay anymore. Pickaxe I will have to get or its minimal holes dug. Sorry rambling
thank you
You’re welcome ☺️
I'm newbie in MD worlds... 😀😀😀.. And I didn't hunt often coz I work from monday to friday.. I just hunt at the park this time.. So many garbage .. Contain alumunium foil.. And hard to know the different between coin or gold with alumunium foil.. Would you share how to find the solution bout it ?
The more you dig the more you will hear the differences, many say it takes a good 100 hours to learn a new machine. Take some items that you would like to find and test them out.