Minelab Manticore Field Guide

Set Up Your First Hunt

Use these steps whenever you arrive at a new site. Start with the factory settings for the selected Search Mode, then make one adjustment at a time.

1. Assemble and power on. Secure the coil cable to the shaft with enough slack for the coil to tilt. Seat the coil connector and hand-tighten its retaining ring. Power on and set a comfortable Volume.
2. Select a Search Mode. From the Detect Screen, press up arrow → Search Mode. Use left/right arrows to browse. The selected mode takes effect immediately. Press the left soft key for Back. Confirm the mode on the status bar.
3. Run Auto Noise Cancel. Hold the coil still, off the ground and away from metal, then use Settings → Noise Cancel → tap right soft key. Repeat after changing Search Mode or Frequency.
4. Check ground response. Sweep a clear patch. Inland in mild soil, begin with the mode's preset. If the soil sounds off under a level sweep, use Auto Ground Balance. In beach modes, perform Auto Ground Balance over a clear patch of the sand you will hunt. Verify Tracking for changing surf or variable goldfield soil.
5. Tune Sensitivity. Factory Sensitivity is 20 and carries across modes. Once the machine is quiet, raise it a point at a time if you want to test the site. When chatter starts, back down until a normal sweep is stable.
6. Check a known target. Sweep a coin or another familiar test target on clear ground. Listen from two directions. Practice Pinpoint and compare the sound over target-free ground before you start the hunt.

How settings are stored

Get back to a known starting point. Settings → Search Mode → select the mode → right soft key (Edit) → Reset → right arrow → Confirm. This resets that mode’s local settings. Global settings such as Sensitivity carry over.

Related instructions · Understand Multi-IQ+ · Calibrate the detector

For the detector and coil combination we reach for most often, see why we almost always pick the Minelab Manticore.

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Every Button on the Control Pod

The Detect Screen is the main screen you swing with. The Action Bar is the strip at the bottom of the display. Its left and right symbols show what the two buttons directly below them will do right now.

Left arrow versus left soft key. The arrow changes Sensitivity on the Detect Screen. The soft key runs the action shown above it, such as Back. The same distinction applies to the two right-hand controls.

Related instructions · Find any menu setting · First-hunt checklist

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Find Any Manticore Menu Setting

From the Detect Screen, press up arrow once. Use up/down to move through the Settings list. Use left/right to change the highlighted setting, or use the displayed action when it offers Edit. Press the left soft key for Back.

Software Info. In Settings → General Settings → Software Info, check the installed version before comparing menus with another detector or tutorial. Use Compliance for product compliance information.

Related instructions · General Settings in detail · Frequency and Multi-IQ+

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How Minelab Multi-IQ+ Signal Processing Works

Multi-IQ+ is Minelab’s simultaneous multi-frequency system. During a single sweep, the coil transmits a signal containing multiple frequencies and receives the combined response from metal and the ground. The detector uses information from the frequency responses to estimate conductivity and ferrous behavior, then applies the active Search Mode and settings to produce the screen and audio response.

Follow one sweep from coil to screen

1. The site affects the return. A thin piece of brass and a thick silver coin respond differently. Mineralized soil, conductive saltwater and nearby iron can also influence what the coil receives.
2. The detector classifies the response. In Multi-IQ+, both ferrous and nonferrous targets can receive conductive IDs on the same 0–99 scale. The 2D ID Map also shows a separate ferrous dimension, so two targets showing a similar ID can plot in different places. Ferrous traces can appear above or below the centerline.
3. Your settings determine what you hear. Ferrous Limits influence iron classification. Discrimination can silence conductive IDs. The Audio Theme and tones shape how an accepted signal sounds.

Pick a program before changing frequency

The same Multi-IQ+ label can cover different Search Modes. For example, All-Terrain High Conductors is still Multi-IQ+ even though Minelab describes it as using a lower operating frequency component. The selectable single-frequency list gives your manual choices. Minelab’s public manual describes the behavior without giving exact per-mode frequency weights or a processing formula.

When a single frequency is worth testing. Try it on a known target in an eligible mode if you have a specific reason. Run Noise Cancel after each change. In single frequency, Ferrous Limits are disabled and iron uses a separate 1–19 ferrous-indicated ID range.

Minelab’s guide to the 2D ID Map

Related instructions · Read the 2D ID Map · How Ferrous Limits work · High Conductors setup

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Read the Screen and Pinpoint

Work an iffy signal before you dig

1. Repeat the sweep. Shorten your sweep and keep the coil level. Cross the spot again at about 90 degrees. Listen for a response that repeats over the same patch. Compare the trace from both angles.
2. Compare with All Metal. Tap the assigned All Metal soft key. A high chirp that jumps around and breaks into iron can be falsing. A repeatable nonferrous component next to iron is worth a closer look.
3. Locate the center. Start with the coil off to one side, then press down arrow to turn on Pinpoint. Sweep slowly across the spot and use the strongest response and closing bars. Cross at 90 degrees for the center. Press down arrow again before resuming the hunt.

When a nail pulls the pinpoint away. Use short crossing sweeps in normal Detect mode and center the exact spot where the desirable tone repeats. Nearby metal may dominate Pinpoint mode.

Related instructions · Ferrous Limits and All Metal · How the detector builds the ID

For examples of how coins, gold rings and common trash can read, see the Manticore Target ID Chart.

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Noise Cancel and Ground Balance

Auto Noise Cancel

1. Open Noise Cancel. From Detect, press up arrow, then scroll to Noise Cancel. Hold the coil still in the air, away from your scoop, boots with metal, and other metal objects.
2. Start the scan. Tap the right soft key once. Wait for the chosen channel to display and the scan to finish, then return to Detect. The detector is looking for a quieter operating channel.
3. If interference persists. Move away from other detectors or electrical equipment and repeat. At the Noise Cancel screen, hold the right soft key for Continuous Auto Noise Cancel. Release when the channel and noise settle. For a manual check, use the arrows to compare channels while holding the coil still.

Auto Ground Balance

1. Find clean ground. Pick a representative spot with no repeatable metal signal. On the beach, use sand with about the same saturation as the area you will hunt.
2. Hold the key while moving the coil. Open Settings → Ground Balance. Press and keep holding the right soft key. Raise and lower the coil repeatedly over the clear spot. Release only after the number and sound settle, then press Back.
3. Verify with a normal sweep. Sweep again over clear ground. If highly mineralized or salty ground still responds, repeat the hold procedure while sweeping side to side at a normal hunting height.

Tracking and Manual Ground Balance

Tap versus hold. At Ground Balance, a tap changes Tracking and a hold runs a one-time Auto Ground Balance. At Noise Cancel, a tap runs one scan and a hold repeats scans.

Related instructions · Troubleshoot chatter · Surf & Seawater setup

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Sensitivity, Frequency, and Audio

Four Audio Themes

Fine-tune audio. In Target Tones, select a layout and press Edit. Select a boundary or region volume, press Edit again, then adjust with the arrows and on-screen prompts. In Audio Theme, Threshold Level changes the background hum, Threshold Pitch changes its pitch, and the Profile changes how strongly Normal, Enhanced or Depth distinguishes weak from strong signals.

Related instructions · How Multi-IQ+ works · Compare factory Recovery Speed

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Ferrous Limits and Discrimination

Know which setting to change

Edit Ferrous Limits without losing your baseline

1. Start with the preset. Go to Settings → Ferrous Limits. Select Preset and press Edit. Use up/down to select Upper or Lower and left/right to adjust. Record the original numbers before editing.
2. Use a custom slot for a specific test. With a known target on clear ground, copy a preset into a custom slot using the editor’s Copy option. Select that slot and edit the region around the live trace. Check that a target you want to hear still comes through from different angles and heights.

Before you notch out foil or pull tabs. Sweep a nickel, ring or small brass item first. Good targets and common trash can share the same IDs. When hunting small gold or thin relics, broad rejection can cost finds.

Related instructions · Read the 2D ID Map · Work iron at a relic site

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Minelab Manticore Settings for Coin Hunting and General Detecting

General detecting at a new site

1. Make a baseline pass. Use All-Terrain General, Multi-IQ+, Recovery 5 and Sensitivity near 20. Run Noise Cancel. Ground balance if clean soil creates false tones. Leave the preset pattern in place for the first few passes.
2. Learn what the site sounds like. Hunt a short strip. Listen to a few repeatable high, middle and low responses, then recheck them at 90 degrees. Recover a sample where allowed so you can connect the sounds with real targets.
3. Match the setup to the ground. Stay in General when targets are mixed and easy to separate. If iron overwhelms the audio, compare Fast. If thin items are the goal, compare Low Conductors. Run Noise Cancel on the new program.

Coin hunting in parks and older yards

1. Choose the starting program. Start in All-Terrain General for a broad range of coins. Compare High Conductors in cleaner ground when larger copper and silver coins are the priority. Use Fast when nails crowd the signal.
2. Practice with coins you carry. Sweep a nickel, a cent and a quarter to establish a reference. Use the tone, Target ID and shape of the trace together. Avoid rejecting everything below a high ID if you want nickels, thin coins or jewelry.
3. Work the quiet signals. Slow down over a faint repeatable hit and shorten the swing. Cross at 90 degrees, check All Metal if iron is nearby, then pinpoint the spot where the better tone repeats. If you keep getting shallow trash, compare one controlled discrimination change on known coins first.

A quick practice drill. Listen to a nickel, a pull tab and a quarter. Place the nickel beside the tab, then sweep from two directions. The same target can sound different once the coil sees neighboring metal.

Related instructions · All-Terrain General setup · High Conductors setup

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Minelab Manticore Settings for Relic Hunting

Old homesite with dense nails

1. Set up for separation. Start with All-Terrain Fast, Multi-IQ+, Recovery 7 and the preset limits. Noise Cancel, then test the soil for ground response. Use Sensitivity around 20 only if a normal sweep stays stable.
2. Keep some iron in the audio. Enable All Metal to hear the site's iron. If needed, adjust Ferrous Volume to a comfortable background. Search with short passes and work a candidate signal from several angles.
3. Verify a small repeatable response. A nonferrous component that repeats at the same spot can be worth checking even if it only sounds clean from one direction. Compare the trace and listen for iron before deciding. Practice this with a known brass item beside a nail.

Open field or cleaner old ground

1. Set up for mixed targets. Start in All-Terrain General, Recovery 5. Noise Cancel and check clear ground. Try one step lower in Recovery only if targets are widely spaced and a faint test signal improves.
2. Switch when your target calls for it. Choose Low Conductors for small buttons and thin brass. Compare High Conductors when heavier copper or other high-conductive artifacts are the focus. Each time you switch, run Noise Cancel and check the calibration.
3. Use All Metal when iron is part of the hunt. Desirable iron can be filtered along with nails. Keep the iron tone audible and check a known example. Use Ferrous Limits for classification and the 2D trace as another clue.

In open fields and pasture where targets are spread out, the Manticore M15 15 × 12-inch DD coil covers more ground per sweep than the stock M11. If nails start crowding the signals, switch to a smaller coil and shorten your sweep.

Compare before digging. Use the same target, angle and coil height. Change one setting and check whether the useful tone becomes easier to hear.

Related instructions · Fast setup · Low Conductors setup

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All Ten Minelab Manticore Search Modes

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All-Terrain General

The everyday starting point for inland ground

Pick this for a new park, pasture or permission where you expect a mix of coins, jewelry and relics. It gives you a useful baseline for deciding whether the location calls for more separation, a more selective program or a different audio setup.

Recovery Speed

5

Audio Theme

Normal

Ferrous Limits

9 / 4

Stabiliser

1

1. Start from the preset. Select All-Terrain → General and confirm the mode in the status bar. Leave Multi-IQ+, Recovery 5 and the preset limits in place.
2. Quiet the detector. Run Auto Noise Cancel. Start near Sensitivity 20 if the coil is stable. Sweep clear soil. Leave the ground preset in mild soil when it runs quietly, or run Auto Ground Balance if the soil responds.
3. Learn the two audio regions. The factory Normal theme uses 2-Region All Tones with a break at 50. Sweep a nickel, a quarter and a nail separately. Listen for the sound of each and then try a coin near the nail.
4. Hunt a small sample first. Cover a short section with overlapping sweeps, keeping the coil level. Stop on a repeatable tone and check the 2D map from a second direction. Recover a few representative signals where permitted.

Make one change based on the site

Bench drill. Put a coin and nail on clear ground. Move the nail closer to the coin in small steps. Sweep across both, then rotate 90 degrees. This shows why a target may read differently from two directions.

Compare the M9 and M8 coils for inland hunting.

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All-Terrain Fast

Separate good targets from nearby nails and iron litter

Use Fast at an old homesite, around dense nails, or anywhere several targets sound during one sweep. This mode favors recognizing targets that are close to one another.

Recovery Speed

7

Audio Theme

Depth

Ferrous Limits

7 / 3

Stabiliser

4

1. Select Fast and calibrate. Choose All-Terrain → Fast with Multi-IQ+. Run Noise Cancel. Start near Sensitivity 20 if quiet. Check Ground Balance when the clear ground causes tones.
2. Keep Recovery at 7 at first. Use short, low, level passes over a suspected coin-plus-nail signal. Cross it at 90 degrees and listen for a distinct response in the same small spot.
3. Learn the Depth theme. Fast starts with Depth, so pitch is tied to signal strength and the ordinary Target Tones controls are unavailable. If you rely on pitch to sort conductivity, compare Normal in the Audio Theme setting.
4. Recheck with All Metal. Enable All Metal and listen for the surrounding iron. If iron audio is hard to hear, raise Ferrous Volume slightly and test again before changing limits.

Fine-tune for the density of iron

Bench drill. With a coin beside a nail, compare Fast at Recovery 7 with General at Recovery 5. Run Noise Cancel after switching. Use the same coil height and approach angle.

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All-Terrain Low Conductors

Thin coins, small brass, and fine inland jewelry

Use this when small or thin metal objects matter, including small buttons, thin coins, and delicate jewelry. Expect common foil to overlap some of the targets you want.

Recovery Speed

6

Audio Theme

Enhanced

Ferrous Limits

9 / 3

Stabiliser

0

1. Set up the mode. Select All-Terrain → Low Conductors with Multi-IQ+. Run Noise Cancel and check clear ground. Begin with Sensitivity around 20 and back down if required.
2. Leave the low ID range open. The factory setup rejects the very bottom conductive IDs. Review the pattern and test a small target you care about. Toggle All Metal while checking whether a very low hit is filtered or ferrous.
3. Learn the quiet low region. The default is 5-Region All Tones and the lowest region is set quieter than the others. Compare a known low conductor with foil. Adjust just the relevant region volume if the low target is difficult to hear.
4. Work close signals slowly. Keep Recovery 6 at first. Over a mixed signal, shorten your sweep and rotate around the response. Look for a repeatable component at one spot even when the ID moves.

When to change the setup

Bench drill. Sweep thin brass, foil and a small ring separately. Take note of where they overlap before you reject any part of the conductive scale.

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All-Terrain High Conductors

Larger or thicker copper and silver coins and other high conductors

Try this on cleaner older ground when high-conductive coins or similar targets are your main goal. It is a higher-power mode and may shorten battery runtime. Small or low-ID targets still deserve attention if you also want jewelry or a wider range of relics.

Recovery Speed

5

Audio Theme

Normal

Ferrous Limits

9 / 3

Stabiliser

4

1. Select High Conductors. Choose All-Terrain → High Conductors with Multi-IQ+. Run Noise Cancel. Start with Recovery 5 and stable Sensitivity around 20.
2. Learn the factory audio. Normal uses 2-Region All Tones, with a low region below the main conductive range. Run a copper cent, quarter and piece of iron across the coil to hear how they differ.
3. Check deep high tones from two angles. A compact or repeatable response supports a closer look. Cross the same point with a short swing. Turn on All Metal and listen for iron around it. Some large iron can mimic a good high tone.
4. Keep a comparison program. Use General on the same patch when the site's targets are varied. Use Fast if nails are dense. Run Noise Cancel after changing programs.

Adjust only after a repeatable comparison

Bench drill. Compare a quarter by itself with a quarter next to a nail. Recheck each at 90 degrees. This helps you hear a strong conductor in a mixed signal without relying on one ID.

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All-Terrain Trash Reject

A quieter survey when iron and foil dominate

Use this when the volume of trash makes it hard to hunt productively and you accept the trade-off of missing some low conductors. It works as a targeted survey of a noisy modern site.

Recovery Speed

5

Audio Theme

Normal

Ferrous Limits

10 / 6

Stabiliser

7

1. Select Trash Reject. Choose All-Terrain → Trash Reject with Multi-IQ+. Run Noise Cancel. Keep Recovery 5 and start near Sensitivity 20 if stable.
2. Check what's being rejected. The factory discrimination pattern rejects ferrous targets and conductive IDs 0–12. Sweep foil and the smallest jewelry or relic you care about. Use All Metal to compare any target the pattern silences.
3. Learn the five tones. This preset uses 5-Tone. Sweep a known coin, a pull tab and iron before searching. Check that you can distinguish the sound cues at a comfortable volume.
4. Work through closely spaced targets. Use short sweeps and cross a promising signal. If two separate objects blend together, compare Recovery 6 before editing discrimination or limits.

Know when to leave this mode

Bench drill. Lay out a coin, small ring and foil separately. Compare this mode with General and All Metal. Choose the trade-off based on what you actually want to recover.

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Beach General

The first choice for mixed finds on saltwater sand

Begin here for coins, rings and other mixed finds on the dry or wet part of a saltwater beach. If moving water across the coil is the main source of chatter, use Surf & Seawater.

Recovery Speed

4

Audio Theme

Normal

Ferrous Limits

8 / 5

Stabiliser

—

1. Select Beach General. Choose Beach → General. Beach programs run Multi-IQ+. Run Auto Noise Cancel with the coil still and clear of metal.
2. Balance in representative sand. Choose a target-free patch like the sand you will hunt. Run Auto Ground Balance there. Recheck when going from dry sand to saturated sand.
3. Tune Sensitivity on location. Try around 20 as a starting point. If the coil sounds off at each sweep end or over clean wet sand, keep the coil level, check the balance and reduce Sensitivity if needed.
4. Learn the beach audio. Listen for a response that repeats in one spot. The preset uses 5-Region All Tones. A 00 with the salt indicator can be residual salt response in very salty conditions.

Match the program to the shoreline

Bench drill. Pick a clear patch near the transition. Make a few equal-height sweeps on each side. This helps distinguish a changing wet-sand response from a signal tied to one spot.

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Beach Low Conductors

Fine jewelry on dry or wet saltwater sand

Choose this when fine jewelry and other small or thin metal objects are the priority. This is a good comparison to Beach General on sand where the coil is mainly out of moving surf.

Recovery Speed

4

Audio Theme

Normal

Ferrous Limits

8 / 5

Stabiliser

—

1. Set the mode and calibrate. Choose Beach → Low Conductors. Run Auto Noise Cancel and Auto Ground Balance on target-free sand matching your hunting strip.
2. Tune for clean sweeps. Begin around Sensitivity 20 if stable. If wet sand or wave action makes the machine chatter, verify Ground Balance and reduce Sensitivity as needed. Compare Surf & Seawater in the wash.
3. Keep the low tone regions audible. The mode starts with 5-Region All Tones. Sweep a known small ring, thin jewelry and foil. Keep the low-ID regions audible while targeting fine jewelry.
4. Follow a faint signal. Shorten the pass and keep the coil close and parallel to the sand. Cross at 90 degrees and listen for a repeatable response in the same spot. Target ID may be less stable on very small pieces.

Make one change and compare

Bench drill. Compare a small ring and a piece of foil from two angles. Note which responses you would have lost with a broad low-ID notch.

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Beach Deep

Check faint isolated targets on stable saltwater sand

Try this on quiet dry or wet saltwater sand when depth on smaller or thinner targets is the priority. It uses a more aggressive preset. Compare the result over a known faint target before turning this into your main beach program.

Recovery Speed

4

Audio Theme

Prospecting

Ferrous Limits

8 / 5

Stabiliser

—

1. Start on a quiet section. Choose Beach → Deep. Run Auto Noise Cancel and Auto Ground Balance on clean sand of similar saturation. Begin near Sensitivity 20 if quiet, lowering as necessary to get a controlled sweep.
2. Learn the default Prospecting audio. The regular Target Tones menu is disabled. Pitch and volume respond to signal strength. Beach Deep starts with Threshold Level 0. If you want a reference to listen against, raise Threshold Level just enough to hear the background hum.
3. Keep swing height consistent. Move the coil parallel to the sand. Use overlapping passes and slow down over faint signals. An isolated response that repeats over the same spot is a better test than random tones over a wide strip.
4. Test the same target in General. Compare before digging. After switching modes, run Noise Cancel and check Ground Balance. Return to Deep if it gives a clearer repeatable response in that location.

When to step back from Deep

Bench drill. With a familiar small test target, sweep at several coil heights. Listen for what a fading Prospecting response sounds like before testing faint beach signals.

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Beach Surf & Seawater

The saltwater wash where waves run up and drain back

Use this when waves cross the coil, the wash is saturated, or the detector struggles in moving saltwater. Keep your sweep flat through the wet sand and avoid lifting the coil at the ends.

Recovery Speed

4

Audio Theme

Normal

Ferrous Limits

8 / 5

Stabiliser

—

1. Choose Surf & Seawater. Open Settings → Search Mode → Beach → Surf & Seawater, then return to the Detect Screen. Multi-IQ+ is the beach frequency.
2. Set a starting Sensitivity. Start at 20. If you’re already running lower and the detector is stable, leave it there.
3. Run Auto Noise Cancel. Hold the coil still and clear of metal. Go to Settings → Noise Cancel and tap the right soft key. Wait for the channel to display.
4. Ground balance in saturated sand. Find a target-free patch similar to your hunting strip. Go to Settings → Ground Balance. Keep holding the right soft key as you pump the coil until value and audio settle.
5. Check Tracking and take test sweeps. Check the Tracking icon. For changing surf conditions, turn Tracking on if the icon is absent by tapping the right soft key in Ground Balance. Back out and take several level sweeps. If the wash still causes chatter after calibration, lower Sensitivity one point at a time.

Separate water response from electrical noise

If you’re comparing detectors for the shoreline, see Bart’s top beach metal detector picks.

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Goldfield General

Search mineralized ground for natural gold nuggets

Select this for gold prospecting. Learn the quiet background threshold and the sound of a small test target before hunting. Ground changes and hot rocks can also produce responses, so check a suspect spot from more than one direction.

Recovery Speed

6

Audio Theme

Prospecting

Ferrous Limits

6 / 1

Stabiliser

—

1. Select Goldfield General. Choose Goldfield → General. Start in Multi-IQ+ and run Auto Noise Cancel. The detector also offers 20 and 40 kHz in this program if you are deliberately comparing frequencies.
2. Confirm Tracking and ground response. Minelab lists Tracking as on by default in Goldfield General. Check for the steady Tracking icon. Use Auto Ground Balance over target-free ground if you need to set a starting value, then take several normal sweeps and check the icon again.
3. Set a usable threshold. The factory Threshold Level is 12 in this mode. Adjust it under Audio Theme until the hum is just audible at a comfortable Volume. Listen for subtle repeatable changes over a small test target.
4. Dial back Sensitivity if the ground overwhelms the threshold. Start near 20 if stable and adjust gradually. Keep Recovery 6 for your baseline. Slow down and hold the coil level over mineralized patches.

Read the sound before trusting the ID

Bench drill. Compare the subtle response of a known small nonferrous test target with a local hot rock. Listen to the change in threshold from more than one angle.

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Compare All Ten Programs

These are selected factory values from Minelab’s instruction manual revision 4901-0428-2. They provide a baseline for the setup pages. The settings on your detector may reflect prior changes or a different software version.

Upper / Lower refers to the factory preset Ferrous Limits. A dash means Stabiliser is unavailable in that program. Multi-IQ+ is the default Frequency across all ten.

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Troubleshoot What You Hear

Undo a rejected target ID

With the factory shortcuts, turn on All Metal, sweep the rejected ID again and press the right soft key when the screen offers Accept. Turn All Metal off after the check to hear the revised pattern.

Before you call for help

Note your Search Mode, coil, soil or sand type, Sensitivity, Recovery Speed and whether the noise continues with the coil still in the air. This will help Bart narrow down the cause.

Big Boys Hobbies Metal Detectors. Call 405-206-9010 or email bart@bigboyshobbies.net.

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General Settings and Shortcuts

Open Settings → General Settings to reach the options below. Use the arrows to move through the list and follow the on-screen action prompts.

Set up a shortcut for your hunt

1. Open the selector. Hold the side soft key or go to General Settings → Soft Keys.
2. Choose the button and its action. Use up/down to select the key. Use left/right to cycle available actions. Return to Detect and try the shortcut.
3. Make comparison easy. In Search Mode, select a program and press Edit. Highlight Favourite, then press right. Assign Favourite Mode to a soft key to toggle it and the last-used program. Run Noise Cancel when switching for a hunt.

Shortcut examples. Keep All Metal handy for coin and relic checks. Assign Clear ID Map to refresh a crowded trace. Assign Recovery Speed when comparing a suspected mixed hit. Sensitivity Boost temporarily adds five steps, up to 35. Adjusting Sensitivity manually turns it off. Available assignments can vary by key and software.

Pair the supplied ML 105 headphones

Hold the detector’s wireless button for about two seconds until its wireless icon flashes rapidly. Hold the headphones’ center button until the LED flashes red and blue. The detector’s wireless icon stays on once connected.

Replacement Minelab ML 105 Wireless Headphones

Related instructions · Menu directory · Every button on the control pod

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Minelab Manticore Frequently Asked Questions

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Which Manticore coil should I use?

The Minelab PRO-FIND 40 pinpointer helps locate the target in the hole, plug or scoop after you pinpoint with the Manticore.

Compare Manticore detector packages at Big Boys Hobbies.

For Bart’s firsthand experience in trashy parks and iron, read why he switched to the M9 coil on his Manticore.

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Minelab Manuals and Resources

Minelab Manticore manuals and downloads

Minelab official Manticore software update

Need setup help? Call Bart at 405-206-9010.

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