Deep1
Sr. Member
- Dec 30, 2018
- 374
- 840
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus, Nox 800, Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II, Poor ole wore out Fisher 1266 that still finds stuff.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Got my 800 mid January.
Started with factory programs, no changes other than tone volume.
To be honest, I wasn't real impressed.
Had some good finds, but not what I thought I should be doing.
It was the most noisy, chatterery machine, with the worst EMI interference of any detector I have used.
Constant falsing, I could stand in 1 spot on get a different sound, number each swing.
I could hold the coil in the air and get random numbers.
If I hit pinpoint mode, it would blow the earphones off my head, it was so loud.
Screen would freeze when I switched from pinpoint to detect.
Pinpointing was terrible, sometimes the target was not in the same zip code as the hole.
Didn't know if this was normal .
Don't know anyone that has an 800, so I could not compare it to another.
Was going to call Minelab, when I realized I could do a factory reset, I had tried program resets, they did no good.
Did a factory reset and have a whole different metal detector.
The falsing and chattering is gone. The EMI problem is solved. Pinpoint is normal volume. Pinpoint is more accurate.
Went into a new trashy small site that I tried to hunt 2 days before and found 100% nothing and found 3 wheat pennies on same ground I had gone over 2 days before.
I was reading about programming the 800 and it was recommended to do a factory reset first.
I think it is a good idea to factory reset out of the box for new owners and anybody having problems.
Started with factory programs, no changes other than tone volume.
To be honest, I wasn't real impressed.
Had some good finds, but not what I thought I should be doing.
It was the most noisy, chatterery machine, with the worst EMI interference of any detector I have used.
Constant falsing, I could stand in 1 spot on get a different sound, number each swing.
I could hold the coil in the air and get random numbers.
If I hit pinpoint mode, it would blow the earphones off my head, it was so loud.
Screen would freeze when I switched from pinpoint to detect.
Pinpointing was terrible, sometimes the target was not in the same zip code as the hole.
Didn't know if this was normal .
Don't know anyone that has an 800, so I could not compare it to another.
Was going to call Minelab, when I realized I could do a factory reset, I had tried program resets, they did no good.
Did a factory reset and have a whole different metal detector.
The falsing and chattering is gone. The EMI problem is solved. Pinpoint is normal volume. Pinpoint is more accurate.
Went into a new trashy small site that I tried to hunt 2 days before and found 100% nothing and found 3 wheat pennies on same ground I had gone over 2 days before.
I was reading about programming the 800 and it was recommended to do a factory reset first.
I think it is a good idea to factory reset out of the box for new owners and anybody having problems.
.... thanks for sharing
. When my Equinox arrived, the newest software update had just been released. I turned mine on right out of the box to make sure it powered up. I charged it and immediately downloaded and installed the update, took it out for a spin; worked perfectly and has ever since. Glad you solved your issue though.
