Minelab Vanquish 540 Pro-Pack

Product Information

The 340 does not have the Custom or Relic mode. It also has fewer volume settings (3 compared to the 540s 10), non-adjustable Iron Bias (preset to High), only 4 sensitivity levels (the 540 has10), and 3 target ID tones (the 540 has 5).

Many other metal detectors do not have this feature, and it causes frustration when you dig for a few minutes only to find yet another crown cork. This detector is all-purpose, uses Multifrequency and is compatible with several coils, which is cool. You can adjust audio tones and depth indication, and also control the volume of signal, because there is no vibration. The system is not rechargeable, and you can use only headphones for this model specifically.

What the New Vanquish Series Is About?

Metal detector Minelab Vanquish 340, Vanquish 440, and Vanquish 540 have had their first firmware update. As the developers say, VANQUISH 540 has become more effective. A new setting, Iron Volume Control, was introduced. It will allow controlling the iron volume you’d like to hear and make trashy and mineralized soil easier for metal detecting. Fourthly, you get a bluetooth compatible machine that allows you to connect to the Minelab application. And fifthly, the system is rechargeable. The Vanquish 540 comes with a pinpoint mode to make zeroing in on a target easier and faster. It comes with 5 Search Modes: Coin, Relic, Jewelry, Custom, and All Metal. Noise cancelling can be done on 19 channels so if you are searching in highly mineralized areas, you can cut down the chatter most very low frequency (VLF) detectors emit. Iron bias adjustability ranges from Low to High, to better customize user preference. Next features that I suggest you should pay attention to are important in the long run. For example, this model currently does not have a warranty. Perhaps info about warranty will be available later, and the expected term is 2 years warranty. But we’ll see. All the metal detectors on this list are great for entry level or intermediate metal detectorists. The Vanquish series is one of the newest detector lines out there and comes with the Multi-IQ technology. This technology is incredibly impressive as it allows users to scan areas on all 5 frequencies simultaneously or use one frequency at a time.

What sets Multi-IQ apart from other so-called multi-frequency systems is that it is true Simultaneousmulti-frequency. That is you are transmitting and receiving on all supported frequencies at the same time as opposed to selecting just one frequency from a given range to use at any one time, which is probably better described as switchable frequency. Switching frequency is effectively like swapping one single frequency coil for another, without physically swapping it. With Minelab's simultaneous multi-frequency it's like using allyour coils in one sweep of your machine. which is probably better described as switchable frequency. Switching frequency is effectively like swapping one single frequency coil for another, without physically swapping it.The metal detector’s box states that it has an iron bias, which should mean more treasure and less trash, but it should be put to the test regardless. Many metal detectors claim to have iron bias so let’s see how the Vanquish 540 did. And for afters, let’s dissect Vanquish 540, the most sophisticated model of the three in this series. The Vanquish line canoe operate on single frequencies, unlike some of Minelab’s other multiple frequency detectors. Operating frequencies are: 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 15 kHz, 20 kHz, and 40 kHz. The lower frequencies are best for highly conductive metals like silver, while the higher frequencies are best for lower conductivity metals like gold.