The Matrix M6 arrived in the typically- sturdy Whites box which ensures it arrives
undamaged and can also be used for storage. Assembly was intuitive and I was out in the test
garden minutes after unpacking it.
The M6 shares some of the circuitry from its bigger brother the MXT and as such, operates at
14 kHz which provides increased sensitivity to low conductive targets (great for beach hunters
in search of gold jewelry).
The M6 is controlled by two knobs and a toggle switch on the housing and a three-position
trigger on the handgrip. The SENS knob serves a dual function; i.e., ON/OFF and adjusting
the output signal strength. The DISC control allows you to select what targets are accepted or
rejected. The AutoTrac toggle has three positions BEACH, OFF and ON. This circuit allows
even a novice to quickly and precisely compensate for ground mineralization and then if
desired, have the M6 automatically adjust for any changes in conditions that might occur.
Ground balancing could not be easier - simply set the toggle for the type of ground you'll be
searching and raise-&-lower the coil a few times thats all there is! If you find yourself hunting
a site which is littered with rusted ferrous targets or the ground conditions change rapidly
causing the M6 to false or chatter, rebalance it and then place the toggle switch to LOCK
which fixes the ground balance setting and may result in smoother operation under these
conditions.
The toggle switch in front of the handgrip serves multiple purposes. In the center position, the
M6 will produce a single audio tone for any target that registers above the DISC control
setting. When you pull the trigger back and hold it, the M6 switches to a non-motion all-metal
pinpoint mode. The LCD display changes as well to provide depth indication and a graphic
that aids in precisely pinpointing the target to reduce recovery time. Pushing the toggle
forward, it locks into a new mode added to the M6 called the Tone ID mode. The M6
provides 7 different audio tones ranging from low (iron) to high (silver coins). With a little
practice one can ID targets based on their audio response and confirm that with the LCD
indication. Having either option to choose from is a nice addition.
The LCD screen is typical High-Quality Whites and provides one with a great deal of
information even in bright sunlight that allows targets to be identified quite accurately and
then easily pinpoint them within the 3 open center of the coil. The target ID information
includes a VDI (Visual Discrimination Indication) value that ranges from -95 (ferrous) to +94
(non-ferrous), labels which reflect what the M6 believes the target is most likely to be (in
terms of common targets; i.e., 5c, tab, screw cap, 25c, etc.) and a series of 16 blocks that
appear along the bottom of the screen which line-up with values and icons on the label. A
point to remember is that these blocks are generated independently from the VDI number so a
comparison check between the two can further aid in deciding if a target is worth recovering.
Depending on how sure the M6 is as to the targets identity, the height of the block will vary.
A full-height block means it is 100% sure, while a half-height indicates a strong probability it
knows and a quarter-height block means very little information about the target was extracted
and identification is questionable. Switching to the pinpoint mode changes the display to
indicate depth in inches and a set of blocks that move from left to right as the coil moves over
the target. When the maximum numbers of bars are showing, the coil is precisely centered
over the target what could be easier!
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