External Speaker still on with my new Grey Ghosts

[majesus]

Just got a pair of Grey Ghost Ultimates for my Etrac.

When I plug the new headphones into the Etrac, sounds still come from the external headphones. Not as loud, more of a whisper sound, but the beeps are still there. I am not impressed, I want the Etrac's external speaker to be silent as it does with my older headphones. Anyone encounter this before?

 

[etracjoe]

Sounds to me like could be either the plug not being in all the way or someone screwed the wiring up in the new phones and they are crossed. I would venture to say its the phones and would send them back. Sounds like factory defect to me. Good luck and HH Joe

 

[majesus]

I wanted to test out the volume control on my new Ultimate Headphones. What I did was set the volume limit and volume gain on my E-trac to max setting to check out the Grey Ghost volume limiting circuit and volume control. What I noticed was that sounds were "bleeding" from the E-trac's external speaker. So I switched to my old pair and kept the E-trac volume limt and gain to maximum. Behold, you can hear sounds comming from the external speaker. Not high sounds, but they are there, bleeding through. I never placed the detectors volume control to high before because my old headphones do not have volume control.


So what should the volume settings should set on the E-trac? I thought it should be set to maximum and use the Grey Ghost volume control to reduce the sound.
According to the link:
http://www.rtgstore.com/headphones.htm
"Without the limiting circuit engaged, we recommend starting with a minimal headphone volume control setting with detector volume at maximum, then gradually increase headphone volume controls as needed and tolerated"

However, when I place the E-trac on max setting, sounds bled through. Is this the proper way? Can anyone maximum the volume on their E-trac and confirm if sounds are bleeding out from the external speaker?

 

[etracjoe]

I always run with both detector and phones maxed out and I use grey ghost ndt's. I know sounds crazy to be maxed out right? Next time out I will let you know. I never noticed before.

 

[hershey1]

I use GG ultimates on my Minelabs along with Killer B Wasp and have no problems at all. As bad as my hearing is I have no reason to max out all the audio on my machines or phones. Hope you get your problems resolved. HH

 

[stasys]

if on your old headphones is works silent,I think is headphones electronic, similar situation I have on my explorer when I use headphones volume regulator with control unit for CD player.

 

[majesus]

if on your old headphones is works silent,I think is headphones electronic, similar situation I have on my explorer when I use headphones volume regulator with control unit for CD player.

Do you max out the volume gain and limit settings on the E-trac? I notice the sound bleeding through the E-trac's external speaker (not loud, more of a wisper in volume but the sound is there.)
When I lower the max volume gain and limit settings on the E-trac, the bleeding goes away.

 

[majesus]

On a side note,
I took the Grey Ghost headphones out in the field today. Had the headphones' volume control at maximum and the E-trac's gain at a level that was comfortable to my ears. Grey Ghosts sound nice and clean on targets. I enjoyed using them tonight. Wonder sound, they are a great headphone.

If only the E-trac didn't bleed sound from the external volume when placing the detector's volume gain at maximum.