The Tesoro Cortes Goes Deep :tesoro: :usaflag:

[tabman]

I just recently acquired a Cortes and I'm loving it. The discrimination and depth is amazing. It doesn't hardly make a sound until it goes over a target and then it locks on like a pit bulldog. The audio is pleasing to the ears and the recovery speed is blazing fast. It's one of the best I've ever used for searching sports fields. The audio is crisp and exciting. It makes you want to dig. The VDI is as good as it gets. I have no problem telling pull tabs from nickels. It hits both super hard. I loaded up with nickels today. If I put the coil over a gold ring, it's mine. The 'sum' switch really works and is easy to use.

I was running the Cortes with the sensitivity a little past '10' and the discrimination at its minimum. I was not using the notch feature, because when I'm detecting a fairly clean soccer field, I dig most targets. The tiny sterling silver pendant was 5 to 6 inches deep and give a zinc penny reading. The audio screamed, DIG ME!

Any pointers on using the Cortes would be deeply appreciated.

tabman

 

[BarberBill]

I've found the DeLeon and Cortes to be the deepest (in my ground) of my umax detectors. I generally do well with the discrimination set a bit above iron and the sensitivity in the 7 - 9 range most of the time. This setting runs quiet and smooth. The TID is as accurate as any I've worked with although I have to say I haven't used all the TID machines available. The only negative comment I can see is it would be great if both machines had a manual ground balance that worked in both all metal and the disc. mode and maybe a bit larger display on the C.
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[BarberBill]

Me again - you may already know this, but it's worth repeating. If you hit a target that jumps all over the place, but mostly different coin indications, be sure to dig. 4 times out of 5 it'll be a multiple coin spill.
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[GunnarMN]

sounds like a cool machine , I have never tried one , but from the sound of it , a ver y good machine, and like you say if thear is a gold ring out thear its yours. they hit hard on gold

 

[pulltaber]

Way to go tabman. Do you want to get rid of your old DeLeon yet?

 

[tabman]

Me again - you may already know this, but it's worth repeating. If you hit a target that jumps all over the place, but mostly different coin indications, be sure to dig. 4 times out of 5 it'll be a multiple coin spill.
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I know that, but sometimes I forget. The next time it happens, I'll think of you and dig.

tabman

 

[tabman]

Way to go tabman. Do you want to get rid of your old DeLeon yet?

It's sold. I like the Cortes better. I wish I could combine some of the best features of both detectors and add tones.

tabman

 

[pulltaber]

Way to go tabman. Do you want to get rid of your old DeLeon yet?

It's sold. I like the Cortes better. I wish I could combine some of the best features of both detectors and add tones.

tabman

That's the way Tsoro has always done things ,they will have some good features on a detector then they will come out with a new detector and instead of using all the good features of the old detector,they do something totally deterrent

 

[Rick in Pa]

I had a Cortes for about ten years. The Cleansweep coil with the Cortes was my favorite setup for soccer fields. I now have an Outlaw and want to try it with the Cleansweep coil. I found the TID to be pretty accurate.

 

[tabman]

Way to go tabman. Do you want to get rid of your old DeLeon yet?

It's sold. I like the Cortes better. I wish I could combine some of the best features of both detectors and add tones.

tabman

That's the way Tsoro has always done things ,they will have some good features on a detector then they will come out with a new detector and instead of using all the good features of the old detector,they do something totally deterrent

Just imagine the Cortes with a bigger screen, a switch for single or multi-tone ID, and a notch width control knob taken from the Golden.

No new tech needed. This would be hands down one of the best detectors on the market today.

tabman

 

[pulltaber]

And maybe a Manuel GB in diis or a movable notch like on the Golden saber 2

 

[mudpuppy]

This Cortes sounds like a very good machine..I hope to get to see one someday...I like to hear about crisp signals that are impossible to pass up, those multidenom spills have a sound all to its own for sure...Nice work again there, Tab!
Mud

 

[tabman]

This Cortes sounds like a very good machine..I hope to get to see one someday...I like to hear about crisp signals that are impossible to pass up, those multidenom spills have a sound all to its own for sure...Nice work again there, Tab!
Mud

Thanks Mud. I wish I could hunt a snow pile with the Cortes right now. It's getting hot here in the South.

tabman

 

[kingingkunsan]

Way to go tabman. Do you want to get rid of your old DeLeon yet?

It's sold. I like the Cortes better. I wish I could combine some of the best features of both detectors and add tones.

tabman

That's the way Tsoro has always done things ,they will have some good features on a detector then they will come out with a new detector and instead of using all the good features of the old detector,they do something totally deterrent

Just imagine the Cortes with a bigger screen, a switch for single or multi-tone ID, and a notch width control knob taken from the Golden.

No new tech needed. This would be hands down one of the best detectors on the market today.

tabman

Yes but then their would be no reason to own multiple machines. It is my opinion they do it on purpose to generate more money. Think about it, most Tesoro owners own at least two. I think they should do like you said and make it waterproof. The perfect all around detector PERIOD

 

[tabman]

The ID bars made easier to see at a glance on the Cortes. The first orange mark is for a nickel. The second orange mark is for a zinc penny. The width of the orange marks are about the same as the vertical black bars above when they ID a target. All you have to do is remember what's is to the left or right of each orange mark. It's works great! It's like putting dashes between the numbers on a 10 digit phone number. It's easier to read and remember with the dashes.

Since Tesoro is already using orange paint on the faceplate cover, it would be easy for them to add the orange marks on future Cortes. Just a thought.

tabman

 

[Topdecker]

Just imagine the Cortes with a bigger screen, a switch for single or multi-tone ID, and a notch width control knob taken from the Golden.

No new tech needed. This would be hands down one of the best detectors on the market today.

tabman

It annoys the heck out of me that that haven't done this.

That the Cortes's ground balance only works in all metal is such a huge disappointment that I am sticking with the Deleon. I don't think that the SUM mode is sufficient to get me to jump over to a Cortes.

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[deliveryboy]

Sounds great, I'm sold! Now to get the money together Nice find BTW

 

[Flintstone]

What dose the sum mode do when detecting? I don,t have a Cortes but have been thinking about one. Thanks Flintstone

 

[tabman]

What dose the sum mode do when detecting? I don,t have a Cortes but have been thinking about one. Thanks Flintstone

It averages the VDI numbers when you hold the 'sum' switch to the left while making quick short swings over the target. It works pretty damn good.

While in the 'sum' mode you'll also hear different tones for each target segment bar. The higher the VDI sigment bar, the higher the pitch.

Even though you get a single '95' VDI number assigned to copper penny/dime, quarter and half dollar, the ID segment bars will tell you which it thinks it is.

Another neat thing, it ID's in both the 'all metal' and discriminate modes.

tabman

 

[Habanero]

I'm glad you are happy with the Cortes Tabman and great score on the J.A. bling. I was not very fond of the Cortes and have never given it rave reviews in the past. I do, however, look back upon it now and come to realize something that may be influencing my feelings negatively. It was only my second machine I ever used; a step up from my first one, a Silver