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The MAV System

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Become an Underwater Explorer

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About Your Aqua-Vu MAV

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In Your Aqua-Vu MAV Package

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Mounting Tips

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Installing Your MAV

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Operating Your MAV

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MAV Features

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MAV Monitor Control Panel

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MAV Viewing Tips

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Viewing Tips-- While Fishing

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Caring for Your MAV

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Trouble-Shooting

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Warranty Info

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How to Obtain Service

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Real Scenes from Aqua-Vu

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Summary of Contents for MAV

Page 1: ...User s Manual www aquavu com 1480 Northern Pacific Road Brainerd MN 56401 218 825 0733 ...

Page 2: ...Page 3 Mounting Tips Page 4 Installing Your MAV Page 6 Operating Your MAV Page 8 MAV Features Page 8 MAV Monitor Control Panel Page 10 MAV Viewing Tips Page 11 Viewing Tips While Fishing Page 12 Caring for Your MAV Page 12 Frequently Asked Questions Page 13 Trouble Shooting Page 14 Warranty Info Page 15 How to Obtain Service Page 15 Real Scenes from Aqua Vu Page 17 ...

Page 4: ... Pg 2 Camera PowerSpool with Quick Detach Base Footpad and 25 feet of cable Camera Secure Strap Aqua Vu Rubber Cam with Spectral Response SR lighting On screen displays of depth and water temperature Hands free SR light control T Th he e M MA AV V M MA AV V S Sy ys st te em m ...

Page 5: ...in hand and eyes glued to the moni tor they d busily raise and lower the camera as depth and boat speed required The Motorized Aqua Vu or MAV automatically deploys and retrieves the underwater camera with a footpad The foot con trolled MAV is the first hands free underwater viewing system ever made The MAV mounts to your boat and allows you to fish and watch your camera at the same time a major br...

Page 6: ...es such as sonar trolling motors rod holders etc do not in any way interfere with your MAV monitor PowerSpool Placement The best locations for mounting the MAV camera PowerSpool are usually in the forward bow half of the boat For obvious reasons it is important to mount the MAV PowerSpool in a location that keeps cable away from motor propellers either trolling motor or main transom engine For exa...

Page 7: ...rdless of placement remember that the over sized LCD monitor offers a picture large and clear enough to be seen from anywhere in the boat Center or Side Console Fishing Boats For anglers who usually fish from the console position amid ships i e trollers or pleasure boaters we recommend mounting the MAV monitor on the console dashboard perhaps alongside your depthfinder behind the windshield In thi...

Page 8: ...rough base plate Remove base plate Drill four 1 4 inch pilot holes all the way through top of gunnel Place quick detach base plate back on gunnel lining it up with 4 holes Make sure the rounded edge of plate is facing into the boat Insert 4 mount ing screws through base plate and pilot holes Attach washers and nuts to screws under gunnel and snug tightly Slide PowerSpool assembly into place and lo...

Page 9: ...feed of over 12 volts into MAV system may cause unit to fail 5 Connecting MAV to Power Footpad and Monitor Once MAV is fully installed and connected to battery cables from Monitor Footpad and battery can be plugged in to MAV camera PowerSpool Plug 4 prong male end of Monitor cable into MAV receptacle labeled MONITOR Plug 3 pronged male end of Footpad cable into MAV recepta cle labeled CONTROL Plug...

Page 10: ...eights work together to keep the MAV camera tracking straight ahead As long as the boat is moving the lens will always point in the direction of boat travel If you re moving forward the camera will show you what is directly ahead of the boat During initial use we recommend using the MAV over areas of relatively flat bottom with minor depth variation This will allow you to more easily become famili...

Page 11: ...the PowerSpool housing To turn PowerSpool off completely simply press the POWER button on the PowerSpool panel Auto UP Mode Automatically retrieves the MAV camera from any depth Press and hold the UP button for 2 to 5 seconds and release PowerSpool should continue to retrieve MAV camera until it reaches its housing Spectral Response SR Lights Multicolored lighting system filters out many of the su...

Page 12: ...s MENU again to scroll through the six adjustments To exit the Menu scroll through all six settings To adjust a setting simply highlight the appropriate one then press increase or decrease until you reach the desired level BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS Controls the intensity of the screen s backlight 0 to 100 VIDEO BRIGHTNESS Controls the brightness of the video display 0 to 100 CONTRAST Controls the degre...

Page 13: ... you ll need to guide the camera over the ups and downs of bottom contours You will quickly learn how to swim the camera over bottom terrain with a touch of the Footpad Simply raise or lower the camera pressing DOWN or UP depending on depth and boat speed As you move along you should see on your monitor screen a continuous picture of the passing bottom and the fish holding watery zone just above i...

Page 14: ...n a combination of information on screen fish and struc ture coupled with water temperature depth and more The combination of all these factors reveals information that s impossible to gain for a sonar unit alone Attach a camcorder or digital recording device to your MAV via the Video Out outlet and record key segments of underwater action fish reacting to and striking your bait fish reacting to o...

Page 15: ... view With fin attached the camera will face in the boat s direction of travel If you re facing and moving forward so will the cam era it will show you the underwater terrain in front of you The Stabilizer Fin always keeps the camera tracking straight so long as you re moving Can I splice the camera cable to obtain more length No Attempting to splice in additional cable violates the waterproof int...

Page 16: ...s Monitor POWER button until you see the GREEN LED indicator light Battery may not be providing sufficient power to operate Monitor Recharge battery THE SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT I SEE NO PICTURE Camera cable may be disconnected Plug the camera cable into monitor connector and secure Camera cable or connectors might be damaged Consult the Service section in this manual I LOWER THE CAMERA TO THE BOTTOM ...

Page 17: ...customer satisfaction If you have a problem with your Aqua Vu unit within 30 days of purchase you may return it to your retailer for replacement subject to retailer s stock After 30 days please contact the Nature Vision s toll free number at 866 777 0733 or send email to service naturevisioninc com for a Return Authorization number RA No service returns will be accepted without this pre return aut...

Page 18: ...ow a minimum of 10 business days prior to calling on the status of your repair Nature Vision Inc 1480 Northern Pacific Road Brainerd MN 56401 RA ____________ Canadian customers please return to FTN C O Nature Vision Inc 7075 Ordan Drive Mississauga ON L5T 1K6 RA ____________ Nature Vision Inc 2006 Pg 16 ...

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