Marcum Technologies VS620, User Manual

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Utilizing the RCA Jack
On the back of the monitor, you will find a yellow RCA jack. This can be used
to฀attach฀a฀larger฀monitor,฀or฀an฀external฀recording฀device.฀฀There฀are฀many฀
compact digital recording devices available that work great for capturing
video,฀and฀a฀quick฀internet฀search฀will฀reveal฀what฀is฀currently฀being฀used฀by฀
the masses. It is amazing how much more you see “the second time around”
when you review recordings at home!
Ice Fishing Application
The VS620 can be used to search for that perfect weed line or locate the
crib or rock pile where fish will generally school, entertain the kids, or as the
perfect฀tool฀to฀enhance฀your฀ice฀fishing฀experience.฀To฀use฀as฀a฀search฀tool,฀
drill a series of holes through the ice in the location you’re interested in fishing.
The VS620 is small enough to hold in your arms while walking from hole to
hole. Drop the camera down each hole in search for the best spot or until you
locate fish. Keep your eye on the directional and depth indicators to pinpoint
the fish’s hideout. Once you’ve located the spot, drill a hole 3 or 4 feet away
from the hole you’re actually going to fish in. Set the VS620 on the ice and
lower the camera down the second hole. To assist in keeping the camera at
the desired depth and direction, it is recommended that an Automatic Camera
Panner with Remote (purchased separately) be used. Once you send a lure or
bait฀down฀and฀locate฀it฀with฀the฀VS620,฀you’re฀ready฀to฀fish.฀Lower฀or฀Raise฀
the camera and rotate the head with your fingers or the Camera Panner.
The VS620 also includes a down viewing fin that snaps into the back of the
Manta camera. Once the fin is attached, the camera cable can be inserted
through the cutout at the rear of the fin and locked into place. It is recom-
mended฀that฀you฀leave฀about฀six฀inches฀of฀excess฀cable,฀forming฀a฀loop,฀
before locking the cable into place. The camera can now be lowered into the
hole to view what is directly below you. This can be very helpful while fishing
in shallow water.
Open Water Application
To locate fish, look for treasure or find that perfect spot, simply turn the
camera power ON and drop the Manta camera into the water. If you’re drifting
with the wind or using a trolling motor with the VS620, attach the supplied
trolling fin to the rear of the Manta Camera for added stability. The internal
weight is enough to keep the camera down while the fin assists in keeping
the Manta camera tracking straight through the water. The solar intelligent
H2D฀display฀makes฀this฀is฀ultimate฀search฀tool.฀฀Learn฀in฀minutes฀what฀would฀
normally take a lifetime to reveal through traditional sonar. Moving along
at฀speeds฀of฀1฀mph฀or฀less฀will฀give฀the฀best฀viewing฀opportunities.฀฀It฀is฀a฀
good฀idea฀to฀have฀a฀GPS฀and/or฀a฀marker฀buoy฀at฀hand฀to฀quickly฀mark฀any฀
hotspots for future reference. This is a great way to learn new ice fishing
hotspots. Imagine finding a rock pile that no one else on your lake knows
about!฀฀Always฀use฀extra฀caution฀when฀viewing฀around฀underwater฀obstruc
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tions, like boulders, cribs, or wrecks. If the camera becomes hung up, back up
from the direction you were traveling from and slowly try to back the camera
out of the snag. DO NOT pull directly upward with force unless all other
avenues have been pursued.