C. Secure monitor bracket to the shuttle by inserting four bolts (from the top) through the four holes of the
bracket base and the shuttle. Screw on the four nuts from underneath. Using a Phillips screwdriver and a
3/8-inch wrench, tighten each securely.
3. Install the battery.
Place the battery into the battery compartment of the shuttle. (Position the battery
with its terminals farthest from the bracket.) To secure the battery, rotate the two clear plastic battery-holding
tabs (located on the shuttle, adjacent to the battery) until they are over the battery. (Find battery-charging
information and other battery notes below.)
4. Install soft-pack protective cover/sunshield.
Unfold the Scout’s padded fabric soft cover and fully
unzip all zippers. With the yellow fishnet pouch facing upward, work the cover onto and around the monitor.
Adjust the cover evenly around the monitor screen. (Openings on the sides of the protective cover provide access
to the mounting and tilt-adjustment holes on monitor and bracket. An opening in the cover’s backside allows for
camera connection and video-out use.)
FISHNET POUCH: When the padded cover/sunshield is properly positioned, the yellow fishnet pouch is on top of
the monitor. The pouch holds the Fish-Cam camera when transporting or storing the Scout.
SUNSHIELD USE: For daylight viewing, pull all four flaps forward and zip together to create the sunshield.
PROTECTING MONITOR SCREEN: To protect monitor screen for transporting and storing the Scout, unzip the four
sunshield flaps. Fold them against the monitor’s front, starting with the left flap, then the right flap, securing
each with the velcro pads. Bring the lower flap up and the top flap down.
5. Secure the monitor and the carrying strap to monitor bracket.
A. Observe the screw holes (for the four large thumbscrews) on each side of the monitor. The rear (center)
holes match bracket holes for securing monitor to bracket. (The forward holes match the bracket’s semi-
circular slots for adjusting monitor tilt.)
B. Slide the monitor between the bracket’s wings (sides), with the rear of the monitor over the battery
terminals. Align a bracket hole with a monitor hole (the rear-most of the two holes on a monitor side).
Then align one of the carrying strap’s holes (grommets) with bracket and monitor holes, with strap outside
the bracket. Insert a thumbscrew and tighten. Do the same on the opposite side.
C. Insert a thumbscrew through one of the semi-circular bracket slots (for adjusting monitor tilt) and
tighten. Do the same on the opposite side.
ADJUSTING MONITOR TILT: The bracket’s semi-circular slots allow tilt adjustment of the monitor. Loosen the
thumbscrews to tilt monitor up or down. Tighten thumbscrews to retain prferred monitor tilt.
6. Connect battery and monitor.
Plug the power cord connector (round metal plug) into monitor’s power
jack (DC 12V IN). Then push connectors (at other end of the power cord) onto the battery terminals. IMPORTANT:
Make sure the red (po) connector goes on the red (po) terminal of the battery.
7. Connect camera cable to monitor.
Locate the left cable slot on the plastic carrying shuttle (near the
monitor bracket’s base). With the cable connector and about 10 inches of cable extending upward from the slot,
work the cable under the monitor and to the monitor’s backside. Plug cable connector into the camera jack (C2)
on the upper-left rearof the monitor. Turn locking ring clockwise to secure connection. (Disconnect camera cable
from monitor when transporting or storing the unit.)
STORING CAMERA CABLE. To store the camera’s 50-foot cable, wind all the cable onto the shuttle in a clockwise
direction. Secure the camera end of the cable by inserting cable into the cable slot on right side of the shuttle.
Then place the camera into the yellow fishnet pouch.
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VIEWING TIPS — ON THE WATER
With the Aqua-Vu system assembled and set up, and with all connections made, begin viewing simply by turning
the unit on. You will see a live picture of whatever the camera “sees” at a given moment — The inside of your
boat? Nearby trees? Your fishing partner’s face?
Begin serious underwater viewing by lowering the camera to the bottom. Don’t worry! The camera won’t break
if you bump a rock or suddenly “hit bottom.” Your viewing might be vertical — studying bottom and fish
straight down from you, as from a pier or from an anchored boat. Or you might desire a broader view of an
area’s bottom features and fish distribution. When viewing larger areas, anglers slowly move along in a boat,
eyes glued to the monitor’s ever-changing picture of what the camera sees underwater.
In most waters, fish relate to bottom structure. So, while drifting or slow-trolling, 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 cable in hand, simply raise or lower the camera, paying out more or less cable 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 it.
When viewing over soft bottom, make sure the camera is actually above the bottom and not plowing or “stirring
up” the muck. Remember, if you can’t see bottom, raise or lower the camera to “look” for it. If your camera
becomes snagged, maneuver the boat so the direction of pull is the same as it was when the camera became
snagged. A little jiggling or light tugging will usually enable you to back the camera out of a snag. Avoid pulling
the camera through heavy weed cover or thick brush.
With your Aqua-Vu, you will be fascinated and often surprised by the ever-changing view of underwater scenery:
rocks, weeds, other bottom features — and fish!
(For more advice and viewing tips see Frequently Asked Questions in this manual.)
VIEWING TIPS — ON THE ICE
Your Aqua-Vu is an invaluable ice fishing tool — a giant leap beyond mysterious flashes and unidentified
“fish” on a depthfinder. Aqua-Vu enables you to actually “see” the real picture!
Note these huge Aqua-Vu advantages:
• View bottom structure and distinguishing features — Observe weedlines and weed characteristics, sand versus
muck, big rocks versus small rocks, and transitions from one bottom type to another. That’s a big help in
precisely locating your fishing holes or your fish house!
• Sharpen your fishing techniques — Watch your bait and see how approaching fish react to it. Learn what
baits, lures, colors, and jigging actions attract fish and trigger strikes.
• Identify fish as to species and size. Viewing actual fish with an Aqua-Vu camera solves mysteries about what
depthfinder signals really show. This real picture helps with choices about fishing techniques. And knowing
whether there are fish around aids in deciding to stay or to leave a spot.
When testing a new fishing location, you may bore two holes a few feet apart — one for your fishing line, the
other for lowering your Aqua-Vu camera. You can also rig the camera ina down-viewing position for fishing
and viewing in the same hole. Test-fish for a few minutes in different places. It’s possible to choose or eliminate
potential fishing spots on the basis of “seeing” or not seeing fish while moving around and prospecting.
Aqua-Vu’s ICE-POD is an adjustable tripod that sets over the camera hole, holds camera cable, and is a handy
accessory for easy adjustment of camera direction. Aqua-Vu’s MO-POD and MO-POD II are remote-controlled and
motorized units, on tripods, for convenient “no hands” rotation of the camera. (Available from retailers or online
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