CARPLOUNGE TACKLE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 RT 4 bait boat 1.2 Handheld remote control Jamara FX6 pro 1.3 transmitter box 1.4 tablet PREPARATION "AT HOME" 2.1 Batteries 2.2 the transmitter box 2.3 The tablet 2.4 The handheld remote control 2.4.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE handheld remote...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE USING THE RT4 On the lake 4.1 Quick use only with the handheld remote control 4.2 Driving with the tablet THE CARPLOUNGE PILOT V4 APP 5.1 The initial setup of the Carplounge Pilot V4 app 5.2 Description of the Carplounge Pilot V4 app 5.2.1 The start window...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.7.1 Recording depth data without grid 5.7.2 Recording depth data with grid 5.7.3 Deleting a grid/Raster 5.8 The menu pages 5.8.1 General menu 5.8.2 Touchpad 5.8.3 Autopilot 5.8.4 Version INFO UPDATES...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE FOREWORD The RT4 V4 Element is the newest boat from Carplounge Tackle! It emerged from the exclusive collaboration between Raymarine and Carplounge Tackle and sets the new standard in the bait boat sector. Until now, the echo sounders in bait boats were the hard-wired echo sounders. Due to the data...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE Before you take the baitboat to the lake, the following steps should be taken so that you do not experience any Issues while at the fishing. 2.1 Batteries 1. The Smart baitboat batteries should be fully charged - This can be checked quickly on the battery, by pressing the power button and then reading the LED's display.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE If the map material becomes out of date, (this is controlled by Google) and Note: no map is displayed in the app, it is necessary to reload it at home, or using a hotspot from your phone at the lake.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 3. Place all switches in the upward position Then push the power button upwards to turn on the remote control. Now push the left joystick briefly downwards (red arrows) and as long as all switches are in the upward position, the signal tone will stop, and the remote control now has control of the boat.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE • Blue 1 is the on / off switch • Red 2 is the joystick, which is used to steer the boat to the left, right, forwards and backwards. • Green 3 is the rotary control for the brightness of the LEDs, if you turn it all the way to the left, the LEDs are off.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE Push the battery tray lid down firmly, the circumferential sealing tape ensures that it is watertight. NOTE: It is imperative that 2 sufficiently charged batteries are used. 3.1.2 Placement of Aerials. The baitboat requires 2 Aerials, one for control via the "Autopilot" app and the second Aerial for the echo sounder.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE The "shark fin" ceramic antenna for the echo sounder is pushed down firmly at the rear. 3.1.3 Switching on the RT4 Now that the antennas are attached, the bait boat can be switched on using the two watertight buttons.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 3.2 Preparing the transmitter box 3.2.1 Placement on the Tripod Simply insert the transmitter box into the guide rail while applying slight pressure. Be aware, that the transmitter box can slide all the way through the holder if incorrectly inserted.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 3.3.2 Starting the CARPLOUNGE PILOT V4 APP 1. All you have to do is tap on the Carplounge V4 symbol The App will then open 2. Then bind the app with the boat and transmitter box...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 3. Check battery status and reception in the upper left corner USING THE RT4 on the lake. Now that all previously mentioned points such as charging batteries etc, have been done, the first trip can finally begin. The boat is ready for use and can now be lowered into the water ...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 4.1Quick start only with remote control For this method it is only necessary that the boat is switched on itself. Switch on the handheld remote control according to Chapter 4, Point 3 and with maneuver the boat to the desired position with the right control stick and carry out the desired actions with the left function stick.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE THE CARPLOUNGE PILOT V4 APP This chapter describes how the app is set up and which functions are hidden behind the individual displays and menu items. 5.1 The initial setup of the Carplounge Pilot V4 app. 1.1 If the app has been accidentally deleted or you want to install it on another Android device, you can do this via the Google Playstore.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 1.3 After this, the desired language can be selected. 1.4 Then the selection of the measuring system can be chosen 1.5 Now accept the terms and conditions...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 1.6 Now the app is ready to connect to the boat, transmitter box and boat The Autopilot will connect automatically, but you will have to select the Echo sounder EXT when that appears. 5.2Description of the Carplounge Pilot V4 app 5.2.1 THE START WINDOW...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.2.2 DAS ECHOLOT & KOMPASS FENSTER To see the echo sounder picture you have to connect this before use. To do this, press "Connect echo sounder" in the echo sounder window, then the system searches for the echo sounder, as soon as it has been found it must then be selected...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE In the window you can choose to display the echo sounder image as well as the compass. Furthermore, you can either reduce the window size by pressing the icon 1. Or if you want to have the picture as the main window then you press Icon...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.2.3 The Echo sounder main window To change settings, the echo sounder image must be in the main window. If this is the case, the control bar is on the left side. The scrolling speed is increased by dragging the picture apart horizontally with...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE Pressing the top icon opens the pause function and the screenshot function. Pictures taken are saved in Images / Download folder saved (this may require access approval) By pressing the "eye symbol" you get to the selection of the views,...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE The "paintbrush symbol" takes you to the settings for the color scheme. The depth lines can be shown / hidden here and the maximum depth display is set here. The position of the baitboat or tablet can be saved directly via the "needle icon"...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.3 Quick Actions To be able to carry out actions with the baitboat there is the quickaction control panel. When you open it for the first time, a short description is displayed which can, however, be turned off if you no longer need it...
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE It is possible to display the control bar for all functions in the upper area of the main window. All you have to do is press the "All functions" control panel: The 4 rear quick action fields can be freely assigned by pressing and holding...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.4 Route planer Everything that has to do with a route is set in the Route planner menu. CREATING A ROUTE 5.4.1 To do this, press the "Create route" panel. Afterwards you can set the points on the map in the main window that the boat then starts...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE ADD AN ACTION TO THE WAYPOINT. 5.4.2 In order for the baitboat to perform an action at a waypoint, it must first be assigned to the waypoint. To do this, briefly tap on the waypoint and then the "waypoint selection" appears in the upper part of the window because you can first create all waypoints and then assign the "actions"...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.4.3 DELETING WAYPOINTS Via the waypoint selection you can delete incorrectly made waypoints. To do this, select the desired waypoint and press "Delete" Then the deletion of the waypoint has to be confirmed before it is really deleted...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.4.4 Saving a ROUTE After a route has been created, it can also be saved in order to have it available for later use. To do this, press the "Save" field, after which the route must be given a name, then confirm and the route is saved.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.4.6 DISCARDING A ROUTE A distinction is made between deleting and discarding a route. If a route is discarded, the saved file is retained if it was saved. To discard, just deselect "Create route" on the control panel 5.4.7 DELETING ROUTES...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.5 Saving Positions In the menu Locations, everything revolves around creating spots because spots can not only be created via the echo sounder window. 5.5.1 CREATING A SPOT The fastest way to create a spot is to simply press the desired spot with your...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE In this view it is also possible to delete a spot or to let the boat drive to the spot by holding your finger on the spot icon. Note: Even when driving the boat with the remote control, you can still save the boats position 5.5.2 OVERVIEW OF THE STORED POINTS...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE Here, too, points can be added (bottom right in the corner) and existing points can be deleted, displayed on the map, edited and driven to with the boat. 5.5.3 SAVE TABLET / BOAT POSITION Since the storage of the tablet and boats position is the same, both are described here in summary.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.6 Mapping Menu This extensive section deals with everything related to the integration of overlays, the generation of maps and the different map views, whereby the first points are self-explanatory. 5.6.1 TABLET POSITION ON MAP to center the position of the tablet on the map, all you have to do is press...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.6.2 CHANGE MAP VIEW In Google you can use the globe icon to display the map in two different views, standard and satellite, whereby both map views must have been saved in advance, otherwise you need internet access to load them.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE In order to tilt the map so that structures from the overlay can be better recognized, The "tilt" function must be selected and then pull up or down on the map with two fingers at the same time.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE Then the desired overlay with the available information is then displayed. If you select the recorded depth data you will be taken to the menu depth map generation where the depth data will be evaluated. Here you can then assign...
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.6.4.1 Importing OVERLAYS To import overlays, they just have to be inserted in the appropriate file format (KML) into the download folder on the tablet, after which they are then also available in the overlay selection window. The screenshots, mapping logs, etc.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.7 Mapping tools (mapping) Creating depth maps is arguably one of the most useful things to do when fishing. Knowledge of the structure of a body of water also leads to successful sessions on a regular basis. This section describes how to use the RT4 to collect the data for creating a depth map.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.7.2 RECORDING DEPTH DATA WITH GRID/RASTER To do this, you select the action "Automatically create a grid", if you have pressed here you will be asked to limit the area to be measured: As soon as you have touched the first point again you will come to the window for creating the grid.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE If you start the mapping with the multi function button, the recording starts automatically as soon as the first point is reached and ends when the last Point is reached. 5.7.3 DELETING A GRID/RRASTER To delete a grid you just have to press the "Garbage Icon", then delete it and if the boat is currently in motion, it will be canceled.
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.8.1 GENERAL MENU In this menu window, the displays and the metric system can be changed and the initial setup can be started again from here. 5.8.2 TOUCHPAD In this menu you set everything that the touchpad (control pad) has an influence on.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE The setting marked with 2 causes the control pad "Touchpad" in the main window to enlarge when you tap it The settings marked 3 are settings with which you can set the sensitivity of the steering (top bar) and the maximum speed (bottom bar)
CARPLOUNGE TACKLE 5.8.3 AUTOPILOT This menu defines (A) what the bait boat should do when a task is completed or the reception signal is lost. Furthermore, the speed at which each trip started is set here (B). However, this can also be adjusted while driving.
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CARPLOUNGE TACKLE UPDATES You should check regularly whether there are updates for the app on playstore. Because not only does the app get updates but also the hardware is updated regularly through the app Itself. This is done either by looking at the Playstore or by opening the Carplounge Pilot V4 app Access to the Internet (Playstore) is required to download the update.
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