Vexilar Fish Scout 2013 - Manual (Page 6)

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you turn on your monitor in cold weather it will flash red & green when the internal sensor
on the heating element detects the monitor temperature is below -4°F degrees. The red
light will continue to flash until the heating element has heated up the monitor enough
to give you the best image possible. The heating cycle will vary, but can take up to five
minutes for the light to stop flashing. This is normal on very cold days. Because the liquid in
the LCD can freeze, prolonged exposure to extreme temps can result in monitor damage.
Remember: A flashing red & green light and a delay in the monitor coming on when
temperatures are very cold is normal and is done to protect the LCD monitor. On very cold
days, expect the display to be a little blurry at first as the camera display may take a few
minutes to reach its optimum performance brightness. This procedure is done to protect
your investment and avoid excessive battery drain. Storing your camera in a warm place
at all times is ideal.
The Fish Scout Camera
In order to create an ultra clear, high-resolution picture,
Vexilar matched it with a high quality camera. The Fish
Scout uses a ultra low lux CCD camera. This camera
offers a wide 90° viewing angle, giving you a wide
coverage area for maximum visibility.
This camera has a very wide performance range,
giving you great picture quality. It offers both a color
camera, during good lighting conditions and automatically changes to a black and white
camera display for low light conditions. The Fish Scout camera sensor will automatically
switch between a color display or black and white depending on light conditions. The Fish
Scout will automatically switch between color modes depending on the light conditions.
You can check this yourself by turning on the camera and watching as you lower the
system under a table for example. While you may not be able to see much detail under
a dark table with the human eye, the low lux performance of your camera clearly shows
you in great detail what is under the table. While in the water, a cloud passing in front of
the sun could change the monitor from a color image to black and white, this is normal.
Note that the image you see out of the water with your camera is not the same as what
you will see under the water. Water distorts the perspective you normally expect to see.
Your Fish Scout camera is designed to function BELOW the water, not above it, for the
best image possible.
Your Vexilar Fish Scout camera has two high intensity white LEDs for low-light conditions.
This lighting control is easily accessible from the monitor control panel. These lights are
specifically positioned to flood all 90 degrees of your camera viewing angle with light.
The monitor control panel also lets you change the intensity of the lights by simply pressing
the plus or minus keys right after you hit the LED “ON” button on the far left side. A good
rule to remember is to use the least amount of additional light as possible to reduce the
amount of reflective particles seen in the water. Sharing your video images is easy with