FROM THE BOX TO THE WATER

FIRST-TIME SETUP

Do this at home, on home Wi-Fi - it's also where wireless updates work.

1. ANTENNA, THEN POWERScrew the antenna onto the base before it's powered. Power it up: the screen shows the boot screen, then POLE. The motor stays still - it never turns at start-up.
2. PHONEJoin the same Wi-Fi as the base, hold D2 on the base 3 s to see its address, open it in Safari, then Share › Add to Home Screen. Details
3. PAIR THE REMOTESETUP › PAIR REMOTE › START PAIRING, type the code the remote shows with 1 2 3. Details
4. MOUNT + PAIR THE HEADING PUCKMount it up high, away from metal, magnets, batteries and wires (the motor, speakers, steel), X arrow to the bow - where to mount it. Then SETUP › HEADING PUCK › PAIR PUCK, switch the puck on, wait for GREEN. Details
5. CALIBRATE THE POLE COMPASSSETUP › CALIBRATE POLE COMPASS. Slowly turn the pole head in a figure 8 until accuracy shows GREAT, then SAVE.
6. CALIBRATE THE BOAT COMPASSSETUP › CALIBRATE BOAT COMPASS: a slow full circle with the boat (or a figure 8 by hand), SAVE. Then point the pole straight at the bow and tap MATCH.
7. SET HOMEPoint the pole at the bow, then SETUP › POLE SETTINGS › SET HOME HERE. GO HOME will point it there.
8. YOUR SETTINGSIn Pole settings: SCAN speed, arc and pause at the ends, MOVE PER TAP for the arrows, and GPS smoothing (leave ON).
9. VOICE BOXSwitch it on, wait for Reporting for duty, captain., say cuckoo … how is the battery. Commands

EVERY TRIP

Tick them off - this list remembers on this phone until you reset it.

• Power the baseIt looks for home Wi-Fi for ~15 s, then starts the ScottsPole hotspot by itself.
• Puck onFlick its switch (or plug in its charger if you turned it off from the phone). Wait for GREEN.
• Voice box onAbout a minute until Reporting for duty, captain.
• Phone on ScottsPole Wi-FiOpen the home-screen icon. Header pills: link bars, GPS satellites (yellow = still searching - give it open sky).
• RemotePress or spin the wheel to wake it.
• Pick a mode, press the action buttonThat's it - the base does the rest.

END OF TRIP

• Stop the polePress the action button, or say stop.
• Let the app catch upKeep the app open a minute so it copies the base's flight log - the trip then shows in TRIPS with its fish count and weather.
• Shut down the voice boxcuckoo, shut down, yes. Wait ~15 s, then switch off its power.
• Puck offSETUP › HEADING PUCK › TURN OFF PUCK for the day, or its switch off for storage.
• Power off the baseThe fish count starts at 0 again next power-up.
• ChargePuck (waterproof USB-C) and remote.