Rippton CatchX User manual

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CATCHX BAIT BOAT
QUICK START GUIDE
Please visit https://rippton.com/tutorial to watch the video tutorial of CatchX.
PLEASE READ SECTION 6 AND 7IN THE USER MANUAL
BEFORE READING THIS GUIDE.

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INTRODUCTION
Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing the CatchX baitboat.
CatchX is an advanced smart fishing bait boat, which has a payload of 3kg and
a range of 800 meters. With the two ergonomic handles, it is easy to carry
around with.
You can control the CatchX either by our app Rippton or the remoter control.
Hope you will enjoy every fishing journey with company of CatchX.
Before we start learning how to use it, please download the Rippton App on
your mobile device. You can find the “Rippton” app on the Google Play Store,
Samsung Galaxy Apps and App Store Installing the app requires Android
System 8.0 or above and iOS 9.0 or above.
Download the RIPPTON App
Search for “RIPPTON” on the Google Play Store,
Samsung Galaxy Apps or App Store or scan this
QR code to install the app on your mobile device.

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1. Installation of the Batteries
2. Control of LED Light Belt
Double click the power button of the remote control to switch on/off both of the head
LED light belt and the tail light belt.
3. Attach the Fishing Line
Open the two battery
compartments and place two
fully-charged batteries in
respectively.
Use your hand or your own
screwdriver to unlock the
battery compartments.

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Press the button shown in red square above to open hook release mechanism which
will be open for 5 seconds and close automatically. And attach the fishing line when it
is open.
Note: CatchX Basic Version has one antenna, and CatchX Pro Version has two
antennas.
4. How to Use the Remote Control
4.1 Brief
The CatchX bait boat is capable of covering 800 meters controlled by the CatchX remote
control. The remote control is equipped with a display screen and buttons of different
functions as the image below shows. Please refer to Section 6&7 of the User Manual
for detailed function description.

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4.2 Preparation of the Remote Controller
Step 1 Unfold the rack
Step 2 Unfold the antennas.
Step 3 Attach your mobile device to
the mobile device holder clamp
4.3 Operation of the Joystick
TIP: Move the joystick
to the right to the
maximum extent for 3
seconds to unlock.

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4.4 Releasing Burley and Hooked Fishing Line by the remote
If you intend to use the remote to release burley and/or fishing line，please make sure
the screen on the remote shows M(manual mode).
For more details of using the remote control, please refer to Section 6&7 of the
User Manual.
If you intend to release hopper 1,
press the button HOPPER1, and
wait till the green light of the button
turns on and long press the
CONFIRM button, and so on.
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If you intend to release the hook,
press the HOOK RELEASE button,
wait till the screen shows “hook
selected” and then long press the
CONFIRM button.

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5. How to Use Your Mobile Device to Control
5.1 Connection
Step 1: Open Wi-Fi setting on your phone and find “catchx_xxxxxx”
Step 2: Tap the “catchx_xxxxxx” and enter the password 12345678.
5.2 Operation
Step 1: Open the Rippton app and tap “Fishing” on the bottom
Step 2: Tap the icon in the left upper corner to enter the device control page.
Step 3: Find the CATCHX and tap “Enter”.

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Before setting a mission, please check the image below to understand
what each icon stands for.
The Learner Mode (sailing range limited within 300m) is automatically on the first
time you enter the page. It can be turned off in Common Set..

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Step 3: Calibration
After the boat connected with the APP, please tap the cog icon on the top right-hand
corner of the APP interface to enter “Common Set” as below:
Then tap “Ellipsis” icon on the bottom right-hand corner for calibration.

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Press “Calibrate” on the line of “Compass” to start the whole calibration process:
Note:
⚫Clockwise rotation.
⚫For horizontal calibration, please keep CatchX’s nose facing outwards. For
vertical calibration, please ensure CatchX’s nose always goes downwards from
the beginning.
⚫Please start the horizontal calibration only after the reading of picture 1 instruction
completed and the front light flashed. Otherwise, it will probably cause the failure
of the calibration. Upon the completion of the horizontal calibration, the front light
will flash twice. Then, the vertical calibration can be commenced.
⚫Please restart CatchX Bait Boat upon completion of the calibration.
⚫You will be suggested to do a calibration when you try to use the boat in a new
location where is 3km away from the last location you went to.

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Step 4: Set a Route for Casting Mission
4.1 Tap the “Mission Management”
button (in red square 1) on the top of
left side to start setting a route for your
casting mission. Press the green
button to confirm (in red square 2).
4.2 Tap the “H” button (in red square
3) to set the home point for the
mission. Move the map to set the “H”
icon at your desired spot as the home
point.
Re-tap the “H” button to confirm.
4.3 After the home point has been set,
long press the point you want in the
green circle until the prompt box pops
up.
4.4 Tap “Confirm”.
Repeat the above-mentioned process
if you want to add more waypoints (but
no more than 4 waypoints) .
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4.5 If you want to delete the selected
waypoint, tap it and then select
“Delete” in the prompt box.
Step 5: Select the Hoppers
There are two ways to select hoppers, which directly decides the mode of the mission:
fully automatic and half automatic.
Fully Automatic
✓Before performing the mission, tap the
selected waypoint, and then tap
“Hopper Selection” to confirm which
hopper or fishing line to be released on
which waypoint.
Half Automatic.
✓If you start a task without selecting
hoppers before the CatchX begins to
sail, you need to confirm which
hopper to be released every time
CatchX reaches a selected waypoint.

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NOTE: The CatchX will return to the home point automatically after the mission is
completed.
If you intend to cancel the ongoing
mission, there are two methods:
1) tap the “Return to Home Point”
button. The boat will go back to the
home point set previously;
2) move the joystick on the remote
control downwards for 3 seconds,
the operation mode will turn to
“Manual” and the boat will stay at
the position it stopped.
Step 6: Perform the Mission
a) Tap “Start” in the right
bottom corner.
b) Slide to start.

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Step 7: Release the Hook
a) When the CatchX
arrives the point where
you want to release the
hook, tap the third
button on the left side.
You can also select the
point to release the
hook when selecting
the hoppers before the
mission starts.
b) Slide to cast.
6. Charging
6.1 CatchX Bait Boat
Direct charging ：5.5/2.5 DC
charging port (please refer to
Picture1). Please note that both
batteries must be inside the boat
together when direct charging. It
takes 4-6 hours to be fully
charged; or
Charging the batteries separately
(please refer to Picture2) after
taking those out of the battery
compartment.

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6.2 Remote Control
Connect type-C side of the controller
charger to the power port.
It takes 2-3 hours to be fully charged.

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Catch and eXplore the Future
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