Troubleshooting

Battery Backup service note: https://carpediemonline.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kamo-battery-backup-facility.pdf

Warning:

Not recommended to run the boat on anything more than a 4 Cell Lipo configuration and if you running 4S we recommend limiting your throttle curve down to 80-85%Max to avoid users from flipping their boats when not paying attention of direction at high speeds. (The boat in our video is 4S limited at 90% for example) Please see video above to adjust throttle curve on your i6x.
Do not turn the boat at high speeds especially when fully loaded, it could capsize especially on a 4 cell configuration where speeds are greater, only designed for speeds in a straight line. Remember it’s a bait boat and with speed comes responsibility and user caution..
Do not mix batteries with different cell counts, voltages.
Do not operate the boat in very high winds or storms
Do not run the motor if you pickup line or any objects in the prop, it is designed to break free at the universal joint from the motor when under excessive load, this is to avoid damaging the system.
If you use battery backup (note: this is only for emergencies to get the boat home) you should not run the boat at full speed to avoid burning the micro switch.
Do not activate battery backup if your main battery is not depleted or leave the boat in battery backup active, this could cause the small battery to overload and cause serious damage to your boat. this system is only to be used for emergency situations only.
Don’t leave any batteries loose inside the hull unsupported when operating the boat.

GPS points seem to drift from time to time:

GPS systems available are civil grad GPS, the position will change after couple of hours, it’s depends on the policy of local government and the U.S GPS service. that’s the same reason why your smart phone or car GPS can’t decide which traffic lane the car driving in from time to time.

Normally in 1-2 hours, the repeat accuracy could be achieved within 2.5m; The Toslon GPS supports SBAS mode, this accuracy could be around 1 meter. but SBAS satellites are only available near the sea.

The key point is saving the waypoints when there is more satellites, more than 8 is generally good. Always save home left or right of your swim at about 20m in front of you. This avoids satellite drift and coming across your lines.

Boat tends to go left and right or arch in autopilot:

Perform your compass calibration if available.
Set steering sensitivity
Make sure speed is not to fast
Make sure you have sufficient satellites
Do not run off the reel drag open the spool
Make sure boat is trimmed to go straight

Fish finder cuts out after short distance:

All the fish finders work on radio signals and these are environment dependent, this means other radio signals in the area could effect the performance of your unit even your own remote control could. Weather even power lines can have an effect.

Always use a tripod the higher the better
Don’t stand to close to the head unit with your RC unit
Always run fish finder on it’s own battery if possible
Try other RF Channels most fish finders have this option

Fish finder image jumps around and depths

Sensor location incorrect
Always run fish finder on it’s own battery if possible
don’t run the boat over 2m/s
try keep boat steady and avoid sharp turns
Don’t stand to close to the head unit with your RC unit
Try play with your sensitivity settings and chart speed

My CarpeDiem all in one unit fish finder colors mean the following

Gray represents dense weeds or floating debris
Red represents loose weeds or debris
The thicker the yellow, the larger the flat surface of the ground, the less weeds and the thinner the silt
The blue part is the compensation value modification of the water bottom and soft bottom.

CarpeDiem all in one common questions

Remote won’t boot up?

Push the OK button to confirm language or Carpediem depending on firmware

The compass does not seem to work

The compass only works if the remote is flat, after 20 deg angle it locks the feature, and digital compass has a 15-20 deg error in direction at times.

My boat just keeps beeping and motor will not turn.

Throttle stick must be in down position for boot to register 0 point this is a safety protocol.

My boat goes left or right in auto pilot

You need to make sure boat is trimmed with the trim buttons under the throttle stick, trim the boat at the speed of auto pilot so that the GPS has less work to do to a point. So if auto pilot is at 50% trim the the boat at that speed, it is impossible to trim the boat at all speeds as it will have more torque and higher rpm throughout the throttle curve.

My boat turns around after x amount of meters

Is the antenna installed and in good condition is normally the first place to inspect, try repair the remote to the boat. See next point.

My system is hanging and not responding

Pair the remote to the boat again by going into the menu with boat off, select code setting and once selected turn boat on, the system will pair again and see if issues are now resolved.

Kamo 360 issues:

Boat is not turning on

Check main battery is ok
Check main power switch

Boat ECU beeping

Make sure remote throttle is in down position at power on and SWC in center position when turning on the boat

Boat going very slowly

boat will go into crawl mode if battery is flat, hit SWC to top position to bring boat back on battery backup
Our boats support may power sources and the higher the voltage supplied the faster the boat will be at top end etc. The best all round performance would be on a 4 cell Lipo battery.

Prop not turning but motor running

Shaft or universal joint has come lose, could be due to weed or line picked up

Spinner not spinning

check spinner power switch
check plugs to spinner block inside boat just behind or right of motor, white in color.

Lights not working

check main power on and small switch for lights, or VRA turned to on if so equipped

Not getting much range with my remote control

There are many factors and environmental conditions that can effect range of your remote. One needs to understand that over water it is always a challenge to get range as water reflects and distorts signal. so on a windy day and over choppy water range will be drastically reduced, but if the water is like a mirror and calm you would get better range.

Other factors like airports in the area, power lines, WIFI, Bluetooth, radio towers, other boat users can also cause disruptions. Rietvlei dam has many of these issues for example.

The I6X remote also warns you when signal is low but it could very well keep going for another 100m before it loses signal and hits failsafe so keep that in mind that the warning being emitted from the remote does not mean you have lost signal just yet.

Try get more height like the back of your bakkie flap as this could drastically improve your line of sight over water to give you a little more range.

Other factors to consider.

Bad batteries or cheap batteries being used in the RC
Bad boat battery or ESC which needs to keep a constant power source to the receiver.
Antenna location
Damaged Antenna

You not catching fish

location, location , location
relax
enjoy the moment
fish swim around
don’t over complicate it, keep it simple
keep beers cold for emergency

Toslon Fish finders and GPS

1 The unit shows the message: “Pls. Power on the sensor”

1) Please power on the sensor first, then power on the display. If you turn on the unit in wrong sequence, please restart the display again.2) Please make sure the radio environment is in good condition. Too close to the WIFI, BLUETOOTH device, or noisy R/C controller may result in a very short RC communication distance.

2 The unit lost RF signal in 20 meters

1) Please be sure the antennas are connected properly. And the connector pin of the antenna is in good condition.

2) Please keep the antenna on the boat at least 15cm high above the water, and the antenna on the display 1.5meters above the ground.

3) Please make sure the radio environment is in good condition. Too close to the WIFI, BLUETOOTH device, or noisy R/C controller may result in a very short RC communication distance.

3 The accuracy of GPS position is not good

1) The position accuracy of GPS depends on the satellites signal. If the weather is cloudy or raining, the satellites signal may become poor.

2) If your boat (with GPS receiver mounted) is stationary, the position coordinate may be drifting. Then the error of GPS accuracy may reach 15 meters or even more. However, if your boat is moving with speed 0.5m/s or more faster, the position accuracy will become good enough.

3) Please be sure the mounted antenna of GPS receiver is at least 30cm far from any other antenna, such as antennas for boat or fish finder.

4) In some country or region, for national safety considering, the local government may take some measures to interface the GPS satellites. Thus the GPS coordinate offset may be different at different time.

4 The compass does not show proper direction (TF640 only)

1) The mounted GPS receiver (with compass built in) should be far away from such substance: magnets, iron, nickel, etc. 30cm distance is recommended.

2) The accuracy of the electronic compass normally is in +/-15 degree range. So, it is normal if you found there is small error of the compass.

3) The GPS data of boat direction is updated in 2HZ (twice per second). So, if the boat is turning around at fast speed, the compass display on screen may be delayed.

4) If you find the compass completely does not show the proper direction, please refer page 30 to calibrate the compass by manual operation.

5 The sonar image is fuzzy between the water surface and bottom

1) The transducer should be far away from any air bubbles, such as the engine and propeller. We suggest installing the transducer at 1/3 position form the head of the boat.

2) Bubble is the primary source of interference for all sonar equipment’s. So, the mounted transducer should be some depth under water. The deeper the better. 15cm is recommended.

3) If the depth is less than 15cm, waves of water surface can affect sonar image quality. Adjust the sensitivity to 4-6 may help.

6 There is no fish detected on display, even I can see fish in the water

1) For all sonar devices, there are two blind regions, even for the high frequency sonar like the TF640, the blind regions still exist:

– One blind region: 0.5 m below from water sufreace.

– Another blind retion: 0.3m above bottom.

If fish is in the blind region, it is hard to detect. So, to get an perfect sonar performance, we suggest using the device in water not shallower than 1.2m.

2) [Fish ID. Sens.] menu control the threshold of fish size display. If needed, please set the [Fish ID. Sens.] parameter to 3

7 No depth readout on display when water depth is about 20m

1) Oil, dirt and fuel might cause a film to form on the transducer and reduce its effectiveness. Cleaning the surface of the transducer might help.

2) TF630/640 is a high frequency sonar working at 460hz, the depth capability is 100ft theoretically. However it depends on the bottom condition. The mud can result week echo. So it’s recommended to use the device in water not deeper than 20m.

3) If a deeper depth capability is need, pleas choose transducer of 115Khz.

8 Why is the compass function needed? I think GPS is enough for navigation of my boat.

1) If the speed of boat (with GPS receiver mounted on) is less than 0.6m/s, the GPS data of boat heading direction will be always wrong. And generally the boat is very slow when it is close to the destination. So, it is difficult for you to precisely operate the boat reaching to the destination only with GPS function.

2) With the compass, you can observe the precise heading direction of boat even it is very slow.

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