Boxfish ROV User manual

Boxfish ROV Owner’s Manual
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Boxfish ROV Owner’s Manual
p1 V1.3 All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.

Boxfish ROV Owner’s Manual
V1.3. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice. p2
Table of Contents
1 Welcome to Boxfish ..........................................................................................................6
2 Safety.....................................................................................................................................6
Lifting.............................................................................................................................6
Hazards.......................................................................................................................... 7
Batteries........................................................................................................................ 7
ROV operation.............................................................................................................8
3 About this document......................................................................................................10
How to use this document.................................................................................... 10
Important notices and warning messages....................................................... 10
4 Notices ................................................................................................................................. 11
5 Boxfish ROV System....................................................................................................... 12
Receiving your ROV ................................................................................................ 12
Storage and Shipping Cases ................................................................................ 12
ROV............................................................................................................................... 13
Control Station.......................................................................................................... 14
Tether reel ...................................................................................................................17
Accessories provided ............................................................................................. 18
Optional accessories for the Boxfish ROV system.......................................23
6 Putting together the Boxfish ROV system..............................................................24
Charge the ROV battery........................................................................................24
Overview of ROV system.......................................................................................24
Connect Control Station to power.....................................................................25
Assemble tether reel...............................................................................................25
Connect tether cable to ROV ..............................................................................27
Store fibre port caps and fibre cable caps safely......................................... 28
Attach Ninja V monitor/recorder....................................................................... 28
Visual inspection / familiarity...............................................................................29
7 Test ROV Functions ........................................................................................................ 31
Power on ROV with magnetic key...................................................................... 31
Power on Control Station...................................................................................... 31
Check feeds from ROV .......................................................................................... 31
Apply and test vacuum on ROV pressure vessel...........................................33
Test LED illumination lights ..................................................................................35
Test thrusters............................................................................................................35

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Practice removing thrusters and replacing propellers ................................36
Test scaling lasers....................................................................................................36
Add ballast washers ................................................................................................36
Lubricate tether penetrator o-rings and collar o-ring..................................37
Power on Ninja V......................................................................................................37
Test auto-focus ........................................................................................................37
Safety check............................................................................................................. 38
Packing up your Boxfish ROV............................................................................. 38
8 Planning your dive........................................................................................................... 40
Overview .................................................................................................................... 40
Charge ROV Battery .............................................................................................. 40
Safety.......................................................................................................................... 40
Keeping the ROV cool ........................................................................................... 40
Choosing a suitable launch site........................................................................... 41
9 Launch .................................................................................................................................42
Overview .....................................................................................................................42
Assembling the Boxfish ROV system for dive................................................42
Pre-dive checks........................................................................................................42
Put ROV in the water ..............................................................................................42
Make ROV balanced and neutrally buoyant....................................................43
Check depth reading.............................................................................................. 44
Begin launch sequence ......................................................................................... 44
10 Piloting your ROV.........................................................................................................45
Overview .....................................................................................................................45
Safety...........................................................................................................................45
Using the Control Station and telemetry data to pilot the ROV ..............45
Navigation directions..............................................................................................47
Piloting modes ......................................................................................................... 48
Speed.......................................................................................................................... 50
Using the Level button............................................................................................51
Adjusting the ROV LED illumination lights .......................................................51
Using auto-focus and manual-focus for 4K camera......................................51
Activate RTS Disable (Return to Surface Disable) .....................................51
Manually focus the camera...................................................................................52
Activate Altitude Hold (if ROV has altimeter attached) ..........................52
More about Sea Mode and ROV Mode .........................................................52

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Tips and tricks.......................................................................................................52
11 Battery management......................................................................................................53
Monitoring battery usage......................................................................................53
Variables that affect battery usage ...................................................................53
Limits............................................................................................................................53
Battery storage.........................................................................................................54
12 Managing tether cable during a dive .........................................................................55
Safety...........................................................................................................................55
Communication between tether operator and ROV pilot...........................55
Best practice for tether management...............................................................55
Winding in the tether cable ..................................................................................55
13 Bringing the ROV back to surface..............................................................................57
Safe ascent practices .............................................................................................57
How to bring ROV back to surface ....................................................................57
14 After-dive procedures................................................................................................... 58
Disconnect ROV components and cables ...................................................... 58
Clean ROV system.................................................................................................. 58
Leave ROV components to dry .......................................................................... 58
Charge ROV battery............................................................................................... 58
15 ROV battery – charging and discharging .................................................................59
Battery charging safety information..................................................................59
Battery charging procedure .................................................................................59
Prepare batteries for storage...............................................................................63
Prepare batteries for shipping............................................................................ 64
16 Care and maintenance of your Boxfish ROV ..........................................................66
How to clean the fibre optic cables and inputs .............................................66
How to release vacuum from inside the ROV................................................ 68
How to replace thrusters and propellers......................................................... 68
How to remove battery tray from ROV.............................................................75
Replacing the ROV Battery...................................................................................79
17 Software and firmware updates................................................................................. 82
Updating Control Station firmware and/or software.................................. 82
Updating ROV firmware........................................................................................ 82
18 Appendix I: Control Station – more information................................................... 83