VideoRay Pro 4 User manual

Version: 1.07.00
Copyright © 2012, VideoRay LLC - The Global Leader in Micro-ROV Technology
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Copyright © 2012, VideoRay LLC - The Global Leader inMicro-ROV Technology
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Table of Contents
Introduction
About this Documentation . . . . . . . . . 8
Glossary . . . . . . . . . 10
General FAQ . . . . . . . . . 15
Pro 4 Overview . . . . . . . . . 17
Quick Start Instructions . . . . . . . . . 18
Safety First . . . . . . . . . 19
System Components . . . . . . . . . 20
Pre-Dive Preparations . . . . . . . . . 21
Dive Operations . . . . . . . . . 25
Post-Dive Operations . . . . . . . . . 26
Equipment Guide . . . . . . . . . 27
ROV . . . . . . . . . 28
ROV Connections . . . . . . . . . 29
Buoyancy . . . . . . . . . 30
Propulsion . . . . . . . . . 31
Main Camera . . . . . . . . . 32
Main Lights . . . . . . . . . 33
Sensors . . . . . . . . . 34
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety Circuits . . . . . . . . . 36
Switches and Connections . . . . . . . . . 37
Computer . . . . . . . . . 40
Panasonic Toughbook . . . . . . . . . 41
Dell 4500/4600 . . . . . . . . . 42
Monitor . . . . . . . . . 43
Hand Controller . . . . . . . . . 44
Help . . . . . . . . . 46
Joystick . . . . . . . . . 47
Depth Control . . . . . . . . . 48
Camera Switch . . . . . . . . . 49
Camera Tilt . . . . . . . . . 50
Camera Focus . . . . . . . . . 51
Lights . . . . . . . . . 52
Snapshot . . . . . . . . . 53
Record . . . . . . . . . 54
Manipulator/Cutter . . . . . . . . . 55
Lateral Thruster . . . . . . . . . 56
Tether . . . . . . . . . 57
TDS . . . . . . . . . 59
Connections Summary . . . . . . . . . 61
Accessories . . . . . . . . . 62
BlueView Technologies . . . . . . . . . 63
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Buckley's . . . . . . . . . 65
Cygnus Instruments . . . . . . . . . 66
Desert Star Systems . . . . . . . . . 67
Franatech . . . . . . . . . 68
KCF Technologies . . . . . . . . . 69
Lyyn . . . . . . . . . 70
Tritech International . . . . . . . . . 71
Turner Designs . . . . . . . . . 73
YSI . . . . . . . . . 74
VideoRay . . . . . . . . . 75
Included Accessories . . . . . . . . . 76
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . 77
Manipulator . . . . . . . . . 78
Cutter . . . . . . . . . 79
Hull Inspection Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . 80
Lateral Thruster . . . . . . . . . 81
Laser Scaling Device . . . . . . . . . 82
Radiation Sensor . . . . . . . . . 83
External Camera . . . . . . . . . 84
HD Camera . . . . . . . . . 85
PAM . . . . . . . . . 86
TINA . . . . . . . . . 87
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . 88
VideoRay Cockpit Guide . . . . . . . . . 89
Video Window . . . . . . . . . 90
Video Text Overlay . . . . . . . . . 92
Instruments . . . . . . . . . 94
ROV Health . . . . . . . . . 96
Control Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . 97
Compass . . . . . . . . . 99
Depth . . . . . . . . . 100
Camera and Lights . . . . . . . . . 101
Camera Menu . . . . . . . . . 102
Default Settings . . . . . . . . . 104
Lens . . . . . . . . . 107
Exposure . . . . . . . . . 108
White Balance . . . . . . . . . 110
Wide Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . 111
Day & Night . . . . . . . . . 113
Image . . . . . . . . . 114
Special . . . . . . . . . 115
Camera Title . . . . . . . . . 116
Communication Adjust . . . . . . . . . 117
Privacy . . . . . . . . . 118
Position . . . . . . . . . 119
Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . 120
Display . . . . . . . . . 121
Factory Default . . . . . . . . . 122
Exit . . . . . . . . . 123
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Water Temperature . . . . . . . . . 124
Turns Indicator . . . . . . . . . 125
Accessory Instruments . . . . . . . . . 126
Manipulator/Cutter . . . . . . . . . 127
Lateral Thruster . . . . . . . . . 128
Laser Scaling Device . . . . . . . . . 129
External Camera . . . . . . . . . 130
LYYN Controls . . . . . . . . . 131
PAM . . . . . . . . . 132
Control Bar . . . . . . . . . 133
Close . . . . . . . . . 134
Help . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Bay . . . . . . . . . 136
Pre-Dive Checklist . . . . . . . . . 138
Post-Dive Checklist . . . . . . . . . 139
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 140
Communications Status . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Room . . . . . . . . . 142
Status Information . . . . . . . . . 143
Systems Tuning . . . . . . . . . 144
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . 147
Images and Videos . . . . . . . . . 148
User Settings . . . . . . . . . 149
Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . 150
System Settings . . . . . . . . . 152
Depth Sensor . . . . . . . . . 153
Advanced Depth Settings . . . . . . . . . 154
Compass . . . . . . . . . 155
System of Measure . . . . . . . . . 157
Video Capture and Display . . . . . . . . . 158
Video Capture Settings . . . . . . . . . 159
Advanced Video Settings . . . . . . . . . 160
Data Import . . . . . . . . . 161
Data Export . . . . . . . . . 163
Companion Applications . . . . . . . . . 166
Instrument Display . . . . . . . . . 167
Software Management . . . . . . . . . 168
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . 169
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . 170
Folder Structure . . . . . . . . . 173
Application Integration . . . . . . . . . 174
Operations Guide . . . . . . . . . 176
Project Management . . . . . . . . . 177
Mission Planning . . . . . . . . . 178
General Logistics . . . . . . . . . 179
On-site Operations . . . . . . . . . 180
Project Completion . . . . . . . . . 181
Tether Management . . . . . . . . . 182
Piloting . . . . . . . . . 183
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Auto Depth . . . . . . . . . 184
Auto Heading . . . . . . . . . 186
Low Visibility . . . . . . . . . 187
Swift Current . . . . . . . . . 189
Deep Water . . . . . . . . . 190
Images and Videos . . . . . . . . . 191
Still Images . . . . . . . . . 192
Video Recording . . . . . . . . . 193
Video Editing . . . . . . . . . 194
Video Production . . . . . . . . . 195
Maintenance Guide . . . . . . . . . 196
Best Practices . . . . . . . . . 197
Emergency Situations . . . . . . . . . 198
Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 199
Propellers . . . . . . . . . 201
Cartridge Seals . . . . . . . . . 202
Example Cartridge Seals . . . . . . . . . 203
Light Domes or Modules . . . . . . . . . 204
Camera Domes . . . . . . . . . 205
Diagnostics and Repair . . . . . . . . . 206
Power . . . . . . . . . 207
Communications . . . . . . . . . 208
Control . . . . . . . . . 209
Video . . . . . . . . . 210
Accessories Guide . . . . . . . . . 212
Integration Overview . . . . . . . . . 213
Categories . . . . . . . . . 215
Imagery . . . . . . . . . 217
LYYN Hawk . . . . . . . . . 218
External Camera . . . . . . . . . 219
HD Camera . . . . . . . . . 220
Intervention . . . . . . . . . 221
Manipulator . . . . . . . . . 222
Cutter . . . . . . . . . 223
Propulsion . . . . . . . . . 224
Hull Inspection Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . 225
Lateral Thruster . . . . . . . . . 226
Sonar . . . . . . . . . 227
ProViewer . . . . . . . . . 228
Pole Mount . . . . . . . . . 229
Gemini . . . . . . . . . 230
SeaSprite . . . . . . . . . 231
Position Tracking . . . . . . . . . 232
Pilot . . . . . . . . . 233
AquaMap Seafloor . . . . . . . . . 234
AquaMap Shiphull . . . . . . . . . 235
Smart Tether . . . . . . . . . 236
Micron Nav . . . . . . . . . 237
Micron Echosounder . . . . . . . . . 238
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Sensors . . . . . . . . . 239
Cathodic Protection Probe . . . . . . . . . 240
C3 Fluorometer . . . . . . . . . 241
Laser Scaling Device . . . . . . . . . 242
METS Methane Sensor . . . . . . . . . 243
Radiation Sensor . . . . . . . . . 244
Thickness Gauge . . . . . . . . . 245
600XL Sonde . . . . . . . . . 246
Integration . . . . . . . . . 247
PAM . . . . . . . . . 248
TINA . . . . . . . . . 249
Customization Guide . . . . . . . . . 250
This Documentation . . . . . . . . . 251
Checklists . . . . . . . . . 253
Hand Controller . . . . . . . . . 254
Accessories . . . . . . . . . 255
SDK . . . . . . . . . 256
Override Mode . . . . . . . . . 257
Upgrader's Guide . . . . . . . . . 258
What's New . . . . . . . . . 259
Pro 3 Upgrader's Guide . . . . . . . . . 260
System Architecture . . . . . . . . . 262
Feature Updates . . . . . . . . . 265
Compatibility Issues . . . . . . . . . 268
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About this Documentation
The VideoRay Pro 4 has sophisticated features, but is easy to use and maintainonce youlearnits capabilities
and the proper operating techniques. This documentation will guide you through your first dive and provide
additional details to help you learn all aspects of its operation.
Document Organization
This documentation is organized into several guides.
The Quick Start Instructions in this section provide the basic steps to get you operational as quickly as
possible while keeping youand the equipment safe.
The Equipment Guide provides details about each component and its function.
The VideoRay Cockpit Guide explains the software features and operation in detail.
The Operations Guide provides tips onhow to use the system most effectively.
The Maintenance Guide provides procedures for routine maintenance, diagnostics and repair.
The Accessories Guide provides informationabout using accessories with VideoRay.
The Customization Guide provides informationabout customizing the system to better meet your
specific needs.
The Upgrader's Guide provides informationabout the latest improvements and comparative information
for people who are familiar with the VideoRay Pro 3.
Document Navigation
You can navigate through the documentation to specific topics using the menu, or step through sequentially using
the Next, Previous and Up tabs. The Next tab will step you from the current topic to the next topic at the same
level unless the current topic has asub-topic. If the current topic has a sub-topic, the Next tab will step you to the
first sub-topic. The Previous tab works similarly, but inreverse sequence. The Up tab canbe used to move from
a sub-topic to its parent topic. Additionally, your current location within the document is shown at the top of each
page under the external links. You can click on any level of the hierarchy to go that location.
Inline links are shown in blue bold font.
A PDF version of this document is available for viewing the entire document as a single file or for printing. A
free PDF Reader is available from Adobe.
Document Conventions
Several symbols are used throughout this documentationto add emphasis and to assist inrelocating important
information. The following table describes these symbols and their uses.
Symbol Description
The Danger icon is used to indicate there is a potential risk of personal injury or death. Extra
care should be taken to understand the risks, and all personnel should exercise caution. It may
also be appropriate to warnothers in the immediate vicinity.
The Caution icon is used to indicate there is a potential risk of damage to the equipment or
surrounding property. Personnel should receive training inthe appropriate procedures before
attempting to operate or maintain the equipment.
The Note icon is used to emphasize a specific detail or point of information.
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The Tip iconis used to highlight a suggestion.
The Hand icon is used to indicate an interactive element of the page. When you hover your
mouse over the hand icon, an image on the page will change to reflect the information in the
text immediately priorto the hand icon. Try it here - hover your mouse over the following text
and hand iconto turnthe hand iconto the left blue: Interactive Text .
Document Customization - My_Notes
This document has beendeveloped to allowlocal online versions to be customized using the My_Notes
feature. Users can add their own notes to each page. See the Customizing this Documentation page in the
Customization section for more information about how to customize this document.
Quality Commitment
VideoRay strives to design, manufacture and deliver the highest quality products and services, including this
documentation. We have made every effort to ensure that this documentationis accurate and provides you with
the most effective means to learnhow to use your new Pro 4. However, there is no substitute for experience
and/or training, especially with respect to the real purpose for which you plan to use this equipment. We
encourage you to explore options beyond the scope of these materials to expand your knowledge and skills
necessary to support your application. In addition to this documentation, VideoRay offers training and technical
support and hosts a general user discussion forum and user image gallery.
We also realize that collectively, users of our products spend considerably more time operating our systems than
we do ourselves. Users also encountermore diverse operating environments across an extremely broad range
of applications. We highlyvalue this vast experience base, and if youhave any questions or suggestions, please
feel free to contact us by any of the following methods.
Address
VideoRay LLC
580 Wall Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
USA
Email
[e-mail] General Information and Sales
[e-mail]
Technical Support
Telephone
[phone] Office
[phone] Fax
The information contained herein is deemed accurate at the time of printing and is subject to change without
notice.
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Glossary
Accelerometer - A device used to measure acceleration - used to determine pitch and roll of the ROV
Accessory - Anoptional device that can be used withthe VideoRay system to augment its features and
capabilities
Accessory Port - ROV connectionfor ROV mounted accessories that provides access to power and data
circuits
Acoustic - Using sound as a method of communicating underwater - often used to measure distance
AGC - See Automatic Gain Control
Altitude - The height of the ROV off of the bottom
Analog Video Out - Video connector on the control panel for interfacing composite analog displays
APIC - (AuxiliaryPair of Independent Conductors) Also called the Spare Pair (See AUX, AUX Port and Spare
Pair)
Artificial Horizon - See Attitude Indicator
Attitude Indicator - Instrument that provides an indication of the pitch and roll of the ROV
ATW - (Automatic White Balance) colorcorrects an image - See also White Balance
Audio - In VideoRay context, the ability to record verbal annotation along with the video recording
Auto Depth - Control Feature that maintains the depth of the ROV at a constant value
Auto Heading - Control Feature that maintains the heading (compass direction) of the ROV at a constant value
Automatic Gain Control - Used to manage the intensityof the image - canbe adjusted for lighter or darker
images
AUX - Circuit provided for accessories or custom applications (See APIC)
AUX Port - Connector on the control panel that provides access to the AUX circuit (See APIC)
Back Light Compensation - Intentional overexposure to minimize the effects of a bright area in an image
Ballast - Weights used to decrease buoyancyof the ROV to achieve desired buoyancy
Black and White - Image quality using black white or shades of gray only
BLC - See Back Light Compensation
Buoyancy - The tendency to float, sink or remain at a constant depth
Bypass - The Bypass switch allows the system to be used in the event of a Line Insulation Monitor alarm state
(See LIM)
Camera - The camera provides avideo image from the ROV
Camera Focus - Method to control image focus or the current state of image focus
Camera Menu - Method to control camera functions
Camera Switch - Method to select whether the internal or external camera is active
Camera Tilt - Method to control the vertical angle of the camera or the current state of camera tilt
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