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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to Boxfish ..........................................................................................................6
2 Notices .................................................................................................................................. 7
3 About this document........................................................................................................8
Other ROV documents.............................................................................................8
IMPORTANT and WARNING messages .............................................................8
4 Important safety information....................................................................................... 10
Battery safety, maintenance, storage and disposal ..................................... 10
Lifting the ROV components ............................................................................... 10
Hazards........................................................................................................................ 10
Safe ROV operation.................................................................................................. 11
5 Boxfish Alpha ROV system ........................................................................................... 12
Storage and Shipping Cases ................................................................................ 12
ROV............................................................................................................................... 13
Control Station.......................................................................................................... 14
Tether reel ...................................................................................................................17
Accessory Box contents........................................................................................ 18
6 Charging the ROV battery pack..................................................................................24
Receiving your ROV ................................................................................................24
How to charge your ROV battery pack.............................................................24
7 Putting together the Boxfish Alpha system............................................................25
Connecting cables - connection diagram........................................................25
Connect Control Station to power.....................................................................26
Assemble tether reel...............................................................................................27
Connect fibre patch cable to tether reel..........................................................27
Connect tether cable to ROV ............................................................................. 28
Storing tether penetrator cap and fibre caps during your dive................29
Attach Ninja V monitor/recorder to Control Station....................................29
Familiarity with your ROV...................................................................................... 31
8 Powering on the ROV system......................................................................................32
Power on ROV with magnetic key......................................................................32
Power on Control Station......................................................................................32
View feeds on telemetry screen..........................................................................32
9 Pre-deployment checks.................................................................................................34
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Apply and test vacuum on ROV pressure vessel...........................................34
Test LED illumination lights ..................................................................................35
Inspect and test thrusters.....................................................................................36
Test scaling lasers (if present) .............................................................................37
Test Ninja V................................................................................................................37
Practise adding ballast washers......................................................................... 38
Lubricate tether penetrator O-rings and collar O-ring............................... 38
Test external devices............................................................................................. 38
10 Power off and pack up ROV (from out-of-water testing).............................. 40
Power off Ninja V Recorder................................................................................. 40
Power down ROV.................................................................................................... 40
Power down Control Station............................................................................... 40
Unplug tether from ROV....................................................................................... 40
Disconnect fibre patch cable............................................................................... 41
Pack away ROV system ......................................................................................... 41
11 Planning your dive............................................................................................................42
Charge ROV Battery ...............................................................................................42
Safety...........................................................................................................................42
Depth rating of your ROV and external devices ............................................42
Research your launch vessel/site.......................................................................43
Hazards........................................................................................................................43
Keeping the ROV cool ........................................................................................... 44
12 Deploying your ROV in the water ...............................................................................45
Overview .....................................................................................................................45
Assembling ROV for a dive ...................................................................................45
Power on ROV and Control Station ...................................................................45
Pre-deployment checks.........................................................................................45
(If installed) Turn on Sensor Power for external devices ............................45
Put ROV in the water ............................................................................................. 46
Buoyancy and balance .......................................................................................... 46
How to balance your ROV and make it neutrally buoyant......................... 46
Check depth sensor ................................................................................................47
Check compass ................................................................................................... 48
Begin launch sequence ......................................................................................... 48
13 Piloting your ROV............................................................................................................ 49
Useful telemetry screen info for piloting ........................................................ 49
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Moving the ROV ...................................................................................................... 50
Piloting modes ...........................................................................................................51
Sea Modes...................................................................................................................51
ROV Modes .................................................................................................................51
Controls for Sea Mode and ROV Mode (non-Q modes)..............................52
Controls for Quad Modes (Sea-Q Mode and ROV-Q Mode)......................54
Speed...........................................................................................................................54
Depth Hold.................................................................................................................54
Heading Hold.........................................................................................................54
Altitude Hold..............................................................................................................55
Using the Level button.......................................................................................55
Adjusting the ROV LED illumination lights (underwater) ........................55
RTS (Return to Surface).....................................................................................56
When to disable RTS (Return to Surface) ....................................................56
Battery monitoring during your dive..............................................................56
Battery limits .........................................................................................................56
Notes........................................................................................................................57
14 Managing tether cable during a dive ........................................................................ 58
Safety.......................................................................................................................... 58
Avoiding snags, knotting of tether.................................................................... 58
Avoid pulling on tether while ROV is filming.................................................. 58
Tips ...............................................................................................................................59
15 ROV surfacing and retrieval......................................................................................... 60
How to bring ROV back to surface ................................................................... 60
Removing the ROV from the water................................................................... 60
Power down ROV.................................................................................................... 60
16 After-dive procedures.................................................................................................... 61
Disconnect ROV components and cables ....................................................... 61
Rinse ROV, tether and accessories.................................................................... 61
Leave ROV components to dry ........................................................................... 61
Attend to ROV battery...........................................................................................62
17 Storing your ROV .............................................................................................................63
Prepare for storage .................................................................................................63
Storage conditions ..................................................................................................63
Adjust battery to storage voltage ......................................................................63
Monthly maintenance during storage ...............................................................63
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18 Updating your ROV system ..........................................................................................65
Items required...........................................................................................................65
Relevant buttons and labels.................................................................................65
How to update Control Station ...........................................................................65
How to update ROV ................................................................................................66
19 Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................67
Potential issues and solutions .............................................................................67
How to recalibrate ROV compass ......................................................................70
How to retrieve log files from Control Station ................................................71
Troubleshooting thrusters ....................................................................................72
Clear “Area Setting” screen from main Control Station screen ...............72
20 Regular maintenance procedures...........................................................................75
Monthly maintenance charging...........................................................................75
Dome care and maintenance ...........................................................................75
Tether care.............................................................................................................75
As required: cleaning fibre optic connections............................................75
O-rings maintenance .......................................................................................... 77
21 Authorised repairs .......................................................................................................... 80
How to release vacuum from inside the ROV................................................ 80
How to replace a thruster ..................................................................................... 81
How to replace a propeller................................................................................... 82
How to put a thruster back on the ROV.......................................................... 85
ROV LED lights replacement procedure ......................................................... 86
Tools required .......................................................................................................... 86
Changing time zone on Control Station .......................................................... 90
22 Shipping or travelling with the ROV.......................................................................92
Returning your ROV to us for service or repair..............................................92
Preparing ROV battery...........................................................................................92
Travelling with LiPo batteries...............................................................................92
Packing the ROV components.........................................................................93
Meeting weight limits for air travel.....................................................................93
23 Appendix I: Control Station – more information................................................95
24 Appendix II: Telemetry screen – more information...........................................99
25 Appendix III: ROV .......................................................................................................102
Status indicator LEDs...........................................................................................103
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26 Document history.......................................................................................................105
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1 Welcome to Boxfish
Congratulations on receiving your Boxfish Alpha ROV. Please read these
instructions carefully before use.
We hope you enjoy your Boxfish Alpha!
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2 Notices
This manual is part of the documentation for your Boxfish product as
mentioned in our Terms of Sale (available on our website at
https://www.boxfish.nz/support/terms-conditions/).
Please ensure all ROV operators have read and understood this manual and
accompanying Boxfish Battery Charging Manual before using your ROV.
We make every effort to ensure that the information in this manual is an
accurate and complete description of this Boxfish product at the time of
release of this manual.
The latest version of this manual will be available to all customers on our
website at https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/. The most recent version on our
website will supersede any previous versions, whether printed or electronic.
We will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions from this manual,
and we reserve the right to change the specifications of the hardware and
software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice.
We will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this
product.
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3 About this document
When first using your Boxfish ROV, we recommend reading this document from
beginning to end. Once you are familiar with your ROV, you can use it as a
reference or to refresh your memory.
This document covers:
General safety information
Components of the ROV system
How-to guides for ROV operations, including testing and field use
Tips and tricks to get the best out of your ROV
Storage instructions
Approved maintenance instructions
Guidelines for packing, travelling with and shipping the ROV
Troubleshooting tips.
Other ROV documents
Battery safety information and instructions
This document does NOT cover any instructions or safety information relating
to the Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries used in your ROV battery pack. For this
information you must read our Boxfish Battery Charging Manual. (latest version
available on our website: https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/.
References to our Battery Charging Manual are provided in this manual where
appropriate.
IMPORTANT and WARNING messages
Throughout this document you will see the following messages:
IMPORTANT!
Important notices draw your attention to things you must do (or must not
do) so that you don’t BREAK OR DAMAGE the ROV or its accessories.
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WARNING!
Warnings are for your SAFETY so that you don’t CAUSE INJURY
to yourself, any other operators of the ROV, or people nearby.
LiPo BATTERY WARNING!
Warnings for SAFETY so that INJURY or DAMAGE does not
occur when dealing with the Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries in
Boxfish ROV battery packs.
If not treated according to our instructions, LiPo batteries could
leak corrosive substances, emit toxic gases, catch fire or
explode.
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