Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual
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8 Powering on the Boxfish Luna.................................................................................... 42
Power on ROV with magnetic key..................................................................... 42
Power on Control Station..................................................................................... 42
View feeds on telemetry screen......................................................................... 42
9 Pre-deployment checks................................................................................................ 44
Camera setup and testing.................................................................................... 44
Apply and test vacuum on ROV pressure vessel.......................................... 44
Test LED illumination lights ................................................................................. 46
Test thrusters........................................................................................................... 46
Test scaling lasers (if present) .............................................................................47
Lubricate tether penetrator O-rings..................................................................47
Test Ninja V............................................................................................................... 48
Test camera setting controls .............................................................................. 48
10 Boxfish Luna pack up sequence (from out-of-water testing) ...................... 49
Eject USB stick ........................................................................................................ 49
Power off Ninja V Recorder................................................................................. 49
Power down camera and ROV............................................................................ 49
Unplug tether from ROV....................................................................................... 49
Disconnect fibre patch cable.............................................................................. 50
Power off Control Station .................................................................................... 50
Pack away other components ............................................................................. 51
11 Planning your dive............................................................................................................52
Charge ROV Battery ...............................................................................................52
Safety...........................................................................................................................52
Research your launch vessel/site.......................................................................52
Hazards........................................................................................................................53
Keeping the ROV cool ............................................................................................53
12 Deploying your Boxfish Luna in the water .............................................................. 54
Overview .................................................................................................................... 54
Assembling Boxfish Luna for a dive.................................................................. 54
Power on ROV and Control Station .................................................................. 54
Pre-deployment checks........................................................................................ 54
Turn on Sensor Power switch ............................................................................. 54
Put ROV in the water ..............................................................................................55
Make ROV balanced and neutrally buoyant....................................................55
Check depth sensor ............................................................................................... 56
