Tilt (Down | Up); Focus (Out | In); Lights (Dim | Bright); Auxiliary (On | Off) - VideoRay Explorer Manual

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and proportionally controls the amount of vertical thruster "up" or "down" power. When

the knob is centered, there will be no thrust and the VideoRay will rise or sink depending

up on the ballast setting and the presence of any vertical water currents.

6.2.3 TILT (Down | Up)

The camera may be tilted up and down by engaging the Tilt "Up" / "Down" switch in the

desired direction. Releasing the switch causes the camera to hold its orientation. The

Tilt switch is also used to calibrate the compass and depth gauge. See Section 8.7 for

instructions on calibration.

To focus the camera, engage the Focus 'In' / 'Out' switch in the desired direction until

the optimal focus is achieved. Releasing the switch causes the camera to hold its focus.

The Lights knob controls the brightness of VideoRay's on-board lights. When rotated to

the "Dim" position, the lights will not go out, but will glow slightly. Do not set the lights

to "Bright" for more than 20 seconds when the VideoRay is out of the water.

This switch is used to change between various Controller modes. It controls:

• Automatic Depth Control (Section 6.2.2)

• Depth Display Units (Section 6.3.1)

• Joystick Third Axis Control (Section 6.4.2)

The LCD display is used to provide feedback to the operator. Display information

includes depth, units of depth and heading. The LCD also provides messages for

configuration and calibration operations.

Depth is displayed in feet or meters by the digital readout on the LCD display. To switch

the display units, engage the Tilt switch to "Down" while powering up the system. After

the system powers up, release the Tilt switch. To set the units to feet engage the Focus

switch to "Out." To set the units to meters, engage the focus switch to "In." After

selecting the units, the system will be in calibration mode. If you do not want to calibrate

the compass or depth gauge at this point, turn off the system. The VideoRay will

"remember" the last units used and continue to power up in that mode until changed by

the operator. Depth calibration is set at the factory for fresh water. See Section 8.9 for

instructions on calibrating the Depth Gauge.

VideoRay is equipped with an internal compass to aid in navigation. The compass rose is

presented on the LCD display and is marked with North, South, East, and West

August, 2014

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Version 1.0, Rev. C

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