TABLE OF CONTENTS Warning !!! Hi voltage on cable! Do not touch the cable in a water during operation! If any damages happen on a shield of cable it must be repaired or changed ! Attention! AC power maximum 240V ! 1.
1. DESCRIPTION 1.1 PURPOSE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS: Underwater module Surface control module Protection polypropylene frame Hand reel Joystick Digital video recorder Computer Monitor Waterproof case Grabber sector sonar USBL positioning system Remotely operated underwater vehicle GNOM is intended for inspection of underwater wrecks and other objects by video camera.
The cable with diameter 6mm is stregthened by Kevlar threads (breaking effort is 200kg) and by additional polyehylene shield. The cable length is max up to 400m. To compensate the weight of vehicle and give neutral buoyancy to it, the float made of foam polysyren is used, and it is put in front part of vehicle. Similar floats can be put on the cable to change the neutral buoyancy to little positive buoyancy.
2.2 Deployment Before using, please, check up all parts of vehicle especially propellers, cable and dome. Clean it if it is necessary. Check propellers rotation by finger. Connect underwater module. Plug in tether connector to underwater module. Connect hand reel and Surface control module by cable.
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Joystick is connected and LED is light. After power ON you see message WELCOME. GNOM is ready for operation. If you use GNOM in a salt water (sea) you should add weights (included in spare parts) on the frame to change buoyancy.
2.3 Operation. Do not rotate thrusters on air! Do not switch lights on a full power on air! Put the vehicle into the water. # To move vehicle Forward/Back and turn Right/Left use right joystick right joystick # Slow mode (SLOW). Press and adjust power gradually (30% or 75% or 100%).
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# Finishing the operation To finish the operation switch power OFF then disconnect cables and pull into the reel. Try to avoid nods and twisting of the cable. After operation please clean propellers and shafts of motors and wash the vehicle in fresh water. Special Functions Sleeping mode (Power Saving Mode) In order to save power and lengthen the using life of batteries, a power saving system is designed in...
2.4. KEYS AND BUTTONS AT THE JOYSTICK R1+R2+X - on/off all lights R1/R2 + X – intensity of the active lights L1, L2 - Camera Up/down. R1, R2 – grabber control L1+L2 - Camera center. START - Autoheading Up/Down - SELECT - change - Screen overlays change active lights...
2.5 SCREEN MODES / OVERELAYS Screen 1: Full overlays. Current bightness Current depth of lights Required Real direction direction Link status Required depth Laser status Front Rear camera Active cam. camera position position Time Date Power % and directions of thrusters Screen 2: depth and compass overlays only.
3. MAITENANCE OPERATION To maintain the vehicle it is necessary: to clean the propellers to rinse the vehicle in the fresh water after using in the sea to inspect the cable after the operation. In case of any damages the cable must be repaired or changed ...
4. SAFETY REQUIREMENT 1. Device belongs to CLASS 1 . For this reason the power adapter must have connection to protective earth. 2. Swith-on and swith-off the machine by main 230V switch, which is placed over the power cord to the external control unit. 3.
5. WARRANTY STATEMENT Manufacturer warrants that at the time of shipment all products shall be free from defects in material workmanship suitable purpose specified product literature. The unit/system warranty commences immediately from the date of customer acceptance and runs for a period of 1 year.
11. ANNEX PROBLEMS SOLUTION Alight LED on control Check that control unit is connected to a power supply unit Check that control unit is switch on If previous conditions are met but LED is still alight, check network fuse of control unit ...
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11. ANNEX SERVICE COUPON Coupon No.1 Date of sale SERIAL NUMBER DATE OF INSPECTION TRUE FALSE DESCRIPTION OF REPARATION HORIZONTAL THRUSTER L HORIZONTAL THRUSTER VERTICAL THRUSTER F VERTICAL THRUSTER B LIGHTS SERVO COMPASS DEPTH SENSOR JOYSTICK CONTROL UNIT MOTOR COUPLING STAMP AND SIGNATURE Coupon N.2 Date of sale...
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11. ANNEX Year of purchase: TABLE № 1. Registration of working time Start and end date of Place of works Underwater unit working Operator name and executed works time (hours) signature...
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11. ANNEX Table No. 2 Statistics of damaged and replaced fuses in control unit Date / time of fuse Type and Type and parameter Operator name and Signature seasoning and her parameter of of power cable fuse work position replacements network fuse +180V Table No.
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11. ANNEX Protocol of perform warranty repairs Client Address Client’s agent name Name of employee taking complaint Date of taking complaint Date of product sale Type of product + serial number Description of defect by client Description of defect by service operator Used material Legitimate complaint...
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