Page 3: Table Of Contents
Charging the ROV battery pack .................. 27 Receiving your ROV ....................27 How to charge your ROV battery pack ............. 27 Putting together the Boxfish Luna system ............. 28 Connecting cables - connection diagram ............28 Connect Control Station to power ..............29 Assemble tether reel ....................
Page 4 Lubricate tether penetrator O-rings ..............41 Test external devices and Luna configurations ..........42 Practise adding ballast washers (and ballast bars, if present) ....42 Boxfish Luna pack up sequence (from out-of-water testing) ...... 43 10.1 Power off Ninja V Recorder ................. 43 10.2...
Page 5 Storage conditions ....................66 17.3 Adjust battery to storage voltage ..............66 17.4 Monthly maintenance during storage .............. 66 18 Updating your Luna system ..................68 R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.
Page 6 18.1 Items required ......................68 18.2 Relevant buttons and labels ................68 18.3 How to update Luna Control Station and camera ........68 18.4 How to update ROV ....................69 Troubleshooting ......................70 19.1 Potential issues and solutions ................70 19.2...
Page 8: Welcome To Boxfish
Congratulations on your Boxfish Luna! Please read these instructions carefully before use. The Boxfish Luna is an ROV with an advanced camera (Sony a7S III or Alpha 1) with multiple recording options and surface camera controls, allowing you to capture cinematic-quality underwater video and still images.
Page 9: Notices
Terms of Sale (available on our website at https://www.boxfish.nz/support/terms-conditions/). Please ensure all Boxfish Luna operators have read and understood this manual and accompanying Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual and Boxfish Battery Charging Manual before using your Boxfish Luna.
Page 10: About This Document
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 3 About this document When first using your Boxfish Luna 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.
Page 11 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 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.
Page 12: Important Safety Information
(available in our Terms of Sale at https://www.boxfish.nz/support/terms-conditions/). Battery safety, maintenance, storage and disposal The ROV contains Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries in its battery pack. Please refer to our Boxfish Battery Charging Manual. (latest version available on our website: https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/. LiPo BATTERY WARNING! You must read the Boxfish Battery Charging Manual and follow the instructions carefully.
Page 13: Safe Rov Operation
Safe ROV operation The Boxfish Luna takes at least two people to operate: one person to pilot the ROV and one person to manage the tether cable. DO NOT use the ROV below its depth rating: check the rating specified in your order or contact us if you are unsure.
Page 14: Boxfish Luna Rov System Overview
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 5 Boxfish Luna ROV system overview Storage cases Each component of your Boxfish Luna system will be stored in a black waterproof Pelican case. A typical Luna system is shown below. ROV case ROV case. Includes the Boxfish Luna ROV.
Page 15: Rov
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Note: Individual Boxfish Luna ROVs may vary from the below specifications. Front and left side view Rear view Pressure vessel Pressure-rated ROV body with ports for thrusters, lights and external accessories as ordered. Depth rating of your vehicle (excluding any external accessories) is dependent on this component.
Page 16 Front camera With the Boxfish Luna ROV there are two options for the front camera: the Sony a7S III and Sony Alpha 1. An easy-to-use mounting system inside the ROV makes it easy to change lenses (if supplied), adjust physical dials on the camera and even swap between cameras (if both cameras are ordered).
Page 17: Control Station
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Control Station The Control Station is a multifunctional surface unit. It is used to: Receive and display video and telemetry data from the ROV Pilot the ROV Remotely operate the front camera inside the ROV and facilitate recording...
Page 18 17” 4K monitor. Displays video feed from front camera. POWER: Power in port. Provides power to the Control Station, via: Boxfish AC Adapter (15 Volts 13.4 Amps), OR Directly from a DC supply capable of supplying 10 Amps with the Boxfish DC Power Cable, OR Boxfish DTap power cable.
Page 19 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual EXT port. Supplies 12V and can be used to power the local USBL beacon (if USBL accessory is supplied). See USBL manual. ETHERNET: RJ45 network port. Can be used to connect a laptop/computer to the Control Station and access data from certain sensors (eg sonar).
Page 20 28. PHOTO button. Used to change front camera to photo mode, and to take a photo with the front camera – see Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual. 29. VIDEO button. Used to start/stop recording video on the Luna camera.
Page 21: Tether
More information and specifications of the Control Station is in Appendix I: Control Station – more information. Camera-related controls and functionality are explained in the Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual. Tether IMPORTANT! Do not drop the tether penetrator. Parts used in the termination inside the tether penetrator can be easily damaged by drops or knocks.
Page 22: Accessory Box Contents
The following items are provided in the Accessory Box at the time of this manual’s release. Other items may be present depending on your order. Camera peripherals Items for your Boxfish Luna front camera (Alpha 1 or A7S III), including: Spare lens(es) (if purchased) Lens caps: for camera and for any spare lenses Battery charger and a spare battery.
Page 23 Cable to power Control Station from an external battery with a D-Tap connector. WARNING! ONLY use AC power adapters supplied by Boxfish. DO NOT connect the Control Station to a DC supply less than 10.5V or greater than 29.5V. Fibre patch connector cable Armoured, military grade fibre patch cable.
Page 24 Battery charger and cables The below items are used to charge the ROV battery pack. Charging is done while the battery pack is inside the ROV. For more information see our Boxfish Battery Charging Manual. (latest version available on our website: https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/.
Page 25 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Vacuum pump and hose Used to put a vacuum in the ROV vacuum chamber, as a way of preventing water ingress. Vacuum pump Manual hand operated vacuum pump used to apply vacuum to ROV body Vacuum hose...
Page 26 Spare fibre optic caps: 4 x red (or yellow) port caps and 4 x clear plastic dust caps for exposed fibre cable ends 80 x ballast washers (12.5g each) or more if your Luna is light Silicone grease x 1 tube...
Page 27 18. Spare weights for front ballast system above/below dome. If this ballast system is present on your Luna, some spare weights and blank spacers will be included in your Accessory Box. Optional sensors for the Boxfish ROV system The accessory box may also contain items for additional sensors in your order.
Page 28: Charging The Rov Battery Pack
(15.6V). Do this as soon as you can, especially if your ROV has spent a long time in transit. How to charge your ROV battery pack For all tasks related to battery safety and charging, see our Boxfish Battery Charging Manual. (latest version available on our website: https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/.
Page 29: Putting Together The Boxfish Luna System
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 7 Putting together the Boxfish Luna system This section describes how to put together the Boxfish Luna, and how to test some of its functions before you put it in the water. We recommend finding a suitable place, for example a large table or bench, to practice assembling your ROV for the first time.
Page 30: Connect Control Station To Power
Control Station power cable plugged in and secured with plastic collar WARNING! ONLY use power adapters supplied by Boxfish. DO NOT connect the Control Station to a DC supply less than 10.5V or greater than 29.5V.
Page 31: Connect Fibre Patch Cable To Tether Reel And Control Station
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 1. Open the tether reel box. Inside will be the tether reel and handle. The handle will be detached and wrapped for protection. 2. Take out the tether reel and place it so that the rubber feet (to prevent sliding) are on the bottom.
Page 32: Connect Tether Cable To Rov
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 4. Remove the red cap from the FIBRE port and remove the clear cap from the cable. 5. Insert the cable carefully, orienting it perpendicular to the connector. Attach and screw in the cable to the port.
Page 33: Storing Tether Penetrator Cap And Fibre Caps During Your Dive
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 2. On the tether penetrator, unscrew the knurled black collar from the black plastic tether penetrator cap. 3. Take off the tether penetrator cap. The knurled collar will remain on the tether penetrator. The brass tether penetrator will now be exposed.
Page 34: Familiarity With Your Rov
To transfer video recorded on the Ninja V SSD to your device, use the SATA to USB adapter supplied in your Accessories Box. Familiarity with your ROV Now that your Boxfish Luna ROV is put together, note the following items. We will cover these in more details later in this manual. Thrusters Check the thrusters and propellers are free of damage/debris before every dive.
Page 35 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Section 12.7: Buoyancy and balance Lights The lighting arms are adjustable. Slightly unscrew the ballast ring caps to pull the lighting arms out and tighten the caps to hold the lights in position. Lights can also be rotated on the ball mounts at the end of each lighting arm.
Page 36: Powering On The Boxfish Luna
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 8 Powering on the Boxfish Luna Please follow the below power on sequence to ensure the proper operation of the camera inside the Luna. Power on Control Station IMPORTANT! DO NOT connect any accessories (if using) to the Control Station USB ports before powering it up.
Page 37 -7 and -20dBm. Camera A small Graphic User Interface to control settings for Control GUI the front camera. See Boxfish Luna Camera R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.
Page 38 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Operations Manual for usage instructions and confirmation that the camera has started correctly. Widget tabs Tabs: Tabs may include Thrusters, USBL or OSD. Thrusters tab is used to turn off/on individual thrusters (see Troubleshooting section). Usage of USBL and OSD tabs will be detailed in separate manuals or instructions.
Page 39: Pre-Deployment Checks
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 9 Pre-deployment checks This section outlines the tasks that need to be done before putting your Luna into the water. It is important to practise these procedures and complete them before every dive. Camera setup and testing...
Page 40 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Unscrewing cap from vacuum port 3. Hold the green end of the vacuum hose firmly to the vacuum port. It must be flush against the ROV to make a seal. Slowly squeeze the trigger of the vacuum pump and then release –...
Page 41: Test Led Illumination Lights
LED modules, the lights will operate at a maximum of 5% intensity while the ROV is out of the water. WARNING! DO NOT look directly into the Luna’s LED illumination lights. Inspect and test thrusters WARNING! DO NOT touch the thrusters when the ROV is on or serious injury may occur.
Page 42: Test Scaling Lasers (If Present)
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 2. When ready to test thrusters, press and hold the OK ( ✓ ) button for six seconds. The ROV will emit a sequence of beeps as a warning to keep away from the thrusters. 3. The ROV will rotate each thruster for a few seconds, in sequence from 1-8, as shown in the diagram below.
Page 43: Test External Devices And Luna Configurations
O-ring inside. Lubricating the O-ring inside the collar of the tether penetrator Test external devices and Luna configurations It is likely that your Luna has several hardware configurations available, for example: External sensors (sonar, USBL, DVL or other) Acrylic or glass front domes or flat ports Different camera lenses.
Page 44: Boxfish Luna Pack Up Sequence (From Out-Of-Water Testing)
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 10 Boxfish Luna pack up sequence (from out-of-water testing) Now we’ll practice packing up the ROV so it’s easier in the field. For additional post-dive tasks, see Section 16: After-dive procedures. Note: When the ROV is packed away, batteries should be at storage voltage.
Page 45: Disconnect Fibre Patch Cable
Control Station to the top of the Accessory Box. Affix dome protector and return the Luna to its case. Detach winder handle from tether reel and pack tether in its case. Store all boxes in a stable, cool, and dry place.
Page 46: Planning Your Dive
11 Planning your dive This section outlines some of the things you need to consider when preparing for a mission with your Boxfish Luna. It is essential that you take the time to plan how and where it will be used.
Page 47: Depth Rating Of Your Rov And External Devices
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual source. Bright sunlight can also make the 17” UHD screen difficult to view, so a shady spot is ideal. It is not necessary for the ROV pilot to be able to see the tether reel or ROV (before it enters the water); good communication with team members is more important.
Page 48: Keeping The Rov Cool
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 11.6 Keeping the ROV cool The ROV should be kept cool (below 30C) while out of the water. During transport to the dive site, keep the ROV in the shade and away from hot areas such as engine rooms.
Page 49: Deploying Your Boxfish Luna In The Water
ROV and Control Station (UPTIME and Rx SIGNAL). 12.4 Pre-deployment checks Check your Luna is operating correctly by performing all the following: 1. Camera checks: Check that the camera and Ninja are set up with your desired recording settings according to the separate Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual.
Page 50: Put Rov In The Water
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual If your ROV has any external devices or sensors installed (eg altimeter, sonar, USBL, grabber or other) turn on the Sensor Power switch to the ON position just before you put the ROV in the water.
Page 51: Check Depth Sensor
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual To determine where to begin adding or removing weights: 3. When all trapped air has escaped from the ROV frame, observe which parts of the ROV are the heaviest and lightest. Light parts will pop out of the water, and the ROV will turn itself upside down while floating upwards if a bottom frame tube is under-weighted.
Page 52 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Launch sequence: 1. Do a final check of the Pressure and Battery readings on the Control Station. 2. Turn all switches on the Control Panel to the OFF position (except the Sensor Power switch if using).
Page 53: Piloting Your Rov
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 13 Piloting your ROV 13.1 Useful telemetry screen info for piloting Note: Some items on your telemetry screen may differ from this picture TARGET ATTITUDE: shows target input from the sticks for each of: Roll, Pitch and Yaw.
Page 54: Moving The Rov
Telemetry Screen – More Information. 13.2 Moving the ROV Boxfish ROV’s eight thrusters allow it to freely move in six degrees of freedom: it can move along its vertical, longitudinal and lateral axes, as well as rotate on them, as shown below.
Page 55: Piloting Modes
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 9. Yaw left / right: the ROV will turn left and right on its vertical axis 10. Roll left / right: the ROV will tilt left and right (“bank”) on its longitudinal axis. 13.3 Piloting modes There are four modes available.
Page 56: Controls For Sea Mode And Rov Mode (Non-Q Modes)
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual (In ROV Mode) When piloting the ROV you will tend to use the right joystick in conjunction with the pitch/roll joystick to move the ROV. To move down a slope on the bottom with varying gradient, you would pitch the ROV down and move it forward to move the ROV down the slope, and adjust the pitch for the different gradients.
Page 57 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 15. Move the joystick away from you to move the ROV forward. 16. Move the joystick towards you to move the ROV in reverse. 17. Move the joystick LEFT to rotate the ROV on its vertical axis. The ROV will rotate to the left / anti-clockwise / counter-clockwise.
Page 58: Controls For Quad Modes (Sea-Q Mode And Rov-Q Mode)
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 13.7 Controls for Quad Modes (Sea-Q Mode and ROV-Q Mode) If you are used to flying drones, you may wish to make use of these modes – the Q stands for “Quadcopter”. The only difference in these modes is that the lateral and yaw movements in the left and right joysticks are swapped.
Page 59: Altitude Hold
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual To drive the ROV on a fixed heading: hold the Stabilisation Hold switch up to the FN position for six seconds. The H-Hold label will appear in the HEADING widget. Note: It is best to turn off Heading Hold when filming as it can cause jerky movements when correcting heading, which can interfere with stability.
Page 60: When To Disable Rts (Return To Surface)
ON position). 13.16 Battery monitoring during your dive As you become more familiar with your Luna, you will learn how it functions and how much time to expect out of a full battery charge. Use the Battery value on the telemetry screen to see how much battery is remaining.
Page 61: Piloting Tips And Tricks
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual discharging the battery completely: it is dangerous and will reduce the life of the battery pack. 13.18 Piloting tips and tricks If operating in a swell, turn off Depth Hold until you are below the influence of the swell to prevent the ROV moving up and down with the swell.
Page 62: Managing Tether Cable During A Dive
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 14 Managing tether cable during a dive Good tether management during a dive is essential for safety and performance of your ROV and to ensure the fibre cable inside is protected from excessive stress (including bending, knotting or twisting) which could cause loss of communications or breakage.
Page 63: Tips
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 14.4 Tips At the start of the dive, you might find it easier to unspool some cable from the tether reel onto the deck to pay out as the ROV descends. When the ROV is returning to the surface, leave the excess cable on deck until you have time to wind it onto the reel properly.
Page 64: Rov Surfacing And Retrieval
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 15 ROV surfacing and retrieval 15.1 How to bring ROV back to surface 1. Manoeuvre the ROV towards the surface: As with descending, it’s easy to do this along a fixed reference such as an anchor line or wharf pile. It there is no fixed reference, it’s often easiest to return the ROV to the launch point by...
Page 65: After-Dive Procedures
16.1 Disconnect ROV components and cables IMPORTANT! To avoid damage to your ROV, carefully follow the pack down procedures from Section 10: Boxfish ROV pack up sequence. Do not allow fibre connections to be exposed for too long: replace caps immediately after disconnection.
Page 66: Attend To Rov Battery
16.4 Attend to ROV battery As soon as possible, get your battery pack back into storage voltage. See our Boxfish Battery Charging Manual (latest version available on our website: https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/). R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.
Page 67: Storing Your Rov
To keep your ROV in optimum condition, every month, use the monthly maintenance procedure described in the Boxfish Battery Charging Manual before storing for another month. R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.
Page 68 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual This is also a good chance to give the ROV a once-over check for corrosion or anything unusual, and let us know. R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.
Page 69: Updating Your Luna System
18.1 Items required A USB memory stick Computer Boxfish ROV, connected to Control Station via tether or dummy tether. 18.2 Relevant buttons and labels 18.3 How to update Luna Control Station and camera 1. Prepare memory stick: Create a folder called FIRMWARE (all capitals) on your memory stick.
Page 70: How To Update Rov
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 3. Transfer files onto USB stick: Move the files into the FIRMWARE folder on your memory stick. 4. Power on ROV and Control Station. 5. Insert memory stick: Insert into the left USB port of the Control Station.
Page 71: Troubleshooting
19 Troubleshooting This section covers troubleshooting issues relating to testing and operations of the Luna. See the Boxfish Battery Charging Manual for battery-related troubleshooting and Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual for troubleshooting related to camera operations. Both are available at https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/.
Page 72 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual If you suspect the connections are dirty, use the pen cleaner and/or cleaning sticks to clean the fibre optic ports and cable connections (see Section 20.3: Cleaning the fibre optic connections). If you clean the fibre connections and the Rx value...
Page 73 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual ROV is behaving If the RO exhibits strange behaviour such as moving on strangely and not its own or not being able to be controlled with the Control responding to Station joysticks, you can try the following: joystick controls Check that the Stabilisation Hold switch is ON.
Page 74: How To Recalibrate Rov Compass
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual stopping, you can disable the Water Sensor by pressing and holding the Water Sensor button for six seconds. IMPORTANT NOTE: The water sensor is a protective feature which prevents the thrusters from being enabled and protects the LED modules of the lights while the ROV is out of the water.
Page 75 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 1. Put the ROV into the water until it is just below the surface and hold onto it, as you would when balancing the ROV. Note that Depth Hold and Stab Hold switches should be OFF and the ROV should not be armed (ie thrusters should not be enabled).
Page 76: How To Retrieve Log Files From Control Station
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 5. When the gyro has completed calibration, UPTIME will start counting again. This sometimes takes less than 60 seconds. The person at the Control Station should monitor UPTIME and let the person moving the ROV know when it starts counting again.
Page 77: Clear Camera Settings Screen From Main Control Station Screen
To bring the camera feed back: 1. Power off the Luna and take the tray. For full instructions, see the Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual. 2. Open the Luna and use the physical selection button on the camera to go through the setup (you may need to move the camera forward to do this).
Page 78: Regular Maintenance Procedures
20.1 Monthly maintenance charging To maintain optimum condition of your battery pack and internal battery in your RX100 camera, we have a procedure to carry out once per month. See Boxfish Battery Charging Manual for procedure. 20.2 Dome care and maintenance...
Page 79 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Use these procedures if you are experiencing signal loss over the tether, or interrupted video or feeds from the ROV. WARNING! DO NOT look into any of the fibre ports or connected fibre cables while the ROV is powered on. The lasers used to transmit signals over the fibre optic cables is invisible but can cause damage to the retina of the eye.
Page 80 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Clean fibre optic ports on Control Station and tether reel Use the fibre optic pen cleaner to clean the following fibre ports: Fibre port (labelled FIBRE) on the Control Station Fibre port on the tether reel.
Page 81: O-Rings Maintenance
Lubricate O-rings frequently, especially on parts of the ROV where they are often used, such as tether penetrator and battery charge ports Only use O-rings supplied by Boxfish. There are spares in your Accessory Replace O-rings that form seals of ROV parts that are removed or opened, such as the tether penetrator and battery charge ports, every year.
Page 82 OR.167N70) but both O-rings will work for the rear lid face seal. ** These seals are only accessible by opening the battery tray. This procedure is covered in the Boxfish Battery Charging Manual. R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.
Page 83: Authorised Repairs
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 21 Authorised repairs We have designed the repair procedures in this section to be simple to carry out in the field. If more complicated repairs are required, your ROV may need to be returned to us (unless agreed with us that these repairs can be done in the field).
Page 84 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual WARNING! Make sure ROV is powered off before working on or touching thrusters. About thrusters We supply one thruster assembly in your Accessories Box. It is an aft thruster (with longer cable). If you need to replace a thruster at the front of the ROV, use a cable tie to secure the extra length of cable.
Page 85: How To Replace A Propeller
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Remove the two screws attaching thruster to its mount on the ROV 5. Carefully remove the entire thruster assembly, including cable and plug. Thruster (fore, with shorter cable) when removed from the ROV 21.3 How to replace a propeller You’ll need to replace a propeller if it gets damaged, or if you’re swapping out a...
Page 86 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Propellers are oriented according to the illustrations below. Front propellers Rear propellers 3. CCW 5. CW 7. CCW 2. CCW 4. CW 6. CCW 8. CW Procedure: 1. Ensure ROV is powered off and vacuum removed.
Page 87 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 5. Slide thruster motor out of the cowling. Note: Pay attention to the location of the thruster cable on the cowling so that you can re-insert the motor in the same position after replacing the propeller.
Page 88: How To Put A Thruster Back On The Rov
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 21.4 How to put a thruster back on the ROV WARNING! Make sure ROV is powered off before working on or touching thrusters. IMPORTANT! Ensure that the thruster’s propeller is the correct orientation for its position on the ROV.
Page 89: Rov Led Lights Replacement Procedure
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Three pins in the thruster port 6. Screw on the cap of the cable until it is firmly finger tight. Before cap is screwed back on Cap should be finger tight 7. Power on ROV and perform a thruster test to confirm thruster is working correctly.
Page 90 ROV’s light circuit. Ensure ROV is powered off and vacuum removed. Then, remove the ROV tray. The tray contains the ROV battery, therefore instructions are contained in the Boxfish Battery Charging Manual (available at https://www.boxfish.nz/downloads/) Unplug light penetrator plug Locate the light to be replaced and follow its cable to its port on the ROV body.
Page 91 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Light penetrator removed from port When the penetrator is unplugged, take your circlip pliers and remove the clip from inside the black knurled penetrator nut. Penetrator nut with clip inside Removing clip with circlip pliers Slide the penetrator nut over the end of the cable.
Page 92 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Plug lighting penetrator into lighting port. To do this, you will need to line up the metal pin protruding from the light penetrator with the hole in the port. It can help to shine a light into the port before installing the plug so you can see where the hole is.
Page 93: Changing Time Zone On Control Station
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 21.7 Changing time zone on Control Station If you wish, you can change the timezone of the Control Station to your local timezone (if it is not set to your local time already). Timestamps appear on Log files from the Control Station.
Page 94 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 5. Click Date & Time in the left-hand menu. 6. Click to select the Time Zone. 7. Click on the map to select your Time Zone and city. 8. Close the window with the red x icon.
Page 95: Shipping Or Travelling With The Rov
Use the original Pelican cases for storage. 22.3 Preparing ROV battery pack Please see the Boxfish Battery Charging Manual for the procedure for getting the battery to the correct voltage for shipping or travelling (15.0V). Requirements for shipping lithium batteries depend on: Your shipping provider.
Page 96: Packing The Rov Components
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual (https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/dgr/lithium-batteries/) however each airline makes their own rules for transport of lithium batteries. You will need to below sticker to the ROV’s shipping case and include your contact details: Include all documentation about batteries that are required by your shipping provider.
Page 97 – in many cases this is 30kg but please check with your airline in advance. Note that some Luna ROVs may never get to less than 30kg (heavier ROVs tend to have reinforcements for higher depth rating, more sensors, bigger front domes etc).
Page 98: Appendix I: Control Station - More Information
17” 4K Monitor: Displays video feed from front camera POWER: Power in port. Provides power to the Control Station, via: Boxfish AC Adapter (15 Volts 13.4 Amps), OR Directly from a DC supply capable of supplying 10 Amps with the Boxfish DC Power Cable, OR Boxfish DTap power cable.
Page 99 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual ETHERNET: RJ45 network port. Can be used to connect a laptop/computer to the Control Station to view data from certain accessories on the ROV (eg sonar, USBL, fluorometer). Usage will be detailed in the accessory manual.
Page 100 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 1. Sea Mode – This is the default operating mode. Movement is relative to the body of water the ROV is in. In Sea Mode thrusting forward will cause the ROV to move in a forward direction and keep the current depth and pitch even if the ROV is pitched up or down.
Page 101 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Depth Hold switch: Enable or Disable the Depth Hold function. Also, the FN position can SET the zero (0) depth setting of the ROV. 1. ON – The ROV will hold the current depth set relative to the surface.
Page 102 9: Grabber, cutter or brush control (if present) 10: Currently no function 11: Rapid Set button: only used if ISO/aperture rapid set dial present, see Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual. 12: Disable Water Sensor: DO NOT use this button unless directed by Boxfish. See Section 19: Troubleshooting.
Page 103 ROV’s internal compass – see Section 19: Troubleshooting. 22. Camera control dial: See Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual. 23. OK (✓) button: 1. Pressing and holding the OK Button for six seconds will initiate a thruster test.
Page 104 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Station off. Note: powering off the Control Station will not disable the ROV thrusters. 32. Metal 1/4" thread mount. Used for the Ninja mount 33. CLEAN HDMI port: This is a HDMI feed of the video directly from the main camera.
Page 105: Appendix Ii: Telemetry Screen - More Information
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 24 Appendix II: Telemetry screen – more information Remaining labels not discussed in earlier sections. ALTITUDE: Altitude from the bottom in metres (will measure altitude only if altimeter accessory is installed and Sensor Power switch is ON), otherwise will display value of 0.00 in red text...
Page 106 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual STEERING: Shows input from the sticks but we are developing an improved widget for this HUMIDITY: Displays the current ROV humidity and a trend line to give an indication of the humidity over time SOURCE VOLTAGE: To verify the power source is supplying the necessary voltage (10-28V) to power the Control Station RX SIGNAL: Indicates signal loss over the tether.
Page 107: Appendix Iii: Boxfish Luna Rov - More Information
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual 25 Appendix III: Boxfish Luna ROV – more information Note: Boxfish Luna products may vary slightly from pictures below, but most components should remain the same. Front and left side view Rear view Pressure vessel Pressure-rated ROV body of hard anodised...
Page 108: Status Indicator Leds
Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Tether port For fibre optic tether cable. Provides telemetry, control signals and video to and from the Control Station Rear bumper Stainless steel bars integrated into the ROV body for bump protection for sensitive domes and tether...
Page 109 Boxfish Luna Owner’s Manual Thrusters are enabled Amber (Blinking) Control system is OK White Rear navigation LEDs Normal condition of the Status LED's (without optional accessories fitted) is 1, 2, and 3 will be ON and 8 will be flashing.
Page 110: Document History
Warning not to look in fibre ports – risk of eye damage due to lasers Care instructions for domes and tethers to prevent breakages New procedure for updates to Luna ROV, Control Station and camera How to set local timezone on Control Station Change in procedure for initiating compass calibration.
Page 111 Accessory Box. Renamed ‘ROV Maintenance’ section to ‘Authorised maintenance and repairs’ and clarified authorised vs non-authorised repairs. Linked to Boxfish Terms and Conditions from relevant sections: ‘Notices’ ‘Charging the ROV battery’ ‘Shipping or travelling with ROV’ section. 21/12/2021 Added requirement to charge ROV for six hours per month during storage periods.
Page 112 (Sony Alpha 1 and a7S III) moved to separate manual: Boxfish Luna Camera Operations Manual. 18/7/2021 Branched document from Boxfish ROV Owner’s Manual and customised for Boxfish Luna. Initial release. p111 R8. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.

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