
Boxfish Alpha Owner’s Manual
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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