JW Fishers SeaOtter-2, Operation Manual

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Control Box:
The Control Box is the nerve center of the SeaOtter-2 system. The
Control Panel (lower half) contains all the necessary switches and
indicators to control and monitor the ROV. The umbilical cable to the
ROV is connected to the control panel. Power and control signals are
passed from the control panel through this cable to the ROV.
An off-the-shelf PS2 controller (supplied), plugs into the control
panel and controls the ROV’s: lights, motors, and camera movement.
Wireless PS2 controllers can also be used.
The top half of the control panel contains the 10.4” ultra bright
monitor which displays the live video feed from the front or rear ROV
cameras (switch selectable on the control panel.)
The control box can be split apart at the hinge, by removing two
pins, allowing the upper and lower parts of the control box to be
separated by a short distance.
Control Box
PS2
controller
Control Box Cover
Speaker
Monitor Source
switch
10.4” Ultra Bright
Monitor
Control Box Cover:
The control box cover contains the
built-in 10.4” ultra bright monitor, a
speaker, volume control, and monitor
source switch.
Monitor Source Switch - A two
position switch (ROV or Recorder)
that selects the source of what is
displayed by the monitor.
• In the ROV position the video from
the ROV’s cameras are displayed.
• In the Recorder position the video
is from an external recorder.
Volume Control
Volume Control - Adjusts the volume level from the speaker (playing a video on the monitor from
an external recorder.)
Speaker - Audio, during playback, from an external recorder that is playing back a video on the
monitor