BluEye Pioneer, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ueye Charger Power supply Charging cable for drone USB charger Charging cable for surface unit Drybag for controller Drybag for charger and power supply Universal mount Power on off magnet Moviemask Removable battery installed in drone Hex keys and torx keys Silicone grease Spare o rings Pin spanner Spare propellers ...

Page 3: ...to a depth of 150 m Handle Vertical thruster Slot for universal mount Charging port Camera Lateral thruster LED lights and power on off sensor Forward thruster Battery lid Battery lid screw Salt water ballast weight remove when diving in fresh water ...

Page 4: ...ber connector lid is properly attached The surface unit CANNOT be submerged in water 1 5 m s Antenna Rubber connector lid Connection status indicator Battery check button Battery level indicator Tether connector Securing strap Reset button USB accessory port Charging port Micro USB Power button ...

Page 5: ...e surface 1 5 m s The surface unit is turned on The surface unit is turned on and connected to the drone Battery level is low Push the button with the battery symbol to check the battery level Battery is fully charged Push the but ton with the battery symbol to check the battery level ...

Page 6: ... splash proof it needs to be kept away from water and dust 1 5 m s DC input Drone charging output Charging status Indicates if drone or battery is selected for charging Select to charge drone or batttery Battery charging connector ...

Page 7: ...ry charger cable set the charger selector switch to the drone symbol To charge the battery by connecting it directly to the charger set the charger selector switch to the battery symbol The battery is charging The battery is fully charged ...

Page 8: ...ruster power Light ON OFF Lock heading ON OFF Lock depth ON OFF Capture Video ON OFF Right stick L1 L2 R1 R2 LT LB RB RT Settings Decrease thruster power Left stick Adjust lights Adjust manual camera exposure when enabled in settings Power button Settings Decrease thruster power Left stick Adjust lights Adjust manual camera exposure when enabled in settings MODE button ...

Page 9: ...riggers L2 and R2 to gradually decrease or boost the thrust power Decreasing the thrust is recommended in situations were higher precision is needed for example stable video shoots or tricky naviga tion Boosting of the thrust can be helpful when diving in higher currents or if faster motion is needed Note that boosting will drain the battery faster The remote controller is NOT splash proof It need...

Page 10: ...it or move to another location Beware Beware Beware of wifi limitations Ok to dive Evaluating conditions and safety Avoid diving in unknown water with very poor visibility Dive in open water Beware of struc tures and rocks where the tether may get stuck Beware in areas with kelp and seaweed as the tether may get stuck 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 15...

Page 11: ... turn on the lights in air to prevent overheat ing the LEDs 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 15 SAFETY DO NOT DIVE During thunder storms Currents greater than 1 5 m s Keep tether away from propellers 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m Keep a safe distance of 20 m from people 1 5 m s 150 m Children should only operate under the supervision of adults ...

Page 12: ... for launch 80 20 Make sure the batteries on the drone surface unit controller and mobile de vice are at least 80 charged before you go diving When the battery in the drone reach es 20 when diving go back to shore ...

Page 13: ...ack it all at once First unroll all the tether Make sure that there are no knots Once unrolled take the loose end and put it into the tether bag and pull it out through the hole in the mesh pocket Then pack it 1 m at a time into the tether bag ...

Page 14: ... connector end to the surface unit and place the surface unit in the mesh pocket Attach the bag with the roll top buckle to something stationary to avoid that the bag gets dragged into the sea It could be the boat dock railing or a tree ...

Page 15: ... weights are provided to compensate for the difference Configurations Fresh water no ballast weights Brackish water 1 ballast weight Salt water 2 ballast weights Variations in salinity may occur Always check that the drone floats before diving If not remove a plate ...

Page 16: ...ower button will light up and the surface unit will initialize and the battery status LEDs will sweep from side to side Once the initialization is completed the battery status LEDs will show the current battery charge Turn on the drone by putting the ON side of the magnet attached to the tether bag against the LED light win dow until a melody is played and lights start blinking To connect the dron...

Page 17: ...g mode by pressing the Mode button and the A button at the same time Verify that the first light blinks at a fast rate LT LB RB RT LT LB RB RT Connect the controller To connect the controller to a mobile device go to Bluetooth settings and select the controller The name of the iOS controller is Speedy Gaming Controller and on Android the name is PXN 9613 If the controller is not found or you are u...

Page 18: ...ving your drone Diving at a new location after traveling with your drone When the Blueye app warns you that the compass needs calibration 1 Tap the Compass Calibration button under Drone Settings in the app then follow the on screen instructions Do not calibrate you compass where there is a chance of strong magnetic interference such as magnetite large steel structures or steel reinforce ments und...

Page 19: ...urn back around 360 4 Hold the drone with the camera pointing up and turn around 360 Flip the drone so that the camera is pointing down and turn back around 360 5 Place the drone securely on a horizontal surface and tap Finish calibration in the app Leave the drone for a while for the drone to finish the calibration ...

Page 20: ... Depth Heading Light ON OFF Y button on controller Capture video ON OFF X button on controller Lock depth ON OFF A button on controller Lock heading ON OFF B button on controller It is recommended to immediately turn on both lock depth and lock heading for easier manoeuvrability 35 3 6 m 45 R1 90 135 360 315 L1 ...

Page 21: ...360 315 L1 Pressing L1 brings up information about Dive time Remaining battery Remaining storage Pressing R1 RB brings up menu for viewing Control instructions Light settings Camera settings Calibration Diagnostics Touch controls Forward Backward Turn Left Right Touch controls Up Down Move sideways ...

Page 22: ...e water It is not recommend ed to lower the drone by the tether as this will shorten the life time of the tether Lower the drone slowly into the water by hand A boat hook can also be used from heights 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m 1 5 m s 150 m ...

Page 23: ...he drone is out of the water Pick up the drone from the water 3 6 m 35 End dive 100 00 00 00 45 Battery Dive time Free storage R1 90 135 360 315 L1 To transfer videos and images to a mobile device directly after the dive press the L1 on the controller and tap End dive The connection screen will appear in the app Tap Download video files to choose which files to download to the mobile device ...

Page 24: ...The drone is turned off by putting the OFF side of the magnet attached to the tether bag against the LED light window When the drone is turned off all indi cator lights in the LED light window will be off Also check and remove any foreign objects in the thrusters for example sea weed ON OFF magnet ...

Page 25: ...ater The drone can either be submerged in fresh water or rinsed with a garden hose Running the thrusters submerged in fresh water after each dive will keep them in shape longer The tether can be rinsed inside the tether bag just remember to remove the Surface Unit away from the bag Instructions for changing propellers can be found at support blueyerobotics com ...

Page 26: ... drone can either be done in the app or on a PC To transfer videos and images to a PC go to this address https www blueye no Software FileTransfer Download and install the Blueye File Transfer Desktop App on the computer Turn on the drone and the surface unit and connect the computer to the surface unit Wi Fi Open the Blueye File Transfer Desktop App and choose which files to download to the compu...

Page 27: ...he charging port on the drone with the included charging cable Open the connector lid on the Surface Unit and connect an output of the external USB charger to the charging port micro USB on the Surface Unit Make sure the USB output rating is minimum 2 1A Connect the other USB outputs on the external USB charger to charge a mobile device and the controller To disconnect the power supply from the ma...

Page 28: ...e o rings on the aluminium lid 1 5 m s 150 m 2 Unscrew the aluminium lid with the pin spanner to open it 3 Pull out the battery 4 Make sure that the charging selec tor switch on the bottom is set to battery charging 5 Remove the blue cover on charger Connect the power supply to a wall socket and connect the battery direcly to the back of the charger ...

Page 29: ...e battery canister that will align the battery with the connector Fold down the handle 9 Close the aluminium lid with the pin spanner Make sure to not tighten the lid too much but there shouldn t either be a large gap between the aluminium lid and the aluminium tube Be careful to not damage the threads of the lid when closing 10 Close the battery lid by sliding it along the battery tube The batter...

Page 30: ...efore replacing parts Do not open or detach any parts other than described in the maintenance procedure Any mainte nance work not included in the list is forbidden 1 5 m s 150 m List of servicable parts Propeller Tether SD Card Thrusters See seperate manuals ...

Page 31: ... propeller Cleaning the propeller should also be done regularly if diving in salt water Vertical Propeller Remove the grid on top and unscrew the propeller to replace it with a new one Note that the propeller direction of the replace ment propeller is the same as the one being replaced The propellers are marked with CW clockwise or CCW counter clockwise 1 5 m s 150 m ...

Page 32: ...32 Lateral Propeller Remove the battery cover Unscrew the 3 screws that hold the side covers with a hex key Open the side cover Unscrew the 2 screws holding the propeller ...

Page 33: ...33 Pull the propeller out to replace it with a new one ...

Page 34: ... Backwards Propellers 1 Unscrew the 4 screws holding the thruster grids in place and remove the grid 2 Unscrew the 2 screws holding the propeller and pull the propeller out 3 Replace the propeller with a new one ...

Page 35: ... normal use 1 5 m s 3 knots Thrusters 4 x 350 W Run time at normal use Approx 2 hours Operating temperature 5 to 35 C Camera Sensor CMOS 1 3 inch Max image size 1920 x 1080 pixels Shutter speed 1 30 s 1 8000 s Picture max resolution 2M 1920 x 1080 Picture type JPEG Video resolution FHD 1920 x 1080 25 30 Fps HD 1280 x 720 25 30 Fps Video type MP4 Video storage bit rate 2 to 16 MBit s SD card 64 GB ...

Page 36: ...o 35 C Charging temperature 5 to 30 C Sensors IMU 3 axis gyro accelerometer magnetometer Depth sensor Resolution 0 2 mbar Depth sensor operating range 0 to 30 bar Temperature sensor 1 C Tether Length 75 m Breaking strength 100 kg Number of cables 1 twisted pair copper Size 26 AWG Controller Compatibility iOS or Android ...

Page 37: ... power 125 mW Operating voltage 5 8 4 V Output USB A 5 V 400 mA Input Micro USB 5 V 2 1 AAntenna Dual band 3dBi RP SMA Male Charger specifications Charger Dimensions 56 x 107 x 64 mm LxWxH Operating temperature 5 to 30 C Operating rel humidity 20 to 80 Input 19 5 V 4 A Output 16 8 V 2 5 A Power supply Input 100 240 V 3A 50 60 Hz Output 19 5 V 11 8 A Operating temperature 0 to 40 C Operating rel hu...

Page 38: ...s turned on and it is connected to the drone Surface unit Charging symbol Drone symbol Battery symbol Charger Charging Shows where to connect the charging cable Battery charging symbol Battery fully charged symbol Battery checking Charging Shows where to connect the charging cable ...

Page 39: ...ould void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a...

Page 40: ...aler or an experienced radio TV technician for help This Device complies with Industry Canada License exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two con ditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada ap...

Page 41: ...from uncontrolled waste disposal please dispose of this product separately in accordance with your local laws and regulations Please check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice Marking plate for the drone can be found on the outside of the tube containing the battery See section Charging the battery outside of drone for instructions on how to gain access to the battery tube ...

Page 42: ...th a clean dry cloth if they become dirty The battery needs to be charged before use Always use the correct char ger and refer to the Start Guide for proper charging instructions Do not leave the battery in prolonged charge when not in use After extended periods of storage it may be necessary to charge and discharge the battery several times to obtain maximum performance Retain the original produc...

Page 43: ...use explosion Follow all charging instructions and do not charge the battery pack outside of the temperature range specified in this instruction Charging improperly or at temperatures outside the specified range may damage the battery and increase the risk of fire Do not open modify or attempt to repair the battery pack Do not charge the battery pack in a damp or wet environment Do not cover the c...

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