Flir ThermovisionVoyager II Operators Manual

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Th  e Voyager’s Camera Body is sealed at the factory against atmospheric 
humidity, suspended particulates and other contaminates. It is important 
that you not open the Camera Body for any reason, as it will compromise 
this seal and possibly damage the unit. Opening the Camera Body will 
void the manufacturer’s warranty.
Bulkhead Box
Th e Bulkhead Box is the central hub for all other Voyager system 
components. It accepts vessel power in (24VDC), and exports it to the 
JCU and Camera Body. Th  e...

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JOYSTICK CONTROL UNIT (JCU)
Th  e JCU is your primary method of control for the Voyager. It allows 
you to point the Voyager, zoom the cameras in and out, switch between 
infrared and visible-light cameras, focus, and adjust the Voyager image 
quality, among other functions. In conjunction with the Joystick, the 
Voyager provides Accu-Point, a complete set of on-screen symbology, so 
you can see where the camera is pointed at all times
Refer to the List of Icons section for a description of the...

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VOYAGER JCU CONTROLS
Each of the JCU’s functions, and their corresponding on-screen 
symbology, are described in this section.
Power – Press this button to turn the system On and Off .  When 
turning the system On, two splash screens will display. When the 
thermal image is displayed along with the pan and tilt symbols the 
Voyager is ready to use. It will take approximately 40 seconds before the 
system is completely active; a “Loading, Please Wait...” message will display 
until the Voyager is ready...

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Joystick – Use the Joystick to pivot the Voyager’s Camera Body left 
and right, and tilt it up and down. It is intuitive to use – push the Joystick 
to the left, and the Voyager will pivot left, push the Joystick to the right 
and the Voyager will pivot to the right. Push the Joystick forward and the 
camera will tilt down, pull it back and the camera will tilt up.
Zoom – Twist the knob on the Joystick to zoom in and out with the 
active sensor. Twist the knob to the right to zoom in, and to the left...

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Stab – Pressing this button cycles the 2-axis gyro-stabilization on 
and off . 
Point – Th  e Point command turns off  the Voyager’s pan stabilization. 
Th  is can be helpful when you want Voyager to stay pointing in the same 
position relative to the vessel in a turn. 
Night – Voyager’s infrared imagery is normally black and red 
video. Th  e NIGHT control toggles the IR imagery from black and red 
to black and white. Two rainbow color palettes are also available via the 
Setup menu.
Focus
 – Th e Wide...

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For best results it is suggested you use the manual focus fi rst  when 
trying to look at an image, and then move to the auto focus mode. Th is 
will speed up the focus process. Please be aware that sea conditions may 
aff ect Voyager’s auto focus ability to lock on a target. 
Scene – Voyager has four available automatic gain control (AGC) 
settings: Day Running, Night Running, Night Docking and Man 
Overboard (shown below). 
Night Running
Man Overboard Day Running
Night Docking
Pressing this button...

GETTING STARTED 

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During installation, the Voyager was most likely isolated from vessel 
power with a customer-supplied switch or circuit breaker, so be sure it is 
turned on. Also turn on the display and select the Voyager as the video 
source for the display. Most multi-function displays (MFDs) allow the 
user to select from a number of available inputs. 
Press the Power button on the JCU to turn the Voyager on. From 
there, use the controls on the Joystick Control Unit ( JCU) to 
operate and confi gure the Voyager....

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Move the Joystick to the left and right to pan the camera body left and 
right, and see how the image responds on the monitor. Th  e Joystick is 
pressure-sensitive; the farther you defl ect it from center, the faster the 
camera will move. With a little practice, it won’t take long before you will 
be able to follow moving objects in the air and on the water. 
After you are familiar with how to make the camera point at what you want 
to see, take a look at the infrared image itself. Voyager’s thermal...

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Th  e Voyager automatically adjusts to these changing scene conditions 
to try and give you the best possible picture. Th  e camera contains four 
preset conditions that might provide better imagery in certain conditions: 
Night Running, Day Running, Man Overboard, and Night Docking. 
While these names indicate their intended use, varying environmental 
conditions might make another setting preferable; night running while in 
a harbor, for instance. Experiment with the diff  erent settings, and fi nd...