General DCS500 User manual

Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using this product.
WIRELESS RECORDING
VIDEO INSPECTION SYSTEM
with 5-INCH LCD
USER’S MANUAL
DCS500
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What’s in the Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8
Attach Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Charge Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Install SD Card (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Set Auto Power Off Interval (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8
Install Thread Protector or Probe Tip Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 20
Viewing Live Video on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Viewing Live Video on a TV Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Viewing Live Video on a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11
Recording and Viewing Videos and Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 14
Taking Pictures and Recording Videos . . . . . . . .11 12
Viewing Saved Videos and Pictures . . . . . . . . . . 12 14
Navigating the Five Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 17
Installing and Using ScopeView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 20
Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using ScopeView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 20
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 21
Maintenance Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 22
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Return for Repair Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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KEY FEATURES
• Monitor with 5 in. (127mm) diagonal color LCD can be detached from pi tol grip and probe
to receive video wirele ly
• Grip and monitor are IP54 pla h-proof
• Grip attache to 1m long x 9mm (0.35 in.) diameter flexible-obedient camera-tipped probe
with IP67 rating and depth of field of 1 in. to 10 ft. (25mm to 3m). Longer and thinner
probe are available.
• Squeezing trigger on pi tol grip manually record video clip and till photo onto included
2GB MicroSD card or in integral 128MByte fla h memory. Video and photo can al o be
captured automatically in re pon e to motion in the field of view.
• Monitor ha 1 to 4X zoom function, adju table Auto Power Off trigger, magnet on back for
attaching to metal urface , and built-in microphone and peaker for recording and playing
back voice-annotated video clip
• ScopeView oftware and USB cable for organizing and viewing live and recorded photo
and video on any Window PC
• Stream video onto Internet through optional RCV100 USB wirele PC dongle
• Monitor and grip powered by eparate rechargeable Li-ion batterie
• TV Out jack and A/V cable for viewing live video on NTSC or PAL TV monitor
• Four probe tip acce orie (magnetic pickup, pickup hook. 45° mirror, thread protector
ring)
• Cu tom hard pla tic carrying ca e
• Choice of five menu language
• 1 Year warranty
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Do not u e the probe to in pect environment known or u pected to contain expo ed
electrical wiring.
• Do not u e the y tem in the pre ence of flammable or explo ive ga e .
• Read and under tand all of the in truction in thi manual before u ing the y tem.
• Stay alert, watch what you are doing, and u e common en e. A moment of di traction can
re ult in eriou per onal injury.
• Do not over-reach. Keep proper footing and balance at all time , e pecially where water i
underfoot.
• Alway u e protective eyewear. A du t ma k, non- kid afety hoe , a hard hat or hearing
protection may al o be appropriate for certain in pection environment and ta k .
• Do not u e the y tem to perform medical in pection .
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WHAT’S IN THE PACKAGE
The DCS500 and it acce orie come in a cu tom molded pla tic ca e. The in trument it elf ha
two component : a pi tol grip attached to a camera-tipped probe, and a wirele con ole with an
LCD, multiple I/O jack and a MicroSD card ocket. Al o in the ca e are:
• Four probe tip acce orie (a 45° mirror, a pickup hook, a magnetic pickup and a thread
protector ring)
• A cable with a tandard- ize USB plug at one end and a MicroUSB plug at the other
• An A/V cable with a mini- tereo plug at one end and two RCA plug at the other
• A ignal cable with a mini- tereo plug at both end
• A mini-di c containing: 1) the ScopeView oftware program for viewing and organizing
video clip and photo captured by the DCS500; 2) driver for enabling ScopeView to run
on PC with variou ver ion of Window ; 3) a oft copy of thi u er’ manual in pdf format
• An AC adaptor/charger with a 9VDC, center-po itive output plug
• A hard copy of thi u er’ manual
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Fig. 1 how and name all of the acce orie that come with the DCS500. Fig. 2 how the
name and location of all the control , jack , port and tructure of the unit. Table 1 detail how
the function of each front-panel button change with the DCS500’ operating mode.
Familiarize your elf with the label , po ition and function of all button and connector before
moving on to the Setup In truction and Operating In truction .
1
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9mm diameter camera-tipped probe
2
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Detachable wirele monitor
3
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Wirele grip
4. Pickup hook
5. 45° mirrored viewing tip
6. Magnetic pickup
7. Thread protector ring
8. Mini-CD containing ScopeView oftware
and in truction , Window driver , and oft
copy of thi u er’ manual in pdf format
9. AC charger with dual DC
output cable
10. A/V cable for connecting to TV
11. USB cable for interfacing to PC
12. Signal cable for connecting grip
and probe to monitor
13. 2GB MicroSD card
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Fig. 1. The DCS500 and all
included accessories
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A. Len cap
B. Camera head
C. 1m long, 9mm diameter
flexible-obedient probe
D. Probe connector
E. LCD
F. Grip “power on” LED
G. Grip and monitor power on/off ( and ) button
H. +button. Increa e brightne of
camera lighting
I. button. Decrea e brightne of
camera lighting
J. Grip and monitor battery charge tatu LED
K. Microphone
L. Grip and monitor I/O panel rubber flap
M. multi-function button ( ee Table 1)
N. multi-function button ( ee Table 1)
O. MENU multi-function button ( ee Table 1)
P. multi-function button ( ee Table 1)
Q. multi-function button ( ee Table 1)
R. 4:3/ESC multi-function button ( ee Table 1)
5
AA
S. Threaded tripod mounting hole
T. Speaker
U. DC9V IN jack
V. LINE IN and LINE OUT jack
for connecting monitor and grip
W. TV OUT jack
X. MicroUSB jack
Y. MicroSD card ocket
Z. RESET button
AA. Magnet
Fig. 2. The DCS500’s controls, connectors and
physical structures
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Table 1. The DCS500’s multi-function buttons
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
ATTACH PROBE
The 9mm probe mu t be attached to the pi tol grip for the y tem to function. To attach the
probe:
1) Make sure the grip is not powered on. Stray current
from an energized grip might find a path into the wrong
pin of the probe during the connection proce and
damage the probe.
2) Align the key on the probe connector with the flat on the
grip’ probe connector ( ee photo at right).
3) Pu h the two connector together until they mate.
4) Hand-tighten the connection by rotating the knurled collar of the grip connector in the
direction oppo ite the REMOVE arrow.
Button
Label
In Preview Mode In Playback Mode In Menu Mode
Pressed and held,
powers unit off
Pressed briefly, switches to
Playback mode and displays
last photo saved or first frame
of last video clip recorded
Pressed and held, powers
unit off
Pressed briefly, switches to
Preview mode
Pressed and held, powers unit
off
Pressed briefly, switches to
Preview mode
Zooms out on frame by 0.5X
per button press from
4.0X to 1X
Displays previous photo or
video clip
Highlights selection, field or
menu at left
tarts/stops recording video
clip
Plays pauses video clip
selected for playback
Selects next menu line up
(In et Time/Date submenu,
increments value of time/date
field and selects date format)
MENU
Opens Auto Capture menu and
displays icons of Advanced
ettings, et Time/Date and
Language menus
When browsing folders,
selects highlighted file
For selected files, opens
Playback menu with File
Delete and Format Card
options
Selects highlighted item
or opens selected menu (In
et Time/Date submenu, saves
all field settings and switches
to et Time/Date menu)
Takes a photo
Stops playback of selected
video clip
Selects next menu line down
(In et Time/Date submenu,
decrements value of time/date
field and selects date format)
Zooms in on frame by 0.5X per
button press from 1X to 4.0X
Displays next photo or
video clip
Highlights selection, field or
menu at right
4:3 ESC
Toggles LCD aspect ratio
between 4:3 and 16:9
Pressed once, browses
stored files
Pressed twice, browses
storage folders
Moves up one level in menu
hierarchy or switches to Preview
mode
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CHARGE BATTERIES
The Li-ion batterie in the grip and con ole mu t both be charged (or charging) for the y tem to
be ready for u e.
In ide the DCS500 ca e i an AC adaptor/charger with two output cable (Fig. 1, Callout 9) that
make it po ible to charge both batterie at the ame time. To do o,
1) After lifting the black rubber flap protecting the I/O panel
of the grip and monitor, in ert the cylindrical plug at the end
of one of the cable into the DC9V jack at the bottom of the
grip, and the plug at the end of the other cable into the
DC9V jack on the right ide of the monitor. In Fig. 2, both
flap are identified by the callout “L”, while both jack are
identified by the callout “U”.
2) Plug the AC adaptor into a 110VAC outlet.
While the monitor and grip are charging, the two LED that indicate
battery charge level (Fig. 2, Callout J) will glow red. Once the
batterie have been charged enough to power the grip/probe and
monitor on their own, the LED will change color to green. Once
both LED are glowing green, unplug the charging cable and the
AC adaptor.
INSTALL SD CARD (OPTIONAL)
To install the included 2GB MicroSD memory card (or another card of up to 16GB capacity) in
the DCS500 con ole, lift the black rubber flap on it right ide (Fig. 2, Callout L). Gra p the card
between your thumb and index finger with the contact facing up. Pu h the card into the ocket
(Callout Y) until you feel the card pring back and hear a click. If the card ha been in erted
properly, an icon of an SD card will replace the “M” icon in the upper right corner of the LCD.
Once the monitor detect the pre ence of an SD card, it will tore video clip and photo on the
card, rather than in internal memory.
SET AUTO POWER OFF INTERVAL (OPTIONAL)
By default, the Auto Power Off function of the DCS500 monitor i di abled. To avoid unnece arily
draining the monitor’ battery (which would make the entire y tem unavailable for u e), General
trongly recommend that you re et the Auto Power Off interval from “Never” to 5, 10 or 20
minute of inactivity at the front-panel button . Having the DCS500 occa ionally power off on it
own i only a minor inconvenience becau e the unit can be re tarted in le than 5 econd .
To change the Auto Power Off interval:
1. Pre the MENU button.
2. Pre the button (Fig. 2, Callout Q) twice to open the Set Time/Date menu.
3. Pre the button (Fig. 2, Callout P) three time to croll down three line to Auto Off
Time.
4. Pre the MENU button to open the Auto Off Time ubmenu.
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5. Pre the button to croll down to and highlight the 5 Minutes, 15 Minute or
30 Minutes line.
6. Pre the MENU button to ave your election. Doing o will remove the check mark next
to Never and add a check mark next to your election, confirming that it ha been aved.
7. Pre the 4:3/ESC button (Fig. 2, Callout R) twice to return to Preview (live video) mode.
INSTALL THREAD PROTECTOR OR PROBE TIP ACCESSORY
The DCS500 come with four acce orie (Fig. 1, Callout 4 to 7) that crew on to the camera-
tipped end of the 9mm probe. Each acce ory ha a pecific purpo e:
• The 45° mirror let the probe ee around corner .
• The pickup hook let you retrieve otherwi e inacce ible item een by the probe—
for example, a wedding ring accidentally dropped down a ink drain.
• The magnetic hook let you retrieve lo t or dropped metal object —nut and bolt ,
for example—located by the probe.
• The thread protector ring
Attach the thread protector before you u e the DCS500 for the fir t time. Remove it before
attaching any of the three other acce orie . Reattach the thread protector after removing an
acce ory. Never expo e the thread of the probe tip to the danger of an in pection e ion.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The DCS500 can be operated wirele ly (with the monitor detached from the grip and probe) or
with the two component phy ically connected.
To attach the monitor to the grip, po ition the two lot on the
back of the monitor above the two track on the back of the grip
and carefully lide the monitor down ( ee figure at right) until you
hear a click.
To detach the monitor, carefully lide it up along the track of
the grip.
When u ing the y tem in wirele mode in an electrically noi y
environment, video captured by the probe may appear “ treaky” on
the DCS500 monitor or on a TV monitor or PC creen attached to the
DCS500 monitor. To remedy the problem, try u ing the included ignal
cable (Fig. 1, Callout 12) to electrically interconnect the grip and
monitor. The mini- tereo plug at the end of the ignal cable fit the
LINE IN jack of the monitor and the LINE OUT jack of the grip.
On Fig. 2, both jack are identified by the callout “V”.
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You have three option for viewing live video captured by the DCS500’ camera-tipped probe:
1. View it on the monitor’ 5 in. LCD.
2. View it on a larger TV monitor.
3. View it on a de ktop or laptop PC after connecting the PC to the DCS500 with the upplied
USB cable. Thi option require in talling the ScopeView photo/video management/di play
application and an accompanying driver for the DCS500 from the mini-di c included in
your y tem. In truction for in talling and u ing ScopeView can be found on p. 18 of
thi manual.
VIEWING LIVE VIDEO ON THE MONITOR
Before u ing the DCS500 for the fir t time, remove the pla tic film protecting the LCD.
To power on the unit, pre and hold the button on the grip and the button on the
con ole (Fig. 1, Callout G) for at lea t 3 econd each. The LCD will illuminate and begin howing
real-time video from the camera at the tip of the probe. By default, a date and time will be
di played on the bottom of the creen ( ee p. 16 to learn how to et the date and time). An icon
repre enting the level of battery charge will appear left of center at the top of the creen. If you
have in erted a MicroSD card, an “SD” icon will appear at the top right of the creen. If you have
not in erted an SD card, thi po ition will how the letter “M” to indicate that the only memory
available for toring photo and video clip i the integral 128MByte fla h memory.
To increa e the brightne of the di play, pre the +button (Fig. 2, Callout H) on the grip. To
decrea e brightne , pre the button (Fig. 2, Callout I). In a brightly lit room, changing the
inten ity of the two LED at the tip of the probe ha only a mall effect on the brightne of video
on the creen. The on- creen impact of changing brightne i more pronounced in dark
environment .
To zoom in and out on video, u e the and button . Each pre of each button
increa e or decrea e the zoom level by a factor of 50% relative to actual (1X) ize. Five zoom
level are available: 1.5X, 2.0X, 2.5X, 3.0X, 3.5X and 4.0X, and each appear at the bottom left of
the LCD when elected. From the 4.0X level, you cannot return to normal- ize viewing without
“backing out” of the zoom function by pre ing the button ix time .
The 9mm diameter probe upplied with the DCS500 i “flexible-obedient”, which mean that you
can bend and maneuver it into variou po ition to aim at different target and it will hold it
hape. In practice, profe ional u ually in ert a flexible-obedient probe head-on into an orifice (a
hole in wall or an engine’ cylinder) or a hard-to-reach or hard-to- ee area a a fir t tep. They
then pull the probe out and adju t it bend one or more time until the camera in the tip i
pointing directly at the target or area of intere t. With the probe in erted, you can twirl it until
video appear right- ide up, but in many ca e you cannot change the probe’ angle of approach
very much. You can, however, change the probe’ viewing angle by 90° by attaching the included
45° mirror acce ory to the tip of the probe. See p. 8 for attachment in truction .
Before u ing the y tem, carefully read the Maintenance Tip ection of thi manual on page 21
and 22 to under tand how to u e the probe properly and avoid u ing it improperly. To protect the
camera-tipped end of the probe, rein tall the black rubber len cap after each in pection e ion.
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VIEWING LIVE VIDEO ON A TV MONITOR
To view live video being captured by the DCS500’ camera-tipped probe on an NTSC- or PAL-
format televi ion or TV monitor:
1. Power off the DCS500 monitor by pre ing and holding the button.
2. Lift the black rubber flap at the right of the monitor.
3. In ert the mini- tereo plug at one end of the upplied AV cable (Fig. 1, Callout 10) into the
TV OUT jack on the right ide of the monitor (Fig. 2, Callout W).
4. In ert the yellow RCA plug at the other end of the cable into the televi ion’ “Video In”
jack.
5. Power the DCS500 monitor on by pre ing and holding the button.
6. If you are connecting to a PAL-format TV, open the Advanced Setting menu and change
the TV Output Standard etting from NTSC to PAL ( ee p. 15 for in truction )
After you make the connection, you can watch live video on the DCS500 and the TV at the ame
time. Note: Live video exiting through the TV OUT jack can be zoomed in and out u ing the
and button .
VIEWING LIVE VIDEO ON A PC
To view live video being captured by the DCS500’ probe on a PC, you mu t:
1. Install the ScopeView application and a Windows driver from the mini-di c included
with your y tem by following the in truction beginning on p. 18 of thi manual.
2. Power off the DCS500 by pre ing and holding the button.
3. Lift the black rubber flap on the right ide of the monitor.
4. In ert the MicroUSB plug at one end of the upplied USB cable (Fig. 1, Callout 11) into the
MicroUSB jack on the right ide of the monitor (Fig. 2, Callout X).
5. In ert the tandard- ize USB plug at the other end of the cable into a USB port of your PC.
6. Power on the DCS500 on by pre ing and holding the button. With the USB cable
plugged in, powering on the DCS500 on will not cau e live video to appear on the monitor.
The monitor will how the familiar “waiting” hourgla , and it will continue to do o until
you take the following three tep .
7. Open ScopeView.
8. De elect “Integrated Camera” and elect “In tant USB Camera” u ing the pulldown at the
left of the toolbar below the main menu ( ee creen hot on next page).
9. Click the blue “Connect” button at the right of the pulldown. Your PC’ creen will then
begin howing the ame live video feed from the DCS500’ camera-tipped probe a the
unit’ monitor.
After you make the connection, you can watch live video on the DCS500 and your PC at the ame
time. Note: Live video exiting through the USB jack cannot be zoomed in and out u ing the
and button .
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RECORDING AND VIEWING VIDEOS AND PHOTOS
In addition to capturing and manipulating real-time video, the DCS500 can document—via video
and photo —what the camera at the tip of it probe “ ee .” Squeezing the yellow trigger on the
pi tol grip briefly (or pre ing the front-panel button) take a picture of the probe’ field of
view and tore it a a .jpg file in the monitor’ 128Mbyte fla h memory or on an in talled
MicroSD card. Similarly, queezing and holding the trigger (or pre ing the front-panel
button) cau e the DCS500 to begin recording an .avi video clip of the probe’ field of view onto
the MicroSD memory card (if in talled) or into the unit’ fla h memory.
Other front-panel button are u ed to view (play back) recorded image and video on the
monitor’ 5 in. LCD and to brow e their file and folder . Alternatively, recorded image and
video can be viewed on a larger TV monitor, either by ejecting the SD card and plugging it into a
laptop or de ktop PC (directly or through an SD card reader), or by connecting the DCS500 to a
PC via the upplied USB cable.
Taking Pictures and Recording Videos
Before recording video and till image , you hould in tall a MicroSD memory card ( ee the
Setup In truction ection) and et the current date and time ( ee p. 16). The DCS500 provide a
128Mbyte fla h memory for recording without an SD card, but the fla h memory’ relatively mall
capacity everely limit video recording time. At the DCS500’ default D1 (720 x 480 pixel)
recording re olution, the fla h memory’ entire capacity will be u ed up by le than 4 minute of
video (recorded at 30Mbyte / ec).
To take a picture, make ure the DCS500 i in Preview (Live) viewing mode, with the current
date and running clock at the bottom of the LCD. Squeeze the trigger briefly or pre thel
button. Within le than a econd, the monitor will “chirp” once and a white icon will
appear briefly in the center of the LCD to indicate that a picture wa taken.
To begin recording a video clip, queeze and hold the trigger or pre the button on the
monitor. Thi will cau e 1) the monitor to chirp twice, 2) the current date and time at the bottom
of the creen to change color from white to yellow, 3) the battery charge indicator at the top of
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the LCD to di appear, and 4) a white count-up timer to appear at the upper right of the di play
above a fla hing red •REC icon. The timer will count up from 00:00:00 to indicate the duration of
the clip already recorded.
To stop recording the video clip, pre the button again. Thi will cau e 1) the monitor to
chirp twice, 2) the timer and the •REC icon to di appear from the top right of the di play and 3)
the battery charge indicator to reappear. It will al o return the unit to operation in Preview mode.
You cannot pau e the recording of a video. You mu t u e the button to top recording and
tart again, creating a new file in the proce . The button i the only button that i
re pon ive during the recording of a video.
Viewing Saved Videos and Pictures
You have four option for viewing (playing back) video you have recorded and picture you have
taken:
1. View them on the DCS500’ 5 in. monitor.
2. View them on a larger TV monitor.
3. View them on a de ktop or laptop PC by ejecting the MicroSD memory card from the
DCS500 and plugging it into the PC.
4. View them on a de ktop or laptop PC by connecting it to the DCS500 with the upplied
USB cable. You can view the media u ing a) tandard computer photo and video viewing
application and video application like Window Photo Viewer and Window Media Player
or b) the ScopeView photo/video management/di play application included on the mini-
di c included with your y tem. In truction for in talling ScopeView and the
accompanying driver for the DCS500 from the mini-di c can be found on p. 18 of thi
manual.
The third and fourth option offer additional benefit . A you view your aved in pection video
and picture , you can copy them to your PC. Once the video and image are in your computer,
you can hare them a attachment to e-mail to other experienced at potting and diagno ing
problem in your field. In addition, any video and picture that you have copied to your PC can
be deleted from the DCS500’ fla h memory and SD card, freeing up pace for future photo
capture and video recording .
To view saved pictures and videos (and hear voice annotation of video clip ) on the DCS500’
monitor, power on the unit and pre the button briefly to witch from Preview mode to
Playback mode. In the witch to Playback mode:
• The battery charge indicator on the top line of the di play i replaced by an icon of a
camera or a film trip, corre ponding to the type of recording made mo t recently.
• The creen witche from howing “live” video to howing a tatic image that i either a
aved image or the fir t frame of a aved video.
• The current date and running time clock at the bottom of the creen are replaced by three
piece of information about the tatic image on creen: 1) The name of the ubfolder in
which the image or video file i tored; 2) The image or video’ file name; and 3) The date
and time of it capture.
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To view saved videos and pictures on a larger TV monitor, you must first power off the unit
by pre ing and holding the button. Then:
1. Lift up the black rubber flap at the right of the LCD.
2. In ert the mini-plug end of the upplied video cable into the TV OUT jack on the right ide
of the monitor (Fig. 2, Callout W).
3. In ert the yellow RCA plug at the other end of the cable into the televi ion’ “Video In”
jack.
4. In ert the adjacent white RCA plug into the “Audio In” jack of the left or right channel.
5. Power the DCS500 back on by pre ing and holding the button again.
After you make the connection, you can view recorded video clip and picture on the DCS500
and the TV at the ame time. You can al o hear any voice annotation added to video clip .
To play a saved video clip, pre the button. Once the video tart playing, a running clock
will appear at the upper right of the di play to track the playback po ition. A white (pau e) icon
will al o appear, at upper left. To pause playback of the video clip, pre the button (which
execute the 왖Pau e command indicated at the bottom of the di play). Pre ing the button
will cau e the white pau e icon to change to a white 왘(play) icon. To resume playing the
video, pre the button again (to execute the 왖Play function indicated at the bottom of the
creen). Thi will cau e the pau e icon to reappear. To stop the video clip being played, pre
the button (which execute the 왔Stop command indicated at the bottom of the di play).
To view saved videos and pictures on a PC directly from the MicroSD memory card, open
the flap on the ide of the monitor. Eject the memory card by firmly pu hing on it with a fingertip
until the card pring back and you hear a click. If you are in Preview mode, the SD card icon at
the upper right of the di play will be replaced by an “M” icon. If you are in Playback mode, the
DCS500 will witch to Preview mode.
Many newer PC (and flat- creen TV ) are equipped with a lot for a tandard- ize SD card. If you
want to plug your MicroSD card into uch a lot, you will need a MicroSD to SD card adapter.
They are widely available for $5 or le from mo t con umer electronic retailer .
Plug the MicroSD card with your recorded in pection video and picture into the adapter, and
then plug the adapter into your PC’ SD card lot.
If you have configured your PC to automatically play external media, plugging in the adapter will
open an AutoPlay dialogue box that verifie in ertion of an “SD card”. Clicking on “Open folder to
view file ” reveal one folder, named “YCKC”, which contain all of the video and picture tored
on the card. Double-click on the YCKC folder icon to view the ubfolder containing the individual
video and picture file . The ubfolder ’ name u e the YYMMDD00 format to reflect the date on
which file were added to them. For example, a ubfolder titled “14033100” would contain media
recorded on March 31, 2014. Video clip are in .AVI format and picture are in .JPG format.
To use ScopeView to view saved videos and pictures on a PC via a USB connection, follow
the in truction for Viewing Live Video on a PC on p. 10.
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To use standard PC applications to view saved videos and pictures on a PC via a USB
connection:
1. Install the ScopeView application and a Windows driver from the mini-di c included
with your y tem by following the in truction beginning on p. 18 of thi manual.
2. Lift up the black rubber flap at the right of the LCD.
3. Without opening ScopeView or powering on the DCS500, in ert the MicroUSB plug
end of the upplied USB cable into the MicroUSB jack on the right ide of the monitor
(Fig. 2, Callout X).
4. In ert the tandard- ize USB plug at the other end of the cable into a USB port of your PC.
If you have configured your PC to automatically play external media, plugging in the USB cable
will open an AutoPlay box that verifie connection of a “Removable Di k.” It will al o cau e the
DCS500’ LCD to turn all blue, with the word “USB Di k Mode” overlaid in white.
Clicking on “Open folder to view file ” reveal one folder, named “YCKC”, which contain all of
the video and picture tored on the card. Double-click on the YCKC folder icon to view the
ubfolder containing the individual video and picture file . The ubfolder ’ name u e the
YYMMDD00 format to reflect the date on which file were added to them. For example, a
ubfolder named “14033100” would contain media recorded on March 31, 2014. Video clip are
in .AVI format and picture are in .JPG format.
NAVIGATING THE FIVE MENUS
The DCS500 provide five menu which you can u e to change many of the y tem’ operating
parameter and di play characteri tic .
Four of the five menu become acce ible by pre ing the
MENU button with the DCS500 in Preview mode. Pre the
button, and the fir t menu to appear i the Auto Capture
menu. Below it on- creen, from left to right, will be the icon
of the Advanced Setting , Set Time/Date and Language
menu ( ee creen hot at right).
To choo e among the four menu , u e the and
button a “move right” and “move left” button , re pectively.
All four menu are navigated in identical fa hion. When a menu i open, it name i di played in
an orange banner over the name of ubmenu on a black background. Each ubmenu let you
choo e between or among two or more option for that functional category.
To open any submenu, fir t navigate to it line by u ing the and button a “move
up” and “move down” button , re pectively. Navigating to a ubmenu change the background
color of it line from back to orange. Then pre the MENU button to elect the ubmenu.
To elect any of the available option in ide a ubmenu, u e the ame two- tep procedure. Fir t
u e the and button to navigate to the option’ line, changing it background color to
orange. Then pre the MENU button to elect the de ired option. The only difference between
electing a ubmenu and electing an option i the pre ence of a white check mark next to the
option that i currently in force. Note that pre ing the MENU button to change any function or
parameter move the check mark next to the new option to be enabled or activated.
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The The Auto Capture menu
Submenu name Options Instructions/Comments
Auto Capture On Select On to activate motion en ing
Off (default)
Ma ter Capture Photo 1 (default) Select the camera action to be taken automatically in
Photo 3 re pon e to a motion event. Photo 1 refer to one
5 Second Movie photo and Photo 3 refer to three photo .
10 Second Movie
Range 1/1 (default) Select the fraction of creen area in which motion will
1/4 be en ed and acted on. Selecting a 1/4 area generate
an on- creen green box that can be moved up, down,
left and right by the , , and button .
After moving the box, pre the MENU button to ave
it po ition.
Time lot 1 Select the minimum duration of a motion event
3 (default) needed to trigger an Auto Capture camera action
5
Sen itivity Low Select motion- en ing en itivity to object ize, color
Medium and peed. If operating at the default High en itivity
High (default) level trigger too many unwanted motion event ,
reduce the en itivity to Medium or Low
The Advanced Settings menu
Submenu name Options Instructions/Comments
Movie Re olution QVGA Select QVGA to record video clip with 320 x 240 pixel
D1 (default) re olution. Select D1 to record at 720 x 480 pixel
re olution. D1 file offer higher video quality but take
up more torage pace.
File OverWrite On Selecting On allow new file to overwrite old file
Off (default) when in talled memory i clo e to full capacity.
Selecting Off di allow overwriting, but may prevent
torage of new file .
TV Output Standard NTSC (default) Choo e NTSC in North America, Central America,
PAL Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Choo e PAL in Europe,
Africa and much of A ia and Africa
LCD Brightne Low Adju t brightne to ambient condition
Normal Level-
Normal Level (default)
Normal Level+
High
Format Ye Formatting a MicroSD card era e it entire content
No (default)
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Set to Default Ye Select Yes to re et all etting to their default value
No (default)
Di k Information N/A Di play the total capacity of in talled memory—
128Mbyte internal + MicroSD card capacity (if
in talled)—and how much of that capacity i free
(available)
Firmware ver ion N/A Di play the Ver ion No . of the unit’ firmware and
u er interface
The Set Time/Date menu
Submenu name Options Instructions/Comments
Set Time/Date Current date A) To enter the current date in the default format of
Current time YY/MM/DD (year, month, day): 1) Pre the or
Date format button to increa e or decrea e the YY value. Then pre
the button to advance to and highlight the MM
field; 2) Pre the or button to increa e or
decrea e the MM value. Then pre the button to
advance to and highlight the DD field; 3) Pre the
or button to increa e or decrea e the DD value.
Then pre the button to advance to and highlight
the hour field on the next line.
B) To set the current time: 1) Pre the or 
button to increa e or decrea e the value in the hour
field to match the current hour in 24-hour (military
time) format. Then pre the button to advance to
and highlight the minute field; 2) Pre the or
button to increa e or decrea e the minute value
to match the current value. Then pre the button
to advance to and highlight the econd field; 3) Pre
the or button to increa e or decrea e the
econd value. Then pre the button to advance to
and highlight the date format line below.
C) To change the date format (optional): 1) Pre the
or button repeatedly to cycle through the
three option : YY/MM/DD (default), MM/DD/YY and
DD/MM/YY. 2) Select your preferred format. Whether or
not you change the date format, you must press the
MENU button to ave all of your etting and return to
the Set Time/Date menu one level above.
(Hint: Pre ing the button allow you to return to
any field and change it value before you pre the
MENU button to ave that value and your other
etting .)
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Photo TimeStamp On (default) Select On to record the date and time when a photo i
Off aved. Thi information become part of the photo’ file
and i overlaid on di play of the image.
Selecting Off prevent addition of date and time tamp
to photo file .
After making your election, pre the 4:3/ESC button
to ave it and return to the Set Time/Date menu.
Movie TimeStamp On (default) Select On to record the date and time when a movie file
Off i aved. Thi information become part of the video’
file and i overlaid on playback of the video.
Selecting Off prevent addition of date and time tamp
to video file .
After making your election, pre the 4:3/ESC button
to ave it and return to the Set Time/Date menu.
Auto Off Time Never (default) Determine when the unit will power off automatically
5 minute following a period of time when no front-panel button
15 minute are pre ed. Select 5 minutes to maximize battery life.
30 minute After making your election, pre the 4:3/ESC button
to ave it and return to the Set Time/Date menu. Pre
the 4:3/ESC button again to return to Preview mode.
The Playback menu
Submenu name Options Instructions/Comments
File Delete Single (default) Selecting any option by pre ing the MENU button
All File in Folder open a “Delete Ye or No” creen. Choo e Yes to
All delete either: the Single movie or photo file currently
on- creen; All Files in it Folder; or All file on the
MicroSD memory card.
Format Ye Formatting a MicroSD card era e it entire content
No (default)
The Language menu
Submenu name Options Instructions/Comments
N/A Engli h (default) Select language of creen , menu and ubmenu .
Françai U e the or button to navigate to your
E pañol preference. Then pre the MENU button to ave the
Portuguê election. Finally, pre the 4:3/ESC button to exit the
   
menu and enter Preview mode.
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INSTALLING AND USING SCOPEVIEW
Installation Instructions
1. Place the ScopeView mini-di c in your computer’ CD/DVD drive and clo e the drawer.
2. Manually or u ing AutoPlay, view the file on the di c.
3. Double-click the “ScopeView V1.2_TY_131125.m i line. The “Welcome to the Scope View
Setup Wizard” creen will appear. Click Next to continue.
4. Read the End-U er Licen e Agreement and accept it term by checking the box at lower
left and clicking Next.
5. On the Cu tom Setup creen that appear next, note the advi ory that ScopeView will be
in talled in the ProgramFile (x86) folder of your computer’ “C” drive by default. Thi i
the recommended location. Unle you want ScopeView to be in talled el ewhere on your
computer, click Next.
6. On the creen that appear next, click Install to begin the in tallation.
7. Thi may begin your in tallation. On ome PC , clicking Install may generate a Window
U er Account Control dialog box. Re pond to the que tion “Do you want to allow the
following program from an unknown publi her to make change to your computer?” by
clicking “Ye ”. Thi hould begin your in tallation.
8. When the notification, “Completed the ScopeView Setup Wizard” appear , click Finish.
9. Show your de ktop. Note that the in tallation ha placed a icon on it. Al o note that a
ScopeView ubfolder ha been added to your ProgramFile folder.
10. Re-view the file on the ScopeView mini-di c.
11. Double-click on the file, “In tant USB Camera Driver V1.0.exe”. The “Welcome to the
In tallShield Wizard for Digital Video Camcorder” creen will appear. Click Next to
continue.
12. When the “In tall Shield Wizard Complete” creen appear with the circle to the left of
the line, “Ye , I want to re tart my computer now”, filled in, ave all of your open work
and click Finish.
13. Power off your DCS500 and follow Step 3 through 9 of the in truction for "Viewing Live
Video on a PC” on p. 10.
When you click “Connect”, the main
creen of ScopeView hould begin
howing a live video feed from your
DCS500 that look like the photo at
right:
You can now u e the + and – button
on the DCS500’ grip to imultaneou ly
adju t the brightne of the DCS500’
camera lighting LED and the
brightne of video di played
on your PC.
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Using ScopeView
Once you have in talled ScopeView, you can u e the oftware to view, capture ( tore) and play
back video and picture “ een” by the DCS500’ probe.
To perform the e ta k , you will u e five feature of ScopeView:
• The main menu
• The toolbar below the main menu
• The Preview Pane at the left of the main window
• The Photo and Video tab of the Preview Pane
• The Photo Control bar at the bottom of the main window
• The tatu bar at the bottom of the ScopeView window
To view live video, e tabli h a USB connection between the DCS500 and your PC, power on the
DCS500, open ScopeView and click the tab. You can change the ize (horizontal x vertical
pixel ) of the live feed that appear in ScopeView’ main window by right-clicking on the video.
To start capturing video, click the icon on the toolbar. When you do o, note that on the
right ide of the tatu bar the word “Connected” change to “Capturing…” and that a topwatch
begin running at it right.
To stop capturing video, click the icon again. Note that thi top the topwatch on the
tatu bar and create a thumbnail of the video ju t captured in the Preview Pane.
To play back a captured video, click it thumbnail in the Preview Pane.
The video will play from tart to fini h in the main window over a video control bar like thi
that indicate both it total duration (at the right)
and the current time po ition (at the left). U e the play, pau e and top icon to control playback.
To preview, save, delete, or change the name or storage location of a captured video, or
di play it propertie , right-click the video’ thumbnail in the Video tab of the Preview Pane and
left-click the de ired action.
By default, all video and photo captured by the DCS500 are tored in a folder named
ScopeView that the application create in your MyDocument folder. To change the default
storage location of video and/or photo , left-click the Setting button on the main menu. On the
creen that appear , you can al o change the default format and ize of photo and the ize and
type of compre ion applied to video . The Setting tab al o let you change the default language
of ScopeView from Engli h to Mandarin Chine e.
(All of the function acce ible through the Setting tab on the main menu are al o available from
the button on the toolbar. Similarly, the Tool tab on the main menu provide acce to the
Connect, Photo, Capture and Set Timer function acce ible from the toolbar.
To take a picture of what your DCS500’ probe i currently viewing, click the icon on the
toolbar. Note that doing o create a thumbnail of the picture (often called a creen capture or
vidcap) under the Photo tab of the Preview Pane.
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To view a captured photo in the main window, double-click it icon in the Preview Pane. Note that
when a picture i di played in the main window, the Photo Control bar
al o appear below it. U e the control on the bar to zoom in or out on the picture or rotate it
90 degrees in either direction. To view the next or previous photo, either click the right or left
arrow on the control bar or click the yellow directional arrow that appear within the main
window to the right and left of the di played image.
To configure ScopeView and your DCS500 to automatically capture video and/or photo on
a regular chedule, click the button on the toolbar. You can choo e a daily, weekly or
monthly chedule, or pecify a date, a time or a duration (for a video).
SPECIFICATIONS
LCD Size & Type 5 in. (127mm) diagonal TFT color LCD
LCD Re olution 800 x 480 pixel
Camera Re olution 640 x 480 pixel
Grip Control 1 to 4X video zoom in 0.5 tep , brightne + and –, tart/ top video
recording, take picture
Probe Diameter & Type 9mm (0.35 in.) flexible-obedient
Probe Length 1m (39 in.)
Probe Field of View 60°
Probe Depth of Field 1 in. to 10 ft. (25mm to 3m)
Camera Light Source Four adju table-brightne white LED
Water, Du t, Probe & camera head: IP67
Spla h Re i tance Level Grip and monitor: IP54
Internal Fla h 128MByte
Memory Capacity
SD Card Capacity 2GB (included), 16GB (max)
Video Compatibilitie NTSC and PAL
Wirele Frequency 2.468GHz
Wirele Range 33 ft. (10m), max (with no ob truction )
Movie Re olution D1 NTSC (704 x 480 pixel ), D1 PAL (704 x 576 pixel ),
QVGA (320 x 240 pixel )
Movie File Type .avi
Photo Re olution/File Type 720 x 480 pixel /.jpg
PC Interface USB 2.0
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