Novascope V5500 User manual

USER MANUAL
Industrial Inspection Tool
HIGH-DEFINITION
VIDEO INSPECTION SYSTEM
Model: V5500
Ve rsi o n 1. 0
Pl e as e read th i s us e r man u al car e f u l l y an d thor o u g h l y be f o r e usi n g this pr o d uc t .
Fa i l u r e to unde r s ta n d op e r at i o n pr oc e d u r e s may re su l t in in j ur y.

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Contents........................................................................................1
General Safety Information..............................................................2
Safety Instructions.........................................................................2
Welcome........................................................................................3
Features.........................................................................................3
Structure........................................................................................4
Specifications................................................................................5
Packing List...................................................................................6
Basic Operation ..........................................................................6-7
Install batteries........................................................................6
Prepare the Probe..................................................................6-7
Th e Fu n c ti o n of the Pr ob e Ti p Ac ce s s o r i es . . . .. . .. . ... . . .. . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 7
Operating Instructions.................................................................7-8
Menu Interface................................................................................9
Troubleshooting...........................................................................10
Maintenance Tips..........................................................................11
Warranty Information.....................................................................11
Return for Repair Policy.................................................................11
CONTENTS

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GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION
WARN I N G! Read and unde r s ta n d al l th e in s t ru c ti o n s. Fa i l ur e to fol l o w all ins t ru c t ion s li st e d
be l ow may resu l t in el e c t ri c sho c k , fir e and / o r se ri o u s per s o na l inj u r y.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
☞Pr e ve n t ob j ec t and liqu i d ent r y. Ne v e r sp il l liq u id of an y kind on th e vi de o dis p l ay un i t .
Li q ui d in cr e as e s the ri sk of elec t r i c a l sh o c k an d da m ag e to the prod u c t .
☞Th e un i t is not sh o c k -res i st a n t. Do no t use th i s cam e ra as a hamm e r and avoi d hig h im p a c t
re s ul t an t fro m thi n g s such as dr op p i n g th e un it fr o m hei g h t .
☞D o n ot im m e rs e vi d e o h a n dl e i n w a te r. Av o i d m o is t u r e, a n d s t or e th e p ro d u ct i n a dr y p la c e .
Su c h me as u r es redu c e the ri s k of el e c tr i c sh o ck and dama g e . Th e len s an d tu b e are wa t e r
re s is t an t whe n th e un i t is fu ll y as s e m bl e d , bu t the vi de o di s p l ay unit is not .
☞Do not us e th e came r a if con d e ns a t ion form s insi d e th e lens . Let the wat e r ev a po r at e
be f or e usi n g agai n .
☞Do not us e th e un i t to in s p ec t env i r on m e n ts know n or su s pe c t ed to co n t a i n exp o se d
el e ct r ic a l wi r i ng .
☞Do not us e the un it in the pr e s e nc e of fl a m m ab l e or ex pl o s i v e gase s .
☞Th e unit is de si g n ed for indu s t r i a l insp e c tio n s . Ne ve r use to perf o rm me di c al in sp e c t i o ns .
☞Tu rn off the sys t e m if it is no t in us e .
☞Re m ov e th e ba tt e r i e s wh en clea n i ng th e un i t .
☞Wh e n ne c e ss a r y, ple a s e pl ug al l FO U R (4 ) ba t t er i e s in th i s un i t wi t h ne w ones .
☞Us e only the size and type of ba tt e ry spec i f ie d .
☞Be su re to inst a ll th e bat t er y wi th th e cor r ec t po la r i t y as in di c at e d in th e bat t e ry
co m pa r t m e n t.
☞Pr o pe r ly di s p o se of ba tt e r i e s . Exp o s ur e to hig h te m pe r a tu r es ca n cau s e ba tt e r i e s to
ex p lo d e , so do no t di sp o s e in a fir e .
☞So m e coun t ri e s ha v e re g ul a ti o n s co nc e r ni n g ba t t e r ie s di s po s a l. Plea s e fo ll o w al l
ap p li c ab l e reg u la t i on s .

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WELCOME
Th ank yo u fo r pu rc ha sin g ou r HI GH -D EF IN IT I ON VID EO INS PE CT IO N SY ST EM . Th is
sy s t em wi l l pr o v i de a ri c h us e r -f r i en d ly e xp e r ie n c e fo r in s p ec t io n so l u ti o n wi t h co m p le t e
sp eci fi c at io n and r el ia bl e p er fo rm an ce . Ple as e r ea d th is us er ma nu al ca re fu ll y be fo re us i ng
th i s pr od u c t . Th is pr o du c t is de si g n ed as a HD re a l- t im e ins p e ct io n dev i c e an d to un ve i l th e
in te rn al ob je ct s and /o r st ru ct ur es b y th e i ll umi na ti on of th e hi gh li gh t LE D s, it is ap pr op ri at e
fo r u se in ins pe ct in g pip es /h ol es or ot he r ha r d- to -r ea ch ar ea s , pr op ert y ins pe ct io n,
eq u ip m e n t HVA C/ R or fu r n is h in g in s t a lla t i on , car rep a i r or av i a t i on mai n te n a nc e , se a r ch and
re s cu e ope r a ti o ns , la b o r a to r y ob s e rv a t i o n , arch e ol o g ic a l ex p l or a ti o n , and the vis u a l
in s pe c ti o n of oth e r wi s e in a c c e ss i b le area s , et c .
FEATURES
1M IP67 waterproof snake camera probe is coiled inside the case for storage
The camera tip accessories are stored inside the case for convenient collection
3 inch high contrast color LCD display
3.9MM/5.5MM HD ultra small camera lens with flexible snake tube
6 light-adjustable LEDs mounted on lens
7 navigation buttons for functional partition
Photo and video recording function when the memory card is installed
Support Micro SD card MAX. 32GB( optional, excluding SD card)
Flashlight is standalone and could be use as a flashlight or as an auxiliary light for the camera
Powered by four “AA” batteries (not included)
Rugged frame, compact structure, reasonable layout makes small size, portable and convenient to use
Small package makes less space, lower freight cost and warehouse fee

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STRUCTURE
Fr o nt Vi e w Ba c k vi ew
1. Cam er a he ad 2. P rob e 3. 3 in ch TF T di sp la y
4. N av i ga t i on butt o n s
①Lo n g pres s to POWE R ON / OFF th e sy st e m . S h or t pre s s to sus p e nd the imag e
②PH OTO/ VI DE O bu tt on . S ho rt pr es s to ta ke pic tu re /s ta rt to re co rd vid eo . Lo ng pr es s
to con v e rt the stat u s, PHOTO to VIDE O or VI D E O to PH O TO
③En t er to th e MEN U . OK butt o n
④DE LET E bu tto n. In cr ea ses / Dec re as e br i gh tne ss of LE D lig ht s on came ra he ad
⑤UP bu t t on . ZOO M bu tt o n, to enla r g e vi de o fr am e up to 2X , ea ch bu t to n pres s
in c re a ses zoom leve l by fact o r of 0.5
⑥DO W N bu tt o n . Fl i p th e pi c t u r e/ v id eo 180 de g r e e
⑦Po w er on/o ff th e FL AS H L I G H T
5. M ic r o SD ca rd slot 6. Tub e slo t 7. Pr ob e exi t po rt s
8. Fla sh li gh t 9. Ba tt er y com pa rtm en t 10 .Ac ce ss or ie s slo t
11. Ba tt er y co ver bu ck le 12 . Lab el in g sl ot
Pr o b e Ti p Ac c e ss o r ie s : 1. Ma g n e t i c p i ck u p w i t h h o ok 2. 4 5 ° m ir r o r
Camera head
Probe
3inch TFT display
Navigation buttons
Probe exit port
Tube slot
Micro SD card slot
Flashlight
Probe exit port
Battery cover buckle
Battery compartment
Accessories slot
Labeling slot

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SPESCIFCATIONS

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PACKING LIST
Th e sy s t em an d its acc e ss o r ie s com e in a
EVA sto r a ge box. T h e pa ck a g e cont a in s :
1. Ma i n bo d y X 1
(I n c l u de s 45 °mir r o r & magn e t i c pi c ku p
wi t h ho ok )
2. U se r Ma n u al X 1
3. E VA st o ra g e box X 1
BASIC OPERATION
IN S TALL BAT TE R I ES T he batt e r y co m p ar t me n t is ac c es s i bl e fr om th e ba c k of th e un i t .
Pr e ss the bat t e ry cove r bu ck l e an d re mo v e the co ve r an d set it asi d e .
Lo ad fou r “ AA ” ba tt er ie s int o the co mp ar tm ent acc or di ng to t he po la ri ty mar ki ngs .
Re p la c e the batt e r y co m p ar t me n t cove r and se cu r e it.
PR E PARE THE PROB E
To ta k e out the pr o b e, tur n th e un it ove r to its back fac e s yo u,
us e y ou r th u mb an d ind ex fi ng er at t he po si ti on s mar ke d .
No t e tha t th e pr ob e is ti g h tl y wr ap p e d wit h i n a twi s t in g ch an n e l th a t mak e s fo ur fu l l tu r n s
ar o un d th e in si d e of the tu be sl o t. Th e prob e can be un c oi l e d to si x wo rk in g le ng t h s th r o ug h
tw o p ro be ex i t por t s .U n wr a pp i n g on l y on e fu l l tu r n will make the prob e 27. 4 c m
lo n g ( coun t i n g fr om the tube ex it port to the came r a hea d ) ; Un wr a pp i n g tw o tur n s wi l l mak e
th e pr o b e 62 c m l on g ; Un w r ap p i ng t wo tu r n s w il l m a ke th e p ro b e 9 5. 6 c m l o ng .

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Ea c h le ng t h in c u rs a tra d e off of pr o b e re ac h vs. pro b e ri g i di t y.
A lo n g er p ro b e i s o b vi o u sl y be t t e r fo r i ns p e c ti n g di s t a nt ob j e c ts .
Bu t wh e n unc o i l e d to its ma x i m um leng t h of 100 c m , th e pr o be
sa g s fr om its ow n we i g ht , pre v e nt i ng it fro m bei n g ext e nd e d
ho r iz o nt a l ly. If th e 27. 4 cm le ng t h is suffi c ient to re a ch mo s t of
yo u r in sp e c ti o n ta r g e t s, sele c t tha t sho r t e r leng t h; at 44. 5 c m
th e pr o b e is li g ht enou g h to be ext e nd e d hor i zo n t al l y. Wh i c h e ve r pro b e len g t h you ch o o s e,
yo u must ca r e f ul l y un coi l th e un e xt e n d e d se ct i on of pr ob e from th e ch a n ne l in si d e the tu be
sl o t . To re - co i l th e pr ob e , it ’s im p o rt a nt to note th a t when re- c oi l i n g th e pr ob e from eit h er its
sh o rt or lo n g exte n d ed leng t h , yo u mus t wrap it ve r y tig h t ly with i n th e ch an n el . If th e cam e r a
he a d is no t ba ck to th e ori g i na l po si t io n as you fini s h wrap p i ng th e pr o b e, you wi l l no t be
ab l e to squ e e z e th e came r a head . You mu s t st a r t ove r.
TH E FUNC T IO N OF TH E PRO B E TIP AC CE S S OR I ES
Th e sy st em c om es wi t h tw o ac ce ss orie s t ha t sc re w on to th e en d of cam er a he ad . Ea ch
ac c es s or y has a sp e ci f ic pur p os e :
Th e mirr o r le ts th e pro b e see ar ou n d corn e r s.
Th e pi c k up ho o k let s you ret r ie v e in a c ce s s i bl e it e m s se en by th e ca me r a pr ob e ; fo r exam p l e ,
a we d di n g ri ng ac c id e ntal l y dro p p ed dow n a si nk dr a i n.
Th e m ag n e ti c p ic k u p l et s y ou r e tr i e ve l os t or dr op p e d m et a l o bj e c ts , l ik e n ut s a nd bo l t s .
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
QU I CK STAR T PROC E D UR E
1. Bef o r e yo u use the sy st e m fo r th e firs t ti m e , ca r e f u ll y pee l off an d di sc a r d th e plas t ic fi l m
pr o te c ti n g th e LCD.
2. Pre s s and hold the bu t t o n for at le a st 3 se c on d s to po we r on th e uni t an d il lu m in a t e
th e LC D .
3. Poi n t the ca me r a -ti p p ed en d of th e pro b e at the ta rg e t , push i ng th e pr o b e th r o ug h ho le s or
b en d i ng t he p ro b e ar o u nd o bj e c t s i f n e ce s s ar y. Av o i d b en di n g th e de l i c at e p ro b e e x ce s s iv el y,
th i s wi ll da m a ge it .
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4. Pre s s the but t on to ta k e pi c t ur e . L on g pre s s the butt o n to en t e r reco r d in g mod e , sho r t
pr e ss th e bu t t on to begi n rec o r di n g, pr e ss ag a in to st o p reco r d in g .
5. Pre s s th e bu t t o n to su sp e n d th e pict u re , pre s s the butt o n ag a i n to rele a s e th e pi ct u r e ,
pr e ss th e but t on to safe th e sus p en d ed pi c t u r e wh e n th e Mi cr o SD ca r d is inst a l l e d .
6 . Pr es s the bu t to n to i nc re as e /de cre as e th e br ig ht nes s of the c am era ’s LE D s
7. Pr es s the bu t t o n to dele t e th e pic t u re / vide o .
8. Pres s the bu t t o n to fl i p the pi c t u r e/ vi de o (ro t a te it 180 ° ). Pre s s th e bu t t o n aga i n to
un d o the in ve r si o n .
9. Pr es s the bu t to n to dow n to th e bo t t om in the ME N U .
10 . Pres s the bu t to n to up to the top in th e ME NU .
11 . Pr e ss t he bu t t on to zo o m th e p ic t u re / vi d e o fr a m e. T he fi rs t p re s s o f t he b ut t o n zo om
ou t the fr am e 50 %, cor re sp on di ng to a zo om lev el of 1 .0 X . “ 1. 0X ” wi ll app ea r in l ig ht at th e
to p ri g h t of the sc r e en . Pu sh th e butt o n se v er a l ti me s to zo om in cl o s er at a lev e l of 1. 5 X an d
2. 0 X. Th e n ex t pu s h of th e bu t t on re v e rt s t o n or ma l s iz e ( 1. 0 X ) v ie wi n g .
12 . Pr e s s the bu t t o n to tur n on/o f f the fl a s h li g h t.( T h e fl as h li g h t is st a n da l o ne , you ca n
on l y pr es s th e bu t t o n to use the flas h l ig h t wi th o u t pow e r on the sy s t e m. )
13 . To put the Micr o SD car d ( M A X .3 2 G ) into the dev i c e , us e your thu m b an d
in d ex fing e r to ca r r y th e SD ca r d wi t h th e fro n t side up an d in s er t int o the
SD car d slot , then use yo u r th um b to pu s h gen t l y un ti l the SD car d is lock e d
wi t h a soun d . To ta k e out the SD ca r d, push th e en d of the SD ca rd with yo u r
th u mb , the SD ca rd is un l o c k e d wi t h a so u n d, then you can pu ll ou t the SD
ca r d.
14 . To po we r o ff The sy st em , pr es s a nd ho ld th e bu tt on fo r at le as t 3 se co nd s.
15 . Th e sy s t e m i s d es i g ne d t o b e p ow e r ed fo r s e ve r a l ho u r s by th e s am e se t o f fo u r “ AA ”
ba t t e r ie s . A fu l l ba tt e ry ico n wil l app e a r on sc r ee n whe n the tot a l ba t t e r y ch ar g e is ful l .
A fl i c k e ri n g lo w batt e ry icon wil l app e a r on sc r e e n when the tota l bat t e ry char g e dr o p s
be l ow an oper a ti o n al th r es h ol d . To rep l a ce the bat t er i e s, foll o w th e proc e d ur e on IN S TA L L
BAT T ER I E S .

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MENU INTERFACE
Recording Video: In real-time recording mode, press the
bu t t o n to be gi n rec o r di n g , th e ic o n on the
sc r ee n , pr e s s ag a i n to stop rec o r d i n g.
Taking Photos: In the real-time camera mode, press the
bu t t o n to ta ke a ph ot o , th e ic o n on th e scre e n
will flicker once to indicate successfully take the photo and
save.
N o t i c e : * T h e v i d e o w i l l be a u t o m a t i c a l l y sa v e d as a n
i n d i v i d u a l f i l e e v e r y 5 m i n i t e s .
* T h e S D C A R D M e m o r y F u l l ! i c o n i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e S D
c a r d me m o r y i s f u l l , a n d y o u c a n n o t c o n t i n u e t o sa v e t h e
p i c t u r e / v i d e o u n l e s s y o u ba c k u p t h e fi l e s a n d r e l e a s e t h e
m e m o r y s p a c e .
Playback Videos/Pictures: Press the or but t on to
select your desired video/picture and stop to pause.
Delete Videos/Pictures: Press the or to select your
desired video/picture, then press the button to delete One
or All videos/pictures, or Cancel to delete any video/picture.
Date/Time Setting: In the setting mode, press or
button to select Date/Time, and press button to begin
setting. Press the or button to increase or decrease
in numbers, and press button to confirm.
Language Setting: In the Language setting mode, press the
button to switch the language, and quit to select the
language. Each press switch one language.
Reset to Default: In the setting mode, press button to
reset to default.
Format SD card: In the setting mode, press button to
select Yes or No to continue the action.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Possible Causes
Likely Solutions
The system can
not be started
1. The batteries have not been
installed.
2. The batteries are not
installed correctly.
3. The batteries have run out
off power.
1. Make sure the batteries are installed before
starting the system.
2. Make sure the batteries are installed correctly as
instruction.
3. Make sure the batteries are new or with enough
power.
Image too dark or
light
1. LEDs on camera need
adjustment.
2. The flashlight affects.
1. Adjust the brightness of LEDs according to the
inspecting environment.
2. Tourn on/off the flashlight as the auxiliary
lights if necessary.
Camera LED does
not light and no
image
1. The camera runs out of
power.
2. The connection problem
between the main body and
the camera probe.
3. The camera is damaged.
1. Charge the camera.
2. Reconnect connections between the main body
and the camera probe.
3. Seperate the camera probe from the main body,
and replace a new one.
Micro SD card can
not be read
1. SD card problem.
2. System breakdown.
1. Make sure the Micro SD card is fine and not
more than 32G.
2. Restart the system.
When playback the
picture/video, the
system crashed.
1.There are some files in the
SD card that the system can
not read.
1. Use the blank micro SD card or make sure the
used SD card only has the picture files in JPG
format less than 1280*1280 and video file in IVA
format less than 1280*720 , 20fps/sec and 1GB.
Follow all safety precautions whenever diagnosing or servicing the tool.

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MAINTENANCE TIPS
Do not in se r t or be n d th e pr ob e by fo r c e. Ov e r -b e n din g any se c ti o n of the prob e to a ra di u s
of l es s th a n 4 0 m m ma y pe r m an e n tl y d am a g e d e li c a te in t e rn a l ca b l es .
Do not for c e th e mis p l ac e d Mi c r o SD card in t o the SD ca r d sl ot , an d do not fo rc e to pull out
th e SD car d fr o m the sl o t dir e ct l y, do in g the s e woul d dama g e the slo t and SD ca r d .
WARRANTY INFORMATION
We war r a nt it s ins t r um e nt s and acc e s so r ies aga i n st def e ct s in mat e r ia l or wor k m an s h ip fo r
on e yea r fr om the da t e of pur c h as e . We wi ll repl a c e or re p ai r th e de f e ct i ve un it , at its op t i on ,
su b je c t to ve ri f ic a t i on of th e defe c t .
Th i s war r a nt y doe s no t ap p l y to def e c ts res u lt i n g fr om ab u s e, neg l e ct , acc i d en t ,
un a ut h o r i z ed repa i r, al t er a t io n , or un re a so n a ble use of th e pro d u ct .
An y im pl i e d warr a n t i e s aris i n g from the sal e of a pr o du c t , inc l u di n g bu t not li m i te d to imp l i ed
wa r ra n ti e s of me r ch a n ta b i l it y and fi t n e ss fo r a pa r ti c ul a r purp o s e, are li mi t e d to the ab o ve .
We shal l no t be liab l e fo r loss of us e of th e pr od u c t or oth e r inci d e nt al or co ns e q u e n ti a l
da m ag e s , ex pe n s es , or ec on o mi c lo s s, or fo r an y cla i m of suc h dama g e , ex pe n s es , or
ec o no m i c lo ss .
St a t e la w s vary. Th e abov e limi t a t io n s or ex cl u si o n s may not ap pl y to you .
RETURN FOR REPAIR POLICY
Ev e ry ef f or t ha s be e n ma d e to pro v i de yo u wi t h a re li a bl e prod u c t of sup e r io r qual i ty.
Ho w ev e r, in th e ev e n t your ins t ru me n t req u i r e s repa i r, pl ea s e cont a ct ou r Sal e s to ob t a i n an
RG A (R e t ur n Go o d s Au th o r iz a ti o n ) numb e r be fo r e fo r w a rd i n g the unit via pre p a id / c o l l e c t
fr e i g h t to us .
All the graphics and specifications included in this user manual are subject to minor change without prior notice.

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