Ofil Scalar User manual

SCALAr
INDOORS CORONA CAMERA

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PLEASE NOTE
Keep the lenses clean, use dry soft tissues
or damped with analytic Ethanol
Opening the housing will waiver the war-
ranty
The battery should not be detached while
the camera is on
To prevent electrical shock, do not expose
the main adaptor to rain or moisture
Do not expose the camera to extreme
temperature, excessive moisture or shock
beyond those mentioned in the specifica-
tions
Camera should not be dropped
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BEFORE USING
Battery
Ensure that the battery is fully charged. It takes
approximately 6-8 hours. Never detach while
camera is working
SD Card
Ensure that the SD card in use has enough free
space
Light Conditions
Ensure there is no sunlight nor UV emitting
bulbs

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OPERA- TOOLS
PACKAGE CONTENT 6
UPPER VIEW 7
SIDE VIEW 8
BOTTOM VIEW 9
FRONT VIEW 10
MENU 11
TOP STATUS LINE 12
BOTTOM LINE 13
RECORDED LINES 14
GENERAL 15
OPERATION 16
POWER 17
GAIN 19
UV FOCUS 20
VISIBLE ZOOM 21
UV ZOOM 22
CORONA COLOR
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PLAYBACK PIC 24
PLAYBACK VIDEO 25
SEARCH 26
DOWNLOAD 27
SNAPSHOT 28
VIDEO 29
FLASHLIGHT 30
TOOLS 32
FUNCTIONS 33
DISPLAY MODE 33
LI 34
PROFILES 35
OSD 36
COLOR ADJ. 36
EXPOSURE 36
SYS. INFO 37
DATE & TIME 37
SLEEP MODE 37
FACTORY SET. 38
SPECIFICATIONS 40
TROUBLESHOOTING
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1 Scalar camera with SD card inserted
2 Shoulder strap
3 Battery
4 Electricity plug
5 USB wire
6 AC/DC power supplier
7 Manual
8 Hard carrying case
PACKAGE CONTENT
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1 LCD
2 Power On/Off
3 Stills capture
4 Video recording
5 Auto Focus refresh
6 Flashlight
7 Navigation arrows
8 Selector
9 Alternating contextual button [Alt.]
10 Back/Esc
11 LED Indicator
UPPER VIEW
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9 Inlets’ cover
10 Aux | Temperature & Humidity [TRH] |
11 AC/DC inlet
12 Mini USB
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SIDE VIEW
left side view
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13 Battery slot and battery
14 SD card slot
15 Tripod mounting receptacle
BOTTOM VIEW
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bottom view
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15 Lens
16 Flash light
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FRONT VIEW
front view

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17 Gain - P. 19
18 UV Manual Focus - P. 20
19 Visible zoom - P. 20
20 UV zoom - P. 21
21 Corona color - P. 22
22 Playback - P. 24-27
23 Tools - P. 32
Controlled by the arrows
on screen menu
OSD - MENU
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24 SD Card Free Space Bar
25 SD Card Indicator
26 Power Source - Battery or AC/DC
27 Corona Selected Color
28 TRH plug Indicator & Readings
29 Active profile - 1| 2 | 3 | 4
30 Date & Time - Day: DD,MM,YYYY hh:mm
31 Video recording| Stills
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RECORDED STATUS ITEMS
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BOTTOM
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GENERAL
1. 2 kinds of commands control Scalar:
Buttons and an On-Screen Menu
2. Buttons:
Power | Video & Stills capture |
Focus refresh |Flash light |
Alternating Contextual command | Esc
3. On-Screen Menu:
Gain | Visible Zoom | UV Zoom | Coro-
na Color | UV Focus | Playback | Tools
4. The on-screen-menu is permanently dis-
played
5. A selected menu item has a blue frame
6. A faded menu item is unavailable/inactive
7. Navigation is via the up/down arrows
8. Selecting a function is via the selector
9. Exiting a function or going back is via the
back/ESC button
10. Selected values are indicated on the status
lines [P. 13]
general
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OPERATION
1 Power 7 Playback
2 Gain 8 Snapshot - stills
3 UV Focus 9 Video recording
4 Visible Zoom 10 Flashlight
5 UV Zoom 11 TRH
6 Corona color 12 Tools
operation

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1. POWER
• Short press on the power button to turn on,
long press to turn off
• A blue LED turns on
• Start-up within 1 minute
POWER SOURCES:
• Rechargeable battery
• Power adaptor AC/DC input 9V
power

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1. Plug in the AC/DC [P. 8]
2. Full charge is achieved over night
3. A full battery can last approximately 4 hours
4. A full extended battery [optional accessory]
lasts approximately 7 hours
5. Charging the extended battery is through a
battery charger unit
1. POWER
BATTERY:
power
Plug the AC/DC adaptor
to the camera [P. 8]
1. Connect to a power
source
2. Turn on the camera
extended battery
and charger
AC/DC INPUT 9V:
LED COLORS
Blue - Camera is initiating
Red - Battery is charging
Green - Battery is full
Note: if both the battery & AC/DC are plugged DC is used by default

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2. GAIN
• Gain controls the sensitivity to UV,
and it affects the size & number of
displayed UV spots
• With a higher gain it is easier to
notice existing corona. With a lower
gain the emitting source is better
conceived
• Gain range is 0 to 150 [default=70]
• Move the blue frame to the Gain
icon
• Push  to activate the Gain Func-
tion
• Use the UP/DOWN arrows to change
the gain values
• Use the  to save and exit, or the
to exit without any change
gain

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3. UV FOCUS
• UV focus manages the UV channel
only
• Use it to focus a de-focused hollow
corona and make it sharper
• Move the blue frame to UV FOCUS
• Use to activate the UV FOCUS
• Use the RIGHT/LEFT arrows to control
the UV focus
• Use to save and exit or to
exit without saving
UV focus
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