GE Ca-Zoom PTZ 140, Ca-Zoom PTZ 100, Ca-Zoom PTZ 70 Operating Manual

Inspection Technologies Remote Visual Inspection

Everest Ca-Zoom® 6.2

Operating Manual

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Preface

Congratulations! You now have one of the most advanced technology available for remote visual inspection. The Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System is the first fully digital inspection camera system available on the market for industrial applications. With its advanced iV as your choice of camera head diameter, and ease of operation combine to make the Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System the newest innovation in remote visual inspection. Thank you for your business.

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™ software technology, unique features such

Overview of Manual

This manual provides you with all necessary information you need to operate and maintain the Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System. The manual will assist you to optimize your inspections and was developed to help all levels of operators learn quickly and precisely.

In addition, the manuals appendices provide fast references to any questions or problems you might encounter. Should you have any questions beyond the scope of this manual, please call your local sales representative or our customer service department (listed on back cover), either of whom will be happy to help you.

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Table of Contents

1. Warning and Precautions...................... 3

2. System Symbol Description ................. 7

3. Features and Benefits

4. Applications

5. Helpful Hints

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6. System Overview

6.1 System

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6.2 Standard System

6.3 Optional Component .

7. System Components

7.1 Camera Control Unit

7.2 Camera Head

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7.3 Hand-held Controller ..................12

8. System Setup

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8.1 Attaching HH Controller Cable.....13

8.2 Attaching the Camera Cable........

8.3 Attaching Strain Relief Cable .....14

8.4 Attaching Slip Ring Cable

Reel ............................................

8.5 Attaching other Peripheral Devices.

8.6 System Power ............................

8.7 Laser Installation PTZ100............16

8.8 Laser Installation PTZ140............17

9. Operation Procedures ....................... 18

10. Hand-Held Controls

11. Menu Features

11.1 SAVE IMAGE

11.2 ANNOTATION

12. Main Menu Operation

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12.1 GO TO HOME................................37

12.2 CAMERA SETUP Menu ................

12.3 LASERS .....................................

12.4 POSITIONS .................................

12.5 SPLIT SCREEN ............................

12.6 VIDEO RECORD ...........................

12.7 FILE MANAGER Menu ................

12.8 SETUP Menu .............................

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13. Measurement Operations ............... 67

14. Maintenance

14.1 Cleaning ....................................

14.2 Storage & Shipment ..................

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14.3 Lamp & Lamp Window

Replacement - PTZ140...............

14.4 Camera Window

Replacement - PTZ140...............

14.5 Camera Module

Replacement - PTZ140...............73

14.6 Lamp Window

Replacement - PTZ100...............

14.7 Camera Window

Replacement - PTZ100..............

14.8 Camera Module

Replacement - PTZ100...............77

14.9 Lamp Replacement - PTZ70......

14.10 Camera Window

Replacement - PTZ70................

14.11 Camera Module

Replacement - PTZ70.................81

14.12 Purging

14.13 Pressure testing .........................82

15. Troubleshooting

16. Service

17. Warranty

18. Appendices .

A - Specifications ...............................

B - Software

C - Legacy .........................................

D - New System Default Settings.........

E - Accessories....

F - Manual Image Control Features......

G - Laser Accessory Calibration ..........

H - Agency Certification

I - System Configuration (w/cable)......

J - System Configuration (no cable)

K - Spare Part List ..............................

L - Chemical Compatibility.

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M - Creating a Logo Bitmap File ........ 102

N - Environmental Compliance

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1 Warnings and Precautions

Please Read

To ensure operators safety, be sure to read and understand this User’s Manual before using any of this equipment!

Possible Explosion Hazard

The Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System camera and its accessories are not explosion-proof, pressurized, or intrinsically-safe. Do not use in hazardous environments as defined in NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, or IEC 79-10, or EN60079-10.

Accessories

The accessories listed in this manual are the only accessories that the manufacturer considers being suitable for use with this product.

Electrical Shock Hazard

Electrical shock hazard exists due to high internal voltage. The Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 CCU should never be misused or exposed to hazardous environments. There are no serviceable parts inside the CCU. The CCU should never be forced open or misused. The Hand-held Controller housing and cable connectors should never be exposed to hazardous environments. There are no serviceable parts inside these mentioned components. Refer all service to listed Service Centers (see “Service”).

Environmental

The Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System camera head and cable are for in-air or underwater use. The CCU and Hand-held Controller should not be used in wet environments as their materials are not waterproof.

Earth Ground Required/ Warning, Electrical Shock Hazard: Proper use of this product requires the presence of a protective earth ground path at the AC power source. Use of two-conductor extension cords or any other action that may result in the loss of this ground path are in violation of the product’s safe operating requirements.

Warning

Always turn off main power switch before disconnecting the AC power source.

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Warning

Use of any piece of this equipment in a manner not specified by the manufacturer may impair the product’s ability to protect the user from harm.

Warning

The Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System and accessories should never come in direct contact with any voltage or current source. Damage to the equipment and/or electrical shock to the operator may result!

The Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 Digital Inspection System may be disconnected from the AC power main supply by disconnecting the power cord from the main power source.

Warning

Image may become distorted and unuseable between 95 and 145 MHz at a field strength of greater than 10V/M.

Warning

Parallel Laser Accessory: avoid inadvertent exposure to hazardous laser radiation

• Prevent direct eye exposure to beam

• Ensure that the beam is always terminated at a suitable non-specular (i.e. non mirror-like) surface

• Do not direct the beam at other people or into areas where other people may be present

Divergence of the beam : the laser beam divergence is less than 5 m/radians

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1 AVERTISSEMENTS ET PRÉCAUTIONS D’EMPLOI

Lisez

Pour assurer la sécurité de l’opérateur, prenez bien soin de lire et de comprendre ce manuel de l’utilisateur avant de vous servir de l’appareil.

Risque D’Explosion

Le système d’inspection digital Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 et ses accessoires ne sont pas antidéflagrants, pressurisés ou intrinsèquement sans danger. Ne pas utiliser dans un environnement dangereux tel que décrit dans le NFPA 70 du Code National Électrique ou le IEC 79-10 ou le EN60079-10.

Accessoires

Les accessoires énumérés dans le présent manuel sont les seuls accessoires que le fabricant considère appropriés à l’usage de ce produit

Risque de Choc Électrique

Le risque de choc électrique existe à cause du haut voltage interne. L’unité de contrôle informatisé du Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 ne doit pas faire l’objet d’une mauvaise utilisation ni être exposé à un environnement dangereux.

Aucunes pièces à l’intérieur de l’unité de contrôle informatisé ne requièrent de service. L’unité de contrôle informatiseé ne doit jamais être ouverte de force ni faire l’objet d’une mauvaise utilisation. Le boîtier du moniteur et les connecteurs du câble ne doivent jamais être exposés à un environnement dangereux. Il n’y a aucunes pièces qui requièrent du service à l’intérieur de ces composantes. Référer toute demande de service à la liste des centres de services (voir «Service»).

Environement

La tête de la caméra et le câble du système d’inspection digital Ca-Zoom PTZ 6.2 sont conçus pour l’utilisation à l’air libre ou sous l’eau. L’unité de contrôle informatiseé et le moniteur ne doivent pas être en contact avec de l’eau puisqu’ils ne sont pas étanches.

Fiche de mise à la terre requise/Avertissement, Risque de choc électrique : L’utilisation correcte de ce produit requière une fiche de mise à la terre à la source d’alimentation CA.

L’utilisation d’une rallonge électrique à deux branchements ou n’importe quelles actions qui pourraient avoir comme conséquence la perte de la mise à la terre sont en violation avec les recommandations d’utilisations du produit.

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Avertissement

Toujours fermer le bouton d’alimentation principal avant de débrancher le courant CA.

Avertissement

L’utilisation de toute pièce de cet équipment d’une façon non décrite par le fabricant risque de nuire à la capacité du produit de protéger l’utilisateur contre des blessures.

Avertissement

Le systèm d’inspection digital Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 et ses accessories ne doivent jamais entrer en contact direct avec une cource de courant ou avec du voltage. Ceci pourrait causer des dommages à l’équipment ou donner des chocs électriques à l’opérateur!

Le systèm d’inspection digital Everest Ca-Zoom 6.2 peut être débranché du courant d’alimentation CA en débranchant le cordon d’alimentation de la source de courant.

Avertissement

L’image peut devenir déformée et inutilisable entre 95 et 145 Mhz dans des champs de plus de 10V/M.

Avertissement

Pointeurs laser parallèles: exposition à de la radiation laser dangereuse.

• Prévenir l’exposition directe des yeux aux faisceaux

• S’assurer que le faisceau se termine sur une surface non réfléchissante (ex: miroir)

• Ne pas diriger le faisceau sur des personnes ou dans un endroit où il peut y avoir des personnes

Divergence des faisceaux: La divergence des faisceaux est moins de 5 m/radians

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2 System Symbol Description

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CAUTION: REFER TO USER’S

MANUAL

CAUTION: SURFACES MAY BE HOT

FUSE INFORMATION: REPLACE ONLY

WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING

Caution - Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure

Description des Symboles

ATTENTION: REPORTEZ-VOUS

AU MANUEL DE L’UTILISATEUR

ATTENTION: LES SURFACES

PEUVENT ÊTRE CHAUDES

INFORMATION SUR LE FUSIBLE:

REMPLACEZ UNIQUEMENT AVEC LE

MÊME TYPE ET MÊME CAPACITÉ

ATTENTION: L’utilisation de contrôle,

d’ajustement ou de procédures autres que celles précitées peuvent causer une exposition à de la radiation dangereuse.

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3 Features and Benefits

Three Camera Head Diameter Options to provide inspection tools for large area viewing and in

cases where access is limited to small openings. Camera heads are interchangeable and operate from same camera control unit and Hand-held Controller.

• PTZ140 Camera head features 25x optical zoom / 12 x Digital, 300:1 Total

• PTZ100 Camera head features 10x optical zoom / 4 x Digital, 40:1 Total

• PTZ70 Camera head features 10x optical zoom / 4 x Digital, 40:1 Total

Exclusive iV

ment capabilities around, with still or video inspection recordings that can be sent to any PC in the world.

Remote operation with Hand-held Controller with built in color-VGA LCD monitor to control zoom,

lighting, image control, and extensive menu functions for image management.

Dual-function joystick for camera movement and software menu control and an on-board file

manager

Measurement capability with parallel laser accessory mounted on the camera head provides a

reference measurement on a perpendicular surface.

Portable shipping case, just plug it in and in 30 seconds, you’re ready to inspect, with advanced

viewing capabilities at your fingertips.

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technology platform delivers the most advanced digital imaging and measure-

4 Applications

Nuclear

• Nuclear Fuel and Serial Number Verification

• Reactor Vessel

• On-line Monitoring

• Large Pipes

• Remote Monitoring of Contaminated Rooms

• Steam Generator Bowl and Secondary-Side Inspection

• Remote Tooling Monitoring

• IWE/IWL Code Inspection

• Reactor Coolant Pump

• CRDM and BMI Inspection

Process and General Industrial

• Tank and Vessel • General Plant Maintenance

• Weld Inspections • Refractory Linings

• Corrosion Evaluation • Lined Vessels

• Coke Drum Lining Inspection • Fractionation Towers

• Floating Roof Inspection

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5 Helpful Hints

• Prior to any inspection, familiarize yourself with the Hand-held Controller buttons, features, joystick navigation in order to save you time during inspection.

• Clean the camera window regularly. In most cases a poor image is due to dirt on the camera window lens.

• Always allow sufficient time for camera head to cool before placement in storage/ shipping case.

6 System Overview

6.1 System

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Controller

Camera Control Unit (CCU)

Retractable Case Handle

Wheels

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Ca-Zoom Camera with Integrated Lights and Pan & Tilt (comes with PTZ140, and/or PTZ100, and/or PTZ70 Camera Heads)

Rugged Shipping/Storage Case

6.2

6.2 Standard System

• Ca-Zoom camera with integrated lights and pan & tilt

• Camera Control Unit (CCU)

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• iV

• 30 m (100 ft.) Camera Cable

• 5 m (16 ft.) Hand-held Control Cable

• AC Power Cable

• Tool Kit

• Operator Manual and Setup instructions

• Shipping/Storage Case

6.3 Optional Components

• Parallel Laser Measurement Accessory (PTZ140/PTZ100)

• iV

• Sony GV-D1000 Digital VCR

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• Telescoping and Interconnecting Poles

• Tripod

• Swivel/Manway Tripod

• Rackmount Consoles

• Cable Reel

• Camera Head Stand

• Keyboard

• Extension Cables for Operation up to 500 m (1640 ft.)

• Extra Hand-held Controller

• Shipping/Storage Case for Cable Assembly

Hand-held Controller with LCD monitor

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Remote Software for Controlling Ca-Zoom camera from a PC

CO2 Pressurization Kit

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7 System Components

7.1 Camera Control Unit

Camera

USB Video Output

Connection

System Power

On/Off

Hand-held

Controller

Connection

RS-232 Cable

7.2 Camera Head Options

Camera lens

2 X 35 Watt Lights

CompactFlash Drive

Keyboard Connection

Coaxial Video Out

S-Video Out

Coaxial Video In

S-Video In

AC Power

AC Fuse

Camera lens

PTZ140

Pan & Tilt Housing

Schrader Valve Cap

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4x5W LED Lights

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8 X 5 Watt Lights

PTZ70

Tilt Mechanism

Pan Housing

7.3 Hand-held Controller

Multi-function joystick

Zoom

Focus

Schrader Valve Cap

Speakers

Soft Buttons (8 total)

Save

Freeze

Enter

Lights

Exit

Image

Power (LCD)

Audio Level

Microphone

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LDC Monitor

8 System Setup

Before setting up the system for use make sure the CCU, Camera Head and Hand-held Controller are placed on a sturdy surface.

8.1 Attaching Hand-held Controller Cable

Step 1. Remove the Hand-held Controller and Hand-held Controller’s cable from the

system’s case.

Step 2. Attach the Hand-held Controller cable to the Hand-held Controller by aligning

the red dot on the cable to the small keyway on the Hand-held Controller and push in. The ferrite bead on the cable is to be oriented toward the Hand-held

Controller.

Step 3. Attach the other end of the Hand-held Controller cable to camera control by align-

ing the red dot on the cable to the small keyway on the CCU.

Hand-held Controller Cable Connection

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8.2 Attaching Camera Cable to Camera and CCU

Step 1. Align the small key on the cable connector with the keyway inside the connec-

tor on the camera head. Push the cable in and turn the nut until it comes to a hard stop (fig. 2).

Note: If the nut does not reach a hard stop, the cable may not be aligned correctly.

Realign the cable with camera head and repeat Step 1.

Step 2. Align the wide key on the cable connector (fig. 3) with the wide notch at the top

of the cable connector on the camera control unit. Push the cable in and turn the nut until it locks in place.

Note: If the nut does not lock in place, the cable may not be aligned correctly. Realign

the cable with camera control unit and repeat Step 2.

Figure 2

Figure 3Figure 1

8.3 Attaching Strain Relief Cable

The Strain Relief Cable Prevents damage to the camera connector. It must be used whenever the camera hangs from the cable.

Step 1. Use a hex wrench to connect the two strain relief cables to opposite ends of the

camera head base.

Step 2. Use a hex wrench to remove the four screws from the strain relief collar. Step 3. Place strain relief collar around main cable ensuring rubber grommet remains in

collar.

Step 4. Insert the four collar screws back in collar. Screw the screws in only one to two

rotations.

Step 5. Pull main cable through collar to create a slack loop between collar and camera

head.

Step 6. Tighten collar screws.

Figure 4

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8.4 Attaching Slip Ring Cable Reel (Optional)

Step 1. Align the wide key on the female end of the patch cable (fig. 5) with the wide

notch on the top of the connector on the cable reel. Push the cable in and turn the nut until it locks in place (fig. 6).

Step 2. Align the wide key on the cable termination with the top of the cable connector

on the CCU. Push the cable in and turn the nut until it locks into place.

Figure 6Figure 5

8.5 Attaching other Peripheral Devices

Keyboard

For text generation, attach supplied keyboard to connection located in front of the CCU

labeled Keyboard.

Note: The keyboard may be plugged in or removed after the PTZ has been turned on.

Output Devices (Monitors, VCR, others)

For connection of output devices, determine the type of video cable required for proper

connection (S-Video or coaxial BNC). Connect the end of the video cable to the appropriate video-out receptacle in the front of the CCU. Connect the opposite end of the same video

cable to the appropriate video-in receptacle of the output device.

Input Devices

For connection of input devices, determine the type of video cable required for connection

(S-Video or coaxial BNC). Connect the end of the video cable to the appropriate video-in receptacle in the front of the CCU. Connect the opposite end of the same video cable to the appropriate video-out receptacle of the input device.

8.6 System Power

Power Cord

Attach the power cord to the receptacle in the back of the CCU. Plug the power cord into a

properly grounded power source.

Turn ON power switch CAUTION: Do not turn on power with cables disconnected.

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8.7 Laser Accessory Installation (PTZ100)

Step 1. Locate the Schrader air valve on the pan and tilt section of the camera. Remove

the Schrader air valve cover.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Release the pressure from the camera head

Remove the screw from the laser mounting port on camera head (fig. 8)

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Figure 8

The laser accessory has a wire and connector assembly. Place the mounting plate over the end of the harness. Make sure the “O” ring is in place on laser mounting plate (fig. 8).

Step 5. Connect to mating connector from camera head (fig. 9).

Step 6.

Align the mounting holes in the laser attachment with the mounting plate and thread holes in the camera housing. Place laser attachment flush to mounting sur- face and tighten mounting screws (fig. 10).

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Figure 10

In order to insure the integrity of the camera system with laser accessory, the camera head needs to be pressure tested. See “Pressure Testing” section on page 82.

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8.8 Laser Accessory Installation (PTZ140)

Step 1. Locate the Schrader air valve on the pan and tilt section of the camera. Remove

the Schrader air valve cover.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Release the pressure from the camera head (fig. 11)

Remove the three screws from the laser mounting plate on camera head (fig. 12)

Figure 11

Figure 12

Step 4. The laser accessory has a wire and connector assembly. Connect to mating con-

nector from camera head (fig. 13)

Step 5. Make sure the ‘o’ ring is in place on laser mounting plate. Place laser accessory

flush to

mounting plate surface and tighten mounting screws (fig. 14)

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Figure 14

In order to insure the integrity of the camera system with laser accessory, the camera head needs to be pressure tested. See “Pressure Testing” section on page 82.

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9 Operation Procedures

1. Place Ca-Zoom PTZ case on sturdy surface.

2. Take out AC power cable and connect to power outlet. If possible, use AC power cord in combination with a GFI protector.

3. Connect Hand-held Controller cable to Hand-held Controller and CCU.

4. Connect camera cable to camera and CCU.

5. Attach strain relief cable.

6. Place camera on mounting pole.

7. Insert new a CompactFlash

8. Connect other peripherals as needed.

9. Turn on the green power switch. When system power is on, the green power switch will illuminate.

10. Allow approximately 30 seconds for software boot.

11. Your are now ready for your inspection.

card into the CompactFlash drive.

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10 Hand-held Controls

Joystick Overview

The joystick is used to control the PTZ camera motion and navigate through the menu selection on the hand-held contoller’s LCD. The left and right joysticks will both be simultaneously active. Hence, contradictory joystick movement will result in the camera dithering (camera moving back and forth). Both joysticks will also operate identically, which will enable right-handed or lefthanded operation. Pressing the joystick in will have the same results as pressing the ENTER button on the Hand-held Controller. Please be advised that camera pan/tilt speed is proportional to joystick motion. However, the higher level of joystick motion will not have an effect on speed of menu selection. The pan-tilt speed will be proportional to zoom level (Camera head rev. 4.3 or higher). If the camera is mounted upside-down, a setup option “Invert Camera” is used to restore the intuitive up, down, left and right joystick movements.

Joystick - Menu Navigation

The joystick is used to navigate through the various menus. Up/Down joystick movements navigate up and down the menu while Left/Right joystick movements access “drop-down” menu features which appear on-screen associated with primary menu options.

Menu Access

• Press

Menu Navigation

• Use joystick to move the cursor to desired item

• To select a field, move the joystick up or down until it is highlighted (changes color).

• To change the values or option in a field, move the joystick left or right until the desired setting is highlighted.

Drop Down Menus

• If there is a drop-down menu associated with an item in a menu, a “ appear after the menu item.

To Accept Menu Setting

• Press the

To Accept Menu Setting

• Press the MENU button a second time to return to previous operational mode (unless screen instructions indicate alternate methods).

• Or, press

MENU button

” character will

Example: LIVE ANNOTATION

ENTER button (unless screen instructions indicate alternate methods).

EXIT button to return to default live viewing mode.

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Joystick - Text Generator

The joystick is used to scroll through text characters in the on-screen keyboard to be entered.

Usage

• The joystick may be used to create text for text annotation overlay onto live or frozen images (see “Text Annotation”).

• The joystick may be used to name files or folders (see “File Management Menu - Folders”).

• The joystick may be used to set the time and date (see “Setup Menu -Time/Date”).

Joystick

• The joystick may be used as ENTER for menu selection by pressing the joystick in.

Soft Buttons

Overview

Soft buttons are the 8 unlabeled buttons (4 along the left edge and 4 on the right edge of the LCD). Soft buttons are labeled and remain visible on-screen when the feature is available. The feature label will disappear after several seconds have passed since button(s) was last pressed.

Usage

• These buttons are used to activate the on-screen soft buttons prompts, which are located directly next to the soft buttons.

Access

• Press the soft buttons associated with the visible labels located directly next to the button. If no soft button label is visible, pressing the button will not execute the command.

Operation

• Pressing the soft button(s) will

Exit

Wait for the soft button operation to time out.

•

execute the command associated with the soft buttons.

ENTER Button

Usage

Accepts operator’s current selection.

•

Press button to accept a selection.

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Zoom

Usage

• The Zoom Plus (Zoom +) button will make the camera zoom in on a live screen only. The Zoom Minus (Zoom -) button will make the camera zoom out from an inspection subject.

Access

• Press Zoom Plus (Zoom +) button while in live video mode to zoom in on an inspection subject. Press Zoom Minus (Zoom -) button while in live video mode to zoom out from an inspection subject.

Operation

• When the system is in zoom mode, the zoom level indicator will be displayed in the top right corner of the screen for 3 seconds after the Zoom Plus or Zoom Minus buttons have been pressed.

• The zoom level gauge line will increase or decrease, indicating the relative zoom level.

• Soft button “

• When digital zoom is turned off, Zoom + will stop at the limit of the optical zoom as indicated by the white line in the zoom level gauge and “TOGGLE DIGITAL ZOOM” will not appear.

• When digital zoom is turned on, Zoom + will allow additional zoom, by digital means, as indicated to the right of the white line in the zoom level gauge.

Steering

• Steering capabilities will be operational in zoom mode.

Storing

• Images may be saved while zoomed.

TOGGLE DIGITAL ZOOM” will be displayed.

Freezing

• Images may be frozen while zoomed.

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Zoom Screen

Figure 15

6.2

Focus

Usage

Camera will convert to manual focus mode. For use in live screen mode only.

•

Access

Press FOCUS (+ or -) while in live screen mode.

•

Operation

Provides manual focus operation to adjust an out-of-focus image.

•

Displays focus indicator gauge in top right corner of screen for 3 seconds after FOCUS (+

• or -) button has been pressed.

Camera will stay in manual focus mode after the indicator gauge disappears.

•

Soft button “RETURN TO AUTO FOCUS” will be displayed

•

• Pressing soft button will return camera to auto focus mode and focus level gauge will dis- appear.

Steering

Steering capabilities will be operational in manual focus mode.

•

Storing

Images may be saved while using manual focus.

•

Freezing

• Images maybe frozen while using manual focus.

Exit

Press soft button labeled “RETURN TO AUTO FOCUS.”

•

Focus Screen

Figure 16

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Lights

Usage

Adjust light output level from lamp.

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Turn lamp On/Off.

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Access (PTZ70)

Press Light (Spot) to operate 4-spot light.

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Press Light (Flood) to operate 4-flood light.

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Access (PTZ100)

Press Light (left) to operate top light.

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Press Light (right) to operate bottom light.

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Access (PTZ140)

Press Light (left) to operate left-hand light.

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Press Light (right) to operate right-hand light.

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Operation

• Displays light level gauge bar in top right corner of screen showing relative light level, name of light (Right or Left) and type of lamp being controlled (as defined in Camera Setup menu)

• When the system is in light mode, the light level indicator will be displayed in the top right corner of the screen for 3 seconds after the Light button has been pressed.

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Soft buttons “FULL ON, LAMP UP, LAMP DOWN, FULL OFF and TURBO” will be displayed. Pressing soft buttons associated with text descriptions will execute the command.

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Exit

• Wait for the soft button operation to time out.

Lights Screen (PTZ140)

Figure 17

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Image

Usage

Controls the brightness of the image displayed on the LCD.

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Access

• Press Image (+ or -) to increase or decrease the brightness of the image displayed on the LCD.

Operation

• Displays brightness level gauge in top right corner of screen showing relative image brightness.

Soft button “FULL AUTO” will be displayed.

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Pressing soft button will return image brightness control to auto mode.

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Exit

• Wait for soft button operation to time out.

Image Screen

Figure 18

Save

Usage

Saves current on-screen image to last accessed directory. (May be a live or frozen image).

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Access

Press Save button in Live or FF screen.

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Exit

Image will be frozen (if image is not previously frozen) and save will be executed. User

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will be prompted to enter audio comment.

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Volume

Usage

Adjust volume level on Hand-held Controller’s speaker.

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Access

• Press the volume (+) to increase volume output level or volume (-) to decrease volume output level.

Operation

• Volume indicator will be displayed in top right corner of screen showing relative volume for 3 seconds after buttons have been pressed.

Freeze Frame - Button and Menu

Usage

Freezes live image currently displayed onscreen.

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Access

Press the FREEZE button while any live image is displayed on the LCD.

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Menu Access

Press MENU while in freeze frame mode to access menu functions.

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To Exit Menu

Pressing MENU again exits this menu and returns you to the live image.

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To Exit FF

Press FREEZE again or EXIT button to return the system to live mode.

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Power

Usage

• Enter low power consumption mode by powering down the Hand-held Controller, including the LCD, and the lights on the camera head. The rest of the system will remain active.

Note: Lights do not return to their previous settings.

Access

Press the Power button.

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Operation

• The Hand-held Controller, including the LCD screen and camera head, including the lights will power down. The power button shall be illuminated.

Exit

• Press the Power button to return to normal operation. Wait several seconds before the Ca-Zoom PTZ’s buttons and menus are operational. The power button shall be

illuminated.

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Exit

Usage

Terminates current button or menu activated functions.

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Access

Press EXIT button.

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• If in an operation from a live screen, returns operation to basic live view.

• If in an operation associated with a frozen image, returns to the FREEZE FRAME image screen. A second press of the

Onscreen Menu Features

• Advanced features are accessed through a combination of button activations and

onscreen menu selections.

• Onscreen menus are accessed by pressing the MENU button.

• Each menu appears over the image and temporarily displaces any overlays in the menu

Some buttons only work in specific modes. If you press a button that does not have a

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function for the mode you are in, a message indicating this will be displayed briefly.

• Some menu features will appear grayed-out, and are not accessible from certain menu screens.

• to move the arrow cursor).

The highlighted line in any menu may be selected by pressing ENTER (it is not necessary

EXIT button returns to a live view screen.

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11 Menu Features

11.1 Save Image and Video

Overview

The system stores images in folders in either flash memory or on a CompactFlash (CF) card. A

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default folder name of “MAIN” is initially created by the PTZ system. New folders may be created using the file manager menu (see “File Manager - Folders”).

• Each image is placed in a folder with an image file name based on date, i.e., YYMMDDXX.BMP,

.JPG or .MPG for video, where YY is year, MM is month, DD is day, and .bmp, .jpg and .mpg are file formats.

• X is a letter, automatically entered in sequence from “AA” to “ZZ” that differentiates files stored on

the same day.

• The system saves the last file name used and recalls it at power up so the next file saved on that

day has the correct name.

• The saved image contains information displayed on the screen at the time the image was saved

(i.e., time, date, zoom level, measurement result and measurement cursors).

• Only frozen images may be stored.

Images with measurement annotations may be saved. After performing measurement operation,

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press MENU to access storage options.

Storage Media

• Images and videos captured by the flash memory (located in the CCU), or on CompactFlash card (use 4X or higher speed CompactFlash card for video recording)..

• Images can be copied between internal flash memory and the CompactFlash card.

PTZ system may be stored in the internal system

Storage Capacity

• The number of images and videos that can be stored in internal memory or CompactFlash card depends on the image content and the video format option selected from the SETUP MENU. See following tables for typical storage capacities.

Image File Storage Capacity Table

Image File Format

BMP File

JPEG Super High Res

JPEG High Res

JPEG Low Res

Typical File Size per Image

(notes 1,2)

900KB 200KB

90KB 30KB

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Internal Flash Memory

Capacity - 64MB (note 3,4)

74 240 560

1800

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512MB CF Card

(note 3,4)

458 2240 4480

14400

Video File Storage Capacity Table

Video File Format

MPEG2 high

MPEG2 low

MPEG1 high

MPEG1 medium

MPEG1 low

Typical File Size per Image

(notes 1,2)

3.2Mbs

2.1Mbs

2.8Mbs

1.5Mbs

0.8Mbs

Internal Flash Memory

Capacity - 64MB (note 3,5)

160 secs 480 secs 180 secs 350 secs 640 secs

512MB CF Card

(note 3,5)

21 mins 33 mins 24 mins 47 mins 85 mins

Notes:

1. File size varies by image content.

2. Table is based on NTSC images - PAL images and videos will be 10% larger.

3. All storage capacities are approximate.

4. The use of audio files consumes approx. 120KB for every 15 seconds of audio. Available image memory must be reduced by the amount of audio recorded.

5. Audio files for MPEG videos consume approx. 300kbs for every second of video. Audio files are automatically saved with video files.

Image Save

Usage

• Saves images displayed on Hand-held Controller LCD monitor for future reference.

Access

• From live viewing, press upper right corner of the screen.

• Recalled images may be re-saved since they are already frozen.

Split screen images may be saved as long as both half screen contains frozen images.

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• Measurement images may be saved after measurement has been performed.

Basic Operation

• From a frozen image screen, press will appear.

• Use the joystick to move the arrow pointer to select the memory location where you would like to store the image.

Saving

• You have a choice of saving images and videos in one of two active folders:

An internal C:\ memory folder, or CompactFlash A:\ folder.

• The name of the currently active folders is shown on the menu screen next to C:\ and A:\.

• You may choose to save to a folder in A: or C: which is not currently active by moving the arrow pointer to CHOOSE C:\ FOLDER or CHOOSE A:\FOLDER and pressing

FREEZE button. The image will freeze and FF will appear in the

MENU. The menu associated with that frozen screen

ENTER.

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Quick Image Save to Last Folder

• The PTZ system assumes you would like save the current image to the same drive and folder as the previous save. After pressing path to the last saved folder highlighted. To save to that folder, just press not need to move the cursor pointer).

Quick Image Save from Live Video

You can save images directory from Live Video, bypassing the MENU steps by pressing the

• SAVE button on the Hand-held Controller. The live image is temporarily frozen and a prompt window appears with option to “Save Image.” Press ENTER to save image. The image will automatically saved to the last drive and folder previously accessed through

• Quick Save images are only SAVED as NORMAL, non-measurement images to save data storage space.

MENU.

11.2 Annotation

Audio Annotation

Usage

• Allows up to 15 seconds of audio information to be recorded and associated with a stored image file.

Access

• An audio file may be created immediately after storing an image by following the on screen instructions.

• From live viewing, press upper right corner of the screen.

An audio file may be created any time a stored image is recalled.

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An existing audio file may be re-recorded any time a stored image with audio is recalled.

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Saving Audio with New Images

At the completion of a successful image save, an onscreen option list appears.

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Select RECORD AUDIO to record a 15 second audio comment. A recording message will appear and a countdown timer will begin. Speak into the built-in

• microphone below the LCD screen on the Hand-held Controller.

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Press ENTER to end the recording.

• After recording, the option list appears again. This time options are available.

PLAY AUDIO plays through the speaker on the front of the Hand-held Controller.

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FREEZE button. The image will freeze and FF will appear in the

SAVE the menu screen which appears has the

ENTER (you do

PLAY AUDIO and DELETE AUDIO

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