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HIGH-PERFORMANCE
WIRELESS RECORDING
VIDEO BORESCOPE SYSTEM
with VGA RESOLUTION PROBE
USER’S MANUAL
DCS1800HP
Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using this product.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 –4
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What’s in the Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 –6
Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 –8
Charge Console and Probe Handle/Controller Batteries . . 7 –8
Sync Console and Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Insert SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 –9
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 – 16
Viewing Live Video on the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 – 10
Using the Three Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Attaching the Mirrored Viewing Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Viewing Live Video on a TV Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 – 12
Taking Pictures and Recording Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing Photos and Playing Back Videos . . . . . . . . . . . 12 – 13
Accessing SD Card Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Navigating the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 – 15
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 – 16
Operating, Maintenance & Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Compatible Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Return for Repair Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing General Tools & Instruments’ (General’s) DCS1800HP HighPerformance Wireless Recording Video Borescope System with VGA Resolution Probe.
Please read this user’s manual carefully and thoroughly before using the instrument.
The DCS1800HP has three main components: the DCS1800 Handheld Wireless
Recording Video Borescope Console, the P16181HP VGA Resolution Probe, and the
DCS1800-RT Wireless Probe Handle/Controller (that connects the console and probe).
The P16181HP is 1m (39 in.) long and has a diameter of 5.5mm (0.22 in.). In addition to
a VGA resolution camera, the probe has three buttons on its controller that enable you to
brighten, rotate and remove reflections from video and images to improve their clarity
and readability. The probe is compatible with the following systems and components
from General:
• The DCS1800, DCS1600, DCS1700, DCS800 and DCS2000 Recording Video
Borescope Inspection System consoles
• The H16, H17, and H8 Handheld Recording Consoles (the DCS1600, DCS1700 and
DCS800 systems without a probe).
The DCS1800-TR expands the universe of probes compatible with the DCS1800 console
to include dozens of General's high-performance wired probes. It provides both the
connector needed to interface with a high-performance wired probe, and the transmitter
needed to send the video it captures to the DCS1800 console.
Two tables describing all probes compatible with the
DCS1800 console can be found on p. 18.
A thumbwheel on the right side of the DCS1800-TR
allows you to adjust the brightness of the LEDs
illuminating the camera at the end of the probe.
Separately, the ability to detach the monitor from the
probe also increases application flexibility by, for
example, enabling two-handed operation, as shown in
the photo at right.
The DCS1800 console has three operating modes: Preview, Playback and Menu:
• In Preview mode, video framed by the camera’s field of view is displayed in real time
on the console’s LCD. The console automatically enters this mode when powered on.
A front-panel button allows you to double the size of a target (a zoom level of 2X). The
same button allows you to “mirror” video, making it possible to read serial numbers
seen and “reversed” by an attached probe with a mirrored viewing tip. In Preview
mode, real-time video also can be exported through an included video cable to any
NTSC- or PAL-format TV monitor with RCA input jacks.
Operating in Preview mode, the DCS1800 console also allows you to record inspection
video clips and photos at VGA (640 x 480 pixel) resolution on an included SD memory
card by pressing icon-labeled buttons on the console’s front panel. The remaining
front-panel buttons enable access to Playback and Menu modes.
• In Playback mode, you can browse the SD card for saved video and picture files and
view the media on the console’s LCD or a larger TV monitor. Video clips and photos
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also can be viewed on a PC by removing the SD card and plugging it into the
computer directly or through a card reader. Because videos are saved as .avi files and
photos as .jpg files, applications found on most PCs (Microsoft Windows Media Player
and Microsoft Office Picture Manager) can open the files. The 4GB SD memory card
included in the DCS1800HP case can store at least 4 hours of video, recorded at
15 Mbytes/minute, in addition to hundreds of photos.
• In Menu mode, you use familiar scrolling motions and responses to dialog boxes to
navigate a main menu with six submenus. When selected, submenu items execute
“housekeeping” functions such as deleting files, setting the date and time, enabling or
disabling date and time stamps, choosing any of 28 languages for display indications,
selecting a Video out format and adjusting the triggering time of the console’s Auto
Power Off (APO) function.
KEY FEATURES
• Slim (5.5mm diameter), IP67 waterproof probe with high-quality VGA resolution
(640 x 480 pixel) camera at its tip, and light boost, anti-reflection and 90° image
rotation buttons on its controller. Camera lighting is provided by six adjustablebrightness white LEDs—four facing front and two at an angle to reduce glare.
• Operating flexibility is maximized when console is detached from probe. In this
mode, video captured by probe can be sent wirelessly through probe handle/
controller to console from up to 33 ft. (10m) away on any of four channels.
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Console has 3.5 in. diagonal color LCD for viewing probe video instantly and saved
video clips and pictures later
• Compatible with dozens of high-performance camera-tipped probes from General
(see p. 18)
• 28 available menu languages
• Familiar menu-driven user interface for viewing and recording photos and voiceannotated video clips on standard SD memory card (4GB card included) and playing
back media on console, TV or PC
• Console and probe handle/controller powered by separate rechargeable Lithium-ion
batteries with 4-hour capacity
• 1-year limited warranty
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION!
Never insert any probe attached to the DCS1800 console into any structure or
space known or suspected to contain live electric wiring
• The DCS1800 system is intended for industrial applications only. Do not use a
compatible probe for human or any other biological inspections.
• Never insert an attached probe into any flammable gas or liquid (including fuels in
an oil, gasoline or diesel tank)
• Do not disassemble the console. Doing so creates a potentially fatal electrical
hazard (and voids the warranty as well).
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WHAT’S IN THE CASE
The DCS1800HP system comes in a custom hard plastic protective carrying case. Inside the
case are:
• The DCS1800 console. The console integrates an LCD monitor, circuitry for wirelessly
connecting to a high-performance camera-tipped probe from General, and front-panel
controls for enlarging and/or mirroring live video as well as recording and playing back
video clips and photos captured by an attached probe.
• The P16181HP VGA Resolution Probe, with a length of 1m (39 in.) and a diameter of
5.5mm (0.22 in.)
• The DCS1800-TR Probe Handle/Controller for transmitting probe video to the DCS1800
console
• A 110° mirrored viewing tip for the probe • A 4GB SD memory card
• An AC adapter/battery charger for a 110/220VAC supply. The adapter has a 5.5VDC,
center-positive output plug.
• An A/V cable for connecting the DCS1800 console to a TV monitor. The cable has RCA plugs
at one end and a mini-stereo plug at the other end.
• A small flat-blade screwdriver for changing the wireless channel of the console and probe
• This user’s manual
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Fig. 1 shows the names and locations of all of the controls, ports and jacks of the
DCS1800 console. Table 1 details how the function of each front-panel button changes
with the console’s operating mode. Fig. 2 shows the names and locations of the controls
and main physical features of the P16181HP VGA Resolution Probe. Familiarize yourself
with the labels, positions and functions of all buttons and connectors before moving on
to the Setup Instructions and Operating Instructions.
Fig. 1.
The controls,
ports and jacks
of the DCS1800
console
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(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
1 Start/Stop Video Recording
Button
2 Snapshot Button
3 Power On/Off Button
4 Previous Video/Photo Button
5 ▼ Next Video/Photo Button
6 OK/Menu Enter/Save/Enter
Menu mode Button
7 Esc Escape/Zoom/Mirror Button
8 SD Card Socket
9 A/V Out Jack
10 AC Adapter Jack
Table 1. The DCS1800 console’s multi-function buttons
Button Label In Preview Mode In Playback Mode In Menu Mode
▲ Switches to Playback mode Selects next-oldest video or photo. Moves up one line.
Also increases playback speed to When setting date/time,
1.5X, 2X or 4X. moves ahead one field.
▼ Switches to Playback mode Selects next-newest video or photo. Moves down one line.
Also decreases playback speed from When setting date/time,
4X, 2X or 1.5X. moves back one field.
OK/Menu Switches to Menu mode Plays/pauses video clip Executes highlighted
command
Esc Presssed briefly, doubles Switches to Preview mode Switches to Preview
size of target (zooms 2X) mode
Pressed and held, mirrors
video
Takes a picture No action When setting date/time,
(stores .jpg photo on SD card) increases field value by one
unit
Starts/stops recording an Offers option to delete selected When setting date/time,
.avi video on SD card video/photo file decreases field value by
one unit
Fig. 2. The controls and physical features
of the P16181HP VGA Resolution Probe
1. Probe
2. Stainless steel camera head
containing four forward-facing
LEDs and two side-facing LEDs
3. Stainless steel accessory
alignment ring
4. Black metal thread protector ring
5. Red rubber protective cap
6. Probe handle
7. Light boost button
8. 90° rotation button
9. Anti-reflection button
10. Probe connector
16. Channel selector switch (on back)
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