The
TV SYSTEM
line enables you to choose either
NTSC
or
PAL
formatting of the videos you
export to a TV monitor. Press either the
▲
and
▼
button to make your choice and then push the
OK
button to save the setting.
The
AUTO POWER OFF
of the main menu is not visible on the screen that first appears after
you press the
OK
button to put the H16 into Menu mode. To show the line, scroll down past the
TV SYSTEM
line. When the
AUTO POWER OFF
line appears, press the
OK
button.
By default, the
AUTO POWER OFF
function of the H16 is disabled. To enable it, and to choose how
quickly to power off the instrument following a period of inactivity, navigate to one of the four options
(5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes) and press the
OK
button when the duration you prefer is highlighted in red.
To re-disable the function later, enter Menu mode, scroll down to the
AUTO POWER OFF
line, press
the
OK
button, select
OFF
and press the
OK
button again to save the setting.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - P16PIP
Before inspecting a pipe, determine its inner diameter. Then determine whether that diameter
matches the diameter of any of the three included probe-centering accessories: 2, 4 or 6 inches.
If your pipe is one of these three sizes, attaching the correct accessory will keep the camera
head in the center of the pipe as you push the probe forward. A centered probe will be easier to
push forward and produce higher-quality videos and photos as well.
If the inner diameter of your pipe is
not
2, 4 or 6 in., you can still use the probe to good effect
without the benefit of a probe-centering accessory. You may have to exert a bit more effort to
keep the camera head from getting hung up on the pipe’s sidewalls as you push the probe
forward. That is more likely if you use the probe to inspect large pipes or rectangular ducts. In
such situations, friction will often cause the camera head to “tuck under” the probe as you push
it forward, producing a rear-facing dynamic view of the pipe’s interior. When you begin to reel in
the probe, however, the metal coil spring sleeve (see Fig. 3 on p. 8) will free the camera head and
point it forward. Videos and photos captured during this “return” trip can be just as valuable as
forward-facing evidence.
ATTACHING AN ACCESSORY
Before attaching any of the three probe-centering
accessories to the probe, “play out” a few feet of the
probe from the reel. To do so, first “unlock” the reel by
separating (opening) the Velcro closure called the Reel
stopper (see Fig. 2 on p. 7 and figure at right).
Once the reel is free to move, grab the probe below
the camera head and begin pulling it horizontally,
rather than vertically, as shown in the left figure at the
top of the next page.
Play out just enough probe for the Joint ball to pass the Probe guide/camera head stopper (see
Fig. 2). Then—if this is the first use of the P16PIP or its first use in months—pull and push the
end of the probe back and forth a few times (see right figure at the top of the next page) to
reduce any friction binding the reel’s stationary and moving parts.
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