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Instruction Manual

Top-Line Video Endoscope

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Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Top Line Video Endoscope ...

Page 2: ...s plants and cavities MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec GmbH Heinkelstraße 2 73066 Uhingen Germany Tel 49 0 7161 98872 300 Fax 49 0 7161 98872 303 e mail eltrotec micro epsilon de www micro epsilon com Certified acc to DIN EN ISO 9001 2008 ...

Page 3: ...ry 12 3 1 Unpacking 12 3 2 Storage 12 4 Description 13 4 1 Setup of the Video Endoscope 13 4 2 Flexible Probe 14 4 3 Probe Tip 14 4 4 Control Lever 15 4 5 Locking 15 4 6 Control Elements 16 4 7 Operating Menu 17 4 8 Inputs Outputs 18 5 Assembly 19 5 1 Screwing the 90 Prism Head 19 5 2 Mounting the Light Source 20 6 Operation 23 6 1 Switching On 23 6 2 Switching Off 23 6 3 Holding the Video Endosco...

Page 4: ... 3 Text Annotation 33 6 7 4 4 Digital Zoom 39 6 7 4 5 Rotation 40 6 7 4 6 Mirror 41 6 7 4 7 Video Output 42 6 7 4 8 Date Time 43 6 7 4 9 Instant Picture Review 45 6 7 4 10 Video Format 46 6 7 4 11 Language 47 6 7 4 12 Delete All 48 6 7 4 13 Auto Power Off 48 6 8 Charge Main Battery 49 6 9 Charge Light Source Battery 50 6 10 Connecting to an Additional Display 51 6 11 Inserting SD Memory Card 52 6 ...

Page 5: ...p Line Video Endoscope 8 Instructions for Operation 57 8 1 SD Memory Card 57 8 2 Cleaning 57 9 Warranty 58 10 Service Repair 58 11 Decommissioning Disposal 58 Appendix A 1 Accessories 59 A 3 Factory Settings 60 ...

Page 6: ...Page 6 Top Line Video Endoscope ...

Page 7: ...t avoided may lead to property damage Indicates a user action i Indicates a user tip 1 2 Warnings The flexible probe is electrically conductive Do not allow contact with electrically live objects Death by electric shock Danger of injury Do not look directly into the end of the flexible probe Danger of injury eye injury from bright light Do not forcibly twist or elongate the flexible probe or bend ...

Page 8: ...ity is kept available according to EC regulation article 10 by the authorities responsible at MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec GmbH Heinkelstraße 2 73066 Uhingen Germany The systems satisfy the requirements if they comply with the regulations described in the instruction manual for installation and operation 1 4 Proper Use The Top Line Video Endoscope is used for observation and examination of the inner lif...

Page 9: ...F Storage temperature Controller 25 C up to 45 C 13 up to 113 F Endoscope probe 25 C up tp 80 C 13 up to 176 F Humidity At 40 C 104 F up to 95 no condensation Ambient pressure Up to 2 bar Fluid resistance The endoscope probe can be immersed for a short time in following solutions Water salt solution 5 kerosene gasoline diesel 70 alcohol ...

Page 10: ... Technical Data Type Top Line Video Endoscope Outer diameter 4 mm 6 mm Length 1 5 m 3 m 1 5 m 3 m 6 m Direction of view 0 Field of view 70 Focal range 15 mm Flexible probe tip 2 times 150 up down 4 times 150 up down right left 4 times 150 up down right left Length of probe tip 14 mm 18 3 mm Min bending radius 32 mm 45 mm Image sensor CMOS Illumination Mobile adjustable LED light source Li Ion batt...

Page 11: ...elative humidity Fluid resistance of the probe Saline 5 and most oils excluding hydraulic fluid Resistance to water Probe IP 54 Handle Monitor IP 53 Weight Effective length 1 5 m 0 9 kg Effective length 3 0 m 1 0 kg Effective length 1 5 m 0 9 kg Effective length 3 0 m 1 0 kg Effective length 6 0 m 1 3 kg Protective sheating Protective tube from braided stainless steel with additional special plast...

Page 12: ... 80 C 13 up to 176 F Humidity 40 C up to 95 no condensation The Top Line Video Endoscope is supplied in a metal case The case has space for another ELTROTEC En dolight FOT Xenon 24 light source see Chap A 1 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 Optional accessories Eltrotec Endolight FOT Xenon 24 power supply 8 Eltrotec Endolight FOT Xenon 24 light source 9 Eltrotec Endolight FOT Xenon 24 power supply cable 2 Prism h...

Page 13: ...reaking points and problem areas are very easy and early to identify and preventive tasks can be taken selectively The illumination is effected by means of a battery operated controlled LED light source with high light inten sity 4 1 Setup of the Video Endoscope Video display with battery LED light source with battery Handle Flexible probe Probe tip Control lever Fig 2 Setup of the video endoscope...

Page 14: ...ow contact with electrically living objects Death by electric shock Danger of injury Do not look directly into the end of the flexible probe Danger of injury eye injury from bright light 4 3 Probe Tip There is a bending section in the probe tip This is the most flexible and vulnerable part of the video endo scope This probe must be handled more carefully than the flexible probe Do not squeeze or c...

Page 15: ... to force the probe tip to bend with the flexible probe coiled for storage Damage or destruction of the probe tip Control lever Locking 4 5 Locking When engaged the locking will prevent the probe tip from bending Do not attempt to withdraw the flexible probe from a cavity as long as the locking is activated Damage or destruction of the articulation mechanism NOTICE ...

Page 16: ...Page 16 Description Top Line Video Endoscope 4 6 Control Elements ESC OK Video capture button Photo capture button Power The control elements are described below see Chap 4 7 ...

Page 17: ...main menu Deletes current image or video Confirms selection ESC Displays battery charge level Returns to Normal mode and displays CAMERA and battery charge level Returns to Normal mode and displays CAMERA and battery charge level Captures a still image jpeg While recording a video clip pressing this button will stop the recording process PHOTO button is dupli cate of this The current video clip is...

Page 18: ...deo USB output Input charger The video display shows live video and captured images or videos The device can output live video to an external display Stored images can be downloaded to a computer via the USB port and included USB cable Mini USB 1 1 connector or through the removable SD memory card ...

Page 19: ...prism head tip until the inner level of the shim ring engages Then continue threading the prism head until there is no side play on the prism head Stop threading at that point No side play A small gap will be present when the prism tip is fully tightened in place NOTICE Tighten by hand only Damage of the device NOTICE Always let the threaded protective cap or the adapter for protecting the thread ...

Page 20: ...dial to position shown and pulling cover off see Fig 4 Dial Fig 4 View on light source from above before battery change Remove the cap of the light source Insert batteries in the correct orientation according to the battery polarity labels on outside and inside of light source Light source Battery Cap Fig 5 Opened light source Replace the cap of the LED light source again ...

Page 21: ...n see Fig 6 to lock the cover in place Check the operation of the light source Press the red power button to turn the light source on see Fig 7 Press again to turn the light source off see Fig 7 Press and hold one or the other of the intensity buttons to brighten or dim the light see Fig 8 On Off button Dim the light Brighten the light Fig 7 Turn on off the light source Fig 8 Brighten or dim the l...

Page 22: ...light source with the light source connection on the control handle and thread them together with the knurled ring see Fig 9 Tighten with fingers only Light source connection Knurled ring Connected Fig 9 Connect light source Fig 10 Light source connected ...

Page 23: ... into normal mode displaying a live image from the CMOS sensor 6 2 Switching Off Turn the video display power off by pressing and holding the power button for 1 2 seconds 6 3 Holding the Video Endoscope Hold the handle in one hand in a way that is comfortable and allows you to both look at the LCD display and apply the control lever Use the other hand to hold the flexible probe and guide it toward...

Page 24: ...own movements at the 4 way configuration Do not angle the flexible probe or the probe tip with violence Damage of the flexible probe and or the probe tip Enable the locking if necessary to hold the probe tip in the position as soon as the video endoscope is in the viewing position Control lever Locking Fig 12 Controlling the probe tip by control lever NOTICE ...

Page 25: ...ing the lever to the resistance Turn the light source on to maximum brightness With the probe tip in the straight ahead position slowly begin to insert the video endoscope into the cav ity to be examined Fig 13 Inserting the flexible probe into the cavity Watch the image on the video display to see where the video endoscope is pointed and guide the probe tip in the inspection area If a bend must b...

Page 26: ...cking before you pull of the flexible probe Damage of the articulation mechanism Move the control lever back and forth to ensure they are in a loose neutral position and the probe tip can be bent during the extraction as required Pull out the video endoscope slowly and catch the probe tip when it exits to avoid damage to the probe tip i Move the flexible probe back and forth if the video endoscope...

Page 27: ...review mode by pressing or Enter menu mode by pressing OK Return to normal mode from any other mode by pressing ESC 6 7 2 Normal Mode 6 7 2 1 Capture Still Photos In normal mode press the button on the handle or on video display Still photos are saved as jpg file 6 7 2 2 Capture Video Clips In normal mode press the button on the handle or on video display to start recording The runtime display ind...

Page 28: ...de press the ESC button for calling both status displays Each is displayed as a bar A fully charged battery is shown as a full bar A partial charge is shown as one to four segments inside the battery status display The memory bar is filled in as the memory set up Battery full Memory empty Current date and time ...

Page 29: ...tured Still Images or Video Clips Stored images and videos are displayed in a grid see Fig 14 The selected image has a yellow outline around it Indicates a video clip Indicates a still image with added annotation Selected image Video clip Annotated image Fig 14 Grid in image review mode ...

Page 30: ... of a still image will have this symbol A full screen video view of a video clip will have this symbol Press the or buttons while viewing a full screen image to scroll to the next or previous image While in full screen view a video clip in can be played see Fig 15 paused see Fig 16 and resumed by pressing the button Pressing the button while a video is playing will capture and store the cur rently...

Page 31: ...elete Single File While in image review mode either grid view or full screen view the selected image or video clip can be deleted by pressing and holding OK for a few seconds A delete confirmation menu will appear as shown below see Fig 17 see Fig 18 Fig 17 Grid view Fig 18 Full screen view NO ...

Page 32: ...splay the main menu Use the and buttons to scroll through the menu and to reveal more functions Select menu and submenu items using the and buttons to highlight the desired item and confirm with OK Press the ESC button to exit a menu choice exceptions will be noted 6 7 4 2 Selection Main Menu TEXT ANNOTATION DATE TIME DIGITAL ZOOM VIDEO FORMAT ROTATION LANGUAGE MIRROR DELETE ALL VIDEO OUTPUT AUTO ...

Page 33: ...ed to about 30 50 charac ters in length depending on the number of blank spaces in the text string Select TEXT ANNOTATION from the main menu and confirm with OK Fig 20 Display TEXT ANNOTATION The current default text is displayed TEST in this example see Fig 21 Select EDIT TEXT and press OK to edit the default text see Fig 21 Fig 21 Display EDIT TEXT ...

Page 34: ...ine Video Endoscope The text editing window will appear with the current default text displayed if any Selected key Fig 22 Text editing window The selected yellow key on the virtual keyboard is indicated by an orange outline ...

Page 35: ...text editing window Use the virtual keys real keys to select the desired yellow key on the virtual keyboard Then press ENTER OK Select and confirm with OK to delete one character to the left of the cursor Select and confirm ESC to delete one character to the right of the cursor moves the cursor one space to the left moves it one space to the right The abc key toggles between upper and lower case P...

Page 36: ...Top Line Video Endoscope Select TEXT COLOR and confirm with OK to change the color of the user defined text Select the desired text color from the list and confirm with OK Select ON OFF to turn text annotation on or off ...

Page 37: ...ext included on the image Or select EDIT DEFAULT TEXT or ENTER NEW TEXT to make the text editing screen appear and change the default text If DISPLAY has been set to ON the VIDEO RECORDING screen appears when the button is pressed to cap ture a video clip With WITHOUT TEXT highlighted press OK to begin capturing video with no annotation Choose WITH DEFAULT TEXT to begin recording video with the de...

Page 38: ...Page 38 Operation Top Line Video Endoscope Choose EDIT DEFAULT TEXT to display the text editing screen and edit the default text ...

Page 39: ... and confirm with OK Fig 24 View DIGITAL ZOOM Use the and buttons to select the digital magnification of the live display image from 1 0 to 2 0 in increments of 0 1 The selected magnification is shown on the display see Fig 25 2014 07 15 14 41 31 X 1 7 Magnification Fig 25 View of magnification ...

Page 40: ... 4 5 Rotation Rotate the live image by 180 degrees or returned it to normal by entering the ROTATION submenu see Fig 26 selecting the desired option NORMAL or 180 DEGREE see Fig 27 and pressing OK Fig 26 View ROTATION Fig 27 View ROTATION selection ...

Page 41: ... horizontally or vertically by opening the MIRROR submenu see Fig 28 and choosing from these options see Fig 29 Fig 28 View MIRROR Fig 29 View MIRROR selection i FOLDING gives the same result as rotating 180 degrees Original image Horizontal Vertical 180 Fig 30 Overview Mirror options ...

Page 42: ...e composite input of an auxiliary display using the supplied cable The unit will automatically revert to the built in display when the cable is disconnected This function will allow you to toggle between displays if both are connected Fig 31 View VIDEO OUTPUT Simply press OK while this function is selected to toggle between displays ...

Page 43: ...lecting the DATE TIME menu item see Fig 32 and pressing OK brings up this submenu see Fig 33 Fig 32 View DATE TIME Fig 33 VIEW DATE FORMAT Selecting DATE FORMAT lets you choose the desired date display format from a list see Fig 34 Fig 34 View DATE FORMAT selection ...

Page 44: ... the date and time can be set and the date time display turned on or off see Fig 37 I Fig 37 View SETUP selection In this window the selected field may be incremented or decremented with the and buttons The OK button will step to the next field until the ON OFF field is selected The next press of the OK button will then return the display to Normal Mode If DISPLAY indicates ON status the date and ...

Page 45: ...Select INSTANT PICTURE REVIEW see Fig 38 from the main menu and press OK Fig 39 View INSTANT PICTURE REVIEW selection Choosing ENABLE see Fig 39 will cause captured still images to remain on the display screen ESC must then be pressed to return the display to a live image Choosing 3 SECONDS will cause captured images to be displayed for three seconds before reverting back to a live image ...

Page 46: ...or an external display The available options are NTSC and PAL see Fig 41 Use the and to select VIDEO FORMAT see Fig 40 and press OK to confirm Fig 40 View VIDEO FORMAT Fig 41 View TV FORMAT selection While the TV OUTPUT submenu is displayed pressing the button will display the DISPLAY SETTING submenu see Fig 42 Fig 42 View DISPLAY SETTING ...

Page 47: ...t is optimized from the default settings by MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec prior to shipping These opti mized settings appear on a label on the rear side of the video display should they need to be re entered 6 7 4 11 Language Choose the LANGUAGE item see Fig 43 in the main menu to scroll through the language choices see Fig 44 Fig 43 View LANGUAGE Fig 44 View LANGUAGE selection There are 26 languages ava...

Page 48: ...o and video files Use and buttons to select Yes or No Confirm with OK 6 7 4 13 Auto Power Off Select AUTO POWER OFF see Fig 45 Use the and buttons to select time for auto power off or to disable the auto power off function see Fig 46 Press OK to confirm Fig 45 View AUTO POWER OFF Fig 46 VIEW AUTO OFF selection ...

Page 49: ...nnect the power supply cable to the DC IN jack of the video display see Fig 47 Connect the power supply cable to a AC socket and allow the video display to charge its internal battery A full charge takes about 3 hours and will run for 2 3 hours Fig 47 Charge main battery ...

Page 50: ...re they are oriented correctly as per the engraved symbols in the charger Connect the charger to a 120 240 VAC 50 60 Hz outlet LEDs Fig 48 Battery charger with batteries The LED s on the charger will glow red while charging They will turn green when the batteries are fully charged This will take 2 5 2 75 hours for fully discharged batteries ...

Page 51: ...splay when the AV cable is con nected Use the VIDEO OUTPUT function in the main menu to direct the output to the external display or to switch between displays see Chap 6 7 4 7 Video output Fig 49 AV cable Fig 50 Video output on video display The output format for the additional display NTCS or PAL can be selected by using the VIDEO FORMAT function The video display and the external display cannot...

Page 52: ...ble and then release Fig 51 Inserting the SD memory card i Do not press the card with violence and with the contacts in wrong direction into the slot The card is in the slot now To remove the card push it in a little and release to take out the card again The card will spring out far enough to remove i Do not remove the SD memory card during image capture operations This may result in a data loss ...

Page 53: ... on your PC The stored images are contained in X DCIM 100DSCIM where X is the drive letter Jpegs can be viewed with Windows Picture Viewer avi video files can be viewed via the Windows Media Player USB output Fig 52 USB cable Fig 53 USB output on video display Alternatively images from the SD memory card may be transferred to your computer by removing the card from the video display and inserting ...

Page 54: ...e batteries remove the screw from the battery cover of the video display and remove the cover Cover screw Cover Remove the battery cable and the connector carefully Pull the connector apart and connect to a new battery Change the battery replace the cover and screw it in again ...

Page 55: ...ans to disassemble the video endoscope Damage or destruction of the video endoscope 7 1 Unclear and Diffuse Image If using a detachable side view tip adapter the probe tip may not be properly attached Detach adapter and reinstall Lenses or glass windows may be dirty Clean the glass on probe tip of the flexible probe with alcohol and cotton swab Also clean the side view tip adapter if being used se...

Page 56: ...he cover from the battery compart ment Remove the battery to reveal the reset button Insert a toothpick or another non conducting tool into the reset hole and push the reset but ton to perform a system reset 7 3 Articulation is Difficult Locking may be fully or partially engaged Release locking Articulation cables may be constricted by bends in the flexible probe Keep the flexible probe as straigh...

Page 57: ...e eyepiece with alcohol and cotton swabs or soft cloth see Chap 8 2 Also clean detachable tips if being used see Chap 8 2 Light source capacity may be insufficient for ap plication 8 Instructions for Operation 8 1 SD Memory Card Do not remove the SD memory card during image and video capture This can cause data loss and damage to memory card i We recommend a 80x SD card for best video quality see ...

Page 58: ...Eltrotec will specifically not be responsible for eventual consequential damages MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec always strives to supply the customers with the finest and most advanced equipment De velopment and refinement is therefore performed continuously and the right to design changes without prior notice is accordingly reserved For translations in other languages the data and statements in the Germa...

Page 59: ...ad 90 Outer diameter 6 mm focus range 12 mm 20752104 ELTROTEC Interchangeable lens for the close range Outer diameter 4 mm focus range 4 mm 22 mm 20752170 ELTROTEC Interchangeable lens for the close range Outer diameter 6 mm focus range 4 mm 22 mm 20752171 ELTROTEC Guideline Outer diameter 4 mm diameter 4 8 mm length 432 mm 20752245 ELTROTEC Guideline Outer diameter 4 mm diameter 8 mm length 432 m...

Page 60: ...20752243 Extra battery for für LED hand lamp 20752244 Extra battery for monitor 20752136 A 3 Factory Settings The factory settings to optimize the video endoscope see Chap 6 7 4 10 are made by MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec before each deliv ery These optimized settings appear on a label on the rear side of the controller video display in case they need to be reentered ...

Page 61: ...Seite 61 Anhang Factory Settings Top Line Video Endoscope ...

Page 62: ...EPSILON Eltrotec GmbH Heinkelstr 2 73066 Uhingen Germany Tel 49 0 7161 98872 300 Fax 49 0 7161 98872 303 eltrotec micro epsilon de www micro epsilon com X9751297 A021095HDR X9751297 A02 MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec ...

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