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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 

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general

Summary of Contents for Scalar

Page 1: ...SCALAr INDOORS CORONA CAMERA...

Page 2: ...o part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechani cal photocopying recording or otherwise without the explicit wri...

Page 3: ...l 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 temp...

Page 4: ...at 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 s...

Page 5: ...14 GENERAL 15 OPERATION 16 POWER 17 GAIN 19 UV FOCUS 20 VISIBLE ZOOM 21 UV ZOOM 22 CORONA COLOR 23 PLAYBACK PIC 24 PLAYBACK VIDEO 25 SEARCH 26 DOWNLOAD 27 SNAPSHOT 28 VIDEO 29 FLASHLIGHT 30 TOOLS 32 F...

Page 6: ...6 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 1 2 3 4 5 7 package content 6 t 8...

Page 7: ...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 1 2 3 4 5 9 7 10 front v...

Page 8: ...8 9 Inlets cover 10 Aux Temperature Humidity TRH 11 AC DC inlet 12 Mini USB 11 SIDE VIEW left side view 9 10 12 Contact Ofil to activate...

Page 9: ...9 13 Battery slot and battery 14 SD card slot 15 Tripod mounting receptacle BOTTOM VIEW 12 bottom view 12 14 13 15...

Page 10: ...10 15 Lens 16 Flash light 15 16 FRONT VIEW front view...

Page 11: ...1 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23...

Page 12: ...e Time Day DD MM YYYY hh mm 31 Video recording Stills on screen top line 24 25 26 29 27 28 TOP STATUS LINE 30 31 T T T T T T T T T T T T 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 20 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 C C C C C C R R R R R R...

Page 13: ...Delete Save Edit OK on screen bottom line BOTTOM STATUS LINE 32 35 de d de e el e e de e e e de e e e e e ete ete ete ete ete ete ete ete ete te ete te ete e te t t t t t t t ete te t t t ete ete ete...

Page 14: ...ible only 40 Gain GXX 38 39 40 T T T T T T T T T T T T 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C R R R R R R R...

Page 15: ...isible 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 Navigatio...

Page 16: ...16 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...

Page 17: ...17 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...

Page 18: ...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 batte...

Page 19: ...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...

Page 20: ...annel 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...

Page 21: ...By default the camera is in maxi mum zoom While zooming out the camera is in VISIBLE MODE no UV displayed When max zoom is attained COM BINE MODE is active Move the blue frame to the vis ible zoom ico...

Page 22: ...ly the UV signals Effective only in combine and in UV modes 3 levels of magnification Move the blue frame to UV ZOOM Use to activate the function Use the UP DOWN arrows to zoom in out Use to save and...

Page 23: ...spicu ous Move the blue frame to the pal ette corona color A sub menu with 9 color swatches appears Use the UP DOWN arrows to get to a preferred color Use the to save and exit or the to exit without s...

Page 24: ...to see a full frame picture 7 PLAYBACK Review pictures P 28 and video clips P 29 stored on the inserted SD card P 9 Move the blue frame to PLAYBACK and use to activate the func tion Use to set number...

Page 25: ...shows each highlighted video with subtitles that include video name date index Use to select a video To preview a video use the following commands Run Restart Move forward Move back To delete a movie...

Page 26: ...he blue frame to a criterion and the RIGHT LEFT to change it s val ues Move the blue frame to APPLY to keep the criteria or to DISCARD to clear all criteria and click on the selector To see results cl...

Page 27: ...tent can be found in the Removable Disk that appears Movies are stored in the Videos folder pictures are stored in the Pic tures folder Note It is recommended to download the SD card content 7 DOWNLOA...

Page 28: ...During capture a yellow circle ap pears on the right top corner of the display Within 3 seconds after capture it is possible to delete the picture Use the Alt command P 7 Pictures can be captured dur...

Page 29: ...er of the display Wait 2 seconds before recording the next clip Video clips are stored on the SD card During recording system settings and profiles settings are inactive To preview a clip use PLAYBACK...

Page 30: ...nd enclosed appara tuses Led flashlight does not affect the mis sion of detecting ultraviolet radiation There are 3 circular options low high off Push the button P 7 to turn on the light Push again to...

Page 31: ...ronmental condition Ambient conditions should be noted since they influence the corona phe nomenon inception and intensity When TRH is plugged in it is auto matically recognized plug and play An on sc...

Page 32: ...main window 12 TOOLS tools general Use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to change tabs Use the UP DOWN arrows to get to a feature Use the to activate a feature and to save changes Use to step back or to exit wi...

Page 33: ...andy to ensure corona presence Move to the desired mode and click on to save or on to leave Note during visible zoom the camera is in VISIBLE mode on on on o on on on on on on on on on on on on on on...

Page 34: ...I if it is checked LI is disabled by default To enable select ENABLE LI using the and select an integration rate 2 frames 3 frames 4 frames The frame integration will be both seen on screen and record...

Page 35: ...board appears Use the arrows and the selector to type Use the Alt to click OK The name will be saved Alter natively Connect the scalar to a PC via mini USB Open PROFILE NAME TXT edit and save RESTART...

Page 36: ...alues Bottom OSD On Off Top OSD On Off Keypad backlight On Off Color adjustments The following features change the visual set tings of the display and of the captured pictures videos BRIGHTNESS CONTRA...

Page 37: ...d implement changes Sleep Mode After a selected time the camera enters auto matically into sleep mode Any button wakes the camera Blue or purple LED indicates sleep mode Options NEVER AFTER 1 5 15 MIN...

Page 38: ...urrent provfile or to all profiles To reset click on the selector FACTORY SETTINGS Gain 70 Vis Zoom 2 Max UV Zoom 0 Corona Color Red UV focus Manual Mode Combined LI OFF Sleep mode 5 minutes DATE SLEE...

Page 39: ...ness 25 Contrast 16 Saturation 16 EV 66 OSD Top On OSD Bottom On Backlight On Date Time Preset to match locality Exposure 9 DATE SLEEP FACTORY SETTINGS INFO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O S S S S...

Page 40: ...320nm Variable UV Gain 15 Steps Field of View H x V 150 x 110 Detector Life Span No degradation Focus Distance 0 5 to infinity UV Zoom Digital 3 steps Visible Optical Configuration UV Visible Overlay...

Page 41: ...lution 800 x 480 pixels Size 4 3 Connectors Inlets Power mini USB Aux Communication RS232 Media Video Format MPEG4 Image Format BMP Physical Characteristics Power Storage operation Temp 20 C up to 55...

Page 42: ...ights because some bulbs emit extensive UV Close window panes use curtains or blinds Quality of recorded images in dark conditions use the LED flashlight to improve the quality of the display and the...

Page 43: ...O f i l S y s t e m s c o m Imagery is used for illustration only Colors may be different than those on the product If you have questions regarding the product please contact our support team at supp...

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