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MECHANICAL ARTICULATING

VIDEO BORESCOPE

OPERATING MANUAL

VJ-3

Summary of Contents for VJ-3

Page 1: ...MECHANICAL ARTICULATING VIDEO BORESCOPE OPERATING MANUAL VJ 3 ...

Page 2: ...ion 12 7 3 Overview of Menu Functions 12 VIII BASIC OPERATION 16 8 1 Turning On Off 16 8 2 Inserting the Insertion Tube into the Machinery or Equipment Being Borescoped 17 8 3 Image Display Adjustment 18 8 4 Recording Images 19 8 5 Image Playback 21 8 6 Menu Operation 22 IX STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE 23 9 1 Cleaning 23 9 2 Repacking 23 9 3 Storage 23 X TROUBLESHOOTING 24 10 1 Troubleshooting Guidelin...

Page 3: ...s borescope within the approved operating temperature range 2 DO NOT over torque bend twist or fold the insertion tube Doing so could damage the articulation control wire assemblies and or electrical wiring 3 Only use the power adapter provided by Viewtech 4 DO NOT yank or attempt to forcefully remove the insertion tube if it becomes stuck inside the equipment being borescoped When extracting the ...

Page 4: ...astic bag or other similar protective covering during use It may cause the unit to overheat and damage the internal circuitry 11 DO NOT use or store the borescope in a high temperature high humidity or high radiation environment BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGING Follow the instructions below for battery care and proper charging to prevent leakage overheating smoke explosion electric shock and burns DAN...

Page 5: ...rge the battery before use and after extended use 6 Remove the battery from the borescope if the scope will not be used for more than 30 days otherwise it may cause damage to the borescope fire or personal injury REMINDER 1 This is a high output battery Please use the battery properly or it may cause damage due to the leakage and excessive heat Always check the orientation polarity and load it int...

Page 6: ...ectly The VJ 3 consists of two modules integrated into one system the insertion tube with distally mounted camera LEDs and the base unit with control panel LCD monitor power source and all necessary circuitry The VJ 3 is available from the factory in a variety of configurations suitable for different tasks with optional insertion tube lengths and diameters as well as different light wavelengths wh...

Page 7: ...LED brightness adjustment Control Buttons Image capture video capture LED control frame rotatation freeze frame 4X zoom menu access navigation Playback Photos videos w wo audio thumbnail view Audio Microphone 3 5mm headset microphone jack Internal storage 8 GB SD Card 5 000 photos 4 hours video Data I O ports SD card micro USB TV Out NTSC PAL Battery One 18650B PCB Protected Li ion battery replace...

Page 8: ...5 120 F IP Rating Insertion Tube IP67 IP Rating Base Unit IP54 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED IV PACKING LIST ITEM 1 VJ 3 video borescope 2 18650B Li ion battery 1 plus spare 3 18650B Li ion battery charger 4 Micro USB cable 5 AC power adapter 6 Video out cable 7 8GB SD card card case 8 SD card reader 9 User manual ...

Page 9: ...utton 7 Image Freeze Image Back button 8 Image capture Video start stop 9 Image Rotation Down button 10 Brightness control Up button 11 Access device settings 12 On Off button 13 Image capture Video start stop 14 Battery compartment 15 Headset mic jack 16 TV Video Output Interface 17 SD card slot 18 Micro USB battery recharging port Fig 5 1 Part names of the unit ...

Page 10: ... it gently After the insertion tube is removed use your other hand to grip and remove the base unit 6 2 POWER SUPPLY PREPARATION REMOVING BATTERY COMPARTMENT Using your thumb and forefinger press the two buttons on the sides of the battery chamber compart ment at the base of the handle and gently remove the battery compartment from the handle as shown in Fig 6 3 Fig 6 2 The case Fig 6 3 Removing t...

Page 11: ...apter that is include in your kit and to the unit s micro USB battery recharging port 2 Plug the AC power adapter into a standard wall outlet 3 The battery is charging when the On Off Charging Indicator light is red Charging is finished when this indicator light is green WARNING Use only the supplied AC power adapter for recharging the battery input of 100 240 V 50 60 Hz AC output of DC5V 2A with ...

Page 12: ... into a standard wall outlet 3 The charging is finished when the charger shows 100 or the voltage shows 4 2V ATTENTION Ensure the battery is correctly loaded into the charger The charger has built in circuitry to prevent over charging however the bat teries should be removed from the charger and placed back into th carrying case or the borescope after they are fully charged ...

Page 13: ...ick 5 Live Camera Video Image Preview toggle 6 Zoom Playback button 7 Image Freeze Image Back button 8 Image capture Video start stop 9 Image Rotation Down button 10 Brightness control Up button 11 Access device settings 12 On Off button 13 Image capture Video start stop 14 Battery compartment 15 Headset mic jack 16 TV Video Output Interface 17 SD card slot 18 Micro USB battery recharging port ...

Page 14: ...he handle grip and in the lower center of the main button array is used to take a photograph in camera mode and to start stop a video recording in video mode The On Off button on top of the unit is used for startup and shutdown of the borescope 7 3 OVERVIEW OF MENU FUNCTIONS 7 3 1 SYSTEM SETTINGS MENU 1 Press the button to Access Device Settings in any mode to enter the main menu Then press the Li...

Page 15: ... to conserve battery life if the borescope is not in use for a specified period of time Options include 3 minutes 5 minutes 9 minutes and OFF FORMAT This menu option will reformat the SD card CAUTION Reformatting the SD card will permanently delete all saved images and video files FACTORY RESET This will restore all settings to factory default 7 3 2 IMAGE SETTINGS MENU Press the button to Access D...

Page 16: ...te Stamp 7 3 4 IMAGE PLAYBACK SETTINGS MENU ENTER PLAYBACK MODE When a real time image is displayed press the Camera Video Image Playback to switch to the playback mode Then a single full screen view of the recorded image will be displayed In the multi image view press the Brightness Control Up button and Image Rotation Down button to review and select To enter the full screen view select the desi...

Page 17: ...me borescope image on an external monitor see Fig 7 4 connect the AV cable to the monitor and to the TV Video Output Interface of the borescope Fig 7 4 Connect the unit to a monitor simultaneously displayed on the borescope and external monitor ...

Page 18: ...he lens for any dirt grime or debris Clean as necessary using the cleaning swabs provided being careful not to flex the bending section while doing so 8 1 TURNING ON OFF Press the on off button see Fig 8 1 near the top left corner of the base unit The borescope will power up and the LCD will display the real time image captured by the camera LED module Fig 8 1 On Off button ...

Page 19: ...ER STOP IMMEDIATELY if the joystick control mechanism does not respond to normal inputs or any abnormality occurs during operation Move the joystick to the center position and carefully extract the insertion tube from of the inspection area 8 2 1 EXTRACTING THE INSERTION TUBE 1 Move the joystick to the center neutral position 2 Withdraw the insertion tube slowly being careful to hold on to it with...

Page 20: ...e frozen image may be blurry if it was captured while the camera insertion tube was in motion 8 3 2 ENLARGE THE IMAGE ZOOM 1 The display image can magnified up to 4X by pressing the Zoom Playback button 2 Press the Zoom Play button until it returns to the original size During the zoom operation the magnification level will appear at the bottom right of the screen Fig 8 3 Fig 8 3 Zoom indicator 8 3...

Page 21: ...button 2 Press a second time and the live image becomes mirrored 3 Press a third time and the live image becomes flipped 180 and mirrored 4 Press a fourth time and the live image reverts to its original orientation 8 4 RECORDING IMAGES Still images and video can be recorded during live view mode and are stored on the SD card ...

Page 22: ...till image file and AVI represents the video file File numbers are assigned sequentially from 0001 to 9999 8 4 2 TAKING STILL IMAGES 1 When a real time image is displayed press Live Camera Video Image Preview toggle to switch the mode to camera see Fig 8 4 2 Press the Camera Video trigger button under the handle grip or in the lower center of the button array to record a still image Fig 8 4 Camera...

Page 23: ... REMINDER Nine thumbnails maximum can be displayed on the screen A video indicator icon appears on the lower left of each thumbnail that is a video Fig 8 6 Multi image thumbnail view with video indicator icons 8 5 2 FULL SCREEN VIEW 1 While in multi image view select the pictures or videos to watch by using the Brightness Control Up button and Image Rotation Down button and then when the desired i...

Page 24: ...ton and Image Rotation Down button Fig 8 7 Menu display 2 To select a menu item or enter a sub menu item press the Access Device Settings button 3 To return to the upper menu or exit a menu selection press the Freeze Back button 4 Menu options are divided into two categories Current image options System settings 5 Press the Live Camera Video Image Preview toggle to alternate between these two cate...

Page 25: ... dust free cloth CLEANING THE BASE UNIT Wipe the base unit with a dust free cloth as needed 9 2 REPACKING 1 Return the borescope to the case carefully in order to avoid unintentional damage to the insertion tube or camera LED module 2 Be sure that the joystick is in the center neutral position and that the bending section is straight prior to inserting the borescope into the case 3 When returning ...

Page 26: ...ure Stop using allow unit to cool down and then restart Triggered by too low battery level Charge the battery Unclear image The camera lens or LCD monitor is dirty Wipe clean with a dust free cloth or swabs Joystick resistance feels high A lot of pressure is required to move the joystick The insertion tube is coiled or bent too much Straighten the insertion tube as much as possible 10 2 REPAIR Ple...

Page 27: ...roduct is opened customized or tampered with by an unauthorized technician If any repair or modification is performed by an unauthorized technician Viewtech will not be responsible or liable for any damage to persons or property that may result REPAIR PROCEDURE To initiate a repair regardless of whether the repair is under warranty or not an RMA Return Merchandise Authorization number must be obta...

Page 28: ...26 CERTIFICATIONS Low voltage directive and EMC directive Conforms to CE WEEE directive Conforms to WEEE RoHS directive Conforms to RoHS Traverse City Michigan USA 231 943 1171 WWW VIEWTECH COM ...

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