INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing General Tools & Instruments’ (General’s) DCS1800HP High-
Performance 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:
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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.
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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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