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07/2013
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When the batteries are fully charged, the battery charger automatically switches off,
preventing battery damage due to overcharging. Therefore the external power
supply may be left connected and switched ‘on’ indefinitely with no ill effects.
WARNING:
Never plug the control unit into a power supply source that is
more than 12 volts DC nominal.
Failure to ignore this will result in system damage.
1.5.
Physical Installation
To install the unit on a push camera ‘coiler’ align the two vertical pillars on the top
of the coiler with the receptacles behind the aluminium plates on the lower rear of
the SOLO Pro unit and push down to locate.
Connect the ‘curly’ lead supplied with the coiler to the ‘Coiler In’ connector on the
rear of the SOLO Pro unit (having first removed the connector dust cover).
N.B. The unit does not need to be installed on the coiler to operate. It can be
operated ‘stand alone’ for setting up, viewing recorded surveys and generating
reports, in fact it only needs to be installed on a coiler when actually performing a
survey.
1.6.
Switching On
To switch the SOLO Pro on, press the on/off power button on the front panel (to
the left of the screen). The green ‘Power’ indicator will start to flash to show that
the unit is ‘initialising’. Nothing will appear on the screen until this process has
completed and the ‘Power’ indicator stops flashing and is permanently illuminated,
which should take around 35 seconds at which time, the Mini-Cam logo will be
displayed on the screen.
After a further 5 seconds, the Mini-Cam logo will disappear and be replaced with a
live video picture from the push-rod camera surrounded by a selection of icons
showing system status. If a camera or coiler is not connected then the screen will
remain black but the icons will still be displayed.
1.7.
Switching Off
To switch the SOLO Pro off, press the on/off power button and a dialogue will be
displayed asking for confirmation. Press
or Carriage Return and the unit will
switch off in a controlled fashion.
Under extreme circumstances, the unit may fail to turn off in this fashion, in
which case, press and hold the on/off power button for 10 seconds; when the
power button is released, the unit will turn off.
