iBORESCOPE USER’S MANUAL DCiS1 Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using this product.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – 4 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What’s in the Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing General Tools & Instruments’ (General’s) DCiS1 iBorescope. Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using the instrument. iBorescope is a unique instrument that can wirelessly stream high-quality video from a camera at the tip of a long probe to the screen of a nearby iPhone® or iPad® or Android™ smartphone or tablet computer.
• Non-replaceable Li-ion battery charges through included USB cable (compatible with iPhone/iPad/Android Power Adapter and all computers). Full charge is good for three hours of operation.
Fig. 1. The controls, indicators and physical features of iBorescope 1. WiFi status light: Red = Preparing hot spot; Green = Hot spot available 2. Video Out jack 3. DC5V charging jack 4. (Charging) light: Orange = Charging; Off = Fully charged 5. LOW battery charge light (glows red) 6. Power switch/brightness adjustment thumbwheel 7. Pistol grip 8. Camera-tipped probe 9. Camera head 10.
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS CHARGE THE BATTERY To charge iBorescope’s battery, insert the USB plug end of the provided charging cable into the charging port on your iPad Power Adapter or iPhone/Android Power Adapter (see figures below). Insert the other end of the cable into the DC5V jack (Fig. 1, Callout 3) on iBorescope.
DOWNLOAD THE APP (APPLE iOS AND ANDROID DEVICES) To download the free Apple app that enables iBorescope (the instrument), first make sure that your iPhone or iPad is connected to the Internet. Then touch the App Store icon to visit the Apple App Store. Then enter “iBorescope” in the Search box. When iBorescope’s landing page appears, touch the Free App link at the upper left of the page. You will be prompted to sign in to the iTunes Store using your Apple ID and password.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS— APPLE iOS PLATFORM VIEWING LIVE VIDEO 1. Turn on iBorescope by rolling the power switch/brightness adjustment thumbwheel (Fig. 1, Callout 6) to the right until you hear a click. The WiFi status light on top of the unit will glow red for 30 seconds while iBorescope prepares to generate an ad hoc hot spot (without Internet connectivity). 2. When the red light turns green, power on your device and touch the Settings icon to open your Settings screen.
TAKING AND VIEWING PHOTOS 1. To save a still image (also called a screen grab) of live video or paused video, touch the SNAP SHOT soft button at the bottom of the app. The familiar sound of a camera shutter confirms that a picture was taken. Pictures are stored as .jpg files in the Camera Roll subfolder of the Photos folder of your iPhone/iPad. 2. To view your photos, touch the button on your device to back out of the iBORESCOPE app. Locate your Photos icon and select it.
To play back a video clip, touch its line. To delete a video clip: 1.Touch the Delete button in File Manager 2. Apply a minus sign to the clip to be deleted 3. Touch the Trash button that appears 4. Touch the Delete button again to return to normal view in File Manager Another way to delete a video is to quickly swipe your finger over its listing with a motion from the right edge of the screen toward the center. This will cause the Trash button to appear. Touch it to delete the video clip.
ADVANCED SETTINGS To change the iBORESCOPE iOS app’s advanced settings, touch the Setting button at the upper right of the app. The screen at right will appear. As the screen shot shows, you can change the app’s WiFi Service Set Identifier (SSID) or password or adjust its video settings while watching live video in the Preview window in the middle of the screen. The default WiFi SSID for the unit is iBORESCOPE. The default WiFi password is 12345678.
4. Touch the left side of the Wi-Fi row to enter the Wi-Fi Networks screen. iBorescope’s hot spot should appear in the list of available networks. Touch the iBORESCOPE row, and then the Connect soft button at the right of the next screen. When “Connected” appears in the iBorescope row, your Android device is ready to receive wireless transmissions of probe video. Be aware that while you are connected to the ad hoc iBorescope WiFi network, your device will not have Internet connectivity.
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK VIDEOS To record a clip of live probe video appearing on the screen of your Android device, touch the soft (RECORD) button on the right side of the app window. Pressing the button 1) causes a red button to appear in the lower left corner of the screen, 2) superimposes the message, Video Recording starts. on the display, 3) starts a running clock indicating the clip’s duration so far in the upper left corner of the window, and 3) begins storing an .
ADVANCED SETTINGS To change the iBORESCOPE Android app’s advanced settings, touch the (SETTING) button at the upper right of the app. The following screen will appear. Touching the Wi-Fi Setting row produces the following screen. Using this screen, you can change either the default WiFi Service Set Identifier (SSID) of iBORESCOPE or password of 12345678 to any string of at least eight letters from A to Z and numbers from 0 to 9. If you make a change, remember to touch the OK button to save the setting.
Touching the Video Setting row of the initial Setting screen produces the screen at right. Note that although the app’s default video recording resolution is QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), the pulldown on the Current Profile line gives you the option to increase the resolution to QVGA (640 x 480 pixels). Select MPEG4 VGA to match the resolution of the camera at the tip of the probe of iBorescope (the instrument).
Select 25 fps to maximize the quality of your video clips. The only reason to record video clips at the lower, 15 fps frame rate is to produce smaller clips that require less memory space to store and less bandwidth to share via e-mail. If you make a change, remember to touch the OK button to save the setting. Touching the Reset to Default row of the initial Setting screen produces the screen at right.
USING THE PROBE If you are unfamiliar with video borescopes, be aware that professional users like contractors and technicians typically insert a borescope probe into an orifice (a hole in a wall or an engine’s cylinder, for example) or into an inaccessible or hazardous area (the back or an equipment rack or an engine compartment, for example) to view components or environments that would otherwise be invisible. Use the brightness adjustment thumbwheel (Fig.
3. Squeeze the clasp until you hear a click (see right photos on previous page), indicating that the two halves have joined. To detach an accessory: 1. Use the nail of your index finger to unhook the clasp, opening it up. 2. Hold the accessory’s metal stem with your thumb and index finger and slide the accessory and clasp past the camera head. 3. Put the accessory back in the Ziploc bag it came in.
OPERATING & MAINTENANCE TIPS Never insert the probe into a fuel tank or a flammable liquid or gas such as unleaded gasoline, diesel fuel, machine oil, DOT 4 brake fluid or transmission fluid. The probe contains thin wires running along its entire length. Accordingly, handle it with care: • Do not bend it more than 90° anywhere along its length. • Do not bend the probe more than 70° within 1.2 in. (30mm) of its camera tip. • Do not bundle the probe into a tight circle to store it.
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