VOLTCRAFT BS-18HD/USB Operating Instructions Manual

Brand: VOLTCRAFT

Model: BS-18HD/USB

Category: Baby video monitors

Type: Operating Instructions Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

VERSION 05/15

BS-18HD/USB USB ENDOSCOPE 8MM

ITEM NO.: 1198816

INTENDED USE

In conjunction with a computer, the endoscope is a visual aid for optical troubleshooting and the

inspection of voltage-free facilities and equipment. The endoscope is connected via a USB 2.0

interface. Thanks to the exible gooseneck, the camera on the top of the device can be moved to

positions that are normally inaccessible. Four white LEDs also enable recording in very dark areas.

The gooseneck and the camera head are waterproof and designed for use in aqueous liquids

(no acids or alkaline solutions). Only hold the camera head and gooseneck in liquids that are not

connected to a power source. The gooseneck must not be submerged beyond the "IP67 max. water

level“ mark. The grip must not be exposed to moisture or submerged in liquid. The supply voltage is

provided via a USB interface. Image transmission also takes place via this interface.

For safety and approval purposes (CE), you must not rebuild and/or modify this product. If you

use the product for purposes other than those described above, the product may be damaged. In

addition, improper use can cause hazards such as short circuiting, re, electric shock etc. Read the

instructions carefully and keep them. Make this product available to third parties only together with

its operating instructions.

This product complies with the statutory national and European requirements. All company names

DELIVERY CONTENT

• Endoscope

• Attachments (hook, magnet, mirror)

• Software CD

• Case

• Operating instructions

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read the operating instructions carefully and especially observe the safety

information. If you do not follow the safety instructions and information on proper

handling in this manual, we assume no liability for any resulting personal injury or

damage to property. Such cases will invalidate the warranty/guarantee.

a) Persons / Product

• The device is not a toy. Keep it out of the reach of children and pets.

• Do not leave packaging material lying around carelessly. These may become

dangerous playing material for children.

• Protect the product from extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, strong jolts, high

humidity, moisture, ammable gases, vapours and solvents.

• Do not place the product under any mechanical stress.

• If it is no longer possible to operate the product safely, take it out of operation and

protect it from any accidental use. Safe operation can no longer be guaranteed if the

product:

- is visibly damaged,

- is no longer working properly,

- has been stored for extended periods in poor ambient conditions or

- has been subjected to any serious transport-related stresses.

• Please handle the product carefully. Jolts, impacts or a fall even from a low height can

damage the product.

• Also observe the safety and operating instructions of any other devices which are

connected to the product.

• The endoscope must not be used in areas that are at risk of explosion or for inspecting

people and animals.

• Always store the endoscope in its case when it is not in use. Delicate surfaces

(furniture polish etc.) could react chemically with the device housing.

• Avoid strong vibrations. The bending radius must not be less than the minimum of

45 mm.

• The endoscope grip is not waterproof and therefore cannot be inserted under water.

Protect this part of the endoscope against splashing water.

• Never use the product immediately after it has been brought from a cold room into a

warm one. The condensation generated could destroy the product. The plug-in power

supply unit also involves danger to life by electric shock! Allow the product to reach

room temperature before connecting it to the power supply and putting it to use. This

may take several hours.

• The endoscope may only be used for inspecting facilities that are not connected to a

power source. The camera head is made from metal and can lead to short circuits. For

safety reasons, disconnect all parts of the facility from the power supply before each

inspection.

• Do not look directly into the LED light! Do not look into the beam directly or with optical

instruments!

• In industrial facilities, the accident prevention regulations for electrical equipment and

facilities issued by the Industrial Employers' Liability Association must be adhered to!

b) Miscellaneous

• Consult an expert when in doubt about operation, safety or connection of the device.

• Maintenance, modications and repairs are to be performed exclusively by an expert or

at a qualied shop.

If you are not sure about the correct connection or use, or if questions arise which are not covered

by these operating instructions, please do not hesitate to contact our technical support or another

qualied specialist.

OPERATING ELEMENTS

1 2 3

4 5

1 Three attachments (hook, magnet, mirror

are interchangeable)

5 USB cable with USB-A plug

2 Gooseneck 6 SNAP snapshot button

3 LED brightness control wheel 7 Camera head with LEDs

4 Grip

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The "ViewPlayCap" application is a generic program for supported Windows® operating

systems. Any menu options that are not described in these operating instructions are not

applicable to the functions of this endoscope.

1. Start the operating system on your computer.

2. Ensure that the endoscope is not connected to the computer before installing the application.

3. Place the accompanying CD into your CD or DVD drive. Administrator rights are required to

install the software.

4. Installation begins automatically after inserting the software CD. If this does not happen, navigate

to your CD or DVD drive and double-click on the "setup.exe" le to start the installation.

5. Installation will be terminated automatically after clicking on the conrmation prompt. A restart

may be required depending on the operating system. Refer to Microsoft® Windows user support.

6. ViewPlayCap is now installed on your computer.

For supported MAC OS X operating systems, open the "Photo Booth" application and choose

the USB 2.0 camera. You can then take snapshots or videos with "Photo Booth".

OPERATION

a) Starting ViewPlayCap - preparing for photo and video capture

1. Begin by connecting the endoscope to an available USB 2.0 port on your computer. If possible,

remove other digital image capture devices rst.

Star the ViewPlayCap program. The application identies the endoscope camera as an image

capture device.

Error messages may appear if there are several image capture devices connected to the

computer at the same time. Go to the "Devices" menu option and choose "USB camera".

b) Video capture

1. Go to "Options" in the main menu of ViewPlayCap and click on "Preview". The camera image is

shown as a preview on the computer monitor. Double-click to close the preview. Recordings will

be saved in the "Videos" folder if "Capture“ → „Set Time Limit“ → „Use Time Limit“ was chosen.

If this is not the case, the video will be saved to the location indicated under "Set Capture File".

2. Go to "Capture" in the main menu of ViewPlayCap and click on "Start capture". Conrm the video

recording with "OK". The video recording starts; it ends on its own after the set time limit. If there

is no set time limit, the recording ends when the maximum size of the le to be saved is reached.

Terminate a recording by clicking on "Start Capture".

3. Set the brightness of the camera light by turning the LED control wheel (3).

Decrease Increase

c) Taking snapshots

1. Press the SNAP snapshot button (6) to take snapshots. The snapshot will be opened in the

Windows photo display and saved in the "My pictures" folder.

2. Alternatively, click on "Still Image Snapshot" in the "Snapshot" menu to take a snapshot.

The snapshot function can only be executed with administrator rights. If necessary, consult

your system administrator.

The SNAP snapshot button (6) can be used with all compatible operating systems to take

photos. For operating systems up to Windows 7, snapshots can be taken using the options in

the "Snapshot" menu. When using higher versions (from Windows 8), a snapshot can only be

taken using the snapshot button on the endoscope.

d) Attachments

A magnet, hook or a small mirror (1) can be secured to the camera head using a clip. The mirror can

be used to look for small parts. The hook attachment can be used to recover small parts consisting

of many different materials, whereas the magnetic attachment facilitates locating and xing small

ferromagnetic parts (e.g. made of steel, nickel or cobalt) in areas that are not easily accessible.

e) Main menu bar in ViewPlayCap

Alternatively, some ViewPlayCap functions can also be executed with the on-screen shortcut

buttons. Try these out for yourself. They are not presented in the operating instructions.

File Set Capture File Choose the save location and the le name for video

recordings without a time limit. Choose from the le

formats .avi or .asf. You will be asked to input the le

size.

Exit Exits the program

Devices USB 2.0 PC Cam For this product, choose the menu option "USB 2.0

PC Cam“.

Options Preview Turns the real-time display on/off.

Preview Format Go to "d) image settings"

Video Capture Pin Video Format:

■ Video Standard (cannot be changed)

■ Frame Rate (sets frame rate, do not change from 30

frames/s),

■ Color Space / Compression (preset to YUY2, do not

change),

■ Output Size (preset to 1280 x 720, do not change)

Compression:

cannot be changed

Apply the settings by clicking on "Apply" and then

conrm with "OK".

Video Capture Filter A new "Capture Filter Properties“ window opens. It

contains the "Video Proc Amp“ and "Camera Control“

tabs. We recommended that you do not change these

settings.

Audio Capture Filter No function for this product.

Mirror+Flip Rotates the image 180°. Click on "Mirror+Flip" again to

revert back to the original view.

Capture Start Capture Starts a video recording. Conrm with "OK". Click on

"Start Capture" again to end the recording.

Capture Audio No function

Set Time Limit Input a max. recording time in seconds.

AVI format

ASF format

Choose from the video le formats .avi or .asf.

Snapshot Still Image Snapshot Takes a snapshot image.

Still Image Format First choose "Original" in the "Snapshot" menu. Then

choose the desired image size under "Still Image

Format".

PNG Format

JPG Format

BMP Format

Choose from the le types .png, .jpg or .bmp The le

type is preset to "JPG Format“ (.jpg).

→12M

→ 8M

→ 5M

→ 2M

no function

Original First choose "Original" in the "Snapshot" menu. Then

choose the desired image size under "Still Image

Format".

View Always on Top no function

Show FPS no function

Open Desktop Opens the desktop

Open My Videos Opens the "My Videos" folder.

Open My Pictures Opens the "My Pictures" folder. Snapshot images are

saved here.

Help About ViewPlayCap... Displays the software version and publisher.

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

• Remove the USB plug from the computer before cleaning.

• The product does not require maintenance except for occasional cleaning. Use a soft, antistatic and lint-

free cloth to clean the device.

• When cleaning, do not submerge the grip and the USB cable in water.

• Rinse the gooseneck thoroughly with clean water each time after it has been used in liquids and dry it

before packing it into the case.

• Do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning materials.

DISPOSAL

Electronic devices are recyclable waste and must not be disposed of in the household

waste.

At the end of its service life, dispose of the product according to the relevant statutory

regulations.

TECHNICAL DATA

Operating voltage/current ......................... 5 V/DC via USB, 200 mA

USB interface ...........................................USB 2.0

Camera sensor ......................................... CMOS 1/6”

Camera resolution ....................................1280 x 720 Pixels (HD)

Frame rate ................................................ 30 fps

White balance ........................................... automatic

Exposure ..................................................automatic

Video format .............................................AVI / ASF

Camera light .............................................4 LEDs, white

LED illuminance ........................................max. 1000 Lux, ± 150 Lux (at a distance of 20 mm)

Operating conditions .................................0 to +45 °C, 15 - 85 % RH

Storage conditions .................................... -10 to 50 °C, 15 - 85 % RH

Minimum bending radius .........................> 45 mm

Camera head Ø ........................................ 8.0 mm

Field of view ..............................................54°

Focussing .................................................> 30 mm

Gooseneck length .....................................approx. 88 cm

Cable length .............................................approx. 200 cm

Supported operating systems ................... Windows® XP, Vista™, 7, 8 and above,

Mac OS X 10.4 and above.

System requirements ................................ Pentium® III 200 MHz and above, at least 32 MB RAM

40 MB free hard disk space, CD or DVD drive

Dimensions (L) .........................................approx. 115 cm (without cable)

Weight ......................................................approx. 300 g

Legal notice

This is a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1, D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).

All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, microlming, or the capture in electronic data processing

systems require the prior written approval by the editor. Reprinting, also in part, is prohibited. This publication represent the technical status at the

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VOLTCRAFT BS-18HD/USB Operating Instructions Manual

Brand: VOLTCRAFT

Model: BS-18HD/USB

Category: Baby video monitors

Type: Operating Instructions Manual

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