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Summary of Contents for Ofil Scalar
- Page 1 SCALAr INDOORS CORONA CAMERA...
- Page 2 OFIL. It may also not be lent, resold, rented or otherwise disposed by any form of trade, binding etc. other than that in which it is...
- Page 3 PLEASE NOTE Keep the lenses clean, use dry soft tissues or damped with analytic Ethanol Opening the housing will waiver the war- ranty The battery should not be detached while the camera is on To prevent electrical shock, do not expose the main adaptor to rain or moisture ...
- Page 4 BEFORE USING Battery Ensure that the battery is fully charged. It takes approximately 6-8 hours. Never detach while camera is working SD Card Ensure that the SD card in use has enough free space Light Conditions Ensure there is no sunlight nor UV emitting bulbs...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
FEA- OPERA- TOOLS PACKAGE CONTENT GENERAL TOOLS UPPER VIEW OPERATION FUNCTIONS SIDE VIEW POWER DISPLAY MODE BOTTOM VIEW GAIN FRONT VIEW UV FOCUS PROFILES MENU VISIBLE ZOOM TOP STATUS LINE . 36 UV ZOOM COLOR ADJ BOTTOM LINE CORONA COLOR EXPOSURE RECORDED LINES INFO... -
Page 6: Package Content General
PACKAGE CONTENT Scalar camera with SD card inserted Shoulder strap Battery Electricity plug USB wire AC/DC power supplier Manual Hard carrying case package content... -
Page 7: Upper View
UPPER VIEW Power On/Off Stills capture Video recording Auto Focus refresh Flashlight Navigation arrows Selector Alternating contextual button [Alt.] button [Alt.] Back/Esc LED Indicator front view... -
Page 8: Side View
SIDE VIEW Inlets’ cover Aux | Temperature & Humidity [TRH] | AC/DC inlet Mini USB * Contact Ofil to activate left side view... -
Page 9: Bottom View 9 Gain
BOTTOM VIEW Battery slot and battery SD card slot Tripod mounting receptacle bottom view... -
Page 10: Front View
FRONT VIEW Lens Flash light front view... -
Page 11: Menu
MENU Controlled by the arrows Gain - P . 19 UV Manual Focus - P . 20 Visible zoom - P . 20 UV zoom - P . 21 Corona color - P . 22 Playback - P . 24-27 Tools - P . -
Page 12: Top Status Line
24 25 26 TOP STATUS LINE 24 SD Card Free Space Bar 25 SD Card Indicator 26 Power Source - Battery or AC/DC 27 Corona Selected Color 28 TRH plug Indicator & Readings 29 Active profile - 1| 2 | 3 | 4 30 Date &... -
Page 13: Bottom Line
BOTTOM STATUS LINE 32 Display Mode - Combine|Visible|UV 33 LI 34 Gain value Alternating [Alt.]: Delete|Save|Edit|OK on screen bottom line... - Page 14 RECORDED STATUS ITEMS 37 Date & Time & Ofil logo 38 Temperature T:XX C Humidity RH: XX% BOTTOM 39 Mode: Combine|UV only|Visible only Gain recorded status items...
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Page 15: General
GENERAL 2 kinds of commands control Scalar: Buttons and an On-Screen Menu Buttons: Power | Video & Stills capture | Focus refresh |Flash light | Alternating Contextual command | Esc On-Screen Menu: Gain | Visible Zoom | UV Zoom | Coro-... -
Page 16: Operation
OPERATION Power Playback Gain Snapshot - stills UV Focus Video recording Visible Zoom Flashlight UV Zoom Corona color Tools operation... -
Page 17: Power
POWER • Short press on the power button to turn on, long press to turn off • A blue LED turns on • Start-up within 1 minute POWER SOURCES • Rechargeable battery • Power adaptor AC/DC input 9V power... - Page 18 POWER DC INPUT Plug the AC/DC adaptor to the camera [P . 8] 1. Connect to a power source 2. Turn on the camera LED COLORS Blue - Camera is initiating extended battery - Battery is charging and charger Green - Battery is full BATTERY 1.
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Page 19: Gain
GAIN • Gain controls the sensitivity to UV, and it affects the size & number of displayed UV spots • With a higher gain it is easier to notice existing corona. With a lower gain the emitting source is better conceived •... -
Page 20: Uv Focus
3. UV FOCUS • UV focus manages the UV channel only • Use it to focus a de-focused hollow corona and make it sharper • Move the blue frame to UV FOCUS • Use to activate the UV FOCUS •... -
Page 21: Visible Zoom
VISIBLE ZOOM • Visible zoom affects the visible image • Zooming in/out changes the size of the inspected object and the field of view • By default, the camera is in maxi- mum zoom • While zooming out the camera is in [no UV displayed] VISIBLE MODE... -
Page 22: Uv Zoom
UV ZOOM • UV Zoom magnifies digitally the UV signals • Effective only in combine and in UV modes • 3 levels of magnification • Move the blue frame to UV ZOOM • to activate the function • • Use the arrows to zoom DOWN... -
Page 23: Corona Color
CORONA COLOR • Select from a palette of 9 colors to make the corona signals conspicu- • Move the blue frame to the pal- ette • A sub menu with 9 color swatches appears •... -
Page 24: Playback Pic
PLAYBACK • Review pictures [P . 28] and video clips [P . 29] stored on the inserted SD card [P . 9] • Move the blue frame to PLAYBACK and use to activate the func- tion •... -
Page 25: Playback Video
PLAYBACK PLAYBACK VIDEO TAB • Video clips are sorted chronological- ly. Use arrows to browse DOWN • A preview window shows each highlighted video with subtitles that include: video name, date, index • Use to select a video •... -
Page 26: Search
PLAYBACK PLAYBACK SEARCH • Search videos and images that are stored on the inserted SD card by: Select at PROFILE YEAR MONTH DATE least one criterion. • Use the arrows to move DOWN the blue frame to a criterion and to change it’s val- RIGHT LEFT... -
Page 27: Download
DOWNLOAD & DOWNLOAD PLAYBACK VIA USB • Attach a mini USB to the inlet [P . • The screen changes into: While the USB is plugged in the camera is on hold • Attach the USB to a PC. The SD card content can be found in the Removable Disk that appears •... -
Page 28: Snapshot
SNAPSHOT STILL ENSURE CARD IS INSERTED DO NOT EJECT CARD WHEN THE CAMERA IS ON • To capture a still picture push the button PICTURE • During capture a yellow circle ap- pears on the right top corner of the display •... -
Page 29: Video
VIDEO RECORDING ENSURE CARD IS INSERTED DO NOT EJECT CARD WHEN THE CAMERA IS ON • To record video clips, push MP4, button. To stop record- RECORDING ing click again on that button • During recording a red circle and a timer appear on the top right coroner of the display •... -
Page 30: Flashlight
FLASHLIGHT • Flashlight is useful when inspecting dark cabinets and enclosed appara- tuses • Led flashlight does not affect the mis- sion of detecting ultraviolet radiation • There are 3 circular options: | high | off • Push the button [P.7] to turn on the light •... - Page 31 & TEMP HUMIDITY Optional Accessory • Use temperature & relative humid- ity [TRH] meter to obtain data on the current environmental condition. Ambient conditions should be noted since they influence the corona phe- nomenon inception and intensity • When TRH is plugged in it is auto- matically recognized [plug and play] •...
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Page 32: Tools
TOOLS the blue frame to • Move TOOLS to open a sub menu • Click on • Tools main window Functions Display System Settings: General directions • Use the arrows to change tabs LEFT RIGHT •... -
Page 33: Functions
TOOLS FUNCTIONS | LI DISPLAY MODE PROFILES Display Mode • UV+Visible: UV sig- COMBINED nals are superimposed on the visible image.To see & record corona you need to be in combined mode [or UV only] • image only. Corona will not VISIBLE be displayed nor recorded. - Page 34 TOOLS FUNCTIONS | LI DISPLAY MODE PROFILES Long Integration [LI] LI assists displaying a weak corona signal stronger and more conspicuous by integrat- ing frames. The available options: Enabled, Disabled & LI on snapshot only • To disable: Uncheck if it ENABLE is checked.
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Page 35: Profiles
A virtual keyboard appears. Use the arrows and the selector to type. Use the Alt. click OK. The name will be saved. Alter- natively, Connect the scalar to a PC via mini USB. Open edit and PROFILE NAME save. -
Page 36: Osd
TOOLS DISPLAY COLOR ADJUSTMENT XPOSURE Affects the display of Top and Bottom status lines and the backlight of the keypad. Selection is done through the Values: Bottom OSD On/Off Top OSD On/Off Keypad backlight On/Off Color adjustments The following features change the visual set- tings of the display and of the captured pictures/... -
Page 37: Sys . Info
TOOLS SYSTEM DATE SLEEP FACTORY SETTINGS INFO Date & Time The camera is already tuned to the local time zone. After resetting the date & time click on to save and implement changes Sleep Mode After a selected time the camera enters auto- matically into sleep mode. -
Page 38: Factory Set
TOOLS SETTINGS DATE SLEEP FACTORY RESET INFO Factory Reset: Original factory setting can be restored to a current provfile or to all profiles. To reset click on the selector FACTORY SETTINGS Gain Vis Zoom -2 [Max] UV Zoom Corona Color UV focus Manual Mode... - Page 39 TOOLS SETTINGS DATE SLEEP FACTORY SETTINGS INFO Brightness Contrast Saturation OSD Top OSD Bottom Backlight Date & Time Preset to match locality Exposure tools - settings - fac-...
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Page 40: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Ultra Violet (UV) - Optical Properties Minimum PD Detection 15 pC @ 1 meters 43.9 dBμV@1MHz Spectral Range 310-320nm Variable UV Gain 15 Steps Field of View H x V x 11 Detector Life Span No degradation Focus Distance 0.5 to infinity UV Zoom Digital, 3 steps... - Page 41 SPECIFICATIONS Display Type High acutance color LCD Brightness 600 cd/m reflective Resolution 800 x 480 pixels Size 4.3" Connectors Inlets Power, mini USB, Aux Communication RS232 Media Video Format MPEG4 Image Format Physical Characteristics & Power Storage & operation Temp -20°C up to +55°C Encapsulation Mounting Point Standard ¼”...
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Page 42: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING • No corona - check display mode [p. 33]. The camera should be in and exit COMBINED MODE visible zoom • The screen is dark - restart • SD card is stuck - push and let the card jump out •... - Page 43 If you have questions regarding the product please contact our support team at: support@ofilsystems.com or call our offices at 1.888.950.5557 © All rights reserved to Ofil Ltd. w w w . O f i l S y s t e m s . c o m...
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