Terahertz Technologies VP-150 User Manual

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VP-150

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Terahertz Technologies Inc. 169 Clear

Road Oriskany, New York 13424

TEL: (315) 736-3642

10/2010

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Page 1 VP-150 Video Scope Users Guide Terahertz Technologies Inc. 169 Clear Road Oriskany, New York 13424 TEL: (315) 736-3642 10/2010...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents General Information Package Contents Parts List Basic Operation Charging the Battery Power On and Off Probe Light Focus Control On Screen Indicator Zoom In / Out Display Brightness Advanced Operations Laser Light Conﬁ rm Computer Connection Computer Software Software Installation USB Driver Installation Application Software...
Page 6 1. Connect battery charger or car power adapter to DC power input port. 2. It takes about two and one half hours to fully charge the battery. 3. During charging cycle, the red charge status lamp is on. When internal batter is fully charged, the indicator lamp will show green.
Page 7: Power On And Off
1. Power On/Off switch controls power of main unit. Push the power switch to on. The LCD screen will light and the unit operations starts. 2. Push the power switch to off to power off the unit.
Page 8: Probe Light
1. When The VP-150 is used for visual inspection test on ﬁ ber optic end face, the probe light should be turned on. Without the probe light, the ﬁ ber optic end face image cannot be displayed on the LCD screen.
Page 9: Focus Control
1. When a new target object is examined, usually the dis play image is out of focus. To focus the image, use the focus ring on the probe. 2. Turn the focus ring to the right or left until the LCD displays a clear image.
Page 10: On Screen Indicator
Internal Batter Charge Status Battery charge status icon represents charge status of internal battery in three steps. Zoom Ratio When users adjust zoom ratio value, the current zoom ra- tio is displayed on the LCD Screen. Zoom Ration Value is displayed for ﬁ...
Page 11: Zoom In / Out
To adjust zoom ratio, push the Fn Button once. The current zoom ratio will be displayed on the LCD screen. To Zoom in, push the + button while the zoom ratio is displayed on the screen. To Zoom out, push the - button while the zoom ration is displayed.
Page 12: Display Brightness
Brightness level controls the LCD backlight luminance. To move the display brightness control mode, press Fn button twice. Then the current brightness level will be displayed on the LCD screen. To increase display brightness level, push the + button while display brightness level is displayed on the LCD screen.
Page 13 The VP-150 can conﬁ rm whether the ﬁ ber cables or connectors are carrying a laser signal. In order to conﬁ rm whether lase light is present on the cable, the Probe light should be turn off. Push the probe light switch to the left to turn the probe light off.
Page 14: Computer Connection
Before connecting the UBS cable to the computer. The software should be installed. Software installation process will be explained in the computer software chapter. Connect the USB cable between VP-150’s USB connector and computer’s USB connector. The USB connection indication is displayed on the LCD screen.
Page 15: Software Installation
Software Installation For proper software installation on computer, discon- nect USB cable between the VP-150 and computer. Insert Program CD to computer’s CD- ROM Drive. Execute “Setup” ﬁ le on CD...
Page 16 Software Installation The following window will appear on computer screen.
Page 17 Software Installation Click nest button and following install folder assignment screen will appear. Click “Browse” button, select a folder to which programs will be installed and then click “Install”.
Page 18 Software Installation The following screen will be displayed. Click “OK” button and the application program will start if application software is successfully installed.
Page 19: Usb Driver Installation
USB Driver Installation After Software installation, connect USB Cable be tween VP-150 and the computer. If the computer automatically detects VP-150 success fully, manual USB driver installation is not necessary. Otherwise, “Found New Hardware Wizard” will be started as follows.
Page 20 USB Driver Installation Choose “Don’t search, I will choose the driver to install” and click “Next”...
Page 21 USB Driver Installation You can see the following window. Select “Have Disk” button...
Page 22 USB Driver Installation Now enter the folder path on HDD. Please select the fold- er location to which the software program was installed. Select “Device driver for XP” folder or “Device driver for Vista” folder according to your computer’s operating system.
Page 23 USB Driver Installation After Windows has installed the necessary drivers suc- cessfully, the above dialogue will be displayed. Click “Finish” button to complete driver installation pro- cess.
Page 24 USB Driver Installation Successful installation of the device drive maybe be checked in the device manager. “Video Probe” entry should be displayed under imaging devices.
Page 25: Application Software Operation Method
Application Software Operation Image Zoom Image View Box Image View Stop USB Disconnect Image View Start Image Save Close Application After software installation, the application program icon is listed on the Windows Start Menu. The follow screen will be displayed upon starting the program.
Page 26 Application Software Operation Play Click “Play” Button. Then, real time target image display starts. The target is displayed on “image View Box”. After “Play” starts properly, image on “Image View Box” is the same image on main body’s LCD screen. The frame rate on the LCD screen maybe reduced because of image transmission through USB.
Page 27 1. Additional accessory tips are available to support various optic connector compatibilities. 2. Current probe tip can be removed after loosening probe tip Screw. 3. Select and install proper probe tip. 4. Fasten probe tip screw snuggly by rotating probe tip screw fully.
Page 28: Battery Exchange
1. Loosen battery cover Screw 2. Detach Batter Cover. 3. Pull out internal battery. 4. Install new Battery. For proper operation, only authorized batteries should be used. 5. Attach battery cover and refasten battery cover screw.
Page 29: Safety Information
Safety Information FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip- ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.