Description
General Tools DCS1600 High-Performance Recording Video Borescope System
Portable, hand-held, complete high-performance borescope system with monitor, camera and video. Features slim 5.5mm diameter probe, 3.5 in. color monitor and powerful recording capability. Optional ultra-slim, multi-view and articulating probes available.
The DCS1600 is a complete system that combines an H16 Handheld Recording Video Borescope Console with a P16181SR-M flexible-obedient probe, which is 1m (39 in.) long and has a diameter of 5.5mm (0.22 in.). This user’s manual refers to the H16, rather than to the DCS1600; both units are functionally identical. A list of all probes compatible with the H16 console can be found on p. 14.
The H16 has a 3.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD. A thumbwheel on the left side of the console allows you to adjust the brightness of the LEDs illuminating the camera at the end of the included probe or any compatible probe.
The console has three operating modes: Preview, Playback and Menu:
- In Preview mode, video framed by the camera’s field of view is displayed in real time on the console’s LCD. The H16 automatically enters this mode when powered on. A front-panel button allows you to enlarge (zoom in on) a target by 50% (a zoom level of 1.5X). The same button allows you to “mirror” video, making it possible to read serial numbers seen and “reversed” by an attached probe with a mirrored viewing tip. In Preview mode, real-time video also can be exported through an included video cable to any NTSC- or PAL-format TV with RCA input jacks. Operating in Preview mode, the H16 also allows you to record inspection videos (at 320 x 240 pixel resolution) and photos (at 640 x 480 pixel resolution) on an included SD memory card by pressing icon-labeled buttons on the console’s front panel. The remaining front-panel buttons enable access to Playback and Menu modes.
- In Playback mode, you can browse the SD card for saved video and picture files and view the media on the console’s LCD or a larger TV monitor. Video clips and photos also can be viewed on a PC in either of two ways: 1) by removing the SD card and plugging it into the computer directly or through a card reader; or 2) by using a supplied cable to connect the H16 to the PC through one of its USB ports. Because videos are saved as .asf files and photos as .jpg files, applications found on most PCs (Microsoft Windows Media Player and Microsoft Office Picture Manager) can open the files. The 2GB SD memory card included with the H16 can store at least 5 hours of video, recorded at an average of 6 Mbytes/minute, in addition to hundreds of photos.
- In Menu mode, you use familiar scrolling motions and responses to dialog boxes to navigate a main menu with six submenus. When selected, submenu items execute “housekeeping” functions such as deleting files, setting the date and time, enabling or disabling date and time stamps, choosing any of 14 languages for display indications, selecting a Video Out format and adjusting the console’s Auto Power Off trigger. One of the submenus has a sub-submenu that allows you to adjust four attributes (brightness, contrast, hue and saturation) of video viewed on the console or an external monitor.
Manufacturer Specs
General Tools DCS1600 High-Performance Recording Video Borescope System Specifications
| Display | 3.5 in. (88.9mm) Color TFT |
| Display Resolution | 320 x 240 pixels (video); 640 x 480 pixels (still images) |
| System Power | Battery: Rechargeable Li-Polymer Battery (3.7V) |
| Adapter/Charger Supply | 120VAC @ 60 Hz or 240VAC @50 Hz |
| Power Consumption | 1.8A @5.5VDC |
| Video Out Format | NTSC and PAL |
| Compression Format | Compliant with MPEG4 |
| Still Image Resolution | 640 x 480 Pixels |
| Video Resolution | 320 x 240 Pixels |
| Frame Rate | ~30 fps |
| Exposure | Automatic |
| White Balance | Fixed |
| S/N Ratio | 42dB or more |
| Languages | English, German, French, Spanish |
| Operating Environment | -4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C) |
| Storage Environment | -4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C) |
| Recharge Environment | 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C) |
| Probe | 5.5mm (0.22 in.) Diameter x 1m (3.28 ft.) long camera probe Depth of Field (DOF): 10 to 60mm (0.4 to 2.4 in.) Water, Oil & Dust resistant to IP67 standards Horizontal field angle 46° Vertical field angle 34° Diagonal field angle 56° Optional 5.5mm Probe Lengths: 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m, 10m, 30m |
| Additional Optional Probes | 3.9mm diameter x 0.75m (2.5 ft.) long ultra-slim probe 4.9mm diameter x 1m long switchable front/side view probe 6.0mm diameter x 1m long articulating probe |
| Interchangeable Options | Click ‘N Measure Software No. DCS1618M Set of 3 Mirrored Viewing Tips No. PM003 (70°, 90°, 110°) |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Package Specifications | H: 21.62” W: 12.25” D: 3.75” |
| Cube | 0.5748 |
| Weight | 148oz \ Weight: 9.25lbs |
Tech Specs
Borescopes / Boroscopes/Video Borescopes Template |
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| Shaft Length | 1 M (39.37 IN) |
| Shaft Diameter | 5.5 MM (0.0055 M) |
| Screen Size | 3.5 IN |
| Screen Type | TFT LCD |
| Video Resolution (Boroscopes) | 320 x 240 |
| Image Resolution | 640 x 480 |
| Digital Zoom X | 1.5 |
| Video Output Format | NTSC, PAL |
Test Equipment General Attributes |
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| Unique Features | • 3.5 in. diagonal color LCD for viewing probe video in real time and saved video and pictures later • 1m (39 in.) long flexible-obedient probe with diameter of 5.5mm (0.22 in.) • Compatible with dozens of high-performance camera-tipped probes from General (see p. 14) • Thumbwheel for adjusting brightness of camera lighting • Familiar menu-driven user interface for viewing and recording videos and photos on standard SD memory card (2GB card included) and playing back media on console, TV or PC • Three mirrored probe tip accessories (for viewing at 70°, 90° and 110° off the probe axis) • Rechargeable battery with 4-hour capacity • 1-year limited warranty |
| Warranty | 1 YEARS |
| Interfaces I/O | Other, USB |
| Storage | SD Card |
| Product Height | 12.50 IN |
| Product Length | 21.50 IN |
| Product Width | 4.00 IN |
| HTS/Schedule B Number | 9013.80.9000 |
| ECCN Number | 3A992 |
| Battery Type | Li-ion |
| Power Supply Voltage | Battery Powered |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Shipping Height | 12.50 IN |
| Shipping Length | 21.50 IN |
| Shipping Width | 4.00 IN |
| Other Information | Package Dimensions:: H: 21.62” W: 12.25” D: 3.75”
Package Weight:: 9.25lbs |
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