General Tools and Instruments DCS660 - Manual (Page 13)

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To set the current date and time, follow the instructions on p. 17.
To take a picture, make sure the unit is in Real-Time Viewing mode, with the current date and
running clock at the bottom of the display. Press the
button briefly. Within less than a
second, a yellow icon will appear briefly in the center of the display to indicate that a
picture was taken. Simultaneously, a (storage) icon will appear at the bottom right of the
display to confirm that the picture was stored (on the MicroSD card).
To begin recording a video, press the button and hold it for at least 2 seconds. This will
cause a white count-up timer to appear at the upper right of the display above a flashing red
icon •REC. The timer will count up from 00:00:00 to indicate the duration of the video clip
already recorded.
To stop recording a video, press the button again. This will simultaneously cause the
timer and •REC icon to disappear from the top right of the display and a (storage) icon to
appear at the bottom right. The icon confirms that a video clip was saved in memory, just
as it indicated storage of a still image.
You cannot pause the recording of a video. You must stop recording and start again, creating a
new file in the process.
Viewing Saved Videos and Pictures
You have three options for viewing (playing back) videos you have recorded and pictures you
have taken:
1. View them on the SeaScope’s 3.4 in. monitor
2. View them on a desktop or laptop PC by ejecting the MicroSD memory card from the
SeaScope and plugging it into the PC
3. View them on a desktop or laptop PC by connecting the PC to the SeaScope with the
supplied USB cable
The second and third options offer an additional benefit. As you view your recorded inspection
videos and pictures, you can copy them to your PC. Once the videos and images are in your
computer, you can share them as attachments to e-mails to others experienced at spotting
and diagnosing problems in your field.
To view recorded videos and pictures on the SeaScope’s monitor, power on the unit and
press the ( ) button briefly to switch from Real-Time Viewing mode to Playback mode. In the
switch to Playback mode:
• The Battery Charge icon at the upper left of the display is replaced by an icon of a
camera or a camcorder, corresponding to the type of recording made most recently.
• The screen switches from showing “live” video to showing a static image that is either a
saved image or the first frame of a saved video.
• The current date and running clock at the bottom of the screen are replaced by four
pieces of information about the static image on screen: 1) The date it was captured; 2)
The time it was captured; 3) The name of the subfolder in which the image or video file
resides; and 4) The image or video file name.