Table of Contents ........................ 1 minCam System Definition ....................3 minCam360 ........................ 3 Warnings..........................3 minCam360 Setup ......................4 Positioning of the system ..................4 Turn on the system ....................4 Power management ....................4 Starting an Inspection ....................4 Operating the Pan &...
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SK50 Roller Skid (greater than 5”) .................14 SK50 exchange rolls (greater than 8”) ..............14 minCam System Specifications ..................15 10.1 minCam360 Cable Reel ...................15 10.2 Monitor & Recording ....................15 10.3 SK50 pan & tilt color camera ..................15 10.4 Accessory Case – Pelican® Stormcase ..............15...
2. minCam System Definition 2.1 minCam360 The minCam360 system comes with one pan & tilt camera attached to a cable reel built into one complete maintenance free CCTV push system. 9.2mm push cable connects to pan & tilt color push camera SK50, which can push through 4” (100mm) P-traps.
Manual 4. minCam360 Setup 4.1 Positioning of the system System must be operated from an upright position – the monitor can swivel 360°, but the keyboard would be inaccessible if the system were laid on its side, as can be done with other minCam units.
minCam Manual 5. Operating the Pan & Tilt camera head Most of the camera operation can be done using the remote control. Only two functions are unique to only the control unit: sonde frequency control and system power. The other control unit functions are redundant operation controls.
5.2.1 Focus The minCam360 has automatic mechanical focus. 5.2.2 Zoom The minCam360 has 4 step digital zoom: 0, 1, 2, and 3 Controlled by: 5.2.3 Lighting The light intensity can be adjusted using the buttons on the remote, control unit, or via a command on the keyboard.
minCam Manual 6. Control Unit Panel The control unit is the core of the minCam video camera system. Figure 4.a is the control unit of the mC50. Camera system On/Off LEDs all on (tank Sonde 512 Hz / 33 kHz / 640 Hz inspection) Macro camera positions: Arrows = pan and tilt...
minCam Manual 7. minCam Recording Unit / Monitor 7.1 System Setup By default, the live camera feed is sent to the monitor directly with 4:3 picture format. (See figure 7.1.a) To record video, the live camera feed must first be passed through the SD card.
minCam Manual 7.2.4 Take a Picture Press the camera button to store a picture: While the picture is stored, a yellow square is displayed in the middle of the screen. (See Figure 5.3.a) Taking a picture while recording video will stop the video stream for about 2 seconds.
minCam Manual 7.4.1 Preview videos Videos are stored in the HVR folder in the file browser. 1. Enter the File Menu: 2. Choose “View All” 3. Choose folder “HVR” (See figure 7.4.1.a) Videos are further organized into two subfolders: DATE and HOUR Figure 7.4.1.a –...
minCam Manual 7.5 Settings Menu Open the Settings Menu by pressing the “Menu Button” from the “Pass Through” video recording feed. The menu will not open when Toggle is set to “Direct Feed.” The menu has 3 settings: 1. Microphone On/Off 2.
minCam Manual 8. Keyboard Text Generator Each on-screen text page has 12 lines and 26 characters per line. The title line appears at the very top of the screen. There are two Status Lines which show different inputs on-screen, which can be controlled by the user.
minCam Manual 8.3 Display Options: Status information can be displayed on the status lines. The following functions toggle the information displayed in each status line. Shift + F1 – Top Left status display: Horizontal rotation (HR) in degrees / Internal pressure in hPa Shift + F3 –...
minCam Manual 9. minCam Camera Centering Kits The various center guide kits position the camera in the middle of the pipe. 9.1 SK50 Center Guide (greater than 3”) The SK50 plastic center guide is a two piece installation. 1. Separate the threaded back piece from the guide. 2.
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