RIDGID SeeSnake DVDPak - Manual (Page 14)

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line, depending on conditions. To do so simply press the
Brightness Key and raise or lower the brightness
level using the Arrow Key . Press the Menu Key
when done.
Image Rotation
While doing an inspection the camera may become ro-
tated in the line and present an inverted image. If you are
using a DVD
Pak
with a 5.7" LCD display, the Flip Key
will rotate the image on the screen (flip it vertically)
for easier viewing. (This feature is not supported on
the 4.3" OLED display.) The recorder will capture the
image as it is displayed.
Count
Plus
Control
If you are using a SeeSnake reel equipped with the
Count
Plus
distance counter, the measured distance will
appear on the DVD
Pak
display. If you want to set an in-
terim zero-point to measure distance from some loca-
tion (such as a junction or pipe-head) pressing the
DVD
Pak
Zero Key will start a temporary distance
count, with the number displayed in square brackets
[0.0]. A second short press will return to the main count.
A long press (3 seconds) will re-zero the main distance
counter.
For details on using the Count
Plus
see the Count
Plus
manual. Count
Plus
parameters such as date and time are
set using the Count
Plus
menu key and going to the
Count
Plus
Tools menu. Count
Plus
text overlays are man-
aged with the Count
Plus
keypad as described in the
Count
Plus
Operator's Manual.
Recording An Inspection
When a new disc is inserted the DVDR will format the disc
for recording, providing a camera is connected.
If necessary, follow the steps under Video Display Settings
(page 9)
to choose Video In as the input.
Jogging or moving the unit during recording
may physically damage the disc and cause the DVD to be
unplayable. Losing power to the unit during recording
will cause the loss of unsaved chapters.
Basic Recording
The basic technique for recording is straightforward.
1. Position the camera in the line where you would like
to start recording.
2. Press the Record button. The display will show
“Recording”. Audio is being recorded automatically
through the built-in microphone unless it has been
muted with the Microphone Mute Key
(See Figure
3.)
3. To PAUSE press the Record button. Press it a-
gain to resume.
4. To STOP recording press the Stop button . After a
brief pause to end the current chapter, the display will
again show the present camera view with the amount
of remaining recording time available on the current
disc showing under it.
Sound Recording
The built-in microphone for DVD
Pak
sound recording is
located just to the right of the monitor display screen. In
a windy or noisy environment you may prefer to have the
microphone muted during an inspection while recording
only the video from the camera. You may want to turn
the microphone on to record comments during the in-
spection. To toggle the microphone on and off, simply
press the Microphone Mute Key . An audio mute icon
will appear when the microphone is muted and will
disappear when the microphone is active.
Finalizing a Disc
When using a DVD/R disc for recording, the DVD cannot
be played back on any other unit until the DVD is finalized.
Once a disc has been finalized, it cannot be recorded to
again. A disc that has been finalized will show a row of se-
lectable chapters on start up. RW discs do not require fi-
nalizing and can be added to
1. Once you have been prompted to finalize the disc, if
you choose to finalize it, use the arrow buttons to high-
light “Yes” and press Enter.
(See Figure 13.)
If you do
not want to finalize the disc, highlight “No” with the
Arrow Buttons and press the Enter Button.
Figure 13 – “Finalize a Disc” Option
2. A notice will be displayed stating that after finalizing,
no further recording is allowed.
(See Figure 14.)
Select “OK” to start finalizing.
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