RIDGID SeeSnake DVDPak - Manual (Page 15)

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Figure 14 – Finalization Warning
3. The finalizing process may take several minutes de-
pending on the amount of recorded material. Once fi-
nalizing is complete, the disc will eject.
Discs can also be finalized by pressing the Return
Button, choosing Setup and then choosing Finalize
from the menu.
Playing Back Recorded Video
To play back a recorded chapter, press the RETURN
button to bring up the Menu and highlight DVD
Preview. Then press the Select button .
If the disc has not been finalized, the last recorded video
will appear and play back in the DVDR screen.
If the disc has been finalized, a series of thumbnails for
the existing chapters recorded on the disc will be dis-
played. Highlight the one you want to play and press the
Select button again to start it. (Audio will not be heard
when previewing video on the DVD
Pak
but will play on a
DVD player or computer if recorded.) To return to the
recording mode, press the Return button to go back to
the Menu and highlight Video DVD. Press Select, high-
light Video In and press Select again. The unit is now
ready to record to either an RW or an un-finalized disc.
Locating The Camera Using The Sonde
Many SeeSnake pipe inspection systems have a built-in
Sonde which transmits a locatable 512 Hz signal. When
the Sonde is turned on, a locator such as the RIDGID
SR-20, SR-60, Scout™ or NaviTrack ® II set to 512 Hz will
be able to detect it, allowing you to detect the cameraʼs lo-
cation underground.
To turn the SeeSnake Sonde on while using the DVD
Pak,
press the Sonde Key . A Sonde icon will appear on the
display while the Sonde is on. The display may also
show some lines of interference from the Sondeʼs trans-
mission.
These will vanish when the Sonde is turned off by again
pressing the Sonde Key .
The most workable approach to tracking the Sonde is to
run the pushrod into the pipe about five or ten feet (1.5
to 3 meters) and use the locator to find the Sondeʼs po-
sition. If desired, you can then extend the pushrod a sim-
ilar distance further down-pipe and locate the Sonde
again starting from the previous located position. To
locate the Sonde, turn the locator on and set it to Sonde
mode. Scan in the direction of the Sondeʼs probable lo-
cation until the locator detects the Sonde. Once you
have detected the Sonde, use the locator indications to
zero in on its location precisely. For detailed instructions
on Sonde locating, consult the Operatorʼs Manual for the
locator model you are using.
Line Tracing The SeeSnake Push Cable
In addition to being able to trace a Sonde built into the
system camera, the DVD
Pak
also enables you to trace
the line of the SeeSnake push cable underground, using
a standard RIDGID locator such as the NaviTrack ® II,
the Scout™, the SR-20 or the SR-60. To line-trace the
SeeSnake push cable, simply connect a line transmitter
with one connector well-grounded using the grounding
stake, and the other connector clipped to the DVD
Pak
ʼs
Transmitter Clip-on Terminal. The Transmitter Clip-on
Terminal is a metal lug located just to the right of the bat-
tery.
(See Figure 3.)
Set the line transmitter and the locator to the same fre-
quency, such as 33 kHz and use the locator to trace the
line
(Figure 15).
The cameraʼs built-in Sonde may be on
at the same time, and if your locator is equipped with
SimulTrace™ capability, you can follow the pushrod all the
way to the cameraʼs location and then detect the Sonde in
the camera as you approach it above ground.
Figure 15 – Line Tracing the Pushrod
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