General Tools DCS280 Use and Care Manual download pdf (Page 3)

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing General Tools & Instruments’ DCS280 (The SEEKER

280)

Rugged Video Inspection System. Please read this user’s manual carefully and

thoroughly before using the instrument.

The DCS280 is built to survive and thrive in the harsh environment of automotive

maintenance and repair. Its wand-type thermoplastic rubber (TPR) grip and integral

LCD are drop-resistant to a height of 1m (3.3 ft.). The system can be operated with

one hand, leaving the other hand free to use tools.

The grip and LCD get their input from a camera-tipped probe. The DCS280 system’s

standard probe is 1m (3.3 ft.) long and has a diameter of 9mm (0.35 in.), making it

ideal for inspecting gasoline engine cylinders through the spark plug hole. Other

general automotive applications include inspecting hard-to-reach or hard-to-see

areas of the engine compartment or undercarriage.

The DCS280 has only five control buttons (power on/off, brightness up, brightness

down, video zoom, and video flip), making it very easy to learn to use. Video within

the probe’s field of view is displayed on a high-quality 2.4 in. (61mm) diagonal color

LCD. Alternatively, video can be viewed on an NTSC-format television by plugging

an included cable into a jack on the back of the grip.

The video zoom and flip functions make the DCS280 an even more valuable

inspection tool. Doubling the size of any component in the video frame makes it less

likely that any problem will be overlooked. The reason to invert video is to align the

probe’s field of view with its real-world surroundings; in practical terms, this

function makes it easier to read upside-down labels and serial numbers by flipping

them right-side up.

The standard DCS280 system includes four accessories sized for the tip of the

9mm probe: a 45° mirror, a pickup hook, a magnetic pickup, and a thread protector

(to be installed when no accessories are used).

The DCS280’s grip, probe and accessories are packaged in a hard plastic protective

case along with this user’s manual and four “AA” batteries.

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