Operator’s Manual
Table of Contents Recording Form for Machine Serial Number ��1 Safety Symbols ��������������������������������������������������2 General Safety Rules ����������������������������������������2 Work Area Safety���������������������������������������������������� 2 Electrical Safety ������������������������������������������������������ 2 Personal Safety ������������������������������������������������������ 3 Equipment Use and Care ��������������������������������������� 3 Battery Use and Care ��������������
Record the Serial Number of your unit below and retain for your records� See nameplate for serial number� Serial Number
Safety Symbols In this operator’s manual safety symbols and signal words are used to communicate important safety information� This section is provided to improve understanding of these signal words and symbols� This is the safety alert symbol.
Personal Safety • Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense when operating equipment� Do not use equipment while you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. A moment of inattention while operating equipment may result in serious personal injury� • Use personal protective equipment.
Service Have your equipment serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts� This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained� Remove the batteries and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under any of the following conditions: • If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into product� • If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions� • If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way� • When the product ex
Description, Specifications, and Standard Equipment Description The CS1000 is designed to provide a convenient accessible portal for all your pipe inspection recording, monitoring and report generation needs� The CS1000 will help you organize your inspections by grouping all the associated still photos, videos, autolog videos as well as text notes, job location information and customer information into “Jobs�” Jobs give you a convenient way to transfer inspection data from the CS1000, and they form the basi
CS1000 Components Front Cover and Sun Hood Batteries LCD Screen Serial Label Power Cord Mini Keypad Keyboard Main Keypad Figure 1 – CS1000 Figure 2 – CS1000 Keyboard 6 Ridge Tool Company
Figure 3 – CS1000 Keypad Figure 4 – Additional Keys and Connections Figure 5 – Keyboard Connections Ridge Tool Company 7
Icon Legend Mini Keypad Main Keypad Power Key Select Key LED Brightness Key Arrow Keys Menu Key Photo Key Sonde Key Zero Key Pre-Operation Inspection WARNING Photo Tag Key Autolog Key Video Key Job Review Key Job Manager Key LED Brightness Key Sonde Key Before each use, inspect your CS1000 and correct any problems to reduce the risk of serious injury from electrical shock or other causes and prevent machine damage.
these procedures to reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock, fire and other causes and prevent damage to the CS1000. 1� Check work area for: • Adequate lighting� • Flammable liquids, vapors or dust that may ignite� If present, do not work in area until sources have been identified and corrected.
Opening the Front Cover 1� Locate the orange Front Cover Release Buttons on each side of the unit� Depress these buttons� 2� After depressing the buttons, you will feel the cover release� Allow the cover to swing upward� 3� Raise the front cover to its uppermost position where it will lock securely into place� 4� Lower the keyboard into its operating position� 5� (Optional) Use the Keyboard Latches to adjust and secure the position of your keyboard� Pull the red T-shaped latches toward you to lock the keybo
approximately 1�75 hours with a single, fully charged battery, and approximately 4�5 hours with two fully charged batteries� 3� Recharge the batteries only with the approved charger� Attempting to charge batteries with the wrong charger can damage the batteries� Figure 11 – CS1000 Ports USB Ports The two USB ports are both suitable for inserting thumb drives or other storage devices, however at this time, only one of the USB ports should be used at a time� The equipment has been designed with two USB port
Checking Battery Status: LEDs The CS1000 has four battery indicator LEDs, two for each battery, located just below the screen� Sometimes you may need to move locations during a job� If you are running your CS1000 using AC Power but have a battery in the rear battery docks you can unplug the CS1000 to move it without powering it OFF� To remove all power to the unit, unplug the power cord and remove the batteries from the battery docks.
CS1000 and camera, start a new Job File, and start recording an autolog video� For more information about the Autolog Key to quick start an inspection, turn to page 17� • Dashboard - The Dashboard is located on the right side of the screen� It contains icons which change dynamically in response to key presses on the CS1000’s Mini and Main Keypads� 4� Push the camera head through the line� You will see the live feed from your camera in the Live View area of your CS1000’s screen� Zero the counter, if necess
A� Photo: Highlights red when a photo is being taken or when a photo tag is created� The on-screen icon will also briefly highlight red at the beginning of autolog and video recordings� B� Video: Highlights red when a video recording is in progress� A splash screen will appear in the Live view, at the beginning of a video recording� E� Sonde: Highlights green when Sonde is activated� Additionally, when the sonde is activated, an overlay will appear on bottom of the Live Video� F� Image Flip: Highlights red
Example #1 A� The CS1000 in this example is running on battery power� It has one battery in each of the two battery docks� One of the batteries is fully charged and the other is partially charged� B� The current time and date� C� Status: The amount of storage space remaining on your internal drive� D� The count distance in Feet� • The number that appears on the piece of paper in the folder tells you how many Jobs you have stored on your internal hard drive� • The red dot tells you that you currently have a
Keypad Overviews Now let’s cover what the different keys on the CS1000 do� This section will include: the Mini-Keypad, the Main Keypad, and how to navigate the menus and screens using the Main Keypad and select keys on the keyboard� See page 18 for more information on using the Sonde Keys and Zero Keys� Main Keypad Mini Keypad In addition to the keypad located on the fold-out keyboard, the CS1000 has four keys located just below the screen� Figure 20 – CS1000 Keypad Select Key: Used to select menu item
Report Fields and selecting clips or photos for inclusion in reports� A preview of the report can also be accessed from this screen� Job Manager Key: Opens the Job Manager where you can choose to close a job, add a new session, preview the report, edit job information, or access the Job Browser� LED Brightness Key: Press to step up or down through various brightness levels or press once and then use the arrow keys to step through the brightness levels� An indicator bar will appear in the progress bar at t
will flip the camera image top to bottom for easier interpretation of the situation in the line� Using the Zero Key If your SeeSnake has the CountPlus distance counter will act in a similar manner installed, the Zero Key on the CountPlus� as the Zero Key The Zero Key enables you to measure two things: 1� The distance from the access point to the camera’s current position� 2� The distance between any two points in the line� The CS1000 has two zero keys� There is a Zero Key on the keypad as well as a Zero
Sonde Key again to turn it OFF, and resume normal camera operation� the locator to Sonde mode� Pick the 512 Hz signal up from where the line-trace frequency started to weaken and zero in on the in-line Sonde� Line Tracing the SeeSnake Pushrod Because locating frequencies from transmitters can cause distortion of the image on the monitor, it is best to turn Sonde and line transmitters off while inspecting the interior of a line, and turn them on only when ready to do a locate� In addition to being able t
Figure 27 – “Start New Job” from the Job Manager Documenting an Inspection Once you have an open Job File, you can start adding media elements� This section of the manual will cover the differences between Autolog Video and standard Video; the difference between Photos and Photo Tags, using Issue Tags and Notes; annotating inspections by voice and adding new sessions� Press the Photo Key to take a photo� Press the to take a photo and open the Issue Photo Tag Key to start Tag and Note form� Press the Video
You can add notes to Photos during Job Review or you can integrate annotating your photos into your inspection process by using the Photo Tag feature� Adding Notes to Photos Pressing the Photo Tag Key will take a photo and open the Issue Tag and Note screen� This screen has a text box where you can use the keyboard to add notes to your customer� Notes entered here will be included in reports alongside the photo they are associated with� Figure 29 – Video Splash Screen Video and Autolog video can be recor
Figure 32 – Adding an Issue Tag 3� Use the keypad’s Arrow Keys to find the Issue Tag that describes the problem in the photo� The name of the Issue Tag will appear below the photo and the description will show up in the text box� Figure 34 – Adding Specific Details with Issue Tags 5� Add details to Issue Tag if necessary� • To skip this step, just press the Select Key � This will save the Issue Tag without any additional details� • To include specific details, use the up and down Arrow Keys on the keypa
additional details and return you to Live View� • To customize or add on to an Issue Tag’s description use the right Arrow Key to navigate into the text box and the keyboard to make your edits� After making your changes to Save the edited press the Select Key Issue Tag return to Live View� The microphone can be muted and unmuted by , which will pressing the Microphone Mute Key make the screen icon will toggle on and off to indicate the state of the microphone� Figure 38 – Microphone on keyboard When the
Table 3 lists the five categories and their available fields. 3� Use the keypad’s Arrow Keys navigate between fields on each page.
Figure 43 – Status Bar Changes during Video Playback 1� The time and date on the status bar will change to reflect the video date and frame’s time stamp.
reports� Use the Select Key to check or uncheck the box of a selected media element in the left column� To preview a report from the Job Review screen use the down Arrow Key to move all the way to the bottom of the left column to where it says “Preview to generate a Report” and press the Select Key preview of what your customer report will look like� Figure 45 – Included (left) and Excluded (right) Elements Excluded media elements will remain in the job file but will not show up in reports you create for
Inspector’s company name and address Inspector’s name and contact information Customer’s name, address, and contact information Job address Job Information, including Job Name, ID, and Purpose Start of “Session Number 1” Sample Video Sample Photo Tag Start of “Session Number 2” Job Results, including summary, recommended action, and quote This is strictly a report preview and therefore is not editable� To edit the information and media elements to go included in your report, press the Menu Key back one pag
Closing a Job When you have completed the inspection, and added all the desired images, text comments and video clips needed, you can close the Job by pressing the Job Manager Key and then, with “Close Job” highlighted � All the data associated pressing the Select Key with the job will be saved in a Report� 3� Use the up and down Arrow Keys to navigate to the Job you want to resume� When the blue outline is around the “Resume Job” of the job you want to resume press the icon Select Key � Figure 53 – Resum
Close or Pause a Job If you try to power OFF the CS1000 when a Job is open you will be asked if you want to Close or Pause the job before powering down� Your choice will depend on what you want to have happen the next time you power ON the CS1000� 2� Use the Select Key to check and uncheck the boxes in the left column� Check the Jobs you want to recycle and uncheck the Jobs you want to leave in the Job Browser� Figure 55 – Select Jobs to Recycle Figure 54 – Close or Pause a Job • Close Job and Power Down
Use the left and right Arrow Keys to move between the three icons that appear on the Main , About , and Menu (from left to right): Settings � Press the Select Key to open the Job Browser to exit the Main Menu Menus� Press the Menu Key and return to the Live View� Customizing Settings Edit Video Options Selecting Edit Video Options will open the Video Menu� From here you are given a choice between MPEG4 and MJPEG Capture Mode� MPEG4 has a higher compression rate and smaller files as a result, but may not b
View Recycled Jobs Selecting the Recycle Bin icon brings up a list of jobs you have recycled� From here you can recover or permanently delete Jobs� Restoring a job will return it to the Job Browser� Permanently deleted Jobs are not recoverable� Control Reel Overlay Selecting Control Reel Overlay will open the CountPlus Settings screen� This screen has a video preview in the left column and a CountPlus Overlay in the right column� You can toggle between enabling and disabling the overlay by pressing the Sel
Edit Time/Date Selecting Edit Time/Date will open the Date and Time Menu� From here you can set the current time and date as well as the format you want the date to appear in� To navigate in this space use the TAB key or the to move to the field you keyboard’s arrow keys want to change and use the number keys on the on the keyboard or the up and down Arrow Keys keypad to set the correct values� Figure 65 – Set Time and Date Save your changes by using the left and right Arrow to navigate to Save at the bot
3� You will be asked what you want to do with the USB: “Export Jobs” or “Start USB Job�” Press to choose “Export Jobs”� the Select Key Figure 69 – Job Browser Figure 67 – Select USB Function, Export 5� Use the arrow keys to navigate to the Customer Report icon in the far right column� With the Customer Report icon highlighted, press the Select Key � If you still have a Job open when you insert the USB drive you will be asked if you want to close the Job or keep it open� If the open Job is the one you wa
9� Remove USB drive and hand it to your customer� Instruct your customer to double-click the file called “report�html” which will open it in their default web browser� HQ Compatible Reports The process for exporting reports to HQ is very similar to exporting Customer Direct reports� The main difference is that you will want to choose the “Export to HQ” option from the Job Browser� 1� Close the Job� 2� Insert an empty USB drive into one of the USB ports� Figure 71 – Exporting Jobs to a USB Drive 7� Exporti
5� A list of Jobs/Reports on the CS1000’s internal drive will appear in the Job Browser� Choose the one you want to deliver to the customer and to toggle its selection use the Select Key box checkmark on� Make sure to uncheck the boxes next to any Jobs/Reports you do not want to export� 6� Use the arrow keys to navigate to the HQ icon in the far right column� With the HQ icon highlighted, press the Select Key � Figure 79 – Export Complete 9� Next you will be asked if you want to recycle the Jobs you just
Figure 82 – SeeSnake HQ Figure 84 – Report Preview in SeeSnake HQ SeeSnake HQ offers you an array of tools to edit the Job’s information, and modify the report using a prebuilt report style� You can create shorter video clips of Video and Autolog Video for your customers� You can also add audio notes to photos� SeeSnake HQ also allows you to upload reports to RIDGIDConnect, an online service for storing and sharing inspection reports To learn more visit http:// www�ridgidconnect�com� For a complete descr
the risk of serious injury, only use accessories specifically designed and recommended for use with the CS1000, such as those listed below.
Appendix A: Issue Tags Crack - Cracks found in pipes can be the cause of leaks and/ or eventually lead to other, more serious problems (fractures, breaks, root intrusions, etc�)� 1� Longitudinal 2� Circumferential 3� Multiple Open Joint - Joint is completely open� 1� Medium 2� Large Hole - Holes, for example, can be formed in pipes during construction/work performed near the pipe (excavation, running cables, etc�)� Fracture - Fractures found in pipes are causes of leaks and severe structural integrity l
Trouble Shooting Problem Probable Fault Solution Camera video image not seen� No power to SeeSnake� Check power is correctly plugged in or battery is charged� Press power key on CS1000 body or keypad� Check connections to CS1000 unit from SeeSnake� Make sure system cable is firmly connected to the System Connector on the front left edge of the keyboard� Recharge batteries or connect to external power supply� Recharge batteries� Switch to AC power (110/220VAC)� Connections faulty� Batteries low� Flash
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What is covered RIDGID® tools are warranted to be free of defects in workmanship and material� How long coverage lasts This warranty lasts for the lifetime of the RIDGID® tool� Warranty coverage ends when the product becomes unusable for reasons other than defects in workmanship or material� How you can get service To obtain the benefit of this warranty, deliver via prepaid transportation the complete product to RIDGE TOOL COMPANY, Elyria, Ohio, or any authorized RIDGID® INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER� Pipe wre
