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Maintenance
Th e C -V I T h i gh -s p ee d c a m era is a fu lly e l ect ron i c d ev i ce with n o m ec h a n ica l p a rts p ron e t o
w ear an d t e ar. Ma in t en an c e is th er e for e re d u c ed t o th e a b s olu te m in i mu m. Ho w ev er,
fo llo w in g th es e s t ep s wi ll n o t on ly ext en d you r ca m eras li f eti m e, b u t w i ll a ls o o f f er a tr ou b l e -
fr e e op e rati on .
9.1.1
Lenses
For th e l en s es p le as e r e f er t o th e le n s man u fa ct u re r i ts r ec o m men d at io n .
9.1.2
Battery
Th e b a tt ery is o f a n i ck e l - m et al h y d rid e typ e an d au to ma ti cal ly r e ch a rg es b y th e b u i lt -in
ch ar gin g ci rcu it of th e A OS Hi gh Sp e ed C am e ra.
Re p la c e men t o f b a tt er ie s is al lo w ed o n ly b y A OS tra in e d an d c ert i fi ed
s erv ic e ce n t ers . Not fo ll ow in g th is gu id eli n e v oi d s th e w ar ran ty of th e
ca m era an d n ei th er t h e man u fa ctu r er n or th e ir d is tr ib u to rs a re li ab l e f or a
fu r th e r s moo th op e rat io n of th e c a me ra.
Th e b a tt ery in th e ca m e ras ar e con s id er ed “ w ea r an d t e ar” p arts an
d a r e
n ot c ov e r ed b y an y war r an ty
For en v ir on men tal p ro t ec tion d o n ot th ro w a w ay b att e ri es in h ou s eh o l d
was t e . D is p os e b a tt er ie s s af ely or r etu rn it to A OS te ch n o lo gi es o r you r
n ea res t d is t rib u tor
9.1.3
Cleaning the AOS High Speed Camera Infrared fi lter
You r A O S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era ( col or v ers ion s s ta n d ard ) d o es h av e an op t ica l fi lt er t o b loc k
in f rar ed li gh t f ro m en t e rin g th e ca m era in t h e o p tic al p ath . Du s t an d d ir t on th is fi lt er may b e
b es t re m ov e d b y u s in g e ith er a n on -o il b as e d d u s t -o f f a ir s p ray or s o m e op ti cal c le an in g
tis s u es . Sti cky d ir t an d f in g erp rin ts may b e re m ov ed u s in g me d i cal al co h ol.
Re m ov in g p a rti cl es ( e. g. s an d ) b y i mp rop er d ev i ces m ay r es u lt i n s c rat c h es
on you r f il te r. Su ch s c ra tch es d o in flu en c e th e o v era ll i ma ge q u a lity .
In f ra r ed li gh t is a p art o f th e v is ib le l igh t an d n ot b l ock in g it m ay r es u lt in
fals e co lor in th e ac tu a l im ag e. Ho w ev er, fo r ap p li cat ion s wh er e li gh t is
cri ti cal ( e. g. b or e s cop e s ) on e may r e mov e th e I R fil te r. Th is is es p e ci all y
tru e wh en u s in g a mon o ch r o m e v ers ion of th e c am er a.