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USBird
HAWK / FALCON / EAGLE8/A /
MONO8 / FLEX8C
AUDIO / VIDEO RECORDERS
USERS MANUAL
WINDOWS VERSION
RELEASE 5.0
03/02/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION ……….………………………………….. 3 1.1 System Requirements 1.2 Installation 1.3 Run Program 1.4 Red LED 1.5 Powered USB Hub 2 SETUP ….……………………………………………………. 8 2.1 SETU
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9.1 PLAYER MAIN MENU BUTTONS 9.2 CREATE A JPEG 9.3 CREATE A SEGMENT 9.4 AVI 9.5 WAV APPENDIX - A USBird SOFTWARE INSTALLATION APPENDIX - B MJPEG CODEC APPENDIX - C WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER APPENDIX - D UPDATE BINARY CODE APPENDIX - E SETUP DRIVES APPENDIX - F BATTERY ORIENTATION APPENDIX - G
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SECTION - 1 INTRODUCTION The USBird support unit code was designed to be simple to use. To keep this manual down in size the obvious settings and displays will not be covered. The term "RECORDER" will be used when referring to the HAWK/4/8/8A, FALCON/4, EAGLE8 /A/B/C/D/E, FLEX8E, and all other ADS recorders with a built in USB port. Since the HAWK is the first of the new family to be released, the terminology in this manual will be
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5- USBird_Manual - a PDF copy of this manual 6- USBird_Install - a PDF instruction guide to load software. For new software installation follow this order: 1. Install USBird software. Refer to Appendix A. 2. Optional - Windows Media Player 7.1. If your computer does not correctly display AVI files, install new Windows Media Player. Refer to Appendix C. After the installation, if you do not have a shortcut icon for the USBird or the “PLAYER” programs you can go into Window
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1. In the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard, select “Yes, this time only.” Refer to Figure 1.3.1 Hardware Wizard Figure 1.3.1 Hardware Wizard 2. Select “ Install the software automatically (Recommended)” Refer to Figure 1.3.2 Install Automatically Figure 1.3.2 Install Automatically 3. In the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard select Finish. Refer to Figure 1.3.3 Complete Wizard Figure 1.3.3 Complete Wizard 5
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The computer recognizes the RECORDER if the same USB port is always used and the Found New Hardware Wizard will not appear. Attaching the recorder to a brand new USB port for the first time initiates the Found New Hardware setup. 1.4 RED LED A solid red LED (light) must always appear when RECORDER is connected to the computer. The red LED appears only if the USB port supplies sufficient power to the Recorder. If the power from the USB port is marginal an external power sup
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EAGLE8/A/B/C/D/E, MONO8, and FLEX8E use the USBird software. The video settings are disabled once the audio recorders are connected. Refer to Figure 1- 5 Video Settings Figure 1-5 Video Settings IMPORTANT REMINDER!!! Always press the stop button or set the slide switch to OFF and remove batteries before you attach the RECORDER to the computer. If the RECORDER has not stopped recording properly, the recorder will begin recording
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SECTION 2 SETUP The SETUP menu shown in Figure 2-1 appears on startup. Always select CONNECT RECORDER to read the settings of the attached RECORDER. The top right half of the screen displays the Current Recorder Settings of the RECORDER. Note the "Bad Chips" 0 of “X” for the HAWK, if you have any bad memory chips in the RECORDER please call ADS and make arrangements to have us repair the RECORDER at no cost to you. A RECORDER with some bad chips is still usable, however the record
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The APPROXIMATE RECORDING TIME: displays the amount of recording time whether you have audio, video, or both. The RESOLUTION of the camera and VIDEO RATE greatly effect the approximate recording time. The HIGH and LOW Resolution are determined by which camera is currently connected. The HAWK automatically recognizes the camera type that is connected hence selecting “HIGH or LOW” is only for record time information. The Video Rate sets the frames per second. The maximum is 30 f/s and
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Figure 2.2.1 ENABLED / SET TIMERS 2. At the TIMER RECORDING START DATE / TIME the TIME is in military (24 Hour) format. Enter the date under TIMER RECORDING START DATE. A calendar appears. Enter the time in the TIME section. The TIME activates the recorder. Refer to Figure 2.2.2, Timer Mode Entry 3. Next enter the ”RECORD TIME,” the RECORD TIME keeps track of the record length. Once RECORD TIME has completed the
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Figure 2.2.2 TIMER MODE Entry Menu NOTE!! The unit automatically resets to MANUAL Mode after the data transfer. If you uncheck the “ENABLE box” and choose “APPLY CHANGES”, the unit will revert to Manual. 2.3 ERASE RECORDER The RECORDER data memory MUST always be erased after each use. The unit will not operate unless you have erased previous recordings, after complete and proper data transfer off all recordings. Depending on the unit, i.e., how much memory it has, the erasu
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SECTION 3 UTILITY The UTILITY selection is covered next because the operator may need to define the computer disk drives for the USBird program and run maintenance programs for the RECORDER. If you received your computer from ADS the disk drives have been configured. Refer to Figure 3-1 for the UTILITY Menu. Figure 3-1 UTILITY Menu 3.1 SETUP DRIVES The SETUP DRIVES defines the different types of disk drives of the computer. The USBird does not automatically recognize the
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DragtoDisc software is C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 7\DragtoDisc\DragtoDisc.exe. Refer to Appendix E-4 CHANGE FORMAT UTILITY If the drive is a re-writable MO (Magneto Optical) then the program will automatically use the Windows utility, therefore you do not need to define one. 3.3 TEMP Button Sets Drive for AVI & WAV The TEMP button selects the drive (hard disk, CD/DVD writer, thumb drive) where AVI and WAV files are stored after conversion. A folder is created and named
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3.5 CLOCK BATTERY EXPIRATION The user may examine the internal Clock Battery expiration date from this menu. Every two years ADS will change the battery and re-test the recorder at no charge. 3.6 UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE This button will load the firmware that is on the hard disk into the RECORDER. This should be done as soon as possible when a new release is sent. Reloading the firmware does not erase the recorded data and parameters. Hence if you are having trouble with
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SECTION 4 TRANSFER To transfer the evidence to the archive media (CD/DVD) follow the steps outlined below: * Set the RECORDER to OFF and remove batteries. Use the USB cable provided by ADS to attach the RECORDER to the computer, 1. Select CONNECT RECORDER to read RECORDER settings and content. 2. Select TRANSFER and SELECT ALL, note the session information. Refer to Figure 4-1 Transfer “SELECT ALL” highlights all the sessions. Information supplied by the RECORDER will
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Figure 4-2 Select Storage Device After the user chooses DVD WR (DVD burner) or CD WR (CD burner) the CD/DVD Select displays the type of media and which sessions will be transferred. Selecting DVD 1 transfers all the sessions that will fit on the first DVD. The size of one DVD-R is 4.7 Giga bytes. DVD media has to be formatted. Refer to Figure 4-3 DVD 1 Figure 4-3 “DVD 1” A full HAWK/8 has 2 GBs of recording, transfers on multiple CD-Rs, typically 4. A full HAWK4/8A
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will fit on the third CD. CD-R media has to be formatted first. Refer to Figure 4-4 CD3 FIGURE 4-4 “CD 3” 4. After the user views their selection in the CD/DVD Select, highlight DVD1 and select TRANSFER. Refer to Figure 4-6 TRANSFER BUTTON FIGURE 4-6 TRANSFER BUTTON The keyboard screen allows the user to input information regarding the data. NOTE! 17
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YOU SHOULD NOT USE SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND SPACES IN THE FILE NAME. 5. Enter descriptive information and select Enter. Refer to Figure 4-7 Keyboard 6. Data transfer begins. When the blue bars stop, transfer is completed. Refer to Figure 4-8 Transfer complete Figure 4-7 Keyboard The TRANSFERRING DONE displays when data transfer has completed. Select the CLOSE from CD/DVD Select button to go back to the USBird. Refer to Figure 4-8 Transfer Done 7. Playbac
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4.1 Definitions of the Status Abbreviations On the Transfer and Playback screens the STATUS of each session are displayed. Each abbreviation TR, FE, LB, and PF have their own definition. Refer to Figure 4-9 STATUS Figure 4-9 STATUS TR = Transferred session complete The chosen session has transferred properly. FE = Forced Ending The session closed in order to fit on one CD MEDIA. One Forced Ending fills one CD-R. You can select all of the sessions between 2 FE tagg
