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Before You Begin Technical Specifications FCC Verifi cation: Receiver / SD Card Recorder Video NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Video Format NTSC or PAL Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de- Video Inputs N/A (via ADW-400 Camera only) Video Outputs 1 x RCA Composite Video signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen- Display Resolution VGA: 640 x 480 QVGA: 320
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Troubleshooting Guide Table of Contents Problem: I’m getting a “NO SIGNAL” message on my screen where I want to see Before you Begin 2 my images. Table of Contents 3 Solutions: Package Contents 3 1. Make sure the camera is getting power from the supplied 5V power adaptor. Overview 4 2. Ensure that the camera is properly paired with the receiver by following the Layout of Camera 5 instructions on page 7. Layout of Receiver 6 3. Check that the channel you are dis
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Overview Recording Time: Congratulations on your purchase of the ADW-400! You’ve chosen a reliable and exceptionally convenient monitoring solution for your home or business. Here’s a If you were to manually set the ADW-400 to record constantly, how long will it quick rundown on some of the great features the ADW-400 has to offer: record for? Under ideal conditions, the ADW-400 uses a minimum of 8MB of space per minute of recording. Digital Wireless Technology Accordingly, we suggest that a
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Additional Features Layout of Camera f Camera Quad View: In Quad View mode, you’ll be able to see images from up to four cameras on screen at once. For this to function optimally, you’ll need: • Four ADW-400 cameras, Lens • connected to power, • and each correctly paired to each of the four channels. To enable quad viewing mode, simply press the QUAD button on the top of the receiver. Antenna Whilst in Quad Viewing mode, some of the buttons on the receiver will no longer be active - most not
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Layout of Receiver Play / Enter Playback & Backup on a Computer: Arrows / Playback Controls Playback on a PC has some signifi cant advantages over playing back footage on the receiver itself. Generally, computer playback offers a higher resolution monitor than most TVs, and the video quality does not suffer from being transmitted via a composite video signal. To playback footage on your computer: • Remove the SD card from the receiver. • Insert the SD card into a card reader attached to your
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Using the Software Playback & Backup Pairing Pairing Instructions There are two ways of playing back footage from the ADW-400 receiver. The fi rst is through the receiver itself, and the second (possibly more useful option) is to remove the SD card and insert it into a card reader attached to a computer. You might have already noticed that there is no channel switch on the camera – so, how do you assign the cameras to the channel you want? The answer is To back up footage, reading the SD card
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Using the Menus When you open the Main Menu, you will see the following Resolution four categories, each containing several options. Here’s a quick rundown of what you’ll see. Resolution refers to how many pixels (individual dots which together make up an image) the receiver will record. There are two settings: low and high. High Pairing resolution records at VGA quality (640 x 480 pixels) and is the suggested setting. This is where you pair cameras with channels in the receiver. See page 7
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Using the Software Settings Recording Modes The ADW-400 Receiver offers two recording modes, Motion Recording and Schedule Recording. Both of these can be used together - that is, the receiver can always be ready to record on motion, and also record constantly for a certain period each day. Motion Recording When Motion Recording is enabled, the receiver will record a short video fi le every The Main Menu with the time something moves in the line of sight of the camera. You can choose how lon
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Connection Guide Connect the power adapter plug into the power power 1 socket attached to the he camera. Connect the Connect the power adapter power plug into the receiver’s 4 adapter into 3 power socket. the wall socket. Plug the camera’s Connect the the A/V cable to your power adapter into TV or VCR 2 5 the wall socket. 5A. Connect to VCR/DVD recorder (Optional) 5B. Connecting to TV From Receiver From Receiver Connect the A/V cable to the Input on the back i of the VCR/DVD recorder Connect
