Swann ADW-400/X manual

1 www .swannsecurity .com SR344-DWD-60100- V011209E Advanced Digital Wir eless Camera and Receiver Operating Instructions ™ ™ Advanced security made easy ADW-400 SW344-DWD[...]

2 2 2 FCC V erification: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de- signed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a residen- tial installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequenc[...]

3 3 ADW-400 Camera with Stand Receiver A/V Cable 2 X Antennas Power Extension Cable for Camera Power Adapters Operating Instructions Security Stickers Mounting Hardwar e SD Memory Card (Optional) T able of Contents P ackage Contents Before you Begin 2 T able of Contents 3 Package Contents 3 Overview 4 Layout of Camera 5 Layout of Receiver 6 Pairing[...]

4 4 4 Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the ADW-400! Y ou’ve chosen a r eliable and exceptionally convenient monitoring solution for your home or business. Here’ s a quick rundown on some of the great featur es the ADW-400 has to offer: Digital Wireless T echnology No more interference! Unlike older analog wireless technologies which[...]

5 Layout of Camera Lens: The business end of the camera. For a reliable and clear image, ensure that the lens stays clean and unobstructed. T o clean, use a dedicated lens cleaning solution and cloth, available from all good photography stor es. Infrared LEDs: These give the camera its limited night vision capabilities. These LEDs act like a flood[...]

6 6 6 Layout of R eceiver ARM Auto/Manual QUAD MUTE MENU POWER Arrows / Playback Controls Play / Enter Power: Activates and deactivates the receiver . MENU: Opens the main menu, or goes back one step in a submenu. MUTE: T urns the audio output on or off. Will not affect recording, only live monitoring and playback. QUAD: T oggles between single cha[...]

7 P airing Pairing Instructions Y ou 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 “pairing”. Pairing, in a nutshell, is a process which associates one camera with one channel, hence “pairing” them together . There are no physical switche[...]

8 8 8 Using the Menus When you open the Main Menu , you will see the following four categories, each containing several options. Here’ s a quick rundown of what you’ll see. Pairing This is where you pair cameras with channels in the r eceiver . See page 7 for more details. Record Auto-Delete: • Whilst Auto-Delete is turned on, and the SD c[...]

9 R ecording Modes The ADW-400 Receiver offers two r ecording 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 recor d a s[...]

10 10 10 Connection Guide INPUT 5A. Conn ect to VCR/DV D recorder (Optional) 5B. Conn ecting to TV Connect the power adapter plug into the power socket attached to the camera. 1 Connect the the A/V cable to your TV or VCR 5 Connect the A/V cable to the Input on the back of the VCR/DVD recorder i If your VCR/DVD recorder is not already connected to [...]

11 11 INPUT 5A. Conn ect to VCR/DV D recorder (Optional) 5B. Conn ecting to TV Connect the power adapter plug into the power socket attached to the camera. 1 Connect the the A/V cable to your TV or VCR 5 Connect the A/V cable to the Input on the back of the VCR/DVD recorder i If your VCR/DVD recorder is not already connected to your TV , connect an[...]

12 12 12 Using the Software Settings Date / Time Here you can update the date and time settings in the r eceiver to the correct values. The receiver will retain date and time information if turned off and on again, or if power is disconnected for a short time. Note: The date is formatted as YYYY / MM / DD Brightness Alter the brightness of the imag[...]

13 Resolution Resolution refers to how many pixels (individual dots which together make up an image) the receiver will recor d. Ther e are two settings: low and high. High resolution r ecords at VGA quality (640 x 480 pixels) and is the suggested setting. Alarm The r eceiver can emit a high pitched alarm tone when it detects movement. This is great[...]

14 14 14 Using the Software Playback & Backup There ar e two ways of playing back footage fr om the ADW-400 receiver . The first is through the receiver itself, and the second (possibly more useful option) is to remove the SD car d and insert it into a card reader attached to a computer . T o back up footage, reading the SD card via a computer[...]

15 Playback & Backup on a Computer: Playback on a PC has some significant 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. T o playback footage on your computer: [...]

16 16 16 Additional Features 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, • connected to power , • and each correctly pair ed to each of the four channels. • T o enable quad viewing mode, simply press the Q[...]

17 Recording Time: If you were to manually set the ADW-400 to recor d constantly , how long will it recor d for? Under ideal conditions, the ADW-400 uses a minimum of 8MB of space per minute of recor ding. Accordingly , we suggest that a 2GB SD card should only be relied on to record approximately 3 hours (even then, there is a chance that the vide[...]

18 18 18 T roubleshooting Guide Problem: I’m getting a “NO SIGNAL” message on my scr een where I want to see my images. Solutions: Make sure the camera is getting power fr om the supplied 5V power adaptor . 1. Ensure that the camera is pr operly paired with the receiver by following the 2. instructions on page 7. Check that the channel you ar[...]

19 T echnical Specifications Receiver / SD Card Recor der Video Video Format NTSC or P AL Video Inputs N/A (via ADW-400 Camera only) Video Outputs 1 x RCA Composite Video Display Resolution VGA: 640 x 480 QVGA: 320 x 240 Display Frame Rate VGA: 9 fps QVGA: 25 fps Audio Audio Input None (via Camera only) Audio Output 1 x RCA Line Out Recording Compr[...]

20 20 20 © Swann Communications 2009 Advanced security made easy™ Swann Communications warrants this product against defects in workmanship and material for a period of one (1) year from it’s original purchase date. Y ou must present your receipt as proof of date of purchase for warranty validation. Any unit which proves defective during the s[...]