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Uniden UDW20055 manual

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    If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line immediately. Never use damaged products! Need Help? Get answers 24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com. If You... Contact Uniden’s... Phone Number have a question or problem Customer Care Line* 817-858-2929 or 800-297-1023 need a replacement part or accessory Parts Department* 800-5[...]

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    Important Safety Instructions! This manual contains important information about this product’s operation. If you are installing this product for others, you must leave this manual or a copy with the end user. When using your equipment, always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of re, electric shock and injury to persons, includ[...]

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    Contents Important Safety Instructions! ........2 Warnings to Parents and Other Users .................................................... 2 For best results: .................................... 3 Getting Started .................................4 Connect the Power .................................... 4 Check the Video Signal .....................[...]

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    4 Getting Started Connect the Power Connect one AC adapter to the receiver’s power input (all the AC adapters are exactly the same). Attach an antenna to the rear of each camera and connect an AC adapter to the camera’s power input pigtail. (If necessary, connect the extension cord to the camera’s pigtail and connect the AC adapter to the ext[...]

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    5 Check the Video Signal As soon as the receiver powers on, it detects the camera and shows the video on the display. The icons at the top of the screen tell you what’s going on with the camera and receiver. The table below shows the different status icons and what they mean. Since the icons appear based on the state of the camera and receiver, y[...]

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    6 Learning Your System Get to Know the Camera Front view Back view Lens Link status Power status Grooves for sun shield Sun shield Power connector pigtail Antenna connector Pairing button Bracket screws Mounting bracket What the lights mean Light State What it means Pow er sta tus On The camera is on. Off The camera is off. Lin k sta tus Flashing T[...]

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    7 Switch the bracket If you want to mount the camera in a hanging position, you’ll need to flip the bracket to the top of the camera: Loosen the bolts on the side of the mounting bracket. Carefully slide the bracket off of the camera and sun shield. Rotate the bracket 180° and slide it back onto the camera. If necessary, adjust the camera angle,[...]

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    8 Attach the camera Attach the camera bracket to the mounting screw. Tighten it a few turns, then turn the camera to face the direction you want. Tighten the camera brace up against the bracket to secure it into place. Unlock the mounting post by turning the wingnut to the left a few turns. Set the mounting post to the correct angle, then tighten t[...]

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    9 Get to Know the Receiver and Remote What the buttons do Button What it does POWER Turn the receiver on. Press and hold to turn it off. - SELECT CAMERA Cycle through the active cameras and quad display. From the pairing menu: link to the selected camera. - - MENU/OK Open and close the menu - OK Speakers Antenna RIGHT POWER DOWN LEFT MENU/ OK SELEC[...]

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    10 Button What it does DOWN In zoom mode: pan to the bottom of the zoom area. In the menu: move the cursor down one line. In quad display: go to channel 2. - - - LEFT In zoom mode: pan to the left side of the zoom area. In the menu: cycle through the available options for the selected menu item. In quad display: go to channel 4. - - - RIGHT In zoom[...]

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    11 Using the Menu Item Use it to Aud io Vol Adjust the volume of the audio from the camera. Choose a value from 0 (off) through 20 (maximum). Sca n T ime Set the length of time the receiver spends on each active camera during a scan (see page 16) or activate quad display (see page 17). CAM 1 – CAM 4 Turn each of the four camera channels On (enabl[...]

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    12 Using Zoom Mode The receiver can zoom in so you can see the video better. In zoom mode, the receiver increases the pixel size and focuses on the center of the picture. You will also see the ZOO M icon in the upper right corner of the display. Pan and tilt in zoom mode Once in zoom mode, you can pan and tilt the camera to see the outside edges of[...]

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    13 Connecting to Your TV You can connect the receiver to any standard television with RCA composite video inputs. To use bandwidth efficiently, the system compresses the video signal using Motion-JPEG; the system then digitizes the signal before transmitting it to provide a secure video link. This method is optimized for wireless connections, but i[...]

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    14 Multiple Camera Features Your receiver supports a total of four active cameras at a time. You can mix and match any of the accessory cameras. (See our website for compatible camera options.) Pairing Cameras Pairing is like introducing the camera and the receiver so they can communicate. Any cameras that came with your receiver are already paired[...]

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    15 Changing to a Dierent Camera On the receiver, press to cycle through the enabled channels from CAM 1 through CAM 4 . After the last enabled channel, the receiver goes to quad display, then back to the first camera. Each time you press , the receiver goes to the next enabled channel, regardless of whether there is a camera present on that chan[...]

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    16 Setting Up a Scan You can have the receiver automatically cycle through the enabled channels. Open the menu, and scroll down to select Sca n t ime . Use RIGHT or LEFT to select the amount of time you want the receiver to stay on each camera. Choose 5 s eco nds , 10 sec ond s , 15 sec ond s , or 20 sec ond s . To turn off the scan and stay on the[...]

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    17 Using Quad Display In quad display, the receiver puts all four channels on the screen at the same time. The channels appear in the positions shown to the right: If a channel is disabled or there is no signal from the camera, that channel's section of the quad display will be blank. To enter quad display Open the menu. Scroll down to select [...]

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    18 Solving Problems If you have any trouble with your system, try these simple steps first. If you still have a question, call our Customer Care Line listed on the front cover. If… Try.. The image on the display is too bright. Adjusting the brightness on the receiver (in the system setup sub-menu). Moving the camera’s sun shield forward over th[...]

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    19 Unstable or Weak Signal If the video seems to lag and or the audio sounds weak, the camera and the receiver do not have a strong, clear signal between them. There are several causes for a weak signal: Possible Cause Solution The camera might be too far from the receiver. Adjust the antennas on the receiver and the camera. Often, changing the ang[...]

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    20 Signal Level Icon Data Rate (kbps) Frames per second (approx) QVGA (Zoom) VGA (Normal) Low 250~543 0~5 0~1 Zero 0~250 0 0 If the suggestions above don’t provide enough improvement in the the signal quality, you may want to run the camera at QVGA or zoom mode. When the camera is in zoom mode, it sends fewer pixels to the receiver, so the video [...]

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    21 Resetting Your System Resetting the camera or receiver will erase any changes and set all values back to the default. You should only reset your system under the following conditions: Resetting the camera Resetting the receiver You are unable to pair the camera to the receiver. The image on the screen is frozen. - - The buttons on the receiver a[...]

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    22 Image Specification Output Image resolution 640 x 480 (VGA)/ 320 x 240 (QVGA) Image processing Motion JPEG Exposure Auto White balance Auto System Specifications Camera Receiver Weight 240 g 500 g Dimension 175 x 64 x 42 mm 220 x 145 x 36 mm Operating temperature -10° C (+14° F) to +50° C (122° F ) Input voltage 100-240 V AC @ 60 or 50 Hz Op[...]

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    23 FCC Compliance Information Part 15 Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipmen[...]

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    One-year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials & craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusi[...]