X10 XCAM2 Owner's Manual

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Congratulations! You have purchased X10's most
popular wireless camera system. Your XCam2 or Wide
Eye is a powerful and versatile video solution.
Your camera uses X10's 2.4 Gigahertz wireless
technology to transmit live video through walls to a
television up to 100 feet away. It's also designed so
that you can combine multiple cameras to provide
comprehensive coverage of your home or business.
This owner's manual will take you through setting up
and using the camera. The world of wireless video is
waiting for you!
X10 Wireless Technology, Inc.
Limited One Year Warranty
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X10.com, a division of X10 Wireless Technology, Inc.
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(X10) warrants X10 products to be free from defective
material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year
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from the original date of purchase at retail. X10 agrees
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X10 product if returned to X10 within the warranty
period and with proof of purchase. If service is required
under this warranty:
Call 1-800-442-5065, visit www.x10.com, or e-mail
support@x10.com.
For help or more information on setup, please visit:
http://www.x10.com/support
X10.com, a division of X10 Wireless Technology, Inc.
3824 North 5th St., Suite C,
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North Las Vegas, NV 89032.
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Basic Camera Setup, cont.
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Turn on the video receiver.
Make sure the power switch on the video receiver is set
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Turn on your TV.
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Turn on your TV and select its video input. Use the
Video or Select buttons on your TV remote control,
or try channel 0 and then Channel Down. The
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camera's picture should appear.
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Basic Camera Setup, cont.
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Fine tune the antennas.
Once the camera and receiver are in place, adjust their
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antennas so that they face each other. The side of the
camera's antenna with the dot on it should face the side
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of the receiver's antenna marked with four squares.
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Options
Mounting the
Camera
You can attach your
camera to a wall using
the supplied screws.
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Basic Camera Setup Basic Camera Setup, cont.
Your camera is ready to go out of the box! Follow these
steps for a quick setup of your new Camera system.
Unpack these items.
Put your video receiver in a convenient place near or
on your TV. Plug its power supply into a standard wall
You should have: a camera and its power supply; a
outlet and the other end into the video receiver.
wireless video receiver and its power supply; and a
video cable.
Connect the camera to power.
Plug the camera's power supply into a standard wall Connect the video cable into the video-out jack
outlet. Plug the other end into the camera. Remove on the video receiver and into the video-in jack on
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the protective cover from the camera's lens. your TV.
Options, cont. Multi-Camera Systems
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Recording with a VCR How does it work?
XCam2 cameras are designed so that you can use more
You can configure your XCam2 camera so that you can
than one camera together with one wireless video
record its video signal on your VCR. It's easy:
receiver. You select different cameras using a remote
control. The cameras should be set in groups of four,
1. Make sure your VCR is connected to play back on
i.e., A1, A2, A3, and A4, or A5, A6, A7, and A8. You
your TV.
change the setting by turning the dials on the camera's
2. Set up your camera according to the instructions in
power supply. Ensure all of your cameras are set to the
steps 1 thru 7.
same Housecode, e.g. A.
3. Connect the video cable from the video receiver into
the Video In jack on your VCR.
Setting Up Multiple Cameras
With the camera connected to the VCR, you will be able
1. Get together the parts of your multi-camera system:
record surveillance video while watching on your TV.
Check your VCR owner's manual if you aren't sure how
to select the camera as the video source.
2. Set up your first camera and your video receiver
3. Plug in the transceiver module and extend the
4. Remove the battery cover and
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Connect the wireless video receiver to power.
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Connect the video receiver to your TV.
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the cameras and power supplies, video receiver and to
power supply, video cable, transceiver module, and
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camera remote control.
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according to the instructions in steps 1 thru 7.
antenna.
put four AAA batteries into the
remote. Make sure to match the
batteries to the + and – marks
inside the battery case.
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