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Telesystems ?AVR-H.264 Operation Manual

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Miniature Audio/Video Recorder
µAVR-H.264 Model
Operation manual
Telesystems Ltd. 2008

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  • Page 1 Miniature Audio/Video Recorder µAVR-H.264 Model Operation manual Telesystems Ltd. 2008...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents In box ........................3 Overlook ........................4 Main Technical Characteristics ................6 Recorder’s Appearance ..................8 Control panel ......................9 Preparing for Work ....................10 Charging and Installing Rechargeable Battery ............12 Working with the Recorder ..................13 Setting the Recorder (in Menu) ................21 Video Settings .....................22 Audio settings ......................27 Timer Settings .....................28 Power Supply for External Video Camera ............30...

  • Page 3: In Box

    Thank you for choosing µAVR! µAVR is an extremely small modern audio/video recorder with a built-in video camera. The recorder provides recording on SD and SDHC cards and can operate on the rechargeable battery with a long service life. Before using, read the instructions carefully. In box 1.

  • Page 4: Overlook

    Overlook The µAVR-H.264 audio/video recorder is intended for professional recording of video and audio signals onto flash memory card (up to 32 GB). Then the recordings can be uploaded onto a computer, decoded (converted), and played back. The recorder can provide video recording either from the built-in recorder video camera or from an external source (external video camera, video player, TV video output, and etc.).
  • Page 5 The recorder has an extremely small size and weight, high recording density, low power consumption, 20kHz frequency band and a wide dynamic range up to 92 dB. The recorder has a built-in clock and calendar with an option to correct their accuracy.

  • Page 6: Main Technical Characteristics

    Main Technical Characteristics Video - Built-in camera resolution: 640x480 Pixels - Video input resolution: 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL, SECAM) Pixels - Frame size of recorded video input: - Built-in camera: 160х120, 320х240, 640х480 - NTSC: 180x120, 360x240, 720x480 - PAL, SECAM: 180x144, 360x288, 720x576 - Frame rate of recorded video input: 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 20, 25, 30 fps - Compression of video signal: AVC (H.264) - Bit rate of video signal:...
  • Page 7 Memory card - SD-card capacity: up to 2 GB - SDHC-card capacity: From 4 to 32 GB - File system: FAT - 32. Power source - Rechargeable battery: BL-5B (Li-ION) - Rechargeable battery life (video camera is not taken into account): 2 Hours - Rechargeable battery life in stand-by mode: up to 12 Months - The duration of full charging of the rechargeable battery: ~2 Hours - Voltage of the external power source: 4.5-5.5 V...

  • Page 8: Recorder's Appearance

    Recorder’s Appearance Built-In video camera Connector for GPS and other devices Video input Microphone connector Connector Connector for for SD/SDHC Microphone (left) power source card Figure 1. Battery Switch compartment Microphone 2 (right) Figure 2.

  • Page 9: Control Panel

    Control panel On the control panel, you can see the recorder’s settings and their changes. Button, whose function can be programmed Buttons to change menu Button to go to the menu items or parameters’ and choice confirmation meanings Button to go to the previous level or exit menu Figure 3.

  • Page 10: Preparing For Work

    Preparing for Work Memory Card To prepare the card for work by the standard Windows programs, you have to get a card reader (not available in the shipping box). For this, follow the next steps: - Format the card after you choose the FAT 32 file system in Windows or the µAVR-H.264 Manager program.
  • Page 11 In the next window, press the Setup button. Figure 5. After a new window appears, browse for the directory of the source files (SD memory card with saved files) in the Program setup dialog box. Then enter a directory where these files will be saved on the PC.

  • Page 12: Charging And Installing Rechargeable Battery

    Insert the memory card into the recorder’s card reader. If you slightly press the second time, the card will slide out. Card reader Memory card Figure 7. Note: while the recorder is scanning or reading the card, you must not take it out. Charging and Installing Rechargeable Battery To charge the rechargeable battery, connect a charging device to the recorder and power network.

  • Page 13: Working With The Recorder

    To install or take out the rechargeable battery, press lightly on the back side of the recorder as shown in the picture. The fixative jut will slide out so you can install or take out the rechargeable battery. If you have a problem with this, use a paperclip as shown in the picture.
  • Page 14 The recorder will switch into the Record mode when: - the recorder switch is in the “REC” position - the recorder gets commands from sensors - the recorder is in a mode when it turns on automatically - the recorder’s timer turns the recorder on The recorder switches into the stand-by mode and stops recording when: - the recorder switch is in the “Stop”...
  • Page 15 Two Readiness Modes When the recorder is about to work, its power consumption is almost the same as the recorder has in Record mode. To reduce power consumption when the recorder works from the rechargeable battery, there are two additional modes: readiness mode and high readiness mode.
  • Page 16 Recording Modes The recorder provides recording in the modes: - Linear mode - Circular mode on free memory space – the Circular Recording 1 - Circular recording on whole memory space – The Circular Recording 2 To select the recording mode, go in to the Main menu. For this, press any keyboard button.
  • Page 17 Circular Recording 1 In the Circular Recording 1 mode, recording continues while there is free memory space. When there is no free memory, recording continues over the beginning of the current recording. Previous recordings stay on the memory card. If when you selected this mode there were not free memory space, the recorder cannot create a new recording.
  • Page 18 Note: Pay attention that after the Recording with Prehistory mode is on, the recorder’s controls are changed slightly. In this mode, the switch is used to turn on Prehistory recording while other controls start recording of the event that is cause of the command from the timer or sensor.
  • Page 19 3. After a new window appears, browse for the directory of the saved source file (input data folder) in the Program setup dialog box. Then in the Output data folder, enter a directory where the converted file will be saved and press the Ok button.
  • Page 20 6. Press the Conversion button. After this the selected files will appear in the previously set folder for converted data. Figure 15. These file names will have the format: DYYMMDD-THHMMSS_P_x.mp4 Where: YY –year; MM –month; DD day; then HH –hours; MM – minutes; SS –seconds; The last digit means the number of the recording’s part.

  • Page 21: Setting The Recorder (In Menu)

    Setting the Recorder (in Menu) In the Menu, you can change the recorder settings using the control panel. To browse the Menu or confirm your settings, use the button. To exit, use the button. Use the buttons to go from one menu item to another. Date, Time, and Language Settings Enter into the Main Menu and choose the Common Settings item.

  • Page 22: Video Settings

    Type of Record Settings To switch to the Type of Record Settings, choose the Record Settings in the Main Menu, and then choose the Record type menu item. Main Menu → Record settings → Record type You can select among three options: - Video + audio - Video only - Audio only...
  • Page 23 - 30 sec - 1 minute - 3 minutes - 5 minutes - 10 minutes Video Source Settings Go to the Video Source menu item. Main Menu → Record Settings → Video Settings → Video Source To choose a video source, select the correspondent check box: - Int.
  • Page 24 To optimize your choice, you can use the table where the frame sizes are given in pixels. Built-in camera PAL/SECAM NTSC 160x120 180x144 180x120 320x240 360x288 360x240 Medium 640x480 720x576 720x480 High 640x480 720x576 720x480 Custom Note: The meanings for Custom are set by default. They can be changed with the help of the µAVR-H.264 Manager program.
  • Page 25 Bitrate The higher this parameter, the higher are the image quality and the memory consumption. To set the parameter, go to the FPS menu item. Main Menu → Record settings → Video settings → Camera settings → Parameters → Bitrate Main Menu →...
  • Page 26 - Auto - PAL - B, G, H, I, N - PAL – M - PAL – Comb. N If you select the Auto check box, the recorder will detect the video signal’s type and switch into this type automatically. If you select any other check box, the recorder will support the correspondent type of a video signal.

  • Page 27: Audio Settings

    Audio settings Audio Recording Modes To change the audio mode, go to the Mode menu item: Main Menu → Record settings →Audio settings → Mode Select one of the check boxes: - Stereo - Mono (left) - Mono (Right) Source To select the source, go to the Source menu item: Main Menu →...

  • Page 28: Timer Settings

    Bitrate To change the bitrate parameter, go to the Bitrate menu item: Main Menu → Record settings →Audio settings → Bitrate Depending on your need of audio signal’s quality, choose the meaning of the bitrate from the list: - 32 Kb/sec - 64 Kb/sec - 96 Kb/sec - 128 Kb/sec.
  • Page 29 Auto Start Auto start function allows the recorder to turn on/off according to the audio signal level (VAS) and to command from the motion detector. To change the correspondent settings, go to the Auto Start menu item: Main Menu → Record settings →Auto Start → VAS Main Menu →...

  • Page 30: Power Supply For External Video Camera

    To change Stand-by mode’s settings, go to the Sleep menu item. Main Menu → Misc settings → Power management → Sleep mode Choose one of the check boxes: - 1 minute - 5 minutes - 10 minutes - 30 minutes Power Supply for External Video Camera The recorder can provide power supply for an external video camera.

  • Page 31: Upgrading Firmware

    Upgrading firmware Format the memory card (see Memory Card page) and copy the firmware file to its root directory. Insert the memory card into the recorder. Go to the Firmware update menu item: Main Menu → Misc settings → Firmware update If you choose Yes in the dialog window, the software will be upgraded.

  • Page 32: Warranty

    Warranty The Telesystems Company provides warranty repair for 1 year from the selling date, but not more than 2 years from the manufacturing date. This warranty is voided if the recorder is: - improperly used - mechanically damaged - received without supplier warranty tag on this document All questions regarding product exchange and return must be solved with the seller’s...

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