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The SLDC2
This innovative self contained video and photo system will automatically
record images when movement is detected.
With its powerful floodlight, the SLDC2 works day and night, giving you
peace of mind and protection for your property.
SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0
SLDC2 camera unit.
Shown without floodlight fitted.
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  • Page 1 The SLDC2 This innovative self contained video and photo system will automatically record images when movement is detected. With its powerful floodlight, the SLDC2 works day and night, giving you peace of mind and protection for your property. SLDC2 camera unit.
  • Page 2 If you are missing an item please contact your retailer. IMPORTANT The SLDC2 is designed for external use only We recommend before installing your SLDC2 into position that you read the full user guide to familiarise yourself with the controls, the operation and settings before you mount the unit.
  • Page 3 Get to know your equipment Page No. 4 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 4: Page No.

    Stables and livestock Building sites Remote locations Halls and club houses Using the web cam feature, the SLDC2 can also be used for general observation or for monitoring wildlife in your garden. Page No. 5 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    SD Memory card Recording format Floodlight light level Floodlight on time Arming period USB connection SLDC2 mounting and the movement sensor Advanced settings and functions Menu structure Main Setup Menu structure Image Setup Main Setup Menu Memory Time / Date...

  • Page 6: Index

    Versatile image capture options Understanding digital images Digital video Digital photos SD card speed Photo burst Using your SLDC2 with a PC Camera driver Recording and uploading to the web Your suggestions Other Challenger products Features and specifications General information and safety...
  • Page 7 SLDC2 quick start guide Your SLDC2 has been designed to be quick and easy to setup and operate with factory settings that should suit most applications. By default, when it detects movement, your SLDC2 will automatically record 2 photographs followed by a 30 second video clip.
  • Page 8 PIR zones and triggers your SLDC2 to start recording. Good results can also be obtained by positioning the SLDC2 higher and facing down to the area of interest See the section SLDC2 mounting and the movement sensor for details.
  • Page 9 Connect the mains supply. Your SLDC2 requires mains power which should already be in place, if not you will need to arrange for a competent and qualified person to install the necessary cabling. We recommend you use a switched circuit and that power is turned off during installation.
  • Page 10 Turn on the power. The floodlight will come on for a short time. The LED will flash rapidly as the SLDC2 arms. When this flashing stops, the SLDC2 will be ready to record whenever movement is detected day or night.
  • Page 11 The format is DD:MM:YYYY Use the up and down arrow keys to change the day setting. Press the Menu key to save and move to the month. Repeat this process for the year. Page No. 12 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...
  • Page 12 NOTE: After leaving the menu and returning to the normal screen or after a reset or power up, your SLDC2 will take approximately 1 minute to arm. During this time the LED will flash rapidly. After this period, your SLDC2 will begin recording when movement is detected.

  • Page 13: Sldc2 Full User Guide

    60 seconds long. Recordings are stored to an SD memory card. A free SD card is supplied with your SLDC2. You can use up to a 2Gb card allowing you to store over 5000 images.

  • Page 14: How It Works

    How it works IMPORTANT : Follow the Quick Start Guide to get your SLDC2 working. Like a normal motion sensitive floodlight with a Passive Infra Red (PIR) sensor, if the surrounding light level is low your SLDC2 floodlight will come on when a warm object crosses its area of sensitivity.
  • Page 15 Whilst we recommend you check your equipment regularly especially following a power cut you should only need to set up your SLDC2 once. Page No. 17 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 16: Basic Operation

    Basic operation SD Memory card Your SLDC2 will only allow you to record images if an SD card is fitted, or you are operating it as a web camera and recording directly to your PC. When no SD card is fitted the display will show No Card If the unit attempts to record with no card present, the LED will flash rapidly to warn you.

  • Page 17: Recording Format

    Recording format Even if you insert a blank SD card, the SLDC2 will automatically create a directory called DCIM and store your recordings in this directory. This allows you to access the recordings using a PC or a digital camera.

  • Page 18: Floodlight Light Level

    Turn the LUX control to the setting if you want the floodlight to come on only in very dark conditions. In AUTO mode, the LUX and Time settings are ignored and the camera decides when and for how long the light is turned on. Page No. 20 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 19: Floodlight On Time

    Arming period Following power up or after you exit the main menu the LED on your SLDC2 will flash rapidly for approximately 1 minute before arming and becoming ready to start recording. If the LED mode is set to Flash, when the unit is ready to operate the LED will begin flashing slowly every 5 seconds.

  • Page 20: Usb Connection

    MSDC (Mass Storage Device Class) You will be able to access your SD card as a removable disc via your PC. If your SLDC2 is recording when you connect the USB lead to your PC, it will wait to complete the recording before giving you PC access. When you remove the USB connection from your PC, your SLDC2 will automatically reset.
  • Page 21 SLDC2 as the unit will behave the same way each time you connect your computer. If set to MSDC you can access your recordings without having to recover the SD card. If set to PC Camera you can use the SLDC2 as a web camera and record directly to your PC (Additional software required).

  • Page 22: Sldc2 Mounting And The Movement Sensor

    Passive Infra Red (PIR) sensors detect changes in infra-red radiation in the form of heat given off by objects such as people, cars and animals. The larger the object the more infra-red it emits. SLDC2 has an angle of sensitivity of approximately 65 degrees and approximately 9m range.
  • Page 23 We therefore recommend that you position your SLDC2 at a height of 3 - 4 meters and angled towards the area of interest so that most traffic crosses the zones and triggers your SLDC2 to start recording. The PIR sensor detects...
  • Page 24 Although not necessary, positioning of your SLDC2 to obtain the desired field of view is made quicker using a laptop PC and a USB lead. Using appropriate software on the laptop you can view images from your SLDC2 and adjust its position to get the field of view you require.

  • Page 25: Advanced Settings And Functions

    Advanced settings and functions The SLDC2 works straight from the box but it also has a simple and easy to operate menu system so you can change any settings. When you first power it the floodlight will come on for a short time and the LED will flash rapidly as it arms.

  • Page 26: Menu Structure Main Setup

    MENU STRUCTURE Main Setup Page No. 28 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 27: Menu Structure Image Setup

    MENU STRUCTURE Image Setup Page No. 29 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 28: Main Setup Menu

    NOTE: When in a menu, if you do nothing for 20 seconds the software will return to the normal screen. NOTE: When you exit the menus and return to the normal screen SLDC2 will take approximately 1 minute to arm. During this time the LED will flash rapidly.

  • Page 29: Memory

    The display will go blank for a few seconds before ret urning t o t he menu. If no card is fitted the display will show No Card Page No. 31 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 30: Time / Date

    Select the Date option and press the Menu key The display will be similar to the screen below. The format is DD:MM:YYYY Use the up and down arrow keys to change the day setting. Press the Menu key to save. Page No. 32 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...
  • Page 31 When you have set the correct value for the seconds, pressing the Menu will save the time and start the clock running and return you to the Time / Date menu. Page No. 33 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 32: Floodlight

    In LUX mode, the level of light is measured by a photo sensor and the light comes on depending on the setting of the LUX control on the base of the SLDC2. In LUX mode the light on time is controlled by the TIME setting.

  • Page 33: Led

    Select OFF mode and the LED will be off during normal operation. PIR delay This option allows you to set a delay which causes the SLDC2 to wait after being triggered before it will respond to a trigger again. The delay options are 0 seconds (no delay) through to 120 seconds (3 minutes).

  • Page 34: Usb

    MSDC The SLDC2 will operate as an external disc drive Once the USB mode is set, whenever your SLDC2 is connected to a PC it will always behave in the same way. Note : Automatic recording stops when your SLDC2 is connected to a PC.

  • Page 35: Default

    Default This single option allows you to return the SLDC2 to its default settings. Default settings are:- Floodlight Flicker 50 Hz Flash PIR delay Image mode Combo Photo Resolution 2 Megapixel Photo Burst mode 2 pictures Photo Burst delay Video duration...

  • Page 36: Image Setup Menu

    Photo Setup menu. Video SLDC2 will capture a video clip from 10 seconds to 60 seconds long. The duration is set in the Video Setup menu. Combo Combination mode - The SLDC2 will capture a burst of photos followed by a video clip matching the settings in the Photo and Video setup menus.

  • Page 37: Photo Setup

    This menu allows you to control the way the SLDC2 takes photos. Sub-menus are:- Resolution Burst Mode Burst Delay Resolution This allows you to set the resolution of the photo stored by the SLDC2. High 3 Megapixel 2048 x 1536 Normal 2 Megapixel 1200 x 1600 Medium 1.3 Megapixel...

  • Page 38: Burst Delay

    By default there is always a small delay between taking photos as it takes a small amount of time for your SLDC2 to store each photo. This is normal for digital cameras and the Burst Delay setting does not control the exact time between photos, it increases that time.

  • Page 39: Video Setup

    Video Setup There are two sub-menus to control the video operation of the SLDC2. Duration Audio Duration This sets the length of your video clip. Set this to suit your application. High 60 seconds Normal 30 seconds Medium 20 seconds...

  • Page 40: Versatile Image Capture Options

    Photo delay Video Duration Audio If you change the Image Mode to Photo, when triggered the SLDC2 will take two low resolution photos approximately 3 seconds apart. If you now change the Image Mode to Video, when triggered the SLDC2 will record a 10 second video with sound.

  • Page 41: Understanding Digital Images

    Understanding digital images Additional reading Your SLDC2 allows you to take either videos or photos or both. The choice depends on what images you are trying to record. The SLDC2 uses a single 1.3 Mega-pixel (Mp) image sensor to capture both photos and video.

  • Page 42: Digital Photos

    To store video in a practical way and maximise the number of clips that can be stored on a single SD memory card the SLDC2 compresses video in to frames that match the video standard of 320 x 240 pixels or QVGA.
  • Page 43 In digital images, the more pixels the better the resolution but the larger the file size and hence the more memory needed to store each picture. The combo mode on your SLDC2 gives you the best of both worlds, a better resolution photo for evidence with a great video to capture action.
  • Page 44 If we scale the lead figure in both photo and compare with a video still it is easy to see that more pixels gives more resolution and better recognition. Video 320x240 Photo 800x600 0.5Mp Photo 2048x1536 3Mp Page No. 46 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...
  • Page 45 SD memory card. Your SLDC2 can record to an SD card up to 2Gb in size. This size of card gives the capacity to store over 5000 2Mp photos before the SLDC2 starts to overwrite the oldest recordings.

  • Page 46: Sd Card Speed

    SD card speed The size of a photo also affects the time it takes for the SLDC2 to write the data to an SD card. Different cards have different write speeds measured in megabits per second (Mb/s). The faster the card, the less time it takes for any given size of file to be written to it.

  • Page 47: Using Your Sldc2 With A Pc

    Important : You must install a camera driver before connecting your SLDC2 to your PC otherwise it will not work. When you connect your SLDC2 to a PC using a USB lead you can use it as a web camera or directly access the SD as a removable disc drive.

  • Page 48: Recording And Uploading To The Web

    Visiongs available to download at www.visiongs.de Please note, that as long as power is provided, your SLDC2 will continue to operate as an automatic floodlight whilst in PC camera mode, offering you the best external web cam solution.

  • Page 49: Your Suggestions

    Powered by AC 110V or 220V (subject to requirement). Floodlight bulb is type R7S Product measurements: W185 x H300 x D135mm. Weight 0.9Kg. Operating Environment: 14 to 104 deg F (-10 to 40 deg C). 20-85% relative humidity, non-condensation. Page No. 52 SLDC2 User Guide Issue 1.0...

  • Page 50: General Information And Safety

    NOT used. Do not open the SLDC2 for unauthorized service. This could cause serious damage to the unit and will void your warranty. This SLDC2 is a precision electronic device. Do not attempt to service this camera yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.

  • Page 51: Ce, Rohs And Weee

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