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Pix Controller VideoEye Plus Manual

PixController VideoEye ™ Plus Manual

Introduction

This system uses a Sony or Canon camcorder that can be switched into VTR mode (Video Tape

Recorder) mode. This is a mode in which you can connect another video camera and record from

that source if needed. The system will recording from the camcorder during the day and taking

advantage of the crisp color recording the camcorder can do, however, at night the controller will

switch the camcorder into VTR mode and record from an IR video camera.

Since we're recording in both VTR mode and camcorder mode I needed to add 2 MIC's. One MIC

for camcorder mode and a 12V MIC that gets put into the Audio/Video (AV port) input of the

camcorder for night sound recording. The video output from the video camera also goes into this

AV port.

The system camcorder no longer has to have NightShot mode either. That won't be used. With

that said you can buy the less expensive Canon MiniDV camcorders. I'm looking into the J-LIP

JVC camcorders next to see if we can do the same there.

This is all controlled via our new RF board and you can use the "B" sensor to have the system all

powered up ready to start recording once the animal hits the "A" sensor. In that mode you won't

have the 4-7 second start up issues.

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Table of Contents

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Page 1 PixController VideoEye ™ Plus Manual Introduction This system uses a Sony or Canon camcorder that can be switched into VTR mode (Video Tape Recorder) mode. This is a mode in which you can connect another video camera and record from that source if needed.
Page 2 VideoEye™ Plus System Components VideoEye™ Plus Exterior Components VideoEye™ Plus Interior Components VideoEye™ Plus Exterior Bottom Components...
Page 3 PixController RF Controller Overview This new controller works in conjunction with the X10 wireless motion sensors. The X10 wireless motion sensors will transmit a wireless command signal to the PixController RF receiver controller when a motion event is detected. Multiple X10 sensors can control one or more PixController RF controllers from a "Line of Sight"...