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Precision CAM Cowcam User Manual

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  • Page 3 QUICK REFERENCE SHEET This is a list of pages that relate to specific types of equipment. You can use this to help you get up and running quickly if you don't have time to follow through the whole manual. Standard PTZ camera kit: pages 2, 5, 6, 15-18, 21-26, 32 Fixed camera kit : all pages listed above plus pages 3, 19 DVR: pages 3, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30 Dual transmitter: pages 17, 18, 19...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS  Information for new customers……………………………………………………………………….……..1  What comes with the PTZ camera kit…………………………………………………………………….2  What comes with the fixed camera kit……………………………………………………………………3  What comes with the DVR kit…………………………………………………………………………………3  What comes with the outdoor receiver kit……………………………………………………………..4  Other accessories……………………………………………………………………………………………...……4 ...
  • Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS  Using your system: The LCD controller………………………………………………………………….27  Using your system: The DVR………………………………………………………………………28, 29, 30  Using your system: The outdoor receiver……………………………………………..………………31  How to change the transmitter channel………………………………………………………………..31  How to adjust the audio mod……………………………………………………………………………….31  PTZ camera features……………………………………………………………………………………………..32 ...

  • Page 6: Information For New Customers

    Should you have any trouble please refer to our online troubleshooting guides and videos on our website cowcam.ca, or the troubleshooting chart at the back of this manual. If you need further assistance feel free to call us at 1-866-289-8164 or 1-204-728-8878 between the hours of 8:30AM to 5:00PM (central time) Monday to Friday.

  • Page 7: What Comes With The Ptz Camera Kit

    WHAT COMES WITH THE PTZ CAMERA KIT 10X Mini 26X Side Mount 26X Top Mount PTZ Camera, camera mount with mounting hardware, transmitter with antennas, mounting bracket, and mounting hardware, 30’ Camera power cable (red cable with orange ends), 30’ Transmitter power cable (red cable with black ends), camera cable (black cable with round ends), camera power supply with mounting hardware, transmitter power supply with mounting hardware,...

  • Page 8: What Comes With The Fixed Camera Kit

    WHAT COMES WITH THE FIXED CAMERA KIT Fixed camera with mounting hardware, transmitter with antennas, mounting bracket, and mounting hardware, 30’ Transmitter power cable (red cable with black ends), camera cable (black cable with round ends), transmitter power supply with mounting hardware, receiver with power supply, 12’...

  • Page 9: What Comes With The Outdoor Receiver Kit

    WHAT COMES WITH THE OUTDOOR RECEIVER KIT Outdoor receiver with antennas, mounting bracket, and mounting hardware, 30’ receiver power cable (red cable with black ends), video cable (black cable with round ends), cable to connect controller to outdoor receiver adapter with terminal block (black cable with red and Black wires inside ) usually about 12’...

  • Page 10: Quick Setup Guide For In-House Testing

    QUICK SETUP GUIDE FOR IN-HOUSE TESTING We do strongly recommend you watch our DVD manual and fully assemble your system in your house before proceeding with the final installation. This will ensure you have a full understanding of how the system works, and will also allow you to verify everything works and nothing was lost or damaged in transit.

  • Page 11: Setting Up At The House: Standard Setup

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: STANDARD SETUP If you have a DVR start at the next page Once you have finished setting up and testing everything in the house its time to get things up and running. We will start at the house. First get your receiver, power supply, antenna, and RCA cable.

  • Page 12: Setting Up At The House: Dvr Setup (Smart Phone Option)

    (SMART PHONE OPTION) The DVR or Digital Video Recorder (AKA the smart phone option) allows you record with your CowCam, and also connects your cameras to the internet so you can view them remotely from a cellphone or tablet. To set up your DVR you will need your DVR, power supply, HDMI cable, Data box, cat5 network cable and mouse.

  • Page 13: Dvr Setup Diagram With 4 Receivers/Rear View Of Dvr

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: DVR SETUP (SMART PHONE OPTION) DVR setup diagram with 4 receivers: Rear view of DVR: (To see how to set up the DVR to work on your smartphone go to page 30)

  • Page 14: Setting Up At The House: Outdoor Receiver Setup

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: OUTDOOR RECEIVER SETUP If you require an outdoor receiver there are some special set up instructions: • The outdoor receiver kit allows you to move the receiver to the outside of the house to achieve a better line of sight and batter signal. •...
  • Page 15 SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: OUTDOOR RECEIVER SETUP • Now, using the included nuts, bolts, and washers, attach the receiver to the mounting bracket, making sure the antennas and connectors are facing down. • Connect the video cable to the matching port on the bottom of the outdoor receiver.

  • Page 16: Outdoor Receiver Setup Diagram

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: OUTDOOR RECEIVER SETUP • Connect the outdoor receiver adapter to the camera cable and plug the RCA cables to your TVs video input. This is sometimes called video1, AV1, or composite. Some TVs do not have a dedicated yellow video plug, in this case you will need to use the green connector (see next section for instructions for use with DVR).

  • Page 17: Setting Up At The House: Outdoor Receiver Setup With Dvr

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: OUTDOOR RECEIVER SETUP WITH A DVR Setting up an outdoor receiver to be used with a DVR is the same as setting it up to be used with a TV and joystick controller, except instead of connecting the RCA cables to the TV, you will connect them to the video input of the DVR, and instead of connecting the controller cable to the PTZ joystick controller, you will connect it to the A/B ports on the DVR.

  • Page 18: Setting Up At The House: Lcd Controller Setup

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: LCD CONTROLLER SETUP To set up the PTZ joystick controller with built in LCD monitor, you will need the LCD controller, controller power supply, controller antenna, receiver, RCA cable, receiver power supply, receiver antenna, and BNC to RCA adapter. •...

  • Page 19: Setting Up At The House: High Gain Panel Antenna Setup

    SETTING UP AT THE HOUSE: HIGH GAIN PANEL ANTENNA SETUP To set up the high gain panel antenna you will need the panel antenna, mounting bracket, antenna cable, and mounting hardware. • Start by attaching the mounting bracket to the back of the panel antenna using the supplied mounting hardware, and connect the antenna cable.

  • Page 20: Setting Up At The Barn: Mounting The Camera

    SETTING UP AT THE BARN: MOUNTING THE CAMERA The first step to setting up at the barn is mounting the camera. You will need your camera, camera power supply, camera power cable, camera cable, mounting hard- ware, and your mount. If you have a fixed camera, you will not need the mount, camera power cable, or camera power supply.

  • Page 21: Setting Up At The Barn: Mounting The Camera

    SETTING UP AT THE BARN: MOUNTING THE CAMERA OR > • Finally, feed the cameras cable through the mount, slide the camera onto the track bolt studs, and secure it with the included lock nuts. OR > • It is recommended that you electrically ground the camera mount whenever possible.
  • Page 22 SETTING UP AT THE BARN: MOUNTING THE TRANSMITTER Now that you have the camera set up, we can get the transmitter set up. The transmitter is what sends the camera signals to the house. • The transmitter should always be mounted outside facing the house, with the antennas pointing down.

  • Page 23: Setting Up At The Barn: Mounting The Transmitter

    SETTING UP AT THE BARN: MOUNTING THE TRANSMITTER • Now, using the included nuts, bolts, and washers, attach the transmitter to the mounting bracket, making sure the antennas and connectors are facing down. • Connect the camera cable to the matching port on the bottom of the transmitter.

  • Page 24: Setting Up At The Barn: Dual Transmitter Setup

    SETTING UP AT THE BARN: MOUNTING THE TRANSMITTER Setup diagram with fixed camera SETTING UP AT THE BARN: DUAL TRANSMITTER SETUP The process to set up a dual transmitter is the same as setting up a normal transmitter, the only difference is you will be connecting 2 cameras to it instead of just one. •...

  • Page 25: Setting Up At The Barn: Audio Mod Setup

    SETTING UP AT THE BARN: AUDIO MOD SETUP The audio mod box adds sound to your cowcam system. To install the audio mod, disconnect the camera cable from the camera and connect it to one side of the audio mod box, then connect the camera to the other side of the audio mod box.

  • Page 26: Using Your System: The Receiver

    USING YOUR SYSTEM: THE RECEIVER The receiver is what picks up the video signal from the transmitter at the barn. There are 2 ways you can control your receiver: • You can use the up and down buttons on the front of the receiver to change the channel, •...

  • Page 27: Using Your System: The Receiver Remote

    USING YOUR SYSTEM: THE RECEIVER REMOTE In addition to the buttons on the front of the receiver, you can use the IR remote to switch between channels. Remote layout diagram: Advanced receiver functions: The receiver also has some advanced functions. The next couple of pages walk you through how to configure these advanced functions.

  • Page 28: Using Your System: Advanced Receiver Functions

    USING YOUR SYSTEM: ADVANCED RECEIVER FUNCTIONS The receiver has several advanced functions such as: • Channel deleting; this allows you to setup the receiver to only display the channels you are actually using so you don't have to flip through un-used channels to get to your cameras.
  • Page 29 USING YOUR SYSTEM: ADVANCED RECEIVER FUNCTIONS if you want to re-add more channels repeat steps 3 to 6, once you are done adding channels press “F” to exit the programming mode. Configuring the auto circulate mode Press the “G” key to set the receiver to its default mode, press “E”...

  • Page 30: Using Your System: The Ptz Joystick Controller

    USING YOUR SYSTEM: THE PTZ JOYSTICK CONTROLLER The PTZ joystick controller is what you use to move your PTZ camera. It sends the control signal directly to the transmitter at the barn. This section will explain the basic features of the PTZ joystick controller. The controller comes with its own detailed manual explaining all the advanced features.
  • Page 31 CamID; this tells you what camera you are currently controlling. By default this should be set to 001. • MonID; this function is not used in the cowcam system so you don't have to worry about it. By default it should be set to 001. •...

  • Page 32: Using Your System: The Lcd Controller

    Function keys; this key pad contains the programming and pre-set keys. DVR function keys; not used for cowcam system, ignore these. Lens control keys; these keys allow you to manually adjust the focus, zoom, and iris of the camera.

  • Page 33: Using Your System: The Dvr

    USING YOUR SYSTEM: THE DVR This will be a basic overview of how to use your DVR. For detailed instructions please refer to the DVD manual included with the DVR. DVR layout diagram: A B C D Alarm indicator; this light will come on when an alarm is triggered. Network error indicator;...
  • Page 34 USING YOUR SYSTEM: THE DVR Viewing recorded footage: • Right click on the screen and click “search” from the drop down menu. You may be asked to log in at this point. • You will see a calendar on the right side of the screen, use this to select the day from which you wish to view footage.
  • Page 35 Click P2P, then click the QR scan code in the SN: section. • Your camera will open. Take a picture of the QR scan code on your monitor. • Enter a name for the device such as “cowcam”. • Enter your user name and password for the DVR. •...

  • Page 36: Using Your System: The Outdoor Receiver

    USING YOUR SYSTEM: THE OUTDOOR RECEIVER Changing the channel on the outdoor receiver is done with the joystick controller. The outdoor receiver changes its channel based on the Cam ID on the controller. For example, if you enter in “2” then “CAM” on the joystick controller to control camera 2 then move the joystick, the receiver will automatically change itself to channel 2.

  • Page 37: Ptz Camera Features

    PTZ CAMERA FEATURES The PTZ cameras have many special features. We have compiled a list of some of the most commonly used ones. For a full list of all the cameras’ advanced features, please refer to the manual that comes with the camera itself. Controller commands : •...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting: Static Or Poor Picture

    • If you do have something that is causing interference you will have to change the channel of that device, or the cowcam. Getting a stronger signal: • The most important thing when getting a strong signal is having a clear line-of- sight from the transmitter to the receiver with as little obstructions as possible.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting: No Ptz Control

    TROUBLESHOOTING: STATIC OR POOR PICTURE • If you are using high gain antennas at the house or the barn, you must make sure they are precisely aimed at each other to ensure the best signal possible. • To get a better signal you can also move the transmitter to a better location using a longer camera cable.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting: Camera Is "Dead Spinning

    TROUBLESHOOTING: CAMERA IS “DEAD SPINNING” • Dead spinning is when the camera rotates continually on its own and you are unable to make it stop. The two major causes for this are poor signal and improper joystick calibration. • To see if your joystick is out of calibration, watch the screen of the joystick controller, is there an arrow showing on the display even though your not touching the joystick? If there is, this means you need to re-calibrate the joystick.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting Flow Chart: No Ptz Control

    TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART: NO PTZ CONTROL...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting Flow Chart: No Picture

    TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART: NO PICTURE...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting Flow Chart: Poor Picture

    TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW: POOR PICTURE...

  • Page 44: Warranty Information

    WARRANTY COVERAGE Allen Leigh Security is proud to offer a one year warranty on our livestock monitoring systems which covers any manufacture defects . The warranty does not cover the fol- lowing: • Damage caused by acts of nature such as tornados, hail, lightning strikes, fallen trees, excessive amounts of rain or snow, flooding, fire etc.

  • Page 45: Loaner Program

    LOANER PROGRAM We understand that once you have used a cowcam livestock monitoring system it’s hard to live without, that’s why we offer a loaner equipment program. In the event that you need to send in your system for repair or maintenance you can be supplied with a loaner to keep you up and running.

  • Page 46: System Notes

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  • Page 48 Allen Leigh Security and Communications Ltd. 545 Assiniboine Ave Brandon, MB R7A 0G3 Tel: 204-728-8878 Toll Free: 1-866-289-8164 Fax: 204-725-2234 Email: info@allenleigh.ca Web: www.allenleigh.ca Facebook: AllenLeighSC Twitter: @AllenLeighSC YouTube: Allen Leigh Security & Communications...

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