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Summary of Contents for 10-8 Video BC-2
- Page 1 10-8 BC-2 Body Camera User Manual 2015BC2r3...
- Page 2 Warranty Details • One (1) year free replacement of any failed component. How to Get Support 1. Visit the Warranty Parts Replacement form on our web site: http://www.10-8video.com/support/warranty-form/ 2. Fill out and submit the form. Shipping Address 10-8 Video Digital Evidence Solutions 1423 Huntsville, Hwy. Fayetteville, TN 37334 Copyright © 2011-2015 10-8 Video Digital Evidence Solutions. • All rights reserved. Disclaimer: 10-8 Video Digital Evidence Solutions reserves the right to make changes in Phone Numbers specifications at any time and without notice. The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by 10-8 Video (888) 788-1048 • (931) 262-2221 Digital Evidence Solutions for its use; nor any infringements of patents or other rights of (931) 233-1263 (FAX) third parties resulting from its use. No license is granted under any patents or patent rights of 10-8 Video Digital Evidence Solutions.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Body Camera Setup Factory Reset Setting Up the BC-2 Software Software First-Time Usage Using the Software Associating a BC-2 Camera with Its Officer Account Managing Files (Recent Archives) BC-2 Body Camera Diagram Sorting Files Viewing a File Operation Editing a File’s Info or “Tags”... -
Page 4: Introduction
Administration - Archives Thank you for purchasing the 10-8 BC-2 Body Camera. To prevent any Managing Archive Location damage to the unit causing a reduction of its life span, we recommend Setting Archive Formats reading this User Manual carefully before using the device. Administration - Body Cameras Reassigning A BC-2 Camera To An Officer Accessing A BC-2 Body Camera’s Internal Storage Hiding/Showing Drive Letters Overview Administration - Database This digital police enforcement DVR provides the officer with state of the Managing The Database... -
Page 5: First-Time Usage
Install the software using the Installing the BC-2 Software section 5. Choose whether to enable the Auto Delete Feature and its duration by below as a guide. entering a number in the box or disabling it by leaving the field alone. Setting Up the BC-2 Software The Auto Delete function is designed to keep your storage system from The software is designed to install like any typical Windows program. filling up too quickly. Files that are tagged to keep will not be deleted The first time you run the BC-2 software you will need to configure it. This during the cleaning process. -
Page 6: First-Time Usage
7. When complete, click the “Done” button. 10. Click on the “Save Officer Account” button to save their account. 11. When you are finished adding user accounts, click on the “Next” If you connect the BC-2 Body Camera to a computer and do not have button at the bottom of the window. the software running, it will only charge its battery and you cannot access the camera’s internal files. -
Page 7: Bc-2 Body Camera Diagram
BC-2 Body Camera Diagram Operation Power On/Off IR LEDs Power On: Power Indicator Clamp Base Lens 1. Press and hold the “Power” button until the device beeps. Recording Indicator White Illumination LED 2. The LED Power Indicator will light up blue and the LCD screen will Light Sensor display what the camera is currently viewing.. 1.5” LCD Screen 3. After a few minutes of inactivity, the system will then enter into recording standby mode and the LED Recording Indicator will remain... -
Page 8: Operation
Menu & Settings Camcorder (Video) Settings The menu is divided into three sections - Camcorder (video), Resolution Camera (still) and Setup. All three menus use the same method to navigate: Resolution is the width and height of the video. The larger the resolution, Accessing Menu the more detailed of a video can be captured. But this additional detail comes at a cost - file size. The higher resolution a video file is, the more 1. Press and hold the “Menu/Confirm” button until the menu appears. file space it requires. Your BC-2 Body Camera supports several video resolutions. Refer to your department regulations as to which ones to use. 2. The Camcorder menu will appear. To move to the “Camera” or “Setup” menu, press the “Photo/Menu Next” button (FIG. 1). 1080P This is considered High Definition or “HD”. Changing Camcorder (Video) Settings Resolution: 1920px x 1080px Frame Rate: 29.97 frames per second (fps) 1. Access the main menu by pressing and hold the “Menu” button until the menu appears. -
Page 9: Camera Settings
Segment time denotes the length in time of each video file. The available options are 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 30 minutes. For example, if you set Triple Shot your BC-2 to 10 minute segments and you record a 14 minute event, this event will be split into two separate files. Enabling this option will make the BC-2 take three successive pictures when you press the Photo Button (FIG. 1). Auto Standby Resolution This determines how long the LCD screen will stay on without an interaction from the user. You can keep the LCD screen on at all times This controls the size of the image. The larger the number, the more pixels (at a cost to battery life) by choosing “disabled”. Your other options are and more details will be captured. The three settings available are: 2, 5 or 10 minutes. • 3M - 2048px x 1536px TV Standard • 12M - 4000px x 3000px • 16M - 4608px x 3456px This setting controls video resolution standards selection for playback on NTSC or PAL televisions. North America uses NTSC. You will probably never need to change this. BC-2 Settings These settings control the various options of the BC-2 Body Camera. Language Beep Sets the language used in the BC-2 interface. Enabling this will cause the BC-2 Body Camera to “beep” each time you press one of it’s buttons. Operation... -
Page 10: Video Recording & Playback
6. Use the “Menu Selection” buttons to adjust the playback volume. Video Playback Stop Video Playback 1. Press the “OK” button once to enter the BC-2 Body Camera playback menu. By default, the video playback menu is selected. 1. Press the “Audio REC/Menu Exit” button to stop playing the file and to go back to the video file list. (FIG. 1) 2. Press the “OK” button again to list the video files on the BC-2. 2. Pressing the “Audio REC/Menu Exit” button again will exit from the 3. Use the “Menu Selection” buttons to highlight the proper file. playback menu completely. 4. Press the “OK” button to open the currently selected file, press the “OK” button again to play the file. Operation... -
Page 11: Recording And Playing Audio
Stop Audio Playback Recording Audio 1. Press the “Audio REC/Menu Exit” button to stop playing the file and to go back to the audio file list. (FIG. 1) 1. Press “Audio REC/Menu Exit” button. 2. Pressing the “Audio REC/Menu Exit” button again will exit from the playback menu completely. 2. If your BC-2 is in standby mode, press the “Audio REC/Menu Exit” button once, then again. This will bring the BC-2 out of standby mode then begin audio recording. Taking a Photo 3. The BC-2 Body Camera will beep, and the LED Recording Indicator will light up red indicating it has begun recording audio. 1. Press “Photo/Menu Next” button. -
Page 12: View Photos
Doing so may cause file corruption • 120 Volt Charger (Fastest Charge Rate) and/or damage the internal memory. • 12 Volt car charger (Fast) • USB cable connected to a powered USB computer port (Slow) A new, or completely drained BC-2 Body Camera battery can take 6-8 hours to charge fully. Operation... -
Page 13: Software
As long as the software is running (whether or not anyone is logged In order to access the files on the BC-2 Body Camera, the software must be in) and a BC-2 that has been assigned is plugged in, a box will running before plugging the BC-2 Body Camera into your computer. appear asking if you want to archive the BC-2’s files. If you confirm, a status page appears showing the BC-2(s) that are connected and 1. Start the BC-2 Body Camera software. -
Page 14: Editing A File's Info Or "Tags
“Stitch Together” Multiple Clips Into One information to the media clip. If you have multiple video clips that you need to assemble into one larger 3. Click the “Save” button within the popup window to record your clip, the software supports this feature. It will automatically stitch them changes. together in chronological order (oldest to newest). 1. Select the files you wish to stitch together by checking the check boxes Generating a Report of the files (column left to the play button column). The BC-2 Body Camera software will allow you to automatically generate a HTML-based report summarizing all the stored information about a 2. Click the “Export Selected Videos” button. particular media file. This report can easily be opened in any modern web 3. Choose the destination location by clicking on the “browse” button browser. The report can then be printed using normal methods. and choosing the directory you wish to save the file to. 1. Click on the Create Report icon. 4. Enter a name for the assembled file in the “File Name” field. 2. The report file will be generated in the folder you designate, along 5. Click the “Export Videos”... -
Page 15: Backing Up Files
To save time backing up your files and to reduce file redundancy, only 3. In the window that appears, you can either delete or create new call files that have not already been backed up are copied each time you types. connect the BC-2 Body Camera to your computer. Administration - User Accounts Viewing a File’s Access Log Each time a file is archived, accessed or altered in any way it is recorded Officer Account Permissions in the file’s access log. To access a file’s individual access report, click on the... -
Page 16: Administrating User Accounts
Software Administrating User Accounts Change an Officer’s Badge Number/ID • Double-click on the badge ID, alter it and press “Enter” on your The following features are only available to a user account possessing an keyboard to submit the changes. Administrator account level. Creating a New Officer Account If an officer’s badge ID is changed, their media will be updated to reflect the new ID and will remain associated to them. 1. Click on the “Admin”... -
Page 17: Administration - Archives
3. Make your desired changes and click the “Save” button. 7. Once the computer detects the BC-2 Body Camera, the BC-2 Body Camera will beep and the LCD screen will turn off. Setting Archive Formats The BC-2 software supports two methods for storing the media files. The At this point if there are any files not archived on the BC-2, a pop-up files can be stored in one single folder or each officer’s media can be stored window will appear asking if you wish to archive the new files. in an individual sub-directory. If your current archive is configured to store all media files in one single 8. With the BC-2 Body Camera now detected, assign an officer to it by directory, you can convert it to the individual officer directory format by choosing the officer’s account and clicking the “Assign”... -
Page 18: Accessing A Bc-2 Body Camera's Internal Storage
Software Administration - Database Accessing A BC-2 Body Camera’s Internal Storage Located under the “Admin > Body Camera” tab this utility will allow you to access the files on a connected BC-2 Body Camera as if it were a external Managing The Database storage device. The BC-2 Body Camera software comes with utilities to manage the 1. Make sure if you have any BC-2 Body Cameras currently connected, database which maintains all the data collected from the body cameras. disconnect them now. These utilities are located under the “Admin > Manage Database” tab of the main administrator screen. 2. Click the “Browse Body Camera Storage” button. Repair Utility 3. Connect the BC-2 Body Camera you wish to browse to the computer. -
Page 19: Administration - Passwords
Software Administration - Passwords Changing Your Software Password Changing your password can only be done when you first start the BC-2 Body Camera software. 1. Start the BC-2 Body Camera software. 2. Click on the “Change Account Password” button in the login window. 3. Enter your badge number or the Administrator user name. 4. Enter your current or “old” password and your new password. 5. Click the “Save” button. Software... -
Page 20: Connect The Bc Software To The Network Database
Software - Network Connect the BC Software to the Network Database The BC-2 Body Camera software has the ability to work online and with multiple computers and across multiple locations. This allows officers to archive their BC-2 Body Cameras from different computers. It also allows the admin to review the content stored in the central database over the network. This is accomplished via Windows file sharing – a built-in framework for sharing files across a local network. FIG. 8 Step 1: Setup File Sharing Before You Start The first step to getting your BC software working over your network is to ensure that there is a file share on the computer which you intend to host your database. If you already have a file share available, please skip to the “Move the Database Location” section of the manual. If you do not have a file share setup, please skip to the operating system section which matches the computer which you intend to host your database. Windows XP 1. Open “My Computer”. - Page 21 Software - Network 5. Un-check the “Use simple file sharing (Recommended)” setting in “Folder Options” as circled in FIG 9 and click “Apply” then “OK”. 6. Right-click the folder you want to share and click “properties”. 7. In the Folder Properties dialog, click the “sharing” tab, and then click the “Share this folder” radio button (FIG 10). 8. Now the share name should be auto-populated, click “Permissions” (FIG 11). FIG. 12 FIG. 13 FIG. 10 FIG. 11 9. In the Permissions dialog (FIG 12), first click the icon for the “Everyone” group next ensure that “Full Control” is checked under “Allow”, click “Apply” and finally “OK”.
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Page 22: Windows Vista
Software - Network Windows Vista 1. Open “My Computer” and navigate to the folder you want to share (FIG 17). 2. Right-click the folder and select “Properties”. 3. Click the “Sharing” tab (FIG 17) and then click the “Advanced Sharing” button. FIG. 15 13. Back in the Folder Properties dialog (FIG 16), select the “Everyone” user group you just created, and ensure that the “Modify” setting is checked under the “Allow” column. 14. Click “OK” you should now see that your shared folder’s icon has changed to indicate that it is being shared. Test that you can see this folder over the rest of your network and you are done. FIG. 17 FIG. 16 Software - Network - Windows XP Software - Network - Windows Vista... -
Page 23: Windows 7
Software - Network 4. In the Advanced Sharing dialog (FIG 18), ensure that the “Share this Windows 7 folder” checkbox is checked, then click the “Permissions” button. 1. Open the “Control Panel” (FIG 20). 5. In the Permissions dialog box (FIG 19), select the “Everyone” group 2. Click “Network and Sharing Center”. and ensure the “Full Control” checkbox is checked under the “Allow” colum. 6. Click “Apply” and “OK” in the Permissions dialog box, then “Apply” and ”OK” in the Advanced Sharing dialog box. Test to ensure that the share is available across your network. FIG. 20 3. In the Network and Sharing Center dialog, click on the “Change advanced sharing settings” link in the top left (FIG 21). - Page 24 Software - Network 4. In the Advanced Sharing Settings dialog (FIG 22), click the down 5. Click “Save changes” and then navigate to “My Computer”. arrow associated with “Home or Work” to expand a list of settings – 6. Navigate to the folder you want to share and right-click it and select click the “Turn on network discovery” radio button, click the “Turn “Properties”. on sharing…” radio button under folder sharing, and finally click the “Turn off password protected sharing” radio button. 7. Click the “Sharing” tab (FIG 23) and then click the “Advanced Sharing”...
- Page 25 Software - Network 8. In the Advanced Sharing dialog (FIG 24), check the “Share 11. Back in the Folder Properties dialog (FIG 25), switch to the “Security” this Folder” check box, then click “Permissions” to bring up the tab and then click “Advanced” then click “Add”. Permissions dialog. 9. In the Permissions dialog, select the “Everyone” group, and ensure that the checkboxes for “Full Control”, “Change” and “Read” are checked under the “Allow” column. 10. Click “Apply” and then “OK” in the Permissions dialog (FIG 24) and then click “OK” in the Advanced Sharing dialog as well. FIG. 25 12. Type “Everyone” in the text box under “Enter the object name”, click “check names” and then “OK” (FIG 26). FIG. 24 FIG.
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Page 26: Windows 8, 8.1 & 10
Software - Network 13. Select the newly created “Everyone” group (FIG 27), ensure that the Windows 8, 8.1 & 10 “Full control” checkbox is checked under the “Allow” column. 1. Swipe in from the right, or use the mouse by positioning the cursor 14. Click “Apply” then “OK” and do the same for the Folder Properties in the upper right hand corner and then move it down, or in some dialog. instances, position the cursor in the lower right hand corner and move the mouse up – “Click Settings” (FIG 28). 2. Click “Change PC Settings” (FIG 29). 3. Click “Network” (FIG 30). 4. Click “Connections” (FIG 31) then click the network you are planning on using. FIG. 27 15. The icon for the folder should have changed to indicate that it is now a shared resource. Check to ensure you have access to the share on the network. FIG. 28 FIG. 29 FIG. - Page 27 Software - Network 6. Create a folder which you wish to share the contents of across the network anywhere you want. 7. Right click the folder and click “properties”. 8. Click the “Sharing” tab on top of the Properties dialog. 9. Click the “Share” Button to bring up the File Sharing dialog. 10. In the drop-down near the top, select “Everyone” and click the “Add” button. 11. Under Permission level, ensure that “Read/Write” is the setting for FIG. 31 “Everyone” group (FIG 33). 5. Ensure that the “Find devices and content” (FIG 32) setting is turned 12. Click “Share” and you are done. FIG. 32 FIG. 33 Software - Network - Windows 8, 8.1 & 10...
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Page 28: Step 2: Move The Database Location
Software - Network 3. In the Move Database dialog (FIG 35), press the “Browse” button and Step 2: Move the Database Location then select your networked location The Database for the Body Cam software needs to be located on a share if you want to use more than one computer to access it. We have made this relatively simple, just follow the instructions below: These steps will need to be done for every installation of the Body Cam software. 1. Load up the Body Cam Software and login as an Administrator. 2. Select the “Admin” Tab and then select the “Manage Database” tab along the left then press the “Move Database”... - Page 29 Software - Network 1. Transfer all of your video, audio, and picture archived files to the new network share. 2. Again, logged in as an administrator, click the “Admin” tab (FIG 36). 3. Then click the “Archive” tab on the left side, and finally click the “…“ button to browse for a new archive location. FIG. 37 6. Finally, click the “Update Database” button (FIG 36) to point the database entries to the new networked location (should be the same location as the physical files). FIG. 36 4. Select the new networked archive location from the Browse for Folder dialog as before (FIG 37). 5. Click “OK” in the Browse For Folder dialog, then click “Save FIG. 38 Changes” in the “Manage Archive Location” settings section (FIG 36). 7. The Archive location should be the same as the one you selected previously, click “Update Database” (FIG 38).
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Page 30: System Messages
Optional Accessories: • Connector cable with intercom If the BC-2 Body Camera has to stop recording due to a full storage card or low battery, it will automatically stop recording, save and close the file to ensure the integrity of the data.