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Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Mic Installation & User Manual Models: AX1034, AX1035 Document Revision: A January 2023...
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Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Axon, Axon Fleet 3, Axon RapidLock, Axon View XL, Axon Evidence, and Evidence Sync are trademarks of Axon Enterprise, Inc., some of which are registered in the US and other countries. For more information, visit www.axon.com/legal.
Wireless mic while docked. The Charge base also facilitates all pairing and audio communication to the microphone while in use. The Axon Fleet 3 Hub can support up to 2 Wireless Microphones and 2 Charge bases per vehicle.
Microphone system. Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone and Lapel Microphone Top Status LED – Mirrors the Axon Fleet 3 front camera operating mode, except for error states. When initially powering on the Wireless Microphone, the LED will remain solid red until the Wireless Microphone is placed in pairing mode.
1.5 hours after a typical 12-hour shift. Charging is done through the Fleet 3 charging base. The microphone charges when docked in the Charging base, mounted inside a Fleet 3 enabled vehicle. Dock the microphone into the charging base to charge it back to full.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Axon Fleet 3 Charging Base for Wireless Microphone Charging Status While docked, the Wireless Microphone’s top and front status LEDs show information on the charge level. The LEDs will display as yellow when below 100% charge, and the LEDs will change to green when fully charged.
Note: No audio is recorded while the mic is docked. Firmware Updates Firmware updates for the Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone and Charging Base are executed through the Fleet Dashboard application. Note: Always dock the Wireless Microphone before installing a Fleet 3 update so the Wireless Microphone also receives the latest update.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Operation Overvie w This section will cover all controls, operations, and status messages for the Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone. Power On Control: Press the Power Button until short vibration is felt.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Power Off Control: Press and hold Power button for 3 seconds. Power down sound, devices turns off. Ready to Record Control: This is the default state after pairing a Wireless Microphone.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Backlight Light On/Off Control: Double-press the Select button. Backlit display stays on for 5 seconds then turns off. Stealth On Control: Press and hold the Volume Down button for 3 seconds.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Volume Up Control: Press the Volume Up button. The Volume icon increases and the Wireless Microphone’s speaker beeps at the new volume level. Note: This does not change the volume of the video recording, only the volume of the microphone’s speaker.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Mute Off Control: Press and hold the Select button for 3 seconds. The Mute icon is removed, followed by a short vibration and sound. The LED goes back to blinking red to reflect active recording state.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Recording Start Control: Double-press the Event button. The LEDs will blink red, "RECORDING" word and icon will appear on the LCD display, and the device will emit a sound and haptic vibration every 2 minutes while recording.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Firmware Updates Control: Initiate a Firmware update through the Dashboard app. More details are provided in the “Firmware Update” section of this manual. The top LED blinks white and the LCD displays “UPDATING”.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Wireless Connection Lost Control: The top LED will blink yellow. Sound and haptic vibration reminders emit every 10 seconds while out of range. Error If the Wireless Microphone encounters an error state, please restart the Wireless Microphone to recover it.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Lapel Mic Plugged In Control: Plug your Lapel Mic accessory into the right side of your Wireless Mic. When plugged in, the LCD shows a mic icon next to the signal strength bars. Unplugging the Lapel Mic removes the icon.
The Front 1x tile has iconography on the top left that shows when a Wireless Microphone charging base is plugged into the Fleet 3 Hub. It has one of two states: MIC ON – Indicates the Wireless Microphone is paired and undocked from the CB. All •...
This evidence is saved in MP4 format and contains the Front camera audio as an audio track, as well as 1 additional audio track for each Wireless Microphone connected to the Fleet 3 Hub. Wireless microphone audio becomes the default audio track that is used during video playback in Fleet Dashboard.
Installation and User Manual Wireless Microphone Installation Wireless Microphone Hardware Unbox and separate all Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone components: Charging base, Microphone, ethernet cable, lapel microphone, windshield antenna, microphone mount. Included mounting hardware for Charging base (5) Self-drilling #8 x ¾ screws (5) 8/32”...
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Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual 1. Identify a mounting surface and location for the Charging base. Ideal locations are on the foreside of the prisoner partition adjacent to the driver’s seat, or on the side of the console.
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Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual 2. Attach the windshield antenna SMA connector to the side of the Charging base. Use a 4in/lb. torque wrench to connect the antenna. If the connector is over-torqued, it may begin to spin.
Refer to the Fleet 3 installation guide on proper installation procedure for splint application 5. . Power on the Fleet 3 system with the Wireless microphone docked. The microphone will enter “PAIRING” status, before transitioning shortly thereafter to “READY” status.
Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual Radio Waves Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone system transmission is in the frequency range of 902.4 – 927.6 MHz. Please contact Axon for more details. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the product warranty and the user’s authority to operate the equipment...
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Axon Fleet 3 Wireless Microphone Installation and User Manual This device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines. When used with an accessory that contains metal may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
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