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Check to make sure that all of the items shown below are included with your Self- Guard. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible. SELF-GUARD (Professional Version: SG-1000, SG-2000, and SG-3000) User’s Guide Thank you for purchasing this Self-Guard product.
SG Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 I-5. TRANSMIT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71 1. Charging the Battery ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 I-6. BLUETOOTH (SG-3000 Only) ------------------------------------------------------------- 72 2. Turning the Self-Guard On and Off --------------------------------------------------------- 16 3. To Configure Clock Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 II. Remote Access and Data Search/Playback Program --------------------------------- 77 4.
Never try to open the case of the Self-Guard or attempt your own repairs. STARNEX CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third High-voltage internal components create the risk of electric shock when parties which may arise through the use of the Self-Guard.
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Self-Guard’s battery and/or unplug the AC adaptor power cord supply 5 volts to the USB memory devices. from the power outlet, and contact your dealer or nearest STARNEX Do not insert or remove USB memory devices from the USB port in the Self- authorized service center.
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In “RECORD” and “TRANSMIT” modes, Self-Guard turns off only the LCD, Never apply too much force when cleaning the surface of the lens. Doing battery status LAMP, and recording status LAMP to save the battery. But, in so can scratch the lens surface. the rest of the modes except for “RECORD”...
2. Features Intelligent Algorithm for Motion and Audio Detection Remote Monitor, Copy, and Record via LAN Self-Guard is an extremely small digital recording system, which can digitally compress, Wireless Transmit and Receive of Digitalized Audio/Video Data store, search, and transmit/receive information such as, image and audio captured by the camera and microphone.
QUICK START GUIDE 4. Applications Charging the Battery House, Apartment (Residential Areas), Hotel, School/University Facility, Load the battery into the Self-Guard. Daycare Center, Kindergarten Plug in the AC adaptor directly into the power input port of the Self-Guard. Or, Laboratory, Hospital, Law Office, Museum, Church, Public Library, Commercial place the Self-Guard onto the Docking Station to charge the battery.
Use [ ] △ and [ ] to change the values for each one. Before you start to record, be sure to check from the LCD that the camera can ▽ Use [ ] and [ ] ◁ ▷ to move the cursor to “DATE TYPE”. capture the sight where you want it to be recorded.
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A.MOTION/SENSOR Select a Mon/Year, which includes the file you want to playback, and then press [ENT]. B.SENSOR << 2004[10] >> Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 17 18 19 29 21 22 23 24 25 27 28...
GETTING READY COPYALL Copy all file of the selected date to the selected memory 1. Self-Guard There are three colors (blue, red, or green) for each file to indicate which memory is used to save the file. The indications are as follow. Color of file name Meaning Blue colored file...
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Memory Card Slot: This is the place where you put in the standard RS-MMC memory color changes into red when the Self-Guard goes into recording or server mode. In the card. If you need to expand the memory from the built-in, internal memory, you can get “RECORD”...
docking station. Through this port, you can link the connectors in the docking station 2. Docking Station with the functions in the Self-Guard. All the functions are included in the Self-Guard’s body, and the docking station has only the connectors for the external cameras, microphone, external monitor, sensors, power, USB, and the connector for LAN.
adaptor connected to the Self-Guard, then it uses the power from the battery and the GENERAL GUIDE voltage is from 3.6 to 4.2. S3 means that it is the port number 3 for the sensor input and output. Provided sensor cable has three wires. The white colored wire is for S3, Power ON/OFF red colored wire is for PWR, and the striped wire is for the GND (Ground).
Self-Guard or copy off the data in the Self-Guards by the wireless communication method (Bluetooth) from a remote Self-Guard (SG-3000 only). When you connect to the Self-Guard by the network, you need to know the ID and the Password.
RECORD CAMERA SEARCH OPTION TRANSMIT BLUETOOTH 08/25/2005 Use [ ] and [ ] to select “SEARCH”, and then press [ENT]. Then the next screen △ ▽ You can check on the camera’s recording location, and the operating status of it with appears as below.
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• Green Colored Date: There exists saved data. Mon / Year • White Colored Date: There exists no saved data. 07 / 2005 • Pink Colored Date: Cursor position 11 / 2004 08 / 2004 Use [ ] and [ ] ◁...
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is locked to protect from deleting. To lock or unlock the file, select “LOCK” and press New files are created every hour on the hour. But if the file size exceeds 10 Mega [ENT]. The locked files are not to be deleted before you unlock it. However, locked files bytes, then it automatically makes a new file even if the time is yet to be on the hour.
In 480x480 and 640x480 pixels of resolutions, it is possible to magnify the images up to RECORD 16 times (width x 4 and length x 4), and the magnifying order is x 1→ x 4 → x 16. But, CAMERA SEARCH in 240x240 and 320x240 resolutions, you can magnify the images by 4 times only OPTION...
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Select “A.CAMERA SET” using the direction buttons, and press [ENT]. Then the next a.INT CAM1 screen appears in the LCD as below. b.INT CAM2 c.EXT CAM In order to return to the previous menu, press [ESC]. a.INT CAM1 : ON b.INT CAM2 : OFF c.EXT CAM1 : OFF d.EXT CAM2 : OFF...
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3. SENSITIV. (Motion Sensitivity) a.VIDEO SET This function is to control the sensitivity levels for the motion detection. There are five b.AUDIO SET c.SIZE : 240x240 sensitivity levels (LL, L, M, H, and HH), and you can decrease or increase this level by d.OVERWRITE : ON pressing [ ] or [ ].
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set this level to “LL”, then the Self-Guard cuts the low-level noise only. And if you set SAVE: Save and Exit this level to “HH”, then the Self-Guard cuts so far as the high-level noise. Most of the noise can be cut by setting this level to “M”, but sometimes, there could be Caution: If you select “CLEAR”...
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“c.POWER SET”) is not set to “0 minute” but instead, set to “1-9 minutes”, then the Self-Guard automatically turns off its power after the selected time has elapsed. 1. ALL DAY : ON 2. 08-11 : OFF 3. 11-14 : OFF BUILT-IN RS-MMC 4.
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Recording time schedule number 4. c. BT AUDIO: OFF (SG-3000 only) C. SEARCH SET You can select one from the 8 options (OFF, BT1 – BT7). If you select OFF for “c. BT AUDIO“, then the Self-Guard does not play the audio recorded by the slave Self-Guard via Bluetooth.
If you turn off the Time Sync function, then it does not synchronize with the time even if DATE/TIME : you change the channels by pressing [ ], or press ▽ “-> (Play)” or “|> (Move forward by 06/25/2005 1 frame)” after changing the channel. But, if you switch into 4-channel mode and press “->...
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a.LAN : OFF b.SET IP ADDR # user id passwd c.USER ID 1 user00 **** 2 user00 **** 3 user00 **** 4 user00 **** 5 user00 **** 6 user00 **** 7 user00 **** 8.user00 **** EDIT a. LAN: OFF If “a.LAN” is set to on, then you can connect to the Self-Guard with your computer with When connecting to the Self-Guard from a PC, you need the ID and the password for the ID and the password by the network from a remote place.
F. SENSOR SET OX: O(Sensor On), X(Sensor Off). You must turn on the sensor port that is selected as the input, so that the Self-Guard can react to a change in the state of the sensor connected to the input port. When you set it to off, Self-Guard does not respond to any A.CAMERA SET changes in the sate of the sensors.
change in its state until the sensor goes back to the original state, regardless of the “e.VIDEO TIME” and “f.AUDIO TIME”. In other words, if you set the “c.REC TYPE” to a.USB : OFF “NORM” then “e.VIDEO TIME” and “f.AUDIO TIME” are deactivated. b.VIDEO TIME: In the “EDGE”...
“REMOVE USB” from main menu and press [ENT] button. After “REMOVE USB NAND : (KB) NOW” message appears on the LCD, you can remove the USB memory device USED 118796 TOTAL 123776 from the Self-Guard. RS-MMC : (KB) When you back up the Self-Guard’s data to your computer, first, copy the data in the USED 41936 TOTAL...
A.CAMERA SET Functions When each function is set with a password B.RECORD SET C.SEARCH SET BOOTING Put in the password for the Self-Guard to operate when you turn it on. D.DATE/TIME SET OPTION Put in the password to change various settings or options. E.REMOTE SET SEARCH Put in the password to search the data.
c. POWER SET NEW PWD : **** CONFIRM : **** 1.AUTO OFF : 0 2.SAVE AC : OFF 3.SAVE BAT : ON 4.ULTRA SAV : ON 5.VIDEO TIME : 2 6.AUDIO TIME : 2 7.AUDIO DET: OFF 8.ON/OFF INFO 9.OTHERS b.
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battery and the AC power connected to the power input port, so that you can save the 5. VIDEO TIME: 2 battery even though it is connected to the AC power port. You need to set the “VIDEO TIME” (0-9 seconds) to record the images when the If the Self-Guard recognizes that it is a battery connected to the power input port of the camera detects motions.
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record audio only in the case that the Self-Guard detects both the motions by the 1. MOTION camera and sounds by the microphone. Set up for alarm functions when the Self-Guard detects motions by the camera. 8. ON/OFF INFO i. CH ON/OFF SET Shows up to 10 last history of power ON/OFF.
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Set the type for the alarm when there is a motion detected by the camera of the Self- as an input. There are 5 different levels for the volume (1 - 9). Guards which are connected wirelessly via Bluetooth. There are 5 different types for the alarm (1 - 5). 3. BLUETOOTH (SG-3000 only)
iv. VOL: 5 “IPSAVE”, and then press [ENT] to save the new address. If the “TRANSMIT IP” is Set the volume for the alarm when there is a motion detected by the camera of the correctly put in, select “CONNECT” and then press [ENT]. Then, the Self-Guard Self-Guards which are connected wirelessly via Bluetooth.
Also, you can copy the data in the Self-Guard to your remote computer. Then the searching program recognizes your Self-Guard as the other, and you can Using the Bluetooth (SG-3000 only), you can wirelessly access or copy the image and search the data of the other Self-Guard.
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RECORD a.BT1/CH1/ON CAMERA b.BT2/CH1/ON SEARCH c.BT3/CH1/ON OPTION d.BT4/CH1/ON TRANSMIT e.BT5/CH1/ON BLUETOOTH f.BT6/CH1/ON g.BT7/CH1/ON 08/25/2005 EDIT CONNECT Select “BLUETOOTH” using the direction buttons, and press [ENT]. Then the next Select a Bluetooth number that you want to connect to using [ ] and [ ] ▽...
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the slave Self-Guard will send the images of the camera channel which is turned on and nearest to the requested channel number. My ID : 000278027760 3. SLAVE PWD SET If “5.BLUETOOTH” in “a.PASSWORD SET” from “F. OTHERS” is set to ON for the slave Self-Guard and requires you to input password, then you have to put in the correct password to access the slave Self-Guards wirelessly via Bluetooth with your master Self-Guard.
G. POWER: OFF This function turns ON or OFF the power for the Bluetooth. Turn it on to access the Bluetooth. Be sure to turn it off when you are not using the Bluetooth function to save the battery. II. Remote Access and Data Search/Playback Program After installing the Program to your computer in the remote places from the Self- Guards, you can connect as many as 40 other Self-Guards to your computer simultaneously by LAN.
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To install the program, double-click SETUP icon. Then a new window appears as below, and starts installing the program. Type in the serial number and you can get this number from the back of your Self- Guard where the battery is placed in.
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When the processes above are finished, then the program installment is completed. Now you will see an icon for the program on the ground screen.
II-2. Remote Monitor and Save Select “Open data/site”, then a new window appears as below. Point the mouse to this icon, and double-click left side of the mouse, then a new window appears as below and starts the program. This function allows you to see and hear the image and audio being recorded in the Self-Guard, and save these data to your local computer.
Select the date you want and click “OK”, then you can playback the For the SG-3000 model, when slave Self-Guards are connected to the master Self- data saved in the selected date. If there is no data for the date which you selected, Guard, then Bluetooth number is shows on “Channel”, so you can select number that...
For example, if you copy a file named of 2004071701.out from the Self-Guard to your computer, then the file name and the path is C:\Sellf-Guard\20040701\03051701.out, II-6. Other functions because the “Server Name” is “Self-Guard” in the above window. If there is no data saved in the Self-Guard for the selected date, then you will see an error message.
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“Record”: You can choose to record or not to record the image and the audio which are being recorded in the Self-Guard connected to your local computer. c. Print , Save If you pause the video, then you can print or save an image in JPEG format. Also, you “Sensor Alarm On/Off”: If the state of a sensor of the Self-Guard is changed, then can print the data with the extension name of “snp”, or save it in the JPEG format.
This function can preset eight different positions of the pan, tilt, and a camera with a TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE zoom function, and is reserved for later use. Self-Guard shuts down its power for no reason. j. Minimize/Exit The Self-Guard automatically turns off the power or goes into the power-savings ”Minimize”...
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“E.REMOTE SET” of the menu “OPTION”, and set it off. When you are not using the Bluetooth function, set “POWER” to off from the menu “BLUETOOTH”. (SG-3000 only) If there exists some external cameras, which you are not using, then set off all those cameras from the menu “CAMERA SET”...
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Warranty Guide This product has passed through quality control and testing. If this product shows any manufacturer’s defects during normal use, then there is a 12 months warranty service period from date of purchase. Check this warranty sheet first. Please contact the distributor or dealer after checking out any problems in the product.
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