Summary of Contents for Telesystems µAVR-H.264S
- Page 1 Miniature Audio/Video Recorder µ A V R - H.2 64S Operation manual Telesystems Ltd. 2009...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents In Box ..........................4 Overlook .......................... 5 Main technical Characteristics ..................7 Recorder’s Appearance ....................9 Control Panel ........................9 Preparing for Work ....................... 10 Memory Card ......................10 Charging and Installing Rechargeable Battery ............10 Power adapter work is indicated on the recorder’s display ........11 Working with the Recorder .................. - Page 3 Video Settings ....................... 20 Recording Modes ....................... 20 Video Source Settings ....................21 Video Settings ....................... 21 Picture Size ........................ 21 Frame Rate (FPS) ...................... 22 Bitrate ......................... 23 Brightness and Contrast ..................... 24 Hue and Saturation ..................... 24 Color System ......................24 Amplification (for built-in camera only) ................
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Page 4: In Box
Thank you for choosing our miniature audio video recorder (mAVR)! µAVR H.264S is an extremely small modern audio/video recorder with a built-in video camera. The recorder provides recording on SD and SDHC cards and can operate with a rechargeable battery with a long service life. Before using, read the instructions carefully. -
Page 5: Overlook
Overlook The µAVR-H.264 audio/video recorder is intended for professional recording of video and audio signals onto flash memory card (up to 32 GB). Then the recordings can be uploaded onto a computer, decoded (converted), and played back. The recorder can provide video recording either from the built-in recorder video camera or from an external source (external video camera, video player, TV video output, and etc.). - Page 6 The possibility of working with GPS-receiver as well as correcting recorder’s clock according to GPS system signal is also preset. The recorder has an extremely small size and weight, high recording density, low power consumption, 20 kHz frequency band, and a wide dynamic range up to 92 dB. The recorder has a built-in clock and calendar with an option to correct their ac- curacy.
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Page 7: Main Technical Characteristics
Main Technical Characteristics • Built-in camera resolution – 640x480 pxl • Video input resolution …..720x480 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL, SECAM) pxl Frame size of recorded video input: • Built-in camera: 160х120, 320х240, 640х480 • NTSC: 180x120, 360x240, 720x480 • PAL, SECAM: 180x144, 360x288, 720x576 Frame rate of recorded video input: 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 20, 25, 30 fps Compression of video signal: AVC (H.264S) Bit rate of video signal:... - Page 8 Memory card characteristics: • SD-card capacity: up to 2 GB • SDHC-card capacity: From 4 to 32 GB • File system: FAT - 32. Power source characteristics: • Rechargeable battery: BL-5B (Li-ION) • Rechargeable battery life (video camera is not taken into account): 2 Hours •...
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Page 9: Recorder's Appearance
Recorder’s Appearance Control Panel Control panel makes it possible to regulate the recorder’s work and quickly change its settings if necessary. In the upper part of the screen, you can see the amount of the free memory space, the current time, and the rechargeable battery’s charge. The mode name is below. -
Page 10: Preparing For Work
Preparing for Work Memory Card To prepare the card for work a card reader is necessary (not available in the ship- ping box). For this, follow the next steps: 1. Plug card-reader in and insert memory card 2. Launch “mavr_h264_v115.exe” and select the tab “Setting” in the appeared window “mAVR-H.264S V1.15 Manager”. -
Page 11: Charging And Installing Rechargeable Battery
Charging and Installing Rechargeable Battery To charge the rechargeable battery, connect power adapter (which is on delivery set) to recorder’s slot №9, shown at the Recorder Appearance picture the recorder, and then to power network (voltage 220V). Full charging takes about 2 hours. Power adapter work is indicated on the recorder’s display. -
Page 12: Working With The Recorder
Working with the Recorder Main Recorder Modes After you install the rechargeable battery or connect the recorder to a power source, the recorder turns on automatically. After a period of time that was previ- ously set in the recorder settings (30 sec by default), the recorder will switch into the stand-by mode. -
Page 13: Two Readiness Modes
Two Readiness Modes When the recorder is about to work, its power consumption is almost the same as the recorder has in Record mode. To reduce power consumption when the recorder works from the rechargeable battery, there are two additional modes: readiness mode and high readiness mode. -
Page 14: Recording Modes
Recording Modes The recorder provides recording in the modes: • Linear mode • Circular recording to free memory space – the Circular Recording 1 • Circular recording to whole memory space – The Circular Recording 2 To select the recording mode, go in to the Main menu. For this, press any keyboard button. -
Page 15: Circular Recording 2
Circular Recording 2 In the Circular Recording 2 mode, when free memory space ends, recording contin- ues over the oldest data. As a result, all the previous recordings will be deleted. Recording with the Prehistory When the recorder started recording after it got the command from sensors or tim- ers (for instance, if the recorder is a part of a surveillance system), you would prob- ably need the recording with something that preceded the command (Prehistory). -
Page 16: Recording With Gps-Receiver
Recording with GPS-receiver Connected GPS-receiver makes it possible to define the geographical point of the recording. To do this: Switch on power supply of GPS-receiver in the tab “Setting – Others” “Rec-Manager-a” Plug the GPS-receiver into the recorder’s 6-connector, the recorder’s indicator will show GPS, marking correct connection of the receiver. -
Page 17: Playing Back Recording
Playing back Recording The recorder saves recordings on the memory card in its internal format. To play the recording back, you need: • to convert the recording with help of the mAVR-H.264 V1.15 Manager Pro- gram • play back the recording using the video player (For instance, Windows Media Player) Conversion of Video Data To convert the video data, follow these steps:... -
Page 18: Playing Back The Converted Files
Playing back the Converted Files To play back the files, use the next programs: • Quick Time Player (www.apple.com). We tested this program with the 7.4.5 version. • VLC media player (www.videolan.org). We tested this program with the 0.8.6f version. •... -
Page 19: Keyboard Lock
Keyboard lock To select the type of lock shift to “Keyboard lock” point: Main menu – Other settings – Keyboard lock Select the necessary keyboard lock type out of the list: • Off (keyboard lock is off) • 10 sec •... -
Page 20: Type Of Record Settings
Type of Record Settings To switch to the Type of Record Settings, choose the Record Settings in the Main Menu, and then choose the Record type menu item. Main Menu → Record settings →Record type You can select among three options: •... -
Page 21: Video Source Settings
In this menu window, select one of the check boxes: • Off • 10 sec • 30 sec • 1 minutes • 3 minutes • 5 minutes • 10 minutes Video Source Settings Go to the Video Source menu item. Main Menu →... -
Page 22: Frame Rate (Fps)
For PAL\SECAM: Main Menu → Record settings →Video settings → V/in Settings → Parameters → For PAL/SECAM → Picture Size For NTSC: Main Menu → Record settings →Video settings → V/in Settings → Parameters → For NTSC → Picture Size Select the check box that corresponds to the optimal frame size for your need: •... -
Page 23: Bitrate
Choose the optimal frame rate using the table below. Built-in video camera Signal source PAL, SECAM (fps) NTSC (fps) Frame Rate Bitrate The higher this parameter is, the higher the image quality and the memory con- sumption are. To set the parameter, go to the FPS menu item. Main Menu →... -
Page 24: Brightness And Contrast
Brightness and Contrast To adjust these parameters, go to the Brightness and Contrast menu items (use slider control). For video camera: Main Menu → Record Settings →Video settings → Camera settings → Brightness/Contrast For video input: Main Menu → Record Settings →Video settings → Input/output settings → Brightness/Contrast Hue and Saturation (for Video Input) To adjust these parameters, go to the Hue and Saturation menu items (use slider control). -
Page 25: Amplification (For Built-In Camera Only)
is not correspondent to the video input standard, but has the same frame rate, the image will be black and white with color moiré. If the frame rates are not the same, the recorder will not provide recording. Amplification (for Built-in Camera) To control video signal’s amplification, you can use two menu items: Gain for manual control and AGC for automatic control. -
Page 26: Typing Text Into The Picture
Typing Text into the picture The text prepared in “mavr_h264_v115.exe” program in the tab “Setting” – “Setting” button – Video can be hidden or displayed in the picture. For this shift to “Text” point (Main menu – Recording settings – Video settings –... -
Page 27: Amplification
Amplification To control audio signal’s amplification, you can use two menu items: Gain and AGC. First, go to the AGC: Main Menu → Record settings →Audio settings → AGC There are two options: • Check box on • Check box off Gain parameter works in both cases: •... -
Page 28: Timer Setting
Timer Settings To change the settings for every of the ten independent timers, go to the menu item for every timer: Main Menu → Record settings → Timers → Timer 0 → … → Timer 9 If you select the check box Timer on, the setting list for this timer will be used: •... -
Page 29: Detector Movement Setting
Detector Movement Setting (processed in Manager mAVR H264S Program) Interest region (Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4) is an area of a record- ing picture within which you expect a movement to be recorded on audio/video recorder. Each region may consist of 1-4 areas, their positions are specified by X and Y coordinates. -
Page 30: Efficiency And Stand-By Modes' Settings (Power Consumption Control)
Efficiency and Stand-by Modes’ Settings (Power Consumption Control) To change these settings, go to the Power management menu item: Main Menu → Misc settings → Power management → Ready mode Choose one of the check boxes: • Immediately • 30 sec •... -
Page 31: Restore Setting
Restore settings To reset settings and get to the original state, go to the Reset settings menu item: Main Menu → Misc settings → Restore settings Choose Yes or No, to confirm your choice. Upgrading firmware Format the memory card (see Memory Card Preparation page) and copy the firm- ware file to its root directory. -
Page 32: Technical Support
Fax: +7 (499) 735-0491 E-mail: support@ts-market.com http://www.ts-market.com Warranty The Telesystems Company provides warranty repair for 1 year from the selling date, but not more than 2 years from the manufacturing date. This warranty is voided if the recorder is: • improperly used •...