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Single Channel Mini DVR with Built-In Camera...
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The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Table of Contents Warning Precautions Components Features Installation Operation • Button Functions • Initiation • Live View • Recording View • Playback View System Settings • Main Menu • Date / Time Setup • Motion Setup • Manual Record • Schedule Record •...
Warning The camera requires periodic inspection. Contact an authorised technician to carry out the inspection. Stop using your camera when you find it malfunctioning. If the camera emits smoke or is unusually hot for a long period, a fire may be caused.
Precautions Do not install the camera in Do not install or use the camera extreme temperature conditions. in an environment where the humidity is high. Only use the camera under conditions It can cause the image quality to be where temperatures are between poor.
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Do not drop the camera or subject Never keep the camera pointed it to physical shocks. directly at strong light. It can cause malfunctions to occur. It can damage the CCD. Do not expose the camera to rain Do not expose the camera to or spill beverage on it.
Features Single Channel Mini DVR with Built-In Camera • All-in-one solution for hidden surveillance: 1/3” SONY SUPER HAD CCD color camera and digital recorder in PIR housing. • High recording resolution (640 x 480 pixel). • Automatic picture improvement by Automatic White Balance (AWB) and Automatic Gain Control (AGC). • Manual and schedule planned recording (Motion / Continuous). • Simple searching by Date / Time. • Recording on a commercial SDHC-Card. • On Screen Display (OSD) of time, date, status and modus. • 1 Video output. • Main operation or battery supply possible.
Installation Observe the following instructions for a correction installation. 1. Bracket Installation Guide: 2. Mounting the Mini Portable Security Recorder: 3. Video Output and Power Supply: Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...
Operation Button Functions Top View Name Function Power Input Power Supply 12V DC/1A LED Green: Device is recording Menu: Exit menu Rec/Exit/Stop Live View: Start menu recording Recording: Stop recording LED Green: Playback Play/Pause Live View: Start playback Playback: Pause playback, press again to continue playback Menu: Increase value Right Button Playback: Fast forward...
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Operation continued Button Functions Bottom View Back View Release back cover: slide cover down. Name Function SD card storage connection *Fast Flashing: SD-Card not inserted SD-Card capacity is reached SD-Card failure SD-Card write-protected (10) SD Card Slot SD-Card not inserted & playback activated *Solid Green: Recording activated WARNING! If LED is flashing very fast, press <Enter>...
Initiation 1. To turn the device ON / OFF: • Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds. 2. The default menu language is English. To change the languages: • Select item [POWER ON SETUP] in the main menu. Here you can change the language of the menu. 3. After successful start-up the recorder shows the live view. • If schedule recording has been programmed the recorder will automatically continue this schedule.
Live View If the video output of the device is connected with a monitor, you can view the live images on the monitor. Thereby the following information is shown: Live View Function Shows the current date and time. Shows the recording setup: Shows the recording resolution Shows the recording quality Shows the status of the SD card:...
Recording View Recording View Function Record Status: Device is recording data Record Mode: Manual Record Motion Detection Schedule Record Record Storage Mode Status: Overwrite is activated There are three different ways to start recording: Symbol Mode Start Recording Function Manual Press [ ] button to start recording Continuous Recording...
Recording View continued To continue the recording, proceed as follows: Mode Continue Recording Function Manual Press [ ] button again Continuous Recording, Exit playback or menu Motion Detection During a recording the [ ] symbol is shown. Playback View To start playback, you can decide between two different modes: Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...
Playback View continued Normal Playback During live view press the playback/pause [ ] button to start normal playback: Symbol Normal Playback Function Normal playback speed During the normal playback press [ ] or [ ] button to rewind or fast forward. By pressing in the same direction again you raise the search speed (Speed: x2/ x4/ x8/ x16/ x32). Press [ ] button to playback at normal speed. During playback, press [ ] button to pause playback and press again to return to playback status. After pressing Pause button you can search picture by picture, using ] or [ ] button. Press [...
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Event List Function The file view shows the date of recording and the number of files belonging to the recording. To navigate press the direction button up or down and press [ ] button to playback. To return to the selection mode press the stop button. Shows the number of pages. Record Mode: Manual Record Motion Detection Schedule Record...
System Settings Main Menu In the top right corner the menu level is shown: First level (main menu) Second level Third level − Press [ ] or [ ] buttons to navigate. − To confirm or select press [ ] button. − Press [ ] or [ ] buttons to change the value. − Press [ ] button to leave the menu. Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...
Date/Time Setup • Date Format : Here you can change the way the date is displayed. • Date/Time Adjustment : Here you can change the date and time. Motion Setup Set MD Area The motion detection area is split up into 16 x 12 cells. Cells which are marked to detect motion are displayed in red.
Motion Setup continued In order to navigate use [ ] buttons and confirm by pressing [ button. Press [ ] playback button in order to change the editing mode. • CELL EDIT : Here you can (de-) activate every single cell. • DEL BLOCK : Here you can deactivate a complete block of cells. • DEL ALL : Here you can deactivate all cells at once. • ADD BLOCK : Here you can activate a complete block of cells.
Manual Record continued − VIDEO SIZE / FRAME RATE: Here you can change the video size and frame rate for the manual recording. Video Size 320 x 240 640 x 480 Max. Frame Rate 30 fps 12 fps − QUALITY: Here you can choose between three recording qualities: • High • Medium...
Schedule Setup Mode Schedule Setup Function SCHEDULE Recording ON / OFF (default value is OFF) With [ ] and [ ] buttons you can navigate between the 00 - 23 hours. Press [ ] or [ ] to change the recording types. : Motion detection : Continuous recording : All modes active : No mode active Motion Record Here you can change the settings for the motion detection.
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Motion Record continued − Motion record functions: • VIDEO SIZE : Here you can set the recording resolution. • FRAME RATE : Here you can set up how many fps to be recorded. • QUALITY : Here you can set the recording quality. • DURATION : Here you can set how long the device shall record after motion has been detected.
l SD-Card − SD-Card functions: • DISK TOTAL : Shows the total capacity of the inserted SD-Card. • DISK REMAIN : Shows the remaining capacity of the inserted SD-Card. • MAX FILE SIZE : Here you can set the max. file size (3 ~ 100 MB) of a recording.
l Power on Setup − Power On Functions: • LANGUAGE : Here you can set the OSD menu language. • COMPOSITE : Here the video standard for the video output is shown. l Factory Settings Here you can reset all settings, except Date and Time, to factory default. − Press [ ] button to reset to factory default.
Troubleshooting If you have trouble operating your camera, refer to the following table. If the guidelines do not enable you to solve the problem, contact Clinton Electronics Technical Support at 1-800-549-6393 or 815-633-1444. Problem Solution Why is the power button not •...
Specifications Camera CE-RP1 Image Sensor 1/3” SONY (Super HAD) CCD Resolution 420 TV Lines Lens 3.7mm / Pin Hole Lens / F2.0 Horizontal Viewing Angle 71° Minimum Illumination 0.2 Lux S/N Ratio 46dB Color - B/W Color Digital Signal Processor...
Possible Recording Time Frame Rate 30 fps at 12 fps at Resolution 320x240 640x480 Quality 1GB SD-Card (example) High 150 Min. 155 Min. Medium 380 Min. 280 Min. 600 Min. 340 Min. Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...
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