Vuezone personal video network User Manual page 29

User Guide
each camera in a round robin fashion.
Camera battery life
The VueZone system was developed for on demand personal monitoring of a home or workplace.
VueZone was not designed for long periods of continuous recording or for use as a 24/7 security product.
Viewing live video on a camera continuously will discharge the battery within 24 hours. A new battery
should provide up to 6 months of power to the camera when viewing or recording video an average of
5 minutes per day. Depending on your specific usage you may see different results. When you are not
viewing the cameras live, or recording clips or images, they revert back into sleep mode to conserve
battery life.
Conditions that can cause the batteries to drain at a faster rate than expected:
Failing to stop the camera when done watching, or minimizing the window while leaving the camera
running for long periods of time, will quickly drain your batteries. We recommend that you always stop
the camera when done viewing. The camera will stop automatically when you change tabs, log out of the
site, or close the window or browser. However, if you leave the camera streaming and minimize the page,
or move to a different application, the camera will continue to stream video and consume power.
Placing the camera out of range of the gateway, at the edge of the range, or near another device causing
continuous interference, will cause the camera to try to connect with the gateway frequently and drain the
battery at a higher rate. Try moving the camera closer to gateway or farther from potential interference
sources to reduce power drain.
Leaving the cameras turned on when the gateway is disconnected (un-plugged from the power outlet or
the internet) or in transport. You should power off your cameras (using the switch on the bottom of the
camera) when you power off the gateway or take the cameras out of range of the gateway, such as when
transporting the VueZone system. If the cameras are powered on and cannot communicate with their
gateway, they will continue to attempt to connect and drain the battery at a much higher rate.
Friends overusing shared cameras. If you have shared your camera to others, they may have viewed the
camera for long periods of time, or accidentally left it streaming while unattended.
Use of batteries that are not recommended by Avaak for use with the VueZone system may have lower
capacity and discharge sooner.
If you place new batteries in your camera and find that you still see the battery drain at a higher rate than
expected after following these suggestions, please let us know.
Syncing cameras
To sync your cameras: power off your camera(s) for at least 2 minutes, bring within 12 inches of the
gateway, hit the sync button on the top of the gateway and then power on the camera(s) while watching
the front of the camera. Upon powering on, you should see the blue LED light come on for a couple
seconds - keep watching the LED - during syncing the blue LED should flash for about four seconds
indicating the camera(s) synced with the gateway. This can happen immediately or up to 45 seconds
later (typically within 10 seconds). To confirm, login to your my.VueZone.com account and confirm
camera(s) can be viewed. If one or more of your cameras do not sync, insert a new battery and try
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