Summary of Contents for Pix Controller UndercoverEye MDVR
- Page 1 UndercoverEye™ MDVR Remote Surveillance System Instruction Manual Revision 1.00B Copyright ©, PixController, Inc. http://www.pixcontroller.com, all rights reserved...
- Page 2 WARRANTY REGISTRATION PixController, Inc. warrants products sold by it and guarantees to correct, by repair or replacement at our option, any defects of material and workmanship which develop under normal and proper use within twelve (12) months from the date of the original purchase when inspection proves the fault to be of manufacturing.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. What’s included with your UndercoverEye™ System 2. Inspection/Acceptance of received products 2.1 Contact Information 3. Introduction 4. UndercoverEye™ System Components 5. UndercoverEye DIP Switch Setting 5.1 DIP Switch Settings 5.2 Setting the Sensor Address Code 5.3 Event Delay Time 5.4 Setting Recording Length 5.5 Camera Mode 5.6 Power Device Mode... -
Page 4: What's Included With Your Undercovereye™ System
1. What’s included with your UndercoverEye™ System Your UndercoverEye™ system contains the following items: UndercoverEye™ water proof system case/motion control electronic • Removable RF Antenna w/ SMA connector • Bullet Video Camera • Video Cable • Removable sound MIC/cable • (1) Wireless PIR motion sensors •... -
Page 5: Introduction
3. Introduction The PixController UndercoverEye™ is a complete all-in-one covert remote video surveillance recording system. Video recordings are saved on standard SD memory cards in a MPEG4 video recording format. Capture more than 1 hour of footage at 640 X 480 @ 30 Frames per second in high resolution with sound per 1GB on a memory card. -
Page 6: Undercovereye™ System Components
4. UndercoverEye™ System Components UndercoverEye™ Exterior Components UndercoverEye™ Interior Components... -
Page 7: Undercovereye Dip Switch Setting
Video Cable Connections Video Cable Connectors 5. UndercoverEye DIP Switch Setting... - Page 8 Note: Orientation of DIP switch is upside down The DIP Controller Switch will let you customize how the operation of the UndercoverEye recording system. Here you can adjust the time delay between trigger events, set how long the DVR will record, adjust sensor addresses, and mode of operation. The User DIP switch is location on the top panel of the UndercoverEye control electronics.
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Page 9: Dip Switch Settings
The UndercoverEye™ is compatible with the 315MHz Wireless Sensor products from PixController, Inc. The UndercoverEye MDVR unit will respond to only address settings of A and B from the wireless sensor. Why set different address codes? There may be a situation when you want to have several UndercoverEye™... -
Page 10: Event Delay Time
5.3 Event Delay Time Switches 2 and 3 control the delays between video shots. In some cases you might want to limit the amount of video taken in high traffic areas. 5.4 Setting Recording Length Switches 4 and 5 control Daylight, Night Time, and 24 Hour recording, and Test Mode 5.5 Camera Mode Switches 6 and 7 control the camera mode, which is if the camera system will record 24-hours, day only, or night only or test mode. -
Page 11: Setting Up The Undercovereye System
6. Setting the UndercoverEye System Up 6.1 Installing System Components Step 1: Connect the RF sensor antenna Step 2: Connect the Video Cable. Screw the connector end into the UndercoverEye recording box. Step 3: Connect the bullet video camera to the video cable. -
Page 12: Powering On The Undercovereye System
6.2 Powering On the UndercoverEye System To power up the system turn the Power on/off switch to the "on" position. You will hear a short melody from the electronics letting you know it's powered on. Next there will be a 30 second delay. -
Page 13: Wireless Rf Sensors
7. Wireless RF Sensors 7.1 Wireless Sensor Introduction PixController, Inc. produces several different wireless sensors compatible with the Raptor wireless sensor version. Sensor types range from but not limited to PIR motion detection, magnetic switch contact, vibration sensor, and pressure mat sensor. The most common sensor is the PIR motion detection sensor which is briefly covered in this manual. - Page 14 Adjusting DIP Switch Settings Programming the Wireless Digital PIR Sensor DIP Switches The wireless sensor can easily be programmed by adjusting the small switches on the “DIP Switch”. The sensor is powered on/off by the DIP Switch, and you can also adjust the wireless sensor address and PIR detection sensitivity.
- Page 15 Sensor Address Switch 2 Switch 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Address A Down Down Address B Down Address C Down Address D Note: When changing the sensor address you will need to power the sensor off and back on to take effect. Setting Range-Test Mode Range-Test mode puts the sensor into a mode where it will send out trigger commands on 2- second intervals.
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Page 16: Undercovereye 12V Li-Ion Battery & Charger
8. UndercoverEye 12V Battery & Charger Included with your UndercoverEye unit is a rechargeable 12V Li-Ion battery and 12V charger. The 12V battery is completely removable from the UndercoverEye unit for replacing or recharging. To recharge the 12V battery simply the battery to the wall charging unit as shown. -
Page 17: Playing The Undercovereye Mpeg4 Video Files
10. Playing the UndercoverEye MPEG4 Video Files The MPEG-4 files produced by the UndercoverEye DVR can be played back directly on virtually any portable device accepting SD memory cards. You can also use it to view recorded video on your TV. -
Page 18: Connecting Portable Monitors To The Undercovereye System
12. Connecting Portable Monitors to the UndercoverEye System Using a portable monitor or a PVP as a portable monitor with your UndercoverEye system is a very useful device to view the bullet camera video output when setting the device up in the filed, playing video files from the UndercoverEye DVR, and setting the UndercoverEye DVR time &... -
Page 19: Dvr Remote Control
13. DVR Remote Control The DVR remote control is used for setting up the DVR features such as video recording size and quality, system time & date, playing video files in the field and many other settings. To change any of the system settings follow the procedure above and press the “MENU”... -
Page 20: Rec. Mode Menu
13.4 REC. Mode The REC. Mode allows you to setup how the DVR will record video clips to the media card. In external sensor mode this is set to “Alarm 3 Detection”, and in pixel motion detection mode this is set to “Motion Detection”... - Page 21 14.2 Camera Pixel Motion Detection Trigger Mode When using camera pixel motion detection mode the UndercoverEye camera will “see” the motion and the wireless sensors will not be used. In this mode the camera and DVR are powered all the time, and this will draw a lot of current from the battery. This will drastically shorten the battery life to just several days of deployment.
- Page 22 Step 3. Use the DVR remote control and press the MENU button. Select the REC. Mode option and press ENTER/REC. Step 4. Select the “Motion Detection” option. Press the ENTER/REC button which will take you back to the main menu. Select the EXIT option. Step 5.
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Page 23: External Charging Option
15. External Charging Option The UndercoverEye system can be purchased with an external charging option. This allows the UndercoverEye unit to be externally charged by external 12V devices such as A/C wall unit, external 12V SLA battery, or 12V solar panel. The external charging port is a 3-pin port, which is a waterproof connector. - Page 24 The external charging cable uses a standard female 2.1mm center positive connector for connecting the 12V charging devices.
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Page 25: Using Other Cameras With Your Undercovereye
16. Using other Cameras with your UndercoverEye Board and Pinhole Cameras You can use any 12V video camera with a standard NTSC or PAL output with the UndercoverEye unit. Some applications may require other video cameras than the bullet camera supplied with the camera system Cameras such as board cameras and microphones as in the photo shown can be used. -
Page 26: Connecting Ir Illuminators
17. Connecting IR Illuminators There time when you will need to add an external light source for capturing clear photos/video during low light or dark conditions. To connect an IR array we suggest using an Array in the 940nm wave length, which does not produce a red glow and can’t be detected from producing a visible light.
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