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- Page 1 GoPro Hero3+ User Instructions Dranetz 1000 New Durham Road, Edison, New Jersey 08818 Telephone 1-800-372-6832 or 732-287-3680 sales@dranetz.com www.dranetz.com...
- Page 2 No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission from the publisher, Dranetz, Edison, NJ 08818-4019. Printed in the United States of America. P/N 899250 Rev A 06.30.15...
- Page 3 (including sags / swells) or impulse type events and control the GoPro camera in two modes, either loop mode or record time period. While the Dranetz HDPQ is monitoring power parameters, the GoPro can be synchronized to record the visual / audio environmental surroundings of your installation.
- Page 4 (converts a USB port to charge only) GOPROH3+HDPQ- GoPro Hero3+ Silver camera HDPQ camera driver (user installed) Note: This driver is ordered through the Dranetz Customer Service Department but delivered by Dranetz Technical Support Department. 16 Gb, microSD memory card USB Data/Charge adapter...
- Page 5 If you are upgrading an existing HDPQ instrument then you need to contact customer support to purchase the option, have your instrument serial number available. For pricing and availability, contact Dranetz Customer Service Department at (732) 287-3680 or 1-800-372-6832. Update HDPQ firmware...
- Page 6 Install “Add Ons” to HDPQ Upon receiving the applicable “ngcamera_HDPXXXXXXX.hpk” firmware file from Dranetz Technical Support Department, proceed with installing the firmware as follows: Copy the applicable “ngcamera_HDPXXXXXXX.hpk” to the root folder of a USB flash drive. Insert the USB drive only into the instrument bearing the serial number produced by the generated file.
- Page 7 Once the firmware has been updated go back to the “setup instrument menu” and the “Add Ons” should appear in the menu. Click on the “Add Ons” button and the following screen will appear. The addition of the “Camera Control” button indicates that the GoPro camera control firmware has been successfully installed on the instrument.
- Page 8 GoPro Hero3+ Camera Settings Follow these steps to setup the wireless and capture settings of the GoPro camera. There are two main buttons to toggle through and /or select specific settings of the GoPro camera. Shutter / Select button located on the top side of the camera ...
- Page 9 Press the front Mode button repeatedly until the wireless controls icon appears on the camera display. Press the top select button once and the wireless icon appears and the word “OFF” appears on the camera display. Press the top select button again and the wireless settings appear on the display.
- Page 10 GoPro Hero3+ Network Name and Password The GoPro Hero3+ camera defaults will have a network name beginning with “GOPRO-BP-” followed by a series of numbers and letters and a password of “goprohero”. You will need this information when configuring the HDPQ to communicate with the camera.
- Page 11 GoPro Record Modes Loop Mode In this recording mode, the camera will loop until an event is triggered by the HDPQ. The camera will record constantly into the same 5-minute-long section of the memory card until it is instructed by the HDPQ to start a new 5 minute section. Once an event is triggered by the HDPQ, the GoPro will stop and save the current video file and then start a new file being looped.
- Page 12 Press the top select button once. Press the front mode button repeatedly until the loop mode icon appears in the camera display. The recommended loop time is set to 5 minutes by default. Press and hold the front power button until the camera powers off and the loop mode setting is saved to memory.
- Page 13 Video Mode Recording in Video mode is used when recording for a set time period on the HDPQ. It will record at the specific time period set on the HDPQ and does not require to be triggered by an event. When using video mode the camera has to be manually powered ON to communicate with the HDPQ and will record video until the camera memory card fills or recording is manually stopped by the...
- Page 14 HDPQ Instrument Settings Follow these steps to setup the Dranetz HDPQ instrument for use with the GoPro Hero3+. HDPQ Communication Settings Power up the HDPQ and wait until the home screen appears. Press the “Setup Instrument” icon to advance to the next screen.
- Page 15 Press the “Wifi” button while in the setup communications options screen. If WiFi is disabled, select the “Enable WiFi” button to search for the “Networks Found” Note: Wifi must be enabled on the GoPro camera in the settings menu and set for GoPro App. The blue led on the camera will flash on and off indicating that the wireless communications for the camera is active.
- Page 16 Pull down the Network Found list, select the GoPro Hero3+ network and then press “Connect”. See below. Touch the “Security Key” entry box, an alphanumeric keypad appears and enter the default password “goprohero”. If you have changed the password for the GoPro camera, use that password. Next press the “Exit”...
- Page 17 Press “Exit” and the GoPro camera communications settings are complete.
- Page 18 HDPQ Camera Control Settings From the home screen press “Setup Instrument”. Press the “Add Ons” button. Press the “Camera Control” button. ...
- Page 19 There are two types of recording modes which are “Event Loop Capture “ or “Record at time / Every period”. Note: Be sure that the GoPro camera is set in same mode as the HDPQ. Event Loop Mode In this mode the camera will record constantly into the same 5- minute-long section of the memory card until the HDPQ communicates to the camera to start a new session, saving the previous session.
- Page 20 Record at Time / Every Period In this mode the GoPro camera will record at specific time settings, the available choices are Never, hour, day, and week. It is recommended to set the HDPQ for a 5 minute record duration in this mode and will continue to record video until the camera memory card fills.
- Page 21 USB charge adapter. Note: If the GoPro camera is to be used at distances greater than the USB cable length supplied you will require to use a USB charger rated at least 1A that is not supplied by Dranetz.
- Page 22 Power outages If a power outage occurs for a longer period than the HDPQ battery run time, the HDPQ will resume monitoring when power is restored. However, the GoPro camera may not retain all of its settings and will have to be restarted to be sychronized again with the HDPQ.
- Page 23 User replaceable instrument batteries are warranted for a period of one year from the date of invoice. Certain Dranetz branded accessories, such as current transformers and other accessories not manufactured by...
- Page 24 Dranetz, 1000 New Durham Road, Edison, New Jersey 08818. Copyright © 2015 Dranetz All Rights Reserved.
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