BMW K 1100 LT/RS Motorcycle User Manual
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1. COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD we SETUP TRANSFER PLAYBACK UTILITY RECORDER HELP EXIT SET CLOCK APPROXIMATE RECORDING TIME 2 HR 50 MIN AUDIO COMPRESSION RESOLUTION Q STEREO C 1 1 LOW PC RECORDER LEFT C 2 1 VIDEO RATE C 30FPS C 5 RECORD TIMER RIGHT RN GAIN BAND 3 ENABLED SET TIMER cC HIGH E UL TOFPS LIE 2 HZ TIMER SETTINGS STANDARD 5 START DATE 10 28 2003 C Low 7 3 KHz z START TIME 1 57 37 PM ___One tame per 5 sec RECORD 0 00 00 T NO AUDIO NO VIDEO OFF TIME 20 00 00 REPEAT 225 1072872003 13 58 00 Figure 2 2 1 ENABLED SET TIMERS At the TIMER RECORDING START DATE TIME the TIME is in military 24 Hour format Enter the date under TIMER RECORDING START DATE A calendar appears Enter the time in the TIME section The TIME activates the recorder Refer to Figure 2 2 2 Timer Mode Entry Next enter the RECORD TIME the RECORD TIME keeps track of the record length Once RECORD TIME has completed the RECORDER turns off Refer to Figure 2 2 2 Timer Mode Entry eet the IDLE TIME it brings the RECORDER into hibernation mode Once hibernation time has completed the RECORDER will be reactivated If the RECORDER has no hibernation time do not set IDLE TIME Refer to Figure 2 2 2 Timer Mode Entry2. MODE MANUAL o A CONNECT RECORDER 10 28 2003 Figure 3 3 2 Drive Menu 3 4 VIEW RECORDER REVISION The data displays the hardware and software revision numbers and dates of the RECORDER Make sure all RECORDERS have the current firmware and hardware 13 3 5 CLOCK BATTERY EXPIRATION The user may examine the internal Clock Battery expiration date from this menu Every two years ADS will change the battery and re test the recorder at no charge 3 6 UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE This button will load the firmware that is on the hard disk into the RECORDER This should be done as soon as possible when a new release is sent Reloading the firmware does not erase the recorded data and parameters Hence if you are having trouble with your unit it is safe to reload your firmware Refer to Appendix D 3 MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC The memory test should be run periodically about once every 90 days to identify failed chips The recorder 15 still usable with a couple of bad chips however since ADS will repair any unit at no cost it is recommended that the recorder be sent back to ADS at your earliest convenience 14 SECTION 4 TRANSFER To transfer the evidence to the archive media CD DVD follow the steps outlined below Set the RECORDER to OFF and remove batteries Use the USB cable provided by ADS to attach the RECORDER to the computer 1 Select CONNECT RECORDER to read RECORDER
3. Figure 6 1 The HAWK HAWKS A HAWKG38 A is the next generation audio video recording device The HAWK8 A is a slimmer version of the HAWK 4 with more memory advantages of the HAWKS are you can move the recorder into objects where size makes a difference The HAWK memory is 4 Gigabytes which gives you a 2 hour recording at 30 fps at high resolution The HAWK uses two or four triple A alkaline or lithium batteries The lithium battery will give you approximately 4 hours of battery life Another difference between the HAWK 4 and HAWK2 A is the removal of several components from the HAWK 4 such as the audio connector and the red record 32 and stop buttons The HAWKS8 A does have the local audio playback controls The HAWK8 A uses the black slide switch to activate the recorder into record mode The mini USB port on the HAWK8 A is different from the HAWK 4 The new generation HAWKA uses the slide switch and new mini USB port Refer to Figure 6 2 The HAWK8 A Figure 6 2 The HAWK8 A EAGLES A The EAGLE 8 A is an audio only recording device It has the same button functions as the HAWK recorder except the EAGLE does not have video capturing ability New versions of the EAGLE 8 A recorder include the B C D E The only difference is the memory size For example the stereo record times at 2 1 compression are EAGLES8B 6 7 hours EAGLE8D 26 8 hours EAGLE8C 13 4 hours EAGLE8E 53 6 hours Figure 6 2 The EA
4. C E DUD EJECT FORMAT COPY DELETE seLecT unseLect 6 21 02 11 25 22 Figure 9 5 1 WAV File Menu WAV Files 1 From the PLAYER PROGRAM Select the drive where sessions are stored in PLAY FROM Select the File name and one session WAVs can only be created one at a time Select the WAV button If the session contains video select AVI and in the conversion screen select WAV Choose GENERATE WAV FOR Audio CD this will slice the recording to fit on CD media The length of the recording determines the number of CDs needed and is displayed under the CD DVDs column Refer to Figure 9 5 2 WAV CONVERSION SCREEN 54 A music CD can hold about 70 minutes of audio recording If you have a two hour recording two CDs are needed The WAV files are converted and written to the Hawk_Temp Folder The user chooses where the Hawk_Temp Folder is stored Refer to Figure 7 5 WAV CONVERSION SCREEN 5 Insert a blank CD DVD in the CD DVD WRITER and select FORMAT Format the CD using the DragToDisc software Refer to Section 4 1 Format CD DVD Refer to Figure 9 5 2 WAV CONVERSION SCREEN 6 Select the WAV under CONTENT Refer to Figure 9 5 2 WAV CONVERSION SCREEN 7 Select COPY the WAV file is copied from Hawk Temp to the CD DVD Refer to Figure 9 5 2 WAV CONVERSION SCHEEN 8 Select EJECT finalize and close CD DVD with DragToDisc Refer to Figure 9 5 2 WAV CONVERSION SCHEEN GENERATE WAVE FOR DATA
5. a CR Figure G 1 Battery Diagram a ER wm Figure G 2 Battery Installation Always use a fresh battery when using the recorder and follow correct battery installation Refer to Figure G 2 Battery Installation 64 APPENDIX G ADS SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS This message was written to clear up some confusion that may exists on the various software and hardware releases that are out the field FBIRDWIN 3 5 and 3 X is used with desktops and PDR not PDR2 stations This software will not run on Windows 2000 and Windows XP USBI 1 91 and 1 0x is used with the black USB boxes as well as the card version When the little black box is used Both the FBIRDWIN and USBI software handles the following recorders EAGLE2 A EAGLE4 A C FBIRD8 A B 2 MONO4 FLEX8B USBird 3 05 3 XY is used on all new recorders that have a built in USB port and attached wris transceiver In fact everything to be released from now on will use this software The recorders already using the USBird 3 05 software are HAWK 4 8 8A FALCON 4 EAGLE8 A 2 B2 C1 D E MONOS A FLEX8C C2 D E F NOTE Much like the is burned onto the evidence CD a program called USBirdPLAYER will be burned onto the CD DVD using the USBird 2 00 and later releases The USBirdPLAYER can be called up from the evidence CD DVD and the video audio be player without any additional s
6. Select the RUN count the number of times the RECORD TIME AND IDLE TIME occur 12 One Time Selecting CONTINUOUSLY sets the RECORDER to go through the RECORD TIME and IDLE TIME until memory is full Refer to Figure 2 2 2 Timer Mode Entry oelect OK to save settings and go back to the SETUP menu Refer to Figure 2 2 2 Timer Mode Entry 7 When you return to the SETUP menu don t forget to APPLY CHANGES thus the new settings are saved 8 Note the TIMER MODE indication on top right of the screen in CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS 10 TIMER RECORDING START DATE TIME HOUR MINUTE mam s e2007 6 ie RECORDING ON OFF TIME AND REPEAT COUNT RECORD TIME HR MIN E 10 E IDLE TIME 2 hs E 2 3 TIMES CONTINUOUSLY X Figure 2 2 2 TIMER MODE Entry Menu NOTE The unit automatically resets to MANUAL Mode after the data transfer If you uncheck the ENABLE box and choose APPLY CHANGES the unit will revert to Manual 2 3 ERASE RECORDER The RECORDER data memory MUST always be erased after each use The unit will not operate unless you have erased previous recordings after complete and proper data transfer off all recordings Depending on the unit i e how much memory it has the erasure may take from 1 to 16 minutes to finish 11 SECTION 3 UTILITY The UTILITY selection is covered next because the operator may need to define the computer
7. CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 40499 BadChipsOof 16 15 FPS HIGH MODE MANUAL 10 30 2003 STEREO 094713 BW 5 0 KHz COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD m 5 S co CT SETUP TRANSFER PLAYBACK UTILITY CORDER RE SESSION DATE START TIME END TIME 1 E 3 8 27 2003 16 19 32 16 46 14 26 min 42 sec 4 8 27 2003 16 46 14 17 13 02 26 min 48 sec Sj Figure 4 2 Select Storage Device After the user chooses DVD WR DVD burner or CD WR CD burner the CD DVD Select displays the type of media and which sessions will be transferred Selecting DVD 1 transfers all the sessions that will fit on the first DVD The size of one DVD R is 4 7 Giga bytes DVD media has to be formatted Refer to Figure 4 3 DVD 1 CD D D Select ODO Session Session 2 Session Session 4 2b min 42 sec 2b min 45 sec 2 min 42 sec 2B min 48 sec VA um X CLOSE EJECT Figure 4 3 DVD 1 A full HAWK 8 has 2 GBs of recording transfers on multiple CD Rs typically 4 A full HAWK4 8A FALCON2 4 has 4 GBs of recording transfers on multiple CD Rs typically 8 The data size of the HAWK recording determineS the number of CD Rs created Figure 4 4 displays 4 CD Rs are needed to transfer all the HAWK data The example shows selecting will transfer all the sessions that 16
8. CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS MODE MANUAL Bw HAWK 0141 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS UNKNOWN 1 1 00 STEREO 00 00 00 COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD EXIT LINE xg s FROM F C HD C E DUD 6 21 02 11 26 22 Figure 9 4 1 AVI File Menu Files The numbers corresponds to the direction number 1 From the PLAYER PROGRAM Select the drive where sessions are stored in PLAY FROM Refer to Figure 9 4 1 AVI FILE Menu 2 Select the File name and one session AVIs can only be created one at a time Refer to Figure 9 4 1 AVI FILE Menu 3 Select AVI button Refer to Figure 9 4 1 AVI FILE Menu 4 Choose the GENERATE AVI FOR DATA DVD This selection will slice the recording in order to fit on DVDs The number of DVD s needed depends on the length of the recording and displayed in the CD DVDs column Refer to Figure 9 4 2 AVI Conversion SCHEEN The AVI files are converted and written to a Hawk Temp Folder The user chooses where the Hawk Temp Folder is stored Refer to Figure 9 4 2 AVI Conversion SCHEEN 32 5 Insert a blank CD DVD in the CD DVD WRITER and select FORMAT Format the CD using the DragToDisc software Refer to Section 4 1 Format CD DVD 6 Select the AVI under CONTENT 7 Select COPY the AVI file is copied from Hawk_Temp to the CD DVD 8 Select EJECT and close out the CD c hawk pis
9. USBird HAWK FALCON EAGLES A MONOS FLEX8C AUDIO VIDEO RECORDERS USERS MANUAL WINDOWS VERSION RELEASE 5 0 03 02 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION 2 3 1 1 System Requirements 1 2 Installation 1 3 Run Program 1 4 Red LED 1 5 Powered USB Hub 2 1 SETUP Settings Descriptions and Functions 2 2 Set Timer 2 3 Erase Recorder 3 ect 12 3 1 Setup Drives 3 2 Change Format Utility 3 3 Temp Button Sets Drive for AVI amp WAV 3 4 View Recorder Revision Data 3 5 Clock Battery Expiration Date 3 6 Update Recorder Software 3 7 Memory Diagnostic 4 EBANSEEN 15 4 1 Definitions of Status Abbreviations 4 2 Format CD DVD 4 3 Eject CD DVD 4 4 Copy Recording from Hard Drive to CD DVD 5 PLAYBACK E 26 5 1 Definitions PLAYBACK controls 6 HAWK FALCON EAGLES 32 7 n 43 8 M 44 9 PLAYER m 45 APPENDIX APPENDIX APPENDIX APPENDIX D APPENDIX E APPENDIX F APPENDIX G APPENDIX 9 1 PLAYER MAIN MENU BUTTONS 9 2 CREATE A JPEG 9 3 CREATE A SEGMENT 9 4 AVI 9 5 WAV USBird SOFTWARE INSTALLATION MJPEG CODEC WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER UPDATE BINARY CODE SETUP DRIVES BATTERY ORIENTATION ADS SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS TR
10. the PAUSE state depressing this switch will jump you into the beginning of the next Session OFF Depressing this button will cause the recorded to be powered OFF This must be done to re enter the RECORD mode RECORDING LENGTH Type of camera and frames per second determines the recording length The chart below displays HAWK recording duration The settings are stereo with 2 1 compression Times are given for each session and full recorder length 39 One Forced Session One Forced Session Full Recording Length CIF LOW VGA HIGH CIF LOW VGA HIGH 30 f s 22 minutes 14 minutes 88 minutes 56 minutes 15 f s 42 minutes 27 minutes 168 minutes 108 minutes 10 f s 60 minutes 40 minutes 240 minutes 160 minutes 5 f s 105 minutes 73 minutes 420 minutes 292 minutes 1 f s 258 minutes 212 minutes 1032 minutes 848 minutes RECORDING TIME AND BATTERY LIFE WITH VGA CAMERA AND AUDIO ON 851 min 293 min 161 min 111 min 58 min LB LB LB Full Full Eneraizer 458 min Memory Memory Memory Memory LB Full Full Full Full The EAGLE8 A has 420 minutes of recording time on 1 AAA battery and 18 hours on 2 batteries TRANSMITTERS Do not slide the XMT switch if antenna is not presently connected to the EAGLE 8 or HAWK recorder Refer to Figure 6 6 Eagle8 Transmitter In order to begin transmitting press record button then turn on the XMT switch To remove antenna XMT switch should be in the off position first XMT
11. will fit on the third CD CD R media has to be formatted first Refer to Figure 4 4 CD3 Pi ir 3 T T T HAWK 0499 E Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS HIGH MODE MANUAL 10 30 2003 STEREO BW 5 0 KHz 2 11 08 33 2 1 GAIN STANDARD 8 27 2003 15 26 05 15 52 47 26 min 42 sec LINE 8 27 2003 15 52 47 16 19 32 26 min 45 sec 8 27 2003 16 19 32 16 46 14 26 min 42 sec a 8 27 2003 16 46 14 17 13 02 26 min 48 sec Y PAGE CD 1 LINE 8 D C HD D HD F DYDWR E DYD EJECT FORMAT SELECT ALL UNSELECT DATA NOT TRANSFERRED e 10 30 2003 10 12 18 rnansren EJECT FORMAT FIGURE 4 4 CD 3 Session 3 26 min 42 sec 4 After the user views their selection in the CD DVD Select highlight DVD1 and select TRANSFER Refer to Figure 4 6 TRANSFER BUTTON CLD DVD Select ODO ession 1 Session 2 Session Session 4 2b min 42 sec 2b min 45 sec 2 min 42 sec 2 min 48 sec SS X CLOSE EJECT FORMAT FIGURE 4 6 TRANSFER BUTTON The keyboard screen allows the user to input information regarding the data NOTE 17 YOU SHOULD NOT USE SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND SPACES IN THE FILE NAME 5 Enter descriptive information and select Enter Refer to Figure 4 7 Keyboard 6 Data transfer begins When the blue bars stop t
12. CD creates a WAV file to fit on a data CD GENERATE WAVE FOR DATA DVD creates a WAV file to fit on a data DVD SS ER COPY D 023 001 GENERATE CD DVDs DATA GENERATE WAV FOR DATA Content evidencen373 EE dl A Figure 9 5 2 WAV CONVERSION SCREEN 55 APPENDIX USBird SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install update the resident code from CD 1 Remove existing software from the CONTROL PANEL ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS 2 Go to USBird folder and select Setup exe 10 In the Welcome screen select next 11 the Choose destination location select next 12 In the Select Program Folder select next Start Copying files begins 13 Drag out USBird short cut to Desktop 14 Check the box Yes Launch the program first and select next in the Setup Complete screen Refer to Figure A 1 Setup Complete 15 Close Hawk folder Setup Complete Setup has finished copying Files to your computer cool ee eas lerne roe 1 T D ul ee Figure A 1 Setup Complete After the installation if you do not have a shortcut icon for the USBird you can go into Windows Explorer and open C PROGRAM FILES ADS USBird From there you can drag the shortcuts blue torch icons USBird EXE out by pointing to it and holding down the left mouse button as you drag
13. disk drives for the USBird program and run maintenance programs for the RECORDER If you received your computer from ADS the disk drives have been configured Refer to Figure 3 1 for the UTILITY Menu J USBird 2 5 CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 0049 n Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS LOW MODE MANUAL 10 28 2003 STEREO BW 5 0 KHz Version 2 35 141254 COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD GR E gt CONNECT SETUP TRANSFER PLAYBACK CONNECT EXIT 2 VIEW RECORDER REVISION DATA UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE X CLOCK BATTERY EXPIRATION DATE SETUP DRIVES MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS SETUP FORCED DATA TRANSFER 10 28 2003 14 12 55 Figure 3 1 UTILITY Menu 3 1 SETUP DRIVES The SETUP DRIVES defines the different types of disk drives of the computer The USBird does not automatically recognize the disk drive The user has to define the disk drives manually Refer to Figure 3 3 2 The Drive Menu The C drive is assumed to be a hard disk This program will not allow Formatting of any hard disk During new software installations the user has to enter the hard drives CD DVD Writer CD DVD Read only and any MO drives If you partitioned your hard disk into multiple drives you can define those partitions as well If the disk drives are unknown the disk drives and drive letters can be found in the Windows Menu under MY COMPUTER Four drives is the
14. it off the screen 56 APPENDIX MJPEG CODEC Installing MJPEG If the video can not playback install the MJPEG codec MJPEG Codec compresses the Hawk File so it can be played back through Windows Media Player 1 Go to the MJPG CODEC Folder 2 Select LEAD MCMP MJPEGCodec exe LEAD MJPEG Codec Passwor d This application has been password protected Please provide the password Passwords are case sensitive Password lt Cancel Figure B Password In the Lead MCMP_MJPEG Codec Password type showme and select continue Refer to Figure Password File extraction begins In the Lead MCMP MJPEG Codec with Free Converter screen select next In the License Agreement select Yes In the Choose Destination Location select next At the Select Program folder select next At the Install shield Wizard complete select Finish 57 APPENDIX WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER Installing Windows Media Player 7 1 If your computer does not correctly display AVI files install new Windows Media Player 7 1 ONOORWD 9 Go to My Computer and go to USBIRD CD Select mp71 exe In the Windows Media Player 7 1 Setup select Yes Inthe License agreement select Yes and file extraction begins In the Windows Media Component Setup select next Check the box 1 have read the Privacy Statement select next In the Components screen m
15. keyboard etc should be connected through the USB hub to reduce device conflicts and power issues 4 Port Powered USB HUB Note Exiting this program should be done in a normal fashion Killing power on your computer in the middle of a program running under Windows may cause you problems If you are stuck use CTRL ESC DELETE and terminate the USBird program EAGLE8 A B C D E MONO8 and FLEX8E use the USBird software The video settings are disabled once the audio recorders are connected Refer to Figure 1 5 Video Settings J USBird 17 15 08 NO VIDEO STEREO COMP 2 1 USBid ee ee M CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS EAGLES8A 0001 Bad Chips 0 of 4 10 28 03 Pile Es MODE MANUAL Bw 5 0 KHz GAIN STANDARD 2 5 N UTILITY TRANSFER AUDIO 5 STEREO RECORDER RECORD TIMER CONNECT RECORDER ro Tesi EXIT G LOW 221 4 1 STANDARD ENABLED SET TIMER rink HIGH 50KHz 10 FPS 30 FPS 15 FPS C 5FPS J J Fp Time Lapse 5 One per 5 sec E ct s RR PP c t Lee quiu Mim iE ehe ARR oh PR d d Edidi b oo dirty VE E TET Figure 1 5 Video Settings IMPOR
16. 4 5 DATE 3 3 2004 TIME 16 13 30 PLAY TIME 16 ME CHAN AUDIO LEH min 34 sec BAND VIDEO 30 FPS I COMP HES HIGH SESS 001 16 19 20 15 20 04 r 50 Figure 9 3 2 End of SEGMENT 3 Select the SEGMENT button Refer to Figure 9 3 3 SEGMENT Button F EPC CHIN THEI DATE 3 3 2004 TIME 16 13 30 HAWE 81704 SESSION H1 PLAY TIME 15 13 45 CHAM AUDIO 0 min 34 sec BAND IDED 30 FPS Figure 9 3 3 SEGMENT Button 10 In the CaselDForm screen the SEGMENT is designated by the SG followed by the original file name and session number The FILE NAME can be renamed Refer to Figure 9 3 4 CaselDForm 11 Select OK Refer to Figure 9 3 4 CaselDForm FILE NAME CASE ID ht OFFICE ID COMMENT hi res Bos Se xe Figure 9 3 4 CaselDForm The CLEAR button removes the previous bookmark from the scroll bar The CLEAR ALL button removes all the bookmarks from the scroll bar 9 4 AVI An AVI file created for other programs that recognize AVI file format such as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER We covert our proprietary audio video format to a 51 common user friendly format An AVI file can be converted to the MJPEG2 format which can be played back on a standard DVD player AVIs can also be generated from the USBird Program in the Playback screen In this demonstration the AVI will be made from the PLAYER program J USBird Player
17. DE LOAD DONE is displayed Refer to figure 0 4 HEX CODE LOAD DONE SCREEN x CODE UPDATED Disconnect recorder From USB Figure D 3 CODE UPDATED BOX USBird CURRENT RECORDER NOT CONNECTED pad chee NO VIDEO MODE nea 10 29 2003 UNKNOWN Bw KHz 15 06 14 GAIN COMP CONNECT d SETUP om sete Hi 5 xu RECORDER DATA UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE CLOCK BATTERY DRIVES MEMORY Noe FORCED TT TRANSFER HEX CODE LOAD DONE gt 10 23 2003 Figure D 4 HEX CODE LOAD DONE SCREEN 15 06 22 6 Disconnect RECORDER from USB cable for 10 seconds 7 Reconnect RECORDER and select CONNECT RECORDER 8 Go to Setup and select the APPLY CHANGES button 60 APPENDIX E SETUP DRIVES 1 Select UTILITY and select SETUP DRIVES Refer to Figure E 1 Setup Drives CURRENT RECORDER NOT CONNECTED Bad Chips 0 of 0 NO VIDEO 10 29 2003 UNKNOWN Bw 2 2 KHz 134537 COMP 2 2 BAIN CM j AN 2 CONNECT TRANSFER PLAYBACK UTILITY RECORDER 2 UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE VIEW RECORDER REVISION DATA CLOCK BATTERY EXPIRATION DATE SETUP DRIVES MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS SETUP FORCED DATA TRANSFER 1022972003 13 46 24 Figure E 1 Setup Drives 2 In Setup Drives select ADD Refer to Figure E 2 S
18. F have their own definition Refer to Figure 4 9 STATUS USBird n x CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWE 0499 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS HIGH MANUAL 10 30 2003 STEREO 5 0 KHz 10 20 07 COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD CONNECT RECORDER A 8 27 2003 15 26 05 15 52 47 26 min 42 sec TR LINE 2 8 27 2003 15 52 47 16 19 32 26 min 45 sec TR FE A 3 8 27 2003 15 19 32 15 45 14 2b min 42 sec TR PAGE 4 727 2003 15 45 14 17 13 02 eh min 48 sec TRLB Y h PAGE ES C HD D HD F E DYD EJECT FORMAT SELECT ALL MEMORY NOT ERASED TRANSFERRING DONE 10 30 2003 03 23 54 Figure 4 9 STATUS TR Transferred session complete The chosen session has transferred properly FE Forced Ending The session closed in order to fit on one CD MEDIA One Forced Ending fills one CD R You can select all of the sessions between 2 FE tagged files to transfer to 1 CD One DVD R will hold 8 Forced Endings or 2 HAWK memory cards LB Low Battery The session stopped because battery power was low PF Power Failure Power to the recorder was interrupted For example removal of batteries without pressing the stop button will cause a PF in the STATUS window 19 4 2 FORMAT CD DVD WARNING For EVIDENCE you should use a GOLD CD DVD because cheap media may loose data over time We recommend MITSUI GOLD 1 Select FORMAT button from the Transfer screen
19. GLE 8 A 33 FALCON 2 The FALCON is the next generation audio video recording device The FALCON is a slimmer version of the HAWK with more memory The advantages of the FALCON are you can remove the recorder from the aluminum shell in order to place the recorder in objects where size makes a difference The FALCON2 4 memory is 4 Gigabytes which gives you 4 hour recording at 30 fps at high resolution The FALCON uses a rechargeable lithium battery The lithium battery will give you approximately 4 hours of battery life Another difference between the HAWK and FALCON is the removal of several components from the HAWK such as the audio connector and the record and stop buttons The FALCON uses the black slide switch to initiate the recording The mini USB port on the FALCON is different from the HAWK Refer to Figure 6 3 for a picture of the FALCON Figure 6 3 The FALCON FALCON A Figure 6 The FALCON4 34 BATTERY Installation The HAWK uses two 1 5 v AA batteries for operation The batteries are installed series providing volts The HAWK8 A uses 2 and 4 AAA batteries Please note the label in the bottom of the unit for proper battery installation Two AA Alkaline batteries will last for 3 5 4 hours while two AA Photo Lithium cells will last for 7 5 8 hours You should not mix battery technology The HAWK uses about 315 mA at 3 volts while it is recording and about 1 ma of power while it is waiting henc
20. MODE UNKNOWN SE cor UNENOWN BW 2 2 KHz Version 2 71 164238 COMP 7 7 BAIN UNKNOWN 1729 2007 ieee E LINE PLAY FROM amp C HD A DVOWR AVI EJECT FORMAT COPY Figure 4 4 2 Select Session and Copy 6 In the Select Destination Drive Screen choose the CD DVD burner Refer Figure 4 4 3 Select Destination Drive Destinatian Drive Figure 4 4 3 Select Destination Drive 7 Copy in Progress will be displayed at the bottom of the screen Refer to Figure 4 4 4 Copy in Progress 24 _ x1 CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS Pa HOT COMMECTED 0 die Bad Chips 0 of 0 HO VIDED MUDE UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Bw 77 EHz Version 2 71 16 42 33 COMP 7 2 GAIN UNKNOWN 1 23 2007 19 09 34 3 min 31 sec Figure 4 4 4 Copy in Progress 8 Once the Copy Complete is displayed check to make sure the recording plays back in the PLAYBACK Menu Refer to Figure 4 4 5 Copy Complete 21815 Adaptive Digital Systems bie CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS M DE UNKNOWN Bw 77 EHz 20ips i L5 SESSION DATE START TIME END TIME LENGTH 1 23 2007 119 09 34 EARKI 3 min 31 sec PLAY FROM amp m HD n ovown PLAY COPY COMPLETE 3 6 2007 54942 Figure 4 4 5 Copy Complete 9 Eject and Finalize the CD D
21. OUBLE SHOOTING SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The USBird support unit code was designed to be simple to use To keep this manual down in size the obvious settings and displays will not be covered The term RECORDER will be used when referring to the HAWK 4 8 8A FALCON 4 EAGLE8 A B C D E FLEX8E and all other ADS recorders with a built in USB port Since the HAWK is the first of the new family to be released the terminology in this manual will be HAWK however the EAGLES A and all new ADS recorders will use this PC program USBIRD for interface and data archive For the hardware description of the HAWK FALCON EAGLES A B C MONOS FLEX8C and other recorders refer to Sec 6 Sec 7 and Sec 8 Section 9 describes the PLAYER program plays the audio and video data from the CD or DVD The PLAYER program which is automatically written to the CD or DVD can also be installed on any computer that contains a CD DVD ROM and a sound card The installation steps are the same as given below For help call ADS at 949 955 3103 1 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The CPU should be at least Pentium or higher with 600 MHz processing speed 128 Megabyte RAM and at least 20 Gigabytes of hard drive space The supported operating systems are Windows 98 2000 XP VISTA and ME 1 2 INSTALLATION The software is supplied on one CD It can also be retrieved from our Web Site at www adaptivedigitalsystems com under Windows Support Code Ins
22. Refer to Figure 4 2 1 SELECT FORMAT 2 Select the drive letter for burner and select FORMAT Refer to Figure 4 2 2 DRIVE LETTEH x E 2 CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 0049 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS LOW MODE MANUAL STEREO COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD amp EXIT A LINE A PAGE M PAGE Select Destination Drive LINE e X D C HD F DYDWR D HD EJECT FORMAT SELECT ALL UNSELECT DATA NOT TRANSFERRED 10221203 09 57 35 J USBird Version 2 33 Figure 4 2 1 SELECT FORMAT Figure 4 2 2 DRIVE LETTER 3 The Roxio s Drag to Disc interface appears Refer to Figure 4 2 3 DRAG TO DISC INTERFACE 4 Right mouse click on the interface and select Format Disc Refer to Figure 4 2 4 FORMAT DISC Toolbar View Alt I Hide Drag Fo Disc 0 Alt D Keep In Front Alt E Settings Alt 5 View Disc Contents AlE V Disc Properties Alt Exit Drag Fa Disc Eject Disc Rename Disc Alt F Erase Disc Alt E Paste Help x Tutorial Alt T About Drag ta Disc Blank Disc kir dala is clie Launch Scandisc 20 Figure 4 2 3 DRAG TO DISC INTERFACE Figure 4 2 4 FORMATDISC 5 Enter Volume Label which will be the name given to the CD and select OK Refer to Figure 4 2 5 VOLUME LABEL x Volume Label JEVIDENCE Enable compression on this d
23. TANT REMINDER IZ HU VINE LESSE Always press the stop button or set the slide switch to OFF and remove batteries before you attach the RECORDER to the computer If the RECORDER has not stopped recording properly the recorder will begin recording again once it is reconnected to the computer and receives power The USBird program notifies the user the RECORDER is recording SECTION 2 SETUP The SETUP menu shown in Figure 2 1 appears on startup Always select CONNECT RECORDER read the settings of the attached RECORDER The top right half of the screen displays the Current Recorder Settings of the RECORDER Note the Bad Chips 0 of X for the HAWK if you have any bad memory chips in the RECORDER please call ADS and make arrangements to have us repair the RECORDER at no cost to you RECORDER with some bad chips is still usable however the record time is reduced proportionately 2 1 SETUP Settings Descriptions and Functions The RECORDER Clock is set to the same date time as the PC hence ensure that the date time on the PC is correct The PC button configures the computer time The RECORDER button syncs the computer and recorder times Refer to Figure 2 1 1 Setup Menu The Date Time on the bottom of the screen is the PC s while the top of the screen displays the RECORDER Date Time NOTE The DATE format MM DD YYYY is set from the Windows CONTROL PANEL Hence if you want European format you can select it fr
24. TE 19124 V DATE MAONYO THE 19103 28 snc CHAM STERED LEN 1 mia 17 vac RETE CHAH STEREO LEM tun 22 PLAY TIME tH TS FPS i H 28 PLAY RATE can be adjusted for example if a recording was captured at 1 frame per second you can T playback the recording 30 at 30 frames per second for faster playback Go to the _ PLAY RATE meter and move the bar Refer to Figure 5 4 PLAY RATE Figure 5 4 PLAY RATE The PLAYBACK window can fit the entire screen by removing the PLAYER graphical interface This is used when the recording is made into an analog copy such as VHS tape Right click on the PLAYBACK screen and select FULL SCREEN Refer to Figure 5 5 FULL SCREEN C HAWK WW WW 001 lol HE 08 27 43 PLAY TIME 08 27 43 CHAN STEREO COMP 2 1 LEN 2 min 20 sec BOOKMARKS SE 27 90 FIT SCREEN SES 001 08 27 43 08 30 04 7 CLEAR CLEAR ALL SAVE IMAGE SEGMENT PLAY RATE AUDIO Figure 5 5 FULL SCREEN 29 Analog audio can be made from the USBird recording First attach an audio tape recording device to the sound card Use the audio output of the sound card usually the green connector At the PLAYBACK screen check the box labeled ANALOG COPY The Select screen appears The select screen allows the user to choose an audiotape length After you cho
25. VD through the DragtoDisc program Refer to Section 4 3 EJECT CD DVD 25 SECTION 5 PLAYBACK In order to initiate playing video audio perform the steps outlined below select the PLAYBACK button located on the top row Select the Source drive C D E etc in PLAY FROM Select File and Session s you desire to listen and watch Select Play button Refer to Figure 5 1 Press PLAY CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS CONNECTED Bad Chips 0 of 0 NO VIDEO MODE UNKNOWN 3 24 2004 UNKNOWN BW KHz 23 43 58 COMP 2 GAIN UNKNOWN D FROM HD C R DUDUR C CDYR PLAY 3 24 2004 Figure 5 1 Press PLAY Once you choose the file it will be converted to MJPEG and played through the USBirdPlayer The recording will not be copied to the Hard disk unless you make an AVI file Windows media Player will play the AVI file Refer to Figure 5 2 USBirdPlayer Menu 26 4 B x HAWKSA EMED SESSION H1 DATE 1 29 2007 TIME 1290934 PLAY TIME 19 10 57 CHAN STEREO LEW 3 min 22 sec BAND 5 0 KH2 15 FPS 1 COMP 2 1 RES SESS 001 19 09 24 19 12 06 SCREEN ANALOG CIPY BOOKMARKS was SEGMEN 1j I euni EN Figure 5 2 USBird Player Menu Most of the controls are obvious Windows Media Player Menu To play from
26. ake sure all boxes are checked select next In the Customize your Windows Media Player all boxes are checked select next In Windows Media Setup is ready to install select next 10 In Setup has completed select Finish 58 1 APPENDIX D UPDATE BINARY CODE How to update HAWK Binary Code Select Utility button 2 Select UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE 3 J USBird m x HAWK 0049 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS LOW MUDE MANUAL 10 29 2003 Bw 5 0 KHz qu Lg TRANSFER PLAYBACK UTILITY CONNECT EXIT 5 VIEW RECORDER REVISION DATA X CLOCK BATTERY EXPIRATION DATE SETUP DRIVES MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS SETUP FORCED DATA TRANSFER 1022972003 13 48 02 Figure D 1 UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE In the Confirm box select Yes 9 Attentionlll Do not unplug during code Update Unplugging the will make it inoperable Please follow screen intructions carefully Do vou want to start code update Figure D 2 Confirm box Important 59 Do not unplug the recorder while it is updating the binary code this can cause malfunction in the Hawk Code update takes approximately 40 seconds 4 After binary code update is complete select OK at the CODE UPDATED Refer to figure 0 3 CODE UPDATED 5 Binary code update is successful when HEX CO
27. any time just place the mouse on the white box on the time bar and hold the left mouse button down Drag the arrow to when you want to play and release the mouse button start playing 5 1 Definitions of PLAYBACK Controls 1 The SETUP button configures the disk drives of the computer 2 The PLAY FROM selects the storage device sessions are stored In 3 he PLAY button once sessions are chose the PLAY button to go into the PLAY screen 4 The AVI button converts audio video recordings into AVI files Our proprietary video audio format is stripped away 5 he WAV button converts audio recordings into wav files Our proprietary audio format is stripped away 27 6 The EJECT button calls the DragToDisc program which finalizes and ejects the CD DVD 7 The FORMAT buiton calls the DragToDisc program which prepares a blank CD DVD for data transfer 8 The COPY button transfer files from different storage devices such as hard disk to CD DVD or CD DVD to hard disk 9 The DELETE button removes files from the hard drive select the file name of the recording The removed files do not go to the recycle bin Delete cannot delete files from a closed CD DVD 10 The ROTATE arrows will rotate the session video 90 degrees The ROTATE buttons are useful when the camera is upside down or sideways 1 Select the session 2 Select the Rotate arrow until the session is right side up Haw EA MUT SESSIDN S1 T BAWERA EDEB V DA
28. are shipped with the MICROCAMS The items include a drill bit a center punch and camera bezel or frame MICROCAM Concealment Kit 1 Choose an item 2 Make sure the surface lays flat and does not distort while moving 3 Place the center punch and camera bezel flat on the item 4 Mark the edges of the camera bezel for easy alignment 67 Center Punch and Camera Bezel Drill Bit 5 Place the drill bit inside the center punch The center punch and camera bezel align the camera hole 6 Once the camera hole is made remove the drill bit and center punch 7 Replace the center punch with the MICROCAM 8 Glue down and around the camera bezel make sure the camera lens 15 not obstructed MICROCAM in BEZEL 68
29. awk with button Descriptions or Figure 6 5 EAGLE8 A NOTE PAUSE is not active during recording 37 Next Generation Our next generation recorders such as the HAWK 4 HAWK8 FALCON 4 use a black switch that slides into designated modes ON and OFF If the remote record switch is attached to the RECORDER it must be used for ON OFF control When the red slide switch is slid to the ON position a black dot appears and the recorder begins recording For special applications ADS also makes a set of external microphones without the external ON OFF switch NOTE To ensure proper operation depress all switches for about 2 seconds RCD ON The RCD red button or ON black slide switch activates the HAWK to go into the record mode The LED turns red then green within 2 seconds to indicate that the camera is attached The LED will flash red following incoming audio while the unit is recording NOTE The user should make a short preamble recording to check that everything is attached and working properly Make sure the red and green LEDS are present if they are not go to the nearest computer and make sure the memory has been erased and the batteries are new NOTE If you are in PLAY mode you must turn the unit OFF before you can enter the RECORD mode During PLAY the RCD switch acts as the FWD STOP OFF The STOP red button or the OFF black switch halts recording and puts the unit in a low p
30. battery is low then the LED will flash ON and OFF slowly No red or green LED present the record is not recording NOTE If the low battery indicator is flashing turn the unit OFF replace the cells and turn the unit ON or RCD again The computer will display the fact that the last recording was stopped short because of a low battery condition The green LED further back will be ON when the unit is in playback In later software releases the LED will follow the playback audio levels CAMERA The HAWK has a variety of camera options You can have a black and white or color camera The image sizes are LOW resolution 352 X 288 and HIGH resolution 640 X 480 pixels The VGA camera can operate both HIGH 640 X 480 and LOW 352 X 288 RESOLUTION MODE The selection can be made from SETUP The MICROCAM operates at 640 X 480 High Resolution The HI RES CAM operates at 1280 X 960 1 3 MEGAPIXEL Dual Cameras have the advantage of two cameras for applications that need more than one camera angle Once the camera is connected and the unit is turned ON the HAWK will automatically detect and recognize which camera is used and adjusts the parameters accordingly Refer to Figure 6 2 HAWK with HAWKEYE shirt button HCAM pinhole and the adjustable lens cameras NOTE If no camera is found the LED will not turn GREEN hence you should turn the unit off wait 5 seconds and try again The HAWK will record audio if the ca
31. e SAVE AS screen select the location where to save the JPEG use the down arrow to navigate through the folders and input a name for the JPEG in the File name Refer to Figure 9 2 3 Save As Screen e Select Save Refer to Figure 9 2 3 Save As Screen Save rc TEMP Save ac e Jpeg Hes ipg Figure 9 2 3 Save As Screen f Retrieve the JPEG for viewing Refer to Figure 9 2 4 JPEG 41 8 am iy a i hs m N Figure 9 2 4 JPEG 9 3 CREATE A SEGMENT The USBird and Player program have the capability of creating SEGMENTS The user can select a portion from the recording For example you may have four hours of recording in that recording you may only need 2 minutes The extracted portion of the recording is a segment The segment is separated 49 into its own individual session The SEGMENT is created in the PLAYBACK screen 1 Create the segment by using the scroll bar Find the beginning of the SEGMENT and select SET Refer to Figure 9 3 1 Start of SEGMENT Made d DATE Eee Ti TIME 16 19 20 CHAN NU AUDIO LEH 0 min 34 sec 30 FPS SES 8 001 16 13 30 16 20 04 pe Rt Figure 9 3 1 Start of SEGMENT 2 Find the end of the SEGMENT select SET Refer to Figure 9 3 2 End of SEGMENT L sees d SUF RPS am SESSION INFO 1 811 10
32. e do not install the batteries a long time ahead of its use If the situation calls for it you can insert the batteries a couple of days ahead and still get the full recording NOTE You should always use fresh batteries for each new operation Used batteries may leak hence do not leave batteries in the RECORDERS LED The RECORDERS have dual LEDs which turn red or green The LED indicates an operation The RECORD LED in the front near the RCD switch is used the same as the older FBIRD recorders When the unit is turned ON the RECORD LED will turn solid red indicating that it recognized the switch When the camera Is connected in 2 seconds the LED will turn solid green indicating that the camera is ready and the record process has started Note lf the GREEN and RED LEDs do not show proper operation turn the HAWK OFF for 5 seconds then press the RCD again Only during audio and no video recording the red LED will follow and trace the loudest audio from the left microphone The LED will flash repeatedly 3 times when the recorder memory is full If the battery is low then the LED will flash ON and OFF slowly LED Codes The red LEDs will flash 3 times repeatedly when the recorder s memory is full Another reason for the red blinking LEDs is the data has been transferred and the recorder memory needs to be erased The recorder will not record Go to the nearest computer and erase the data 35 If the
33. ec aiee 006 i xj CD D vDs GENERATE Es AVi FOR DATA DT DELETE 2 22 CLOSE WAVE Figure 9 4 2 AVI Conversion SCREEN GENERATE AVI FOR DATA DVD creates AVIs stored on DVD media GENERATE SILENT AVI will create a file with video and no audio A WAV file can be created from an audio video recording From the AVI Conversion Screen select WAVE Follow the WAV instructions The video will be stripped from the recording leaving only the audio d hawk TESTATEST 002 CD DVDs 4 Content GENERATE AVIFOR DATA CD GENERATE EJECT DATA DVD zi FORMAT pz GENERATE SILENT AVI 3 DELETE EX COPY ERE C WAVE amp AVI Figure 9 4 2 AVI Conversion SCREEN 9 5 WAV A WAV file is created for other programs that recognize the WAV file format such as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER We covert our proprietary audio format to a user friendly format WAV files can also be generated from the USBird Program in the Playback screen In this demonstration the AVI will be made from the PLAYER program The numbers corresponds to the direction number CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS EAGLESA 0299 Bad Chips 0 of 4 NO VIDEO 171 00 STEREO 00 00 00 COMP 2 1 MODE MANUAL BW 5 0 KHz GAIN STANDARD EXIT PLA y FROM 5 CF c up s sj B
34. etup Drives Setup Drives Of gt lt DRIVE TYPE E DYDWR ADD REMOVE x CANCEL Figure E 2 Setup Drives 3 Select drive with corresponding letter choose TYPE and select OK Refer to Figure E 3 Add Drives 61 Add Drive CD Wr C DVD wr CAProgram Files Adaptec Easy CD Creator 5 DirectCD Directcd_exe Figure E 3 Add Drives 4 f the space is blank press Change Format Utility button to select the format program The path for ROXIO 5 is C Program Files Adaptec Easy CD Creator DirectCD directcd exe The path for ROXIO 6 is C Program Files Roxio Easy CD Creator 6 DragtoDisc DragtoDisc exe Refer to Figure E 4 CHANGE FORMAT UTILITY iol xi E d micronpc Change Format Utility C Program Files Roxio Easy CD Creator bYDirag I oDiscyDrgq 2 Figure E 4 CHANGE FORMAT UTILITY 5 The new drive will be added select OK Refer to Figure E 5 New Drive Added 62 Setup Drives Iof gt lt x DYDWR C Program Files Adaptec Easy CD Creator 5 DirectC Figure E 5 New Drive Added 6 Now you can view the drives that were added Refer to Figure E 6 View Drives USBird m lolx Figure E 6 View Drives 63 APPENDIX F BATTERY ORIENTATION Proper battery placement is necessary in order for the recorder to function correctly Use the battery diagram as a guide NEVER remove batteries when device is recording
35. extracts a picture frame from the recording 6 The session volume can be adjusted through the AUDIO L and R channel scroll bars 7 The PLAY RATE adjusts the frames per second of playback 8 The PLAY button begins audio and video playback 9 The PAUSE button stops the playback selecting the PLAY button resumes the playback 10 The REW button advances the video recording back 1 frame 11 The FF button advances the video recording forward 1 frame Figure Player Playback Screen 9 1 1 9 2 CREATE A JPEG The USBird and Player program have the capability of creating JPEG A JPEG is a compressed image individual picture extracted from the video recording a Select the image by using the scroll bar or REW and FF buttons Refer to Figure 9 2 1 Select IMAGE 47 path OF PS p 3n P y n VOR INED HAWE SESSION DATE 3 3 2004 TIME TEIE CHAN AUDIO LEN 0 36 sec PLAY TIME 16 02 51 VIDEO 10 FPS RES HIGH SESS 001 16 02 28 16 03 14 Figure 9 2 1 Select IMAGE Next select the PAUSE button Refer to Figure 9 2 1 Select IMAGE Select the IMAGE button Refer to Figure 9 2 2 IMAGE Button FE HAY LEES 1OFPS M B HAWE 1104 SESSION DATE S372004 TIME 16 02 36 PLAY TIME 16 02 51 CHAM HO AUDIO LEN 0 min 36 see BAND VIDED 10 FPS COMP MES HIGH 10 AUDIO gt Figure 9 2 2 IMAGE Button 48 d Inth
36. i ihe ceed da eta the sallat emat al nde 2 haan Soechc caen Dies corres Figure 1 3 2 Install Automatically Found New Hardware Wizard 3 In the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard select Finish Refer to Figure 1 3 3 Complete Bad Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The hes fined tote Chek Finish 52 clase the weard Figure 1 3 3 Complete Wizard The computer recognizes the RECORDER if the same USB port is always used and the Found New Hardware Wizard will not appear Attaching the recorder to a brand new USB port for the first time initiates the Found New Hardware setup 1 4 RED LED A solid red LED light must always appear when RECORDER is connected to the computer The red LED appears only if the USB port supplies sufficient power to the Recorder If the power from the USB port is marginal an external power supply such as USB hub should be used 1 5 POWERED USB HUB Most laptops and some desktops need the aid of an external power supply USB HUB in order for the HAWK to function properly If the power is marginal the RECORDER will not connect or communicate with the computer The USB hub provided by ADS can be used to power the RECORDER The USB hub will be needed if the Red LED does not appear from the recorder All other USB devices such as PDAs scanners printers mouse
37. ions through Media Player gt Windows Media Player inl x File View Play Tools Help Full Mode Compact Mode Ctrl 2 Now Playing Tools Show Playlist Task Bar hk Show Titles Show Visualizations Visualizations v Show Equalizer and Settings SRS WOW Effects Graphic Equalizer Full Screen Alt4 Entel Video Settings Refresh Media Information Zoom 4 3 ET rtable ce File Markers Statistics Show Resize Bars Skin ser 09 08 06 10 15 33 E ca ptions ey I p Figure 5 8 Display Captions through Media Player 31 SECTION 6 HAWK4 8 A FALCON 4 EAGLE8 A RECORDERS HAWK The HAWK line of recorders can perform both video and or audio recording The record time 15 30 f s 1 7 HR 15F S 3 HR 5 f s 8 HR 1 F S 17 HR The HAWK memory expansion cards up to a total of 8 can be added to the HAWK for longer term recordings Each HAWK memory card adds 3 hours of low resolution recording at 15 f s HAWk2 has 4 Gigabytes of memory while the HAWK4 has 8 Gigabytes The record time lengths double and quadruple depending on which recorder you have Refer to Figure 6 1 The HAWK The HAWK has remote and built in stereo microphone input Manual or Timer programmable ON OFF The HAWK has local audio playback controls ALOT ei Won mn A y Hh o Vat I n SAS EXT MIC IN
38. isc Format Types tor Rewritable f Format Allows you begin using the diec quickly Full Format Format the entire disc before using tt Help Cancel Figure 4 2 5 VOLUME LABEL 6 After Format is complete the Drag to Disc icon will appear with the disk name Refer to Figure 4 2 6 ICON EVIDENCE roxio Figure 4 2 6 ICON 21 4 3 EJECT THE CD DVD 1 Select EJECT button Refer to Figure 4 3 1 SELECT BUTTON STEREO Ww 5 0 KHz zi C HD F DYDWR D HD E DYD Figure 4 3 1 SELECT BUTTON 2 Select the DRIVE letter and select EJECT Refer to Figure 4 3 2 DRIVE LETTER Select Destination Drive Figure 4 3 2 DRIVE LETTER 3 Check the boxes of all the three options Refer to Figure 4 3 3 EJECT OPTIONS 4 Select the EJECT button Refer to Figure 4 3 3 EJECT OPTIONS 22 Drag to Disc Eject Options this disc readable on any CD or OVO diwe Ejecting with this method takes a little more time If this box unchecked ejecting will be Faster but this disc will only be readable on computer running D rag ta Disc v Protect disc sn that it cannot be written to again Always show this dialog when ejecting a disc Help Advanced Cancel FIGURE 4 3 3 EJECT OPTIONS 4 4 COPY Recording from Hard Drive to CD DVD The numbers in the diagram correspond to the direction number 1 F
39. ly The COMPRESSION is used to manage the size and quality of the data The best audio is 1 1 the 2 1 the default is very good while the 4 1 is good The video RECORDERS are set to 2 1 The CAMERA VIEW displays the output from the HAWK FALCON camera in real time it can be used to focus the camera and gives the operator an example of what the camera will capture The DEFAULT settings would be the most commonly used values for record times Typically this would be the ideal setting for most applications The HAWK FALCON default is 15 f s of video 2 1 stereo audio and standard GAIN The Record Time Quality Setup Bandwidth and Gain can all be changed at once Select APPLY CHANGES once the desired settings are selected Note the changes on top of the screen after you select APPLY CHANGES CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS displays all the new settings of the recorder The TIMER MODE can be used to Start Stop the RECORDER by its internal clock when the local or remote RCD OFF or ON OFF new recorders are not practical to use Refer to Figure 2 2 for the Timer Entry Menu You can only setup the RECORDERS 1 week ahead of the current date time 2 2 Set Timer 1 In the SETUP Menu check the ENABLED box and select SET TIMER Refer to Figure 2 2 1 ENABLED SET TIMERS J USBird CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 0049 Bad Chips 0 of 16 10 28 2003 22 52 03 15 FPS LOW MODE MANUAL STE Bw 5
40. maximum that can be added Refer to APPENDIX F SETUP DRIVES for full drive installation procedure 3 2 Change Format Utility The CD DVD WR burner uses the Roxio s Drag to Disc software for the FORMAT and EJECT functions If ADS provided the computer system the drives are already installed You can skip this part If you are upgrading Roxio you will need to define the path to the FORMAT UTILITY The computers that ADS provides the path to DragToDisc is automatically set If you provide your own computer enter the path from the Change Format Utility button The path to the 12 DragtoDisc software is C Program Files Roxio Easy CD Creator 7 DragtoDisc DragtoDisc exe Refer to Appendix E 4 CHANGE FORMAT UTILITY f the drive is re writable MO Magneto Optical then the program will automatically use the Windows utility therefore you do not need to define one 3 3 TEMP Button Sets Drive for AVI amp WAV The TEMP button selects the drive hard disk CD DVD writer thumb drive where AVI and WAV files are stored after conversion A folder is created and named HAWK_TEMP Refer to Figure 3 3 1 Select Temp Drive x roxio81 c le d new volume roxio amp 81 Figure 3 3 1 Select Temp Drive ioj xj CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 0049 E Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS LOW STEREO COMP 2 1 HELP Bw 5 0 KHz GAIN STANDARD amp EXIT 10 28 2003 14 15 28
41. mera does not operate CAMERA DEFINITIONS At the end of each camera connector there is a stripe that distinguishes the color and type of the camera 36 CAMERA CAMERA RESOLUTION COLOR STRIPES CIF LOW RESOLUTION B W NONE CIF LOW RESOLUTION COLOR RED VGA HIGH RESOLUTION B W YELLOW VGA HIGH RESOLUTION COLOR YELLOW RED MICROPHONE The HAWK EAGLE8 and FALCON can use its stereo internal or external microphones If the external microphone is plugged in it is automatically selected for use The Left and Right microphone position is engraved on the chassis The internal microphone is factory set for 6 dB more sensitivity over the external microphone USB PORT The HAWK USB port uses a special USB cable that connects the HAWK to the computer s USB port The HAWK communicates with the computer via USB HEADSET The 1 8 inch stereo headset plug is used for playback This output is intended for use with headsets or powered speakers The output is disabled during recording If at all possible this output should be used to playback the preamble CONTROL SWITCHES The HAWK EAGLE8 has the RCD FWD and STOP OFF momentary switches on the side and the PLAY PAUSE P P as well as the REW R on the bottom Refer to Figure 6 4 Hawk with button Descriptions or Figure 6 5 EAGLES A RECORDING First Generation Our first generation recorders such as the HAWK 4 use the red push buttons that are designated RCD and STOP Refer to Figure 6 4 H
42. oftware from ADS The USBirdPLAYER software can also be used to make AVI copies which can be burned onto CD DVD 65 APPENDIX TROUBLE SHOOTING Most problems can be solved by referring to the USBIRD MANUAL Before you use the recorder make sure memory has been erased If you press the record button and see three blinking lights you must erase the recorder memory The memory cannot not be overwritten after you completely erase the memory the recorder will begin recording Always test the recorder before you deploy it Make sure audio and video are working properly Always use fresh batteries and give rechargeable batteries enough time to recharge All external cables and connectors are fastened securely and all cameras are in focus All external microphones are in a good audio position to capture audio The external on off switch should be on the off position when you are attaching the switch to the recorder No other USB devices can be attached to the computer while you are using a recorder If you need to attach another USB device such as a USB printer scanner mouse use a USB HUB The USB HUB should be the only device attached to the computer and all devices should be plugged into the USB HUB VIDEO DOES NOT PLAYBACK for USBird installations 2 6x and older Install MJPEG codec 66 APPENDIX Micro Cam Installation Mounting a MICROCAM into the concealment is made easy by the items below The three items
43. om GLOBAL settings CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 80049 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS LOW MODE MANUAL 10 28 03 STEREO BW 5 0 KHz 22 25 00 GAIN STANDARD S UTILITY uH EXIT CLOCK APPROXIMATE RECORDING TIME 2 HR 50 MIN AUDIO COMPRESSION RESOLUTION STEREO C HIGH 6 LOW PC RECORDER c LEFT 2 1 RATE 30 5 C 5FPS RECORD TIMER ji ENABLED TRIER Esta SE H lui 9 51 KHz C 10FPS 1 STANDARD C Low C 73KHz 5 per 5 sec NO AUDIO NO VIDEO rei e ERASE SET APPLY CAMERA START RECORDER DEFAULTS CHANGES VIEW RECORD MEMORY NOT ERASED 6 19 02 13 29 51 Figure 2 1 1 SETUP Menu The APPROXIMATE RECORDING TIME displays the amount of recording time whether you have audio video or both The RESOLUTION of the camera and VIDEO RATE greatly effect the approximate recording time The HIGH and LOW Resolution are determined by which camera 15 currently connected The HAWK automatically recognizes the camera type that is connected hence selecting HIGH or LOW is only for record time information The Video Rate sets the frames per second The maximum is 30 f s and the minimum 151 f s The AUDIO can set the recorder for stereo left right or no audio video recorders on
44. ormat blank Media CD or DVD Refer to Section 4 2 FORMAT CD DVD 2 Goto PLAYBACK Refer to Figure 4 4 1 PLAYBACK SCREEN At Play From select the storage device the recordings are archived Refer to Figure 4 4 1 PLAYBACK SCREEN eris Inr CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS CONNECTED FAX 040 945 9408 Bad Chips O of 0 4 5 2007 Version 2 71 NU VIDEO MDDE UNKNOWN LIME MON BW 7 7 KHz T amp d238 COMP 7 7 GAIN UNENOWH a m t SETUP TRANSFER PLAYBACK UTILITY HELP EXIT FILE OFFICE ID CASE ID COMMENT M A SALEM LINE hires Mw nf Figure 4 4 1 PLAYBACK SCREEN In most cases the letter designates the hard drive In cases with multiple hard drives make sure the correct drive letter is selected where the recording is stored 4 Select and highlight the File and sessions Refer Figure 4 4 2 Select Session and Copy 23 Multiple recordings can be transferred together for example sessions numbered 4 5 and 6 can be copied together since they are in sequential order IF you wanted to copy sessions 1 and 6 you have to transfer them one at time 5 Select the COPY button Refer Figure 4 4 2 Select Session and FIL nitap tye Digital Systane Mic CURRENT RECORDER SEDES Phone 040 0565 3118 CONNECTED mosa HO VIDEO
45. ose the TAPE LENGTH the audio will play You should hit the record button on the audiotape device Refer to Figure 5 6 ANALOG COPY 2 x 7 CAHAWK 001 SESSION INFO DATE 1 28 2004 CHAN STEREO COMP 2 1 BAND 5 0 KHz LEN 2 min 20 sec VIDEO 15 FPS RES HIGH BOOKMARKS EUER ANALOG COPY 19 FIT SCREEN stss 001 08 27 43 08 30 04 SET CLEAR ALL SAVE IMAGE SEGMENT PLAY RATE AUDIO HAWK 80999 SESSION 1 BOOKMARK ID PLAY TIME 08 27 43 TIME 08 27 43 Figure 5 6 ANALOG COPY The AVI WAV button converts the HAWK file to a standard AVI or WAV format that can be played by any media player The AVI button does not display the video file once it has been converted The AVI WAV files are stored where the HAWK_Temp folder is initialized in the UTILITY screen under SETUP DRIVES and TEMP button Refer to Figure 5 7 AVI WAV Menu c hawk JohnD oeW ohnD 001 CD DVDs Content GENERATE EJECT DATA DVD zi FORMAT GENERATE SILENT AVI 94 DELETE Figure 5 7 AVI WAV Menu 001 30 DATE AND TIME from Windows Media Player The running time and the date of the AVI recording can be displayed through Windows Media Player by selecting View Now Playing Tools Caption The date and time of the recording will be displayed at the bottom left of the playback screen Refer to Figure 5 8 Display Capt
46. ower state The RECORDER logs the states of OFF and the date time as Session information PLAYBACK 38 The playback function uses all 4 switches NOTE that you must be in the OFF state to re enter the record mode The REW and FWD switches have different meaning when in PLAY or PAUSE Note that playback does not erase any data Once you are finished with local playback you may continue recording from where you left off by first turning the RECORDER off then pressing RCD The HAWK8 A and FALCONA do not have PLAYBACK capability PLAY PAUSE NOTE The Play PAUSE P P as well as the REW R controls on the HAWK unit is on the bottom Use a paper clip to operate and hold down button until recording plays 3 5 seconds The PLAY button causes the unit to power up turn the green LED ON and start playing from the beginning Session 1 Depressing this switch while the unit is playing will cause it to PAUSE and flash the green LED To continue playing you must depress this switch again REW Depressing this switch while the audio is playing causes a 3 minute jump back Depressing it while you are in PAUSE causes the RECORDER to begin playing from the beginning of the current Session To jump back into the previous session you should hit REW from the PAUSE state and then hit REW again to take you back into the previous session FWD Depressing the FWD switch causes the audio to jump ahead 3 minutes If you are in
47. phone Inputs Interface to USB Port 1 1 2 1 4 1 record compression Optional Officer Safety Transmitter Measures 1 75 x 0 9 x 0 18 Uses flat rechargeable Lithium cells Figure H 1 FLEX8F 44 SECTION 9 PLAYER Program The PLAYER is similar to our FBPLAYER used on the earlier EAGLE 2 and 4 line The PLAYER plays audio and video files from the recorders however the PLAYER cannot change the settings of the RECORDER The PLAYER code resides on all evidence CDs inside the HAWK directory The PLAYER can execute on any PC and uses the PC s Sound Blaster for audio output To run PLAYER simply double click on the ICON located on the CD DVD under HAWK Player exe If you are using USBIrd software 2 6x and lower versions be sure to install the MJPEG codec The MJPEG codec is located in the CODEC folder in the evidence CD The main menu is shown in Figure 9 1 E SETUP UL pos ID CASE ID low res no audio LI 4 NE SESSION DATE o TART TIME END TIME LENGTH STATUS 92572006 11 59 15 15 sec LINE v LINE PLAY FROM cn R owowa 3 8 2007 DELETE SELECT ALL UNSELECT 1 20 25 Figure 9 1 PLAYER Main Menu The user can select which drive to play back from Once the drive is selected the file names appear on the screen as shown above After you select a file the Sessions information appears on the screen PLAYER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 The SETUP button configures the disk d
48. ransfer is completed Refer to Figure 4 8 Transfer complete Keyboard FILE NAME CASE ID JOHN 123 X OFFICE ID COMMENT cancel 1456 EVIDE Figure 4 7 Keyboard The TRANSFERRING DONE displays when data transfer has completed Select the CLOSE from CD DVD Select button to go back to the USBird Refer to Figure 4 8 Transfer Done 7 Playback the sessions through the PLAYBACK screen Eject the CD DVD Refer to Section 4 3 EJECT CD DVD CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 110499 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS HIGH TEREO MODE MANUAL BW 5 0 KHz GAIN STANDARD 10 30 2003 10 23 11 COMP 2 1 o a RECORDER EXIT A 6 27 2003 15 26 05 15 52 47 26 min 42 sec LINE 2 6 27 2003 15 52 47 16 19 32 26 min 45 sec TRFE A TY T pee ae 5 min sec DYD 1 Session 1 26 min 42 4 8 27 2003 16 46 14 17 13 02 26 min 48 sec TR Session 2 26 min 45 sec PAGE Session 3 26 min 42 sec Session 4 26 min 48 sec LINE C HD D HD F DVDWR EJECT FORMAT SELECT ALL UNSELECT TRANSFERRING DONE 1073072003 09 26 58 E DVD TRANSFER EJECT FORMAT Figure 4 8 Transfer Done 18 4 1 Definitions of the Status Abbreviations On the Transfer and Playback screens the STATUS of each session are displayed Each abbreviation TR FE LB and P
49. rives of the computer 2 The PLAY FROM selects the storage device sessions are stored in 45 2 The PLAY button once sessions are chose the PLAY button to go into the PLAY screen 3 The AVI button converts audio video recordings into AVI files 4 The WAV button converts audio recordings into wav files 5 The EJECT button calls the DragToDisc program which finalizes and ejects the CD DVD 6 The FORMAT button calls the DragToDisc program which prepares blank CD DVD for data transfer 7 The COPY button transfer files from different storage devices such as hard disk to CD DVD or CD DVD to hard disk 8 The DELETE button removes files from the hard drive select the file name of the recording The removed files do not go to the recycle bin Delete cannot delete files from a closed CD DVD 9 The EXIT button terminates the PLAYER program Select the sessions for playback and choose either PLAY or COPY Once the file is selected the screen shown on appears Refer to Figure Player Playback Screen 9 1 1 From here the user can automatically make WAV or AVI files Note that one CD will typically hold about 1 hour of recording from a HAWK 9 1 PLAYER PLAYBACK MENU BUTTONS 1 The SET button creates a bookmark in the time bar 2 The CLEAR button removes previous bookmark 3 The CLEAR ALL button removes all bookmarks 4 The SEGMENT button extracts a portion of the recording created by the BOOKMARKS 46 5 The IMAGE button
50. ry should be left in the unit while on the shelf to keep the pager function settings This should not be confused with the recorder settings which are kept even without a battery A fresh battery must be installed on every new recording DOWNLOAD CABLE GUIDE PIN The Download Control cable plugs in just to the inside of the coil spring The key Guide Pin is towards the outside short end Please be gentle and insert and pull the cable straight out RCD The ON and OFF switches are momentary and should be held for about 1 2 second Note the red LED will follow the audio NOTE please do not exert excessive force when depressing the switch 43 SECTION 8 FLEXSF The FLEXSF is our most covert recorder The solid state electronics built on an untra thin form factor assures inconspicuous evidence recording in highly transportable packages Data is transferred to any PC via a Universal Serial Bus USB Standard audio hardware commonly found on most PCs may be used for data playback User software running under Windows 98 2000 XP VISTA will cut CD media for archive and can also create audio CDs which can be played on any CD player Due to more dense memory boards we are able to create recorders with longer record times such as the FLEX8C2 D E Refer to Figure 8 1 FLEX8F System features Local Record START STOP Playback via Standard Audio Cards Programmable Timer ON OFF 13 4 Hrs Stereo 26 8 Hrs Mono Record Local Micro
51. settings and content 2 Select TRANSFER and SELECT ALL note the session information Refer to Figure 4 1 Transfer SELECT ALL highlights all the sessions Information supplied by the RECORDER will be displayed in the white box indicating good communication between RECORDER and computer Current Recorder Settings at the top of the screen displays the recorder type serial number and settings Bl CURRENT RECORDER SETTINGS HAWK 0499 Bad Chips 0 of 16 15 FPS HIGH MODE MANUAL 10 30 2003 STEREO BW 5 0 KHz 09 52 47 COMP 2 1 GAIN STANDARD m Ch S 5 n 2 CONNECT SETUP TRANSFER PLAYBACK UTILITY RECORDER HELP EXIT SESSION DATE START TIME TIME LENGTH A 8 27 2003 15 26 05 15 52 47 26 min 42 sec LINE 1 2 8 27 2003 15 52 47 16 19 32 26 min 45 sec A 3 8 27 2003 16 19 32 16 46 14 26 min 42 sec PAGE 4 8 27 2003 16 46 14 17 13 02 26 min 48 sec PAGE Y LINE zi zi e C HD D HD F DVDwR EJECT FORMAT SELECT ALL UNSELECT DATA NOT TRANSFERRED 10 30 2003 08 56 33 Figure 4 1 Transfer 3 If the sessions are transferred to the CD or DVD media you must first FORMAT the blank media Refer to the Section 4 2 Format CD DVDs After the CD DVD media has been formatted select the drive the data will be archived on Hefer to Figure 4 2 Select Storage Device 15
52. switch should always be in the off position when not transmitting or in use 40 Figure 6 4 HAWK with button descriptions MICRO CAMS SXGA Camera The Micro Cams records at 640X 480 pixels High Resolution The SXGA camera records at 1290 x 960 resolution at 1 3 megapixel The SXGA 15 mainly used stationary applications for example a pole camera 4 The Low Light Cameras work well in environment where light is a limited resource Low Light Cameras Long Lens Button Pinhole EERPRCNONIOFE E ER EAGLES WITH OFFICER SAFETY TRANSMITT Figure 6 5 8 A with descriptions Figure 6 6 EAGLES Transmitter 42 SECTION 7 RECORDER Download Cable Guide Pin S 4 1 c9 d De hij TM 7 Figure 7 1 MONO8 The MONO8 audio recorder captures stereo for 10 hours or mono for 20 hours Note that the pager is fully functional with the exception of the vibrator function The MONO8 has an Officer Safety Transmitter OSRFT option which transmits the audio continuously for up to 6 hours while recording with the L91 Lithium battery When the MONOS is not transmitting an ordinary Alkaline AA will last for 10 hours The MONOS uses the USB port of the PC for data archive making it a very transportable unit Refer to Figure 7 1 MONO8 The is the latest model it has more memory and records 13 stereo hours BATTERY NOTE a batte
53. ther devices such as USB printers scanners may occur It is recommended to remove any other USB devices until the recorder is configured and passed the FOUND NEW HARDWARE setup The first time you connect the HAWK to the computer s USB port the USB drivers must be installed Once the USB drivers are installed the computer will be able to communicate with the recorder The operating systems WIN 98 WIN 2000 XP VISTA detect new USB device in the FOUND NEW HARDSWARE WIZARD These directions describe how to configure the FOUND NEW HARDWARE WIZARD for USB drivers Found Hew Hardware Wizard Walcome to the Found Hardware Wizard Window wll Sesto to gunari and 323 collana by likhna on pout computer on the hardware CD an the Windows Update Web ote pour con cur omo policy 1 In the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard select Yes this time only Refer to Figure 1 3 1 Hardware Wizard Cae a ricas corel bo Widows sean for ue 2 Yea this tine ahy es now and every inel connect Co not this eno Hood bo Figure 1 3 1 Hardware Wizard Found Hew Hardware Wizard 2 Select Install the software automatically Recommended Refer to Figure 1 3 2 Install Automatically weed helps pou ictal prae for US Dese F li pour hardware came an ES lappy disk ingest row Whal do pou ra
54. tructions are shipped with every update and are also on the website A copy is included below The CD contains the following folders 1 USBird software installs in DRSU desktop laptop and PDR2 2 PLAYER used to playback audio video recordings 3 Windows Media Player used to playback AVI and WAV files 4 MJPG CODEC used to compress HAWK video files If the USBird version is 2 7x and higher the separate CODEC installation will no longer be needed because we now hard code our own MJPEG Codec into the software 5 USBird Manual a PDF copy of this manual 6 USBird Install a PDF instruction guide to load software For new software installation follow this order 1 Install USBird software Refer to Appendix A 2 Optional Windows Media Player 7 1 If your computer does not correctly display AVI files install new Windows Media Player Refer to Appendix C After the installation if you do not have a shortcut icon for the USBird or the PLAYER programs you can go into Windows Explorer and open C PROGRAM FILES ADS USBird From there you can drag the shortcuts blue torch icons USBird EXE and UBplayer EXE out by pointing to it and holding down the left mouse button as you drag it off the screen 1 3 RUN PROGRAM To run the PC program click on the shortcut USBird From the Windows operating system access the USBird program select All Programs ADS USBIRD USBIRD NOTE Conflicts between recorders and o
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