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ChaseCam PDR100 User Manual – 4/10/09
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Quick Setup Guide
Unpack the PDR100 and make sure you have everything you need.
Open the front access door by turning the thumbscrew counterclockwise.
OPTIONAL- Open the door far enough down, and insert four batteries into the PDR100.
Note the direction of the batteries printed on the printed circuit board. If your unit is a
supercap model, you will not be able to insert batteries.
Insert a Compact Flash card into the slot above the batteries. Note that the CF Card can
only be inserted one way (flipped over, so that the “top” of the card is facing the bottom).
The CF Card must be fast enough for video. Make sure that the card is fully inserted.
Close the door with one hand and align the thumbscrew into the captive nut. Tighten the
thumbscrew.
If you are not running only off of the internal batteries, connect the PDR100 to a power
source that supplies 12Volts DC. We recommend conserving battery life by using other
power sources when available. Use either the supplied cigarette lighter adapter, or you
can hardwire to the pluggable terminal block on the back of the unit. Take care to use the
input pins. Do not use the output power of the PDR to power any other devices than a
bullet camera.
Connect the video input or camera device using the MiniDIN connector or a supplied
ChaseCam adapter cable (allows direct RCA plug in). Do not plug in any other
connectors, even if they fit!
This is not an S-Video connection
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If you would like to see the video or aim a camera, connect an external LCD or other
video device to the PDR using the industry standard MiniAV Adapter Cable. You can also
take a small recording and view it on a computer.
Press the Power/Record button (on PDR or remote). The LCD will light up.
If you want your unit to auto-power when it senses external power, push the switch top
(white tab) on the red switch body inside the battery/card door. Push the tab towards the
outside of the unit (away from the door opening).
After a few seconds delay, the LCD will be displaying text, first displaying the PDR
software version and then showing you a status screen.
If there are any error conditions noted on the LCD, please correct them (no CF card, no
video, low battery).
Using the menu on the keypad, you can adjust the video screen resolution, video quality,
sound levels, and much more. Press X or MENU to back out of the menu until the LED is
solid green. Any settings will stay as set until they are changed by you.
Press the Power/Record button to start recording.
Note the file name of the recording that is now being displayed on the LCD.
Press the Power/Record button again to stop recording.
At the status menu screen on the LCD, hold the Power/Record button down for two
seconds to power the unit off.
You can play the videos directly from the PDR using the MiniAV adapter cable, or you
can remove the Compact Flash card and using a USB card reader, transfer the files to
your computer.
LED STATUS. Solid green = ready to record. Flashing green = error or check message
on LCD. Flashing red/green = recording. Flashing red = not ready, in menu mode. Slow
flashing red = Trigger recording armed.