INTELLIGENT VIDEO
ChaseCam PDR100 User Manual – 4/10/09
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Red, Flashing Slowly
= Unit is armed for trigger recording.
Red, Flashing
= Recording but battery is low or other warning condition (see LCD
screen), or not in Standby Mode since user has the menu somewhere other than
Recording Standby.
Red - Green Flashes
= Recording Video. Flash frequency indicates quality of video.
Video and Audio Connections
Video.
If you are using the PDR with a ChaseCam camera, simply plug the camera’s MiniDIN
cable (or extension cable) into the PDR Video Connector. If you are using some other camera,
you will connect the camera to the MiniDIN adapter cable using the RCA and DC jacks. If you
are recording from another video source such as a TV or DVD player, you will also use the
MiniDIN adapter to connect to the yellow RCA jack.
External Audio
. If you are recording external audio (such as a TV or DVD player, or other
electronic device that has sound coming out on an RCA jack, connect the audio to the RED
(Right) and White (Left) using a ChaseCam Audio Input Adapter (optional) and plug that cable
into the External Audio Connector. You can also use a standard 3.5mm Stereo or Mono adapter
to connect to a CD/DVD player or other device.
Microphones.
You can connect a standard non-powered electret microphone to the Microphone
Input jack. Select the proper setting for audio input in the SETTINGS menu.
Technical note. We
have placed the negative on the sleeve of the phone plug, and the left and right positive on the tip
and ring. Plugging in a single electret mike on a mono phone plug produces audio only on the left
channel. A single electret mike with its positive side connected to both the tip and ring of a stereo
plug produces mono audio in both channels.
Internal Microphone
. The PDR includes an internal microphone designed to pick up ambient
sounds and record those sounds on both left and right channels. If you do not plug in anything
into the External Audio or Microphone, the PDR will use the internal microphone.
Audio Mixing
. The PDR includes the ability to mix external audio and the internal microphone.
See menu settings to enable this feature. You simply plug an external audio connector in to the
External Audio connector and the left channel will be recorded from the external source. The right
channel will be from the on-board audio.