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Installing the Camera and DVR

 

Model A-575 User's Manual 

 
 

 

 

 

 

A

TTACHING THE 

W

IRELESS 

DVR

 TO A 

T

ELEVISION 

 

1

  Make sure the wireless DVR is connected to the power using the supplied power 

adapter (9V).  

2 

Connect the supplied RCA A/V-Out cable to the port marked AV OUT on the 
rear of the wireless DVR. 

3

  Connect the yellow Video plug and white Audio plug to the corresponding inputs 

on your television.  

 

 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for A-575

Page 1: ...Indoor Analog Wireless Camera with Receiver Model A 575 USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...velopment the product inside the packaging may look slightly different than the one on the package Lehigh Consumer Products LLC is a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation NYSE JAH To obtain warranty service contact the Consumer Affairs Division at 1 800 323 9005 Monday through Friday 7 30 a m 5 00 p m Central Standard Time Made in China M08 0258 002 ...

Page 3: ...Your A 575 System 8 Motion Detection 8 Viewing Live Images 8 Capture Format 9 Advanced Settings 10 Photo Quality 10 Movie Quality 11 TV Output Standard 11 File Overwrite 11 Set Date Time 12 Wireless Cameras and Interference 12 Motion Detection Settings 13 Enabling Disabling Motion Detection 14 Detection Area 14 Capture Mode 14 Sensitivity 15 Playing Back Images and Videos 15 Accessing Images Video...

Page 4: ...les These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installati...

Page 5: ...theft We re watching even when you re not CHECK PACKAGE CONTENTS After unpacking the carton check the contents for damage Contact your supplier or dealer immediately if any part is missing or damaged Wireless DVR Receiver Recorder 1 Wireless Camera 1 9V Power Supply 1 12V Power Supply 1 AV Cable 2 Camera Stand 1 Mounting Kit 1 2 GB SD Card 1 DIP Switch 1 User s Manual 1 ABOUT THE CAMERA 2 antenna ...

Page 6: ...de Recording or Playback REC In Recording Mode Press to record a still image or video In Playback Mode Press to Play Pause video DISP Press to change viewing mode between wired and wireless cameras Engages PIP mode ZOOM Press to increase the magnification of the image Press multiple times to scroll through magnification options In Playback Mode Press to stop video ARROWS Press to move the displaye...

Page 7: ... when placing your camera are Decide what you want to survey and how much detail you want The camera has a fixed lens and fixed field of view What the camera sees is determined by where it is placed The closer the camera is to the action you want to see the more detail there will be in your images Protect the camera from heat and moisture Install the camera in a sheltered location where it will be...

Page 8: ...e lines on the TV If necessary reduce the distance between the camera and receiver Eliminating interference is important when the DVR is set to motion record You may find that if the wireless camera is installed outside the maximum operating range without interference may be less than 50 ft CONNECTING THE WIRELESS CAMERA 1 Select the position for your camera Secure the camera bracket Screws and an...

Page 9: ...cord from a wired camera 1 Make sure you have enough cable to install the camera in the desired location 2 Connect the Video Out cable from the camera to the A V In cable 3 Attach the other end of the AV In cable to the port marked A V IN on the rear of the wireless DVR 4 Connect the camera to power using the power adapter supplied with the camera 5 Press DISP to change between viewing the wired a...

Page 10: ...SION 1 Make sure the wireless DVR is connected to the power using the supplied power adapter 9V 2 Connect the supplied RCA A V Out cable to the port marked AV OUT on the rear of the wireless DVR 3 Connect the yellow Video plug and white Audio plug to the corresponding inputs on your television 7 ...

Page 11: ... arrows to navigate to the Motion Detection menu 3 Press to toggle motion detection to ON or OFF The motion detection icon displays when the feature is enabled VIEWING LIVE IMAGES The DVR is capable of displaying images from two cameras at a time To achieve this one of the cameras must be wired the other wireless As the picture from one camera is displayed in miniature within the other camera s pi...

Page 12: ...ecording CAPTURE FORMAT The wireless DVR can record in one of two formats photo or movie Photos will be in JPEG format still images JPEG or JPG is the standard compression format used for images distributed via the Internet The high compression ratio allows hundreds of images to be stored on a SD card Movies video will be recorded in 5 or 10 second lengths in AVI AVI is compatible with most comput...

Page 13: ...at the expense of image quality High quality provides crisper images at the expense of storage space Standard quality offers a balance between the two To change Photo Quality settings 1 Press to enter the Main Menu 2 Use the left right arrow buttons to access the Advanced Settings menu 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to select the Photo Quality or Movie Quality menu 4 Use the up down arrow buttons...

Page 14: ...20 x 480 pixels NTSC or 720 x 576 pixels PAL QVGA quality records an image with half the vertical and horizontal resolution TV OUTPUT STANDARD Always have your TV Output Standard set to NTSC the U S television standard PAL can only be used in Europe FILE OVERWRITE Once your disk is full File Overwrite allows you to record over existing files beginning with the oldest first 11 ...

Page 15: ...affect picture quality This happens because the signals are so similar that they get mixed up with one another and your receiver has trouble figuring out which is which To reduce interference try the following Disconnect all other wireless devices one at a time to find out which one is causing the problem and adjust your setup accordingly Move the camera to a different location or change the orien...

Page 16: ...e image from the camera and detects differences between frames A frame is one still image A series of frame played quickly one after another gives the illusion of motion A single frame is displayed for between 1 25th and 1 30th of a second This means that when the wireless DVR is looking for motion it is detecting a change in the picture specifically counting how many pixels the individual dots th...

Page 17: ...ed to define which part of the screen you want to be sensitive to motion You can choose the whole screen 1 1 a quarter of the screen 1 4 r a small section 1 16 Once the size of the sensitive area is selected press to go to the Detection Range Placement screen The area that is sensitive to motion will be represented by a green square Use the arrow buttons to move the green square to a position that...

Page 18: ...ce raise the value PLAYING BACK IMAGES AND VIDEOS There are two ways to view images and videos captured by the wireless DVR One way is to view them on the TV connected to the DVR and the other is to take the SD card out of the DVR and insert it into an SD card reader attached to your computer To playback images videos using the wireless DVR 1 Press the MODE button on the DVR to access Playback Mod...

Page 19: ...the date that you want 4 Press to select the desired date To delete unwanted images videos 1 Press the MODE button to access Playback Mode 2 Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the video photo you want to delete 3 Press to select the file and access the Delete screen 4 Use the arrow buttons to select FILE DELETE Choose to delete a SINGLE FILE or delete ALL files 5 Press to display YES NO delete c...

Page 20: ...Select FORMAT and press 3 Select YES when asked to confirm and press Note The wireless DVR will take a few moments to process this Afterwards your SD card will be completely free of data ready to begin recording To playback copy and delete images using a computer 1 Place the SD card into your computer via an internal or external SD card reader 2 Open the SD card in your computer s file browser Not...

Page 21: ...dark while the background is too bright The wireless DVR uses automatic exposure adjustment to keep the majority of the image correctly lit However this means that if what you want to see is in shadow when something else in full sun the shadowy areas might black out altogether The best solution is to make sure that the majority of the cameras view particularly the center is set to the lighting con...

Page 22: ...R might be monitoring the wrong input Press the DISP button Make sure the camera has power For a wireless camera change the channel of the DVR by pressing the SW button For a wired camera check the connections to the wireless DVR I can t find right channel for the wireless DVR on my television Make sure the wireless DVR is plugged into an INPUT on the television color coded yellow Some TVs have mu...

Page 23: ...frame rates are reduced Recording Compression Format Video MJPEG Motion JPEG Photo JPEG Recording Resolution NTSC D1 720 x 480 CIF 360 x 240 PAL D1 720 x 576 CIF 360 x 288 Recording Frame Rate NTSC Up to 30 fps PAL Up to 25 fps Recording Modes Motion Continuous Multiplex Operation Simplex HDD Interface Memory SD Card Hard Drive Support SD SDHC Cards While monitoring two cameras PIP MODE the monito...

Page 24: ...ation Yes Lens 6 mm Viewing Angle 35 degrees Indoor Outdoor Indoor Audio Microphone Yes Audio Range 10 ft Night Vision of Infrared LEDs 11 Night Vision Distance 16 ft General Operating Power DC 12V Operating Temperature 14 F 113 F Dimensions 5 1 x 2 0 x 2 0 Weight Camera and Stand 0 5 lbs 235g Wireless Digital or Analog Analog Transmission Range 330 ft Frequency 2 4 GHz Transmission Channels 4 21 ...

Page 25: ...ed in or in connection with the product or in any modification or repair is made to the product This warranty does not apply to defects or damages arising by use of the product in other than normal including normal atmospheric moisture and humidity conditions or by installation or use of the product other than in strict accordance with the instructions contained in the product owner s manual This ...

Page 26: ...esulting from any breach of warranty or under any other legal theory including but not limited to loss profits downtime goodwill damage to or replacement of equipment and property and any costs of recovering reprogramming or reproducing any program or data stored in or used with a system containing the product accompanying software BRK does not warrant the software will operate with any other soft...

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