Ovation FlashBack-3C User Manual Download

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Ovation Systems Ltd

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www.ovation.co.uk

FlashBack-3

Covert Video Recorder

User Guide

FlashBack-3C

H.264/AVC Single & Dual

SD Card Recorder

Version 4 User Guide

Ovation Systems Ltd.
Springfield Barn
London Road
Milton Common
Oxfordshire
OX9 2JY
UK

Tel:   +44 1844 279 638
Fax:  +44 1844 279 071
Email:

[email protected]

Web:

www.ovation.co.uk

Summary of Contents for FlashBack-3C

Page 1: ...rt Video Recorder User Guide FlashBack 3C H 264 AVC Single Dual SD Card Recorder Version 4 User Guide Ovation Systems Ltd Springfield Barn London Road Milton Common Oxfordshire OX9 2JY UK Tel 44 1844...

Page 2: ...tting the Date and Time zone 13 3 5 Status LED 13 3 6 Make a Recording 14 3 7 Switching Off 14 3 8 Reset to Defaults 15 3 9 FlashBack 3 Dual 15 4 Playing SD Card Recordings 16 4 1 Playing with VLC 16...

Page 3: ...Introduction FlashBack 3C is a miniature DVR video streamer designed for covert surveillance operations in the FlashBack 3 product line The FlashBack 3C has Ovation s I Conex connectors on the rear o...

Page 4: ...tereo inputs Mic bias supplied Onscreen display of date time and coordinates from an external GPS receiver if connected 100Mbps Ethernet interface supporting video streaming control configuration and...

Page 5: ...s to the rear of FlashBack 3 are colour coded to indicate their function as shown in Figure 2 below CAUTION Only connect cables with the same colour code to each input Figure 3 shows a basic FlashBack...

Page 6: ...A Phono 200mm Audio Camera 1M 500mm 1M Male to Female Extension x 1 0 5M Male to Female Extension x 1 Power Control Power Long Extension Short Extension Male Male 200mm 1 5 m Audio Right Video 2 Audio...

Page 7: ...wn below Camera Power Mic Bias 3V DC Video Ground Ground Audio Ground 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 Video In 1 Audio In L Video In 2 Audio In R 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Rec Control 2 record trigger 6 to 28 V DC In GPS Power...

Page 8: ...5M Male to Female Extension x 2 Power Control Power Long Extension Short Extension Male Male 200mm Audio Right Video 2 Audio Left Video 1 Audio Video Splitter Ethernet Socket RJ45 DC Power IN 2 1 mm...

Page 9: ...Record Control 2 Green cable By default Record Control 1 is configured to record when connected to Ground i e a record switch input and Record Control 2 records for a pre set time when connected to g...

Page 10: ...e FlashBack 3C range including miniature low light cameras Knowles microphones GPS receivers etc GPS Antenna Bullet Camera Miniature 12V Bullet Camera Knowles Microphone pair GPS Antenna Receiver RS23...

Page 11: ...a the i Connex cable adaptor provided It is powered via the same connector which is enabled via the Connectivity web page Section 7 9 page 27 The RS232 interface can also control an external PTZ when...

Page 12: ...5 C 27 F to allow for internal heating FlashBack 3 has a maximum operational temperature of 60 C 140 F so a card with a 80 C 176 F temperature specification is recommended eg SanDisk Extreme or simila...

Page 13: ...D The LED on the front panel gives an indication of the unit s status over a 2 second cycle with major functions as shown below In general terms the more the LED shows green the better 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2...

Page 14: ...6 page 22 4 To stop recording press the Stop button or open Control Input 1 The file closes almost immediately and the card is ready to be removed as soon as the Status LED reverts to a long green NB...

Page 15: ...8 Reboot the FlashBack 3 The unit is now set to the factory defaults including an IP address set by DHCP which defaults to 192 168 0 123 thirty seconds after boot if no DCHP address is supplied 3 9 F...

Page 16: ...on the SD card in the folder marked flv Files are limited from 1 to 15 minutes long set via the webpage interface see Section 7 6 page 22 To play the recordings open the flv folder and play the files...

Page 17: ...help save battery power when the unit is not recording it is recommended to enable the inactivity sleep timer in the System Advanced webpage See Section 7 11 page 28 IMPORTANT Installing the battery...

Page 18: ...3 adds a configuration Wizard to the SD card Remove the card from your FB3 and inset into your PC and double click FB3 Config Wizard Go through the instructions and save a file called settings txt to...

Page 19: ...ated by that server If this does not happen within 20 seconds the unit reverts to a static IP address as set in the Connectivity web page see Section 7 9 page 27 default is 192 168 0 123 NB The Wizard...

Page 20: ...your FlashBack 3 unit At the login prompt enter your username and password Defaults are admin admin 7 3 Home Page The Home page gives an overview of the FlashBack 3 s status and recording control The...

Page 21: ...enhanced list of files with a time line showing motion activity alarms etc see Section 9 page 31 7 5 Alarm List Page This is a chronological list of alarm events generated from the triggers set up via...

Page 22: ...d Capacity section shows the expected total record time on the SD card When full Governs what to do when the SD card is full Loop recording deletes the oldest data to continue recording Stop recording...

Page 23: ...Timer you are presented with options to enable days of the week start time and duration see below Figure 18 Timer Example In the above example the timer is set up to record from 9 am to 5 pm on weekd...

Page 24: ...rest by clicking individual cells to enable disable motion detection Clear cells are where motion detection is active red cells inactive When selection is complete click the Apply button to save the s...

Page 25: ...opened or a PIR becoming inactive The following example is the set up for starting stopping recording on GPS Movement 1 Click a in an unused column of the GPS Movement row until is shown 2 Press S st...

Page 26: ...trigger example it is useful to extend the trigger as a vehicle could be in slow traffic and only moving from time to time In Figure 21 below the end of the GPS trigger has been extend by 5 minutes s...

Page 27: ...nd password it is recommended to make the changes while the WEB Password is set to not required and then re enable Peripherals Camera Power The camera power can be set to off 5 9 or 12 Volts with a ma...

Page 28: ...t via the drop down list 2 Enter the date via the drop downs 3 Set the daylight savings mode as required recommend Enabled 4 Then enter the current time see TIP1 below TIP1 If your device is on a netw...

Page 29: ...tings to the SD card via the Save File button Copy this file which is located in the settings folder of the SD card to the root directory of another SD card Now place this card in the target device an...

Page 30: ...ate_r bin on to a newly formatted SD card and follow the instructions in the diagram below IMPORTANT Do not use SD cards of greater than 32GB when upgrading firmware 1 Remove the SD card s and switch...

Page 31: ...ts all your active FlashBack 3 devices It is then easy to select the required unit open its webpage stream live video or download video recordings to your PC from a time line of motion activity In the...

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