Congratula
ti
ons on the purchase of your SPYZ15 HD video recorder.
To get started, you will need to download the companion
software.
This
software
will enable you to
correctly set the date and
tim
e on the unit, as well as con
fi
gure mo
ti
on, audio, vib
rati
on and schedule
recordings to your requirements.
Downloading the
Software
(Windows & Mac OSX)
Using the So
ft
wa
r
e
Once installed, you will have some so
ft
ware called “DVR Widget”, open this so
ft
ware. Now the so
ft
ware is
running, make sure the micro SD card has been installed in to your SPYZ15, and then connect it to one of
your computers USB ports using the supplied cable. The so
ft
ware should now say “DVR Connected” in the
top le
ft
corner.
The
fi
rst thing we want to do is click the “Sync Date Time to DVR”, this will set the SPYZ15 date and
ti
me to
that of your PC.
Con
fig
u
r
ing Reco
r
d Se
tti
ngs - Exp
r
ess Mode
Express mode is the quickest and easiest way to con
fi
gure your SPYZ15. Click “Se
tti
ngs” and you will have a
selec
ti
on of pre-con
fi
gured scenarios. If one of these
fi
ts how you want to use the camera, then select it
from the list, then click “Sync Se
tti
ngs to DVR”. Now you can close the so
ft
ware, and safely eject the SPYZ15
from your computer. Make sure the record mode switch is on the cog symbol, not the eye or person
running, power the camera on, and it will record based on the mode you selected.
Con
fig
u
r
ing Reco
r
d Se
tti
ngs – Custom Mode
Custom mode gives you full control over every single record op
ti
on. To enable custom mode, click
“Op
ti
on” then change Se
tti
ng Mode to “Custom Mode” then click “Save
Opti
on”. Now if you go to
“Se
tti
ngs” and you’ll see a huge range of op
ti
ons to play with. I’ll now go through op
ti
ons and what they
mean.
Video Quality
The higher the quality the less the video is compressed, meaning be
tt
er
quality but less recording
ti
me.
Resolu
ti
on
The higher the resolu
ti
on the be
tt
er the clarity, but the larger the
recordings will be.
Frame Rate
The higher the frame rate, the smoother the
image, but the larger the recordings will be.
High:
20FPS
Low:
5FPS
Indoor Ligh
ti
ng Condi
ti
on This is the frequency of you electricity supply. For use in the EU this should
be set to 50Hz
Day/Night Mode
Day mode
gives the best image quality and frame rate, but may struggle to
see in low-light condi
ti
ons.
Night mode
reduces the frame rate and can
cause moving objects to appear blurred, but they may
still
be visible.
Auto
switching
will determine which mode to use based on the ligh
ti
ng level.
The software for both Windows and Mac OSX can be downloaded from the SpyCameraCCTV website using
the addresses below:
www.spycameracctv.com/spyzdvr
Once downloaded, double
click to run the file, then
follow the on screen instructions.
