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Tips & Tricks: Getting the most out of your ADW-340

Where you can place your cameras, how far they’ll see and how they transmit images...

Q: How far will my cameras transmit images?
A: 

Under ideal circumstances, the maximum transmission range of the cameras is about 50 

meters, or 165 feet. This figure assumes an environment with minimum signal obstructions 

and few wireless devices using similar frequencies or other sources of radio noise. 
We assume you don’t live in a field, and you’ve probably got WIFI in your house - so, realistically, 

the most effective maximum range is about 20m / 65ft before you’ll start to see some slow-

down in frame rate.

Q: What’s radio “noise”?
A:

 Similar to audio noise, but only radio receivers can hear it. In the same way it’s hard to hear 

someone in a noisy room, the receiver can’t isolate a camera’s feed if there’s similar signals 

originating nearby. Devices such as microwaves and WIFI equipment will compete a little with 

the transmitted signal, so avoid placing the cameras or receiver too close to these devices.

Q: What will happen when the receiver loses signal?
A:

 As the signal from the camera gets weaker, the receiver requests that the camera slow its 

information transmission rate. It’s a bit like asking someone to slow down and speak more 

clearly - they’re easier to hear over the noise, but they take longer to say the same thing.
This translates into a lower frame rate - rather than appearing smooth and fluent, everything 

will seem staccato, or jerky. Try changing the location of the camera or receiver or adjust the 

antenna position if this happens - it can help.

Q:  How does the receiver “sense” movement?
A:

 The ADW-340 doesn’t see the world like we do. The camera’s image is seen by the receiver as 

a large number of pixels. To detect motion, the receiver compares one picture from the camera 

to the next one it sends, and counts up how many pixels have changed their colour or tone, 

and by how much.
By adding up all the “differences” in the pictures (typically taken only a few dozen milliseconds 

apart) the receiver can tell how much has “moved”. The number of pixels that have to change 

before it counts as “motion” is set by the 

Motion Detection Sensitivity 

setting in the 

Recording Settings

 menu.

Because of how it looks for movement, some actions (which aren’t ‘movement’ as we’d think of 

them) appear to be movement to the ADW-340 unit. Occurrences such as a light being turned 

on or off, the sun emerging from behind a cloud (or vice-versa), reflections of car headlights, 

can all trick the ADW-340 into thinking movement has occurred. If there is something in your 

picture that is constantly moving and creating false triggers, read 

Setup Masking Area 

on 

page 15 for information on how to exclude sections of the picture from the motion scan.

Summary of Contents for ADW-340

Page 1: ...1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL EN Digital Wireless Security System ADW 340 ...

Page 2: ...e goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to major failure Warning Modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user s authority to operate the equipment IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Make sure product is fixed correctly and stable if fastened in place Do not operate if wires and terminals are exposed...

Page 3: ...ayout The Camera 7 Basic Setup Setup Guide 8 Menu System Setup 9 Advanced Configuration Menu Camera Setup 12 Menu Record Setup 13 Menu Event List Playback 17 Menu Miscellaneous 18 Playback Play video on a PC 20 Reference Mounting Guide 21 Tips Tricks Getting the most out of your ADW 340 22 Troubleshooting Cameras Receiver 23 Helpdesk Technical Support Details 24 ...

Page 4: ...buttons Drink the tea or coffee you made a moment ago Then look at Setup Guide on page 8 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Read this before proceeding Not all MicroSD cards are supported We cannot guarantee universal compatibility The unit has been tested with many well known brands such as Kingston and Sandisk MicroSD cards up to 32GB Many higher capacity cards cannot be read by the unit as well as some card...

Page 5: ... up to get the best signal Stand If you want to put the receiver on a table shelf or other flat surface but have it at a useful angle the flip out stand on the back has you covered Speakers The built in stereo speakers are located on the rear They re louder than their size may indicate in this picture one speaker is hidden behind the stand A V Out If the LCD isn t enough for your needs you can con...

Page 6: ... recording in progress if it is If pressed while in the playback interface or navigating the file list it acts as the delete button ZOOM Increases the zoom on the image to 200 from standard view or returns to the standard view if pressed while zoomed ALARM Toggles the alarm buzzer on and off Signal Pairing LED While lit this indicates that the receiver is able to receive images from at least one o...

Page 7: ...or Light Sensor Detects light levels and turns the LEDs on and off automatically Stand The camera should be firmly mounted to a wall ideally about 10 3m off the ground At this height it s low enough to see detail where needed but high enough to be out of harm s way See the Mounting Guide on page 21 for more information on mounting the camera Power Socket For connecting the included 5V power supply...

Page 8: ...cedure 1 Set the Date and Time We recommend you start here and make sure everything looks right If you want to use the video as evidence of a crime it is crucial that the time and date are set correctly see Menu System Setup on page 9 2 Prepare your MicroSD card as the storage medium For the longest ongoing operation use a 32GB MicroSD card with Overwrite enabled see Menu Miscellaneous contin ued ...

Page 9: ...e System Setup icon highlighted to access the following Date and Time Use the arrows and menu key to select and change the following settings Menu selects the menu section Left Right arrows to highlight the option and Up Down arrows to modify the setting ESC to go back Press the menu button then use the arrow buttons left right to select up down to change to set the date and time press the menu bu...

Page 10: ...L for AU UK Once you have the correct option highlighted press the Menu button to select Choose when to turn off the LCD screen recording will still happen as per your recording settings press any button to activate the screen again Menu System Setup continued ...

Page 11: ... the unit will automatically return to quad screen or cycle through the active channels when idle You can also set the amount of time each screen will display here Choose the system language Menu System Setup continued ...

Page 12: ...ontrols how light dark the image on the screen will be shown Increasing the brightness will not help the camera see more detail in dark areas it will just make the dark shadows less dark however they won t contain any new information Select the Image Brightness option with the left right arrows While highlighted press up down to adjust the brightness Activate Deactivate The receiver can support up...

Page 13: ...tion is required to trigger the detection by adjusting the Motion Detection Sensitivity setting and this can be different for all four channels S Schedule Scheduled recording is the most direct time based control The receiver will record from the start of the scheduled recording period until the end although the recording will be broken into multiple files X Manual By selecting manual you can chan...

Page 14: ... with different values until you find the right one for you Remember to test the sensitivity during the day and at night time the camera s active infrared night vision makes quite a difference to the motion detection sensitivity at different distances from the lens The full red squares indicate the level of sensitivity Format Storage Formatting the MicroSD card will prepare a MicroSD card to store...

Page 15: ...d in that section of the screen This is a good idea if for example you re monitoring your front yard and a tree swaying in the wind keeps triggering motion events Press Menu to select Setup Masking Area this will take you to the mask adjustment screen Use the arrows to highlight a camera and press Menu to select it and go to the mask adjustment screen Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate between squa...

Page 16: ...ress the menu button to save the setting Notes on Recording Audio is available for one channel only even when performing QUAD recording By default audio is active for channel 1 but when the ADW 340 is performing motion triggered recording audio will automatically switch to the channel that triggered the recording This means that during playback you will only hear the audio recorded from the channe...

Page 17: ...d beneath each event if the box containing the number is shaded then this channel was actively recording Use the Menu button to initiate playback and ESC to exit the playback interface To delete a video press REC DEL when it s highlighted in the Event List Press Menu to confirm a deletion or ESC to abort Playback Interface While in the Playback Interface the controls are Play Pause Menu Quad Singl...

Page 18: ...ture allows you to Pan Tilt and Zoom around the image it doesn t actually move the camera but allows you to look at a cameras image at a higher level of zoom than the standard view When zoomed in you can use the Arrow buttons to virtually pan or tilt the view or rather choose where the magnified portion of the image is centred The ZOOM button on the front panel can be used to quickly access this f...

Page 19: ...rn automatic overwrite on or off Enabling automatic overwrite will allow your receiver to manage the files on the MicroSD card by deleting the oldest files to create free space when your card is full so that it can record new events Remember if you have an event you wish to keep you need to take it off the card copy it to your PC or use a second MicroSD card before the overwrite happens Note If au...

Page 20: ... the folder Video then the folder named for the date in YYYYM MDD format for example 20130623 and then the hour e g 09 Clock and inside here are the recordings for that hour If there are multiple files in the folder unless you know the specific time just choose the first file as you can then use the skip forward 5 and skip backward 4 buttons to navigate through the recordings Click on the file to ...

Page 21: ...uspended from the ceiling by use of a suitable bracket or mounting block if more space is needed Surfaces not suitable for screwing are not recommended as a mounting point for the camera To mount the camera from the ceiling screw the stand into the thread on the top of the camera s body making sure you leave room to adjust the antenna angle We suggest that between 2 5 and 3m about 9 10 feet off th...

Page 22: ...they re easier to hear over the noise but they take longer to say the same thing This translates into a lower frame rate rather than appearing smooth and fluent everything will seem staccato or jerky Try changing the location of the camera or receiver or adjust the antenna position if this happens it can help Q How does the receiver sense movement A The ADW 340 doesn t see the world like we do The...

Page 23: ...card and then turn the receiver back on Check the integrity of the MicroSD card Not all SD cards are supported however brands such as Kingston Sandisk Panasonic Kingmax or Transcend are suggested for compatibility Make sure you have set the recording mode correctly check page 13 16 for more information My cameras seem to have turned themselves off Check the red power LED on the rear of the camera ...

Page 24: ...ls Swann Technical Support All Countries E mail tech swann com Telephone Helpdesk USA Toll Free 1 800 627 2799 USA Exchange Repairs 1 800 627 2799 Option 1 M F 9am 5pm US PT AUSTRALIA 1300 138 324 NEW ZEALAND Toll Free 0800 479 266 UK 0203 027 0979 M340KIT270513E ...

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