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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Overview
The K210/K220 is a stand-alone digital video recorder only requiring the addition of power, a
suitable camera and/or microphones to record both video and audio.
The K210/K220 is powered externally (6-18V regulated mains/battery supply).
The K210/K220 is connected to a P C via the supplied USB2 cable. This allows access to
stored recordings and configuration of the K210/K220.
Recording with the K210/K220
Simply attach a suitable camera and/or microphone(s ) to the K210/K220
‘Input’ connector
which is detailed in the Connections and Controls section of this manual.
Recording is activated either by moving the K210/K220
toggle switch to the ‘On’ position or by
using an external trigger (as detailed in the Connections and Controls section of this manual).
When the K210/K220
is recording the ‘Rec ord’ LED will be lit. The amount of disk capacity
used is displayed by the ’25, 50, 75 and 100%’ LED indicators.
Reviewing recorded footage
The K210/K220 toggle switch must
first be moved to the ‘Off – USB2’ position. The supplied
USB2 cable can then be used to connect the K210/K220 to a PC with P CLink Suite software
installed.
Recorded files can then be viewed and arc hived using PCLink200 software. Please refer to
the PCLink200 section of this manual for further details.
For the K220, recorded files can be played back on the integral LCD screen by moving the
toggle switch to the ‘play’ position and pressing the blue play button.
Configuring the K210/K220
The K210/K220
toggle switch must first be moved to the ‘Off – USB2’ position. The supplied
USB2 cable can then be used to connect the K210/K220 to a PC.
Once connected, the K210/K220 contents window should automatically appear within the
Windows environment. If it do
es not, double click ‘My Computer’ or use Windows Explorer to
locate the newly attached Removable Disk. Double clicking the new Removable Disk icon will
open the K210/K220 contents window.
This window displays the contents of the K210/K220 including any recorded .xba files and the
K210/K220 Configuration Utility.
In order to set up the K210/K220 double click on the K210/K220 Configuration Utility. This
will then start in a new window. The K210/K220 Configuration Utility is covered in more detail
in the Configuring the K210/K220 section of this manual.