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YOYOCam G3

GSM Remote Surveillance Camera

V0.2, January 2013

User Guide

Summary of Contents for YOYOCam G3

Page 1: ...YOYOCam G3 GSM Remote Surveillance Camera V0 2 January 2013 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...roved YOYOMotion G3 AC power adaptor Do not use a G2 power adaptor The AC Power adaptor is for indoor use only and must not be used in damp conditions Treat your YOYOCam carefully store it safely and do not drop or throw it or otherwise subject it to shock Do not expose your YOYOCam to dust liquid moisture or humidity Do not use or store your YOYOCam at extreme high or low temperatures Do not expo...

Page 3: ...etely when using YOYOCam for the first time Turn of the device and disconnect the power adaptor before removing or inserting the battery Do not allow the battery contacts to touch any metal object The battery should not be exposed to temperatures above 60 C Use only the supplied battery or accessory service replacement battery from YOYOMotion Dispose of any old battery in accordance with the dispo...

Page 4: ...ed in this document are the property of their respective owners Improvements and changes to this text necessitated by typographical errors inaccuracies of current information or improvements to products may be made by YOYOMotion AB at any time and without notice Product specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...

Page 5: ...started 12 STEP 1 Prepare YOYOCam G3 12 STEP 2 Mount YOYOCam G3 13 Built in Stand 13 Mounting Bracket 13 STEP 3 Set Up YOYOCam G3 15 STEP 4 Refine YOYOCam G3 Settings 16 Optimize image settings 16 Configure the sensors which detect an alarm condition 16 Configure how YOYOCam signals alarms 16 Change the Password 17 Add users 17 Add Remote Controls 17 Interacting with YOYOCam 18 General Command For...

Page 6: ...ence of images send to E mail address 23 Request a sequence of images send to any required mobile phone or E mail address 23 Request YOYOCam to automatically send images according to a schedule 24 YOYOCam Settings 26 Master Users Guests 26 Master 26 User 27 Guest Users Password 28 Emergency Button Notifications 28 Sensor Settings 29 Infrared Body Detector 29 Camera Motion Detection 29 Motion Detec...

Page 7: ...on when alarm is activated or deactivated by a remote control 39 Auto Disarm YOYOCam 39 Language 40 Check Settings Status 41 View Current Settings 41 Get help with commands 42 Mobile Network settings 42 Checking MMS Configuration 43 Quick Settings for Scandinavian MVNOs 43 Manual MMS Configuration 44 Reset MMS Configuration 44 Using the Remote Control 46 Pairing your YOYOCam with a Remote Control ...

Page 8: ...ctory Reset 52 Troubleshooting 53 Command Summary 56 MASTER 56 MMS Settings 57 Manual MMS Setup 57 MASTER USER 58 Most Common Commands 58 Arming Disarming 58 Detecting Communicating Alarms 58 Images 59 Built in Temperature Sensor 59 Wireless Sensors Remote Control 59 Advanced Settings Check Settings 59 GUEST 60 Specifications 61 Configuration Limits 61 ...

Page 9: ...tection Infrared LEDs enable the camera to capture images in the dark Alarm by SMS text MMS and Email including images Dial YOYOCam and listen in Receive images at pre set intervals according to a schedule Simple configuration via SMS commands request images by SMS Remote control arms and disarms YOYOCam and has programmable Emergency button Link up to 15 wireless detectors for example window door...

Page 10: ...YOYOCam G3 User Guide v0 2 Page 10 Get to know your YOYOCam YOYOCam unit Status Indicator Key ...

Page 11: ...io from YOYOCam is heard SMS MMS mode can be used as an alternative When the Emergency button is pressed YOYOCam acknowledges with a bleep and sends an SMS alert followed by an MMS with an image to the Master and each added Emergency number See Emergency Button for further information NOTE The remote controls are powered by an internal battery Please refer to your retailer or YOYOMotion if the Rem...

Page 12: ... battery compartment cover and slide it downwards 3 Lift the battery cover away from the device 4 Move the battery out of the way as shown WARNING Always be sure to switch off YOYOCam and disconnect the power before inserting or removing the SIM card Do not touch the gold contacts of the SIM Card NOTE The SIM PIN must be disabled Use an ordinary mobile phone to check and if necessary turn off SIM ...

Page 13: ... 3 e Slide the clip downwards 4 to lock it in place as indicated by the arrow marked CLOSE 6 Insert the power connector and lead the power cable out to the left or right as required 7 Replace the Locate the battery cover in place and slide it up until it stops Snap the cover closed by pressing the right or left side not the middle of the lower edge as shown STEP 2 Mount YOYOCam G3 Built in Stand U...

Page 14: ...e desired position For best results Avoid pointing YOYOCam at bright lights or windows Direct light in front of the camera may significantly reduce the quality of the images Position high up so that the camera is angled at least 30 degrees downwards Position in a location where there is adequate GSM signal strength Make test shots e g using command 03 to check image quality Adjust angle and or pos...

Page 15: ...d the command indicated in order to configure MMS 7 Arm YOYOCam Send an SMS with text 01 to arm YOYOCam Send an SMS with text 02 to disarm YOYOCam YOYOCam is now operational When armed YOYOCam will raise the alarm when a sensor is triggered By default the built in infrared body sensor is enabled and camera movement detection is disabled When built in sensor triggers the alarm YOYOCam sends an SMS ...

Page 16: ...figure the sensors which detect an alarm condition By default YOYOCam detects movement using the infrared body sensor Camera movement detection is also available Infrared Body Sensor Turn On 118 1 Default Response Infrared sensor enabled Turn Off 118 0 Response Infrared sensor disabled Camera Motion Detection Turn On 22 1 Response Motion detection enabled Turn Off 22 0 Default Response Motion dete...

Page 17: ...other people can also control YOYOCam request images and dial in to hear audio from YOYOCam Command 06 UserNumber Example 06 46702222222 Response 46702222222 USER phone number has been added NOTE The mobile numbers used in this guide are mad up example numbers NOTE The number shall be entered in international format with and country code For more information see Master Users Guests Add Remote Cont...

Page 18: ...tion a parameter Command CommandCode Parameter Response SMS confirmation or images by MMS or E mail Example 06 46702222222 Response 46702222222 USER phone number has been added Note There must never be any space characters in a command Generic format of a command taking multiple parameters Command CommandCode Parameter1 Parameter2 Parameter3 Parameter4 Example 106 46704444444 46705555555 467066666...

Page 19: ...onfigure two users one with the number in each format Switch YOYOCam On and Off Switching On YOYOCam To switch on YOYOCam 1 Slide the Power Switch to the UP position 2 The Status Indicator is orange for a few seconds 3 The Status Indicator turns red for approximately 3 seconds 4 The Status Indicator flashes red while YOYOCam searches for the mobile network 5 YOYOCam bleeps when the network has bee...

Page 20: ... arm and disarm itself according to a schedule Arming and Disarming YOYOCam by SMS To arm YOYOCam by SMS Command 01 Response YOYOCam is armed Status Indicator for 20 seconds after which YOYOCam is armed To disarm YOYOCam by SMS Command 02 Response YOYOCam is disarmed Status Indicator Arming and Disarming YOYOCam using the Remote Control Note The supplied Remote Controls are individually paired wit...

Page 21: ...me1 DisarmTime1 ArmTime2 DisarmTime2 ArmTime3 DisarmTime3 Example 129 0 0000 0800 1700 2359 armed outside working hours 0800 1700 Response Parameter is 0 0000 0800 1700 2359 Note Time is expressed as HHMM for example 0000 is midnight 1200 is mid day 1730 is 17 50 5 30pm 2359 is 23 59 11 59PM Note Armed period cannot span over midnight Set two periods one ending at Midnight and another starting at ...

Page 22: ... one person can dial in and listen at once Note YOYOCam cannot send SMS or MMS while a call is connected Note Non registered callers will get a busy tone Only Master and Users can listen in Note The calling phone must be configured to reveal its number to the called party In some cases e g company switchboard the ID sent when calling out may be different to the user s number Request Images from YO...

Page 23: ...onds The images are sent to the requesting Master or User by E Mail To request a sequence of images to my E mail address Command 03 Quantity 1 Response SMS message Sending to me myemail com with Quantity pictures E mail message containing the images Note The image size is the size set by the Image Size setting default 320 x 240 Note Quantity can be 1 8 for image sizes 160 x 120 and 320 x 240 Quant...

Page 24: ...d images according to a pre set schedule You can set up to three active periods per day a different schedule for each day for example workdays and weekends To set the time periods and intervals Command 116 Day StartTime1 EndTime1 IntervalTime1 StartTime2 EndTime2 IntervalTime2 StartTime3 EndTime3 IntervalTime3 Example 116 8 0000 0800 60 1700 2359 60 Response Periodic sending of images parameter is...

Page 25: ...YOCam G3 User Guide v0 2 Page 25 Response Periodic sending of images enabled Turn On 115 2 send to configured e mail accounts using MMS Turn Off 115 0 Default Response Periodic sending of images disabled ...

Page 26: ...ser and it must be set again as if for the first time To set Master user for the first time From your mobile phone either 1 Send an SMS with text 00 to YOYOCam 2 YOYOCam confirms your phone as Master by SMS Välkommen till YOYOCam Lösen är 1234 Welcome to YOYOCam The default password is 1234 You are now the Master and have full control over YOYOCam Error Responses MASTER phone number already exists...

Page 27: ...e national and international format of the same number as different and will not issue this error if both formats are sent USER phone number list is full Please delete old numbers first YOYOCam already has 10 User numbers set up Use 07 to check and then delete unwanted number s to make space for the new number s To add several users in one command Command 06 UserNumber1 UserNumber2 UserNumber3 Use...

Page 28: ...Cam To withdraw access from Guests the Master simply changes the Password To change the Guest Password Command 04 OldPassword NewPassword Example 04 1234 6789 Response Password was successfully changed to 6789 Error Responses Wrong password OldPassword is incorrect You are not authorized to use this command Only the Master can change the password Password should be a 4 digit number Password must b...

Page 29: ...s something has moved for example a person has walked in front of the camera YOYOCam raises the alarm Turn On 22 1 Response Motion detection enabled Turn Off 22 0 Default Response Motion detection disabled Note The number of pictures sent after motion detection is by default set to 5 Note Command 142 0 will set the number of pictures at motion detection to be the same as the number of pictures at ...

Page 30: ...alarm Command 141 Detections Minutes The default is one detection per minute 141 1 1 Built in Temperature Sensor YOYOCam G3 includes a built in temperature sensor You can set a temperature range and get a warning by SMS if the observed temperature goes outside that range Turn On 15 1 Response Temperature alert enabled Turn Off 15 0 Default Response Temperature alert disabled To set temperature ran...

Page 31: ... YOYOCam can also alert the registered Users if required Turn On 147 1 Response SMS notification to additional users on Turn Off 147 0 Default Response SMS notification to additional users off MMS Message YOYOCam sends the Master an MMS including the number and size of image configured in the image settings default 5 images of 320 x 240 pixels The MMS includes text with a timestamp and the sensor ...

Page 32: ...5 images of 320 x 240 pixels Turn On 110 1 Response E mail notification upon Alarm enabled Turn Off 110 0 Default Response E mail notification upon Alarm disabled See Image settings for more information about the image format To add or change the Email address Master and each User can add their Email address by sending this command from their mobile phone To update send the command again and the n...

Page 33: ...Turn On 13 1 Response Call MASTER upon Alarm enabled Turn Off 13 0 Default Response Call MASTER upon Alarm disabled WARNING If Master or any User number is a landline YOYOCam could block the landline and prevent it from hanging up the call to dial other calls Please read the description and perform the test as described for emergency numbers Note The voice call upon alarm is not the same as voice ...

Page 34: ...or computer best resolution Notes 1 If you select size 3 image quantity is automatically changed to 2 2 Image size and Transmit time are approximate 3 MMS Transmit time is calculated as approximately 1 11 x Image Size x Image Quantity assuming default Quantity 4 Additional time is taken for the MMS to be transmitted through the mobile network and downloaded to the destination mobile phone 5 This s...

Page 35: ...terval has been set to 10 Image Interval may take values 3 to 10 ImageInterval Value in seconds Value in Milliseconds 3 0 3 300 4 0 4 400 5 0 5 500 6 0 6 600 7 0 7 700 8 0 8 800 9 0 9 900 10 1 0 1000 Image Brightness YOYOCam supports five brightness levels to adjust the camera to the ambient light level Brightness level 1 is darkest and 5 is lightest Default is 4 Command 34 BrightnessLevel Example...

Page 36: ...de is good for door sensors and infrared sensors Always On Mode sensor will always trigger the alarm even when YOYOCam is disarmed This mode is good for smoke detectors gas detectors panic buttons Adding Wireless Sensors To add a Wireless Sensor 1 Make sure the wireless sensor is powered on 2 Send the command to add the sensor to YOYOCam Command Mode Notification 05 SensorDescription Armed Only Mo...

Page 37: ...repeatedly Sensor is already added Indicator light flashes red green for approximately 60 seconds Sensor has not been detected Check that you correctly activated the sensor Note YOYOCam Wireless Temperature Sensor automatically pairs itself with YOYOCam and does not require this procedure Please follow the instructions supplied with YOYOCam Temperature Sensor Checking wireless sensors To check whi...

Page 38: ...etting can be useful if YOYOCam is installed behind glass If the infrared light reflects off the glass and spoils the picture you can disable the infrered light completelt Alternatively try different positions of YOYOCam to minimise the glare Note When Infrared light is turned off 31 2 motion detection function is also turned off Forward incoming SMS messages By default YOYOCam will ignore incomin...

Page 39: ...by SMS when it is armed or disarmed To switch Remote Control Arm Disarm notification on and off Turn On 137 1 Response SMS notification when status changes on Turn Off 137 0 Default Response SMS notification when status changes off Notifications when enabled When armed by a remote YOYOCam is armed When disarmed by a remote YOYOCam is disarmed Auto Disarm YOYOCam In some circumstances YOYOCam may b...

Page 40: ...med To enable or disable auto disarm Turn On 138 1 Response Disarm the YOYOCam after several alarms enabled Turn Off 138 0 Default Response Disarm the YOYOCam after several alarms disabled Language English 127 1 Response Language set to English As SIM Card 127 0 Swedish for a Swedish SIM otherwise English Response Svenska installt ...

Page 41: ...arm disabled Voice call to preset number upon emergency alarm enabled Voice call to preset number upon alarm enabled Alarm image quantity 5 Image size 320 240 Image direction 0 Image contrast 4 Image interval 5 Image brightness 4 Image compression 1 Sensitivity of motion detection 4 Periodic sending of images disabled Day Monday Friday Time 0000 0800 Image capture interval 60 1700 2358 Image captu...

Page 42: ...OYOCam 02 Disarm YOYOCam 03 Password Quantity Request images 04 OldPassword NewPassword Change 4 digit password 05 SensorDescription Load sensor 06 number Add USER phone number 07 Report Status 08 Password Reset to default settings 22 0 Disable motion detection 22 1 Enable motion detection Mobile Network settings YOYOCam uses MMS Multimedia Messaging Service to send images and Email messages YOYOC...

Page 43: ...settings for Scandinavian MVNOs Command 145 Name Example 145 ACN Response ACN MMS settings configured Error Response YOYOCam returns a list of valid names Network Operator Command to send Response ACN 145 ACN ACN MMS settings configured Cell Mobile SE 145 CELLMOBILE CELLMOBILE MMS settings configured Chess NO 145 CHESSNO CHESSNO MMS settings configured Glocalnet 145 GLOCALNET GLOCALNET MMS setting...

Page 44: ...atically selects between WAP or HTTP configuration Please consult your mobile operator for further information To configure MMS Center MMSC setting manually Command 124 MMScenter Example 124 http mmsc t mobile co uk 8002 Response MMS configuration successful http mmsc t mobile co uk 8002 To configure MMS Internet Access Point Settings manually Command 125 GatewayIP WAPGatewayPort HTTPGatewayPort A...

Page 45: ...YOYOCam G3 User Guide v0 2 Page 45 APN User user APN Password one2one ...

Page 46: ...e pairing mode times out after 15 seconds Note If the battery in the remote control is low YOYOCam emits three bleeps and exits learning mode Replace the battery in the remote control and try again To un pair all Remote Controls Command 111 Response All remote controls have been deleted Arming and Disarming YOYOCam Press to arm YOYOCam The Status indicator flashes twice a second to indicate that Y...

Page 47: ...ne Use international recommended or national format Command 106 EmergencyNumber Example 106 46703333333 Response 46703333333 Emergency phone number added To add several Emergency numbers in a single command maximum 9 Command 106 EmergencyNumber1 EmergencyNumber2 EmergencyNumber3 Example 106 46704444444 46705555555 46706666666 Response 46704444444 46705555555 46706666666 Emergency phone number adde...

Page 48: ...t and will not issue this error is both formats are sent Emergency phone number list is full Please delete old number s YOYOCam already has 9 Emergency numbers set up Use 07 to check and then delete unwanted number s to make space for the new number s Voice Dialling Mode Default option When the Emergency button is pressed YOYOCam acknowledges with a bleep By default YOYOCam calls the Master and ea...

Page 49: ...he Master phone but do not answer or allow voicemail to take the call 4 When the call rings at the landline answer and check that you can hear audio from YOYOCam 5 Hang up the call at the landline 6 Wait 10 seconds 7 Pick up the Landline If you hear dialling tone and can make another call your line is not blocked If you still hear YOYOCam the incoming call is blocking your landline This is a prope...

Page 50: ...with a bleep and sends an SMS alert followed by an MMS with an image to the Master and each added Emergency number SMS Alert Alarm from remote control received To set SMS MMS mode Command 39 1 Response SMS and MMS notification upon emergency alarm enabled Remote Control Battery The remote controls are powered by an internal battery Please refer to your retailer or YOYOMotion if the Remote Control ...

Page 51: ...be 1 8 for image sizes 160 x 120 and 320 x 240 Quantity must be 1 2 for image size 640 x 480 Request a sequence of images send to any required mobile phone or E mail address Master and users can request images to be sent to any mobile phone by providing the mobile phone number or to any E mail address You can request YOYOCam to take up to 8 images in a sequence The interval between the images is d...

Page 52: ...nsors re enter any mobile network MMS settings and reconfigure all users etc To perform Factory Reset Reset Key method 1 Switch Off YOYOCam and wait at least 20 seconds 2 Press and hold the Reset key 3 Switch on YOYOCam while the Reset key is still pressed 4 After approx 10 seconds YOYOCam bleeps twice and the indicator LED goes green and then flashes red 5 You may now release the Reset key To per...

Page 53: ...sed as the Master or a User Possible Solution Check and make sure you are calling from the correct phone number and that your phone is sending the number Calling Line Identification and your phone number is added to YOYOCare Master can check the user list by sending SMS command UL Problem Cannot receive MMS from YOYOCam Possible Causes The MMS service is not activated The MMS profile has incorrect...

Page 54: ...er Problem The status indicator stays on slow red blink The SIM card in YOYOCam has the PIN lock enabled Place the SIM card in a mobile phone to check and if necessary switch off PIN lock Problem YOYOCam is out of reach for GSM coverage Possible solution Try YOYOCam in different positions for better signal strength or use a high gain external antenna with extension cable Problem There is no SIM ca...

Page 55: ...d AC power was temporarily cut This can sometimes be caused by electrical machinery or heating switching on or off and getting detected by YOYOCam This has no functional impact on YOYOCam The built in back up battery keeps it running The SMS power notifications can be switched off by sending 144 0 to your YOYOCam s mobile number Problem Master receives SMS saying that an incoming message is being ...

Page 56: ...es 106 EmergencyNumber Add Emergency Number called when emergency button pressed on remote 107 EmergencyNumber Delete Emergency Number 107 Delete all Emergency Numbers 127 LanguageCode Set Language 0 as SIM default 1 English 137 0 or 137 1 Disable 0 SMS notification of arm disarm by remote control default Enable 1 146 0 or 146 1 Disable 0 sending MMS to all Users upon alarm default Enable 1 sendin...

Page 57: ...messages to Email addresses Manual MMS Setup Text to send What it does 145 Get this list or virtual operators with Quick Command setup 124 MMScenter Set MMS Centre 125 parameters Set MMS Access Point and parameters 125 GatewayIP WAPGatewayPort HTTPGatewayPort APN APNus ername APNpassword 55 Check MMS parameters 54 Delete current MMS parameters YOYOCam reverts to auto configuration mode Virtual Ope...

Page 58: ...be 1 2 for image size 640 x 480 Arming Disarming Text to send What it does 01 Arm YOYOCam if an event is detected alarm is triggered 02 Disarm YOYOCam events will be ignored 137 0 or 137 1 Receive an SMS when remote control arms disarms YOYOCam 0 Off default 1 On 129 parameters Set arm and disarm state by a schedule based on day and time 129 Day ArmTime1 DisarmTime1 ArmTime2 DisarmTime2 ArmTime3 D...

Page 59: ...trast 1 is softest and 5 is most contrasty Default is 4 NOTE Quantity image quantity is in range 1 8 for image sizes 160 x 120 and 320 x 240 Quantity must be 1 2 for image size 640 x 480 Built in Temperature Sensor Text to send What it does 15 0 or 15 1 Disable 0 default or enable 1 temperature alarm 16 LoTemp Hitemp Set temperature range Wireless Sensors Remote Control Text to send What it does 0...

Page 60: ...d to YOYOCam but do require the PIN Guest commands Text to send What it does 03 Password Take one image and send it to the requesting guest 03 Password Quantity Take a number Quantity 1 8 of images note 1 30 Password To Quantity Take a number Quantity 1 8 of images and send to a phone or E mail address To is the mobile number or E Mail address note 1 Note 1 Maximum Quantity is limited to 2 when im...

Page 61: ...ilt in infrared light Remote control 2 units included 433 MHz Temperature sensor Built in Temperature sensor range 20 C to 50 C 3 C External wireless 433 MHz sensors Up to 15 sensors ASK protocol Receiving distance sensors Up to 15m Power adapter Input 110V 240V Output DC 12V 1A Built in battery Lithium ion 800mAh Battery back up Up to 12 hours Low battery alarm by SMS Size 75x125x43 mm Weight 150...

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