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User Manual 

Command 

Monitoring 

Station 2.0 

Version 1.0  August 2012

R000417

Summary of Contents for Command Monitoring Station 2.0

Page 1: ...User Manual Command Monitoring Station 2 0 Version 1 0 August 2012 R000417 ...

Page 2: ...tp www reconrobotics com Email support reconrobotics com 2012 ReconRobotics Page 1 Within the United States sale of the Recon Scout or Throwbot to non Federal and non military entities is limited to state and local police and firefighters eligible for licensing under 47 C F R 90 20 a 1 of the FCC Rules and security personnel in Critical Infrastructure Industries as defined in the FCC Rules 47 C F ...

Page 3: ...Command Monitoring Station 2 0 CMS 2 0 Inventory 3 Hardware Setup Use 4 Channel Selection 5 CMS 2 0 Software System Requirements 6 CMS 2 0 Software Installation 7 CMS 2 0 Software Main Screen 8 CMS 2 0 Software Configuration 9 FAQs Troubleshooting 10 Warranty 12 Page 2 ...

Page 4: ...ser Manual The Command Monitoring Station comes with the following components Please inspect the inventory in this package to ensure that all materials are present If any of the materials are missing please contact support reconrobotics com for assistance The following items are not included Laptop or desktop computer or other A V monitor Tools for mounting the antenna system to a vehicle RCA cabl...

Page 5: ...SB cable to the CMS Receiver and a high speed USB 2 0 port on the computer To use with another video system such as a television or monitor connect RCA cables not included to your video system and to the RCA jacks on the CMS Receiver Follow these instructions to set up your Command Monitoring Station 2 0 Page 4 For best performance the Yagi antenna requires adjustments during use Start with these ...

Page 6: ...ck the shell of the robot and top of the OCU for channel designation Robot designation depicted to the right The CMS 2 0 can only display video or Audio and Video when using a Throwbot XT Audio from one active robot at any given time Multiple Command Monitoring Stations are required for simultaneous monitoring of multiple robots Ensure that the selected channel is the exact same as the active robo...

Page 7: ...X 10 or greater support Hard Drive Disk Space 5 GB or more Page 6 Please Note The amount of necessary hard drive space is dependent upon the run time of the video and number of still images saved Please Note When using an Audio Enabled Throwbot XT and recording using the CMS software the Audio will automatically be recorded along with Video Supported Operating Systems Windows XP SP3 32 bit only Wi...

Page 8: ...ur CD ROM Drive The installation program will automatically start Follow the steps in the installation program The installation may require a reboot of your computer After restarting you should be able to run the CMS 2 0 software from a shortcut on your desktop If you run into any problems contact Page 7 ReconRobotics Customer Service 1 866 697 6267 ext 3 ...

Page 9: ...tomatically capture audio as well as video TAKE SNAPSHOT Save a time stamped still image of the current view Snapshots are saved as jpg files VOLUME CONTROL Adjust the audio volume heard through the CMS 2 0 software CONFIGURE OPTIONS Change the location where videos and snapshots are saved You can also change the maximum length of time for each recorded segment the default is two hours Close the c...

Page 10: ...ow are saved The default location is the Desktop of the current user Click Change to choose a different directory Same as snapshots checkbox will make the directory for the snapshots and videos the same If this box is checked the snapshots directory is used for both videos and snapshots Switch to a new video after When recording a video a new video must be started at least every 2 hours If you wan...

Page 11: ...S Receiver Turned on Channel selection LED will be lit up Set to the same channel as the active robot Attached by cable to the Yagi antenna Plugged into a computer with the USB cable Why isn t the application playing audio Only Throwbot XT Audio robots are capable of transmitting an audio signal from the robot to the CMS 2 0 and OCU Look for the microphone sticker on your robot to verify that audi...

Page 12: ...l attempt to troubleshoot the problem over the phone If necessary ReconRobotics will issue an RMA Return Material Authorization for repair In addition to your original sales receipt you will need to provide the unit s serial number your return shipping address email address and a daytime telephone number Please Note Depending on local system configurations your computer may require administrator a...

Page 13: ... available online at http www reconrobotics com warranty ReconRobotics Inc 7620 W 78th Street Edina MN 55439 Phone 1 866 697 6267 or 952 935 5515 Fax 952 935 5508 Website http www reconrobotics com For customer service call 866 398 1921 Or email support reconrobotics com ...

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