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Continued Features and Functions of the SleuthGear™ Covert HVR
Storage
: the unit is set to default to overwrite video when card is full using the first in
first out rule: you may change the overwrite function by choosing Full Stop from the
storage menu. You may also delete all files from the delete all functions this action
will reformate your SD Card, see page 7 for details
Recording length,
the unit will record 15 min, 30 min or 1 hour clips when motion is
activated for each motion occurrence, if the occurrence is more then 15min, 30 min-
utes or 1 hour the unit will start a new video upon detection of motion. After motion is
triggered and no motion continues the unit will stop recording, see page 10 for details
System Setting Menu
Time and Date Stamp
you may display time and date to show on your video clip. It
will be embedded in the actual video by the default setting; you may also adjust date
format, the position of the stamp and the color of the stamp before you start your re-
cording. This feature may be turned off. See page 8 for details
Language
you may choose language setting. See page 9 for details
External Trigger
this feature is inactive for this application please note do not change
setting from disable if change unit will not work properly
Screen Icons/ Status Display
the HVR unit will display icons to show your settings
this can be turned on or off user selectable see page 8 for details
Factory Default menu
this setting list the factory default here you may reset at any-
time back to factory default. See page 14 for screen shot of default settings.
Software Status
shows your software version and where you may upgrade your soft-
ware when upgrades become available, see page 9 for details
Remote Control Functions Diagram 2
Frequently asked Questions
Q. Why is there a small time gap between the recordings file?
Ans. If the “storage” is set to over write there may be a time gap between the recordings
when the old files are deleted.
Q. When I change the time of a scheduled recording it does not change why?
Ans. Before you can change a recording time you must first reset it to “From 00:00 to
00:00” then you will be able to change it.
Q. What player software should I use to playback the recording files?
Ans. You can use popular MPEG-4 player, i.e. Windows Media Player, VLC etc.
Windows Media player is the most popular to play back the video, you will need to
download the “
K-lite
” Codec for WMP, this can be found online at www.free-codecs.com
or you may search for the download.
Q. How long can date/time last without outer power supply?
Ans. RTC battery can last for 3 months without power supply (including battery power supply)
Q. How do play video files on a MAC
Ans. You must use VLC media player, if you don't have VLC media player you may download it
from any online freeware site.