Safety Vision PatrolRecorder 4C Installation Manual - page 11
PatrolRecorder
™
4C Installation Guide
October 2009
PATROLRECORDER 4C IG Ver 1.5.doc
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Basic Operation
The PatrolRecorder™ 4C system is designed to power
up automatically when the vehicle ignition is on and to
record automatically when sensors are triggered for
events such as activating the light-bar or siren. (The
system can also be used for shift-based, continuous
recording, rather than event-based recording.) When the
system is used for event-based recording, it is not
necessary for the driver to turn the system on or to
manually initiate or stop recording. However, an officer
can start a recording manually and can control the
system as follows:
Starting a Manual MDVR Recording
To start a recording manually, press the
RECORD
button on the front panel of the MDVR, or press the
TALK button on the wireless audio system transmitter.
Switching Audio/Video Input
When the DVR is in Record or Standby mode, use the
UP and DOWN directional buttons on the front panel of
the MDVR to switch input between Channel 1, 2, 3, 4, or
the Quad View.
Automatic Audio Input
When the DVR is in Record mode, audio input from the
integrated microphone of the cabin camera is activated
automatically. When the DVR is in Record mode and the
wireless audio transmitter is removed from the charging
base/receiver, audio input from the wireless audio
transmitter is activated automatically.
MDVR Recording Capacity
The recording capacity of the MDVR depends on the
following user-selectable factors:
Frame rate (30 fps to 1 fps)
Image quality (high, medium high, medium, medium
low, or low)
Image resolution (720 x480, 640 x480, 360 x 240, or
320 x240 pixels)
Storage capacity of the hard drive
Activating the Speed Zoom Function of the
Forward-Facing Camera
To activate the forward-facing camera’s speed zoom
function, press the
RIGHT directional button on the
MDVR front panel. When activated, the forward-facing
camera’s speed zoom function causes the camera to
zoom in to a pre-set magnification (75% typical) and
remain magnified for 4 seconds before returning to the
wide (normal) field of view.
Searching For and Playing Back Video
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To search for and play back video, press and release
the
SEARCH/MENU button to display the Video
Search screen on the system monitor, as follows:
Left column displays the dates for which video files
have been recorded
Right column displays the starting time for each video
file recorded on the date selected
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Use the directional buttons on the front panel of the
MDVR to select the date in COLUMN A and the
appropriate starting time in COLUMN B. Press the
RIGHT button to play the selected video file.
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During playback, use the MDVR directional buttons
as follows:
LEFT button adjusts fast-reverse speed to a
maximum of 90X.
RIGHT button adjusts fast-forward speed to a
maximum of 90X.
UP and DOWN buttons select Channel 1, 2, 3, 4, or
the Quad View for audio/video output (only when video
is being played back at normal speed [1X])