ARH CAM S1 User manual

USER’S MANUAL
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ARH S1
PORTABLE SPEED ENFORCEMENT
AND TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM

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ARH CAM S1
User’s manual
Document version: 2017.04.13.
Table of Contents
1.Turning on and off the ARH CAM S1 device, basics ................................................................................................... 3
1.1Turning on, turning off and usage of the ARH CAM S1 device ............................................................................. 3
1.1.1Capturing image with license plate ............................................................................................................... 5
1.1.2Login ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2Log out, turning off the device ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.Setting the standard features, measurements, data collection .................................................................................... 9
2.1Introduction to the Main screen ............................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.1Enforcement menu ..................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.2Information menu item * ............................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.3Events menu item ....................................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.4Devices menu item ..................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.5Options menu item ..................................................................................................................................... 19
2.1.6Camera menu item ..................................................................................................................................... 20
2.2Switching on and handling the control functions ................................................................................................. 22
2.3Detailed description of the speed measurement ................................................................................................. 30
2.3.1Setting and start of the automatic speed measurement ............................................................................. 32
2.3.2Setting and start the manual speed measurement ..................................................................................... 40
2.3.3Information appearing on the main screen during the verification .............................................................. 46
2.3.4Stopping the speed measurement function ................................................................................................ 48
2.4Recorded event data ........................................................................................................................................... 49
3.Setup guide ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
3.1General setup requirements and location features ............................................................................................. 50
3.2Usage in case of day light conditions .................................................................................................................. 52
3.3Usage in case of rainy or cloudy light conditions ................................................................................................ 53
3.4Night light conditions ........................................................................................................................................... 55
3.5Introduction to the Admin screen ........................................................................................................................ 56
Contact Information .............................................................................................................................................................. 64

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1. Turning on and off the ARH CAM S1 device, basics
1.1 Turning on, turning off and usage of the ARH CAM S1 device
Connect the external battery to the ARH CAM S1 device, and then turn on the power by the output switch
of the external battery. After that turn on the device by pressing and holding (approx. 3 seconds) the power
switch of the device, located left to the display. If the power switch is on, the green LED on the button
indicates it. After turning the device on, it starts the installed software. During the startup procedure the
Starting screen will appears with a progress bar, indicating the start.
After the startup process the Login screen will appear:
Figure 1. – Login screen
Upper information bar:
The date and the current time can be seen on the upper edge of the screen:
* The software version, containing the test and educational profiles, are developed in case of occasional usage!

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Signal strength of the data connection (signal strength): weak, good, excellent
Speed of the data connection: EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, 4G
Display example: good signal strength, 4G data connection.
Satellite GPS connection indicator: if there is a connection it is white, if there is not, it is gray
Battery status (external, internal)*
* The battery status indicator on the screen is only indicative. The actual battery level of the external battery
has to be checked on the indicator on the battery!
Display examples:
External power supply / battery is disconnected, internal battery is discharged
External power supply / battery is disconnected, internal battery is good
External power supply / battery is connected, but it is discharged, internal battery is good
External power supply / battery is connected and it is good, internal battery is good

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1.1.1 Capturing image with license plate
Selecting the “Traffic sign images” icon that is the first one from left on the lower third part of the screen,
images with license plates can be made.
Time and GPS coordinates has to be attached to the images with plates, so images can be captured only in
case of active GPS connection!
Images with license plates can be made before and after login as well:
Tap the “+” icon at the top left corner:
Figure 2. – Interface of the Traffic sign images

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Enter the Camera menu with the “Camera” icon (see section 10.2.6.).
The “live image” can be seen on the screen. The pause function freezes the planned image with the plate.
Figure 3. – Icons of the image with table
If the paused image is not suitable, because another car covers it, with the “Live image” icon the live image
can be displayed again. If the paused image is proper, the image with plate can be saved by tapping the
“Record” icon. Any number of images with plate can be captured.
1.1.2 Login
User (operator) login for measurement:
After selecting the “Data Center” icon login by entering the username and password:
Figure 4. – User login 1

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Enter the Camera menu with the “Camera” icon (see section 10.2.6.).
The “live image” can be seen on the screen. The pause function freezes the planned image with the plate.
Figure 3. – Icons of the image with table
If the paused image is not suitable, because another car covers it, with the “Live image” icon the live image
can be displayed again. If the paused image is proper, the image with plate can be saved by tapping the
“Record” icon. Any number of images with plate can be captured.
1.1.2 Login
User (operator) login for measurement:
After selecting the “Data Center” icon login by entering the username and password:
Figure 4. – User login 1
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After tapping the entry field the touch-screen keyboard will appear, where the necessary data can be
entered:
Figure 5. – User login 2 – Virtual keyboard
The available special characters: ( ) / ; ? _ - + ” = and numbers can be entered after tapping the
button.
The button in the upper right corner represents the following: “Back” to the previous state, position.
The entered characters can be deleted with the button in the upper left corner. The cursor can be
moved to any position in the entry field with the buttons on either sides of the entry field.

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The uppercase characters can be displayed by the help of the button. After entering the necessary
characters in the fields, tap the “Next” button.
If all the entry requirements have been met, the Main screen will be displayed:
Figure 6. – Main screen after login
Without online connectivity (3G) with the center and GPS signal measurements cannot be made.
1.2 Log out, turning off the device
After the measurement, when the monitoring process is stopped you have to log out from the system. It can
be done at the “Control” menu item by tapping the “Log out” then the “Turn off” icon. Note: The ARH CAM
S1 device can be turned off only with the “Turn off” icon. The “Turn off” icon appears at the Login screen
and the Error message display as well.
After that turn off the battery and disconnect the power cord from the cigarette lighter socket. After these
steps dismantle the device.

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The uppercase characters can be displayed by the help of the button. After entering the necessary
characters in the fields, tap the “Next” button.
If all the entry requirements have been met, the Main screen will be displayed:
Figure 6. – Main screen after login
Without online connectivity (3G) with the center and GPS signal measurements cannot be made.
1.2 Log out, turning off the device
After the measurement, when the monitoring process is stopped you have to log out from the system. It can
be done at the “Control” menu item by tapping the “Log out” then the “Turn off” icon. Note: The ARH CAM
S1 device can be turned off only with the “Turn off” icon. The “Turn off” icon appears at the Login screen
and the Error message display as well.
After that turn off the battery and disconnect the power cord from the cigarette lighter socket. After these
steps dismantle the device.
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2. Setting the standard features, measurements, data collection
2.1 Introduction to the Main screen
After the login the Main screen will appear. The live view is situated in the center with the information bar.
The functions and settings of the device can be accessed through the floating menus by clicking the icons
on both sides of the screen.
Exit from the displayed floating menu: tap again the icon of the menu or the icon of another menu.
Figure 7. – Elements of the Main screen
The diameter of the circle that indicates the laser beam on the screen is proportional to the extent of the
beam spreading on the distance of the target object:
red ─ no reflected signal
white ─ there is a reflected signal, but no speed value
green ─ there is a reflected signal and a speed value as well

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2.1.1 Enforcement menu
Figure 8. – Enforcement menu
The Enforcement menu contains the following options:
- Selecting a location and method (selecting a location, adding new location, edit location
data, adding measurements limits)
- Enforcement parameters (selecting enforcement functions, adding speed limits, selecting
Traffic sign images)
- Start enforcement
- Pause enforcement
- Stop enforcement
- Event monitoring
- Sending congestion report
- Capturing images with plate
- Logout