ATS Axsis SC-300H User manual

Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc. Client: American Traffic Solutions
360 Herndon Parkway Model: SC-300H
Suite 1400 FCC ID: KXRSC-300H
Herndon, VA 20170 Standards: FCC Part 90
http://www.rheintech.com Report #: 2011088
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Operation and Reference Manual
Axsis™ SC-300H Digital Radar Speed Camera
-Single Camera System
June 2011
 American Traffic Solutions
7681 East Gray Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
 480.44 3.7000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................10
1.1 CAPTURE SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 10
1.2 CAPTURE SYSTEM COMPONENTS OUTLINE ........................................................................ 10
2. CAPTURE SYSTEM COMPONENTS............................................................................................11
2.1 RADAR UNIT ..................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 RADAR BASE MOUNT ASSEMBLY ....................................................................................... 11
2.3 DIGITAL CAMERA MOUNTED AND RADAR BASE UNIT .......................................................... 12
2.4 SYSTEM LAPTOP ON SPECIAL MOUNT ................................................................................ 12
2.5 STROBE AND HEAVY DUTY POWER INVERTER .................................................................... 13
2.6 STROBE LOCATION ........................................................................................................... 13
2.7 POWER PAK ...................................................................................................................... 14
2.8 BATTERY BOX AND CHARGER ............................................................................................ 14
3. OPERATING THE SELF CHARGING BATTERY BOX.....................................................................15
3.1 EXPLANATION ................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 PURPOSE OF THE SWITCH SETTINGS ................................................................................. 15
3.2.1 Charging Side ............................................................................................................ 15
3.2.2 Static Auxiliary Side ................................................................................................... 15
3.3 PROPER SWITCH SETTINGS ............................................................................................... 16
3.3.1 Morning Shift ............................................................................................................. 16
3.3.2 Afternoon Shift ........................................................................................................... 16
3.3.3 While vehicle is not in use and plugged in ................................................................ 16
4. COMPONENT INTERCONNECTIONS...........................................................................................17
4.1 SINGLE CAMERA – WIRING SCHEMATIC ............................................................................. 17
5. TECHNICAL REFERENCE MATERIAL.........................................................................................18
5.1 AIMING THE RADAR UNIT .................................................................................................. 18
5.2 SIDE-TO-SIDE (X AXSIS) LEVEL ADJUSTMENT .................................................................... 18
5.3 VERTICAL (Y AXSIS) LEVEL ADJUSTMENT........................................................................... 18
5.4 ESTABLISHING CORRECT RADAR BEAM ANGLE .................................................................. 18
5.5 TUNING RADAR CONTROLLER TO THE RADAR ANTENNA ..................................................... 18
5.6 MANUFACTURER PROVIDED INFORMATION ......................................................................... 18
5.6.1 Nomenclature ............................................................................................................ 18
5.6.2 Power Supply ............................................................................................................ 18
5.6.3 Tx Frequency ............................................................................................................ 18
5.6.4 Microwave Output Power .......................................................................................... 18
5.6.5 Standard Supply voltage (Optima Battery) ................................................................ 18
5.6.6 Microware Power Density .......................................................................................... 19
5.6.7 Horizontal Beam width .............................................................................................. 19

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5.6.8 Vertical Beam width ................................................................................................... 19
5.6.9 Design Angle ............................................................................................................. 19
5.6.10 Polarization ................................................................................................................ 19
5.6.11 Laboratory (simulated Tested Speeds ...................................................................... 19
5.6.12 Operating Road Speeds ............................................................................................ 19
5.6.13 Temperature .............................................................................................................. 19
5.6.14 Roadway Displacement Distance .............................................................................. 19
5.6.15 Temperature and Humidity ........................................................................................ 19
5.6.16 External Tuning Fork ................................................................................................. 19
6. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE OF PERSONNEL............................................................................20
6.1 POLICE TRAFFIC RADAR CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................... 20
6.2 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH: RADARS AND HUMAN HEALTH ................... 21
6.3 FCC RF RADIATION EXPOSURE STATEMENT ..................................................................... 21
7. CAMERA FIELD OF VIEW AND RADAR BEAM PATTERN DIAGRAM..............................................22
7.1 RECEDING MODE FOV AND RADAR BEAM PATTERN ........................................................... 22
8. PRE-DEPLOYMENT CHECK......................................................................................................23
8.1 360 WALK AROUND .......................................................................................................... 23
9. DIGITAL CAMERA-NIKON MODEL D2X.....................................................................................24
10. DIGITAL CAMERA SETUP.........................................................................................................27
10.1 CAMERA ON / OFF AND SHUTTER RELEASE ...................................................................... 27
10.2 MEMORY CARD INSERTION / REMOVAL .............................................................................. 27
10.3 MEMORY CARD FORMATTING ............................................................................................ 28
10.4 LENS INSERTION ............................................................................................................... 29
10.5 LENS REMOVAL ................................................................................................................ 30
10.6 LENS SETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 30
10.7 SHOOTING MODE .............................................................................................................. 31
11. CAMERA MATRIX SETTINGS ....................................................................................................32
11.1 PLATE ID CAMERA MATRIX ................................................................................................ 32
12. CHANGING CAMERA SETTINGS ...............................................................................................33
12.1 EXPOSURE MODE ............................................................................................................. 33
12.2 SHUTTER SPEEDS AND APERTURES .................................................................................. 34
12.2.1 Changing Shutter Speed ........................................................................................... 34
12.2.2 Changing Aperture .................................................................................................... 34
12.2.3 Changing Exposure Mode, Shutter Speed and Aperture in Nikon Capt ure Camera
Control ....................................................................................................................... 34
12.3 FOCUS AREA SELECTION .................................................................................................. 35
12.4 SENSITIVITY (EQUIVALENT TO ISO FILM SPEED) ................................................................ 35
12.5 WHITE BALANCE ............................................................................................................... 35

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12.5.1 Changing Focus Area, Sensitivity (I SO) and W hite Balance (WB) in Nikon Capture
Camera Control ......................................................................................................... 36
12.6 JPEG QUALITY .................................................................................................................. 36
12.7 IMAGE SIZE ....................................................................................................................... 37
12.7.1 Changing Jpeg Quality and Image Size in Nikon Capture Camera Control .............. 37
13. CAMERA LENS USE AND FIELD OF VIEW..................................................................................38
13.1 CAMERA LENS .................................................................................................................. 38
13.2 ADJUSTING FIELD OF VIEW/ ZOOMING ................................................................................ 38
13.3 VERTICAL AXSIS ADJUSTMENT ........................................................................................... 39
13.4 HORIZONTAL AXSIS ADJUSTMENT ...................................................................................... 39
13.5 SELECT FIELD OF VIEW FOR RECEDING ONLY TRAFFIC PLATE CAMERA .............................. 40
13.6 FLASH SYNC TIMING AT NIGHT .......................................................................................... 41
14. FOCUSING THE LENS ..............................................................................................................42
14.1 SETTING THE FOCUS MODE ............................................................................................... 42
14.2 USING MANUAL FOCUS ..................................................................................................... 42
14.3 USING AUTO FOCUS.......................................................................................................... 43
14.4 SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE FOCUS SQUARE ................................................................. 44
14.5 WHERE YOU SHOULD BE FOCUSING .................................................................................. 44
14.6 TAKING YOUR TEST SHOT ................................................................................................. 45
14.7 ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE FURTHEST LANE AWAY FROM YOU ............................................... 46
14.8 REVIEWING TEST SHOTS ................................................................................................... 47
14.9 BETTER FOCUS USING VERTICAL AXSIS ADJUSTMENT ....................................................... 48
15. SYSTEM OPERATION...............................................................................................................49
15.1 INITIAL STARTUP SCREEN - OPERATOR SELECTION ............................................................ 49
15.2 DEPLOYMENT NUMBER ..................................................................................................... 51
15.3 INITIAL STARTUP SCREEN - LOCATION SELECTION ............................................................. 52
15.4 DIRECTION ........................................................................................................................ 53
15.5 TIME AND DATE ENTRY AND CONFIRMATION ...................................................................... 54
15.6 SC-300H SPEED CAMERA SYSTEM – OPERATIONAL SCREEN ............................................ 55
15.7 CURRENT SETTINGS ......................................................................................................... 56
15.8 VIOLATION STATISTICS ...................................................................................................... 56
15.9 EVENT HISTORY ................................................................................................................ 57
15.9.1 Output Tab ................................................................................................................ 57
15.9.2 Voids ......................................................................................................................... 59
15.9.3 Last Photo Event Tab ................................................................................................ 59
15.10 PAUSE BUTTON ........................................................................................................... 60
15.11 SELF TEST .................................................................................................................. 61
15.12 TEST SHOT ................................................................................................................. 62
15.13 CONTINUE................................................................................................................... 63

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15.14 END DEPLOYMENT ...................................................................................................... 64
15.15 CD BURN PROCESS - END OF DAY OR AFTER THE LAST DEPLOYMENT ......................... 66
15.16 HELP ABOUT ............................................................................................................... 66
16. LABELING THE CD/DVD .........................................................................................................67
17. SC-300H UPLOAD PROCESS -END OF DAY OR AFTER THE LAST DEPLOYMENT ......................68
17.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 68
17.2 SCREENSHOT WALKTHROUGH ........................................................................................... 68
17.2.1 The “Upload” button .................................................................................................. 70
17.2.2 The “Skip Upload” button .......................................................................................... 73
18. SAMPLE TRACKING SHEET......................................................................................................75
19. ADDITIONAL NOTES................................................................................................................76

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LIST OF FIGURES
Axsis SC-300H Speed Camera System ..................................................................................... 11
Radar Base Mount Assembly ..................................................................................................... 11
Camera and Radar Unit From Inside the Deployment Vehicle ................................................... 12
System Laptop on Special Mount ............................................................................................... 12
Strobe and Heavy Duty Power Inverter ...................................................................................... 13
Power Pak ................................................................................................................................... 14
Self Charging Battery Box ........................................................................................................... 14
Battery Switching/ Charging Configuration ................................................................................. 16
Receding Mode Deployment - Violation Point ............................................................................ 22
Deployment Vehicle Parked Parallel to the Flow of Traffic ......................................................... 23
Nikon model D2x ......................................................................................................................... 24
Nikon model D2x, Functions: Front and Side ............................................................................. 24
Nikon model D2x, Functions: Top ............................................................................................... 25
Nikon model D2x, Metering selector ........................................................................................... 25
Nikon model D2x, Functions: Back ............................................................................................. 26
Camera ON/ OFF and Shutter Release ...................................................................................... 27
Memory Card Insertion / Removal .............................................................................................. 27
Format Memory Card .................................................................................................................. 28
Nikon Lens Insertion ................................................................................................................... 29
Lens Aperture Setting ................................................................................................................. 29
Lens Release Button ................................................................................................................... 30
A/M and VR ON/OFF Buttons ..................................................................................................... 30
Shooting Mode ............................................................................................................................ 31
Main Command Dial Sub Command Dial ...................................... 33
Top Control Panel, Main Command Dial and Mode Button ....................................................... 33
Shutter Speed and Aperture on Top Control Panel .................................................................... 34
Exposure Mode, Shutter Speed and Aperture ............................................................................ 34
Focus Areas, Multi Selector and Focus Selector Lock ............................................................... 35
Sensitivity (ISO) Button and White Balance (WB) Button ........................................................... 35
Focus Area, Sensitivity and White Balance ................................................................................ 36
Image quality/ size (QUAL) button .............................................................................................. 36

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Image quality/ size (QUAL) button .............................................................................................. 37
Jpeg Quality and Image Size ...................................................................................................... 37
55mm FOV – License Plate Camera .......................................................................................... 38
Lens Rubber Ring - 50mm .......................................................................................................... 38
Vertical Adjustment Tripod Handle and Tripod Mount Knobs ..................................................... 39
Horizontal Adjustment Tripod Handle and Tripod Mount Knobs ................................................. 39
Vehicle Lane 1 ............................................................................................................................ 40
Vehicle Lane 2 ............................................................................................................................ 40
Correct FOV Incorrect FOV .............................................. 41
Focus Mode Selector .................................................................................................................. 42
Manual Focus Ring ..................................................................................................................... 42
Focus Mode Selector .................................................................................................................. 43
AF-Area Mode Selector .............................................................................................................. 43
Auto Focusing the Lens .............................................................................................................. 43
Focus Areas, Multi Selector and Focus Selector Lock ............................................................... 44
Vehicle in Furthest Lane Away Focused for Plate ...................................................................... 45
Vehicle in Furthest Lane Away Focused for Plate ...................................................................... 46
Vehicle in Near Lane When Furthest Lane Was Focused .......................................................... 46
Reviewing Test Shots Work Flow ............................................................................................... 47
Vertical Adjustment Tripod Handle and Tripod Mount Knobs ..................................................... 48
Positioning Your Focus Square for Optimum Auto Focus Performance ..................................... 48
Initial Startup Screen ................................................................................................................... 49
Initial Startup Screen – Operator Selection ................................................................................. 49
Initial Startup Screen – Badge Number ...................................................................................... 50
Initial Startup Screen – Invalid Badge Number ........................................................................... 50
Deployment Number Screen ....................................................................................................... 51
Deployment Number Screen Entry ............................................................................................. 51
Initial Startup Screen – Location Selection ................................................................................. 52
Direction ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Confirm Settings ......................................................................................................................... 53
Time and Date Entry and Confirmation ....................................................................................... 54
Time and Date Entry are Correct ................................................................................................ 54

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SC-300H Speed Camera System – Operational Screen ............................................................ 55
Current Settings .......................................................................................................................... 56
Violation Statistics ....................................................................................................................... 56
Event History ............................................................................................................................... 57
Output Tab .................................................................................................................................. 57
Stack Event Colors ..................................................................................................................... 58
Void Tab ...................................................................................................................................... 59
Last Photo Event Tab ................................................................................................................. 59
Pause .......................................................................................................................................... 60
Self Test in Progress ................................................................................................................... 61
Self Test Passed ......................................................................................................................... 61
Test Shot ..................................................................................................................................... 62
Continue - Arming ....................................................................................................................... 63
Continue – Radar Armed ............................................................................................................ 63
End Deployment Button .............................................................................................................. 64
Self Test in Progress ................................................................................................................... 64
Self Test Success ....................................................................................................................... 65
Transfer Button ........................................................................................................................... 65
Deployment Ended ..................................................................................................................... 65
CD Burn Process ........................................................................................................................ 66
Help About .................................................................................................................................. 66
Labeling Guide for the CD/DVD .................................................................................................. 67
Labeling Guide for the CD/DVD Envelope .................................................................................. 67
Programs – SC-300H Upload Files Residence ........................................................................... 68
Connection Error Dialog .............................................................................................................. 69
SC-300H Upload GUI – Connected and No Waiting Jobs .......................................................... 69
Status- After Transfer and Marked for “Upload” .......................................................................... 70
Files- Being Uploaded ................................................................................................................. 70
Files- Successfully Uploaded and Archived ................................................................................ 71
Error – Failed to Archive ............................................................................................................. 71
Archive – Process Retried and Successful ................................................................................. 72
Confirmation – Cancel Upload .................................................................................................... 72

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Cancelation Status Dialog ........................................................................................................... 73
Unable to Cancel Uploads Dialogue Screen ............................................................................... 73
Confirmation Screen – Skip Uploading ....................................................................................... 73
GUI State- Uploaded, Archived and Skipped .............................................................................. 74
Sample Tracking Sheet ............................................................................................................... 75