Axon AX1001 User manual

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Axon Fleet Camera System
User Manual

Contents
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1Chapter 1: Introduction
1What Is the Axon Fleet Camera System?
1Additional Reading
3Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Axon Fleet Camera System
6Axon Fleet Mounts
8Axon Fleet Power Unit
9Chapter 3: Recording with the Axon Fleet System
9Operating Modes
9BUFFERING Mode (Turning on the Camera)
10 EVENT Mode (Starting Recording)
10 Axon Signal
12 Chapter 4: Notification Reference Tables
12 Audio Prompts
12 LED Status
12 Operation LED
12 Function LED
13 Battery LED
13 Upload Status LED
14 Chapter 5: Uploading Video from the Axon Fleet System
14 Wireless via LTE
14 Wireless at Station
14 Axon Dock
14 USB Cable
15 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

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15 Customer Service
15 Warranty Policy
15 Warnings
15 Radio Waves
17 Compliance Marks

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Chapter 1: Introduction
What Is the Axon Fleet Camera System?
The Axon Fleet solution is a camera system incorporating an audio and video recording device.
This camera is designed for use in tough environmental conditions encountered in law enforce-
ment, corrections, military, and security activities. The Axon Fleet system is designed to record
events for secure storage, retrieval, and analysis via Evidence.com services. The recorded events
can be transferred wirelessly to the Evidence.com website through Wi-Fi technology. You also
can transfer information with the Axon Dock, or by using Evidence Sync software installed on a
Windows computer.
The Axon Fleet system usually consists of 2 cameras: one installed in the front of the vehicle in
a windshield mount, and the second pointed at the law enforcement vehicle’s prisoner compart-
ment.
The Axon Fleet system has 2 operating modes designed to accommodate the needs of law en-
forcement, corrections, security, and the military. The default mode, or BUFFERING mode, pro-
vides pre-event buering to capture activities that occur prior to the user activating the EVENT
mode.
If the Axon Fleet system is used in an emergency vehicle equipped with an Axon Signal Vehicle
unit, the camera will transition from BUFFERING to EVENT mode when an appropriate event oc-
curs (such as your emergency vehicle’s light bar being activated).
The camera is normally powered by the vehicle. If the vehicle’s ignition is shut o, an inline Axon
Fleet power unit provides power for more than 4 hours of recording.
The Axon Fleet system uses some of the same technology as the Axon Body 2 camera. However,
Axon Fleet cannot be used as an on-ocer camera, and Axon Body 2 cannot be used as an in-car
camera.
Additional Reading
This manual explains how to operate the Axon Fleet hardware. Other manuals cover additional
aspects of the Axon Fleet system. These documents are available at www.axon.com.
The Axon View XL Manual provides instructions for using your mobile data terminal (MDT) with
your Axon Fleet system.
Detailed instructions for using Axon cameras and other Axon products with Evidence Sync are
available in the Evidence Sync User Manual.
If you have an Axon Dock, see the Axon Dock Quick Start Guide for how to transfer information

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to the Evidence.com website.
For information on working with videos, managing users, managing vehicles, and other agency
settings, see the Evidence.com Administrator Reference Guide. This guide can also be accessed
through the Help tab in the Evidence.com website.
The Axon Academy website explains how to register for the Evidence.com website, configure set-
tings, assign personnel to cameras, and transfer video from an Axon device to a computer. Visit
academy.axon.com.

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Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Axon Fleet
Camera System
Although your Axon Fleet system can be configured for automated transfer from BUFFERING
to EVENT mode under the right conditions, the camera still includes physical controls to enable
video and audio recording. The camera also provides visual and audible notification of the Axon
Fleet system’s state of operation.
Note: Many of the features activated by the buttons below also can be activated with the Axon
View XL program. See the Axon View XL Manual for more information.
windshield mount
carriage bolt
ON/OFF switch
ON/OFF indicator
EVENT button
battery LED
battery status button
lens
speaker
dual-channel microphone

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Windshield mount – Attaches to the vehicle’s windshield with 3M VHB adhesive.
Carriage bolt – A knob used to fix the camera in place. After tilting the camera up or down and
finding the correct angle, twist the knob to secure it.
ON/OFF Switch – Turns the camera’s power ON or OFF.
ON/OFF Indicator – When the camera’s power is turned ON, the red portion is exposed. When the
camera power is turned OFF, the red portion is covered from view.
Speaker – Provides audio notifications.
EVENT Button – Used to start and stop recording. (Press to start; press again to stop recording.)
The camera might take several additional seconds to close out of the video when it is powered
OFF before stopping an event.
Battery Status Button – When pressed, the Battery button lights up the Battery LED, which
momentarily indicates the remaining battery capacity in the Axon Fleet power unit (it does not
indicate the operating mode).
Dual-Channel Microphone – For audio recording.
Lens – The camera lens.
Battery LED – When lit, momentarily indicates the remaining battery capacity in the Axon Fleet
power unit (it does not indicate the operating mode).
Axon Fleet Power Unit Battery Status Battery LED
Battery capacity is 41–100 percent Green
Battery capacity is 20–40 percent Yellow
Battery capacity is less than 20 percent Red during operation; flashing red and yellow
during charging
Battery is critically low Blinking red and yellow
Operation LED
Shows the camera’s current operating mode (for Battery status, see Battery LED, described
above).
When you turn the camera ON, the Operation LED turns solid red until the system is ready to use.
Then the Operation LED blinks green (BUFFERING mode) and the Battery LED goes out.
Rear of Axon Fleet system, not installed in a mount
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Operating Mode Operation LED
Recording
Recovering interrupted video*
Blinking red
Buering Blinking green
Booting up/powering down
Error state**
Solid red
* When the Function LED also is blinking red.
** When the Function LED also is solid red.
Function LED
Note: When the camera is installed in the camera mount, the Function LED is not easily visible.
The Function LED shows when certain functions are enabled.
Function Enabled Function LED
Mute Blinking blue
Camera error* Solid red
Bluetooth feature is booting up Solid blue
* Use the ON/OFF switch to turn the camera OFF and ON.
Upload Status LED
Indicates when the camera is uploading data to the Evidence.com website wirelessly or via the
Axon Dock.
System Status Upload Status LED
Initial connection (momentary) Solid red (for 20 seconds or less)
In queue awaiting upload Solid yellow
Device ready (all videos uploaded successfully) Solid green
Device not assigned, agency mismatch, cam-
era set in the oine mode, or device error
Blinking red
Uploading data Blinking yellow
Firmware update, internal battery charging,
extremely low battery, or memory full
Blinking red and yellow – DO NOT remove the
camera from the Axon Dock
Function LED
Upload Satus LED

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System Status Upload Status LED
Transfer error, device re-trying to transfer Blinking green and yellow
Network error (no connection) Blinking red, yellow, and then green (cycling all
colors)
Axon Dock has no communication with the
camera, wireless upload not working. Contact
Axon customer service.
LED o
Axon Fleet Mounts
The standard windshield mount is shown below. This mount can tilt the camera up or down in
10-degree increments. The full range of motion is 90 degrees.
After your camera is at the desired angle, tighten the carriage bolt to secure the camera in place.
Front view of Axon Fleet mount without camera; angled view of Axon Fleet mount without camera; side view of Axon Fleet mount and camera
showing the range of motion.

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The camera is inserted directly up into the mount. There should be an audible click when the cam-
era seats properly.
Rear, side, and front views of the camera and the mount.
To remove the camera from the mount:
Note: Move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position before removing
the camera from the mount.
1 Press the 2 buttons on the back of the camera inward.
2 Pull the camera downwards.

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Axon Fleet Power Unit
The Axon Fleet system uses the vehicle’s electrical system as a power source. If the vehicle’s
ignition is shut o, the battery in the Axon Fleet power unit supplies power to the camera so it
can keep recording. With a fully charged power unit battery, the camera can record over 4 hours
without the engine running. The battery will begin recharging when the engine is turned back on.
It may take over 3 hours for a depleted battery to fully recharge.

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Chapter 3: Recording with the Axon Fleet
System
Operating Modes
The Axon Fleet system has 2 operating modes:
1 BUFFERING (turning on the camera and starting pre-event buering)
2 EVENT (event recording)
BUFFERING Mode (Turning on the Camera)
1 Move the ON/OFF switch on the camera to the ON position.
With the camera turned on, the Axon system is in the BUFFERING mode. When BUFFERING
begins:
• The Operation LED on the back of the camera will blink green.
• The camera will be capturing video but no audio, and will not record to permanent mem-
ory while in BUFFERING mode.
• Buered video duration is 30 seconds by default (00:00:30).
When you activate the EVENT mode, the buered video (not audio) captured directly be-
fore the event, up to 30 seconds, will be saved and attached to the event in permanent
memory. This feature is intended to capture the video of an incident just before your acti-
vation of EVENT mode.

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Chapter 3: Recording with the Axon Fleet System
With default settings, the system does not capture audio in BUFFERING mode, so any-
thing recorded in that mode will be video-only. BUFFERING mode starts only after the
Axon Fleet system is turned on. The system does not record when the camera is turned o.
Notes:
• An agency can turn o the BUFFERING mode. If your agency has deactivated the BUFF-
ERING mode, your Axon system will operate the same way as described in this manual,
but the camera will not record anything until you press the EVENT button.
• An agency can extend the BUFFERING mode’s duration to 2 minutes total (00:02:00).
• An agency can configure the BUFFERING mode so it records sound as well as video.
EVENT Mode (Starting Recording)
Do one of the following:
• Use the Axon View XL program to start recording.
• Press the EVENT button on the camera.
• If your vehicle has an Axon Signal Vehicle unit, your camera will transition from BUFFER-
ING to EVENT mode when the Axon Signal Vehicle unit sends a signal.
The system now records audio as well as video. The “buered” video directly preceding the
event will be saved and attached to the event recording. (Remember, with default settings,
the buered video will not contain audio.) The moment EVENT mode begins, both video
and audio will be recorded from the camera and GPS coordinates (the GPS coordinates are
provided by the MDT) will be recorded. This will continue throughout the duration of the
recording until you stop the recording.
The camera provides you with indications that it is recording in EVENT mode:
• At the start of an event and every 2 minutes during an event, the system will beep twice.
• The Operation LED on the back of the camera will blink red.
2 To stop recording and return to BUFFERING mode,
• Use the Axon View XL program to stop recording, or
• Press the EVENT button.
The system will beep once (with a long tone).
3 To turn o the system, move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position. When you end a re-
cording with the ON/OFF switch you will not go into BUFFERING mode; instead the system
will turn o completely.
Note: An event not recorded by the camera cannot be played back or downloaded to your
computer.
Axon Signal
Axon Signal technology is included with the Axon Fleet system. However, your agency’s admin-
istrator must activate the Axon Signal capability for it to work. When it is active, Axon Signal
technology can take your Axon Fleet system from BUFFERING to EVENT mode.
Emergency vehicles can be equipped with an Axon Signal Vehicle unit. With light bar activation,
or other triggers, the Axon Signal Vehicle unit sends a signal to your Axon Fleet system. Upon
receiving this signal, your Axon camera transitions from BUFFERING to EVENT mode. When your

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camera starts recording, you will hear 2 beeps.
The Axon Signal Vehicle unit has a range of approximately 30 feet (9.1 meters).
The Axon Signal Vehicle unit (or any other device equipped with Axon Signal technology) can only
send a signal to tell the camera to start recording. Axon Signal technology does not end record-
ing. If a light bar is turned o, the camera will continue to record.
The Axon Signal Vehicle unit cannot turn an Axon system on. If the Axon Fleet system is turned
o, the camera will not record even if an Axon Signal Vehicle unit sends an event trigger signal.
The Axon Signal Vehicle unit is purchased separately from the Axon Fleet system.

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Chapter 4: Notification Reference Tables
Audio Prompts
The Axon Fleet system emits beeping sounds called “audio prompts” to notify you of the system
status. These audio prompts usually occur after you perform an action with the camera.
Operating Mode Audio Notification
Powering on or o One beep
Recording an event Two beeps (every 2 minutes)
Press the Battery button while the camera is
recording
Two beeps
The device is ending an event and returning to
BUFFERING mode
One long beep
The battery is at 20 percent capacity or lower Four quick beeps (every 5 minutes)
The camera memory is full Three beeps. The camera will not start record-
ing.
LED Status
Operation LED
Operating Mode Operation LED
Recording
Recovering interrupted video*
Blinking red
Buering Blinking green
Booting up/powering down
Error state**
Solid red
* When the Function LED also is blinking red.
** When the Function LED also is solid red.
Function LED
Function Enabled Function LED
Mute Blinking blue

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Function Enabled Function LED
Camera error* Solid red
Bluetooth feature is booting up Solid blue
* Use the ON/OFF switch to turn the camera OFF and ON.
Battery LED
Axon Fleet Power Unit Battery Status Battery LED
Battery capacity is 41–100 percent Green
Battery capacity is 20–40 percent Yellow
Battery capacity is less than 20 percent Red during operation; flashing red and yellow
during charging
Battery is critically low Blinking red and yellow
Upload Status LED
System Status Upload Status LED
Initial connection (momentary) Solid red (for 20 seconds or less)
In queue awaiting upload Solid yellow
Device ready (all videos uploaded successfully) Solid green
Device not assigned, agency mismatch, cam-
era set in the oine mode, or device error
Blinking red
Uploading data Blinking yellow
Firmware update, internal battery charging,
extremely low battery, or memory full
Blinking red and yellow – DO NOT remove the
camera from the Axon Dock
Transfer error, device re-trying to transfer Blinking green and yellow
Network error (no connection) Blinking red, yellow, and then green (cycling all
colors)
Axon Dock has no communication with the
camera, wireless upload not working. Contact
Axon customer service.
LED o

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Chapter 5: Uploading Video from the Axon
Fleet System
The Axon Fleet system can support the multiple ooad options listed below:
Wireless via LTE
The Axon Fleet system can upload video via Long Term Evolution (LTE), a fast wireless service, if
the vehicle has an in-car router that supports LTE. For more information, see the Axon View XL
Manual.
Wireless at Station
An agency can equip its parking facilities with wireless access points so that vehicles equipped
with Axon Fleet systems can upload their videos. For more information, see the Axon View XL
Manual.
Note: There might be additional system requirements associated with Wi-Fi ooad.
Axon Dock
You can use an Axon Dock to upload information from your Axon Fleet system to the Evidence.
com website. For more information, see the Axon Dock Quick Start Guide.
USB Cable
If Evidence Sync software is installed on your computer, you can download information from your
camera to your computer or upload the information to the Evidence.com website. For more infor-
mation, see the Evidence Sync User Manual.

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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
If you experience diculty with your Axon Fleet system, turn the camera o and turn it on again.
If you receive camera status errors in View XL, refer to the Axon View XL manual for troubleshoot-
ing information.
If the camera is not transitioning to EVENT mode from Axon Signal Vehicle triggers, have an ad-
ministrator verify the Signal Configuration set up is correct in Evidence.com.
If the previous actions do not resolve the diculties, contact Axon Customer Service for addition-
al support.
Customer Service
Visit www.axon.com and view the Support options, or call 1-800-978-2737.
Warranty Policy
Axon Enterprise warranty provisions are applicable on all Axon Fleet system products. See Axon
Enterprise’s website, www.axon.com, for detailed warranty information.
Warnings
For a full list of the warning associated with this product, see www.axon.com.
Radio Waves
Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could
void the product warranty and the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Your wireless device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to
exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Com-
munications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensive
guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines
are based on standards that were developed by independent scientific organizations through
periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial safety

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margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. Before a device
model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not
exceed the limit established by the government-adopted requirement for safe exposure.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter-
ference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult Axon Enterprise Customer Service for help.
FCC/IC NOTICE: This device meets the body worn human exposure limits found in OET Bulletin
65, 2001, and ANSI/ IEEE C95.1, 1992. Proper operation of this equipment according to the in-
structions found in this guide will result in exposure substantially below the FCC’s recommended
limits. To comply with the FCC and ANSI C95.1 RF exposure limits, this device has been tested for
compliance with FCC RF Exposure limits in the typical configuration. The radiated output power
of this wireless device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio ex-
empts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l’appareil ne doit
pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélec-
trique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
THIS MODEL DEVICE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO
WAVES.
Section 8.4 of RSS-GEN
This Device complies with Industry Canada License-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference, and 2) this device must
accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Cet appareil est conforme aux normes d’exemption de licence RSS d’Industrie Canada. Son utili-
sation est soumise aux conditions suivantes : 1) cet appareil ne doit pas causer de brouillage, et
2) doit accepter tout brouillage, y compris le brouillage pouvant entraîner un fonctionnement
indésirable.
Section 8.3 of RSS-GEN

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Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of
a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce
potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that
the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful
communication.
Conformément à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada, le présent émetteur radio ne peut
fonctionner qu’au moyen d’une antenne d’un seul type et d’un gain maximal (ou inférieur) ap-
prouvé pour l’émetteur par Industrie Canada. Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage ra-
dioélectrique pour les autres utilisateurs, il faut choisir le type d’antenne et son gain de sorte que
la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (p.i.r.e.) ne dépasse pas celle requise pour établir une
communication satisfaisante.
THIS MODEL DEVICE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO
WAVES.
Compliance Marks