KJB PVTS3-U User guide

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Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty
Manufacturer warrants all Covert Video and Sleuth Gear Hidden Video Products (Product)
assembled and sold by Manufacturer to be free of defects in material and workmanship subject to
the following conditions. The duration of Manufacturer's warranty with respect to the Product is
limited to one (1) year from the date of sale to the original consumer purchaser only for Products
delivered within the fifty (50) states of the United States District of Columbia or the possessions
and territories of the United States
No other express warranties are made with respect to any Product. All implied
warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
are limited to the warranty period set forth abo e. This warranty is not transferable and
applies only to the original consumer purchaser of the Product.
Manufacturer will as its sole obligation under this warranty replace or repair at its option
any Product that does not conform to this warranty. Under no circumstances will the Manufacturer
issue credit or give a refund for Product covered by this warranty. Furthermore under no circum-
stances will Manufacturer be liable for any incidental or consequential damages under this war-
ranty or any implied warranties.
What Is Not Co ered. This limited warranty does not cover Products that in Manufac-
turer’s judgment have damage resulting from any (i) deviation from Manufacturer's operating
instructions as printed in Manufacturer's catalog or on any packaging labels or other literature
provided with a Product (ii) installation of a Product in a manner which is inconsistent with Manu-
facturer's written instructions (iii) alteration modification of or tempering with a Product (iv)
misuse (v) neglect (vi) abuse (vii) accident (viii) power surge static electricity or other electri-
cal discharge (ix) normal wear and tear (x) commercial use (xi) service by anyone other than a
Manufacturer authorized repair facility or (xii) other improper application installation or operation
of the Product. Or (xiii) have been purchased from inventory clearance or liquidation sales or
other sales in which Manufacturer expressly disclaims its warranty obligation pertaining to the
Product.
How you (the Customer) can get ser ice: To obtain warranty service during the war-
ranty period you must return the defective Product with the original receipt to the original place
of purchase. Contact them for return instructions.
If warranty service is needed at any time during the warranty period the purchaser will be
required to furnish a sales receipt/proof of purchase indicating the date of purchase amount paid
and place of purchase. Customers who fail to provide such proof of purchase will be charged for
the repair of any Product.
How state law relates to the warranty: Some states do not allow limitations on how long
implied warranties last or the exclusion or the limitation of incidental or consequential damages.
So the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal
rights. You may also have other rights that may vary from state to state.
NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED BY MANUFACTURER TO MODIFY OR ADD TO THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY.
For warranty information on Products delivered outside the United States please contact the origi-
nal place of purchase.
IT IS THE USER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS EQUIPMENT IS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAW(S) OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THIS EQUIPMENT IS UTILIZED.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETURN PRODUCT TO ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER, AS THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN
MODIFIED AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY. IN THE CASE OF
A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, CONTACT PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR RETURN PROCEDURE.
THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LIMITS
FOR A CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 1 OF THE FCC RULES. THESE LIMITS ARE DE-
SIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTIONS AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN A RESIDEN-
TIAL INSTALLATION. THIS EQUIPMENT USES, GENERATES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY EN-
ERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS, MAY CAUSE HARMFUL
INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.
Part 1 Low Power:
ANY CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT THE EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION OF
THE MANUFACTURER COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT. (RULE 1 .21
OF THE FCC)
PVTS3-U
POCKET VIDEO
TRANSMITTER SET
USB RECEIVER WITH
REMOTE VIEW

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Setup of the PVTS3-U
Plug the 12 volt battery pack into the female power jack leading from the Y con-
nector Into the power (see diagram on page 1 ) Plug one of the male ends to the
power input on the PVTS3-U and the other male end to the camera being used.
This will power your transmitter and camera. The PVTS3-U will now be on.
Plug the video cable from your camera using the male to male adapter included
into the PVTS3-U. The PVTS3-U will now be transmitting a signal.
1 Insert the supplied CD into your computer & install the software “Secure Xpress
2”. Be sure to write down the Serial Number that is on the CD you will need this
for the installation. (Operational system Windows XP (sp2) or Windows Vista)
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This will create a desk
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Freque tly Asked Questio s a d Trouble Shooti g
I do not get a picture what do I do?
Be sure that the Hidden Camera unit is plugged into a 110V power outlet.
See pairing instructions on page 1 and re “pair” the receiver with the transmitter.
My USB device is not working what can I do?
Be sure you have installed the ActiveX on the enclosed CD.
Try another USB port.
Reboot your PC, keep the USB receiver plugged in, then Open the program again.
I can not get remote monitoring to work what can I do?
Contact your ISP provider Have them help you set up your router to bypass the
fire wall. You will, if you have a fire wall set up, need to open 1 port to forward the
video so it can be viewed remotely.
See the manual on the CD it has more details on remote viewing.
How do I find my IP address?
Go to www.whatismyip.com
Why do my preferences not stay set?
Simply check the last recording and detection state in the preferences dialog box
to save the recording and detection state, see page 11
**Please note that plugging this unit into any electrical outlet other than a 110V
will cause the unit to not function and voids the warranty on this unit, Please use
correct adapters for your voltage.

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Setup co ti ued
After the setup wizard has finished you will get the following box, you will need to
put in the serial number that is located on the CD in Box 1 and then type in the
Secure code that shows up on the screen in Box 2, select Activate.
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Box 1
Box 2
The next box will say Activation successful. Select OK, If you get the following
error select “Install Microsoft DirectX 9 and follow the prompts.
Pairing the Wireless USB Receiver with the Hidden Camera Transmitter
Your PVTS3-U has already been “paired”, in the event you need to re pair
the units follow this guide.
Make sure the unit is powered on. Press the (1) Pairing Button on the
PVTS3-U unit, see diagram below to locate the button the (2) LED will be-
gin blinking fast on the unit, Immediately press the button on the (3)
receiver as indicated in the diagram below. Your receiver and transmitter
are now paired and should work properly.
Includes:
PVTS3-U
USB receiver
CD
Manual
2
1 Video In / Power
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Setup Continued
After setup is complete plug the USB receiver in a USB port on your computer,
Plug the hidden camera unit into a 110V electrical wall outlet. The receiver and the
Transmitter inside the unit have already been paired, the LED’s on the USB
receiver and the LED on the **unit should blink constantly.
**unit see illustration on page 1 for location
Select the “Watcher Icon” on your desk top to open the
program and view the video, you will have a picture
in the video player window as demonstrated below.
Place the hidden camera in the desired location
to be monitored and within 300 ft of the receiver for best results.
Watcher video window overview
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Control Bar
Info Bar
System Bar

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Watcher video window overview continued Prefere ces a d optio s setti gs co ti ued
Watching live video in Internet browser
SecuExpress Watcher allows you to view the live video by using Internet browser.
To set the appropriate settings, select Optio s: Remote Access… to open the
dialog box.
Check E able web server in the dialog box and specify the TCP port umber
(use 80 as default) in Remote Access dialog box. Choose the video size for
transmission.
Then, you can type http:// <your IP address> : <TCP port number> (for example:
http://192.2.30.92:81) of the computer running SecuExpress Watcher in your
Internet browser to view the live video. ( Note: if your TCP port number is 80, you
can omit it and only type http:// <your IP address> )
Overview: SecuExpress Remote for PC user interface
SecuExpress Remote for PC provides you with various controls to view a remote
camera video in SecuExpress Watcher.

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Setting the preferences
Customize the recording settings
through the Prefere ces dialog
box. To open the Prefere ces
dialog box,
select Optio s: Prefere ces.
In the Prefere ces dialog box,
you can specify the folder where
you want to store the recorded
data, compression scheme,
recording type, password
protection, IP address change
notification, and recording state.
Recorded storage
allocation
Before recording, a certain
space in the storage (e.g. hard
disk) of your computer should be
defined.
Select Optio s: Prefere ces to
open the dialog box.
In Record storage section,
choose the folder where you
want the recorded data to be
stored.
Check Recycle storage if you
want the storage to be reused
after the space is used up.
Set Mi imum free space to
leave out some space for operat-
ing system usage.
Set Record file le gth to break
up the file length into the number
of minutes you specify 1 to 60
minutes.
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Searching video recording
To search the recorded video, click the button shown at the left on the Con-
trol bar or select Comma d: Search Records to bring up SecuExpress
Player to playback.
Resi ing the main user interface for SecuExpress Watcher
You can adjust the size of SecuExpress Watcher by dragging one of the corners
of the main user interface when the menu bar is shown.
Hiding the menu bar and status bar
To further save your desktop space, you can hide the menu bar and the status bar
by selecting View: Me u Bar and View: Status Bar to uncheck (hide) the bars.
Alternatively, you can click the arrows on the system bar to hide the menu and
status bars altogether. To display the menu bar and the status bar again, select
View: Me u Bar and View: Status Bar to check (show) the bars, or click the ar-
row buttons on the system bar.
Last recording and detection state at the next program
restart
You can use the same recording and detection state at the next SecuExpress
Watcher launch. Simply check Keep last recordi g a d detectio state in the
Prefere ces dialog box to save the recording and detection state.
*NOTE: Hidden cameras may not have microphones therefore audio
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Recording mode setup
Round-the-clock recording and
Event recording.
Rou d-the-clock recordi g is
to record the video continuously.
Eve t recordi g is to record the
video only if a motion event is
detected.
To set the intended recording
type,
select Optio s: Prefere ces,
and choose the appropriate re-
cording type from Recordi g
Mode drop down in the Prefer-
e ces dialog box.
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Before starting the video recording, first select appropriate devices from De-
vices menu. The devices above the menu separator bar are video devices and
the devices below the menu separator bar are audio devices, available on the
computer.
Then, click on the control bar or select Comma d: Record to start the recording.
To stop recording, click or select Comma d: Record again.
Access control
To password protected so
that anyone accessing
Secu Express Watcher or
connecting to Secu Ex-
press Watcher via Secu
Express Remote Viewer
to view the live video is
requested to enter the
password. The password
can be set in
Optio s: Prefere ces
dialog box.
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Snapshot
To take a picture of current video
frame, select Coma d: S apshot
or click the above icon on the
Control bar.
After taking a snapshot, the
S apshot dialog box appears.
You can save the snapshot,
change the font settings of the
time stamp in the dialog box.
Remote access settings
SecuExpress Watcher allows you to connect from a remote site to view live video.
To allow the remote access, select Optio s: Remote Access… to open the dia-
log box. See page 12
Check E able Video Server checkbox.
Specify TCP port umber (Note: SecuExpress Remote has to have the same
TCP port number so that you can connect to this video server).
Specify the maximum umber of co ectio s for the number of simultaneous
connections allowed from remote computers.
To view the current remote access connections, select View: Show Remote Co -
ectio s.
Notification of IP address change by e-mail Some dial-up Inter-
net connections change IP addresses periodically, If your computer running
SecuExpress Watcher has this type of Internet connections and you would like to
watch the camera video remotely, you have to enable the option of Notify IP
cha ge by email in the Prefere ce dialog box by selecting Optio s: Prefere ce
Click the settings button to specify the related email settings
You will receive an email with a new IP address whenever the IP address is
changed. Take the new IP address and update it in the SecuExpress Remote
Co ect dialog box. Please refer to SecuExpress Remote section on the provided
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Prefere ces a d optio s setti gs co ti ued
To enable motion detection, select Comma d: Apply Motio
Detectio or press
on the Control bar. You can set the motion detection options by selecting Op-
tio s: Motio Detectio Optio s.
In the dialog box, you can drag the slider of Motio level threshold, enter the
value, or click “Detect” to adjust the sensitivity of a motion. However, make sure
there is no motion in the camera view during the detection. A motion is treated as
an event if it is beyond the value you set.
You can adjust the value of Motio volume threshold to count in the volume of
motion pixels as well.
Sometimes, a short period of motion is detected but you do not want to treat it as
an event, for example, bee flies over quickly. You can also check Ig ore short
motio to
ignore a motion that is lasted within a period of time that you specify in the edit
box of the Motio Detectio Optio s dialog box.
To select “Define a Motion Mask” see further instructions on the manual on the
enclosed CD.
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Event notification
To specify how to be notified when an event occurs, select
Optio s: Eve t Notificatio to open the dialog box.
Sou d alarm: to enable the sound notification, check Sou d alarm and choose a
wav file by clicking the button with … next to the play button.
If you want it continuously play, check Loop Playback.
E-mail otificatio : to enable the email notification, check Email Notificatio .
Click the settings button to specify the email settings.
Ftp eve t s apshots: to enable the event snapshot backup on ftp server, check
Ftp eve t s apshots. Click the settings button to specify ftp settings.
Execute program: to execute another program as an event notification, check
Execute program and select a program.
Show up program: to bring up SecuExpress from the minimized state when an
event is detected, check Show up program.
Log checkup
To view the action logs
select View: Logs. The Log dialog box contains all types of logs including
operation logs, event logs and options logs, with time stamp and description.