Secure Evidence SE-M9-GPS User manual

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OperationManual
1.Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingtheSEM9GPSbodywornHDcamerasystem.Thismanualincludes
detailedinstructionsonhowtoselectandusethemanyfeaturesthatareincludedwiththeM9.
2.Overview
TheSEM9GPSBodyWornCameraSystemincludesmanyfeaturesthatareessentialtothelaw
enforcementandsecurityindustries,suchas30secondeventpre‐recordingandlowlightInfrared
illumination.Ithasbeendesignedtoassistwithaccuraterecollectionofevents,collectionof
evidenceandprotectionagainstfalselitigationclaims.

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ButtonReferenceChart
PowerButton
LightButton
MarkerButton
SoundButton
PhotographButton
VideoButton
Play/PauseButton
OKButton
MenuButton
IndicatorLEDs
GreenLEDStandbyIndicatorLight
BlueLEDChargeIndicatorLight
RedLED(Flashing)VideoRecording
3.GettingStarted
Recharging
ThecameracanbechargedbyeitherusingthesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectthedevicedirectlyto
anactiveUSBoutletorpluggingthecameraintoanactivedockingstation.Torapidlychargethe
camera(4hourfastcharge),turnthecameraoffpriortostartingtherecharge.Tochargethecamera
normally,leavethecameraswitchedonwhilerecharging‐thiswilltakelonger.Pleaseensurethat
thebatteryisfullychargedbeforefirstuse.
SwitchingtheCameraONandOFF
PressandholdthePowerButtonuntiltheunitvibratesand'Welcome'isdisplayedonthescreen.
ReleasethePowerButtonandthegreenLEDwillturnonduringthepowerupprocess.Thecamera
willthenbeginrecordingautomaticallyanddisplayaredflashingLED.PresstheVideoButtontostop
therecording.
Toswitchoffthecamera,pressandholdthePowerButtonuntiltheunitvibratesanddisplays
'Goodbye'ontheLCDscreen.Theautomaticrecordonpowerupfeatureispre‐setanddesignedto
assisttheuserduringstressfulsituations.
StandbyMode
Whenthecameraisswitchedonandleftidle,itwillbegintotimeoutaccordingtothescreensaver's
timesetting(ifenabled).Onceithastimedout,thescreenwillswitchoffandenterstandbymode.
Thecameracanbebroughtoutofstandbymodebypressinganybuttononce.Toenterstandby
modemanually,pressandreleasethePowerButton.

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4.RecordingandPlayback
RecordingAudio
NormalAudioRecording
Whilethecameraisswitchedon,pressandreleasetheAudioButtononce.Thecamerawillvibrate,
displayaflashingamberLEDanddisplayamicrophoneimagewiththecurrentdurationoftheaudio
recording.Tostoptherecording,presstheAudioButtononce.
OneKeyAudioRecording
Whilethecameraisswitchedoff,pressandholdtheAudioButtonuntiltheunitvibratesand'Audio
Recording'isdisplayedontheLCDscreen.Amicrophoneimagewillbedisplayedwiththecurrent
durationoftheaudiorecording.Tostoptherecording,presstheAudioButton.Thecamerawill
remainswitchedonafterthisprocess.
TakingPhotographs
Whilethecameraisswitchedon,pressandreleasethePhotographButton.Theimagewillbe
automaticallysavedtothecamera.
RecordingVideo
NormalVideoRecording
Whilethecameraisswitchedon,pressandreleasetheVideoButtontostartrecording.Whenthe
recordingstarts,aredLEDwillbegintoflash,thevideocameraiconwillbedisplayedonthescreen
andthecurrentvideorecordingdurationwillbedisplayed.Toendthevideorecording,pressthe
VideoButtononce.
OneKeyVideoRecording
Whilethecameraisswitchedoff,pressandholdtheVideoButtonuntiltheunitvibratesand'Video
Recording'isdisplayedontheLCDscreen.AredLEDwillbedisplayedandbegintoflash,thevideo
cameraiconwillbedisplayedonthescreenandthecurrentvideorecordingdurationwillbe
displayed.Toendthevideorecording,presstheVideoButtononce.Thecamerawillremain
switchedonafterthisprocess.
TakingaPhotowhilerecordingvideo
Whenavideoisrecording,pressthePhotographButtontotakeaphotograph.Thiswilltakeastill
photographwithoutinterruptingyourvideooraudiorecording.
Playback
Toviewyourrecordedmedia,presstheOKButtontodisplaytheplaybackmenu.Pressthe
Play/PauseButtonandtheMenuButtontohighlighteachmenuitemandtheOKButtontoselectit.
Whenyouhavefinishedbrowsingyourmedia,pressthe[power]buttontonavigatebackthrough
themenus.
OneKeyPlayback
Youcanplaybackthemostrecentlyrecordedfile(audio,videoorimage)bypressingthePlay/Pause
Button.Toreturntothehomescreen,pressthePowerButtontonavigatebackthroughthemenus.

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5.OtherFunctions
DigitalZoom
Toadjustthedigitalzoom,firstlyensurethattheunitisswitchedon.Tozoomin,pressandholdthe
Play/PauseButtonuntilthezoomfeatureisactivatedthenreleasethebuttonwhentherequired
limitisreached.Tozoomout,pressandholdtheMenuButtonuntilthezoonfeatureisactivated
thenreleasethebuttonwhentherequiredlimitisreached.
InfraredLED
TheinfraredLEDcanbeusedinlowlightconditionswherethecamerawillnotnormallyreceivean
image.Whilethecameraisrecordingvideo,presstheLightButtononcetoturntheinfraredLEDson.
TherecordedvideoandtheimageontheLCDscreenwillbedisplayedinblackandwhite.Toturn
theInfraredLEDsoff,presstheLightButton.
WhiteLED(Flashlight&Strobe)
ThewhiteLEDmaybeusedinlowlightconditionsatcloseproximitytoilluminateanarea.To
activatetheWhiteLEDlight,pressandholdthelightbuttonuntilthewhiteLEDisturnedon.Toturn
thewhiteLEDoff,pressandholdtheLightButtonuntilthewhiteLEDisswitchedoff.Bypressing
andholdingthePhotographButton,thefrontwhiteLEDwillflash/strobeandmaybeusedfor
locationatnight.
AuxiliaryLocationLight(RedLaser)
TheAuxiliaryLocationLightcanbeusedtodirectattentiontoaspecificlocation.Thelasermaynot
bevisibleonrecordingsiftheambientlightistoohigh.Toactivatetheredlaser,ensuretheunitis
switchedon,thenpressandholdtheOKButtonuntiltheLaserison.Tode‐activatethelaser,press
andholdtheOKButtonuntilthelaserturnsoff.WARNING–Donotshineanylaserintotheeyesas
itmaycauseinjury.
ResettingtheCamera
Intheunlikelyeventwherethecamera'hangs'(camerasdisplayisunresponsivetoanyinput),press
theresetbuttonusinganopenpapercliporasimilaritemtorebootthecamera.Theresetbutton
canbelocatedbesidetheHDMIport.Thisisdesignedtohavenoeffectonthedatastoredonthe
camera.
GPS(iffitted)
IffittedwithGPSyourcamerahastheabilitytorecordGPScoordinatesonthevideofile.Thisdata
canbeusedinsuppliedsoftwaretoshowboththevideoimageandcameralocation/trackonamap,
withinasplitscreenviewingscreen.Pleasenote:Theunitwillonlyconnecttoglobalpositioning
satelliteswiththedirectviewofthesky(willnotconnectindoors).
CarDVMode
Enablesthecameratoautostartrecordingwhenpowerisreceivedthroughthedockingstation–
idealwhenthecameraismountedinavehicle.Thisfeaturecanbeturnedoffduringnormaluse.

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6.MenuSettings
NAVIGATION
Presstoenterthemenusystem
Presstoselectamenuitem
PresstoScrollDown
Presstoscrollup
Presstogoback
1/29‐VIDEORESOLUTION
Thissettingenablesoneofeightpresetvideoresolutions.
2304x129630P16:9
1920x1080 30P 16:9
1440x1080 30P 16:9
1280x720 60P 16:9
1280x720 30P 16:9
848x480 60P 16:9
848x48030P16:9
720x48030P4:3
2/29‐PHOTORESOLUTION
Thissettingenablesoneofsevenpresetphotoresolutions.
5M(3008x168816:9)
8M(3456x194416:9)
10M(4384x246616:9)
12M(4608x259216:9)
16M(5336x300016:9)
20M(5960x335216:9)
21M(6144x345616:9)
23M(6480x364816:9)
25M(6664x375216:9)
28M(7056x396816:9)
30M(7304x410416:9)
32M(7600x427516:9)
3/29‐PHOTOBURSTMODE
ThissettingenablesoneoffivePhotoBurstModes.
Burst:off
Burst:2
Burst:3
Burst:5
Burst:10
Burst:15
Burst:20

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4/29‐PHOTODELAYTIMER
ThissettingenablesordisablesthePhotoDelayTimerFeature.ThePhotoDelayTimercanbe
disabledbyselecting'OFF'.WhenaPhotoDelayTimertimeperiodisselected,adelaywilloccur
betweenwhenthephotobuttonispressedandwhenthephotoistaken.Thedelaywillbethetime
periodwhichisselected.
Selftimer:Off
Selftimer:5sec
Selftimer:10sec
5/29‐CONTINUOUSPHOTOSHOOTING
ThissettingenablesordisablesContinuousPhotoShooting.ContinuousPhotoShootingcanbe
disabledbyselecting'OFF'.WhenaContinuousPhotoShootingtimeperiodisselected,pressingthe
photobuttonwilltakethefirstphoto,adelaywilloccurthenanotherphotowillbetaken.Another
delaywilloccurthenanotherphotowillbetakenautomatically.Thedelaywillbethetimeperiod
whichisselected.Thisprocesswillcontinueuntilthephotobuttonispressedasecondtime.
ContinuousShooting:Off
ContinuousShooting:5sec
ContinuousShooting:10sec
6/29‐VIDEOQUALITY
OneofthreeVideoQualitysettingscanbeselected.
Quality:S.Fine
Quality:Fine
Quality:Normal
7/29‐VIDEOPRE‐RECORDING
Videopre‐recordingcanbeenabledordisabled.VideoPre‐Recordingcanbedisabledbyselecting
'OFF'.WhenVideoPre‐Recordingisenabled,videowillberecordedfor30secondspriortothevideo
recordbuttonbeingpressed.
Pre‐record:Off
Pre‐record:On
8/29‐VIDEODELAYRECORDING
ThissettingenablesordisablestheVideoDelayRecordingfeature.VideoDelayRecordingcanbe
disabledbyselecting'OFF'.WhenaVideoDelayRecordingtimeperiodisselected,thevideo
recordingwillcontinuefortheselectedtimeaftertherecodinghasbeenstoppedbypressingthe
videobuttonmanually.
Delayrecord:Off
Delayrecord:5sec
Delayrecord:1minute
Delayrecord:10minutes

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9/29CARMODE
Carmodeenablesthecameratoautostartrecordingwhenpowerisreceivedthroughthedocking
station–idealwhenthecameraismountedasaninvehiclerecorder.Thisfeaturecanbeturnedoff
duringnormaluse.
CarDVMode:Off
CarDVMode:On
10/29LOOPRECORD
LooprecordingisonlyavailableinCarDVmodeanditworksonafirstonfirstoffbasis.Ifenabled
andoncethecamera’smemoryisfull,thecamerawillwriteovertheoldestfilesfirstinanendless
loop.Whendisabledandthecameramemoryisfullthecamerawithturnoff,savingalldata.
LoopRecord:On
LoopRecord:Off
11/29‐SPLITTIME
Thissettingdeterminesthedurationofeachvideofilethatissavedtomemory.Alongrecordingmay
containmultiplefiles.
SplitTime:3minutes
SplitTime:5minutes
SplitTime:10minutes
SplitTime:15minutes
SplitTime:30minutes
SplitTime:45minutes
12/29‐SLIDESHOW
Thissettingenablesordisablestheslideshowplaybackfeature.TheSlideshowcanbedisabledby
settingitto'OFF'.WhentheSlideshowfeatureisenabled,yourimageswillbedisplayedinslideshow
formatapproximatelyeveryfivesecondsontheLCDscreen.
Slideshow:Off
Slideshow:On
13/29‐INFRARED
ThissettingallowstheinfraredLEDstobeswitchedonoroffmanuallyorautomatically.When
Manualmodeisselected,theinfraredLEDscanbeswitchedonoroffusingthe'Light'buttonontop
ofthedevice.WhenAutomodeisselected,theinfraredLEDswillswitchonoroffautomatically
dependingontheamountofambientlightavailable.
Infrared:Manual
Infrared:Auto
14/29‐RECORDWARNING
ThissettingenablesordisablestheRecordWarningFeature.TheRecordWarningcanbedisabledby
selecting'OFF'.WhentheRecordWarningisenabled,arecordedvoicealert‐'recordingstarted'can
beheardwhenthevideobuttonispressedandthevideorecordinghascommenced.Note:the
VolumeSetting(19/24)mustbeenabledtohearthisalert.
RecordWarning:Off
RecordWarning:On

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15/29‐GPS
IffittedwithGPSyourcamerahastheabilitytorecordGPScoordinatesonthevideofile.Thisdata
canbeusedinsuppliedsoftwaretoshowboththevideoimageandcameralocation/trackonamap,
withinasplitscreenviewingscreen.Speedanddirectionarealsorecordedifmoving.TheGPSicon
displayedonthescreenwillberedwhennotconnectedandgreenwhenconnectedtoglobal
positioningsatellites.
GPS:Off
GPS:On
16/29‐TIMEZONE
Thissettingadjuststhetimezonefortheunit'stime&datesetting.Selectatimezoneforyour
locationusingavaluebetween‐12and+12
17/29‐LANGUAGE
Language:English
Language:Russian
Language:Polish
Language:French
Language:Chinese
Language:Portuguese
Language:Spanish
18/29‐SCREENSAVER
ThissettingenablesordisablestheLCDscreensaver.TheScreenSavercanbedisabledbyselecting
'OFF'.WhenthescreensaverisOFF,theLCDdisplaywillremainON.Whenascreensavertime
intervalisselected,theLCDscreenwillswitchoffaftertheselectedtime.
ScreenSave:Off
ScreenSave:30seconds
ScreenSave:1min
ScreenSave:3min
ScreenSave:5min
19/29‐LCDBRIGHTNESS
ThissettingadjuststhebrightnessoftheLCDdisplay.
LCDbrightness:High
LCDbrightness:Low
20/29‐AUTOPOWEROFF(SHUTDOWN)
Thissettingenablesordisablestheautoshutdownfeature.AutoPowerOffcanbedisabledby
selecting'OFF'.WhenanAutoPowerOfftimeintervalisselected,thecamerawillautomatically
shutdownwhenleftidlefortheselectedtime.
Autopoweroff:Off
Autopoweroff:30seconds
Autopoweroff:1min
Autopoweroff:3min
Autopoweroff:5min

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21/29‐LEDLIGHT
ThisenablesordisablestheLEDlightsontopoftheunit
LedLight:On
LedLight:Off
22/29‐KEYTONE
ThissettingenablesordisablestheKeyTonesfeature.KeyTonescanbedisabledbyselecting'OFF'.
Note:theVolumeSetting(19/24)mustbeenabledtohearthisalert.
Keytone:On
Keytone:Off
23/29‐VOLUME
Thissettingadjuststhevolumeoftheunit'skeytonesandvoicealerts.Ithasnoeffectonthe
recordedvideo'svolume.Selectvolumelevel0to12
24/29‐FILEMARKERTYPE
Thissettingselectswhichfilemarkeristobeused.Filescanbemarkedbyusingtheyellowstar
button.
Type:NONE
Type:Traffic
Type:Police
Type:Criminal
25/29‐IDSETTING(SERIALNUMBERS)
SerialNumberscanbeadjustedwiththissetting.
DeviceSN:00000
PersonSN:000000
26/29‐CHANGEPASSWORD
Thepasswordcanbechangedwiththissetting.Pleaseensureyourecordyourpasswordsomewhere
safe,asafactoryresetisnotcoveredbywarranty.
27/29‐DATE&TIMESETTING
Thetimeanddatecanbeadjustedwiththissetting.
Timesetup:yyyy/mm/ddhh/mm
28/29‐DEFAULTSETTING
Resetstheunittothedefaultsettings.
Resetsettings:O
Resetsettings:X
29/29‐FIRMWARE
Thiswilldisplaythefirmwareversionthatisinstalledontheunit.Thisisforinformativepurposes
only.
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