Trajet Everec ME1 User manual

Instruction Manual
Version 1.1.6
© Trajet GmbH July 2008

Contents
1 General 4
1.1 Warranty conditions 5
1.2 Safety notice 5
2 Controls and connections 6
3 Installing and charging batteries 7
3.1 Installing 7
3.2 Charging condition display 8
3.3 Charging 8
4 Replacing the memory card 9
5 Connecting the camera 10
6 Transmitting data to a monitor 11
7 Operation and configuration 12
7.1 Turning on and off 12
7.2 Controls 13
7.3 Menu structure in the display 14
7.4 Live video preview 14
7.5 Recording 15
7.5.1 Start recording 15
7.5.2 Stop recording 16
7.5.3 Audio recording 16
7.6 Movies - Playback 17
7.7 Configuration settings 20
7.7.1 Set clock – setting time and date 20
7.7.2 Video resolution 20
7.7.3 Time overlay 21
7.7.4 Ring buffer 21
7.7.5 Language 21
7.7.6 Audio levels 22
7.7.7 Display brightness 23
7.7.8 Time zone 23
7.7.9 Input 1 – Changing between switch and pushbutton 24
7.8 Format Disk – Erasing the CF card 24
7.9 Reset settings 25
7.10 System information 26
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7.11 Firewire HDD 26
7.12 Turning off 27
8 Error messages 28
9 Update – updating firmware 29
10 Playback on a PC using the program Everec Player 30
11 Technical data 31
11.1 Technical data of the camera 32
11.2 CE conformity 33
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1 General
The Trajet Everec ME 1 is one of the smallest digital video recorders for personal use. Long batte-
ry life and high image and audio quality make it suitable for any number of applications.
 Monitoring
 Observation
 Hidden investigation
 Video documentation
 Helmet camera
 Service use
The system consists of the following components
 Everec ME1 Video Recorder
 Compact Flash Card (CF Card) 4 gbyte
 Camera with microphone
 Battery charging device
 FireWire cable
 2 Battery holders with 4 AA NiMH batteries
 Aluminium case for secure transport and storage
 CD ROM – Contents
 Instruction manual
 Everec Player
 Everec codec for Windows Mediaplayer
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1.1 Warranty conditions
Trajet GmbH covers all parts of the system with a two-year warranty. Replacement of components
does not extend the warranty period.
Damage from the following causes is not covered by the warranty
 improper use or treatment of the device
 Use of incorrect or used batteries
1.2 Safety notice
 Use only rechargeble batteries
 Do not operate the recorder in the rain, and protect it from dampness.
 Remove batteries from the recorder if it is not used for long periods to avoid damage cau-
sed by leakage.
 Avoid exposure to direct sunlight; do not place the device on heaters or use it in dusty,
salty, or gas hazard environments.
 Severe changes in temperature can result in internal condensation. Wait until the tempe-
rature has reached a steady level.
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2 Controls and connections
Figure 1: Everec ME1 – Side view
Figure 2: View from the bottom
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3 Installing and charging batteries
3.1 Installing
The Everec ME1 requires 4 Mignon AA NiMH batteries. Depending on the battery capacity and
the ambient temperature, you can record for about 4 hours or reach 10 hours standby time.
Figure 3: Changing batteries
To insert batteries, open the battery compartment cover at the base of the recorder by sliding it
toward the side with the monitor. The battery holder can be removed by shaking lightly. Insert 4
batteries, and check for correct polarity.
The symbol in the battery compartment of the Everec ME1 shows the correct direction to insert
the battery holder to ensure correct polarity. Insert the holder into the compartment, and close
the cover.
Note: Remove batteries from the recorder as soon as they are empty.
Remove batteries from the recorder if it is not used for long periods to avoid damage caused by
leakage.
Note: Do not dispose of batteries as household waste. Every user is obliged by law to return used
batteries . They may only be disposed of by an expert retailer or at battery collection sites (com-
munity collection sites or hazardous material mobile facilities).
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3.2 Charging condition display
When the recorder is turned on you can see the battery charging condition at the bottom of the
display, indicating full, three-quarter, half-full, quarter or empty.
3.3 Charging
The batteries can be recharged inside the Everec ME1.
If the charge status displays only one bar or "low" at the bottom of the display, or you cannot
switch on the recorder even when the batteries are inserted, then you need to charge the batte-
ries.
 Connect the supplied power supply to the Firewire connection at the bottom of the re-
corder.
 Plug the power supply into a socket.
 Press and hold the 'up arrow button' on the side of the recorder and switch the recorder
on.
 LED 1 will flash for one second. Now release the arrow button.
 The display shows „Charging“.
 The LEDs indicate the length of the charging process. To begin with, LED 5 is illuminated
and LED 4 flashes. After 30 minutes, LED 5 and 4 are illuminated, and LED 3 flashes,
and so forth. If the batteries are completely empty to begin with, charging is completed
when LED 1 flashes and all other LEDs are illuminated.
 Once the batteries are completely charged, the recorder switches itself off.
Caution: When charging the batteries, it is vital that you switch the Everec ME1 on while holding down
the arrow button. The charging process does not work simply by plugging the power supply into the
socket!
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Figure 4: Battery charging conditions
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4 Replacing the memory card
The Everec ME1 requires Compact Flash cards (CF) or cards in CF format. One 4GB card is inclu-
ded.
Insertion
1. To insert the card, slide open the cover on the
side of the device.
2. Insert the card into the slot.
It can only be inserted in one direction, due to
its shape.
Removal
If a recording is to be archived, the card with the desi-
red data must be removed from the recorder. The re-
cording must have been completed.
1. Slide open the cover on the side of the device.
2. Press the eject button located on the right,
next to the card. The button springs back.
3. Press it again to eject the card sufficiently to
allow it to be pulled out.
Caution: Do not remove the memory card while a recording is running. The current recording will
not be properly completed, and may not be able to be replayed.
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5 Connecting the camera
The Everec ME1 is supplied with a matching camera and microphone.
Figure 5: Camera with microphone
Connect the camera cable to the 12-pin Hirose connector (HR10A-12Pin) on top of the Everec
ME1 by inserting the connector slightly and turning it a little, until the contacts are in place; in
doing so, the arrow on the connector casing sits above the operating buttons. The cable is now
secure even if it is pulled.
To remove it, slide the outer housing of the plug upward, and pull out the plug.
The top side of the camera is marked with a dot.
Additional to camera and microphone there is a switch to start and stop recording at the cable. A
LED in the switch lights up as soon as the Everec ME1 is turned on and indicates that the recor-
der is ready to record. It is blinking while recording.
Note: Do not turn the plug while pulling it.
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6 Transmitting data to a monitor
By means of the video output it is possible to transmit
the contents of the display to a monitor. Connect the vi-
deo/audio cable to the connector at the bottom of the
recorder and attach it to a monitor.
Now you can see all contents of the display also on the
monitor; with a loudspeaker connected you can hear
also the recorded audio data.
The video/audio cable is available as accessory from Trajet GmbH.
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7 Operation and configuration
7.1 Turning on and off
The Power switch is on the top side of
the recorder.
Press the switch again to start recording
Next to it is the button to stop recor-
ding.
Pressing the Power switch turns the recorder on. The power LED (LED 5) lights up. After approx.
10 seconds, the system is ready to start. You can see this by the illuminated display and the per-
manent illuminated record switch at the camera cable.
Turning off
 If no recording is being made and no controls are activated the recorder switches itself off
after aprox. 2 minutes, to protect the batteries.
 You can turn off the recorder manually using the menu, which is controlled by the buttons
on the side of the device. The last item in the main menu is “Power off”. If you select
this and press the “select” button, the recorder will switch off (see Section 7.10).
 If you press the 'Stop / Back' button for longer than two seconds, the recorder switches
off.
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7.2 Controls
There are 4 buttons on the side of the recorder. Use them to navigate menus and activate nearly
all functions. The buttons have the following functions
Up arrow button
Down arrow button
Select
Stop/Back
At startup, the display shows a list of all recorded videos, or the message “No Movies” if the me-
mory card is still blank. Using the buttons, navigate back and forth in the menus and start recor-
ding.
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7.3 Menu structure in the display
The illustration shows the display screen (grey background) and which button (arrows) to use to
move from one menu to another.
The display always shows 3 menu entries. Scroll up or down using the arrow buttons to reach the
other entries. Select the desired entry by pressing the “select” button
7.4 Live video preview
The first entry in the menu is Live Video. When you press the “select” button, you will see the
current view of the camera on the monitor, without making a recording. In the bottom left of the
image you can see the date, and at the bottom right, the current time is displayed with hours, mi-
nutes, seconds, and milliseconds. These displays are also present in the recording.
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Figure 6: Menu structure
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Select
Select
Select
Stop/Back
Stop/Back
Arrow buttons
Playback speed
Stop
Stop/Back
Select Select
Next/previous number
Stop/Back
Select
Movies
RECxxx time
REC000 time
.
REC001 time
Select
Live Video Record Video
Movie infos
Play
Delete file
Menu
Live Video Preview
Movies
Options
Format Disk
Reset Settings
System Information
Firewire HDD
Power Off
Options
Set clock
Video Resolution
Time Overlay
Ring Buffer
Language
Audio Levels
Display Brightness
Timezone
Input 1
Set clock
Playback Pause
Adjust values
Arrow buttons
Select
Select
Stop/Back
Number selected
Arrow buttons
Stop recording
Stop/Back
Stop/Back

7.5 Recording
7.5.1 Start recording
Start recording by either
 pressing the switch on the camera cable; the switch engages and the LED on the switch
flashes.
 pressing the Power switch on the top of the recorder again
 using the side buttons, press the “Select” button while live preview is running.
LED 1 - „Recording“ starts to blink.
A display is shown at the upper edge of the monitor, in addition to the live image.
 The red dot indicates that recording is in progress
 The bar indicates the space available in the storage medium. White indicates used me-
mory, and free space is transparent.
 The time code shows the run time of the current recording.
Note: The display switches itself off automatically after 40 seconds. Activate it again by pressing
any side button.
Figure 7: Recording
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7.5.2 Stop recording
 Any recording started with the buttons on the recorder can be stopped by pressing the
'Stop recording' button on top of the recorder.
 A recording started using the switch on the camera cable must be stopped by pressing
the switch again. This releases the switch, the LED in the switch stops blinking but illu-
minates permanently.
Next to the Power switch, on the top
of the recorder, is the button to stop
recording.
After stopping the recording the display shows again the menu activated before starting to record
If you have deactivated the ring buffer, the recording stops when there is only 10 mbyte free me-
mory left. The recording also stops when the camera's video signal is interrupted.
Caution: Do not remove the memory card while a recording is running. The current recording will
not be properly completed, and is initially not be able to be replayed.With either the program “Vi-
deo Analyse” or “Everec Player” the recording may be repared and playback is possible.
If the memory card is removed, the recorder turns itself off.
Note: If the batteries are not able to maintain the operational voltage while recording, the recor-
ding is stopped and a prompt to recharge the batteries is shown in the display
7.5.3 Audio recording
The microphone integrated into the camera cable is always used for the audio recording. The vi-
deo file also contains the audio data. In the menu item “Audio Levels” you can adjust the gain of
the audio signal while recording and the volume during playback.
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7.6 Movies - Playback
The sub-menu “Movies” is displayed when you turn the recorder on. Here you can see a list of all
recorded videos, or the message If you want to play back or delete videos from this menu, select
the “Movies” item using the arrow buttons. Press the “Select” button to display the list. or “No
Movies” if the memory card is still blank. The most recently recorded film is shown at the top.
The videos are numbered sequentially, starting with REC000. Time and date indicate the begin-
ning of the recording.
Note: Recordings transmitted to a PC will be shown in the Explorer with the time the recording
stopped.
Figure 8: List of recorded videos
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Figure 9: Playback - in the Pause status here
Select a video recording using the arrow buttons. The selected video has a blue background.
Press the “Select” button to reach a menu for this video, in which you can start playback, at nor-
mal speed at first.
Pressing the “Select” button again pauses the video.
Playback options, speed and direction, can be changed using the arrow buttons. The actual opti-
on is displayed at the top of the image, together with the duration of the recording.
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List of playback options
Playback at normal speed
Pause
Fast forward at double speed
Fast forward at four times normal speed
Fast forward at eight times normal speed
Slow forward at half speed
Slow forward at one-quarter speed
Slow forward at one-eighth speed
Reverse playback
Fast reverse at double speed
Fast reverse at four times speed
Fast reverse at eight times normal speed
Slow reverse at half speed
Slow reverse at one-quarter speed
Slow reverse at one-eighth speed
The bar shows the ratio between the length of the total recording and the length of the recording
which has been played back (white). The time indicates the duration of the recording already
played back.
Pressing the “Stop/Back” button ends playback. The display shows the information on this video
again.
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7.7 Configuration settings
Select the “Options” item from the menu, and press the “Select” button. You will see a sub-
menu with configuration options.
7.7.1 Set clock – setting time and date
The device is set to the current time upon delivery. If you want to change it anyway, adjust the
system time with this menu item.
 Move to the number to be adjusted using the arrow keys (the selected number now has a
light blue background)
 Select with “Select” (the selected number now has a grey background)
 Adjust the number using the arrow buttons.
 Confirm with “Select.”
 Exit the menu by selecting Ok with the “Select” button.
Figure 10: Setting time and date
7.7.2 Video resolution
With this menu item, you select the recording rate and therefore the storage space on the memo-
ry card.
 720x576@25fps (frames per second)
 720x288@50fps (frames per second)
 720x288@25fps (frames per second)
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