TS-market uAVR H.264x4 User manual

Version: March, 2010
© TS-Market
OPERATION MANUAL
Audio/video recorder
µAVR H.264x4

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Contents
Overlook .............................................................. 4
Legend Keys................................................. 8
Technical characteristics ..................................... 9
Audio Recording parameters:..................... 10
Storage medium parameters: ..................... 10
Other parameters: .......................................11
Operating the Recorder......................................11
Preparing for Work.......................................11
Starting the Recording without Prehistory . 13
Starting the Recording by “Rec-Stop”
Switch ....................................................... 14
Starting the Recording by Timer................. 14
Starting the Recording by external control
signal ........................................................ 15
Starting the Recording by motion detector
activation .................................................. 15
Starting the Recording by VAS system
activation .................................................. 16
Starting the Recording with Prehistory ..... 16
Record Modes ................................................... 17
Linear Recording ........................................ 18
Circular Recording 1................................... 18
Circular Recording 2................................... 18
All-card linear Recording ........................... 19
All-card circular recording........................... 19

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Main Recorder Modes ....................................... 19
“Record” Mode............................................ 20
Standby Mode ............................................ 20
Working with Memory Cards....................... 21
Playing back of the video recording ........... 22
Conversion of Video Data .......................... 22
Playing back of the made video recordings ...... 24
Setting the Recorder (in Menu) .................. 24
Battery Charging......................................... 25
In Box ................................................................ 26
Warranty ............................................................ 26
Manufacturer Warranty Coupon ............... 26
Technical support............................................... 27
Appendix 1. VideoRecorder's Settings menu .... 28
Appendix 2. Base diagram of the connectors.... 32

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Overlook
Audio and Video Recorder MAVR-H264x4 is
intended for professional recording of video data
with sound feedback onto 4 memory cards at
the capacity up to 32 Gb each. With the help of
“Manager” program which is on the delivery set
the records can be further decoded (converted)
and recorded onto the hard drive of the PC as
sound les to be played back by one of the players
installed on the PC with all necessary codecs (see
Playing back Video Record for more detail).
The Recorder offers wide opportunities concerning
both operational parameters and the recorded
signal setting:
Recording of video signal either from an
external source or from the built-in video
camera (AVC format, H.264) providing
resolution 640x480 for video camera or
720x576 (for an external source)
Adjustable video signal ltering
Independent setting of bitrate for audio and
video stream
Adjustable frames per second for video
stream
Automatic regulation of built-in video camera
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sensitivity (can be deactivated)
Automatic correction of white balance for
built-in video camera
Elimination of ickering caused by day
electric lamps etc (at the frequency 50 and
60 Hz)
Disposition of text onto video signal (date,
time, GPS data, text line) – up to 2 lines
with 24 symbols each (depending on the
resolution selected)
When recording video signal – automatic
or manual selection of video standard to be
used
Option to set video signal parameters
(brightness, contrast, saturation, color)
Recording of audio signal either from an
external sound source (line output) or from
built-in microphones in AAC format (mono or
stereo)
Manual or automatic adjustment of the
amplication of audio channels
Built-in clock with an option to correct its
accuracy and set according to GPS time and
calendar
Starting the Recording by:
switch,
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timer,
control input signal,
built-in motion detector
VAS (Voice Activating System)
Linear or circular recording onto memory card
(up to 4 memory cards)
Recording of place coordinates through GPS
system
Prehistory recording before the event that
initiated the recording (can be deactivated)
Power supply either from an external source
or by built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery.
When powered from an external source
rechargeable battery is being charged
Power supply for an external power consumer
(for example video camera) with output
voltage option (5 or 12 V)
Setting of parameters through menu or with
the help of “Manager” program
Option to select interface language (Russian,
English)
Opportunity to upgrade internal software
Option to connect GPS receiver and analog-
to-digital adapter.
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Left Microphone
Video Sensor
Right Microphone
“Fn” button
«▲» button
“Menu” button
«▼» button
“Back” button
Connector for memory
card with LED indicator
.Connector for “5V”
external power supply
.connector for “VD”
external devices
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.connector for “MF”
microphone
.Connector for GPS
receiver
.“Rec-Stop” Switch
.OLED display
.Slot for master
card with LED
indicators.
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Figure 1.
Video Recorder’s Appearance

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Legend Keys
Indicator of internal buffer ll
Current Time Indicator
Charge level Indicator
The frame means that data is being recorded
onto this card
Indicator of Memory Card ll
Full Memory Card is inserted
Empty Memory Card is inserted
Operational Mode Indicator (see Figure
below)
No Memory Card
. GPS Module is on
. Analog-to-digital adapter is on
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Figure 2.
Video Recorder’s Indicator (Main View)

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— main data block record
— prehistory record
— pause (time for motion detector to
respond, VAS system, time for memory
card to complete scanning)
— recording stopped
(memory card is full)
— recording did not start (external video
signal source is not connected)
Technical characteristics
Video Recording parameters:
Resolution of built-in video camera: 640х480
Video input resolution: 720*480 (NTSC)
720*576 (PAL, SECAM)
Format size of video stream: 160x120,
320x240, 640x480 (built-in video camera);
180x120, 360x240, 720x480 (NTSC);
180x144, 360x288, 720x576 (PAL, SECAM)
Frames per second: 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 20, 25, 30
Video compression standard: AVC (h.264)
Bitrate, Kb/s: 768, 1024, 1536, 2048, 2560,
3072, 3584
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Video input resistance: 75 Ohm
Supportable video standards: NTSC (M, 4.43)
PAL (B, G, H, I, M, N) SECAM
Viewing angle of built-in video camera, 64
degrees
Dynamic range of built-in video camera: 68dB
Audio Recording parameters:
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Resolution: 16 bit
Audio compression standard: AAC
Audio bitrate, Kb/s: 32, 64, 96, 128
Amplication range: 60 dB
Dynamic range: 92 dB
Frequency range: 80-20000 Hz
Resistance for electret microphones: 3 KOhm
Voltage of electret microphones: 2.5 V
Maximum input voltage (actual parameter):
0,7 V
Storage medium parameters:
Memory cards in use: up to 4
SD card capacity: 2 Gb
SDHC card capacity: 4-32 Gb
File system: FAT 32
Power system parameters:
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Battery life in record mode: 8 hours
Battery life in Record mode with VAS (audio
signals below threshold): up to 15 hours
Battery life in stand-by mode: 12 months
Rechargeable battery: Li-ION (2200 mAh)
Charging time from an external source: 5 h
External source voltage: 4.5-5.5V
External source current (recording+charging+
external camera): up to 1.7A
External video camera voltage: 5.12V
External video camera current: 150A
Other parameters:
Indicator: OLED
Dimensions: 82х70х15 mm
Weight (memory card not included): 110 g
Operating the Recorder
Preparing for Work
Format Memory Card in FAT-32 format. (You
can use either the means of operating system
or “Manager” program)
At least one memory card must be prepared
in “Manager” program to operate the
Recorder. To do this select “Settings” Tab in
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«Manager MAVR-H.264х4» program. Click
on “Setting”. In the appeared window specify
the path to your card and the place to save
the records. Click on “Prepare”. At this service
les will be recorded onto the memory card
(see Instructions for «Manager MAVR-
H.264х4» for more detail)
Insert memory card (master card) with the
recorded service les into the slot (position
16) of the device (see Figure “Recorder’s
Appearance” at page 3).
Check charge level of the battery from
charging icon on the Recorder’s indicator
(see position 3 at “Recorder’s Indicator”).
To do this press any button to turn on the
Recorder. If needed charge the rechargeable
battery (see Section “Charging the
Rechargeable Battery”).
Attention!
If the charging indicator is full
that means fully charged rechargeable
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Starting the Recording without Prehistory
There are 4 connectors for memory cards in the
Recorder. The Recorder reads service information
necessary for the Recorder’s operation from
memory card inserted into the slot (position 16).
This information is recorded onto the memory card
when preparing it in “Manager” program.
There also can be any memory card formatted
in FAT-32 format in other slots. When starting
the recording the data will be recorded onto the
memory card marked by a frame on the indicator
(see position 4 at Figure “Recorder’s Indicator” at
p.4). Frame indicator can be transferred from one
memory card onto the other by “Fn” button (see
position 4 at Figure “Appearance” at p.3). The
indicator is transferred through inserted memory
cards, not the slots themselves.
To start the recording make sure that there is
a master card (memory card with the recorded
service information) in the slot (see position 16)
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There are the following ways to start the
recording:
by “Rec-Stop” Switch (see position 14 at
Figure “Appearance” at p.3)
by Timer
by Control Signal (contact “remote” of
“VD” connector, see position 11 at Figure
“Appearance” at p.3, for base diagram see
Appendix 2)
by internal motion detector activation
by VAS system activation
Starting the Recording by “Rec-Stop” Switch
When installing master card or while quitting
standby mode the master card inserted into the
connector (position 16) is being scanned. After
that the Recorder is ready to start operating. When
shifting “Rec-Stop” switch to “Rec” position the
recording starts. The data will be recorded onto the
card marked by a frame on the indicator.
To stop recording shift switch to “Stop” position.
Starting the Recording by Timer
The Recorder has 10 timers. Set the parameters
and turn on the necessary timer using the
Recorder’s Menu (see Appendix 1) or “Manager”
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program. When Timer is activated the Recorder
starts recording data onto memory card marked by
a frame (at the timer’s start time).
Starting the Recording by external control
signal
When external control signal appears (contact
“remote” of “VD” connector) the Recorder switches
to record mode. The data will be recorded onto
the memory card marked by a frame (at the time
the signal appears). If VAS or motion detector are
active, the recording starts only after they have
been activated (one or another).
Starting the Recording by motion detector
activation
Adjust the parameters and turn on motion
detector using Recorder’s Menu (see Appendix
1) or “Manager” program. When motion detector
is activated (that means the detector “detects”
motion in the active zone of the vision eld of video
sensor) the Recorder switches to Record Mode if
“Rec-Stop” Switch is in “Rec” position or one of
the timers or control signal at “VD” input from the
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The Recording will be performed onto the memory
card marked by a frame (at the time the Recorder
switches to Record Mode).
Starting the Recording by VAS system
activation
Adjust the parameters and start VAS system
using the Recorder’s Menu (see Appendix 1) or
“Manager” program. When VAS is activated the
Recorder switches to Record Mode if «Rec-Stop»
Switch is in “Rec” position or one of the timers or
control signal at “VD” input from the external device
has been activated.
The Recording will be performed onto the memory
card marked by a frame (at the time the Recorder
switches to Record Mode).
Starting the Recording with Prehistory
Recording with Prehistory is similar to circular
recording (see p.9), but the length of the rewritable
recording area is limited by the settings (see Menu
for “Prehistory”) and counts from 10 seconds to 10
minutes.
To start recording with prehistory shift “Rec-Stop”
switch to “Rec” position or set the start time for one
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Stop” switch is shifted to “Rec” or one of the timers
to start recording is activated.
If one of the following events occurs
control signal appears (contact “remote” of
“VD” connector)
motion detector detects motion in the eld of
vision
VAS is activated
command from analog-to-digital adapter
appears
the Recorder stops prehistory recording and
starts recording of the main data block. Thus the
whole record will contain recording during the
time preceding the event (the time can be set in
“Prehistory”) and the following recording after the
event.
Record Modes
The recorder provides recording in the modes:
Linear mode
Circular recording 1
Circular recording 2
All-card linear recording
All-card circular recording
To select a record mode go to the Recorder’s Menu
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or use “Manager” program (see Operation Manual
for Manager)
To select record mode using Recorder’s Menu go
to the “Main Menu”. To do this press any button of
the keyboard, then click on “Menu” (see position
“6” at p.2). Select the Record mode item using the
buttons. Press the button. Then using
the buttons select the desirable record
mode and press the button “Menu”.
Linear Recording
In the Linear Record mode, recording continues
while there is free memory.
Circular Recording 1
In the Circular Record 1 mode, recording continues
while there is free memory space. When there is
no free memory, recording continues over the
beginning of the current recording. Previous
recordings stay on the memory card. If when
you selected this mode there were not free
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Circular Recording 2
In the Circular Record 2 mode, when free memory
space ends, recording continues over the oldest
data. As a result, all the previous recordings will
be deleted.
All-card linear Recording
In the Linear Record mode, recording continues
while there is free memory. Then the successive
card is selected. If the successive card has free
space the data will be recorded on the free space
until the card is full etc. If the successive card has
no free space the recording stops.
All-card circular recording
This mode is similar to All-card linear Recording.
The difference is that when shifting to the next
card the data will be recorded from the beginning
deleting the existing les.
Main Recorder Modes
Initially the Recorder is in Sleep Mode. The current
consumption of the rechargeable battery is so
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“Record” Mode
Saving data onto memory card
The recorder switches to Record mode when:
the recorder switch is in “Rec” position
control signal appears (contact “remote” of
“VD” connector)
the recorder starts automatically (VAS
system, motion detector)
any of the timers is activated
the Recorder switches from analog-to digital
adapter.
Standby Mode
The Recorder switches to Standby Mode only if
powered from a rechargeable battery. Recording
stops and the Recorder switches to Standby Mode
when:
shifting the Switch to “Stop” position
the recorder’s memory card is full
timer to stop recording is activated
there is no signal at the control input (contact
“remote” of “VD” connector) for more than
specied in the Settings (see “Power Control”
of the Recorder’s Menu)
the recorder’s rechargeable battery is
discharged
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