Energizer HAWK manual

USBird HAWK / FALCON / EAGLE8/A / MONO8 / FLEX8C AUDIO / VIDEO RECORDERS USERS MANUAL WINDOWS VERSION RELEASE 5.0 03/02/2007[...]

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION ……….………………………………….. 3 1.1 System Requirements 1.2 Installation 1.3 Run Program 1.4 Red LED 1.5 Powered USB Hub 2 SETUP ….……………………………………………………. 8 2.1 SETUP Settings - Descriptions and Functions 2.2 Set Timer 2.3 Erase Recorder 3 [...]

2 9.1 PLAYER MAIN MENU BUTTONS 9.2 CREATE A JPEG 9.3 CREATE A SEGMENT 9.4 AVI 9.5 WAV APPENDIX - A USBird SOFTWARE INSTALLATION APPENDIX - B MJPEG CODEC APPENDIX - C WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER APPENDIX - D UPDATE BINARY CODE APPENDIX - E SETUP DRIVES APPENDIX - F BATTERY ORIENTATION APPENDIX - G ADS SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS APPENDIX - I TROUBLE SHOOTING[...]

3 SECTION - 1 INTRODUCTION The USBird support unit code was designed to be simple to use. To keep this manual down in size the obvious settings and displays will not be covered. The term " RECORDER " will be used when referring to the HAWK/4/8/8A, FALCON/4, EAGLE8 /A/B/C/D/E, FLEX8E, and all other ADS recorders with a built in USB port. S[...]

4 5- USBird_Manual - a PDF copy of this manual 6- USBird_Install - a PDF instruction guide to load software. For new soft ware installa tion f o llow this order: 1. Install USBird softwar e. Refer to Appendix A. 2. Optional - Windows Media Player 7.1. If your co mputer does not correctly display AVI files, install new Windows Media Player. Refer to[...]

5 Figure 1. 3.1 Hardware Wizard Figure 1.3.2 Install Automatically Figur e 1.3.3 Complete Wizard 1. In the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard, select “Y es, this time only.” Refer to Figure 1.3.1 Hardware Wizard 2. Select “ Install the software automatically (Recommended)” Refer to Figure 1.3.2 Install Automatically 3. In the Completi[...]

6 The computer recognize s the RECORDER if the same USB port is always used and the Found New Hardware Wizard will not appear. Attaching the recorder to a brand new USB port for t he first time initiates the Found New Hardware setup. 1.4 RED LED A solid red LED (light) must always appear when RECORDER is connected to the computer. The red LE D appe[...]

7 EAGLE8/A/B/C/D/E, MONO8, and FLEX8E use the USBird software. The video settings are disabled once the audi o recorders are connected. Refer to Figure 1- 5 Video Settings Figure 1-5 Video Settings IMPORTANT REMINDER!!! Always press the stop button or set the slide switch to OFF and remove batteries before you attach the RECORDER to the computer. I[...]

8 SECTION 2 SETUP The SETUP menu shown in Figure 2-1 appears on startup. Always select CONNECT RECORDER to read the settings of t he attached RECORDER. The top right half of t he screen displays the Current Recorder Settings of the RECORDER. Note the "Bad Chips" 0 of “X” for the HAWK, if you have any bad memory chips in the RECORDER p[...]

9 The APPROXIMATE RECORDING TIME: displays the amount of recording time whether you have audio, video, or both. The RESOLUTION of the camera and VIDEO RATE greatly effect the approximate recording time. The HIGH and LOW Resolution are determined by which camera is currently connected. The HAWK automatically recognizes the camera type that is connec[...]

10 Figure 2.2.1 ENABLED / SET TIMERS 2. At the TIMER RECORDING START DATE / TIME the TIME is in military (24 Hour) format. Enter the date under TIMER RECORDING START DATE . A calendar appears. Enter the ti me in the TIME section. The TIME activates the recorder. Refer to Figure 2.2.2, Timer M ode Entry 3. Next enter the ”REC ORD TIME,” the RECO[...]

11 Figure 2.2.2 TIMER MODE Entry Menu NOTE!! The unit automatically resets to MA NUAL Mode after the data transfer. If you uncheck the “ ENABLE box” and choose “APPLY CHANGES”, the unit will revert to Manual. 2.3 ERASE RECORDER The RECORDER data memory MUST always be erased after each use. The unit will not operate unless you have erased pr[...]

12 SECTION 3 UTILITY The UTILITY selection is covered next because the operator may need to define the computer disk drives for the USBi rd program and run maintenance programs for the RECORDER. If you received your computer from ADS the disk drives have been configured. Refer to Figure 3-1 for the UTILITY Menu . Figure 3-1 UTILITY Menu 3.1 SETUP D[...]

13 DragtoDisc software is C:Program FilesRoxi oEasy CD Creator 7DragtoDiscDragtoDisc.exe. Refer to Appendix E-4 CHANGE FORMAT UTILITY If the drive is a re-writable MO (Magneto Optical) then the program will automatically use the Windows utility, therefore you do not need to define one. 3.3 TEMP Button Sets Drive for AVI & WAV The TEMP butt[...]

14 3.5 CLOCK BATTERY EXPIRATION The user may examine the internal Clock Battery expiration date from this men u. Every two years ADS will change the ba ttery and re-test the recorder at no charge. 3.6 UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE This button will load the firmw are that is on the hard di sk into the RECORDER. This should be done as soon as possible whe[...]

15 SECTION 4 TRANSFER To transfer the evidence to the archive media (CD/DVD) follo w the steps outlined below: * Set the RECORDER to OFF and remove batteries. U se the USB cable provided by ADS to attach the RECORDER to the computer, 1. Select CONNECT RECORDER to read RECORDER settings and content. 2. Select TRANSFER and SELECT ALL, note the sessio[...]

16 Figure 4-2 Select Storage Device After the user chooses DVD WR (D VD burner) or CD WR (CD burner) the CD/DVD Select displays the type of media and which sessions will be transferred. Selecting DVD 1 transfers all the sessions that will fit on the first DVD. The size of one DVD-R is 4.7 Giga bytes. DVD media has to be formatted. Refer to Figure 4[...]

17 will fit on the third CD. CD-R m edia has to be formatted first. Refer to Figure 4-4 CD3 FIGURE 4-4 “CD 3” 4. After the user views their selection in the CD/DVD Select, highlight DVD1 and select TRANSFER . Refer to Figure 4-6 TRANSFER BUTTON FIGURE 4-6 TRANSFER BUTTON The keyboard screen allows the user to input information regarding the dat[...]

18 YOU SHOULD NOT USE SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND SPACES IN THE FILE NAME. 5. Enter descriptive info rmation and select Enter. Refer to Figure 4-7 Keyboard 6. Data transfer begins. When the bl ue bars stop, transfer is completed. Refer to Figure 4-8 Transfer complete Figure 4-7 Keyboard The TRANSFERRING DONE displays when dat a transfer has completed. S[...]

19 4.1 Definitions of th e Status Abbreviations On the Transfer and Playback screens the STATUS of each session are displayed. Each abbreviation TR, FE, LB, and PF have their own definition. Refer to Figure 4-9 STATUS Figure 4-9 STATUS TR = Transferred session complete The chosen session has transferred properly. FE = Forced Ending The session clos[...]

20 4.2 FORMAT CD / DVD WARNING!!! For EVIDENCE you should use a “GOLD” CD/ DVD because cheap media may loose data over time. We recommend “ MITSUI GOLD ”. 1. Select FORMAT button from the Transfer screen. Refer to Figure 4.2.1 SELECT FORMAT 2. Select the drive letter fo r burner and select FORMAT. Refer to Figure 4.2.2 DRIVE LETTER Figure 4[...]

21 Figure 4.2.3 DRAG TO DISC INTERF ACE Figure 4.2.4 FORMATDISC 5. Enter Volume Label, which will be the name given to the CD and select OK. Refer to Figure 4.2.5 VOLUME LABEL Figure 4.2.5 VOLUME LABEL 6. After Format is complete, the Drag to Disc icon will appear with the disk name. Refer to Figure 4.2.6 ICON Figure 4.2.6 ICON[...]

22 4.3 EJECT THE CD / DVD 1. Select EJECT button. Refer to Figure 4.3.1 SELECT BUTTON Figure 4.3.1 SELECT BUTTON 2. Select the DRIVE lett er and select EJECT. Refer to Figure 4.3.2 DRIVE LETTER Figure 4.3.2 DRIVE LETTER 3. Check the boxes of all the three options. Refer to Figure 4.3.3 EJECT OPTIONS 4. Sele ct the EJECT button. Refer to Figure 4.3.[...]

23 FIGURE 4.3.3 EJECT OPTIONS 4.4 COPY Recording from Hard Drive to CD/DVD The numbers in the diagram co rrespond to the direction number. 1. Format blank Media. (CD or DVD) Refer to Section 4.2 FORMAT CD / DVD 2. Go to PLAYBACK Refer to Figure 4.4.1 PLAYBACK S CRE EN 3. At Play From select the storage device the recor dings are archived. Refer to [...]

24 Multiple recordings can be transferred together, for example sessions numbered 4,5,and 6 can be copied together since they are in sequential order. I F you wanted to copy sessions 1 and 6 you have to transfer them one at a time. 5. Select the COPY button Refer Figure 4.4.2 Select Session and Copy Figure 4.4.2 Select Session and Copy 6.In the Sel[...]

25 Figure 4.4.4 Copy in Progress 8. Once the Copy Complete is displayed, check to make sure the recording plays back in the PLAYBACK Menu. Refer to Figure 4.4.5 Copy Complete Figure 4.4.5 Copy Complete 9. Eject and Finalize the CD/DVD through the DragtoDisc program. Refer to Section 4.3 EJECT CD/DVD[...]

26 SECTION 5 PLAYBACK In order to initiate playing video / audio perform the steps outlined below: 1. Select the PLAYBACK button located on the top row. 2. Select the “Source” drive, C, D, E etc in PLAY FROM 3. Select File and Session(s) you desire to listen and watch 4. Select Play button. Refer to Figure 5-1, Press PLAY Figure 5-1 Press PLAY [...]

27 Figure 5-2 “USBird Player” Menu . Most of the controls are obvious, Windows Media Player Menu . To play from any time, just place the mouse on the “white box” on the time bar and hold the left mouse button down. Drag the arrow to when you want to play and release the mouse button start playing. 5.1 Definitions of PLAYBACK Controls 1. The[...]

28 6. The EJECT button calls the DragToDisc program which finalizes and ejects the CD/DVD 7. The FORMAT button calls the DragToDisc program, which prepares a blank CD/DVD for data transfer. 8. The COPY button transfer files from different storage devices such as hard disk to CD/DVD or CD/DVD to hard disk. 9. The DELETE button removes files from the[...]

29 Figure 5-4 PLAY RATE The PLAYBACK window can fit the entire screen by removing the PLAYER graphical interface. This is used when the recording is made into an analog copy such as VHS tape. Right cli ck on the PLAYBACK screen and select FULL SCREEN . Refer to Figure 5-5 FULL SCREEN Figure 5-5 FULL SCREEN PLAY RATE can be adjusted, for example if [...]

30 Analog audio can be made from the USBird recording. First attach an audio tape recording device to the sound card. Use the audio output of the sound card, usually the green conn ector. At the PLAYBACK screen check the box labeled ANALOG COPY . The Select screen appears. The sele ct screen allows the user to choose an audiotape le ngth. After you[...]

31 DATE AND TIME from Windows Media Player The running time and the date of the AVI recording can be displayed through Windows Media Player by selecting View , Now Playing, Tools , Caption . The date and time of the recordi ng will be displayed at the bottom left of the playback screen. Refer to Figure 5-8 Display Ca ptions through Media Player Fig[...]

32 SECTION - 6 HAWK4/8/A / FALCON/4 EAGLE8/A RECORDERS HAWK The HAWK line of recorders can perform both video and or audio recording. The record time is 30 f/s=1.7 HR; 15F/S=3 HR; 5 f/s-8 HR; 1 F/S=17 HR. The HAWK memory expansion cards (up to a total of 8) can be added to the HAWK for longer-term recordings. Each HAWK memory card adds 3 hours of l[...]

33 and stop buttons. The HAWK8/A does not have the local audio playback controls. The HAWK8/A uses the black slide switch to activate the recorder into record mode. The mini USB port on the HAWK8/A is different from the HAWK/4. The new generation HAWK4 uses the slide switch and new mini USB port. Refer to Figure 6-2 The HAWK8/A Figure 6- 2 The HAWK[...]

34 FALCON/2 The FALCON is the next generation aud io / video recording device. The FALCON is a slimmer version of the HAWK with more memory. The advantages of the FALCON are you can remove the recorder from the aluminum shell in order to place the recorder in objects where size makes a difference. The FALCON2/4 memory is 4 Gigabytes, which gives yo[...]

35 BATTERY Installation The HAWK uses two 1.5 v, "AA" batte ries for operation. The batteries are installed series providing 3 volts. The HAWK8/A uses 2 and 4 “AAA” batteries. Please note the label in the bottom of the unit for proper battery installation. Two "AA" Alkaline batteries will last fo r 3.5 – 4 hours, whil e tw[...]

36 If the battery is low then t he LED will flash ON and OFF slowly. No red or green LED present the record is not recording. NOTE! If the low battery indicator is flashing, turn the unit “OFF” replace the cells and turn the unit ON or “RCD” again. The computer will displa y the fact that the “last recording” was stopped short because o[...]

37 CAMERA CAMERA RESOLUTION COLOR STRIPES CIF LOW RESOLUTION B/W NONE CIF LOW RESOLUTION COLOR RED VGA HIGH RESOLUTION B/W YELLOW VGA HIGH RESOLUTION COLOR YELLOW/RED MICROPHONE The HAWK/EAGLE8 and FALCON can use its stereo internal or external microphones. If the external microphone is pl ugged in it is automatically selected for use. The Left and[...]

38 Next Generation: Our next generation recorders such as the HAWK/4, HAWK8, FALCON/4 use a black switch that slides into designated modes "ON" and "OFF If the remote record switch is attached to the RECORDER it must be used for ON/OFF control. When the red slide switch is slid to the “ON” position a black dot appears and the rec[...]

39 The playback function uses all 4 switches . NOTE that you must be in the OFF state to re-enter the re cord mode. The REW and FWD switches have different meaning when in PLAY or PAUSE. Note that “playback” does not erase any data. Once you are finished with local “playback”, you may continue recording from where you left off by first turn[...]

40 One Forced Session One Forced Session Full Recording Length CIF (LOW) VGA (HIGH) CIF (LOW) VGA (HIGH) 30 f/s 22 minutes 14 minutes 88 minutes 56 minutes 15 f/s 42 minutes 27 minutes 168 minutes 108 minutes 10 f/s 60 minutes 40 minutes 240 minutes 160 minutes 5 f/s 105 minutes 73 minutes 420 minutes 292 minutes 1 f/s 258 minutes 212 minutes 1032 [...]

41 Figure 6-4 HAWK with button descriptions MICRO CAMS SXGA Camera The Micro Cams records at 640X 480 pixels. (High Resolution) The SXGA camera records at 1290 x 960 resolution at 1.3 megapixel. The SXGA is mainly used in stationary applications for example, a pole camera.[...]

42 Low Light Cameras Long Lens, Button, Pinhole Figure 6-5 EAGLE8/ A with descriptions Fi gure 6-6 EAGLE8/Transmitter The Low Light Cameras work well in environment where light is a limited resource.[...]

43 SECTION 7 "MONO8" RECORDER Figure 7-1 MONO8 The MONO8 audio recorder captures stereo for 10 hours or mono for 20 hours. Note that the pager is fully functional with the exception of the vibrator function. The MONO8 has an Officer Safety Transmitter (OSRFT) option which transmits the audio continuously for up to 6 + hours while recordin[...]

44 SECTION 8 FLEX8F The FLEX8F is our most covert recorder. Th e solid-state electronics built on an untra-thin form factor assures inconspicuous evidence recording in highly transportable packages. Data is transferred to any PC via a Universal Serial Bus (USB). Standard audio hardware commonly found on most PCs may be used for data playback. User [...]

45 SECTION 9 PLAYER Program The “PLAYER” is similar to our FBPLAYER used on the earlier EAGLE 2 and 4 line. The PLAYER plays audio and video f iles from the recorders however the PLAYER cannot change the settings of the RECORDER. The PLAYER code resides on all evidence CDs inside the HAWK directory. The PLAYER can execute on any PC and uses the[...]

46 2. The PLAY button, once sessions are chose the PLAY button to go into the PLAY screen. 3. The AVI button converts audio/video re cordings into AVI files. 4. The WAV button converts audio recordings into wav files 5. The EJECT button calls the DragToDisc program which finalizes and ejects the CDDVD. 6. The FORMAT button calls the DragToDisc pro[...]

47 5. The IMAGE button extracts a pi cture frame from the recording 6. The session volume can be adjust ed through the AUDIO L and R channel scroll bars. 7. The PLAY RATE adjusts the frames per second of playback. 8. The PLAY button begins audio and video playback . 9. The PAUSE button stops the playback, selecting the PLAY button resumes the playb[...]

48 Figure 9.2.1 Select IMAGE b. Next select the PAUSE button. Refer to Figure 9.2.1 Select IMA GE c. Select the IMAGE button. Refer to Figure 9.2.2 IMAGE Button Figure 9.2.2 IMAGE Button[...]

49 d. In the SAVE AS screen select the location where to save the JPEG (use the down arrow to navigate through the folders) and input a name for the JPEG in the File name. Refer to Figure 9.2. 3 Save As Screen e. Select Save. Refer to Figure 9.2. 3 Save As Screen Figure 9.2. 3 Save As Screen f. Retrieve the JPEG for viewing. Refer to Figure 9.2.4 J[...]

50 into its own individual session. T he SEGMENT is created in the PLAYBACK screen. 1. Create the segment by us ing the scroll bar. Find the beginning of the SEGMENT and select SET. Refer to Figure 9.3.1 Start of SEGMENT Figure 9.3.1 Start of SEGMENT 2. Find the end of the SEGMENT select SET. Refer to Figure 9.3.2 End of SEGMENT[...]

51 Figure 9.3.2 End of SEGMENT 3. Select the SEGMENT button. Refer to Figure 9.3.3 SEGMENT Button Figure 9.3.3 SEGMENT Button 10. In the CaseIDForm screen the SEGMENT is designated by the SG followed by the original file name and session number. The FILE NAME can be renamed. Refer to Figure 9.3.4 CaseIDForm 11. Select OK. Refer to Figure 9.3.4 Case[...]

52 common user friendly format. An AVI file can be converted to the MJPEG2 format which can be played back on a standar d DVD player. AVIs can also be generated from the USBird Program in the Playback screen. In this demonstration the AVI will be ma de from the PLAYER program. Figure 9.4.1 AVI File Menu Make “ .AVI” Files The numbers correspond[...]

53 5. Insert a blank CDDVD in the CDDVD-WRITER and select FORMAT. Format the CD using the DragToDisc software. Refer to Section 4.1 Format CD/DVD 6. Select the AVI under CONTENT 7. Select COPY, the AVI file is c opied from Hawk_Temp to the CD/DVD. 8. Select EJECT and close out the CD Figure 9.4.2 AVI Conversion SCREEN GENERATE AVI FOR DATA DVD cr[...]

54 9.5 WAV A WAV file is created for other programs that recognize the WAV file format such as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. We cove rt our proprietary audio format to a user-friendly format. WAV files can al so be generated from the USBird Program in the Playback screen. In this demonstr ation the AVI will be made from the PLAYER program. The numbers corr[...]

55 A music CD can hold about 70 minutes of audio recording. If you have a two hour recording two CDs are needed. The WAV files are converted and written to the Hawk_Temp Folder. The user chooses where the Hawk_Temp Folder is stored. Refer to Figure 7-5 WAV CONVERSION SCREEN 5. Insert a blank CDDVD in the CDDVD-WRITER and select FORMAT. Format the[...]

56 APPENDIX - A USBird SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install/update the re sident code from CD. 1. Remove existing software from the CONTROL PANEL/ A DD REMOVE PROGRAMS .2. Go to USBird folder and select ‘Setup.exe’. 10. In the Welcome screen, select next. 11. In the Choose destination location, select next. 12. In the Select Program Folder, select [...]

57 APPENDIX – B MJPEG CODEC Installing MJPEG If the video can not playback insta ll the MJPEG codec. MJPEG Codec compresses the Hawk File so it can be played back through Windows Media Player. 1. Go to the MJPG_CODEC Folder. 2. Select LEAD MCMP_MJPEGCodec.exe. Figure B - Password 3. In the Lead MCMP_MJPEG Codec – Password type “showme” and [...]

58 APPENDIX - C WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER Installing Windows Media Player 7.1 If your computer does not correctly di splay AVI files install new Windows Media Player 7.1. 1. Go to My Comput er and go to USBIRD CD. 2. Select mp71.exe 3. In the Windows Media Play er 7.1 Setup select Yes. 4. In the License agreement, select Yes and file extraction begins. [...]

59 APPENDIX - D UPDATE BINARY CODE How to update HAWK Binary Code 1. Select Utility button. 2. Select UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE . Figure D-1 UPDATE RECORDER SOFTWARE 3. In the Confirm box select Yes . Figure D-2 Confirm box Important![...]

60 Do not unplug the recorder while it is updating the binary code, this can cause malfunction in the Hawk. Code update takes approximately 40 seconds. 4. After binary code update is complete , select OK at the CODE UPDATED box. Refer to figure D-3 CODE UPDATED BOX. 5. Binary code update is successful when “HEX CODE LOAD DONE” is displayed. Ref[...]

61 APPENDIX – E SETUP DRIVES 1. Select UTILITY , and select SETUP DRIVES . Refer to Figure E-1 Setup Drives Figure E-1 Setup Drives 2. In Setup Drives select ADD Refer to Figure E-2 Setup Drives Figure E-2 Setup Drives 3. Select drive with corresponding letter, choose TYPE and select OK. Refer to Figure E-3 Add Drives[...]

62 Figure E-3 Add Drives 4. If the space is blank, press Change Format Utility button, to select the format program. The path for ROXIO 5 is C:Program FilesAdaptecEasy CD CreatorDirectCDdirectcd.exe. T he path for ROXIO 6 is C:Program FilesRoxioEasy CD Creator 6Dragto DiscDragtoDis c.exe. Refer to Figure E-4 CHANGE FORMAT UTILITY Figure E[...]

63 Figure E-5 New Drive Added 6. Now you can view the drives that were added. Refer to Figure E-6 View Drives Figure E-6 View Drives[...]

64 APPENDIX - F BATTERY ORIENTATION Proper battery placement is necessary in order for the recorder to function correctly. Use the battery diagram as a guide. NEVER remove batteries when device is recording. Figure G-1 Battery Diagram Figure G-2 Battery Installation Always use a fresh battery when using the recorder and follow correct battery insta[...]

65 APPENDIX - G ADS SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS This message was written to clear up some confusion that may exists on the various software and hardware releas es that are out in the field. FBIRDWIN 3.5 (and 3.X) is used with desktops and PDR (not PDR2) stations. This software will not run on Window s 2000, and Windows XP. USBI 1.91 (and 1.0x) is used [...]

66 APPENDIX - H TROUBLE SHOOTING Most problems can be solved by re ferring to the USBIRD MANUAL. Before you use the recorder, make sure memory has been eras ed. If you press the record button and see three blinking lights you must er ase the recorder memory. The memory cannot not be overwr itten, after you completely erase the memory the recorder w[...]

67 APPENDIX – I Micro Cam Installation Mounting a MICROCAM into the concealment is made easy by the items below. The three items are shipped with the MICROCAMS. The items include, a drill bit, a center punch, and camera bezel or frame. MICROCAM Concealment Kit 1. Choose an item 2. Make sure the surface lays flat and does not distort while moving.[...]

68 Center Punch and Camera Bezel Drill Bit 5. Place the drill bit inside the cent er punch. The center punch and camera bezel align the camera hole. 6. Once the camera hole is made re move the drill bit and center punch. 7. Replace the center punch with the MICROCAM. 8. Glue down and around the camera bezel ; make sure the camera lens is not obstru[...]