Body Camera User Manual
Body Camera User Manual © 2020 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. This Manual is the property of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its affiliates (hereinafter referred to as "Hikvision"), and it cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.
Body Camera User Manual Regulatory information FCC information FCC compliance: Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Body Camera User Manual This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radioexempts de licence.
Body Camera User Manual Safety Instruction Laws and Regulations Use of the product must be in strict compliance with the local laws and regulations. Please shut down the device in prohibited area. Power Supply ● Use of the product must be in strict compliance with the local electrical safety regulations. ● Use the power adapter provided by qualified manufacturer. Refer to the product specification for detailed power requirements.
Body Camera User Manual Lens ● DO NOT touch the lens with fingers directly in case the acidic sweat of the fingers erodes the surface coating of the lens. ● DO NOT aim the lens at the strong light such as sun or incandescent lamp. The strong light can cause fatal damage to the device. Screen Clean the screen with soft and dry cloth or other substitutes to wipe the interior and exterior surface. DO NOT use alkaline detergents. Protect the screen from scratches.
Body Camera User Manual Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results. Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text.
Body Camera User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1Introduction................................................................................................................................ 9 1.1 Key Feature ............................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Package List .............................................................................................................................. 9 1.
Body Camera User Manual 7.4 7.5 Media Information ...................................................................................................................32 7.4.1 File Operation via Assistant ..........................................................................................32 7.4.2 File Operation in USB Mode .........................................................................................34 Device Configuration ................................................................
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Purpose: Body camera is a video recording system that is typically used by law enforcement to record their interactions with the public and gather video evidence at crime scenes. 1.1 Key Feature H.264/H.265 encoding technology. High recording resolution. Wide-range lens. Dismountable battery design. A built-in small battery will supply body camera power when replacing the battery.
Body Camera User Manual 1.3 Buttons and Interfaces Figure 1. 1 Overall View Table 1. 1 Button Description No. Button Description 1 LED 1 When body camera is being charged, it is solid red. When body camera is in low battery, it flashes in red with high frequency. When body camera is recording, it flashes in red with low frequency. 2 LED 2 When body camera is starting up, it is solid green. 3 Taping Press it to start/stop taping.
Body Camera User Manual No. Button Description In LCD menu, press it to exit. / : In LCD menu, press it to navigate between fields and items in menus. In LCD playback mode, press / to speed up/slow down playback speed. In LCD live view mode, press / to zoom in/out. : In LCD menu, press it to enter a sub-menu or confirm a selection. When device is recording, hold it for 3 seconds to set a video tag. 10 Reset button Press it to shut down body camera forcedly.
Body Camera User Manual Steps: 1. Open the cover of USB interface. 2. Connect body camera to the charger or USB port of computer with the USB data cable. The LCD will show the charging status. Figure 1. 3 Charging via Computer 1.5.2 How to Protect Charger Once charging completed, disconnect the connection between charger and body camera, and the connection between charger and power supply. Handle with care.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 2 Startup 2.1 Startup Before you start: Ensure the power is sufficient. If not, charge body camera. For details, refer to 1.5.1 How to Charge. Step: Hold Sleep/Wake for 3 seconds. Then the LED 2 turns green, the HIKVISION logo pops up, and you will hear an audible notification. All of these indicate the body camera starts successfully. 2.2 Sleep/Wakeup Step: The LCD goes to sleep automatically when there is no operation in the predefined auto-lock time.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 2.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 3 Basic Functions 3.1 Live View Icons Purpose: Once the body camera starts up completely, it automatically enters the live view image. 11 icons are shown in live view. Figure 3. 1 Live View Icons Table 3. 1 Live View Icon Description Number 1 2 Name Recording status Remaining recording time Description Shows the recording status. Not recording: Recording: The time is variable and is decided by video resolution, frame rate, and bitrate.
Body Camera User Manual Number Name Description GPS module failed: 7 Battery information Shows the remaining battery and charging status. 8 Zoom status Shows the zoom status. 9 Remaining memory capacity Shows the remaining memory capacity 10 Memory card status Shows whether memory is recognized. 3.2 Menu Operation Before you start: Wake up LCD. Steps: 1. Press 2. Press to bring up main menu.
Body Camera User Manual 1) Enter Camera Settings sub-menu. 2) Press / to position the cursor on Picture Quality. And click / to select picture quality. And click to enter Picture Quality menu. 3) Press to save the settings. 2. Press at the left side of device to take a picture of current live view image. Step 2 is invalid in playback, quick charging, USB communication interface. Exit the interfaces before operation. The picture is saved in memory in .
Body Camera User Manual The operation is invalid in playback, quick charging, USB communication interface. Exit the interfaces before operation. The audio file is saved in memory in .WAV format and is named by taping starting time. You can play back the audio in playback menu or download and save it in computer local path. For detailed steps of downloading audios, you can refer to 7.7 Assistant File Saving Path. 3.6 Playback Purpose: You can play back recorded videos, pictures, and audios.
Body Camera User Manual 3.7 Memory Full Alarm Purpose: If memory is full, when you start recording, taping, capture, or other function consumes storage, the following phenomena will show: the message “Memory is full.” pops up in LCD, body camera sends out an alarm audio, and LED 1 starts flickering. To save new files, you need to backup device first and clear memory. Memory full alarm is on by default and cannot be turned off.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 4 Network Settings 4.1 Wi-Fi Purpose: You can access internet by connecting to a Wi-Fi. The function is only available to the models supporting Wi-Fi. Before you start: Configure Wi-Fi parameters, including SSID and key, in body camera assistant. For detailed steps, refer to 7.5.4 Wi-Fi Parameters. Steps: To turn on Wi-Fi on LCD menu, do following steps: 1. Enter Network Settings interface. Main Menu > Network Settings 2.
Body Camera User Manual To turn on Wi-Fi on Body Camera Assistant. For detailed steps, refer to 7.5.4 Wi-Fi Parameters. 4.2 Network Transmission Parameters Purpose: To determine the resolution, frame rate, and bitrate used by iVMS platform when it views body camera image, configure the network transmission parameters. Steps: 1. Enter Network Settings interface. Main Menu > Network Settings Figure 4. 3 Network Settings 2.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 5 Camera Settings Purpose: Set the parameters for video, including resolution, frame rate, bitrate, and so on. Steps: To configure camera parameters on LCD menu, do following steps: 1. Enter Camera Settings interface. Main Menu > Camera Settings Figure 5. 1 Camera Settings 2. Press / to position the cursor on Video Resolution, Bitrate, Frame Rate, Pre-Record, Post-Record, or other items. And press the button to enter corresponding menu.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 6 System Settings To enter System Settings menu, do following step: Press / to position the cursor on System Settings menu. And press to enter System Settings menu. 6.1 Sound Purpose: Turn on and turn off system sound. If it is on, when you press a button or alarm occurs, body camera will send out a tone. By default it is on. Steps: 1. Enter System Settings menu. 2. Press / to position the cursor on Sound. And press 3. Press / to select Sound as On or Off.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 6. 2 LED 6.3 Language Settings Purpose: Two languages are provided: Chinese and English. Steps: 1. Enter System Settings menu. 2. Press / to position the cursor on Language. And press 3. Press / to select language as Chinese or English. And press to enter Language settings menu. button to save the settings. Figure 6. 3 Language 6.4 Turning on/off IR Lights Purpose: The body camera provides IR (Infrared Radiation) lights.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 6. 4 IR Light 3. 4. Press / to position the cursor on OFF, ON, or AUTO. OFF: By default, IR light is off. The status adapts to daylight period. ON: In night period or dark environment, it is recommended to turn on IR light. AUTO: Body camera automatically turns on/off IR light according to environment. Press to save the settings. 6.5 Positioning Settings Purpose: Body camera has a built-in positioning module.
Body Camera User Manual 6.6 Login Settings Purpose: If login feature is on, you need to log into device by entering your ID at every boot. The ID will show in the file name of the recorded video. Go to System > Login to turn on/off login feature. 6.7 System Information Purpose: System information menu shows the device model, serial number, and version. Steps: 1. Enter System Settings interface. 2. Press / to position the cursor on System Information item. And press to enter. 6.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 7 Body Camera Assistant Purpose: Log in to body camera via the Body Camera Assistant (hereinafter referred to as Assistant) to view logs, videos, audios, and pictures, and configure parameters remotely. Get Assistant from the official website (http://overseas.hikvision.com/en/). 7.1 Assistant Installation Installation package includes BodyCameraAssistant-win32.exe and BodyCameraAssistant-win64.exe. Select installation package according to your computer system type.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 2 Destination Location 3. Click Next to enter Select Start Menu Folder window. Optionally, you can edit the shortcut name and click Browser to select the folder where to create shortcut. Figure 7. 3 Start Menu Folder 4. Click Next to enter Select Additional Tasks window. Optionally, you can create a desktop icon by checking the checkbox of Create a desktop icon. Figure 7. 4 Additional Tasks 5. Click Next to enter Ready to Install window.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 5 Ready to Install 6. During the installation process, the following window will pop up. Figure 7. 6 Device Driver Installation Wizard 7. Click Next to start installing device driver. Figure 7. 7 Device Driver Installation Wizard 8. Click Finish in Device Driver Installation Wizard and click Finish in Body Camera Assistant Wizard to finish the installation.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 8 Finish 9. Then the body camera assistant window appears. Figure 7. 9 Body Camera Assistant 7.2 Device Login Purpose: You need to connect the assistant with body camera. Before you start: Connect the body camera to your computer with the USB data cable. Steps: 1. Run the assistant. 2. Click Recognize device button to start recognizing. Then the recognized device will be listed. Figure 7. 10 Recognized Device 3.
Body Camera User Manual window shows. If you forget the password, refer to 7.3 Password Recovery to recover password. Figure 7. 11 Body Camera Assistant 7.3 Password Recovery Purpose: If you forgot your device password, you can recover it back to default password. Steps: 1. Enter device login window. Figure 7. 12 Login Window 2. Click Forget Password. 3. Click File Export to export file DeviceKey.xml. 4. Send the file to your manufacturer. They will send you an encryption file.
Body Camera User Manual 5. Click to import the encryption file received in step 4. 6. Click Verifying Encryption to start verifying. If verifying succeeded, device password will be recovered to default. Figure 7. 13 Password Recovery 7.4 Media Information Purpose: Two methods are provided for you to operate files saved in body camera: operating files via logging in assistant and switching device into USB mode. 7.4.1 File Operation via Assistant Purpose: You can download or clear files here.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 14 Media Information 3. Click All, Video, Audio, or Picture tab to select which file type you want to view. 4. Check the checkboxes of files you want to download. 5. Click to enter File Download window. Figure 7. 15 File Download 6. Click to select Local File Saving Path. 7. Click OK to start downloading. 8. Optionally, you can click in upper right corner to view downloading status.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 16 Downloading Status 7.4.2 File Operation in USB Mode Steps: 1. Log in device via assistant. 2. Click the 3. Click OK to confirm in the pop up dialog box. Then the assistant will exit. icon in top right corner of assistant window. Figure 7. 17 Dialog Box 4. Enter Computer window to view the body camera. It will be recognized like an USB flash disk. Figure 7. 18 Devices with Removable Storage 5. Double-click the disk to enter it and operate files. 7.
Body Camera User Manual You can customize the police ID and device ID. Steps: 1. Click the Device Configuration tab, and click Device Information item in the left menu list. Figure 7. 19 User Information 2. 3. You can edit the Police ID and Device ID. Device ID cannot be longer than 32 characters. Police ID cannot be longer than 10 characters. Click Save to save the settings. 7.5.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 21 Time Settings 2. You can select time synchronization type as Auto Time Synchrony or Manual Time Synchrony by checking corresponding checkbox. Auto Time Synchrony: If selected, Device Time isn’t configurable. Assistant will synchronize the device time with your computer time. Manual Time Synchrony: If selected, you can synchronize device time according your custom time. 3.
Body Camera User Manual 3. Click Save to save the new password. Figure 7. 23 Security Settings 7.5.6 Platform Settings Purpose: You can log in device via iVMS, to monitor device, receive alarms, and so on. Steps: 1. Click the Device Configuration tab, and click Platform Settings item in the left menu. Figure 7. 24 Platform Settings 2. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable platform connection. 3. Select address type as IP or Domain Name. 4. Edit IP/Domain Name, Port, and Device ID.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 25 Formatting 3. Input device password in the text field and click OK to start formatting. Figure 7. 26 Format Device 7.5.8 System Resetting Purpose: You can reset all parameters to default settings by resetting system. Steps: 1. Click the Device Configuration tab, and click System Settings item in the left menu. 2. Click the Factory Defaults button. Figure 7. 27 System Reset 3. Input device password in the text field and click OK to start resetting. Figure 7.
Body Camera User Manual 7.6 Log Operations Purpose: By searching logs, you can review the history device status, device operation, and so on. Steps: 1. Click the Log Information tab. Figure 7. 29 Log Information 2. To search logs in a specified duration, do following steps: 1) Edit the log’s start time and end time. Figure 7. 30 Search Condition 2) 3. Click the Search button to start search. The matched logs will be listed.
Body Camera User Manual Figure 7. 31 Local Configuration 7.8 Upgrading Device Purpose: It is recommended to upgrade device with the help of professional technical support. Steps: 1. Switch to USB mode. For detailed steps, refer to 7.4.2 File Operation in USB Mode. 2. Enter the Removable Disk of body camera through Computer. 3. Copy the upgrade file into the removable disk. 4. Reboot the body camera. 5. Enter the System Setting in LED menu. 6.
Body Camera User Manual Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Unable to start up. a) Possible Reason: Device runs out of power. Solution: Get device be charged. Unable to start recording. a) Possible Reason: Memory is full. Solution: Back up device and clear the memory. b) Possible Reason: Formatting memory error. Solution: Format the memory via assistant. For detailed steps, refer to 7.5.7 Formatting. Unable to log in. a) Possible Reason: Password error. Steps: Reset your password.
Body Camera User Manual UD18967B 42
