User's Manual

MicroPower Technologies
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Viewing Live Video at the Camera for Focus and Adjustment
Since the camera is 100% digital, but not actually on the computer network, video from the camera must always
be viewed through the hub. However, with the new Solveil generaon of cameras, a USB port has been added that
can be connected to a Windows based computer. The camera will be detected by your computer as a generic USB
web cam, allowing an installer to use a tablet or small laptop to focus the camera live on the pole.
There are (4) main methods for viewing video when seng up a Solveil camera system.
Direct at the Camera via USB:
The Solveil cameras are equipped with an internal USB port that allows almost any computer running a full version
of Windows 7 or Windows 8, to view the live video as a generic web cam. While this won’t provide signal strength
feedback, it does allow the camera to be adjusted easily in the eld. All you need to do is power on the camera,
and plug your computer’s USB port into the USB port located on the top of the interior main board.
Using a standard Micro USB cord, connect your
computer to the main board of the camera as
shown above. Your computer should take a
few moments to load the driver for the web
cam. You can then use any applicaon that can
show a web cam video feed, such as VLC Player to view
the resulng video from the camera.
[Launch VLC player, select “Open Capture
Device”, select “Direct Show”, and choose
“MicroPower” as the camera]
When the adjustments are made, carefully
remove the cable and securely close the camera
housing, and lock the camera latch.
USB 2.0 Port, plug in this side