Operation Manual

8
Downloading
Performing a download is simple.
1 Connect either the RS232 lead or the USB lead (with the RS232 lead attached) to your
computer and plug the other end of the lead into your Evolution in the socket marked RS232.
2 Connect the AC Power adapter to a mains plug socket and attach the other end to the
Evolution in the socket marked DC 12V.
3 Power up the Evolution by turning the rotary on/off switch towards you and connect the
computer to the Internet.
4 Open up the Snooper Evolution software by double-clicking on the desktop icon. Select the
COM port* the Evolution is connected to from the drop down list and then select which data
you want to download (Cameras only or Cameras and Schools).
* If using the RS232 cable this is usually COM 1. If you are using the RS232 to USB converter
you should check which COM port has been allocated to the USB device by Windows. This
information can be found in the computers ‘Device Manager’ under the heading Ports (COM &
LPT). The device is named ‘Prolific Serial to USB’ and the COM port number is shown in brackets.
On the Evolution:
5. Press and hold the MODE/MENU button on your Evolution until the screen reads ‘Tone’.
6. Press the MUTE/CANCEL button twice until the screens reads ‘Download’.
7. Press the SELECT button twice, the screen will now read ‘Connect’.
8. Click START UPDATE on the software.
The download process is as follows:
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The software will display the serial number of your Evolution and a red progress bar will start
to progress across the screen.
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The software will then connect to the database server and then download** the database.
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The data will then be sent to the Evolution unit.
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The Evolution will then save the data received.
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Once the download is complete the Evolution will beep and ‘Success’ will briefly be displayed.
**If you have a Firewall on your computer the Firewall software will inform you that the Snooper
Updater software is trying to access the internet. Please make sure that you grant/allow/permit
access through the Firewall. Please read the messages supplied by your Firewall software
carefully before choosing your option. If you do not allow the program to access the internet
through the Firewall, the download process will fail. Please note: Windows XP SP2 comes with a
built-in firewall as standard.
Uploading
Once the data has been saved onto the Snooper Evolution you are given the opportunity to
upload coordinates if in the unlikely event you should discover a Safety Camera location not
already in our database (See Operating Instructions on how to save a new location).
Uploading can be performed once the message ‘Upload Y’ is displayed. Using either the
MODE/MENU or the MUTE/CANCEL buttons on your Evolution, select ‘Y’ or ‘N’ and press the
SELECT button. If you have no coordinates to send to us select ‘N’.
If verification proves to be positive the coordinates will then be added to our master database.
Please note: Once the coordinates have been uploaded please be aware that these coordinates
will need to be deleted in order for your unit to use the database locations rather than the user
stored locations.
As there are constant additions to our database you will need to perform regular downloads. The
frequency with which you do this is entirely up to you, but we recommend that higher mileage
drivers often driving on unfamiliar roads download once or twice a week whereas lower mileage
drivers perform a download once or twice per month.
Please Note: Your unit MUST be registered before you can perform a download.
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