Problem All I see is a blank screen | Swann SW244-WDS, SW244-WDW

Troubleshooting

Problem: The camera is looking out a window, and at night all I can see is white!

Solution: The camera uses infrared LEDs to see at night. However, infrared light will reﬂect off a glass surface, and bounce-back into the lens of the camera, washing out the image. It is not possible to use an infrared night vision camera to look out of a window. If you want to see outside, the camera has to be outside as well. Note that the PNP-50is recommended for indoor use only.

Problem: The RedAlert is not capturing pictures/videos when it should, or it captures pictures/videos too often!

Solution: Your ADVANCED MOTION DETECT SETTINGS need adjusting. Basically, you can deﬁne how the RedAlert will look for motion, and how much motion it must detect before it initiates recording. Follow the steps on pages 12 and 13 to conﬁgure the motion detection settings. If you’re using a wireless camera and the RedAlert is capturing pictures/video too often, it might be the case that there is enough interference in the video signal to count as motion. Follow the steps listed on page 11 to try to reduce the interference in your system.

Problem: All I see is a blank screen.

Solution: Check the connections between the RedAlert and your TV - in particular, check which RCA connection on the TV has the VIDEO OUT cable attached to it. Many TVs have A/V INPUT channels and A/V OUTPUT channels. Plugging the VIDEO OUT cable into an A/V OUTPUT will produce undesired results.

Problem: The RedAlert isn’t showing images from my camera.

Solution: The RedAlert might be monitoring the wrong input. Press the DISP button. If this does not work, and the camera is wireless, change the wireless channel of the RedAlert by pressing the SET button. If this does not locate the camera, check that the camera is supplied with power. If a wired camera, check the connections to the RedAlert. Finally, be sure that the camera can see an image: if the camera sees only black (see other Troubleshooting tips) it might appear that the RedAlert is not getting a signal at all.

Problem: I can’t ﬁnd right channel for the RedAlert on my television.

Solution: This can be a little tricky. First, make sure you’ve got the RedAlert plugged into an INPUT on the television. The plug should be color coded yellow, the same as the connector from the RedAlert. If this is the case, look for a button on the TV or remote called AV, TV/AV, AUX, Auxilary, Channel 0, Video, DVD or something similar. Some TVs have multiple AV channels. If in doubt, speak with the manufacturer of your TV - they’ll know what plugs connect to which channel. If all else fails, try using a different TV. (Please, don’t call and ask us about this one - we don’t know what your TV looks like, nor how to make it do anything useful!)

SW242-WDV, SW242-WRA, SW244-WDS, SW244-WDW specifications

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