Swann SW244-WDW, SW244-WDS, SW242-WRA warranty Overview, How it Works, A few key points to remember

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the RedAlert! This single channel video recorder is a terrific value for money security solution, as well as being easy to install, use and transport from location to location. Practically fitting into the palm of your hand is a neat feature as well!

Before we get into the nitty-gritty of learning how to install, configure and use the RedAlert, let’s just take a moment to discuss its features, strengths and limitations, so you can get the most out of your RedAlert.

How it Works

The RedAlert will record video or still images directly to an SD card, and it can be configured to do this whenever it detects motion in the view of its camera.

It is an ideal monitoring solution for guarding specific security vulnerabilities around the home or small office. Some suggested applications include monitoring the front or back door, a main hallway, or a courtyard or balcony. If there is a single, specific location that you wish to safeguard, the RedAlert is the perfect solution.

By correctly configuring the motion detection settings, and using a 1GB – 2GB SD card (available separately) you can get the RedAlert to function autonomously for up to months at a time!

A few key points to remember:

•The RedAlert can use SD cards up to 2GB in capacity. It will not work with larger SD cards, as these conform to the SDHC standard, which is incompatible with the RedAlert. This is not much of a limitation, really. A 2GB SD card will record over 3, 500 ten second videos, or more than 60, 000 still images.

•The RedAlert can monitor a maximum of two cameras at once (one of which must be wired, the other one wireless) but can record only one. Savvy users might have already noticed that the RedAlert has four wireless channels

– the RedAlert is not recommended for multiple wireless cameras! See page 11 for more information about why we’ve included multiple camera channels.

•Though it is remarkably efficient hardware for its size and cost, the RedAlert is a miniature, self contained, entry-level video recording unit. It will (unfortunately) not operate like the mythical technology shown on television shows like CSI or 24 (we really wanted it to, but it turns out that sort of technology costs millions of dollars and doesn’t really work that well in real life, anyway). Bear this is mind when placing your camera(s): the closer the camera is to the action you want to capture, the more detail you’re going to get. For example, if you want to capture a vehicle registration tag, you’ll have to have the camera within about a dozen feet (about 4 meters) from the vehicle to capture the required detail.

•The RedAlert is a single channel recorder. It will only record one video/ image at a time. It can display two cameras at once, but, due to the limitations of the speed at which it can process images and write them to an SD card, it can only record one channel at a time.

•If you’re using your RedAlert with a wireless camera, be sure to read the section on page 11 on interference and how you can avoid it when you configure your system.

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