Page 2 - Copyrights; Disclaimer
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Page 5 - Contents
Contents Contents Introduction 11 Welcome 12 About this document 13 Related documents 13 Prerequisites 13 About the 4RE system 14 Prerequisite 14 What's new in version 4.0.7 15 What was new in version 4.0.6 15 Using In-Car 4RE DVR 17 Overview 18 Recommended shift workflow 18 Starting your shift 18 D...
Page 12 - Welcome
Introduction Welcome Welcome to the Motorola Solutions 4RE In-Car Video User Guide 4.0.7 . This guide walks you through the basics of using the Motorola Solutions, Inc. 4RE® DVR 4.0.7 system. The guide also covers what you need to know about working as an Administrator of the system. 12 Motorol...
Page 13 - About this document; Related documents
About this document About this document The Motorola Solutions 4RE In-Car Video User Guide 4.0.7 covers the following topics: l Using the 4RE DVR l Associating 4RE DVR with a recorded event l Understanding the 4RE DVR display and control panel l Understanding the 4RE DVR system peripherals ...
Page 14 - About the 4RE system; Prerequisite
Introduction About the 4RE system The Motorola Solutions, Inc. 4RE DVR system consists of: DVR: The base Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is mounted in your vehicle and is the central component of the 4RE system. The DVR processes and stores evidence collected through the connected 4RE cameras and mic...
Page 18 - Overview; Recommended shift workflow; Starting your shift; Ending your shift
Using In-Car 4RE DVR Overview The 4RE DVR, an icon-driven user interface with direct access buttons, is the central component of the 4RE system. The 4RE DVR processes and stores evidence collected through other components that connect to it. Shown here is a high-level summary of your tasks during a ...
Page 20 - Powering on your vehicle and 4RE
Using In-Car 4RE DVR Starting your shift This section explains: l Powering on your vehicle and 4RE ( page 20 ) l Pairing the wireless microphone with base ( page 21 ) l Pairing the VISTA camera with base ( page 21 ) l Logging in to the 4RE DVR ( page 22 ) Important! Avoid using...
Page 22 - Logging in to the 4RE DVR
Using In-Car 4RE DVR Logging in to the 4RE DVR Log in to the 4RE DVR at the beginning of each shift to ensure your name is associated with the events recorded in your vehicle. To log in to the 4RE DVR: 1. Press Menu on the control panel and touch the Officer button. The Select Officer sc...
Page 24 - During your shift; Adjusting your cameras
Using In-Car 4RE DVR During your shift During your shift, you create, stop, tag, and categorize recorded events. This section explains the following procedures: l Adjusting your cameras ( page 24 ) o Changing and locking the Live View on-screen camera view ( page 25 ) o Changing a camera state...
Page 25 - Camera states; Changing and locking the Live View on-screen camera view
Camera states 3. Touch Settings . The camera zoom, focus, Backlight, and Night View buttons appear. 4. Adjust the screen to set your camera views as needed. Note: Not every camera has these settings and available settings may vary between cameras. Camera states The cameras can be in one of...
Page 26 - Changing a camera state
Using In-Car 4RE DVR Note: What displays on the screen does not determine what is being recorded. To select and lock the Live View on the Display screen: 1. Touch a view on the screen to select it. The view shows on the Display screen by itself for 10 seconds. The Lock icon appears as unloc...
Page 27 - Creating recorded events
Creating recorded events 1. Press Cameras on the control panel. The active camera buttons appear on the Display screen. 2. Touch the button for the camera whose state you want to change. 3. When you want to reactivate the camera stream, press Cameras on the control panel, then touch...
Page 28 - Recording group; Starting and stopping a group event; Tagging a recorded event
Using In-Car 4RE DVR 2. Press Stop to stop a recording. The 4RE DVR protects the video and audio segment between start and stop as a recorded event. Note: If the 4RE DVR is configured to enable pre-event and/or post-event video page 80 , a recorded event also includes those times. Recording...
Page 30 - Tagging in a Recording group; Using Covert mode
Using In-Car 4RE DVR 5. Choose whether to include Background video when the event is saved to the Evidence Library software. Any camera that is in background state shows the background state icon in the bottom right corner of the camera's view. Note: Whether you have the permission to incl...
Page 31 - Using Covert mode in a recording group
Using Covert mode in a recording group To exit Covert mode: 1. Press Stop on the control panel. A tone sounds when you exit Covert mode and the following message appears: 2. Touch OK . The cameras and microphones continue to record. 3. Press Stop on the control panel to stop rec...
Page 32 - Creating an RATF event
Using In-Car 4RE DVR Creating an RATF event To create an RATF event: 1. Press Menu on the control panel and touch the Record After The Fact button on the screen. The Record After the Fact screen appears. 2. Set the start and end date/time for the event you want to create. a. Touch ...
Page 34 - Uploading evidence via wireless
Using In-Car 4RE DVR Ending your shift After you complete your shift, follow the procedures in this section before leaving your vehicle. Your recorded events must be uploaded either via wireless or from the USB thumb drive. l Uploading evidence via wireless ( page 34 ) l Uploading evidence usin...
Page 35 - Upload evidence over a cellular connection; Uploading evidence using the USB thumb drive
Upload evidence over a cellular connection 2. Ensure your evidence is transferring to your Evidence Library software. Verify the Upload and Signal icons appears on the screen. 3. Log out of the 4RE DVR. 4. Turn off the vehicle ignition. The 4RE DVR will continue to upload recorded ev...
Page 36 - Removing the USB thumb drive using the STOP control
Using In-Car 4RE DVR The USB thumb drive functions primarily as a backup storage device for the hard drive. [[[Undefined variable Variables.Company Name Short]]] Video provides a 16 GB USB thumb drive, but you can use any size thumb drive with the DVR. You can remove the USB thumb drive safely in tw...
Page 37 - Removing the USB thumb drive using the Transfer function
Removing the USB thumb drive using the Transfer function 1. Insert the key and turn clockwise to open the door on the 4RE DVR. The door opens and the USB thumb drive pops out. 2. Press and hold the Stop control for three seconds. The following message appears: 3. Touch Yes . If the ...
Page 38 - Logging out of 4RE DVR
Using In-Car 4RE DVR 3. Touch USB . 4. Touch Safely Remove . If the system is writing to the device, the following message appears. 5. Touch OK and wait until it is safe to remove the device. 6. Touch OK and remove the USB thumb drive from the 4RE DVR. Take your USB thumb drive...
Page 39 - Powering off your vehicle
Powering off your vehicle 1. Press Menu and touch Officer on the Main Menu screen. The Select Officer screen appears. 2. Verify your name is selected then touch Logout . Note: If you do not log out, when the next officer logs in you are automatically logged out. If the next officer ...
Page 42 - RE DVR overview
Understanding the 4RE system 4RE DVR overview The 4RE DVR (Digital Video Recorder) is the central component of the 4RE system. The DVR processes and stores evidence collected through the connected cameras and microphones. The DVR offers storage capacity of an industrial grade 64 GB solid state hard...
Page 44 - Smart Power Switch
Understanding the 4RE system Associating 4RE with a group event A Group Event enables in-car 4RE and body-worn VISTA WiFi cameras to collaborate in the recording of a single event by multiple devices. A recording group is typically linked to a vehicle. Starting a recorded event on one device ale...
Page 45 - Members of the recording group
Members of the recording group Members of the recording group A recording group is a network of associated devices communicating with each other when one of them changes its event status. A recording group joined with either wired or wireless connections includes: l One Smart Power Switch ( page 4...
Page 46 - Synchronized recordings; RE role in a group event
Understanding the 4RE system Synchronized recordings 4RE and VISTA devices can capture video and audio within the same time frame and at the same scene. These events are linked to each other automatically at import. If another vehicle joins an incident, the new vehicle group event members cannot jo...
Page 47 - VISTA WiFi Camera role in a group event; VISTA WiFi base
VISTA WiFi Camera role in a group event VISTA WiFi Camera role in a group event As part of the group event network, the VISTA WiFi: l Communicates with the local recording group. l Initiates group events VISTA WiFi or VISTA XLT cameras notify other group members that it has started an event....
Page 48 - Main menu screen; Review
Understanding the 4RE system Main menu screen When you press Menu on the Display Control Panel , you access the Motorola Solutions, Inc. 4RE Main Menu . This replaces the Live View camera feed, although the cameras are still recording . The Live View camera feed is the default view of the 4R...
Page 49 - Review By Event
Review By Event Review By Event To review and play back an event: 1. Touch the Review button on the Main Menu screen. Playback Selection screen opens, showing the By Event list. 2. Select a recorded event to review. 3. Touch the Details button in upper right corner to review ...
Page 50 - Review By Time
Understanding the 4RE system 4. Touch Play in the upper right corner to play back the event you selected. The Playback screen opens. a. Touch Pause to stop the playback without exiting. b. Touch the back arrows to go back 5 seconds or 20 seconds . c. Touch the forward arrows to sk...
Page 51 - Status
Status 3. Touch Play in the upper right corner to play back the stored video By Time . The Playback Screen opens. It is the same screen that opened in Review by Event. Follow Step 4 in Review by Event . If your agency chooses to block Review by Time , you will see this Playback Screen: T...
Page 53 - Officer log in or log out
Officer log in or log out 4. Touch the Devices button. The Device Status screen opens. Shows the status of devices contained in or connected to the 4RE DVR. Note: A device that has next to it is configured as a record-start setting. 5. Touch the VISTA button. The VISTA Status sc...
Page 54 - Saving officer preferences
Understanding the 4RE system If you are already logged in, your name will be selected. Important! Log in to the DVR at the beginning of every shift. The previous user will be logged out. All video recorded during a shift is associated with the officer who is logged in during that shift. Saving off...
Page 58 - Record After The Fact; RATF; RATF disabled
Understanding the 4RE system Record After The Fact ® (RATF) RATF With RATF, you will never miss an incident, even when the Record control wasn't pressed. The camera is always recording. If the video resides on the 4RE DVR hard drive, you can retrieve it with RATF and make a recorded event. See Crea...
Page 62 - AutoZoom
Understanding the 4RE system For more information ... See Dark Mode on page 85 See Display on page 85 Settings On the Settings screen you can adjust the camera auto-zoom (if present), radar, crash sensitivity, and system date/time settings. You can also access system diagnostic options using t...
Page 63 - Crash
Radar To adjust the front camera: 1. Touch the AutoZoom button. 2. Touch the up or down arrows next to Magnification Level to change zoom level (max is 18X). 3. Touch the up and down arrows next to Hold Time (Sec) to set the amount of time you want to hold that zoom level (max is 10 seconds...
Page 65 - Diagnose and troubleshoot issues
Diagnose and troubleshoot issues To set the date and time for your 4RE DVR: 1. Touch the Date/Time button. The Date/Time screen opens. 2. Set the Time Zone where your agency is located. a. Touch drop-down arrow for Time Zone . b. Touch the up and down arrows to scroll the time zon...
Page 66 - Diagnostics options
Understanding the 4RE system 1. Touch the Settings button on the Main Menu Screen . 2. Touch the Diagnose button. Use the up and down arrows to move up and down in the Diagnostics screen. 3. Touch each button under Diagnostics to retrieve information about the system. Importa...
Page 74 - Display Control Panel
Understanding the 4RE system Display Control Panel Use the controls on the Display Control Panel to perform basic 4RE DVR functions. The Display Control Panel contains: Power up ( | ) control to power on the 4RE DVR; press Power down ( Ο ) control to power off the 4RE DVR; See Power on ...
Page 75 - Live View; Active record-setting icons
Live View Live View The Display screen Live View shows one or more live video streams from the system cameras. The video streams on the Live View are the same streams that the 4RE DVR is recording. Live View is the default mode for the Display screen. The Display screen can show: l Active record-t...
Page 76 - Camera settings
Understanding the 4RE system Lock/unlock icons On the Live View, when more than one camera view is shown, you can lock a single view on the Display screen. See Changing and locking the Live View on-screen camera view on page 25 . Camera settings After you lock a Live View, if the camera associat...
Page 77 - Storage meters
Name of agency, officer, and unit Name of agency, officer, and unit The name of the agency, the officer logged into the system, and the vehicle ID displays on the lower right corner of the display screen. Tip: To remove the user and status information from the foreground of the Display screen Live V...
Page 78 - Bookmark; Date and Time
Understanding the 4RE system Bookmark If you want to review a specific place in a recorded event, use the Bookmark to mark that place. You can see the Bookmark flag during playback. A red flag icon is displayed briefly on the screen to mark that spot. To see it at a later time, playback the rec...
Page 79 - Entering Covert mode; Record; Recording to the video loop and recorded events
Entering Covert mode l Place the screen into Covert mode l Disable the shut-down timer with the POWER ON control Important! Avoid using the Power control to power ON and OFF the 4RE. You can damage or lose data doing this. We recommend that you use the vehicle ignition to power on and off. S...
Page 81 - Event tags; Event tag category
Event tags For more information . . . See Creating recorded events on page 27 See 4RE role in a group event on page 46 See Tagging a recorded event on page 28 Event tags Event categories and other event tag questions are determined by your agency and configured in your Evidence Library sof...
Page 84 - Recording group event tags; Volume
Understanding the 4RE system A camera that is in background state is active and recording to the 4RE DVR hard drive. When you tag a recorded event, depending on your DVR configuration, you have the option to include the video from that camera or not. If you do not need the video, do not import it. T...
Page 85 - Dark Mode
Display 3. Touch Advanced to bring up the Volume Settings screen. You can also access the Tones Volume and other audio using the Main Menu Audio button. See Audio on page 58 Display You can adjust the screen brightness with the Display control on the control panel. 1. Touch the + o...
Page 86 - Dark screen with movement
Understanding the 4RE system 1. Press the + or - on the Display control. 2. Touch Dark Mode to make the screen go dark immediately. Note: Dark Mode is not the same as Covert mode page 30 . Dark screen with movement If your configuration allows, the 4RE DVR goes dark when the vehicle star...
Page 87 - Microphones
Microphones n Press the Cameras control Buttons appear on the Display screen representing each camera. Each button shows the camera name and its state. The available states depend on how the DVR is configured and what each camera supports. The possible states are: On : The camera is ...
Page 89 - RE DVR System Peripherals
4RE DVR System Peripherals 4RE DVR System Peripherals In this chapter ... l Auto-start record settings ( page 90 ) l Auto-stop record settings ( page 90 ) l USB thumb drive ( page 91 ) l Wireless Radio ( page 93 ) Transfer Station II Quick Start GuideWGD00172 Revision (Undefined variable:Variables...
Page 91 - USB thumb drive; Multiple updates on one USB thumb drive
USB thumb drive USB thumb drive Important! To preserve your evidence you must remove your USB thumb drive safely ( page 36 ) . The USB thumb drive functions primarily as a backup storage device for the hard drive. Motorola Solutions, Inc. Video provides a 16 GB USB thumb drive, but you can use any s...
Page 93 - Wireless radio
Wireless radio Wireless radio Motorola Solutions, Inc. 4RE DVR uses a wireless radio to upload your recorded events to the Evidence Library server. Because the radio has no power source, it draws power from 4RE DVR through one of three sources. To get power to your radio, you need one of the follow...
Page 95 - Working as 4RE DVR Administrator
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator Working as 4RE DVR Administrator In this chapter . . . l Setting up and maintaining a 4RE DVR system ( page 96 ) l Understanding Passwords ( page 97 ) l Deploying a configuration ( page 98 ) l Updating 4RE software ( page 98 ) l Configuring a DVR with the...
Page 97 - Supervisor password
Officer Lists Officer Lists The maximum number of officers is limited by the programmable storage on the 4RE. Typically more than a thousand officers can be supported. Tip: The number of officers you can store in the Officer List depends on multiple factors, including:- The length of officers' names...
Page 98 - Deploying a configuration; Updating 4RE firmware; Updating wirelessly
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator l Modify date/time ( page 62 ) l Modify radar type ( page 62 ) l Setting camera auto-zoom ( page 62 ) l Modify crash sensitivity ( page 62 ) l Verify 4RE DVR network information ( page 103 ) l Install the 4RE configuration file See your Evidence Library s...
Page 99 - Updating with USB thumb drive; Upgrades to 4RE DVR and VISTA WiFi
Updating with USB thumb drive See your Evidence Library software documentation for instructions about automatically installing a 4RE DVR software update. Updating with USB thumb drive Use the USB thumb drive to install 4RE DVR updates directly. To update the DVR firmware using the USB thumb drive: ...
Page 100 - Configuring a DVR with the USB thumb drive; Deploy a configuration manually
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator Letter Stands for Description S Staging Upgrade package is being installed P Pending Upgrade package was installed successfully and can be rebooted to apply the upgrade If 4RE reboots during Staging, the upgrade needs to be reapplied If 4RE reboots during Pending, th...
Page 102 - Verifying configuration settings
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator 7. Touch OK and remove the USB thumb drive containing the configuration file from the DVR. Note: If a message appears on the DVR Display screen instructing you to reboot the DVR, touch OK , then AFTER removing the configuration file USB thumb drive, power the 4...
Page 104 - Wired connection; Formatting the USB thumb drive
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator Wired connection If you do not have a wireless connection, the following screen appears. The IP Address is the address of your 4RE DVR. Formatting the USB thumb drive You should only reformat the USB thumb drive when working with Motorola Solutions, Inc. Customer Se...
Page 105 - Deleting an event from the 4RE DVR
Deleting an event from the 4RE DVR Deleting an event from the 4RE DVR Deleting an event from the 4RE DVR requires an administrator password. To delete an event: 1. Press Menu . 2. Touch Settings on the Main Menu screen. 3. Touch the Diagnose button. 4. Touch the Delete Event button...
Page 106 - Re-exporting a recorded event
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator 9. Touch Yes to delete the event or No to remain on the Event Details screen. The video of this event is not deleted from the hard drive. The event designation is deleted from the video on the DVR. This provides unprotected space on the DVR. 4RE DVR no ...
Page 108 - Performing maintenance
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator Performing maintenance If you need to perform certain maintenance procedures on your 4RE system, you can access the 4RE Maintenance Mode . This mode is only accessible with an administrator password. The boot progress bar appears right after you power on the DVR. M...
Page 109 - Capture state
Capture state To access the system logs: 1. Touch View Logs on the Maintenance Menu screen. The Logs screen appears. 2. Use the Up and Down buttons to view the log files. 3. Touch the File button to bring up the filters. 4. Select a filter and the log files for that filter a...
Page 110 - Manage Recordings; Reset Recordings
Working as 4RE DVR Administrator To generate a Capture State file, follow these steps: 1. Touch Capture State on the Maintenance Menu screen. The Capture State screen appears. 2. Touch Capture to copy the file to a USB thumb drive or Back to return to the Maintenance Menu screen....
Page 111 - Copy All Video to USB
Copy All Video to USB To remove event descriptions from the system: 1. Touch Reset Recordings on the Maintenance Menu screen. The Reset Recordings screen appears. 2. Touch OK to proceed or Cancel to return to the Maintenance Menu screen. Copy All Video to USB Copy All Video to U...
Page 113 - Network settings; Format hard drive
Network settings Network settings This option lets you adjust the Network Settings of the 4RE DVR. Typically, the most common setting to be reset is the IP address on DVRs that are used in Interview Room mode. Other settings you can edit include Netmask and Gateway. If you need to adjust any set...
Page 115 - Index
Index Index A Admin, 95 Administrative functions, 42 password, 42 Audio button, 58 auto-start triggers, 27, 90 auto-stop, 90 C camera adjusting settings, 86 change state, 26 change view, 25 lock view, 25 set up, 24 cellular upload, 35 Continuous recording, 28, 80 Control Panel, 74 buttons Camera, 86...