Docking Station Light Indicators ..............18 Docking Station Ports ................. 19 VLX Wireless Microphone ................20 Requirements for Successful Recording Using the VLX ......20 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e i L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Changing the Record Settings ................44 Adjusting Video Quality and File Size ............44 Changing the Video Quality Setting ..........45 Changing the Video Frames-Per-Second Setting for Regular Record .................. 47 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Turning the Lights Display On/Off ............122 Turning the Siren Display On/Off ............124 Turning the Brakes Display On/Off............126 Turning the Aux 1 Display On/Off ............129 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e iii L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Changing the DES Admin ID and Password ..........199 Enabling/Disabling the USB Login Feature ..........203 Entering the Server Address ..............205 Entering the Officer Name ................208 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Adjusting the Monitor Sharpness Setting ............238 Adjusting the Text Transparency of the Monitor Controls ......239 Viewing the Monitor Version Number & Product ID......... 241 Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD......241 DVR Specifications ....................250 Glossary ........................252 Contact Information ....................
All drilled holes should be deburred and all sharp edges should be smoothed. All wire routings going through drilled holes should be protected by a grommet or convolute/split loom tubing. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
FlashbackHD differences. First, the FlashbackHD can capture video at a higher resolution than the Flashback3—1280 x 720 pixels vs. 720 x 480 pixels for the Flashback3. Secondly, the Flashback3 comes with the Nite-Watch camera, whereas the FlashbackHD comes with either the HD Digital Zoom camera or the newer 10x HD Optical Zoom camera.
AUTO Do not turn this switch off unless instructed INto do so by an L3 Mobile-Vision procedure or Service Technician. . The Menu button, used to access the DVR programming options. You can...
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To access the DVR menu options, this door must be open. To record or play back a video, this door must be closed and locked. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 3...
. Input for VLP2 or VLX charging station. VLP1 . Input for second VLP2 or VLX charging station. VLP2 . Input for wired rear seat microphone. CAR MIC Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
10x HD Optical Zoom Camera Back Seat Camera (optional) Bullet camera (optional) VoiceLink Wireless Microphone Resettable Crash Sensor (optional) – OR – Monitor WiFi/GPS Antenna Dual WiFi/GPS Antenna (upgrade) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 5 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
While in Record mode: Toggle the in-car microphone off/on While in Menu mode: Select the highlighted menu item or field You can also perform these tasks by pressing on your DVR. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Idle mode, press the button until the Auto button light turns off. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 7 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
WLAN display field is set to ON. For more information on this and other display options, see “Changing Display Options” on page 116. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
GPS antenna 40.8941,- GPS coordinates (i.e., vehicle’s current location). This display 74.4187,0MPH indicates that GPS circuitry is fully operational and satellite signal strength is good. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 9 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Play button (shown) time of day that or Pause button ( I I ) each video frame was recorded Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
10x HD Optical Zoom Camera, next page. All three of these cameras are typically mounted on your vehicle’s windshield. Nite-Watch Camera The Nite-Watch camera works with the Flashback2 and Flashback3 only. It includes the following features: SD resolution ...
For a description of this camera’s control buttons, see the next section, “Camera Settings.” HD Optical Zoom camera: Front view HD Optical Zoom camera: Rear view Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
However, you may wish to turn these lights off occasionally, such as in a “lights out” situation. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 13 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Dual WiFi/GPS antenna, which is an optional upgrade. These antennas are used to: Dual WiFi/ GPS antenna. Wirelessly connect to your agency’s internal network Capture GPS satellite data. Standard WiFi/GPS Antenna Dual WiFi/GPS Antenna (optional) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
If you walk indoors while a recording is in progress, multiple walls can interrupt the signal between the wireless mic and the docking station. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 15 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
WARNING: If you feel two short vibrations approximately 10 seconds after you in- itiate a recording, it indicates that the recording has stopped. This typically occurs because you left the DVR door open. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
VLP2 case and replace the old battery. Handle with care. Take care not to drop or mishandle your VLP2, as this may damage the battery and/or the unit itself. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 17 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Peripherals VLP2 Wireless Microphone For information on L3 Mobile-Vision’s warranty and replacement options regarding VLP2s, refer to the Flashback Digital Evidence Collection System warranty. VLP2 Light Indicators On the top of the VLP2, there are two light indicators: the Mute/Sync indicator, and the Error/Battery indicator, pictured left.
Port cable. Emergency Port Use the Communications port to connect the docking station to the DVR via the cable provided by L3 Mobile-Vision. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 19 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Avoid multiple non-metal barriers between the wireless mic and the docking station. If you walk indoors while a recording is in progress, multiple walls can interrupt the signal between the wireless mic and the docking station. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
This typically occurs when the DVR door is open or there is no memory card in the card slot. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 21 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Handle with care. Take care not to drop or mishandle your VLX, as this may damage the battery and/or the unit itself. For information on L3 Mobile-Vision’s warranty and replacement options regarding VLXs, refer to the Flashback Digital Evidence Collection System warranty.
In this circum- stance, the audio source will automatically switch Mic Error to the unit’s internal microphone. Solid red Battery level is low—less than 2.5 hours. Battery Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 23 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
DVR via the cable provided by L3 Mobile-Vision. The first time a wireless mic is synched, this process may take up to 30 “blinks” Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
DVR Operation Remote Record Button Remote Record Button L3 Mobile-Vision sells an optional device that enables you to press a large, lighted red push button to initiate a recording. One advantage of this device is that the Record button is large enough to press while wearing gloves.
DVR forgot to logout. To fix this problem, continue with steps 4 and 5 to log the last officer out, then repeat steps 3 – 5 to log yourself in. 4 Press 5 Press 6 Remove the USB memory stick. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Never start a recording while the Verifying Storage message is displayed on your Flashback monitor. Wait until the message disappears before attempting to start a recording! Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 27 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
These are all the files that have been recorded since your last transmission. 3 To toggle back and forth between image view and list view, press Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Trace Points embedded in this video. For more on Trace Points, see the table on page 6. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 29 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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12 To select a different audio track, proceed to the next step. Otherwise skip to step 17. 13 Press to advance to the Audio field. 14 Press to select the Audio field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
SD card in your Flashback unit. Unless the DVR is in RECORD mode, in which case the transfer will occur AFTER the recording is complete. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 31 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
This section describes how to change the various DVR settings via the Flashback Main Menu. To access this menu, first open the door on your DVR door using the key provided by L3 Mobile-Vision. Next, press the button on the DVR or the button on the Flashback monitor.
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 33 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to select the Date/Time option. The Date/Time screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 35 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to select the Date/Time option. The Date/Time screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 37 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to select the Date/Time option. The Date/Time screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 39 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to select the Date/Time option. The Date/Time screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Once the correct year displays, proceed to the next step. 14 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 41 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to select the Date/Time option. The Date/Time screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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10. 9 Use the buttons to move the hours display higher or lower, respectively. Once the desired number displays, proceed to the next step. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 43 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Changing the Video Frames-Per-Second Setting for Regular Record, page 47 Changing the Video Frames-Per-Second Setting for Background Record, page 49 Changing the Video Resolution Setting, page 52. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 45 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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– OR – To change the video quality for Channel 2 (Backseat and Bullet cameras), press three times to advance to the CH2 Quality field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
& the larger If you’re changing Channel 1 for a Flashback3, select a number from 1 – 3 the video size If you’re changing Channel 1 for a FlashbackHD, select a number from 4 – 8 ...
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CH1 FPS field. – OR – To change the frames-per-second for Channel 2 (Backseat and Bullet cameras), press three times to advance to the CH2 FPS field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 49 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Miscellaneous option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Miscellaneous option. The Misc screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the Background FPS field. 8 Press to select the Background FPS field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 51 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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– OR – To change the video resolution for Channel 2 (Backseat camera and Bullet cameras), press twice to advance to the CH2 Resolution field Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 53 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Regular Record file and return the DVR to Back- ground Record mode. In this manner, you might generate multiple Background Record and Regular Record files during a given shift. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 55 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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5 Press to advance to the Miscellaneous option. 6 Press to select the Miscellaneous option. The Misc screen displays. 7 Press to select the Background Record field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Otherwise skip to step 14. (System default is 5 frames-per- second.) 10 Press 11 Press to advance to the Background FPS field. 12 Press to select the Background FPS field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 57 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Miscellaneous option. 6 Press to select the Miscellaneous option. The Misc screen displays. 7 Press twice to advance to the Stealth field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 59 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Miscellaneous option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 61 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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7 To change your pre-record setting, proceed to the next step. – OR – To change your post-record setting, skip to step 13. 8 Press three times to advance to the Pre-Record field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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If you do not wish to change your post-record setting, skip to step 16. 12 Press 13 Use the button to advance to the Post-Record field. 14 Press to select the Post-Record field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 63 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to select the Video option. The Video screen displays. 6 Press to advance to the CH2 Camera field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 65 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Changing the Gain Setting for the VLP1 Audio, page 81 Changing the Gain Setting for the VLP2 Audio, page 84 Changing the Gain Setting for the In-Car Audio, page 87. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 67 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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5 Press to advance to the Audio option. 6 Press to select the Audio option. The Audio screen displays. 7 Press to select the VLP #1 field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 69 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Audio option. 6 Press to select the Audio option. The Audio screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 71 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Audio option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Audio option. The Audio screen displays. 7 Press twice to advance to the In-Car Mic field. 8 Press to select the In-Car Mic field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 73 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. 6 Press to select the System option. The System screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the Record Beep field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 75 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the System option. 6 Press to select the System option. The System screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 77 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Keystroke Beep field. 9 Press to toggle the field value to ON or OFF. 10 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 79 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Audio option. 6 Press to select the Audio option. The Audio screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the Pre Post Audio Ctrl field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
If you notice increased distortion after changing this setting, go back to the Audio screen and increase the numeric value of the VLP1 Gain(-dB) field. The system default is -4 decibels. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 81 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Audio option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Audio option. The Audio screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the VLP1 Gain(-dB) field. 8 Press to select the VLP1 Gain(-dB) field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 83 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Audio option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 85 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Audio option. The Audio screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the VLP2 Gain(-dB) field. 8 Press to select the VLP2 Gain(-dB) field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 87 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Audio option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Audio option. The Audio screen displays. 7 Press two times to advance to the In-Car Gain(-dB) field. 8 Press to select the In-Car Gain(-dB) field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 89 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Turning the Speed Trigger On/Off, page 107 Turning the ‘Stop Override’ Feature On/Off, page 111 Turning the VLP Microphone Trigger On/Off, page 113 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 91 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Input option. 6 Press to select the Input option. The Input screen displays. 7 Press to select the Light Trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 93 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Input option. 6 Press to select the Input option. The Input screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Siren Trigger field. 9 Press to toggle the field value to ON or OFF. 10 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 95 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Input option. 6 Press to select the Input option. The Input screen displays. 7 Press twice to advance to the AUX1 Trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 97 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) Assuming that the value of the AUX 2 Trigger and AUX 2 Stop fields is ON. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Input option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 99 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Input option. The Input screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the AUX2 Trigger field. 8 Press to select the AUX2 Trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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X number of minutes after the trigger activity ceases. 10 Press twice to save your changes and return to the Recording menu. 11 Press twice to advance to the Miscellaneous option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 101 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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If the AUX 2 Stop field is set to ON, proceed to the next step. 15 Press twice to advance to the AUX 2 Stop field. 16 Press to select the AUX 2 Stop field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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If the value of the AUX 2 Stop field is OFF, press twice to advance to the AUX 2 Stop field. 20 Press to select the AUX 2 Stop field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 103 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
(such as a motion detector) is activated. 1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Input option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 105 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Input option. The Input screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the AUX2 Trigger field. 8 Press to select the AUX2 Trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 107 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Input option. 6 Press to select the Input option. The Input screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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⇒ If you turned the Speed Trigger on, proceed to the next step. ⇒ If you turned the Speed Trigger off, press four times to save your changes and exit this option. End of procedure. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 109 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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(65 – 100). Once the desired trigger speed displays, proceed to the next step. 15 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 111 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Miscellaneous option. 6 Press to select the Miscellaneous option. The Misc screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the Stop Override field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 113 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Input option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Input option. The Input screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the VLP Trigger field. 8 Press to select the VLP Trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 115 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
In order for this feature to work, your radar device must be wired to the radar trigger on the DVR. Exceptions: The GPS and WLAN displays appear on the Flashback monitor only. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Radar option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 117 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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OFF to ON. 9 Examine the current radar settings in the Radar Info field, as described in the following table. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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⇒ To change the current setting, proceed to the next step. 10 Press 11 Press to advance to the Radar Info field. 12 Press to select the Radar Info field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 119 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Recording is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Recording option. The Recording menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Radar option. 6 Press to select the Radar option. The Radar screen displays. 7 Press to select the Radar field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 121 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. 7 Press to select the Light trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 123 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the Siren trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 125 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press twice to highlight the Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 127 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Brakes trigger field. 9 Press to toggle the field value to ON or OFF. 10 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press twice to highlight the Display option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 129 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Display option. The Display screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the Aux1 trigger field. 8 Press to select the Aux1 trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 131 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. 7 Press four times to advance to the Aux2 trigger field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. This Metric Units field is located on the System screen (Main Menu System System) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 133 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press twice to highlight the Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Speed trigger field. 9 Press to toggle the field value to ON or OFF. 10 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 135 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the System option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System screen displays. 7 Press four times to advance to the Metric Units field. 8 Press to select the Metric Units field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 137 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press twice to highlight the Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 139 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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GPS/Speed display field. 9 Press to toggle the field value to ON or OFF. 10 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 141 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the Temp/Volt display field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
When the bars are green, it indicates that the DVR is currently connected to your LAN. When the bars are white, it indicates that the DVR is not currently connected to your LAN. By default, this indicator is on. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 143 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Display option. 6 Press to select the Display option. The Display screen displays. 7 Press twice to advance to the WLAN display field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 145 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Entering/Changing the Wireless IP, next page Entering/Changing the Wireless IP Mask, page 149 Entering/Changing the Wireless Gateway IP, page 152 Turning the Wireless DHCP Option On/Off, page 155. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 147 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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5 Press to highlight the Wireless option. 6 Press to select the Wireless option. The Wireless screen displays. 7 Press to select the IP Address field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 149 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press to highlight the Wireless option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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6 Press to select the Wireless option. The Wireless screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the NetMask field. 8 Press to select the NetMask field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 151 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press to highlight the Wireless option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 153 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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6 Press to select the Wireless option. The Wireless screen displays. 7 Press twice to advance to the Gateway field. 8 Press to select the Gateway field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 155 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press to highlight the Wireless option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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6 Press to select the Wireless option. The Wireless screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the DHCP field. 8 Press to select the DHCP field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 157 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Changing the Gateway Type, page 166 Turning the Ethernet DHCP Option On/Off, page 169 Configuring the Flashback to Act as a DHCP Server, page 171. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 159 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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If the current value of this IP segment is 1 – 255, use the buttons to move the numeric display higher or lower, respectively. Next, skip to step 10. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 161 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press to select the Ethernet option. The Ethernet screen displays. 6 Press to advance to the Netmask field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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12 Repeat steps 9 – 11 until all four segments of the IP address are entered/updated. 13 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 163 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Ethernet option. The Ethernet screen displays. 6 Press twice to advance to the Gateway field. 7 Press to select the Gateway field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 165 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press to select the Ethernet option. The Ethernet screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 167 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Default Gateway field. 8 Press to toggle the field value to Ethernet or Wireless. 9 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 169 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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5 Press to select the Ethernet option. The Ethernet screen displays. 6 Press twice to advance to the DHCP field. 7 Press to select the DHCP field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
This section describes how to configure the Flashback to act as a DHCP server. WARNING: Do not attempt the following procedure without the assistance of your agency’s network specialist OR an L3 Mobile-Vision Technical Support Engineer. Entering incorrect data could cause wireless transmission to fail.
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press twice to highlight the DHCP Server option. 6 Press to select the DHCP Server option. The DHCP Server screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Start IP field. Next, skip to step 16. – OR – To change the current Lease Time value, press to advance to the Lease Time field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 173 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Lease Time minutes display—15, 30, 45, or 60. 14 Press 15 Press to advance to the Start IP field. 16 Press to select the Start IP field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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21 Repeat steps 18 – 20 until all four segments of the IP address are entered/updated. 22 Once the correct IP address displays in the Start IP field, press 23 Press to advance to the Stop IP field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 175 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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29 Repeat steps 26 – 28 until all four segments of the IP address are entered/updated. 30 Once the correct address displays in the Stop IP field, press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 177 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Security option. 6 Press to select the Security option. The Security screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Security Mode field on the Security screen. By default, this option is set to None. NOTE: If you selected wireless mode WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, this field is not required. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 179 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Security option. The Security screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the Authentication field. 8 Press to select the Authentication field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 181 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Security option. 6 Press to select the Security option. The Security screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 183 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Encryption field. 9 Using the buttons, display the security type you wish to select. 10 Press four times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 185 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Security option. 6 Press to select the Security option. The Security screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the Security Key field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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12 Using the following navigation buttons, highlight the first letter of your key..Up ..Down ..Right ..Left. 13 Press . The selected character displays at the top of the screen. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 187 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Security option. 6 Press to select the Security option. The Security screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 189 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Proceed to the next step for instructions. – OR – If there is no text displayed at the top of this screen, skip to step 12. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 191 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Security option. 6 Press to select the Security option. The Security screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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8 Select to select the Password field. A data entry keyboard displays. You will be using this keyboard to spell out your WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK wireless password. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 193 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Security option. 6 Press to select the Security option. The Security screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 195 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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11 Reboot your DVR. To do so, move the red switch on your DVR into the AUTO down ( ) position. After approximately 30 seconds, move it back into the up ) position. AUTO Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. (Continued) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 197 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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5 Press to advance to the System option. 6 Press to select the System option. The System screen displays. 7 Press to select the Ignition Timer field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 199 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. 6 Press to select the System option. The System screen displays. 7 Press to advance to the Admin ID field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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19 Using the navigation buttons, navigate to the first letter of the new password you wish to enter. 20 Press . The selected character displays at the top of the screen. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 203 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. 6 Press to select the System option. The System screen displays. 7 Press three times to advance to the Login Access field. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 205 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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3 Press the button until Network is highlighted. 4 Press to select the Network option. The Network menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Server IP option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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12 If your agency has only one DES server, skip to step 16. – OR – If your agency has more than one DES server, proceed to the next step. 13 Press Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 207 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until User is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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6 and 7. 6 Press to highlight the icon. 7 Press several times until the existing officer name is deleted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 209 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. 3 Press the button until User is highlighted. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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User option. The User screen displays. 5 Press to advance to the Unit Name field. 6 Press to select the Unit Name field. A data entry keyboard displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 211 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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....Delete previous character To insert a space, use the icon. 12 Once the correct unit name displays, press three times to save your changes and exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 213 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Information option. The Information screen displays. The firmware version that is currently installed on this DVR displays in the Firmware field. 7 Press three times to exit this option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
5 If System is highlighted, proceed to the next step. – OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 215 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Software Upgrade option. The system begins updating your DVR. This process may take a minute or two. You will see the following status message on your screen during the upload. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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12 Press the button to turn Auto mode off. 13 Press . The Main Menu displays. 14 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 217 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Copying the config.xml File from Your DVR to a USB drive, next page Copying the config.xml File from a USB Drive to Your DVR, page 221. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 5 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 219 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Save Configuration option. The system copies the DVR’s config.xml to the USB drive. While this process takes place, a status message will display on-screen. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
2 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 3 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 221 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System menu displays. 6 Press twice to advance to the Manage option. 7 Press to select the Manage option. The Manage screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Loading… Once the message disappears, the transfer is complete. 10 Press three times to exit this option. The system will automatically reboot. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 223 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press twice to advance to the Manage option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Reset Configuration option. The system resets the DVR to its original factory settings and then reboots the DVR. While this process takes place, a status message will display on-screen. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 225 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
This section describes how to copy the DVR log files to a USB memory stick. These files are used by L3 Mobile-Vision support staff to troubleshoot technical problems. Perform this task when instructed to do so by your L3 Mobile-Vision Technical Support Engineer.
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System option. The System menu displays. 6 Press twice to advance to the Manage option. 7 Press to select the Manage option. The Manage screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 227 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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This may take several minutes or longer. 10 Press three times to exit this option. 11 Remove the USB stick from the DVR. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
DVR Settings Formatting an SD card 12 Insert the USB stick in a USB port on your PC. 13 Send the flash2.log.backup file to your L3 Mobile-Vision Technical Support Engineer as an email attachment. Formatting an SD card This section describes how to reformat an SD card. The SD card is used to tempo- rarily store videos until they can be automatically or manually transferred to the Flashback application.
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Manage option. 7 Press to select the Manage option. The Manage screen displays. 8 Press to advance to the Format Storage option. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
1 Make sure the door to your DVR is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press button until the light turns off.) 2 Press . The Main Menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 231 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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System option. The System menu displays. 5 Press to advance to the Information option. 6 Press to select the Information option. The Information screen displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – If System is not highlighted, press the button to advance to that option. 4 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 233 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Information option. 6 Press to select the Information option. The Information screen displays. The Media Control Addresses (MACs) are described in the following table. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
“Turning the ‘GPS’ Display On/Off” on page 138. 1 Press simultaneously to enter Monitor Setup Mode. The yellow Contrast bar displays at the bottom of your monitor. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 235 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Wait until the display disappears, then trying pressing again. 2 Press to advance to the Brightness bar. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
– OR – Use the button to decrease this setting in increments of five. After several seconds of inactivity, the system will automatically exit Monitor Setup Mode. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 237 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Sharpness bar. For instructions, see “Turning the ‘GPS’ Display On/Off” on page 138. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
NOTE: If the red DIMMER display appears rather than the CONTRAST display pictured above, it means that you accidentally pressed the button slightly ahead of button. Wait until the display disappears, then trying pressing again. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 239 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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– OR – Use the button to decrease the text transparency. After several seconds of inactivity, the system will automatically exit Monitor Setup Mode. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD The Flashback3 and FlashbackHD were designed to be fully backward compatible with the Flashback2. To switch out a Flashback2 for a Flashback3 or FlashbackHD, perform the following procedure. If your agency’s wireless LAN is not configured for DHCP, you will need the Can Reset DVR permission to perform this task.
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Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD 2 Insert a USB memory stick in the Flashback2’s USB port. 3 Make sure the door to the Flashback2 is open and Auto mode is off. (If necessary, press the button until the light turns off.)
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Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD Lieutenant 7 Use the button to advance to the Configuration and Log option. Configuration and Log 8 Press . The Configuration and Log screen displays. 9 Use the button to highlight the Save Configuration option.
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Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD Save Configuration 10 Press . The system copies the Flashback2’s configuration file to the USB drive. While this process takes place, a status message will display on-screen. …COPYING… Once the COPYING… message disappears, the transfer is complete.
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Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD 15 If you are installing the Flashback3 or FlashbackHD in an Interview Room, skip to step 17. – OR – If you are installing the Flashback3 or FlashbackHD in a vehicle, proceed to the next step.
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24 Return to the vehicle or Interview Room. 25 Insert the new Flashback3 or FlashbackHD unit and re-connect all wires and cables. If necessary, refer to the diagram on page 4. If you will be using one or more Bullet cameras, use the 3-Part Breakout Cable and Camera Extension Cable to connect them to the Flashback3’s...
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Bullet camera 3-camera breakout cable 26 Make sure the door to the Flashback3 or FlashbackHD is open and the red power switch is in the ) position. If you are in a vehicle, turn the ignition on. AUTO Next, copy the Flashback2 configuration file from the USB drive to your Flashback3 or FlashbackHD, as described in steps 27 –...
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Upgrading from Flashback2 to Flashback3 or FlashbackHD 28 Press the button twice to turn Auto mode off. 29 Press . The Main Menu displays. 30 Press to select the System option. The System menu displays. 31 Press twice to advance to the Manage option.
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36 Randomly check a few of your menu settings to verify that your Flashback2 settings have successfully transferred to the Flashback3 or FlashbackHD. Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 249...
Only occurs when Regular Record is not in process. Resolution 320x240 to 720x480 (Flashback3) 320x240 to 1280x720 (FlashbackHD) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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V 2.0 USBs. DVR Front Panel port and DVR rear panel port Ethernet 10/100 Inputs (i.e., Event Trigger Signals). Light bar, siren, Aux1, and Aux2 DVR Dimensions 6.9"(w) x 6.1"(d) x 2.4"(h) Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 251 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Some precincts have more than one access point to accommodate multiple vehicles that park in different areas outside the building. See also Transmission. Digital Evidence Collection System An L3 Mobile-Vision product that is used by law enforcement personnel to collect digital evidence. It includes the following hardware and software components: ...
Contact Information Phone: 800-336-8475; Fax: 973-316-9509 Email: service.MVI@L3Com.com Address: 400 Commons Way, Suite F, Rockaway, NJ 07866 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 253 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Playlist screen (New Jersey State Police only). Flashback Playlist Screen Video Status Text Color Playback available/has not downloaded Black Playback unavailable/has not downloaded Playback available/has downloaded Green Playback unavailable/has downloaded Purple Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
Focus function, for forward-facing zoom camera, 13 Focus function, for Nite-Watch camera, 13 Mode, 7 Switch, 2 Zoom function, for forward-facing zoom camera, 13 Automatically upload new video to server, 31 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 255 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Description of, 14 Input port, 4 Camera(s). See ‘NiteWatch camera’ or ‘Backseat camera’ Cameras Backseat, 14 HD Optical Zoom, 12 In-car, 14 Nite-Watch, 11 Settings, 13 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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USB drive to DVR, 221 DVR log files to USB drive, 226 Crash sensor, 25 CrashBat2 Display, 10, 129 Record trigger. See Auxiliary 1 record trigger Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 257 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Signal strength, 18, 23 Synchronization with wireless mic, 19, 24 Door, on DVR, 3, 23 Download new video to server, 31 Duration of video, 29, 251 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Auto Zoom button, 13 Backlight function, 13 Continuous Record function, 64 Input port, 4 Introduction to, 11 Night vision function, 13 Settings for, 13 Zoom In/Out buttons, 13 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 259 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Import new video to server, 31 IN USE display, 2 In-Car camera. See Bullet camera In-car components, 1 In-car microphone Activity indicator, 10 Display, 10 Gain setting, 87 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Failure of, 18, 23 using with wireless mic, 16, 21 Latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. See GPS LCD display, turning on/off, 7 LED light indicators. See Light indicators Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 261 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Microphone. See ‘VLP2 microphone,’ ‘VLX microphone,’ ‘In-car microphone’ Mirror switch on Backseat camera, 14 Missing memory card, 23 Modes, operating Idle, 2, 9 Menu, 2 Play, 2, 10 Record, 2, 10 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Orange light on wireless mic, 18, 23 Override, stop, 111 Pacific Time, 33 Password for DES login, 199 for WPA wireless mode, 191 Patrol speed, 25 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 263 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Reasons. See Trigger(s) Settings, Background Record, 54 Settings, pre/post record, 60 Settings, Stealth mode, 58 Settings, video frames per second, 47, 49 Settings, video quality, 45 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Input slot, 3 Missing, 23 Space left on, 10 Specifications, 250 Security settings, wireless Authentication type, 179 Encryption key, WEP-PSK, 185 Encryption type, 182 Introduction to, 177 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 265 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Record trigger, 107 Target, 25 SSID, wireless, 188 SSL indicator, turning on/off, 194 Starting a recording, 27 Stealth mode, 58 Stop Button, 2, 7 Delay timer, 98, 104 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Metric units display on/off, 136 Pre/post audio on/off, 79 Radar display off, 120 Radar display on, 116 Record ‘beep’ on/off, 74 Siren display on/off, 124 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 267 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Upload new video to server, 31 Input port, 3 Login key, enabling/disabling, 203 Login key, using, 26 User ID, DES, 199 Vehicle location coordinates. See GPS Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Emergency button, 17 Gain setting, 84 Input port, 4 Internal mic, 16 Introduction to, 15 Lapel mic, 16 Line of Sight signal, 15 Mute feature, 17, 18 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 269 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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Watching a video, 28 WEP-PSK, 185 WiFi Antenna, 14 MAC, 235 Wireless Authentication type, 179 DHCP, 155, 169 Encryption key, WEP-PSK, 185 Encryption type, WPA, 182 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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WLAN display, 143 WPA Enterprise, 182 WPA2-PSK, 191 WPA-PSK, 182, 191 Yellow light. See Orange light Zone, time, 33 Zoom function, for forward-facing zoom camera, 13 Flashback3 & Flashback HD User’s Guide P a g e 271 L3 Mobile-Vision 6.23.2017...
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