ABUS PPDF18000 operation manual

PPDF16000/PPDF18000

PPDF14520/PPDF14520W

You can find important information and F AQs about this and other

products online at:

www.abus.com

Version 1.2

English translation of the original German instruction manual.

Retain for future reference.

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Introduction

Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing this product.

ABUS Security-Cent er hereby declares that the prod ucts PPDF16000 and PPDF14520 compl y
with RED Directive 2014/53/EU. Additionally, this device complies with the requirements of the
following EU directives: EMC Directive 2014/30/EU and the RoHS Di rective 2011/65/E U. Th e full
EU Declaration of Conformity text can be found at:

www.abus.com/product/PPDF16000
www.abus.com/product/PPDF18000
www.abus.com/product/PPDF14520

www.abus.com/product/PPDF14520W

To ensure this remains the case, and to guarantee safe operation, you the user must observe the
instructions in this user guide.

Read the entire user guide c arefully before starting operation of the product, and pay attention to all
operating instructions and safety information.

All company names and product descriptions are trademarks of the corresponding owner. All
rights reserved.

If you have any questions, please contact your specialist installation contractor or specialist

dealer.

Data storage is subject to national data privacy guidelines.

Warning as required by Section 201 StGB (Germa n Criminal Code):
Whosoever unlawfully makes an audio recording of the privately spoken words of another, and uses
or makes a recording thus produced accessible to a third party, shall be liable to imprisonment or a
fine.
Whosoever unlawfully overhears with an eavesdropping device the privately spoken words of
another not intended for his attention, or publicly communicates, verbatim or the essential content
of, the privately spoken words of another, recorded or overheard, shall incur the same penalty.

Disclaimer

This user g uid e has bee n p r oduced with the gr eatest of care. Shou ld you discover an y omissions or
inaccuracies, please contact us in writing at the address provided above.

ABUS Security-Center GmbH does not accept any liability for technical and typographical errors, and
reserves the right to m ake changes to the product and user g uides at any time and without prior
warning.

ABUS Security-Center GmbH is n ot li ab le or r es p ons ible f or dir ec t or indirect da mage resulting fr om
the equipment, perform ance and use of this produc t. No guara ntee is m ade for the c ontents of th is
document.

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Contents

1. Scope of delivery .............................................................................................................................. 4

2. Description of hardware ................................................................................................................... 5

2.1. PPDF16000 – Monitor ............................................................................................................. 5

2.2. PPDF18000 – Recorder .......................................................................................................... 6

2.3. PPDF16000 – Camera/PPDF18000 – Camera/PPDF14520/PPDF14520W .......................... 7

3. Description of hardware functions .................................................................................................... 8

3.1. LED behaviour ......................................................................................................................... 8

3.2. Audio transmission .................................................................................................................. 8

3.3. Factory settings/reset .............................................................................................................. 8

4. Mounting/installation ......................................................................................................................... 9

4.1. PPDF16000 – Monitor ............................................................................................................. 9

4.2. PPDF18000 – Recorder .......................................................................................................... 9

4.3. PPDF16000 – Camera/PPDF18000 – Camera/PPDF14520/PPDF14520W ........................ 10

4.4. Pair camera ........................................................................................................................... 11

5. Compatibility ................................................................................................................................... 11

6. Bandwidth – Recommended settings ............................................................................................. 11

7. Local user interface ........................................................................................................................ 12

7.1. Operation ............................................................................................................................... 12

7.2. Live display ............................................................................................................................ 12

7.3. Live indicators ........................................................................................................................ 13

7.4. Live menu list ......................................................................................................................... 15

7.5. Main menu ............................................................................................................................. 16

7.6. Camera settings..................................................................................................................... 17

7.7. Recording settings ................................................................................................................. 18

7.8. Event list ................................................................................................................................ 20

7.9. Playback ................................................................................................................................ 22

7.10. System settings ................................................................................................................. 23

7.11. Storage settings ................................................................................................................. 24

8. ABUS OneLook – External operation ............................................................................................. 26

8.1. General information ............................................................................................................... 26

8.2. Download app ........................................................................................................................ 26

8.3. Differences between Android/iOS versions ........................................................................... 26

8.4. Device list .............................................................................................................................. 27

8.5. Add device ............................................................................................................................. 27

8.6. Live view ................................................................................................................................ 28

8.7. Settings .................................................................................................................................. 29

8.8. Push notification settings ....................................................................................................... 30

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1. Scope of delivery

PPDF16000

 7" monitor
 Power supply unit, 5 V DC/3 A (EU, UK)
 Power supply unit, 5 V DC/1.5 A (EU, UK)
 Antenna
 Network cable
 Wireless outdoor camera
 Wall bracket
 Installation material
 Quick guide

PPDF14520

 Wireless outdoor camera
 Power supply unit, 5 V DC/1.5 A (EU, UK)
 Antenna
 Wall bracket
 Installation material
 Quick guide

PPDF18000

 Recorders
 Power supply unit, 12 V DC/2 A (EU, UK)
 Power supply unit, 5 V DC/1.5 A (EU, UK)
 Antenna
 Network cable
 HDMI cable
 Mouse
 Wireless outdoor camera
 Wall bracket
 Installation material
 Quick guide

PPDF14520W

 Wireless outdoor camera
 Power supply unit, 5 V DC/1.5 A (EU, UK)
 Antenna
 Wall bracket
 Installation material
 Quick guide

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2. Description of hardware

2.1. PPDF16000 – Monitor

1 Link LED 2 Power LED
3 On/Off switch 4 Antenna connection (RP-SMA)
5 USB interface 6 Loudspeaker
7 Stand 8 LAN interface
9 Reset button 10 MicroSD card slot (max. 128 GB)

11 P ower supply (5 V DC/3 A)

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2.2. PPDF18000 – Recorder

1 LAN interface 2 HDMI inter f ac e
3 Antenna connection (RP-SMA) 4 On/Off switch
5 MicroSD card slot (max. 128 GB) 6 Reset button
7 USB interfaces 8 LAN interface
9 Power supply (12 V DC/2 A)

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2.3. PPDF16000 – Camera/PPDF18000 – Camera/PPDF14520/PPDF14520W

1 IR LEDs 2 Lens
3 Link LED 4 PIR sensor
5 Mount 6 Power LED
7 Stand 8 Antenna connection (RP-SMA)
9 Pairing button 10 P ower supply (5 V DC/1.5 A)

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3. Description of hardware functions

3.1. LED behaviour

PPDF16000 – Monitor

LED Status Description

Power LED

Link LED

Lights up red Monitor connected to power

Off Monitor has no power supply

Lights up green Monitor connected to at least one camera

Flashes green Monitor in pairing mode

Off Monitor not connected to any cameras

PPDF18000 – Recorder

LED Status Description

Power LED

Lights blue Recorder connected to power

Off Recorder has no power supply

PPDF16000 – Camera/PPDF18000 – Camera/PPDF14520/PPDF14520W

LED Status Description

Power LED

Link LED

Lights up red Camera connected to power

Off Camera has no power supply

Lights up green Camera connected to monitor or recorder

Flashes green

Quickly flashes green Firmware update is being performed

Camera in pairing mode
Firmware update is being transmitted

Off Camera not connected to monitor

3.2. Audio transmission

The monitor or the r ecorder c an each rece ive an audi o signal fr om a cam era. If severa l cameras ar e
paired, only the audio signal from the selected camera will be transmitted.

Audio transmission via HDMI

Please note that for the PPD F18000 recorder, audi o is transmitted via the H DMI cable.
In order to hear the audio transmission, the connected monitor must either have
integrated loudspeakers or loudspeakers must be connected to the monitor.

3.3. Factory settings/reset

The camera must not and cannot be reset.
The monitor or recorder can be reset by pressing the reset button. The factory settings can be initiated

via the voice menu (see System settings).

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4. Mounting/installation

IMPORTANT!

The camera must be disconnected from the power supply during installation.

4.1. PPDF16000 – Monitor

Unfold the stand and lock it in place by pushing it upwards. If you want to access the device externally,
connect your router to the monitor with a network cable. Then connect the 5 V DC/3 A power supply unit
provided.

4.2. PPDF18000 – Recorder

If you want to acc ess the dev ice exter nal ly, con nect your rout er to the r ecorder u sing a n et work c able.
The display the local user interface, connect a monitor to the recorder via HDMI. Connect the
12 V DC/2 A power supply unit provided.

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4.3. PPDF16000 – Camera/PPDF18000 – Camera/PPDF14520/PPDF14520W

Position the mount wher e you inten d to install th e camera. Mar k up and dr ill the requ ired holes. N ext,
use the screw anchors and screws provided to fasten the mount in place.

Next, install the cam era on the m ount by screw ing the c amer a clock wise on to the thread. As soon as
the camera is fully screwed into position, lock the camera further into place by tightening the wing nuts
from underneath.

For alignment purposes, loosen the wing screw at the side and align the camera in the desired position.
Next, lock the camera into place once more by tightening the wing screw.

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4.4. Pair camera

The camera includ ed i n t he P PDF16000 set or P PDF 1 8000 s et is alr e ady paired with th e monitor and
does not need to be paired again.

If you would like to pair a second camera, proceed as follows:

1. Expand the live menu list and open the main menu

2. Select camera settings

3. Select the desired channel

4. Select “Pair new camera” – a window with a countdown will app ear

5. Press and hold the pairin g butto n on the c am era for fiv e seconds (cam er a must be connecte d to
the power supply)

6. Another window will open confirming the process

5. Compatibility

The PPDF16000 and PPDF18000 are compatible with the following cameras:

• PPFD14520

• PPDF14520W

Up to four cameras can be connec ted to the m onitor or rec order. This means t hat three cam eras can
be added to the PPDF16000 set.

The cameras can on ly be connecte d to one monitor or r ecorder. The y cannot be connec ted to more
than one monitor or recorder.

6. Bandwidth – Recommended settings

The system has a wireless bandwidth of 6 mbit/s. This bandwidth is available for all cameras. If several
high-resolution cam eras are c onnected, this can lead t o dips in the f rame rate or f rame drops. If this
happens, you can cha nge the image resolution or quality to ensure s mooth streaming. (s ee Camera
settings)

We recommend the following settings:

Number of

cameras

1 - 1080p High

Required streaming Resolution setting Quality setting

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High image quality 1080p High
Smooth streaming 1080p Low

3 - 720p High

High image quality 720p High

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Smooth streaming 720p Low

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7. Local user interface

7.1. Operation

PPDF16000

The monitor can be operated using touch input.

General operation

Please note that when using the t ouch display, it can take the monitor up to a pprox. half
a second to process inputs.

PPDF18000

The recorder can be operated using the mouse provided. Use the left mouse button to make a selection,
and the right mouse button to exit the current menu.

7.2. Live display

Quad display:

Click on a channel from the quad display to view it in full screen.
Click again on the full screen to switch back to quad display.

Smart quad display:

Click on a channe l from the sm art quad disp lay to view it i n large displa y mode on the lef t side of the
screen. To view a channel in full screen mode, it must first be in large display mode.

To do this, click on the image in large display mode; to return to the smart quad display, click the image
again.

Dynamic display:

You also have the option of configuring the display dynamically. Use the camera settings to disable any
cameras you do not want to display. (Important: Disabled cameras will not record)

Examples:

For more commands and settings, open the menu list by clicking on the bottom left arrow.

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7.3. Live indicators

In live view mode, you will be provided with the following information:

Selection

This symbol indicates the camera currently selected.

The audio transm ission always comes from the sel ected camera. To start
audio transmission from another camera, select the camera by clicking on it.

Resolution display

Camera is transmitting in 720p resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
Camera is transmitting in 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels)

Channel display

Camera channel 1
Camera channel 2
Camera channel 3
Camera channel 4

Network display

Network connected, UPnP active on the router
Network connected, UPnP not active on the router
Not connected to a network

Battery display (only PPDF16000)

Battery charged
Battery 66%
Battery 33%
Battery empty
Battery is charged
Battery fully charged

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Signal strength display

Very weak connection
Weak connection
Strong connection
Very strong connection

If a weak or very weak connection is shown, try to improve the connection by
adjusting the alignment of the antennae on the camera and monitor or
recorder.

If the connection does not improve, we recommend our T VAC17520 signal
amplification kit:

https://www.abus.com/product/TVAC17520

You can hide this display from the system settings

Timestamp display

Display of the current system time.

You can hide this display from the system settings

Sequence display

Indicates whether sequence is active.

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7.4. Live menu list

Expand menu list

Collapse menu list

Main menu

Quad display

Smart quad display

Enable manual recording of one channel

Disable recording of one channel

Enable manual recording for all channels

Disable recording of all channels

Mute volume

Low volume

Medium volume

High volume

The PPDF18000 video surveillance system does not display this setting
because the audio s ignal is transmitted d irectly to the monitor / TV via the
HDMI connection. To c hange th e vol um e, use the cor r espondin g buttons on
your monitor or the remote control of your TV.

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7.5. Main menu

Back

Please note that you can leave individual menu items using the bottom right return button.
Changes are saved automatically.

Camera settings

 Pair camera
 Enable/disable camera
 Image resolution
 Image quality

Recording settings

 Schedule
 Motion detection sensitivity
 Motion screen
 Recording duration/alarm settings

Event list

 Playback, delete and copy events

System settings

 Date and time
 Language
 Screen display
 Idle display
 Energy saving mode

Storage settings

 Storage medium
 Storage formatting
 Network settings/password
 System settings/update firmware

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7.6. Camera settings

Select channel

Select the desired camera channel

Pair new camera

After pressing the button again, a window with a countdown will appear. During the
countdown, press t he pairing button on th e camera for five sec onds. If the connectio n
was successful, a new window will appear confirming the process.

Once the connection has been made, it will remain unchanged. If you want to
change the camera to another channel, you will have to pair it again.

Enable/disable camera

You can enable or disable the camera here.

Camera enabled

Camera disabled

Please note that dis abled camer as are not registered and are not sh own in
the smart quad display.

Image resolution

Here you can select the resolution of the camera.

1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels)

720p resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)

Quality

Here you can select the image quality of the camera.

High-quality display, lower frame rates

Low-quality display, higher frame rates

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7.7. Recording settings

Recording schedule

Here you can select a schedule for a single camera or for all cameras. You can choose
five different time periods for each schedule.

Use the and symbols to change the respective tiles.

Select the first tile to set the recording type.

Motion detection

Recording starts if motion is detected during the defined time period.

Continuous recording

Recording starts and ends according to the defined time period.

No schedule

Recording will only start via manual input.

Use the next tiles to set the time period.

Time periods mus t al wa ys be within one da y (e.g. 06: 00 to 15:00) and must
not exceed one day (e.g. 15:00 to 06:00).

Please note the following order of priority of the recording types:

• Continuous recording has 1st priority

• Motion detection has 2nd priority

• No schedule has 3rd priority

If time periods with different recording types overlap, the system will switch to
the higher priority recording type.

Please note that push not ific ations on ly wor k w ith sc hedul es tha t have b ee n
set to motion detection.

If you wish to enable continuous recording for all cameras, set the schedules
of the individual cameras to motion detection in order to receive push
notifications.

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sensor and detection

Motion detection sensitivity

Here you can select the motion detection sensitivity.

PIR

Motion is detected by the PIR sensor.

PIR and motion detection (low)

Low-sensitivity motion detection via the PIR sensor and detection software.

PIR and motion detection (medium)

Medium-sensitivity motion detection via the PIR
software.

PIR and motion detection (high)

High-sensitivity motion detection via the PIR sensor and detection software.

Detection via PIR an d detection software f unc tio ns as an “OR” operation . If
an event is detected b y one of the two detection s ystems, recording will
start/an alarm is triggered.

Motion screen

Select a camera. Select the corresponding tile f rom the grid to enable or disab le the
detection software for this tile. An enabled tile is marked with “V”.

The configur ed motion screen ref ers only to the detect ion software of the
camera. This does not change the settings for detection by the PIR sensor.

The bottom left tile is permanently disabled and cannot be enabled.

Recording duration/alarm settings

Here you can select the desired recording duration and alarm settings.

Recording duration after detection (60 s)
Alarm after motion detection (OFF)
Alarm after loss of video signal (OFF)

Recording duration after detection (30 s)
Alarm after motion detection (5 s)
Alarm after loss of video signal (5 s)

Recording duration after detection (120 s)
Alarm after motion detection (10 s)
Alarm after loss of video signal (10 s)

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7.8. Event list

Camera channel

Select the desired camera channel. Only those recordings that correspond to the
selection will be displayed.

Display recordings from camera 1

Display recordings from camera 2

Display recordings from camera 3

Display recordings from camera 4

Display recordings from all cameras

Day selec tion

Select the day of the recording. Days that contain recordings are marked with a “*”.

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Arrow buttons

Navigate the list using the up and down arrow keys.

Select event

Select the time period for the recordings. Then select an event. Click the camera symbol
to play back the event.

Recordings from camera 1

Recordings from camera 2

Recordings from camera 3

Recordings from camera 4

Recordings from all cameras

Select event

Click the checkbox to select the event. Now you can take further actions.

Delete event

Delete the selected events from the storage medium

Copy event

Copy the selected events to the SD card.

If the events are s aved on an ext ernal USB hard drive, you can cop y the
selected events to the root directory of an inserted SD card.

If the events are save d to an inserted SD card, the selected e vents are
copied to the root directory of the SD card and are una ff ec ted b y the cycle
recording function and will not be deleted.

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7.9. Playback

While playing back a channel, the current live images from the other channels are shown to you at the
same time. You can enter and exit full screen mode by clicking on playback.

Playback menu list

Expand menu list

Collapse menu list

End playback

Pause playback

Start playback/run playback at normal speed

Rewind quickly

Fast forward quickly

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7.10. System settings

Date and time

Here you can select the date and time using the arrow buttons.

Reset settings/language

Here you can select the system language.
The system will then revert to its factory settings.

To easily perform a fac tory reset, select the s ame lang uage and exit the
menu.

Screen display

Here you can select the screen display for the cameras.

Show/hide the signal strength display

Show/hide the date/time stamp display

Idle display

Here you can select the behaviour of the display when in idle mode.

Quad display

Smart quad display

Sequence with ten second intervals

Sequence with five second intervals

Idle mode is enabled after two minutes of no motion being detected or via
manual touch input.

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Energy saving mode

Here you can configure the settings for energy-saving mode.

Energy saving mode after five minutes

Energy saving mode after ten minutes

Screen always on

The screen switches off in energy-saving mode. It is switched b ack on
either by manual touch input or when motion is detected.

7.11. Storage settings

Storage medium

Select the storage m edium for the recordings and enable/disable the cycle reco rding
function.

External hard drive recording enabled

SD card recording enabled

Cycle recording disabled

Cycle recording enabled
The maximum size of the storage medium is 128 GB for SD cards and

2 TB for external USB hard drives.

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Format storage medium

Select the storage medium that you want to format.

Format external USB hard drive

Format SD card

During formatting, all existing data on the storage medium is deleted.

Network settings

To connect to the internet and access the rec order vi a the a pp, c on nec t th e rec or d er t o
your router using the network cable. Choose between static IP and DHCP.

DHCP:

With this setting, the DVR automatically receives an IP address from the router.

Static IP:

Here you can assign a static IP address. The address must match your existing network
environment for external access to work.

Password:

You can change the device’s password here.

A change of password is required to connect to the app.

System information

Displays the system information.

Update

Select Update to update the firmware of the monitor or camera.

About

Displays the General Public Licenses (GPL) used.

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8. ABUS OneLook – External operation

8.1. General information

By default, the system will select the widely-used UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) solution. If your router
supports this function, you should enable it in order to improve connection quality.

If your router does not support this function, the system will select another connection method by
default. This can have a negative effect on connection quality.

Make sure to check whether your router supports the UPnP function and enable it if it does.

8.2. Download app

Download the “ABUS OneL ook” app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store bef or e ac c ess ing
for the first time.

8.3. Differences between Android/iOS versions

The screenshots in the f ollowing points were taken from the iOS app. I n terms of functionality, the
Android and iOS versions of the app are identical but differ slightly in terms of their operation.

Live view menu

In the iOS version, the live vie w menu is d ispla yed in a b ar wit h icons . In the A ndr oid versi on, th e li ve
view menu can be expanded from the top right or opened by pressing the “Menu button” on your Android
smartphone/tablet.

In Android, the menu is marked with text here.

Back

In the iOS version, you can exit menus by pressing the back button on the screen. In the Android version
you can achieve this by pressing the dedicated back button on your Android smartphone/tablet.

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8.4. Device list

Add

Select the “+” symbol to add a device.

Edit device

Select the “i” symbol to edit an existing device.

Delete device

Swipe the device t o t he lef t to show the d ele te button. Press the d ele te butt on to delete
the device.

8.5. Add device

Device name

Assign a name to your device.

DID

Enter the DID manually or scan the QR code on the device.

Scan DID

Scan the QR code on the device for a simple way to enter the DID.

To use this function you might have to install a third-party app.

Password

Enter the password for your device.

Important

You will not be able to connect to the device using the standard password “123456”.
Change the password locally on the monitor. (see Storage settings)

Save

Save the device with the entered data.

Device list

Cancels the process and tak es you back to the device list

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8.6. Live view

Settings

Opens the settings.

Please note that whe n acc es s ing t he settings via the app, t he device wi ll
not locally display live im ages until the set tings have b een exited via t he
app.

Push notification

Opens the push notification menu.

Event list

Opens the event list.

Manual recording

Starts manual recording of the cameras.

Cancel connection

Cancels the connection.

The device list can only be accessed once the connection is cancelled.

Establish connection

Here you can establish a connection to the device.

Please note that t h e live image display wi ll n ot wor k in the app if a menu
is open locally on the device.

Snapshot

Take a snapshot of all available cameras.

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8.7. Settings

You have the same options in the settings on the app as in the settings on the device itself. Please refer
to the settings in the description in point 7.

 Pair camera

Camera settings

 Enable/disable camera
 Image resolution
 Image quality

Recording settings

 Motion detection sensitivity
 Motion screen
 Recording duration/alarm settings

 Date and time
 Screen display

 Schedule

System settings

 Idle display
 Energy saving mode
 Push notification

 Storage medium

Storage settings

 Storage formatting
 Network settings/password
 System information

The “Push notificat ion” m enu is onl y available in the a pp. A
description can be found on the next page.

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8.8. Push notification settings

Register smartphone/tablet

Open the push notification menu in live view mode.
Enable push notifications and enter a name for your smartphone/tablet.

A name must be entered to register the smartphone/tablet.
Use a separate name for each smartphone/tablet.

Press “Done” to register the smartphone/tablet to the device.

To remove the smartphone/tablet, open the menu again, disable push notification and
press “Done”.

Check registration

Open the “Push notification” menu item from the system settings on the device.

Check whether your smartphone/tablet appears in the device list under the name you assigned it.

Interval/schedule

Select the desired interval for push notifications.
Select the period during which you would like to be informed of movements via push notification.

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