Axon Body 2 User Manual
Axon Body 2 Quick Start Guide
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Hardware
Quick Reference
Function LED
Operation LED
Axon Body 2
Camera
Axon Body 2 Wall Charger (not shown)
Axon Body 2 USB Cable
Top View
Recharging/Dataport
Data Transfer & Recharging
through PC or Axon Dock
Camera Lens
Speaker
Battery LED
Green = 40% - 100%
Yellow = 20% - 39%
Red = Less Than 20%
Microphone
Status LED
Bottom View
Power Switch
Red = On/Buffering
Function Button
Mute or add marker
EVENT Button
Double Tap = Start Record
Hold 3 Sec = Stop Record
Battery Status Button
Push to Show Status of
Battery
Read, understand, and follow all current instructions, warnings, and relevant Axon training materials before using any Axon system. The
most up-to-date warnings and instructions are available at www.axon.com.
Before using an Axon Body 2 camera, ensure it is fully charged, and connect it to Evidence.com via the Axon Dock or Evidence Sync
software to ensure it is properly congured. See Battery LED and Recharging the Battery and Uploading Data for more information. If the
battery is removed or its charge is ever depleted, recharge and reconnect the camera again.
Recording
The Axon Body 2 camera has 2 operating modes. The default mode,
or BUFFERING mode, provides pre-event buering to capture activities
that occur before you activate the EVENT (recording) mode.
1. Turn the system on. Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
Solid Red
Boot Up Mode
Blinking Green
BUFFERING Mode
2. To record, quickly double-press the EVENT button.
• The camera now records audio as well as video.
• The camera will beep t wice to let you know that recording has started.
The two beeps will repeat every 2 minutes (audio notications can be
deactivated if necessary).
• The operation LED will blink red.
Blinking Red - EVENT Mode
EVENT Button
• The camera takes a few seconds to boot up and be ready to record (the
red area under the switch will be exposed with the switch moved to the
ON position).
• The operation LED will be solid red and then transition to blinking green
when the system goes into BUFFERING mode.
• The A xon Body 2 camera will go into BUFFERING mode after the boot up
seque nce. With def ault sett ings, the BU FFERING mod e holds the prev ious
30 sec onds of video ( NO AUDIO) lead ing up to the beg inning of a reco rding.
Camera Operation LED
The Axon Body 2 camera’s operation LED displays the system’s
current operating mode.
Operating Mode Operation LED
Recording
Recovering interrupted video*
Buering Blinking green
Booting up/powering down
Error state**
*When the Function LED also is blinking red.
**When the Function LED also is solid red.
Blinking red
Solid red
3. To add a marker to the video, quickly press and release the Func tion button.
4. To stop audio reco rding (mute), press and ho ld the Function but ton for thre e
seconds.
5. To stop all recording and return to BUFFERING mode, press and hold the
EVENT button for at least 3 seconds until there is a long, audible beep.
With default settings, the system does not capture audio in
BUFFERING mode, so anything recorded in that mode will be video only. BUFFERING mode starts only after the camera is turned on. The
system does not record when the Axon Body 2 camera is turned o.
Camera Function LED
The Axon Body 2 camera’s function LED displays when certain
functions are enabled.
Function Enabled Function LED
Mute Blinking blue
Camera error *** Solid red
Bluetooth feature is booting up Solid blue
***Use the power switch to turn the camera o and on.
Battery LED
The camera’s battery LED displays the battery’s remaining capacity,
when the device is being used or when charging.
Battery Capacity Battery LED
Battery capacity is 40–100% Green
Battery capacity is 20–39% Yellow
Battery capacity is less than 20%
Battery critically low Blinking red and yellow
Red during operation; ashing red
and yellow during charging
Status LED
Camera in EVENT (recording) mode and battery nearly discharged (the
When you plug your camera into the Axon Dock, the camera status LED
displays the device status.
Device Status Status LED
Initial connection (momentary) Solid red (for 20 seconds or fewer)
In queue awaiting upload Solid yellow
Device ready (all videos uploaded
successfully) and fully charged
Device not assigned, agency
mismatch, camera set in the oine
mode, or device error
Uploading data Blinking yellow
Firmware update, internal battery
charging, extremely low battery, or
memory full
Transfer error, device re-trying to
transfer
Possible network error. Refer to the
Troubleshooting chapter of the User
Manual.
Axon Dock has no communication
with the camera
Solid green
Blinking red
Blinking red and yellow – DO NOT
remove the camera from the Axon
Dock
Blinking green and yellow
Blinking red, yellow, and then green
(cycling all colors)
LED o
Recharging the Battery and Uploading Data
If you do not have an Axon Dock, upload video with a Windows
compatible computer using Evidence Sync: Axon.com/syncdownload.
1. Ensure the Axon Body 2 camera is o.
Insert the camera into the Axon Dock as
shown. The dock automatically uploads
data to Evidence.com services, deletes
videos from the camera, and charges the
camera. (The camera must be registered
to your Evidence.com account.)
2. At the beginning of the next shif t, ensure
that your camera (if one has been
assigned to you) displays with a green
upload status LED before removing it
from the dock.
Notications
The camera emits beeping sounds called audio prompts to notify you of the system status. These audio prompts usually occur after you perform
an action with the camera. For some actions, the camera also vibrates while making an audio prompt.
Operating Mode Audio Vibration
Powering on or o One beep Once
Recording an event Two beeps (every 2 minutes) Twice (every 2 minutes)
Press the battery button while the camera is recording Two beeps None
The device is ending an event and returning to BUFFERING mode One long beep Once, long duration
Low battery notications:
• Camera in BUFFERING mode and battery has power for 20 minutes or less
(the camera will not record)
•
camera will shut down within a few minutes)
Camera memory is full (the camera will not record) Three beeps Three times
Camera internal clock is not set Five quick beeps (every 20 seconds ) Five times, quickly (every 20 seconds)
Using Axon View
Four quick beeps (every 20 seconds) Four times, quickly (every 20 seconds)
Pairing the Axon Body 2 Camera with a Smart Device
The Axon View application enables you to replay video and add
metadata (GPS, title, case ID, and category) to your
videos using a smart phone or multimedia player.
1. Using your smart device, download the Axon View
1. Turn on the Axon Body 2 camera.
2. Wait until the Function LED is not lit anymore.
application from the Google Play s tore or the iTunes
App Store. Search A xon View.
2. On your smart device, open the Axon View
application and follow the onscreen instructions.
Note: All data is stored on the Axon camera. No
videos are stored on your smart device.
3. Hold down the Function and EVENT buttons
for 5 seconds.
4. Wait until you hear four beeps. The Function
LED will blink green.
5. On your smart device, follow the onscreen instructions.
Bluetooth is a tr ademark of the Blueto oth SIG, Inc.; Google Play is a trademar k of Google, Inc.; iTunes is a trademark of Ap ple, Inc.; iOS is a trademark of Cisco Systems,
Inc.; and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
, AXON, Axon, Axon Body 2, Axon Dock, A xon View, Evidence.com, and Evidence Sync are trademarks of Axon Enterprise, Inc., some of which are registered in
the US and other countries. For more information, visit www.axon.com/legal. All rights reser ved. © 2017 Axon Enterprise, Inc.
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