Kustom Signals Vatage Quick Reference Manual

Covert Mode

To toggle Covert Mode on or off, press and hold the Bookmark button for 5 seconds**.
Covert mode can be toggled during recording or standby, but not during Power-Saving mode.
When Covert mode is activated, all of the status LEDs will be off, and beeps will be
suppressed. When Covert mode is deactivated, the status LEDs will illuminate and beeps will
no longer be suppressed*.

Checking Status during Covert operation

A quick press of the Mute button while in Covert mode, allows you to view Record,
Battery and Storage Status. Battery status will be shown for 1 second, then Storage
Used for 1 second. This procedure may also be used when Vantage is not in Covert
mode to view Storage Used.

*Note: Vantage’s status is indicated using LEDs, beep, and vibrate, subject to your
configuration. Note that regardless of the configuration, if Covert Mode is enabled, the LEDs
and beep indications will be suppressed.
**Note: Mute and Bookmark are user functions that can be disabled by an administrator,
making them unavailable to the user.

Vantage Configuration:

Your camera has been configured to your Agency’s specific needs. Changes to the camera’s
configuration require your Agency’s Administrator to use a KSI-provided configuration
program. Settings that can be Agency-selected include:

1) Resolution

2) Pre-event recording

3) Mute switch

4) Bookmark switch

5) GPS

6) Day/Night Mode

7) IR LEDs (not recommended for all configurations)

8) Beep Tone volume

9) LED Illumination brightness

10) Officer name and badge #

11) Power Save

Please contact your system Administrator for more information about these features and the
feature set your Agency has selected for your camera.

For support on your Vantage camera, please contact Kustom Signals’ Technical Support
Services at 1-800-835-0156 or 1-620-431-2700.

KSI PN: 006-1221-00 – Rev 3

Vantage Quick-Reference Guide

Congratulations, and thank you for purchasing
the Eyewitness Vantage Officer-Worn Camera
from Kustom Signals. While Vantage offers a
number of configurable features, actual
operation is very simple. Once powered on,
there are only three controls available, and just
one, the prominent Record start/stop switch,
that will be used frequently. This guide should
provide everything you need to know to start
using the camera.

Note that two options for configuring the
cameras are available:

1) The camera has been shipped to you with the default configuration. (Defaults

are listed on page 4). Check with your administrator for making changes to the
configuration.

2) The second configuration option involves your agency pre-selecting the

desired configuration. If this was done, your Vantage will have shipped pre­configured to your requirements.

Getting Started

1) Please charge your camera before the first use. A fully depleted standard

battery requires 2 ½ hours to fully charge and will provide 4½-5 hours of
record time. The extended battery option requires 4½ hours to charge and
provides up to 9 hours of record time.

2) Familiarize yourself with the controls and indicators detailed in this guide.

3) Please refer to your Agency’s Administrator for the process you will use to

download files into your database and for information on the configuration
options.

Vantage LED indicators

Power-Saving Off

Power-Saving On

Standard Battery

4 ½ – 5 hours

Up to 48 hours

Extended Battery

9 hours

Up to 96 hours

Bookmark Button
Covert Mode On/Off

Power Switch
under protective cover

Recording

In order to start a recording, the unit must be powered on (power switch is on the bottom of
the camera), with sufficient battery power and media space available. To Start a recording,
slide the REC Switch down momentarily and release. Vantage will beep and vibrate once*,
indicating recording has started. The REC LED will then continuously flash red*, indicating
that video and audio are being recorded.

To Stop a recording, slide and hold the REC switch down for 2 seconds, then release.
Vantage will beep and vibrate twice*, to indicate the recording has stopped. The REC LED
will no longer be illuminated.

Power-Saving Mode

Vantage includes a Power-Saving Mode that conserves battery power. When in Power­Saving mode, all LEDs are off. Pressing the record switch will take the camera out of Power­Saving; in 2 seconds you will see the camera’s LEDs illuminate, then start recording within 3
more seconds. While in Power-Saving mode a quick press of the Bookmark button will bring
the camera out of Power-Saving mode, or a quick press of the Mute button will cause the
media LED to briefly flash blue (confirming that the camera is in Power-Saving mode). The
camera will return to Power-Saving mode after 30 seconds of inactivity (e.g. after a recording
is stopped). While the camera is in “standby” mode, (i.e. before the camera returns to Power
Saving Mode or when Power-Saving Mode is disabled altogether) recordings will start in ½
second of pressing the record switch.

Battery Capacity

Charging

Place the Vantage in the dock to start charging. The Power
LED will be RED while charging, and then change to GREEN
when the battery is fully charged. It will also be green if power
is connected and no camera is present.

The Vantage battery-LEDs will flash in sequence one at a time as the battery achieves
25%/50%/75%/100% capacity. All four LEDs will continue to flash when the battery is fully
charged. A fully depleted battery will require 2½ hours to charge (4½ hours for the
extended battery option).

Mute

To toggle the Mute function on/off, press and hold the Mute button for 2 seconds
during a recording**. When Mute function is toggled ON (audio record disabled), Vantage
will vibrate twice to indicate that Mute has been activated, and the REC LED will change from
flashing to solid red.
Unless configured otherwise, Vantage will start each recording with Mute deactivated (audio
record enabled).
When Mute function is toggled OFF (audio record enabled), Vantage will vibrate once to
indicate that Mute has been deactivated, and the REC LED will change from solid to flashing
red.

Bookmark

To add a bookmark to a recording, momentarily press the bookmark button during the
recording**. All 4 power/media LEDs will flash blue once, to indicate that a bookmark has
been recorded.