Y-cam EVO User Manual

User Guide

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Welcome 3

Key features 4

Your camera 5

Lets get started 6

Shelf mounting 7-8

Wall or ceiling mounting 9-11

Power on your Y-cam 12

Y-cam app 13

Sign up 14

Add a camera 15-17

My home 18

Watch live 19

My videos 20-22

Camera settings 23-24

Location recording 25-28

Support 29

About 30

Account settings 31

Reset 32

Technical information 33

Safety information 34

Warranty information 35

Further support 36

Contents

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A quick and easy to setup HD security
camera, Y-cam Evo lets you see and
hear what’s happening at your home
or business from anywhere using your
smartphone or tablet.

It’s perfect for watching entrances,
pets and minding your loved ones
anytime of the day or night.

Welcome to Y-cam

It’s easy, it’s versatile, it’s seeing your stu – made simple.

Y-cam Evo instantly alerts you when
motion is detected. Watch live or
review your last 7 days’ of recordings
which are securely stored in your cloud
account, safe from theft. Unlike other
cloud cameras, storage is FREE. Add
as many indoor and outdoor cameras
as you like and manage them from one
account.

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Key features:

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FREE Unlimited
Cloud Recording

Every movement detected during the last 7

days is recorded and stored in your secure

online cloud, ready to view free of charge, no

monthly fees.

Safe and Secure

Even if your security camera is vandalised

or stolen, your clips are safe in the cloud

and fully protected using Industry Standard

Encryption. Save your clips for continous 30

days by upgrading to the Plus package.

Quick & Easy Set Up

No recording device required. No technical

skills necessary, just set up from your

smartphone and activate your online

account.

Relevant Notications

Y-cam Evo instantly alerts you on your

smartphone when motion has been detected.

Easily set up custom recording zones, on areas

such as doorways and windows; to ensure

you’re only alerted when it matters.

Requirements

• Android Smartphone 4.4 & above

• iPhone with IOS 8.1 & above

• Bluetooth: BT 4.1 - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

• Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

• Frequency: 2.412 - 2.462 GHz

• Minimum upload speed 0.5 Mbps per camera

Internet Friendly

Y-cam Evo only records when something

happens so it doesn’t need to constantly

battle for the internet with other connected

devices in your home. Enjoy minimal impact on

your surng and download speeds

and stay within your data allowance.

Access on the go

Download our FREE app from the App

Store or Google Play. View your recorded

videos and stream live from anywhere at any

time as long as you are connected to the

internet.

Location Recording

Automatically deactivates your camera’s

motion recording when you arrive home, and

activates recording when you leave, based on

the location of your smartphone.

On Demand Recording

Capture that moment; record what you want,

when you want at the touch of a button. Just

hit record when watching live to capture a

moment in time up to ve minutes long.

Y-cam Evo

Camera

Magnetic

Stand

3m Micro

USB cable

USB power

adapter

Wall mount Screws &

Wall plugs

What’s in the box:

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Your Camera

Status LED

Night vision

Microphone Micro USB port

Stand mount

Reset button

52.2mm

70.4mm

57.3mm

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Lets get started

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1. Ensure you have a power socket
within 3 metres from where you
would like the camera positioned

(5 metre* cable can be purchased
separately).

2. Decide what you want to see in the

eld of view.

3. Avoid placing the camera in a

position where the eld of view is

subject to multiple changes in light
conditions. Sunlight, reections
and shadows may cause motion
events to be missed or false motion
recordings to occur.

Pick your location and plug in your Y-cam

Things to consider before camera set up:

4. Moving cars or headlights
may cause unwanted motion
recordings.

5. Night vision IR LED will reect
and distort image and video if
the camera is pointed through a
window or glass.

6. Y-cam Evo is not waterproof,
therefore please do not use
outside or in damp or moist
environments.

* Please do not use a micro USB cable longer than 5 metres.

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Shelf Mounting

Before placing camera on a shelf,
attach it to the stand provided.

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3a

Remove camera and stand

from the packaging.

Screw the stand to the stand

mount located at the rear of the

camera until fully secure.

Stand disc

Pivot A

Pivot B

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Remove the protective

transparent sticker from the

camera lense.

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3b

If your camera is misaligned as

below:

Hold the camera in one hand

and loosen the camera slightly

from the disc until correctly

aligned.

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Using pivot ‘A’ you can adjust the camera view up and down*

Using pivot ‘B’ you can adjust the camera view side to side *

Hold the camera in one hand

and tighten the stand disc until

secure.

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Attach the supplied USB cable

to the camera as shown below,

passing the USB cable through

the hole at the rear of the stand

to ensure full movement of

stand.

* Please note: Pivot xings are intentionally tight in order to ensure the camera view is maintained.

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To mount your camera on the wall
or ceiling, please use the stand,
wall mount, screws and wall plugs
provided.
Please attach the stand before
mounting

.

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3a

Remove camera and stand

from the packaging.

Screw the stand to the stand

mount located at the rear of the

camera until fully secure.

2

Remove the protective

transparent sticker from the

camera lense.

Wall or Ceiling Mounting

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If your camera is misaligned as

below:

Hold the camera in one hand

and loosen the camera slightly

from the disc until correctly

aligned.

5

6

Hold the camera in one hand

and tighten the white disc until

secure.

4

Attach the supplied USB cable

to the camera as below.

* Please note: Pivot xings are intentionally tight in order to ensure the camera view is maintained.

Using pivot ‘A’ you can adjust the camera view up and down*

Using pivot ‘B’ you can adjust the camera view side to side *

3b

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Decide where you would

like to place the wall

mount

Mark the two drill holes

using the mount

Drill two holes, use wall

plugs if required

Position wall mount

over holes and screw

into place

Screw until mount is

secured and screws sit

ush within their grooves

Wall mount plate Screw & wall plugs

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1 2 3 4 5

Screws & wall plugs

To install the wall mount

please follow steps below:

Appropriate strength double-sided tape can also be used to x the wall plate. Tape not provided.

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Power on your Y-cam

Only use the supplied USB power adapter and cable provided.

Using unauthorised equipment will invalidate your warranty.

The maximum power output for the power adapter is 5V = 2A.

1a 1b 2 3

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USB power adapter Screw & wall plugs

• Ensure the Micro USB cable is plugged into the rear of your Y-cam.

• Select your region.

USA

1 2 3

UK / EU

Pull pins down untill fully horizontal

UK / EU - choose appropriate tting Insert tting from the top

and push down

When fully inserted you

will hear a click

• Plug the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.

• Plug the power adapter into socket and switch power on.

• You should now see a solid blue light on camera status LED.

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If you already have a

Y-cam account please

login and go to page 15

of this guide.

No account? Then

please select ‘sign up’.

Y-cam App

Search for Y-cam in the the relevant App store to download the Y-cam
app and follow the step by step instructions to get your camera up and
running.

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Sign Up

Please provide the details requested.

Note: Your password must contain a minimum of eight characters

including at least one number, one upper case and one lower case
letter.

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Add camera

Select Y-cam Evo(Note: If you already

have an account, you will rst need

to select ‘add new camera’ from your

home screen.

Plug in camera, please wait

for the status LED to turn solid

blue and select continue.

If your phones Bluetooth is not

enabled, the app will ask you for

permission to enable, (Android)

or show you how to enable (iOS).

Camera LED will still be solid blue.

Select your camera from the

Bluetooth list, your camera’s

unique ID is located on the

front of your Quick Start Guide.

Status LED will now be blinking

blue.

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Select the Wi-Fi network you

would like the camera to use.

Enter your Wi-Fi network password.

The camera will now connect to your

Wi-Fi. This may take a few minutes.

Once connected you will see the

message “Wi-Fi set up complete!”.

Select OK. Status LED will now be

solid blue.

Your camera will then connect

to Y-cam service. When

connected the Status LED will

turn solid green then press

continue.

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Name your camera and select

what the camera will be used

for. Then press continue.

Select the required time zone and

select continue.

Set up your motion zone. Position

the camera as required to capture the

area you wish to monitor. Use pivot

‘A’ and ‘B’ on the stand to position

your camera.

Press save to keep your

changes, you will receive a

message conrming your

zones are saved. You will

now be taken to your ‘Home

screen’.

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My Home

Displays images of all the cameras in your account. Choose which
camera to view.

App menu, provides

quick access to all main

features – available

in all main screens of

the app

Click on the

camera you want

to view live

Quick access to add

new cameras

Camera name

Thumbnail with latest

image captured by

camera

Stand by mode

on/o

Quick access to

Camera Settings

Note: Cameras displayed in alphabetical order.

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Watch Live

Watch Live and get quick access to the last 10 camera events.

Swipe right to left on live view to

quickly switch to other cameras in

your account

Camera name

Swipe event list down

to refresh events

Click on event to play

Snapshot icon – takes

a picture and saves it

to your phone’s gallery

Turn phone to landscape

mode to see full screen

Record on Demand,

clip saved in the cloud,

accessible via ‘My

Videos’

“LIVE” icon shows

when the stream

is live

Last 10 events

shown below live

feed

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My Videos

Watch your video history or take a look at clips you have saved to
your favourites.
Choose your view – List or calendar view.

Select which tab to view,

History or Favourites

Number of

videos recorded

that day

Switch to Calendar view –

for ‘Video History’ tab only

Select the date

to see videos for

that day

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My Videos – History tab

Filter menu:

Filter by Camera,

Favourites or

On Demand videos

Click on options icon to

choose what to do with the

video – save to favourites,

download or delete

Click on a video to play. Video

will open in a new screen. To

view in full screen, rotate device

to landscape mode

Day view:

• Select any video to play.

• Use the lter to access particular clips.

• Save, download or delete any clip you want.

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* As long as the subscription is active

My Videos – Favourites tab

• All videos saved as Favourites can be viewed in date order.

• Y-cam Plus subscribers favourite videos are saved in the cloud and
can be viewed for 7 days from recorded date.

• Y-cam Plus subscribers favourite videos are saved permanently
as long as you have an active plus membership. Please note this
feature replaces ClipSave. All favourite videos will now be saved
permanently.*

Click on options

icon to choose

what to do with the

video – Remove from

favourites, download

or delete

Click on a video to play.

The video will open in

a new screen. To view

in full screen, rotate

phone to landscape

mode

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Camera Settings

Select the camera you

would like to view

Turn audio and night

vision On / O

Camera name

Tailor your camera to your needs.

Manage recording

options

Manage notication

options

Enable Location

Recording

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Camera Settings

If you move the camera

to a new location, this is

where you can change the

Wi-Fi settings to connect

to a new Wi-Fi signal

Delete the camera from your

account (this will remove all videos

including favourites. Ensure you

download any videos you wish to

keep before deleting your camera)

Set and manage

motion zones

Select Video Quality:

High Denition or Standard

Denition

Set & manage camera

Time Zone

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Location Recording

Automatically disables your camera’s motion recording when you arrive
home and enables recording when you leave, based on the
location of your smartphone.

Set Location Recording:

Select Location Recording from the

recordings menu. As default this

is set to o. Please note if Motion

Recording is set to o, this option

will not be displayed.

Save your current location.

This will be the location used to

automatically enable and disable

Location Recording.

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Slide the toggle to the right ‘Enable

Location Recording’.

Location Recording is now enabled.

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Location Recording

When you want to take over Location Recording.

Select Location Recording from the
recordings menu, please note it will

already be switched On.

Save your current location.

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Once the location is saved, please
select your device from the device

list. The device used to set up

Location Recording originaly will

be ticked.

Please conrm you would like to

take over Location Recording on

your device.

Location recording is now

enabled.

You have now taken over

Location Recording.

The original user will get a notication

to tell them they no longer control

Location Recording on this camera.

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Support

Links directly to Y-cam

Support Centre

Opens up email with account

details required pre populated

Contact us directly, visit our support centre or download your camera’s
quick start guide.

View your camera’s Quick

Start Guide

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About

Read Y-cam’s Terms of

Service

Discover what’s new in the

latest version of the app

All about the app.

Read Y-cam’s Privacy

Policy

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Account Settings

Change your email address

Manage your First Name

Manage your Y-cam account.

Add additional email

addresses that you would like

to receive notications from

your camera

Manage your Surname

Change your password

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Reset

If your camera is already connested to an account, rst delete it from

your account via the app. Please ensure you have saved all videos
required as these will also be deleted.

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To reset the camera, place
a pin or similar object in the
reset hole on the side of the

camera as shown and hold for

5 seconds.

After 5 seconds the camera

LED will ash red for a few

seconds and then go o. The

camera will restart itself and a

solid blue light will be shown.

The camera is now reset to

factory settings.

Now add the camera to your

account in the normal way.
Please refer to pages 15 - 17
for help on adding a camera.

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Technical Information

Camera

Image resolution: 1 megapixel (1280 x 720), HD 720p

Field of view (Diagonal): 100

o

Focal length: 2.78

Night vision: High Power IR, up to 8m illumination

Maximum frame rate: 15 FPS

Audio: Built-in microphone

Infrared LEDs: Yes

Operating temperature: 0 - 40

o

c

Interfaces

Bluetooth: BT 4.1 - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Ethernet: No

Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Frequency: 2.412 - 2.462 GHz

Dimensions & Weight

Camera only (W x H x D): 52.2 x 52.2 x 28mm, 49g

Camera & stand (W x H x D): 52.2 x 70.4 x 57.3mm, 95.8g

Power

Power requirements: 5V / 2A, Micro USB

LED Status Light

Camera

Booting up:

BLUE

Camera

connecting to

Bluetooth and

Wi-Fi:

Blinking BLUE

Camera

connected to

Y-cam servers:

GREEN

Camera

recording:

Blinking
GREEN

Camera

disconnected

from Y-cam

servers or

Wi-Fi:

Blinking RED

Please note the infrared night vision LED is separate to the status

LED. Both LED are both next to each other but should not be

confused.

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Safety Information

• Do not try to disassemble the camera or power supply

• Keep the power supply dry and avoid contact with liquid

• Small parts may be a choking hazard, keep away from children

• Only use approved accessories and power supplies

• Do not cover the camera, infrared lights produce heat, which may create

a re hazard

• Ensure the camera is properly attached to the supplied stand before nal

installation and positioning

• Compliance is only assured by using the included power supply

CAUTION

When the infrared night vision LED is on, or has recently been on for a period of time, the camera will
be hot to touch. This is normal. Please keep the camera out of reach of young children and infants.

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Warranty Information

Hardware Limited Warranty

Y-cam Solutions Ltd warrants to the original

purchaser, with this limited hardware warranty,

that the enclosed Y-cam security camera, will

be free from defects in material, workmanship

and design for 12 months (1 year) from the

date of purchase.

This warranty does not cover any damage

attributable to normal wear and tear,

deterioration, faulty maintenance, erroneous

installation or faulty repair. This warranty

does not cover damage caused by wilful or

accidental mishandling, improper installation

or environmental conditions. This warranty is

void if the product is tampered with or altered

in any way.

Except for the exclusive remedy set forth above,

in no event shall Y-cam Solutions Ltd have any

liability to the purchaser or any third party for

any claim, loss or damage of any kind. In no

event shall Y-cam Solutions Ltd´s liability for

damages, whether arising out of contract,

negligence, warranty or infringement of any

intellectual property right, exceed the purchase

price paid by purchaser for the products.

Y-cam Solutions Ltd specically disclaims any

liability whatsoever for loss of data or loss of

information cased by the product. This warranty

does not cover Y-cam Solutions Ltd’s products

if purchased from an unauthorized auction

house.

Recycling and disposal

www.y-cam.com/recycle

Dispose in accordance with applicable

legislation. The WEEE symbol means that

your Y-cam must be disposed of separately

from general household waste. When the

Y-cam reaches its end of life, take it to a

designated waste collection point in your

area for safe disposal or recycling.

EU Declaration of Conformity

Y-cam Solutions Ltd hereby declares that

this device is in compliance with the essential

requirements and other relevant provisions

of RTTE Directive 1999/5/EC. A copy of the

EU Declaration of Conformity is available at

www.y-cam.com/eu-declarations

© 2016 Y-cam Limited. All rights reserved.

All trade names are registered trademarks

of respective manufacturers listed. App

Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android

and the “Google Play” logo are trademarks

of Google Inc. Phone not included.

This device is restricted to indoor use only.

Created by Y-cam. Made in China.

* Warranty terms & conditions. Subject to change. Latest version on website.

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Need support?

Your Y-cam should be up and running in minutes.

You can contact us for assistance or support.

Visit www.y-cam.com or phone us:

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