User's Manual
FirstVu™ HD Operation Guide 860-00177-00 REV D
© 2013 Digital Ally, Inc.
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
SECTION - 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1-1
FIRSTVU™ HD FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................1-1
FIRSTVU™ HD CONTROLS ..................................................................................................................................1-1
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES LIST .............................................................................................................................1-2
SECTION - 2 GETTING STARTED ......................................................................................................................2-1
SOFTWARE UPDATES ............................................................................................................................................2-1
BATTERY CHARGING INFORMATION .....................................................................................................................2-1
Charging From a Computer .........................................................................................................................2-1
Charging In a Vehicle ...................................................................................................................................2-1
Charging Using an AC Power Outlet ...........................................................................................................2-1
Charging Using the Battery Charger ...........................................................................................................2-1
FirstVu HD Charging and Battery Indicators ..............................................................................................2-1
CONNECTING THE CAMERA ..................................................................................................................................2-2
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ..............................................................................................................................2-2
Automatically setting the date and time .......................................................................................................2-2
Manually setting the date and time ..............................................................................................................2-2
SECTION - 3 DEVICE CONFIGURATION - VUVAULT ...................................................................................3-1
DEFAULT CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................................3-1
USING VUVAULT TO CONFIGURE YOUR FIRSTVU HD ..........................................................................................3-1
Location ........................................................................................................................................................3-2
Settings .........................................................................................................................................................3-3
Data Transfer ...............................................................................................................................................3-4
ACTIVATING YOUR FIRSTVU HD WITHIN VUVAULT .............................................................................................3-4
SECTION - 4 DEVICE CONFIGURATION – MINI CONFIGURATION
MANAGER ...............................................................................................................................................................4-1
DEFAULT CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................................4-1
MINI CONFIGURATION MANAGER PC SOFTWARE .................................................................................................4-1
Load Configuration File ...............................................................................................................................4-1
Location ........................................................................................................................................................4-2
Settings .........................................................................................................................................................4-3
Save Configuration File ...............................................................................................................................4-4
SECTION - 5 OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................5-1
POWERING ON/OFF ..............................................................................................................................................5-1
VIDEO RECORDING...............................................................................................................................................5-1
Start Recording .............................................................................................................................................5-1
Stop Recording .............................................................................................................................................5-1
MARKING EVENTS ...............................................................................................................................................5-1
AUDIO RECORDING ..............................................................................................................................................5-1
UPLOADING FILES TO A COMPUTER ......................................................................................................................5-2
UPLOADING FILES USING VUVAULT.....................................................................................................................5-2
Non-Secure USB Port method ......................................................................................................................5-2
Secure USB Port Method ..............................................................................................................................5-4
VIDEO PLAYBACK AND MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................5-7
Using VuVault ...............................................................................................................................................5-7
Using the Digital Ally Viewer .......................................................................................................................5-7
Toolbar Controls...........................................................................................................................................5-8
Playback Controls ........................................................................................................................................5-8
Playback Slider bar ......................................................................................................................................5-8
View Selection and Options ..........................................................................................................................5-9