will see all your video files listed.

You can double click them to play

UX-9 Scout
them in whichever media player you have as your default player. It is
1080p USB Camera highly recommended that you first COPY the video files to your
Operating Instructions computer's hard drive before playing them. If you play them directly
from the Scout the large files have to squeeze through the small USB
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cord, and the data may not be able to move fast enough and you may
experience buffering, and your videos may start and stop and stutter.
7 EASY Steps! Quick Start Guide: So copy them to your hard drive first, which will enable the videos to
play much smoother without any buffering.
WARNING: This item cannot be unplugged and plugged in
quickly. Please allow at least 5 seconds to pass each time you
6) Deleting Files
unplug it from a wall outlet or your computer before you plug it
You may wish to delete some or all of your files from the Scout to free
back into your wall outlet or your computer! Unplugging and
up room. You can delete files individually by Right-Clicking and
plugging in quickly may cause corrupt files on the internal
selecting "Delete" or you can delete the entire "RECORD" folder if you
memory, and may make your Scout temporarily malfunction
like. In fact, you can FORMAT the entire internal memory on the Scout
until the file structure is restored to normal by deleting all files
and folders (Use a Windows PC to format the memory to clear it) and you will not hurt it. The Scout will simply put all essential files and
folders back on the device once you plug it into an outlet. If your Scout
1) How to Record Video begins to have problems recording, it is highly recommended you
FORMAT the internal memory to wipe it clean so it can start fresh
To start recording, plug the Scout into an A/C outlet. When you plug it
again. You can FORMAT the memory in Windows by Right-Clicking on
in, the Blue and Red LEDs should come on for 1 second, then the LEDs
the "Removable Disk (X:)" when you see it in My Computer, then
will blink and go out. They blink differently depending on the mode. If
selecting "Format..." from the pop-up menu.
you have set it up in Motion Detect Mode, the Blue and Red LEDs will
flash 7 times and go out. This indicates you are in Motion Detect Mode.
Or, if you are in Continuous Record Mode, the Blue LED will flash 3 7) Changing the settings
times and go out, indicating the camera is recording continuously. In The Scout has a text file called SETTIME.TXT saved on it's memory.
either mode, when the memory fills up, the oldest 3 minute file will be In order to edit this file you MUST open it in a plain text editor such as
erased to make room for a new one. You can plug a USB device such as Notepad (for Windows), or TextEdit (For Mac). Do not try to edit this
your cell phone into the Scout to charge it while you secretly record file using Microsoft Word or any other word processor which uses rich
video. text formatting or it will not work. To set the timestamp to the correct
time, change the time and date to the correct time and date. For
2) How to Stop Recording Video example:
To stop recording video, simply unplug the Scout from the wall outlet.
2017-03-28,22:09:55 A1
The Red LED should blink 3 times if the current video file was able to be
saved successfully. Notice the time is in 24 hour, or military time. You must use leading
zeros for any single digit entries. In other words, you cannot do the
3) How to See Your Videos following:
Plug the Scout into your computer using the supplied USB cable. You 2017-3-28,22:9:55 B2
computer should recognize the Scout as a Removable Disk. If a dialog The above is incorrect! You need a zero before the 3 and the 9. Also do
box opens to let you scan the memory for errors, go ahead and do so. If not add any extra spaces or carriage returns. The last two digits
a dialog box opens which gives you the option to "Open Files or represent shooting mode and resolution. You can change the mode to
Folders", select this option and then skip step 4 and go to Step 5. any of the below simply by typing the corresponding code at the end of
the timestamp string. Don't forget to SAVE the SETTIME.TXT file back to
4) Find Your Scout Videos Manually the Scout's internal memory after making changes, or nothing will
Plug your Scout into your computer. You can access the memory in happen:
Windows by left-clicking on the START Button and in the Search box
type "Windows Explorer". When you see "Windows Explorer" appear A1 Continuous Record Mode 1920 x 1080p Using lower resolution
modes will enable you to
above, left-click on it. Then click on "Computer" in the left pane. Now A2 Continuous Record Mode 1280 x 720p hold much more video on
under "Devices With Removable Storage" you should see the Scout. It the internal memory (up to
A3 Continuous Record Mode 640 x 360p 16hrs on 32gb with mode 3
will be listed as something like "Removable Disk (X:)" where "X" is a
at 360p), but quality will
letter between D and Z. If you are using a Mac then use "Finder" to B1 Motion Detect Mode 1920 x 1080p be decreased.
locate the Scout as external memory. B2 Motion Detect Mode 1280 x 720p

5) Locate and Play Your Videos B3 Motion Detect Mode 640 x 360p
Once you find the Scout's root directory, you will see a folder called
"RECORD". Open this folder by clicking or double clicking on it, and you
Do You Hate Reading Instructions? 3) When I plug my Scout into my computer I get
Watch "How to: Use Your Scout" and other helpful an error! I cannot see any files! Not Recognized!
videos here: One of the weak points of all of the Spy Camera devices and dash
http://www.watadeeelcorp.com/support/ cameras I have reviewed is the computer USB cable. When a customer
plugs their Scout into a computer and they get an error such as "USB
Device Not Recognized" or something similar, 90% of the time the USB
Troubleshooting: cord is the culprit! Please don't worry! The cords are cheap and I can
1) I want to keep my UX-9 in Motion Detect Mode. send you another one right away and this will fix the problem 90% of
the time! So if you get errors, or your computer makes a
Why does it keep reverting back to Continuous mount/dismount tone repeatedly so that you cannot access your
Record Mode? videos, please contact me and I will send you a new tested cord!
The Scout has a text file called SETTIME.TXT saved on it's memory.
This file is regenerated automatically by the Scout if it is ever deleted,
Special Instructions for Mac Users:
but it is also regenerated if you set the time and date. When the file is
1) Mac Users Empty Your Trash Can!
regenerated, it always creates the default time date string, and it
The UX-9 is perfectly compatible with Mac. However, Mac users need
always sets the recording mode to A1, which is continuous 1080p.
to do one extra step when deleting files from their Scout. After a
If you want to keep the Scout in Motion Detect Mode forever, without recording session, when you plug your Scout into your Mac to view the
having to set it each time, it is simple. First, make sure the time and videos, go ahead and save any of the video files you want to keep to
date stamp has been set correctly using the procedure described on the your Mac, and delete the rest. However, once you delete the files, your
previous page, and verify this by recording some videos and then Mac might be still holding the Scout memory "hostage". Why does this
checking the time and date stamp in the video. happen? It happens so that you can "undelete" files if you accidentally
throw them in your trash can but want them back later. In order to
Now, plug the Scout into your computer, and open the SETTIME.txt file
solve this, EMPTY YOUR TRASH CAN before removing the Scout from
as usual. This time, edit the file, but ONLY CHANGE THE RECORDING
your Mac! That way the full memory will be available again and you can
MODE. Do not mess with the date and time. Simply change the
continue recording. If you do NOT do this step, your Scout will be full of
recording mode to whatever you want. So if you want Motion Detect
"invisible files" which you will not be able to see, but which will take up
Mode at 1080p resolution, then change the A1 to a B1, but leave the
memory, so it will appear as if the memory is empty but your Scout will
date and time as it is! Now remove the scout from your computer and
no longer record, because it thinks the memory is full.
plug it in, and you will see the Blue LED blink 7 times, showing that it is
in Motion Detect Mode. Now unplug the Scout, and wait 10 seconds, 2) Mac Users Do NOT FORMAT the Scout!
then plug it back in. You will see that it is still in Motion Mode. When The internal UX-9 memory is formatted with Windows FAT32. It can be
you plug the Scout into your computer, you will see that the recording used on Windows machines and also Mac machines just like this. In
mode stays on B1. You will also see that the date and time remain some of my videos I talk about formatting the memory to clear
accurate. As long as you never delete that SETTIME file or change everything off and start fresh with a brand new automatically
anything in the date time string, your UX-9 will stay in Motion Mode. regenerated SETTIME file. However, you should only use the format
command if you use a Windows machine! If you format the Scout with
2) I do not like the LED flashing on my Scout!
a Mac, your Scout may become temporarily disabled, because when
This alerts people who I am trying to monitor! you plug it into an outlet the internal Scout computer will not recognize
There is an easy solution to this. But first of all, Spy Cameras must have the way Mac formats memory and it will not record. If this happens,
some kind of indicator on them to show the operator what it is doing. If don't worry. To restore your Scout back to its original condition, simply
it did not, then many people would complain because they would not plug it into a Windows computer and Format it back to Windows FAT32
have any idea what the unit is doing. So it must have an indicator. (leave the default options as they are).
Now, as soon as you have used the Scout and practiced with it and are
familiar with how it works, you may want to disable the LED. To do so
Still Having Problems?
you gently remove the front face, then apply a tiny piece of black tape You can either message me on eBay if you purchased there, or if you
over the LED hole, then re-install the front face. However, DO NOT try purchased from our website please email me at:
to do this without watching the video, because there is a special trick [email protected] and I will help you!
to it, and you may damage your Scout if you do it wrong. Please watch
this video to see how to disable the LED. It is surprisingly easy to do. Go
to this link, and watch the video entitled "How To: Make your Scout
LED Stop Flashing":

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usb-spy-camera-support/