Troubleshooting a Security Camera System
- 1). Open the battery-compartment lid on the battery-powered security camera. Remove the batteries. Blow out the compartment with a burst of compressed air. Rub the edge of a rubber eraser against the contacts on the onside of the battery compartment to remove any corrosion or grime that is interfering with the flow of the electricity from the batteries. Blow out the battery compartment again before inserting a fresh set of batteries into the compartment. Close the battery compartment lid.
- 2). The wireless network on which the wireless security camera is transmitting may be encountering interference due to other wireless networks -- both your own wireless home network as well as that of neighbors. Set the "network channel" number (a.k.a., "code" number) on the wireless security camera to a higher number, for example, "8" or "10" rather than leaving it at the default "1" or "2" which is the normal factory setting. Change the "network channel" number on the wireless control panel to the same number as that of the camera.
- 3). Remove the security camera's power plug from the wall outlet. Plug a power surge/suppressor power strip into the wall outlet. Plug the security camera's power plug into the power surge/suppressor power strip to eliminate interference in the video feed that can be caused by the electric lines.
- 4). Trace a direct path from a wireless security camera to the wireless receiver. Unplug any electronic devices or appliances that intersect or are nearby to this path -- for example, the wireless router of a wireless home network or a microwave oven or a computer or a cordless landline telephone. Compare the video feed now being seen with that viewed prior to your taking these steps. If the video feed has improved, relocate or reorient those devices so that they are no longer in the path between the wireless security camera and the wireless receiver.
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