Axon Flex 2 Quick Start Guide

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Hardware Quick Reference

Axon Flex 2 controller

Microphone

Speaker

Cable Connection Port

Also for data transfer and recharge with PC or Axon Dock

Function LED

Operation LED

Camera cable

Slide Lock

Holds cable to controller

Power Switch

Red = On/Buffering

Speaker

Function Button

Mute or add marker

EVENT Button

Double-press = Start record

Hold 3 seconds = Stop record

Axon Flex 2 camera

Also available:

USB C to A Sync cable

Battery LED

Green = 41–100%

Yellow = 20–40%

Red = Less than 20%

Battery Status Button

Push to show status of battery

Read, understand, and follow all current instructions, warnings, and relevant Axon training materials before using any Axon system. The most up-to-date warnings and instructions are available at www.axon.com.

Before using an Axon Flex 2 system, ensure it is fully charged, and connect it to Evidence.com via the Axon Dock or Evidence Sync software to ensure it is properly configured. See Controller Battery LED and Recharging the Battery and Uploading Data for more information. If the battery’s charge is ever depleted, recharge and reconnect the connect the system again.

Recording

2 To record, quickly double-press the EVENT button.

The Axon Flex 2 system has 2 operating modes. The default mode, or

BUFFERING mode, provides pre-event buffering to capture activities that occur before you activate the EVENT (recording) mode.

1 Turn the system on. Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON position.

• The system now records audio as well as video.

• The system will beep twice to let you know that recording started.

The 2 beeps will repeat every 2 minutes (if the system is muted, there will be no audio notifications).

• The operation LED will blink red.

• The camera takes a few seconds to boot up and be ready to record

(the red area under the switch will be exposed with the switch moved to the ON position).

3 To stop recording and return to BUFFERING mode, press and hold the

EVENT button for at least 3 seconds until there is a long, audible beep.

Solid red

Boot up mode

Blinking green

BUFFERING mode EVENT button

Blinking red – recording mode

• The operation LED will be solid red and then transition to blinking green when the system goes into BUFFERING mode.

• The system will go into BUFFERING mode after the boot up sequence.

With default settings, the BUFFERING mode holds the previous 30 seconds of video (NO AUDIO) leading up to the beginning of a recording.

Controller Operation LED

The controller’s operation LED displays the system’s current operating mode.

Operating Mode

EVENT

BUFFERING

Controller LED

Blinking red

Blinking green

Recovering interrupted video*

Booting up/powering down

Blinking red

Solid red

Error state** Solid red

Cable disconnect Blinking yellow

* When the function LED also is blinking red. If little video was interrupted, the function LED will blink only briefly.

** When the Function LED also is solid red.

Controller Function LED

The Axon Flex 2 controller’s function LED displays when certain functions are enabled.

Because the system does not capture audio in BUFFERING mode, the first 30 seconds of a recorded event will be video-only (depending on your agency’s settings). BUFFERING mode starts only after the camera boots up. The system does not record when the Axon Flex 2 controller is turned off.

Controller Battery LED

The controller’s battery LED displays the battery’s remaining capacity, when the device is being used or when charging.

Battery LED Battery Capacity

Battery capacity is 41–100 percent

Green

Battery capacity is 20–40 percent Yellow

Battery capacity is less than 20 percent

Red

Mute

Function Enabled

Camera error***

Function LED

Blinking blue

Solid red

Pairing mode Blinking green

*** Use the power switch to turn the camera off and on.

Notifications

Operating Mode Audio

Powering on or off

Recording an event

One beep

Two beeps (every

2 minutes)

Press the battery button while the camera is recording Two beeps

The device is ending an event and returning to BUFFERING mode

One long beep

The battery is at 20% capacity or lower

Cable disconnect (the camera will shut down)

Camera memory is full (the camera will not record)

Four quick beeps

(every 5 minutes)

Three beeps

Three beeps

Vibration

Once

Twice (every 2 minutes)

None

Once, long duration

Four times, quickly

(every 5 minutes)

Six times

Recharging the Battery and Uploading Data

If you do not have an Axon Dock, upload video with a Windows compatible computer using Evidence Sync: axon.com/syncdownload.

1 Ensure the controller is off. Insert the camera and controller into the

Axon Dock as shown.

The Axon Dock automatically uploads the data from the camera to Evidence.com and recharges the controller battery. When a video uploads successfully to Evidence.com, that video is removed from the camera.

(The camera must be registered to your Evidence.com account.)

2 At the beginning of the next shift, ensure that your camera (if one has been assigned to you) displays with a green LED before removing it from the Axon Dock.

Three times

Five times, quickly

(every 20 seconds)

Camera Upload Status LED

When you plug your camera into the Axon Dock, the LED on the camera displays the system’s status.

Device Status

Initial connection (momentary)

In queue awaiting upload

Device ready (all videos uploaded successfully) and fully charged

Device not assigned, agency mismatch, camera set in the offline mode, or device error

Uploading data

Firmware update, internal battery charging, extremely low battery, or memory full

Transfer error, device re-trying to transfer

Network error

Axon Dock has no communication with the camera. Contact Axon customer service.

Camera LED

Solid red (for 20 seconds or fewer)

Solid yellow

Solid green

Blinking red

Blinking yellow

Blinking red and yellow – DO NOT remove the camera from the Axon

Dock

Blinking green and yellow

Blinking red, yellow, and then green (cycling all colors)

LED off

Using Axon View

The Axon View application enables you to replay video and add metadata

(GPS, title, ID, and category) to your videos using a smart phone or multimedia player.

1 Using your smart device, download the Axon View application from the Google Play store or the iTunes App

Store. Search Axon View.

2 On your smart device, open the Axon View application and follow the onscreen instructions.

Note: All data is stored on the Axon camera. No videos are stored on your smart device

Pairing an Axon Flex 2 Camera with a Smart Device

1 With the camera connected to the controller, turn on the Axon Flex 2 controller.

2 Wait until the Function LED is not lit anymore.

3 Hold down the

Function and

EVENT buttons for

5 seconds.

For more information, see the Axon Flex 2 System User Manual, Axon Dock

Quick Start Guide, Axon View for Android Devices User Manual, or Axon View

for iOS Devices User Manual, available at www.axon.com, axon.com/au/, axon.com/uk.

4 Wait until you hear 4 beeps.

The Function LED on the controller and the camera

LED will blink green.

5 On your smart device, follow the onscreen instructions.

Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google, Inc., Bluetooth is a trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, iTunes is a trademark of Apple,

Inc., and IOS is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.

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