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Keep your passengers safe in their seats. We give you the tools to immediately respond to potential problems as they happen. Silent Witness introduces the Digital Chaperone system - a reliable, high quality, advanced digital recording technology that lets you:
· Easy upgrade - drop in replacement
· Save time and money on maintenance
· See images in greater detail
· Hear audio clearer than ever before
· Increase student safety and reduce risks to your drivers
· Avoid lost images due to worn out VCR tapes
· Customize your system to meet your individual needs
 
This new generation digital video recorder gives you better pictures, clearer audio, longer recording time, and little or no maintenance in one compact, rugged, digital recorder. Enjoy the ease and convenience of a VCR with the leading-edge features of a digital recorder.

 

CLARITY

  Expect cleaner, sharper picture quality and clearer audio than with conventional technology. With the Digital Chaperone, you also get longer recording time with no loss of image quality.

 

KEEP CHILDREN SAFE

  Provide fast response to potential problems inside and outside the bus. Images are stored on the digital recorder hard drive. Fast, easy retrieval, printing, distributing, and archiving images at your fingertips.

 

SAVE TIME AND MONEY

  Install it, configure it, then forget it. Let the Digital Chaperone do the rest. No images are lost due to faulty or worn out tapes. Unlike conventional VCRs, there are no tapes to replace or store.

The Digital Chaperone is economical, without compromising features or durability. There is no daily maintenance, no tape libraries to maintain, no need to spend time searching for an image.

 

RELIABILITY

  The Digital Chaperone System consists of one or two cameras and an industrial grade digital recorder with a built-in switcher housed in a tamper and impact resistant enclosure.

 

VERSATILITY

  Customize the system to suit your individual needs. Start with the MDR digital recorder. Then choose from a number of different cameras. For extra surveillance outside the bus, add a second stop arm camera and use the built-in second video input with stop-arm triggering.

 

DEPEND ON THE INDUSTRY LEADER

  For over 10 years Silent Witness has been providing video surveillance systems that reduce or eliminate risks to your drivers and students, both inside and outside the bus. Responding to market demand, we combined our extensive experience in the school bus market with our leading edge digital recording technology. The Digital Chaperone is the result.

Silent Witness is the market leader in school bus video monitoring with over 100,000 Silent Witness systems in place throughout North America. We gave our formidable research and development team a mandate -to make the best mobile digital recorder money can buy with all the features the market demands. Make it easy to use and most of all affordable.
   

 

 

 
Sue-Canadas greatest Depending on need, 2 cameras can be teamed up with an industrial grade VCR housed in a tamper resistant enclosure. The SWS310 system can provide up to 9 hours of recording on a VHS tape. With four camera styles to choose from, the SWS310 system provides flexibility -customize the system to meet individual installation requirements. A variety of lenses are available to suit the needs of different bus lengths.   

Industrial VCR:

· Uses VHS format which can record up to 9 hours on a T180 VHS tape - play back on any standard VHS VCR
· Includes a wireless remote for easy on-screen programming and other useful system functions
· Simple tape management and maintenance-free continuous recording - program to stop at the end of the tape or rewind to the beginning and start recording again
· Can activate when the ignition is turned on and continues to record - in case of incident - for up to 20 minutes after the bus is turned off
· Automatically stops at the end of the tape, rewinds to the beginning and continues recording again (on/off user selectable)
· Has built in alphanumeric text generator to record important information about the bus route, bus, driver or school. No computer needed for set up.
· Customize to record brake lights, stop lights, warning lights and turn signals providing a solid record of events
· Housed in a 3 piece, sturdy, 18-gauge, locked steel enclosure for added versatility
· Click here for component warranty information.

Optional Enhancements

· Speed sensor
· Hand held LCD monitor
· External microphone
· 2-camera system
· Stop Arm System
   

 

 

 
· includes Visu-System, a unique way of disguising the contents of the enclosure, giving the appearance of a camera at all times
· made of ABS, an anti-corrosive material federally certifiable for usage in aircraft passenger compartments as well as automotive school bus usage
· features an LED light for added deterrence
· includes wiring harness, hardware and three adjustable mounting brackets
· built with safety in mind - no sharp corners and electrically isolated
· 9" high, 7 1/8" wide, and 8 3/4" deep - and weighs under 2 pounds!

Canon ES60 Sony CCD-TRV818 Panasonic PV-D301K
 
   
   
 
V50 WedgeView

The V50 WedgeView will easily blend into decor or design specifications - ideal for casinos, resorts, luxury homes, schools, airports and more.
· Ceiling or wall mounting
· Polycarbonate enclosure can be painted to meet your design specifications
· Low profile camera - installs almost anywhere
· High performance video imaging in a discreet, weather-sealed enclosure
· Fully assembled and tested from the factory, installs in under 15 minutes
· Camera position is adjustable with manual pan and tilt
· Enclosure is made from impact-resistant, flame-rated, UV stabilized polycarbonate ABS plastic
· Wiring can be completely concealed - improve the look and reduce the risk of tampering
· Weather-tight cable opening for outdoor installations
· 3 Years Parts & Labor
SWC20 Compact Solution
The perfect solution for a variety of applications - the SWC20 sets a new standard for compact, attractive and reliable security.
· Impact resistant polycarbonate enclosure can be painted to meet design specifications
· Fully weather sealed - with user selectable backlight compensation as standard- the SWC20 can be installed virtually anywhere
· Wall or ceiling mount
· Tamper resistant screws for added security
· Installs in under 15 minutes
· Measures only 3.25"x2.75"x3.0" (83mm x 70mm x 76mm)
· Compact & economical, the SWC20 has been installed in homes, office buildings, small businesses, schools, casinos, resorts and as mobile surveillance on school buses
· Choose from black & white or color, high or regular resolution
· Optional sunhood available for high temperature installations
· Compatible with Silent Witness' Quick Change Lenses 2.9mm to 16.0mm
  3 Years Parts & Labor
 
Advanced Surveillance Camera D29M Angledome
Silent Witness introduces the D29M Angledome Camera. A Perfect Partnership - the original Silent Witness camera in a sleek new wedge-style design.
 
· 3D gimbal provides maximum lens rotation
· Unobtrusive, small wedge-style enclosure
· Audio and flashing LED
· Camera assembly easy to install and remove
· Captive screws mean no misplaced hardware
· Rugged, high-impact dome and housing reduce risk of tampering
· Install, then forget about it.
 
V60 Complete
Desert Hawk & Arctic Hawk

From the oil fields of Saudi Arabia to schools throughout the United States, the durability and flexibility of the V60 has made it a favorite of installers around the world.

 

· Tough enough to be installed in maximum security prisons
· Tamper-resistant screws for added security
· Die-cast zinc enclosure
· Arctic Hawk (V60E) operates in temperatures as low as -50°F (-46°C)
· Desert Hawk (V60P) comes equipped with sunhood and polarizing filter to reduce solar glare and operates in temperatures up to 140°F (60°C)
(B&W only)
· Installs in less than 15 minutes
· Fully weather sealed for indoor or outdoor use
· Lens options: 2.9, 3.6, 6.0, 8.0, 12.0 & 16.0mm*
· The V60 has been installed in schools, office complexes, hotels & casinos, restaurants - even on school buses and inside railroad locomotives
· 3 Years Parts & Labor (2 years for V60P & V60E)
*Not compatible with Quick Change Lenses.
 
V60 Night Hawk & Arctic Night

The V60 Night Hawk sheds new light on surveillance with long lasting quality and an uncompromised picture.
· Install where picture quality can not be compromised due to low light levels
· Die-cast zinc enclosure
· Tamper-resistant screws for added security
· Arctic version operates in temperatures as low as -50°F (-46°C)
· Built-in infrared illuminators allow the camera to see in complete darkness up to 40 feet depending on lens
· Lens options: 2.9, 3.6, 6.0, 8.0, 12.0 & 16.0mm*
· Infrared illuminators automatically adjust to reduce the risk of eye injury
· 0 Lux imaging makes it right choice for installation in night clubs, sleep clinics, office complexes, ferry terminals or anywhere requiring night monitoring
· Installs in under 15 minutes
· Measures only 2.5" x 2.75" x 4.5" (63mm x 69mm x114mm)
· 2 Years Parts & Labor
*Not compatable with quick change lenses

 


  Keeping children in their seats and discipline problems off the bus - the video surveillance systems by Silent Witness are proven to reduce or eliminate risks to your drivers and students - inside and outside the bus. Stop Arm violations are a continuous problem for bus drivers. The fact is that students are more likely to suffer serious or fatal injuries as pedestrians after leaving the school bus.

 

HOW IT WORKS

  Silent Witness' all weather SWC20 camera can be mounted outside the bus, or inside, facing out. Paired with the Silent Witness SWS310 System, (sold separately), the Stop Arm System is able to accept video signals from two different sources - the camera inside the bus and the stop arm camera.

When the stop arm is activated, the system goes to work by directing the video from the stop arm camera to the recording device. The Stop Arm System effectively captures images of cars that pass the school bus illegally. The informa-tion is stored on a VHS tape which can be given to the police at the end of the day.

The microphone allows the driver to voice record the license plate number of an offender for additional evidence. When the stop arm disengages, the video signal is once again directed from the internal camera.

Recorded video tape provides solid proof of the incident that can potentially be used as evidence in court. The system is simple but the impact is tremendous. In one school district alone, seven cars were caught on tape as they illegally passed an unloading school bus within two to three minutes.

 


Professional installation is available for all systems.
Merls is second to none in experience and quality of work.

 


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