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[birdzeye]

Hello,

Does anyone know if other brands of 2.4Ghz wireless cameras will work with x10 receivers and vcr commander? The one I have in mind is Q-SEE 2.4GHz wireless camera with night vision.

[Tuicemen]

There is a way to make them work
If X10's reciever won't work use the reciever recomended by the manufacturer then plug the outputs into the VCR commander!
If you want them to work with X10 cam software plug the video output into the VA11A

[birdzeye]

There is a way to make them work
If X10's reciever won't work use the reciever recomended by the manufacturer then plug the outputs into the VCR commander!
If you want them to work with X10 cam software plug the video output into the VA11A

The non-x10 camera has a receiver/tv combo. That is, the receiver is in the 5.5" tv monitor that it came with. I can view my x10 cameras on this tv monitor, on one of the 4 channel frequencies, and the non-10 camera on another channel frequency. If I try to set ALL cameras to one channel, the non-x10 camera overrides the x10 cameras and I can only view it. Is there a way to view ALL the cameras on ONE channel frequency? (The 4 channels ABCD seem to be the same as the x10 ones).

One other really good thing about this non-10 tv monitor is it picks up the signal from my vr46a so I can watch TV on it.

[Tuicemen]

The non X10 cam must have a way to be turned off via X10 ,use a appliance module and plug the non x10 cams power supply into it!
set the appliance module to the same house code as the cams but on it's own unit code!
eg: set non x10 cam to C1, set x10 cams C2,3, & 4 set them all to the same channel frequency!

[birdzeye]

The non X10 cam must have a way to be turned off via X10 ,use a appliance module and plug the non x10 cams power supply into it!
set the appliance module to the same house code as the cams but on it's own unit code!
eg: set non x10 cam to C1, set x10 cams C2,3, & 4 set them all to the same channel frequency!

Tuicemen, I kinda tried this already except by using a socket rocket sandwiched between two adapters, and then plugging the non-x10 camera into this. All I get is interference, and no camera reception at all--neither x10 nor non-x10 cameras. The socket rocket + adapter thing will work to turn off and on appliances such as a 2 pin ghetto-blaster/radio,  and it will turn on and off the non-x10 tv monitor that came with the non-x10 camera. It will also turn on and off the non-x10 camera but all I get is interference for a picture! Do you think an x10 appliance module would work any better for the camera picture reception?

[Tuicemen]

An appliance module is what I use for my Astak IR cams without any issues!
It is possible that the monitor must have a video feed from one of its cams in order for it to work!
If you simply unplug your non x10 cam can you view your X10 cams from the monitor?

[birdzeye]

An appliance module is what I use for my Astak IR cams without any issues!
It is possible that the monitor must have a video feed from one of its cams in order for it to work!
If you simply unplug your non x10 cam can you view your X10 cams from the monitor?

Yes, if I unplug the non-x10 cam I can view my x10 cams from the non-x10 camera monitor.

Also, if I have the non-10 cam on channel C and the x10 cams on channel A, I can view them all. But if I put the non-10 cam on channel A with the x10 cams on channel A as well, I can only view the non-x10 cam---it seems to overide the other camera signals.

[Tuicemen]

OK then the Appliance module should do the trick, it never hurts to have a few of these as spares on hand anyways!

[birdzeye]

OK then the Appliance module should do the trick, it never hurts to have a few of these as spares on hand anyways!

OK. Should it be 2pin or 3pin or does it matter?

[Tuicemen]

I just used the 2 pin but it shouldn't matter unless the cam has a 3 pin plug!

[birdzeye]

Tuicemen, I got the 3-pin and it works! The only problem is in turning off the other cameras when I turn one of the non-10 cams on, if you know what I mean. Like if I switch from an x10 cam to ONE of the non-x10 cams, I have to make sure that the x10 cams are off AND that the other non-10 cam is off too. Any tips on how to deal with this? I was thinking maybe an active eye motion sensor set to turn on and off for the non-10 cam 

[Tuicemen]

Selecting one cam should turn others in the same group off if setup correctly. I used a software macro to do this but now I'm using Active Home Pro (AHP) iwitness (video plug-in)

[birdzeye]

Selecting one cam should turn others in the same group off if setup correctly. I used a software macro to do this but now I'm using Active Home Pro (AHP) iwitness (video plug-in)

Selecting one cam if all the cams are x10 brand will turn the others in the same group off. The problem I'm having is that 2 non-x10 cams in one group without any other x10 cams in the group, each plugged into an x10 appliance module, will turn off manually but not automatically. If I want to view one of the non-x10 cams, I have to manually turn off the other non-10 cam plus turn off the last x10 cam that was still on.

Is there a way for this to work? I currently have 4 x10 cams A1,A2,A3,A4....and 2 non x10 cams at A10,A11. (A9 is a light, A12 is blank).

[Tuicemen]

birdzeye Change non x10 cam addresses to A5, A6 then test.
You really should have all cams on a separate address and preferable not house code A 
You don't want turning on a cam to turn off a light on you.
I have x10cams and non working together on one house code  B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 

[birdzeye]

birdzeye Change non x10 cam addresses to A5, A6 then test.
You really should have all cams on a separate address and preferable not house code A 
You don't want turning on a cam to turn off a light on you.
I have x10cams and non working together on one house code  B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 

OK thanks, I'll give it a try. One other thing I wanted to ask you though, is would it work well if I put one of the non-x10 cams plugged into the transceiver TM751 on code B1? That way I could save the appliance module to use for something else besides the non-x10 cam.