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SD Advanced
Introduction
What is the…
SD Advanced ?
A comprehensive digital recording solution, the SD Advanced is a stand-alone high performance 
recording system offering reliable, networked, scalable CCTV at an affordable price.
Its size and design make it the ideal desktop solution and perfect for installations were high record 
rates and network capabilities are required.
Dedicated Micros renowned MultiMode record feature enables an operator to set different recording 
rates, resolution and compression formats across scheduled, normal and alarm modes for each 
individual camera. Offering JPEG, MPEG-4 or H264 recording, the SD Advanced provides the user 
with both high quality video images and minimum storage consumption.
Available with 8, 16 or 32 analog camera inputs, all offering telemetry control, the SD Advanced has 
built in Alarm functionality and onboard Activity detection software. 
To give operators maximum viewing exibility, the unit can be congured to contain a mixture of spot 
or main monitor outputs. Camera channels can be viewed in single or multi-screen mode on a local 
monitor or remotely over an IP connection.
The accompanying Infra-Red (IR) Remote Control has a colour coded ‘Softkey’ interface with 
conguration menus common to both local monitor and web pages, making for easy set-up and 
operation. The front panel interface also allows for easy operation when viewing on a local monitor.
The SD Advanced includes as standard internal storage with an integrated CD-R/DVD-R Re-Writer 
and USB ports / eSATA connection for external video archiving. 
The unit also offers integrated text support, allowing users to connect with cash registers in retail 
applications to monitor Point Of Sale (POS) locations. Capturing and associating video with the 
relevant text information allows the user to search video footage by time, event, and text data to 
provide evidence of fraud or to aid identication of regular offenders. 
Among the many other features included as standard on the SD Advanced are; multiway display and 
remote monitoring using NetVu ObserVer (using DM’s unique TransCoding capabilities to provide 
uent live and replay images).
With telemetry control of up to 16 cameras (including coax telemetry), control of dome cameras, 
I.P camera support , audio recording, activity detection plus many more exciting features; the SD 
Advanced is the ideal product when high performance video recording and transmission is required 
at an affordable cost.
For further information, please visit the website:
www.dedicatedmicros.com 
or contact customer services in your region.










