Multi-Media Unit Installation Instructions K9696V2 – 12/04 – Rev.
ISSUE DATE REVISIONS REV. A July 2004 Honeywell template. REV. B December 2004 Formatting: pagination, minor edits.
Declaration of Conformity A Rapid Eye Multi-Media LT unit (HRMxxxyyzzzz) complies with Council Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC. These Euro Norms have been applied: • EN50022: 1998, Radio frequency (RF) emissions; • EN50130–4: 1995, Alarm system immunity with uninterruptible power supply (UPS); • EN60950: 2000, Safety of information technology equipment; • EN61000–3–2: 1995 Harmonics; • EN61000–3–3: 1995, Voltage fluctuations (flicker).
Table of Contents 1 Walk-through ................................................................................ 1–1 1.1 1.2 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1–1 Walking Through.......................................................................................................................... 1–2 1.3 Where To, Next? ........................................................................
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 6 Frequent Questions...................................................................... 6–1 6.1 Supporting an Installation ............................................................................................................ 6–1 6.2 Background.................................................................................................................................. 6–2 7 8 Find-it.............................................................
1 Walk-through 1.1 Overview New to Multi-Media? Installers who are new to Multi can benefit most from section 1.2: a walk-through of the key steps of a Rapid Eye Multi-Media unit installation. Not new to Multi-Media? Experienced installers can skip to sections: • 2: Field Work, shows procedures and reference material for Multi-Media unit installation. • 5: Other Site Hardware, shows optional hardware that you can add to a Rapid Eye site.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 1.2 Walking Through Steps 1.2.1 to 1.2.10 offer a walk-through of a Multi installation. Procedures follow in section 2: Field Work, p. 2–1. 1.2.1 Cameras !1 Connect cameras (as many as 16) to the Multi-Media unit Fig. 1. Use the first available “IN” on the Multi back-panel for a camera. For more detail • 1.2.2 2.5: Connecting a Camera, p. 2–6 Communications !2 Connect the Multi-Media unit to a network or telephone line Fig. 2.
Walk-through 1.2.3 Other Hardware Ports for future use The USB ports, Printer port, VGA2 port, the MIC IN connector and the eight, numbered RS-232 ports are for future use. Please do not connect USB devices or a printer to a Multi-Media unit. For more detail • 1.2.4 section 5: Other Site Hardware. p. 5–1 Powering-up the Multi-Media unit !3 Supplying power to the unit and the cameras Fig. 3. Consider also plugging in cameras into the uninterruptible power supply used for a unit.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 1.2.6 A Database for Multi !5 Start Admin to create a Multi database Fig. 5. Shortcut for Admin, on the Windows desktop !6 Log on to a Multi database, or create one using Admin Fig. 6. The window for logging on can also be used to obtain an empty Multi central database. 1.2.7 Site Name !7 Using Admin, add a site Fig. 7. 1–4 From the Admin “Sites” tab, you can add, name, update and delete a site.
Walk-through 1.2.8 Type of Connection !8 Add information about the connection, and save it Fig. 8. Select a network or dial-up connection. About connections 1.2.9 • 2.6: LocalView, p. 2–7 • 2.7: Network Connection, p. 2–9 • 2.8: Dial-up Connection, p. 2–15 Running View !9 To use View • Fig. 9. After installing View on your PC along with Admin, from your PC’s desktop click the View shortcut icon, then log on.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions !10 Log on to View Fig. 10. Use the same database created earlier, using Admin; see fig. 6 on page 1–4. 1.2.10 Testing a Connection !11 Test the connection; use View to run a Maintenance session Fig. 11. A connection works if you see “System operational” in the Feedback box.
Walk-through !12 Start a Live session Fig. 12. Select a site on the Sites tab, then click Live. 1.3 Where To, Next? In these installation instructions Detailed procedures and reference material, for each step of the walk-through, start on p. 2–1. 1.3.1 For More Information... Other Multi guides Admin User Guide. Multi Admin software is used to enter data for connections to MultiMedia units, accounts for View operators and so on.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Background information CCTV. For in-depth reference work about the field of closed-circuit television in a security setting, see: • Kruegle, Herman, CCTV Surveillance: Video practices and technology, Butterworth–Heinemann, Newton (MA), 1995, ISBN 0-7506-9028-3, TK6680.K78. Effective video feeds are a major component of any CCTV system. Planning for camera position, distance from subject, angle and lighting can be as critical as operating your Multi-Media unit.
2 Field Work Audience Field technicians, tasked with the initial steps of an installation (see sections 1.2.1 and 1.2.2), will find the steps expanded and explained in more detail, in this section. !13 Road map to field work • Unpack the unit. • As you start connecting hardware to the Multi-Media unit, use the Site Information Checklist on p. 7–8, to take notes. • Connect one or more cameras to the unit.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Table 1 contents of Rapid Eye’s hardware kit, WAMULTI5HWP4 item, one of each, unless otherwise noted Part # power cord P8137 rack ears, brackets and screws, for optional mounting of unit SARE2EARS network cable (CAT-5), RJ45 connectors, 2m length K9530 null-modem cable, serial, DB9 connectors, female 921400–05 straight through cable, DB9-pin, male connector, to DB9-pin, female connector K0304 terminal block plug for FAULT RELAY, 4 positions, 3.
Field Work Table 3 Panel connectors Connector Label Description SERIAL PORTS General-purpose serial ports, DB9 connector. VIDEO INPUTS – IN BNC connectors for video signal cable from the cameras in a CCTV system. A Multi-Media unit has 16 video input connections. VIDEO INPUTS – OUT BNC connectors to relay a video feed to either a CCTV, NTSC or PAL monitor, VCR, or other device. The outs are capped for delivery. MONITOR OUTPUT 1 BNC connector; can be set to produce test pattern or a camera tour.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 2.3 Reporting the Installation Flexibility As you start connecting, hardware to the Multi-Media unit, Honeywell recommends that installers take notes in a form similar to the one provided in 7.5: Site Information, on p. 7–8. Include a record of the hardware connected to the Multi-Media unit and of use of LocalView to make changes to the Rapid Eye site’s configuration. To whom... Direct the report to the: • Multi SA.
Field Work UPS: remember the cameras Powering the cameras (or their power supply) from a UPS ensures that the Multi-Media unit can continue to record video during a power outage, whether the outage is due to your utility or to a criminal act. Honeywell recommends that a line conditioning uninterruptible power supply (UPS) be used with the Multi-Media unit and the cameras connected to the unit. Fig. 14. Plugging-in a Multi-Media unit.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 2.4.2 Unit Recovery Unit recovery is an internal diagnostic that seldom occurs and cannot be interrupted, even by powering down a unit. A unit recovery can take well over two hours on units with a large storage capacity; see table 4. If unit recovery occurs repeatedly, contact Honeywell technical support.
Field Work Securing a camera Forethought about poor camera angles and the possibility of tampering with cameras or vandalism can help to assist police if an area becomes a crime scene, for optimal gathering of evidence, whether for corporate use, or for use of video in a court of law. Lens selection and angle of the camera can be critical to the usefulness of images obtained in a closed circuit television (CCTV) system.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions • review and search the system log • record and monitor live video, audio or data • make and view a video-clip that includes audio and data • copy a video-clip to the unit’s CD-RW drive; a drive is an option on REMM units • set up a camera tour, using the Cycle feature. • monitor a video feed at high resolution. LocalView help on operator’s PC LocalView‘s online help is available in a small, standalone application for an operator’s PC.
Field Work !18 To change a LocalView password 1. After locking a LocalView function, as explained in procedure !17, click that function’s Password button. A window appears showing a virtual keypad. 2. Using the virtual keypad, enter a number. The password's length can be between 4 and 10 digits. 3. Click OK. Please make a note of passwords. A lost password can make the LocalView interface unchangeable. Default LocalView passwords To lock a Cycle: 1111.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Within DHCP without DNS, an assigned IP address needs to be reserved or it may change. Plan to let the network’s administrator as well as the Multi SA know of the unit’s installation; after a unit is rebooted or reset, a new DHCP address is assigned to it and communication to the unit could be hampered if wrongly configured. For a network without DHCP There are two methods of setting a static IP address on a Multi-Media unit.
Field Work 2.7.2 Using a PC Onsite Procedures !20 to !25 explain how to use a PC onsite. !20 To connect a null-modem cable 1. Power off the Multi-Media unit. 2. Connect the 9-pin (or 25-pin) female connector of a null modem cable to one of the PC’s serial ports. Connect the other 9-pin female connector to the RS-232 Port 2 connector at the back of the unit. Fig. 16. Temporary use of a PC onsite. A null-modem cable comes with your Multi-Media unit. Fig. 17.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Fig. 18. Naming a connection, using HyperTerminal 2. In the Connection Description dialog, type “Rapid Eye Multi-Media” (or similar) in the Name field. 3. Click OK. A Connect To dialog appears. See figure 19. 4. Using the Connect To dialog, select the Workstation's COM port number that is connected to the null modem cable, by using the arrow next to the Connect using field. 5. Click OK. The COM Properties dialog box is displayed. Fig. 19.
Field Work Table 6 Commands for launching HyperTerminal Windows Click [Start] and point to … … then click 98 Programs, Accessories, Communications, HyperTerminal Hypertrm.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Table 8 Default Multi network settings Field Name Default Address Shell command IP Addr 172.25.2.1 ip= Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0 netmask= Gateway 172.25.100.4 gateway= Multi Shell Reference While using the shell, what you type is saved as soon as you press the Enter key. To change a setting, type its command, as listed in table 9. Table 9 Multi-Media Shell commands Command Result ? Displays a list of commands. cls Clears the Terminal screen.
Field Work After 10 minutes of inactivity, the Multi-Media Shell times out. To return to it, turn the Multi-Media unit off, then use procedure 22. !25 To return to the Multi-Media Shell after a time out • Turn the Multi-Media unit off, wait five seconds, then turn the unit on again and go back to the previous procedures. The commands for the Multi-Media Shell are listed above in the Multi Shell Reference, on the next page. 2.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 2.8.1 Modem Reference The default settings for the modem in a Multi-Media unit are listed in table 10. Consult the organization’s Network Administrator or Multi System Administrator (Multi SA) if this modem’s settings need to be changed. Table 10 Default modem settings 2.
Field Work 2.11 Upgrading Unit Software Upgrade CD-ROM Onsite, you can upgrade Multi-Media units equipped with a CD-ROM drive. Fig. 21. Upgrading a unit in the field. !30 To upgrade a Multi-Media unit’s software, onsite 1. Remove the front cover of the Multi-Media unit; if the cover is locked, use the key supplied with the unit. 2. Press the button on the CD-RW drive. A tray slides out. 3. Drop the CD-ROM identified as HRM62UPADMIN into the tray and press it into position. See figure 21. 4.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Please continue.
3 Checking for Video Audience After installers have field-tested connections (see 2.9 on p. 2–16), the next steps involve working with Multi software from a PC. Your organization’s Multi SA needs to establish that video can be obtaind on a PC. The road map for using Multi software... outlines the work. !31 Road map for using Multi software to obtain video 1. Locate a PC on which Admin and View have been installed. See 3.1: Multi Software. 2.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions !32 To install Multi software 1. Run the Rapid Eye MULTI ADMIN and VIEW CD-ROM. The installation starts automatically. You need Administrator rights to install View to run on Windows 2000, NT or XP. The installation program cannot update the registry if a user without this right is running Windows. 2. The “Rapid Eye MULTI” pane is displayed, followed by a message, asking if a modem will be used to connect to video units in your system.
Checking for Video 3.2 Using Admin !33 To continue installing a Multi-Media unit ... Before you can check for video, a record of a Rapid Eye site and connection is made, using Admin. A site is a term used for a unit, with its cameras or other hardware. Fig. 23. Icon for Admin on the Windows desktop Creating an empty Multi db For installation purposes, you have the option of creating an empty db on the fly, as you log on to Admin. A Microsoft Access software template is used.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions After adding security Changing the password to the “Administrator” account is among a Multi SA’s first tasks to secure a Multi system from tampering. After adding a password, your Multi SA can create accounts and identify Multi sites. Fig. 24. You can add Rapid Eye site information to an empty Multi db, using the Microsoft Access engine, to test connections to Rapid Eye sites. 3.2.
Checking for Video 5. In the Create Database dialog, “Create empty database” is selected by default. Click OK. You are logged on to an empty database, bearing the name that you typed at step 2, and the Admin window appears. What next? Add site information to the database, as explained in the next section, 3.2.3. 3.2.3 Adding Site Information Fig. 25. Type the site name of your choice in the Add Site dialog. Site identification checklist • Name the site.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Dealing with connections Indicate which of the two basic connections you will use to test your Multi-Media unit: • a dial-up connection • a network connection Confirmation You network administrator can confirm that networked Multi-Media units can be reached by PING. For dial-up, verify that the telephone line and modem are working. See 2.9: Field Testing a Connection, on p. 2–16. 3.2.
Checking for Video Fig. 26. The “-> Dialup” in the connection name iappears as you click Use Dial-up Networking. Dealing with dial-up confusion Please see the Admin User Guide, if you need more sophisticated connection schemes, such as: • irregular use of area code #1. long-distance call within one area code • irregular use of area code #2. local call to another area code, as illustrated in figure 27 • RAS. calls involving a Remote Access Service (RAS) server • dial-up or network.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 3.2.5 Record of a Network Connection !37 To make a record of a network connection 1. in the Using Admin software, in the Add Site/Update Site dialog, click “Connections to the Site” pane. The Add Connection dialog is displayed. The Connection Name box appends a stylized arrow and “Network” to the site’s name. 2. In the IP Address box, type the Multi-Media unit’s IP address. The address is the same as the one given in the field to the Multi-Media unit; see 2.
Checking for Video 3.3 Using View to Connect Checking for video View is used to display video from a Multi-Media unit. Before using a Rapid Eye site, a security validation is performed using a View Maintenance session. After this initial maintenance session, you use View to obtain video from the Rapid Eye site. Fig. 29. View icon Checklist for obtaining video 3.3.1 • log on to the Multi central database.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 3.3.2 Running View Logging on to View Three pieces of information are needed: • user account. Use the “Administrator” account. It has the right to use all of the functions in View. It also grants access to every Rapid Eye site in your system. • password. By default, there is no password for the Administrator account. You can add a password after testing is complete. Account and system passwords are explained and discussed in the Admin User Guide.
Checking for Video 3. To start a Maintenance session, either: • Right-click on the site name to select Maintain from the shortcut menu. • Select the site; then click the Maintain command on the Actions menu. - or - • Select the site; then click on the toolbar. Fig. 31. A connection works when you see the “System operational” message in the Feedback box. It should appear after selecting a site and clicking Maintain. 3.3.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions !39 To indicate the time zone of a Multi-Media unit 1. Using View, select a unit whose time zone needs to be set. 2. Start a maintenance session. 3. Click the Time tab. See figure 32. 4. If the zone indicated in the Time Zone box is incorrect, click the arrow in the box. A list of all time zones appears. 5. Scroll the list as needed to find a match for the time zone in which the unit is installed.
Checking for Video Fig. 33. Different rules for daylight savings time in one time zone. The message also appears if a time zone’s area is changed, since some areas within a time zone can have different rules for daylight savings time. For example: “Indiana (East)” in the Eastern time zone (GMT-5:00) differs from “Eastern Time (US Canada)”, also in the GMT-5:00.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Auto-synch statistics Last Synchronized at. Latest time that the SNTP server was used. Period. Time amount between synchronizations. A dynamic value, that keeps the unit’s clock 0.4 to 0.2 seconds of the server's. Time Difference. Accuracy of synchronization. Auto-synch statistics do not apply to a clock set to Manual. Clock: Manual setting A Multi SA can synchronize the clock of a Rapid Eye Multi-Media unit using a PC’s clock as reference.
Checking for Video Fig. 34. Time tab indicating that a Multi-Media unit’s clock could be synchronized to your PC’s clock. 3.3.5 Testing a Connection: Camera The cameras connected to a Multi-Media unit are detected automatically. You can name a camera and adjust a camera’s picture settings during a maintenance session. Fig. 35. Video tab in Maintenance session: video feed adjustments.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions !43 To configure a Rapid Eye site’s camera(s) 3.3.6 1. Run a maintenance session at the pilot site. 2. Click the Video tab and adjust Picture controls as needed. See figure 35. The adjustments are made on the fly; you do not need to click the Apply/Reset button, as for older Multi-Media units. 3. You have the option of ending the Maintenance session for the Multi-Media unit. Obtaining Video !44 To obtain video from a “live video session” 1.
Checking for Video 3.4 Results To recap, the connection to the site has been checked and you have: 3.4.1 • used Admin to create a record for each unit in a Multi database • used View to run a maintenance session to adjust the Multi-Media unit’s time and camera(s) • used View to run a live video session at the site. • checked that the video feeds are effective: camera’s distance from subject, angle and lighting.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Please continue.
4 Audio 4.1 Audio at a Multi-Media Site Microphones If security procedures call for viewing the person that is speaking, plan to place microphones in camera range. However, microphones can be placed independently of cameras; they have their own cabling. Microphones require amplification to provide linelevel input to a Multi-Media unit; see figure 37. Fig. 37. Audio input to Multi-Media unit.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Honeywell recommends that speakers be placed away from microphones, to avoid audio feedback. Fig. 38. Speaking remotely from a PC running View, or onsite using LocalView, an operator can communicate with people at the site. Use the “[Audio] In” connector. The “Mic In” connector is disabled. 4.1.1 Checking for Audio Interference Preventive measures Checking one’s installation for hard-to-predict situations includes spot-checking for: • live audio.
Audio 4.2 Audio for Operators At View Operator’s PC When listening, sound sources are mixed at a View operator’s station, regardless of the number of sites being monitored at once. Each Rapid Eye site can send two channels of audio to a View operator. !45 To send and receive audio offsite 1. Install a sound card on the View operator’s PC. 2. Connect a microphone to the PC’s sound card. 3. Connect a powered speaker to the PC’s sound card. Fig. 39.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions !48 To enable audio for use onsite, by LocalView 1. Using LocalView, on the Audio Setup tab, add a checkmark to the box for Channel 2 (Right) Used by Site Operator for Local Audio Monitoring. The "channel 2" Enable, Record and name are not needed for monitoring audio by a LocalView operator and are removed from view. The Gain controls remain available for both audio channels. 2.
5 Other Site Hardware Audience You can add hardware to a Multi-Media unit at any time. Multi software is then used to make Multi-Media units “aware” of the hardware. The steps to do so are outlined in the road map, below. Before adding more hardware, Honeywell recommends that you test the connection to your unit, as explained in section 1.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Do not block the air intakes on the side of a Multi-Media unit. A warning sticker indicates this on the right-hand side of the unit. Placing equipment, such as a monitor, directly on top of the Multi-Media unit is not recommended. 5.1.1 Detachable Camera I/O A detachable sub-panel is used for mounting the camera input/output (I/O) connectors and monitor outputs.
Other Site Hardware Fig. 41. Handle on mounted hard disk. Fig. 42. Pull to remove a mounted hard disk from a unit; push to insert. Remove the front cover of the unit beforehand. 5.3 Hardware Options A Rapid Eye Multi-Media unit interfaces with hardware such as: • cameras, domes that pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)—5.4: Connecting a PTZ Dome; • alarm sensors, connected to a Multi-Media unit’s inputs—5.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 5.4 Connecting a PTZ Dome To connect the Data In port of a PTZ dome (an RS-485 connector) to one of the ports on a Multi-Media unit (RS-232 connector), a 232/485 converter is needed. Configure a PTZ camera using Maintenance functions in Multi View software. Fig. 43. PTZ wiring plan Multi supports pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) domes listed in table 13. A site supports only one type of PTZ software driver at a time.
Other Site Hardware Honeywell recommends that cable not be “T-tapped”; this can introduce unwanted distortion into the video signal. To obtain a video feed, use an output port on the Multi video unit. 5.4.3 Configuring PTZ You can use other PTZ hardware and its software driver at another site. For software driver and baud rate, see table 13. Configure each PTZ unit to communicate at its default baud rate. See the Rapid Eye Multi-Media Admin User Guide for procedures to enable a PTZ dome.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 5.5 Alarm Sensors Tools You need: • a slot screwdriver—supplied. The screws are slightly smaller than those for a 1/8" screwdriver. - and - • a wire stripper. Cable To connect alarm-type hardware to a Multi-Media unit, use hookup wire in the 20-gauge range. !52 To connect an alarm sensor 1. From the alarm wires’ tips, strip approximately 0.6 cm (1/4 inch) of insulation. 2.
Other Site Hardware Fig. 45. Input configuration during a maintenance session. By default, alarm/control inputs are configured as NO. Inputs to a Multi-Media unit, used by hardware devices Installers should report if input devices are using connections that are: normally open, normally closed or end-of-line. 5.6.1 Input: Technical Notes NO: normally open The sensor inputs to a Multi video unit are configured for normally open (NO devices; see figure 46).
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Table 14 Sensor hardware 5.7 Acronym Sensor Input Implication NO Normally Open input is active when switch goes ON NC Normally Closed input is active when switch goes OFF EOL End of Line input is active when switch goes ON, or if wires to the alarm sensor are cut Control Outputs Purpose A View operator can activate outputs. Up to 24 mA can be drawn at each output.
Other Site Hardware Alarm panel An alarm panel or other external device can be preset to warn your organization, if failure occurs. Failure to operate due to a power failure also triggers the relay, but does so immediately. Software setup !54 To set the FAULT RELAY to trigger 1. Using View software, start a maintenance session. 2. On the System tab, enable either: • Enable Status Pulse… • Monitor Alarm Reporting • both. See figure 47. 3. Click Apply/Reset. 4.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Fig. 48. FAULT RELAY connector on Multi-Media unit’s back-panel, showing connection to an external alarm panel. Do not connect a device to CONTROL output 6 after enabling the FAULT RELAY. Enabling the FAULT RELAY provides a status pulse at CONTROL 6, disabling it as a general-purpose output. Connecting a device to CONTROL 6 could interfere with the relay’s performance. 5.
Other Site Hardware 5.11 Port Use: Restrictions Some serial port connections on a Multi-Media unit are not allowed; see table 15. Table 15 Serial port use: restrictions serial connection connect only to serial port (COM) ... data recording device 1 serial switch 1 null-modem cable for terminal session 2 USB port and Parallel port The USB ports and Parallel port at the back of the REMM unit are for future use. Do not connect devices to the USB ports or to the parallel port of a REMM unit.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Please continue.
6 Frequent Questions 6.1 Supporting an Installation If you are installing a Multi-Media unit and having trouble, see the frequently asked questions (FAQs) listed in table 16. Similar questions are used by Honeywell technical support, when customers call. Table 16 Installation FAQ # Frequently asked question Section Cannot install or use Admin 3.1 1 How do I find out which Microsoft patches need to be installed on my PC, needed to run Multi software? The installation program lists missing patches.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions # Frequently asked question Section No video is reaching View 10 How are the cameras connected? 2.5 11 Is there a power outage? Has the UPS failed? 2.4 12 Are the unit, cameras and other hardware powered? 2.4.1 13 Does the site connection information, in the Multi database that you are using to log on, reflect the type of connection used by the PC and the Multi-Media unit: network or dial-up? 3.2.2 See also 7.4: More FAQs, p. 7–5. 6.
Frequent Questions 6.2.1 Coaxial Cable Cabling to camera For short camera-to-monitor distances (several hundred feet), use pre-assembled or field-connected lengths of RG59/U coaxial cable, with continuous shielding, using a BNC connector at each end. Length limit The cable length between a camera and the Multi-Media unit should be limited to 230 meters/750 feet. When installing coaxial cable, avoid loops, kinks, or wraparounds.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 6.2.3 Electrical Interference To manage electrical interference (also called electro-magnetic interference or EMI), you can survey the facility for electronics that generate EMI “noise”—fluorescent lights, radio frequency (RF) receivers or transmitters, power lines or elevator shafts—before installing equipment. Cables can be routed around or away from sources of noise so that there is no interference with the CCTV signal.
7 Find-it 7.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 7.2 7–2 !30 To upgrade a Multi-Media unit’s software, onsite 2–17 !31 Road map for using Multi software to obtain video 3–1 !32 To install Multi software 3–2 !33 To continue installing a Multi-Media unit ...
Illustrations: Find-it Table 8 Default Multi network settings 2–14 Table 9 Multi-Media Shell commands 2–14 Table 10 Default modem settings 2–16 Table 11 TCP ports 3–9 Table 12 Cabling a PTZ dome 5–4 Table 13 PTZ drivers for controllers and domes 5–5 Table 14 Sensor hardware 5–8 Table 15 Serial port use: restrictions 7.3 5–11 Table 16 Installation FAQ 6–1 Table 17 Recommended maximum length of coaxial cable 6–3 Illustrations Fig. 1.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Fig. 21. Upgrading a unit in the field. Fig. 22. In organizations where security is a high priority, Admin is not installed on all PCs. The PCs of View operators do not need Admin. 3–1 Fig. 23. 3–3 Icon for Admin on the Windows desktop Fig. 24. You can add Rapid Eye site information to an empty Multi db, using the Microsoft Access engine, to test connections to Rapid Eye sites. 3–4 Fig. 25. Type the site name of your choice in the Add Site dialog.
More FAQs: Find-it Fig. 45. Input configuration during a maintenance session. By default, alarm/control inputs are configured as NO. 5–7 Fig. 46. Schematics: (a) normally open, (b) normally closed or (c) end-of-line 5–7 Fig. 47. Settings for monitoring a unit. 5–9 Fig. 48. FAULT RELAY connector on Multi-Media unit’s back-panel, showing connection to an external alarm panel. 7.4 5–10 More FAQs In Europe, a UPS is required to meet EN50130–4 Euro Norm.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions 7–6 After 10 minutes of inactivity, the Multi-Media Shell times out. 2–13 After 10 minutes of inactivity, the Multi-Media Shell times out. 2–15 Honeywell recommends powering down a unit before connecting hardware to it. See 2.4.1: Powering Up and Down, p. 2–5. 2–15 Connect the unit to a telephone line only if a dial-up connection is used to communicate with the Multi-Media unit. For a network connection, please skip to 2.7: Network Connection.
More FAQs: Find-it Up to 24 mA can be drawn at each output. 5–8 To avoid short-circuits, ensure that bare wire is not visible at the rear panel. 5–8 Do not connect a device to CONTROL output 6 after enabling the FAULT RELAY. 5–10 For an external modem with a POTS-based Multi-Media unit, contact oneywell Video Systems technical support, at: 1 (800) 796–2288; i.e., 1 (800) 796–CCTV. 5–10 Do not connect devices to the USB ports or to the parallel port of a REMM unit.
Site Information Checklist: Find-it 7.
Site Information Checklist: Find-it Site definition Rapid Eye site… Identification Name Serial number Time zone Street address Multi-Media unit location: floor, room, area… SNTP servers (optional) primary: secondary: System password changed? FAULT RELAY enabled? - checklist continues on next page - 7–9
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Communications to unit Connection Value Type - Network, Dial-up or both Network IP address Dial-up remote access service (RAS) server (yes/no)? Unit telephone number/RAS server telephone number Area code Area code is used normally (yes/no)? Country code Audio # Microphone type Speaker type 1 2 - checklist continues on next page - 7–10 Comments
Site Information Checklist: Find-it Video camera configuration # Color / B&W / none Camera model, location PTZ address 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 - checklist continues on next page - 7–11
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Sensor hardware Input Type (NO, NC, EOL) Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 - checklist continues on next page - 7–12
Site Information Checklist: Find-it Control outputs Output Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Serial ports Port Use: external modem, PTZ controller, POS hardware… Comment / parameters 1 2 - checklist continues on next page - 7–13
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions Point of sale hardware Type 7–14 Name / model # Data / text of interest
8 Index A D ADEMCO PTZ driver. See Javelin/ADEMCO administrator, Multi. See Multi SA alarm bell, and audio interference, 4–3 alarm panel, 5–9 alarm sensor, connecting, 5–6 amplifier: audio, 4–1; video signal, 6–3 area code, irregular use, 3–7 audience: field work, 2–1; testing connections, 3–1 audio: configuration, 4–3; LocalView, 4–3; monitor, 4–3; record, 4–3; talk to site, 4–3 base port, 3–9 best practices, CCTV.
Multi-Media Unit: Installation Instructions I N Illustrations, list, 7–3 Industry Canada, 3 input, sensor hardware: configuring, 5–6; NC. See normally closed sensor; NO.
Index U site information, checklist, 2–1, 2–4, 6–1, 7–8 SNTP Server. See clock soundscape, 4–2 speaker, audio, 4–1 spot checking: audio, 4–2 stadium crowd, noise from, 4–2 sub-panel, detachable, 5–2 sunlight, on camera lens, 2–7 synchronizing unit time to PC, 3–12, 3–14 System administrator, Multi. See Multi SA system monitoring.
Honeywell Video Systems 171 Eileen Way Syosset, NY 11791, USA www.honeywellvideo.com TEL 1-800-796-CCTV TEL+1–516–921–6704 Honeywell Security Australia Pty Ltd. Unit 5, Riverside Centre, 24–28 River Road West Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia www.ademco.com.au TEL +61–2–8837–9300 Honeywell Video Systems UK Ltd. Aston Fields Road, Whitehouse Ind Est Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3DL, UK www.videocontrols.co.uk TEL +44–1928–754–000 Honeywell Security Asia Pacific Ltd.
