Digital Video Recorder SISTORE AX8 500/200 V3.6 SISTORE AX16 500/200 V3.
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About this document This User Manual contains instructions for installation, configuration and operation of SISTORE AX. A complete version of this manual can be found in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) on the SISTORE AX CD. This is the most recent version, unless changes have been made after the printing of this manual. All subsequent alterations have been included as far as possible.
Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.3 1.4 Safety .......................................................................................................9 Target readers...........................................................................................9 Work safety information ............................................................................9 Transport.................................................................................................10 Installation .......................
8.8 8.8.1 8.8.2 8.8.3 8.9 8.9.1 8.9.2 8.9.3 8.9.4 8.10 8.10.1 8.10.2 8.11 8.11.1 8.11.2 8.11.3 8.11.4 8.11.5 Display.....................................................................................................61 OSD screen.............................................................................................61 Main Monitor screen................................................................................62 Spot Monitor screen ...............................................................
12 12.1 12.2 12.2.1 12.2.2 12.3 12.3.1 12.3.2 12.4 12.5 12.5.1 12.5.2 12.6 12.7 12.7.1 12.7.2 12.8 12.9 12.10 Appendix..............................................................................................108 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 ...........................108 Text-In Search examples ......................................................................109 Search example I ..................................................................................
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Safety 1 Safety 1.1 Target readers The instructions in this document are designed only for the following target readers: Target readers Qualification Activity Condition of the product Installer Technical training for building or electrical installations. Installs the product, individual components of the product or replacement parts. Components of the product are not yet installed or need to be replaced or modified.
Safety 1.2.1 Transport Damage during transport z Do not expose the device to mechanical vibrations or shocks. z Keep the packaging material for future transportation. 1.2.2 Installation Damage due to unsuitable mounting location z The environmental conditions recommended by the manufacturer must be observed (see Section 3: Technical data). z Do not operate the device close to sources of powerful electromagnetic radiation. z Do not operate the device in dusty places.
Safety 1.3 Meaning of the written warning notices The severity of a hazard is indicated by the following written warning notices. 1.4 Signal word Type of risk CAUTION There is a risk of minor injuries or damage to property. Meaning of the hazard symbols The nature of the hazard is indicated by icons. Warning of a hazard 11 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety & Security Products 12.
Directives and standards 2 Directives and standards This product complies with the requirements of the following European directives. The EU declaration of conformity is available to the responsible agencies at: Siemens Building Technologies Fire & Security Products GmbH & Co.
Technical data 3 Technical data Video Signal format PAL or NTSC (auto-detect) Video input Composite: 8 or 16 looping inputs, 1 Vpp auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Monitor outputs Composite: 1 (BNC), 1 Vpp, 75 Ohms SVHS: 1 VGA: 1 SPOT: 4 (BNC), 1 Vpp, 75 Ohms Video resolution Composite: (PAL) 720 x 576, (NTSC) 720 x 480 VGA: 800 x 600 @ 60 Hz Playback/record speed (images per second) 200 ips (PAL), 240 ips (NTSC) Inputs / Outputs Alarm input 8 or 16 TTL, programmable as NC or NO Alarm output 7 or 1
Technical data Environmental Operating temperature 5 – 40 °C (41 – 104 °F) Operating humidity 0 – 90% Power supply Power 100 - 240 V AC, 2 A, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 65 W max. (85 W when 3 hard-disk drives are installed) General Dimensions (WxHxD) 430 x 88 x 405 mm (16.9" x 3.5" x 15.9") Unit weight 10.2 kg (22.5 lbs) Shipping weight 12.5 kg (27.6 lbs) Shipping dimensions (WxHxD) 540 x 290 x 590 mm (21.3" x 11.4" x 23.
Details for ordering 4 Details for ordering Type SISTORE AX8 500/200 SISTORE AX16 500/200 5 Order No. S54569-C70-B2 S54569-C90-B2 Designation SISTORE AX8, 500 GB, 200 ips SISTORE AX16, 500 GB, 200 ips Weight 10.2 kg 10.
Description of functions 6 Description of functions SISTORE AX is a digital video recording system for the surveillance of rooms, premises, buildings, production workshops, critical public areas or any outdoor areas where security is important. In addition to replacing both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation, your DVR has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR.
Description of functions – “Loop-through” video connectors – Continuous recording in disk overwrite mode – Triplex Functionality (monitoring, recording and playback at the same time) – Video archiving via UltraSCSI interface – 3 USB 2.
Installation 7 Installation CAUTION Refer installation and servicing to qualified personnel. The diagram below shows a typical DVR installation. Fig. 1 Typical DVR installation No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system. Fig. 2 16-channel DVR rear panel Your DVR can be used with either PAL or NTSC equipment. 18 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety & Security Products 12.
Installation NOTE You cannot mix PAL and NTSC equipment. For example you cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor. 7.1 Connecting the video input Fig. 3 Video input connectors Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors. 7.2 Connecting the loop-through video Fig. 4 Video loop-through connectors If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated.
Installation A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR. NOTE Please note the technical specification for the VGA output in Section 3: Technical data. NOTE The Video Out (BNC), SVHS Out and VGA connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation. 7.
Installation NOTE All the connectors marked GND are common. Fig. 9 Alarm Output connectors AO 2 to 16 (Alarm-Out) Fig. 10 Relay Alarm Output connectors NC/NO (Normally Closed/Normally Open) Fig. 11 Connect the device to the COM and NC (Normally Closed) connectors or COM and NO (Normally Open) connectors. NC/NO is a relay output which sinks 2 A @ 125 V AC, 1 A @ 250 V AC, 1 A @ 30 V DC (NC) and 5 A @ 125 V AC, 2 A @ 250 V AC, 3 A @ 30 V DC (NO).
Installation 7.7 Connecting to the USB ports Fig. 13 Front USB connectors Fig. 14 Rear USB connector Three USB ports are provided to connect external hard disk, CD-RW or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades. One USB port is on the rear panel and the other two are on the front panel. Position external drives close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet. Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR.
Installation NOTE The SCSI bus must be terminated, otherwise the DVR will not operate properly. NOTE When using low speed SCSI devices, the recording speed might decrease. IMPORTANT Do not connect or disconnect SCSI devices while the DVR power is on. The DVR must be powered down to connect or disconnect SCSI devices. Power up SCSI devices so they are ready for operation before powering up the DVR. Power down SCSI devices after powering down the DVR and then disconnect SCSI devices.
Installation To reset the unit, you will need a straightened paperclip: 1. Turn the DVR off. 2. Turn it on again. Î While the DVR is initializing, the front panel LEDs will blink. 3. When any of the Camera 1 to 8 LEDs blink, poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole to the left of the USB port. 4. Hold the switch until all the LEDs on the front panel are lit. NOTE When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the LEDs on the front panel flash five times.
Configuration 8 Configuration NOTE Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Section 7: Installation. 8.1 Front panel controls Fig. 20 16-channel DVR front panel The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer. Many of the buttons have multiple functions. The buttons on the infrared remote control, while laid out differently, perform the same functions as those on the front panel. The following describes each button and control.
Configuration Fig. 21 Infrared remote control Power LED The Power LED is lit when the unit is On. Network LED The Network LED flickers when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet. HDD LED The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive. Camera buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.
Configuration Menu button Pressing the Menu button enters the Setup screen. You will need to enter the authorized user and password to access Setup. Pressing the button also closes the current menu or setup dialog box. In the Playback mode, pressing the Menu button displays the Search menu. In Search mode clipcopying can be done instantly by pressing and holding the button for two or more seconds. The button is also loads a Preset View in the PTZ mode.
Configuration 8.2 Turning on the power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize. 8.3 Initial unit setup Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes items such as time and date, display language, camera, audio, remote control, record mode, network and password. Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes. Throughout the screens you will see .
Configuration 8.4 Setup screen Fig. 23 Setup screen Press the Menu button to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. Fig. 24 Virtual Keyboard Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and button. That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to press the the next position.
Configuration 8.5 Recording settings Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes. You can set it up to record all the time or to only record events. It can be set up to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full by recording over the oldest video, or you can set it up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop recording. Fig. 25 8.5.1 Record menu Record screen Highlight Record in the Record menu and press the button. Î The Record setup screen appears. Fig.
Configuration Highlight the slide bar beside Limit Time-Lapse Recording, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of the maximum storage time for time-lapse recording from 1 to 99 days. 3. Î The Limit Time-Lapse Recording feature will function when the storage device has enough space to record video data longer than the preset period.
Configuration 8.5.2 Schedule screen Highlight Schedule in the Record menu and press the button. Î The Schedule setup screen appears. Fig. 27 Schedule (Simple Mode) setup screen Fig. 28 Schedule (Advanced Mode) setup screen You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time, day of the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the button toggles between On and Off.
Configuration 1. Highlight the "+" and press the 2. Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the the days that the scheduled recording will take place. Î button to add a schedule item. button to change Choose from: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, M~F, Hol and All. button to Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place. 3. Î The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes.
Configuration NOTE Descriptions of the Record icons in the Type column are as follows: : Time-lapse (Time), :Alarm-In, : Motion, : Video Loss, : Text-In NOTE Channels that are not defined will use the setting values of the previous schedule item. NOTE When multiple events are detected at the same time from a specific channel, the DVR will record event video with the high setting values if the ips, Quality, Resolution and Dwell values of events are different from each other.
Configuration 8.5.3 Pre-Event screen Highlight Pre-Event in the Record menu and press the button. Î The Pre-Event setup screen appears. Î If you do not have Event set up in the Record Schedule, a message will display alerting you to this fact. Fig. 31 Pre-Event setup screen When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording.
Configuration 8.5.4 Archive screen Highlight Archive in the Record menu and press the button. Î The Archive setup screen appears. Fig. 32 Archive setup screen Highlight Archive On and press the 1. button to toggle between On and Off. NOTE If you have not set up a storage device for archiving, a message appears notifying you of this. Select the Days and Time Range you want archived. 2.
Configuration 8.6 Network setup In the main screen, use the Left or Right arrow buttons to display the Network menu. Fig. 33 8.6.1 Network menu Network screen Highlight Network in the Network menu and press the button. Î The Network setup screen displays. Î You will be able to change the Network, Mail, Callback and Web Client settings. Fig. 34 Network setup screen Network 1. Highlight the first box beside Transfer Speed. 2.
Configuration The DVR supports two-way audio communications between a local system and a PC running RAS. 7. Î Highlighting the box beside Remote Audio Channel and pressing the button allows you to select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site. Selecting Select From RAS will send audio of the channel selected from RAS. NOTE Depending on network conditions, audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during transmission. Highlight the Mail tab, and the Mail screen displays. 8.
Configuration Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the 6. Î An Authentication screen appears. button to toggle between On and Off. 7. Highlight Use and press the 8. Highlight the box beside User/Password and press the Î button. button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user ID and password. Fig. 36 Authentication setup screen Highlight the box beside Sender and enter the sender’s e-mail address. 9. 10. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e-mail address.
Configuration Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like the DVR to try contacting the computer running RAS. 4. Î You can select from 1 to 10 retries. Î You can save your notification changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button. Î Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. Highlight the Web Client tab. 5. Î 8.6.2 The Web Client screen displays. Web Client Setup Fig. 38 Web Client setup screen Web Client 1.
Configuration 8.6.3 LAN setup screen Highlight LAN in the Network menu and press the 1. Î The LAN setup screen displays. Fig. 39 LAN (Manual) setup screen Highlight the box beside Type and press the 2. Î Î button. You can select the type of network configuration from: Manual, DHCP and ADSL (with PPPoE). Select the desired type and press the 3. button. button. Selecting "Manual" from the Type allows you to set up LAN parameters manually.
Configuration Fig. 40 Port Numbers setup screen Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number. 7. The factory default port settings are: Remote Admin: Remote Callback: Remote Watch: Remote Search: Remote Audio: 8200 8201 8016 10019 8116 NOTE The system restarts automatically after changing the port settings.
Configuration Fig. 42 LAN (ADSL) setup screen Highlight the box beside ID and press the 8. Î button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection. Highlight the box beside Password and press the 9. Î button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection. NOTE Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network.
Configuration 8.7 Event settings Your DVR can be set to detect many different events. You can also determine how it reacts to these events. Fig. 43 8.7.1 Event menu Alarm-In screen Highlight Alarm-In in the Event menu and press the button. Î The Alarm-In setup screen appears. Fig. 44 Alarm-In Settings screen The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm-In screen.
Configuration Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs. 3. Î The Actions 1 and Actions 2 setup screens appear. Fig. 45 Alarm-In Actions 1 screen Actions 1 You can set the actions the DVR will take whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. button. Highlight the desired box under the Record heading, and press the 1. Î A list of cameras appears. Select the cameras that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input. 2.
Configuration Fig. 46 Alarm-In Notify menu You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button. You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button. Highlight OK and press the 6. button to accept your changes. NOTE For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System). Fig.
Configuration 8.7.2 Motion Detection screen Highlight Motion Detection in the Event menu and press the button. Î The Motion Detection setup screen appears. Fig. 48 Motion Detection Settings screen Settings Your DVR has built-in video motion detection. Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera. button Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing the allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to motion for Daytime and Nighttime independently.
Configuration Î The Motion Detection Zone screen displays. Fig. 51 Motion Detection Zone screen The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera. You can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks. NOTE You can set up motion zones one block at a time in groups of 8 or 16 individual block groups (8- and 16-channel DVR respectively).
Configuration Highlighting Daytime Setup and pressing the Daytime range. Fig. 53 button allow you to set up the Daytime Setup screen button. 1. Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the 2. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range. Î The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime. Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs. 3. Î The Motion Detection Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display. Fig.
Configuration You can associate as many Alarm-Outs with that camera as you wish. When the DVR detects motion on the selected camera’s input, it triggers output signals on all the associated Alarm-Out connectors. You can also have the DVR’s internal buzzer sound if motion is detected on the selected camera. NOTE For the Alarm-Out action, the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm-Out setup screen (Schedule tab). Highlight the box under Notify heading and press the 3.
Configuration 8.7.3 Video Loss screen Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the button. Î The Video Loss setup screen appears. Fig. 56 Video Loss Settings screen The DVR checks to see if anything is obscuring the camera. Settings Highlight the slider bar beside Check Obscuration, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the setting. 1. Î The sensitivity can be set from "Never" to 126 (extremely sensitive). Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs. 2.
Configuration You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish. If the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera, it starts recording video from all the associated cameras. NOTE For the Record action, the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time & Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen. Highlight the box under the Alarm-Out heading and press the 2. Î button. A list of Alarm Outputs appears. You can associate as many Alarm-Outs with that camera as you wish.
Configuration Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera. The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects video loss on the selected camera. Î Î 8.7.4 You can save your Video Loss changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button. Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. Text-In screen Highlight Text-In in the Event menu and press the button. Î The Text-In setup screen appears. Fig.
Configuration 2. Highlight the box beside Port, and press the button. 3. Select from None, RS232, RS485 and USB-Serial (1~8). NOTE If you have set the Port as None, you will not be able to make any changes to the screen. NOTE When using the USB to serial text-in device, do not remove the USB cable from the port while the system is running. 4. Highlight Setup…, and press the button. 5. Use the ATM or POS manufacturer’s recommended settings when configuring the RS232, RS485 or USB-Serial ports. 6.
Configuration Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions, so you will know which ones you do not want recorded. 19. Highlight the Case Sensitive box, and press the On and Off. button to toggle between Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive. Î If the device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters, make certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On. 20.
Configuration NOTE For the Alarm-Out action, the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm-Out setup screen (Schedule tab). Highlight the box under the Notify and press the 3. button. You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button. You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button. Highlight OK and press the 4. button to accept your changes.
Configuration 8.7.5 System Event screen Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the button. Î The System Event setup screen appears. Fig. 63 Health Check screen Health Check The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. button allows you to Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. You can select from 1 hr. to 30 days or "Never". Highlight the Setup...
Configuration Highlight the Storage tab and the Storage screen displays. 3. Fig. 65 Storage screen Storage button. 1. Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify, and press the 2. Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert. Percentage levels range from 10% to 90%. 3. Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify, and press the 4. Select the percentage level of disk usage at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert.
Configuration Actions The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different devices. Highlight the Alarm-Out box beside the desired event (Check Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Almost Full, Disk Full, Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and press the button. 1. Î A list of Alarm Outputs appears. You can associate as many Alarm-Outs with the Event as you wish.
Configuration 8.7.6 Event status Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and press the Event Status screen. Fig. 67 button to display the Event Status screen The Event Status screen displays the status of the DVR’s systems and inputs. Events will be highlighted, and related channels or events will flicker for five seconds when detected.
Configuration 8.8 Display Fig. 68 8.8.1 Display Menu OSD screen Highlight Display in the Display menu and press the button. Î The OSD screen allows you to select what information will be displayed on the monitor. Fig. 69 OSD screen button toggles that item On and Off. Highlighting an item and pressing the When an item is On, there is a checkmark in the box beside it.
Configuration Audio The icon displays on each camera screen for which the DVR can play displays on each camera for live audio on a local system, and the icon which the DVR is sending audio to a PC running RAS. PTZ The icon Text-In The text input strings display on the screen. You can adjust the Display Dwell time (sec.) for the text input strings displayed on the screen. displays on each PTZ camera screen.
Configuration You can define the screen layout in a variety of formats and set the DVR to sequence through the different screen layouts (pages) so that all the cameras will be displayed. You can also set up the DVR to display one camera or a group of cameras all the time while cycling through the remaining cameras in a “cameo” window.
Configuration 8.9 Configuring devices You can configure the video, audio, alarm, display and remote control devices connected to the DVR. Fig. 73 8.9.1 Devices menu Camera setup screen Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press the button. Î The Camera setup screen appears. Fig. 74 Camera setup screen You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard.
Configuration NOTE The maximum recording speed of each camera group will be limited to 100 ips when set to Standard resolution, 50 ips when set to High resolution and 25 ips when set to Very High resolution for all cameras. When set to High resolution for all cameras within the same camera group, the DVR records video from each camera as fast as possible according to the preset recording speed within the total ips of each camera group.
Configuration Fig. 76 PTZ Device list You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the box under the ID heading and pressing the button. Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number. 4. Î The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256. Highlight the Setup… box and press the 5. Î button. The Port Setup window appears. Fig. 77 Port Setup window Configure the port’s setting based on the PTZ camera manufacturer’s instructions. 6.
Configuration 8.9.2 Audio setup screen Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button. Î The Audio setup screen appears. Fig. 78 Audio setup screen The DVR can record up to four audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the 1. Î Î Î Î 8.9.3 A list of cameras appears, and you can select the camera associated with that audio input. Highlight Enable Audio-Out and press the 2. button. button. This toggles between enabling and disabling audio out.
Configuration NOTE You can change the settings of relay alarm output in the No. 1. Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title. Highlighting the boxes under the Type heading allows to set the alarm output for NO or NC (normally open or normally closed). Highlighting the box beside Dwell Time and pressing the button allow you to set the dwell time of the alarm output.
Configuration 8.9.4 Remote Control screen Highlight Remote Control in the Devices menu and press the button. Î The Remote Control setup screen allows you to select a port and make correct settings for a remote keyboard. Fig. 81 Remote Control setup screen Highlight the box beside Port and select from None, RS232 and RS485. 1. Î If the RS232 port and RS485 port are in use for PTZ control, networking or text input, the remote keyboard cannot be configured. 2.
Configuration 8.10 Storage screen Fig. 82 8.10.1 Storage Menu Storage Information screen Highlight Storage Information in the Storage menu and press the button. Î The Storage Information setup screen appears and displays information about the DVR’s storage devices. Fig. 83 Storage Information screen The information in the Type column describes the storage device. The capacity of the storage device is displayed in the Capacity column.
Configuration NOTE A USB hard disk drive (2.0 or higher version only) can be formatted and used only for archiving. NOTE System upgrades require formatting internal hard disk drives, so do not uninstall internal hard disk drives even though they are not used for either recording or archiving The Information column displays whether the device is being used or not. "Other" indicates the device has been used for another DVR.
Configuration 8.10.2 Storage Status screen Highlight Storage Status in the Storage menu and press the button. Î The Storage Status setup screen appears and displays status of the DVR’s storage devices. Fig. 86 Storage Status screen The Type column displays the type of storage device. The Disk Bad column displays the percentage of bad sectors. "Not formatted" indicates the device is not formatted. The Temperature column displays the temperature of the storage device. The S.M.A.R.T.
Configuration 8.11 System Fig. 87 8.11.1 System menu Information screen Highlight Information in the System menu and press the button. Î The Information screen appears. Fig. 88 Information screen In the Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a System ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display software version number, upgrade the software, import and export the setup, show the System Log, display recorded time data, and clear all data.
Configuration Highlight the desired language and press the 6. Î button. The box beside Version displays the software version of the DVR. Upgrading the software To upgrade the software, connect a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR. Highlight Upgrade… and press the 1. Î button. The Upgrade screen appears. The screen displays the upgrade package file names that are available. The “.rui” indicates that the file is for software upgrades and “.
Configuration Fig. 90 Setup Import screen Exporting settings To export the current DVR settings, connect the USB device to the DVR. button. 1. Highlight Setup – Export… and press the 2. Highlight the box beside File name and press the Î Î button. A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the file name. Selecting Export will save the current settings in .dat file format on the USB device. Fig.
Configuration The System Log screen lists system activities (up to 5,000 from the latest) that have occurred along with the time and date. The icon will display in the last column for system activities of the remote site. You can scroll through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows, or you can go directly to a log page by entering the log page number in the box at the bottom left of the screen. Highlight Close and press the button to exit the screen.
Configuration 10. Select from the three available time formats and press the your selected format. button to save NOTE The clock will not start running until you have highlighted Save and pressed the 11. Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press the 12. Select your time zone from the list and press the button. button. 13. Highlight Use Daylight Saving Time and press the Î Pressing the button. button. button toggles between On and Off. 14.
Configuration Fig. 95 Time Sync. screen Time Sync. Highlight the box beside Automatic Sync. and press the 1. Î This toggles between On and Off. Highlight the box beside Time Server and press the 2. Î button. button. A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the IP address or domain name of the time server. NOTE You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN. 3. Highlight the box beside Interval and press the 4.
Configuration 8.11.3 User setup screen Highlight User in the System menu and press the button. Î The User setup screen displays the authorized groups and users. Î You can add and delete groups and users. When adding a group, you can assign authority levels to the group. Fig. 96 User setup screen The +/- column is used to collapse and expand user groups. If there is a "+" or "–" in this column, it indicates the item is a Group Name.
Configuration Fig. 97 New Group setup screen button will toggle between all Highlighting the Authority box and pressing the authority levels being turned On and Off. Highlighting the individual authority level boxes and pressing the button will toggle between that authority level being turned On and Off. The authority levels that can be turned On and Off are: Shutdown The user can shut the system down on a local system. Upgrade The user can upgrade the software on a local system or a PC running RAS.
Configuration NOTE In addition to using the front panel buttons or the infrared remote control, you can use the virtual keyboard to assign the password. To display the virtual keyboard click the button using the mouse (not supplied). Highlighting the box beside Auto Login allows you to select a User to be automatically logged in when the DVR is powered up. It can also be set to never automatically login a user.
Operation 9 Operation NOTE This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Sections 7: Installation and 8: Configuration. The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. You can establish recording schedules based on time of day and day of the week.
Operation If all the cameras in a page are Off, have lost video or are set to Covert (unless the user has authority to view covert cameras), that page will be excluded from the sequence. NOTE The Full Sequence for the full sequence monitoring and the Cameo Sequence for the cameo sequence monitoring should be selected in the Display setup screen (Sequence tab). Pressing the Freeze button will freeze the current image on the screen until you press the button again.
Operation 9.2.4 PTZ mode If a user who has PTZ Control authority logs into the system, the user can control PTZ cameras. The DVR will control cameras with Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Press the PTZ button to enter the PTZ mode and press the button again to exit the PTZ mode. You can control the camera using front panel control buttons, by setting up presets or by selecting the expanded PTZ features. Select the PTZ camera you wish to control by selecting it from the menu.
Operation Fig. 103 Preset view screen You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the Spot button, and the PTZ Preset dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name. Press the Menu button to load the PTZ preset and the Preset View dialog box will appear.
Operation Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar. If you want to display the toolbar again, position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen. Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the left side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen. Use the arrow buttons on the toolbar to pan or tilt the camera in the direction you want.
Operation 9.3 Event monitoring When an event occurs, the DVR will display the camera associated with the event if Event Monitoring On is selected in the Display setup screen (OSD tab). How the cameras are displayed depends on the number of cameras associated with the event. If one camera is associated with the event, the DVR will display the camera full screen. If two to four cameras are associated with the event, the DVR will display the cameras on a 2x2 screen.
Operation If you want to display more than one camera on a Spot Monitor, you can display them sequentially. In the Spot Monitor selection mode, press the Sequence button on the front panel or remote control, or select Sequence On from the menu to start displaying cameras sequentially. Press the Sequence button or select Sequence On again to stop sequencing on the Spot Monitor.
Operation Selecting Zoom… zooms in on the live image. While in the zoom mode, there are two ways to move around the enlarged portion of the video. First, there is a PIP located in right-bottom corner. The PIP has a rectangle showing what area of the image has been enlarged. Click inside the PIP to move to another area of the image you want enlarged. Second, click and hold the mouse button on the enlarged video and drag the video. Selecting Display shows the following menu: Fig.
Operation NOTE When the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used, panic recording will not operate. Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings, you will want to take advantages of the DVR’s many tools. See Section 8: Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options. 9.8 Recording audio If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio from up to four inputs when video is recording.
Operation Selecting the camera number under Triplex enters the Triplex mode and plays back video of the selected camera. When in the single-screen display format, the camera currently displayed on the screen will be selected and when in the PIP display format, the camera displayed on the PIP screen will be selected for the search channel. During the Triplex mode, the DVR maintains the same display format as it does in the live mode.
Operation The individual controls on the toolbar perform the following functions as described below: Go to the first image Fast backward play Go to the previous image Play Go to the next image Fast forward play Go to the last image 9.10 Searching video Pressing the Menu button or clicking the right mouse button while in the Search mode displays the Search Menu. Fig.
Operation 9.10.1 Go to Fig. 113 Go to menu Selecting First displays the first recorded image and selecting Last displays the last recorded image. Selecting Date/Time displays the Go to the Date/Time screen. Fig. 114 Go to the Date/Time screen Move the cursor over the date and time and press the 1. 9.10.2 button. Î You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the year, month, day, hours, minutes and seconds.
Operation A time bar displays at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue. You can use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the time bar. Once the time bar is highlighted, you can select the time by using the Left and Right arrow buttons. NOTE The time bar is in one-hour segments. If a segment is highlighted, it means that some video was recorded during that hour. However, it does not mean video was recorded for the entire hour.
Operation If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, the overlapping time range in the record table will be separated by a yellow vertical line. NOTE The recorded data in the time range located after the yellow vertical line is the latest. (Standard view) or There are two view modes.
Operation 9.10.4 Event Log Search Fig. 118 Event Log Search screen The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated. The Event Log Search screen displays this list. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video. The Event Log Search screen can also be accessed by pressing the Alarm button unless there is an alarm.
Operation Highlight the box beside From and press the and Off. 1. button to toggle between On Î When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. Î When set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image. Highlight the box beside To and press the and Off. 2. button to toggle between On Î When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. Î When set to On, the search will be from the last recorded image. button. Highlight the box beside Check Time Overlap and press the 3.
Operation 9.10.5 Text-In Search Fig. 120 Text-In Search screen The DVR maintains a log of each time there is Text Input. The Text-In Search screen displays this list. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video. Pressing the button will extract the video associated with the Text Input and display the first image of the event. Pressing the Play/Pause button will start playing the “event” video segment. Pressing Search returns to live monitoring.
Operation Highlight the box beside From and press the and Off. 1. button to toggle between On Î When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. Î When set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image. Highlight the box beside To and press the and Off. 2. button to toggle between On Î When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. Î When set to On, the search will be from the last recorded image. button. 3. Highlight the channels and press the 4.
Operation 9.10.6 Motion Search Fig. 122 Motion Search screen The Motion Search… can be selected from the Search menu while the DVR displays the camera full screen. The Motion Search screen displays a list of motion events. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see and press the button to display the video associated with selected event on the small search screen.
Operation Highlight the box beside Type and press the 3. Î You can select between Motion Search and Museum Search. Motion Search detects motion in the defined area. Museum Search detects if a defined object has moved. Highlight the box beside Zone and press the 4. Î Î button. button. An image from the video appears with a grid overlaid. You can turn sensor blocks On and Off to define the area of the picture in which you want to search for motion.
Operation 9.10.7 Clip-Copy screen The Clip-Copy screen can be used to copy video clips to an internal DVD-RW drive, or external USB hard disk, CD-RW or flash drive. The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, or Vista. Refer to the Appendix, Section 12.1: Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy. The clip copy can be simply done by pressing the Menu button or the Freeze button.
Operation Highlight the box beside Channels and press the 4. Î You can select the cameras that you would like to include in your video clip. Highlight the box beside Dest. and press the 5. Î button. button. You can select the storage device on which you would like to record the video clip. You can choose from Internal DVD-RW, USB Storage and USB CD-RW. IMPORTANT The USB device for clip copy must be FAT 16 or FAT32 format.
Operation NOTE Only 4.7 GB DVD media is available. To clip copy video on the DVD media using remaining space, the size of previously recorded data on the DVD media should be less than 4 GB. NOTE Select the Full Erase option when erasing recorded data on DVD media, otherwise the media will not operate properly when rewritten. NOTE The file size for clip copy is limited to 30GB. When copying video clips larger than 2GB, the video clips will be save in units of 2GB.
Operation 9.10.9 Disk mirroring The DVR supports disk mirroring to prevent unexpected loss of recorded video data that might be caused by disk damage or corruption. You can set up disk mirroring by highlighting Storage in the System menu and pressing the button. Fig. 126 Storage Information screen In the Information screen, you can enable mirroring between two disks by designating the source disk and the destination disk from a list of internal hard disk drives.
Operation NOTE Resynchronization will pause while searching video. Once disk mirroring starts, you can cancel it by highlighting Stop and pressing the button. Selecting Stop displays a confirmation screen asking you to confirm whether or not you want to stop mirroring for the selected disk. NOTE Once disk mirroring stopped, the destination disk will be set to Not Used. If resynchronization has been finished, the destination disk cannot be used for recording or archiving, but it can be used for searching.
Troubleshooting 10 Troubleshooting Problem Possible solution No power z Check power cord connections. z Confirm that there is power at the outlet. No live video z Check camera video cable and connections. z Check monitor video cable and connections. z Confirm that the camera has power. z Check camera lens settings. 11 Live video very bright If a cable is attached to the “Loop” connector, make certain it is connected to a properly terminated device.
Appendix 12 Appendix 12.1 Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP and Windows Vista is almost identical to Windows 2000. 1. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Turn on your computer. Î Î The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar. If the USB hard disk drive is partitioned or has data, it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon. 3.
Appendix 12.2 Text-In Search examples 12.2.1 Search example I 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price Qty amount ================================================== Coke | $ 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Fanta | $ 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Hotdog | $ 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50 Pepsi | $ 1.95 | 1(s) | $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $ 16.
Appendix 12.2.2 Search example II 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price Qty amount ================================================== Coke | $ 2.20 | 1(s) $ 2.20 Fanta | $ 2.20 | 1(s) $ 2.20 Hotdog | $ 3.50 | 3(s) $ 10.50 Pepsi | $ 1.95 | 1(s) $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $ 16.
Appendix 12.3 Web Client Web Client allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere.
Appendix NOTE When running Web Client in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, it is recommended that you start Internet Explorer with elevated administrator permissions. Click the right mouse button on the Internet Explorer icon and select the Run as administrator option from the context menu. Otherwise, some functions of Web Client might be limited.
Appendix Click the button to control pan, tilt and zoom of the camera from a remote site. Click the button to control alarm out devices at the remote site. Click the button to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display. You can adjust the display speed by changing the image drawing mode, and select OSD information to be displayed on the screen. Click the button to save the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file format.
Appendix 12.3.2 Web Play mode WebPlay is a remote web search program that allows you to search recorded video on the remote DVR. NOTE The remote site connection in the Web search mode will automatically be disconnected if there is no activity for 30 minutes. Click the button to log out the Web Client program. Click the button to access to the web monitoring mode. Position the mouse pointer on the WebPlay logo to see the version of the Web Client program.
Appendix Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. Click the button to enter the time-lapse search mode which allows you to search for recorded data by time and then play back images found within the time parameters. The Timetable window located at the bottom displays the time information for the image of the date selected on the calendar. If more than one video stream in the same time range, you can select the video stream you want to search.
Appendix 12.4 Time overlap If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than the existing recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, you can search overlapping video streams individually by selecting a specific segment.
Appendix 12.5 Recording tables 12.5.1 Recording times with 500 GB HDD (days) for PAL images Recording quality (standard resolution) Very high (12 KB) High (8 KB) Standard (4 KB) Low (2 KB) 200 ips 2.4 3.6 7.2 14.5 100 ips 4.8 7.2 14.5 28.9 50 ips 9.6 14.5 28.9 57.9 25 ips 19.3 28.9 57.9 115.7 20 ips 24.1 36.2 72.3 144.7 15 ips 32.2 48.2 96.5 192.9 10 ips 48.2 72.3 144.7 289.4 5 ips 96.5 144.7 289.4 578.7 1 ips 482.3 723.4 1,446.8 2,893.
Appendix 12.5.2 Recording times with 500 GB HDD (days) for NTSC images Recording quality (standard resolution) Very high (12 KB) High (8 KB) Standard (4 KB) Low (2 KB) 240 ips 2.0 3.0 6.0 12.1 120 ips 4.0 6.0 12.1 24.1 60 ips 8.0 12.1 24.1 48.2 30 ips 16.1 24.1 48.2 96.5 20 ips 24.1 36.2 72.3 144.7 15 ips 32.2 48.2 96.5 192.9 10 ips 48.2 72.3 144.7 289.4 5 ips 96.5 144.7 289.4 578.7 1 ips 482.3 723.4 1,446.8 2,893.
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Appendix 12.7.2 Connecting alarm input/output Recommended Alarm-In connection Mechanical alarm input device can be used as above, and 5 V TTL logic can also be used. NOTE The threshold voltage of alarm input is below 5 V. Recommended RELAY Alarm-Out connection Mechanical alarm output device can be used as above. NC/NO is a relay output which sinks 2 A @ 125 V AC, 1 A @ 250 V AC, 1 A @ 30 V DC (NC) and 5 A @ 125 V AC, 2 A @ 250 V AC, 3 A @ 30 V DC(NO).
Appendix NOTE The permitted current of alarm output sync is up to 30 mA, and a flywheel diode is required. 12.8 Map of screens 122 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety & Security Products 12.
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Appendix 12.10 Error code notices System Upgrade Related Number 0 1 2 3 4 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 300 301 302 303 304 400 401 402 403 404 405 500 Description Unknown error. File version error. Operating system version error. Software version error. Kernel version error. Upgrade device mounting failed. Package is not found. Extracting package failed. LILO failed. Rebooting failed. Invalid package. ODD firmware upgrade failed. Remote connection failed. Remote network error.
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