Ai150 Digital Recorder User Manual
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1. 2 1 Viewing Full Screen Images Select full screen views of different cameras by pressing the NUMBER keys CLOTS Oo 000 2 2 Quad Display Select quad display by pressing the QUAD key live display only 2 3 9 way Multi Screen Select x9 Multi Screen display by pressing the MULTI SCREEN key live display only Note this applies only to 9 camera model Digital Recorder 3 FIND If there is a CD in the CD drive with previously stored images on it the Ai150 will replay from the CD Otherwise the Ai150 will replay from the built in hard drive 3 1 FIND 1 Date Time Sometimes it is useful to press the DEF key when in search mode to call up the latest available recorded This mode is finds images by date and time Press this key to enter the Date Time search mode Use the NUMBER keys to enter any date and time for which there The format for the date and time is DD MM YY is still video available HH MM SS where DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 MM is the month 01 to 12 YY isthe year e g 04 for the year 2004 HH is the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 images OO CS CH JOW Scroll through dates and times using the ARROW keys Note that as any digit of the date and time is changed the corresponding image is immediately found on the hard drive and d2. e FailTest This alert indicates that the self test has failed try the following o Press the INFO key to call up the FIND 2 Status screen The positions of any solid blocks displayed on the Self Test row indicate various fault conditions o Enter the menu change any setting and return to EIVE mode so that settings are saved o Switch off the Ai150 wait 10 seconds and switch on again o Try a power on reset See section 0 o Ifthe problem persists contact your supplier HD1 Fail This alert indicates that the hard drive is not working o Check that the drive drawer is correctly fitted o Check the lock in the drive drawer is turned full counter clockwise o Check the DISC ACTI VI TY LED is flickering see diagram in section 1 o Check that the red DI SC POWER led it lit e HD1 SMART This alert indicates that the hard drive may stop working soon o The SMART monitoring detects imminent failure of a hard drive so if this warning occurs the drive should be changed at the earliestopportunity To cancel a critical alert press the FIND key several times until the FIND 3 Event screen is displayed The time of alert will b displayed on the list see section 3 and the alert will be cancelled Note that if the alert condition persists the alert message will re appear Digital Recorder 2 LIVE Press this key to view live images This key may be pressed at any time to exit from any other screen
3. ie 17 9 1 1 Date Time IA o 17 9 1 2 Summer Winter Time MEL iioii nani aa bnn REFLUX an RETRO REX RAA 18 9 2 A A 18 9 2 1 DC Tm NO 18 9 2 2 Quality Ma i meiieie eterne 19 9 2 3 Image Size Control MIeE iieri reido ERR HER A RA ERAN ME A KNEE RECS 19 9 3 lore M 19 9 3 1 Keypad Msg tp ct 19 9 3 2 Auto Seg JR A ee 19 9 3 3 CANTON Mg U Dosis AR R 19 9 4 CODfIQUL MI ee JC e l E n mm 20 9 4 1 BAC PSS W OTO Gd nier rere kev re ka deme nero eee pe d n oe 20 9 4 2 Camer n pillS E d aR 2 kin 20 9 4 2 1 Record Brightness 20 9 4 2 2 Record Colour Boost 20 9 4 3 Restore Factory Config s iiit lika dik Mi treni titer ERR PAP RE Seas ates 20 9 4 4 Erase Hard Drive cotto tnit cec ec td etd tc o nt Le tad 20 9 4 5 Unit AQdI 6S8 POLOP e s TET 20 10 Dial Up ACCESS ione Eta RER t RMnE E nate kk keka karekew 21 10 1 MEPS TIN e 21 11 Technical Data cccecceceeceeceececeeceeceeceseecesceseeeess 22 1 Quum Digital Recorder 11 1 Power On Reset axa sall k lan ti IR eden d ERI Hela dal ERE EE n k eats 22 11 2 Changing the Hard Drive acid retreat etit Mad yana eei e an AMA 22 11 3 eec AAA nn 22 11 4 Connector Piri Ouls dindik yid etie de rd e dt 23 11 4 1 JL AH a
4. iini ci cci epit MERE KARA HERR Ya FEE d C DERE XXE LUCR GE Mag A KWA ERE CUR EE COE KENA HEW AWAR PORA SEREN E REFERRE 23 11 4 2 Remote Keyboard ancora cf et eta ii ean need rti ra 24 11 4 3 PSTN ISDN MOGOIm iecore treten tetto et VERE Ha ha ra Ma eee 25 11 5 Image Capture and Storage trc bana P ed Ed KA ZAR KA EUR EREK M HERA RENE AN 25 11 6 Physical and Environmiental iii an akan nana yaaa da dank dada kaka k KEWE 26 11 6 1 Power Requirements 11 6 2 GE M rking n eni engen naka yar ara EEE Ya da E E RAN i ERE K RE KERAN PERRER ERA GA 11 6 3 Dimensions and Weight 5 a n kinika terr rir ka dada sana y n MIRL etia Er ET 26 11 6 4 Temperature and Humidity essent pro zo Ml 26 11 6 5 Ventilationen rri a O 26 TL66 Safety eee eerta e EIER E na iei Piden f ai rri leta mci ca recs 26 12 Warranty Fax Back 42 28 Digital Recorder 1 Start Here Please fill in the warranty fax back form on page 28 and return it to Videoswitch Disc Activity LED CD Writer Hard drive drawer handle Removable Hard Drive Hard Drive Lock r 1Y ww n Disc Power LED Mamang J Open CD drawer button Keypad The Ai150 is designed tosbe easy to use whilst offering high quality digital video recording and playback primarily for CCTV security applications The video images from all connected cameras are continuously
5. retained may vary from the programmed value particularly if alarms are used This is because alarms record at the maximum record rate and threfore use up hard disc space more rapidly You may wish to increase the number of days to allow for this The following table shows examples of overall record rates images per second for different numbers of days An average image size of 18K is assumed medium quality Hard Drive 7 days 14 days 31 days Capactity 300 12 5 25 12 5 13 8 6 2 The figures in brackets are the update rates when a single camera is being recorded using camera 1 input To get the image rat per camera divide by the number of cameras being recorded Digital Recorder 9 2 2 Quality Select the image quality here Note that the quality i e image size affects the record rate for a given number of days recording Image quality may be adjusted to suit the particular installation Note that e Higher quality images result in fewer images per second e Lower quality images result in more images per second The actual size of the stored image in Kbytes depends on the content of the image Scenes with a lot of information result in larger images Scenes with little information e g empty rooms result in smaller images The use of variable image size maximises the use of the available hard drive capacity 9 2 3 Image Size Control Select option to provide required image quality
6. 7 1 Auto sequence Yes Press these keys to start auto sequencing of all cameras on the monitor O O 7 2 Auto sequence No Press these keys to stop auto sequencing of all cameras on the monitor 14 Qum Digital Recorder 8 INFO A number of information screen are available to tell you about the Ai150 and to confirm that it is operating in the way that you intend e INFO 1 Configuration e INFO 2 Status e INFO 3 Drives e INFO 4 Record e INFO 5 Play Press this key to step through these various information screens To return to viewing live images press this key D Digital Recorder 9 MENU To enter the menu press this key D Changes within the menu system require the use of the following keys The ARROW keys are used to move through the menus and to alter settings within the menu E J bb Y f you are uncertain about a menu setting the default option can be selected using this key In parts of the menu you may need to initiate an action by pressing the OK key rav In parts of the menu you may need to enter numbers using the NUMBER keys COC OF CEO TO CRY To exit the menu press this key Digital Recorder 9 1 Date Time For proper operation of the Ai150 Digital Recorder it is essential that the date and time are set correctly 9 1 1 Date Time When you have found this menu item see start of section 9 press this key to start edit
7. 9 43 11 2 Changing the Hard Drive Hard drives are sensitive mechanical devices that may be damaged by shock or vibration Always protect them from shock and vibration when transporting Remove power from the Ai150 before removing the harddrive Wait for 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinning before moving the Ai150 or removing the hard drive Moving a drive that is still spinning can damage it The hard drive drawers require a special key to unlock them This is supplied with the Ai150 Insert the key and turn it clockwise to unlock the drive To put a hard drive back into the Ai150 make sure that the lock in the drive drawer is in the unlocked position Carefully slide the drawer in as far as it can go with the handle in the up position Carefully push the handle down such that the drawer is pulled into the drive bay When it is properly located lock the drawer by turning the key counter clockwise After changing a drive re apply power to the Ai150 11 3 Accessories Included Ai150 Main Cable Vi X1 Alarm Break out module Hard Drive Key Manual Blank CDs 2 Digital Recorder 11 4 Connector Pin Outs 11 4 1 Alarms Physical 25 way D Type female Pin Number Signal In Out 1 Alarm Common Ground In 5 Alarm 9 In 8 Alarm 1 In 9 Alarm 3 In 10 Alarm 5 In 11 Alarm 7 In 12 Relay N C Out 13 Relay N O Out 21 Alarm 3 In 22 Alarm 4 In 23 Alarm 6 I
8. Videoswitch Ai150 Digital Recorder User Manual Models covered by this manual Hard Drive Capacity 4 Cameras 9 Cameras 300 Gbytes Ai150 G300 4 300 Gbytes Ai150 G300 9 Document Reference Date Firmware Vi606c doc 21 10 2009 From Vi015B09 F Videoswitch Telephone 01252 851510 Ocean House Redfields Industrial Park Fax 01252 851296 Redfields Lane Church Crookham Email sales videoswitch co uk Hants GU52 ORD Web www videoswitch co uk Digital Recorder Contents JE Cid er m 1 1 Connecting Ups ite rei aa 2 1 2 I INIQeBR I ANIMI M 3 1 3 PROCOMGING H 4 1 4 ROUTING GHECKS Dr rd 4 1 5 Care of the Hard Drive uiscera na Ore kud E REEF ee FI XER h KA KE XX RR RA 4 1 6 Critical Ale JE YEN EKEYN 5 2 1 Viewing Full Screen Images 2 2 Quad Display tiii Er racer rni 2 3 O Way Mu lti SGr amp 6hl 5 2 lieto cte t d pcne 3 1 PIND 4 DateTime ier ette etit terree tier rtl rre 7 3 2 dh BEALI H M iia 8 3 3 FIND 3 Event List itane a ge o 9 6 1 LOG ON m E s PRETERITO 12 6 2 lo d MM d m re 13 7 1 Auto sequence YS i ertet eoa HHHH HH H e reda 14 7 2 Auto sequence No rn Ma terrent ttr titt rtr 14 9 1 Date TiM i jiyina FN ga ene nice A rne diee e e
9. for application 9 3 Display 9 3 1 Keypad Brightness The brightness of the backlit keypad may be adjusted here using the UP and DOWN keys 9 3 2 Auto Seq Dwell When auto sequencing cameras see section 7 1 the dwell time is specified by this option using the NUMBER keys 9 3 3 Camera Titles Each camera may be given a title or the default title may be used Camera1 Camera2 etc You can use the NUMBER keys for numbers and the UP and DOWN arrow keys to get letters and other characters Press the BACK or LEFT key to go back to the previous menu level Digital Recorder 9 4 Configuration 9 4 1 User Password If you wish to set a password enter a six digit number here Enter all zeros to remove the password When a password has been set access to the menu will be prohibited until the user logs on by pressing the PSW key and entering the correct password If you set a password be very careful to make sure that it is recorded otherwise access to the menus will not be possible again 9 4 2 Camera Inputs 9 4 2 1 Record Brightness The brightness of the images being recorded can be adjusted to compensate for cable losses Adjust the brightness as required for each camera e f the displayed image which is digitised is too dim or is tearing increase the brightness setting e If an image is too bright decrease the brightness setting 9 4 2 2 Record Colour Boost The colour content
10. hase the warranty on this product will be extended from 1 year to 2 years for no extra charge this is on the label under Ai150 Address amp Email Purchased From Fax to 01252 851296 or Send to Videoswitch Ocean House Redfields Industrial Park Redfields Lane Church Crookham Fleet Hants GU52 ORD 28 Qum iso Digital Recorder Notes 99 Qum
11. ing the date and time Use the NUMBER keys to The format for the date and fime is DD MM YY enter the date and time HH MM SS where e DD is the day ofthe month 00 to 31 MM is the month 01 to 12 YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 HH is theshour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 oO e D 49 9 The arrow keys may be used to move the cursor to different positions if only some digits need changing E Press OK to finish Digital Recorder 9 1 2 Summer Winter Time If this menu item is set to Automatic the displayed time and date will automatically change in spring and autumn If you are in a country with different light saving hours you can use this menu item to manually select summer time 1 hour ahead or winter time The date time setting in section 9 1 should not be changed other than to adjust and drift in the timekeeping of the Ai150 9 2 Record 9 2 1 Days Enter here the number of days that you wish images to be retained for before being overwritten The Ai150 will automatically calculate the n mber of images per second recorded to achieve this e More days results in fewer images per second e Fewer days results in more images per second The image rate may be viewed at any time using the I NFO 4 screen see section 8 Note that the actual number of days
12. is product is CE marked It has been fully tested and complies with 89 336 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73 23 EEC Low Voltage directives and with EN 60950 2000 safety standards Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures 11 6 3 Dimensions and Weight Width Height Depth Weight Unit 165mm 200mm 310mm 6Kg Packaged 11 6 4 Temperature and Humidity Operating Storage Temperature 10 to 35 C 20 to 60 C Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing 5 to 95 non condensing 11 6 5 Ventilation The Ai150 Digital Recorder has ventilation holes in the base front and rear Using internal fans the unit creates a continuous flow of air through the unit to control the temperature of the disc drives and other internal components The ventilation holes must not be obstructed otherwise the lifetime and reliability of the system may be affected 11 6 6 Safety For warranty and safety reasons the cover of this equipment must not be removed There are no user serviceable parts inside iso Digital Recorder Notes 97 Qum Digital Recorder 12 Warranty Fax Back Please fill in and fax or post this form or a copy back to Videoswitch This will enable us you to inform you of free upgrades when they become available If this form is filled in fully and returned within 1 month of purc
13. isplayed amp gt gt This is the active search facility When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the video lt gt gt Digital Recorder 3 2 FIND 2 Sweep An alternative to the date time search is the sweep facility Press this key until the sweep mode is displayed Use these keys to scan through the whole range of recorded images To step in finer time increments press the OK key to access the fine mode Note that the slider changes from a solid block to a diamond Press again to cancel To quickly step between start middle and end press this key When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the video lt v gt Digital Recorder 3 3 FIND 3 Event List If alarm contacts are being used there may be events in the event list Press FIND key until the event screen is displayed Entering the EVENT screen clears any critical alert conditions If a critical alert problem still exists new alert events will be created Use the up down keys to scroll through events and the left right keys to select different pages Up to 480 events can be recorded of events before older ones are over written As eventsy are highlighted the y corresponding image will be immediately recalled and displayed Press this key to go to the latest event When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the
14. mages from all cameras The default image retention period is 31 days 1 4 Routine Checks If the Ai150 is not recording the message STOP will be displayed on top right of the video monitor This should only happen if no hard drive is fitted or if it is faulty Although the system is intended for continuous un attended operation it is recommended that the user regularly check that images from all cameras replay correctly Any potential problems with the cameras or recording system will then be detected as soon a possible rather than continuing un noticed until a critical incident needs to be recalled from the system Similarly when a CD has been created you should check that it plays back correctly before the images on the hard drive in the Ai150 become over written The CD may be checked by either by playing it on the Ai150 or on a PC 1 5 Care of the Hard Drive The hard drive is a delicate mechanical item that should be handled with care Before moving a Ai150 that has been powered up remove power and wait for 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinning This is a precaution to avoid possible damage to the hard drive Digital Recorder 1 6 Critical Alerts The Ai150 constantly monitors the hard drive camera inputs and system so that detected fault conditions will be reported to the user as soon as possible by means of a critical alert message on the screen Alerts are also added to the event list
15. n 24 Alarm 8 In 25 Relay Common Out Note The Vi X1 break out adaptor supplied with the Ai150 provides a convenient means of making connection to the alarm inputs and relay outputs via screw terminals 11 42 Remote Keyboard Physical RJ45 lower connector Electrical RS485 Pin Number Signal In Out 1 RS485 A In 2 RS485 B In 3 Not used N a 4 12V for Keyboard Out 5 OV for keyboard Out 6 Not used N a 7 Twisted Pair Video Out 8 Twisted Pair Video Out Note A standard CAT5 patch cable may be used to connect the Ai150 to the optional Vi K1 keyboard 24 Digital Recorder Digital Recorder 11 4 8 PSTN ISDN Modem Physical 9 way D type female Electrical RS232 Pin Number Signal In Out 1 DCD In 2 RXD In 3 TXD Out 4 DTR Out 5 GND In Out 6 48V Out 7 RTS Out 8 CTS In 9 RI In 11 5 Image Capture and Storage Displayed Image Format 720 x 576 Pixels 16 Million colours Compressed Image Format 720 x 288 Pixels 16 Million colours Sample rate 13 5Mhz Image Compression System Wavelet 25 Digital Recorder 11 6 Physical and Environmental 11 6 1 Power Requirements Power supply switch set to 115V Power supply switch set to 230V Voltage 90 135 Vac 47 63Hz 180 265 Vac 47 63Hz Current 2A maximum 1A maximum 11 6 20 CE Marking Th
16. o adjust the time Alternatively if you highlight the start time and press BACK it will be set to the current play image Similarly if you highlight the end time and press BACK it will be set to the current play image Press the Open CD drawer button on the CD drive and place a new CD R in the CD drive Press the Open CD drawer button again to close the drawer Start writing to CD by pressing this key mE Note that you can only write incidents to a ox blank CD When an important incident has been written to a CD always check that the CD plays back correctly either by playing it on the Al150 or on a PC Digital Recorder 6 PSW A password may be set in the menu to prevent unauthorised access to the menu see section 9 4 1 6 1 Log On To log on to the Ai150 and thereby gain access to the menus Press this key Q Enter the correct password using the NUMBER keys OIORO CHO OOO Press this key A message on the sereen will indicate whether user access has been granted If it has the menus may now be entered oe Digital Recorder 6 2 Log Off When you have finished accessing the menu you should log off again to prevent other users gaining unauthorised access Press this key e Press this key The menus are now protected again iso Digital Recorder 7 FN The FN key provides additional functions as listed below
17. of the images being recorded can be adjusted here to compensate for cable losses Adjust so that the colour contentof the displayed image is not too weak or too strong 9 4 3 Restore Factory Config Press the YES key to restore the configuration to the factory defaults 9 4 4 Erase Hard Drive Press the YES key to erase the hard drive 9 4 5 Unit Address This address need only be changed if more than one Ai150 is to be controlled from one remote keyboard In this case give each Ai150 a different unit address For example 001 002 003 etc Digital Recorder 10 Dial Up Access lmages may be viewed on a PC via a telephone line PSTN or ISDN if an optional external Vi PSTN or Vi ISDN adaptor is attached 10 1 Vi PSTN This external adaptor is for use with a standard telephone line The adaptor plugs into the PSTN ISDN connector on the Ai150 A PC with a modem is required to view the images Software for the PC is provided with the adaptor Digital Recorder 11 Technical Data 11 1 Power On Reset If you wish to perform a power on reset to restore all settings to their factory defaults press the DEF key while you apply power and keep pressing it until the Ai150 has powered up and displays FACTORY RESET Note that this process will reset all user settings including camera titles The DEF key will need to be pressed for about 10 seconds The factory configuration can also be recalled via the menu see section
18. recorded onto the built in hard disc When the disc is full the Ai150 keeps on recording overwriting the oldest images Images are retained for a specified user programmable number of days typically 14 or 31 All images recorded within the period will be available for replay Older image are no longer available Several methods are provided for finding the recorded images you want quickly The built in CD writer allows a selected part of the recorded information to be written onto a CD typically to back up an incident for use as evidence by the Police The recording process continues all the time even when playing back or writing to CD An optional dial up module allows images to be viewed on a PC with a modem via a telephone line Quum Digital Recorder 1 1 Connecting Up For a standard digital recording system you will need The Ai150 recorder Some cameras with lenses A video monitor with BNC composite video input BNC cables Rear View 5 qmm CN PSTN ISDN d Digital OL Recorder a ee e e 2 FE www videoswitch co uk AC POWER INPUT Connect the monitor output MAIN of the Ai150 to a Video Monitor to the using a BNC cable Make sure that the monitor termination is switched on i e to 75 Ohms Connect the a camera to Camera Input 1 on the Ai150 using a BNC cable Connect further cameras to Input
19. s 2 3 4 etc Make sure that the voltage select switch is set to suit the mains supply The setting required in UK and Europe is 230Vac Connect the mains power using main cable provided 2 Qmm Digital Recorder 1 2 Setting Date Time For proper operation of the Ai150 Digital Recorder it is essential that the date and time are set correctly If the system clock has an invalid date or time when the Ai150 is powered up or at any time during operation the date and time setting window will be automatically displayed If this occurs use the number keys to enter the date and time The format for the date and time is DD MM YY HH MM SS where DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 MM is the month 01 to 12 YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 HH is the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 MM is the number of min tes past the hour 00 to 59 and OOO D ouo OOO SS is the number of Seconds past the minute 00 to 59 The arrow keys may be used to move the cursor to different positions if only some digits need changing Press OK to finish If you need to adjust the time and date at any other time refer to section 9 1 Note that the time is automatically adjusted forwards or backwards by an hour at the appropriate dates to take account of British Summertime so no user action is required D Digital Recorder 1 3 Recording The Ai150 Digital Recorder should now be fully operational and recording i
20. video lt v 7 f Digital Recorder 4 PLAY If there is a CD in the CD drive with previously stored images on it the Ai150 will replay from the CD Otherwise the Ai150 will replay from the built in hard drive Having found what you want using the FI ND key you can use these keys to move forwards and Press the forward or reverse play backwards through the recorded video images keys repeatedly to increase the replay speed lt 5 gt d The function of each key is Step backwards one image Step forwards one image Play backwards press again to increase speed Play forwards press again to increase speed EY AVEO Pause at currently displayed image View different cameras by pressing the NUMBER keys OO OHO CON Digital Recorder 5 BURN To burn a section of video recording to CD you must go to the middle the video that you wish to backup using the FIND and PLAY facilities as described in sections 3 and 4 Then do the following Call up the BURN screen by pressing this key If there is a CD in the CD drive that is not blank the BURN screen will not bedisplayed Create an incident by pressing this key Change the duration of the incident as required using the left right keys The start and end times can also be individually adjusted by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the start or endtimes and the LEFT and RI GHT keys t
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