Videoswitch vi400 DVR User Manual - SECURI
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1. 20 8 2 INFO 2 Status ec 20 8 3 INFOS DIVES 22 M 20 8 4 INFO 4 Meo e 20 8 5 INFO 5 dry EnS ss 20 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 9 2 3 QUALI si da 24 9 2 3 1 ImageSize GCohttol crt tenete tette rte stent eddie de dic 24 9 2 3 2 Audio Sensitivity oiriin eter tnter tette rite rdc de edel incen 24 9 2 4 Mice P ares OL rent tenta 25 9 2 4 1 Weekday c een tdt ura cate re tr ad pd e Pocos du 25 9 2 4 2 Weekendi ets ea tme at ai Lade ida 25 9 3 BILE EI 26 9 3 1 Keypad BrighinesS 222 tit ect dee denen Ie t ci d er ad editos 26 Digital Recorder 9 3 2 Auto Seq Dwell Ma assisa 2 una ee rrt dee tecta tei a eee edes oet 26 9 8 3 Auto Seq Dwell Spot irt citt re erae remet ecc e dece rid edit aed 26 9 3 4 Camera Titles 127 9 3 5 gr uum 27 9 3 6 Time Date Alignment Alignment iii 28 9 4 PEU E 28 9 4 1 Activity eL x 28 9 4 2 Critical ice E 28 9 4 2 1 Cameras E 28 9 4 3 Clear Event List nnt e e dl ca dene Sine to ces pv te e euge rcs 28 9 4 4 Alarm Nimes D cis 28 9 4 4 1 WeBkday ott De edit2. To step in finer time increments press the BACK 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 amp 5 amp 3 3 FIND 3 Event List When activity detection or alarm contacts are being used events will be created in the event Digital Recorder list This screen allows you to quickly find an event and play the video associated with it Press the FI ND key until the FIND 3 screen is displayed System events and critical alerts also appear in the event list 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 of events C J D V Up to 480 events can be recorded before older ones are over written As events are highlighted the 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 video amp J Q9 10 Digital Recorder 3 4 FIND 4 Incidents If one or more incidents have been set refer to BURN section 5 they can be selected and r
3. 14 Digital Recorder 5 2 BURN 2 Multiple Incidents Up to 10 incidents may be set before burning to CD Use the BURN 2 screen to manage multiple incidents and the BURN 1 screen to edit individual incidents Use the BURN key to switch between the BURN 1 and BURN 2 screens While in the BURN 2 screen use these keys to highlight an incident GQ Use these key to select whether you wish to include the highlighted incident when you burn D Use the BURN key to return to the BURN 1 screen to set a new incident or to alter the length or times of an incident S Oo c While in the BURN 2 screen start writing all selected incidents to CD by pressing this key Note that you can only write incidents to a 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 VI400 or on a PC Digital Recorder 6PSW Passwords Passwords may be set in the menu to prevent unauthorised access to various features of the Vi400 Which features that are protected by each password may be defined in the menu see section 9 6 1 6 1 Log On To log on to the Vi400 and thereby gain access to functions protected by the password Press this key Enter the correct password using the NUMBER keys E OF OBOE OXOXO Note that all 6 digits must be entered even if the leading ones are zeros Press this key A messa
4. Adaptors are available for dial up remote access 100baseT TCP IP suitable for connection to broadband router or LAN Software supplied Vi Connect or VDM connect may be used on a PC running Windows 2000 or Windows XP 14 5 6 Power Physical amp Environmental Mains Power input Temperature Humidity Dimensions Weight Unit Dimensions Weight Boxed 14 5 7 Upgrades Remote viewing Software Firmware upgrades Hard Drive Upgrades 47 90 135 Vac 2 Amps or 180 265 Vac 1 Amp 47 63Hz 5 to 35deg C operating 10 to 40deg C storage 5 to 95 non condensing 355mm x 100mm x 390mm WxHxD 7kg 480mm x 295mm x 580mm WxHxD 9kg Remote viewing software VDM Connect or Vi Connect is available on the internet www videoswitch co uk Future firmware upgrades will be made available on CD and the Internet free of charge The capacity of hard drive that is recognised may be increased via an upgrade CD chargeable Replacement hard drives also available CEID Digital Recorder 14 5 8 CE Marking This 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 14 5 9 Ventilation The Vi400 Digital Recorder has venti
5. If there is a CD in the CD drive with previously stored images on it the Vi400 will replay from the CD Otherwise the Vi400 will replay from the built in hard drive 3 1 FIND 1 Date Time Sometimes it is useful to press the This mode finds images by date and time Press DEF key when in search mode to call this key to enter the Date Time search mode up the latest available recorded images 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 O 2 e 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 minutes past the hour 5 00 to 59 and SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 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 displayed amp gt gt This is the active search facility When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the video IJMO 8 CET 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
6. View different cameras by pressing the NUMBER keys 12 CEID Da Digital Recorder O CAORS OOV oBURN Digital Recorder 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 5 1 BURN 1 Edit Incident Call up the BURN 1 screen by pressing this key If there is a CD in the CD drive that is not blank the BURN screen will not be displayed Create an incident by pressing this key Change the duration of the incident as required using the left right keys Jo The start and end times can also be individually adjusted by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the start or end times and the LEFT and RIGHT keys to 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 Note that you can only write incidents to a 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 VI400 or on a PC
7. ne 34 9 6 4 Camera INPUTS sin M 34 9 6 4 1 Record Brightness tacere ede ch tet nane eda 34 9 6 4 2 Record Colour Boost iecit cuenten iaaeaie kdo pa gna 34 9 6 5 Record Audio i003 cscs G 9 6 6 Restore Factory Config EN 9 6 7 Erase Hard Drive iex tionis entrer Lec ri n eie ee eh c se eee pas iai ed 9 6 8 Multi Unit Configuration 9 6 8 1 Unit Number 36 9 6 8 2 Number of Linked llt iore en ip eterne e 36 AUOT CEID Digital Recorder 11 EME OG 11 1 Ethernet connection toa PG eene etd neenon ad atas Aai Aaa N EKAR na nece dena dea ea Dead e 38 11 2 Ethernet connection to a LAN network ss 38 11 3 Ethernet connection to an ADSL router ss 38 12 Remote Keyboard 99 13 Dial Up Access 40 13 1 MEPQTINz totam iEn ciat scu S e 40 13 2 Vi ISDN and Vi ISDN TA 40 18 3 Connecting a Dial up Adaptor ss 40 14 Technical Data 14 1 Power On ILI T 14 2 Accessories Includ d oe rtr Etre cot ect certe e Cet recte cn dae rone rnt ena n 41 14 3 Changing the Hard Drive aeter rette ceret i e ccn bnt see eL d da 41 14 4 Connector PIRe QUIS Ci caeco Den re retis et re role d ta ret Pa bent D Chet vea ere ns 42 TAAN Ala RU 42 WAZ Belays ue e cene A di reni eee AET A 43 14 4 3
8. Out 4 DTR Out 5 GND In Out 6 8V Out 7 RTS Out 8 CTS In 9 RI In 45 Digital Recorder 14 5 Specifications 14 5 1 Storage Hard drive CD writer 160 250 or 400 Gbytes removable Quick and easy backup to CD R using BURN key 14 5 2 Digital recording Replay Camera inputs Image Retention Colour Monochrome Gain Brightness Colour Resolution Image size Compression method Hardware Software Simultaneous processing Image authentication Video input Maximum record rate 14 5 3 Display Main monitor output Spot monitor output Main monitor display modes Auto Sequencing Covert hidden 16 with programmable titles 16 characters 1 to 99 days image rate calculated automatically Auto sense Adjustable via menu 720 x 576 pixels x 16 8 million colours 6k to 40k bytes dynamically variable typically 18K Wavelet Embedded RISC processor proprietory Videoswitch Operating system non PC Record Live Play Remote and CD backup Every image is tagged with time date image number and other information and is protected with a digital security signature for authentication 0 5 to 1V pk pk 75 Ohms composite PAL BNC 25 images per second 10 days on 400G drive S Video and composite BNC 1V pk pk composite PAL BNC 1V pk pk composite PAL Full screen PIP quad 9 way split 16 way split 1 99 seconds full and quad main and spot monitors Any cameras may be hidden from
9. Remote Keyboards atienden t ea teur dr dere dn Ld 44 14 4 8 PSIN ISDN Modein trente tne tnter echec de sedan cd 45 14 5 SPOCHICALIONS mee 46 ILES e 46 14 5 2 Digital recording Replay iii 46 14 5 3 Display 46 14 5 4 Control and Interface iii 46 145 5 Remote VIOWING EP est 47 14 5 6 Power Physical amp Environmental 47 143537 Upgrades eno era aiid en iit nda duane 47 14 58 CE Marking tc ere roce an Ud ree Deka anna din A 48 14 5 9 Ventilation eiie ecc eere cote sedet utt cat ik ene es e e Ee Pado toate 48 IO EE 48 15 Warranty Fax Back eeeeeeesss DO Digital Recorder 1Start Here Please fill in the warranty fax back form on page 50 and return it to Videoswitch The Vi400 is designed to be 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 recorded onto the built in hard disc When the disc is full the Vi400 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
10. Signal In Out 1 Relay 1 Alarms 2 Relay 2 critical Alerts 3 Relay 3 4 Relay 4 5 Relay 5 6 Relay 6 7 8 9 10 Dome 2 RS485 Output 11 Dome 1 RS485 Output 12 Dome 2 RS232 Output 13 Dome 1 20mA output Output 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12V Led Beeper power Output 22 Dome 2 RS485 Output 23 Dome 1 RS485 Output 24 Dome 1 RS232 Output 25 Ground Output Digital Recorder Note Digital Recorder Dome control is not currently supported on the Vi400 unless a Vi K2 joystick keyboard is used The Vi X3 break out adaptor supplied with the Vi400 provides a convenient means of making connection to the relay and dome outputs via screw terminals 14 4 3 Remote Keyboards Physical RJ45 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 PIN1 PIN8 A standard CAT5 patch cable may be used to connect the Vi400 to the optional Vi K1 or Vi K2 keyboard Note The Spot 1 and Spot 2 outputs are not able to display different images but provide a convenient means of having more remote keyboards 44 14 4 4 PSTN ISDN Modem Physical 9 way D type female Electrical RS232 Digital Recorder Pin Number Signal In Out 1 DCD In 2 RXD In 3 TXD
11. Vi400 using the 9 way D type cable provided with the adaptor No power supply is required e Connect the adaptor to the ISDN or PSTN telephone socket using the cable provided with the Vi ISDN or Vi PSTN adaptor e Install Vi Connect or VDM Connect software in the PC that is to be used to dial into the Vi400 A modem must be fitted for PSTN use or a Vi ISDN TA terminal adaptor for ISDN use Vi ISDN or VI PSTN ISDN or PSTN Vi400 Phone socket 40 CEID Digital Recorder 14 Technical Data 14 4 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 Vi400 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 9 6 5 14 2 Accessories Included Vi400 Mains Cable Vi X2 Alarm Break out module Vi X3 Relay Break out Module Hard Drive Key Manual CAT5 Ethernet Cable Blank CDs 2 14 3 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 Vi400 before removing the hard drive Wait for 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinnin
12. need to initiate an action by pressing the OK key In parts of the menu you may need to enter numbers using the NUMBER keys oO oo O OXOXO To exit the menu at any time press this key Digital Recorder 9 1 Date Time For proper operation of the Vi400 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 editing the date and time 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 e DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 e MM isthe month 01 to 12 e YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 e HH is the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 e MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and e SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 OOO COUOO 0 OIOXO The arrow keys may be used to move the cursor to different positions if only some digits need changing Press OK to finish Cy 22 CED 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 oth
13. 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 Audio and ethernet are standard features Digital Recorder 1 1 Connecting Up For a standard digital recording system you will need The Vi400 recorder Some cameras with lenses A video monitor with S video or BNC composite video input BNC cables LOOP TO MAIN LOOP TO KEYBOARD OF SPOTKEYBOARD NEXT UNIT OF NEXT UNIT RELAYS DOMES MARINS MAIN IBM are ISDN PSTN VOLTAGE MONITOR KEYBOARD RECEIVER RES RS232 PORT ELECTOR S VIDEO INPUTS FES ETHERNET A ok HU f MAIN QL d MONITOR Ne y 4 BNC SORT y d N Y x y gt 4 G x N p w f 76 4 A WG CAMERA INPUT 16 MICROPHONE ir INPUT MONITOR MAINS MAIN NOT LINE LINE POWER t KEYBOARD USED OUTPUT INEUT INPUT USED NOT SPOT USED CAMERA KEYBOARD INPUT 1 Connect the monitor output MAIN of the Vi400 to a Video Monitor using a BNC or S Video cable supplied Make sure that the monitor termination is switched on i e to 75 Ohms Connect a camera to Camera Input 1 on the Vi400 using a BNC cable Connect further cameras to Inputs 2 3 4 et
14. view on the monitors 14 5 4 Control and Interface Keypad Remote keyboard Inputs ASCII Keyboard Input Passwords Search modes Timers 46 35 illuminated single function keys adjustable brightness 3 inputs RJ45 RS485 9600 baud 1 start 8 data 1 stop data with built in balun for twisted pair video connection to keyboards with attached monitors Plug in a PC keyboard for easy camera title setup 4 passwords with fully programmable rights Date time search sweep event list incidents Record alarm and activity weekday and weekend CEID Audio bandwidth Microphone input Line input output Audio sensitivity control Alarm inputs Activity detection Relays Alarm activity response Event log Incident list Atomic clock option Watchdog timer 14 5 5 Remote Viewing PSTN ISDN option Ethernet Remote viewing software Digital Recorder Single channel audio 3 2kHz optimised for speech 3 5mm jack 56dB 20k Ohms suits electret microphone 2 phono connectors 30dB level 47k Ohms 30db range via menu 16 inputs suit normally open volt free contacts 16 x 12 zones programmable sensitivity 6 relays 24Vdc 200mA max normally open or closed Pull up full screen display maximum record rate 1000 alarm activity and system events Up to 10 incidents may be saved onto one CD GPS satellite receiver input to synchronise clock In the event of any unexpected condition the system will automatically restart
15. 3 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 4 Image Size Control This option gives overall control of image size and alters the adjustment range of the quality setting described above If a scene proves difficult to achieve the desired image quality and size try alternative Image Size Control settings e Low e Medium e High e Super e Fixed 9 2 3 2 Audio Sensitivity This option sets the sensitivity of the record input It should be set as high as possible before the onset of clipping distortion of the audio is apparent e f the audio is distorting even at minimum sensitivity then the signal level being fed in is too high and should be reduced e f the audio is weak and noisy the input level may be too low and should be increased If the microphone input shows these symptoms and external microphone pre amplifier may be need
16. 9 199 n a 19 CED Digital Recorder SINFO A number of information screen are available to tell you about the Vi400 and to confirm that it is operating in the way that you intend Press this key to step through these various information screens 8 1 INFO 1 Configuration This screen displays the model serial number and firmware revision 8 2 INFO 2 Status This screen displays the current system status including date time of images available on the hard drive 8 3 INFO 3 Drives This screen shows the type and size of CD and hard drives fitted The SMART disc monitoring status is also displayed Drives can be re scanned by pressing the OK key 8 4 INFO 4 Record Information related to the record process is displayed here including image update rate and the expected number of days data retention 8 5 INFO 5 Play Information related to the currently displayed play image s displayed here including image date time number and authentication status To return to viewing live images press this key D 20 CED Digital Recorder 9MENU 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 Q D Z If you are uncertain about a menu setting the default option can be selected using this key In parts of the menu you may
17. Address If the Ethernet port of Vi400 is being used a suitable IP address must be set The IP address must be unique and compatible with other devices on the network to which it connects If it is the only device connected to a router the default IP address should be suitable Otherwise refer to the network administrator If you are connecting to a PC and there is not a DHCP server the PC will need to be programmed with a fixed IP address See section 11 for details of how to connect your Vi400 using the Ethernet connector 9 5 2 Port The default port setting 9221 should be suitable in most cases Otherwise refer to the network administrator 9 5 3 Sub Net mask The default sub net mask should be suitable in most cases Otherwise refer to the network administrator 9 5 4 Gateway The default gateway should be suitable in most cases Otherwise refer to the network administrator 9 5 5 PSTN Rings If a PSTN adaptor is being used the number of rings before it answers may be set here 30 CED Digital Recorder 9 6 Configuration 9 6 1 Passwords There are four passwords that may be used to provide different access rights to up to four different categories of user e Useri e User2 e User3 e User4 Associated with each password access rights that may be individually permitted or denied e Keypad e Play e Date Time Menu e Display Menu e Record Menu e Alarms Menu e Network Menu e Config Men
18. Videoswitch Vi400 Digital Recorder User Manual Models covered by this manual 160 Gbytes Vi400 G160 16e 250 Gbytes Vi400 G250 16e 400 Gbytes V400 G400 16e Document Reference Date Firmware Vi603b doc 11 07 2005 Vi011A34 Videosw itch Ocean House Telephone 01252 851510 Redfields Industrial Park Fax 01252 851296 Redfields Lane Email sales videoswitch co uk Church Crookham Web www videoswitch co uk Hants GU52 ORD Vi603c doc Digital Recorder Contents T SIMI lg lt P e 4 Connecting pus ts sit ee toe foc en ree Got eei e cttw ini TUE RISE Eee mine 2 1 2 Setting Date Ag D O 3 1 8 iniesrelmee T 4 1 4 Routine Checks deret Pee icto c eine A Rue 4 1 5 Gare of the Hard Drive ere ben terree aeons en Diei 4 1 6 Critical AGI seksi ant P 5 2 1 Viewing Full Screen Images tritt tte tte tnter teu ete Pei 6 2 2 Quad DISPLAY 6 2 3 M lli Sro im 7 2 4 sleep 7 3 1 ah Bes Eie i YA To TE 8 3 2 al BEA 9 3 8 FIND 3 Event List 3 4 EIND 4 Ingidents EE 11 5 1 5 2 6 6 1 6 2 7 EN EUREHONS same 18 7 1 IW ro FUNCTIONS DP 19 8 1 INFO 1 GOnfiQurationie EE RTETRRRET
19. c Make sure that the voltage select switch is set to suit the mains supply The setting required in UK and Europe is normally 230Vac Connect the mains power using the mains cable provided 2 Videoswitch Digital Recorder 1 2 Setting Date Time For proper operation of the Vi400 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 Vi400 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 e DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 MM is the month 01 to 12 e YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 e HH is the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 O oO 0 6 9 O e MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and e 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 Digital Recorder 1 3 Recording The Vi400 Digital Rec
20. covert rights from the Logged Off Access Rights e Remove covert rights from all of the users who should not have access e Remove Config menu rights from all of the users who should not have access e Remove BURN rights from all of the users who should not burn CDs which have the covert cameras on e Remove EVENT rights from all of the users who should not see the event list which may have activity and alarms relating to covert cameras Having correctly set up the Access Rights see section 9 6 1 if you now want to view covert cameras enter a password that does have covert access rights Remember to log off enter no password when you have finished viewing Do not use Camera 1 as a covert camera 9 6 4 Camera Inputs 9 6 4 4 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 lfanimage is too bright decrease the brightness setting 9 6 4 2 Record Colour Boost The colour content of the images being recorded can be adjusted here to compensate for cable losses Adjust so that the colour content of the displayed image is not too weak or too strong 9 6 5 Record Audio A single channel of audio recording and playback is available optimised for speech Two audio inputs are provided Only one of these should be u
21. e the higher the pixel count the lower the chance of triggering Use the DEF to toggle all zones one or off 9 4 2 Critical Alerts 9 4 2 1 Cameras Set the cameras here that you wish to monitor for video loss i e camera failure The simplest method is to press the DEF key This will automatically check all the currently connected cameras 9 4 3 Clear Event List The event list is cleared using this option Press OK to clear all events 9 4 4 Alarm Timers 9 4 4 1 Weekday Specify the times when alarm inputs are to be enabled for Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 28 CCED Digital Recorder 9 4 4 2 Weekend Specify the times when alarm inputs are to be enabled for Saturday and Sunday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 9 4 5 Activity Timers 9 4 5 1 Weekday Specify the times when activity detection is to be enabled for for Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 9 4 5 2 Weekend Specify the times when activity detection is to be enabled for Saturday and Sunday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 9 4 6 Pull Up Monitor Specify here whether on alarm or activity the camera image is pulled up onto the Main monitor Spot monitor or neither 29 CED Digital Recorder 9 5 Network Remote access software for the PC is available on the internet www videoswitch co uk 9 5 1 IP
22. ed 24 CEID Digital Recorder 9 2 4 Timers Large hard drives and continuous recording is generally recommended where possible to achieve maximum security and to maximise evidence in the case of crime However timers are provided to restrict when recording occurs should this be required This saves hard drive space and allows faster updates to be used in the periods when recording is taking place 9 2 1 1 Weekday Specify the times recording occurs for Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 9 2 4 Weekend Specify the times recording occurs for Saturday and Sunday using the LEFT RI GHT UP and DOWN keys 25 CED Digital Recorder 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 Main When auto sequencing cameras on the main monitor the dwell time is specified by this option using the NUMBER keys 9 3 3 Auto Seq Dwell Spot When auto sequencing cameras on the spot monitor the dwell time is specified by this option using the NUMBER keys 26 CED Digital Recorder 9 3 4 Camera Titles Each camera may be given a title or the default title may be used Camera1 Camera2 etc Titles may be entered using the built in keypad or via an external PC Keyboard Press the and keys to choose from a number of predefined titles If no
23. ed 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 e FailTest HD1 Fail o e HD1 SMART o This alert indicates that the self test has failed try the following Press the I NFO key to call up the FI ND 2 Status screen The positions of any solid blocks displayed on the Self Test row indicate various fault conditions Enter the menu change any setting and return to LIVE mode so that settings are saved Switch off the Vi400 wait 10 seconds and switch on again Try a power on reset If the problem persists contact your supplier This alert indicates that the hard drive is not working Check that the drive drawer is correctly fitted Check the lock in the drive drawer is turned full counter clockwise Check the DISC ACTI VI TY LED is flickering Check that the red DI SC POWER led it lit This alert indicates that the hard drive may stop working soon The SMART monitoring detects imminent failure of a hard drive so if this warning occurs the drive should be changed at the earliest opportunity To cancel a critical alert press the FI ND key several times until the FIND 3 Event screen is displayed The time of alert will be 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 Recorde
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25. eplayed via this screen This is particularly relevant when playing a CD Press the FI ND key until the FIND 4 screen is displayed When playing from a CD all the stored video is within one or more incidents This screen allows you to select which incident to play To select the incident you wish to replay use these keys GJ To play the incident forwards from the start press the play forward key NZ To play the incident backwards from the end press the play backwards key A 11 CEID Digital Recorder 4PLAY e f there is a CD in the CD drive with previously stored images on it the Vi400 will replay from the CD If the CD has more than one incident use the FIND 4 screen to select each incident see section 3 4 e If there is no CD in the CD drive the Vi400 will replay from the built in hard drive Having found what you want using the FIND 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 CROC Q The function of each key is K Step backwards one image Step forwards one image Q Play backwards press again to increase speed 5 Play forwards press again to increase speed Pause at currently displayed image When unit is in playback mode you can also using the function menu 15 zoom command to zoom in on a specific area of replay
26. er than to adjust any drift in the timekeeping of the Vi400 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 Vi400 will automatically calculate the number 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 INFO 4 screen see section 8 Note that the actual number of days retained may vary from the programmed value particularly if alarms are used This is because alarms record at the maximum record rate and therefore 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 hard drive options and different numbers of days An average image size of 18K is assumed medium quality Hard Drive 7 days 14 days 31 days Capacity 160 14 7 7 35 3 3 250 23 11 5 5 2 400 25 18 4 8 3 The figures in brackets are the update rates when a single camera is being recorded using camera 1 input To get the image rate per camera divide by the number of cameras being recorded 23 CED Digital Recorder 9 2 2 Cameras Select here which cameras you wish to record when there is no activity or alarm in progress Typically all cameras would be selected 9 2
27. g before moving the Vi400 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 Vi400 Insert the key and turn it clockwise to unlock the drive To put a hard drive back into the Vi400 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 Vi400 41 qmm Digital Recorder 14 4 Connector Pin Outs 14 4 1 Alarms Physical 25 way D Type female Pin Number Signal In Out 1 Alarm 1 In 2 Alarm 2 In 3 Alarm 3 In 4 Alarm 4 In 5 Alarm 5 In 6 Alarm 6 In 7 Alarm 7 In 8 Alarm 7 In 9 Alarm 8 In 10 Alarm 10 In 11 Alarm 11 In 12 Alarm 12 In 13 Alarm 13 In 14 Alarm 14 In 15 Alarm 15 In 16 Alarm 16 In 25 Alarm Common Ground In Note The Vi X2 break out adaptor supplied with the Vi400 provides a convenient means of making connection to the alarm inputs via screw terminals 42 CEID 14 4 2 Relays Physical 25 way D Type female Pin Number
28. ge on the screen will indicate whether user access has been granted Four different passwords may be set up each with different rights Note that you may be granted access but still have insufficient rights to access some features of the Vi400 see section 9 6 1 for details 16 CEID Digital Recorder 6 2 Log Off When you have finished accessing password protected features you should log off again to prevent other users gaining unauthorised access Press this key Press this key The password protected features are now protected again 17 Quum Digital Recorder 7FN Functions The FN key provides access to functions as listed below Press the FN key again as required to see the available functions listed on the screen To activate a function first press Then enter the required function number 1 2 or 3 digits OOO OOOOOO If you mis type a number press BACK to delete it When you have the required number press the OK key to finish 18 CEID Digital Recorder 7 1 List of Functions Description Select Cancel Cancel All 0 n a Panic Record 1 Disable Alarms 3 Disable Activity 5 Sequence Main 7 Sequence Spot 9 10 PIP 13 14 Zoom 15 16 Relay 1 Alarm 20 21 Relay 2 Alert 22 23 Relay 3 24 25 Relay 4 26 27 Relay 5 28 29 Relay 6 30 31 Next spot camera 100 n a Spot Camera 1 101 n a Spot Camera 9
29. ised by unit number 1 Camera selection of the first unit is achieved by entering 1 to 16 on the keyboard Cameras on unit 2 are selected by entering cameras 17 t 32 on the keyboard and so on for all units 36 CED Digital Recorder 10 Audio e Connect a microphone either directly to the MIC input or via a microphone amplifier to the LINE input e The LINE output is used to drive either a speaker with a built in amplifier or a separate amplifier and speaker SPEAKER POWER OR AMPLIFIER HEADPHONES Vi400 MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER MICROPHONE ELECTRET MICROPHONE 37 Qu joo Digital Recorder 11 Ethernet 11 1 Ethernet connection to a PC PC Vi400 CAT5 CROSS OVER CABLE 11 2 Ethernet connection to a LAN network PC ETHERNET HUB OR SWITCH 11 3 Ethernet connection to an ADSL router ADSL ENABLED PHONE LINE Vi400 CAT5 CABLE ADSL ROUTER WITH BUILT IN HUB 38 CED Digital Recorder 12 Remote Keyboard Two remote keyboards may be connected to the Vi400 to provide control from another room Simply connect the VI400 to the keyboard using Cat 5 or similar twin twisted pair cable Connect the keyboard to a monitor using a BNC co ax cable All the keys of the Vi400 are duplicated on the remote keyboard and the Vi400 may be controlled in the same way If the keyboard is m
30. lation 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 14 5 10 Safety For warranty and safety reasons the cover of this equipment must not be removed There are no user serviceable parts inside 48 CEID Dao Digital Recorder Notes 49 CED Digital Recorder 15 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 purchase the warranty on this product will be extended from 1 year to 2 years for no extra charge this is on the label under Vi400 Company Name 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 50 CED
31. lt password is 333333 9 6 1 4 2 User 3 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature 9 6 1 5 User 4 9 6 1 5 1 User 4 Password If you wish to change the password for USER4 enter a six digit number here The default password is 444444 9 6 1 5 2 User 4 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature 9 6 2 Camera Inputs 9 6 2 1 Brightness The brightness of a camera image may be adjusted here for instance to compensate for cable losses This is not intended as an alternative to proper camera set up 32 Videosuitch Digital Recorder 9 6 2 2 Colour Boost The strength of colour of a camera image may be adjusted here for instance to compensate for cable losses This is not intended as an alternative to proper camera set up 33 CED Digital Recorder 9 6 3 Covert Cameras One or more cameras may be set as covert hidden This means that unless a user logs on with covert access rights those cameras will not be visible in live or replay When setting covert cameras remember to also do the following e Remove
32. ne of these suit exactly you can edit the text with the other keys listed below OO Move cursor left and right 9 D 0000000000 Scroll through characters at current cursor position A Insert or delete a space Delete all characters from cursor position to end of line Exit to menu 9 3 5 Text Alignment The overall position of the text on the screen may be adjusted using the arrow keys for example to avoid cropping text when a monitor is over scanning Press the BACK key to exit 27 CED Digital Recorder 9 3 6 Time Date Alignment Alignment The position of the time and date may be set here using the arrow keys Press the BACK key to exit 9 4 Alarms 9 4 1 Activity Detection Activity detection zones may be set for each camera Use the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys to move the screen cursor around and the OK key to toggle between setting zones and clearing zones Where zones are set activity will be detected Use the number keys to enter the sensitivity and number of pixels that have to be active to trigger an alarm For example enter 62 to set the sensitivity to 6 and the pixel count to 2 The higher sensitivity setting the more sensitive the activity detection is The higher the pixel count the ess sensitive the activity detection will be to false triggering The pixel count specifies the number of zones that have to be simultaneously active in order to trigger an activity alarm i
33. order should now be fully operational and recording images from all cameras The default image retention period is 31 days unless set otherwise in the menu see section 9 2 1 1 4 Routine Checks If the Vi400 is not recording the message RECORDING STOPPED will be displayed on the video monitor This should only happen if there is no video if no hard drive is fitted or if it is faulty or if record timers have been set to disable recording 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 Vi400 become over written The CD may be checked by either by playing it on the Vi400 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 Vi400 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 Vi400 constantly monitors the hard drive camera inputs and system so that detect
34. ore than about 100 metres away from the Vi400 then the monitor should be connected to the Vi400 separately via a BNC cable RG59 to ensure best picture quality The CAT5 data connection should operate up to 500 metres The keyboard and monitor may control and view either the main monitor or the spot monitor according a menu setting see section Error Reference source not found MONITOR CO AX Dee cs OUT MON Vi K1 or Vi K2 KEYBOARD e A keyboard connected to the Main Keyboard input will control the main monitor e Akeyboard connected to the Spot Keyboard input will control the spot monitor e Keyboards may be daisy chained if further control positions are required 39 COD Digital Recorder 13 Dial Up Access Images 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 Software for the PC is available on the internet www videoswitch co uk 13 1 Vi PSTN This external adaptor is for use with a standard telephone line The adaptor plugs into the PSTN ISDN connector on the Vi400 A PC with a modem is required to view the images 13 2 Vi ISDN and Vi ISDN TA This external adaptor is for use with an ISDN telephone line The adaptor plugs into the PSTN ISDN connector on the Vi400 A PC with a Vi ISDN TA is required to view the images 13 3 Connecting a Dial up Adaptor e Connect the Vi ISDN or Vi PSTN adaptor to the
35. r 2LIVE Press this key to view live images on the main monitor e This key may be pressed at any time to exit from any other screen 2 1 Viewing Full Screen Images Select full screen views of different cameras on the main monitor by pressing the NUMBER keys o m OOO To select cameras 1 to 9 either press the required number and wait a moment for the camera to select Alternative enter 01 02 03 etc To select cameras 10 to 16 enter the number 10 to 16 If you select a camera number above 16 this will select cameras on other linked Vi400 s if they are present To step forwards or backwards through the cameras displayed on the main monitor press one of these keys 2 2 Quad Display Select quad display on the main monitor by pressing the QUAD key Cameras 1 2 3 and 4 will be displayed together Press again to see cameras 5 6 7 and 8 Successive presses will select the next set of four camera images Press a number key to revert to full screen display of one camera 6 Cl gt Digital Recorder 2 3 Multi Screen Select 9 camera Multi Screen display on the main monitor by pressing the MULTI SCREEN key Press again to display a 16 camera multi screen image Press a number key to revert to full screen display of one camera 2 4 Spot monitor To step forwards or backwards through the cameras displayed on the spot monitor press one of these keys Digital Recorder 3FIND
36. sed at a time e Microphone This is suitable for an electret microphone e Line This is suitable for the output from a microphone pre amplifier The audio output is suitable for feeding to a power amplifier with volume control and speaker Multi media PC speakers with built in amplifiers are ideal Refer to section 10 for details of connecting the audio inputs and output If you wish to use the audio record play facility set this option to YES Otherwise set to NO Audio recording uses a about 350Mbytes of hard disc per day which amounts to about 11 Gbytes per month If you do not need audio the space saved will be used for video recording Once set on or off this option should not be changed during normal use as this may affect recall of previously recorded video images 34 CEID Digital Recorder 9 6 6 Restore Factory Config Press the YES key to restore the configuration to the factory defaults 9 6 7 Erase Hard Drive Press the YES key to erase the hard drive 35 CED Digital Recorder 9 6 8 Multi Unit Configuration 9 6 8 1 Unit Number This address need only be changed if two or more Vi400s are linked in order to be controlled from one remote keyboard In this case give each Vi400 a different unit address 1 2 3 etc The first unit in the chain should be unit 1 9 6 8 2 Number of Linked unit Specify here how many units are being linked Note that when units are linked the clocks are all synchron
37. u e Upgrades e Remote Access e Coverts e Burn e Events e Functions 9 6 1 1 Logged Off Access Rights If no password has been entered the Logged Off access rights apply 9 6 1 2 User 1 9 6 1 2 1 User 1 Password If you wish to change the password for USER1 enter a six digit number here The default password is 111111 If you change this password be very careful to make sure that it is remembered otherwise access to the menus will not be possible again without obtaining a special code from your supplier 31 Qu Digital Recorder 9 6 1 2 2 User 1 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature Note that User 1 always has access to the Keypad and Config menu 9 6 1 3 User 2 9 6 1 3 1 User 2 Password If you wish to change the password for USER2 enter a six digit number here The default password is 222222 9 6 1 3 2 User 2 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature 9 6 1 4 User 3 9 6 1 4 1 User 3 Password If you wish to change the password for USERS enter a six digit number here The defau
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