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0150-0202G Vista Columbus Triplex User Manual

1. The multiscreen display is limited to the number of camera inputs on the unit Sixteen Channel unit Capable of displaying all multiscreens Ten Channel unit Only capable of displaying 10 way through 4 way multiscreen and PIP Four Channel unit Only capable of displaying 4 way and PIP The camera assignments for each multiscreen is retained in non volatile memory for both Live and Playback multiscreen mode on Monitor A as well as Live multiscreen mode on Monitor B PIP Use the Arrow Button to adjust the location and size of the PIP display Please note that the PIP display is only available on Monitor A in Live mode 2 7 Active Cameos A cameo is defined as any cell within a multiscreen display Active Cameo mode allows the user to access and edit each cameo individually Entering Active Cameo Mode While viewing a multiscreen enter Active Cameo mode by pressing the Enter button Active Cameo mode is indicated on screen by flashing the number and titles of the active cameo By default the top left cameo is activated Enter Button 0150 0202G 20 Vista Columbus Triplex Selecting Cameos Select a cameo using the Arrow Buttons to navigate the multiscreen Pressing the Up or Down arrow selects the next screen up or down a column Pressing the Right or Left arrow selects the next s
2. 19 Goto Button Click on this button to go to the selected date for the drop down time and date boxes 20 Drop down Date Selection Menu Click on this field to display a graphic calendar to select a date to view 21 Time Selection Menu Click on the Up or Down Arrows to select a specific time to view The Drop Down Volume List Box Click on the arrow to display a list of available disk volumes on the connected unit Click on the volume to select 0150 0202G 69 Vista Columbus Triplex 6 2 Vista Columbus Triplex WaveLink A new feature with Triplex software version 5 00 is the Vista Columbus Triplex WaveLink This feature allows putting command codes in the URL when calling WaveBrowser to control actions the WaveBrowser is going to perform This feature can be used by Web Developers to link various cameras to specific Web content It will also be used by the Vista Columbus Triplex Email feature to allow the recipient of an alarm email to click on a link in the email which causes the WaveBrowser to connect and play back at the time when the alarm occurred Functionality The traditional WaveBrowser URL is http lt IP_Address gt wrcontrollite ssi This URL will start the WaveBrowser in the disconnected state Triplex software version 5 00 supports command codes placed after an underscore after wrcontrollite and before ssi In the following example the options are in bold Example http 3 18 172 230 wrcontrollite_c 1s 2a 3t 1
3. Alarm I O Port Video Use Supplied DB 25 PCB assembly Video Signal Input 0 5 to 2 0 Volts peak to peak with Automatic Gain Control Video Signal Output 1 Volt peak to peak into 75 Ohm Input Termination 75 Ohm Auto Terminating Display Memory 4 Megabytes Resolution Horizontal 720 Pixels Vertical 576 Lines 484 NTSC Grey Scale 256 levels Colours Y U V 4 2 2 16 8 Million Colours Compression Standard 0150 0202G 72 Wavelets Vista Columbus Triplex Audio Audio Input 315mV 40k Ohms Unbalanced Audio Output Alarms 315mV 600 Ohms Unbalanced Inputs 1 per camera Relay Configuration User programmable as Normally Open or Normally Closed Record Priority Interleaved or Exclusive Alarm Status Indicators Motion Detection Relay Outputs On screen Indicators Status Retrievable via RS232 port Zones Per Camera 256 16 x 16 grid Sensitivity Settings 10 levels Grey Levels Per Zone 256 levels Motion Detection Status Output Part Numbers Relay Outputs Link to Alarms Link to Events On screen Indicators Status retrievable via RS232 port Remote Keyboard NPX KBD J3De Includes motorized pan tilt and zoom controls Rack Mount Kit RK6 1U Height Part Number 0110 R601 Replacement Manual 0150 0202G 0150 0202 73 Vista Columbus Triplex
4. Selecting Individual Enable from this menu will bring up the following menu DYSEIaIS AULT Individual Enable Menu Use this menu to enable or disable motion detection on a per camera basis Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate and change Camera 01 the values Camera 02 Disable Camera 03 Enable Camera 16 Enable CANCEL OK LJ Main Menu Motion Detection Setup Parameters Use this menu to select the Camera Motion Detection Type and Sensitivity of the Motion Detection you wish to configure 0150 0202G 43 Vista Columbus Triplex Motion Detection Parameters Setup Camera Motion Detection Type ACTIVITY Sensitivity Relay Output CANCEL OK Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values Activity Vs Intrusion Activity Detection is a simple type of motion detection having only a sensitivity setting and a relay output Intrusion Detection is a more sophisticated type of motion detection with additional features such as false alarm rejection levels minimum target size and an alarm output Activity Detection Setup If Activity is selected in Motion Detection Type field the following parameters are enabled Relay Output The unit may be configured to activate a relay output when motion detection is present Select either 1 2 1 2 both relays or None Intrusion Detection Setup If Intrusion is selected in Motion Detection Type field the following parameters are enabled Sensitivity Us
5. TWTTTTTTT ge cnoo O BODO ODODO Vista Columbus Triplex Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder User Manual WARNING To prevent fire and electric shock do not expose this product to rain or moisture The exclamation point within an equilateral The lightning flash with th head bol Se ee triangle is intended to alert the user to the within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert A the user to the presence of uninsulated presence of important operating and maintenance dangerous voltage within the products enclosure servicing instructions in the literature that maybe of sufficient magnitude to constitute a accompanying the product risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION To prevent electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable components inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel CAUTION Lithium Battery ATTENTION Danger of explosion if battery is This product contains a recyclable lithium battery incorrectly replaced Replace only It may be illegal to dispose of this battery with the same or equivalent type improperly under local state or federal laws recommended by the Check with your local waste management officials manufacturer for disposal and recycling options CAUTION Electrostatic Sensitive Device Use proper CMOS and MOSFET handing precautions including approved grounded wrists straps etc to avoid damage to this unit or its internal components from electric d
6. Please note the camera does not move during digital Pan Tilt Press the Zoom button again or another camera button to cancel the Zoom operations Multiscreen Button a Sequence Button Number Button a Sequence Button Zoom Button with LED If the Zoom button is pressed while in a multiscreen display the camera from the last active cameo is selected for full screen display Press the Zoom button again to activate the Zoom operation 0150 0202G 25 Vista Columbus Triplex 3 Menu System Overview 3 1 Menu Notation In This Manual In the following sections there are headings like this UI Main Menu Time Date Set Time Meaning From the Main Menu select Time Date then press the Enter button The Time Date menu will appear From the Time Date menu select Set Time then press the Enter button A pop up or pull down menu will appear Selected Items Items selected in the menu system are represented in the manual as follows Selected Not Selected Time Date Time Date 3 2 Accessing The Menu System Enter the menu system by pressing the Menu button A Password Box will appear on the primary monitor Enter either the e Operator Password Providing limited access to the menu system Only the Operator and System View menus are available Menu Button e Installer Password Providing complete menu access Use the Number buttons to enter the appropriate password Default passwords are provided in the
7. RETAIL and press the ZOOM key 910 11 42 13 14 15 16 E IS KA amp ll gK K Hit Camera buttons to select deselect individual cameras Use the Zoom button to globally START SEARCH select deselect cameras to search CANCEL EDIT MODE Hit ZOOM to edit retail text list Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode Selecting Search Parameters 1 2 Highlight the box adjacent to the parameters that you wish to modify Once in the Parameter Box navigate through the fields and the Arrow Buttons to change the values To activate the parameter place an X in the check box When finished press Enter and navigate to another parameter 0150 0202G 62 Vista Columbus Triplex 5 4 Retail Search The local retail search feature is provided for customers who wish to search video for specific products from the front panel of the Triplex The customer can select from predefined product names from predefined categories To use this feature you must create a text file containing the categories product types and product names sub levels that you want to search This file is then uploaded to the Triplex via the web interface Text File Format To create a retail search text file open Notepad or any other simple text editor The file must be saved as a text only file The meta character is used in this text file to identify a category All strings below a category are interpreted as sub levels of that category until anot
8. Standard hostname within the network See the Note below for information HTTP Port 80 on configuring Dynamic DDS with GnuD IP OK DDNS Update Interval Select the Dynamic Domain Name Server interval Select from Disable or from 1 to 1440 minutes IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Consult with a qualified Network Administrator or an MIS professional to configure these settings if DHCP is not enabled Primary Name Server Backup Name Server The IP addresses of the Primary and Backup Name Servers Not required if DHCP is enabled Print Server Enter the Print Servers IP address to enable the Print Image operation Function and Zoom TCP MTU Size Select from Standard 1400 and 1200 The MTU describes the maximum possible TCP packet size Standard 1500 is optimal for most ethernet network environments HTTP Port Select the HTTP Port Select from Port 0 to 65535 Shortcuts are available for port 80 Camera 1 button and 8080 camera 2 button Consult with a qualified Network Administrator or an MIS professional to configure these settings In order to use Dynamic DNS with GnuD IP the user has to configure following in the menus Name Service must be set to GnuDIP Ethernet Setting Menu Primary Name Server must be set to the IP address of the GnuDIP server Ethernet Setting Menu Hostname must be set to the required hostname format e g ge04 companyname net For registration purposes the string until the first dot
9. Status indicators are displayed on the upper right hand corner of the screen Status indicators include e Time and Date these can be turned off in the menu system see 13 Way 16 Way section 3 8 The Time and Date format can also be changed in Small Cameo the menu system e Time remaining on Hard Disk s 0150 0202G 22 Vista Columbus Triplex Conditional Indicators Condition Full Screen Indicator Multiscreen Indicator Alarm ALM A in cameo of camera in alarm Autolist Program PGM PGM mode Freeze FRZ Asterisk in frozen cameo Macro Record mode F followed by macro number F followed by macro number Motion Detection M M in cameo w motion detection Videoloss VDL V in cameo with videoloss Zoom ZOOM ZOOM Status Display Box A Status Display Box can be viewed by pressing the Camera Number button twice Status Indicators include On Live Fullscreen e Archive Status Not Connected Not Ready Ready Ejecting Play and timeleft Timeleft indicates the amount of time before the archive medium is full Only available if the unit has Background Archiving turned On e Network Displays all current Network connections Normal connection is displayed as ip ip or if there is no connection Live connections are displayed as E1 ip ip E2 ip ip etc where ip ip represents the last 2 bytes of the IP Address P
10. cameras are displayed and the dwell time Separate Autolists may be created for Monitor A Live and Playback mode and Monitor B Live mode Using the Monitor button select the monitor to be programmed Then using a Number button select any camera for full screen display To begin recording the Autolist sequence Press the Alarm button and Sequence button simultaneously Autolist Program mode is indicated as a Ce PGM on screen Recording starts when the first camera number is pressed Press the camera numbers in the order you wish them to appear on screen The amount of Alarm Button and time between button presses determines the Dwell Time During sequence list programming pressing any button other than a Number button or the Sequence button voids the sequence list Sequence Button 0150 0202G 21 Vista Columbus Triplex To end the recording Press the Sequence button The amount of time between pressing the last Number button and the Sequence button determines the dwell time for the final camera in the sequence list Sequencing In Cameos While viewing a multiscreen display additional cameras cameras not shown in the multiscreen display can be sequenced in the lower right hand cameo by pressing the Sequence button The sequence list is not programmable Press the Sequence button again to cancel sequencing 2 9 On screen Indicators There are five types of on screen indicators Camera Titles Displays the camera number and the
11. 22 21 01 Record Button Write to CD Play Back Play Back 0150 0202G 60 Vista Columbus Triplex 5 1 Disk Analysis Screen Begin by pressing the Search button The Disk Analysis Screen will appear This screen shows a graphical representation of the recorded video stored on the internal hard disk Search Button 02 28 2002 20 45 00 Arrow Cursors Disk Analysis Screen 01 21 2002 20 17 0 Disk Time and Date at cursor location wow OO AJ no BF WN Pe Alarm Event MActivity OVideoloss MPresent Absent Zoom Level Hit SEARCH again to enter Advanced Search Use the Left Right arrows to move the two arrow cursors across the representation of the recorded video As the cursors move across the screen the corresponding disk time is indicated in the upper right of the screen The video representations are colour coded by category Using the Up Down arrows expands Zooms the display The Lowest level most detail is indicated on screen with an L Pressing the Enter button will start Playback from the cursor location 5 2 Quick Archive to CD Archive to CD on the Disk Analysis Screen by selecting the time and date and pressing the record button The QuickWave Setup must be set to ON from the Archive Setup Quick Wave Setup menu see section 3 15 The Archive Incident menu should appear Archive Incident
12. 5 To save the changes and exit the menu Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select OK then press the Enter button 6 To exit the menu without making changes Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select CANCEL then press the Enter button UI Main Menu Time Date Set Date 1 Press the Enter button the highlighting will move to the row of Date Setup numbers MM DD YY Day 2 Enter the date in Months Days and Years The day of the week is calculated automatically Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to change the values and the Left Right Arrow buttons to navigate CANCEL OK 01 28 02 MON Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the edit mode To save the changes and exit the menu Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select OK then press the Enter button 5 To exit the menu without making changes Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select CANCEL then press the Enter button 0150 0202G 28 Vista Columbus Triplex L Main Menu Time Date Set Date Format Use the Arrow Button to set the desired date format Select from either e MM DD IYY Select Format DDIMMIYY e YY MM DD Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes LI Main Menu Time Date Time Date Display Use this menu to specify if the time and date will be displayed on e Monitor A Monitor A E Monitor B ON Time Date Display e
13. 6 Zoom Button Provides a 2X digital zoom 7 Arrow Buttons Controls Playback speed and Menu selection 8 Enter Button Confirms selections in menus 9 Menu Button Provides access to on screen menus 10 Monitor A Select Button Selects control on Monitor A 11 Monitor B Select Button Selects control on Monitor B 12 Multiscreen Button For selection of various multiscreen options 13 Search Button Provides access to stored video data 14 Pause Freeze Button Freezes camera images on screen in Live mode Pauses Playback 15 Record Button Begins or Stops Recording 16 Sequence Button Sequences camera views 17 Alarm Button Allows user to acknowledge and silence alarms 0150 0202G 15 Vista Columbus Triplex 2 3 Live Viewing Multiscreen Display In Live Multiscreen mode press the Multiscreen button to activate the multiscreen displays on Monitor A or Monitor B Repeatedly pressing the ER Multiscreen button advances the display to the next multiscreen Live Multiscreens are displayed with grey borders For detailed information Multiscreen Button about Multiscreen displays see section 2 6 Multiscreen Display With Sequencing If a multiscreen display does not include all of the cameras the remaining cameras can be sequenced in the bottom right cameo While in a multiscreen o display press the Sequence button to begin sequencing For detailed information about sequencing see section 2 8 Sequence Button Fu
14. Alarm button acknowledges to the unit that the alarm has been recognized and silences the internal buzzer This does not clear the alarm ai condition Alarm Button 4 4 On screen Displays During Alarms Monitor A and Monitor B Display During Alarm Single Alarm Unit switches to a full screen display of the camera in alarm Additional Alarms Unit switches to a sequenced display of all cameras in alarm 4 5 Alarm Operations During Playback Live Alarms Displays Single Alarm Unit switches to a full screen display of the camera in alarm on Monitor B Additional Alarms Unit switches to a sequenced display of all cameras in alarm on Monitor B 0150 0202G 58 Vista Columbus Triplex Monitor A Monitor B Monitor A Monitor B Recorded Alarms Internal Buzzer During playback the internal buzzer is activated until it is silenced and acknowledged This feature can be turned off in the menu system see Buzzer Setup in section 3 10 Front Panel Alarm LED The LED located to the left of the Alarm button is lit for the duration of the alarm Monitor A Multiscreen Each camera in alarm is indicated on screen by a flashing red A in its cameo Alarm LED lights to indicate an alarm condition There is no change in the playback or Triplex multiscreen based on playback of recorded alarm
15. Mines eee Sh A PS As fetes LaF rag ez 1817 00 error zm zl om ue zi IP Address Field 0150 0202G 67 Vista Columbus Triplex 6 1 WaveBrowser Overview and Controls Wave Browser 1 0 Microsadt Internet Explorer Button Panel 3 10 173 60 Eee Becomes Main Viewing Area Drop Down Volume List O bwe The Main program window consists of the following areas The Main Viewing Area The large blue area The Button Panel The left side of the window The Drop Down Volume List Allows the selection of available Disk volumes The Main Viewing Area Pictures are displayed in this area in Multi Camera and Single Camera formats Picture display order is according to the information encoded by the unit used to create the original video data file Choose from the following displays e 16 way Multiscreen Display Large and Medium e 4 way Display e Single Camera Display Large e Single Camera Display Medium e Single Camera Display Small 0150 0202G 68 Vista Columbus Triplex The Button Panel 1 Play Backward button Click on this button to playback video in reverse 2 Stop button Click on this button to halt all playback operations The Play Pointer Slider Bar moves to the start of data Play Forward button Click on this button to playback video Single Frame Rewind button Click on this button to rewind the video a single frame 5 Pause button Pauses playback until the Pause button is pr
16. Monitor e Both Monitors CANCEL OK e Not Displayed Use the Up Down arrows to navigate then use the Left Right arrows to change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button Q Main Menu Time Date Set Region Use this menu to set the region for the Auto Daylight Savings Time feature Choices are Regional Settings e OFF Clock will not be changed automatically but can still SE be adjusted by one hour using the daylight saving macros Leien EE e USA DST starts at 02 00 on the first Sunday in April SUN 7 APR 2002 02 00 1 DST ends at 02 00 on the last Sunday in October SUN 27 OCT 2002 02 00 1 Includes United States except Hawaii American Samoa Guam Puerto Rico Virgin Islands parts of Indiana and Arizona and Canada except Saskatchewan e EUR DST starts at 01 00 GMT on the last Sunday in March DST ends at 01 00 GMT on the last Sunday in October Includes European Union Countries e AUS DST starts at 02 00 on the last Sunday in October DST ends at 03 00 on the last Sunday in March Includes South Australia Victoria ACT NSW Excludes Tasmania The Time Zone must be set correctly to ensure that the DST adjustments are made at the right time It is also required for accurate email time stamping CANCEL OK The clock will only be auto
17. Package Contents e The Columbus Triplex unit e The Alarm Interface Circuit Board e Accessory PCB Audio equipped models only e The User Manual e A WaveReader Software CD e The WaveReader Software Manual e The Archiving Addendum e Rack Mount Adapters e Power Supply e Power Cord 1 5 Installation Environment Power Ensure that the installation site s AC power is stable and within the rated voltage of the 12 Volt DC power supply If the site s AC power is likely to have spikes or power dips use power line conditioning or an Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS Ventilation Ensure that the location planned for the installation of the unit is well ventilated Take note of the locations of the cooling vents in the unit s enclosure and ensure that they are not obstructed Temperature Consider the unit s operating temperature 0 to 40 C and non condensing humidity specifications 10 to 80 before choosing an installation location Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may cause the unit to fail Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment Leave space between rack mounted units 0150 0202G 7 Vista Columbus Triplex Moisture Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Moisture can damage the internal components Do not install the unit near sources of water Chassis Other equipment may be placed on top of the unit if it weighs less than 35 pounds 16 kilograms 1 6 Asso
18. are meta characters and are not to be used in the text string e tis not possible to search for categories In the previous retail search text file for example the user cannot search for Beer e Only the first word of a sub level will be searched For example when the sub level Chocolate Chip is selected only the word Chocolate will be searched for The search string cannot contain blank characters or spaces and is not case sensitive e Only the first 30 characters of a category or sub level are displayed e The user can select up to 25 sub levels and search them simultaneously e A maximum of 200 matches are available for each specific search The user can further modify searches by selecting time limit and cameras 5 5 Search Results Activate Search From the Search Filters menu navigate to the Start Search parameter With the Start Search parameter highlighted press the Enter button to begin the search operation When finished searching the Search Results window will appear A maximum of 200 results can be displayed per search Two types of Search Result windows will appear depending on the type of search that is performed 0150 0202G 65 Vista Columbus Triplex Time Date Search Results Activity Text Alarm Search Results Search Results Search Results Start Date Start Time Days HH MM SS 4 vi 01 21 2002 20 07 10 0 04 35 15 i d x a DH J 001 01 21 2002 20 08 10 D 00 01 a g A d z al 002 01 21 2002 20 09 10 00
19. camera title Status Indicators Displays Time Date and Hard Disk record time left Conditional Indicators Displays indicators for Freeze Zoom Alarm Motion Detection Videoloss Autolist Program mode Macro Record and Macro Playback mode Status Display Box Displays Archive Device Network status and Image Quality Setting Playback mode only Text Display Box Displays ATM POS Text data Camera Titles Camera Titles are displayed on either the upper or lower corner of the left hand side of the screen The camera title can be changed in the menu system see section 3 13 The user can change display position and Colour See below Changing Position And Colour Of Title And Status Indicators Camera Titles To change the colour and position of the camera Position Colour titles select a camera for full screen display then press the Enter button to advance to the next display setting Repeatedly pressing Top Left Black the Enter button advances the display settings through the sequence show in the table on the right EE R Status Indicators amp Camera Titles Select Camera 1 for full Top Left Grey screen display Using the Enter button cycle through the Bottom Left Black sequence shown on the right Each time the position cycle is completed the unit advances the Status Indicator colour Choose Bottom Left White Black White or Grey Bottom Left Grey Title not displayed Status Indicators
20. devices 13 RS232 Port 1 For modem connection and external control of the unit 14 RS485 Port 2 Connector For connecting to keyboard and other RS485 devices 15 RS232 Port 2 For Event Generation and ASCII Text insertion 0150 0202G 8 Vista Columbus Triplex Camera Inputs There are two BNC jacks for each camera Either Cable 75 Ohm Coaxial jack can receive a camera signal The signal is looped directly connected to the other jack making Connectors BNC the camera signal available to other equipment Auto Terminating Yes e J This means that the input signal will automatically be terminated with 75 Ohms unless a 2 cable is connected to the 27 BNC connector of the same camera input Make sure there is 75 Ohm termination at the end of the video line if the signal is looped through the Columbus Triplex The camera input connectors are Auto Terminating Passive Looping Yes Time base correction is performed during digital capture As a result cameras do not require synchronization See section 3 13 for information about disabling unused camera jacks in the menu system Composite Monitor Output Monitor A Only When connecting directly from the Columbus Triplex Cable 75 Ohm Coaxial to the monitor select the 75 Ohm impedance setting Connectors BNC on the monitor If an additional device is connected to the monitor s looping output set the termination of the additional device as 75 Ohm and set the terminat
21. from the character bank 0150 0202G 52 Vista Columbus Triplex 5 Use the Number 2 button or use the Arrow Buttons to insert the desired character from the character bank into the Modem Init String and advance to the next character Use the Number 1 button to insert a blank character When finished press the Enter button To save the changes and reboot select OK then press the Enter button The unit will only reboot if changes were made to the Modem Init String 9 To exit the menu without making changes select Cancel then press the Enter button Pressing the Menu button also exits the menu without making changes Baud Rate Use this menu to configure the baud rate for Port 1 Use the Up Down Button to select a baud rate from the menu Save changes and exit the menu Press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button Port 2 Use this menu to configure the baud rate for Port 2 Rotate the Jog to select a baud rate from the menu Save changes and exit the menu Press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button The RS232 port 2 is used for Event Generation and ASCII Text Insertion See Section 8 for the RS232 Protocol required to perform these functions UI Main Menu Communications gt RS485 Connect several units to a single keyboard or vice versa Up to 32 units any combination of multiplexers and keyboards can be networked together Use
22. notified Follow the context sensitive on screen instructions to setup the individual fields Also please note that the Region Time Zone setting must be set correctly for Email notification to time stamp messages accurately If the Notify Alarm or Notify Record fields are enabled you will be notified of the results of the Disk Test Email Notification Setup One or more of these Notify Vidloss ENABLE fields must be set to ENABLE to receive an email notification of Notify Record DISABLE the selected event Notify Alarm DISABLE Notify Archive DISABLE Notify Menu Access DISABLE Notify Power Up DISABLE Notify Connection DISABLE Email User 1 john doe Email Domain 1 somecompany com Email User 2 jane doe Email Domain 2 somecompany com SMTP Server Oa OO w Obtain the parameters for these two fields from SMTP Port 25 your IT Department CANCEL OK Format of email address user domain Warning Region Time Zone must be set correctly 0150 0202G 40 Vista Columbus Triplex Email Address Format The format of the email addresses should be entered as follows If the email address to be notified is john doe somecompany com then john doe should be entered in one of the Email User fields and somecompany com should be entered in the subsequent Email Domain field UI Main Menu Alarms Archive Alarms Archive Alarm Selecting Enable from this menu will cause the unit to activate Relay 2 if a malfunction occurs
23. press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button 3 14 Camera Setup Use this menu to Camera AGC e Adjust the Automatic Gain Control Camera Disable e Disable or Enable camera inputs Covert Camera e Specify cameras as covert recorded but not displayed Camera Scope e View the Camera Scope Histogram LJ Main Menu Camera Setup gt AGC Use the Automatic Gain Control AGC to adjust the video input Signal Gain Setup signal level for cameras whose level is outside the normal range The default gain setting is 100 Ze Oil Signal Gain Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values W Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button CANCEL OK Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button Camera Disable Enable Main Menu Camera Setup Camera Disable Use this menu to Disable or Enable each camera input individually Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate and change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button Disable Enable Camera 16 Enable CANCEL OK 0150 0202G 47 Vista Columbus Triplex LI Main Menu Camera Setup Covert Came
24. this menu to specify the units unique network address Save changes and exit the menu Press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button 0150 0202G 53 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 38400 Baud 57600 Baud 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 19200 Baud 38400 Baud 57600 Baud Network Address Vista Columbus Triplex LI Main Menu Communications Ethernet Settings Ethernet Settings An ethernet connection can be used to connect to the unit from a PC for the viewing of live or recorded images Use this menu to configure the Ethernet communications settings Select from the following Ethernet My Enable i Hostname D406T2250419 Ethernet Select Enable or Disable DHCP Disable Hostname The default Hostname is the unit s serial number Name Service Disable without the dashes The user should modify only when GnuDIP DDNS Update Interval 1 min is selected in the Name Service field IP Address gt 3 18 DHCP Select Enable or Disable Enables dynamic IP addressing Subnet Mask 255 255 When DHCP is enabled the IP address Subnet Mask Gateway Gateway 2 and Server fields are dynamically addressed Primary Name Server 3 Name Service Select from Disable WINS or GnuDIP Enabling Backup Name Server 3 WINS registers the hostname and IP address within the current Print Sarvar 2 Network This ensures that you can connect to the Triplex by TCP MTU Size
25. while archiving Relay 2 ENABLE 3 11 Macro A macro is a recorded sequence of keystrokes The number of macros depends on the number of camera inputs 4 10 or 16 Each macro can have up to 32 keystrokes Use this menu to e Enter Macro Record mode Timed Macro Start e Program a scheduled start time for a macro UI Main Menu Macro Macro Record Note Do not attempt macro programming while the front panel is locked Macro Record To begin recording a macro Select Macro 1 Select the macro number you wish to record then press the Enter button The unit will automatically exit the menu system and go to a starting point Macro Record mode is indicated as F and the Macro Number on screen 2 From this point begin recording the desired keystroke sequence Record up to 32 keystrokes If 32 keystrokes are exceeded the unit will end the macro recording automatically 3 When finished programming press the Function button then the Enter button to end the macro recording A form is provided in section 10 to keep track of recorded macro functions Keystroke count while in the menu system While recording a macro entering the menu system changing multiple menu items and exiting the menu system are only counted as one keystroke Using the Arrow Buttons to navigate the menu system does not count as keystrokes Once the menu system has been exited re entering the menu system will count as a second keystroke
26. 0 Down Arrow 67 Record Reserved 68 74 Play 2 Alarm and Sequence 75 Stop 3 Alarm and Camera 1 76 Alarm 4 Alarm and Camera 2 77 Freeze 5 Alarm and Camera 3 78 Zoom 6 Alarm and Camera 4 79 Sequence 7 Alarm and Camera 5 80 Reserved 8 Alarm and Camera 6 81 Camera 1 9 Alarm and Camera 7 82 Camera 2 10 Alarm and Camera 8 83 Camera 3 11 Alarm and Camera 9 84 Camera 4 12 Alarm and Camera 10 85 Camera 5 13 Alarm and Camera 11 86 Camera 6 14 Alarm and Camera 12 87 Camera 7 15 Alarm and Camera 13 88 Camera 8 16 Alarm and Camera 14 89 Camera 9 17 Alarm and Camera 15 90 Camera 10 18 Alarm and Camera 16 91 Camera 11 19 Reserved 92 110 Camera 12 20 Search 111 Camera 13 21 Frame Reverse 112 Camera 14 22 Frame Forward 113 Camera 15 23 Play Reverse 114 Camera 16 24 ae S d He Reserved 25 40 ee orwar Menu 41 onitor A 130 Enter 42 2 Way Multiscreen 131 Reserved 43 4 Way Multiscreen 132 Macro 44 6 Way Multiscreen 133 Reserved 45 49 7 Way Multiscreen 134 Monitor B 50 9 Way Multiscreen 135 Camera Power 51 10 Way Multiscreen 136 Wash 52 13 Way Multiscreen 137 Auto Pan 53 16 Way Multiscreen 138 Camera Lights 54 Must send a No Button Pressed command Wipe 55 immediately following any of these commands 0150 0202G 76 Vista Columbus Triplex 9 2 Configuration and Status i Data structure Byte 1 OxFF Byte 2 Command Type OxAA SET Update DVR with data OxBB GET Extract data from DVR Byte 3 Data Length n Byte 4 Da
27. 00 3 19 06 11 3 19 21 42 3 19 23 513 20 6 26 3 20 14 30 003 01 21 2002 20 10 10 01 07 02 02 02 02 02 004 01 22 2002 20 07 10 00 00 E vd S sacar 005 01 23 2002 20 07 10 00 08 3 j Pt Ly 006 01 24 2002 20 07 10 00 00 lle i KI be 3720 18 51 3 20 21 54 3 21 02 25 3 21 03 513 22 21 01 02 02 02 02 02 007 01 25 2002 20 07 10 OSS 008 01 26 2002 20 07 10 00 46 9 matches found 10 matches found PLAY REV FWD to page up down PLAY REV FWD to page up down ENTER to play event SEQ to repeatedly play event ENTER to play event SEQ to repeatedly play event Follow the directions on screen to select archive playback etc Search Results r si H 3 1906 11 3 19121 4213 19 23 51 3 20 6 261 3 20 714 30 02 S A0 iAsessil 3 20 Bale sel sy Ail O2eAS Sy Ail OseSl 3 22 Bal soul 02 02 02 02 02 10 matches found PLAY REV FWD to page up down ENTER to play event SEQ to repeatedly play event Some options may be unavailable depending on the type of search performed These options are not displayed When archiving the unit will not allow the amount of selected data to exceed the amount of space available on the target medium Press the Menu button to exit the Search Results window without making a selection Hitting the Enter button will play the selected search result Hitting the Enter button again while in playback will cause the next selection
28. 0202G 51 Vista Columbus Triplex 3 18 Communications Use this menu to e Configure the baud rates and settings for the RS232 ports e Configure the network address for the RS485 network RS485 e Configure the Ethernet address and network settings Ethernet UI Main Menu Communications RS232 Select the Port you wish to configure and press the ENTER button Port 1 Use this menu to e Enable Disable POTS and configure the Modem initialization string POTS Setup Baud Rate e Adjust the Baud rate POTS Setup The default modem string shown below is for use with Hayes Accura 56k Diamond Supra Express 56k and 5686 US Robotics modems in their default conditions Consult with the modem manual before attempting to make any changes It is strongly recommended that the modem initialization string only be modified by a qualified technician POTS Setup POTS Bag Modem Init String Ate OAK NARAVA Raoa Default Modem String CANCEL OK ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ SEQ key selects character bank 1 key inserts blank character 2 key inserts selected character 1 With the Modem Init String highlighted press the Enter button to enter the Edit mode The character bank will appear in the centre of the menu Press the Sequence button to select the desired character bank Use the Up Down arrows to navigate to the Modem Init String field Use the Left Right arrows to select a character
29. 07 31 2003 02 20 06P Start Stop 02 02 51P 02 20 09P 1 Use the Up Down arrows to modify the time parameters and use the Left Right arrows to move between the Start and Stop fields 2 Press the Record button on the front panel when satisfied Capacity 557MB 3 The CD Writer will open the CD tray when completed RECORD to Archive 0150 0202G 61 Vista Columbus Triplex 5 3 Search Filters Pressing the Search button two or three times depending on the model brings up the Search Filters Menu Use the Search Filters menu to specify The type of operation to be performed Play from Disk Play from Archive Copy from Disk to Archive and Copy from Archive to Disk These will only be enabled if Background Archiving is turned Off The Start and Stop date of the search The Start and Stop time of the search Searching for recorded activity retail text events or alarms Searching for a text string Which cameras to search inclusively or exclusively Search Filters Operation Play from Disk The following options are available when an archive device is connected DATE MM DD YY TIME HH MM 1 Play from Disk O start Stop Brant STOR 2 Play from Archive 01 27 04 01 27 04 20 57 20 59 3 Copy from Disk to Archive 4 Copy from Archive to Disk Activity Event Alarm Text Selecting these functions displays thumbnails in the Search Results window To access the Retail Search Menu select
30. 2 This password is only used when Name Service in H the Ethernet Settings Menu is set to GnuDIIP Time Date Display Titles Display Alarm History the monitor displays during their shifts Other options include video Archive Setup archive setup and changing the operator password Operator Password None of the items are unique to the Operator menu All items located in the Operator menu are also found in the Main menu 0150 0202G 56 Vista Columbus Triplex LJ Operator Menu About DVR About DVMR menu This menu provides information such as e Model Designation Model vc16Te Serial Number Serial Number D426 T72 210001 Hostname D426T72210001 e Hostname Software Version VER 5 21 e Software Version Software Date Jan 07 2004 09 44 13 e Software Date Boot Code Version VER 1 03 A Disk Size 163 93 GB e Boot Code Version IP Address 3 1817510 e Hard Disk Size Hardware Address BA BE C6 7E FA CE e IP Address DHCP Lease Expires No Lease or Date Last DDNS Update Status No attempt e Hardware Address MAC Last DDNS Update Success NONE e DHCP Lease Expiration Date e Last DDNS Update Status ok e Last DDNS Update Success Use the following table to find detailed information about configuring specific items from the Operator menu Operator Menu Item Primary Menu Location Section In Manual Time Date Display Main Menu gt Time Date Time Date Display 3 8 Titles Display Main Menu gt Camera Tit
31. 361959858 sel The following table specifies the supported options Name Code Description Example Camera c lt n gt Describes either the camera number for c 10 fullscreen 1 Camera 1 16 Camera 16 or the type of the multiscreen display 100 Multiscreen 16 large 101 Multiscreen 16 small 102 Quad screen Size s lt n gt For fullscreen camera describes the s 2 size of the display 1 large 2 medium 3 small Action a lt n gt Describes the action the WaveBrowser a 2 has to take 0 No action 1 Normal Connection Play 2 Normal Connection Live 3 Normal Connection Goto 4 Live Connection Time t lt n gt When action is set to 3 Goto the time t 1361959858 specifies where to go in number of seconds since 01 01 1960 Please Note When an option is not specified it will be set to 0 When a normal connection is requested but the Vista Columbus unit is already connected via a normal connection the WaveBrowser should open a live connection instead 0150 0202G 70 Vista Columbus Triplex The default page http 3 18 172 230 does not accept option codes and will open the WaveBrowser in disconnected state The example URL from above http 3 18 172 230 wrcontrollite_c 1s 2a 3t 1361959858 ssi requests the WaveBrowser to make a normal connection play back at 2 27 2003 10 53 32 displaying camera 1 in medium size Email Links The Vista Columbus Triplex is able to send emails w
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33. 6 2 Vista Columbus Triplex WaveLink cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeseeneeeneneees 70 D Technical Specifications sic eecceecees 72 RS232 Event Generation Text Insertion Protocol ccceeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 74 8 1 Message Structure ccccccccccceeeceeeecceeeeeeeeeecneeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeeesaeesseeeeesseeesaeeeseeeeeeeeeesnnees 74 8 2 Message Ke EE 74 8 3 Alarm Event Field EEN 74 9 RS232 Remote Control Protocol 2 cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaanees 76 9 1 Front Panel Button Emulation cccccceesceeeeeeeeee cece eens eeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeseecaaeeeeeeeeseeeeeaeees 76 9 2 Configuration and Status cccccceeeceeeec eee eee eeeeeee seen eeeeeesceeeeeeeeeesaaseeeeeeeeesaeeesseeeeeaeees 77 1 Omacro ELE 78 10 1 Macro Functions Table ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaa eee eeeeeeeeeeeaa ease eeeeeeeeeaseseeeeeeeeenaaeeees 78 1 1 Warranty Sg EE geesde Eden 79 TIT e 79 0150 0202G 4 Vista Columbus Triplex 1 Vista Columbus Triplex Overview 1 1 Products Featured In This Manual VC04Te Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder DVR Four Channel Colour Triplex vC10Te Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder DVR Ten Channel Colour Triplex vC16Te Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder DVR Sixteen Channel Colour Triplex 1 2 Product Description The Columbus Triplex is a video multiplexer capable of recording from multiple cameras to an i
34. 8 RS232 Event Generation Text Insertion Protocol 8 1 Message Structure The Delimiter byte signals the start of anew message and has a value of OxFF Delimiter The Class and Command fields identify the type of message Class The Data Length is a 16 bit value indicating the number of bytes in the Data portion of Command the message Data Length is sent using Intel byte ordering Little Endian Data Length Data Check Sum The Check Sum byte is the result of XORing all the bytes in the message 8 2 Message Type One message is currently supported to store text along with recorded video OxFF CMD_NEW_ADD_TEXT 0x14 Class byte is 0x14 0x40 Command byte is 0x40 Data Length 0 Data Length is the number of data bytes in the message from 2 to 502 Data Length 1 Camera byte indicates the camera associated with the text The valid range is from Camera 0 to 15 Alarm Event byte usage is described in the following section Event String 0 String 1 String field contains text characters The string can be from 0 to 500 characters in length String n 1 Check Sum 8 3 Alarm Event Field The two least significant bits are currently used for the event Bits 2 and 3 are used for Alarm OIOJOIAJAJE A Alarm Event 0x00 If both the start and end bits are clear the associated text will be stored with the next recorded field for that camera That cameras record rate will not be chang
35. NTER t t Operator Operator menu 3 Times Provides access to all on screen Installer Installer Men s Yes 344 Resets the multiplexer to the Factory Installer factory defaults except the time Defaults date email addresses and email IP address Provides access to the On screen Language Installer guag Language menu Ethernet Deactivates the ethernet password so that any PC equipped with WaveReader may Reset access the unit Access Installer 0150 0202G 6 Vista Columbus Triplex Ten and Sixteen Channel Units Password Access Changeable Default Type Level Function by user Password Provides access to the Operator Yes Press ENTER Operator Operator and SystemView menus 3 Times Provides access to all on screen Installer Installer Se Yes 347 Resets the multiplexer to the Factory Install factory defaults except the time Defaults Ge date email addresses and email IP address Provides access to the On screen Language menu Language Installer Ethernet Deactivates the ethernet password so that the unit may be accessed by any PC equipped with Reset WaveReader Access Installer 1 4 Unpacking Check the package and contents for visible damage If any components are damaged or missing do not attempt to use the unit contact the supplier immediately If the unit must be returned it must be shipped in the original packing box
36. Not all menu items can be programmed using macros For a complete list of macro programmable menu items see the table below During macro recording the following button combinations perform special functions 0150 0202G 41 Vista Columbus Triplex Button Sequence Resulting Action Function then 1 Activate Relay 1 output Function then 2 Reset Relay 1 output Function then 3 Pause macro for 1 second Function then 4 Pause macro for 5 seconds Function then 5 Activate Relay 2 output Function then 6 Reset Relay 2 output Function then Enter End macro recording Macro Excluded Features The following core features or settings cannot be programmed by Macro e Disk Maintenance e Erase Archive Medium e POTS Setting e Ethernet Setting e RS485 Network Address e Front Panel Lock Unlock e Record Timer Running A Macro A macro is a recorded sequence of up to 32 keystrokes To activate a macro press the Function button followed by the Number button of the desired macro While running the macro is indicated on screen as the letter F and the macro number Function and Number Buttons The user can cancel the macro at any time by pressing the Function button Daylight Savings Time Alternate Method To adjust the time one hour for daylight savings time press the Function button then the Sequence button If this function is activated during April Ge Ce one hour is added to the
37. OTS connection is displayed as IP 1 1 On Playback Fullscreen e All the above including Image Quality Setting High Medium Standard ATM POS Text Display Pressing the Camera Number a third time displays an ATM POS text display This feature can be used during live viewing mode to verify that the Columbus Triplex is receiving ATM POS text or in Playback mode to review recorded text and video 2 10 Triplex Mode Triplex mode allows the display of both live and playback images to appear on Monitor A simultaneously Live images have grey borders while playback images have black borders To enter Triplex mode press the Play Forward button while in Play Forward mode Alternatively press the Play Reverse button while in Play Reverse mode Both the Play Forward LED and the Stop LED turn on to indicate that the unit is in Triplex mode Play Forward When in Play Forward mode and the Play Forward button is pressed the unit will enter the Triplex mode of operation When Play Forward is pressed again the unit will revert back into the normal Playback mode While in the Triplex mode if reverse play is in progress the Play Forward button will change the playback direction The left and right arrows on the Arrow Buttons will also change the Play Forward playback direction when in triplex mode Button 0150 0202G 23 Vista Columbus Triplex Reverse Play When in Reverse Play mode and the Reverse Play button is pressed the unit will e
38. Port Select Select the Port or interface to which the archive device will be connected Select from the following items SCSI SCSI archive devices 1394 1394 Firewire archive devices CANCEL 0K Archive Port Select Setup Archive Port Select Wich LI Main Menu Archive Setup Background Archive Background Archive Commands the unit to record data to both the hard disk and the archive device simultaneously Select from the following items OFF e OFF Turns background archiving Off Ge e ON Turns background archiving On LI Main Menu Archive Setup Erase Archive Medium Use this feature to erase all of the recorded data on an archive device Message With Erase Archive Medium highlighted press the Enter button If a compatible archive device is connected a confirmation box will appear otherwise no action will occur ES Erase all Records Are you sure LI Main Menu Archive Setup QuickWave Setup QuilckWave Setup This feature provides the option of having the QuickWave software written to any CDs that are created This allows the CD to be read on any PC without installing software Select ON to enable OFF to disable QuickWave CD Write on CANCEL OK 3 16 Audio Setup Use this menu to enable or disable the audio feature of the Triplex Select from OFF e OFF SIE e G711 0150 0202G 49 Vista Columbus Triplex Audio Limitations 1 To record audio at least one the un
39. Preset Mode Select either Legacy or Current Current mode is only available on ZRX mini receivers manufactured after February 1996 e urrent Legacy Mode Procedure Press the Telemetry button to enter the telemetry mode Press and release the Function button then press the Preset button Pan and Tilt the camera to the desired position Press the Iris Open button to store the position Toggle the Lights button On and Off to advance to the next preset Repeat the previous 5 steps for each of the eight presets or exit by switching Camera Power Off ST SS oP eS Tt es When all presets are stored press the Telemetry button to exit the telemetry mode Current Mode Procedure Press the Telemetry button to enter the telemetry mode Pan and Tilt the camera to the desired position Press and release the Function button then press the Preset button Press the required Number button to store the preset Repeat the previous 4 steps for the next preset Oo Foe oO e ex When all presets are stored press the Telemetry button to exit the telemetry mode Q Main Menu Telemetry Select AC DC Select the drive type which matches the power used by the remote Pan Tilt head or Dome Telemetry Select AC DC Consult your camera head equipment documentation or supplier to determine the drive type The default setting for all cameras is DC Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 01 Camera 04 Camera 16 CANCEL 0150
40. R Save and Exit Activity Setup PAUSE Toggle between Enable and Neutral STOP Toggle between Disable and Neutral ZOOM Disable Enable all zones PLAY FORWARD Increase the Sensitivity level PLAY REVERSE Decrease the Sensitivity level This Help Screen will display for 15 seconds and then disappear Press the Function button again to redisplay Sensitivity Scope Use the sensitivity scope to adjust the motion detection sensitivity for the scene The sensitivity scope is the bar located near the left hand corner of the screen The black bar raises and lowers to indicate the degree of motion detected When the black bar reaches the red bar a motion detection alarm is activated Adjusting Motion Detection Sensitivity Raise and lower the red bar to change the motion detection sensitivity Use the Play Forward button to increase the sensitivity level and the Play Reverse button to decrease the sensitivity level The sensitivity level is also displayed as a numeric value Function Button Play Reverse to decrease the acne e E e d i Forward to increase the Sensitivity 0150 0202G 45 Vista Columbus Triplex LJ Main Menu Motion Detection Indicate Detection Motion Detection may be indicated on screen by displaying the letter M Use this menu to turn this feature On or Off perec ion Indicate Detection 3 13 Camera Titles Use this menu to e Specify if t
41. Test Options include Disable Test Now Test Periodically The Test Periodically option runs the Disk Test at the specified frequency The Disk Tests run in the background and will not interfere with normal operations Test Frequency in hours From 0 to 1000 hours between tests Test Duration This option is for the type of test to run Fast or Thorough The Thorough test will test significantly more sectors than the Fast test Norbain recommends using the Thorough test The Fast test can miss some disk failures Disk Test Setup Disk Test DISABLE Test Frequency in hours 0 Test Duration Fast CANCEL OK Disk Test Result Disk Failed Disk 1 Write Error Disk 2 Write Error Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values When satisfied with the selections select OK and press the Enter button to execute The Disk Test will run in the background and will not interfere with normal operations Once the disk test is done a message will appear on the screen indicating the test result 0150 0202G 36 Vista Columbus Triplex Disk Test Result Disk Test Result Disk Failure Disk Test Success Disk 1 Write Error Disk 2 Write Error PASSED FAILED Press the Enter button to clear from the display Should a disk test fail several actions will performed An icon will be displayed indicating disk failure It is displayed on Monitor A on the bottom of the screen in the middle This icon will only disappear wh
42. V euiS ISNI oz 02 Alarm PCB Active alarm inputs vary by DVR model 4 channel units VC04Te have 4 active alarm inputs 10 channel units VC10Te have 10 active alarm inputs Alarm Input An alarm condition can be activated by devices such as pressure pads passive infrared detectors door switches or other similar devices Alarm Relay Output The alarm relay output is activated when an alarm condition Output Normally Open Zero exists The alarm output is only active for the duration of the potential relay contacts alarm Voltage 30V Max Alarm relays can be programmed in the menu system to respond to macros and video loss See section 3 10 for Current 500mA Max information about configuring the alarms in the menu system External Alarm Acknowledge Input Connect a switch or similar device to ground this pin in order External Device Normally Open to acknowledge an alarm condition and silence associated Zero potential relay contact buzzers and relays Connect from pin 23 to either pin 18 19 or 20 ground pins 0150 0202G 10 Vista Columbus Triplex AUX Port The back panel of the unit is equipped with an Aux Port 1 DB 9 style connector Q 6 Do not attempt to wire directly to the DB 9 connector on the back panel DB 9 Connector on Back Panel Connect the Accessory PCB supplied with the unit to the AUX port to access the Audio features Wire the audio input and output to the Accesso
43. a Event Record Rate e Specify the activity record rate per camera Activity Record Rate e Specify the global alarm record rate per camera Alarm Record Rate Alarm Event Actions e Specify the Alarm Event actions e Perform disk maintenance by performing a Disk Test Disk Maintenance Deleting Un deleting or Destroying previously recorded sera Zerf video e Turn the Record Lock feature ON or OFF e Turn the Automatic Delete Mode ON or OFF Auto Delete Mode 0150 0202G 30 Vista Columbus Triplex LJ Main Menu Record Record Timer Use this menu to setup Preset Record Timer Events Start Stop Macro ON OFF 1 Use the Left Right arrows to select a timed event from the list 22 59 01 59 Press the ENTER button to enter the Edit mode Ee Use the Up Down arrows to change the values of the selected field OK Press the Enter button to exit the Edit mode Use the Up Down arrows to highlight the OK field and press the ENTER button to save the changes Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode LI Main Menu Record Record Quality Use this menu to specify the record quality for each camera Decreasing the record quality decreases the amount of disk space required to store the images due to a higher compression Gamera scheme Camera 02 Camera 03 Record Quality Picture Quality Disk Space Needed EE EE High Excellent Most Medium Good Medium Standard Fair Least C
44. ail Search catagories le Cream selected from Category List Vanilla selected from Sub Level O chocolate chip fom Selected Strings Clear Individual 1 Vanilla O Clear all CANCEL OK Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode 0150 0202G 64 Vista Columbus Triplex The following operations can be performed on this screen e Select category in the categories list e Select and deselect sub levels of the currently highlighted category e Clear individual or all selected sub levels 3 categories 5 sub levels and 5 selected sub levels can be displayed on screen at one time Up down keys will scroll the screen backward and forward The user can select sub levels from different categories by first selecting the category then going to sub level frame and highlighting the selection The user selections are kept in non volatile memory so they survive a reboot The user selections will be cleared when the user uploads a new retail text file Like the other text searches the results will display in thumbnail pictures and can be viewed through full screen playback with text Restrictions and Limitations e The limit of the search strings is 1000 For example there might be 50 categories and 950 sub levels e tis not possible to have a second sub level e g Soda gt Diet Soda gt Root _ Beer e Itis not possible to do a normal text search and a retail search at the same time e The characters and
45. amera 16 High Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values AE 4 To save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button 5 Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL and then press the Enter button Main Menu Record Event Timelapse Use this menu to specify how each camera will record during normal Event Camera Settings and event conditions camera 01 BEZE TL Records at the Time lapse Record Rate under normal conditions Camera 02 TL Does not change record rate during an event Camera 03 Event Event Records during events at the Event Record Rate Camera Camera 04 TL does not record under normal conditions Event TL Records at the Time lapse Record Rate under normal conditions Records at the Event Record Rate during events ae E Ss This is the default setting E S ee ae CANCEL OK 0150 0202G 31 Vista Columbus Triplex The unit will respond to alarms and activity detection in all modes About Events An Event is an action that the unit acknowledges by recording at the Event Record Rate yet it is not cause for an Alarm Events may be created two ways via RS232 text insertion and Activity detection Example of an Event A camera is pointed at the front door inside the lobby during business hours With the Event Camera Settings Type set to Event the unit does not record while the doorway is empty When activity motio
46. ated as FRZ on screen Multiscreen freezing is indicated as a a flashing asterisk in each frozen cameo Eeer Individual cameos can be frozen in Active Cameo mode see section 2 7 Press the Freeze button again or any camera button to cancel Freeze operations 0150 0202G 16 Vista Columbus Triplex Selecting Monitor A or B To select Monitor A or B press the corresponding Monitor button The LED will light to indicate that the number keypad now controls the selected monitor Monitor Buttons 2 4 Playback Playback always displays on Monitor A Playback multiscreen borders are black as opposed to the grey borders of the live multiscreens Monitor B continues to display fullscreen live images in playback mode To begin playback press the Play Forward or Reverse Play button Play Forward When the Play Forward button is pressed the unit will play forward at the rate the data was recorded While in Playback mode the user may change the playback direction playback speed etc To return to Play Forward operations gt press the Play Forward button The left and right arrows on the Arrow Button will also change the playback direction when in play mode Play Forward Button Reverse Play To begin reverse playback press the Reverse Play button Reverse Play Button Fast Forward During playback press the Up Arrow button The unit will display images at a higher than normal rate There are 4 Fast Forward rat
47. beginning of this manual in section 1 3 3 Available Menus Operator Time Date Record Time Date Display Alarms Titles Display Macro Alarm History Motion Detection Archive Setup Camera Titles Operator Password Camera Setup Archive Setup Audio Setup Telemetry Communications Front Panel Lock Factory Settings Passwords 0150 0202G 26 Vista Columbus Triplex 3 4 Menus In This Manual Each menu is covered in detail in this chapter of this manual Menus and Menu Items appear in the manual in the same order they appear on screen e Main Menu e Operator menu 3 5 Navigating The Menu System Selecting a Menu from the Menu Bar When the menu system is first accessed only the menu bar is displayed Use the Arrow Button to select the desired menu Opening the Drop Down Menus Press the Down Arrow Navigating in Menus Press the Up Down Arrows to highlight items in the drop down menus Selecting Menu Items Hit the ENTER button to select the highlighted menu item Exiting Menus Press the Menu button to exita menu From the menu bar press the Menu button to exit the menu system completely Left Right Arrows Operator Time Date Record Alarms Macro Motion Detection Camera Titles Camera Setup Archive Setup Audio Setup Telemetry Communications Front Panel Lock Factory Settings Passwords 3 6 Menu Shortcuts Zoom Button In menu lists that have 2 settings per camera the Zoom button wil
48. ciated Equipment Associated equipment in a typical security system could contain the following items e Two monitors e A Keyboard NPX RKB e Video cameras Composite video 1 volt peak to peak e Alarm input devices Pressure sensors motion detectors etc e Alarm output devices Buzzers Sirens Flashing Lights etc e APC connected via ethernet cable e An external archive device such as a VAIDe RAID or CD R For instructions regarding the connection of the associated security equipment in your system please consult the instruction manual of the associated equipment 1 7 The Back Panel ETHERNET RS 485 1 oo Camera Inputs BNC connector looping Auto Terminating Composite Monitor A Output Composite video output with BNC style connector Y C Monitor A Output Y C video output with 4 pin mini DIN style connector Alarm I O For connecting alarm inputs and alarm output relays Power Input For connecting the power supply Aux Port For connecting the Accessory PCB for Audio inputs and outputs RS485 Port 1 Connector For connecting to keyboard and other RS485 devices Oo EE oe Or E NS 10 100 Ethernet Port For connecting to remote PC via ethernet network Let Composite Monitor PB Output Composite video output with BNC style connector 10 Y C Monitor B Output Not used 11 SCSI Port For connecting SCSI compatible archive devices 12 IEEE 1394 Firewire Port For connecting Firewire compatible archive
49. creen across a row The active cameo will always be indicated by the flashing camera number and titles Arrow Buttons Number Button Selecting Cameras Display any camera in the active cameo by pressing the Number button of the desired camera Once a camera has been selected the active cameo advances to the next cameo on the right The camera selection only changes the multiscreen currently being displayed Each multiscreen must be configured separately Changes to the multiscreen display are saved in non volatile memory and will be retained even if power is removed from the unit Freezing Press the Freeze button to freeze the image in the selected cameo Each frozen cameo is indicated as a a flashing asterisk on screen Press the Freeze button again to cancel Freeze operations Freeze Button 2 8 Sequencing The sequencing feature allows a camera to be displayed briefly on screen o before advancing to the next camera in the sequence list The default sequence list displays each camera in numerical order Sequence Button Dwell Time The dwell time is the amount of time each camera is displayed on screen before advancing to the next camera The Multiscreen dwell time is fixed at 3 seconds The default Fullscreen dwell time is also 3 seconds but can be changed once an Autolist is programmed Autolist Custom Sequence List The Autolist feature allows the user to create a custom sequence list controlling the order the
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51. e For example if you Camera 0 34 pps 2 9 spp expect to have about 20 total events each day each lasting 3 minutes on average then the of the time will be 4 1 hour 24 hours Camera 00 PPS 315 SPP Camera 0 57 pps 1 8 spp Camera 15 0 40 pps 2 5 spp Camera 16 0 40 pps 2 5 spp 125 days 8 h EVENT CANCEL OK 10 days 7 h Total Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values To save changes and exit the menu Select OK and then press the Enter button To exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button LI Main Menu Record Activity Record Rate The unit will record at the Activity Record Rate when the camera is in normal Timelapse Record Mode and activity is detected in the camera scene Activity should not be linked to Event in which case the Event Record Rate will be used Record rates are measured in both Pictures Per Second pps and Seconds Per Picture spp The maximum record rate per camera is inversely proportional to the number of cameras connected to the unit The fewer cameras connected the higher the maximum record rate for each camera and vice 0150 0202G 33 Vista Columbus Triplex versa The maximum record rate for multiple cameras is 40pps The maximum record rate for a single camera is 25pps The bottom right corner of the menu contains a record duration calculator The top line indicates the estimated recordi
52. e the Arrow Button to change the motion detection sensitivity 10 being the most sensitive Rejection Configure the unit s false alarm rejection feature by selecting Low Medium or High These settings are based on the number of simultaneously triggered zones and the persistence of motion in a scene The Low setting is the most sensitive to motion The Medium setting will filter out most false alarm situations due to sudden luminance changes over the whole scene clouds passing over The High setting will filter out sudden luminance changes as well as spurious motion events that do not persist for a number of frames a bird flying past the lens Target Size This setting is the minimum number of zones from the 16 x 16 grid that must be activated simultaneously before it is considered to be valid motion Link To Alarm Select the alarm number that you wish to activate when motion detection is activated LJ Main Menu Motion Detection Setup Active Zones Use this menu to setup the Active Zones for motion detection The screen shown below will overlay the current video image allowing for precise activity zone setup The disabled zones will be tinted The enabled zones will be clear 0150 0202G 44 Vista Columbus Triplex Activity Grid Setup Screen Pressing the Function button will bring up the Help screen shown below This screen will overlay the current video image MENU Exit Activity Setup ENTE
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54. ed B Alarm Event 0x01 If only the start bit is set the associated text will be stored with the next recorded field for that camera This will cause the selected camera as well as any pre event fields to be recorded at the Alarm or Event Record Rate C Alarm Event 0x02 If only the end bit is set the associated text will be stored with the next recorded field for that camera This will start the post event timer after which the selected camera will resume recording at the normal record rate 0150 0202G 74 Vista Columbus Triplex D Alarm Event 0x03 If both the start and end bits are set the associated text will be stored with the next recorded field for that camera The post event timer will be started after which the selected camera will resume recording at the normal record rate If enabled 0150 0202G 75 Vista Columbus Triplex 9 RS232 Remote Control Protocol The unit supports two different communication types e Remote Front Panel Button Emulation e Remote Configuration and Status 9 1 Front Panel Button Emulation Data Structure ee Byte 1 OxFF Focus Near 58 Byte 2 0x55 Iris Close 59 Byte 3 Front Panel Button Code Iris Open 60 Zoom In 61 Description Zoom Out 62 Byte 1 and 2 are header bytes Byte 3 Telemetry 63 contains the code for a specific front panel Left Arrow 64 button The different buttons and their Right Arrow 65 corresponding codes are as follows Up Arrow 66 No Button Pressed
55. en display the camera from the last active cameo is selected for full screen display Press the Zoom button again to activate the Zoom operation Searching Recorded Data The Columbus Triplex has a powerful search interface feature that allows the user to search for data on the internal hard disk or an external archive device The user may search the data for previous recording sessions text insertion or alarm conditions Because the search interface is so dynamic it is covered in detail in a separate section of this manual See section 5 2 5 Recording To begin recording press the Record button Recording will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Record button The unit always starts recording at the end of previously recorded data The unit will continue recording until the record button is pressed again If Record Lock is active the Record button will not stop the unit from recording C Record Button Monitor Displays During Recording Multiscreen Live and Playback display on Monitor A and Monitor B are not affected by recording operations Monitor A Monitor B Stop Mode de Playback Mode ES Triplex Mode 0150 0202G 19 Vista Columbus Triplex 2 6 Display Options Available Multiscreen Displays Press the Multiscreen button to activate the multiscreen display Repeatedly pressing the Multiscreen button advances the display to the next multiscreen
56. en the disk is replaced If the Notify Alarm or Notify Record email option is enabled in the Email Notification Setup Screen an email will be sent indicating that a disk failure occurred UI Main Menu Record Record Lock The Record Lock feature prevents Recording from being halted from the Front Panel OFF Turning this feature ON automatically starts the unit recording ON UI Main Menu Record Auto Delete Mode The ADM feature prevents the unit from displaying or archiving any search results that are more than the specified number of days old This feature may be required by law in some jurisdictions Choose from 1 to 99 days or Off The default setting is Off ADM Setting RER gt ADM will change Are you sure Yes 0150 0202G 37 Vista Columbus Triplex 3 10 Alarms Use this menu to configure the alarm handling features of the unit Caution The Columbus Triplex s primary function is to furnish video multiplexing and recording with a multiscreen display Although the unit has alarm handling and motion detection functions these are considered secondary features This unit should not be the only alarm device on site LI Main Menu Alarms Input Configuration Configure the alarm inputs as either Normally Open or Normally Closed Configure inputs as follows Normally Open Zero Potential Relay Contact Configure in menu as Normally Open Normally Closed Zero Potential Rela
57. es Repeated pressing of the Up Arrow button will increase the playback speed Up Arrow Button Rewind During playback press the Down Arrow button The unit will display images in reverse at a higher than normal rate There are 4 Rewind rates Repeated pressing of the Left Arrow button will increase the rewind speed Down Arrow Button Pause Freeze During playback press the Freeze button This feature pauses all full screen and multiscreen images Pause is indicated by FRZ on the playback monitor Freeze Button 0150 0202G 17 Vista Columbus Triplex Single Frame Advance While in Pause mode press the Right Arrow button The unit will advance a single frame then return to Pause mode Right Arrow Button Single Frame Rewind While in Pause mode press the Reverse Play button The unit will rewind a single frame then return to Pause mode Left Arrow Button Stop Playback To stop playback and return to Live Multiscreen mode on Monitor A press the Stop button ER Stop Button Multiscreen Display During Playback press the Multiscreen button to activate a multiscreen display The 6 way and PIP multiscreen displays are not available in Playback mode For detailed information about Multiscreen displays see section 2 6 Multiscreen Button Multiscreen Display With Sequencing If a multiscreen display does not include all of the cameras the remaining cameras can be sequenced in the bottom ri
58. essed again Clicking any of the buttons except Stop will also resume playback The Play Pointer slider bar stays at the current position while paused 6 Single Frame Advance button Click on this button to advance the video a single frame 7 Rewind button Click on this button to perform high speed reverse playback 8 Fast Forward button Click on this button to perform high speed playback 9 IP Address Field Enter the unit s IP address 10 Password Field Enter the unit s password if necessary 12 09 00 AM e866 6866 6 60600 11 Live check box Click in this box to enable live viewing before connecting 12 Connect Disconnect button Click on this button s to connect to the unit 13 Number buttons Press any of these buttons to call up individual cameras for display When connected to a unit that has more than 16 cameras right clicking over the number buttons will display numbers 17 through 32 Right click again to return to cameras 1 through 16 14 Single Camera Display Size Choose from Small Medium or Large 15 16 way Multiscreen button Choose from a Medium 16 way or Large 16 way 16 4 way Multiscreen button Selects a Large 4 way display 17 View Live Button Click on this button while connected to view live video 18 Play Pointer Slider Bar The Play Pointer slider bar advances to the right to indicate the playback position on the disk The user can drag the bar to navigate forward or backward
59. from the search list to be played Press the Sequence button to repeatedly play the selected event 0150 0202G 66 Vista Columbus Triplex 6 Web Interface The Vista ColumbusTriplex has an integrated WebBrowser interface The WaveBrowser option allows the user to view video from any ethernet connected Triplexes with software version 4 09 or above For WaveBrowser to function properly certain ActiveX controls must be set correctly To setup the ActiveX controls 1 Click on the Tools Internet Options Menu in Internet Explorer Click on the Security tab Select Internet for the Web Content Zone Click on the Custom Level button Ensure that both Download unsigned ActiveX controls and Initalize and Script ActiveX controls not marked as Safe are set to Prompt Click the OK button Click on the Yes button in the Warning message Click the OK button in the Internet Options window To access the web interface 1 Launch Internet Explorer version 5 5 or later on any local Internet connected PC or laptop 2 Type in the Triplex s IP address or hostname in the address field and press enter The Enter Network Password box should appear 3 Enter the correct Username and Password in their respective fields the default username and password is admin Click the OK button 4 The WaveBrowser window should appear Type the IP address in the IP Address Field and click the Connect button Fie bak e oe Tae ee wn DD 23 D
60. ght cameo While in a multiscreen display press the Sequence button to begin sequencing For detailed wos information about sequencing see section 2 8 Sequence Button Full Screen Display Select any camera for Full Screen display by pressing the Number button of the desired camera Pressing the Camera number button again displays the Status Display Box Pressing the same button a third time displays any associated ATM or cash register ASCII text Number Button Sequenced Full Screen Display While in a Full Screen display press the Sequence button to begin full screen sequencing The sequence list and dwell times are programmable For detailed information about programming the sequence list see section RS 2 8 Sequence Button Zooming To activate the 2x digital zoom select the full screen display of the camera you wish to zoom then press the Zoom button Zooming will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Zoom button 0150 0202G 18 Vista Columbus Triplex Zooming is also indicated as ZOOM on the monitor Zooming works with frozen and non frozen images Zoomed images can also be frozen amp While Zoomed use the Arrow Buttons to Pan and Tilt across the image PI te th t ing digital Pan Tilt ease note the camera does not move during digital Pan Ti doom Button Press the Zoom button again or another camera button to cancel the Zoom with LED operations If the Zoom button is pressed while in a multiscre
61. he camera titles will be displayed on the monitors EEN Edit Titles e Ed the title for each camera Main Menu Camera Titles gt Title Display SE Camera titles may be displayed on either monitor Use this menu Monitor A E to turn this feature On or Off Monitor B OFF CANCEL OK Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate and change the values UI Main Menu Camera Titles Edit Titles Use the Arrow Buttons to select the camera whose title you wish to configure and then press the Enter button The Camera Title Edit menu will appear Camera Title Edit Camera Ea Title Camera 01 CANCEL OK ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ SEQ key selects character bank 1 key inserts blank character 2 key inserts selected character Camera Title Edit Menu 1 With the camera title selected press the Enter button The menu will enter the Edit mode and the character bank will appear in the centre of the menu Press the Sequence button to select the desired character set Use the Left Right arrows to navigate the cursor in the camera title Use the Up Down arrows to navigate the cursor in the character bank 0150 0202G 46 Vista Columbus Triplex 5 Press the Number 1 button to insert a blank character or press the Number 2 button to insert the selected character When finished editing the title press the Enter button to exit the edit mode Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then
62. he unit will begin by displaying the software version on Monitor A then the unit will begin recording automatically Check Video Input Quality Check the picture quality by selecting each camera for full screen display If the picture quality is poor check the following items e The BNC connections e The loop through terminations e The video levels of incoming signals e The possibility of ground loops e Consult the camera s installation instructions for additional information about proper camera setup Check Record And Playback Quality Record for at least three minutes at the default record rate Then play back the recording selecting each camera for full screen display Check the playback picture quality 0150 0202G 14 Vista Columbus Triplex 2 Columbus Triplex Basic Operations 2 1 Principal Operating Modes The Columbus Triplex has three principal modes of operation e Live Viewing e Playback e Recording All three of these modes can operate simultaneously Each mode is discussed in detail later in this section 2 2 The Front Panel 1 Reverse Play Button Plays recorded video in reverse 2 Live Stop Button Stops Playback and returns to Live mode 3 Play Forward Button Begins Playback 4 Function Button Used in conjunction with Camera Buttons to run macros Also displays help screens in certain modes 5 Camera Selection Number Buttons Camera numbers 1 through 16 1 through 10 or 1 through 4
63. hen certain events occur like videoloss alarms etc When in record mode the Triplex software version 5 00 will add a WaveBrowser link in the email notification Clicking this link initiates WaveBrowser to be started make a normal connection and play back the specific camera with a medium size video window at the time the event occurred 0150 0202G 71 Vista Columbus Triplex 7 Technical Specifications General External Power Supply 12 Volt DC 60 Watt 5 Amp Connector 2 1mm barrel connector centre positive Power Consumption 35 Watt nominal single disk Operating Temperature Range Operating 0 to 40 C Storage 20 to 60 C Relative Humidity Range Non Condensing Operating 10 to 80 Storage 10 to 95 Dimensions 343 x 442 x 44mm 1U 19 inch rack unit Weight Connections 4Kg 9 Lbs 10 100 Ethernet Port RJ 45 Connector RS232 Port 1 DB 9 Male Connector DTE Configuration AUX Port DB 9 Male Connector RS232 Port 2 RJ 45 Connector Camera Inputs BNC connectors Auto Terminating Colour amp Mono Monitor A Output Y C 4 pin Mini DIN Connector Monitor A Output Composite BNC Connector Monitor B Output Composite BNC Connector RS485 Port Two Looping RJ 45 Connectors IEEE 1394 Firewire Port 6 position IEEE 1394 Socket SCSI Port 50 pin High Density SCSI 2 female connector
64. her category appears The creator of the retail text file is responsible to put the categories and sub levels into correct order The Triplex will not sort the strings A category has to have at least one sub level The customer has to store this file as a txt file named retail_ search txt Example Ice_Cream Vanilla Chocolate_Chip Soda Vanilla Root_Beer filename retail_search txt Orange Beer Draft Light Extra_Light Uploading Downloading the retail_search txt File The retail search text file can be uploaded to the Triplex unit via the Web interface The index ssi page will contain a link to the retail search page Open the embedded web browser by typing the Triplex s IP address in the address field of your Internet browser ain D Lo Se Go posui Tock ti E ET JE Li Masia Peabet teb Nosis Prebtiter mupa rag P P sie vate Bea exifgorngen erann ow four A de 3 0 b S Giel ebessi ad gt 2 ED ee Zei KE VC16STe Home Waze usa Configern he unit paade o anit Prepectess of the emit Click here Retad Seserh toe This page will appear if no retail text file has previously been uploaded To upload the file click the Browse button and navigate to the file location Once the file is selected click on the Upload Retail Search File button 0150 0202G 63 Vista Columbus Triplex S Se o Forain pe g s Si LST ER d AEA WOVE tihka paa at EI 17 18 hahaa ale Maiei Medard Di
65. ing Triplex mode press the Multiscreen button to activate or change the multiscreen display The 6 way and PIP multiscreen displays are not available in Triplex mode For detailed information about Multiscreen displays see section 2 6 Multiscreen Display With Sequencing The bottom right cameo of any multiscreen will start sequencing when the Sequence button is pressed If this camera is a playback image the sequencing will include all the non displayed playback cameras and vice versa for a live image Full Screen Display Select any camera for Full Screen display by pressing the Number button of the desired camera Pressing the Camera number button again displays the Status Display Box Pressing the same button a third time displays any associated ATM or cash register ASCII text Sequenced Full Screen Display While in a Full Screen display press the Sequence button to begin full screen sequencing The sequence list and dwell times are programmable For detailed information about programming the sequence list see section 2 8 Zooming To activate the 2x digital zoom select the full screen display of the camera you wish to zoom then press the Zoom button Zooming will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Zoom button Zooming is also indicated as ZOOM on the monitor Zooming works with frozen and non frozen images Zoomed images can also be frozen While Zoomed use the Arrow Buttons to Pan and Tilt across the image
66. ings Time Sets clock ahead one hour in April and back one hour in Sequence October 0150 0202G 78 Vista Columbus Triplex 11 Warranty and Service 11 1 Factory Service Warning Do not open the top cover or attempt to service the unit as this may expose you to dangerous voltages and other hazards Programmer maintenance of this unit is limited to external cleaning and inspection Refer all servicing to qualified personnel If the unit requires factory service contact the dealer who supplied the unit to you for the correct procedures on returning the unit to the factory or the nearest factory service centre If the dealer is not available contact the manufacturer of the unit as detailed below and request a Return Material Authorization number RMA The unit s serial number must be provided before a RMA number can be issued Units returned to the factory for service must have freight and insurance prepaid and must show the RMA number clearly on all shipping documents The failure symptoms must be clearly described by the operator and enclosed with the unit together with a copy of the original suppliers invoice Failure to comply with these instructions will delay service of the unit and may result in the unit not being accepted by the Repair Centre Factory Address Norbain Vista Norbain SD Ltd Norbain House Eskdale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham Berkshire England RG41 5TS Telephone 44 0 118 944 0123 Fax
67. ion of the monitor as Hi Z High Impedance Y C Monitor Output Y C video output has a 4 pin mini DIN style Cable 75 Ohm Coaxial connector This style of connection is also referred to as SVHS and S Video Connectors BNC Alarm UO Port The back panel of the unit is equipped with an Alarm OOOCOOOCOCOCO Port DB 25 style connector Do not attempt to wire directly to the DB 25 OOOOOOOOOOOO connector on the back panel DB 25 Connector on Back Panel Connect the Alarm PCB supplied with the unit to the Alarm Port Wire all alarm inputs to the Alarm PCB per the pin out specifications shown below 0150 0202G 9 Vista Columbus Triplex Pin 1 Alarm Input 1 Pin 13 Alarm Input 13 Pin 2 Alarm Input 2 Pin 14 Alarm Input 14 Pin 3 Alarm Input 3 Pin 15 Alarm Input 15 Pin 4 Alarm Input 4 Pin 16 Alarm Input 16 Pin 5 Alarm Input 5 Pin 17 Alarm Output Relay 1 Pin 6 Alarm Input 6 Pin 18 Ground Pin 7 Alarm Input 7 Pin 19 Ground Pin 8 Alarm Input 8 Pin 20 Ground Pin 9 Alarm Input 9 Pin 21 Alarm Output Relay 1 Common Pin 10 Alarm Input 10 Pin 22 Alarm Output Relay 2 Pin 11 Alarm Input 11 Pin 23 External Alarm Silence and Acknowledge Input Pin 12 Alarm Input 12 Pin 25 Alarm Output Relay 2 Common JOVA chte ba Li Gg Y Y S9065 z tS A I MINZE LA CA wiw L 6 ZZ O W ve Zk S Et Nd GND GND gy LO EN ZON OLV MOV LLY Ian ZLY ZINOD EL
68. is closely associated with the Alarm Record Mode For detailed information about configuring the Alarm Record Mode see Alarm Record mode in section 3 11 Estimate of the of time the alarm mode For example Time if you expect to have about 5 total periods of alarms each day each lasting 3 minutes on average then the of the time will be 1 40 days 20 h Alarm 15 min 24 hours 15 days 11 h Total Record Duration CANCEL OK Calculator 60 pps 0150 0202G 34 Vista Columbus Triplex Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values To save changes and exit the menu Select OK and then press the Enter button To exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button UI Main Menu Record Alarm Event Actions Pre Event Duration The unit will record up to 5 seconds of data ahead of the event trigger at the Event Record Rate Select from 0 to 5 seconds Post Event Duration The unit will record up to 250 seconds after the completion of the Event at the Event Record Rate Select from 0 to 250 seconds Alarm Event Actions Pre Event Duration 2a Post Event Duration 0 Pre Alarm Duration 0 Alarm Record Mode Interleaved ACTIVITY Link to Event Yes CANCEL OK Pre Alarm Duration The unit will record up to 5 seconds of data ahead of the alarm trigger at the Alarm Record Rate Select from 0 to 5 seconds Alarm Record Mode Use this o
69. is used as hostname here ge04 the remainder is used as domain here companyname net The hostname is set via the Ethernet Setting menu and is case sensitive DDNS update interval must be set to a reasonable value e g 2 minutes The password for the DDNS server has to be set in the Passwords gt DDNS password menu The password is 4 digits long The Enter button can be used for the number 0 When everything is configured correctly the Triplex will send periodically a Dynamic DNS update message over TCP port 3495 to the Dynamic DNS server telling the server its hostname The Triplex does not include its IP address in the message Instead the Dynamic DNS server extracts the IP address of the Triplex via the Ethernet source IP address This guarantees that the correct IP address is used even when the Triplex is behind a NAT router 0150 0202G 54 Vista Columbus Triplex 3 19 Front Panel Lock Use this feature to lock the front panel keypad While locked the only operational key on the front panel is the Menu button To unlock the front panel enter the Installer password and return Lock Keyboard to this menu Highlight the item you wish to select Save changes and exit the menu Press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button 3 20 Factory Settings Return To Factory Defaults From the Factory Setting menu press the Enter button A Factory Default Password password box will appear En
70. ischarge WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to subpart J of part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment This equipment has also been tested and found to comply with the requirements for a CE Class A device and TUV safety standards Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user is required to take all measures that are necessary at the user s expense to correct the interference 0150 0202G 2 Vista Columbus Triplex Contents Vista Columbus Triplex Overview cccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeees 5 1 1 Products Featured In This Manual c csscccccssseeeesesseeeesesseeeseesseeeseaseeesseeneeessaneeessoaes 5 1 2 Product DeSCription iuiiiicccccecccsccteccecececteted ie eeecesecectcenivvecseneecetidevesseterssenstevedessrerncestidveverere 5 1 3 GE e TEEN 6 TA UMPacCkiing E 7 1 5 Installation Environment cccccccecesseeeeceeneeeseeseeeeseaeeessaeaeeeseasasesseaaeeeseasaesesoaneeessaaae 7 1 6 Associated Equipment 002 ccccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eens eeeeeeee
71. it s video inputs must be set to record video at a rate of 1pps or faster 2 If all the cameras are set to EVENT mode and no events are occurring no audio will be recorded regardless of the event recording speed 3 17 Telemetry Use this menu to e Enable or Disable telemetry for each camera Telemetry Enable individually Telemetry e Select either Legacy or Current telemetry e Configure the preset mode as Legacy or Current Select AC DC e Enable or Disable preset programming e Select AC or DC for each camera individually A Vista NPX KBD remote keyboard is required to control telemetry cameras Preset Mode LI Main Menu Telemetry Telemetry Enable Use this menu to Enable or Disable telemetry of each camera individually Telemetry Enable Enable Disable Enable Camera 16 CANCEL LI Main Menu Telemetry Telemetry Use this menu to select the telemetry signal type Select from either Legacy Asynchronous not synchronized with the video Current signal This is the older style Current Synchronous synchronized with the video signal This is the newer style Legacy telemetry may interfere with some on screen displays If this happens try using Current telemetry Current works with Baxall ZR mini receivers or DAX units Changing the telemetry type is a global function which changes all telemetry outputs 0150 0202G 50 Vista Columbus Triplex Q Main Menu Telemetry
72. l toggle all selections This provides a quick and easy way to enable or disable all cameras for a particular feature Camera Button In menu lists that provide settings per camera a particular camera may be accessed directly by pressing on the associated camera button Use the Arrow Button to modify the setting 0150 0202G 27 Vista Columbus Triplex 3 7 The Main Menu Main Menu Overview The Main menu contains the majority of programmable options for the Columbus Triplex Each item in the Main menu is described in detail in this section of the manual Main menu items appear in this section in the same order they appear in the menu 3 8 Time Date Use this menu to specify Set Time e The time and date Set Date e The date format MM DD YY YY MM DD or DD MM YY Set Date Format e Which monitors will display the time and date WEES Dehae Displey e Set Regional Daylight Savings Time Sert Region SE Network Time Setup e Setup clock synchronization between Triplex and Network Server J Main Menu Time Date Set Time Using the Up Down Arrow buttons to navigate highlight HH MM SS 1 2 Press the Enter button the highlighting will move to the row of numbers 3 Enter the time in Hours Minutes and Seconds Use the Up Down Arrow Inn MM SS buttons to change the values and the Left Right Arrow buttons to navigate 03 05 53 Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the edit mode CANCEL OK
73. les Title Display 3 13 Alarm History Main Menu gt Alarm Alarm History 3 11 Archive Setup Main Menu gt Archive Setup 3 15 Operator Password Main Menu Password Operator Password 3 21 0150 0202G 57 Vista Columbus Triplex 4 Alarms 4 1 Alarm Input Alarm devices are connected via the Alarm PCB on the back panel of the unit see section 1 7 Each Alarm Input corresponds with the Camera Input of the same number Alarm input to camera number assignments can be changed on all models See Alarm Action menu section 3 10 4 2 Alarm Output Front Panel Alarm LED The LED located below the Alarm button is lit for the duration of the alarm The LED located to the left of the Alarm button is activated on video loss Internal Buzzer The internal buzzer is activated until it is silenced and acknowledged This feature can be turned off in the menu system see Buzzer Setup in section 3 10 Monitor Displays Discussed below in the On screen Displays During Alarms section Output Relays The alarm output relay is active for the duration of the alarm Macro Activation Unit can be configured in the menu system to activate a macro when an alarm is detected see Link to Macro in section 3 10 Record Rate Record Rate can be increased by recording at the Alarm Record Rate see section 3 10 and by Interleaved or Exclusive Recording see Alarm Record mode in section 3 10 4 3 Alarm Acknowledge Pressing the
74. ll Screen Display Select any camera for Full Screen display by pressing the Number button of the desired camera Pressing the Camera number button again displays the Status Display Box Pressing the same button a third time displays any associated ATM or cash register ASCII text see section 2 9 Number Button Sequenced Full Screen Display While in a Full Screen display press the Sequence button to begin full screen sequencing The sequence list and dwell times are programmable For detailed information about programming the sequence list see section 2 8 Sequence Button Zooming To activate the 2x digital zoom select the full screen display of the camera you wish to zoom then press the Zoom button Zooming will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Zoom button Zooming is also indicated as ZOOM on the primary monitor Zooming works with frozen and non frozen images Zoomed images can also be frozen Zoom Button While Zoomed use the Arrow Buttons to Pan and Tilt across the image with LED Please note the camera does not move during digital Pan Tilt Press the Zoom button again to cancel the Zoom operations If the Zoom button is pressed while in a multiscreen display the camera from the last active cameo is selected for full screen display Press the Zoom button again to activate the Zoom operation Freezing Pressing the Freeze button freezes all camera images on screen Full Screen freezing is indic
75. lowed by ASCII strings for every alarm event in its alarm history list and a stop byte OxFF Each string is formatted as follows dd bmm ddbhh mm ssbaa lt CR gt lt LF gt dd index number 00 99 b space character mm month 01 12 dd day 01 31 hh hours 00 23 mm minutes 00 59 ss seconds 00 59 aa alarm number 01 16 lt CR gt Carriage return Ox0D lt LF gt Line feed Ox0A Example 03 11 27 22 48 58 15 b Read data from Columbus Triplex Configuration and status data can be read from the Columbus Triplex The data is arranged in the form of 16 byte blocks numbered from 1 to 213 For details about the contents of each block contact Norbain and request the Block Data Structure for the Columbus Triplex Byte 1 OxFF Byte 2 OxBB Byte 3 1 Byte 4 OxFF Byte 5 Block Number 1 213 or 255 if all blocks are requested The Columbus Triplex responds to the Read data request by sending all the requested data bytes consecutively without any start or stop bytes A total of either 16 bytes or 3408 bytes will be transmitted depending on whether a single block or all the blocks were requested Vista Columbus Triplex 10 Macro Tables Photo copy this page and use it to keep a record of the programmed macro functions 10 1 Macro Functions Table Macro Description Number 11 12 13 14 15 16 Function Daylight Sav
76. m Handling with History Log Pre and post alarm recording e Archive onto Vista VAIDe Disk Array or RAID or CD R s e EEE 1394 Firewire interface for Vista VAIDe Disk Array or Firewire Disk Drives e Continuous Recording with simultaneous Archiving e PTZ control via ethernet or POTS or via RS485 with the NPX RKB remote keyboard e Covert camera recording recording without display e Auto Daylight savings time change function e Integrated WaveBrowser Software e Alarm Notification via email e Dynamic IP addressing DHCP e Clock synchronization with Network Server e Support for Dynamic Domain Name Server DDNS e Retail Text Search e Playback and live audio via WaveReader on audio supported models e Support for over a dozen languages e Hard Disk monitoring and testing features 0150 0202G 5 Vista Columbus Triplex 1 3 Passwords Passwords are provided to limit access to menus and certain functions Two levels of password security are provided e Operator Limited menu access only Operator and System View menus are available e Installer Complete menu access As a security measure it is recommended that the Operator and Installer passwords be changed after installation is complete see section 3 21 Store the passwords in the administrator s secure files Default Passwords Four Channel Units Password Access Changeable Default Type Level Function by user Password Provides access to the Operator Yes Press E
77. matically adjusted once on a given time and date If you manually set the clock back before the last DST change the time will not get automatically adjusted again for that same time change 0150 0202G 29 Vista Columbus Triplex LI Main Menu Time Date Network Time Setup Use this menu to enable disable and specify how often time synchronization should occur between the Triplex and the Network Server The Region Time Zone must be setup prior to enabling the option Update Interval Select from Enable Disable Once per Day Twice per Day and Once per Hour NTP Primary Server Enter IP Address of Primary Server NTP Backup Server Enter IP Address of Backup Server 1 To save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button 2 To exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL and then press the Enter button Network Time Protocol Setup Update Interval S NTP Primary Server 3 37 NTP Backup Server S HESE CANCEL OK Last Update Never Since Power up Warning Region Time Zone must be set correctly 3 9 Record Use this menu to e Specify a schedule for recording e Specify if a camera is to be used for event recording time lapse recording or both Record Quality e Specify the record quality High Medium or Standard Event Timelapse e Specify the time lapse record rate per camera Timelapse Record Rate e Specify the event record rate per camer
78. me mae NE AA mime ir Memento O inanem ve E Menini edid Dias Parten AA biret ebege rn au birme mannen vest a pR eine SHEET je JMR SOC DlS e i S Ai nm E Memini zi weer cht When the retail text file has been uploaded this page provides the options to delete or upload a new retail text file The user can view the retail text file by clicking the link to the retail text file The user can download the retail text file to a PC by right clicking the link and by choosing Save Target As The user can only upload one retail text file and can delete the current retail text file After uploading the file and also after a reboot the Triplex will read the contents of the file and store it in memory The Local Retail Search Screen Access to the Local Retail Search screen is gained through the Search Filters Menu Press the Search button one or more times until the Search Filters Screen appears then select the Retail radio box and press the Zoom key Search Filters Operation Play from Disk DATE MM DD YY TIME HH MM Start Stop Start Stop 01 27 04 01 27 04 20 57 20 59 Activity Event Alarm Text o o Retail To access the Retail Search Menu select RETAIL and press the ZOOM key Camera 1L 12 13 14 15 16 EE HEH Aw CANCEL K E z START SEARCH Hit ZOOM to edit retail text list Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode Setup Ret
79. med Out and set the Alarm Timeout to two seconds LI Main Menu Alarms Enable Disable Use this menu to Enable or Disable the alarm inputs 0150 0202G 38 Individual Enable Enable All Disable All Vista Columbus Triplex Select from the following e Individual Enable Allow the user to access the Alarm Enable submenu and enable or disable alarm inputs on a per camera basis e Enable All e Disable All Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate and change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button LI Main Menu Alarms Alarm History Use this window to view a list of the 100 most recent alarms Alarms are displayed 10 at atime Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate and change the values Information displayed in this window is e The alarms number in the list e The date of the alarm month and day e The time of the alarm hours minutes and seconds The number of the camera input in alarm UI Main Menu Alarms Link To A Macro Use this menu to link an alarm input to a macro If a link is created a macro will run each time that alarm is activated Alarm Select the alarm input you would like to link Macro Select the macro number you wish to link to Leave this setting blank if you do not wish to link to a macro Use the Arrow Butto
80. n detection senses that someone is entering or leaving the doorway the unit begins recording at the Event Record Rate and stops recording when the motion ceases RS232 Event See section 8 for information about generating an Event via RS232 and optionally inserting ASCII text to mark the Event Activity Detection Event See Setup Parameters in section 3 13 for detailed information about configuring activity detection as an event in the menu system LJ Main Menu Record Timelapse Record Rate The unit records at the Timelapse Record Rate under normal conditions when there are no alarms events or activity present Record rates are measured in both Pictures Per Second pps and Seconds Per Picture spp The maximum record rate per camera is inversely proportional to the number of cameras connected to the unit The fewer cameras connected the higher the maximum record rate for each camera and vice versa The maximum record rate for multiple cameras is 40pps The maximum record rate for a single camera is 25pps The bottom right corner of the menu contains a record duration calculator The top line indicates the estimated recording time for the unit in Time lapse record mode only The bottom line indicates the estimated recording time taking into consideration the amount of time the unit will spend in Activity Event and or Alarm record mode Timelapse Record Rate 0 40 pps 2 5 spp 0 29 pps 3 5 spp 0 34 pps 2 9
81. ng time of the cameras in Activity record mode only The bottom line indicates the estimated recording time taking into consideration the amount of time the unit will spend in Time lapse Activity Event and or Alarm record mode Activity Record Rate Camera 0 40 pps 2 5 spp Estimate of the of time each camera will typically spend in Camera 0 29 pps 3 5 spp periods of activity For example Pn if you expect to have about 20 Camera nee RPO 29 GP total periods of activity each day each lasting 3 minutes on average then the of the time will be 4 1 hour 24 hours Camera 0 57 pps 1 8 spp Camera 15 2 5 spp Camera 16 2 5 spp 68 days 11 h ACTIVITY CANCEL OK 9 days 16 h Total 1 Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values 2 To save changes and exit the menu Select OK and then press the Enter button To exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button LI Main Menu Record Alarm Record Rate During an alarm the unit records at the alarm record rate The bottom of the menu contains a record duration calculator The top line indicates the estimated recording time of the cameras in Alarm record mode only The bottom line indicates the estimated recording time taking into consideration the amount of time the unit will spend in Time lapse Activity Event and or Alarm record mode The configuration of the Alarm Record Rate
82. ns to navigate and change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button LJ Main Menu Alarms Buzzer Setup Use this menu to configure the internal buzzer Global Buzzer The Global Buzzer setting acts as a master On Off switch Setting the Global Buzzer to OFF deactivates all buzzer activity 0150 0202G 39 Alarms Enable Disable Enable Alarm Alarm Alarn Disable Enable Disable Alarm Alarm CANCEL OK Alarm History Box 001 02 04 18 40 32 16 002 02 15 12 00 10 11 003 02 28 10 10 20 08 03 15 05 12 16 04 Macre Link List Setup Buzzer Setup CANCEL OK Global Buzzer Vista Columbus Triplex UI Main Menu Alarms Videoloss Action Use this menu to configure how the unit responds to videoloss Camera ER Camera Select the camera you wish to configure Relay 1 Disable Relay 1 If enabled the unit will activate Relay 1 when videoloss is detected Relay 2 Enable Relay 2 If enabled the unit will activate Relay 2 when videoloss is detected CANCEL OK UI Main Menu Alarms Notification Use this menu to select Email Alarm Notification Email Notification Setup This screen allows the user to setup the types of events to be notified of and the email addresses up to two to be
83. nter the Triplex mode of operation When Reverse Play is pressed again the unit will revert back into the normal Playback mode While in the Triplex mode if forward play is in progress the Reverse Play button will change the playback direction Fast Forward During playback press the Up Arrow button The unit will display images at a higher than normal rate There are 4 Fast Forward rates Repeated pressing of the Up Arrow button will increase the playback speed Rewind During playback press the Down Arrow button The unit will display images in reverse at a higher than normal rate There are 4 Rewind rates Repeated pressing of the Left Arrow button will increase the rewind speed Pause Freeze During playback press the Freeze button This feature pauses all full screen and multiscreen images Pause is indicated by FRZ on the playback monitor Single Frame Advance While in Pause mode press the Right Arrow button The unit will advance a single frame then return to Pause mode Single Frame Rewind While in Pause mode press the Reverse Play button The unit will rewind a single frame then return to Pause mode Stop To stop Triplex mode and return to Live mode on Monitor A press the Stop button Reverse Play Button Up Arrow Button Down Arrow Button Freeze Button Right Arrow Button Left Arrow Button Stop Button 0150 0202G 24 Vista Columbus Triplex Multiscreen Display Dur
84. nternal hard drive while simultaneously providing playback Unlike outdated time lapse VCRs the Columbus Triplex records high resolution pictures Digital recording improves playback quality over VCRs and eliminates the hassle of cleaning heads changing tapes or servicing motors The unit can also be programmed to record continuously by overwriting the oldest recorded data Depending on the setup the Columbus Triplex can store from a few hours to more than 3 years of colour images Programmable search features eliminate time consuming Fast Forwarding or Rewinding of tapes searching for critical data Search for recorded images or events by alarm time date motion video loss camera number and ASCII cash register or ATM text Caution This products primary purpose is to furnish video multiplexing and recording Although the unit has alarm handling and motion detection functions they are considered secondary features This unit should not be the only alarm device on site Features e Multiplexer functionality with built in digital recording e Triplex simultaneous recording playback and live multiscreen viewing e Remote programming and control through the RS232 RS485 and Ethernet ports e View live or recorded images remotely using WaveReader software e Video motion detection intrusion and activity e Preview search results with thumbnail images e Displays include full screen sequenced picture in picture and multiscreens e Alar
85. ption to determine how the unit will record cameras in alarm Exclusive The unit records only the camera or cameras in alarm Interleaved Alarmed cameras are recorded at a higher rate than non alarm cameras The unit accomplishes this by interleaving images of alarmed cameras between images from non alarmed cameras in the record list Interleaved is the recommended mode of operation Example of Record Lists Exclusive record list for 8 cameras Camera 4 in alarm 4444444444444444 Interleaved record list for 8 cameras Camera 4 in alarm 1424345464748414 ACTIVITY Link to Event Selecting Yes in this menu will activate the event record speed when activity detection is present 0150 0202G 35 Vista Columbus Triplex UI Main Menu Record Disk Maintenance Use the Arrow Button to select from the following options then press the Enter button to begin UnDelete Delete Delete all data from the hard disk with the possibility of restoring it Destroy Undelete Restore data that has been deleted but not yet overwritten Test Destroy Erase all data from the hard disk permanently without the possibility of restoring it Selecting this option brings up a confirmation dialog box Test Provides access to the Disk Test Setup menu which features disk test and monitoring options Disk Test Setup Menu The Disk Test Setup menu provides several testing options including the test time frequency and duration Disk
86. r RS232 Remote Control Protocols DB 9 Pin Configuration For Port 1 DTR RTS Ground CTS DB 9 Connector on Not Connected Not Connected Back Panel RS232 Port 2 For Event Generation ASCII Text Insertion and proprietary dome control RJ 45 Pin Configuration For RS232 Port 2 Use i Use Ground TXD 1234567 8 Reserved Not Connected Not Connected Ground RXD Reserved RJ 45 socket on Back Panel 1 8 Power Up Use the diagram below to secure the power cord to the back panel Oo Slide approximately 6 inches of the power cord through the pre installed cable tie approximately 1 inch after the ferrite core 2 Tighten the cable tie until the cord is secure Do not over tighten Loop the power cord end around and insert into the power receptacle on the back panel 0150 0202G 13 Vista Columbus Triplex It is important that the power up procedures be followed carefully The unit uses its auto detect feature to detect camera signals during power up and configures itself automatically Power up procedure Once the system installation is complete apply Power Supply Input power in the following order f Voltage 12 Volt DC 1 Energize the monitors and all of the cameras Power 60 Wait 5 Amp Connector 2 1mm barrel centre positive 2 Energize the Columbus Triplex Once power is applied to the unit it will begin its power up procedure T
87. ra This feature removes cameras from all live and playback displays while continuing to record them so that the users and the public are unaware Camera 01 R that the camera is being recorded Covert cameras are viewable during Camera 02 YES playback Camera 03 NO Select Yes in this menu to configure a camera as covert Camera 04 NO Use the Arrow Buttons to navigate and change the values To disable the covert camera make display visible return to this menu and change the selection to NO The camera s display will become visible 16 upon exiting the Main Menu Covert Camera CANCEL OK L Main Menu Camera Setup gt Camera Scope Use this menu to view a live luminance histogram of the currently displayed camera Luminance Histogram A Luminance Histogram is a graphical representation of how many times each grey level value occurs in an image Use this feature to analyse and optimise the video input signal Luminance Histogram St Black White Luminance 3 15 Archive Setup Data recorded by the unit can be archived to an external archive device Use this menu to Port Select e Select the Port where the archive device will be connected e Turn Background Archiving mode Off and On Erase Archive Medium e Erase the recorded data on a compatible archive device QuickWave Setup e Enable or Disable QuickWave Setup 0150 0202G 48 Vista Columbus Triplex LI Main Menu Archive Setup
88. ry PCB per the pin out specifications shown below Pin 1 Not Used Pin 2 Audio Out Pin 3 Ground Pin 4 Audio In Pin 5 Ground d ou IR HI Pin 6 Not Used E is AD Pin 7 Ground aoe eu te in 8 Not Used S E S Pin 9 Ground GND Ground Accessory PCB RS485 Connector Shields are grounded at one end preferably at the Wire Type 24 AWG twisted pair with shield Columbus Triplex 2 wire See section 3 18 for information about configuring Connector Type RJ 45 oo EE EECHER Max Cable Length 3200 feet 1000 meters RJ 45 Pin Configuration For RS485 Port Use Use 1234567 8 Ground Shield Not Connected 12V DC 200mA Network VE Network VE Ground Shield Not Connected 12V DC 200mA RJ 45 Socket on Back Panel 0150 0202G 11 Vista Columbus Triplex Ethernet Port The cable connection configuration depends on your Wire Type Cat 5 network configuration Connector Type RJ 45 e Fora Columbus Triplex that connects directly to a Hub or Switch use a straight through Max Cable Length 100 meters 328 ft connection Min Cable Length 6 feet 1 8 meters e For a Columbus Triplex that connects directly to Hub Wiring Configuration Straight Through a PC use a cross over connection PC Wiring Configuration Cross Over Consult with your MIS personnel for the specific type of configuration See section 3 18 for information abou
89. s 4 6 Alarm History Box The Alarm History feature provides a list of the 100 most recent alarms View the Alarm History Box by accessing the menu system and selecting Operator Alarm History The Alarm History Box can also be found under Main Menu gt Alarm Alarm History For detailed information about viewing the Alarm History Box see Alarm History in section 3 10 4 7 Searching For Recorded Alarms 0150 0202G 59 Vista Columbus Triplex Searching The Columbus Triplex provides a powerful search interface to access video files stored on the hard disk or an external archive device Search Menu Overview Search Button Disk A sis Screen Search Filters Disk Analysis Screen 01 21 2002 20 17 01 y Search Search Filters Button Operation Play from Disk DATE MM DD YY TIME HH MM o Start Stop Start Stop 01 27 04 01 27 04 20 57 20 59 Activity Event Alarm Text D B pD p Retail Camera 1a 3a s e7 LEE EE Et HRZ A O O O P A O a O e a ZG D CANCEL EDIT MODE START SEARCH Hit ZOOM to edit retail text list Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode Search Button Start Search Enter ts Activity Text Motion Alarm Search Results Search Re Time Date Search Results al Es oD il 3719 06 11 3 19 21 42 3 19 23 31 3 20 6 26 3 20 14 30 o o o o H en al 3 20 18 51 3 20 21 54 3 21 02 25 3 21 03 51 3
90. s entered correctly and changed The Ethernet Password RON S The Ethernet Password feature limits access to only those PassvordEnos users who access the unit using the password feature of WaveReader versions 2 6 or later When the unit is first setup Enter a new Ethernet Password the default is No Password Protection Meaning anyone using WaveReader and accessing with an ethernet connection Bi can connect to the unit Activate The Ethernet Password Enter the new password using the Number buttons Highlight OK then press the Enter button Re enter the password Highlight OK then press the Enter button The user will be prompted indicating if the password was entered correctly and changed Deactivate The Ethernet Password To return the unit to No Ethernet Password Protection Ethernet Access Reset Password enter the Ethernet Access Reset Password in the password box shown above 111 The DDNS Password 3 22 The Operator Menu The Operator Menu Overview The Operator menu is provided so that the user has access to a limited number of menu items These menu items are primarily monitor display setup options so that the user may personalize The DDNS password enables the Vista Columbus System Triplex to contact the Domain Name Server in order to provide IP to Domain Name translation You must obtain this number Enter a new DDNS Password by calling your Domain Name Service By default this password is 22
91. spp 0 57 pps 1 8 spp 8 days 5 h TL CANCEL OK 8 days 5 h Total Use the Arrow Button to navigate and change the values 2 To save changes and exit the menu Select OK and then press the Enter button 3 To exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button 0150 0202G 32 Vista Columbus Triplex UI Main Menu Record Event Record Rate The unit will record at the Event Record Rate when an Event is activated Events can be activated by RS232 event generation or activity detection See Event Settings on page 33 Record rates are measured in both Pictures Per Second pps and Seconds Per Picture spp The maximum record rate per camera is inversely proportional to the number of cameras connected to the unit The fewer cameras connected the higher the maximum record rate for each camera and vice versa The maximum record rate for multiple cameras is 40pps The maximum record rate for a single camera is 25pps The bottom right corner of the menu contains a record duration calculator The top line indicates the estimated recording time of the cameras in Event record mode only The bottom line indicates the estimated recording time taking into consideration the amount of time the unit will spend in Time lapse Activity Event and or Alarm record mode Camera 0 40 pps 2 5 spp Time A Estimate of the of time each camera will typically spend in Event mod
92. t configuring the ethernet settings in the menu system RJ 45 Pin Configuration For Ethernet Port Use 1234567 8 Not Connected RX Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected RJ 45 Socket on Back Panel SCSI Port The unit is equipped with a SCSI port for Connector 50 Pin High Density SCSI 2 connecting external archive devices The unit only supports a single SCSI device The SCSI ID of the Gender on unit Female archive device must be set to 0 Compatible devices VAIDe RAID CD R The SCSI bus must be terminated otherwise the CD RW system will not operate properly SCSIID 0 Additional menu setup may be necessary to configure archive device See section 3 15 SCSI and IEEE 1394 archiving devices should not be connected to the Vista Columbus Triplex simultaneously Archiving support is only available for one or the other type of interface at a time IEEE 1394 Firewire Port The unit is equipped with an IEEE 1394 Firewire port for connecting Firewire compatible external archive devices For information on the approved devices please refer to the Archiving Addendum manual that Connectors 6 position DIP is supplied with this unit Cable 6 position Firewire 0150 0202G 12 Vista Columbus Triplex RS232 Port 1 For a Modem connection or remote control of unit See section 3 18 for information about configuring the modem settings in the menu system See section 9 fo
93. ta Type 0x61 Restart DVR OxFE Send configuration data to DVR 0x09 Read Alarm History from DVR OxFF Read configuration and status data from DVR Byte 5 Data byte 1 Byte 6 Data byte 2 Byte x Data byte n ii Sending data to the DVR a Restart Columbus Triplex This command will restart the Columbus Triplex Byte 1 OxFF Byte 2 OxAA Byte 3 0 Byte 4 0x61 b Send data to Columbus Triplex Configuration data can be sent to the Columbus Triplex to change the way it operates The data is arranged in the form of 16 byte blocks numbered from 1 to 213 Blocks 182 183 and 185 are status blocks and hence cannot be written to For details about the contents of each block contact Norbain and request the Block Data Structure for the Columbus Triplex Byte 1 OxFF Byte 2 OxAA Byte 3 17 Byte 4 OxFE Byte 5 Block Number 1 181 184 186 213 Byte 6 data 0 Byte 21 data 15 After sending a block or series of blocks block number 255 must be updated to signal the end of the configuration session All data bytes for block 255 must be set to 0 0150 0202G 77 iii Requesting data from the DVR When a message of type OxBB is sent to the Columbus Triplex it will respond by sending 16 bytes of requested data a Read Alarm History List Byte 1 OxFF Byte 2 OxBB Byte 3 0 Byte 4 0x09 When the Read Alarm History List message is received by the Columbus Triplex it responds by sending a start byte OxFF fol
94. ter the Factory Default password Select OK then press the Enter button 4 10 and 16 Channel The unit will reboot returning all settings except the time and date to the factory defaults Due to the large size of the hard disk the reboot may take several minutes Change Language From the Factory Setting menu press the Enter button A Language Password password box will appear Enter the Language password Select OK then press the Enter button 4 10 and 16 Channel A menu will appear displaying the available language selections Use the Arrow button to select the desired language Save changes and exit the menu Press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button Available Languages English French German Italian Russian Polish Czech Finnish Hungarian Slovak Spanish Dutch Danish 3 21 Passwords Use this feature to change the Installer Operator or Ethernet passwords Operator Password Ethernet Password 0150 0202G 55 Vista Columbus Triplex Changing the Installer or Operator Passwords To change the password 1 Highlight the password you wish to change then press the Enter button A password box will appear Enter the new password using the Number buttons Highlight OK then press the Enter button Re enter the password Enter a new Install Password Oe ON Highlight OK then press the Enter button The user will be prompted indicating if the password wa
95. time If this function is activated in October one hour is subtracted from the time This function will only operate once per Function and time period Sequence Buttons UI Main Menu Macro Timed Macro Start Use this menu to program scheduled start times for macros Up to 20 scheduled start times can be programmed in this menu Timed Macro Setup Event Select the scheduled start event you wish to edit Event E Day Select the start day Monday Sunday of the macro Day Monday Select sn double asterisks to run the macro every day Time 00 00 Select None to cancel the scheduled start time Macro 01 Time Select the start time for the macro CANCEL OK Macro Select the desired macro number 0150 0202G 42 Vista Columbus Triplex A form is provided in section 10 to keep track of scheduled macros 3 12 Motion Detection Use this menu to e Enable motion detection on a per camera basis e Set motion detection as Activity detection or Intrusion Detection Setup Parameters e Configure the motion detection parameters on a per camera basis Setup Active Zones e Activate individual zones in a scene to respond to motion Indicate Detection detection e Activate the on screen motion detection indicator UI Main Menu Motion Detection Enable Disable Detection Selecting Enable All or Disable All from this menu will activate or deactivate Individual Enable motion detection on all cameras Enable All
96. y Contact Configure in menu as Normally Closed TTL Active High Configure in menu as Normally Closed TTL Active Low Configure in menu as Normally Open Open Collector Active On Configure in menu as Normally Open Open Collector Active Off Configure in menu as Normally Closed LJ Main Menu Alarms Alarm Latch This feature determines how the unit latches alarm conditions Selecting from the following options Latched The alarm is activated until it is silenced and acknowledged by the user Transparent The alarm is active only while receiving alarm input The alarm condition is canceled when the alarm input ceases Input Configuration Alarm Latch Enable Disable Alarm History Link to a Macro Buzzer Setup Videoloss Action Notification Archive Alarms Alarm Input alarm EE Alarm N CLOSED Alarm N OPEN Alarm N CLOSED Alarm N OBEN Alarm 16 N CLOSED CANCEL 0K Transparent Timed Out Timed Out The alarm condition is latched for the amount of time selected in this menu then it is automatically silenced and acknowledged If the alarm input exceeds the duration specified in this menu the unit silences and acknowledges the alarm when the alarm input ceases Select the timeout duration the range is from 1 to 250 seconds Transparent alarms cannot be silenced and acknowledged If transparent mode is preferred but the ability to silence and acknowledge alarms is desired select Ti

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