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- Page 1 FASTSERIES DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER & PLAYER (DVRP) USER’S MANUAL 30002-00396...
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Page 2: Copyright Notice
Alacron Inc. Alacron makes no warranty for the use of its products, assumes no responsibility for any error, which may appear in this document, and makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Copyright Notice ………………………………………………………………………………….. Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………………… Manual Figures & Tables ………………………………………………………………..………. Other Alacron Manual ……………………………………………………………………………. I. INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________________ 1 Installation _______________________________________________________ 2 III. USER’S GUIDE ___________________________________________________ 3 Operating Modes ______________________________________________________ 3 Main Screen __________________________________________________________ 3 Video Mode Selection __________________________________________________ 3... -
Page 4: Other Alacron Manual
OTHER ALACRON MANUALS Alacron manuals cover all aspects of FastSeries hardware and software installation and operation. Call Alacron at 603-891-2750 and ask for the appropriate manuals from the list below if they did not come in your FastSeries shipment. •... -
Page 5: Introduction
I. INTRODUCTION DVRP is a digital recording system that is based on the Alacron FastFrame1300 family of frame grabbers. The application works under Windows 2000/NT/XP operating systems. The DVRP system enables recording of video from a variety of digital and analog sources. -
Page 6: Installation
II. INSTALLATION Follow these instructions to install the DVRP software: Insert the DVRP installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Access your CD-ROM drive, go to ”\Setup” directory and double click “DVRP-win2k-obj-x.y.z.exe” to run the DVRP installation. Follow the “InstallShield Wizard” on screen instructions. After the installation is complete, reboot the PC System to complete the software installation and the environment setup. -
Page 7: User's Guide
40-60 Mpixels/sec. The DVRP system can be configured to accept Camera Link, parallel LVDS, analog and all other input and output formats supported by Alacron’s FastFrame FF1300 board. The DVRP system controls are very simple and intuitive, similar in function to controls of a typical Digital Camcorder, DVD player or VCR. -
Page 8: Selecting Files For Record Or Replay
The first step to start using the DVRP software is to select the camera type by opening the “Select Mode” Dialog (Figure 2). This dialog enables you to select camera type to be used for digital recording, configure system for visual playback of pre-stored video recordings, or initiate video-out mode sending pre-recorded image stream over Camera Link or other type of video interconnect. -
Page 9: Recording And Playback Controls
Figure 3: Select Files dialog box Recording and Playback Controls Record Mode RECORD button Pressing the Record button starts image capture operation. Video frames captured from the camera are stored first in the system memory in a circular buffer. An independent execution thread stores video frames from the buffer on the RAID disks. -
Page 10: Frame Converter
Pressing the Play button starts image playback operation. An independent execution thread fetches frames from the disk and refills the buffer. During DVRP operations, the image area at the main application window is continuously updated with the latest video image. In playback mode, the video frame rate is user defined using rate controls on the main windows. -
Page 11: Display Indicators
Figure 4: Frame Converter dialog box Display Indicators Host Buffer Indicates the state of the host buffer 0-100 %. These buffers are used as temporary frame storage between the host application and the disk drives. During record, these buffer fills as the writing rate to the disks is slower then the input rate. Even if the buffers are full, it is not necessary because loosing frames as the board buffer may have free room. -
Page 12: Time Remaining
Time Remaining Indicates the grabbing time remaining until the disk/s are full or until the preset recording time will be reached. -
Page 13: Troubleshooting
IV. TROUBLESHOOTING There are several things you can try before you call Alacron Technical Support for help. _____ Make sure the computer is plugged in. Make sure the power source is on. _____ Go back over the hardware installation to make sure that the system is properly installed. -
Page 14: Alacron Technical Support
V. ALACRON TECHNICAL SUPPORT Alacron offers technical support to any licensed user during the normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. We offer assistance on all aspects of processor board and PMC installation and operation. Contacting Technical Support... -
Page 15: Returning Products For Repair Or Replacements
Alacron for service or replacement. Service or replacement may be covered by your warranty, depending upon your warranty. The first step is to call Alacron and request a “Return Materials Authorization” (RMA) number. This is the number assigned both to your returning product and to all records of your communications with Technical Support. -
Page 16: Reporting Bugs
We will compile and run the module to track down the anomaly you’ve found. If you do not have Internet access, or if it is inconvenient for you to get to access, copy the code to a disk, describe the error, and mail the disk to Technical Support at the Alacron address below. - Page 17 71 Spit Brook Road, Suite 200 Nashua, NH 03060 Telephone: 603-891-2750 FAX: 603-891-2745 Web site: http://www.alacron.com/ Electronic Mail: sales@alacron.com support@alacron.com...
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