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SEON Explorer TX8 Installation And Configuration Manual

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Explorer® TX8 Mobile Digital Video Recording
System Installation and Configuration Guide
Use this guide to install and configure the Seon Explorer TX8 DVR. The DVR can be installed
horizontally or vertically. The DVR requires configuration as part of the install process.
The TX8 DVR is secured with a locking front cover and a cable cover. Two cable grommets (and two
knockouts) on the cable cover allow for wiring to enter from the left side, right side, or back of the unit.
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  • Page 1 Explorer® TX8 Mobile Digital Video Recording System Installation and Configuration Guide Use this guide to install and configure the Seon Explorer TX8 DVR. The DVR can be installed horizontally or vertically. The DVR requires configuration as part of the install process.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Guide Contents Tools and Equipment, on page 2 TX8 System Package Contents (typical), on page 3 Installation Diagram, on page 4 Installation Best Practices, on page 5 DVR and Component Installation, on page 6 Other Accessories, on page 11...

  • Page 3: Tx8 System Package Contents (Typical)

    The contents of a typical basic installation package are shown below. The actual contents of your installation package may vary, depending on the options selected.. Explorer TX8 DVR with hard drive, locking Cameras (up to 8) and extension cables (2×3 6-pin over mold connectors)

  • Page 4: Installation Diagram

    To DVR VIDEO OUTPUT *1 For speed tracking, use a GPS receiver or speed harness. For ease of installation and better speed tracking, Seon recommends using a GPS receiver. *2 The Diagnostic Button and alarm input harness are optional and require the adapter harness.

  • Page 5: Installation Best Practices

    Route the wiring and cables away from sharp edges that might damage the insulation. Avoid sharp bends in the cable. Contact Seon before attaching the DVR to other equipment in the vehicle. The TX8 DVR is secured with a security front cover and a cable cover. Two cable grommets (and two knockouts) on the cable cover allow wiring to enter from the left side, right side, or back of the unit.

  • Page 6: Dvr And Component Installation

    To install the TX8 DVR: 1 Select an appropriate mounting location and orientation, either horizontal or vertical but not upside down. For the dimensions and location of the mounting holes, see Figure 89, Explorer TX8 Dimensions, on page 66. 2 Unlock the door lock and remove the front cover from the unit to access the front panel. Verify there is a hard drive inside the DVR.

  • Page 7: Camera Installation

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 6 Fasten the mounting plate to the mounting surface with the four #10 × ¾ sheet metal screws or #10 × 1" self-drilling screws. See Figure 4. Figure 4 TX8 Attaching to Mounting Plate 7 Secure the DVR to the mounting plate with the two screws.
  • Page 8 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Adapter Harness Installation To install the adapter harness for signals and speed: 1 Connect the 12-pin connector to the SIGNALS socket on the DVR. 2 Connect the 3-pin speed harness to the Adapter harness. Connect the wires as shown in Figure 1, Typical TX8 System, on page 4.
  • Page 9 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Wake on Alarm Feature Wiring (Optional) When enabled, this feature causes the system to power up and start recording when Alarm 1 is triggered. The system takes about one minute to power up and start recording, depending on environment conditions.
  • Page 10 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide To wire the Wake on Alarm feature with a Diagnostic Button: Important: If you are using the Diagnostic Button and cable, and require the Wake on Alarm feature, the Diagnostic Button cable must be rewired as shown in Figure 8.

  • Page 11: Other Accessories

    For 12 Volt Installations Only CAUTION: Adverse operation of the DVR Seon does not recommend extending the power cable. Power drops created by additional wiring can cause adverse operation of the DVR. However, if a power cable extension is required, ensure that the voltage drop does not exceed 1.0 volt by using the correct cable size.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation Final Checklist

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Hardware Installation Final Checklist  Harnesses (camera, recorder, and accessories) Check that the cables and the harnesses are properly secured. Check that sharp metal edges are not touching the cables or harnesses. Check that the connections are solid (no shorts).

  • Page 13: Dvr Menu Access

    The default network settings allow for connection to a laptop computer for configuration of the DVR only. For remote network access, consult with your IT staff or Seon Design to configure the DVR to be on the same subnet as the laptop.
  • Page 14 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide During recording and live viewing, the screen information is dynamic and can include the items shown in Figure 10. The screen items can be configured in the main menu. Figure 10 On-Screen Display during Live Viewing and Recording Basic DVR configuration steps: 1 In the live view, right click anywhere to show the DVR Main menu.
  • Page 15 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 3 To enter data in OSD fields, click with the mouse to display a keyboard. Use the keyboard to select letters or numbers to input to fields. Figure 13 On-screen Keyboard with Text or with Numbers...
  • Page 16 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 6 In the Titles and Display menu, enter vehicle ID and camera output labels to display on overlay and menus. Main Title: Enter the bus number. Main Title Display: Leave On to display. Camera 1-8: Select camera titles that reflect the views they are recording.
  • Page 17 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 10 In the Diagnostic Display menu, select options to display as overlays in the play view. The diagnostic display options are a customer preference. Leave all these settings On. Internal Temp Display: For temperature measurement display, leave on default F for Fahrenheit (USA) or choose C for Celsius (Canada).
  • Page 18 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 13 In the Recording Settings menu, click Camera. This example has six interior cameras with microphones and one exterior camera (5) with the microphone turned off. The eighth camera is turned off. New titles will display here as well as in the play view overlays.
  • Page 19 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 14 In the Recording Settings menu, click Timers only if you have a specific requirement for timers. Leave the Enable Timers setting set to Off, unless instructed otherwise and provided specific start and end timer information.
  • Page 20 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Alarm: Alarm 1 comes from the DVR alarm button. Alarm 2-4 can come from signals. Duration: Applies to Alarm 1 only. Set the Duration for how long the DVR will record video flagged as an alarm.
  • Page 21 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 19 In the Alarms and Signals menu, click GPS. GPS Display: If a GPS receiver is installed, select On to display the coordinates on the play view overlay. GPS Time: Select On to have the play view overlay time set by the GPS.
  • Page 22 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 20 In the Alarms and Signals menu, click G Sensor. Current: Display only, shows current live readings. Threshold: G Sensor threshold defaults are set for large bus movement detection. Smaller vehicles may require X and Y thresholds of +0.6 and -0.6.
  • Page 23 CAUTION: DVR Password Security The default password is 11111111. For security purposes, Seon recommends that the user default login and system settings passwords should be changed. Seon is not responsible if the password is lost or forgotten. 23 In the Configuration menu, click System and in System Settings menu, configure as follows.

  • Page 24: Vmax Web Laptop Configuration

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide configuration as a file to upload to other DVRs. Select USB Device as the file saving destination. Plug a USB memory device into the front of the DVR. Click Store to save the file on the USB memory device.
  • Page 25 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide The Local Area Connection Status window appears. Figure 30 Local Area Connection Properties window 26 In the Local Area Connection Status window, click on Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties window appears. Figure 31 Local Area Connection Properties window 27 In the Local Area Connection Properties window, select the click to highlight the current Internet Protocol Version, (in Windows XP select Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4)), and then click Properties.
  • Page 26 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide The Internet Protocol Version Properties window appears Figure 32 Internet Protocol Properties window 28 In the Internet Protocol Properties window, select Obtain an IP Address Automatically. 700-0157 R001...
  • Page 27 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Connecting the DVR to the Laptop To connect the DVR to the laptop: 1 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to a network port on the laptop. Connect the other end to a network port on the DVR.
  • Page 28 CAUTION: DVR Password Security The default password is 11111111. For security purposes, Seon recommends that the user default login and system settings passwords should be changed. Seon is not responsible if the password is lost or forgotten. 7 Click OK or press enter on the keyboard to display the vMax Web interface live view screen.

  • Page 29: Dvr Configuration Uploads

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide DVR Configuration Uploads A configuration file is uploaded to a DVR when the DVR is first installed or when settings need to be changed on multiple DVRs in a fleet. Configuration files can be uploaded at the DVR with a USB drive or over the network using vMax Web or vMax Commander applications.
  • Page 30 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 6 In the System Settings menu click Program Update. Figure 37 System Settings Menu 7 From the Load Configuration menu, select the file to upload. Figure 38 Program Update Menu Select File Important: The Load Configuration drop down list displays alphabetically the first ten configuration files on the USB memory device.
  • Page 31 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Figure 39 Program Update Menu Include Network 9 Click Load. Figure 40 Program Update Menu Load 10 In the Confirmation window, click Yes to proceed or No to cancel. Figure 41 Confirm Configuration Load 700-0157 R001...
  • Page 32 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 11 Click Back in the Program Update and then System Settings menus to save and exit the menus. Figure 42 Click Back to Save Configuration 12 From the Configuration menu, click Title/Display, and in the Titles and Display menu, update the text in the Main_Title field.

  • Page 33: Uploading Configuration Files To Dvr Via Vmax Web

    CAUTION: DVR Password Security The default password is 11111111. For security purposes, Seon recommends that the user default login and system settings passwords should be changed. Seon is not responsible if the password is lost or forgotten. 6 Click Login.
  • Page 34 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 7 Select the Configuration tab. 8 On the Configuration tab, click the System icon. Figure 46 vMax Web System Settings 9 In the Program Update Settings area, select the Include Network Settings check box to overwrite the existing DVR network settings with the new configuration settings.
  • Page 35 For consistency, Seon recommends that the configuration upload file name should be kept to four characters maximum (****.seon) in the event that the file needs to be loaded to the DVR from the USB port. The DVR USB upload interface supports only four characters in the file name.
  • Page 36 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 15 When the progress bar shows the update is 100% complete, click OK. Figure 52 Loading Complete 16 In the Titles/Display menu, update the text in the Main_Title field. Figure 53 vMax Web Titles and Display Menu Figure 54 17 Click Save to save the settings to the DVR.

  • Page 37: Updating The Firmware

    The firmware version is displayed on the top right corner of every menu. The firmware update must be obtained from Seon Design. To install a firmware update, a USB memory device must be formatted by a Windows®-based computer using the FAT file format. Load the Program Update file onto the USB memory device.

  • Page 38: Configuring Dvr Email Notifications

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Configuring DVR Email Notifications If required by the customer, Seon DVRs can be configured to send emails when certain events are ® recorded. With the DVR configured to use Seon Design’s Smart-Reach wireless system, alarms and system events can trigger email notifications.
  • Page 39 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide 3 In the System menu, select E-mail from the Disk Full and HD Failure drop down menus. Figure 58 EX/TR series DVR Configure tab Figure 59 4 Click Save. If the configured alarm or system events occur, the email will be sent when the DVR is within range of a Smart-Reach access point.

  • Page 40: Configuration Menu Descriptions

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Configuration Menu Descriptions This section describes the functions and defaults of the fields and options on each configuration menu. DVR Configuration Menu Tree The TX8 configuration menu tree shown in Figure 60 and Figure 61 applies to the on screen display configuration and to the vMax Web configuration.
  • Page 41 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Record Network System Disk Full Repeat Record Setting Type HD Failure Record Delay-On Time IP Address Password Enable Record Delay- Time Subnet Mask Password Power Delay- Time Default Gateway Audio Output Channel Alarm Partition Size DNS Server...

  • Page 42: Time And Date Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Time and Date Menu Use the Time and Date menu to set the time and date settings and Auto Daylight Savings settings. Figure 62 Time and Date Menu Table 3 Time and Date Configuration Items Menu Item...
  • Page 43 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide DST (Daylight Savings Time) Settings Menu Configure the start date or end date settings for daylight savings. The DST Settings sub-menu is shown in Figure 63. Figure 63 DST Settings Menu Table 4 DST Settings Configuration Items...

  • Page 44: Titles And Display Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Titles and Display Menu Use the Titles and Display menu to set the main title, camera titles, and other camera view overlay options. Figure 64 Titles and Display Menu Table 5 Titles and Display Configuration Items...

  • Page 45: Monitor Settings Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Monitor Settings Menu Use the Monitor Settings menu to set monitor default and alarm trigger views. Figure 65 Diagnostic Display Menu Table 6 Diagnostic Display Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] Default Setting Display the system input voltage.
  • Page 46 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Diagnostic Display Menu Use the Diagnostic Display menu to set various diagnostic options to display on the camera view overlays. Figure 66 Diagnostic Display Menu Table 7 Diagnostic Display Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] Voltage Display Display the system input voltage.

  • Page 47: Health Check Menu

    The Health Check screen provides information on the hard drive temperature, recorded hours, ethernet connections, and general health. Important: After 20,000 hours of recording time, contact Seon Design to confirm hard drive health status with a DVR hard drive check. Figure 67 Health Check Menu...

  • Page 48: Alarms And Signals Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Alarms and Signals Menu Use the Alarms and Signals menu to set the options and actions that occur when an external alarm is received by the DVR. Usually, a driver-activated switch or other external device causes the alarm.
  • Page 49 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Table 9 Alarm Settings Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] Quality The DVR offers a range of quality settings from 1 low to 4 high. See 1, 2, [3], 4 Recording Capacity for DVR Hard Drive Storage, on page 4.
  • Page 50 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Signals Menus Use the Signals menu to configure signals and the actions they generate. The TX8 supports 10 independent signals. The first five are designated as follows: LT (left turn signal), STP (stop), BRK (brake), WRN (warning lights), and RT (right turn signal).
  • Page 51 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Speed Settings Menu Use the Speed Settings menu to set the options for recording speed data. Figure 71 Speed Settings Menu Table 11 Speed Settings Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] Speed Display If speed is being recorded, select the desired input type to obtain the...

  • Page 52: Gps Settings Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide GPS Settings Menu Figure 72 GPS Settings Menu Table 12 GPS Settings Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] Menu Item Description Value [Default] GPS Display Show or hide the GPS display. With a GPS module connected to the [On], Off DVR, the latitude and longitude of the vehicle location are displayed.
  • Page 53 DVR event log. If required, the events can trigger signals or alarms. Each bus yard or transportation facility has different requirements for G Sensor sensitivity settings. Seon has found the following settings work in most cases: •...
  • Page 54 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Figure 74 G Sensor Menu: Field Calibrate When the G Sensor threshold data is to be used, the DVR needs to be field calibrated. Based on the installation orientation selected in the drop down menu, the DVR detects gravity and determines the X, Y, and Z axis orientations.

  • Page 55: Recording Settings Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Recording Settings Menu Use the Recording Settings menu to set the resolution, camera speed in frames per second (FPS), image quality, Record Delay-On and Record Delay-Off times, and other recording options. Figure 75 Recording Settings Menu...

  • Page 56: Camera Settings Menus

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Camera Settings Menus Use the Camera Settings menus to set the FPS, picture quality, recording resolution, and audio recording for up to eight cameras. Figure 76 Camera Settings Menu 1-4 Table 15 Camera Settings Configuration Items...
  • Page 57 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Timer Settings Menus Timer settings only work if the vehicle ignition is on. Use the Timer Settings menu to set timer schedules to turn the DVR on and off. The DVR supports ten independent timers that can be used to control when the DVR records.

  • Page 58: Network Settings Menu

    Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Network Settings Menu The Explorer TX8 DVR has a built-in Ethernet interface for connecting to a computer or the Smart- ® Reach mobile wireless bridge equipment. See Figure 1-5, Typical Explorer TX8 System, on page 7.
  • Page 59 CAUTION: DVR Password Security The default password is 11111111. For security purposes, Seon recommends that the user default login and system settings passwords should be changed. Seon is not responsible if the password is lost or forgotten. Set up to enable multiple users to access the DVR with vMax Web View with various permission levels.
  • Page 60 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) Settings Figure 80 DDNS Settings Menu Table 19 DDNS Settings Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] DDNS (Dynamic Dyn DNS currently supported. Maximum 64 characters Domain Name Server) User Name Set the user name.

  • Page 61: System Settings Menu

    CAUTION: DVR Password Security The default password is 11111111. For security purposes, Seon recommends that the user default login and system settings passwords should be changed. Seon is not responsible if the password is lost or forgotten. Figure 81 System Settings Menu...
  • Page 62 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Program Update Menu Figure 82 Program Update Menu The Program Update menu enables users to update the internal firmware and to store and load the DVR configuration. Table 21 Program Update Configuration Items Menu Item Description...
  • Page 63 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide Figure 84 Store DVR Configuration to USB Device Message Figure 85 Update DVR Firmware Message Figure 86 Formatting the Hard Drive Message 700-0157 R001...
  • Page 64 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide E-mail Settings Menu The E-mail Settings feature requires network connectivity. See Network Settings Menu, on page 58. Figure 87 Email Settings Table 22 Email Settings Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] SMTP Server Set the server name.
  • Page 65 Explorer TX8 Installation Guide One-Touch Settings Menu Use the One-Touch button without a video monitor. Figure 88 One-Touch Settings Menu Table 23 One-Touch Setting Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value [Default] One-Touch Download Set the video type to be downloaded. See Using [Alarms], Today, One-Touch Download, on page 11.

  • Page 66: Dimensions

    Diagnostic Button Installation Guide, document number 700-0142 • RGY Illuminator Installation Guide, document number 700-0139 Customer Service Contact Information Toll free telephone 1-877-630-7366 Telephone 604-941-0880 Email service@seon.com ©June 2012. Seon Design Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Canada www.seon.com 700-0157 R001...

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