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Gatekeeper Systems Digital Smart Recorder NiTRO 900 Manual

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  • Page 1 Safety, Security, Peace of Mind™ NiTRO 900 Manual Version 1.8.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin..............................5 Important Safeguards and Warnings. Introduction. System Overview..............................8 Check List. Main System. Front Panel. Rear Panel. comrad™. comrad™ Extraction. Installation................................13 Ten Steps for Installers. Recommended System Locations. Mounting the System. Recommended Location for the IR Illuminator. Recommended Location for Alarm Button.
  • Page 3 Using The Calendar Feature. Audio Controls. Displaying Sensors. Drag and Drop a Video File. Mark & Save a Video Clip. Extracting Still Image. Setting the Recorder Configuration. Saving Configuration. Loading Configuration on Recorder. Check for Updates.. Upgrading Software on the NiTRO™ 900...................54 Troubleshooting..............................55 Setting The System ID Main Power Harness.
  • Page 4 Table of Figures. Figure 1: Front Panel............................................9 Figure 2: Rear Panel............................................10 Figure 3: Power Input – Pin-outs......................................11 Figure 4: Sensor Input – Pin-outs......................................11 Figure 5: comrad™ - Front and Rear Panels..................................12 Figure 6: comrad™ Extraction........................................12 Figure 7: Recommended System Locations..................................

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    Before You B Before You Begin egin..Before You B Before You B egin egin In this document, important information is displayed using the following symbols: Alerts the reader that not adhering to the instruction could result in bodily harm, equipment damage or data loss Alerts the reader to a strong recommendation that will enhance the performance of the recorder...

  • Page 6: Important Safeguards And Warnings

    Introduction..Congratulations on your purchase of the NiTRO™ 900 Digital Smart Recorder™ from Gatekeeper Systems Inc. Prior to installing or using the NiTRO™ 900, please read this manual in its entirety in order to fully understand the correct procedures for installation, setup and operation of the system.
  • Page 7 The advanced digital recording technology of the NiTRO™ 900 eliminates the need for tape management and replacement while offering: Video management with MAXVIEW video management system comrad™ portable, vandal resistant hard drive and storage device Isolation Suspension System Thermal Intelligence™ Direct Connect USB 2.0 Power Guard Smart Flag™...

  • Page 8: System Overview

    System System Overview Overview..System System Overview Overview Check List Check List Check List Check List..Use the provided check list to ensure that you have received all the components required for your complete NiTRO™ 900 Digital Smart Recorder.

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    There are two optional download packages that are available to customize your NiTRO 900 system. Use the below check list to ensure you have received the appropriate parts for your kit. NiTRO™ comrad™ Connect Kit NiTRO™ Installation and Setup Kit GSX-NTR-DPBK-Basic Kit GSX-NTR-DPAK-Intermediate Kit Dual-Head USB Cable...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    1 1 1 1 comrad comrad™ ™ ™ ™ - - - - Removable hard drive. DO NOT PULL DO NOT PULL comrad comrad™ OUT WHILE SYSTEM IS RUNNING. ™ OUT WHILE SYSTEM IS RUNNING. comrad comrad DO NOT PULL DO NOT PULL comrad comrad...

  • Page 11: Figure 3: Power Input - Pin-Outs

    DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION WIRE COLOR WIRE COLOR WIRE COLOR WIRE COLOR The NiTRO™ System power negative cable should be Black connected to a solid chassis grounding area. 12V Main Figure 3 3 3 3 : Power Input Figure : Power Input – – – – Pin Pin- - - - outs outs.

  • Page 12: Comrad

    comrad comrad comrad comrad™ ™ ™ ™ ..Front Panel Diagram Rear Panel Diagram Figure Figure Figure Figure 5 5 5 5 : : : : comrad comrad comrad™ ™ ™ ™ - - - - Front and Rear Panels. comrad Front and Rear Panels.

  • Page 13: Installation

    Ensure the NiTRO™ system is off while inserting the comrad™ Installation Installation Installation Installation..Always refer to your applicable Vehicle Safety Regulations before mounting any hardware. Ten Steps Ten Steps for Installers for Installers..Ten Steps Ten Steps for Installers...

  • Page 14: Mounting The System

    Mounting the System. Mounting the System. Mounting the System. Mounting the System. Always use ‘star’ washers with fasteners, Use nuts and bolts whenever possible. Apply even torque to fasteners to avoid distorting the Mounting Plate. Remember to leave enough space around the front of the NiTRO™ System so the door can be easily installed, accessed, locked, and that the comrad™...

  • Page 15: Recommended Location For Alarm Button

    Recommended Location for Alarm Button Recommended Location for Alarm Button Recommended Location for Alarm Button Recommended Location for Alarm Button..Generally mounted in a location that is within reach of the driver where the drivers hand will naturally fall into place.

  • Page 16: Routing The Camera Harness(Es)

    If grounding to a painted surface, scrape off paint and use ‘star’ washer between terminal and metal surface. DO NOT use painted or anodized fasteners. Before connecting constant power, cut off excess slack. Before connecting power directly at battery, verify that the system maintains a minimum of 10Volts during engine cranking.

  • Page 17: Installing The Dome Camera

    Installing the Dome Camera Installing the Dome Camera Installing the Dome Camera Installing the Dome Camera..1. Disassemble the dome camera by removing the outer polycarbonate dome. Loosen Phillips screws to allow camera board to move freely. 2.

  • Page 18: Focusing Camera Lens

    Focusing Camera Lens Focusing Camera Lens Focusing Camera Lens Focusing Camera Lens..Connect camera harness input to the back of the NiTRO™ 900 and power up NiTRO™ 900 system. Remove the Polycarbonate Dome cover and outer dome. Connect the’...

  • Page 19: Check For

    Recommended Camera Locations. Check For: Check For: Check For: Check For: • Ceiling mount recommended. • Do not obstruct walkways. • Avoid contact with abrasive metal to prevent short circuits. Figure Figure Figure Figure 15 15: : : : Three Camera Configuration Three Camera Configuration Three Camera Configuration.

  • Page 20: Quick Configuration Settings For Installers

    Quick Configuration Settings for Installers Quick Configuration Settings for Installers Quick Configuration Settings for Installers Quick Configuration Settings for Installers..The Configuration menu allows the user the ability to fully customize each system. To access the configuration menu, press and release the Blue menu button to the left of the LCD screen.

  • Page 21: Setting The Configuration

    Dwell Time: All cameras will switch, in order, in a specified time interval (the dwell time). The Time interval is 5-70 seconds in 5 second increments. Setting the Configuration Setting the Configuration Setting the Configuration Setting the Configuration..The Configuration menu allows the user the ability to fully customize each system.
  • Page 22 ENTRY ENTRY: Press ‘Go’ to enter Lens Setup menu, EXIT EXIT: Press the blue menu button to exit and return to Lens Setup, the ENTRY ENTRY EXIT EXIT the screen now displays “Preview” and the video picture will no longer appear on the splash screen. current time and date toggle back and forth.
  • Page 23 SET TIMEZONE PURPOSE: RPOSE: RPOSE: RPOSE: Set Time zone by geographical area ENTRY ENTRY ENTRY ENTRY: Press ‘Go’ to enter the Time Zone menu. The EXIT EXIT: Press the blue menu button to exit the Set Time zone menu. EXIT EXIT current time zone will be displayed.

  • Page 24: Advanced Configuration

    Use the menu control buttons to navigate to ADVANCED and press GO. Advanced Configuration Advanced Configuration..Advanced Configuration Advanced Configuration There are sixteen menus under the ADVANCED sub menu. The menus are defined below. Refer to the following pages for a detailed description of how to use each menu.
  • Page 25 STARTUP MODE PURPOSE: PURPOSE: PURPOSE: PURPOSE: The startup mode defines the state the recorder will be in when it has been turned on. ENTRY ENTRY: Use the plus and minus signs to scroll EXIT EXIT: Use the right arrow to advance to the next menu or left arrow to ENTRY ENTRY EXIT...
  • Page 26 the recorder, and begin driving on measured mile; when the mile is complete, press “Done”. The menu will show how many pulses were in that one mile and that value will be used to calculate the vehicle’s velocity when recording. SET PULSES PURPOSE PURPOSE...
  • Page 27 VOLUME OUT PURPOSE: PURPOSE: PURPOSE: PURPOSE: This setting determines the audio level output. 0 being the lowest; 100 being the highest. When set to 0 during playback on the recorder this will act like audio out being muted. There will be no sound coming from the computer on which the video is being reviewed.
  • Page 28 CAMERA DWELL PURPOSE PURPOSE PURPOSE PURPOSE: Camera Dwell is used to set the system up to automatically switch cameras when there is more than one connected to the system. The options are to switch on S S S S ensors ensors ensors ensors only, or on a D D D D well...

  • Page 29: System Configuration

    STP, BRK, WRN, 1EX, 2EX. Each label can be high (1) changed (maximum 5 characters long). Cam: Cam: Cam: Cam: You can select which camera should become active when the associated sensor is active. Trg: : : : The trigger defines either to trigger on an active high (1) or active low (0).
  • Page 30 Allows the user to reset current settings to defaults, erase all settings, or erase all video. RESET The system clone feature allows the user to recover a hard drive in case of disk corruption. CLONE DISK USED PURPOSE: PURPOSE: PURPOSE: PURPOSE: The Disk Used menu displays the percentage of storage space used up on the disk.
  • Page 31 OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHER: When the recorder is connected to a LAN or a Laptop via the back Ethernet port, the dynamic IP address will be displayed under IP0, not IP1. DEFAUL DEFAULT CONDITION DEFAUL DEFAUL T CONDITION T CONDITION: Blank T CONDITION The NiTRO™...

  • Page 32: Recording

    CLONE PURPO PURPO PURPO PURPOSE: SE: Cloning a hard drive completely formats that drive and copies system files from the recorder. All files that were on the cloned drive will be lost and a fresh system is copied onto it. PROCEDURE: PROCEDURE: PROCEDURE:...

  • Page 33: Stop Recording

    LCD Screen flashes between LCD Screen flashes between LCD Screen flashes between LCD Screen flashes between Time elapsed since Time elapsed since Time elapsed since Time elapsed since ID and Record Mode ID and Record Mode ID and Record Mode ID and Record Mode recording started recording started...

  • Page 34: Rew & Fwd Buttons

    current clip out of total clips saved and the monitor will show the corresponding video to match. Example: If 10 clips have been saved, the index will show 1>10. 2>10…10>10. PLAYBACK ENTRY ENTRY: Press ‘Go’ to enter the Playback menu. EXIT: Press the blue menu button to exit and return to the main Playback EXIT ENTRY...

  • Page 35: Mark & Save

    Mark & Save Mark & Save Mark & Save Mark & Save..Mark & Save provides a way for the user to extract a small video clip out of the whole video file. 1 Press Pause when you reach the beginning of the clip to be saved LCD Screen advances one level 2 Press Mark LCD screen goes back one level and video resumes playing...

  • Page 36: System Shutdown

    When using the Dual Head USB Cable, ensure that the main head (the one with two wires coming out of it) is plugged into the system. Or shut the NiTRO™ 900 down and remove the comrad™ to connect it to a PC for downloading video. Refer to Downloading Video section for full details.

  • Page 37: Comrad™ Only To Computer

    Connecting the Recorder to a Computer Connecting the Recorder to a Computer..Connecting the Recorder to a Computer Connecting the Recorder to a Computer You will need: You will need: You will need: You will need: NiTRO™ 900 Recorder USB–Ethernet Adaptor Crossover Cable PC with Ethernet port...

  • Page 38: Manually Installing Maxview

    MAXVIEW™ will not automatically open in Windows Vista and restricted Windows XP setups. Please see Manually Installing the Viewer on Page 52. Manually Installing Manually Installing MAXVIEW MAXVIEW™ ™ ™ ™ ..Manually Installing Manually Installing MAXVIEW MAXVIEW MAXVIEW™...

  • Page 39: Browsing The Recorder On A Computer

    CAT 5 Crossover Cable USB to Ethernet Adaptor Connect the USB Adaptor to the USB USB- - - - A A A A port on the front of the recorder. During the detection process there should be three audible beeps. The Local Area Connection is now active.

  • Page 40: Figure 26 Recorder To Local Area Network

    LED lights adjacent to the Ethernet connector will light yellow or green indicating proper cabling. During the detection process there should be a few audible beeps. The Local Area Connection is now active On the front LCD panel of the recorder scroll to Configuration >> System >>IP0 Configuration >>...

  • Page 41: Maxview

    MAXVIEW™ ™ ™ ™ ..MAXVIEW MAXVIEW MAXVIEW PC Requirements PC Requirements PC Requirements PC Requirements..For optimal performance MAXVIEW™ requires the following minimum requirements to operate on a computer: C C C C M M M M R R R R OMPONENT...

  • Page 42: Connect Comrad™ To Computer Via Usb

    Connect Connect comrad comrad™ to Computer via USB ™ to Computer via USB..Connect Connect comrad comrad ™ to Computer via USB ™ to Computer via USB Windows XP. If the screen to the left does not automatically pop up, browse using Windows Explorer and double click on the removable drive “GSX NiTRO Videos”...
  • Page 43 Choose destination folder: We recommend that the software is installed under Program Files, press Next to proceed. Start Installation: Press Next to proceed. Installing Files: We recommend you do not abort installation process after file copying has started. -43-...

  • Page 44: Operation

    Installation Complete: Press Finish to complete installation. You may be required to restart your computer. Installing MAXVIEW™ video viewer will place the following shortcut on your desktop. Operation. Operation. Operation. Operation. 1. Video File List, this is the default view. If you wish to change to Calendar View, see Page 63 2.

  • Page 45: Gps

    GPS. GPS. GPS. GPS. Please Note: Only NiTRO™ 900 systems which had a GPS module fitted at time of manufacture can use this feature of MAXVIEW™. Additionally an active internet connection is required to view the GPS data window. As can be seen in Figure 28 there are three views which can be chosen.

  • Page 46: Using The Scrubber

    Using The Scrubber. Using The Scrubber. Using The Scrubber. Using The Scrubber. When searching for a specific incident reported during the run of the vehicle a useful tool to become familiar with is the Scrubber. The Scrubber is the vertical bar located in MAXVIEW™...

  • Page 47: Audio Controls

    1. Slider Bar, drag with mouse to move backwards and forwards. 2. Speaker, use to mute sound. There may be a slight delay before sound is actually muted. 3. Adjust Playback Speed, (you will only hear audio when slider is set to 1). Figure Figure Figure...

  • Page 48: Drag And Drop A Video File

    You can choose to ignore all sensors when loading video. If you choose this option, the next time MAXVIEW™ is loaded, the sensor list will appear empty. Doing this may decrease the amount of time it takes to load video files. 1.

  • Page 49: Setting The Recorder Configuration

    Figure Figure Figure Figure 35 35: Save A Still Image. : Save A Still Image. : Save A Still Image. : Save A Still Image. Setting the Recorder Configuration. Setting the Recorder Configuration. Setting the Recorder Configuration. Setting the Recorder Configuration. You can set up the recorder configuration using MAXVIEW™...
  • Page 50 Recording Configuration. In the Recording Tab set the following configurations: Audio Volume In Max Cameras Record Delay Record Extend Dwell Time Sensor Configuration You can change the name of each sensor from the default name. Also assign a specific sensor to a specific camera. Please remember that the Alarm Button is connected to sensor 2 (ALM) -50-...
  • Page 51 Video Configuration. In the Video Screen, the following options are available for customization: Record Quality Frames Per Second Video Standard Subtitle Position Color; Black/White camera selection. Please note: When setting the video to Color or to Black and White, if there are multiple cameras connected to the NiTRO™...

  • Page 52: Saving Configuration

    Saving Configuration. Saving Configuration. Saving Configuration. Saving Configuration. Save the new configuration file on to the comrad™ in the Config folder. In this case, the file will be saved as “4063D4FBBF”. Loading Configuration on Recorder. Loading Configuration on Recorder. Loading Configuration on Recorder. Loading Configuration on Recorder.
  • Page 53 Files are automatically downloaded to your PC. Upgrade files are automatically copied in to the upgrade folder on the comrad™. comrad™ has been successfully upgraded, you may now update another comrad™ or use this comrad™ to copy upgrade files to another recorder. Refer to the Upgrading Software on the NiTRO™...

  • Page 54: Upgrading Software On The Nitro™ 900

    Upgrading Software on the Upgrading Software on the NiTRO NiTRO™ ™ ™ ™ 900 900..Upgrading Software on the Upgrading Software on the NiTRO NiTRO To upgrade each recorder, follow the instructions under “Check for Updates” above first to download the upgrade files to a comrad™.

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting..Troubleshooting Troubleshooting When I turn on the Bus, my recorder won’t power up or my recorder powers up and then shuts down every When I turn on the Bus, my recorder won’t power up or my recorder powers up and then shuts down every couple of couple of When I turn on the Bus, my recorder won’t power up or my recorder powers up and then shuts down every When I turn on the Bus, my recorder won’t power up or my recorder powers up and then shuts down every...

  • Page 56: Setting The System Id

    Appendix Setting The System ID Setting The System ID Setting The System ID Setting The System ID Once the system has booted and is in Record mode, press the button directly below either the Right or Left pointing arrow until you see Configuration. Press the GO button.

  • Page 57: Sensor Harness Cable (Cab000145)

    Sensor Harness Cable (C Sensor Harness Cable (CAB000145) AB000145) Sensor Harness Cable (C Sensor Harness Cable (C AB000145) AB000145) The Sensor Harness Cable is made up of three separate inner-core cables; A A A A Trigger (7 wires); B B B B Alarm & LED (4 wires); C C C C Speed (3 wires) A.

  • Page 58: Notes

    Notes Notes..Notes Notes -58-...
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  • Page 61: Warranty

    Installation and Operating Manual. This warranty does not apply to Canada. any damage to the Gatekeeper Systems product that is the result of improper maintenance or to any Gatekeeper Systems’ product that has This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have been altered or modified so as to adversely affect the products’...

  • Page 62: Contact Information

    USA RECEIVING FACILITY: CANADA OPERATIONS: Gatekeeper Systems Inc. Gatekeeper Systems Inc. 446 Harrison Street 301-3 1127 Wheel Avenue Sumas WA 98295 Abbotsford BC V2T 6H1 Tel. 1.604.864.6187 Tel. 1.604.864.6187 Fax 1.604.864.8490 Fax. 1.604.864.8490 Toll Free (N.A.) 1.888.666.4833 Toll Free (N.A.) 1.888.666.4833...

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