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V1400X-VLD Instruction Manual

V1400X-VLD Video Loss Detector

Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirements or that the

operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation. This system has not been

designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose.

Product specifications subject to change without notice.

Vicon and its logo are registered trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc.

Vicon Part No. 8006-8941-01-00 Section 11 Rev 1299

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Page 1 Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation. This system has not been designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose.
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Page 4 FCC Notice Note: Complies with Federal Communications Commission Rules & Regulations Part 15, Subpart B for a Class A digital device. WARNING This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
Page 6 Therefore, use only solid polyethylene Vicon assumes no responsibility for dielectric cable with a heavy exterior insulation in applications subject to moisture. The shield must poor performance when cables other be copper braid providing 95% or better coverage.
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction .........................1 Installation ...........................2 Preliminary Programming Steps..................3 Accessing the Menus.............................3 Setting and Changing Passwords ........................4 Setting and Displaying the Time and Date ....................4 Alarms ..........................6 Alarm Indications ............................6 Alarm Acknowledgment ..........................7 Enabling the Alarm Buzzer and Printouts ....................7 Addressing the Video Loss Detector ......................7 Setting the Detection Type ..........................8 Viewing and Clearing Alarm History ......................8 Monitors and Cameras......................9...
Page 9 Defaults and Diagnostics....................11 Installing Defaults ............................11 System Diagnostics............................. 12 Serial Port.......................... 13 Serial Port Communication Settings ......................13 Serial Commands............................14 Operation........................... 17 Normal Operation (No Detection)....................... 17 Alarm Indications............................17 Shipping Instructions....................... 19 Index ..........................21 iv • Contents X941 Rev 1299 Video Loss Detector...
Page 10 Use only with a mounting accessory RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN recommended by Vicon, or sold with the video product. Any mounting of the video product should follow Vicon’s instructions, and a mounting accessory recommended...
Page 11 Vicon or that have the system. This prevents damage to the video product due same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized to lightning and power-line surges.
Page 12: Introduction
Immunity Standard Part 1: Residential, Commercial, and Light Industry). The V1400X-VLD is designed to provide detection of sync loss or sync and video signal loss. Video loss may set for detection at various upper and lower percentages as compared to an average of the video signal level in a particular scene.
Page 13: Installation
Alarm Indications on page 6 for more information). 17-19 Ground When using the V1300X-IA Interface, the VLD must be in line before the XIA (i.e., control system - VLD - XIA). Figure 2 V1400X-VLD Installation 2 • Installation X941 Rev 1299 Video Loss Detector...
Page 14: Preliminary Programming Steps
Preliminary Programming Steps Accessing the Menus After installing the unit, simultaneously press the Rubout and Enter keys and hold them for approximately 5 seconds. Caution: The detector is in inactive mode (no detection) when you are in the menus. The 15 local alarms may still activate. Make sure that you exit the menu system when programming is complete, in order to restore operation...
Page 15: Setting And Changing Passwords
Setting and Changing Passwords Main Menu Administration Change Password You may password your detector to limit access to the programming menus. To do so, go to the Change Password screen and deflect the joystick up and down to change the blinking zero another digit.
Page 16 Main Menu Time/Date Set Time (Set Date) If your time and/or date is incorrect, enter the corrections using the onscreen instructions. The Set Time screen is shown in this example. Note that incrementing or decrementing the hours in the Set Time screen will toggle the PM or AM indicator.
Page 17: Alarms
Alarms Alarm Indications Note: Detection is not active when you are in the programming menus. When video loss and/or sync loss is detected, some or all of the following indications will be given at the video loss detector: • the 16 alarm of the specified XIA (refer to Addressing the Video Loss Detector) will be reported to the control system •...
Page 18: Alarm Acknowledgment
Alarm Acknowledgment Alarms are acknowledged at the control system. Refer to the appropriate instruction manual for your control system for acknowledgment procedures. You may not acknowledge an alarm at the video loss detector. Enabling the Alarm Buzzer and Printouts Main Menu Alarm Set Alarm Actions If enabled, one or more active alarms will generate...
Page 19: Setting The Detection Type
Main Menu Alarm Video Detection Vicon’s video loss detectors allow you to detect a loss of sync signal or a loss of video and sync signal. Video loss occurs when the video level is outside the upper and lower percentage limits set in Setting the Sensitivity Level on page 10.
Page 20: Monitors And Cameras
Monitors and Cameras Defining the Monitor Number Main Menu Monitor Select the monitor number of the monitor that will be used for video loss detection. For example, if you looped video out of monitor output 12 on your control system to make the connection to the IN BNC on the rear panel of the video loss detector, you must choose monitor number 12 in this screen.
Page 21: Enabling/Disabling Cameras
To find the appropriate settings for your cameras, leave the video level settings at 0-100 with one bar highlighted for the average-to-peak setting (this is the Vicon default). Point the camera at the scene that it will normally be used to view. To determine how bright or how dark the scene must be before an alarm is detected, you must first use the Rubout key to exit out of the programming menus.
Page 22: Defaults And Diagnostics
Defaults and Diagnostics Installing Defaults Main Menu Administration Install Defaults The video loss detector comes from the factory with certain defaults installed. You may reinstall the factory defaults at any time. It is important to note that installing factory defaults replaces all of the customized programming choices that you have made.
Page 23: System Diagnostics
System Diagnostics Main Menu Diagnostics Four diagnostic tests are available from the screen shown to the right. All four tests may be run at the same time or individual tests may be excluded. The test(s) will run continuously until you press the Rubout key.
Page 24: Serial Port
Serial Port Serial Port Communication Settings Main Menu Administration Setup Serial Port (Parity) None, Odd, Even You may use the serial port to connect a printer or a host computer to the video loss detector. A printer will provide you with automatic alarm and status reports, if you have enabled reporting as discussed in Enabling the Alarm Buzzer and Printouts on page 7.
Page 25: Serial Commands
Serial Commands If you have connected your video loss detector to a host computer, you may communicate with the video loss detector by sending serial commands to the detector from the host computer keyboard. Messages will display on the host computer monitor to verify that the command was sent. The following commands are available: Note: Disable the video loss detector password by changing it to “0000000000”...
Page 26 The report format for the Report Alarms command is as follows. Note: The data block format shown below is repeated 256 times to provide a total of 256 alarms. {camera number}{type}{hour}{minute}{second}{month}{day}{year}{acknowledge} where Data # of Bytes Range of Values camera number 0001 to 4096 alarm type 1 for video loss alarm...
Page 27 The report format for the Report Alarm Summary is: XIA alarm word (2 bytes), where data bit 15 (video loss alarm bit) each bit represents one XIA alarm 1 if active video loss data bit: 0 if no video loss detected data bit 14 (alarm 15 from Local Alarm Input connector pin 15) 1 if alarm 15 is active 0 if no alarm detected at alarm 15...
Page 28: Operation
Operation Normal Operation (No Detection) The following screen displays during normal operation when no alarms have been detected. Alarm Indications If you have alarms connected to the Local Alarm Inputs connector, alarm indications will be sent to the control system when any of the local alarms are activated. The detector’s LED will flash and the relay will activate. When video loss and/or sync loss is detected, some or all of these indications will be given at the detector: •...
Page 29 Note that in the first bullet item above, the specific alarm that will be indicated at the control system depends upon the XIA address that you choose in the Select Alarm Group screen (refer to page 7). For example, if you choose XIA address 1, alarm 16 will be shown as active at the control system.
Page 30: Shipping Instructions
Shipping Instructions Use the following procedure when returning a unit to the factory: 1. Call or write Vicon for a Return Authorization (R.A.) at one of the locations listed below. Record the name of the Vicon employee who issued the R.A.
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Page 32: Index
LED 6, 17 Loss sync 8 Index video 8 Monitor Number 1, 9 Operation 17 Password 3, 4, 14 Power 2 Printouts 7 Accessory Kit 2 acknowledgment 7 Alarm Relay acknowledgment 7 rating 2 buzzer 6, 7, 17 history 8, 14 indications 6, 17 Sensitivity Level 10 printouts 7...