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Brigade MDR 600 Series Installation And Operation Manual

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Mobile Digital Recorder
MDR 600 Series
MDR-641XX-X-XXX(XX)
MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX)
Short Installation and Operation Guide
Please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the latest version of this manual
Short Installation Guide 7046B

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  • Page 1 Mobile Digital Recorder MDR 600 Series MDR-641XX-X-XXX(XX) MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX) Short Installation and Operation Guide Please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the latest version of this manual Short Installation Guide 7046B...
  • Page 2 20 EU Declaration of Conformity 21 Glossary 22 Disclaimer 7 Log Search 8 System Information* 8.1 Version Information* Note: Chapters with * can be found in the MDR 600 Series Installation&Operation Guide - v1.0 - ENG (6621), please download from www.brigade-electronics.com.
  • Page 3 Mobile network and Wi-Fi settings found in this manual relate to wireless products as described below. These features can be attained by upgrading the MDR 600 Series units. Current existing MDR 600 Series models allow for mobile network/Wi-Fi upgrades via the Ethernet port on the rear panel to support external network/Wi-Fi dongle.

  • Page 4: Product Features

    MDR 600 Series Kits 2.1.1 MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX) MDR 600 Series 8 Channel Control Unit with 500GB / 1TB / 2TB SSD or HDD, 4G, Wi-Fi & 64GB SD Card (Depending on model) 2.1.2 MDR-641XX-X-XXX(XX) MDR 600 Series 5 Channel Control Unit with 500GB / 1TB / 2TB SSD or HDD, 4G & Wi-Fi (Depending on model) 2.1.3...

  • Page 5: Optional Accessories

    MDR Security Key MDR Vehicle Warning Sticker MDR 600 Series Short Installation MDR-KEY-01 MDR-VWS and Operation Guide MDR-600-SIG-EN 2.1.4 MDR 641 Series Accessories MDR Input / Output Cable MDR Power Cable MDR Brackets 4x MDR Bracket Fixing Screws MDR-IO-03 MDR-PWR-02...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Warning • Connecting any input or output wires to high voltages may damage the product. Brigade will not be responsible for any damage caused due to negligence. Front View 3.1.1 MDR-641XX-X-XXX(XX) Front View MCU handle Pull down to...

  • Page 7: Rear View

    Power – Blue LED Heater - Yellow LED ON: HDD Heater is on ON: Power on or sleep mode OFF: HDD Heater is off OFF: Power off Recording – Yellow LED HDD - Blue LED ON: HDD detected Flashing: HDD recording Flashing: HDD is reading or writing OFF: HDD not recording OFF: HDD is not detected...

  • Page 8: Usb Mouse

    Rear Panel: Mobile Network Antenna Connector Fireproof Box Connector Wi-Fi Antenna Connector Ethernet Connector GPS Antenna Connector Input / Output Cable Connector Power Cable Connector Analogue Camera 1 Connector Hazard Warning Unit (reserve for future) CAN Bus Cable Connector IP Camera 1 Connector Mobile Caddy Unit (MCU Contains HDD) 3.3.1 MDR-641-X-MCU-XXX...
  • Page 9 MDR-641XX-X-XXX(XX) Connection Diagram MDR-641XX-X-XXX(XX) Connection Diagram Figure 8...
  • Page 10 MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX) Connection Diagram MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX) Connection Diagram Figure 9...
  • Page 11 Mobile Caddy Unit Removal Warning: Follow the removal steps shown below. Failure to do so will damage the HDD. Ensure that the PWR LED indicates the MDR is OFF prior to removal. Make sure to format HDD/SD card after swapping, different MDR generations use different file systems which are not compatible with each other and will cause recording loss if not formatted in advance.

  • Page 12: Sd Card Removal

    SD Card Removal Note: To remove an SD card from an MDR, the MCU needs to be removed first. Make sure the MDR is powered off before removing any storage medium. Failure to do so will damage the HDD/SD card. (See SD Card removal for MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX) Figure 12) 3.8.1 MDR-644XX-X-XXX(XX) SD Card Removal Step 1...

  • Page 13: Antennas Installation

    MDR On-Screen Display (OSD) This chapter describes the configuration of the MDR. Brigade’s 600 Series MDR displays a start-up screen. See MDR Initialisation Screen Figure 15. During this period, the MDR completes a disk check which helps in identifying any file errors or bad sectors.
  • Page 14 Brigade recommend changing the password after first login which must be documented and controlled by your company. The new password should contain minimum 8 characters, with uppercase, lower case, numbers and special characters.

  • Page 15: Basic Setup

    Logout Logout is used to log off a user account that is used to access the MDR menu. Ensure that you log off once you have finished your configurations. See Logout Figure 24 Logout Figure 24 Setup This chapter describes the setup of the MDR. Settings related to basic setup, surveillance, events, alarms and maintenance. All settings are contained in the MDR Docking Station (DS).

  • Page 16: Time Setup

    5.1.2 Time Setup 5.1.2.1 General Date Format can be set to either DAY/MONTH/YEAR, YEAR-MONTH-DAY or MONTH/DAY/YEAR. By default, it is set to DAY/MONTH/YEAR. Time Format can be either 24 Hours or 12 Hours. By default, it is set to 24 Hours. Time Zone includes worldwide time zone options.
  • Page 17 Note: MDRs are required to be continuously on for approximately 6 minutes, this period is called “Protection Time”. If try to turn off the MDR before it is running continuously for 6 minutes, MDR will judge between current running time and Shutdown Shutdown Recording Delay Value Change Figure 33 Delay setting.

  • Page 18: User Setup

    Check Password and prevent the notification to show up again. Refer to MDR Change Password Figure 21. 5.1.5 HDD Key* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 5.1.6 Network* 5.1.6.1 Ethernet* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com...
  • Page 19 Surveillance 5.2.1 Live View 5.2.1.1 Preview Note: The MIRROR and FLIP VERTICAL feature affects both the live and recorded views. Live Audio is used to send real-time audio from a microphone enabled camera to a speaker enabled monitor. By default, this is disabled.
  • Page 20 PAL - AHD or NTSC - AHD. By default, PAL is chosen. This will be the same for all camera inputs. Note: Brigade’s monitors have automatic detection of these standards. HDD/SD Overwrite refers to when an HDD and SD cards will overwrite its stored data.
  • Page 21 SD card full write speed). Bitrate determined by resolution, framerates and quality; SD card full write speed is a fixed value of Brigade SD card (12Mbps). This is a reference value for user to see and configure settings accordingly. Recommend set this value lower than 80%, in case the data rate exceeds SD card writing speed and result in data loss.
  • Page 22 General. Alarm Quality has 8 levels. Level 1 is the best quality whereas level 8 is the lowest quality. Brigade recommends using a higher quality for Alarms for a higher level of image detail. Encode Mode allows users to choose between Constant Bit Rate (CBR) and Variable Bit Rate (VBR).

  • Page 23: Ip Camera Setup

    (MPH) or kilometres per hour (km/h). By default, this is set to MPH. Source has three options. GPS, Speed Pulse or CAN. In majority of applications GPS signal is the simplest to use. Brigade’s MDR comes as standard equipped with a GPS antenna.
  • Page 24 Speed Pulse - Calibration Mode has two options, Input Manually and Auto Correct. Auto Correct is currently unused. To use input manually, connect the speed cables on the IO cable then click save. Start the vehicle and then click start. Drive for at least a minute with a minimum speed of 40 km/h or 25 mph.
  • Page 25 500. Recommend not to change it or it will cause fail to function. CAN2 Figure 66 CAN Category and Data on MDR-Dashboard Figure 64 5.3.2 Snapshots* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 5.3.2.1 Time Snap* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual.
  • Page 26 Dashboard 6.0 software. This is shown in frame information. It is also shown on the LIVE OSD and the RECORD OSD. By default, Brigade uses IO1 for left indicator (Li), IO2 for right indicator (Ri), IO3 for reverse (Rv) and IO4 for brake (Br).

  • Page 27: Maintenance

    Alarm Off-Delay is a period in which rapid activations/deactivations can occur, which must be ignored. By default, this is 10 seconds. 5.4.2.2 Motion Detection* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 5.4.2.3 Blind Detection* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual.

  • Page 28: Record Search

    FMW/MCU Upgrade is used to upgrade firmware and MCU (Microcontroller) version. Firmware contains MCU version (combined package) for an easier upgrade. Please check Brigade’s website regularly for updates. Upgrades require a USB bus- powered hub. Firmware upgrades take approximately 5 minutes to upload.

  • Page 29: System Information

    System Information* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. Version Information* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. Modules* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual.
  • Page 30 Retrieving HDD Data (Quick Guide) Open the software by right-clicking on the icon . Select Run as administrator. This will allow the software to read information from the MCU. The default username: admin and “default password”: LEAVE BLANK. Once users have filled in username (this must be lower case) click In Local mode you have two playback options, HDD and Directory.
  • Page 31 • Users must follow the procedure listed below to correctly mount the MCU to their PC. • Connect the MCU to the PC using the Brigade blue USB cable provided (MDR-641 requires an MCU Reader to view and Installing Device Driver Figure 92 download the video recordings to the MDR-Dashboard 6.0).
  • Page 32 Login Figure 94. • Default username: admin and there’s no password, click Sign in. • Product Support button directs to Brigade Support website, users can find video tutorials. • The software will display a loading screen as shown in Loading Screen Figure 95.

  • Page 33: Reading Data

    Frame Information Figure 101 9.6.1 Channel Info* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 9.6.2 Events and Graphs* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual.

  • Page 34: Saving Snapshots

    Figure 106. Completed Sub-menu Figure 106 Completed Download Tasks Figure 105 9.10 Saving Snapshots* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 9.11 User and System settings* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual.

  • Page 35: System Info

    10.2 Setting up MDR-Player 6.0* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 10.3 Basic Operations* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 11 Advanced Ethernet Configurations* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com...

  • Page 36: Help Button

    12.4.4 Alarms For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 12.4.5 Maintenance For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 12.5 LOGOUT * For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual.
  • Page 37 HDD recordings to start after a file-system check. 6) This test can only be performed when the MDR video output is displayed on a Brigade monitor. Ensure that both the SD card and HDD are recording. Recording is shown with an SD card symbol and HDD symbol.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. 19 Specifications* For details, please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the full version of this manual. Approvals UKCA UNECE Regulation No. 10 Revision 5 (“E-marking”) Brigade Electronics MDR-6XXXXXXXX(XXX)

  • Page 39: Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    Manufacturer: Brigade House, The Mills, Station Road, South Darenth, DA4 9BD, UK This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of Brigade Electronics. Objects of the declaration: Mobile Digital Recorder System with GPS, Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity, including accessories and cables.
  • Page 40 21 Glossary 3G – Third Generation ID – Identification 4G – Fourth Generation IO – Input/output AC – Adaptor Cable iOS – iPhone Operating System (Apple Inc.) ADPCM – Adaptive Differential Pulse-code Modulation IP – Internet Protocol G711U – Narrowband audio codec IR –...
  • Page 41 Mobile digital recorder systems are an invaluable driver aid but do not exempt the driver from taking every normal precaution when conducting a manoeuvre. No liability arising out of the use or failure of the product can in any way be attached to Brigade or to the distributor. Dénégation Verwerping Les enregistreurs numériques portables sont une aide précieuse...
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