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HME VisionTech 2000 Operating Instructions Manual

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HME# 400487
Rev B 10/29/02
VisionTech
2000
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Version 9.0
Remote Video Transmission
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Digital Recording System
Operating Instructions

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  • Page 1 HME# 400487 Rev B 10/29/02 VisionTech 2000 ™ Version 9.0 Remote Video Transmission Digital Recording System Operating Instructions...
  • Page 2 Copyright © October 2002, HM Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved TRADEMARK INFORMATION HME, VisionTech and MegaMotion are registered trademarks of HM Electronics, Inc. MS-DOS, Windows and Windows98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Download.com is a trademark of CNET Networks, Inc.
  • Page 3 FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 Minimum System Requirements For Upgrade Kits • P CPU 500M ENTIUM ELERON HZ OR FASTER • 128 MB RAM • 1024 768 16- SCREEN DISPLAY • W 98 SE INDOWS ONLY...
  • Page 5 VisionTech program group, you can access the relevant part number in the Start Menu under VisionTech\HME Modules Registration. If a module has been enabled on your system, it will be listed as “Active”. If not, it will have a part number. Contact your dealer or vendor for pricing and availability.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ACCESS RIGHTS ..................1 GENERAL ....................4 COMMUNICATION..................5 LOCAL SITE....................15 REMOTE SITES ..................17 CAMERA ....................19 AUDIO RECORD..................23 PTZ......................28 EVENTS ...................... 30 CASH REGISTER..................35 VIDEO MOTION DETECTION ............... 42 VIDEO MULTI-VIEW................45 ALARM I/O ....................47 NOTIFY ......................

  • Page 7: Access Rights

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Access Rights 1. ACCESS RIGHTS The Access Rights module protects the system setup configuration. Users will not be able to enter areas of setup that may cause configuration errors and bring the system down. Since exiting the program stops recording, operators can be denied exit rights.
  • Page 8 General VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Adding Groups The system has one default group entry and one default user entry. The Supervisor group has access to all levels. The default group should not be removed since doing so would lockout all users from the system. The default user can be edited to fit the profile of the environment it is placed in.
  • Page 9 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Access Rights Adding Users To add a user, click the Add button on the Users tab. The user information fields are then enabled for input. The Group Name drop down list will reflect entries made to the List of Groups. Select the group this user will belong to.

  • Page 10: General

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 2. GENERAL The General dialog shows the path of the VisionTech 2000 database. This database contains all of the transmitter’s configuration information. It is not absolutely necessary for changes to be made here although; the path may need to be changed to conform to other languages.

  • Page 11: Communication

    Communication setup. Network NOTE: VisionTech 2000 does not have to log in to a network server to connect over a network! It simply ‘plugs in’. However, if you must log in to back up files to a network drive, login can be automated with ‘TweakUI’.
  • Page 12 VisionTech Transmitter and Receiver! The default port for VisionTech is 7128. Fortunately, HME has made it very easy to change this port address. If 7128 is blocked, you can change it to a known open one. If the network’s security is especially tight, you may have to ask the network administrator to open a port for VisionTech to use.
  • Page 13 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Communication This portion will go over what you will need to do with VisionTech and Windows 98 to make a network connection. Turnkey systems require a different plan of attack than an upgraded PC. We will take the path of an upgrade. To make it easier for turnkey installers, the steps will be laid out in numbers and bullets.
  • Page 14 Communication VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Adding a Network entry to Communication: WARNING! Having more than one network entry in Communication will result in failure to establish a connection. Do not add a Network entry if one is present. 1. Double-click on Communication in VisionTech TX Setup.
  • Page 15 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Communication Changing the Shared Bandwidth value: Shared Bandwidth, also known as a Sliding TCP/IP Window, means that VisionTech will open a TCP/IP window that will slide open up to the value that is selected in the Shared Bandwidth list.
  • Page 16 NOTE: On turnkey systems, the modem has been configured at the factory and no setup is required for a receiver to make a dialup connection to the VisionTech 2000 transmitter. Modem communication allows remote users to connect to the VisionTech transmitter over standard phone lines.
  • Page 17 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Communication 4. Select the Com Port that the modem is using. If you don’t know which one it is, go to Modems in Control Panel and click the Properties button. You will see the port listed on the General tab.
  • Page 18 3. Change the COM PORT setting to reflect the COM PORT the watchdog is actually plugged in. An HME turnkey system will have the Hardware Watchdog on COM 1. As shown in the table below, you can tell of the Watchdog is disabled by the led on the front of the system that is labeled WD.
  • Page 19 Then, attach the joystick to a serial port on a PC running VisionTech 2000 Receiver Software. Over an Ethernet or Dial-Up connection, you can control the camera from the receiver station. This is especially useful if you have a camera that is not compatible with an HME PTZ Interface Module.
  • Page 20 Communication VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide...

  • Page 21: Local Site

    When you get to Local Site, first enter the Site ID and Site Name. Turnkey systems will have a record entered. HME assigns Site ID number incrementally since the transmitter’s Site ID must be different from the receiver’s Site ID.
  • Page 22 Communication VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Enter Site ID and Site name. (Required.) 1. Click either Add or Edit depending on whether there is an entry or not. Enter a numeric value in the Site ID field. (Do not use only zero.) 2.

  • Page 23: Remote Sites

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Remote Sites 5. REMOTE SITES The Remote Sites Database is a list of computers running VisionTech 2000 Receiver Software that can be accessed. The SITE I.D., SITE NAME and Phone Number or IP address are the three pieces of information that must be entered in the system if you want to use the Notify Module.
  • Page 24 Remote Sites VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide In order to have a valid entry, at least the Site ID and Site Name of a receiver system must be entered. You could, to save time, simply enter these two pieces of information, click the Save button and then enter a phone number or IP address on the connections tab.

  • Page 25: Camera

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Camera 6. CAMERA This portion of setup allows you to name, select size & quality, disable or enable and select color and brightness settings. This is also the first place you will check to see if your cameras are providing video to the system.
  • Page 26 Camera VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation Controls for Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation are below the video window. These controls allow users to adjust these features to compensate for varying light conditions and slight differences in the quality of the video signal. These settings are similar to the controls on a color TV.
  • Page 27 The Camera List will display the number of BNC inputs that are attached to the system. If more than eight inputs are present, it means an HME Video Sequencer is attached to the system. Up to four video sequencers can be attached to the system and should go on inputs one through four, respectively.
  • Page 28 Camera VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide This example will set up a nine-camera system. Doing so will require the use of one video sequencer and one video input. 1. With the system powered off, attach the video sequencer to the system in the following order: •...

  • Page 29: Audio Record

    The quality level is easily adjustable to maximize recording space or audio quality. Audio Record is limited to one type of recording per channel. That is, if the system has one audio card installed, as HME turnkey systems do, then only Event Record or, Continuous Record, etc... can use it.
  • Page 30 Click the Test button to initiate a ten second audio record test HME Turnkey systems use the Yamaha dx-xg onboard audio chipset. If you do not hear audio after the test, check the volume properties and make sure it is turned up for both playback and recording.
  • Page 31 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Audio Record Click the Mic Boost box to place a check in it, if it does not have one already. Click Options then Properties.
  • Page 32 Audio Record VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Select Recording. Click on the box next to Microphone to place a check mark in it, if one is not already present. Select Microphone as the Recording Device. Then click Options, Exit...
  • Page 33 If the sound has excessive noise, go back to the Audio Properties and lower the Recording Microphone volume. Additional information for the DS-XG configuration is available on the system in: C:\Drivers\Sound\Xwave_6000\YMF744\Manual. HME has tested the microphone recording with the default settings for the DS-XG Audio Config Control Panel Applet.

  • Page 34: Ptz

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 8. PTZ The PTZ module in VisionTech 2000 is a software component. Attaching a PTZ camera involves 3 basic stages: • Attaching the hardware • Assigning the camera • Testing control Begin by attaching the PTZ camera(s) to the system per the camera manufacturer’s instruction.
  • Page 35 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide PTZ setup in Communication. To add a PTZ preset, position the camera. Click Add. Name the preset then press Enter on the keyboard. Click OK. Maximum numbers of Presets are 32 per camera. Not all cameras will support 32 presets.

  • Page 36: Events

    Events VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 9. EVENTS Input devices trigger events. Most commonly a physical input, although it is also possible to use a Virtual Timer to schedule a repeating event. If you will be using a Virtual Timer to schedule a repeating event, you can begin here on the Events tab. Otherwise, setup your physical input devices first.
  • Page 37 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Events Select a drive by clicking the arrow in the drive list box. Select a directory by double clicking the folder icons in the directory list box. The PATH field will update to the current selection as you go along.
  • Page 38 Events VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Maximum Event Duration is 10 minutes. 3. Next, go to Events and click on the Events tab. Click the Add button. Set the Event duration and Frame Rate. Frame rate must be below 12 frames per second because the system cannot record more than 12 frames at any given second.
  • Page 39 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Events 6. Click and drag a Physical Input onto the grid and drop it on the left side of the relationship. Select the input to be used in this relationship. Use Edge Trigger if the input has a fixed voltage signal.
  • Page 40 Events VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 8. Click the Links button and connect the Input to the Relationship, then the Relationship to the Event. Drag the link to the Input and drop it, the cursor will change. Click again and drag the link to the relationship and drop it. The link is established.

  • Page 41: Cash Register

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Cash Register 10. CASH REGISTER The Cash Register recording module interfaces with cash registers and point of sale terminals through asynchronous serial communication. When VisionTech receives a text string from its Com port, it will begin recording and display the transaction data in the Transmitter window when the transaction is complete.
  • Page 42 Cash Register VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide From the main Cash Register window, click the Add button This button will first be labeled Receive. Click on it, and then generate a transaction on the register. Click Stop then OK when the transaction is complete.
  • Page 43 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Cash Register If specific exceptions are to be used, simply generate a transaction with the item you want to add to the exception list. Click on the entry and it will appear in the Item Name drop-down list.
  • Page 44 Cash Register VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Click the Add button under the Suspected Operator field. Enter the Name, ID and Description, and then click OK. Once the Exceptions are set up, click the Advance Setup button. Select the Cash Register from this drop-down list.
  • Page 45 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Cash Register Click on the arrows in the center column to add or remove cameras that will record during transactions. 1. Click the Cameras tab. Click on the right arrow button to include the cameras that you want to record during a transaction.
  • Page 46 Cash Register VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Hardware Connections The serial interface to the VisionTech system will depend on the type of output connector your register uses. An asynchronous signal from the register is required. If your register uses synchronous data signals, a converter may be needed to complete the connection.
  • Page 47 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Cash Register Cash 2000 Register 1, 6 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 1, 6 ----------- ----------- ----------- For a DB9 to DB25 connection. DB25 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- There are many cable manufacturers and resellers that make cables with the 3 main types of connectors that are found on serial communication devices.

  • Page 48: Video Motion Detection

    Video Motion Detection VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 11. VIDEO MOTION DETECTION Click on a camera in the Available Cameras box, and then click on the arrow pointing to the right to add it to the Selected Cameras list. Click the Save button before...
  • Page 49 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Video Motion Detection Video Motion Detection Threshold When adjusting the Video Motion Detection thresholds start by setting the Upper Threshold slider to the extreme right and the Lower Threshold slider to the extreme left. Bring each toward the center until the smaller window has near equal amounts of blue white and black.
  • Page 50 Video Motion Detection VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Create multiple sets if cameras will be scheduled to record at different times of the day or week. Video that has been recorded prior to and after motion detection can be associated with it by selecting the Active check box in the Pre-Event and or the Post-Event sections.

  • Page 51: Video Multi-View

    This portion of setup provides options for displaying video frames on the main screen when VisionTech 2000 is launched. These options consist of Blank Screen: This option is activated when the radio button labeled Do not show video on the left lower corner of the window is checked.
  • Page 52 Video Multi-View VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Use these buttons to select the viewing mode. Click here to show a list of cameras to select for placement in the selected video window.

  • Page 53: Alarm I/O

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Alarm I/O 13. ALARM I/O Yellow Inputs are enabled. Gray Outputs are armed. Blue Inputs are disabled. Green Outputs are locked. In Testing Mode, an active Input is red and an active Output is yellow.
  • Page 54 Alarm I/O VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide NOTE: Do not lock the output if you are going to use it with the Notify feature. If you do, the output will remain active until you exit the transmitter and turn it off in setup. Leave the output gray here and use ‘Latch’...
  • Page 55 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Alarm I/O 3. Now we go to Logical Diagram. We will have to create a relationship that will cause our Inputs to trigger two cameras and one light. We will have to create one Relationship for each Input.
  • Page 56 Alarm I/O VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Now we’ve clicked on the Device Output button and dragged a Physical Output icon from the list on the left to the right of the Relationship Hub. We’ve selected our SFE Light Output from the list. We then drag two Event Recording icons onto the grid and selected our cameras for each of them.

  • Page 57: Notify

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Notify 14. NOTIFY When the VisionTech system is unattended, it can be configured to dial as many as 256 central monitoring stations and alert you or security staff that there has been alarm activity. It can be set up to automatically send pictures to a remote location and to log event activity by acting as an output device in the Diagram Module.
  • Page 58 Notify VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Notify Name and Priority The Source dialog will list all numbers that have been entered in the Remote Database Connections tab. Give Notify entry descriptive name that easily reference when adding Notify to the Diagram module grid.
  • Page 59 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Notify Disabled This box will allow you to temporarily disable Notify without having to remove it from the list or modify other modules. Use this when you want to pre-configure a system or if maintenance is will be performed on alarm inputs/outputs that could trigger Notify.
  • Page 60 Notify VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Each entry in the Notify List can have its own properties or they can share properties. Redial Under Time Between Redial, select or enter the number of retries. Kiss Off When enabled, the Kiss Off Hour, Min and Sec fields will work as a timer. Once the Kiss Off time has elapsed, Notify will disconnect.
  • Page 61 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Notify Notify Diagram Setup NOTE: It is important to create Relationships in a certain order. Always create the Relationship Hub, and then add the Input device, and finally the Output Device. Link them from Input to Relationship Hub, from Relationship Hub to Output.
  • Page 62 Notify sends. Otherwise, after the Notify dialog on the receiver is closed, the call is logged and it can be reviewed through HME's View Log Files at any time without acknowledging the alarm. If the manager sees someone that should not be in the supply closet, the video can be reviewed...

  • Page 63: Record On Demand

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Record On Demand 15. RECORD ON DEMAND Record On Demand can be initiated by remote users or by operators on the local site. To set the Record On Demand parameters, enter setup and double click the Record On Demand icon.
  • Page 64 Record On Demand VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Max File Length: This is the maximum length of the recorded file before it closes and begins a new one regardless of how long you are actually running Record On Demand. If you have a one-hour file length and you record for 5 minutes, you will not be able to retrieve the video until one hour of Record In Demand recording is complete.
  • Page 65 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Record On Demand Add: This will open the Pick Directory dialog. A default path will be presented. To add another directory, click the drop down list on the Pick Directory dialog. Select a drive letter and browse to the directory you want to use.

  • Page 66: Continuous Recording

    Continuous Recording VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 16. CONTINUOUS RECORDING Quick Setup for Continuous Recording To quickly add a simple 24 hour continuous record schedule for any and all cameras: 1. Click the Recording Sets tab then click Add. (You can ignore the Recording Directories tab if it con-tains one or more entries, otherwise skip to the Recording Directories section for more information.)
  • Page 67 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Continuous Recording 6. Click the Recording Schedules tab. 7. Click Add. The default time is 24 hours. 8. Click OK then Close. You are finished! Continue only if you want to have the cameras use different frame rates or omit cameras at different times of the day or week.
  • Page 68 Continuous Recording VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Total Storage Time Is the amount of time the files will be stored before they are overwritten. 30 to 90 days is preferable, as most of the time the size, quality and frame rate settings will not exceed such period of time.
  • Page 69 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Continuous Recording Suppose you want to record cameras 5 and 6 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Cameras 7 and 8 will record from 6:00PM to 10:00PM. Cameras 1 thru 4 will record 24hrs. This could lead to...
  • Page 70 Continuous Recording VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Tips For Setting Up Recording Schedules • When you are adding your sets, try not to exceed 12 frames per second in each set. • Watch the Schedule Indicator bar as you adjust the time when adding schedules.
  • Page 71 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Continuous Recording 2. Click the Add button and name the second set Night. Click the right arrow button to add cameras three and four. Set the frame rate for both at 5 or less per second. Click Save.
  • Page 72 Continuous Recording VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide The Continuous Recording module will automatically fill in the remaining time on the Schedule Indicator as you add more sets. Once all of the time has been used, no more sets can be added.
  • Page 73 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Continuous Recording Weekly Recording Sets In this example, four sets were created to cover a typical week at a convenience store. Since we want all of the cameras recording at all times, we’ve assigned frame rates to the cameras that would correspond to the hours we will assign them to on the Recording Schedules tab.
  • Page 74 Continuous Recording VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Finally, we have created a set with all of the cameras at one frame per second to cover the slowest hours of the store and save disk space. We are now ready to schedule our sets on a weekly basis.
  • Page 75 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Continuous Recording The Slow Hour Schedule has been extended into the next day, Monday, by selecting it from the drop down list and using the End Time scroll buttons to roll back the Schedule Indicator to 6 AM (06:00:00).

  • Page 76: Logical Diagram

    Logical Diagram VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide 17. LOGICAL DIAGRAM The Logical Diagram enables input and output devices. § The Logical Diagram works by cause and effect to provide automation for I/O s, Notify, and Events. § Input Devices are bound to a relationship that relays the signal to one or more Output Devices.
  • Page 77 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Logical Diagram HME Turnkey systems will have examples of a Diagram entry. If you are installing an upgrade or starting from a blank grid, it would look something like this: The first thing to do with a blank grid would be to position the default relationship icon near the middle of grid.
  • Page 78 Logical Diagram VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide By default, the design grid is occupied by a single relationship labeled Name 1. To change the label, right click on the relationship icon. A box will open allowing you to enter a new name.
  • Page 79 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Logical Diagram Virtual Timer Schedule The Virtual Timer can also be scheduled to run during specific times. The Start Time is in 24-hour format as is the Time Length. The Days of the Week appear depressed when selected.
  • Page 80 Logical Diagram VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Event Recording Properties Click the Select Events button. It will open a datasheet view of all events that were entered in Event Recording setup. Removing the check mark from the Active box will disable the event without having to remove it from your list of events or removing it from your diagram.
  • Page 81 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Logical Diagram Physical Output Properties Removing the check If your Output has been from Latch can be used set to Locked in I/O to set how long the setup, an Output with output will stay on...
  • Page 82 Logical Diagram VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Logical Operators and Scheduling Inputs Logical operators can be used to schedule when inputs will be armed. This automates the system so that the alarm system can be scheduled to turn itself off during business hours.

  • Page 83: Utilities

    VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Utilities 18. UTILITIES VisionTech 2000 includes utilities to keep the system fresh and save the setup configuration. Software WatchDog See Communications for information about the hardware WatchDog. The software WatchDog will reset the system daily to refresh the system memory and run a Scandisk weekly to verify that the hard disks are in good condition.
  • Page 84 Utilities VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Backup and Restore Database Double-Click on Backup and Restore Database to bring up the Backup and Restore dialog. Restore from last run will be disabled the first time you run setup. The default File To...
  • Page 85 VisionTech 2000 9.0 Setup Guide Utilities If you will be copying the 2000 Setup configuration to another system, backup to a floppy diskette. You can simply enter setup on the new machine and go to Utilities, Backup and Restore. Click the drop down arrow and double-click on the A: drive. Select the backup file and click OK.
  • Page 86 1. GLOSSARY An input device that has completed or broken an electrical circuit. ALARM The ability of a VisionTech Transmitter to cycle continuously through its CAMERA cameras, staying at each camera and its preset position for a specified TOURING amount of time. It can be setup and enabled from a receiver. Recorded video that has been initiated by an input device.
  • Page 87 Protocol, the suite of communications protocols used to connect TCP/IP hosts on the Internet. A PC with an HME MegaMotion Video Capture Card installed. TRANSMITTER The cameras are attached to it and will transmit the images when a receiver connects.

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