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HD6-Series Mobile DVR Radio Engineering Industries HD6-Series Mobile Digital Video Recorders Hardware User Manual Hardware Installation Manual Page 1 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Connecting to an iPhone™ ....................32 Auto Local/Manual Remote ..................32 Logging In ........................33 SD Card Function ......................34 Logging Out ........................34 Menu Configuration ....................... 35 Main Menu Page ......................35 Page 2 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
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Config Menu ......................... 66 File Data ..........................66 Storage ..........................67 Live ..........................67 Info Button ..........................67 Settings button ........................68 Channel Selection ......................... 68 Play Back ........................68 Page 3 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Introduction This manual intends to provide information required for proper installation, initial setup, and explanation of the individual programming options pertaining to the HD6 Series Mobile DVR surveillance system. For assistance or to answer any questions call: 24 HOUR SERVICE HOT LINE USA &...
Easily Upgradeable Communication Module: Field or factory installed removable communication module WIFI (internal): Optional 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4Ghz/5Ghz Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi models only) Cellular (internal): Optional 4G modem for cellular connectivity GPS (internal): Optional internal or external GPS receiver Page 7 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
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GPS/Status Port (RS232): Optional external (RS232) GPS receiver Optional GPS/Status output (RS232) for interface to third-party AVL systems Sensor Inputs: Eight sensor inputs for detection of vehicle signals (brakes, turn signals, etc.) Page 8 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
HD6-Series Mobile DVR Front and Back Panels Figure 3: Front Panel Layout (HD6-600 Shown) Page 11 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
When accessing the menu, it is necessary to connect a video monitor to the video jack on the front or back of the unit. REI recommends using its battery-powered color LCD monitor P/N 750207. Page 13 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Without HDD, DVR will power on and allow the user to configure the settings, but it will not record any videos unless the user loads the HDD and locks the HDD key. Figure 6: Removable Hard Drive Module Page 14 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Inserting SD Card: Open the access door and insert the SD card all the way in until it locks in place. Removing SD Card: Push on the SD card all the way in, then release to eject the SD card. Figure 7: Removable SD Card Page 15 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
HD6-Series Mobile DVR HDD Record Times To help estimate record times please visit our website www.radioeng.info/rte/HD6.zip. Figure 8: Estimator for HDD Record Times (HD5 shown) Page 16 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
DVR to avoid draining the vehicle battery. The DVR internal clock will hold the time and date for up to 10 years sitting on a shelf. The daylight-saving time functions will resume upon re-initialization when power is applied. Page 17 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
WARNING DISCONNECT VEHICLE BATTERY VOLTAGE BEFORE INSTALLING System WIRING WARNING DISCONNECT POWER TO THE DVR BEFORE JUMP STARTING VEHICLE Figure 9: System Wiring - Power and Camera Cables (HD6-600) Page 18 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
HD6-Series Mobile DVR Figure 10: System Wiring - Power and Camera Cables (HD6-1200) Page 19 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
The aftermarket switch is round, for easier installation in vehicles without spare switch knockouts. Both styles of switches plug into the same port on the back of the DVR. Page 20 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
The 710214 GPS antenna is used for extremely accurate requirements, if the DVR is used with a lot-based Wi-Fi network, it could be more cost effective to use the combination Wi- Fi/GPS antenna that comes with the higher end DVRs. Page 21 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
• Warning lamp operation (de-acceleration lights) wheelchair lifts, • Brake activation inertia sensors, etc. • Front door switch operation • Back door switch operation • Optional point with Auxiliary Page 22 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Connect the RED and ORANGE wires to the left and right turn signal lamps. Front and Back Doors Connect the BLUE and VIOLET wires to the switched side of the door switches. Page 23 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
LEFT TURN SIGNAL On RIGHT TURN SIGNAL On FRONT DOOR OPEN REAR DOOR OPEN SPEEDOMETER XX MPH (SEE NOTE 1) NOTE 1: The XXs represent the vehicle speed (i.e., 35). Page 24 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
After the device has been properly aligned, the Accelerometer Module must be calibrated. Figure 15: 3 Axis Inertia Sensor Directions Page 25 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
The DVR has two L-brackets along the side of the unit to allow easy mounting. This type of installation is recommended for vehicles that have a secured compartment, such as a radio box, where the DVR is protected from tampering. Figure 16: L Bracket Mounting Page 26 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
There may be installations that require the front and back of the DVR to be enclosed in a protective enclosure. Security covers can be installed to protect the front and back of the DVR. Figure 18: Security Cover Mounting Page 27 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
DVR will stay active after any off delay expires for network access to the hard drive but will not record any new video in this mode. Page 28 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Using the REI VMS PC Software, the user can access the files by connecting the computer to the DVR Front Panel Ethernet port, as shown below. Figure 19: Connecting to the DVR with a Computer through the Ethernet Connection Page 29 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
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IP Address: 192.168.200.x (x being 1-255 but different from DVR IP address) Net Mask: 255.255.255.0 (DVR Net Mask) Gateway: 192.168.200.254 (DVR Gateway) - optional Page 30 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Note: If the REI Toolkit Dongle is unavailable it is possible, on Wi-Fi enabled HD6 series DVRs, it is possible to obtain a Wi-Fi connection by pressing and holding the Wake button for two seconds. Page 31 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
If set to Manual Remote, the access point is based on IP forwarding to connect to lot-based Wi-Fi to enable a connection to any of the active buses remotely without having to be aboard the bus. Page 32 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
By default, the initial password is 10231981. The Remember box could already be checked. If not, enter the password and click Login. The initial window will appear where the user can begin to access the REI ARMOR DVR firmware. Page 33 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Home button and disconnect the REI Toolkit Dongle from the DVR. Figure 22: Logout Window For more information about using the REI Toolkit, refer to the REI Toolkit Quick Guide. Page 34 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
690816. The user can access recorded videos and customize the settings on the DVR. The Main Menu is comprised of five user tabs: Setup, Info, Maintenance, Live, and Playback. Setup Menu Figure 24: Setup Menu Page 35 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Vehicle: Allows custom information to identify the DVRs, such as bus number. Company: Allows the user to enter company name of the bus service. Driver: Allows user to enter a driver’s name. Page 36 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
When the DST Mode is set to ‘On-Manual’, the Daylight-Saving Time triggers can be changed to any of the first, second, third, fourth, or last week of any month, not overlapping. Page 37 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Record Schedule: The days and times the DVR will turn on and record automatically in any schedule mode. Download Schedule: The days and times the DVR will turn on and not record to allow further downloading of video. Page 38 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Fault Indicator: The types of alerts/faults that will be displayed on Fault Indicator. Blind Camera: Camera blocked by objects. Video Loss: DVR not receiving camera video. HDD Fault: DVR not able to record video onto HDD. Page 39 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Local: Password required when Require Local Password is set to ‘On’ and a password is entered in the Local text box. Remote: Password required for access to the DVR-hosted configuration menu webpages. Page 40 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
SD card for alarms, configure the sub-stream settings, and change the settings for the image. Users can also set up motion detect and motion alarms and configure the OSD. Page 41 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Record Time: The amount of time the HDD can record under the current camera setup. Main Stream/Total Record Time. Resource FR/AFR/IPC/SD: Non-alarm and Alarm Frame rate percentage at current camera setup. Figure 35: Custom Record Settings Page 42 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Blind Sensitivity: User can choose between 1 – LO and up to 5 – HI. Copy To: Select the cameras to copy the settings to and click Copy. IP and Port Setup Menu Figure 36: IPC Setup Pop-up Window Page 43 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Password: Used to enter camera configuration menu Audio: Audio codec currently used Click Exit after setup is complete. For additional information about IP camera configuration, refer to the HD6 Series Models section of the REI Customer Support Site by clicking on the following link - http://www.radioeng.info/...
Main: Record high quality stream per the camera settings in Setup/Camera menu. Sub: Record smaller stream per the settings in the Setup/Sub-Stream menu. Channel Enable: Select the cameras to record to the SD card. Page 45 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Stream Source: Stream to use as the source of the I-Frame mode in Remote Web Live View. HDD Allocation: Check box to allow a larger duration of the sub-stream to be recorded to the HDD. Image Menu Figure 41: Image Setup Page 46 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
The settings for each channel can be customized individually. The available options are Brightness, Contrast, Color, and Saturation. The settings range from 0 to 63. Motion Menu Figure 42: Motion Setup Page 47 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
1 through 6, All, 1-6, or 5-6. Figure 43: Motion Setup - Set Grid Click and drag on the Set Grid screen to select the squares within the detection area. Page 48 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Live: Selected data types will be displayed during live viewing via monitor. Input Setup Figure 45: Input Setup Input Setup: Contains all the settings to configure inputs from the DVR including Speed, Input, Accelerometer, and GPS Port Setup. Page 49 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Overspeed Duration: Time that speed must be over the threshold to trigger an alarm. 0-255 seconds. J1939#1 & J1939#2: Contact REI support personnel for information about configuring these parameters (if necessary). Do not alter the initial settings unless instructed. Page 50 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Input #: The input numbers that correspond to the input numbers on the DVR wiring harness. Name: Name of the Input (16 characters or less). Display: Abbreviation shown on OSD etc. (two characters). Page 51 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
X Threshold: Forward and backward acceleration/de-acceleration that triggers an alarm. Y Threshold: Left or right acceleration/de-acceleration that triggers an alarm. Z Threshold: Up and down acceleration/de-acceleration that triggers an alarm. Page 52 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
HD6-Series Mobile DVR Figure 50: Accel Alarm Figure 51: Accelerometer Threshold GPS Port Menu Figure 52: GPS Port Page 53 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
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Mode: Set the mode of the GPS port Status Out or External GPS (input). Baud Rate: Baud Rate of the GPS Port (4800 – 115200). The default setting for the REI GPS Module is 38400. Page 54 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
WAN/LAN setup is where the user sets up the network configuration if using the Ethernet port located on the front and back of the DVR. IP Mode: Static or Dynamic (DHCP) IP address. Page 55 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Current OK: DVR API Port: DVR port used by ARMOR for access. Enable Telnet: Enable Telnet access on DVR for remote administration. Note: Setting not saved. Clears on reboot. Page 56 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Primary DNS: Primary DNS Server IP address for WIFI network Secondary DNS: Secondary DNS Server IP address for WIFI network Contact your IT specialists for assistance configuring this page. Page 57 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Cellular Figure 57: Cellular Setup Configuration for internal cellular card. Applicable to cellular models only. Contact your IT specialists for assistance configuring this page. Route Figure 58: Route Setup Page 58 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Enable: Select this check box to enable firewall protection for the corresponding Allowed IP Addresses/URLs. IP/URL: The IP address or URL that is selected for firewall protection. Mask: Subnet mask. Page 59 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Figure 62: Inputs Tab Ignition: Current state of vehicle ignition. Speed: Current vehicle speed. Inputs: Armor Action Inputs currently active. Accelerometer: Accelerometer is connected. Data X: Y: Z: Current Accelerometer data values. Page 60 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
HDD Heater: HDD heater is On or Off. System Voltage: Current system input voltage. HDD/HDD Capacity: Size of the currently installed HDD. SD/SD Capacity: Size of the currently installed SD card. Page 61 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Signal Strength (RSSI): Current signal strength of the internal cellular interface. WIFI Figure 66: WIFI Tab WIFI: Current mode and IP address of the WIFI interface. Signal Strength (RSSI): Current signal strength of the internal WIFI interface. Page 62 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Version of the Main/MCU Firmware, Serial Number, System ID, Model, MCU, and ALPR version. Logs Access to the system or fault logs by date. Figure 68: Fault Logs Tab Page 63 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
HD6-Series Mobile DVR Figure 69: Logs – Search Result System Logs Advanced For internal use only. Figure 70: Advanced Tab Page 64 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Firmware Figure 72: Upgrade Firmware Click Browse to select the new firmware file from a location on your PC, click Upgrade to upgrade the firmware using the selected file. Page 65 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Export: Select All or By Time from the drop down. Start Date/End Date: System Log: Log containing events and data. Click Export to copy. Fault Log: Log containing errors and failures. Click Export to copy. Page 66 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Figure 77: Channel Bar Info Button Click the button to display or hide the information panel as shown below. Page 67 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
The user can search for videos by using the Time/Date Search function, and the Alarm Search function. Videos can also be backed up onto an external storage drive using the USB Backup function. Page 68 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
Alarm video (Main and/or Sub stream). Click the desired day on the calendar to start playback at the time of the earliest video on that day. Alarm Figure 82: Alarm Tab - Alarm Search Page 69 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
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Select the desired alarm from the list of available alarms. Click Save to save the selected alarm to USB storage. Click Play to start playback of the alarm video. Page 70 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
This device complies with 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 71 of 71 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640611 – 9/19/24...
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