ACTi PCI-5100 User Manual

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4-CH Video Decoder Card
PCI-5100
User's Manual
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  • Page 1 4-CH Video Decoder Card PCI-5100 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Precautions

    Copyright This manual is the intellectual property of ACTi and is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document maybe reproduced or transmitted for any purpose by any means including electronic or mechanical without the official written permission from ACTi.
  • Page 3: Fcc/Ce Regulation

    typographical or technical errors and reserve the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. FCC/CE Regulation NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents PRECAUTIONS....................ii Copyright ............................ii Trademarks .............................ii Liability............................ii FCC/CE Regulation ........................iii INTRODUCTION..................... 2-1 Package Contents ....................2-1 Features and benefits ..................2-2 Safety instructions....................2-3 Minimum system requirements ................. 2-4 INSTALLATION ....................3-5 Basic Connections ....................3-5 Dip Switch Setting....................3-7 Driver Installation....................
  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION 2.1 Package Contents PCI-5100 Software CD This CD contains a. Decoder Card manual b. Driver SCSI II cable Screw Warranty Card...
  • Page 6: Features And Benefits

    IP-base surveillance video system. This video decoder card also provides digital video signals output via an ACTi proprietary cable connect to the ACTi’s PCI-6100, the real-time dislay PCI-based add-in card. This saves lots of CPU loading for supporting a large system.
  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    2.3 Safety instructions Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. Water and Moisture Do not use this video product near water, for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and the like.
  • Page 8: Minimum System Requirements

    Windows XP SP2 / Windows 2003 / Windows 2000 with SP4 or Operating System above SVGA or XGA with 1024x768 resolution, 32-bit color Video Resolution There shouldn’t be any PCI To PCI Bridge, Pericom PI7C8150, in the system. Otherwise, PCI-5100 driver will confuse for finding the System Limitation correct device.
  • Page 9: Installation

    INSTALLATION 3.1 Basic Connections Follow the procedures below to install the video decoder cards in your system. Option 1 : Only PCI-5100 in the system...
  • Page 10 Option 2 : Both PCI-5100 & PCI-6100 in the system...
  • Page 11: Dip Switch Setting

    3.2 Dip Switch Setting Adjust dip switch for a correct card ID number setting. The card ID should be an unique ID in a system. Accoding to those card ID, our SDK can correctly identify channel number 1 ~ 16 (the maximum is 4 cards in one system, and there are 4 channels in each card) for application.
  • Page 12: Driver Installation

    3.3 Driver Installation STEP1 Turn your PC off. STEP2 Insert the PCI-5100 cards into an empty PCI slot. STEP3 Turn your PC on and start Windows. Windows will automatically detect these new cards.
  • Page 13 STEP4 Insert Driver CD into CD-ROM drive. STEP5 Select the CD drive and find “install.exe”. STEP6 Press the “Install Driver” button...
  • Page 14 STEP7 Press the “Reboot” button STEP8 System will find those video decoder cards. 3-10...

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