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Summary of Contents for Concept Pro VXM4-16
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Page 1: User Manual
MPEG4 16 Channel Digital Recording System VXM4-16 VXM4-16 HOLD DISPLAY PANIC ± ZOOM LOCK ARCHIVE ZOOM ZOOM User Manual SETUP SEARCH FOCUS IRIS RETURN ENTER NEAR CLOSE OPEN... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS CONTENTS Before installing Key features Front panel description Rear panel description Getting started Connect and switch on Configuring the live display Multi screen mode Choosing channels Live display edit mode Digital zoom Playback Search Instant playback Event Search Archiving Telemetry Control Key lock function Panic recording... - Page 3 CONTENTS CONTENTS Configuring the VXM4 – Record Menu Recording operations Timer / Motion Setup Parameter Schedule Alarm setup Panic setup Connecting to the VXM4 remotely Install the software Remote client controls Remote client setup Create a connection group Enter VXM4 details Additional configuration Using the remote client Connect to a VXM4 group...
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Page 4: Before Installing
BEFORE INSTALLING BEFORE INSTALLING • Installation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with any electrical regulations in force at the time. • The DVR must be placed on a stable surface or mounted in an approved cabinet. Adequate ventilation must be provided, taking particular care not to block any of the air vents on the DVR. -
Page 5: Key Features
KEY FEATURES KEY FEATURES ENHANCED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) The VXM4 menu structure and on screen display is presented in a simple to use and logical GUI format. GENUINE TRIPLEX OPERATION The VXM4 will continue to record at full frame rate during local playback, local setup, multi user remote viewing and playback, and remote setup. -
Page 6: Front Panel Description
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION SYSTEM CONTROL KEYS POWER BUTTON LOCK SHUTTLE WHEEL (page 5 & page 12) Locks the front panel buttons Used to quickly adjust (page 12) playback speed and direction DISPLAY (page 9). Also used to control Selects various display ARCHIVE camera zoom when in PTZ... -
Page 7: Rear Panel Description
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION CAMERA INPUTS and LOOP COMPOSITE AND S-VIDEO MAIN SPOT MONITOR OUTPUTS MONITOR CONNECTIONS OUTPUTS Connect up to 16 camera inputs. Both outputs can be used at the same time if Up to 4 spot more than one main monitor connection is monitors can be Connection to... -
Page 8: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED PLEASE NOTE: ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE VXM4! THE VXM4 IS PRE-CONFIGURED WITH THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS: 7FPS continuous recording rate per channel at SIF (352 x 288) resolution and highest image quality. •... -
Page 9: Configuring The Live Display
CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY MULTI SCREEN MODE 8 different display modes are supported by the 16 channel VXM4. DISPLAY By repeatedly pressing the button, the operator can choose between single screen, 4 screen, 6 screen, 8 screen, 9 screen, 13 screen, 16 screen and basic sequence modes. All the display modes are static with the exception of the sequence mode. -
Page 10: Digital Zoom
CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY LIVE DISPLAY EDIT MODE continued Using the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons, press number 10 – channel 10 is now displayed instead of channel 5. This process can be repeated for any other channels that need changing. Note: Only one instance of each channel can be displayed. -
Page 11: Playback
PLAYBACK PLAYBACK SEARCH SEARCH To search for a particular section of recorded footage, press the button. To protect unauthorised viewing of footage, only ADMIN and MANAGER user levels can playback footage. ENTER To login as ADMIN, enter the default password of 1234 and press The VXM4 uses a calendar and timeline search method for quick access to recorded footage. -
Page 12: Instant Playback
PLAYBACK PLAYBACK SEARCH continued SHUTTLE WHEEL During playback, turning the steadily clockwise increases the playback speed by up to 64 times. Turning steadily anticlockwise will reverse play by up to 64 times. When the SHUTTLE WHEEL is released, playback is paused. HOLD SHUTTLE WHEEL If the... -
Page 13: Playback Playback
PLAYBACK PLAYBACK EVENT SEARCH continued CURSOR KEY To display the event log screen, press the right to select SEARCH BY EVENT and press ENTER. Various filters can be used to limit the number of events displayed. Using the CURSOR KEYS ENTER button, select the FROM and TO date / time and the events and channels required. -
Page 14: Archiving
ARCHIVING ARCHIVING ARCHIVE To archive recorded footage to USB memory stick or CD, press the button. To protect unauthorised viewing and distribution of footage, only the ADMIN user level can archive footage. To login as ADMIN, enter the default password of 1234 and press ENTER The Archiving screen allows the operator to choose exactly what to backup and to where. -
Page 15: Telemetry Control
TELEMETRY CONTROL TELEMETRY CONTROL Speed domes and other telemetry devices connected to the VXM4, can be fully controlled from the front panel. CHANNEL In live display mode, press the button. To select a camera to control, use the SELECTION buttons. CURSOR KEYS, zoom is controlled by turning the Pan and tilt movement is controlled by the... -
Page 16: Configuring The Vxm4 - System Setup
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SETUP Press the button to bring up the menu login screen. Only operators with ADMIN rights can configure the VXM4. Enter the default password of ‘1234’ To navigate around any items in the setup menu, use the CURSOR KEYS and the ENTER... -
Page 17: Monitor
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISPLAY: MONITOR SEQUENCE DWELL: The time that each screen is displayed in a sequence operation SPOT-OUT DWELL: The time that each screen is displayed on the spot monitor outputs DE-INTERLACE MODE: When recording any channels in D1 resolution (704 x 576) this should be set to ON to prevent judder during playback ALARM POP-UP MODE: When set to ON, an alarm input will cause the associated channel to display full screen... - Page 18 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISPLAY: SEQUENCE continued Set ACTIVATION to ON, highlight SAVE and press ENTER to display the sequence programming screen. The square on the top left of the display represents the first sequence screen that will be displayed. To ENTER CURSOR KEYS, choose...
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Page 19: Spot Out
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISPLAY: SPOT-OUT The VXM4 has 4 SPOT MONITOR OUTPUTS. Each one displays a full screen sequence of particular channels, depending on the settings configured in this menu. For each spot monitor, the operator can decide which channels are displayed. For example, spot 1 could display channels 1-4, spot 2 could display channels 5-8 and so on. -
Page 20: Colour Setup
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CAMERA: COLOUR SETUP Brightness, contrast, tint and colour can be adjusted for each individual channel. ENTER Highlight which channel to modify and press The selected channel is displayed in full screen. BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, TINT and COLOUR can be changed as necessary. To modify a different channel, highlight CAMERA and choose the desired channel. - Page 21 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 AREA SETUP: Choosing this option allows the operator to define which areas of the image are monitored for motion detection. Light blue grid squares represent detection areas, grey grid squares are ignored. The area on the right shows that motion will be detected across the entire image RETURN To quickly select or deselect the entire grid, press...
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Page 22: Sound
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SOUND To setup the various sound options, highlight SOUND and press ENTER SOUND: AUDIO LIVE AUDIO: When set to ON, the selected audio channel can be monitored on the AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO MONITORING CHANNEL: Specify which one of the 4 AUDIO INPUTS is routed to the AUDIO OUTPUT NETWORK AUDIO TX: When set to ON, live and playback audio is transmitted to a remote PC connection NETWORK AUDIO RX: When set to ON, allows a remote PC connection to send audio back to the VXM4... -
Page 23: System
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SYSTEM ENTER To setup the various system options, highlight SYSTEM and press SYSTEM: DATE/TIME DATE TIME: Allows the operator to set or modify the current date & time DATE FORMAT: Determines how the date is displayed TIME FORMAT: Determines how the time is displayed NETWORK TIME SERVER SETUP: If the VXM4 is connected to the Internet, the time and date can be ENTER... -
Page 24: Mail
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SYSTEM: MAIL SERVER: The SMTP outbound email server that should be used to send email notifications PORT: The outbound email port number SECURITY: Set to OFF if the SERVER does not require a username and password to connect USER: Enter a username to identify the VXM4 in email messages. -
Page 25: System Management
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SYSTEM: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT F/W version: Shows the firmware version of the VXM4 H/W version: Shows the hardware version of the VXM4 VIDEO SIGNAL TYPE: The VXM4 automatically switches between PAL and NTSC depending on the channel 1 input signal at power on DISK CAPACITY: The first value shows the amount of hard drive capacity used by recorded footage, the second value shows the total hard drive capacity installed. -
Page 26: Event / Sensor
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 EVENT / SENSOR To setup the various event handling options, highlight EVENT/SENSOR and press ENTER EVENT / SENSOR: HDD EVENT The VXM4 can monitor the hard drives and detect problems that may be developing. DRIVE: Selects which hard drive to configure for monitoring. -
Page 27: Buzzer Out
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 EVENT / SENSOR: BUZZER OUT Determines the behaviour and actions that will trigger the internal buzzer Behaviour settings OPERATION: The internal buzzer can be enabled or disabled MODE: Can be either TRANSPARENT (the buzzer sounds only when the trigger criteria is present) or LATCHED (the buzzer sounds for a set period of time after the trigger) DURATION: In LATCHED mode, the time that the buzzer sounds after it has been triggered HDD EVENT: Determines whether a hard drive event sounds the buzzer... -
Page 28: Disk Manage
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISK MANAGE To manage the internal hard drives, highlight DISK MANAGE and press ENTER. RECORD TIME LIMIT: In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to limit the amount of footage stored on the VXM4 (to comply with data protection laws for example). Recording can be limited to 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week or one month. -
Page 29: Parameter
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 PARAMETER To change PARAMETER settings, highlight TIMER/MOTION SETUP and press ENTER. Ensure PARAMETER is highlighted in yellow and press ENTER again. The 24 hour time bar is highlighted in purple. ENTER Press to display the green cursor The green cursor shown represents one hour (in this case between 00:00 and 01:00). -
Page 30: Schedule
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SCHEDULE To change SCHEDULE settings, highlight TIMER/MOTION SETUP and press ENTER. Use CURSOR KEYS to highlight SCHEDULE and press ENTER. The schedule box is highlighted in purple Press ENTER to display the green cursor. Example: To set all channels to motion detection recording only between 18:00 and 00:00 Use the CURSOR KEYS... -
Page 31: Alarm Setup
CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 ALARM SETUP This setup screen allows the operator to configure alarm input activated recording PARAMETER: Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period, in blocks (for example between 09:00 and 18:00) or for each individual hour. Note that when SCHEDULE MODE is set to WEEKLY, each day of the week can also be selected SCHEDULE: This section determines at what times the VXM4 will monitor the alarm... -
Page 32: Connecting To The Vxm4 Remotely
BackupPlayer’ is the software to view archive footage from the VXM4 To begin using the remote client software, double click the icon on the desktop or click: Start – Programs –Concept Pro – VXM4 RemoteClient. The main remote client window is displayed... -
Page 33: Remote Client Controls
CONNECTING TO THE VXM4 REMOTELY CONNECTING TO THE VXM4 REMOTELY REMOTE CLIENT CONTROLS SEARCH button to access remote playback SETUP button to configure VXM4 connections VXM4 SETUP button to adjust VXM4 settings remotely DROP DOWN LIST select a VXM4 connection CONNECT button DISCONNECT... -
Page 34: Remote Client Setup
REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP CREATE A CONNECTION GROUP The VXM4 remote client software can be configured with any number of connection groups. Each connection group can consist of up to 4 VXM4s. SETUP To create a connection group, click the button to display the Local configuration screen In the ‘Group’... -
Page 35: Additional Configuration
REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP In the ‘Camera Assignment’ window, specific channels of the VXM4 can be allocated to the remote client display channels. Using the drop down lists under VXM4, select which channels are displayed and in what position. -
Page 36: Using The Remote Client
USING THE REMOTE CLIENT USING THE REMOTE CLIENT CONNECT TO A VXM4 GROUP From the DROP DOWN LIST on the remote client main screen, choose the required connection and click CONNECT After successful connection, the remote client displays the current live view from the VXM4. For each channel, title, time / date and resolution are displayed. -
Page 37: Saving To Avi File
USING THE REMOTE CLIENT USING THE REMOTE CLIENT SAVING TO AVI FILE The operator can choose to record all channels currently being displayed on the live view directly to the local PC hard drive. Click the SAVE TO AVI button to immediately start recording. Click the stop button to end recording. -
Page 38: Audio Monitoring
USING THE REMOTE CLIENT USING THE REMOTE CLIENT AUDIO MONITORING ALARM TRIGGERING During a remote client session, the operator can Alarm outputs at the rear of the VXM4 can be monitor audio connected to the VXM4. triggered remotely by the operator. On the 4 channel VXM4. -
Page 39: Searching For Footage
REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS SEARCHING FOR THE FOOTAGE SEARCH Click the button in live display mode to switch to search mode. TIMELINE at the bottom of the display shows a graphical overview of recorded footage for a particular day. White blocks indicate footage for a particular time segment, whilst blue blocks indicate no footage. -
Page 40: Archiving Footage
REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS ARCHIVING FOOTAGE Pre-recorded footage on a VXM4 can be archived to the local PC hard disk. Click the ARCHIVE button to show the archiving screen. Choose start time, end time, which channels to archive and whether to include audio. For convenience, choosing ‘Select All’... -
Page 41: Event Search
REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS EVENT SEARCH EVENT SEARCH To search for an event and playback the recorded footage, press the button. Choose the ‘Start time’ and ‘End time’. Select which events to include in the search and click ‘Search’ The event log for the selected time period is displayed. -
Page 42: Remote Vxm4 Setup
REMOTE VXM4 SETUP REMOTE VXM4 SETUP Only the ADMIN user can configure a VXM4 remotely. With the exception of network settings and certain display options, any of the VXM4 settings can be changed. ENTERING SETUP SETUP Click the button, enter the correct password for the ADMIN user and click OK The remote setup screen is displayed and the VXM4 settings can be changed as necessary. -
Page 43: Appendix A: The Archive Set
APPENDIX A: THE ARCHIVE SET APPENDIX A: THE ARCHIVE SET After footage has been archived from a VXM4, it can be reviewed on a PC system. Insert the backup CD or USB stick in the PC and view the contents using Windows Explorer. -
Page 44: Router For Use With The Vxm4
APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 REQUIREMENTS 1. Netgear DG834 router 2. A Laptop or PC to configure the DG834 3. An Internet connection and all required login details (username and password provided by your ISP) SETUP STEPS FOR INTERNET CONNECTION 1. -
Page 45: Appendix B: Configuring A Netgear Dg834
APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DG834 APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 SETTING UP PORT FORWARDING This section assumes that you have already established a successful connection locally. Logon to the DG834 and select ‘Services’ from the menu. Click ‘Add Custom Service’... - Page 46 APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 USING DDNS TO CONNECT DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) is generally used when your ISP provides you with a dynamic public IP address. The problem with a dynamic IP address, because it can change regularly, is that any remote users that need to connect to the VXM4 do not know what IP address to enter in the remote client! Using DDNS solves this problem.
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Page 47: Appendix C: Connecting External Devices
APPENDIX C: CONNECTING APPENDIX C: CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES EXTERNAL DEVICES PANIC Connect an external push button switch to the ‘Panic’ and ‘GND’ terminals. Pushing the switch will activate the panic recording function TELEMETRY Connect RS485+ to the ‘+’ or ‘A’ terminal of any attached telemetry devices. -
Page 48: Appendix D: Specifications
APPENDIX D: SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX D: SPECIFICATIONS MODEL VXM4-16 Operation Genuine triplex Simultaneous recording, playback, network live view, network playback, network remote setup. Frame rate unaffected. Video in Channels Connection BNC, 1.0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced Loop through BNC, 1.0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced, auto termination... -
Page 49: Notes
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