Summary of Contents for Radio Engineering Industries BUS-WATCH HD800
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Digital BUS-WATCH ® Radio Engineering Industries ® BUS-WATCH HD Series Mobile Digital Video Recorders Hardware User Manual Hardware Installation Manual Page 1 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
L Bracket Mounting ......................31 Security Cover Mounting ..................... 32 Camera Placement ......................33 Recording & Playback ....................38 System Start-Up ......................38 System Shut-Down ....................... 38 Page 2 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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Video Storage Settings ..................61 USB Download Setup ..................63 Codec Settings ....................64 Input Setup ......................65 Speedometer Setup.................... 65 Input Setup ......................66 J1939 Setup ....................... 69 Page 3 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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System Status ....................77 System History ....................78 System Log ....................... 79 Play Back ..........................80 Time/Date Search....................81 Alarm Search ......................83 USB Backup......................84 Specifications ........................85 Page 4 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Figure 40: Video Setup ..................... 53 Figure 41: Camera – Camera Setup .................. 54 Figure 42: Custom Record Settings .................. 55 Figure 43: Camera Names ....................56 Page 5 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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Figure 73: Time/Date Search - Time ................82 Figure 74: Alarm Search ....................83 Figure 75: Alarm Search - Search ..................83 Figure 76: USB Backup ....................84 Page 6 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
HDx00 Introduction All of us at Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. would like to thank you for purchasing a Digital BUS-WATCH® surveillance system. This manual is intended to provide the user with the information required for proper installation, initial setup and explanation of the individual programming options.
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● External GPS antenna module for embedded digital information of GPS location, speed, heading, and time ● External 3-axis inertia sensor for embedded digital information or trigger of video-matched motion events for accident reconstruction Page 8 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
REMOTE IR SENSOR STATUS INDICATORS (6) USB 2.0 PORT HDD KEY LOCK CAMERA INDICATORS (4 OR 8) REMOVABLE HDD MODULE SD CARD SLOT Figure 2: Front Panel Layout Page 10 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
VEHICLE SENSOR INPUTS CAMERA INPUTS (1-4 or 8) PANIC BUTTON INPUT J1939 INPUT AUX POWER OUT (2) GPS PORT USB 1.0 PORT Figure 3: Rear Panel Layout Page 11 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
NOTE: The power button will not power the DVR off in normal operation when the DVR should be operating in response to another input (ignition input), schedule, or timer. Page 12 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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If no video is currently available on the current date, playback will begin at the earliest recorded time on the most recent date with available video. Page 13 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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The FF button advances the currently displayed frame to the next available frame during pause mode. Subsequent presses of the FF button will continue to step the displayed frame to the next frame one frame at a time. Page 14 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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5 minutes previous from the current playback/pause location. Page 15 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
The SEARCH button displays the search selection page. The user may select time/date search or alarm search from the search select page. Figure 5: Remote - Search Page 16 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Figure 6: Remote – Backup button C. Setup button (SETUP) The SETUP button displays the first page of the DVR setup menu. Figure 7: Remote - Setup Page 17 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
D. Calibrate button (CAL) The calibrate (CAL) button jumps directly to the DVR speedometer setup pages of the DVR setup wizard. Figure 8: Remote - Calibration Page 18 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
HDD or not. Without HDD, DVR will power on and allow user to configure the settings but it will not record any videos unless the user load the HDD and lock the HDD key. Page 19 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
SD card all the way in then release to eject the SD card. Once SD card is removed, reinstall retaining clip. Page 20 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
*Due to HD400’s processing capability, Best Quality is set to resolution D1, frame rate 15, and quality 9, when the HD800 is capable of resolution D1, frame rate 30, and quality 9. Page 21 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
24). The GPS harness (P/N 710144) is used for satellite location and movement information. For additional vehicle monitoring, the BUS-WATCH® vehicle sensor options harness (P/N 512008) is available. Page 22 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Note: White wire fused @ 7A (1-6 Cameras), 10A for more cameras; Red wire fused @ 1A. Figure 11: System Wiring – Power and Camera Cables Page 23 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
The aftermarket switch is round, for easier installation in vehicles without spare switch knockouts. All of the cables plug into the same port on the back of the DVR. Page 24 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Internal memory backup allows the GPS antenna module to retain critical data such as satellite orbital parameters, last position, date, and time, to reduce valid data acquisition time. Page 25 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
• Brake activation • Amber warning lamp operation • Red warning lamp operation • Stop arm lamp operation • Front and Back Doors • Turn Signals Page 26 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
In some installations, this may not be possible (i.e. mechanical speedometer, transmission manufacturer warnings, etc.). The BUS-WATCH® Vehicle Speed Sensor Kit (P/N 750086) may be required. Page 27 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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 28 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
LEFT TURN SIGNAL On RIGHT TURN SIGNAL On FRONT DOOR OPEN REAR DOOR OPEN SPEEDOMETER XX MPH (SEE NOTE 1) NOTE: The XXs represent the vehicle speed (i.e. 35). Page 29 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Z axis is drawn from the bottom to the top of the bus. The Accelerometer Module then needs to be calibrated. Figure 16: 3 Inertia Sensor Axis Directions Page 30 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
This type of installation is recommended for vehicles that have a secured compartment, such as a radio box, where the DVR cannot be tampered with. Page 31 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Security covers can be installed to protect the front and back of the DVR. Rear Cover Holes Rear Cover Front Cover Holes Cable Opening Front Cover Front Door Page 32 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
For a single camera installation, it is common to place the camera in the front of the vehicle looking towards the rear of the vehicle. The Digital BUS-WATCH® camera shown above is mounted to the center of the front header panel. Page 33 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
® Digital BUS-WATCH HDx00 Figure 21: Potential Single and Two Camera Placement Options Page 34 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Removable HDD and SD Card Using the REI RMS PC Software, the user can access the files by connecting HDD and SD card to the computer. Page 38 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
PANIC REAR VIEW POWER INPUTS J1939 NETWORK CABLE 530072 (OR EQUIVALENT) ETHERNET PORT Figure 25: Connecting to the DVR with a Computer through the Ethernet Connection Page 39 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
All of the data associated with the video is digitally embedded into the video frames, creating a proprietary format that requires REI PC Software to decode and display. Page 40 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Speed Cal goes directly to Speed Calibration menu so that the user can calibrate the speed in shortest steps. Import Cfg reads configuration saved from USB external storage for fast setup. Page 41 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
The Setup section of the Menu is subdivided into five main categories: System Setup, Video Setup, Input Setup, Network, and System Info. System Setup Menu Figure 29: System Setup Page 42 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Del. To switch to lowercase letters, select “#”. Use “<” and “>” to move cursor left and right. Select Done to close on-screen keyboard. Page 43 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Current Time shows the current time and allows user to change the time. Time Display Mode allows user to select between 12-hour or 24-hour display format. Page 44 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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, as shown below. Figure 32: Custom DST Triggers Page 45 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Either Ignition or Schedule: DVR starts recording by schedule and when ignition is on at the same time. Both Ignition & Schedule: DVR starts recording by schedule or when ignition is Page 46 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
ON Time -> OFF Time: Start Time –> Stop Time. Turn Off Delay: The number of minutes will continue recording after the Operating Mode expires (no delay for Schedule only). Page 47 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Audio Alert: allow audible alerts when condition is set to Yes. Select Toggle All to toggle all options to On or Off. Display Fault on Ext Rec Indicator: allow DVR to display fault on external record indicator. Page 48 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Export Configuration Menu Figure 36: Export Configuration Export Configuration Menu allows user to export current DVR settings onto an external storage for quick multiple DVR installation. Page 49 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Select Main Firmware to upgrade only the Main firmware. Select MCU Firmware to upgrade only the MCU firmware. Select Both to upgrade both Main and MCU firmware. Page 50 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Figure 38: Reset to Defaults Reset to Default changes all DVR settings to factory configuration in case of user experiencing DVR problems caused by inappropriate settings. Page 51 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Password: password to access setup menu when Local Password is turned On, also the password to log on Web UI and viewing video using Bus-Watch software. Page 52 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
The Video Setup section of the menu is subdivided into eight main categories, Camera Setup, Camera Names, Video Adjust, Motion Setup, Camera Faults, Video Storage Settings, USB Download Setup, and Codec Settings. Page 53 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Aud: Record camera audio if selected. Record Capacity: For how long the HDD can record under current camera setup. FR/AFR: Non-alarm and Alarm Frame rate percentage at current camera setup. Page 55 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Camera Names Menu allows user to set camera name individually. Each camera name is displayed on the screen inside each window. Use on-screen keyboard to enter names. Page 56 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Channel: the channel that needs adjustment. Brightness: brightness adjustment for the video from 0 -100. Contrast: contrast adjustment for the video from 0-100. Color: color adjustment for the video from 0-100. Page 57 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Sensitivity and area can also be adjusted for each camera. Enable: turn on or off motion detection. Alarm: trigger alarm when detecting motion. Page 58 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Min Area: minimum area from 1 to 64 DVR sees motion before it triggers alarm. Set All: set the whole image for motion detection. Clear All: clear the all the motion detection areas. Hide Grid: turn off the selection grid. Page 59 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Alarm: triggers alarm when Blind Cam or Video Loss is detected. Sensi: sensitivity of detecting Blind Cam. Toggle: toggle each row of settings to Yes or No. Page 60 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Clear Hard Drive allows user to clear the hard drive completely. Select Clear Hard Drive and follow the steps to clear the hard drive. Page 61 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Download Enable: when selected On, that particular type of video will be downloaded on to the USB storage. Remove Protection On Download: when select Yes, protected videos will be set to unprotected once transferred onto USB storage. Page 63 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
FR: video frame rate. 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 7.5, 6, 3.75, 2, and 1. Qual: video quality from 9 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. Page 64 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
The Input Setup shows all the available inputs on the DVR. Each signal can be renamed, adjusted to active high/low, and set to trigger alarms when activated. There are Page 66 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Low if signal is low (ground or negative) when activated. Alarm When Activate: when set to On, DVR triggers an alarm when the particular input is activated. Page 67 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
When set to Preset, DVR enables the presets selection box. User can select from 1 to 9 for the most suitable sensitivity. Figure 57: Accelerometer Sensitivity When set to Manual, DVR allows user to enter threshold valves on each axis. Page 68 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
HDx00 series DVR also supports the newest J1939 can-bus system to read vehicle information from its computer. The J1939 Configuration Strings allow user to enter strings to configure J1939 data. Page 69 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Digital BUS-WATCH HDx00 Network Setup Figure 60: Network Setup The Network Setup Menu contains five subsections: General, Internal Wireless, Email Notification, Dynamic DNS, and Network Schedule. Page 70 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
DNS Server IP Address: DNS Server IP is needed when DVR tries to access non- IP internet addresses. Gateway IP: Gateway IP is how a network accesses another network. Set it up accordingly to the network. Page 71 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
The access point DHCP function will assign the DVR an IP automatically. When set to Static, it allows the user to enter the network settings manually. Page 72 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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Encryption type for the DVR to connect to the wireless network. Key: If the wireless network has a password, the DVR needs to know it in order to use the network. Enter using the on-screen keyboard. Page 73 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Sender Email: the sender address that will show on the Email notification. Receiver Email 1/2/3: Email address that will be receiving the Email notifications. Email Subject: Email notification subject. Page 74 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
When select to Name (DNS), user can enter a DNS server domain. User Name: user name to access dynamic DNS. Password: password to access dynamic DNS. Page 75 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
DVR turns on download mode. Use remote to navigate and set up schedule. Post Operation Period: for how long the DVR stays on after off delay mode expires. Page 76 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
System Status Figure 67: System Status System Status contains the Main/MCU Firmware version, HDD Capacity/Hours, HDD Free Space/Hours, DVR Total Record Hours, and HDD Total Record Hours. Page 77 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
System History contains maximum and the minimum readings as well as when it happened from various of sensors, including Maximum Accelerometer Readings, High/Low System Voltages, and High/Low System Temperature. Page 78 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
DVR. To navigate the logs, highlight the Date/Time/Type bar and press Enter, use up/down arrows to go up and down entry by entry or use left/right arrows to go forward/backward page by page. Page 79 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
User can search videos by using the Time/Date Search function, and the Alarm Search function. Videos can also be backed up onto an external storage using the USB Backup function Page 80 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Use the left and right arrows on the top of the screen to select month and year. Once month and year is selected, select the date and press enter on the remote to display date view. Page 81 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
If there is an alarm event, the hour will appear yellow. Use the arrows on the top to change date. Select hour and press enter on the remote to play video. Page 82 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
Un-protect: if video is protected, select Un-protect to remove video protection. Search: search alarm video by alarm type, start time/date, and end time/date. Figure 75: Alarm Search - Search Page 83 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
User can select the video type, start time/date, end time/day. In addition, user can select to include player that allows to playback Bus-Watch videos on the computer. Page 84 of 85 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640430 -- Rev 0 -- 1/12/2012...
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