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Concept Pro VXM4-4 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    MPEG4 4 Channel Digital Recording System VXM4-4 VXM4-4 User Manual...

  • 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 Playback Search Instant playback Event Search Archiving Telemetry Control Shut down Configuring the VXM4 – System Setup Display Monitor Camera...
  • Page 3 CONTENTS CONTENTS Configuring the VXM4 – Record Menu Recording operations Continuous / Motion Setup Recording Settings Schedule Alarm 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...

  • 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 SHUTTLE WHEEL Used to quickly adjust playback speed and direction (page 7). Also used to control camera zoom when in PTZ mode (page 11) JOG RING When playback is paused, used to move footage CHANNEL SELECTION forwards or backwards, frame BUTTONS...

  • Page 7: Rear Panel Description

    REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION COMPOSITE, VGA AND S-VIDEO ALARM INPUTS, MAIN MONITOR CONNECTIONS CAMERA INPUTS and LOOP RELAY OUT and All outputs can be used at the same time if OUTPUTS RS-485 more than one main monitor connection is Connect up to 4 camera inputs.

  • 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: 25FPS 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 3 different display modes are supported by the 4 channel VXM4. SCR MODE By repeatedly pressing the button, the operator can choose between single screen, quad screen and basic sequence. All the display modes are static with the exception of the sequence mode.

  • Page 10: 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 11: Instant Playback

    PLAYBACK PLAYBACK INSTANT PLAYBACK For quick review of recent footage, this feature allows the operator to bypass the search screen and playback footage beginning five minutes earlier. FORWARD PLAY To use instant playback, press the button, type the ADMIN password ‘1234’ and press ENTER button Playback begins from 5 minutes earlier.

  • Page 12: Playback Playback

    PLAYBACK PLAYBACK EVENT SEARCH continued ENTER Highlight START and press to display the event log for the criteria selected. To playback footage for a particular event, select the event from the list using the CURSOR KEYS ENTER press Playback resumes from the moment the selected event occurred and continues until stopped by the operator.

  • Page 13: Archiving

    ARCHIVING ARCHIVING MENU 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 CURSOR KEYS ENTER...

  • Page 14: Telemetry Control

    TELEMETRY CONTROL TELEMETRY CONTROL Speed domes and other telemetry devices connected to the VXM4, can be fully controlled from the front panel. In live display mode, press the button. To select a camera to control, use the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons. Pan and tilt movement is controlled by the CURSOR KEYS, zoom is controlled by turning the...

  • Page 15: 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 16: 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 17: Camera

    CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CAMERA To setup the various camera options, highlight CAMERA and press ENTER CAMERA: CAMERA TITLE COVERT: When set to ON, the camera image is not displayed in live display but continues to be recorded. TITLE: For each camera, a title of up to 11 characters can be set using the virtual keyboard CAMERA: COLOUR SETUP Brightness, contrast, tint and colour can be adjusted for each individual channel.

  • Page 18: Ptz Setup

    CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CAMERA: PTZ SETUP ADDRESS: The unique ID of the PTZ device PROTOCOL: The protocol of the PTZ device BAUD RATE: The baud rate of the PTZ device PTZ properties can also be adjusted for each channel by selecting the icon and pressing ENTER.
  • Page 19 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 To select or deselect specific areas, press ENTER to bring up the green cursor square in the top left of the display. Move the cursor using the CURSOR KEYS to the first corner of the area to be set and press ENTER –...

  • Page 20: 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 21: 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: If the VXM4 is connected to the Internet, the time and date can be accurately ENTER...

  • Page 22: 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 23: 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 video input type is determined by the PAL/NTSC switch on the rear panel. 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 24: 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 25: 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 Action settings...

  • Page 26: 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 27: Recording Settings

    CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 RECORDING SETTINGS To change RECORDING settings, highlight CONTINUOUS/MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE and press ENTER. 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). The table above the time bar shows the recording settings for this time period.

  • Page 28: Schedule

    CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SCHEDULE To change SCHEDULE settings, highlight CONTINUOUS/MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE and press ENTER. Use the down CURSOR KEY to select the SCHEDULE box and press ENTER. The schedule box is highlighted in purple Press ENTER to display the green cursor.

  • Page 29: Alarm Setup

    CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 ALARM SETUP This setup screen allows the operator to configure alarm input activated recording Please refer to continuous/motion record setup on page 23 for details on setting up PARAMETER and SCHEDULE Alarm activated recording can be used in conjunction with continuous / motion recording.

  • Page 30: Connecting To The Vxm4 Remotely

    CONNECTING TO THE VXM4 REMOTELY CONNECTING TO THE VXM4 REMOTELY The VXM4 is supplied with software to allow remote connections either on a direct LAN connection or over the Internet. The remote client allows full live viewing of the VXM4 including telemetry control of PTZ cameras. In addition, playback, remote setup, audio talkback, local backup and remote alarm triggering can all be achieved.

  • Page 31: 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 32: 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 33: 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 34: 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 35: 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 36: 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 37: 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: 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 41: 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 42: 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 43: 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 44 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.

  • Page 45: Appendix C: Connecting External Devices

    APPENDIX C: CONNECTING APPENDIX C: CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES EXTERNAL DEVICES TELEMETRY Connect RS485D+ to the ‘+’ or ‘A’ terminal of any attached telemetry devices. Connect RS485D- to the ‘-’ or ‘B’ terminals ALARM INPUTS Connect voltage free contacts from PIRs, beam break detectors etc.

  • Page 46: Appendix D: Specifications

    APPENDIX D: SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX D: SPECIFICATIONS MODEL VXM4-4 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 47: Notes

    NOTES NOTES...

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