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Page 1: User Manual
Digital BUS-WATCH® User Manual Installation Manual MENU CONTROL MENU EXIT FUNCTION CONTROL PLAY STOP HEATER Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 6534 L Street Omaha, Nebraska 68117 402-339-2200... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Speedometer Harness (Optional) BW Options Harness Wiring Instructions On-Screen Information with (Optional) BW Options Harness Physical Mounting Requirements Digital BUS-WATCH® Hanging Mount (See Fig. 6) Mount Conversion Slide Bracket Modification (Figure 7) Digital BUS-WATCH® Cabinet Modification (Figure 8) Digital BUS-WATCH® Floor mount Camera Placement DIGITAL BUS-WATCH®... - Page 3 Digital BUS-WATCH ® Set Time/Date Screen Set Timers Screen Set Route ID Screen System Info Screen Screen Adjustment Screen DIGITAL BUS-WATCH® CD-ROM SPECIFICATIONS Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002...
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Page 4: Introduction
The system consists of an industrial grade Digital Video Recording system encased in a tamperproof, lockable steel security cabinet and a surveillance camera of sturdy steel housing. As an option, the Digital BUS-WATCH® can monitor and record vehicle functions such as warning lamp operation, brake, vehicle speed, and two user defined points. -
Page 5: Features
Gently remove the hard drive from the bay. Note: The Digital BUS-WATCH® will not function if the hard drive key is in the unlocked position. If there is no hard drive present in the bay but the key is in the locked position, the Digital BUS-WATCH®... -
Page 6: System Start-Up
Digital BUS-WATCH® is equipped with a temperature sensor. The heater is activated when the temperature at or below 40° F and the Digital BUS-WATCH® is turned on via system switch or timer. This is indicated by the red LED labeled HEATER on the front panel. -
Page 7: System Installation
*Connect BLACK wire DIRECTLY to the negative terminal of the battery. Figure 2 Note: Green wire fused @ 4 A, Red wire fused @ 1 A Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002... -
Page 8: (Optional) Bw Options Harness
When using this option, the Digital BUS-WATCH® “learns” the off state of each monitored point. To properly set polarity, all monitored points must be in the off position upon when the Digital BUS-WATCH®... -
Page 9: Speedometer Harness
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. Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002... -
Page 10: (Optional) Bw Options Harness Wiring Instructions
Connect the BROWN wire to the switched side of one brake lamp. On-Screen Information with (Optional) BW Options Harness The Digital BUS-WATCH® Surveillance system, when equipped with the BW Option Harness, will display information on-screen when the vehicle’s monitored switches are activated and signals are applied to the monitored sensors. -
Page 11: Physical Mounting Requirements
This method mounts the slide bracket to the underside of a seat. Second is the floor-mount method. This method mounts the Digital BUS-WATCH® to the floor of the bus. Figure 5 shows the minimum area for the system installation. -
Page 12: Digital Bus-Watch® Hanging Mount (See Fig. 6)
Digital BUS-WATCH ® Digital BUS-WATCH® Hanging Mount (See Fig. 6) 1. Find a suitable location under the first seat behind the driver or under the drivers seat. 2. An area 15-1/2 inches should be unobstructed in front of the slide bracket to allow sliding the security cabinet onto the slide bracket. -
Page 13: Mount Conversion
6. Reattach connector box to tower using four screws. Figure 7 Digital BUS-WATCH® Cabinet Modification (Figure 8) Reverse the placement of the slide rails with screws and washers from top to bottom of the Digital BUS-WATCH®. -
Page 14: Digital Bus-Watch® Floor Mount
1. An area 15 and 1/2 inches should be unobstructed in front of the slide bracket to allow sliding the Digital BUS-WATCH® onto the bracket. 2. Position the slide bracket on the floor and drill four 3/16th inch holes into the floor using the mounting holes as a guide. -
Page 15: Camera Placement
Digital BUS-WATCH ® Camera Placement The Digital BUS-WATCH® camera is mounted to the center of the front header panel, unless this does not give a stable mount or it vibrates excessively. Fig. 10 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002... -
Page 16: Digital Bus-Watch® Basic Operation
MENU, or PLAYBACK mode, it is in MONITOR mode. The live video from the VIDEO input is displayed on the monitor. Front Panel The user controls the functions of the Digital BUS-WATCH with the buttons on the front panel. (See Figure 11) Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. -
Page 17: Menu System
REW - If the unit is playing, this button REWIND SCANS through the recorded video. Pressing this button several times increases the scanning speed. Menu System The menu system allows the user to set and save the system operating parameters. Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002... -
Page 18: Main Menu Screen
Digital BUS-WATCH ® Connect a monitor to the Digital BUS-WATCH® using the front jacks labeled AUDIO and VIDEO. To activate the menu system, press the MENU button. The first screen that appears is the Main Menu. Main Menu Screen The Main Menu Screen has several different options used to configure the system's operating parameters. -
Page 19: Calibration Screen
However, the wiring systems of buses often vary greatly among manufacturers, so the Digital BUS-WATCH® has the ability to calibrate its own voltmeter. Follow this procedure to calibrate the voltmeter: Use a handheld voltage meter to sense the voltage supplied to the power inputs •... -
Page 20: Capture Image Screen
This submenu screen is used when you wish to download a still image to a PC via the serial port. Note: As with all MENU functions, you must have a video monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT jack on the Digital BUS-WATCH. Live video images cannot be transferred directly to PC through the serial cable. Figure 14 The procedure to download an image from the Digital BUS-WATCH®... - Page 21 PLAYBACK functions, from PLAY, PAUSE, REW, FF, etc. See Figure 16. You can still use the buttons on the Digital BUS-WATCH to control video playback. Note: The virtual control panel includes a RECORD button. Do not press this button at...
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Page 22: Set Options Screen
If you want to download more images, you can either use the control panel on the Digital BUS-WATCH or right-click on the Viewer window and click REMOTE to re- open the virtual control panel. Before you can move to the next image, however, you must either press STOP on the virtual control pad or SEL on the front panel. - Page 23 An asterisk beside the item indicates that the item in question will be shown on-screen during normal operation. Pressing the SEL button when the cursor is set to a particular line toggles the asterisk on or off. Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002...
- Page 24 This item takes you to another screen that allows you to access the options that relate to the recording quality. Use the arrows and SEL buttons to select the items as desired. The recording quality of the Digital BUS-WATCH® has three independent settings: REC MODE, REC FPS, and REC QUALITY.
- Page 25 High 3.75 AUTOREVERSE: When this function is set to ON, the Digital BUS-WATCH® will record continuously. When the hard drive is full, the recording "loops" around to overwrite the oldest data as it records new data. When this function is set to OFF, the recording will stop when the hard drive is full.
- Page 26 "MF" setting, which causes the timer to work on every weekday, Monday through Friday. All timers should be set up in advance. Any timer that is not used should be disabled by setting it to No. Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002...
- Page 27 SPEEDO FACTOR: A number used by the microprocessor control software to calibrate the internal speedometer. • RECORD TIME: Total number of hours the Digital BUS-WATCH® unit has recorded video footage. SYSTEM VOLTAGE: Minimum and maximum readings of the bus system •...
- Page 28 Use the left and right arrow buttons to change the width of the on-screen display. Pressing MENU resets this setting to the factory defaults. When finished, press EXIT to save the settings. Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002...
- Page 29 Reader®. • The REI Viewer Software, which is used when downloading images to a PC from the Digital BUS-WATCH. Downloading images to a PC via the serial cable requires the REI Viewer Software. This software must be installed on the PC before attempting to download any images.
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Page 30: Specifications
NTSC or PAL Standard (Factory Setting) Resolution 720 x 525 pixel (NTSC) or 720 x 520 (PAL) Playback Scanning Speed Up to 600x Video Output 1Vp-p, 75 Ohm unbalanced Audio Output -5dBm, 600 Ohm unbalanced Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. 640289 Rev B -- 11/18/2002...
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