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  • Page 1: Installation Manual

    Digia Installation Manual US B/A RC H REC OR D SET UP RE W F/R EW PLA Y/P AU SE F/A DV...
  • Page 2 GE and the GE monogram are registered trademarks of General Electric. and patents Digia product and logo are registered trademarks of GE Security. Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface ..........1 Conventions used in this manual .
  • Page 4 Digia Installation Manual Transferring images or video to USB ......31 Upgrading firmware ........35 Upgrading through USB .

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface This is the GE Digia Installation Manual for model DIGI-4. This document includes an overview of the product and detailed instructions explaining: • how to make connections; and • how to operate functions. There is also information describing how to contact technical support if you have questions or concerns.

  • Page 6: Conventions Used In This Manual

    Digia Installation Manual Conventions used in this manual The following conventions are used in this document: Bold Menu items and buttons. Italic Emphasis of an instruction or point; special terms. File names, path names, windows, panes, tabs, fields, variables, and other GUI elements.

  • Page 7: Overview

    Overview The Digia is an MPEG-4-based, 4-channel triplex DVR with audio. It can simultaneously record and play video, and it allows you to monitor the system over a network. There are four user- programmable motion regions for each channel for detection and alarm.
  • Page 8 Digia Installation Manual The indicator lights are described in Table 1. Table 1. Indication lamps Name Description Power Lights up when the power is on. Record Lights up when the system is recording. Lights up when the system is accessing the HDD.
  • Page 9 Table 2. Front panel buttons (continued) Button Description F/ADV Press to advance the video footage in 60-second increments. Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds. In Live mode, press to view the archive list. Press to move up in a menu. Also used to select channel 1 or input the number 1.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    VGA monitor future use CCTV monitor PAL and VGA switches To 12 VDC power supply LAN for connection to Line in the Digia Client Four cameras Line Four sensor inputs Alarm output Table 3. Rear panel connections Connection Purpose Video in Four BNC connectors for video input.
  • Page 11 Set to ON when video is PAL. Set to ON when using a VGA monitor. CAUTION: Before disconnecting power from the Digia, make sure to stop any operations that access the hard drive, such as recording or playing back video.

  • Page 12: Setting Up The Dvr

    Digia Installation Manual Setting up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR. Setup menu When you press the Setup button, the DVR will ask you for a password before taking you to the Setup menu (Figure 3). The default password is 1111, which can be entered by pressing the Up button four times.

  • Page 13: Live Menu

    Live menu The first submenu is the Live menu (Figure 4). Navigate through the menu items by pressing the Up and Down buttons. You can change the value of a menu item by pressing the Left and Right buttons. Table 4. Live menu options Item Description...
  • Page 14 Digia Installation Manual Table 4. Live menu options (continued) Item Description Saturation Change the saturation value for the specified channel. Figure 4. Live menu...

  • Page 15: Record Menu

    Record menu The second submenu is the Record menu (Figure 5 on page 12). Navigate through the menu items by pressing the Up and Down buttons. You can change the value of a menu item by pressing the Left and Right buttons. Table 5.

  • Page 16: Motion Zones

    Digia Installation Manual Table 5. Record menu options (continued) Item Description Post event record Set the amount of time to record after an event has occurred. Alarm Enable or disable alarm generation for the specified channel. When an alarm is generated, it activates an alarm device connected to the output.

  • Page 17: Recording Schedule

    include the region as part of the motion sensing zone. The blocks will change color to indicate that they are part of the motion sensing zone. Figure 6. Motion zone screen Recording schedule If you select Schedule from the Record menu, you will be able to set up a recording schedule (Figure 7).
  • Page 18 Digia Installation Manual selecting a point in the row next to the channel, under the time of day you wish to apply it to. Table 6. Schedule recording buttons Button Function Set continuous recording mode (indicated by a “C” onscreen).

  • Page 19: System Menu

    Figure 7. Recording schedule System menu The third submenu is the System menu (Figure 8). Navigate through the menu items by pressing the Up and Down buttons. You can change the value of a menu item by pressing the Left and Right buttons.
  • Page 20 Digia Installation Manual Table 7. System menu options (continued) Item Description Admin password Set the password for the administrator. Once this menu is selected, the DVR will ask you for the current password, and then a new password. Use the Up key for 1, Right for 2, Down for 3, and Left for 4.

  • Page 21: Network Menu

    Network menu The fourth submenu is the Network menu (Figure 9).You can input network parameters on this screen. These parameters are used for remote clients who are connected to the DVR over the network. Table 8. Network menu options Item Description Port RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) port number...

  • Page 22: Port

    Make sure that port forwarding has been enabled on the IP sharing device and that the port number is set to be forwarded by the IP sharing device to the Digia unit. See your IP sharing device documentation or your system ad- ministrator for more information.

  • Page 23: Network Types

    There are three network types, LAN, DHCP, and ADSL. Each type requires different settings. To use the LAN option when connecting your Digia to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator.
  • Page 24 Digia Installation Manual ADSL To use the ADSL option when connecting your Digia to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator. Table 10. Item Description The user ID for your ADSL connection.

  • Page 25: Storage Menu

    Storage menu The fifth submenu is the Storage menu (Figure 10).You can choose storage settings in this menu. Table 11. Storage menu Item Description Overwrite Overwrites existing material when hard drive is full. Format Formats hard drive. Figure 10. Storage menu...

  • Page 26: Save Setup Menu

    Digia Installation Manual Save setup menu The sixth submenu is the Save Setup menu (Figure 11). Not all settings are automatically saved. Select the Save Setup menu and choose Yes to preserve the values you selected. Figure 11. Save setup menu...

  • Page 27: Local Mode Applications

    Local mode applications Live mode features the following windows: • Live • Search • Play • Setup • Record Live window In live video mode, the cameras are displayed. Figure 12 indicates the layout of the live screen. Figure 12. Live window...
  • Page 28 Digia Installation Manual Various indicators showing the status of the DVR are shown as OSD symbols. Refer to Table 12 for the meanings of the indicators. Table 12. OSD symbols Symbol Meaning Continuous recording in progress. Manual recording in progress.

  • Page 29: Search Window

    Table 13. Buttons in live video mode (continued) Button Description Enable or disable the automatic sequential display of channels in full screen or automatic sequencing of highlighted channels in quad display mode. Audio is heard from the highlighted channel in quad mode when audio is enabled.
  • Page 30 Digia Installation Manual 4. Once you have selected the channel, press the SEL button to move to the Type selector. 5. Use the Left and Right buttons to change the type of recording to All, Motion, Sensor, Manual, or Continuous.

  • Page 31: Play Mode

    9. Once you have selected the event you wish to view, press the Play/Pause button to play the selected video. Note: While you are replaying a recorded event, you are considered to be in play mode. For more information, see Play mode on page 27.
  • Page 32 Digia Installation Manual Table 14. Play mode buttons (continued) Button Description Down Highlight channel 3. Left Highlight channel 4. Switch view between quad mode and full screen mode displaying highlighted channel. USB/ARCH Press to launch archiving function.

  • Page 33: Network Client

    Bi directional audio The Digia client allows for bi directional audio between the client and the Digia unit. On the PC, to use bi directional audio, you will need a sound card capable of handling a microphone and speakers. On the Digia side, you will need to connect a microphone to the audio in connection, and a pair of amplified speakers to the audio out connection.

  • Page 34: Archiving To Usb Storage

    Digia Installation Manual Archiving to USB storage To archive a still image or video to a USB storage device, you must first capture a still image or video to the hard drive. Capturing images or video Still images can be captured and stored into the hard drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video.

  • Page 35: Transferring Images Or Video To Usb

    To transfer your stored images or video to a USB storage device do the following: CAUTION: If the Digia is connected to a network, you need to disable network client access by setting the Client Access parameter to Off in the Network menu. Once you are finished archiving, you can set the Client Access parameter to On again.
  • Page 36 Digia Installation Manual Connect a USB storage device. Then, in live mode, press the FF button. This will bring up the archive screen (Figure 17 on page 32) that will allow you to specify a date and time to search for stored images or video.
  • Page 37 Press the USB/ARCH button to start the transfer process. Select Yes to start the transfer. The Digia will check for a USB device. If one is not present, the Digia will display Check fail and quit the transfer. If one is present, the transfer will start.
  • Page 38 Digia Installation Manual USB tips Improper handling of the USB storage device can cause problems: • When connecting the USB device, make sure to plug the device in smoothly. • Before archiving, make sure there is adequate space on the USB device for the transfer.

  • Page 39: Upgrading Firmware

    Upgrading firmware Digia is designed to be upgradable through firmware updates. To upgrade the firmware, the Digia must be in engineering mode. CAUTION: Upgrade procedures may change between releases of firmware updates. Refer to the release notes included with each firmware update before proceeding with the upgrade process.

  • Page 40: Upgrading Through Usb

    2. Copy the updated firmware (*.bin) to the directory you just created and rename the file app.bin. To obtain the updated firmware, contact technical support. 3. Connect the USB device to the USB port on the front of the Digia.
  • Page 41 5. Press the SEL button to start the upgrade. 6. Once finished, the system will restart. Choose Boot Application from the engineering menu to restart the Digia with the new firmware (Figure 20) in normal mode. Figure 20. USB upgrading...

  • Page 42: Upgrading Through Lan

    1. Download the upgrade package onto your PC. To obtain the upgraded firmware, contact Technical Support. 2. Unzip the upgrade package to a directory. 3. Make sure that your PC and the Digia are both connected to the same LAN. 4. Select Network Upgrade in engineering mode.
  • Page 43 Refer to the release notes with each upgrade for the name of the firmware file. The PC will show the bytes sent to the Digia. When the upgrade is finished, the Digia will display a message.

  • Page 44: Contacting Technical Support

    Digia Installation Manual Contacting technical support For assistance installing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting this product, refer to this document and any other documentation provided. If you still have questions, you may contact technical support during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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