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Page 3: Compliance Notice Of Fcc
Mobile Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"... -
Page 4: Important Safeguards
Operating Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 12. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Feature ........................... 1 Technical Overview ........................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation ......................3 Package Contents ........................3 Mounting the DVR ........................3 Rear Panel Connectors ......................4 Video Input......................... - Page 6 Operating Manual GPS ..........................26 Recording Setup ........................26 Record ..........................26 Schedule .......................... 28 Pre-Event ......................... 29 Event Setup ......................... 30 Alarm-In ........................... 30 Motion Detection ......................31 Video Loss ........................33 Video Blind........................34 Text-In ..........................35 System Event ........................36 Event Status ........................
- Page 7 Mobile Digital Video Recorder List of Illustrations Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation......................2 Figure 2 — Typical Mounting........................3 Figure 3 — 16-Channel DVR rear panel....................4 Figure 4 — DVR front panel........................9 Figure 5 — Login screen.......................... 10 Figure 6 —...
- Page 8 Operating Manual Figure 54 — System Event Actions screen ....................38 Figure 55 — Event Status screen......................38 Figure 56 — Live Monitoring menu......................40 Figure 57 — PTZ Preset menu........................ 42 Figure 58 — Display menu........................44 Figure 59 —...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your mobile color DVR is designed for mass transit use and operates using 9 to 30 volts DC, which makes it compatible with the typical 12 VDC and 24 VDC power systems found in buses. The DVR provides viewing and recording capabilities for 8 or 16 cameras or other video sources. -
Page 10: Figure 1 - Typical Dvr Installation
Operating Manual You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet. There are two USB ports that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk and flash drives. Figure 1 — Typical DVR installation. NOTE: This manual covers the 8- and 16-channel digital video recorders. -
Page 11: Chapter 2 - Installation
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder Operating Manual (This Document) RAS Software Operating Manual Power Cable and Heater Power Cable Screws for Mounting Mounting the DVR WARNING: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE DVR IS MOUNTED IN A LOCATION WHERE IT CANNOT BREAK LOOSE AND CAUSE INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. -
Page 12: Rear Panel Connectors
Operating Manual Rear Panel Connectors Video Input Audio In/Out Video Out 12V DC Output Power In Heater Power In RS232C Port RS485 Port Alarm Input/Output Panic Network Port Factory Reset Switch Figure 3 — 16-Channel DVR rear panel. Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment. NOTE: You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment. -
Page 13: Video Out
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Video Out Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector. 12V DC Output The DVR has a 12 VDC output terminal strip. This is enough to power sixteen cameras and two additional devices such as the GPS. Connection VDC Output Chassis Ground (18 connectors) -
Page 14: Rs232C Port
Operating Manual CAUTION: When the power supply does not meet the requirement (12VDC, 10A) during operation, the DVR and heater might be damaged. RS232C Port Two RS232 ports are provided to connect external devices such as the GPS. Connection Master Unit Slave Unit ... -
Page 15: Panic
Mobile Digital Video Recorder NC/NO (Relay Alarm Outputs): The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights. Connect the device to the C (Common) and NC (Normally Closed) or C and NO (Normally Open) connectors. NC/NO is a relay output which sinks 0.5A@125VAC and 1A@30VDC. - Page 16 Operating Manual...
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Page 17: Chapter 3 - Configuration
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Removable HDD Power Switch USB Port Power LED Record LED Figure 4 — DVR front panel. Removable HDD The hard disk drive can be removed to view the video on the personal computer or on another DVR. -
Page 18: Turning On The Power
Operating Manual Turning on the Power The DVR can be turned on by inserting the key in the On/Off switch and rotating it clockwise. The switch can be left in the On position and the key removed. This way the DVR will power up when the ignition is turned. The DVR is operational in approximately 60 seconds after the ignition switch is turned on. -
Page 19: Setup Screen
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Setup Screen Figure 6 — Setup screen. Move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select (Setup) in the Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. -
Page 20: Figure 8 - Information Setup Screen
Operating Manual In the Information screen, you can name the site location, assign a System ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display software version number, upgrade the software, show the System Log, display recorded time data, and clear all data. Select the Site box, and a virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter a Site Name. -
Page 21: Date/Time
Mobile Digital Video Recorder The System Log screen lists system activities (up to 5,000 from the latest) that have occurred along with the time and date. The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remote site. You can scroll through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows, or you can go directly to a log page by entering the log page number in the box at the bottom left of the screen. -
Page 22: Storage
Operating Manual You can set up holidays by selecting + . The current date appears. Select the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrows. Dates can be deleted by selecting the beside the date. NOTE: Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year’s holiday has passed. -
Page 23: Figure 13 - Storage Status Screen
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Select the box in the Format column for the desired storage device, and you will be able to format the device for recording. When selecting Not Using from Use As and selecting the Format button, the device will not be used for recording. You can also set aside space to store temporary files for CD or DVD burning by selecting Partition –... -
Page 24: User
Operating Manual PATH: System menu > Storage > Setup tab Selecting Auto Format toggles between On and Off. When set to On, the internal hard disk drive will be formatted automatically when the system boots if the internal hard disk drive is not formatted or used for another DVR (except of the same model). -
Page 25: Power Management
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Selecting the Authority box will toggle between all authority levels being turned On and Off. Selecting the individual authority level boxes will toggle between that authority level being turned On and Off. The authority levels that can be turned On and Off are: ... -
Page 26: Shutdown
Operating Manual Shutdown PATH: System menu > Shutdown The Shutdown screen will ask you to confirm whether or not you want to shut the system down. After selecting Shutdown, a screen will appear telling you when it is safe to disconnect power. Figure 17 —... -
Page 27: Figure 20 - Lan (Manual) Setup Screen
Mobile Digital Video Recorder PATH: Network menu > Network > LAN tab Select the box beside Type, and select the type of network configuration from: Manual, DHCP and ADSL (with PPPoE). Selecting Manual from the Type allows you to set up LAN parameters manually. -
Page 28: Figure 21 - Dvrns Setup Screen
Operating Manual Selecting ADSL (with PPPoE) allows you to set up the ADSL network. Select the box beside ID, and a virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection. Select the box beside Password, and virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection. -
Page 29: Notification
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Notification The DVR can be set up to send an email or to contact a computer running RAS (Remote Administration System) when an event occurs. Select Notification in the Network menu, and the Notification screen displays. You will be able to change the Mail and Callback settings. -
Page 30: Devices Setup
Operating Manual Devices Setup Figure 24 — Devices menu. Camera PATH: Devices menu > Camera > Settings tab You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop-down list in the Use column. -
Page 31: Audio
Mobile Digital Video Recorder You can assign IDs to each camera by selecting the box under the ID heading. Change the number by selecting it and using the Up and Down arrows to increase and decrease the number. The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256. Select the Setup…... -
Page 32: Display
Operating Manual PATH: Devices menu > Alarm-Out > Schedule tab You can add and edit alarm output schedules on this screen. Select the + to add a schedule. Selecting the boxes under the Column heading allows you to edit the information in those boxes. -
Page 33: Remote Control
Mobile Digital Video Recorder You can adjust the transparency of the setup screens by selecting Transparency and holding down the mouse button and dragging the pointer. Selecting OSD Margin… displays how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor. You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor. -
Page 34: Gps
Operating Manual PATH: Devices menu > GPS Select the box beside Port and select from None, RS232 1, RS232 2 and RS485. If the RS232 ports and RS485 port are in use for PTZ control, networking, text input or remote control, the GPS cannot be configured. -
Page 35: Figure 36 - Panic Record Screen
Mobile Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The video signal has a time difference of 1/60 second (1/50 second for PAL) between odd and even fields because it is composed of 60 interlaced fields per second (50 fields for PAL). When recording video with Very High (D1) resolution, video is made up of frame units combining two fields –... -
Page 36: Schedule
Operating Manual Schedule PATH: Record menu > Schedule < Simple Mode > < Advanced Mode > Figure 37 — Schedule setup screen. You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time, day of the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. -
Page 37: Pre-Event
Mobile Digital Video Recorder You can set the ips, Quality and Resolution (ips, Quality, Resolution and Dwell for Advanced Mode setup) of the recording for any modes you set up in the Mode column. If you do not set the ips, Quality, Resolution and Dwell in the Settings column, the DVR will follow the default settings. -
Page 38: Event Setup
Operating Manual NOTE: When the DVR is in the Time or Time & Event mode, it ignores the pre-event settings and follows the time settings. Event Setup Figure 40 — Event menu. Alarm-In PATH: Event menu > Alarm-In > Settings tab The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. -
Page 39: Motion Detection
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Select the desired box under the Alarm-Out heading, and a list of Alarm Outputs and Beep appear. Select the Alarm Output connectors that you would like to activate whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input. NOTE: For the Alarm-Out action, the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm-Out setup screen (Schedule tab). -
Page 40: Figure 44 - Motion Detection Actions 1 Screen
Operating Manual Click the right mouse button to display the menu screen. The menu on the setup screen has the following functions: Select — Activates selected blocks to detect motion. Clear — Deactivates selected blocks so that they will not detect motion. Reverse —... -
Page 41: Video Loss
Mobile Digital Video Recorder NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System). Select the desired box under the PTZ heading, and a list of PTZ presets appear. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects motion on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 42: Video Blind
Operating Manual Video Blind PATH: Event menu > Video Blind > Settings tab The DVR checks to see if anything is blinding a camera. Figure 47 — Video Blind Settings screen. Selecting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to video blind for Black and White independently from 0 (Never) and 1 (least sensitive) to 15 (most sensitive). -
Page 43: Text-In
Mobile Digital Video Recorder NOTE: For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System). Select the desired box under the PTZ heading, and a list of PTZ presets appears. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video blind on the selected camera’s input. -
Page 44: System Event
Operating Manual Select the box beside Ignore String, and enter any strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore by using the virtual keyboard to. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions, so you will know which ones you do not want recorded. -
Page 45: Figure 52 - Health Check Screen
Mobile Digital Video Recorder The DVR can be configured to run self-diagnostics and report the results. Selecting the box beside System allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. You can select from 1 hr. to 30 days or Never. Figure 52 —... -
Page 46: Event Status
Operating Manual PATH: Event menu > System Event > Actions tab The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, and/or notify a number of different devices. Select the Alarm-Out box beside the desired event (Check Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Almost Full, Disk Full, Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and a list of Alarm Outputs appears. -
Page 47: Chapter 4 - Operation
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 2 and 3. The main functions of DVR are recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. -
Page 48: Live Monitoring Menu
Operating Manual Freeze Sequence Camera Menu Alarm Reset Panic Setup Search Mode Login/Logout Figure 56 — Live Monitoring menu. Live Monitoring Menu Freeze Selecting (Freeze) in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen until you select again. -
Page 49: Active Cameo Mode
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Audio: Selecting Audio toggles audio output On and Off. Color Control: Selecting Color Control and choosing the camera number allows you to control brightness, contrast, hue and saturation for each camera for the selected camera if a user who has Color Control authority logs into the system. -
Page 50: Zoom Mode
Operating Manual In active cameo mode, select the camera screen you want to display in the active cameo. After setting the camera number to active cameo, the DVR moves the active cameo to the next cameo. When the camera number exists on the current screen, the active cameo is changed with the existing camera number. -
Page 51: Event Monitoring
Mobile Digital Video Recorder While in the PTZ mode, moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen selecting (Advanced PTZ) in the menu displays the Advanced PTZ menu. Set the feature you wish to control by selecting it from the menu. Refer to the camera manufacturer’s instructions for the proper settings. -
Page 52: Recording Video
Operating Manual Full Screen Previous Group Next Group Figure 58 — Display menu. Full Screen Selecting (Full Screen) in the Display menu and choosing the camera number button displays the selected camera full screen. It is the same as clicking the mouse button on a camera image when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4). -
Page 53: Panic Recording
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Panic Recording Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu or turning on the external panic recording device starts panic recording of all cameras, and selecting again or turning off the external panic recording device stops panic recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Panic Record setup screen, panic recording will stop automatically after the preset duration unless you stop the panic recording manually. -
Page 54: Searching Video
Operating Manual Searching Video While in the search mode, move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen displays the following Search menu. You can select menus and items by clicking the left mouse button. Search Go To Export Camera Menu Alarm Reset Panic... -
Page 55: Event Log Search
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Camera Menu Selecting (Camera Menu) in the Search menu displays the following Camera Menu. Zoom: Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current playback image of the selected camera on the screen. Selecting Zoom again exits the Zoom mode. ... - Page 56 Operating Manual You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Select the box beside From to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image.
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Page 57: Record Table Search
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Record Table Search Recording information about video images currently displayed on the screen displays on the recording status bar. A grey < Compact View > vertical line indicates the current search position. To search specific video, move the vertical line by clicking the mouse button on the desired segment. -
Page 58: Calendar Search
Operating Manual Calendar Search Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. A time bar displays at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue. NOTE: The time bar is in one-hour segments. If a segment is highlighted, it means that some video was recorded during that hour. -
Page 59: Text-In Search
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Select the box beside Zone, and an image from the video appears with a grid overlaid. You can turn sensor blocks On and Off to define the area of the picture in which you want to search for motion. NOTE: Defining the area of the image in which you want to search for motion is nearly identical to setting up the DVR for Motion Detection. -
Page 60: Clip-Copy
Operating Manual Selecting the + allows you to add a new set of search parameter. Set up the desired search parameter. Refer to the Appendix – Text-In Search Examples for further information on setting up search parameters. The column can be used to delete a set of search parameter or entire sets of search parameters. - Page 61 Mobile Digital Video Recorder Selecting Verify After Burning toggles between On and Off. When this feature is On, you can verify that the data is written on the DVD RW properly. Selecting Use Site Name toggles between On and Off. When this feature is On, you can add the site name to the file name for the video you are backing up.
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Page 63: Appendix
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE: Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP and Window Vista is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. Turn on your computer. -
Page 64: Text-In Search Examples
Operating Manual Text-In Search Examples Search Example I 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) | $ 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) | $ 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) | $ 1.95 ================================================== total : $... -
Page 65: Time Overlap
Mobile Digital Video Recorder For example, if you want to search for Coke with a Qty (Quantity) of more than 1 and Hotdog with an amount totaling over $8, the following search condition can be set. Time Overlap If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than the existing recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. -
Page 66: Playback On Pc With Usb Interface
Operating Manual Playback on PC with USB Interface If you want to search or play back the video that is on your DVR’s removable hard disk drive on your PC, you need to use the dedicated HDD to USB2.0 Converter and Hard Disk Player (HDP) program (optional). For more detailed usage, please refer to the HDP Installation and Operating Instructions. -
Page 67: Error Code Notices
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Unknown error. Unknown error. File version error. Device error. Operating system version error. Mounting failed. Software version error. No media. Kernel version error. Invalid media. Upgrade device mounting failed. -
Page 68: Map Of Screens
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Page 69: Specifications
Mobile Digital Video Recorder Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL (Auto Detect) Video Input Composite: 8 or 16 inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs Composite: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms Video Resolution Composite: 720x480 (NTSC), 720x576 (PAL) Record Speed Real-time: 480ips (NTSC), 400ips (PAL) @ CIF (images per second)