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Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not
expose this product to rain or moisture.
Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this
equipment will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely
error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation. This
system has not been designed to be used in life-critical situations and
must not be used for this purpose.
Copyright © 2004 Vicon Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
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VICON INDUSTRIES INC., 89 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11788
TEL: 631-952-CCTV (2288) FAX: 631-951-CCTV (2288) TOLL FREE: 800-645-9116
24-Hour Technical Support: 800-34-VICON (800-348-4266)
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Vicon Part No. 8009-8091-04-01
XX091
Digital Recorder
WEB: www.vicon-cctv.com
Rev 104 Section 4

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  • Page 1 Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Quick Installation .......................iii Quick Programming: Easy Setup..................v Quick Programming: Using Loopback Mode to Optimize Parameters......vii Quick Operation .........................ix Introduction .........................1 Installation ...........................3 Programming........................6 Organization..............................6 Preliminary Steps ............................7 Cameras, Receivers and Motion Detection ....................15 Alarms ................................21 Record Function ............................26 Playback ................................31 Schedules..............................33 Disk Functions..............................36 Serial Ports..............................36...
  • Page 4 Viewing Live Video ............................47 Viewing Video Images from Floppy Disk....................47 Recording Video & Audio..........................47 Playing Back Video & Audio ........................48 Defining and Running Macros ........................49 Using the PC Keyboard ..........................50 AurorANet ......................... 51 Host PC Configurations ....................53 Maintenance........................

  • Page 5: Quick Installation

    Quick Installation Warning: Do not connect any unit to a power source until installation is complete. Terminate with 75 ohms at the destination devices. The Looping 2 connector provides outputs 9-16. Use the "A2K Video" labels for outputs 9-16. Do not refer to the "Video" label. Alarm Devices TO MONITORS Video...
  • Page 6 Main Display Monitors Monitors used to Single Channel Audio freeze video, zoom, display menus and Microphone Speaker multi-picture formats 3.5 mm phono type plug 3.5 mm phono type plug as well as other powered type passive type digital functions. 8 Ω impedance Max input 1.5 V rms Max handling power 1 W AUDIO...

  • Page 7: Quick Programming: Easy Setup

    Quick Programming: Easy Setup Note: The AurorAcorD is shipped with preprogrammed factory defaults. Programming the AurorAcorD customizes it to your specific requirements but is not mandatory. Follow these instructions to use the Easy Setup menus to quickly and easily perform basic programming procedures.
  • Page 8 The Motion field on the Camera Motion Setup is used to CAMERA 1 EASY MENU define what will happen when motion is detected: Alarm 1 Next Easy Menu + Higher Update (update rate for the live video on the 2 Title: CAMERA 01 3 Alarm Pin: In/Norm.

  • Page 9: Quick Programming: Using Loopback Mode To Optimize Parameters

    Quick Programming: Using Loopback Mode to Optimize Parameters MENU SELECTION 1 Easy Setup Menu Note: Use the AurorAcorD Calculator, available on the AurorAcorD CD, to see how 2 Main Menu PLAY 3 Camera Calibration changing recording settings will change your recording duration. 4 Save/Restore Menu 5 Language 6 FAQ Screen...
  • Page 10 Note: If Sensitivity is Highest, recording will take place continuously (the Normal Rate must not be set to Off). 13. The tables below illustrate the effects of each Quality and Sensitivity setting on record duration and hard drive usage. The first table provides a consumption rate in GB/day based on assumptions of 8 hours of non-continuous scene activity and a frame rate of 15 fps.

  • Page 11: Quick Operation

    Quick Operation Note: The figure below includes the most commonly used operational procedures. Refer to the Operation chapter for additional procedures. Jog: Use the jog feature (pause mode only) to advance frame by frame through the video. Shuttle: View live Selecting multi-picture or Playback: (Playback or pause mode)
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  • Page 13: Introduction

    Vicon's AurorAcord Digital Recorder is an innovative combination of multiplexer and digital time lapse video/audio recorder. The multiplexer portion is based on Vicon's AurorA2000 and the digital recorder portion is a new addition targeted to replace the current requirement for system VCRs. The AurorAcorD is a powerful surveillance tool applicable for large and small CCTV installations.
  • Page 14 2 host computers Note: With AurorANet, you may connect up to 32 AurorAcorDs on a 2-wire RS-485 bus. Using a host computer and Vicon’s serial port commands, you may connect up to 999 AurorAcorDs various configurations. 2 • Introduction XX091-04-01 Rev 104 AurorAcorD...

  • Page 15: Installation

    Installation Warning: Do not connect any unit to a power source until installation is complete. Terminate with 75 ohms at the destination devices. The Looping 2 connector provides outputs 9-16. Use the "A2K Video" labels for outputs 9-16. Do not refer to the "Video" label. Alarm Devices TO MONITORS Video...
  • Page 16 Referring to the previous figure for RS-232 or RS-422, use the supplied RS-232/RS-422 termination box or the upgrade/RS-232 cable (purchased separately by calling Vicon at 1-800-645-9116, product code 7721). Main Display Monitors Monitors used to Single Channel Audio freeze video, zoom,...
  • Page 17 When using AurorANet RS-485 protocol, you must establish which AurorANet devices are at the end of the communications line and which devices are in the middle. You may use the Vicon-supplied RJ-45 termination box labeled “AurorANet” in both cases. If you choose not to use the AurorANet termination box, jumpers must be installed as discussed in the Reference chapter.

  • Page 18: Programming

    PC keyboard). You may purchase the Product Code 7194-00 cable (product code 7194-00) from Vicon or create your own cable using the pin-outs on the previous page. Then refer to Using the PC Keyboard to map the AurorAcorD’s keys to your PC keyboard’s keys.

  • Page 19: Preliminary Steps

    Preliminary Steps Accessing the Menu Selection Screen & Main Menu Note: Depending on programming settings, a password may be required before entering the menu system. Perform the following procedure to access the Menu Selection Screen and Main Menu. 1. If you have not already done so, connect a monitor to the main display monitor BNC and apply power. 2.
  • Page 20 Menu/Setup password. From the Macro Selection screen, the operator may run any macro, even the Vicon default macros that allow quick access to search screens (although the rest of the menu system is still unavailable). An operator that does not know the Front Panel password cannot use any front panel key, including the key.

  • Page 21: Play Button

    AurorAcorD is in one of the following password entry screens: Enter Front Panel Password or Enter Menu/Setup Password. The help system will display an encrypted version of your Menu/Setup password. Call Vicon Technical Support at 1-800-34-VICON (1-800-348-4266) and give them the encrypted password so that they can determine the password for you.
  • Page 22 MAIN MENU TIME/DATE SET SET TIME 1 Display Setup 1 Set Time 2 Set Date 2 Camera Setup 3 Daylight Savings HH:MM:SS AM/PM 3 Alarm Setup 4 Use 24 Hour Mode: NO 11 : 0 2 : 4 7 AM 4 Serial Port Setup 5 Use Time Factory Defaults 5 Time/Date Setup...
  • Page 23 Defining Colors and Grid Thickness Note: This section describes customization of your AurorAcorD display (text, grid, etc), which is not mandatory. Use this section to change these settings to suit your own preferences. You may customize the display on text, borders and background on your Main Display and Spot monitors as described in the following procedure.
  • Page 24 3. Access the Main Display Menu Text screen. To define the colors and size of text on the AurorAcorD menus, use the following figure and trial-and-error to determine which settings are desired. These choices are for the Main Display monitors only. Use the onscreen instructions to make choices and then return to the Display Setup screen.
  • Page 25 Optimizing Display Parameters Perform the following procedure to optimize display parameters. Note: These settings apply to Live display only and do not affect Record or Playback. 1. Access the Main Display Video screen as shown in the following menu path. FULL SCREEN SETTINGS 1 Full Screen Update: Frame...
  • Page 26 6. From the Main Display Video screen, enable or disable the flicker reduction setting. This setting controls a filter to allow you to display a sharper display with some display flicker, by selecting the Disabled setting. To filter out the display flicker, choose Enabled. This setting applies to Live display only. 7.

  • Page 27: Cameras, Receivers And Motion Detection

    Cameras, Receivers and Motion Detection Defining Camera Titles Perform the following procedure to define camera titles for the first time or to change defined camera titles. This procedure is not required if you would like to retain the default titles (the default title is Camera XX, where “XX”...
  • Page 28 Title: CAMERA 04 Use the Sequence key to move the The character set cursor up one row. For example, if # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : includes 10 rows of the cursor is on "C"...
  • Page 29 Setting Receiver Type and Status Display Note: The factory defaults are Always On for the display of receiver status messages on the Main Display and Spot monitors. You do not need to set the Receiver Status field if you want the receiver status message to always display on all (main display and spot) monitors.
  • Page 30 Defining Update Priority for Live Display Note: The Update Priority setting refers to Live display on the Main Display monitors only. Use this setting to define a relative update rate of Live video for each camera (this applies to the main display monitors only).

  • Page 31: Motion Detection

    Defining the Camera Lock List The camera lock list is used to define cameras that may be recorded but not viewed. This feature gives an administrator the ability to collect video onto tape while maintaining the privacy of areas monitored by locked cameras.
  • Page 32 2. You can set thresholds, minimum active zones, motion processing and enable/disable zones using submenus of the Motion Setup screen. You can also set these fields from the Camera Motion Setup screen, as described in this procedure. Either method will define motion settings per camera. 3.

  • Page 33: Alarms

    Alarms The AurorAcorD will go into alarm mode if alarms are enabled and then activated by the following sources: • receiver alarms (alarm input) • video loss on any camera (alarm input) • motion detected in the field of view of a camera (alarm input) •...
  • Page 34 (alarms activate when the TTL logic state goes low (0 volts)). To set contacts individually, proceed to the next step. 7. Select In/Out Contacts from the Alarm Contacts screen to define each contact individually. 8. Define each alarm connected to the 37-pin alarm connector as an input to the AurorAcorD or as an output from the AurorAcorD, using the definitions in the step above for normally open/closed and active high/low.
  • Page 35 previous procedure, you do not need to do so again here. If you did not previously define the contacts, select Alarm Contacts from the Alarm Outputs screen. 3. Use lines 5-8 of the Alarm Contacts screen to globally set all of the contacts as normally open or closed inputs or as active high or low outputs.
  • Page 36 Note: The following settings, Format, Main Display Sequencing and Spot Monitor Sequencing, will not take place if the AurorAcorD is displaying a menu, help screen or mechanical pan/tilt/zoom mode when an alarm activates. 4. Define the display format when alarms are active: No change (stays in the current display format), Full screen, Full screen + Alarm, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, mixed border or split.
  • Page 37 Preset and Macro Functions Activated on Alarm The AurorAcorD may be programmed to recall presets and run macros for specfied alarm conditions. Preset recall is a convenient function that returns the pan-and-tilt drive to a pre-defined pan-and-tilt position (and zoom/focus settings, if the camera includes a motorized zoom lens). The pan-and-tilt drive and lens must be equipped with preset potentiometers in order to use preset functions.

  • Page 38: Record Function

    3. Proceed to the next 6 settings, Recall Preset and On Receiver (on Rcvr). There are two settings required for each preset. Define the preset number to be recalled using Recall Preset. (Presets are stored as defined in the Operation chapter.) Define the receiver that will drive the pan-and-tilt unit to the recalled preset using the On Receiver (on Rcvr) setting.
  • Page 39 How do I define which cameras will be recorded? 1. Access the Record List screen to define which cameras will be recorded as follows. Press to exit MENU the menu system, if applicable. 2. Press to display the Record List Selection screen shown below. RECORD RECORD LIST SELECTION *1 Camera 01...
  • Page 40 What settings affect the rate that hard drive space is filled and the recording time? Note: If Sensitivity is NOT set to Highest, the amount of motion activity in the video field will determine if a field is recorded or not, which will also affect recording duration and how quickly the hard drive space is filled.
  • Page 41 How do I define the rate at which normal and alarm video will be recorded? 1. Access the Record Control screen as shown below. MAIN MENU RECORD/PLAYBACK SETUP RECORD CONTROL 1 Display Setup 1 Record Setup 1 Setup Record Cameras 2 Camera Setup 2 Modify Camera Sequence 2 Playback Setup...
  • Page 42 10. Repeat these steps to view the video at the various quality settings until the optimal setting is reached. 11. Select the next camera and repeat this procedure to select the appropriate quality setting. Continue until quality has been set for all cameras. 12.

  • Page 43: Playback

    Playback The playback function of the AurorAcorD allows you to review recorded video. You may search through recorded video by time and date, alarms and by detected motion using the motion “museum” search feature discussed below. Selecting Playback Source and Audio Parameters Use the following procedure to select the playback source and define the audio parameters.
  • Page 44 Motion “Museum” Search Using the Playback Control screen’s Playback Search submenus, the AurorAcorD allows you to search through video recorded to the hard disk or archived to the CD-RW by three methods: • by a user-defined time and date • alarm video •...

  • Page 45: Schedules

    MAIN MENU RECORD/PLAYBACK SETUP PLAYBACK CONTROL PLAYBACK SEARCH PLAYBACK MOTION SEARCH 1 Display Setup 1 Record Setup 1 Start Playback 1 Time + Date Search 1 Camera: 1 2 Camera Setup 2 Playback Setup 2 Stop Playback 2 Alarm Search 2 Define Motion Zones 3 Alarm Setup 3 Select Source: Hard Disk...
  • Page 46 • changing the enabled or disabled state of local alarms (alarms connected to the 37-pin alarm connector). Use the Enable/Disable Contacts screen for non-scheduled enabling or disabling of this function, as discussed in the Alarm section. To enable or disable alarm contacts on a schedule, use the Schedule Alarm Contacts screen.
  • Page 47 will only run once, on the next occurrence of the specified days, use the “1” key to place a “1” in the first field of the One-Time/Days field. Your One-Time/Days field should not contain a “1” if you want to run the schedule on every occurrence of the days that you have defined in your schedule.

  • Page 48: Disk Functions

    Disk Functions Note: All disk functions are discussed in the Operation chapter except for Disk End Action (described below). 1. Access the Hard Disk Functions screen. HARD DISK FUNCTIONS Status: 19573 MB Disk Note: The Disk Functions screen will not include Space Remaining: 19347 MB Start: 09:18:32 AM 07/18/01 the Floppy Disk Functions selection if your...
  • Page 49 2. Serial port 1 is the default for RS-232 communications and serial port 2 is the default for RS-422. To change the default setup, make software changes in this screen. As discussed in the Installation chapter, use the RS-232/RS-422 termination box for RS-232 connections or you may use the RS-232 upgrade cable.

  • Page 50: Operation

    Operation Note: Press to access context-sensitive information and tips about functions and menus. HELP Organization The Operation chapter of this manual has been organized in the following order: Applying Power Entering Passcodes Checking Available Disk Space Defining & Selecting Display Formats Viewing Disk Status &...

  • Page 51: Entering Passcodes

    Entering Passcodes Note: Passwords are not required the first time that you use the AurorAcorD (passwords are disabled at the factory). To define and enable passwords, refer to the Programming chapter. If you have enabled password(s), you must enter the defined password(s) before you can use the front panel keys (Front Panel password) or access menus (Menu/Setup password).
  • Page 52 7. If you wish to use the factory defaults for sequencing settings (refer to the table at the end of this section), select Use Sequencing Defaults). Otherwise, continue with the sequencing procedure below. 8. Select the Sequence field and define the appropriate action: •...

  • Page 53: Viewing Disk Status

    To select a display format, perform the following step. Press to toggle through the available display formats (or press and then a number key 1-9 DISPLAY ENTER corresponding to the display format shown below). Note: Multi-picture display formats are not available on the spot monitor and picture-in-picture format is not available when in PAL mode.

  • Page 54: Inserting/Ejecting A Cd Or Floppy

    Inserting/Ejecting a CD or Floppy Note: Disregard references to floppy disk for model number AurorAcorD AURC-CD320 and AURC-CD500. To insert a floppy disk, press the eject button on the floppy drive and remove the current disk, if applicable. Insert the new floppy fully into the floppy disk drive. To eject a CD, press the CD-RW drive’s eject button or use the Open/Close CDRW Tray feature available on the CD-RW Disk Functions screen (refer to the menu path in the previous section).

  • Page 55: Erasing The Cd-Rw Or Hard Disk

    Erasing the CD-RW or Hard Disk Perform the following procedure to erase data from the CD-RW or hard disk. Note: During the erasure process, recording to the hard drive will stop. It will resume after the data is erased. Recording to the CD does not stop the recording process. 1.

  • Page 56: Clearing Receiver Communication Failures

    2. Review the previously defined schedules. If you need to define a new schedule or edit an old one, refer to the Schedules section of the Programming screen. 3. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the schedule. 4. Use the right arrow key to access the Schedule “X” Setup screen. 5.

  • Page 57: Messages

    The screen indicates which cameras had which types of alarm(s) and if there HARD DISK ALARM STATUS was no video present. The camera numbers are listed vertically from right to Camera Number left. Notice that the first camera listed at the right side of the screen is listed No Video x-xxxxx- xxxxxxxx...

  • Page 58: Freezing And Restoring Video Images

    Freezing and Restoring Video Images To freeze or restore video, toggle the key. The first press of the key freezes all windows in multi- FREEZE FREEZE picture displays. Enter 1-16 to indicate the window number to restore video or press again to restore all FREEZE windows.

  • Page 59: Viewing Live Video

    Viewing Live Video LIVE Press to view live video. Video is always being recorded, even when you are viewing live video. Viewing Video Images from Floppy Disk Note: Disregard this section for AURC-CD320 and AURC-CD500 as they do not include a floppy disk. You may either of the following software packages to view images from the floppy disk on a PC: •...

  • Page 60: Playing Back Video & Audio

    RECORD LIST SELECTION *1 Camera 01 *09 Camera 09 *2 Camera 02 *10 Camera 10 *3 Camera 03 *11 Camera 11 *4 Camera 04 *12 Camera 12 *5 Camera 05 *13 Camera 13 *6 Camera 06 *14 Camera 14 *7 Camera 07 *15 Camera 15 *8 Camera 08 *16 Camera 16...

  • Page 61: Defining And Running Macros

    Time delays between functions are also easy to program. Perform the following procedure to define a macro. Vicon provides default macros for your convenience, which are discussed in the following section. 1. Press to display the screen below.

  • Page 62: Using The Pc Keyboard

    2. Press the number key to run macro 1-15 or press 16 to run a demonstration. Macros 1-4 are provided by Vicon and allow you to quickly access the Time + Date Search screen, Alarm Search screen, Playback Motion Search screen and CD-RW Archive Setup screens, respectively.

  • Page 63: Auroranet

    AurorANet What is AurorANet? AurorANet is a proprietary 2-wire RS-485 protocol used to communicate between Vicon’s AurorA2000 multiplexers, AurorAcorD digital recorders, other AurorANet keyboards and connection devices. One AurorANet device is designated as the system bus controller. Regardless of which device is the system bus controller, any AurorAcorD may control any other AurorAcorD in the system using AurorANet.
  • Page 64 5. The Send Time Broadcast can be set to Yes on only one of your AurorAcorDs. This unit will broadcast the time to the other AurorAcorDs in your system (set their Send Time Broadcast settings to No) so that your units are time synchronized. 6.

  • Page 65: Host Pc Configurations

    Host PC Configurations Getting Started AurorAcorDs may be controlled by a host PC using the AurorAcorD’s serial host protocol. You may connect and control up to 999 AurorAcorDs. You can send receiver commands, change the time and date, control jog/shuttle functions and many other commands as listed in the tables at the end of this chapter. How can multiple users control the AurorAcorD simultaneously? Two users may send commands to the AurorAcorD at the same time.
  • Page 66 Connections Note: On the Serial Port Setup 1 screen, make sure the mode setting contains the word “Host”. Using the serial port protocol, you may send commands from the host PC to 999 AurorAcorDs. The block diagrams below illustrate some of the possible configurations. Using RS-232 In the simplest case, you might have one AurorAcorD connected to a PC.
  • Page 67 In the example below, AurorAcorDs are connected to the host PC. Connect the converter’s transmit +/- to receive +/- of the supplied RJ-45 termination box, respectively, of the AurorAcorD daisy-chain. Connect transmit +/- to the converter’s receive +/-, respectively. Plug the 9-pin D-shell end of the Vicon converter into the PC’s com port.

  • Page 68: Command Format

    Command Format You’ll use communications software on your host PC to communicate with the AurorAcorDs in your CCTV system. To use HyperTerminal in PC Windows environments, you can get started by reviewing the instructions in the Reference chapter’s section on downloading software updates. Commands must take the following format if you have more than one AurorAcorD: Annn, [normal command] <CR>...
  • Page 69 For example, using commands in the following sections and the front panel key simulations in the table above, you can pan left on the 4 receiver connected to an AurorAcorD with a host address of 9 as follows: A009, KC04 selects receiver 4 on the current monitor of the 9 AurorAcorD A009, KC29...
  • Page 70 For example, to set the date as November 7, 2000, send the following command: SD11,07,00<CR> Receiver Commands Description Reads summary of all active alarms; a set bit means alarm active. Returns HR:hhhh 4 hex nibbles, LSB is cam 1. For example, HR:8001 is returned if both camera 1 and camera 16 have any alarms active.

  • Page 71: Maintenance

    The AurorAcorD contains a 2-3 year backup battery. To replace the battery, remove the top cover and locate the battery, which is approximately 2 inches behind the Sequence key. Replace the battery with Vicon part number 8000-7228-01 or Panasonic CR1632. You may also use any 3 volt, 3.2x16mm lithium battery from your local electronics dealer.

  • Page 72: Troubleshooting & Faqs

    Troubleshooting & FAQs Resetting the AurorAcorD If the AurorAcorD does not boot and run normally, you may need to force a return to the factory default configuration. Note that this will erase any passwords and restore all AurorAcorD settings back to the factory defaults.

  • Page 73: Fine Tuning Cameras

    1-16 to Select. or 1-16 to Select. 2. Use the first menu option to adjust the vertical sync of each camera under the supervision of a Vicon Technical Support representative. 3. Show Image Rate is useful to see the image rates for each board in the system. The upper left corner of the main display monitor will show three numbers separated by dashes.

  • Page 74: Calibrating Cameras

    Vicon Technical Support [1-800-34-VICON (1-800-348-4266)] if you see a rolling picture or other problems. 1. Access the following menus if directed to do so by a Vicon Technical Support representative. MAIN MENU CAMERA SETUP...

  • Page 75: Frequently Asked Questions

    Enter Menu/Setup Password screen, Front Panel Password or Menu/Setup Password. The help system will display an encrypted version of your Menu/Setup password. Call Vicon Technical Support at 1-800-34- VICON (1-800-348-4266) and give them the encrypted password so that they can determine the password for you.

  • Page 76: Reference

    What type of authentication is used on the AurorAcorD? It does a basic data validity check. Can the hard drive be upgraded at the enduser’s site? No. The AurorAcorD must be returned to Vicon for this type of upgrade.

  • Page 77: Auroracord Cd Programs

    AurorAcorD CD Programs The AurorAcorD CD, supplied in your accessory kit, contains four programs: • CD Player, used to play back AurorAcorD CDs • Floppy Player, used to play back AurorAcorD floppy disks (not applicable for AurorAcorD model AURC-CD320 and AURC-CD500) •...
  • Page 78 Browse Select the Browse button to select video file. You may also use File > Open. There will be no indication that the file has been selected. You must select Play to run the file. Play Use the Play button to run video that you have selected with File > Open or the Browse button. The Play button is also used to resume play after the Stop button is pressed.
  • Page 79 To use Windows Media Player instead of the AurorAcorD Floppy Player, install the codec driver as discussed in the following section and in Viewing Video Images from Floppy Disk. You may use the Windows Media Player help file for program-specific information. The number of images saved on the floppy depends upon the Quality setting (discussed in the Recording section of the Programming chapter).

  • Page 80: Playback Speed

    Use the Stop AVI File button to halt video playing onscreen. Volume This feature is unavailable for Vicon AVI files recorded from the AurorAcorD. Codec Driver To view video archived to a floppy disk, you may use the Floppy Player included on the AurorAcorD CD or you may use Windows Media Player.

  • Page 81: Synchonizing The Time On Multiple Auroracords

    Frame Rate Select the frame rate (frames/second). Use the slide bar to select 1-15 frames/second or choose Max. The maximum frame rate is approximately 18-24 frames/second for NTSC. Make a selection and use the Results at the bottom of the calculator to see how frame rate affects the recording duration. To change the frame rate in the AurorAcorD menus, select Record/Playback Setup >...

  • Page 82: Downloading Software Updates

    3. Remove power from the AurorAcorD and personal computer. 4. You may purchase a flash upgrade/RS-232 cable (product code 7721-00) by calling Vicon at 1-800-645- 9116. Otherwise, create a cable with an RJ-45 connector on one end and a 9-pin D-shell connector on the other end.

  • Page 83: Uploading/Downloading Configuration Data

    1. Remove power from the AurorAcorD and personal computer. 2. You may purchase a flash upgrade/RS-232 cable (product code 7721-00) by calling Vicon at 1-800-645- 9116. Otherwise, create a cable with an RJ-45 connector on one end and a 9-pin D-shell connector on the other end.
  • Page 84 3. Connect the cable to the AurorAcorD Com 1 connector either on RS-422 Resp In + RS-422 RS-232 RxD Resp In — the front or rear of the unit. Connect the cable to an RS-232 RS-422 Comm Out + RS-422 connector on your PC (Com 1 for these instructions).

  • Page 85: Jumper Settings For Rs-422/Rs-485/Rs-232

    Note: Vicon provides an AurorANet termination box as discussed in the Installation chapter. This box is a convenient wiring junction but is not required. Using the AurorANet termination box and leaving the jumpers installed will result in double termination.

  • Page 86: Coaxial Cable Recommendations

    Coaxial Cable Recommendations Caution: Careful selection of proper cable is essential to obtain the best performance from this equipment. Vicon assumes no responsibility for poor performance when cables other than those recommended, or equivalent, are installed. In all cases, coaxial cable impedance should be 75 ohms.

  • Page 87: Recording Duration Data

    Recording Duration Data Note: Use the AurorAcorD Calculator, found on the AurorAcorD CD, to calculate changes to your recording duration based on sensitivity, quality and other recording parameters. Refer to the AurorAcorD CD Programs section of this manual for more detail. The tables below illustrate the effects of each Quality and Sensitivity setting on record duration and hard drive usage.
  • Page 88 Fuses: 1.25 A, 250 VAC, slo-blo type located in power socket for 120 VAC units. 0.63 A, 250 VAC, slo-blo type located in power socket for 230 VAC units. 5 A, 250 VAC, 5x20 mm in-line type located inside near the front panel.
  • Page 89 VIDEO FUNCTIONS Multiscreen Displays: Refer to figure below. 1) Picture-in-Picture, 2) Quad, 3) 3x3, 4) 4x4, 5) Mixed Border, 6) Mixed Half, 7) Mixed Quad, 8) Split, 9) Full. Input Channel Distribution: Any video input channel may be assigned to any segment of a multi- screen display.
  • Page 90 Control Hardware: Can be remotely controlled via an A2K-KBD keyboard, an AurorAcorD or another AurorAcord unit using AurorANet. Software Upload: Can be uploaded directly with software upgrades via COM1 or COM2 using Microsoft Windows Hyperterminal. MECHANICAL PTZ (TELEMETRY) MODE Functions: Pan Left/Right.

  • Page 91: Shipping Instructions

    Shipping Instructions Use the following procedure when returning a unit to the factory: 1. Call or write Vicon for a Return Authorization (R.A.) at one of the locations listed below. Record the name of the Vicon employee who issued the R.A.
  • Page 92 Vicon Industries Inc. Offices Corporate Headquarters 89 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, New York 11788 631-952-CCTV (2288) 800-645-9116 Fax: 631-951-CCTV (2288) Infofax: 800-287-1207 Vicon Europe Headquarters Brunel Way Fareham, PO15 5TX United Kingdom +44 (0) 1489 566300 Fax: +44 (0) 1489 566322...

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