TeleEye III+ VX Series Installation Manual

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Video Recording Transmitter

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Page 1 VX Series Video Recording Transmitter VX-4001 / VX-4002 VX-8002 / VX-8004 VX-16004 / VX-16008 Installation Guide...
Page 2 Notice: Signal Communications Limited reserves the right to make improvements to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This manual is copyrighted. All rights are reserved. This manual may not be copied, reproduced or translated in whole or part without prior consent from Signal Communications Limited. Tele Eye is a trademark of Signal Communications Limited and is registered in China, Hong Kong, US and other countries.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION • Features SECTION 2 Tele Eye III+ INSTALLATION OF VX FOR LOCAL MONITORING • Removing the Package • Front Panel Description • Rear Panel Description Tele Eye • III+ VX for Local Video Display Install Tele Eye •...
Page 4 SECTION 5 HARD DISK INSTALLATION AND FORMATTING • Installation of Hard Disk • Hard Disk Formatting • Hard Disk Scanning • Recommended Hard Disk List SECTION 6 USING BUILT-IN WEB SERVER • Enable the Built-In Web Server • Connecting to the Web Server APPENDIX A sureLINK TECHNOLOGY...
Page 5: Introduction
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 1 SECTION INTRODUCTION The revolutionary TeleEye TeleEye III+ VX Series Video Recording Transmitter ( III+ is an all-in-one video recording transmitter with dual composite video outputs and removable hard disk for standalone and remote operations.
Page 6: Features
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 2 Features Video recording with rate up to 100/120 fps Standalone operations Dual composite video outputs OSD menus Flexible connections – Internet, LAN, PSTN, ISDN, ADSL cable modem, mobile network, etc. Built-in web server Support static and dynamic IP Real time video transmission Up to 30fps over LAN for NTSC...
Page 7: Removing The Package
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 3 Tele Eye III+ INSTALLATION OF VX FOR LOCAL MONITORING Removing the Package After removing the package, make sure you have the following items: Tele Eye III+ VX transmitter Software CD Hard disk cartridge (with or without hard disk) Hard disk cartridge Key x 2 AC to DC Power Adapter with cord Modem cable with 9-pin RS232 header...
Page 8 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 4 2. Live camera control buttons - VX–4001 / VX–4002: 1 – 4 - VX–8002 / VX–8004: 1 – 8 - VX–16004 / VX–16008: 1 – 16 - Camera control buttons allow user to fast switch to a specific camera for local monitoring - The buttons are also used for password input 3.
Page 9 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 5 5. Mode control buttons Event Live Play Menu - These 5 buttons are used for switching between the control modes - Event button: fast switch to event menu at any time - Rec button: enable/disable normal recording at any time - Live button: view live video at any time - Play button: fast switch to playback log menu - Menu button: switch to menu for system settings, recording settings and event settings etc.
Page 10 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 6 Rear Panel Descriptions 1. VIDEO INPUT Connectors - VX–4001 / VX–4002: CH1 – CH4 - VX–8002 / VX–8004: CH1 – CH8 - VX–16004 / VX–16008: CH1 – CH16 - Standard BNC connectors for color and black and white video sources - A composite video signal should be supplied to these connectors 2.
Page 11 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 7 - All alarm ports are NC/NO type input - Alarm port 1 can be configured as arm/disarm input 4. Ethernet Socket (10/100 Base-T) Tele Eye III+ VX to the corporate computer network (e.g. - This socket is used for connecting LAN) 5.
Page 12 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 8 7. MODEM Port - A DB-9 male connector of DTE format, capable for connecting to DCE such as modem, ISDN terminal adaptor Pin number Definition Direction Input Input Output Output ––– Input Output Input 8.
Page 13: Install Tele Eye Iii+ Vx For Local Video Display
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 9 Tele Eye III+ VX for Local Video Display Install VIDEO IN connect to camera with coaxial cables with BNC VIDEO OUT connect to coaxial header video cable with BNC header Tele Eye III+ Power Adapter BNC cables BNC cable...
Page 14 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 10 16:28:30 CAMERA 1 CAMERA 2 CAMERA 3 C A M E R A 4 7. Press the [full screen mode control] button to switch to the full screen mode. You can press the [quad screen mode control] button again to switch back to quad mode Full screen mode 16:28:30 control button...
Page 15 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 11 9. Press the [page switching mode control] button to view all cameras sequentially Page switching mode Page switching mode control (full screen) button control (quad screen) button Enter 16:28:35 1 6 2 8 3 0 5 sec CAMERA 1 CAMERA 2...
Page 16: Install Tele Eye Iii+ Vx With Telemetry Control
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 12 Tele Eye III+ VX with Alarm Sensors and Relay Install Control Port Tele Eye III+ VX supports up to 16 alarm ports for connecting with alarm sensors, and 4 relay ports for remote/local controls. The definitions of alarm and relay control port are shown in the following diagram.
Page 17 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 13 Pin 10 Pin 29 Pin 11 Pin 30 Pin 12 Pin 31 Pin 13 Pin 32 Pin 14 Pin 33 Pin 15 RELAY 0a Pin 34 RELAY 0b Pin 16 RELAY 1a Pin 35 RELAY 1b Pin 17 RELAY 2a...
Page 18 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 14 Tele Eye III+ VX with Telemetry Control Install As Tele Eye III+ VX built with a RS485 port, you can connect this port to Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras. The connection diagram is shown below. RS485 port connect with camera Monitor BNC cable...
Page 19: Menu Operation
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 15 SECTION MENU OPERATION Menu Structure Tele Eye III+ VX is controlled through menus. The overall The system setup and operation of menu tree is shown in the following diagram. The function of each menu will be explained later in this section.
Page 20: Main Menu
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 16 [ EVENT SETUP] ALARM EVENT . . . MOTION EVENT . . . VIDEO LOSS EVENT . . . DISK FULL EVENT . . . SYSTEM FAILURE EVENT . . . MOTION CAMERA SETUP .
Page 21 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 17 1. Press the [Menu] button to pop up the main menu Event Live Play Menu 2. Using the [up/down arrow] button to select a sub-menu Enter 3. A selected sub-menu item will be pointed by a hand cursor and highlighted 4.
Page 22: Display Setup Menu
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 18 Display Setup Menu [ DISPLAY SETUP ] CAMERA SETUP . . . VIDEO SETUP . . . OSD COLOR BLUE TIME DISPLAY TOP LEFT CAMERA NAME DISPLAY BOTTOM PAGE SWITCHING (SEC) BACK The display setup menu contains the following items CAMERA SETUP : Change camera name, camera install VIDEO SETUP...
Page 23: Switch Setup Menu
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 19 Switch Setup Menu [ SWITCH SETUP ] SWITCH NAME . . . SWITCH TYPE . . . SWITCH ON/OFF . . . BACK The switch setup menu contains the following items SWITCH NAME : Change relay switch name SWITCH TYPE : Change relay switch type...
Page 24: Transmitter Setup Menu
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 20 Transmitter Setup Menu [ TRANSMITTER SETUP ] GENERAL SETUP . . . NETWORK SETUP . . . ADV. DISK SETUP . . . BACK The transmitter setup menu contains the following items GENERAL SETUP : Change general settings such as date/time, modem port NETWORK SETUP : Change network type setting such as IP address, port...
Page 25: Arm/Disarm Setup Menu
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 21 Arm/Disarm Setup Menu [ ARM DISARM SETUP ] DISARM TYPE (ALARM 1) NORMAL OPEN ASSOCIATE ALARM EVENT ASSOCIATE MOTION EVENT BACK The arm/disarm setup menu contains the following items DISARM TYPE (ALARM 1) : Change arm/disarm type ASSOCIATE ALARM EVENT : Change arm/disarm associated with alarm event...
Page 26: Install Tele Eye Iii+ Vx For Remote Monitoring With Network
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 22 SECTION Tele Eye III+ INSTALLATION OF VX FOR REMOTE MONITORING Tele Eye III+ VX for Remote Monitoring with Network Install Tele Eye III+ A. Setup VX for connection in LAN environment Before setting up the transmitter on LAN, you need to prepare the following items: A straight through RJ45 Ethernet cable An IP address which is unique in your LAN network.
Page 27 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 23 • In the [TRANSMITTER SETUP] [ TRANSMITTER SETUP ] menu, move the cursor to [NETWORK SETUP] GENERAL SETUP . . . NETWORK SETUP . . . • Press the [Enter] button to enter the ADV.
Page 28: Tele Eye Iii+ Vx For Connection In Wan Environment With Static Ip
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 24 4. After changing any network settings, you should back to the [MAIN MENU] and [EXIT] the main menu to save all the settings. Or you can press the [Live] button to fast exit the menu operation Tele Eye III+...
Page 29 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 25 Tele Eye III+ B. Setup VX for connection in WAN environment with static IP Connection topology: Tele Eye III+ VX in WAN environment is similar in the case of The connection topology of LAN.
Page 30: Using Internet Router
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 26 Tele Eye III+ C. Setup VX for Broadband Internet connection with dynamic IP using Internet router Connection topology: Nowadays, Broadband Internet access is established by using ADSL modem or Cable modem. For ADSL modem, an Internet Router is used to be setup with the broadband access account Tele Eye III+ VX through the...
Page 31 Procedures involved are listed in appendix A. sureLINK sureLINK 3. After successful application of service, you will obtain a address, for example “www.your_site.your_company.teleeye.net”. Tele Eye III+ sureLINK 4. Follow the steps below to set the address and DNS name into •...
Page 32: Using Broadband Dialer
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 28 Tele Eye III+ 7. Try to use a web browser (eg. IE) to connect to VX by entering its sureLINK address, you can see the video on browser if all your settings are correct. (Note: Tele Eye III+ VX before doing the testing)
Page 33 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 29 Data Data Tele Eye Proxy Server Data ADSL Modem Broadband dial-up to Internet To WAN (Dynamic IP) Tele Eye III+ Transmitter installation procedures: Tele Eye 1. Install ADSL modem as shown in the connection topology diagram. Connect Tele Eye III+ III+...
Page 34 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 30 sureLINK 5. Setup address and related settings as previous discussed. Tele Eye III+ VX so that all settings will take effect. 6. Reset PC software installation procedures: Tele Eye 1. On PC side, you need to install the Broadband dialer software and proxy server software.
Page 35: Tele Eye
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 31 Tele Eye III+ VX for Remote Monitoring with Install ISDN/PSTN Modem Modem port connect to a DB-9 connector Power Adapter BNC cables BNC cable RS232 serial cable ISDN/PSTN n e t w o r k ISDN/PSTN Video Cameras modem...
Page 36 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 32 • [ GENERAL SETUP ] Use [Enter] button to enter the selected sub-menu DATE/TIME SETUP 30/05/03 20:20:52 RS232 SETUP . . . THROUGHPUT CONTROL (BPS) REGISTRATION CHECKING VIDEO MODE QUALITY BACK [ RS232 PORT SETUP ] Modem port bit rate is the maximum Tele Eye III+...
Page 37: Hard Disk Installation And Formatting
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 33 SECTION HARD DISK INSTALLATION AND FORMATTING Installation of Hard Disk Tele Eye III+ If you want to change the hard disk of VX, you need to do the hard disk Tele Eye III+ VX support ATA standard hard disk, it is highly installation procedure.
Page 38 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 34 Step 2 Step 1 Step 3 Insert Hard Disk Press the [Menu] button to pop up the [MAIN MENU] on the screen. Select [TRANSMITTER SETUP] and press [Enter] button, the following menu will be shown [ TRANSMITTER SETUP ] GENEARAL SETUP...
Page 39: Hard Disk Formatting
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 35 Hard Disk Formatting Tele Eye Hard disk formatting will reconstruct the structure of hard disk so that it is readable by Tele Eye III+ III+ VX. If you have your own hard disk to install to VX, you must perform hard disk formatting.
Page 40: Hard Disk Scanning
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 36 Note: Having confirmed the hard disk formatting, all your data on the hard disk will be lost. Upon completion of hard disk formatting, the following message box will pop up [ ADV. DISK SETUP ] FORMAT COMPLETED 100% BACK...
Page 41: Recommended Hard Disk List
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 37 [ MESSAGE ] START TO SCAN HARD DISK, ARE YOU SURE ? Use left/right arrow button to select [YES] and press [Enter] button, the system will start scanning. The following information will be shown on OSD [ ADV.
Page 42: Using Built-In Web Server
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 38 SECTION USING BUILT-IN WEB SERVER Enable the Built-In Web Server PC recommendations: 128MB RAM Netscape 6.1 or Internet Explorer 5.5 or above Any OS platform with web browser and Java Support Before using the web service, you have to enable the Built-in Web Server feature. Follow the Tele Eye III+ VX for using web feature.
Page 43: Connecting To The Web Server
IP address of the transmitter, you will see a web site like: Enter the transmitter’s admin / user password to Your transmitter sureLINK login address or IP address Enter your transmitter login password and press Enter button. A new page will be displayed.
Page 44 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 40 You can choose the cameras by clicking the buttons on the left. Note: If you have any problem on opening the page, please go to http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html to update your Java VM. Using Built-In Web Server...
Page 45: Surelink Technology
You can use this name to login or browse the built-in web server. One of the advantages is that you are not required to memorize the IP address (e.g. 210.177.50.156) of the transmitter. Since the sureLINK address is fixed while the IP address may change periodically (in case when dynamic IP is used), you do not need to worry about the expiration of the IP address.
Page 46 Guide Page 42 How to Apply for sureLINK Address You can apply for sureLINK by visiting our web site at http://www.TeleEye.com Step1: Sign up to create your user account Step 2: Login the page using your registered name and password.
Page 47 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 43 Step 4: Enter a sureLINK address ( Domain Name) , your Transmitter Serial No. and Registration Code in the fields provided respectively. Then click the Apply button. The process is then completed. After we received your domain name registration for your transmitter, your application will be processed.
Page 48 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 44 Step 2: Enter the Old Registration Code , New Transmitter Serial Number and New Registration Code at each field provided. Click Modify button to submit the form. If the above procedure is completed successfully, the sureLINK will be effective immediately. sureLINK Technology...
Page 49: Ip Address Setup For Pc
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 45 APPENDIX IP ADDRESS SETUP FOR PC IP Address Setup for Windows 98/ME The follow procedures will set your Ethernet Card IP address manually for your local LAN purpose. Note that these procedures will NOT affect your PC to get on the Internet. If you discover that you cannot be able to access on the Internet after applying the settings, you have to undo the settings or re-install the software provided by your ISP and retry the steps again.
Page 50 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 46 Two of them are very important for setup. One of them is used for your local Intranet (the field may contain the name of your Ethernet card), the other one is used for your broadband Internet connection.
Page 51 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 47 Step 7: Select your Ethernet card name on the field, you will see an IP address on the field. Ensure that that is the same as you have set before (i.e. 192.168.0.3). If it is not so, please repeat step 12. Click OK to close the program.
Page 52: Ip Address Setup For Window Nt/2000
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 48 IP Address Setup for Windows NT/2000 The follow procedures will set your Ethernet Card IP address manually for your local LAN purpose. Note that these procedures will NOT affect your PC’s connection to the Internet.
Page 53: Router Configuration
6.1 Advanced Internet Features -> Virtual Servers (Define servers on your LAN, so Internet users can access them)-> E.3 User-defined Virtual Servers Suggested Data for router: Name TeleEye IP Address 192.168.0.2 (Your transmitter IP address) Protocol Internal Port No. 1024 External Port No.
Page 54: Specifications
Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 50 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS MODEL VX-4001 VX-4002 VX-8002 VX-8004 VX-16004 VX-16008 VIDEO INPUT (P): PAL/CCIR, 625 lines, 50 fields per second STANDARD (N): NTSC/EIA, 525 lines, 60 fields per second composite video, 1 V , BNC NO.
Page 55 Tele Eye III+ nstallation Guide Page 51 POWER VOLTAGE 12V DC MAX. RATING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE C – 50 RELATIVE HUMIDITY <85% (no condensation) MECHANICAL DESIGN DIMENSION 360x345x95 (mmxmmxmm) WEIGHT 5.1 kg 5.5 kg 6.3 kg Specifications...

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