• Introduction What is Digital Sprite Lite? • Important Safeguards Digital Sprite Lite is an easy to use, cost effective video multiplexer, digital video • Installing Digital Sprite Lite recorder, with optional network transmission in one box. • Quick Install A video multiplexer? •...
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Event log (with preview window) has three sections: Autocopy events to Zip ® and Jaz ® 1. Installing Digital Sprite Lite Telemetry - guiding you through the installation process Coaxial – BBV, Dennard, Pelco Serial – JVC, Ultrak 2. Configuring Digital Sprite Lite DTMF/c-bus –...
CE Mark a risk of electric shock. This product is marked with the CE symbol and indicates compliance with all applicable directives. Directive 89/336/EEC. A “Declaration of Conformity” is held at Dedicated Micros Ltd., 11 Oak Street, Swinton, Manchester M27 4FL.
3-hour tape - recording fewer pictures every second. Adjusting the number of pictures recorded every second also extends the length of time recorded onto the hard disk of a Digital Sprite Lite. However, other factors Mains cable with a three pin plug fitted (North America)
Quick install Record rate Digital Sprite Lite can be installed in as little as 4 steps, and being plug-and-play, cameras can be recorded within minutes. The record rate is the amount of pictures recorded to disk in a second, or pictures per second (PPS).
Removable disks - Zip ® , Jaz ® The serial port on Digital Sprite Lite is a 9-way male D-type connection. A 9-way RAID D-type female plug is required with the following pin-outs: Digital tape storage - DDS, VXA RS-232...
2PPS 3PPS 6PPS 12PPS 25PPS and time that can be recorded. For example, a Digital Sprite Lite with a single ® Iomega Zip 100MB 1h 30m 30GB hard disk can record for three days at the 24 hour time-lapse mode using ®...
Digital Sprite Lite can be used to distribute high quality live or recorded images of the Digital Sprite Lite. Each device must have a unique address and the last across standard TCP/IP networks to a viewer’s desktop PC – where images can be device on the chain must be terminated, check with the device documentation for viewed using a standard web browser.
An optional alarm module is required if alarms are to be added to Digital Sprite 3. Connect the network to the port labelled ‘NET’ on the Digital Sprite Lite using Lite. The advantage of using alarm modules is that all the alarm connectors do the RJ-45 cable.
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An example of connecting a remote alarm box to the Digital Sprite Lite: The example below shows a remote keyboard connected to the Digital Sprite Lite: Main & Spot Monitors Remote Alarm Box Main & Spot Monitors Remote Keyboard c-bus...
Configuring Using the menu Example of using the menu to change the time: Digital Sprite Lite uses a paged menu system to guide the installer through the installation process. Time, Date & Language Entering the menu Date 30/10/2000 Date Time 12:00 Press and hold the mode or menu key.
Time, Date & Language Time, Date & Language Date 01/10/2000 Time, Date & Language Time S 12:00 Date 30/10/2000 Date Format Day, Month Month, Day Language English Français, Deutsch, Espanól, Italiano Time 12:35 Date format Day, Month Language English Date As default, the date is entered DD:MM:YYYY on PAL models and MM:DD:YYYY 4.
Camera Viewing Schedule An option is available to view all cameras or selected cameras. All the cameras are A schedule can be used to record selected cameras at different times, change the viewed by default. Cameras removed from viewing do not affect the cameras record rates, and select whether alarms or activity is enabled.
Camera Recording Record Schedule An option is available to record all cameras or selected cameras. All cameras are The record rate determines the amount of time and the update rate of images recorded by default. recorded to disk. Settings can be applied to day, night and weekend schedules using the following menu: Camera Recording All cameras...
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Recording events only Recorded file size Digital Sprite Lite can be configured to record cameras with activity or alarm events only, which can increase the amount of time the hard disk can record for The file or image size affects the quality of the images recorded to disk. A larger before being overwritten.
Alarm Setup Activity Setup Alarm SetUp Pre-alarm 00 min 00 sec Activity SetUp Pre-activity 00 min 00 sec Post-alarm 00 min 00 sec Post-activity 00 min 00 sec Auto copy Auto copy Global alarm contact Off Direct, Module 01 Contact 01 Activity relay (R2) Close Open Alarm relay (R1)
Display Options Passwords This menu is used to configure password protection. Display Options Multiscreen interlace Multiscreen titles Passwords User password Display unit number Installer password Base camera number Playback protection Multiscreen interlace User password Turn multiscreen interlace off to stabilise high contrast images when viewed When a user password is entered all menus except Time, Date &...
Default gateway 000.000.000.000 Digital Sprite Lite must be restarted if changes are made to the network settings. Warning: The IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway must be valid for the network it is to be installed on. If they are not valid, the network may become unstable.
Camera Setup Alarms and Presets Camera Set-Up Title CAMERA 1 Alarms and Presets Camera XX Detected Not Detected Input termination Telemetry protocol None BBV, Pelco, DM, JVC, Ultrak Camera type Colour Mono Preset Module Contact Input Colour adjust > Contrast adjust >...
Activity Camera Setup Activity detection is used to record more images to disk from cameras that have Activity test activity. The sensitivity of activity can be adjusted and areas can be masked off Use this option to test and tune the sensitivity and activity grid set up for each according to the scene type.
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Viewing single cameras Operating Full Pressing a camera key will display a full screen image of that camera. Note: On 16-way units, press shift to toggle between cameras 1-8 and 9-16. 9 way model shown Zooming an image Press the same camera key to toggle zoom on and off. "...
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Remote keyboard features Using the Event log Alarms and activity detection are tagged and stored in the event log for easy retrieval. Each event is labelled Controlling Telemetry cameras with event type (alarm or activity), its camera title, time, and date. To view an event from the event log: Pan and Tilt •...
Note: When Eject Tape and Tape Status options are 'greyed out', no tape is inserted. 2. Select the Tape length The correct tape length needs to be set to allow Digital Sprite Lite to calculate the amount of images on a tape. To select the tape length: 1.
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Selecting Tape Status at any time will display the status of the tape currently in WARNING: Do not use the eject button on the front of the tape drive to eject the drive: tapes, as this will cause data to be lost. Archiving to tape Tape ID 717557F8...
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3. If the tape inserted is not the correct tape, or if there is information on the Installation: tape you wish to keep, select Eject Tape and insert another tape. 1. Insert the disk into drive A. 4. Select Background archive. The option to Append (add images to the end of 2.
Appendix 2 Selecting record rates Digital Sprite Lite continuously records to its internal hard disk. The amount of time the hard disk will record for depends on a number of factors: Hard disk capacity (disk size in Gigabytes) Image quality (file size in Kilobytes) Record rate (pictures per second) The table below shows the recording rates for different image quality and hard disk sizes.
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5. Press and hold the *command key to remove the from the main monitor Toggle auto exposure and return control of the Digital Sprite Lite. Toggle backlight compensation Note: If the dome menu is not displayed, but the is still on screen, press and hold the *command key again.
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Attention : Ne jamais déplacer l'unité lorsque celle-ci se trouve sous tension. Note importante: Ne rien poser de lour sur le Digital Sprite Lite.
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