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MDR Series Multiplexed Digital Recorders User Manual Please read this manual before using the equipment...
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IMPORTANT The first few pages of these instructions contain important information on safety and product conformity. Please read, and ensure that you understand this information before continuing. Page 2...
CONTENTS Important Safeguards ....................................5 Damage Requiring Service ..................................5 Product Safety ......................................6 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ..............................6 Regulatory Notices ..................................... 6 Manufacturers Declaration of Conformance ............................6 Unpacking ........................................6 Features, Connections and Setup Product Description and Features ................................8 Associated Equipment ....................................
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CONTENTS Audio Setup ........................................ 45 Telemetry ........................................45 Communications ......................................47 Front Panel Lock ......................................49 Factory Settings ......................................49 Passwords ........................................49 The QuickInstall, Operator and SystemView Menus The QuickInstall Menu ....................................51 The Operator Menu ....................................51 The SystemView Menu ....................................51 Alarms Alarm Input .........................................
PLAYBACK RECORDING MONITOR A MONITOR B MONITOR C, D, E LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE PLAY LIVE LIVE LIVE BACK PLAY BACK LIVE LIVE LIVE DISPLAY OPTIONS Button Display 4-Way 6-Way 7-Way 9-Way 10-Way 13-Way 16-Way Page 18...
THE MENU SYSTEM Time/Date Sequencing Record Alarms Macro Motion Detection Camera Setup Archive Setup Audio Setup Telemetry Communications Front Panel Lock Factory Settings Passwords Time and Date Display Monitor A : ON Monitor B : ON Monitor C : ON Monitor D : ON Monitor E : ON [CANCEL]...
THE MAIN MENU Time/Date Sequencing Record Alarms Macro Motion Detection Camera Setup Archive Setup Audio Setup Telemetry Communications Front Panel Lock Factory Settings Passwords Page 24...
TIME/DATE Time/Date Display Set Time Format Set Date Format Set Time Set Date Set Master/Slave Set Region Network Time Setup Time and Date Display Monitor A : ON Monitor B : ON Monitor C : ON Monitor D : ON Monitor E : ON [CANCEL] [OK]...
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TIME/DATE Master/Slave Select Master Clock Regional Settings Daylight saving : EUR Time Zone : GMT (+1) SUN, 30 MAR 2003 02.48 (+1) SUN, 26 OCT 2003 02.48 (-1) [CANCEL] [OK] Network Time Protocol Setup Update Interval DISABLE NTP Primary Server 10.
SEQUENCING Multiscreen Dwell Fullscreen Dwell Group Switching Multiscreen Dwell (Time in Seconds) Fullscreen Dwell (Time in Seconds) Group Enable Group Setup Group Switching ENABLE Group Switching Setup Index : 01 Group : 01 [CANCEL] [OK] Page 27...
RECORD Record Timer Record Quality Event Settings Timelapse Record Rate Event Record Rate Activity Record Rate Alarm Record Rate Record Mode Disk Maintenance Record Lock Auto Delete Mode Date Start Stop Macro ON/OFF 16:45 17:05 NONE 07:55 08:10 MON-FRI 09:56 11:05 NONE SAT-SUN...
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RECORD Record Quality Camera 01 : High Camera 02 : High Camera 03 : High Camera 16 : High [CANCEL] [OK] Event Camera Settings Camera : 01 Type : Event + TL Pre Event Duration : 00 Post Event Duration : 000 Event Associated Cameras : -- -- -- [CANCEL]...
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RECORD Timelapse Record Rate Camera 01 : 0.40 pps 2.5 spp Camera 02 : 0.29 pps 3.5 spp Camera 03 : 0.34 pps 2.9 spp Camera 16 : 0.40 pps 2.5 spp 8 days 5 h (TL) [CANCEL] [OK] 8 days 5 h (Total) Event Record Rate Estimate of the % of time each camera Camera 01 : 0.40 pps 2.5 spp...
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RECORD Activity Record Rate Estimate of the % of time each camera Camera 01 : 0.40 pps 2.5 spp %Time: 4% Camera 02 : 0.29 pps 3.5 spp will spend in periods of activity. For Camera 03 : 0.34 pps 2.9 spp example, if you expect to have about 20 total periods of activity each day, each Camera 16 : 0.40 pps 2.5 spp...
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RECORD Unit stops Physical Start Recording when this and End of disk point is reached No Overwrite Mode Unit stops Recording when this point is reached Physical Start of disk Write Once Mode Unit records over all recorded data Continuous Overwrite Mode Page 32...
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ALARMS Relay Configuration Relay A : N/OPEN Relay B : N/CLOSED [CANCEL] [OK] Buzzer Setup Global Buzzer : ON Live Alarm Buzzer : ON Videoloss Buzzer : ON Playback Buzzer : ON [CANCEL] [OK] Videoloss Action Camera : 01 Relay 1 : DISABLE Relay 2 : ENABLE...
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ALARMS Email Notification Setup Notify Vidloss: ENABLE Notify Alarm: DISABLE One or more of these fields Notify Record: DISABLE must be set to ENABLE to Notify Archive: DISABLE receive an email notification Notify Menu Access: DISABLE of the selected event. Notify Power Up: DISABLE Notify Connection:...
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MOTION DETECTION Motion Detection Parameters Setup Camera Motion Detection Type ACTIVITY Sensitivity Relay Output Link to Event Rejection Target Size Link to Alarm NONE [CANCEL] [OK] Page 40...
User Manual MDR Series Multiplexer Digital Recorders MOTION DETECTION Setup Active Zones Use this menu item to setup the active zones for motion detection. When this menu item is selected, the menu will be removed from the screen and video from the currently selected camera will be displayed. A 16 x 16 grid is superimposed over the current video image, allowing for precise configuration of active zones.
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MDR Series Multiplexed Digital Recorders User Manual CAMERA SETUP Titles Display Titles Display Use this menu item to specify which monitors will display camera titles. Rotate the Jog to navigate Monitor A: ON between monitors, using the Shuttle to turn camera titles on or off on each monitor.
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User Manual MDR Series Multiplexer Digital Recorders CAMERA SETUP Power Up Disable Power Up Disable Use this menu item to enable or disable the Power Up Disable feature. With this feature turned on, the unit will automatically detect which inputs are experiencing video loss at power-up, and Disable disable them.
MDR Series Multiplexed Digital Recorders User Manual CAMERA SETUP Public Display Monitors Public Display Monitors Use this menu item to specify any individual monitors that are viewable by the public. Rotate the Monitor A: ON Jog to navigate between monitors, using the Shuttle to specify whether each monitor is a public Monitor B: OFF display monitor.
THE QUICKINSTALL MENU Change the time Change the date Edit Camera Titles Camera Disable Telemetry Enable Record Quality Installer Password Auto Disable Now ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®ÿ ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®ÿ...
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THE SYSTEMVIEW MENU 1 = Enabled 0 = Open 1 = Freeze 1 = Enabled Camera x 0 = Disabled 0 = Disabled 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A = Activity None ET = Event and Timelapse High Page 52...
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THE SYSTEMVIEW MENU 24 hour MM/DD/YY Continuous Normally Open Normally Open T = Transparent Interleaved Enable Single 57600 19200 Enable Disable English GMT+00:00 Page 53...
ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS DURING ALARMS ALARM OPERATIONS DURING PLAYBACK LIVE MODE PLAYBACK MODE MONITOR A MONITOR B MONITOR A MONITOR B PLAY LIVE LIVE LIVE BACK LIVE ALARM LIVE ALARM LIVE ALARM LIVE ALARM FULL FULL PLAY SCREEN SCREEN LIVE BACK ALARM ALARM ALARM HISTORY BOX...
DISK ANALYSIS SCREEN Disk Analysis Screen 01/21/2002 20:17:01 Alarm Event Activity Videoloss Present Absent Hit SEARCH again to enter Advanced Search Level 1 QUICK ARCHIVE TO CD Archive Incident 07/31/2003 07/31/2003 Start Stop 02:02:51P 02:20:09P Capacity: 557MB ‘RECORD’ to Archive MOTION SEARCH Motion Search Last 2hrs...
MOTION SEARCH Enabled Zones ‘MENU’ : Exit activity setup Cursor ‘ENTER’ : Save and exit activity setup ‘PAUSE’ : Toggle between Enable and Neutral ‘STOP’ : Toggle between Disable and Neutral ‘ZOOM’ : Disable/Enable all zones Disabled Zones SEARCH FILTERS Search Filters The following options are available Operation:...
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RESTORING TAPE HEADERS TAPE CAPACITY ERASE MEDIUM ARCHIVE ERROR MESSAGES THE ARCHIVING ICON Page 76...
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CD-ROM disks are created by attaching a SCSI CD recording device to the SCSI port of the Digital Recorder. The following CD writers have been tested and approved for use with Baxall Digital Recorders. Some of the models may be phased out by the manufacturer and may no longer be available.
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Baxall Limited reserve the right to make changes to the product and specification of the product without prior notice to the customer. Issue 2 01/04 HB-MDR-2...