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DTL-960e User Manual Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder Please read this manual before installing your equipment...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder CONTENTS Important Safeguards ..................................... 4 Product Safety ......................................4 Damage Requiring Service ..................................5 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ..............................5 Manufacturers Declaration of Conformance ............................ 5 Unpacking ........................................5 Installation Environment ..................................5 Features, Connections and Setup Product Description and Features ................................
In this instance return your Digital Recorder to Baxall Limited and we will replace the battery. There is a danger of explosion if the lithium battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the unit. If the unit has been exposed to rain or water.
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES PASSWORDS Main Main Password Name Function Changeable by user? Password Main 3 4 7 8 1 1 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY Time Date Mode Record Speed Page 7...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 12 13 14 POWER REC/PLAY POWER SPEED LOSS ALARM RECORD REVERSE PLAY STOP PLAY PAUSE SEARCH ENTER MENU Figure 2 - Front Panel Controls Infrared Port Record button...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Ethernet Port Wire Type Connector Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Max Cable Length Not connected Minimum Cable Length Not connected Hub Wiring Configuration Not connected...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS SCSI Port Connector Gender (on unit) Compatible devices Autoloader Support? SCSI ID Audio In/Out Video Input and Output SVHS Input SVHS Output SVHS Looping Composite Input Composite Output Composite Looping Do not connect both video inputs at the same time.
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User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Accessories I/O Port Do not attempt to wire accessories directly to the DB-9 connector. Alarm In Alarm Out Record Start In Alarm Record Reset VEXT Pulse Out Error Out...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Record Start In min. duration: 0.5 sec. Input : Active Low TTL with pull-ups or Normally Open relay High : 5V (12V max.) : Ground Alarm Record Reset...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual RECORDING Record RECORD RECORD Record Button VIDEOLOSS Current time Current date 10:55:45A 19/05/01 0.2p Record mode indicated Normal record speed in pictures per second Figure 8 - LCD Display in Record mode...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder PLAYBACK Time the data was recorded Date the data was recorded 12:34:45A PLAY> Play Forward mode indicated 17/12/01 0.2p Normal record speed in pictures per second Figure 9 - LCD Display in Playback mode...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder THE MENU SYSTEM Menu ENTER MENU Pull-down menus The Operator menu Time/Date Alarms Operator Timer Settings Main Menu Record Settings Display Settings The Operator Menu Archive Setup Main Menu The Main menu...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual THE OPERATOR MENU Time/Date Alarms Timer Settings Record Settings Display Settings Archive Setup Main Menu Page 18...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder TIME/DATE Time/Date Set Time Format Set Date Format Set Time Set Date Set Time Format Time Format Setup Time Format Setup Select Format 12 HOUR 12 HOUR 24 HOUR Enter Set Date Format...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder TIMER SETTINGS DATE START STOP SPD(pps) QUALITY ON/OFF 16:45 17:05 High 07:55 08:10 Mon-Fri 09:56 11:05 Sat-Sun 14:23 14:50 High Mon-Sun 02:23 03:34 --:-- --:-- –- –- [OK] EDIT Mode Hit “ENTER” to Toggle EDIT Mode...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual TIMER SETTINGS Editing a Timed Recording Jog/Shuttle Enter EDIT MODE Shuttle Enter Jog / Shuttle [OK] Enter Deleting a Timed Recording Jog/Shuttle ON/OFF Enter Enter Jog/Shuttle [OK] Enter Page 22...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder RECORD SETTINGS Record Settings Record Input Normal Record Speed Alarm Record Speed Video Quality Record Input Composite Video SVHS Video Composite Video SVHS Video Enter Menu Do not connect both video inputs at the same time.
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual DISPLAY SETTINGS Display Settings Current Time / Date Record Capacity Archive Status Last Alarm Playback Time / Date Current Time / Date Enter Menu Record Capacity Enter Menu Archive Status ...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder ARCHIVE SETUP Use this section in conjunction with the Archiving Devices Appendix found at the back of this manual. Archive Setup Selective archive Restore from archive Background archive Archive Overwrite Mode...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual ARCHIVE SETUP Restore from archive Restore From Archive Search Filters Search Filters The Search Interface Restore Archive Search Results Restore Search Results Start Date Start Time Size(MB) 11/28/2000 17:52:14 26842 11/29/2000...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder MAIN MENU Main Password Box Please Enter The Password! _ _ _ Enter Enter Main Page 27...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual THE MAIN MENU Disk Overwrite Mode Disk Maintenance Audio Record Setting Auto Delete Mode Communications Multiplexer Format Adjust Picture Front Panel Lock Factory Settings Change Password Page 28...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder DISK OVERWRITE MODE Disk Overwrite Mode Disk Overwrite Mode Select Mode Continuous Overwrite No Overwrite Enter Unit stops Physical Start Recording when this and End of disk point is reached Figure 10 - No Overwrite Mode...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual DISK OVERWRITE MODE Continuous Overwrite Mode Unit records over all recorded data Figure 12 - Continuous Overwrite Mode DISK MAINTENANCE Disk Maintenance Delete UnDelete Erase Delete Deleting Disk... Delete Enter Deleting Disk...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder AUTO DELETE MODE Enter Menu COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ETHERNET SETTINGS) Communications Baud Rate Ethernet Baud Rate 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 9600 Baud Enter 19200 Baud Menu 38400 Baud 57600 Baud...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual ADJUST PICTURE Adjust Picture Brightness Brightness Contrast Saturation Contrast Saturation Brightness Adjust Brightness Shuttle [CANCEL] [OK] [OK] Enter [CANCEL] Enter Contrast Adjust Contrast Shuttle [CANCEL] [OK] [OK] Enter [CANCEL] Enter Saturation...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder Password Box Enter a new Password _ _ _ Confirmation Box Please re-enter the Password _ _ _ Message Message Page 33...
DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual RS-232 REMOTE PROTOCOL Command Play Forward Record Stop Pause Fast Forward Rewind Frame Forward Frame Reverse Play Reverse Set Clock Setting the Clock Command Value Command Value Page 34...
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User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder RS-232 REMOTE PROTOCOL Example Notation Used in ASCII Character of Hex Value entered into Value Column Desired Value command string Year Character #1 Year Character #2 Month Character #1 Month Character #2...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Connections Do not connect both video inputs at the same time. Video On-screen Video Indicators Page 37...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual ARCHIVING DEVICES Page 38...
User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder USING CD RECORDERS Minimum Write Speed = 4X Minimum Read Speed = 16X MEDIUM NOT PRESENT Creating a CD-ROM with Video Files Operator Archive Setup Enter Selective Archive Enter...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual USING TAPE DRIVES USING SINGLE TAPE UNITS USING AUTOLOADER DEVICES Page 40...
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User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder LOADING THE MAGAZINE One Data Tape SONY TSL-S9000L: (DDS3) Four Data Tapes SONY TSL-SA300C: (AIT1) Note: Seven Data Tapes SONY TSL-S9000L: (DDS3) Eight Data Tapes SONY TSL-S9000L: (DDS3) DRIVE OPERATION Page 41...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual VOLUME INFORMATION RESTORING TAPE HEADERS WRITE-PROTECTION BLANK TAPES TAPE CAPACITY ERASE MEDIUM Erase Archive Medium Note: Erase Archive Medium Page 42...
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User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder STUCK TAPES Note: Do not press the SELECT button at this time. CLEANING CYCLE No Overwrite Write Once DATA TRANSFER OPERATIONS Selective Archive Mode SEARCH RECORD Remaining Capacity Restore from Archive Mode...
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DTL-960e Single Channel Colour Digital Video Recorder User Manual DATA TRANSFER OPERATIONS Play from Tape Mode SEARCH ENTER Restore Search Results Background Archive Mode Archive Percentage Time Left Note: Erase Archive Medium No Overwrite Overwrite Once Archive Percentage Time Left...
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User Manual DTL-960e Single Colour Channel Digital Video Recorder ARCHIVE ERROR MESSAGES Archiving Failed. Mode Message Reason THE ARCHIVING ICON Note: Page 45...
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Baxall Limited Baxall Limited reserve the right to make changes to the product and specification of the product without prior notice to the customer. Issue 3 09/01 HB-DTL960E-3...
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