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1. a Oe S TELEMETRY Co TT TILT soon so S CHANNEL SELECTION buttons Res STATUS button Ee ALARM button Wau TALKBACK button win AUDIO button 25 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP CREATE A CONNECTION GROUP The VXM4 remote client software can be configured with any number of connection groups Each connection group can consist of up to 4 VXM4s To create a connection group click the SETUP button to display the Local configuration screen In the Group window on the left right click Site and choose Add Group Enter a name to easily identify the connection group and click OK The new group is created Details for up to 4 VXM4s can be added to the Factory 7 group Click Factory 7 to highlight it and then enter the following information in the VXM4 Information window Name Any name that will easily identify the VXM4 IP Domain Name The IP or DDNS address of the VXM4 Port The network port of the VXM4 User ID A valid user ID already setup on the VXM4 NOTE Case Sensitive Password The password assigned to the user ID es REMOTE CLIENT SETUP V System VlAlam V Video V Record Meniaing audo 1 MAMo Comectoneties 3 TIE rhea Nee Poteoa Low nies TIMED 2 Poe 210 Use un Cart cece are Apres Or eee 8 9 W D Coen Cite Fae De Fat wie Wiga t Elkutone 8 Connecter sten 3 worry Dette Co Lem2. 33 USING THE REMOTE AUDIO MONITORING During a remote client session the operator can wdn monitor audio connected to the VXM4 Click the AUDIO button to toggle live audio on or off Suitable speakers must be connected to the PC for audio monitoring to function AUDIO TALKBACK m During a remote client session the operator can em talkback to the VXM4 During talkback audio is routed through the AUDIO OUT connector on the rear of the VXM4 To talkback click and hold the TALKBACK button and speak normally in to the microphone A suitable microphone must be connected to the PC for audio talkback to function CLIENT ALARM TRIGGERING i Alarm outputs at the rear of the VXM4 can be L _ triggered remotely by the operator On the 4 channel VXM4 Click any of the channel displays and click the ALARM button A is displayed on all 4 displays and the relay output on the VXM4 is activated Click ALARM again to deactivate the relay On the 8 amp 16 channel VXM4 Click the appropriate channel display and click the ALARM button A is displayed on the selected channel display and the corresponding alarm output on the VXM4 is activated Click ALARM again to deactivate CONNECTION STATUS During a remote client session the operator can check the connection status of the entire group by clicking the STATUS button DEI Uwe IL ae Co Peji DEE OH ahah Lora fera pal fesa REMOTE CLIENT
3. PLAYBACK SEARCH To search for a particular section of recorded footage press the SEARCH button To protect unauthorised viewing of footage only ADMIN and MANAGER user levels can playback footage To login as ADMIN enter the default password of 1234 and press ENTER The VXM4 uses a calendar and timeline search method for quick access to recorded footage The calendar displayed at the top shows the current month Days highlighted in green have recorded footage The timeline at the bottom shows a 24 hour status of all channels for the selected day Light blue areas show recorded footage Press ENTER to select the calendar and use the CURSOR KEYS to move the purple square to the required day As different days are selected the timeline display also changes to show recorded footage on that day Press ENTER to choose the day and move to the timeline Use the CURSOR KEYS to move the timeline cursor left or right to select the time segment required Each movement of the timeline cursor increases or decreases the time by 15 minutes The currently selected time is displayed above the calendar Press ENTER to begin playback from the selected time The default playback mode is quad screen display By pressing SCR MODE or using the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons it is possible to display single screen or switch to Sequence mode in a similar way to the live display mode When viewing playback in single screen mode any associated audio
4. REMOTE CLIENT PLAY n EVENT SEARCH SACK CONTROLS To search for an event and playback the recorded footage press the EVENT SEARCH button Choose the Start time and End time Select which events to include in the search and click Search The event log for the selected time period is displayed Select an event click Go to timeline and then click OK Click b to begin playback from the selected date and time bi ni n 1 2 3 4 s Di LI 19 2 1 7 bial During playback a still image can be printed on the local PC printer by clicking the PRINT button The printed image is in the same style as the currently selected screen display for example quad screen During playback any live events detected on the VXM4 are sent to the remote client event log To display this click the CURRENT EVENT LOG button WITIIITITIAIIZITITTLItI Binvazsosarzzniato ooo REMOTE VXM4 SETUP Checking Authority rr DVAName CaPek UD ADMIN be Fi LOADING AND SAVING Only the ADMIN user can configure a VXM4 remotely With the exception of network settings and certain display options any of the VXM4 settings can be changed ENTERING SETUP Click the SETUP button enter the correct password for the ADMIN user and click OK The remote setup screen is displayed and the VXM4 settings can be changed as necessary Click OK to s
5. You will notice on the VXM4 that in the network setup section there is also a port number This could technically be any value but you must avoid common Internet ports such as 80 110 25 21 etc In general the default value on the VXM4 is acceptable In this case the VXM4 default port value is 6100 so a rule needs creating on the DG834 that channels all traffic coming in on port 6100 to the VXM4 APPENDIX B CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 SETTING UP PORT FORWARDING This section assumes that you have already established a successful connection locally Logon to the DG834 and select Services from the menu Click Add Custom Service and enter the following values Name VXM4 or any other name of your choice Type TCP Start Port 6100 Finish port 6100 And click Apply Then create a firewall rule as follows Select Firewall Rules from the menu Under the inbound services click Add and enter the following Service VXM4 TCP 6100 This is the service you created earlier Action Leave at ALLOW always Send to LAN server 192 168 0 3 This is the IP address of the VXM4 Wan Users and Log settings can be left unchanged And click apply to add the new rule Once the firewall rule is setup anybody should be able to access the VXM4 from the outside world as long as they are using the correct software To configure the software the IP address is the public static IP
6. Create a connection group During operation only one group can be connected at once For example Factory 7 must be disconnected before connecting to Head Office Vano O50 Bre Sies Fon Fie Fifa video Atas OE e Atina ea Rende ow Ohare te he etre Outten od ret tate otter ntl pou estoni he Sert poga Click the Configuration tab to setup various remote client program options Video OSD Select or deselect the information that is displayed for each channel when a VXM4 is connected Video Output If video images are not displayed after a successful connection is made change the video output to GDI The remote client software must be restarted for the change to take effect Video Mode Define the sequence time between each channel when in sequence mode Also determines the full screen popup time when an alarm is triggered on the VXM4 Video Display For best results leave Quality improve selected Saving directory Specify the location where AVI files and snapshots will be saved to the local PC 30 USING THE REMOTE CLIENT CONNECT TO A VXM4 GROUP r e Ss oe I BEB SESS Sees annn After successful connection the remote client displays the current live view from the VXM4 For each channel title time date and resolution are displayed Use the DISPLAY buttons to switch from single quad 9 split or 16 split display To run a sequence select single screen mode and click the S
7. MODIFIED SIZE is the final file size of the archive set Select OK and press ENTER to begin the archive process The footage is extracted to a temporary area on the hard drive Once extracted the footage is copied to CD or USB Note that depending on the amount of footage selected for archive the extracting and burning process may take some time during which the VXM4 cannot be used Normal recording is unaffected by the archive process For further details on archiving see Appendix A on page 38 TELEMETRY CONTROL Speed domes and other telemetry devices connected to the VXM4 can be fully controlled from the front panel In live display mode press the PTZ button To select a camera to control use the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons Pan and tilt movement is controlled by the CURSOR KEYS zoom is controlled by turning the SHUTTLE WHEEL Press SCR MODE or MENU buttons to decrease or increase the preset number Press PAUSE to program the preset or ENTER to call an existing preset To control focus and iris press PTZ again The left and right CURSOR KEYS adjust focus the up and down CURSOR KEYS adjust the iris Press RETURN to exit PTZ mode and return to live view SHUT DOWN Only an operator with ADMIN rights can shut down the VXM4 Press the MENU button enter the default password 1234 and press ENTER Select shutdown and press ENTER The ADMIN password must be entered again The VXM4 shuts down and emits two b
8. Shows the MAC Media Access Control address of the VXM4 It is unique no other network device has this MAC address SYSTEM NAME A system name of up to 10 characters can be defined It is used so that notification emails can be identified F W UPDATE Firmware updates may be released periodically to enhance system performance and add extra features The operator can upgrade the firmware using a USB memory stick FACTORY DEFAULT If settings have been changed which cause erratic behaviour the factory default settings can be loaded BACKUP USER DATA System settings can be saved to a USB memory stick The settings can be reloaded in case of accidental factory reset or can be transferred to another VXM4 if multiple units need to be installed with the same settings All information is saved apart from network settings and system name The VXM4 can be remotely controlled using a Concept Pro VA KBDPRO keyboard Up to 254 VXM4s can be controlled using a single VA KBDPRO PTZ controller SYSTEM ID If more than one VXM4 is connected on the same RS485 bus each one must have a unique ID KEYCONTROLLER PROTOCOL Must be set to VA KBDPRO KEYCONTROLLER BAUD RATE Must be set to match the baud rate of the VA KBDPRO PTZ controller CONFIGURING THE VXM4 EVENT SENSOR To setup the various event handling options highlight EVENT SENSOR and press ENTER EVENT SENSOR HDD EVENT The VXM4 can monitor the hard drives and detect probl
9. address if email notification is required E MAIL NOTIFICATION Enable or disable email notifications for this particular user Please note For security reasons it is recommended that the ADMIN user password is changed as soon as possible To add users highlight ADD and press ENTER The new user details can be added using the steps outlined above More Information about user management Up to eight individual users can be created and each user can belong to one of three user groups USER Members of this group can only adjust live view settings Playback and VXM4 setup is not available MANAGER Members of this group can adjust live view settings and playback recorded footage including covert cameras ADMIN Members of this group have full control over the VXM4 including setup Please note Any user can be deleted except the default ADMIN user CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SYSTEM SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE F W version Shows the firmware version of the VXM4 H W version Shows the hardware version of the VXM4 VIDEO SIGNAL TYPE The video input type is determined by the PAL NTSC switch on the rear panel DISK CAPACITY The first value shows the amount of hard drive capacity used by recorded footage the second value shows the total hard drive capacity installed IP ADDRESS Shows either the manual IP address entered in NETWORK setup or the IP address assigned by a DHCP server if enabled MAC ADDRESS
10. address of your router and the port number in this case will be 6100 The username and password must match those set up on the VXM4 SETTING UP MULTIPLE VXM4s ON ONE ROUTER The setup steps in this case are identical but you will need to create a separate service and firewall rule for each VXM4 connected Note also that each VXM4 must have a unique port setting as well as a unique IP address Example 2 VXM4s connected to a router 1st VXM4 settings IP address 192 168 0 3 Port 6100 Gateway 192 168 0 1 On the DG834 configure a service on port 6100 and a firewall rule to direct this service to 192 168 0 3 2nd VXM4 settings IP address 192 168 0 4 Port 6101 Gateway 192 168 0 1 On the DG834 configure a service on port 6101 and a firewall rule to direct this service to 192 168 0 4 The remote client software can then be configured with one connection group containing two VXM4 connections to match the above and then both VXM4s can be accessed remotely at the same time Note If connecting locally over a LAN the unique 192 168 0 XXX IP address for each VXM4 has to be entered If connecting over broadband the same public IP address is entered for both VXM4s port forwarding on the router takes care of the rest 40 41 APPENDIX B CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DGS34 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 USING DDNS TO CONNECT DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server is generally used when your ISP provides you with a dynamic public IP address T
11. be tested locally Install the remote agent software page 27 and follow the steps to create a connection group entering IP address username and password for the VXM4 and port number as noted in step 1 above The remote agent should successfully connect to the VXM4 allowing you to view images remotely on the PC laptop SETUP STEPS TO ALLOW REMOTE VIEWING OVER BROADBAND BASIC PRINCIPLES Imagine the Netgear DG834 is split in to two halves one half is the private side which serves the local network This half of the router has its own IP address typically 192 168 0 1 and other devices PCs laptops VXM4 etc that are connected to it will all have a unique IP address of the form 192 168 0 XXX Because this is a private network it cannot be accessed directly from the outside world The other imaginary half of the DG834G is the public side it also has its own IP address which is allocated to you by your ISP and can either be static it never changes or dynamic your ISP could change it at any time Because this is a public network in theory anyone from the outside world who knows your public IP address can access the router and your private network But because the router has a security firewall built in incoming traffic is severely limited to prevent this For this reason you need to configure the DG834 so that incoming traffic intended for the VXM4 is correctly routed instead of being blocked this is known as port forwarding
12. move footage forwards or backwards frame by frame page 7 HOLD Locks the current function of the SHUTTLE WHEEL so it can be released page 7 USB port Supports a wide variety of USB memory stick for archive system setting backup and firmware upgrade An additional USB port is also provided on the rear panel MENU Displays the setup menus page 12 SEARCH Displays the search menu page 7 SCR MODE Selects various display modes in live display and playback page 6 amp page 7 PTZ FOCUS Selects PTZ mode in live display page 11 CURSOR KEYS ENTER and RETURN buttons and PLAYBACK CONTROLS Used for navigating setup menus search and archive screens Also used when the VXM4 is in PTZ mode page 11 and to control playback speed and direction REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION CAMERA INPUTS and LOOP OUTPUTS Connect up to 4 camera inputs Loop outputs can be used for connection to other equipment MONITOR COMPOSITE VGA AND S VIDEO MAIN MONITOR CONNECTIONS All outputs can be used at the same time if more than one main monitor connection is required VGA OUT ALARM INPUTS RELAY OUT and RS 485 See page 42 for full connection details ETHERNET SPOT MONITOR AUDIO INPUTS LAN OUTPUT amp OUTPUTS LAN Up to 4 audio inputs connection and one audio to a router output can be or internal connected as network necessary CAUTION RI
13. to 12 hours 1 day 2 days 3 days 1 week or one month Once the VXM4 has this amount of footage stored it will start to overwrite the earliest recorded footage OVERWRITE When set ON the VXM4 will start overwriting the earliest recorded footage once the hard drive becomes full In this case the percentage of hard drive used shown in live display will always be 99 When set to OFF the VXM4 will stop recording when the disk becomes full FORMAT If necessary all footage can be erased from the VXM4 using this option Please note When RECORD TIME LIMIT is set the percentage of HDD used shown in live display mode Please note When a RECORD TIME may never reach 99 LIMIT is set the OVERWRITE option cannot be changed For example if the total HDD capacity of the VXM4 allows for a recording time of 4 days under normal operation if the RECORD TIME LIMIT is set to 2 days the percentage of HDD used will never exceed 50 RECORD MENU To setup the recording behaviour of the VXM4 highlight RECORD MENU and press ENTER RECORDING OPERATIONS SCHEDULE MODE Either DAILY one schedule will apply to every day of the week or WEEKLY each day of the week has its own schedule PRE EVENT RECORDING TIME When the VXM4 is not in continuous recording mode this setting determines the amount of footage that is always recorded before an event occurs motion detection alarm input etc POST EVENT RECORDING TIME When the VXM4 is not in co
14. 19 EVENT SENSOR PTZ PRESET EVENT SETUP Determines what event actions will send specified PTZ devices to specified presets CHANNEL Select the channel that the desired PTZ device is connected to OPERATION Set to ENABLE to make the PTZ device respond to the specified actions ALARM PTZ PRESET Tick the appropriate box and choose the desired preset number required For example to send the PTZ device to preset 3 when alarm input 2 is detected tick the CH 2 box and enter PTZ PRESET 3 VIDEO LOSS PTZ PRESET Tick the appropriate box and choose the desired preset number required For example to send the PTZ device to preset 1 when video loss is detected on channel 4 tick the CH 4 box and enter PTZ PRESET 1 MOTION PTZ PRESET Tick the appropriate box and choose the desired preset number required For example to send the PTZ device to preset 5 when motion detection is detected on channel 3 tick the CH 3 box and select PTZ PRESET 5 Notes For an alarm input to call a preset alarm recording must be enabled in the VXM4 record menu For motion detection to call a preset motion recording must be enabled in the VXM4 record menu CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISK MANAGE To manage the internal hard drives highlight DISK MANAGE and press ENTER RECORD TIME LIMIT In certain circumstances it may be necessary to limit the amount of footage stored on the VXM4 to comply with data protection laws for example Recording can be limited
15. Concept MPEG4 4 Channel Digital Recording System 10 D FASTER O i A E oor Concept Pro il e EA ee aaa SS lt gt SLOWER REMOTE SENS OR User Manual CONTENTS Before installing 1 Key features Front panel description 3 Rear panel description 4 Getting started 5 Connect and switch on 5 Configuring the live display 6 Multi screen mode 6 Choosing channels 6 Playback T Search 7 Instant playback 8 Event Search 8 Archiving 11 Telemetry Control 10 Shut down 10 Configuring the VXM4 System Setup 12 Display 12 OSD 12 Monitor 13 Camera 14 Camera Title amp Covert 14 Colour Setup 14 PTZ Setup 15 Motion Sensor 15 Sound 17 Audio 17 Buzzer 17 System 18 Date Time 18 Network 18 Mail 19 User Management 19 System Management 20 Control Device 20 Event Sensor 21 HDD Event 21 Alarm Input 21 Alarm Out 21 Buzzer Out 22 Email notification 22 PTZ Preset Event Set up Le Disk Manage 23 CONTENTS Configuring the VXM4 Record Menu 23 Recording operations 23 Continuous Motion Setup 23 Recording Settings 24 Schedule 25 Alarm setup 26 Connecting to the VXM4 remotely 21 Install the software 27 Remote client controls 28 Rem
16. EQUENCE button Click SEQUENCE again to return to normal viewing mode The MANUAL SWITCH button shifts the positions of all channels by one place For example the following displays shows a 4 channel VXM4 in 16 screen mode Clicking MANUAL SWITCH has moved all channels back by one position By clicking the FULL SCREEN button the live display is shown in full screen without any of the remote client controls To return to normal viewing double click anywhere on the screen To quickly select a particular channel click the appropriate CHANNEL SELECTION button ses naso Coe Sooo ooo e USING THE REMOTE CLIENT SAVING TO AVI FILE ANI Files CALV_DO0_CO0_ 07030411431 7_070304114322_IGMT 00 00 Eusope_Londoni DOO COI 070304114317 070304114322 GMT 00 00 Europe London ENV Dal Cad OPOSTA Y OPOODAN 14322 OMT 00 0D Ene Lanan CLV Doa 003 0703041143 7070304114322 GMT 00 00 Ewope_London For best results local AVI files should be viewed using the VXM4 backup player software Page 35 VIEWING EVENTS The operator can choose to record all channels currently being displayed on the live view directly to the local PC hard drive Click the SAVE TO AVI button to immediately start recording Click the stop button to end recording The remote client displays a summary of the files created on the hard disk During a remote client session any events detected on the VXM4 are sent to the remote client event log To d
17. IMER and MOTION must be ticked in the SCHEDULE setup to for it to work Mixed continuous and motion recording is displayed on the SCHEDULE screen as a half dark blue block The schedule screen has 3 symbols to show the different recording modes Dark blue blocks No scheduled or motion recording Light blue blocks The VXM4 will record continuously Half light blue block The VXM4 will only record when motion is detected Half dark blue block The VXM4 is in intensive recording mode ALARM SETUP This setup screen allows the operator to configure alarm input activated recording Please refer to continuous motion record setup on page 23 for details on setting up PARAMETER and SCHEDULE Alarm activated recording can be used in conjunction with continuous motion recording For example the VXM4 could be configured to record continuously at a low frame rate set in timer motion setup and then increase to a higher frame rate during an alarm input set in alarm setup 25 CONNECTING TO THE VXM4 REMOTELY date The VXM4 is supplied with software to allow remote connections either on a direct LAN connection or over the Internet The remote client allows full live viewing of the VXM4 including telemetry control of PTZ cameras In addition playback remote setup audio talkback local backup and remote alarm triggering can all be achieved Baar DONO oot OO amp INSTALL THE SOFTWARE ate The ruta wl pade you tough he si
18. PLAYBACK REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS TIMELINE display CURSOR LIVE button to switch to live view J SETUP button to configure 1 VXM4 connections aq VXM4 SETUP button to adjust VXM4 settings remotely DROP DOWN LIST to select a VXM4 connection e CONNECT button Ge DISCONNECT button DISPLAY buttons to choose 1 4 9 or 16 screen display ARCHIVE button 3 SNAPSHOT button EVENT SEARCH button BACKUP PLAYER button r ee ee eee PRINT button CURRENT EVENT LOG button AUDIO control PLAYBACK control REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS SEARCHING FOR THE FOOTAGE Click the SEARCH button in live display mode to switch to search mode The TIMELINE at the bottom of the display shows a graphical overview of recorded footage for a particular day White blocks indicate footage for a particular time segment whilst blue blocks indicate no footage Choose the required date by selecting and then adjusting the date value using the up and down arrows As different dates are selected the TIMELINE changes to show the status of recorded footage for that particular date Use the mouse to drag the CURSOR to the required time The exact time selected is displayed under the date Click to begin playback from the selected date and time CONTROLLING PLAYBACK During playback use the DISPLAY buttons to switch from single qua
19. RA TITLE COVERT When set to ON the camera image is not displayed in live display but continues to be recorded TITLE For each camera a title of up to 11 characters can be set using the virtual keyboard CAMERA COLOUR SETUP Brightness contrast tint and colour can be adjusted for each individual channel Highlight which channel to modify and press ENTER The selected channel is displayed in full screen BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST TINT and COLOUR can be changed as necessary To modify a different channel highlight CAMERA and choose the desired channel Press RETURN when all changes are complete CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CAMERA PTZ SETUP ADDRESS The unique ID of the PTZ device PROTOCOL The protocol of the PTZ device BAUD RATE The baud rate of the PTZ device PTZ properties can also be adjusted for each channel by selecting the amp B icon and pressing ENTER Note that some settings such as AUTO FOCUS may not be compatible with particular PTZ equipment If this is the case changing this value will have no effect on PTZ control CAMERA MOTION SENSOR SENSITIVITY Between 1 Lowest and 10 Highest and determines the degree of motion required before recording is activated AREA SETUP Choosing this option allows the operator to define which areas of the image are monitored for motion detection Light blue grid squares represent detection areas grey grid squares are ignored The area on the right shows that
20. SK OF ELECTRONIC SHOCK SERIAL PORT SERIAL port for connecting external RS 232 devices Note A VXM4 RS232CONV must be used GETTING STARTED PLEASE NOTE ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE VXM4 THE VXM4 IS PRE CONFIGURED WITH THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS 25FPS continuous recording rate per channel at SIF 352 x 288 resolution and highest image quality e Time and date set to correct local time e Audio inputs 1 4 assigned to video channels 1 4 respectively e Telemetry devices set to PELCO D 2400 Baud e Based on average image recording the above settings will provide around 7 days recording on a 250GB drive before the footage starts to be overwritten CONNECT AND SWITCH ON e Connectup to 4 CAMERA INPUTS as necessary The VXM4 also has LOOP OUTPUTS so that any signals can be fed to other equipment if required Termination is automatically set by the VXM4 depending on connection type e Connectoneor more monitors to the VXM4 using the COMPOSITE VGA or S VIDEO connections e Connect power to the VXM4 The VXM4 checks for proper power connection and emits two beeps Press any button on the front panel of the VXM4 to begin operation The VXM4 startup screen detects and checks the status of hard drives and the CDRW DVR RW drive After startup diagnostics are complete the operator must logon to the system The default user name is ADMIN Using the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons key in the default pa
21. UDIO RX When set to ON allows a remote PC connection to send audio back to the VXM4 SOUND BUZZER KEYPAD When set to ON each front panel button press is confirmed by a beep IR REMOTE When set to ON each command received from the IR remote is confirmed by a beep CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SYSTEM SYSTEM DATE TIME SYSTEM NETWORK Please note If any network settings are modified the VXM4 will need to be restarted for changes to take effect Please note for further information on network settings and remote connections please refer to page 27 amp page 39 To setup the various system options highlight SYSTEM and press ENTER DATE TIME Allows the operator to set or modify the current date amp time DATE FORMAT Determines how the date is displayed TIME FORMAT Determines how the time is displayed NETWORK TIME SERVER If the VXM4 is connected to the Internet the time and date can be accurately set by selecting SYNC and pressing ENTER TIME ZONE should be set according to the region that the VXM4 is used in D S T When set to ON the VXM4 will automatically adjust the time by one hour on the relevant date in spring and autumn DDNS When enabled the VXM4 can be accessed through a Dynamic DNS server Commonly used if a broadband connection does not have a static IP address WEB SERVER When enabled allows remote connections using Internet Explorer or other web browsers NETWORK SPEED Sp
22. ave all changes and return to the main remote client screen Any changes made will take effect immediately To backup a VXM4 setup to a local file click Backup setup A backup file is saved on the local PC To restore a VXM4 setup click Restoration setup and select the required file to upload from the browser window APPENDIX A THE ARCHIVE SET After footage has been archived from a VXM4 it can be reviewed on a PC system B inji aa On pte rates CE Insert the backup CD or USB stick in the PC and view the contents using Windows Esaa ane I E Explorer nt rae The following files are included in the backup deli shaa pro ia Ham ur et patty S i atua eta panini e poo Pipa mise e te Backup_info This file contains detailed information about the archive set Double click to view it Player This is the playback software necessary to view the archive files correctly US_ch01 An AVI video file containing the archive footage for a single channel Depending on the archive there will be up to 16 AVI files listed US_log The event log containing all events that occurred in the archive period Double click to view it Setup Installs the IMM4 codec This is required if the user chooses to play back archive files using Windows Media Player BACKUP PLAYER To view archives backed up from a VXM4 double click the player file Click to choose which archive file to playback Playback
23. d 9 split or 16 split display To select reverse play click Use and to increase or decrease playback speed Click n to stop playback and choose another time date if required AUDIO MONITORING ee During playback click the AUDIO button to toggle audio on or off By clicking a channel display window audio associated with that channel can be heard REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS ARCHIVING FOOTAGE Pre recorded footage on a VXM4 can be archived to the local PC hard disk Click the ARCHIVE button to show the archiving screen Choose start time end time which channels to archive and whether to include audio For convenience choosing Select All will highlight all available channels including audio for archiving Click OK to begin archiving data to the PC hard drive The remote client shows the current status of the archiving process To view archives already created on the local PC hard drive click the BACKUP PLAYER button Click to choose which archive file to playback The controls under the display can be used to adjust playback direction and speed During playback a still image can be save to the local PC hard disk by clicking the SNAPSHOT button Specify the file location file name and choose BMP or JPG format Click Save The snapshot image is saved in the same style as the currently selected screen display for example quad screen single screen etc
24. e Dwell Time N A Spot displays 1 BNC 1 0Vpp composite 750hm unbalanced Full screen sequence adjustable dwell time Audio out 1 RCA line level unbalanced External alarm Inputs 4 NO or NC common ground User interface On screen display GUI alpha blending i PO SEEN doni Front panel IR remote and or VA KBDPRO keyboard Recording Resolution options for each channel SIF 352 x 288 2 SIF 704 x 288 D1 704 x 576 Schedule Per channel per hour per day week Playback Network 4 mad Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote client Storage Recording options i options Stop when full overwrite Event handling Alarm in motion detection video loss HDD error Action Record alarm out email notification log remote client popup buzzer full screen popup Security ADMIN MANAGER USER Key Lock Yes password protected Physical 360mm w x 400mm d x 68mm h NOTES
25. ecifies the maximum bandwidth that the VXM4 can use during a remote connection WEB SERVER PORT The port number that the VXM4 uses to support remote connection from Internet Explorer or other web browsers CLIENT SERVICE PORT The port number that the VXM4 uses to support remote connection from the client software DDNS SERVER If DDNS is enabled the host DDNS server is specified here CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SYSTEM MAIL SERVER The SMTP outbound email server that should be used to send email notifications PORT The outbound email port number SECURITY Set to OFF if the SERVER does not require a username and password to connect USER Enter a username to identify the VXM4 in email messages PASSWORD If SECURITY is set to ON enter the password here Please note A USER must be entered for the mail function to operate correctly The username must not contain spaces SYSTEM USER MANAGEMENT By default the VXM4 is configured with a user ID of ADMIN belonging to the ADMIN group and with a password of 1234 As well as the ability to add new users existing user details can be modified To modify user details highlight the user with the green cursor and press ENTER USER ID Edit the user ID using the virtual keyboard PASSWORD Change the password using the virtual keyboard NOTE To delete the existing password use the 44 key GROUP Users can belong to one of three groups ADMIN MANAGER or USER E MAIL Enter the users email
26. eeps to indicate that power can be safely removed CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISPLAY Press the SETUP button to bring up the menu login screen Only operators with ADMIN rights can configure the VXM4 Enter the default password of 1234 To navigate around any items in the setup menu use the CURSOR KEYS and the ENTER and RETURN buttons In general the ENTER button is used to select and change a particular item and the RETURN button is used to cancel a change or exit from a particular setup screen To setup all main system functions highlight SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER DISPLAY OSD To setup the various display options highlight DISPLAY and press ENTER STATUS BAR Turns the status bar at the bottom of the live display ON or OFF CAMERA TITLE Determines whether the camera title is displayed EVENT ICON Determines whether the VXM4 recording status is shown at the top right of each channel display window BORDER Determines whether there is a border around each channel in multi screen display mode BORDER COLOUR If the border is ON the operator can choose the colour MENU TRANSPARENCY During menu setup the live view can be seen behind the menu screen Changing this value determines whether the live view is more higher value or less lower value visible To change any of these settings highlight OSD and press ENTER to select Use the CURSOR KEYS to navigate to the option required Press ENTER to select the opti
27. ems that may be developing DRIVE Selects which hard drive to configure for monitoring SMART ALARM Enables SMART disk monitoring CHECK INTERVAL Can be adjusted as desired EVENT SENSOR ALARM INPUT Determines the behaviour of each of the 4 alarm inputs OPERATION Alarm inputs can be enabled or disabled TYPE Alarm inputs can be set as normally open or normally closed EVENT SENSOR ALARM OUT SS Determines the behaviour and actions that will trigger the relay output S Behaviour settings OPERATION The selected alarm output can be enabled or disabled TYPE Can be set to high Relay turns on or low Relay turns off MODE Can be either TRANSPARENT the output is active only when the trigger criteria is present or LATCHED the output is active for a set period of time after a trigger DURATION In LATCHED mode the time that the alarm output remains active after it has been triggered Action settings ALARM Determines whether alarm inputs will trigger the alarm output VIDEO LOSS Determines whether video loss on any of the selected channels will trigger the alarm output Remember to select APPLY and MOTION Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will trigger the alarm press ENTER to save all settings output before exiting these menus HDD EVENT Determines whether a hard drive event triggers the alarm output CONFIGURING THE VXM4 EVENT SENSOR BUZZER OUT Determ
28. epe vaguned to nuta VIMA PlemateChant an yous Insert the CD supplied with the VXM4 into your PC s CD ROM drive The install process will begin T automatically and display the following screen Click Next gt to continue Copi law end nfemshons reste iu pogen a ary poten ci Se fe maam exter pot nthe urde The metale a mat to ental VA RemoteChert on you comune Cioh New to shart the metalation Click Next gt to begin installation The VXM4 remote client software is installed A final install screen is displayed confirming that installation is successful Two icons are created on the PC desktop VXM4 RemoteClient is the main software package VXM4 BackupPlayer is the software to view archive footage from the VXM4 To begin using the remote client software double click the icon on the desktop or click Start Programs Concept Pro VXM4 RemoteClient The main remote client window is displayed CONNECTING TO THE VXM4 REMOTELY REMOTE CLIENT CONTROLS Fo SEARCH button to access remote playback ZJ SETUP button to configure VXM4 connections O VXM4 SETUP button to S adjust VXM4 settings remotely DROP DOWN LIST to select a VXM4 connection CONNECT button DISCONNECT button DISPLAY buttons to choose 1 4 9 or 16 screen display H SEQUENCE button sil MANUAL SWITCH button MEI FULL SCREEN button E SAVE TO AVI button IL a EVENT VIEWER button ae eee aay e
29. er http 192 168 0 1 to connect to the router When prompted enter user name of admin and password password 3 If the DG834 has never been setup before it will prompt whether you wish to use the setup wizard do not do this 4 Choose Basic Settings from the menu on the left Select yes for Does your internet connection require a login and enter your username and password as provided by your ISP Other information required on this screen can be left at defaults Apply these settings and then verify that you now have internet access from the PC Laptop SETUP STEPS FOR CONNECTING A VXM4 LOCALLY 1 Configure the VXM4 refer to page 18 for details so that it has a unique IP address which is in the same range as the router and PC laptop For example in this case choose 192 168 0 3 Set the gateway IP on the DVR to the router s IP address of 192 168 0 1 Note that the default port number is 6100 2 Connect the VXM4 to the router using a standard CAT 5 patch lead and verify that it can be pinged from the PC as follows a Open a command prompt with the following sequence START RUN type in CMD OK b At the command prompt type PING 192 168 0 3 If you see 4 lines saying reply from 192 168 0 3 then the VXM4 is recognised on the local network If not work through the above steps again but also check that the CAT 5 patch lead is OK 3 At this point the connection to the VXM4 can
30. he problem with a dynamic IP address because it can change regularly is that any remote users that need to connect to the VXM4 do not know what IP address to enter in the remote client Using DDNS solves this problem When a VXM4 is correctly configured to use DDNS it regularly interrogates the router and sends the current public IP address to a 3rd party database The VXM4 also sends its MAC address which is unique Before using DDNS the VXM4 must be set up correctly by following the steps on page 39 and verifying that a local connection can be made In addition the following must be configured in the VXM4 NETWORK setup menu page 18 DDNS enabled 1st DNS server must be the IP address of the ISP s 1st DNS server 2nd DNS server must be the IP address of the ISP s 2nd DNS server DDNS server leave set as DDNS DVRLINK NET Note if the ISP s DNS servers are not known they can be identified as follows A Open a command prompt with the following sequence START RUN type in CMD OK B At the command prompt type IPCONFIG ALL and press ENTER The ISP s DNS servers are listed at the bottom of the information screen If only one server is listed enter this in the VXM4 1st DNS server and leave the 2nd DNS server as default Finally make a note of the VXM4 s unique MAC address this can be found in the SYSTEM MANAGEMENT section of the VXM4 setup page 20 For example if the MAC address is 00 11 5F 00 9A 33 the following shou
31. ines the behaviour and actions that will trigger the internal buzzer Behaviour settings OPERATION The internal buzzer can be enabled or disabled MODE Can be either TRANSPARENT the buzzer sounds only when the trigger criteria is present or LATCHED the buzzer sounds for a set period of time after the trigger DURATION In LATCHED mode the time that the buzzer sounds after it has been triggered Action settings ALARM Determines whether alarm inputs will sound the buzzer Remember to select APPLY and VIDEO LOSS Determines whether video loss on any of the selected channels will sound the buzzer press ENTER to save all settings before exiting these menus MOTION Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will sound the buzzer HDD EVENT Determines whether a hard drive event sounds the buzzer EVENT SENSOR EMAIL NOTIFICATION Determines the behaviour and actions that will send an email to a remote user Behaviour settings NOTIFICATION Email notification can be turned ON or OFF Action settings ALARM Determines whether alarm inputs will send an email VIDEO LOSS Determines whether video loss on any of the selected channels will send an email MOTION Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will send an email HDD EVENT Determines whether a hard drive event sends an email Email settings must also be configured in MAIL and USER MANAGEMENT settings described on page
32. isplay this click the EVENT VIEWER button The TELEMETRY controls allow remote control of any telemetry devices attached to the VXM4 Click the appropriate channel display and use the on screen directional buttons to control pan and tilt movement To control focus click G amp D To control zoom click SS Use the and buttons to adjust Additional telemetry controls can be accessed by clicking the PTZ button Telemetry presets can now be programmed and called remotely Example To start pattern tour 1 running on a VHSD 870EXT speed dome select preset 131 from the drop down list and click RUN Example To program preset position 85 position the speed dome using the TELEMETRY controls select preset 85 and click SET If necessary pan amp tilt soeed speed can be adjusted by dragging the speed bar left or right Click PTZ again to return to the basic control buttons Telemetry control also allows remote setup of many telemetry devices For example to access the setup menu of the VHSD 870EXT speed dome RUN preset 95 and then use the telemetry and focus and controls to navigate the speed dome menu Telemetry controls can also be displayed when the remote client is in full screen mode To do this click the PTZ button and using the mouse drag the PTZ controls away from the remote client window Then click the full screen icon The PTZ controls are still displayed and can be moved around the display to suit the operator
33. ld be entered instead of an IP address when configuring a VXM4 connection group 00115f009a33 dvrlink net Note the entry should be MAC address dvrlink net not MAC address ddns dvrlink net When the remote client initiates a connection it interrogates dvrlink net for the actual public IP address that corresponds to the MAC address It then uses the resulting IP address to connect to the VXM4 APPENDIX C CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES RELAY RS 485 TELEMETRY AND VA KBDPRO Connect RS485D to the or A terminal of any attached telemetry devices or VA KBDPRO keyboard Connect RS485D to the or B terminals RELAY RS 485 2 A ALARM INPUTS Connect voltage free contacts from PIRs beam break 1 Z 2 O A detectors etc to the GND terminal and INX terminals of choice RELAY RS 485 RELAY OUTPUT Connect the COM terminal and NO or NC terminal of choice to activate low voltage sounders strobes etc APPENDIX D SPECIFICATIONS Operation Genuine triplex Simultaneous recording playback network live view network playback i e e network remote setup Frame rate unaffected Video in Channels ae ee eee ei BNC 1 0Vpp composite 750hm unbalanced BNC 1 0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced auto termination Audio i 4 RCA line level unbalanced Main displays 1 QVpp composite 75o0hm unbalanced VGA 15 pin D SUB 1024 x 768 60Hz 4 pin mini din Y C 1 4 Adjustabl
34. mory stick it must be inserted before selecting the archiving menu To archive recorded footage to USB memory stick or CD press the MENU button To protect unauthorised viewing and distribution of footage only the ADMIN user level can archive footage To login as ADMIN enter the default password of 1234 and press ENTER Use the CURSOR KEYS to select archiving and press ENTER The Archiving screen allows the operator to choose exactly what to backup and to where Use the CURSOR KEYS to navigate around the Archiving screen To change any value or setting Press ENTER to change the green cursor to orange Use the up and down CURSOR KEYS to change the value Press ENTER to accept the value or RETURN to cancel To change a tick box setting press ENTER to toggle on or off DEVICE Choose between CDR or USB START END TIME Start and end time to backup MODE Backup only or Erase and backup VIDEO AUDIO Video and audio for any channel can be included or excluded from the backup TITLE The name of the archive set EVENT When selected the event log for the particular archive time period is included Once all the desired archive options have been selected highlight the START button and press ENTER The VXM4 displays a list showing the exact information to be archived and the total archive size If the ORIGINAL SIZE is larger than the available space on the backup media the END TIME of the archive set is reduced accordingly The
35. motion will be detected across the entire image To quickly select or deselect the entire grid press RETURN to bring up the motion menu Highlight SELECT ALL or DESELECT ALL as appropriate and press ENTER CONFIGURING THE VXM4 To select or deselect specific areas press ENTER to bring up the green cursor square in the top left of the display Move the cursor using the CURSOR KEYS to the first corner of the area to be set and press ENTER the cursor turns orange Use the CURSOR KEYS to increase the size of the motion cursor as required Press ENTER to change from selected to deselected or vice versa Repeat the above sequence as necessary to mask off or include other areas of the image Once the detection area has been defined press RETURN and choose SAVE amp EXIT to save the area and return to the motion setup menu Please note a motion detection recording schedule must be defined in the RECORD MENU described on page 23 CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SOUND To setup the various sound options highlight SOUND and press ENTER SOUND AUDIO LIVE AUDIO When set to ON the selected audio channel can be monitored on the AUDIO OUTPUT when the VXM4 is in quad screen mode AUDIO MONITORING CHANNEL Specify which one of the 4 AUDIO INPUTS is routed to the AUDIO OUTPUT when the VXM4 is in quad screen mode NETWORK AUDIO TX When set to ON live and playback audio is transmitted to a remote PC connection NETWORK A
36. n In the Camera Assignment window specific channels of the VXM4 can be allocated to the remote client display channels Using the drop down lists under VXM4 select which channels are displayed and in what position To ignore certain channels leave the drop down as x In this case only channels 1 4 from the selected VXM4 will be displayed Note only one instance of each channel can be selected Each connection group can display a total of 16 channels from one or more VXM4s For example a connection group could consist of one 16ch VXM4 and display all 16 channels Or it might consist of two 16 channel VXM4s and display 7 channels from one and 9 channels from another To complete the details for the selected VXM4 Tick the event occurences that the VXM4 will send to the remote client system log Tick Audio out to enable or disable the audio talkback function Tick Alarm out to enable the remote alarm trigger function In Monitoring audio choose which VXM4 audio input is transmitted to the remote client software during live display In Connection retries choose the number of times the remote client will attempt to connect before giving an error Finally click ADD to save all the details To add up to three more VXM4s to this group simply repeat the steps from the previous page in Enter VXM4 details To create another connection group repeat the steps from the previous page in
37. ntinuous recording mode this setting determines the amount of footage that is always recorded after an event occurs motion detection alarm input etc INTENSIVE RECORDING MODE When set to OFF the VXM4 records as normal according to the CONTINUOUS MOTION SETUP schedule When set to ON the VXM4 records according to the CONTINUOUS MOTION SETUP schedule but will automatically increase the recording frame rate or resolution to the highest amount possible on any channel that has motion detection RECORDING PRIORITY When INTENSIVE RECORDING MODE is set to ON determines whether the frame rate FPS or resolution SIZE is increased to the highest amount possible during motion detection CONTINUOUS MOTION RECORD SET UP This setup screen allows the operator to configure scheduled and motion detection recording There are 2 sections PARAMETER Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period in blocks for example between 09 00 and 18 00 or for each individual hour Note that when SCHEDULE MODE is set to WEEKLY each day of the week can also be selected SCHEDULE This section determines at what times the VXM4 will record and whether it is continuous recording or motion detection When any PARAMETER settings are changed the estimated recording time in days is displayed under the parameter table CONFIGURING THE VXM4 RECORDING SETTINGS Remember that if SCHEDULE MODE i
38. ny abrasive cleaners Do not attempt to service or repair the DVR as opening or removing covers may expose dangerous voltages or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel KEY FEATURES ENHANCED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE GUI The VXM4 menu structure and on screen display is presented in a simple to use and logical GUI format GENUINE TRIPLEX OPERATION The VXM4 will continue to record at full frame rate during local playback local setup multi user remote viewing and playback and remote setup AUDIO 4 audio inputs are supported which can be assigned to any video channel Live and recorded audio can be monitored remotely over the internet and remote talkback audio transmission to the VXM4 is also possible BACKUP Recorded footage including audio can be archived to USB memory stick or CD Playback software is embedded with the backup files and the backup also contains the system event log and backup log for full traceability REMOTE CONNECTION Software is provided to allow remote connection to up to 4 VXM4s in one session Depending on user level full VXM4 control is available over the internet as well as the ability to remotely configure the VXM4 Alarm outputs on the VXM4 can be remotely triggered over the internet COMPREHENSIVE RECORDING SETUP Recording can be scheduled alarm activated or motion activated For each type of recording frame rates image quality and audio recording properties can be adj
39. of the archive file begins un PTT i 9 The controls under the display can be used to adjust playback direction and speed Saas T oa SI Note VXM4 archive files can also be viewed using Windows Media player but no on screen information such as time and date is displayed For this reason it is always recommended that player is used to view archive files Archive set file names When a backup is created on the VXM4 a folder is first created on the backup device so that the operator can easily identify the archive set at a later stage For example the folder F ARCHIVE_070205_120226 is an archive set that was created on 5th February 2007 at 12 02 26 Each individual archive file is also named for easy identification For example US_ch01_0702051201_0702051202_00 AVI is a backup of channel 1 from 12 01 on 5th February 2007 to 12 02 on 5th February 2007 38 39 APPENDIX B CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DGS34 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4 REQUIREMENTS 1 Netgear DG834 router 2 ALaptop or PC to configure the DG834 3 An Internet connection and all required login details username and password provided by your ISP SETUP STEPS FOR INTERNET CONNECTION 1 The DG834 has a default IP address of 192 168 0 1 so configure your laptop or PC with an IP address of 192 168 0 2 and gateway of 192 168 0 1 and connect to the DG834 using the standard CAT 5 patch lead supplied with the router 2 Open Internet Explorer and ent
40. on the cursor changes to orange and use the CURSOR KEYS to change the setting Press ENTER to save the setting or RETURN to cancel CONFIGURING THE VXM4 DISPLAY MONITOR SEQUENCE DWELL The time that each screen is displayed in a sequence operation SPOT OUT DWELL The time that each screen is displayed on the spot monitor outputs DE INTERLACE MODE When recording any channels in D1 resolution 704 x 576 this should be set to ON to prevent judder during playback ALARM POP UP MODE When set to ON an alarm input will cause the associated channel to display full screen ALARM POP UP DWELL Determines how long the full screen popup is displayed after an alarm input If the alarm condition continues the popup screen is displayed constantly MOTION POP UP MODE When set to ON motion detection will cause the associated channel to display full screen MOTION POP UP DWELL Determines how long the full screen popup is displayed after motion detection If motion continues the popup screen is displayed constantly To change any of these settings highlight MONITOR and press ENTER to select Use the CURSOR KEYS to navigate to the option required Press ENTER to select the option the cursor changes to orange and use the CURSOR KEYS to change the setting Press ENTER to save the setting or RETURN to cancel CONFIGURING THE VXM4 CAMERA MISIN To setup the various camera options highlight CAMERA and press ENTER CAMERA CAME
41. ote client setup 29 Create a connection group 29 Enter VXM4 details 29 Additional configuration 30 Using the remote client 31 Connect to a VXM4 group 31 Live display modes 31 Saving to AVI file 32 Viewing events 32 Telemetry control 32 Audio monitoring 33 Audio talkback 23 Triggering alarms 33 Connection status SI Remote client playback controls 33 Searching for footage 34 Controlling playback 34 Audio monitoring 34 Archiving footage 35 Backup player 35 Taking a snapshot db Event search 36 Print an image 36 Viewing events 36 Remote VXM4 setup oF Entering setup 37 Loading and saving 37 Appendix A The Archive Set 38 Appendix B Configuring a Netgear DG834 router for use with the VXM4 39 Appendix C Connecting external devices 42 Appendix D Specifications 43 Notes 44 BEFORE INSTALLING e Installation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with any electrical regulations in force at the time e The DVR must be placed on a stable surface or mounted in an approved cabinet Adequate ventilation must be provided taking particular care not to block any of the air vents on the DVR e Adequate protection against lightning strikes and power surges must be installed to prevent damage to the DVR e Any safety warnings on the DVR and in these instructions must be adhered to If cleaning is necessary shutdown the DVR and disconnect power first Use a soft dry cloth only never use a
42. recorded with that channel can be heard During playback turning the SHUTTLE WHEEL steadily clockwise increases the playback speed by up to 64 times Turning steadily anticlockwise will reverse play by up to 64 times When the SHUTTLE WHEEL is released playback is paused If the HOLD button is pressed and released during SHUTTLE WHEEL operation the last shuttle function is held even if the wheel is released When playback is paused the JOG RING can be used to accurately move the footage forward or backwards frame by frame Playback speed and direction can also be controlled by using the CURSOR KEYS and PLAYBACK CONTROLS To exit playback mode and return to the search screen to choose another time and date press RETURN To exit the search screen and go back to the last selected live view repeatedly press RETURN PLAYBACK INSTANT PLAYBACK For quick review of recent footage this feature allows the operator to bypass the search screen and playback footage beginning five minutes earlier To use instant playback press the FORWARD PLAY button type the ADMIN password 1234 and press the ENTER button Playback begins from 5 minutes earlier During instant playback the SHUTTLE WHEEL JOG RING and playback buttons can be used as normal To stop playback and return to live view mode press the RETURN button EVENT SEARCH The VXM4 event log stores events such as motion and alarm activated recording video loss e
43. s set to WEEKLY recording settings need to be changed for each day as well as for each particular time The default settings for all channels is 352 x 288 25FPS HIGHEST quality To change RECORDING settings highlight CONTINUOUS MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE and press ENTER The 24 hour time bar is highlighted in purple Press ENTER to display the green cursor The green cursor shown represents one hour in this case between 00 00 and 01 00 The table above the time bar shows the recording settings for this time period Example To change the recording settings between 09 00 and 18 00 Use the CURSOR KEYS to move the green cursor to the 09 00 position and press ENTER The cursor changes to orange to show the start position Use the CURSOR KEYS to stretch the orange cursor across to the 18 00 position Press ENTER Recording settings for the selected time period are displayed SIZE Recording resolutions of 352x288 704x288 or 704x576 can be selected for each channel FPS Frame rates between 1 and 25 can be set for each channel QUALITY Four different picture recording qualities can be set for each channel AUDIO If audio devices are connected to the VXM4 any audio channel can be assigned to any of the video channels During playback when a particular channel is selected in full screen the assigned audio channel will be played back at the same time Adjust values as desired and select OK to finish and return to the parameter menu O
44. ssword of 1234 and press the ENTER button The VXM4 begins normal operation and shows the default display of all 4 channels The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows current time and date and percentage of hard drive used A title for each channel is shown The red square and the letter C in the top right of each channel display shows that the channel is recording in continuous schedule mode If audio recording is enabled an audio icon showing 1 2 3 or 4 is displayed CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY MULTI SCREEN MODE CHOOSING CHANNELS 3 different display modes are supported by the 4 channel VXM4 By repeatedly pressing the SCR MODE button the operator can choose between single screen quad screen and basic sequence All the display modes are static with the exception of the sequence mode In this mode the sequence symbol amp is displayed and each channel is shown in full screen for a set period of time default 3 seconds before switching to the next channel The sequence runs indefinitely until a different display mode is chosen To view a particular channel in full screen press the corresponding CHANNEL SELECTION button Pressing the same CHANNEL SELECTION button again will switch the display back to the last selected multi screen mode If audio recording is enabled for a selected channel the chosen audio source is automatically played when that channel is viewed in full screen
45. tc To search for an event and playback the recorded footage press the SEARCH button and log in as ADMIN with the default password of 1234 To display the event log screen press the down CURSOR KEY to select SEARCH BY EVENT and press ENTER Various filters can be used to limit the number of events displayed Using the CURSOR KEYS and ENTER button select the FROM and TO date time and the events and channels required PLAYBACK EVENT SEARCH continued Highlight START and press ENTER to display the event log for the criteria selected To playback footage for a particular event select the event from the list using the CURSOR KEYS and press ENTER Playback resumes from the moment the selected event occurred and continues until stopped by the operator During event search playback the SHUTTLE WHEEL JOG RING and playback buttons can be used as normal To stop playback and return to live view mode repeatedly press RETURN Note The event log search contains the following selectable entries m ALARM When ticked all alarm input events are displayed for the chosen date range m TIMER When ticked scheduled recording operations are displayed for the chosen date range m MOTION When ticked all motion detection events are displayed for the chosen date range SYSTEM When ticked all other events Video loss remote connection etc are displayed for the chosen date range ARCHIVING Please note If using a USB me
46. ther time periods can be configured in the same manner Note The VXM4 supports a maximum recording rate across all channels of 100 frames per second at 352x288 resolution As settings are adjusted the frames available at bottom left displays the number of available frames still remaining and must always be zero or higher If whilst changing recording settings this figure becomes negative recording resolutions and or frame rates must be lowered to increase the frames available value to zero or above CONFIGURING THE VXM4 SCHEDULE To change SCHEDULE settings highlight CONTINUOUS MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE and press ENTER Use the down CURSOR KEY to select the SCHEDULE box and press ENTER The schedule box is highlighted in purple Press ENTER to display the green cursor Example To set all channels to motion detection recording only between 18 00 and 00 00 Use the CURSOR KEYS to move the green cursor to the 18 00 position and press ENTER The cursor changes to orange to show the start position Use the CURSOR KEYS to stretch the orange cursor across and down to select all channels between 18 00 and 00 00 Press ENTER highlight MOTION and press ENTER again The selected area now displays the symbol for motion recording half light blue block Repeat the above procedure to set different recording schedules for individual channels and time periods CONFIGURING THE VXM4 If intensive recording is defined both T
47. usted per hour per day and for each individual channel TELEMETRY CONTROL Full telemetry control is available from the front panel or remote connection and a wide number of speed dome protocols are supported Protocols can be set individually for each channel and telemetry speed can be adjusted to suit particular speed domes EXTENSIVE MONITOR SUPPORT The VXM4 has 3 main monitor outputs Composite VGA and S Video which can be used simultaneously Support is also provided for a spot monitor LIVE DISPLAY The VXM4 displays single or quad screen images and also has a standard sequence mode CONFIGURATION BACKUP All configuration settings on the VXM4 can be saved to USB memory stick or a PC file remotely The saved data can then be uploaded to other VXM4 units allowing rapid deployment where more than one VXM4 is being installed EMAIL SUPPORT The VXM4 can send emails to specific users to notify events such as alarm motion detection hard drive failure etc FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION Co lt lt once lt gt Pro RI COMPACT DISK RECORDABLE REWRITABLE CHANNEL SELECTION BUTTONS Used to display individual channels in live display and playback page 6 amp page 7 Also used to enter numeric passwords for the various login screens FASTER SHUTTLE WHEEL Used to quickly adjust playback speed and direction page 7 Also used to control camera zoom when in PTZ mode page 11 JOG RING When playback is paused used to
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