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1. Pag 38 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS The columns of the grid contain the following information in relation to each event Date Identifies the date on which the event occurred Time Identifies the time at which the event occurred Alarm If the event in question is an alarm event this column will display the following E symbol This symbol will be displayed for all input variation events Event The types of events include e Change of status An eventthat may have to do with the status of the mains power supply or the backup battery s charge status e Input variation The device has four digital inputs The user can modify the CON FIGURATION EVENTS DIGITAL INPUTS section in order to decide whether the variation of these inputs should be considered an event These variations can be associated with pre alarm and alarm videos e Motion Detector Indicates that a motion detector event has been detected by one of the video cameras upon which it this feature has been activated e Hardware out of service Indicates that there are problems with a hardware compo nent a video capture card orthe VDS P card Checkthe status of these devices in the diagnostics section and request assistance if necessary e Device Overheat Device overheating Indicates that the temperature of the mother board has exceeded the alarm threshold set in the CONFIGURATION DIAGNOS TICS screen Check whether the fan in functioning properly e Hard disk mal
2. NOTICE ead ze In order forthe e mail notifications to be sent the router which manages the internet connection must allow for outgoing connections from port 25 to any e mail address 6 8 DIGITAL INPUTS The digital inputs which are available upon the device include 1 input for the activation deactivation of the device 4 logical inputs that can be equipped with sensors which can be useful for sending traditional alarm notifications such as theft robbery and fire Remote users can query the device and view the status of the digital inputs at any time Logical Inputs Thelogical inputs which can be identified by the silkscreened INPUT label on the rear of the VDS device allow for the device to be connected to an equal number of sensors If these sensors are enabled they can activate the device s alarm status The inputs can be configured in various modes Type VIDEO LOGICAL in order to generate alarms with or without associated videos Alarm enabling ON OFF ON OFF to generate alarms in the event of input opening alone input closing alone or in the event of both input opening and closing Send alarm notification YES NO in order to send a notification to a remote recipient in the event of an alarm Only if activated YES NO to generate alarms even if the system if deactivated Iftheinputis a VIDEO type it can be associated with a pre alarm video and an alarm video with rel ative durations in terms of tim
3. Press the zoom button to view the recordings found within selected hour and select the block relative to the desired minute from the grid Press the BE button to startthe playback The playback will continue until the end of the se lected time After having viewed the playback press the EN button Use the Zoom button to go back and make a new selection The procedure described above zooms in through the entire time tree It is possible to stop earlier and start playback by selecting a block which is not necessarily of 30 seconds in length For exam ple itis possible to stop at the hour time level and select an hour block In this manner the playback will start from the beginning of the selected hour Pag 36 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS If a larger image size is required a larger version of the audio video player can be displayed by clicking on the black square of the video while the playback is stopped Displaying recordings Camera 11 La m 24 10 2009 06 00 02 Video playback This screen contains the same controls of the player on the previous screen with the added possi bility of selecting video cameras 1 through 8 and 9 through 16 This screen can be closed by clicking on the square of the video display NOTICE Playback can be performed at the hours and minutes zoom levels It is not possible to exit or to perform other operations in the screens described above while playback is in
4. The alarm output indicated by the AL label at the rear of the device is a monostable type output that is activated automatically when the device goes into alarm status This output remains active for an amount of time which can be specified by the user Logical Outputs The functionality of the 4 logical outputs can be configured based on the following methods Static The output remains in controlled status based on its last command Monostable The output which is normally off remains in an active status for the time pre scribed by the impulse duration parameter 6 10 VIDEO INPUTS The various video signals which are present at the inputs are digitized and compressed in order to reduce the size ofthe recording For each video input the user can set various recording parame ters each of which contribute to what amounts to a compromise between video compression and quality NOTICE egg The bit rate parameter can be modified in order to reduce the transmis sion times of the images as well as the space required for saving the video to the hard disk The video inputs can also be used to generate alarms Through elaborations performed upon the images it is possible to generate two types of alarms Motion Detector alarms Video absence alarms If any of the above alarms are enabled they will be automatically saved to the hard disk and pre alarm and alarm videos will be generated Their durations and notification methods ar
5. The area should be constructed in such a way so as to avoid significant variations in brightness due to environmental causes and should highlight those variations which result from the events to be detected it is preferable to set the areas on dark less detailed back grounds and to avoid excessively bright or shiny surfaces Create all of the required areas and then go back to the save menu Press Apply to enable the latest settings and check that the rectangular area created frames the desired part of the image Ifthere are no other areas to be defined and if you do not want to configure a sequence of areas return to the Motion Detector screen Select the video camera upon which the areas have been configured SiCEP Pag 27 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES Enable motion detection on the video camera f you want to use the areas which were previously defined on the video camera set Selec tion to Areas instead of full screen Usethe Threshold parameter to setthe threshold percentage of the area which must result as altered in order to generate an alarm Set the area s sensitivity to 50 and simulate an intrusion Continue to adjust the sensitivity and threshold parameters so that the motion detectors behavior complies with the following e Noareas should go into alarm status if there is no intrusion e he passage of an intruder must activate the area s alarm status The alarm detec tion can be
6. ton on the virtual keyboard to delete a character from the text field e After having finished editing the text close the virtual keyboard by pressing its rela tive Close button Combo box When a combo box is selected do the following to modify its value e Activate the combo box by pressing the Select button on the remote control e Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the possible values until the desired value is highlighted e Press the Select button again to confirm the modification exit the combo box and return to interface navigation Pag 84 SiCEP Cap 9 MAINTENANCE VDS 9 MAINTENANCE 9 1 UPDATING THE SOFTWARE The VDS device s software can be upgraded through the SicepMVC application which is pro duced by Sicep This program allows a remote user to use a PC with Windows installed to connect to the device through a TCP IP connection and upgrade the VDS software In order to perform this operation the user must be in possession of the following device information The device s numeric or symbolic IP address The MVS password factory default sicep The MVS code factory default 100 The following operations are sufficient in order to perform the upgrade Start the SicepMVC program Press the flash button on the command bar in the upper right Select the upg file containing the upgrade Select Upgrade Select TCP IP static nsert the data relative to the VDS devic
7. CONNECTION TYPOLOGIES sms 89 10 17 ci nn ten VEU CY S VERUM ER 89 10 2 TCP IP CONNECTION VIA 89 Chapter 11 APPENDIX B SPECIAL OPERATIONS 90 11 1 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS A ae eee eae 90 1127 REPLACING FUSES cn a ete ET UKE Ru EEUU a ves nie 90 11 3 BI0S CONTIQUIALION S 91 Chapter 12 APPENDIX C CONNECTION CABLES ccccccssssssssssssrccccsssssssseeees 12 1 ETHERNET CABLE iii ux Eres ba d o hor ets Qus pea or eap CAN EXE en 12 2 S VIDEO CABLE CIE S aPDMEPENERCESKESSEEESE ENS DEP SAEOS sente teen Chapter 13 APPENDIX D QUICK START cccsssssssssssscccsssssssssscceccccsssscsssseeees 13 1 RECORDING CONFIGURATION 15e nina tient 13 2 TCP IP CONFIGURATION idis isa educar estreno uox Tua Eva nO e dh a ERA e en dra Esa oue uate 13 3 ADSL ROUTER CONFIGURATION 13 4 REPAIR REQUEST FORM iiie lt ed n Chapter 14 APPENDIX E WARRANTY CERTIFICATE ss SICEP spa recognizes in insindacabile and intransgressible way the conditions of guarantee brought back in this manual Pag Il SICEP Cap 1 WARNINGS VDS 1 WARNINGS 1 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Both the product as well as this manual must be inspected before performing any operation The information contai
8. Do not perform any modifications other than those de scribed above The operations described above must nevertheless be performed starting with the default bios configuration SiCEP Pag 9 VDS Cap 12 APPENDIX C CONNECTION CABLES 12 APPENDIX C CONNECTION CABLES 12 1 ETHERNET CABLE VEM c a SU In order to create cables which comply with the EIA TIA 568B RJ 45 standard required for connecting to 10BaseT Ethernet networks use two RJ45 connectors and a maximum of 90 meters of unshielded Cat egory 5networking cable CAT5 UTP and perform the connections in accordance with the wiring tables shown below 2 LE 4 d LER E 1 ri Dm Y y EP P d A D p um x L a Pin 1 Refer to the diagram in order to identify the numbering of the RJ45 connector s pins Direct or pin to pin cable Reverse or crossover cable Pin Color Colour Colour Pin Pin 1 3 e Gen 8 Orange s pow MAUS NEY The diagram shown is that which is complies with the EIA TIA 568B RJ 45 recommendations The brown brown white and blue blue white wires are not used the complete wiring scheme is shown Green White Brown Brown 12 2 S VIDEO CABLE In order to connect to the S video output a cable with a four pole male mini DIN connector is re quired keeping in mind that the d
9. Equipment There are two methods to configure the devices during the installation phase Through a local interface using the equipment listed below e VGA monitor e PS 2 or USB keyboard and or mouse Through a remote interface using the equipment listed below e a Windows personal computer or notebook computer upon which the VDSClient application has been installed beforehand e a crossover Ethernet network cable in the case of a direct PC VDS connection e a pin to pin Ethernet network cable in the case of a connection through a switch The device has the following factory default settings e Device code 100 e MVS password sicep e P address 10 1 1 98 e Username installatore e User password Sicep Pag 12 CEP Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE VDS Precautions Follow these guidelines before starting the installation SRE QUES WARNING Before beginning make sure that the device is not connected to the power Supply Selecting the installation location For a proper installation select the device s location considering that e t must respect the operational conditions described in the Environmental Charac teristics section e t must guarantee a stable horizontal support e In order to guarantee adequate ventilation the device must be surrounded by 10 cm of free space on all of its sides as well as above e Adequate space must be left behind the device for the cables
10. In order to function properly various parameters must be set in the device s COMMUNICATIONS DYNAMIC IP section NOIGE egi zh The functionality of the dynamic IP mechanism is linked to the stability of the DynDns server Sicep S p A shall therefore not be held responsible for any eventual lack of continuity in the server s indicated service For proper function with a dynamic IP address check the compatibility and settings of all the systems involved Function over a 3G network Function over a 3G network can take place in two different manners 24 hour connection and wake up connection In the case of a 24 hour connection the VDS device is permanently con nected to the 3G network and the connection methods described in the previous Dynamic IP Management section remain valid For this method of function a contract guaranteeing unlimited connection time at a fixed cost must be stipulated with the network s operator In the case of a Wake Up connection the VDS device is not normally connected to the 3G net work and the connection only takes place upon the receipt of a data call ring at the telephone number of the SIM card inserted within the VDS device s 3G modem SiCEP Pag 19 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES The Wake Up connection can be performed using a PC with properly configured MVSNet software which is equipped with a GSM modem SMS ring A fundamental requirement for the function of this type of mechanism is that the
11. Selects the video camera for which to set the streaming parameters Range Default Only on activated peripheral No Determines whether real time video will be sent from the associated video camera if the sys tem id deactivated If set to Yes the device will not send real time video to the connected remote client while the system is deactivated If set to No it will send the video regardless This parameter has no effect on local viewing or on sending streaming alarm videos to the MVSNet DATA9000MVS center Range Default CIF QCIF Selects the size of the video to be streamed Range Default Bit rate type oets either a constant or variable bit rate In the first case the bitrate remains constant under all conditions even in the case of images with strong variations regardless of quality In the second case the quality is maintained constant by varying the bit rate In both cases the bit rate will not exceed the maximum value set using the following parameter Corresponds to the bit rate of the video being transmitted the case of constant Bit rate con trol and the maximum bit rate in the case of variable Bit rate control Lowering this value increases compression but decreases image quality Range Default Frame rate 1 25 per PAL 10 1 30 per NTSC The number of frames per second for the video being transmitted SiCEP Pag 63 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Range Default Indicates the number of P
12. e t must be dry and free of water dust vibrations strong magnetic fields heat sources and sudden temperature variations e Inthe case of the version with a 3G modem a medium high signal level must be pres ent e t must not be freely accessible by unauthorized persons Installation procedure This procedure constitutes one possibility and does not purport to cover all possible cases it de scribes the steps to be followed in the case of a fully configured device and must be integrated or reduced based on the various models and according to the specific needs of the user Basic installation 1 Connectthe video signal cables which are connected to the video cameras to the video inputs Connect any eventual audio cables Connect any eventual sensors with wires to the terminals of the Enabled Connect any eventual user connections to the terminals of the digital inputs 5 Connect any eventual Speed Dome video cameras to the RS485 interface p Im Continue to configure the device according to the procedures described in the following para graphs The VDS has BNC and RCA connectors for connecting the audio and video cables ADB15 BNC adapter cable which can also be useful for performing a LOOP connection with another au dio video device is also supplied in this case the device in question must have an input impedance that does not interfere with that of the VDS which is 75 ohms and non modifiable Upon final testing at the Si
13. press these buttons to move the cursor within the screens of the interface In PTZ mode press these buttons to move the Speed Dome video camera up down left and right respectively PTZ Menu Button Press this button to switch to or exit from PTZ mode PTZ mode is required in order to command opeed Dome video cameras as it enables the remote con trol s Zoom and Arrow buttons to move the video camera Numeric buttons Use these buttons to switch video cameras Amount selection button Use this button to select a channel which is made up of one two digits Pressing two numeric but tons quickly will automatically select the channel made up of two digits regardless Vol buttons Press these buttons to decrease the volume of the audio being played back Power Button Press this button to turn on or shutdown the VDS device In both cases the button must be held down for a few seconds Login Button Press this button to access the Login screen of the VDS interface F2 Button Press this button to access the screen previous screen This is the equivalent of pressing the back button on the interface Select Button Press this button to activate the interface buttons in order to modify a combo box or with a text field in order to display the virtual keyboard required for text editing Full Screen Button Press this button to switch to full screen mode Press the Select button to
14. Enables disables the shutdown of the VDS device from the remote control Range Default Enable VDS P Enables disables the VDS P card Pag 68 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VD o Range Default ical The USB port for communications between the main board and the VDS P card Itis recom mended to leave this parameter set to its default value Default OK Must be OK If a string of numbers and letters appears in this field take note and contact Sicep customer assistance Users This screen allows for the device s users to be defined as well as their access permissions With out a user account it is only possible to view images from the main screen of the interface EE K Users Range Selects one of the users which can be configured Range Enables or disables access for the user selected in the previous field The user s username Up to 31 case sensitive alphanumeric characters can be inserted Password NEN Password associated with the username Up to 15 case sensitive alphanumeric characters can be inserted Range Administrator User Watchman Level Sets the device accessibility level permitted for the user The Administrator level enables the user to carry out any operation upon the device The User level enables the user exclu sively for viewing the recordings archive and the events archive and does not allow for any configuration parameters to be modified The Watchman level only allows for the
15. Logical Video in order to associate a video recording with the input Logical means that only an input variation signal will be recorded and or sent If any video has been associated with the input it may be necessary to modify the parameters which fol low If Disabled this input will not detect any variations Range Default Alarm on Open Closed Open Open Closed Allows the userto decide when the alarm must be activated Open generates an alarm for in put opening Closed generates and alarm for input closing Open Closed generates an alarm in both cases Range Default If activated an alarm will be sent to the MvsNET or DATA9000MVS center in the event of variations for the input in question that matches what as been set in the previous parameter Refer to the CONFIGURATION gt COMMUNICATION gt RECIPIENTS section for a descrip tion on how to configure recipients Range Default Only on activated peripheral If setto Yes the event will only be detected while the system is activated otherwise it will also be detected while the system is deactivated Range Default Camera from Camera from archive Camera in archive streaming Quad in streaming Octal in streaming Hexal in streaming Determines the type of video to send to the recipient in the event of an alarm If Video from archive is selected the pre alarm and alarm videos recorded with the parameters set in CONFIGURATION RECORDING will be sent In the other
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17. SIM card being used must be capable of answering both data and voice calls 6 5 ACCESSING THE DEVICE Access to the device can be performed through the local and or remote interface Remote access to the device can be performed through the use of VDSClient MVSNet DATA9000MVS and VDSMobile software Access through a local interface Access to the device in local mode only requires a monitor a mouse and or a keyboard Alterna tively itis possible to use the supplied remote control along with a monitor In either case the following procedure must be followed Connect the monitor to the device s mother board If necessary connect a mouse and or keyboard to the device s mother board Press the power button on the front of the device After about 90 seconds which are required for the operating system to load the main screen shown below will appear on the screen Main screen NOTICE Ae In order be able to operate locally using a PS2 type mouse and key board these must first be connected before turning the device on In the case of a USB type mouse and keyboard these can be connected even afterthe device has been turned on Pag 20 SiCEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS Login Access to the device s functionalities is protected by a two level articulated authentication system Access to the installer level This type of access allows the user to modify the device s set tings the events archive and the
18. VDS 8 57W VDS 12 65W VDS 16 70W e 12V rechargeable sealed lead acid battery optional maximum capacity 5 Ah e Protected outlet for auxiliary devices with resettable fuse capable of dis pensing 200 mA at 13 8V in absence of mains power this outlet provides the rated battery voltage e fec NTSC 1Vpp 750 4 for VDS 4 8 for VDS 8 12 for VDS 12 16 for VDS 16 e 1 line Vpp 4 for VDS 4 8 for VDS 8 12 for VDS 12 16 for VDS 16 e 4 Enabled referred to GND for alarms programmable to generate alarms in the event of opening closing or status change associable with video or logical alarms 100 KQ Input pull up e Referred to GND with the function of activating and deactivating the sys tem 100 Input pull up e PS2 and USB types 1 VGA 1024x768 for real time viewing replay consultation and configu ration e 1 CVBS on an RCA connector programmable in PAL or NTSC formats replicates the images present on the VGA e 1 S Video replicates the images present on the VGA e 1Vpp 1x recording playback e 4 Open Collector type 100mA max closes to reference if controlled pro grammable as static or monostable e Open Collector type 100mA max closes to reference if controlled can be used to directly command the activation input e Open Collector type 100mA max closes to reference if controlled in the event of alarm e 1 10 100 Mbit Ethernet port on a RJ45 connector max 90m connection lengths e 5
19. VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Capture card 0 1 e Id 0 1 e Present Yes Yes for both if 2 video capture cards are present such as in the cases of the VDS 12 and VDS 16 devices e Card code Card identification number e DSP count Number of the DSP on board the card e Channels count Number of the audio video channels on board the video capture card e Serial Card serial number e State Ok VDS P Card e Present Yes e Init Ok e Version ex 1 01 version of the firmware contained on the card Ifthe diagnostics page has been open for quite some time and the user wants to update the values in relation to one or more devices this can be performed by clicking on the relative icon with the mouse Pag 80 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS 7 9 ARCHIVE CLEANING This page allows the user to delete all of the recordings and events which are saved upon the de vice s internal storage devices therefore both the hard disks as well as the flash memory Archives cleaning Clean Flas Clean Clean everythin Clean System Flash Back Archive cleaning The available options include Flash memory cleanup For cleaning the flash memory which contains the temporary recordings Hard disk cleanup For deleting the contents of all of the hard disks present Complete cleanup For deleting the contents of the flash memory as well as of the hard disks present System flash memory cleanup Initia
20. cases only the alarm videos from one or more of the video cameras will be sent The quality of this video is determined based on the parameters set in the CONFIGURATION COMMUNICATION STREAM H264 section 28 Sets the duration in seconds of the recording prior to the input variation Range Default Prealarm camera 1 4 8 12 16 Number of the current input Selects the video camera with which the pre alarm video shall be recorded a m Sets the duration of the recording after to the input variation Range Default 1 4 8 12 16 Number of the current input Alarm camera Selects the video camera with which the alarm video shall be recorded t la Pag 46 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Selects the quad to be sent ifthe Send combo box has been setto Streaming Quad Video The user must choose from amongst the available configured quads in the CONFIGURA TION gt SYSTEM gt INTERFACE gt QUAD section Range Default Selects the octal to be sent ifthe Send combo box has been setto Streaming Octal Video The user must choose from amongst the available configured octals in the CONFIGURA TION 2SYSTEM INTERFACE OCTAL section Cycle on event Allows for the user to access the screen used to set the cyclical sequence to be displayed lo cally whenever an event takes place on a digital input Cycle on event This screen allows the userto setthe cyclical sequence to be displayed locally whenever an event takes place Cyc
21. exit full screen mode Play Button Press this button to initiate video playback for a previously selected video Fast forward Step forward button During video playback press this button to increase the playback speed While playback is paused press this button to move the video ahead one frame Stop Button Press this button to stop video playback Slow forward Step back button During video playback press this button to decrease the playback speed While playback is paused press this button to move the video back one frame Pause Button Press this button to pause video playback SiCEP Pag 83 VDS Cap 6 THE REMOTE CONTROL The arrow keys are sufficient for moving within the VDS interface with the remote control When moving between controls the selected control is identified by a white frame It is possible to select three different types of controls within the interface Buttons In this case itis sufficientto press the Select button on the remote control in orderto activate the button s function Text fields In order to modify the text field do the following e Press Select to display the virtual keyboard e Use the remote control s left and right arrow buttons to move the cursor upon the vir tual keyboard and select a character e Press the Select button to insert the selected character in the text field Repeat these last two operations until the desired text has been inserted Use the Del but
22. rate is constant under all con ditions regardless of quality in the second case the quality is maintained constant by varying the bitrate In both cases the bit rate will not exceed the maximum value set using the Bit rate parameter Bit rate kbit sec 2002008 E Corresponds to the actual video recording bit rate in the case of constant Bit rate control and the maximum bit rate in the case of variable Bit rate control Lowering this value increases compression but decreases video quality Frame rate fps 1 25 00 p m E 1 30 per NTSC The number of frames per second for the video being recorded NOTICE edd In the case of a PAL format video camera the frame rate must not ex ceed the value of 25fps Range Default Key frame 10 200 100 Indicates the number of P and B frames which will be placed between the two frames The frames are used to compress the adjacent frames Increasing this parameter means in creasing video compression but also decreasing video quality Decreasing this value can result in quality loss because many whole frames the less compressed frames will be in serted which occupy a large part of the available bit rate It is recommended to leave this parameter at its default value Range Default The number of B type frames or rather frames which are bi directionally predicted Increas ing this parameter means increasing video compression but also decreasing video quality It is recommended to l
23. send e mails in the eventof an alarm This e mail can contain both a JPEG image relative to the moment in which the alarm occurred as well as an H264 format video Sender vds 100 sicep it Authenticated No User Video Lenght sec 30 E mail Address n Ps oelects one of the email addresses which can be configured Range Default e Yes opecifies the e mail address of the alarm notification s recipient Range Default Event Diagnostic Alarm Alarm Both oelects for which type of alarm event an e mail must be sent to the current recipient Range Default None Images None Video Sets the eventual file type to be attached to the message The type of alarm event the date and the time are specified in the message regardless Default vds 100 sicep it Allows the user to specify the name which will appear in the from field of the e mail mes sage received from the VDS device SMTP IP address of the mail server used to send the e mail messages Range Default Authenticated No Determines whether the mail server requires user authentication Range Default SMTP port 0 65535 Pag 66 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Determines the port of the SMTP server to connect to The username with which registration has been performed on the SMTP server Password ULL The password for accessing the SMTP server bias dmi tere Duration of the video to be sent in seconds measured from the mo
24. the selected video camera Range Default 1 N aree Selects the areato be defined The maximum value depends on the No of Areas parameter Range Default The upper limit of the rectangle which defines the sensitive area on the image Range Default 575 The lower limit of the rectangle which defines the sensitive area on the image Range Default 0 The left most limit of the rectangle which defines the sensitive area on the image Range Default The right most limit of the rectangle which defines the sensitive area on the image Apply EN Applies the settings forthe sensitive area Theresults will be visible inthe image on the upper left Pag 50 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Range Default Use sequence Enables a sequence of sensitive areas which in orderto activate the motion detector alarm must all be set off in a certain order Sets the number of areas to be used in sequence Range 1 No Sequence areas Sequence item Selects the element of the sequence Range M Selects the area to be associated with the sequence element selected above Maximum time in which the motion detector alarms for all of the areas which make up the sequence must be set off Only in this case will the sequence motion detector alarm be activated VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Video cutting This screen allows the user to configure the video loss parameters or rather the detection of
25. to the part indicated by diagnostics as not functioning Pag 88 SiCEP Cap 10 APPENDIX A CONNECTION TYPOLOGIES VDS 10 APPENDIX A CONNECTION TYPOLOGIES 10 1 TCP IP CONNECTION Crossover Ethernet cable OPERATION CENTRE DATA9000MVS MVSNet VDSClient HUB SWITCH 2 b E OPERATION CENTRE DATA9000MVS MVSNet 2 VDSClient gt uem o OPERATION CENTRE DATA9000MVS MVSNet 10 2 TCP IP CONNECTION VIA INTERNET Pin to pin lS A Ethernet cable pee INTERNET SOUTEE De OPERATION CENTRE DATA9000MVS MVSNet ps VDSClient E DCN cable i E 3G 3G VDS NETWORK DEVICE Pag 89 VDS Cap 11 APPENDIX B SPECIAL OPERATIONS 11 APPENDIX B SPECIAL OPERATIONS 11 1 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS The device s available outputs are capable of handling maximum icu N C charges of 100mA For higher charges itis necessary to use a re lay connected as shown in the diagram Protection pen diode Collector 1N4007 11 2 REPLACING FUSES As previously stated the device contains three different fuses in three distinct parts the VDS P card the AL 4W power supply and the ATX power supply The procedure for removing checking and replacing these fuses if necessary is described below DANGER The procedure for opening and closing the device s casing is the same fo
26. user can scroll through the entire list using the arrow and dou ble arrow buttons to the right of the grid Each time the screen is accessed only the events from the day in progress will be displayed Events archive Event All Input Ali Start date 11 11 2009 End date 11 11 2009 Start time 00 00 Endtime 23 59 Events archive The buttons found on this screen are described in detail below starting from the top Event Allows the user to filter the events to be displayed choosing from all input variation and malfunction Input Allows the user to filter the input variation events Start date End date dd mm yyyy Allows the user to filter the list by selecting the start and end dates of the interval containing the events to be displayed Start time End time hh mm Allows the user to filter the list by selecting the start and end times of the interval containing the events to be displayed Format Use this field to select the exported file format H 264 or standard Sicep format Export Initiates the export operation for the video associated with the selected event The selected event is displayed with a blue border in the events grid below Erase USB pen Eliminates all of the contents of the USB device connected to the VDS in order to free up the space required for the new recordings to be exported Update Allows the user to update the list of events by applying the filters described above
27. verified on the image in the window at the upper left corner of the screen In the event of a motion alarm the rectangular area will be in negative colors Setthe No frames Fast movem and No frames Slow movem parameters The first pa rameter if not setto zero enables detection only for movements which take place within that number of frames The second parameter if not set to zero enables detection only for move ments which last for at least that number of frames Setthe Pre alarm Time and Alarm Time to be associated with the motion detector s alarm event Set the Timeout parameter in order to prevent within this time interval additional motion detector alarm events on the same video camera following an initial motion detector event Configuring the Motion Detector for a sequence of areas If on the other hand you want to use the alarm functionality on a sequence of areas Return to the Areas screen to repeat the previous operations and configure at least two ar eas on a video camera Enable the use of the sequence motion detector Set the number of areas to be used in the sequence Associate the areas with the various sequence elements by selecting the respective combo boxes Afterwards set the Sequence time field or rather the maximum time which can pass be tween the activation of the first and last areas of the sequence Video loss If enabled an alarm is generated whenever the video sig
28. video signal input absence for each video camera If the video input signal absence lasts for a time greater than the value which has been set by the user an alarm will be generated Video cutting Camera 1 Enabled Yes Timeout sec 10 Prealarm time sec 30 Alarm time sec 30 Send alarm Yes Only on activated peripheral No Back Video cutting Range Camera 1 4 8 12 16 Selects the video camera for which to set the video loss parameters Range Default Enabled No Enables video loss detection on the selected video camera Range Default Timeout sec 10 The maximum duration of video absence in seconds after which a video loss event will be generated Prealarm time sec p Sets the pre alarm recording duration in the case of a video loss event Sets the alarm recording duration the case of a video loss event Range Default Decides whether an alarm notification should be sentto a remote recipient through MvsNET DATA9000MVS Refer to the CONFIGURATION COMMUNICATION RECIPIENTS section for a description on how to configure recipients Range Default Only on activated peripheral If set to Yes the video loss event will only be detected while the system is activated other wise it will also be detected while the system is deactivated Pag 52 o Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VD Diagnostic The device is capable of continuously monitoring the functionality of its component
29. video expansion soft ware for VDS The following parameters are required in order to access the device The device s MVS code factory default 100 The device s MVS password factory default sicep The device s IP address factory default 10 1 1 98 MvsNET Clients The MvsNET software allows for the following operations to be performed Real time video viewing from 1 4 8 or 16 video cameras Alarm notice reception with or without relative videos Archived video examination Device input and active channel status viewing Output controlling and device activation or deactivation Manual or automatic querying at scheduled times Pag 22 SiCEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS Speed Dome video camera control from a remote workstation For a detailed description of the functionalities of the MvsNET client software please refer to the relative documentation DATA9000MVS Clients The DATA9000MVS software allows for the following operations to be performed Real time video viewing from 1 4 8 or 16 video cameras Alarm notice reception with or without relative videos Archived video examination Device input and active channel status viewing Output controlling and device activation or deactivation Manual or automatic querying at scheduled times For a detailed description of the functionalities of the DATA9000MVS client software please refer to the relative documentation Multiuser functionality The VD
30. 4 8 12 16 CHANNEL COLOR VIDEO DEVICE USER and INSTALLATION Manual Vds Software 1 1 Manual No 17643 Rev Printed in Italy Sicep Spa Via Calabria 14 16 50052 Certaldo Florence Italy Tel 390571664166 Fax 390571652285 Web site www sicep it e mail sicep sicep it Dear Customer thank you for purchasing a Sicep product Before starting the installation procedure we recommend that you read this manual very carefully Index ABNINGS dini eie lee 1 1 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 re zeugen 1 UE i S Le 1 je ej lcm H G 1 1 5 BACKUP BATTERY in ane a eru dina e 1 1 6 DISPOSAL OF THE PACKAGING 1 1 7 DISPOSALOF THE PRODUCTS D on co vas epe uec Det 1 1 8 BATTERY DISPOSAL ee ta name nie ete de Coss b erst cua dde 2 1 9 CONVENTIONAL TERMS USED WITHIN THE 2 Chapter 2 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 2 2 1 ASSISTANCE n VC s OM idu cU WR EL NES 2 LL NN ARR ANNE eT 2 2 37 REPAIRS SN Sins nur 2 TED INTRODUCTION cccccsssssssscccsscccsssscessssceccccsscssssssssnsccccseccscsscessssneceees 3 3 LA
31. DEVICE 9 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE This chapter describes the procedures to be followed in order to ensure the device s proper func tion 5 1 DELIVERY OF THE DEVICE Perform a visual check in order to verify the integrity of the packaging and check for any eventual damage resulting from transport the devices are carefully checked and packed atthe SICEP facil ity If the package is damaged upon delivery notify the courier immediately Sicep shall bear responsibility for damages caused during transport refer to the warranty conditions The packaging consists in a cardboard box containing the following items 1 VDS device An adaptor cable which transforms a DB15 connector into a BNC connector as an alterna tive connection for the device s audio and video inputs The number of cables contained within the package will depend on the model 1 for VDS 4 e 2 for VDS 8 e 3for VDS 12 e 4 for VDS 16 1 boxlabelled VDS TEL which contains one remote control and two 1 5V AAA batteries 1 power cable for use with the mains power supply 1 power cable for use with a battery his user and maintenance manual 1 CD ROM containing this manual in electronic format as well as the device s management applications 5 2 STORAGE Store the device in its original packaging under the conditions described in the Environmental Conditions section Maximum storage time 1 year 5 3 SHIPPING THE DEVICE In the event th
32. Ethernet cable 3 Install and or configure any eventual clients VDSClient MvsNET etc Pag 14 SiCEP Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE VDS 4 Configure the accessory devices router etc WARNINGA On notebook computers the disconnection of the network cable can block the functioning ofthe network interface itself Assuming that a Win dows operating system is in use this function can be restored by disabling and immediately re activating the network connection Refer to the Windows user manual for further information Installation verification procedure The verification procedure requires knowledge of the device s functionalities and the features of the interface See the following chapters for more information on this topic After having completed the installation and set the operating parameters verify that the installa tion has been properly performed by following the procedure described below Access the interface in local or remote mode through VDSClient Check the current time of the device and correct it if necessary by accessing the configura tion Check the quality of the signal and the positioning of the video cameras Check and modify the video parameters if necessary Perform a cleanup of the hard disk if necessary then wait a few minutes and check for new entries in the Recordings Archive From DATA9000MVS or MVSNet perform a real time video query on all of the available carri er
33. ION en est N ES ees 16 Bond izle ib crm 17 Z4 nou Tecordint 2 Niue Fou E xd ES 17 Event based recording stet de tom ua D RA TR UE I Te Rd Ps a 17 dTWirie based recording eos ado xcix LR eher de II RES L Joe i xen a 18 6 4 MEANS OF nennen nnnm nennen nnn nnn nnn nnn rna 18 Dynamic IP management 18 Function over a 3G network 19 6 5 ACCESSING THE DEVIC E 55 535 vixi prd Re nt ees 20 Access through local interface 20 Access through a remote VDSClient interface 21 Access through a remote VDSMobileinterface 22 Remote access through Sicep centralization software 22 Multiuser functionality des datant REX RRESZSIEXEmseeXX Exe 23 Real time video 4 a 23 Recordings and events archive aoaaa 24 dt M ee ad 6 si qu Sn ia ov eS 6 8 DIGITAL INPUTS LOUICALINUIS RMS tke oe eee A ewes SICEP Pag 97 DIGITAL OUTPUTS neue RED ttes Ram 26 PACU AION EO Ufo 25 co 6 52
34. IP protocol TCP IP Primary DNS 193 70 152 15 Secondary DNS 208 67 222 222 Default stream Single camera Automatic stream len sec 5 Default camera 1 Default quad 1 Default octal 1 Back TCP IP Default Primary ONS tes UN Primary DNS server for resolving the IP addresses Default Secondary DNS O am Secondary DNS server for resolving the IP addresses Range Default Default Stream Single camera Single camera Quad Octal Hexal Selects the type of video that the device sends to the center if the center sends a request for the default video Mount sili i Duration of the video sent following an automatic query Range Default Default camera 1 4 8 12 16 oets the default video camera if the default video supplied by the device is that of a single video camera Range Default Sets the default quad if the device s default output video stream is that of a quad hc Sets the default octal if the device s default output video stream is in octal format 8 99 SiCEr o Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VD Network card This screen allows the user to configure the VDS network card settings TCP IP Enabled Yes DHCP Yes Address 10 1 12 152 8000 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 Conn timeout sec 10 Back Network card Range Default Enables communication with TCP IP protocol Range Default Enables the network connection through
35. N 1 position Check that the device turns on properly In the event that the device has not yet turned on refer to the MAINTENANCE section in order to identify and resolve the problem If necessary press the power button to activate the device Wait for the main screen of the local interface to appear on the monitor Configuration through a remote interface 1 5 6 Connect the VDS device directly to the PC with the VDSClient software installed using a crossover Ethernet cable For more information refer to Appendix A Connection Typologies Turn the main power switch to its ON 1 position Check that the device turns on properly In the event that the device has not yet turned on refer to the MAINTENANCE section in order to identify and resolve the problem If necessary press the power button to activate the device Set an IP address on the PC that is compatible with the default address set on the de vice for example 10 1 1 99 Start the VDSClient program on the Personal Computer and use the factory settings pro vided at the beginning of the chapter to login Wait for the main screen of the remote interface to appear on the monitor Completing the installation 1 Perform any necessary modifications Appendix E Quick Start provides a procedure for setting up a typical configuration 2 Disconnect the crossover Ethernet cable if present and connect the device to the Ethernet network using a normal pin to pin
36. Pag 32 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS 7 3 MAIN SCREEN The main screen of the user interface is shown below This screen is the same for both local and remote access Camera 1 2 2 Cameraf 3 Camera 4 Cameraf 5 6 Camera 7 8 67 0 9 This screen displays real time video from the video cameras connected to the device The ele ments which make up the main screen are described below next to their reference numbers 1 Viewing area tor the video associated vdeo camere 2 ution or elctin tho video carat playin the relative viewing area 3 Buton or displaying present the next 4 VDS 12 or 8 VDS 16 vid cameras a eutontorswiching tirer mage Login button for switching to the login screen where a username and password can be in serted in order to access the recordings and or configure the system s parameters Button for switching to multiple quad viewing mode Pressing the button again allows for the cyclical selection of one of the four available quads 7 Button for switching to multiple octal viewing mode Pressing the button again allows for the selection of one of the two available octals 8 Button for Button for switching to multiplehexalviewngmode to multiple hexal viewing mode If the selected video camera is a Speed Dome type these buttons command its up down left and right movements Ift
37. S Cap 7 USER INTERFACE The controls identified by a number on the image are described below L4 The video is shown in this area Starts video playback 5 Decreases the audio volume ofthe 6 Increases the audio volume of the video in progress Current time data With the time zoomed in to maximum this position will show dd mm yyyy hh The up and down arrows on the left select the group of video cameras 1 8 9 16 The recordings display grid with the time as the horizontal axis and the video cameras as the vertical axis owitches to the previous month day or hour owitches to the next month day or hour NOTICE ead e In order to display the recordings select the desired block from the grid 9 and press the start playback button 2 Video playback Recorded videos can be played back from the recordings archive screen Below are described the operations to be performed starting from the grid that displays the recordings over a 1 year time span Select the block relative to the month in which the desired video is found from the grid A block has been selected when its border is framed in blue Press the zoom button to view the recordings found within the selected month and select the block relative to the desired day from the grid Press the zoom button to view the recordings found within the selected day and select the block relative to the desired time from the grid
38. S device allows for simultaneous access by multiple users Access is guaranteed for 1 lo cal user together with a maximum of 8 additional remote users The remote users can even be connected through different client software The only important factor is the number of simulta neous connections in progress Each connected user whether local or remote can perform the following operations at the same time as the others Real time video viewing through e The local interface e VDSClient e MvsNET e DATA9000MVS e VDSMobile e Check the archived video through e The local interface e VDSClient software MvsNET software e DATA9000MVS software Even if there are 8 remote users simultaneously connected as well as one user logged on locally the VDS is still capable of making a connection to a recipient in order to report any eventual alarms Real time video Itis possible to access the device remotely orlocally at any time and the application s main screen will provide a live view from any video camera or else from a combination of video cameras through a quad octal or hexal representation A full screen mode is also available by which the entire screen will display the live view from the video camera or from the current composition of video cameras Itis also possible to configure the device in such a way sothat a certain time of inactivity on behalf of the operator will activate one of the two modes Blank screen mode which blac
39. TERFACE VDS Copy Restore Setup The device is capable of saving its current configuration to a file and restoring a configuration from a previously saved file If no configurations have previously been saved the user can still restore the device s factory default configuration by pressing the default button Copy Restore setup Copy to file Restore from file Copy Restore Setup Copytofile CL Button for saving the device s current configuration to a file If the user is accessing the de vice in local mode the file will have to be saved to a previously connected USB physical storage support In remote mode on the other hand the VDSClient software will display a di alog box which allows the user to select a location on the PC in which to save the file Restore from file e Button for restoring a previously saved configuration In local mode just insert the USB sup port containing the desired configuration file and press Restore from file In remote mode after pressing Restore from file the VDSClient software will display a dialogue box which al lows the user to browse the remote PC s file system for the desired configuration file Important Read the notice below SiCEP Pag 77 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Button for restoring the factory default configuration Important Read the notice below WARNING Restoring the factory default configuration will reset the device to it fac tory default v
40. USB ports of which one is frontal for connecting to storage and or communications devices 1 RS485 port for Speed Dome control Pag 5 VDS Cap 4 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 4 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS The devices are designed to be stored and to operate in closed environments with the following characteristics PARAMETER OPERATIONAL NON OPERATIONAL From 5 C to 40 C From 20 C to 60 C Thermal gradient Max 25 C per hour Relative humidity non condensing From 20 to 80 From 5 to 95 Altitude From 150 to 3000 m From 150 to 12000 m Protection rating IP20 4 3 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The devices main physical characteristics are described below Weight Dimensions e 6 Kg 13 23 lbs max with 2 hard disks installed e Height 111 mm 4 4 in e Width 341 mm 13 4 in e Depth 311 mm 12 4 in 4 4 FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Architecture Operating system Video resolution Video compression algorithm Audio compression algorithm Fps per Video camera Date and time maintenance Communication Video loss Remote controls User interface Protection e X86 main board with hardware compression cards e Linux e PAL 4CIF 704x576 DCIF 528x384 2CIF 704x288 CIF 352x288 QCIF 176x144 e NTSC 4CIF 704x480 DCIF 528x320 2CIF 704x240 CIF 352x240 QCIF 176x120 e H 264 e OggVorbis standard e 25 30 fps for 2 channels i
41. YOUT OF THE MANUAL 3 3 2 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 5 s coktichrs Eaton oer 3 Chapter 4 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 5 4 1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIGS nu ie eel tees 5 4 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS 6 4 3 PHY SICAL CHARACTERISTICS ere cn 6 4 4 FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS 6 Chapter 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE ses 8 51 DELIVERY OF THE DEVICE 5 Se 8 8 5 3 SHIPPING THE DEVICE 5 8 D ARCHITECTURE eas eatenus ua ute rte x aepo canne donna Eb c Cet a E BO SH Eee ree encre 8 COnUOlpaNe x aie e eee ene oS ete ee ee Do due eee oe ce 10 Rear connectors and controls 11 PME MITT 12 D INSTALLATION En ananas conan ane cocon cn 12 GUO RCI iiu eto SU en ae eed ee tee Ma Sn ie es dud nra 12 Precautions sea darn Waa IO RS end eee dua aos ax 13 Selecting the installation location 13 Installation procedure 0 0 13 Installation verification procedure 15 BEEN UNCTIONALLTIES sn annees 16 6 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 5 5 450 1 xx ATE 16 62 H264 COMPRESS
42. a DHCP server If enabled the DHCP server will assign an IP address to the device pM rot Sets the video device s IP address The default port at which the device responds to queries is 8000 It also shows the assigned ip address if a DHCP server is in use Default 2552592550 Sets the subnet mask parameter for the network to which the device is connected Default Caiway Sets the address of the gateway oets the maximum waiting time for the connection TCP IP after which the connection at tempt will be considered to have failed Not implemented SiCEP Pag 59 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE 3G Modem modem can be connected to the device thereby allowing it to connect to the internet even in locations where no ADSL connection is available The screen used for its configuration is de scribed below 3G modem Enabled No Connection 24 hours Model Onda MT 503 HSA Modem port dev ttyUSB1 Info port dev ttyUSB2 Baud rate 460800 Number 994 APN ibox tim it Call recogn RING Back 3G Modem Range Default n Enables the device to communicate through a 3G modem Range Default Connection 24 hours Wake Wake on ring on ring Establishes the 3G network connection mode If set to 24 hours a continuous network con nection will be maintained If set to Wake Up the connection will only take place upon the reception of a data call at the SIM card s teleph
43. alues including communications parameters For this reason if the user performs the restore configuration operation from a remote workstation using VDSClient he she will no longer be able to con nect to the VDS device after disconnecting In order to overcome this obstacle once the default configuration has been restored through VDSClient immediately reset the correct values for the communications parameters in relation to T CP IP 3G etc before disconnecting The new communications parameters are only applied after the current con nection has been closed This same warning also applies in the case of restoring previously saved configurations with communications parameters which are not consistent with the current installation 7 8 DIAGNOSTICS This screen allows the user to obtain a general overview of the device s hardware and software status Diagnostics Installed Hardware System Software Operative System Linux 2 6 23 Version 3 Wed Mar 11 16 18 10 CET 2009 Program version 1 1 2071 Test date Wednesday 30 09 2009 Free space on System flash 256 MB Hardware 5V 4 56 12V 12 02 3 3V 3 18 49 00 System State Activated Back Diagnostics By clicking on the various icons on the left hand side of the screen the user can display information regarding the individual devices which make up the VDS device on the right hand side The avail able devices as well as the relativ
44. ame installation carried out in an unprofessional manner wrong or poor maintenance interventions in accordance with what is indicated in the relevant oper ating instructions or according to usual maintenance practice improper or wrong operation negligence or lack of ability to use the product correctly or indeed other causes of any kind that are not ascribable to SICEP spa This guarantee does not cover any damage originating from faults in assembled components or parts of the product although certified in any manner that it is not possible for SICEP spa to identify in any way in ad vance during or after the manufacturing of the end product in accordance with the normal checking and verification procedures applied for components or products and external parts of them Damages or defects ascribable to repair and maintenance interventions replacements or changes carried out by third parties not directly authorized by the manufacturer or carried out by others employing unoriginal or non compliant products parts of products and or software that are therefore not guaranteed not certified and notapproved or authorized by SICEP spa are not covered by this guarantee In any case damages and faults arising from the use of spare parts and accessories that are non compati ble unoriginal non compliant uncertified and not approved by the manufacturer are not covered by this guarantee Same applies to all damages ascribable to changes made to the produ
45. amic IP management The VDS is capable of communicating over both a local area network or over the Internet In the latter case the connection may be either via ADSL lines or via 3G carriers GPRS EDGE UMTS HSDPA and HSUPA For communication over the internet the VDS must be recognized on the network with a public IP address which may be one of two types e static e dynamic The accessibility of a VDS through a static IP address is the easiest but certainly not the cheapest method Forthis reason various mechanisms have been implemented for the use of the dynamic IP addresses which are normally provided by domestic operators A dynamic IP address can be managed in two ways e MvsNET Centers e Commercial dynamic Dns servers Page SICEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS Dynamic IP addresses with MvsNET centers This feature allows for one or more MVSNet centers to access the device whether the VDS de vice s installation uses a dynamic public or private IP address This mechanism requires that the device maintain continuous communications with the center over a UDP protocol Through the use of such communications MVS can connect to the VDS de vice regardless of any changes to the device s IP address If the device is located within a private network with an active NAT mechanism this feature is essential in order to allow for the center to access the device at any time If this mechanism is enabled the device maintains communicat
46. and B frames which will be placed between the two frames The frames are used to compress the adjacent frames Increasing this parameter means in creasing video compression but also decreasing video quality Decreasing this value can result in quality loss because many whole frames the less compressed frames will be in serted which occupy a large part of the available bit rate It is recommended to leave this parameter at its default value Range Default The number of B type frames or rather frames which are bi directionally predicted Increas ing this parameter means increasing video compression but also decreasing video quality It is recommended to leave this parameter at its default value Range Default RS RE lE The number of P type frames or rather frames which are mono directionally predicted It is recommended to leave this parameter at its default value Recipients This screen allows the user to configure the alarm transmission recipients to whom the device will attempt to connect using the available communications devices Recipients Receivers 1 Num Addr 0 227 160 183 58112 Udp port 9001 Policy Answer Send KeepAlive No KeepAlive time hours 24 MVS can settime Yes Back Recipients oelects the recipient to be configured Range Default Vector None TCP IP None oets the communications device to be used from amongst those available Set this parame terto TCP IP if the device us
47. at the device should need to be returned to SICEP for repair carefully package it in its original packaging if possible and attach the duly completed repair request form taking care to describe in detail the defect encountered 5 4 ARCHITECTURE One ofthe main features of the VDS product range is their modularity There are 4 product models which are differentiated by their number of video inputs e VDS 4 4 video inputs e VDS 8 8 video inputs VDS 12 12 video inputs VDS 16 16 video inputs Itis possible to increase the number of channels by adding or replacing video capture cards up to a maximum of 16 audio and video inputs Pag 8 SiCEP Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE VDS The device s architecture is described below X86 type main board in Mini Itx format VDS P auxiliary logic board integrated digital I O RS485 serial port and monitoring devices riser card PCI video capture and compression card s with 4 and or 8 channels based on the model ATX power supply AL AW mains power supply Anterior LED indicators for visual operations signaling Rear audio video inputs 1or2 SATA hard disks 1 IDE flash disk containing the operating system and the Sicep proprietary application ATTENTION In order to upgrade to a higher number of video inputs it may be neces sary besides adding a new card to replace one of the video capture cards Upgrading from 4 to 16 inputs requ
48. at video e ACIF 704x480 pixels possible for two channels simultaneously see the following Note e 2CIF 704x240 pixels e DCIF 528x320 pixels e CIF 352x240 pixels Range Default No lf enabled captures audio as well from the selected input Range Default T No If enabled the following information will be superimposed upon the video e The description of the video camera e The current date and time ue Default Allows for the user to insert a description for the video camera that is more meaningful than the simple default numeric description Camera 1 4 8 12 16 Default Logo No Allows for the userto decide if and where to position the Sicep logo upon the image recorded by the device The possible selections include e Nologo present e Upper right e Lower right e Lower left Adjusts the brightness of the image Adjusts the contrast of the image Range Default 64 Range Default Adjusts the color tone of the image Range Default Adjusts the volume of the recorded audio Adjusts the saturation of the image Pag 42 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Apply ee Applies the modifications made to the parameters NOTICE Aey The capture cards have onboard DSPs each of which is dedicated to the compression of 4 video channels Each single DSP is capable of handling 4 video channels with the following resolutions 2 channels at 4CIF resolution and 2 at CIF resolution 4channels at 2CIF r
49. before the set time limit runs out the device will send a notification to a remote recipient The above holds true in the case that the system has a backup battery installed Battery drained The device continuously monitors the battery s power supply voltage if it drops below 10 5 volts a notification is sent to a remote recipient The power restored notifi cation will only be sent however once the voltage level surpasses 12 5 volts This check serves the purpose of verifying in the absence of mains electrical power the discharge sta tus of an eventual backup battery as well as its charge status once the mains electrical power has been restored Hard disk functionality check The system continuously monitors the functionality of the hard disk if a problem is found a hard disk failure notification will be sentto a remote recipi ent Iftwo hard disks are installed within the system and one of them malfunctions the system will use the functioning disk to store the recordings Video capture cards check In order to capture and compress video the device makes use of one or more cards which are dedicated to this function In the event of malfunction the event will be logged and a remote recipient will be notified Internal VDS P multifunction card check The main board is internally connected to an auxiliary board In the event of reduced or problematic communication between the two a malfunction event will be signaled Monitoring o
50. benu a DER vuv Feu GE v EE FE Era tunes ee tone as 33 TA MAIN MEN U A A 34 7 0 gt RECORDINGS ARCHIVE cn tue ev nut venga ewe ora uua Sov seu Eos uaa 35 MIdeo plavDaCcK xw ua has MAS dre eae ro oa ek D EE utr kde hue E San e dh 36 DOMINOS DELI 37 1 0 EVENTS ARCHIVE et proa eu ne ke sec GS bre SU Seu va tance secs 38 Exporting video associated with an event 40 rA Cpu e 40 Ur LE ok Sahl ane Nr 41 EXOCOFCIBO SR GT Hed ents in AE ut Aer a 43 EVOM c ek tae ra Suite re ee a ir D de an 45 SOUS Se vcrc 54 B fepjrzifojre t cC PEERS 55 Panning ZOOMING x res e dede ess He Moe wed be UR Roe weg 5 5 de 56 eC DOC tect ag Manes soe te die le 57 cuum oat ek Swine ee Ter SE Seed ont ee Don Oe Pe D 26 67 Copy Reslore Selup 24 x Lee Sets RE OAS tel CSREES ORS DER 77 DIAGNOSTIG gee en E UE 78 1 9 ARCHIVECLEANING opui ceased crore utens pubis 81 REBOOT SAUTDOWN ERE RF uu nx von 82 RD THE REMOTE CONTROOL csssssscsssssssssseccessssscssccccsssssnscccccssssonscscoees 83 MAINTENANCE 85 9 1 UPDATING THE SOFTWARE RS E EAE T n 85 9 2 TROUBLESHOOTING rr inna ne Shen 86 Chapter 10 APPENDIX A
51. camera image to be displayed in the X position ofthe current quad For X from 1 to 4 Octal Octal configuration screen vos Client 0 9 0 b35 BETA connected to SICEP VDS 1 1 0 2071 100010 1 12 152 i3 Octal 1 Pos 1 Camera 1 Pos 2 Camera 2 Pos 3 Camera 3 Pos 4 Camera 4 Pos 5 Camera 5 Pos 6 Camera 6 Pos 7 Camera7 Pos 8 Camera 8 Back Octal Range 1 2 Selects the octal to be configured Rue SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Range Determines the video camera image to be displayed in the X position of the current octal For X from 1 to 8 The positions of the video cameras are numbered from left to right and from bottom to top For example position 4 is found at the beginning of the octal s second row NOTICE ead zh It is not possible to insert the same video camera twice in the same quad octal Language This screen allows the user to select the current language of the interface from amongst those which are available At the moment the Italian French and English languages are available Language Language SiCEP Pag 73 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Date Time This screen allows the user to configure the parameters for managing the device s system time Date Time Timezone Central Europe Date 16 11 2009 Time 11 24 Set new date time Back Date Time Range Default Timezone Central Europe Central Europe Saudi Arabia Sets the time zon
52. cep facility the device is configured with its default values The installer must customize the installation by programming the parameters relative to the recording and communication methods For this purpose the installer must refer to the subsequent chapters re garding device s functionalities as well as the instructions for setting the parameters SiCEP Pag 13 VDS Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE Theconnection of the VDS device to an existing Ethernet network requires an IP address to be set for the VDS that is compatible with the network upon which it is operating This can be configured through either a local interface or through a remote interface but in the latter case there mustbea direct connection using a crossover Ethernet cable between the personal computer with the VDSClient software installed and the VDS device itself WARNING The installation of a VDS device with its default factory settings on a net work with an incorrect IP address could cause malfunctions within the network itself Configuration through a local interface 1 pss or 9 6 In the case of a PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard connect the mouse and keyboard to the PS 2 connectors In the case of a USB mouse and keyboard connect these to any two of the five available USB ports Connect the VGA monitor to the port at the rear of the device Connect the VDS to the mains power supply Turn the main power switch to its O
53. ct or parts of the same and lor to the software that are in no way approved by the manufacturer or due to causes of force majeure and or unforeseeable circumstances In order to avoid application of the troubleshooting fee 30 00 VAT the material to be repaired has to be sent carriage paid to SICEP spa accompanied by the Repair or change request form completely filled in SICEP spa reserves the right to make amendments to these guarantee conditions without prior notice In any case the conditions in force at the time of purchase of the electric and or electronic product manufactured by SICEP spa will be considered valid Pag 94 SiCEP DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY D CLARATION DE CONFORMIT Identificazione del prodotto Product identification Identification du produit Tipo Type Type Videoregistratore digitale 16 ingressi 16 channel digital video recording system Enregistreur vid o num rique 16 canaux Modello Model Modele VDS Modelli derivati Derived VDS I16HD VDS 12HD VDS 8HD VDS 4HD Models Mod les d riv s VDS 16 VDS 12 VDS 8 VDS 4 Dichiara sotto la propria responsabilit che il prodotto conforme alle seguenti normative applicabili direttiva 2008 108 CE 2006 95 CE Declares under proper responsibility that the device is compliant to the following directives Il d clare sous la propre responsabilit que le produit est conforme aux suivante norma
54. deo with one or more logical inputs activate the video loss or motion detector on one or more video cameras NOTICE Weg With regards to the inputs any pre alarm video can be associated with any video input while the activation of an alarm function such as video loss or motion detection on a video camera will only result in video being recorded from that specific video camera Alarm video Thealarm videois made upthe images acquired following an alarm event When an alarm occurs the device performs the following operations e t captures video associated with the cause of the alarm based on the method foreseen by its configuration e Recording to the hard disk e Sending of the video to a remote recipient NOTICE eg a za With regards to the inputs any alarm video can be associated with any video input while the activation of an alarm function such as video loss or mo tion detection on a video camera will only result in video being recorded from that specific video camera SiCEP Pag 17 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES Time based recording The device only records during the time frames set by the user There are 4 groups made up of 4 slots which can be configured freely Each video camera can be associated with a group of time slots and will only record at the scheduled times If the camera is only configured to record while the system is on then recording will only take place during the time frames in which the system
55. detector The parameters to be configured in order to activate this functionality are described below Range Camera 1 4 8 12 16 Selects the video camera upon which to configure the motion detection functionality Range Default Enabled Enables motion detection on the video camera selected above Range Default Only on activated peripheral If set to Yes the motion detection functionality will only be enabled while the system is acti vated otherwise it will be enabled for 24 hour operation Range Default Fullscreen Areas Fullscreen means that the entire frame will be used for motion detection while Areas means that one or more areas will be defined as the frame s sensitive areas and will be used or motion detection independently By pressing this button the user can access the screen used for defining the motion detec tor s sensitive areas Pag 48 o Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VD Range Default The percentage of the area which must change before establishing that movement has oc curred Range Default 0 6 3 Motion detector sensitivity Setting this parameter to a higher value will facilitate the detec tion of movement Range Default The frame interval for detecting fast movement If this parameter is setto O then it will not be possible to detect movement otherwise any movements which take place within the number of frames set with this parameter will be detected Range Default Slow motion frame
56. dress is enabled this is the interval with which the device sends messages to the center in order to keep the UDP connection open Range Default DNS server None DynDNS Enables the management of the dynamic IP address through the DynDns commercial The name with which registration has been performed on the server providing the dynamic DNS service Password EE The password with which registration has been performed on the same server Peripheral name NEN The symbolic name of the VDS device previously configured on the server This name must be inserted instead of the IP address whenever the device is to be queried o D D oa The IP address is updated on the DynDNS server every 5 minutes Wait this amount of time before querying the VDS device through any Client Pag 62 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS H264 Stream Iftransmitting real time video to the client itis possible to adjustthe characteristics of the transmit ted video stream based on the user s requirements and the bandwidth available for communication For example in order to guarantee quad type video fluidity make sure that the sum of the individual video cameras bit rates is within the value of the bandwidth available for the transmission Stream H264 Only on activated peripheral Yos Bit rate type Costant Bit rate kbit sec 200 Frame rate fps 5 Key frame 100 B frame 2 P frame 2 Back H264 Stream Camera
57. e IP address symbolic name device code MVS password Press the OK button Ifthe device is configured to use a UDP dynamic IP address in relation to the PC where SicepMVC is installed the operations to be performed are the following Start the SicepMVC program Wait for the message KeepAlive cp xxxx to appear at the bottom of the main screen where xxxx indicates the code of the device to be upgraded Press the flash button on the command bar in the upper right Select the upg file containing the upgrade Select Upgrade Select TCP IP dynamic Insert the data relative to the VDS device device code MVS password Press the OK button From the moment in which the upgrade is initiated the device will transfer the upgrade package to the device halt the current software version and start the new software version all within an amount of time which depends upon the bandwidth available for transferring data to the device NOTE If a recipient has been configured upon the device each time the software is up graded the device will attempt to connect to the recipient in order to transmit the Keepalive message SiCEP Pag 85 VDS Cap 9 MAINTENANCE 9 2 TROUBLESHOOTING The following table contains a list of the most common device malfunctions and their relative solu tions In the event that a malfunction is not able to be resolved please contact the Sicep assistance service AMON ANEDE The operations
58. e If the input is a LOGICAL type every alarm will produce a notification without an associated video Each alarm is managed according to its programmed method Recording to hard disk and or transmission to a remote recipient Each digital input can be associated with a cyclical sequence which can be displayed on the local interface whenever an alarm event occurs at the input in question Each digital input can have an independent cyclical sequence associated with it SiCEP Pag 25 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES 6 9 DIGITAL OUTPUTS The available outputs can be used to control the relays They are indicated by the OUTPUT label at the rear of the VDS device The available digital outputs include 1 activation output 1 alarm output 4 logical outputs Local and remote users can view or control the status of the digital outputs at any time with the ex ception of the alarm output These outputs can be used for activating relays to connect local devices or for implementing remote commands Activation Output The activation output which is identified by the OEN label on the terminal board is configured for the system s remote activation deactivation In order to use it this output should be connected di rectly to the terminal board s activation input EN DIS NOUS 757A In order to use this function from the MvsNET and DATA9000MVS soft ware output 99 must be configured as a static remote control channel Alarm Output
59. e from the use of the same Should the products or parts of them prove faulty owing to the quality of the materials used or due to anoma lies that occurred during manufacturing the guarantee limits to the replacement of said products or parts The above guarantee includes costs of labor necessary to carry out repairs In cases where one or more parts of the faulty device are missing the device will be repaired and returned to the client without integration of missing pieces excepting when there is an explicit request for integration This guarantee does not extend to malfunctions due to normal wear and tear of the products or their parts in cluding batteries This guarantee does not cover damages caused by negligence carelessness accidents or improper use of the products or parts of the same and or the software The same applies to damage caused by atmospheric agents exposure ofthe products ortheir parts and orofthe software to inappropriate environmental condi tions including damages caused either directly or indirectly by excessive temperature dampness physical or electrical stress electrical blackout or power surges lightning static electricity fires floods and any other circumstances that are not ascribable to the direct responsibility of SICEP spa This guarantee does not cover damages caused by poor or incorrect installation or installation that is not compliant with the relevant instructions or lacking the s
60. e information displayed on the screen are listed below In order for the device to function properly it is important that the diagnostics data satisfy the values show in parentheses System e Software e Operative System Version of the operating system installed e Version Date upon which the device s operating system was compiled e Program version Version and build number of the device s software application Pag 78 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS e Test Date Date upon which the device was tested at the Sicep facility e Free space on System flash The system s flash memory contains the operating system and the application If this value is inferior to 5 Mb and the user should want to upgrade the device s application itis recommended to perform a system flash mem ory cleanup from the ARCHIVE CLEANING section Hardware 3 3V 5V 10V The mother board s power supply voltage values e Temp C The temperature of the mother board e System e State Activated Deactivated indicates the current system status Flash IDE USB e Present Yes No indicates whether a flash drive is present e Flash size e Used space e State 3G Modem e Enabled Yes No indicates whether the modem is enabled e Available Yes No indicates whether the modem has been detected by the system e Connected Yes No indicates whether the modem is connected to the network NOTICE eg remaining data fields in relation t
61. e re spectively defined by the Pre alarm Time Alarm Time and Send Alarm Notification parameters Pag 26 SiCEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS Motion Detector The VDS device uses a video image elaboration technology which is capable of implementing an automatic movement detection system called Motion Detection The use of this functionality is foreseen for indoor environments but does not exclude the possibility in special cases to be de fined at the installer s discretion to use it in outdoor environments as well TAIAO A The use of Motion Detection is at the complete discretion ofthe installing technician as he she is the only person with knowledge of the environment in which the device has been installed Motion Detection can be activated on all of the video cameras each of which has 8 sensitive rect angular areas that can be individually configured by size and position Motion Detection is based on lighting and color variations which result from people or objects moving within the sensitive areas A sensitivity parameter which determines whether a specific point of the area itself should be considered as movement can be set for each area When the points of movement detected for a specific area exceed the value specified by the threshold pa rameter the area and consequentially the device go into alarm status The areas in alarm status are displayed in negative colors while those which are not in a
62. e to be used in order to represent the current system time and for managing daylight savings time alternations Date 99 Field for setting the device s system date Time hh mm mm Field for setting the device s system time Range Default ene Press this button to save the date and time above Pag 74 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Privacy This function allows the user to limit the time which the recordings will remain on the hard disk by a number of days which can be set by the user Privacy Privacy contro No Max days 7 Back Privacy Range Default Enables disables the limit on the amount of time for which the recordings will remain on the hard disk E The number of days for which to keep the recordings on the hard disk The maximum storage time depends on the actual capacity of the hard disk SiCEP Pag 75 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Disk This screen allows the user to configure hard disk storage supports MAYER Enabling raid mode will cause the data present on both disks to be deleted completely WARNING Flash Yes Disk mode Normal Min free space Gb 15 Disk Range Default Yes No No Indicates whether a flash drive device has been installed for storing the recordings Indicates the type of flash drive device which has been installed for storing the recordings Range Default Determines the mode in which two contemporary hard disks wi
63. eave this parameter at its default value Range Default The number of P type frames or rather frames which are mono directionally predicted It is recommended to leave this parameter at its default value Pag 44 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Events This screen allows the userto setthe parameters relative to the events which the device is capable of detecting recording and eventually transmitting E vs Client 0 9 0 b35 BETA connected to SICEP VDS 1 1 0 2071 00210 1 12 152 Events Digital input Motion detector Video cutting Diagnostic Back Events Digital Input This screen allows the user to set the parameters relative to the generation of alarms due to logical input variations It is possible to associate these events with a video in relation to any of the avail able video inputs ETS Client 0 9 0 b35 BETA connected to SICEP VDS 1 1 0 2071 00210 1 12 152 f Digital input Description Input 1 Type Video Alarm on Open Send alarm Yes Only on activated peripheral Yes Send Camera from archive Prealarm time sec 30 camera 1 Alarm time sec 30 Alarm camera 1 Alarm quad 1 Alarm octal 1 Cycle on event Back Digital Input Range Default 1 4 Selects the logical input to configure Default Associates a description with the selected input SiCEP Pag 45 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Range Default Type Disabled Video Video
64. ecipient configuration Check the settings in the CONFIGURATION gt COMMUNICATION section a Change the orientation ofthe video cameras orthe type of The received images ightin lighting If fluorescent lights are used try replacing them are dark and without gnung with incandescent lights contrast Video connection cables of incorrect impedance Use coaxial cables with an impedance of 750 The device does not The IP address ofthe de Check that the IP address is configured properly within respond to queries vice to query is incorrect the software used to query the device but sends the alarm Incorrect MVS password Set the correct MVS password on the software used to notification correctly p query the device Make the device send an alarm notification to a valid re The device was queried cipient on the network in order to register its new IP and then its IP address address was changed Otherwise turn the switch or router to which the VDS de vice is connected off and on again Incorrect configuration Check that alarm notification sending has been enabled of the recording mode in CONFIGURATION EVENTS VIDEO INPUTS The device does not transmit the Incorrect configuration Check that the logical input at which the alarm occurred pre alarm video of the pre alarm video has a pre alarm video with a duration greater than 0 asso associated with one ciated with it See CONFIGURATION SEVENTS the logical input
65. es an Ethernet or 3G device for external communications If set to None this means that the recipient has not been configured Num Addr LC Sets the recipient s IP address 64 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VD o Ran Default The UDP port of the MVSNet recipient to be used in the case of dynamic IP manage ment Sets the number of connection attempts to be performed for the recipient Range Default i Answer AI Answer means that once the first recipient has responded alarm notifications will not be sentto any other recipients All means that the alarm notification will be set to all ofthe recipi ents regardless Range Default Send KeepAlive Enables the periodic sending of the Keepalive message to all of the configured recipients ds inicie ian Determines the interval with which the device sends the Keepalive message to the recipi ents The message is sent every time the device is turned on and every time the software is updated regardless If enabled this allows the MVSNet or DATA9000MVS central to check that the device s set time is synchronized with its own and to update the device s time if necessary This check on behalf of the MVSNetor DATA9000MVS center can be performed at two different moments during a device query or else when connecting for the purpose of sending the Keepalive message VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE E Mail Thedevice can be configured to
66. esolution 4channels at DCIF resolution 4channels at CIF resolution The4 channel capture cards have only one DSP while the 8 channel cards have 2 DSPs The var ious models will therefore have a maximum of 2 channels available in 4CIF resolution for each group of 4 consecutive video channels The following table shows the possible resolutions for each group of 4 channels ACIF CIF 2CIF DCIF DORE Recording This screen allows the user to modify the video recording parameters Recording Camera 1 Rec mode 24h Time slot group 1 Only on activated peripheral No Bitrate type Costant Bit rate kbit sec 500 Frame rate fps 25 Key frame 100 Bframe 2 Pframe 2 Back Recording The parameters which can be used to configure H264 video compression include Range oelects the video camera for which to set the recording parameters SiCEP Pag 43 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Range Default Rec mode 24 h Time slots Event Event Selects the video camera s recording mode 24 hour only at specific times or in the case of events associated with the video camera Selects the time frame group to which the selected video camera belongs Range Default Only on activated peripheral Yes Determines whether to record only while the system is active or always Range Default Bit rate type Constant Variable Constant Sets either a constantor variable bit rate In the first case the bit
67. evice s output connector is equipped with the following poles Chrominance Luminance GND Chrominance GND Luminance Pag 92 SiCEP Cap 13 APPENDIX D QUICK START VDS 13 APPENDIX D QUICK START This appendix provides some indications regarding the most common configurations which are required for the initial installation of the VDS device 13 1 RECORDING CONFIGURATION The device is configured with factory default settings upon delivery These settings provide for re cording to take place on all of the video cameras only in the case of input variation and video loss events The default video recording format is DCIF 528x384 It may therefore be necessary to modify these settings according to the user s requirements by respectively accessing and modify ing the CONFIGURATION RECORDING and CONFIGURATION VIDEO sections If on the other hand the user should decide to continue using event based recording it is nevertheless possible to change the video camera to be used in relation to one of the 4 possible input variation events by accessing and modifying the CONFIGURATION EVENTS DIGITAL INPUTS sec tion 13 2 TCP IP CONFIGURATION If the device it to be connected to a network it is important to configure the TCP IP parameters in the CONFIGURATION COMMUNICATION TCP IP NETWORK section The following operations must be performed in this section Enable the network card with the appropriate combo box Only e
68. exported as described in the previous chapter Select the row for the event in question with video associated making sure that the blue frame appears around it Select the format with which to export the video H264 or standard Sicep format Press Export to initiate the export operation for the selected video In local mode the export operation takes place on the inserted USB device In remote mode the export operation takes place through the VDSClient software dialog box opens which allows the user to se lect a location on the PC in which to save the exported file The exported video will either be made up of both the pre alarm and alarm videos if both are present or else will only include that which is present of the two During the export operation a window showing the opera tion s completion percentage is displayed The operation can be considered complete once the window disappears 7 7 SETUP The configuration screen contains the buttons for accessing the various sub screens which allow the user to set the system s functioning parameters This screen can only be accessed by one user at a time and only by Installer level users If for example a local user has accessed the con figuration screen and a second user attempts to access it from a remote workstation through VDSClient or vice versa the latter will receive the following message Impossible to access device configuration Time slots Digital outputs Pa
69. ffects on the environment and human health 1 9 CONVENTIONAL TERMS USED WITHIN THE MANUAL EXAMPLE Describes a specific case which is useful for clarifying a concept NOTE Describes additional considerations which are useful for clarifying a specific topic WARNING Identifies a situation to be managed with care follow the instructions carefully as the operation could compromise the device s proper function CAUTION Identifies a condition or action which could damage the device DANGER Identifies a condition or action which could cause physical injury or death 2 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 2 1 ASSISTANCE For any assistance required please contact your local Sicep reseller To download free firmware or utility program upgrades refer to the SICEP Spa website www sicep it 2 2 WARRANTY Please refer to the warranty certificate which is included at the end of this manual 2 3 REPAIRS Please refer to the repair request form which is supplied along with the product Pag 2 SiCEP Cap 3 INTRODUCTION VDS 3 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes this manual as well as the terms utilized within it 3 1 LAYOUT OF THE MANUAL The manual is made up of 9 chapters and 4 appendixes which are briefly described below Chapter 1 contains the safety regulations Chapter 2 contains general information Chapter 3 contains the description of the manual and the terms utilized therein Chapter 4 contains the device
70. fine the device s recording schedule This schedule can be en abled in order to regulate video recording and or to activate the motion detection system Time slots Group n 1 Time slotn 1 Enabled No Start 00 00 End 00 00 Back Time slots Selects the time frame group to be defined Time slot n melle 1 4 Range Default Enabled No Enables the selected time frame Default Sets the start time for the current time frame Default End mm TE Sets the end time for the current time frame rages SiCEr o Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VD Digital outputs The four digital outputs which correspond to the OUTPUT 1 4 terminals can be activated through the local interface and through remote interfaces such as VDSClient VDSMobile MvsNET and DATA9000MVS While set to ON the output is closed to GND When set to OFF the output is open Digital outputs Type Static Status ON Pulse duration sec 1 Alarm time sec 5 Back Digital outputs Range Selects the output to be configured Field used to assign a name other than the default name to the output Range Default Type Determines the output s functioning mode This can be either Monostable the activation status is only maintained for a time equal to the Impulse duration or Static the activation status is maintained until changed by the operator Range Default Displays the current output s status and allows for it to be con
71. form a new login using the procedure described above NOTICE egi zh In remote mode the user has the possibility of logging in as a user an installer and even as a watchman This access level only allows for the user to view real time images and does not allow for a Login to be performed NOTICE After logging in through the VDSClient software the real time images will not be displayed until the user selects a video camera a quad or an octal WARNING Once the user has logged in if he she does not interact with the VDS de vice for more than 5 minutes the software will display the main screen once again Access through a remote VDSMobile interface The VDSMobile software developed by Sicep is fundamental for guaranteeing full video control to users of handheld devices with the Windows Mobile operating system installed VDSMobile al lows users to view real time video to control any installed Speed Dome devices to control the outputs as well as to view the status of the digital inputs and the active channels NOTICE Weg For a complete description please refer to the manual of the VDSMobile software Remote access through Sicep centralization software In order to access the device through the Sicep centers the user must be in possession of a MVSNet client version 1 00 1538 or later or else a DATA9000MVS client version 1 48e or later DATA9000MVS software must be installed in conjunction with the MvsVDS
72. fthe device s internal temperatures The VDS device constantly monitors its internal temperatures If these temperatures should exceed the preset thresholds which can be configured by the installer a malfunction event will be generated WARNING The decreasing ofthe battery s voltage below 10 0 volts will cause the de vice to shut down it will only turn itself back on once the mains power supply has been restored 6 13 RECORDING AND EXPORTING In its minimum configuration the system uses a single SATA type hard disk for data storage the device is nevertheless capable of handling up to 2 SATA hard disks of 2 TByte each NOTICE Oy zh If installing anew hard disk the application will format the new hard disk automatically Recording can take place either continuously or else only following alarm events once the hard disk has been used beyond a certain capacity the oldest recordings will be overwritten If two hard disks are present two functioning modes will be available e normal the two hard drives are used in an incremental manner saving the data to one until its volume has been entirely filled and then continuing with the other Once both hard disks have been entirely used the oldest recordings will be overwritten SiCEP Pag 29 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES raid If the two hard disks are of exactly the same model they can be used in parallel so that the recordings will be saved both upon one as we
73. function Indicates that a hard disk has either malfunctioned or is not accessible e Video loss Indicates that the video signal from a camera is lost for a long time than as been set in configuration Channel e Ifthe type of event is an input variation this value identifies the relative input from 1 to 4 e Ifthe type of eventis a Video Absent Signal or a Motion Detector this value identi fies the video channel upon which the event has occurred e fthe type of eventis a status change this column may contain Power supply bat tery or status tampering Status e f the type of event is an input variation it may be open or closed e Ifthe type of eventis a status change ofthe battery channel then it may be charged or drained Record When there is video associated with an alarm event this is indicated by a colored symbol If an event does have video associated with it this can be played by selecting it and pressing the play button on the top left NOTICE ex The video playback functionalities are they same as those which are present in the recordings archive screen SiCEP Pag 39 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Exporting video associated with an event Use the following procedure to export videos which are associated with events Only in local mode Connect the USB storage device flash drive or FAT32 formatted porta ble hard disk to the USB port on the front of the device Display the events to be
74. gement software is based on Linux and the product therefore benefits from all the unique stability and security features of this now widely used operating system The following paragraphs describe the device s image capture methods its functionality in different operating states as well as its operating modes 6 2 H264 COMPRESSION Starting with the video camera images the compression cards produce a type H264 stream This stream organizes the videos into a Group of Pictures GOP sequence Each GOP contains frames which can be of three different types Typelframes also known as key frames Each starts with an frame which contains all the information necessary for its decoding regardless of the other frames This is the largest and least compressed frame Type Pframes These are frames which are encoded as a difference from the preceding or P frame and can therefore only be decoded if the previous or P frame is available Type P frames are smaller than frames Type B frames These are encoded using the information contained in the previous or P frame and the subsequent I or P frame B frames can only be properly decoded if the previous and subsequentl or P frames are available Type B frames are even smaller than P frames Asequence offrames which is quite frequentin this type of encoding is for example the following IPBBPBBPBBP PBBPI The number of frames contained in a GOP is specified with the Key frame para
75. he selected video camerais a Speed Dome type these buttons commandits zooming in and out functions In the case of remote access through VDSClient software the default video display on the main screen is disabled In orderto view real time video Just select the desired camera quad octal or hexal by pressing the buttons on the right side of the screen SiCEP Pag 33 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE 7 4 MAIN MENU To access the main menu press the login button on the main screen insert the access data when prompted NOTICE The access data for the default device access account are the follow ing Username installatore Password sicep After access has been completed successfully the Main Menu screen shown below will appear on the display Main menu Main menu If an Installer type access has been performed the main screen will also display the following menu items Recordings archive Events archive Configuration Diagnostics Archive cleanup Restart shutdown Back If a User type access has been performed the main screen will only display the following menu Items Recordings archive Events archive Back The individual menu items will be analyzed in the following chapters Pag 34 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS 7 5 RECORDINGS ARCHIVE On this screen the user can review and eventually export the video recordings found on the hard disk The stat
76. hich are present within the recordings remotely both with MVSNet as well as with VDSClient In both cases given the latency of the data s arrival audio playback can not take place while the recordings are being downloaded but only once the down load has been completed or rather once the file has been saved The MVSNet software automatically saves the video audio recordings within the archive when downloaded In contrast the VDSClient software only saves files when the export function is used 6 6 RECIPIENTS If the device detects an alarm condition is capable of independently attempting to connect to the intended recipients using the available communications devices Once connected it sends the pre alarm and alarm videos relative to the event that triggered the alarm NOTICE egg zi Alarm notifications can only be received by recipients who have the MvsNET or DATA9000MVS software installed on their computers Up to 4 recipients can be specified in order for the device to attempt connecting to one of these the following parameters must be specified the communications device to be used currently only TCP IP typologies the recipient s IP address the number of attempts to perform for the specified recipient the alarms notification policy The alarms notification policy determines whether to send the notification to only a single recipient or to all of the available recipients If sending to only a single recipient once an a
77. ical sequence Pag 70 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Range Cycle item EN Gicle items Selects the element of the cyclical sequence to be configured Range Default Camera 1 16 Camera 1 Quad 1 Quad 4 Octal 1 Octal 2 Hexal Associates the selected cyclical element with a video camera a quad an octal or a hexal Range Default Duration of the selected cyclical element s display in seconds Range Default Video out standard None PAL NTSC Selects the video standard to be used forthe device s analogue videos By selecting None no video signal will be sent to the outputs Range Default Video out CVBS S video CVBS S video CVBS S video Enables disables the analogue video outputs on the composite video and S Video connec tors respectively This button opens the screen which allows the user to configure the quad display modes This button opens the screen which allows the user to configure the octal display modes WARNING Modifying the TV Standard and or Signal parameters will cause the de vice to reboot SiCEP Pag 71 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Quad Quad configuration screen a vos Client 0 9 0 b35 BETA connected to SICEP VDS 1 1 0 2071 100210 1 12 152 fe Eal Quad 1 Pos 1 Camera 1 Pos 2 Camera 2 Pos 3 Camera 3 Pos 4 4 Quad Range Selects the quad to be configured Range Determines the video
78. ions with all of the MvsNET type recipients which are configured in such a way so as to be accessible by all of the centers NOTICE edi zb This characteristic even allows for communications over networks which do not provide the device with a public IPaddress to render it visible on the internet Dynamic IP addresses with commercial Dns Servers This service can be provided by various commercial servers which provide both free as well as paid services including DynDNS which is the most common The mechanism which is employed is the following The server allows for a symbolic name to be assigned to the device which is in turn associated with the device s own IP address If the IP ad dress ofthe device is changed during normal function the device itself contacts the server in order to communicate the new IP address Access to the device can then be performed by means ofthe symbolic name associated with it which the server will then identify with the new corresponding IP address In order to use the service do the following Register on the selected server with a username and password e Select the Dynamic IP service e Create a name with which the device using the service will be recognized over the internet and assign one of the available domains to it EXAMPLE If using DynDns the VDS device number 5365 might be called vds5365 dynsys org For more information regarding the configuration refer to the website of the selected server
79. ires the replacement of the 4 input card with an 8 input card as well as the installation of an additional 8 input card Upgrading from 12to 16 inputs requires the replacement of the 4 input card with an 8 input card For purely descriptive purposes the figure shows the inside of the device in its complete configu ration the model in you possession may lack one or more of the components shown m 9 ATE re 2 wg i i QE E PCI Riser Mn roy T eng Mainboard card VDS P PCI video B Force RAM cara ir f Flash disk Hard Disk AL 4W ATX Front card power supply SiCEP Pag 9 VDS Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE Externally the device appears as shown in the following figure SiCEP Nideo Digital System 5 6 7 N 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 COC C AUDIOINPUT N AUDIO INPUT N AUDIOINPUT ge OWN um FN 5 Q 6 7 V 9 9 10 11 2O INF VIDEO INPUT Control panel The VDS control panel contains the following e Power button for activating the device e AUSB port for connecting storage devices to which videos may be exported e 9 when on indicates that the main board is powered on for normal function e turns on when a hard disk is accessed e normally off flashes when the VDS attempts to connect to a remote user and remain
80. is activated If on the other hand the camera is configured to record even when the system is off it will only take the specified time frames into consideration 6 4 MEANS OF COMMUNICATION In order to communicate with external devices the device is equipped with a 10 100 fast Ethernet interface and 4 USB ports The Ethernet interface allows for the VDS to be connected to a local area network through a hub a switch or using a router to an ADSL line NOTICE The VDS device can be connected directly to a personal computer or notebook computer using a crossover type Ethernet cable The USB ports enable the VDS to use an external modem for communication over a 3G network GPRS EDGE UMTS HSDPA HSUPA Such modems are generally provided by the network s operator For the models which support this functionality see the 3G Modem configuration on VDS page or contact Sicep Through these interfaces the VDS can respond to remote queries and send alarm notifications to any eventual recipients NOTICE eaa 7 the communications device uses a TCP IP protocol simultaneous communications can take place with various remote clients through the same device This protocol is used when communicating over an Ethernet or internet network with 3G or ADSL communications devices If on the other hand the communications devices are ISDN or PSTN typologies simultaneous commu nications cannot take place with more than one remote client Dyn
81. ks out the real time video on the main screen in order to avoid useless consumption of system resources Cyclical mode which allows for the cyclical individual or multi view display of a series of views from various video cameras SiCEP Pag 23 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES In both cases the user just has to press any button on the keyboard or on the mouse to reactivate the normal real time view The time of inactivity can be set by the user from the device s configura tion NOTICE egg za The cyclical and blank screen functions apply to the local interface Recordings and events archive The user can view the recordings relative to any video camera both locally and remotely at any time regardless ofthe system s status The device continues to record while the user is consulting the recordings archive In addition to the recordings the local or remote user can at any time obtain a list of events re corded by the device during a specified time frame Audio As each available video input also has a relative audio input the VDS device is capable of inserting an audio track into each video recording If audio recording has been enabled then it is even possible to listen to the relative audio tracks while viewing recordings in local mode Recordings Archive screen NOTICE It is not possible to listen to the audio while viewing live video in local mode It is even possible to play the audio tracks w
82. larm occurs the device will attempt to connect to the first recipient if the first attempt fails it will try again based on the preset number of attempts If all of the attempts fail the device moves on to the next recipient and continues in this manner until at least one notification has been sent or until it has exhausted Pag 24 SiCEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS the list of available recipients If a connection is established the device first transmits the alarm signal to the recipient and then sends the pre alarm and alarm videos if foreseen by the configuration Ifthe alarms notification policy is configured to send notifications to all ofthe available recipients it will do so regardless of the results of each attempt Once the transmission has been completed the device stays connected for a specified amount of waiting time during which it remains available to respond to any queries on behalf of the recipient The waiting time is fixed at 30 seconds 6 7 E MAIL In the event of an alarm the device is capable of sending a notification message to four e mail ad dresses If the type of alarm prescribes it and if the option is configured either the image relative to the moment of the alarm and the associated video camera or else the alarm video itself will be attached to the messages In order for the e mail notifications to be sent an internet connection managed by a properly con figured router must be available
83. larm status are displayed in normal colors NOTICE egi The configuration and the display of the statuses of the Motion Detec tion system s areas can only be performed through the local interface An area s alarm status immediately generates an alarm status for the Motion Detection system and therefore for the device as well For special purposes itis possible to establish a sequence of areas which must go into alarm sta tus individually before generating an actual Motion Detector alarm In this case an alarm is generated if and only if all of the partitions in the preset sequence go into alarm status in the right order within the set time The Motion Detector can be configured to generate alarms only while the system is activated or else while it is deactivated as well Configuring the Motion Detector for an area The procedure for configuring the Motion Detector is described below From the Motion Detector screen click on Areas to access the Motion Detector Areas screen From the Video Camera field select the video camera upon which you want to use Motion Detection Set the number of areas to be created in the No Areas field Use the Area combo box to select the area to be configured Choose the framing of the camera This is a very important factor as this field mustn t be too wide or too narrow Setthe limit values which define the sides of the rectangular area top bottom left and right
84. le on event Input 1 Cycle on event No Total time 60 Number of cycle items 23 Cycle item 1 Camera 1 Time sec 5 Back Cycle on event Range Default Selects the input at which to activate the display of the cyclical image sequence Range Default Cycle on event Enables the display of a cyclical sequence of images whenever a status variation occurs at the selected input Total time sec E Total duration of the cyclical sequence display in seconds Range Default Numbers of cycle items Number of video elements which make up the cyclical sequence Range Default Selects the element of the cyclical sequence to be configured SiCEP Pag 47 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Range Default Camera 1 16 Camera 1 Quad 1 Quad 4 Octal 1 Octal 2 Hexal Associates the selected cyclical element with a video camera a quad an octal or the hexal Range Default Duration of the cyclical element s display in seconds Motion detector As previously stated the device is equipped with the possibility of detecting movement within the scenes being captured by the video cameras Motion detector s E 4 1 LE A E V ou pl Enabled No Only on activated peripheral Yes Mode Fuliscreen Areas Treshold 50 Grade 3 Fast motion frames 2 Slow motion frames 15 Prealarm time sec 30 Alarm time sec 30 Time out min 5 Apply Back Motion
85. ll as upon the other in an identical fashion This functionality allows for the recordings to be available even in the event of one hard disk malfunctioning The recorded images can be exported to external devices equipped with USB interfaces such as FAT32 formatted hard disks and USB flash drives The export of movies can be performed in H264 format or else in standard Sicep format The re covery of recordings can also be performed through the MVSNet software in this case the movies will be stored in standard Sicep format H264 Format H264 format is used when movies relative to individual video cameras are exported both locally using a USB storage device as well as remotely using the VDSClient software The video can be viewed using commercial software such as Windows Media Player and the like The videos will be able to be viewed after installing the appropriate codecs which come supplied with the VDS device Sicep Format SICEP format is used when exporting from more than one video camera simultaneously the re sulting file will have the mj extension and its contents can be displayed using the Video Browser function of the MVSNet software or else using the auxiliary software called MjViewer which also comes supplied with the VDS device Exporting in Sicep file format allows for the subsequent simultaneous viewing of all of the video tracks present in the file 6 14 IMAGE MARKING SYSTEM In order to increase the security of rec
86. ll be used if installed If set to Normal the two hard disks even if of different models and capacities will be managed in such a way so as to have the sum of their capacities available for data storage If set to Raid the two hard disks must be of identical models and capacities and will be used in parallel in such a way so that each acts as an exact copy of the other Button for realigning the hard disks This function must be used in case of an hard disk failure in order to replace it When you press the button the device will shutdown and the installer will need to replace the broken disk At next reboot the device will start the realignment oper ation that will run in the background during normal function until completed the graphical interface may result as slower while this operation is in progress a R Default Disk space which will be left free of recordings This space will be necessary whenever ex porting videos to external devices as it acts as a temporary support memory for the data being exported The higher the amount of data to be exported for example recordings which utilize higher bit rates or else large numbers of recordings the higher the amount of disk space which must be keptfree Only modify this parameter in the case of necessity Do not set this parameter to a value inferior to 15 Gb as this could cause problems when exporting large amounts of data from the device Pag 76 Cap 7 USER IN
87. m ibox tim it Vodafone web omnitel it Wind internet wind Tre tre it Contact your service provider for more information Default Sets the string with which to compare the 3G modem s messages in order to determine the presence of a call at the SIM s telephone number This parameter only has effect in Wake Up connection mode NOTICE egi zh In the case of the Huawei E272 model modem set this parameter to OK WARNING The following procedure must be performed in order to install a 3G mo dem Connect the modem to the USB port at the rear of the VDS device use the Model combo box to select the corresponding model use the Enabled combo box to enable the modem save the configuration and use the Restart button on the Restart Shutdown screen to restart the VDS device It is necessary to restart even after uninstalling a 3G modem SiCEP Pag 6 VDS Cap USER INTERFACE Dynamic This screen allows the userto configure the parameters required for dynamic IP address manage ment WARNING Dynamic ip Dynamic Udp ip No Udp ping time min 30 DNS server None Username Password Peripheral name Back Dynamic BENE Enables the management of the device s IP address through a UDP protocol If active the device maintains constant communication through a UDP protocol with all of the MVSClient recipients configured on the Recipients screen Ifdynamic ad
88. marked wih an asterisk are only intended Se Re wits ae Be ses ag PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Check that the mains power cable is properly connected and that the device s main power switch is in its ON I po The device does not No mains electrical sition turn on power supply available M Open the casing and check that the ATX power supply s AL 4W fuse is not broken pie OURS nel The RAM has not been turn on the POWER properly inserted or is the casing and check that the RAM is properly in and HD led indicators rted faulty serte at the front are off AL 4W power supply Openthe casing if the led indicators on the VDS P card The device does not fuse broken are all off then check the FS1 fuse on the AL 4W power turn on all of the led supply indicators at the front are off ATX power supply fuse Open the casing if some of the led indicators on the broken VDS P card are on then check the F1 fuse on the ATX power supply he device is Wait for the battery to recharge and try to turn the device Battery drained A equipped with a on again without the mains power supply backup battery but shuts off immediately whenever the mains Battery fuse broken Open the casing and check that the X7 fuse on the power supply is inter VDS P card is not broken rupted IDE Flash memory not The device turns properly inserted or Open the casing and check that the IDE Flash memory but bl
89. ment in which the alarm OCCUIS System This section contains the buttons for accessing the various sub screens which allow the user to set the system s general parameters System System SiCEP Pag 67 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Peripheral Each device is identified by a code and a password which are necessary in order to access them both locally as well as from a remote workstation These parameters can be configured in this sec tion Device Peripheral code 100 Description MVS password Second MVS password Transmit En Dis No Shut down from remote Yes Enable VDS P Yes VDS P port dev ttyACMO Serial Ok Back Peripheral Range Default Peripheral code 1 9999 100 Sets the device s MVS identification code which is necessary to access it from a remote workstation Description EN Allows the userto specify a string oftext which will be displayed on all ofthe video channels Default MVS password EN Sets the MVS password for accessing the device Upto 8 case sensitive alphanumeric char acters can be inserted Default Second MVS password Sp Allows the user to specify a second MVS password with the same characteristics as the MVS Password MEE Enables disables the transmission of activation and deactivation operations to the MVSNet or DATA9000MVS center which are determined by variations in the status of the INS DIS input Range Default Shut down from remote
90. meter Pag 16 SiCEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS 6 3 RECORDING The images available at each of the device s video inputs can be recorded based on different methods which can be configured independently for each input There are three possible recording methods for each of the device s video inputs 24 hour With which the device records continuously at the selected video inputs Event based The device only records following a user defined event such as an input vari ation video loss or motion detector signal A pre alarm video duration as well as an alarm video duration can be configured for each of these events Time based The device only records based on a daily schedule set by the user 24 hour recording 24 hour recording takes place regardless of alarm events Event based recording Event based recording takes place when an alarm event occurs in which case the event type is stored and based on the configuration a pre alarm video and an alarm video are generated Pre alarm video The pre alarm video is made up the images acquired before an alarm event In order for this video to be available it must be previously associated with one of the possible alarm causes The alarm causes include ogical input status variations e Video input signal absences e Motion Detector Signals In order to capture pre alarm video at least one of the following operations must be performed associate a pre alarm vi
91. n amp Zoom Setup The items available from the configuration screen are listed below and will be described in detail in the following chapters Video Recording Events Schedule Digital Outputs Panning amp Zooming Communication ragag SiCEr Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS System Copy Restore Back NOTICE In order to save the modifications which have been made to the configu ration parameters the user must go back until the screen appears which asks whether or not to save the new settings Video This screen allows the userto setthe parameters for each of the video inputs connected to the de vice Camera 1 Video Yes Video format PAL Size 2CIF Audio No Description Time Yes Logo No Brightness 128 Contrast 70 Saturation 64 Hue 0 Volume 128 Apply Back Video Range Camera 1 4 8 12 16 Selects the video input for which to set the parameters Range Default Enables disables video capture from the video input selected above Range Default Video format PAL Selects the video input format PAL or NTSC Range Default 4CIF 2CIF DCIF DCIF CIF Selects the size of the video to be captured In the case of PAL format video e ACIF 704x576 pixels possible for two channels simultaneously see the following Note e 2CIF 704x288 pixels e DCIF 528x384 pixels e CIF 352x288 pixels VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE In the case of NTSC form
92. n 4CIF format and 2 cannels in CIF format for PAL NTSC format for a group of 4 channels e 25 30 fps for channel in DCIF format for PAL NTSC format e 25 30 fps for channel in 2CIF format for PAL NTSC format e 25 30 fps for channel in CIF format for PAL NTSC format e Internal clock with backup lithium battery e 10 100 Mbit Ethernet interface e 3G modem optional GPRS EDGE UMTS HSDPA HSUPA e Static or dynamic IP accessibility e Can be independently enabled on each video input e implemented through the digital outputs and can be configured as either monostable or static for remote activation e ocal With monitor mouse and keyboard or supplied remote control e Remote With VDSClient software installed on a Personal Computer or VDSMobile installed on a handheld PC Local user interface Username and password authentication required in order to access the system as either a User or installer e VDSClient remote user interface Device identification code as well as username and password authentication required in order to access the system as either a User Installer or Watchman Users of level Watchman can only access to realtime video e VDSMobile remote user interface Device identification code and associ ated MVS password required for access Pag 6 Cap 4 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS VDS Device monitoring Alarm notification Storage Data exporting Image security S
93. nable DHCP ifthe network has a device which performs the function of a DHCP server If this is the case then the IP Address field can be left empty and the next step can be skipped Assign a fixed IP address to the device by filling in the IP address field fthe device is to be connected to the internet then the netmask and gateway fields must also be filled in In this case the gateway field must contain the IP address of the ADSL router used to connect to the internet Leave the Timeout conn field set to its default value 13 3 ADSL ROUTER CONFIGURATION In order to allow the device to communicate with other devices over the internet the ADSL router must be configured properly The router must be configured to route incoming connections at port 8000 to the VDS device s private IP address 13 4 REPAIR REQUEST FORM In the cases of malfunctions functional anomalies and or repair re quests please download the REPAIR REQUEST FORM from the documentation section of our website www sicep it and attach the duly completed form to the device when sending it for repair SiCEP Pag 93 CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE The guarantee on electrical and or electronic products manufactured by SICEP spa is valid for 24 months from the purchase date or from the date on the invoice This guarantee does not extend to the software produced and or sold by SICEP spa nor does it cover dam ages of any kind that may deriv
94. nal is lost at the corresponding input Us ing this function automatically enables pre alarm video capture on the video camera 6 11 VIDEO OUTPUT The video signal present at the VGA output of the main board can also be rendered available at an analogue output whether composite type video or S Video and this output may be connected to an analogue monitor for local surveillance NOTICE ead The video signal available at the analogue outputs is the same as that at the VGA output Pag 28 SiCEP Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES VDS 6 12 INTERNAL CHECKS The device constantly performs checks in order to verify its proper functioning status If any sys tem anomaly is present the device will log the event and if foreseen by the device s configuration Will send a notification to a remote recipient equipped with MVSNetor DATA9000MVS software Ifthe device is being powered by the battery in the absence of mains electrical power the VDS will not be activated in order preserve the integrity of the hard disks which could be damaged if started with insufficient power The checks which are performed are the following Loss of mains electrical power The device continuously monitors the voltage from the mains power supply thus verifying both the presence of the 230 110Vac mains network as well as the integrity of the power supply A timer is activated in the event an electrical power failure Ifthe mains power network has not been reactivated
95. ned in this manual was verified during the writing of the manual itself The manu facturer reserves the right to modify and improve the product described at any time without advance notice 1 2 CERTIFICATION The VDS device is manufactured in accordance with the current EC regulations and is therefore deemed to comply with the following applicable EU Directives EN60950 EN 55022 EN 55024 and EN 61000 together with the relative updates in accor C 4 dance with that which is prescribed by the 73 23 EEC Electrical Safety and 2004 108 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives provided the installation procedures contained in the appropriate chapter are respected The VDS is a class A device In a residential environment this device may cause interference with other electronic equipment in the immediate vicinity In such cases the user may be required to take adequate measures such as for example moving the VDS device itself to another position modifying the passage of the cables which connect to the video cameras moving the device which is experiencing interference farther away from the VDS device 1 3 MARKINGS An identification label which contains the following information is attached to the bottom of the device The name of the manufacturer Sicep S p A the model the device s serial number the date of production the input power supply data and the complete commercial code 1 4 GROUNDING The device mus
96. o the 3G modem may also con stantly display the value 0 as not all modem models render this information available Hard disk 0 1 e Id 0 1 e Present Yes Yes will be displayed for both hard disk fields if there are 2 hard disks on board e Disk size ex 150229 MB Size of the hard disk expressed in Megabytes This value will vary based on the type of hard disk installed e Used space ex 128 MB Space on the hard disk expressed in Megabytes which is occupied by data e State Ok e Raid Status of the hard disks in Raid configuration e Ok Indicates that the two hard disks are synchronized and functioning e Synchronization Synchronization of the hard disks in progress in the back ground This operation takes place upon the creation of the raid configuration e Disk failure Followed by a number this field indicates that the specific disk malfunction indicated by the number displayed has occurred e Restore The hard disk alignment operation is in progress This operation is implemented by pressing the Raid restore button especially after having replaced one of the hard disks e The symbol indicates that the Raid configuration has not been activated NOTICE eaa zh In diagnostics in the case of hard disks in Raid configuration the sec ond disk acting as a copy of the first will not be indicated as present Rather the total Raid status will be indicated on the first hard disk SiCEP Pag 79
97. ocks itself im faulty is properly inserted mediately after the Via Embedded Video capture card screen properly inserted or Open the casing and check that the video capture faulty and the riser card are properly inserted into the PCI slot i The device does not Configure the bios so thatthe device turns on automati turn on automatically Incorrect bios configura cally once the mains power supply has been restored when powered by tion See the appendix Special operations Bios Configura mains power supply tion Pag 86 SiCEP Cap 9 MAINTENANCE VDS The device turns on but does not detect any boot device A hard disk has been Incorrect boot device or Access the bios and check its configuration as de installed and the VDS der in the bios scribed in Special operations Bios Configuration device turns on but does not detect any boot device The MVSNet centeris Software incompatibility not able to manage MvsNET software ver the VDS device sion prior to 1 0 1540 Upgrade the MvsNET management software to the cur rent version ooftware incompatibility The DATA9000MVS b ATA9000MVS soft center is not able to Upgrade the DATA9000MVS management software to manage the VDS de s ps es the current version and install the MvsVDS extension vice Pid extension The device does not Incorrect communica send alarm notifica tions device and or tions r
98. on the cover has been reinserted into the VDS P card s FAN1 con nector Tilt the frontal portion of the cover into its lodging at the rear of the device and push the cover forward until makes contact with the front Lower the rear portion of the cover in such a way so that the cover engages with the base Afterwards lower the rear portion in such a way so that the cover engages with the base Fasten the cover to the base with the 4 lateral screws Pag 90 SiCEP Cap 11 APPENDIX B SPECIAL OPERATIONS VDS 11 3 Bios Configuration The VDS device s bios is configured during final testing at the manufacturer s facility The opera tions described hereafter are only necessary if the bios is no longer properly configured or if the installation of the hard disk is performed by the customer Access the bios by repeatedly pressing the Del button on the keyboard while the VDS de vice is booting Setthe bios to its default configuration by selecting the Load optimized defaults option Access the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS section and set SATA MODE to IDE Accessthe ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Hard disk boot priority section and check that the first item in the list of boot devices is CHO M of the 512 MB IDE Flash memory for example Transcend Access the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP section and set AC LOSS AUTO RESTART to Save the new settings by pressing the F10 key Wait for the VDS to restart MAII
99. one number NOTICE Wey In the case of a Wake Up connection the first recipient configured on the VDS device must be the MVSNet center which operates in that mode A fun damental requirement for the function of this type of mechanism is that the SIM card being used must be capable of answering both data and voice calls Default lt sconoscito gt Selects the model of the 3G modem Default Modem Port Sets the USB port to be used for the modem connection For Onda type modems use dev tty USB1 For the Option Icon 225 type modem use the dev tty HS3 port Default Info Port devityUSBf oets the USB port to be used to recover connection information For Onda type modems use dev tty USB2 For the Option Icon 225 type modem use the dev tty HSO port Pag 60 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Range Default The speed of the communications between the serial port and the modem See the manual of the modem being utilized The default value is valid for all of the mobile service providers currently present on the Italian market The telephone number used for 3G communication Use either 99 or else 99 1 For more information consult the service provider for the 3G modem being utilized APN CZ The name ofthe access point for the 3G connection This parameter depends on the service provider Consult the documentation attached to the SIM card purchased The values are generally the following Ti
100. ordings each video recorded by the VDS device can be marked with a default logo which will be appear in a transparent form upon the images in order to prevent any forgery or tampering 6 15 SPEED DOME VIDEO CAMERAS Each VDS device has a freely programmable multi protocol RS485 interface for managing multi ple Speed Dome video cameras The standard functionalities are available e eft and right movement e Up and down movement e Zooming in and out 6 16 PRIVACY The VDS device allows for the management of hard disk recording time limitations In accordance with the privacy laws which allow for the storage of recordings for only a limited time a configurable mechanism has been implemented that allows for the recordings to be kept on the disk from a minimum of one day to a maximum of 240 days The actual time which the images will remain on the disk is nevertheless linked to the disk s capacity Pag 30 SiCEP Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS 7 USERINTERFACE The user has access to the recordings and to the device s configuration through the graphical in terface which can be accessed in the following manners Local mode With a monitor keyboard and mouse connected directly to the device or else with the remote control which comes supplied along with the VDS device e Remote mode With a TCP IP connection using a Windows personal computer upon which the appropriate VDSClient software has been installed The user
101. peed Dome control Motion detector Maintenance Updating Compatibility e MVSNET or DATA9000MVS Device identification code and associated MVS password required for access e he following checks are performed 230 110 Vac mains power enabled Battery charge status to ensure functionality in the case of power loss or power supply malfunction CPU temperature check Proper device function hard disk VDS P card video capture card e s possible by means of Sicep centralization software Sending of email with the possibility of attaching alarm related images or videos e Video flow and event recording on a SATA type hard disk Possibility of using up to 2 hard disks of 2 TByte each e To USB flash drive or external USB hard disk both formatted as FAT 32 e Superimposed semi transparent logo e Through multi protocol RS485 interface Pelco D Pelco P Philips e For internal environments can be configured for each individual video camera with 8 distinct areas available by morphology and parameters e ocal with monitor mouse and keyboard or remote control e Remote through a personal computer with VDSClient software installed e From remote through SicepMVC e MVS Net and DATA9000MVS centralization systems SicepMVC for up dating VDSClient for remote connection from a PC and VDSMobile for remote connection from a handheld PC SiCEP Pag 7 VDS Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE
102. peration or accesses a different screen e E 1 box A field which can be scrolled through in order to make a selection from amongst a grouping of values e Text box Allows the user to input alphanumeric text Keyboard With the keyboard keys to be used in order to navigate within the interface are the following Tab to pass from one control to the next within the active screen Shift Tab to pass from one control to the previous within the active screen 7 7 Arrows to make selections with the scroll boxes a gt 4 Arrows to move the cursor within a window The windows are only present in the Recordings Archive and Events screens In these screens the user must first select the desired window using the Tab key confirm the selection using the Enter key and then maneu ver within the window using the arrow keys Press Enter to activate the selected control Use the alphanumeric keyboard to insert text and use the backspace key to delete Mouse Use the left mouse button to activate or select a desired control using the mouse Ifthe user wants to edit a text field with the mouse alone he she must press the right mouse button in order to display a virtual keyboard from which the characters may be selected Once the entry has been completed simply press the close button CAPS SHIFT LOCK For the user instructions for the remote control please refer to the appropriate section of this manual
103. progress Exporting Use the following procedure to perform an export operation Only in local mode Connect the USB storage device flash drive or FAT32 formatted porta ble hard disk to the USB port on the front of the device Check that the recordings to be exported are available using the display functions described above Selectthe video camera from which you wantto exportthe recordings by clicking on the name of the desired camera with the mouse Fill out the four From and To text fields in order to specify the video time interval to be ex ported oelect the format with which to export the video H264 or Sicep format Press Export to initiate the export operation for the selected video In local mode the export operation takes place on the previously inserted USB flash drive while in remote mode the operation takes place through the VDSClient software A dialog box opens which allows the user to select a location on the PC in which to save the exported file During the export opera tion a window showing the operation s completion percentage is displayed The operation can be considered complete once the window disappears SiCEP Pag 37 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE 7 6 EVENTS ARCHIVE On this screen the user can view the list of events which have been recorded by the device This list can be filtered based on event typology and or on a time basis maximum of 8 events can be displayed simultaneously butthe
104. quired and ortrans mitted in one second Consecutive Groups of Pictures contained in an encoded video flux ac cording to the MPEG specifications General Packet Radio Service Mobile telephone technology designed to perform medium speed data transfers Global System for Mobile Communication Represents a worldwide stan dard for mobile telephone communications Also known as MPEG 4 Part 10 or alternatively MPEG 4 AVC Advanced Video Coding this is a proprietary Moving Picture Experts M digital video compression format with loss SiCEP Pag 3 VDS Cap 3 INTRODUCTION HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access Integrated Services Digital Network indicates an International communi cations standard for voice video and data transmission over digital or analogue telephone networks Not Applicable indicates that the characteristic in question is not present etal avideocameraview O O OOOO Implicitly refers to the VDS device which is the subject of this manual PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network indicates the international telephone network for analogue voice and data transmission In the manual this term is also used to refer to analogue modems Quad a video cameravien OOOO RAM Indicates the volatile memory installed on the main board The content of this memory is lost when the device is switched off RESET Indicates the condition which causes the device to resta
105. r all three fuses Openthe VDS device s cover by removing the 4 screws located on the two sides of its casing Lift the back of the cover slightly and slide it towards the rear of the device in order to extract it from the base Be careful to not pull the cover too far away from the base as the fan which is mechanically fastened to the cover itself also is electrically connected to the VDS P Card Once the cover has been removed extract the fan s power cable from the FAN 1 connector on the VDS P card This will facilitate the subsequent operations For the VDS P card X7 5x20 mm 5A rapid glass fuse e Remove the plastic cap of the fuse e Check the fuse and replace it with one of the same type if necessary e Reapply the cap For the AL AW mains power supply FS1 5x20 mm 4A rapid glass fuse e Remove the plastic cap of the fuse e Check the fuse and replace it with one of the same type if necessary e Reapply the cap Forthe ATX power supply F1 15A mini blade fuse e Disconnect the data and power cables from the hard disk e Remove the hard disk bracket by removing the 4 screws which fasten it to the base e Check the fuse and replace it with one of the same type if necessary e Reposition the hard disk s bracket in its lodging and fasten it with the 4 screws e Reconnect the data and power cables to the SATA hard disks Once the fuses have been checked and or replaced close the device s casing Make sure that the cable for the fan
106. recording s archive as well as to view video in real time Access to the user level This type of access allows the user to view the events archive and the recording s archive as well as to view video in real time NOTICE Aegi Without a username and password the user will only be able to view video in real time If accesstothe installer level is performed the user will be able to view the existing accounts and to create new ones assigning the desired accessibility levels By default the device comes config ured with only one installer level user with the following access parameters e Username installatore e Password sicep NOTICE egg ZR T he two level articulated User and Installer access authentication system can be useful in cases where the technician installing the device wants to retain the exclusive possibility to modify the device s configuration while guaranteeing users the possibility to access the device for the purpose of recovering video recordings WARNING Once the user has logged in if he she does not interact with the VDS de vice for more than 5 minutes the device will display the main screen once again Access through a remote VDSClient interface The device continuously awaits any remote user queries through the available communications devices AWindows personal computer upon which the VDSClient application has been installed beforehand is required in order to access the device in
107. remote mode The VDSClient software provides the Personal Computer with the same graphic interface as the local management software thereby allowing for total control of the device from the remote work station The VDSClient program can be installed on any personal computer which meets the following system requirements 2 6GHz Pentium4 processor or higher e 256Mbyte RAM or higher e Ethernet interface e Windows 2k XP or Vista operating system The following procedure must be performed in order to connect through a remote client Connect the PC with VDSClient installed to the network Configure the network connection of the PC Startthe VDSClient software and wait for the appearance of the dialogue box requesting the user to select the device to connect to Insert the access parameters for a user installer or watchman account consisting of a username and password factory defaults username installatore password sicep SiCEP Pag 21 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES Insert the device s MVS code factory default 100 Insertthe device s IP address factory default 10 1 1 98 or if DNS dynamic IP management is enabled insert the symbolic name assigned to the VDS device Press Login and wait for the main screen to load Once the connection has been successfully established the main screen described above will ap pear providing the possibility for the user to view real time images or else to per
108. rotocol which is set on all of the video cameras connected to the device through the RS485 output Ran Default Baudrate ps Sets the baud rate for communications over RS485 serial line The possible values are 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Range Default n Determines the parity control over the transmitted data N is equivalentto no parity while S is equivalent to parity Pag 56 Cap 7 USER INTERFACE VDS Range Default an Determines the size of the bytes transmitted Range Default Determines the number of stop bits for the serial communication Range Camera 1 4 8 12 16 Selects the camera to setup Range Default Enables the panning functions on the selected video camera Range Default Code 0 The identification code for the current video camera This code must be the same as that which was manually configured on the video camera before being installed on the RS485 serial bus O Communication This screen allows the user to set the device s parameters for communication with the remote Cli ents Communication Communication WARNING Communication parameters which are set using VDSClient will be en abled after disconnection Subsequent connections will be performed using the new parameters SiCEP Pag 57 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE TCP IP This screen allows the user to configure the parameters required for communication with a TCP
109. rt it is as if the de vice were to be switched off and back on again SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is a computer interface used for hard disk connections It is the evolution of the ATA more well known as IDE Stream Audio video dataflow transmitted by a source Topic or functionality To Be Defined UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Remote user Indicates a user capable of communicating with the devices through a per sonal computer equipped with one ofthe device compatible applications Pag 4 SiCEP Cap 4 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS VDS 4 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Thedevice consists of a VDS main board based on an X86 type processorat 1 3 GHz upon which are installed one or more 4 or 8 channel video capture cards capable of performing hardware video stream compression The application developed by Sicep is based on the Linux operating system The product s main characteristics are listed below 4 1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS The following characteristics refer to the device as equipped with a hard disk Input power supply Consumption with 1 Hard disk Backup battery 12 Vcc Outlet Video Inputs Audio Inputs Digital Inputs Activation input Mouse Keyboard interface Video Outputs Audio Output Digital Outputs Activation Output Alarm Output Communications ports e 110Vac 60Hz 230Vac 50Hz 11 14 Vcc from battery e VDS 4 SOW
110. s steadily on when the VDS is connected e lt when blinking indicates data being transmitted to a remote user e gt when blinking indicates data being received from a remote user e gt lt flashing simultaneously Error signal inspect using diagnostics Pag 10 SiCEP Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE VDS Rear connectors and controls e Video Inputs e Audio Inputs e Removable terminal board with 18 positions numbered from left to right CNT m Description 1 GN Groundingreferenco 2 s END Groundingreferenco s asst Serial RS485 teminal s 485 Serial RS485 terminal SiCEP Pag 11 VDS Cap 5 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE e Device Reset button e Power switch e 230Vac mains power supply tray e 12Vcc battery power supply connector Ethernet CVBS Mic In VGA USB S Video Line Out Line In The device contains 3 different fuses e VDS P card 5x20 mm SA rapid glass fuse e F1 on ATX power supply 15A mini blade fuse e FS1 on AL AW mains power supply 5x20 mm 4A rapid glass fuse Refer to Appendix B Special Operations for a description of the fuse replacement operations 5 5 INSTALLATION Before proceeding with the installation carefully check that the device has not been damaged Follow the procedures described in the following sections for the proper use of the apparatus
111. s 13 1000 The frame interval for detecting slow movement Any movements which last for at least the number of frames set with this parameter will be detected Beca hia Sets the pre alarm recording duration in the case of a motion detector event Alarm time sec d ER Sets the alarm recording duration in the case of a motion detector event Time Out se ES The time which the system waits to reactivate the motion detector after a motion detector event has occurred Apply Ld Applies the current motion detector settings thereby allowing the userto verify the effects in the image shown on the upper left SiCEP Pag 49 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Areas This screen allows the user to define each video camera s sensitive areas for motion detection as well as to define a sequence of areas which will generate a Motion Detector alarm event if set off consecutively In orderto facilitate the definition of these areas two rulers are displayed within the video frame These axes measure the pixel coordinates with respect to the image s origin or rather its upper left corner Motion detector areas Camera 1 Areas num 1 Area 1 Top 0 Use sequence No Sequence areas count 2 Sequence item 1 Area 1 Sequence time sec 20 Areas Motion Detector Camera Selects the video camera upon which to configure one or more sensitive areas Range Default oets the number of areas to be configured for
112. s VIDEO INPUTS Incorrect configuration Check that alarm notification sending has been enabled of the recording mode in CONFIGURATION gt EVENTS VIDEO INPUTS The device does not transmit the alarm Incorrect configuration Check that the logical input at which the alarm occurred video of the alarm video asso has an alarm video with a duration greater than 0 associ ciated with one of ated with it See CONFIGURATION EVENTS VIDEO logical inputs INPUTS The device does not respond to queries through the Ethernet network SiCEP Pag 87 VDS Cap 9 MAINTENANCE An incomplete date has Always insert the year using 4 digits Always insert the been inserted time using 4 digits A date which is not pres The device does not entin the recordings has respond to the been inserted MVS NET historical query Check the device s periods of activity and recording modes The device s system time is not synchronized is behind with respect Check the device sinternal clock in CONFIGURATION gt to that of the operational SYSTEM DEVICE center adipi rt correct confauration Check the following settings CONFIGURATION p 9 EVENTS DIGITAL INPUTS video ee ee correct confiduration Check the following settings CONFIGURATION 9 EVENTS DIGITAL INPUTS video The VDSClient soft The device is resetting it Wait for the device to turn back on and check its function ware disconnects self alit
113. s and is capa ble of recording and signaling any malfunctions to the operations center This screen allows the user to configure these monitoring activities Diagnostic Hardware failures Yes Disk failure Yes Flash failure No Check temperatures Yes Temp C 65 Power loss time min 5 Repetitions gap hours 1 Back Diagnostic Range Default Hardware failures Yes Enables the detection of a series of hardware problems such as e Video capture card malfunctions e VDS P card malfunctions or poor connections Range Default Disk failure Yes Enables an alarm notification in the event that access one of the hard disks has failed Range Default Flash failure Enables an alarm notification in the event thatthe flash drive support returns an access error Range Default Check temperatures Enables the monitoring of the device s temperatures and sends alarm notifications in the event that the thresholds below should be exceeded Range Default nee 50 80 Microprocessor internal temperature alarm threshold Power loss time min jr P Sets the time which must pass in minutes before generating an alarm in the even of a 230 110Vac mains electrical power loss a ids The time interval in hours which determines how often the recipient shall be sent repeated notifications of a diagnostics alarm SiCEP Pag 53 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Time slots This screen allows the user to de
114. s and verify that the device responds correctly with dates and times that are consistent with the correct current time fa recipient is available perform a transmission test by simulating an alarm or by pressing the Test button on the Recipients screen WARNING With the default factory settings the device is not configured for 24 hour recording If necessary this can be activated foreach video camera in the CONFIGURATION RECORDING section SiCEP Pag 15 VDS Cap 6 FUNCTIONALITIES 6 FUNCTIONALITIES This chapter describes the device s functionalities 6 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS The device is designed for the capture compression recording and sending of images from ana log cameras in color or in B W These images are processed through a type H264 compression algorithm in order to reduce the amount of data to be transmitted and the occupation of space on the storage devices WARNING The presence of at least 1 hard disk is fundamental in order for the VDS device to function The device has the same number of audio inputs as is does video inputs Forthis reason thanks to the functionality of the H264 encoder every H264 stream can be integrated with an audio track in OggVorbis format The device is also equipped with digital inputs digital outputs and communication ports through which it can interact with the external environment Each device can support up to 2 hard disks The mana
115. s technical characteristics Chapter 5 describes the device and its start up procedures in detail Chapter 6 contains the descriptions of the device s functionalities Chapter describes the user interface Chapter 8 describes the remote control which is supplied with the device Chapter 9 describes the maintenance and troubleshooting operations Appendix Adescribes the various possibilities which can be employed by a remote user in or der to connect to the device Appendix B describes particularly delicate operations which are defined as special operations Appendix C contains the descriptions of various cables which can be utilized for connecting to the device Appendix D describes some of the most common configuration operations to be performed for the device s first installation 3 2 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Crossover cable Areversed Ethernet cable for point to point communication between two devices equipped with network interfaces Pin to pin cable An Ethernet cable for communication between two devices equipped with network interfaces through a switch router or hub Indicates the value of the parameters before the device has been config ured by the user FLASH memory Indicates the non volatile memory installed on the main board The con tent of this memory is not lost when the device is switched off This memory contains the device s operating system Frames per second indicates the number of frames ac
116. t be connected to the electrical system s grounding node through its power cable 1 5 BACKUP BATTERY A rechargeable lead acid battery may be used in conjunction with the VDS device in order to en sure its proper function in the event of temporary loss of power For this purpose a battery connector cable comes supplied along with the device Do not use batteries with capacities greater than that which is indicated in the Electrical Characteristics 1 6 DISPOSAL OF THE PACKAGING The cardboard packaging is classified as code 150101 Directive 9 4 2001 The polyethylene foam edge protectors are classified as code 150102 Directive 9 4 2001 The packaging mustbe disposed of in compliance with the current local recycling regulations 1 7 DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT The components which make up the VDS device are not considered solid urban waste Rather the device is made up of electronic cards and can be classified as codes 160214 and 210136 Therefore the VDS device must be disposed of in compliance with the cur rent local recycling regulations and not as solid urban waste SICEr Pag 1 VDS Cap 2 GENERAL CONSIDERA TIONS 1 8 BATTERY DISPOSAL Lead acid batteries are not classified as solid urban waste Rather they are considered code 160601 Dispose of them in compliance with the current local recycling regulations WARNING Improper disposal of electrical and electronic equipment EEE or parts of them may have harmful e
117. tes the cleanup of the memory which contains the device s Linux operating system NOTICE eye e Performing a cleanup of the archives will cause the device to restart If the cleanup is performed from a remote workstation the VDSClient software will disconnect SiCEP Pag 81 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE 7 10 REBOOT SHUTDOWN In local mode this screen allows the user to reset and shutdown the VDS device via software through the use of the relative buttons Reboot Shutdown Reboot Shutdown WARNING In the case of the remote interface shutting down the device will make it necessary for the user to go to the device s installation location in order to manually reactivate it Therefore in order to avoid such an inconve nience in the event that the shutdown button is pressed accidentally an additional shutdown confirmation page has been included Pag 82 Cap 6 THE REMOTE CONTROL VDS 8 THEREMOTE CONTROL N A 4 The remote control allows the user to interact with the device while it is only connected to the mon itor without having to use the mouse or keyboard The descriptions of the functions associated with the remote control s buttons are provided below Ch Buttons Press these buttons to change video camera views switching to the previous or the next 3 F1 Button Future expansion Arrow Buttons In normal mode
118. tives applicables protezione della salute e della sicurezza dell utente safety requirements protection de la sant et de la s ret de l utilisateur EN 60950 1 2004 05 requisiti di protezione per quanto riguarda la compatibilit elettromagnetica electromagnetic compatibility requirements r quisitionn de protection en ce qui concerne la compatibilit lectromagn tique CEI EN 55022 1999 Class A B CEI EN 61000 3 3 1997 06 CEI EN 55022 A1 2001 A2 2003 A1 2002 05 CEI EN 55022 A1 A2 EC 2005 A2 1 1 2006 03 CEI EN 55022 1 2 2008 CEI EN 55024 1999 04 A1 2002 EN 61000 3 2 2007 A2 2003 IS1 2008 Data 24 04 2009 SICEP S p A erta Carmine Iodice SICEP S p A Capitale sociale 1 248 000 0 int vers 50052 Certaldo Firenze Via Calabria 14 Tel 0571 664166 ra Fax 0571 652285 Codice Fiscale e PIVA 04552390488 C C I A A n 4608995 FI Iscr Trib di Firenze n10356 www sicep it e mail sicep sicep it http www sicep it e mail sicep sicep it SICEP S p A Via Calabria 14 16 50052 Certaldo ITALY Tel 0571 664 166 r a Fax 0571 652 285 r AZIENDA CERTIFICATA z ma UNI EN ISO 9001 2008 N TOSCANA I II LIVELLO
119. trolled While OFF the output is in high impedance While ON the output is closed to GND insidens Determines the duration of the ON status in seconds ifthe output has been configured as a monostable type cel ti Determines the duration of the output s ON status in seconds in the case of activation due to an alarm The alarm output always behaves in a monostable manner SiCEP Pag 55 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE Panning amp Zooming The VDS device is capable of controlling Speed Dome video cameras this section allows for their management parameters to be configured Pan Zoom Protocols This section allows the userto configure the parameters used by the Speed Dome video cameras All of the Speed Dome video cameras on the device s RS485 output line must be configured to function according to the selected protocol and its parameters WARNING Before connecting the video cameras to the RS485 serial bus make sure that they have been appropriately configured with the protocol that has been set on the VDS device and that each has a unique identification code Pan Zoom Protocols Enabled Yes Baudrate 2400 Byte dimension 8 Camera 1 Enabled Yes Back Pan Zoom Protocols Range Default insciis Enables the use of the pan and zoom commands Range Default Protocol Pelco D Pelco P Pelco D Philips Selects the protocol to be used It is essential that this parameter be set to the p
120. us ofthe recordings is displayed on a grid with the time as the horizontal axis and the video cameras as the vertical axis The time axis can be displayed based on various zoomlevels months days hours and minutes A minute is split into two blocks of 30 seconds If during a certain period of time depending on the zoom level there are recordings present for a specific video camera the corresponding position on the grid will be colored blue Recordings archive 1 Start date 11 11 2009 End date 11 11 2009 6 Start time 00 00 End time 23 59 S Al 3 2 9 i Recordings archive The following elements can be found on the screen From To dd mm yyyy Use these fields to select the day or days for which to export the recordings From To hh mm Use these fields to select the start and end times for the recordings to be exported Format Use this field to select the exported file format H264 compression format or standard Sicep format Export Initiates the export operation for the selected video Clear USB flash drive To eliminate all ofthe contents of the USB device connected to the VDS in order to free up the space required for the files to be exported Zoom To switch the video display based on the desired time frame between months days hours and minutes Scroll ahead one frame Scroll back one frame Increase playback speed Decrease playback speed SiCEP Pag 35 VD
121. user to view real time images and does not allow for a Login to be performed SiCEP Pag 69 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE NOTICE Aog By default the device comes configured with only one installer level user with the following access parameters Username installatore Password sicep WARNING A maximum of 32 users can be configured on the device Interface This screen allows the user to modify the parameters of the device s graphical interface Interface Inactivity Ignore Time Out min 5 Number of cycle items 4 Cycle item 1 Camera 1 Time sec 5 Video out standard PAL Video out CVBS S Video Octal Interface e Range Default Inactivity Ignore Turn off Ignore Cicle Determines the live view mode from the video cameras to be displayed after the user has left graphical interface inactive for a certain period of time e Ignore Constant display of the standard user interface e Turn off Blacks out the real time video in order to avoid useless consumption of the system resources which would otherwise be used for video display e Cicle After a certain amount of user interface inactivity the sequence which is determined by the following parameters is shown in Full Screen mode on the display The inactivity time expressed in minutes after which the display passes into cyclical or blank screen mode Range Default Number of cycle items Number of screens which make up the cycl
122. whether connecting in remote or local mode interacts with the device using the same graphical interface The description ofthe interface below is valid for both modes and any eventual differences will be appropriately highlighted 7 1 MENU TREE The user interface is organized based on a menu tree with the following section hierarchy MAIN MENU RECORDING ARCHIVE EVENTS ARCHIVE SETUP gt if VIDEO RECORDING EVENTS gt DIGITALINPUT gt CYCLE ON EVENT MOTION DETECTOR gt AREAS VIDEO CUTTING DIAGNOSTIC TIME SLOTS DIGITAL OUTPUTS PAN amp ZOOM COMMUNICATION TCP IP gt NETWORK CARD DYNAMIC IP 3G MODEM H264 STREAM RECEIVERS E MAIL SYSTEM D PERIPHERAL USERS INTERFACE gt QUAD OCTAL LANGUAGE DATE TIME PRIVACY DISK COPYIRESTORE DIAGNOSTICS ARCHIVES CLEANING REBOOT SHUTDOWN SiCEP Pag 3 VDS Cap 7 USER INTERFACE 7 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS The user can interact with the interface using e A keyboard and or a mouse e he supplied remote control The types of controls which are normally found within the interface are the following Back wem Buttons The use of a button initiates an o
123. y in the DIAGNOSTICS section Incorrect IP address de Checkthe IP address and the correctness of the authenti Itis not possible to up vice code or password cation data grade the device s software with Software incompatibility SicepMVC SicepMVC version prior Use SicepMVC software version 1 20 or later VDS P card faulty or not Open the casing and check the VDS P card connec properly connected tions Hardware out of ser vice message Video capture card faulty not properly con Open the casing and check that the video capture card nected and the riser card are properly inserted into the PCI slot Video absent signal Video cable not properly Check that the video cable is properly connected to the message connected device and that the video camera is powered on Reposition the device in accordance with the indications Improper installation provided in the chapter Selecting the installation Device overheating location message Fan faulty Open the casing and check the device s cooling fan Re place the fan if necessary Open the casing check the data cable connection be Hard disk malfunction Hard disk faulty or not tween the hard disk an the mother board and check the Message properly connected power cable connection between the hard disk and the ATX power supply The device has reset Open the casing and check the device s internal con itself Hardware problem nections in relation

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