Vi200 Digital Recorder User Manual
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1. screen is displayed The time of alert will be displayed on the list see section 3 and the alert will be cancelled Note that if the alert condition persists the alert message will re appear Digital Recorder 2 LIVE Press this key to view live images on the main monitor This key may be pressed at any time to exit from any other screen 2 1 Viewing Full Screen Images Select full screen views of different cameras on the main monitor by pressing the NUMBER keys 00O OOO O 2 2 Quad Display Select quad display on the main monitor by pressing the QUAD key Cameras 1 2 3 and 4 will be displayed together On 9 camera models if the QUAD key is pressed again cameras 5 6 7 and 8 will be displayed Successive presses will toggle between the two sets of images Press a number key to revert to full screen display of one camera Digital Recorder 2 3 9 way Multi Screen Select x9 Multi Screen display on the main monitor by pressing the MULTI SCREEN key 9 camera models only Press a number key to revert to full screen display of one camera 2 4 Spot Monitor To step forwards or backwards through the cameras displayed on the spot monitor press one of these keys Digital Recorder 3 FIND If there is a CD in the CD drive with previously stored images on it the Vi200 will replay from the CD Otherwise the Vi200 will replay from the built in hard drive 3 1 FIND 1 D2. 9 6 2 9 6 3 Digital Recorder O O YE WOP P GZ PZPR EEEE perpen rer ree rt creer erere erie DIS A A E tere Gites Cameras QQUAM MM 9 2 3 1 Audio Sensitivity TIMO Sa A A a UWE SE 9 2 4 1 Weckday ii a aaa 24 9 2 4 2 MA A 24 BI 25 Keypad Brightness cec rito cete tenerte eese ai 25 Auto Seqg Dwell Main iecit etie dete Dit ai tease 25 Auto Seq Camera List MAine a a aaa thanh stt nth sth saneta sa 25 Auto Seq Dwell SpoOl 2 niter rite rtc eite da ecce inet 25 Auto Seq Camera List Spot eni de a Diei Wda 25 Camera Titles e cert tp ete eet ente A pet whee ceeds Valke Tia pte aE OOOO AAN Activity Detection Relay Hold TIME oido Video LOSS Aler Gee e Pn di eee esate eae ae aes Clear Event List Alarm Tels occi A EL a ette AE 9 4 5 1 Weekday zee aaa etie eee dais cn d ee eden d edes 26 9 4 5 2 Weekend 26 ACTIVITY IMG IS sit tds T 27 9 4 6 1 E erue HHU 27 9 4 6 2 WEEKENA lks 27 Network waza 28 IP AddreSS a z a reine cte es RN LN IE A 28 Mele 28 SUbNetmaSk s A edat aita ded UELLE 28 Cc UE 28 ESTIMA A a a 28 DiaEUD Type n cauce ida tree eoe n as E e o E TA a 28 Configura a IA TEE NTE AJ 29 PASOS iii EEE A 29 9 6 1 1 Logged Off Access Right
3. Hard drive drawer handle L ee QW il Wmwmm E Digital Recorder Hard Drive Lock Open CD drawer button The Vi200 is designed to be easy to use whilst offering high quality digital video recording and playback primarily for CCTV security applications The video images from all connected cameras are continuously recorded onto the built in hard disc When the disc is full the Vi200 keeps on recording overwriting the oldest images Images are retained for a specified user programmable number of days typically 14 or 31 All images recorded within the period will be available for replay Older image are no longer available Several methods are provided for finding the recorded images you want quickly The built in CD writer allows a selected part of the recorded information to be written onto a CD typically to back up an incident for use as evidence by the Police The recording process continues all the time even when playing back or writing to CD An optional dial up module allows images to be viewed on a PC with a modem via a UIT telephone line Digital Recorder 1 1 Connecting Up For a standard digital recording system you will need The Vi200 recorder Some cameras with lenses A video monitor with BNC composite video input BNC cables Rear View Videoswitch MIC Digital Recorder ax EN NS wm m d 6 6 www videoswitch co uk AC POWER INPUT Connec
4. a END SWCD std 9 FIND 3 Event List FIND 4 Incidents waz 5 1 1i Eiern ek a Ra pe RENE 11 BURNET Edit lricident iere tette reete d d etta etatis 13 BURN 2 Multiple INcidentS oooonioninionicnnonicniranicnicnicnronacnara rra 14 PSW Passwords seen 1 FN Functions et F Cancel Allis cies AAC 17 Panic Record Yes a OE tete de e reg ote Dp ee 17 Fanie Record INO A t e T nee rdi ence b AE eee 17 Disable Alarms Yes ie e ee inen Ree ide OM di e redes 17 Disable Alarms NO cnn iia 17 Disable Activity VOS eher teen tee tine denen ren eed deae 18 Disable Activity NO ovio 18 Seg Mali VOS iia o a eine 18 Seg Mal NO zy zz ii E A N E 18 IS T 18 SI A 18 INFO 1 Gontiguration cti ta 19 INFO 2 StatUS ii ales 19 INFOS Drives a yz Y 19 INFO 4 Record eren ic ete docti te e wert e nee ep Ded 19 INFO S Play D A aa 19 Die Meca di ES 21 9 1 1 Date Time I UR 21 9 1 2 oummier Winter TIME cosida a ai dadas 22 Digital Recorder 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 9 2 3 9 2 4 9 3 9 3 1 9 3 2 9 3 3 9 3 4 9 3 5 9 3 6 9 4 9 4 1 9 4 2 9 4 3 9 4 4 9 4 5 9 4 6 9 5 9 5 1 9 5 2 9 5 3 9 5 4 9 5 5 9 5 6 9 6 9 6 1
5. 9 6 5 Restore Factory Config Press the YES key to restore the configuration to the factory defaults 9 6 6 Erase Hard Drive Press the YES key to erase the hard drive 9 6 7 Remote Keyboard Monitor If you are using a remote keyboard select here whether you wish to view and control the main monitor or the spot monitor The main monitor provides access to the menus and multi screens The spot monitor provides independent full screen views of any camera 32 Videoswitch Digital Recorder 9 6 8 Unit Address This address need only be changed if more than one Vi200 is to be controlled from one remote keyboard In this case give each Vi200 a different unit address For example 001 002 003 etc 33 Videoswitch Digital Recorder 10 Audio e Connect a microphone either directly to the MIC input or via a microphone amplifier to the LINE input e The LINE output is used to drive either a speaker with a built in amplifier or a separate amplifier and speaker Vi200 SPEAKER POWER OR MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER HEADPHONES MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER ELECTRET MICROPHONE 34 UIT D200 Digital Recorder 11 Ethernet 11 1 Ethernet connection to a PC Vi200 PC ETHERNET HUB R SWITCH 11 3 Ethernet connection to an ADSL router ADSL ENABLED PHONE LINE Vi200 ADSL ROUTER WITH BUILT IN HUB 35 Videosuitch Digital Recorder 12 Remote Keyb
6. AO OE WZA 37 13 3 Connecting a Dial Up Adaptor omoncncnnnninnincincinninicanic zaneta nana ana rara 37 14 Technical Data zac siicicna cia 14 1 Power On eset tete nca ile ale TIES 38 14 2 Accessories Included 38 14 3 Ghanging the Hard Drive dedisti Lenis rs cda es opa 38 14 4 Connector Pin Outs 14 4 1 Alarms 14 4 2 Remote Keyboard 14 4 8 PSTN ISDN Modena nore iecit ertet do en ais 41 14 5 POC CANONS atten sees 42 14 5 1 ib M J 42 14 5 2 Digital recording Replay treni attinet tttm Ea nta earn ka 42 145 3 DISPIAY a a ph Ok Ain dka GRA Adi 42 14 5 4 Control and Interface fective cett ON AA A O ce nte Noa AA 42 14 5 5 Remote VIEWING aus l t b n tette reiten tet ko YA 43 14 5 6 Power Physical amp Environmental eese esent tentent 43 14 57 2UDgraAdeS scr ein e e eb tt tete artes teet c Potete ntt creans 43 14 5 8 CE Marking kercor oerte tette tad 44 14 5 9 VERtlatiOM 2 az roe tet tiene dap dam d C d d Aa 44 14 510 CUM M 44 15 Warranty Fax Back eee d 7 D200 Digital Recorder 1 Start Here Please fill in the warranty fax back form on page 47 and return it to Videoswitch Removable Hard Drive Disc Activity LED e Disc Power LED CD Writer Keypad
7. can use the NUMBER keys for numbers and the UP and DOWN arrow keys to get letters and other characters Press the BACK or LEFT key to go back to the previous menu level Or use the and keys to scroll through the units preset camera titles 25 Quum Digital Recorder 9 4 Alarms 9 4 1 Activity Detection Activity detection zones may be set for each camera Use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight different rows If you select the top text row the sensitivity and pixel count can be set The sensitivity affects all selected pixels zones The higher this setting the more sensitive the activity detection is e Use the NUMBER keys 1 4 to set sensitivity Sen The pixel count specifies the number of zones that have to be simultaneously active in order to trigger an activity alarm i e the higher the pixel count the lower the chance of triggering e Use the NUMBER keys 5 9 to set the number of pixels Pix As you select the various rows over the image the NUMBER keys turn the zones across the line on and off If a zone is turned on it will be sensitive to changes in the image The DEF key may be used to toggle all zones one or off 9 4 2 Relay Hold Time Following an activity or alarm contact event the relay is operated and held for a programmable number of seconds 9 4 3 Video Loss Alert Set the cameras here that you wish to monitor for video loss i e camera failure The simplest method is to press the D
8. fixed IP address See section 11 for details of how to connect your Vi200 using the Ethernet connector 9 5 2 Port The default port setting 9221 should be suitable in most cases Otherwise refer to the network administrator 9 5 3 Sub Net mask The default sub net mask should be suitable in most cases Otherwise refer to the network administrator 9 5 4 Gateway The default gateway should be suitable in most cases Otherwise refer to the network administrator 9 5 5 PSTN Rings If a PSTN adaptor is being used the number of rings before it answers may be set here 9 5 6 Dial up Type Specify here whether an ISDN PSTN or no remote dial up adaptor is connected 28 Qu Digital Recorder 9 6 Configuration 9 6 1 Passwords There are four passwords that may be used to provide different access rights to up to four different categories of user e Useri e User2 e User3 e User4 Associated with each password access rights that may be individually permitted or denied e Keypad e Play e Date Time Menu e Display Menu e Record Menu e Alarms Menu e Network Menu e Config Menu e Upgrades e Remote Access e Coverts e Burn e Events e Function 9 6 1 1 Logged Off Access Rights If no password has been entered the Logged Off access rights apply 9 6 1 2 User 1 9 6 1 2 1 User 1 Password If you wish to change the password for USER1 enter a six digit number here The default p
9. EF key This will automatically check all the currently connected cameras 9 4 4 Clear Event List The event list is cleared using this option Press OK to clear all events 9 4 5 Alarm Timers 9 4 5 1 Weekday Specify the times when alarm inputs are to be enabled for Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday using the LEFT RI GHT UP and DOWN keys 9 4 5 2 Weekend Specify the times when alarm inputs are to be enabled for Saturday and Sunday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 26 Videosuitch Digital Recorder 9 4 6 Activity Timers 9 4 6 1 Weekday Specify the times when activity detection is to be enabled for for Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 9 4 6 2 Weekend Specify the times when activity detection is to be enabled for Saturday and Sunday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 27 E Digital Recorder 9 5 Network Remote access software for the PC is available on the internet www videoswitch co uk 9 5 1 IP Address If the Ethernet port of Vi200 is being used a suitable IP address must be set The IP address must be unique and compatible with other devices on the network to which it connects If it is the only device connected to a router the default IP address should be suitable Otherwise refer to the network administrator If you are connecting to a PC and there is not a DHCP server the PC will need to be programmed with a
10. N 1 Edit Incident Call up the BURN 1 screen by pressing this key If there is a CD in the CD drive that is not blank the BURN screen will not be displayed Create an incident by pressing this key Change the duration of the incident as required using the left right keys The start and end times can also be individually adjusted by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the start or end times and the LEFT and RI GHT keys to adjust the time Alternatively if you highlight the start time and press DEF it will be set to the current play image Similarly if you highlight the end time and press DEF it will be set to the current play image Press the Open CD drawer button on the CD drive and place a new CD R in the CD drive Press the Open CD drawer button again to close the drawer Start writing to CD by pressing this key Note that you can only write incidents to a blank CD When an important incident has been written to a CD always check that the CD plays back correctly either by playing it on the Vi200 or on a PC 13 Videosuitch Digital Recorder 5 2 BURN 2 Multiple Incidents Up to 4 incidents may be set before burning to CD Use the BURN 2 screen to manage multiple incidents and the BURN 1 screen to edit individual incidents Use the BURN key to switch between the BURN 1 and BURN 2 screens While in the BURN 2 screen use these keys
11. This external adaptor is for use with an ISDN telephone line The adaptor plugs into the PSTN ISDN connector on the Vi200 A PC with a Vi ISDN TA is required to view the images 13 3 Connecting a Dial up Adaptor e Connect the Vi ISDN or Vi PSTN adaptor to the Vi200 using the 9 way D type cable provided with the adaptor No power supply is required e Connect the adaptor to the ISDN or PSTN telephone socket using the cable provided with the Vi ISDN or Vi PSTN adaptor e Install Vi Connect or VDM Connect software in the PC that is to be used to dial into the Vi200 A modem must be fitted for PSTN use or a Vi ISDN TA terminal adaptor for ISDN use Vi200 Vi ISDN Or em VI PSTN ISDN or PSTN Phone socket 37 Videosuitch Digital Recorder 14 Technical Data 14 1 Power On Reset If you wish to perform a power on reset to restore all settings to their factory defaults press the DEF key while you apply power and keep pressing it until the Vi200 has powered up and displays FACTORY RESET Note that this process will reset all user settings including camera titles The DEF key will need to be pressed for about 10 seconds The factory configuration can also be recalled via the menu see section 9 6 4 14 2 Accessories Included Vi200 Mains Cable Vi X1 Alarm Break out module Hard Drive Key Manual CAT5 Ethernet Cable Blank CDs 2 14 3 Changing the Hard Drive Hard drives are sensitive mec
12. Videoswitch Vi200 Digital Recorder User Manual Models covered by this manual Hard Drive Capacity 4 Cameras 6 Cameras 9 Cameras 80 Gbytes Vi200 G80 4e Vi200 G80 6e Vi200 G80 9e 160 Gbytes Vi200 G160 4e Vi200 G160 6e Vi200 G160 9e 250 Gbytes Vi200 G250 4e Vi200 G250 6e Vi200 G250 9e 300 Gbytes Vi200 G300 4e Vi200 G300 6e Vi200 G300 9e 400 Gbytes Vi200 G400 4e Vi200 G400 6e Vi200 G400 9e 500 Gbytes Vi200 G500 4e Vi200 G500 6e Vi200 G500 9e Document Reference Date Firmware Vi602f doc 14 11 2005 From Vi008B1 1 F Videoswitch Telephone 01252 851510 Ocean House Redfields Industrial Park Fax 01252 851296 Redfields Lane Church Crookham Email salesOvideoswitch co uk Hants GU52 ORD Web www videoswitch co uk Vi602f Contents 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 1 5 2 6 6 1 6 2 7 7 1 7 2 7 8 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 7 10 7 11 8 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 9 9 1 Start HETE caused brass ttp ic Connecting Dpto A Eb des de 2 Setting DAM ea 3 ese A 4 Routine Cheka A ie rti e av ard A du red d eset 4 Gare of the io Bp m m 4 Critical Al e A A A E 5 Viewing Full Screen Images entere tratada cine delia 6 Quad DIE o Fe DANA OO GOW EA AE RARA 6 9 way Multi SCREGN cocina ii 7 AAA oe ESE O 7 FIND 1 Date Time
13. ally open volt free contacts 8 x 8 zones programmable sensitivity 25Vdc 200mA max normally open or closed Pull up full screen display maximum record rate 480 alarm activity and system events Up to 4 incidents may be saved onto one CD RJ45 RS485 9600 baud 1 start 8 data 1 stop Twisted pair video via built in balun for connection to remote keyboard Main or spot monitor In the event of any unexpected condition the system will automatically restart 14 5 5 Remote Viewing PSTN ISDN option Ethernet Adaptors are available for dial up remote access 100baseT TCP IP suitable for connection to broadband router or LAN Software supplied 14 5 6 Power Physical amp Environmental Mains Power input Temperature Humidity Dimensions Weight Unit Dimensions Weight Boxed 14 5 7 Upgrades Remote viewing Software Firmware upgrades Cameras Input Upgrades Hard Drive Upgrades 43 90 135 Vac 2 Amps or 180 265 Vac 1 Amp 47 63Hz 5 to 35deg C operating 10 to 40deg C storage 5 to 9596 non condensing 165mm x 200mm x 310mm WxHxD 6kg 275mm x 380mm x 475mm WxHxD 8kg Remote viewing software VDM Connect or Vi Connect is available on the internet www videoswitch co uk Future firmware upgrades will be made available on CD and the Internet free of charge The number of camera inputs may be increased from 4 to 9 via an upgrade CD chargeable The capacity of hard drive that is recognised may be
14. assword is 111111 If you change this password be very careful to make sure that it is remembered otherwise access to the menus may not be possible again 29 UEG Digital Recorder 9 6 1 2 2 User 1 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature Note that User 1 always has access to the Keypad and Config menu 9 6 1 3 User 2 9 6 1 3 1 User 2 Password If you wish to change the password for USER2 enter a six digit number here The default password is 222222 9 6 1 3 2 User 2 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature 9 6 1 4 User 3 9 6 1 4 1 User 3 Password If you wish to change the password for USERS enter a six digit number here The default password is 333333 9 6 1 4 2 User 3 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature 9 6 1 5 User4 9 6 1 5 1 User 4 Password If you wish to change the password
15. ate Time This mode finds images by date and time Press DEF key when in search mode to call this key to enter the Date Time search mode up the latest available recorded Sometimes it is useful to press the images Use the NUMBER keys to enter any date and time for which there The format for the date and time is DD MM YY is still video available HH MM SS where e DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 MM is the month 01 to 12 YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 HH is the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 OOO CEE Oo Scroll through dates and times using the ARROW keys Note that as any digit of the date and time is changed the corresponding image is immediately found on the hard drive and displayed Q gt gt This is the active search facility When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the video Q amp J v 5 8 Videoswitch gt 3 2 FIND 2 Sweep Digital Recorder An alternative to the date time search is the sweep facility Press this key until the sweep mode is displayed Use these keys to scan through the whole range of recorded images JD To step in finer time increments press the OK key to access the fine mode Note that the slider changes from a solid block to a diamond Press again to canc
16. crew terminals 39 Digital Recorder 14 4 Remote Keyboard Physical RJ45 lower connector Electrical RS485 Pin Number Signal In Out 1 RS485 A In 2 RS485 B In 3 Not used N a 4 12V for Keyboard Out 5 OV for keyboard Out 6 Not used N a 7 Twisted Pair Video Out 8 Twisted Pair Video Out Note A standard CAT5 patch cable may be used to connect the Vi200 to the optional Vi K1 keyboard 40 Digital Recorder 14 4 3 Physical Electrical PSTN ISDN Modem 9 way D type female RS232 Pin Number Signal In Out 1 DCD In 2 RXD In 3 TXD Out 4 DTR Out 5 GND In Out 6 48V Out 7 RTS Out 8 CTS In 9 RI In 41 Digital Recorder Digital Recorder 14 5 Specifications 14 5 1 Storage Hard drive CD writer 14 5 2 Camera inputs Image Retention Colour Monochrome Gain Brightness Colour Resolution Image size Compression method Hardware Software Image retention period Timer Simultaneous record play Image authentication Video input specification Single camera recording Multiple camera recording 14 5 3 Display Monitor outputs Display modes Auto Sequencing Covert hidden 14 5 4 Keypad Passwords Search modes Audio 42 80 160 250 or 400 Gbytes removable Quick and easy backup to CD R using BURN key Digital recording Replay 4or 9 1 to 99 days image ra
17. e drive to stop spinning This is a precaution to avoid possible damage to the hard drive Digital Recorder 1 6 Critical Alerts The Vi200 constantly monitors the hard drive camera inputs and system so that detected fault conditions will be reported to the user as soon as possible by means of a critical alert message on the screen Alerts are also added to the event list e FailTest HD1 Fail o e HD1 SMART o This alert indicates that the self test has failed try the following Press the INFO key to call up the FIND 2 Status screen The positions of any solid blocks displayed on the Self Test row indicate various fault conditions Enter the menu change any setting and return to LIVE mode so that settings are saved Switch off the Vi200 wait 10 seconds and switch on again Try a power on reset If the problem persists contact your supplier This alert indicates that the hard drive is not working Check that the drive drawer is correctly fitted Check the lock in the drive drawer is turned full counter clockwise Check the DI SC ACTI VI TY LED is flickering Check that the red DI SC POWER led it lit This alert indicates that the hard drive may stop working soon The SMART monitoring detects imminent failure of a hard drive So if this warning occurs the drive should be changed at the earliest opportunity To cancel a critical alert press the FI ND key several times until the FIND 3 Event
18. e selected using this key In parts of the menu you may need to initiate an action by pressing the OK key In parts of the menu you may need to enter numbers using the NUMBER keys OOO GEOSORO OXORO To exit the menu at any time press this key s Digital Recorder 9 1 Date Time For proper operation of the Vi200 Digital Recorder it is essential that the date and time are set correctly 9 1 1 Date Time When you have found this menu item see start of section 9 press this key to start editing the date and time Use the NUMBER keys to The format for the date and time is DD MM YY enter the date and time HH MM SS where DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 MM is the month 01 to 12 YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 HH is the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and SZCZE OOW OO SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 The arrow keys may be used to move the cursor to different positions if only some digits need changing Press OK to finish e 21 EN Digital Recorder 9 1 2 Summer Winter Time If this menu item is set to Automatic the displayed time and date will automatically change in spring and autumn If you are in a country with different light saving hours you can use this menu item to manually select summer time 1 hour ahead or winter time The date time setting
19. el To quickly step between start middle and end press this key When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the video JWOB 3 3 FIND 3 Event List When activity detection or alarm contacts are being used events will be created in the event Digital Recorder list This screen allows you to quickly find an event and play the video associated with it Press the FI ND key until the FIND 3 screen is displayed System events and critical alerts also appear in the event list Entering the EVENT screen clears any critical alert conditions If a critical alert problem still exists new alert events will be created Use the up down keys to scroll through events and the left right keys to select different pages of events C J D Y Up to 480 events can be recorded before older ones are over written As events are highlighted the corresponding image will be immediately recalled and displayed Press this key to go to the latest event When you have found what you want use the play keys to view the video A JWOB 10 Digital Recorder 3 4 FIND 4 Incidents If one or more incidents have been set refer to BURN section 5 they can be selected and replayed via this screen This is particularly relevant when playing a CD Press the FI ND key until the FIND 4 screen is displayed When playing from a CD all the stored video is within one or m
20. for USER4 enter a six digit number here The default password is 444444 9 6 1 5 2 User 4 Access Rights The features that this password allows access to are set here using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys A solid block means that the password gains access to a feature a dash indicates that access is denied to that feature 30 Quum Digital Recorder 9 6 2 Covert Cameras One or more cameras may be set as covert hidden This means that unless a user logs on with covert access rights those cameras will not be visible in live or replay When setting covert cameras remember to also do the following e Remove covert rights from the Logged Off Access Rights e Remove covert rights from all of the users who should not have access e Remove Config Menu rights from all of the users who should not have access e Remove BURN rights from all of the users who should not burn CDs which have the covert cameras on e Remove EVENT rights from all of the users who should not see the event list which may have activity and alarms relating to covert cameras Having correctly set up the Access Rights see section 9 6 1 if you now want to view covert cameras enter a password that does have covert access rights Remember to log off enter no password when you have finished viewing Do not use Camera 1 as a covert camera 9 6 3 Camera Inputs 9 6 3 1 Record Brightness The brightness of the images being recorded can be adjus
21. hanical devices that may be damaged by shock or vibration Always protect them from shock and vibration when transporting Remove power from the Vi200 before removing the hard drive Wait for 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinning before moving the Vi200 or removing the hard drive Moving a drive that is still spinning can damage it The hard drive drawers require a special key to unlock them This is supplied with the Vi200 Insert the key and turn it clockwise to unlock the drive To put a hard drive back into the Vi200 make sure that the lock in the drive drawer is in the unlocked position Carefully slide the drawer in as far as it can go with the handle in the up position Carefully push the handle down such that the drawer is pulled into the drive bay When it is properly located lock the drawer by turning the key counter clockwise After changing a drive re apply power to the Vi200 38 Videosuitch 14 4 Connector Pin Outs 14 4 1 Physical Alarms 25 way D Type female Pin Number Signal In Out 1 Alarm Common Ground In 5 Alarm 9 In 8 Alarm 1 In 9 Alarm 3 In 10 Alarm 5 In 11 Alarm 7 In 12 Relay N C Out 13 Relay N O Out 21 Alarm 3 In 22 Alarm 4 In 23 Alarm 6 In 24 Alarm 8 In 25 Relay Common Out Note The Vi X1 break out adaptor supplied with the Vi200 provides a convenient means of making connection to the alarm inputs and relay outputs via s
22. in section 9 1 should not be changed other than to adjust any drift in the timekeeping of the Vi200 9 2 Record 9 2 1 Days Enter here the number of days that you wish images to be retained for before being overwritten The Vi200 will automatically calculate the number of images per second recorded to achieve this e More days results in fewer images per second e Fewer days results in more images per second The image rate may be viewed at any time using the I NFO 4 screen see section 8 Note that the actual number of days retained may vary from the programmed value particularly if alarms are used This is because alarms record at the maximum record rate and threfore use up hard disc space more rapidly You may wish to increase the number of days to allow for this The following table shows examples of overall record rates images per second for different hard drive options and different numbers of days An average image size of 18K is assumed medium quality Hard Drive 7 days 14 days 31 days Capactity 80 7 35 3 67 1 66 160 12 5 14 7 7 35 3 3 250 12 5 23 11 5 5 2 400 12 5 25 12 5 18 4 8 3 The figures in brackets are the update rates when a single camera is being recorded using camera 1 input To get the image rate per camera divide by the number of cameras being recorded 22 E Digital Recorder 9 2 2 Cameras Select here which cameras you wish to record when there
23. increased via an upgrade CD chargeable Replacement hard drives also available UIT Digital Recorder 14 5 8 CE Marking This product is CE marked It has been fully tested and complies with 89 336 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73 23 EEC Low Voltage directives and with EN 60950 2000 safety standards Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures 14 5 9 Ventilation The Vi200 Digital Recorder has ventilation holes in the base front and rear Using internal fans the unit creates a continuous flow of air through the unit to control the temperature of the disc drives and other internal components The ventilation holes must not be obstructed otherwise the lifetime and reliability of the system may be affected 14 5 10 Safety For warranty and safety reasons the cover of this equipment must not be removed There are no user serviceable parts inside 44 qum D200 Digital Recorder Notes 45 Videoswitch Dz 46 Digital Recorder Digital Recorder 15 Warranty Fax Back Please fill in and fax or post this form or a copy back to Videoswitch This will enable us you to inform you of free upgrades when they become available If this form is filled in fully and returned within 1 month of purchase the warranty on this product will be extended from 1 year to 2 years for no ext
24. is no activity or alarm in progress Typically all cameras would be selected 9 2 3 Quality Select the image quality here Note that the quality i e image size affects the record rate for a given number of days recording Image quality may be adjusted to suit the particular installation Note that e Higher quality images result in fewer images per second e Lower quality images result in more images per second The actual size of the stored image in Kbytes depends on the content of the image Scenes with a lot of information result in larger images Scenes with little information e g empty rooms result in smaller images The use of variable image size maximises the use of the available hard drive capacity 9 2 3 1 Audio Sensitivity This option sets the sensitivity of the record input It should be set as high as possible before the onset of clipping distortion of the audio is apparent e If the audio is distorting even at minimum sensitivity then the signal level being fed in is too high and should be reduced e f the audio is weak and noisy the input level may be too low and should be increased If the microphone input shows these symptoms and external microphone pre amplifier may be needed 23 Videoswitch Digital Recorder 9 2 4 Timers Large hard drives and continuous recording is generally recommended where possible to achieve maximum security and to maximise evidence in the case of crime Ho
25. oard A remote keyboard may be connected to the Vi200 to provide control from another room Simply connect the VI200 to the keyboard using Cat 5 or similar twin twisted pair cable Connect the keyboard to a monitor using a BNC co ax cable All the keys of the Vi200 are duplicated on the remote keyboard and the Vi200 may be controlled in the same way If the keyboard is more than about 100 metres away from the Vi200 then the monitor should be connected to the Vi200 separately via a BNC cable RG59 to ensure best picture quality The CAT5 data connection should operate up to 500 metres The keyboard and monitor may control and view either the main monitor or the spot monitor according a menu setting see section 9 6 7 Vi200 CAT5 MONITOR CO AX OUT MON Vi K1 or Vi K2 KEYBOARD The remote keyboard can control and display either the MAIN monitor or the SPOT monitor See section 9 6 7 to select one of these modes of operation 36 Videosuitch Digital Recorder 13 Dial Up Access Images may be viewed on a PC via a telephone line PSTN or ISDN if an optional external Vi PSTN or Vi ISDN adaptor is attached Software for the PC is available on the internet www videoswitch co uk 13 1 Vi PSTN This external adaptor is for use with a standard telephone line The adaptor plugs into the PSTN ISDN connector on the Vi200 A PC with a modem is required to view the images 13 2 Vi ISDN and Vi ISDN TA
26. og off again to prevent other users gaining unauthorised access Press this key e Press this key The password protected features are now protected again If no buttons are pressed on Vi200 for a period of 5 minutes the Vi200 will automatically time out of user profile 16 UIT Digital Recorder 7 FN Functions The FN key provides additional functions as listed below 7 1 Cancel AII Press these keys to cancel all functions to their defaults i e No states OOH 7 2 Panic Record Yes Press these keys to start recording at maximum rate irrespective of alarms and timers OOG 7 3 Panic Record No Press these keys to revert to recording at the normal rate OOG 7 4 Disable Alarms Yes Press these keys to disable the alarm inputs OOG 7 5 Disable Alarms No Press these keys to enable the alarm inputs OOG 17 quum Digital Recorder 7 6 Disable Activity Yes Press these keys to disable activity detection OOG 7 7 Disable Activity No Press these keys to enable activity detection OOG 7 8 Seq Main Yes Press these keys to start auto sequencing of all cameras on the main monitor OOG 7 9 Seq Main No Press these keys to stop auto sequencing of all cameras on the main monitor OOG 7 10 Seq Spot Yes Press these keys to start auto sequencing of all cameras on the spot monitor COJO 7 11 Seq Spot No Press these key
27. ore incidents This screen allows you to select which incident to play To select the incident you wish to replay use these keys GJ bb To play the incident forwards from the start press the play forward key Y To play the incident backwards from the end press the play backwards key A 11 CEID Digital Recorder 4 PLAY e f there is a CD in the CD drive with previously stored images on it the Vi200 will replay from the CD If the CD has more than one incident use the FIND 4 screen to select each incident see section 3 4 e If there is no CD in the CD drive the Vi200 will replay from the built in hard drive Having found what you want using the FI ND key you can use these keys to move forwards and Press the forward or reverse play backwards through the recorded video images keys repeatedly to increase the replay speed a Gm 5 AJ D The function of each key is Gi Step backwards one image Step forwards one image Play backwards press again to increase speed Play forwards press again to increase speed E Y e Y Pause at currently displayed image View different cameras by pressing the NUMBER keys OS OOO OOV Digital Recorder o BURN To burn a section of video recording to CD you must go to the middle the video that you wish to backup using the FIND and PLAY facilities as described in sections 3 and 4 Then do the following 5 1 BUR
28. ra charge this is on the label under Vi200 Company Name Address amp Email Purchased From Fax to 01252 851296 or Send to Videoswitch Ocean House Redfields Industrial Park Redfields Lane Church Crookham Fleet Hants GU52 ORD 47 quu
29. s esses canaria 29 9 6 1 2 Url E 29 9 6 1 2 1 User 1 Password 29 9 6 1 2 2 User 1 Access Rights 30 9 6 1 3 Urge 30 9 6 1 3 1 User 2 Password 30 9 6 1 3 2 User 2 Access Rights 30 9 6 1 4 Url 30 9 6 1 4 1 User 3 Password 30 9 6 1 4 2 User 3 Access Rights 30 9 6 1 5 Us 30 9 6 1 5 1 User 4 Password 30 9 6 1 5 2 User 4 Access Rights 30 Covert GaMeras HE 31 Camera Inputs 9 6 3 1 Record Brightness Digital Recorder 9 6 3 2 Record Colour BOOSEL cri cer iren eee na iere ee PEDE HER AAAA AAS 31 9 6 4 Record AUCIO ERE RE 9 6 5 Restore Factory Config EX 9 6 6 Erase Hard Drive ainis e a E aE E EAA a aaa EAE 9 6 7 Remote Keyboard MORnIEOr ay AO etre naeh kaka titan 32 9 6 8 Unit AdGress 1 oid R E A a 33 10 AUTO TEENS 1 11 Etherneb aaa aaa nd 11 1 Ethernet connection to PO a e eicere teorie enne Ee tna ena cede ean uou 11 2 Ethernet connection to a LAN network 11 3 Ethernet connection to an ADSL router 12 Remote Keyboard 96 13 Dial Up ACCESS inicia OT 13 1 A senses e dd dO OWCA ARE ASA EAP a ia 37 13 2 Vi ISDN and Vi ISDN TA rettet A tnn ter ene veg
30. s to stop auto sequencing of all cameras on the spot monitor VOD 18 Qu Digital Recorder 8 INFO A number of information screen are available to tell you about the Vi200 and to confirm that it is operating in the way that you intend Press this key to step through these various information screens 8 1 INFO 1 Configuration This screen displays the model serial number and firmware revision 8 2 INFO 2 Status This screen displays the current system status including date time of images available on the hard drive 8 3 INFO 3 Drives This screen shows the type and size of CD and hard drives fitted The SMART disc monitoring status is also displayed Drives can be re scanned by pressing the OK key 8 4 INFO 4 Record Information related to the record process is displayed here including image update rate and the expected number of days data retention 8 5 INFO 5 Play Information related to the currently displayed play images displayed here including image date time number and authentication status To return to viewing live images press this key D 19 CEID Digital Recorder 9 MENU To enter the menu press this key Changes within the menu system require the use of the following keys The ARROW keys are used to move through the menus and to alter settings within the menu J D V If you are uncertain about a menu setting the default option can b
31. t the monitor output MAIN of the Vi200 to a Video Monitor using a BNC cable Make sure that the monitor termination is switched on i e to 75 Ohms Connect a camera to Camera Input 1 on the Vi200 using a BNC cable Connect further cameras to Inputs 2 3 4 etc Make sure that the voltage select switch is set to suit the mains supply The setting required in UK and Europe is normally 230Vac Connect the mains power using the mains cable provided 2 Qu Digital Recorder 1 2 Setting Date Time For proper operation of the Vi200 Digital Recorder it is essential that the date and time are set correctly If the system clock has an invalid date or time when the Vi200 is powered up or at any time during operation the date and time setting window will be automatically displayed If this occurs use the number keys to enter the date and time The format for the date and time is DD MM YY HH MM SS where e DD is the day of the month 00 to 31 e MMis the month 01 to 12 e YY is the year e g 04 for the year 2004 e HHis the hour in 24 hour format 00 to 23 e MM is the number of minutes past the hour 00 to 59 and e SS is the number of seconds past the minute 00 to 59 OG AS OZORO The arrow keys may be used to move the cursor to different positions if only some digits need changing J D Press OK to finish If you need to adjust the time and date at any other time refer to section 9 1 Note that the
32. te calculated automatically Auto sense Adjustable via menu 720 x 576 pixels x 16 8 million colours 6k to 35k bytes dynamicically variable Wavelet Embedded RISC processor proprietory Videoswitch operating system non PC 31days default 1 99 days programmable Weekday and weekend record timer Yes Every image is tagged with time date image number and other information and is protected with a digital security signature for authentication 0 5 to 1V pk pk 75 Ohms composite PAL BNC 25 images second use camera 1 input 12 5 images per second this gives for example 20 days retention with image size of 18Kbytes and 400 Gbyte hard drive Main and spot 1V pk pk composite PAL BNC Full screen quad 9 way split 1 99 seconds Any cameras may be hidden from view on the monitors Control and Interface 35 illuminated single function keys adjustable brightness Up to 4 passwords with programmable rights Date time search sweep event list incidents Single channel audio recording playback CEID Microphone Line input output Audio sensitivity control Audio bandwidth Alarm inputs Activity detection Alarm relay Alarm activity response Event log Incident list Keyboard data input Keyboard video output Watchdog timer Digital Recorder 3 5mm jack 56dB 20k Ohms suits electret microphone 2 Phono connectors 30dB level 47kOhms 30db range via menu 3 2kHz optimised for speech 9 inputs suits norm
33. ted to compensate for cable losses Adjust the brightness as required for each camera e f the displayed image which is digitised is too dim or is tearing increase the brightness setting e If an image is too bright decrease the brightness setting 9 6 3 2 Record Colour Boost The colour content of the images being recorded can be adjusted here to compensate for cable losses Adjust so that the colour content of the displayed image is not too weak or too strong 9 6 4 Record Audio A single channel of audio recording and playback is available optimised for speech Two audio inputs are provided Only one of these should be used at a time e Microphone This is suitable for an electret microphone e Line This is suitable for the output from a microphone pre amplifier The audio output is suitable for feeding to a power amplifier with volume control and speaker Multi media PC speakers with built in amplifiers are ideal Refer to section 10 for details of connecting the audio inputs and output If you wish to use the audio record play facility set this option to YES Otherwise set to NO Audio recording uses a about 350Mbytes of hard disc per day which amounts to about 11 Gbytes per month If you do not need audio the space saved will be used for video recording Once set on or off this option should not be changed during normal use as this may affect recall of previously recorded video images 31 UEG Digital Recorder
34. time is automatically adjusted forwards or backwards by an hour at the appropriate dates to take account of British Summertime so no user action is required Digital Recorder 1 3 Recording The Vi200 Digital Recorder should now be fully operational and recording images from all cameras The default image retention period is 31 days unless set otherwise in the menu see section 9 2 1 1 4 Routine Checks If the Vi200 is not recording the message STOP will be displayed on top right of the video monitor This should only happen if there is no video if no hard drive is fitted or if it is faulty or if record timers have been set to disable recording Although the system is intended for continuous un attended operation it is recommended that the user regularly check that images from all cameras replay correctly Any potential problems with the cameras or recording system will then be detected as soon a possible rather than continuing un noticed until a critical incident needs to be recalled from the system Similarly when a CD has been created you should check that it plays back correctly before the images on the hard drive in the Vi200 become over written The CD may be checked by either by playing it on the Vi200 or on a PC 1 5 Care of the Hard Drive The hard drive is a delicate mechanical item that should be handled with care Before moving a Vi200 that has been powered up remove power and wait for 30 seconds for th
35. to highlight an incident GJ D Use these key to select whether you wish to include the highlighted incident when you burn Use the BURN key to return to the BURN 1 screen to set a new incident or to alter the length or times of an incident 3 O While in the BURN 2 screen start writing all selected incidents to CD by pressing this key Note that you can only write incidents to a blank CD When an important incident has been written to a CD always check that the CD plays back correctly either by playing it on the VI100 or on a PC 14 Gum Digital Recorder 6 PSW Passwords Passwords may be set in the menu to prevent unauthorised access to various features of the Vi200 Which features that are protected by each password may be defined in the menu see section 9 6 1 6 1 Log On To log on to the Vi200 and thereby gain access to functions protected by the password Press this key e Enter the correct password using the NUMBER keys OOO CA O O O Press this key A message on the screen will indicate whether user access has been granted Four different passwords may be set up each with different rights Note that you may be granted access but still have insufficient rights to access some features of the Vi200 see section 9 6 1 for details 15 quum Digital Recorder 6 2 Log Off When you have finished accessing password protected features you should l
36. wever timers are provided to restrict when recording occurs should this be required This saves hard drive space and allows faster updates to be used in the periods when recording is taking place 9 2 4 1 Weekday Specify the times recording occurs for Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 9 2 4 2 Weekend Specify the times recording occurs for Saturday and Sunday using the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN keys 24 UIT Digital Recorder 9 3 Display 9 3 1 Keypad Brightness The brightness of the backlit keypad may be adjusted here using the UP and DOWN keys 9 3 2 Auto Seq Dwell Main When auto sequencing cameras on the main monitor see section 7 8 the dwell time is specified by this option using the NUMBER keys 9 3 3 Auto Seq Camera List Main Using arrow keys to select and deselect cameras from the list you may specify which cameras are displayed during the main monitor auto sequence 9 3 4 Auto Seq Dwell Spot When auto sequencing cameras on the spot monitor see section 7 10 the dwell time is specified by this option using the NUMBER keys 9 3 5 Auto Seq Camera List Spot Using arrow keys to select and deselect cameras from the list you may specify which cameras are displayed during the spot monitor auto sequence 9 3 6 Camera Titles Each camera may be given a title or the default title may be used Camera1 Camera2 etc You
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