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Summary of Contents for Digital Video Storage System

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Page 2: ...E CONSIDERED ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT TERMS IF THESE TERMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE RETURN THE UNUSED PROGRAM AND ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION TO GE FOR A FULL REFUND OF THE LICENSE FEE PAID FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE RETURN OF PROGRAMS ENCODED OR INCORPORATED WITHIN EQUIPMENT CONTACT THE NEAREST GE SALES OFFICE Intended use Use this product only for the purpose it was designed for refer to the ...

Page 3: ...ifying The Components 10 2 3 Compatible Hard Drives 11 2 4 Configuring the Hard Drives 12 2 5 Mounting The Hard Drives 12 2 6 Connecting the Hard Drives 12 2 7 Jumper Settings 14 3 DVSe Setup 15 3 1 Connecting by SCSI or 1394 15 3 2 Power Up 16 3 3 Setup Menu 16 3 4 Supervisor Menus 18 3 5 Hard Disk Test 19 3 6 Upgrading the DVSe 20 4 Warranty and Service 23 4 1 Factory Service 23 4 2 Factory Addr...

Page 4: ...d without drives installed IDE Hard Drive Connection Ribbon x 4 If shipped without drives installed Hard Drive Fastening Screws x 24 If shipped without drives installed SCSI Cable 50 HD to 50 HD IEEE 1394 Firewire Cable 1 3 Installation Environment Power Ensure that the site s AC power is stable and within the rated voltage of the external power supply Ensure that a reliable Earthing path is maint...

Page 5: ...ed Air Flow Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the s...

Page 6: ... 1 5 Connections 10 100 Ethernet Port The Ethernet port is used to connect the DVSe into a network environment Wire Type Cat 5 Connector Type RJ 45 Cable Required Ethernet SCSI Ports 1 and 2 Connect a SCSI device to one of the two SCSI ports Set the dip switches SW1 on the back panel Set SCSI Termination and SCSI Power to On and use the Bus Select menu option to enable this feature Connector 50 pi...

Page 7: ...tch position up to turn off disable down to turn on enable OFF 1 2 3 4 ON 1 SCSI TERMINATION 2 SCSI POWER 3 BUZZER 4 AUX RS 232 Port The RS 232 port can be used for Serial Debugging Connector Type DB 9 Gender on unit Male Cable Required Null Modem DB 9 Pin Configuration For RS 232 Port Pin Use Pin Use 1 DCD 6 Not Connected 2 RX 7 RTS 3 TX 8 CTS 4 Not Connected 9 Not Connected 5 Ground To receive s...

Page 8: ...ivity Indicators Red LEDs The LED blinks when the drive is being accessed read or write Ethernet Indicators The ethernet LEDs light to indicate the following Link A detected ethernet connection RD Receiving Data WR Transmitting Data 100 100 Mbps bandwidth LNK RD WR 100 ETHERNET LCD Display Once power up is complete the LCD displays the total disk storage capacity of the unit The LCD display also p...

Page 9: ...the Setup Menu Up Arrow Change field data ascending Left Arrow Move field selection to left Enter Button Press to access setup menu Toggles through menu screens Right Arrow Move field selection to right Down Arrow Change field data descending 0150 0178H 9 DVSe ...

Page 10: ...DVSe chassis Wear an Electro Static Discharge protection device any time work is being performed inside the unit 2 1 Opening The DVSe Before removing the cover turn off the unit and unplug it Using a Phillips head screwdriver carefully remove the twelve screws fastening the lid to the chassis Save the screws and use them to refasten the lid when finished 2 2 Identifying The Components Complete Int...

Page 11: ...250 GB may be used Refer to www maxtor com for details Hard Drives must be added in pairs and must be of the same type speed and capacity GE Security cannot provide technical support for DVSe units using hard drives other than those described above Using drives other than those described above may result in failure or intermittent data errors NOTE Please contact GE Security Technical Support regar...

Page 12: ...ails removing the screws at either end and one screw from each installed hard drive Orient the hard drive so that the IDE Power Connector is near the bottom of the chassis and facing the motherboard Populate the drive array in order starting from the left Fasten the drive in place using the supplied screws Fasten each drive using two screws through the bottom of the chassis and one screw in the Ha...

Page 13: ...ording to the number of drives in the system and the power cable type IDE Data Cables Use an IDE cable to connect the drives as shown in the diagram in section 2 3 When attaching the IDE connector make sure the connectors are oriented properly Connecting To The Motherboard The red stripe on the connection ribbon should connect nearest the Pin 1 indicator on the motherboard Pin 1 Indicator Connecti...

Page 14: ... away unused jumpers See section 2 2 to locate this block of jumpers 2 6 Drives 8 Drives Load 4 Load 3 Load 2 Load 1 Load 4 Load 3 Load 2 Load 1 After any drives are installed replaced or removed the Reset Disk Failure command must be run from the Supervisor Menu for the changes to be recognized by the DVSe NOTE DVSe 14 0150 0178H ...

Page 15: ...under Bus Select Caution Power must be shut down before connecting SCSI cables between SCSI devices and the DVSe Dip Switches SW1 Set the Dip Switches to enable or disable the features listed on the illustration to the right Switch position up to turn off disable down to turn on enable OFF 1 2 3 4 ON 1 SCSI TERMINATION 2 SCSI POWER 3 BUZZER 4 AUX 1394 Firewire Connect a 1394 device to one of the t...

Page 16: ...Setup Menu The Setup menu provides setup options for the following features Ethernet enable disable Bus Select SCSI 1394 Auto Delete Mode IP Address Subnet Mask Address Default Gateway Address Date Time Setup Menus will automatically be exited after 30 seconds of inactivity NOTE Access to menu is only allowed when the DVSe is Offline i e the DVSe is not presently archiving or connected via etherne...

Page 17: ...t arrows to select the field and the up down arrows to change the values Subnet Mask Enter the assigned Subnet Mask address by using the left right arrows to select the field and the up down arrows to change the values Default Gateway Enter the assigned Default Gateway address by using the left right arrows to select the field and the up down arrows to change the values Date Time Enter the current...

Page 18: ...e current disk status Disk status is viewable only on this display N Normal W Error writing to Disk R Error Reading Disk T Timeout during disk initialization or disk absent E Fails Disk Test The letters on the Disk Status screen represent Disk 1 left thru Disk 8 right NOTE Do not attempt to reset a disk with read write errors a R or W status This could lead to more disk errors and data loss Disks ...

Page 19: ...anging this setting will cause the unit to restart 3 5Hard Disk Test Two types of Hard Disk Test are accessible via the front panel The Quick Disk Test This test takes approximately 5 minutes The Burn In Disk Test This test can run over 8 hours depending on the size of the Hard Disks The Quick Disk Test The Quick Disk Test is accessible by simultaneously pressing the UP and Down Arrow buttons This...

Page 20: ...Firewire Operation while performing either Disk Test Permanent damage to the DVSe may occur 3 6Upgrading the DVSe Upgrading the software for the DVSe is accomplished via the ethernet port and a PC Laptop equipped with a web browser To properly upgrade the GE Security DVSe the following preconditions must exist DVSe 20 0150 0178H ...

Page 21: ...d to the DVSe Please exit all non essential software on the PC 5 Ensure that the DVSe is not currently recording or archiving Follow the steps below to Upgrade the DVSe Step 1 Launch the Browser software Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or later Step 2 Enter the IP address of the DVSe in the address field of the Browser followed by upgrade ssi and press enter For example if the IP address is 3 18 1...

Page 22: ...end File button Step 5 Click on the Confirm Button A progress bar will appear PLEASE WAIT FOR THE PROGRESS BAR TO FINISH THEN WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION Step 6 Click on the Reboot button to restart the unit for changes to take effect If unsuccessful download the flash file again and retry the steps 1 6 DVSe 22 0150 0178H ...

Page 23: ... 92626 United States of America Telephone 800 343 3358 7 00 AM to 4 30 PM Pacific Time In Oregon 541 754 9133 Fax 541 754 7162 24 hours a day For warranty information see the following page 4 3Warranty GE Security warrants all of its equipment for three years from the date of purchase This warranty covers any defects in materials and workmanship Equipment failures that are due to improper installa...

Page 24: ...n an advance replacement is required we will send the customer replacement equipment from our stock and receive the returned product in exchange The received equipment will be evaluated and the repair department will determine whether it is a warranty replacement If it is non warranty see our repair policy above for details The following guidelines will be used for all advance replacements Fewer t...

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