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  Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 

  

 

 

1. Product Overview 

 

The FMS-3154R, 4-Port Digital Video Server, combines the power of 

triplex multiplexing and digital video recording into one comprehensive 

unit.    The compact design is suitable for conventional surveillance in 

limited spaces where only 4 cameras are required.     

The FMS-3154R provide excellent picture quality with comprehensive 

programming that can be easily configured to meet a customer’s need.     

Network and internet capabilities enhance the power of remote monitoring.   

The FMS-3154R is the only suitable weapon for security surveillance 

today.       

 

 

1.1 Features

 

 

Triplex operation: Recording, Live, & Playback 

 

4 Color or 4 B/W camera inputs (NTSC/PAL) 

 

Intelligent motion detection with programmable area and sensitivity 

for each camera 

 

Powerful alarm processor with configurable triggering conditions 

and reactions 

 

Event recording, time-lapse recording or both 

 

Up to 5 seconds of pre-record time 

 

Built-in MPEG-1 and

 

JPEG compression/decompression, with 

configurable quality 

 

Storage on 3.5” Docking Hard Disk, hot-swappable (DVR option) 

 

Versatile display formats: full-screen, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 & 16 video 

 

Alarm history log for Video Loss, Motion, Alarm input, Hard Disk 

Full and Power.   

 

Multi-level password to ensure high degree of security 

 

Configurable (Recording/Event) behaviors, up to 16 kinds of date 

and 16 kinds of time 

 

Recording rate: 30 fps for NTSC, 25 fps for PAL 

 

Playback rate: up to 30 fps for NTSC, 25 fps for PAL 

 

Independent record & playback 

 

2 Fast Ethernet interfaces, 1 for peer-to-peer, 1 for upward 

communications 

 

RS-232 interface for point-to-point or internet communications 

 

Reserved RS-232 interface for PTZ camera control 

 

2 USB ports for backup devices, printer, USB port ISDN TA device 

or USB hub. 

 

Built-in CompactFlash memory, power off data protection, power on 

and run 

 

Built-in 4x4 video matrix 

 

Graphics User Interface 

 

Audio recording capability (reserved) 

 

Stackable architecture (up to 4, reserved) 

 

Remote surveillance and playback through WEB Browser such as IE 

or Netscape 

 

Remote alarm notification 

 

Remote upload/download of system configurations 

 

Summary of Contents for FMS-3154R

Page 1: ...Administrator s Guide and Operating Instructions i Administrator s Guide and Operating Instructions Web enabled Digital Video Server FMS 3154R ...

Page 2: ...diate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible...

Page 3: ...o not expose the appliance to water or moisture nor try to operate it in wet areas Do take immediate action if the appliance becomes wet Turn the power off and refer servicing to qualified service personnel Moisture may damage the appliance and also cause electric shock Do not use strong or abrasive detergents when cleaning the appliance body Use a dry cloth to clean the appliance when it is dirty...

Page 4: ...m Action Setup 6 5 Motion Action Setup 6 6 Video Loss Action Setup 6 7 Hard Disks Full Action Setup 6 8 Camera Setup 6 9 Alarm In Setup 6 10 Alarm Out Setup 6 11 Display Sequence Setup 6 12 Display Page Setup 6 13 Motion Setup 6 14 Password Setup 6 15 System Configurations 7 Day Time Setup Administrator 8 Image Playback and Archive Administrator Supervisor 8 1 Select HDD Range Dialog Box 9 Remote ...

Page 5: ...e Built in MPEG 1 and JPEG compression decompression with configurable quality Storage on 3 5 Docking Hard Disk hot swappable DVR option Versatile display formats full screen 4 7 9 10 13 16 video Alarm history log for Video Loss Motion Alarm input Hard Disk Full and Power Multi level password to ensure high degree of security Configurable Recording Event behaviors up to 16 kinds of date and 16 kin...

Page 6: ...decoder decodes the digitized format no matter it is JPEG or MPEG 1 and then displays the decoded pictures on the VGA monitor screen 1 2 3 Video Storage and Retrieval The encoded pictures are stored in the hard disks with the stored frame rate for each camera set by the administrator If any event Alarm Motion or Video Loss happens all the encoded pictures for the correspondent camera for the prese...

Page 7: ... previously recorded hard disk to review the recorded video Displaying of the recorded video is composed of decoding the JPEG or MPEG 1 encoded video automatically and multiplexing each camera video to its designated video window With the coded data that was inserted into each recorded picture the digital video recorder can reconstruct each camera s tag name status date and time information automa...

Page 8: ...DC power source 2 Camera 1 Video Input BNC connector for Camera 1 3 Camera 2 Video Input BNC connector for Camera 2 4 Camera 3 Video Input BNC connector for Camera 3 5 Camera 4 Video Input BNC connector for Camera 4 6 75ohm Termination Normally the termination should be set as On However if the corresponding camera is connected to other devices please set it as Off 7 VGA Monitor Output 8 RS 232 Co...

Page 9: ...Connects to the PS2 mouse or the Y cable attached for the mouse and keyboard optional connection The mouse must be connected at system startup 13 Audio In reserved 14 Audio Out reserved 15 2 USB connectors Connect to the DVD RAM ZIP printer USB port ISDN TA Terminal Adapter device or USB hub 16 LAN connector 1 For peer to peer connection reserved 17 LAN connector 2 Connects to the RJ45 LAN connect...

Page 10: ...de Panel 20 Hard Disk Tray Please make sure to set the hard disk as master To access the hard disk use the attached key to open the cover and remove the hard disk holder The key can t be removed from the cover while the cover is open 21 Cooling FAN 20 21 ...

Page 11: ...ating Instructions 7 3 System Installation The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers 3 1 Before Installation Please refer to the following diagram for the system connections ...

Page 12: ...rded cameras in any available format Mouse Connect a PS2 mouse to the mouse connector Hard Disk Make sure the hard disk is inside the hard disk tray Power Connect the DC 24V power source or the AC adapter into the power socket 3 3 Optional Connections Alarm In Connect Alarm In 1 4 to NC or NO type of alarm signals Please make sure to setup the software configurations of Alarm In accordingly Alarm ...

Page 13: ...onnector Ethernet FMS 3154R is enabled control from the PC via Ethernet Connect the LAN connector to a standard RJ45 connector Ethernet cable Shown in below is an example of connection Modem FMS 3154R is enabled control from the PC via modem Connect the RS 232 connector to a modem Shown in below is an example of connection ISDN FMS 3154R is enabled control from the PC via ISDN Connect the USB port...

Page 14: ...ccessible in the current mode or login right The followings are a brief description for each of the icons System time in military hour format Move the cursor on it and the system date will be shown in YYYY MM DD format Shutdown To shutdown the system Note Playback Controls To change the control icons to those for playback functions Alarm Reset To reset the Alarm Outputs to their normal states and ...

Page 15: ...lways be shown on the screen Full Screen Display Static Page Mode 4 window Display Static Page Mode 7 window Display Static Page Mode 9 window Display Static Page Mode 10 window Display Static Page Mode 13 window Display Static Page Mode 16 window Display Static Page Mode Pause Circulate To toggle between Pause Mode and Circulate Mode for status indication Next Device To change the status indicati...

Page 16: ... status of one device the bottommost for ID 1 There are 5 different colors GRAY BLACK Not existent or not installed GREEN Normal YELLOW Video Loss detected for Camera Alarm for Alarm Input Output and Recording for Hard Disk RED Motion detected for Camera Note To power down the system turn off the power source or unplug the power cord after the system is completed shutdown and the power down messag...

Page 17: ...r Supervisor please click on the Login icon and enter the appropriate Operator s Login name and Password For Operator the factory default value for both of them is operator for Supervisor the factory default value for both of them is supervisor The Operator can operate all the icons related to live video display the Supervisor can operate all the icons related to live video display image playback ...

Page 18: ...be enabled Click on the Delete button to delete the highlighted event log and click on the Delete All button to delete all the event logs 5 1 Version Display Click on the logo icon on the upper right corner the software version of the system will be shown on the screen 5 2 Alarm Message Display The alarm message will be displayed on the screen if the alarm happened and the alarm message for the co...

Page 19: ...s of the system please click on the Config icon The configuration menu will pop up as below Click on the menu item for the respective configuration For the details of each item please refer to the following paragraphs Click on the Exit menu item to exit the setup You may be asked to restart the system for those new settings to take effect Note If the system is in Sequence Mode display please refer...

Page 20: ...ver you may configure up to 16 Time Types to suit your needs Use the meaningful names no matter they are from human viewpoint or the system s viewpoint Some other meaningful names may be Day Night Overtime Code 1 Normal Alert etc Operations After the Time Type menu item is selected the Time Type dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Time Type List then click on the...

Page 21: ...e menu item is selected the Day Type Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Day Type List then click on the Day Type Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Day Type by using the mouse or the keyboard The Detail box corresponds to the selected Day Type shown in the Day Type Tag Please click on the Up Dn buttons to scroll the 16 time segments click...

Page 22: ...lendar menu item is selected the Calendar Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen The active month is shown on the upper corner of the screen The selectable Day Types are shown on the left corner of the screen Please click on the Day Type button to select the active Day Type the button will be on the DOWN position Click on the Calendar Day button to change its Day Type to the active Day Type ...

Page 23: ...on menu item is selected the Alarm Action Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Action List then click on the Action Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Action by using the mouse or the keyboard All the other settings correspond to the selected Action shown in the Action Tag The following is a brief description for each item shown above Durat...

Page 24: ...ggered NC and NO signals are available please refer to Alarm Out Setup Click on the Down arrow button to select one of the Alarm Outputs AO 1 4 Output Alarm Out output state when the Alarm Action is triggered For NC signal it s always open for NO signal close The Normal State above shows whether the selected Alarm Out is NC signal or NO signal Buzzer On To activate the internal buzzer or not when ...

Page 25: ... any key or moving clicking the mouse please check this item Send Mail To activate the e mail notification function or not when the Alarm Action is triggered The e mail will be sent to the defined receivers with an attached file which contains the video graphic file of the alarm triggered moment Note Please refer to Chapter 6 15 for e mail notification setting Note For general user the attached vi...

Page 26: ...nu item is selected the Motion Action Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Action List then click on the Action Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Action by using the mouse or the keyboard All the other settings correspond to the selected Action shown in the Action Tag Please refer to the Alarm Action Setup for the descriptions and operatio...

Page 27: ...dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Action List then click on the Action Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Action by using the mouse or the keyboard All the other settings correspond to the selected Action shown in the Action Tag Please refer to the Alarm Action Setup for the descriptions and operations except the followings There is no post re...

Page 28: ...ble automatically overwrite the recorded data when the hard disk drive capacity reaches the end While Auto Overwrite is not enabled the system will not overwrite the recorded data until the Administrator or Supervisor click on the Alarm Reset button The default setting is Auto Overwrite enabled Note Duration Response duration to define how long in seconds the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will ke...

Page 29: ...close The Normal State above shows whether the selected Alarm Out is NC signal or NO signal Buzzer On To activate the internal buzzer or not when the full hard disk capacity is detected Log Log to event log list or not Please refer to Log Display for the details Show Message To display the alarm message or not when the full hard disk is detected Note If the hard disk capacity reaches the end with ...

Page 30: ...amera Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Camera List then click on the Camera Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Camera by using the mouse or the keyboard The Recording Quality and the Compression Method apply to all cameras For the Behaviors For Each Camera please click on the item in the Time Type list to select the Time Type All the ot...

Page 31: ...tical position the number 0 7 is from up to down for the horizontal position the number 0 7 is from left to right Time Stamp Click on the button for the Time Stamp setting menu The system provides user options to select the font size position and color of the time stamp on the playback image Enable Motion Detection Check to enable motion detection for the selected Camera at the selected Time Type ...

Page 32: ...he total recording rate for all cameras is greater than 25 30 FPS the system will decrease the recording rate for each camera averagely to make the total 25 30 FPS Note 2 The remote end will not be able to view all the camera windows if there s any camera is set as 0 FPS for the normal recording rate unless all the cameras are set as 0 FPS ...

Page 33: ... click on the Alarm Input Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Alarm Input by using the mouse or the keyboard For the Alarm Action for each Alarm Input please click on the item in the Time Type list to select the Time Type All the other settings correspond to the selected Alarm Input shown in the Alarm Input Tag and the highlighted Time Type in the Time Type list The following is a...

Page 34: ...se the Down arrow button to select the signal type Enable Alarm Action Check to Enable Alarm Action for the selected Alarm Input at the selected Time Type Alarm Action The corresponding Alarm Action if the Alarm Input changes its state from normal to alarm Up to 4 Alarm Actions are selectable 6 10 Alarm Out Setup ...

Page 35: ...ly Closed NC signals AO 1 2 and 2 Normally Open NO signals AO 3 4 for the system Operations After the Alarm Out menu item is selected the Alarm Out Setup dialog box will be shown on the screen Please click on the item in the Alarm Out List then click on the Alarm Out Tag and then enter the new tag name for the selected Alarm Output by using the mouse or the keyboard ...

Page 36: ...ll be shown on the screen The following is a brief description for each item shown above Number of Sequences Up to 2 sequences can be defined Use the Down arrow button to select the number Sequence Number To select the Sequence you want to modify for the following 2 items Number of Pages Number of Pages for the Sequence shown in Sequence Number Different Display Types have different maximum number...

Page 37: ...e or Static Page Mode first For Sequence Mode you may select the Sequence No then set the Page Dwell Time Cameras and Text Colors for each Page for Static Page Mode you may set the Cameras and Text Colors for each Display Type To Select Camera or Select Text Color for a specific video window please click on Select Camera button or Select Text Color button first then click on the video window the C...

Page 38: ...selected Page shown in Page No Use the Down arrow button to select the number The default value is 5 Display Type To select the Display Type in Static Page Mode display Use the Down arrow button to select the Display Type The available types are 1 window Full screen and 4 window Select Camera To select the cameras shown in the video windows Click on it and then click on the video windows repeatedl...

Page 39: ...be shown on the screen Please select the Camera and the Time Type first All the other settings correspond to the selected Camera and the selected Time Type shown in their respective fields For the Detection Area please click on the Set Clear button then click in the video window and drag the mouse to set clear the detection area To set the Sensitivity please click on the slider and drag the mouse ...

Page 40: ...ue and Its Slider Showing the sensitivity for the selected Camera and Time Type Dragging the mouse on the slider to change the value The default value is 50 Trend Curve Window Trend curve showing the continuous snapshots of the detected motion with the bar higher than the horizontal line in the middle as motion detected lower as no motion detected Reset All button To reset all the settings to thei...

Page 41: ...click on the Login name Password or Confirm field and then enter the new names by using the mouse or the keyboard The following is a brief description for each item shown above List Box for Administrator Supervisor Operator To select Administrator Supervisor or Operator All the other fields correspond to the highlighted selection Click on the item to make the selection Login The Login name for Adm...

Page 42: ...d the System Configurations dialog box will be shown on the screen The following is the brief description for each item shown above Communication LAN Card Configuration IP address Enter the desired IP address of the device in the columns To obtain the IP address please contact your Internet Server Provider Subnet Mask Enter the corresponding Subnet Mask Enable Gateway For local network setting lea...

Page 43: ...DN Check the box to enable ISDN function Click on the Detail button to define the EAZ MSN Number 1B or 2B Channels Local and Remote IP address Login Name Password Enter the desired Login Name and Password for Dial In function The Login Name and Password for both Modem and ISDN connection are consistent Web Server Address Select the proper Web Server Address by clicking on the desired item Printer ...

Page 44: ...If the SMTP server requires authentication check the item box and enter the effective name and password below E mail receiver The system can send e mail notification to up to 8 receivers for each action Enter the e mail addresses in 1 8 columns For WAP message check the box on the right of the e mail address Daylight Saving Time Check the Enable box to enable Daylight Saving Time The system provid...

Page 45: ...gins at 1 a m on the last Sunday in March time reverts to standard time at 1 a m on the last Sunday in October TV System NTSC or PAL select the proper system by checking the box in front Basically the system can detect it automatically doesn t require user to define it However the system might sometimes misjudge due to the ambiguous signal which mainly caused be over length or bad quality cable In...

Page 46: ...nistrator If you are an Administrator please click on the Time displaying on the Main Screen to enter the Date Time Setup for the system The date is in YYYY MM DD format whilst the time in military hour format HH MM SS The built in real time clock will be updated accordingly ...

Page 47: ... same as in the Main Screen provide the same functions as described in Chapter 4 If any icon is grayed it means that the specific function is not accessible in the current mode If you want to playback the recorded video please click on the Select HDD Range icon first to select the range of the recorded video for playback The following is a brief description for each of the icons not described in C...

Page 48: ...e image corresponding to one of the selected playback cameras will be played on its corresponding video window Pause To pause playing the video Click on Play icon to resume playing Archive Video Toggle button to enable disable retrieving playback video to DVD RAM ZIP disk etc When the video is playing back and Archive is enabled button at DOWN position the Retrieval Device and Camera dialog box wi...

Page 49: ... select the desired playback speed The default value is 1 Slider Bar Showing the current playing position in the selected range Click on it and drag the mouse to play the video from anywhere in the selected range when it s playing The date and time will be shown on the screen and the playback will be temporarily stopped when you drag the slider To change the playback video window to full screen pl...

Page 50: ...is a brief description for each item shown above HDD No The recorded Hard Disk to playback Start End Block No 1 GB Block or 32 Sections Block for the system The maximum End Block No represents the Block number for the last recorded video or the maximum block number for the Hard Disk Use the Down arrow button to select the Start End Block No Options to Play To playback all recorded video images or ...

Page 51: ...Y MM DD format and military hour in HH MM SS format for the video corresponding to the Slider Bar position If Block Section Slice is shown as nn XX XX the messages are at the Block level nn nn XX Section level and nn nn nn Slice level Set Start button Drag the Slider Bar to the start position you want then click on the Set Start button to change the Start Block Section Slice No Set End button Drag...

Page 52: ...ow to select the desired start date and time click on the Submit button to start searching The other items are the same as the above description Search by Time 01 03 05 50 10 10 V 01 01 01 2001 3 05 Mon 10 10 50 N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N N Y N N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N N Y N N N Y Y N ...

Page 53: ... and the modem or network The procedure for configuring a remote PC depends on the desired type of connection The user can either dial directly into the server through modem or connect over a network You must obtain IP addresses for the remote PC and FMS 3154R please refer to Chapter 6 15 System Configurations for the details Remote View After the Remote PC and FMS 3154R are connected start your W...

Page 54: ...the down arrow button to select the desired camera for each window and then select Live or Play from the options below for Live Video or Image Playback for each window Click on the Submit button while the setting is completed Playback Date Time To set the searching date time for Image Playback Enter the desired date and time in the proper columns click on the Submit button to change the setting Th...

Page 55: ...ay the video from anywhere in the selected range Note 1 The best viewer s environment is Internet Explorer 5 0 or above 1024 x 768 If the PC is protected by the Firewall please make sure Port 1600 is enabled before accessed Note 2 The Login Name and Password are the same as used in FMS 3154R the Administrator can operate all the functions on remote end the Supervisor can view the live video and pl...

Page 56: ...me search Motion Detection Yes with configurable detection area 16x12 sensitivity Video Loss Detection Yes Event Log Yes User Interface Windows look and feel Setup On screen setup User Input Device Mouse Keyboard optional Buzzer Yes Timer Built in real time clock Watch Dog Timer Yes Title 10 character title generator for each camera alarm input and alarm output CompactFlash Memory 64 MB Security M...

Page 57: ... 1 40 10 54 78 7 10 151 16 53 0 6 67 10 10 130 11 56 252 20 8 0 3 134 20 20 260 23 53 505 16 17 0 2 202 6 31 391 11 50 758 12 26 0 12 337 2 51 652 11 44 1264 4 44 0 1 404 13 2 782 23 41 1517 0 53 NTSC MPEG 1 Total Capture Rate Fine 10 Normal 5 Rough 0 FPS day hour min day hour min day hour min 30 1 20 28 3 23 29 6 1 38 15 3 16 56 7 22 59 12 3 16 10 5 13 24 11 22 29 18 4 54 6 9 6 20 19 21 29 30 8 1...

Page 58: ... 20 20 262 9 45 511 0 2 0 17 198 7 19 385 21 24 751 11 21 0 1 337 2 51 656 0 23 1277 12 7 PAL MPEG 1 Total Capture Rate Fine 10 Normal 5 Rough 0 FPS day hour min day hour min day hour min 25 1 20 14 4 1 5 6 1 38 12 5 3 16 29 8 2 10 12 3 16 8 3 5 13 15 12 4 26 18 6 39 5 9 5 13 20 5 27 30 8 10 2 5 18 10 26 40 10 54 60 16 21 1 7 27 2 38 59 11 47 89 5 41 1 46 2 5 101 3 15 151 16 53 0 83 55 12 38 121 2...

Page 59: ...ZIP drives The ZIP drive must be connected to the system at system startup Besides the ZIP disk must be PC formatted Q How to get better video quality A The quality of JPEG is better than MPEG and the higher the recording quality the better the quality Please login as administrator click on the Config icon and then click on the Camera Setup menu item Select the Recording Quality and the Compressio...

Page 60: ...for the camera A There must be at least one Action corresponding to that camera and the pre record time of those Actions must be non zero Besides the normal recording rate for that camera must be non zero Exception If the normal recording rates for all the installed cameras are all zero the pre record will still be effective Please refer to Chapter 6 for the detailed setup Q The displayed date and...

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