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Mobile DVR DMB-X Installation and Setup Manual v2.5    © Aventura Technologies 2009 Page 

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Mobile DVR Installation and Setup Guide 

For use with the DMB-X series DVRs 
V2.5 14th Apr 2009 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS 

1.0 Introduction 

 

2.0 Connecting up 

 

2.1 Remote hard drives 
2.2 Rear panel connections 

 

3.0 Powering the DMB-X Series DVR 
 
 

 

3.1 Power Connections 

 

4.0 Setting Up - Main Menu 

 
4.1 Log on 
4.2 Camera Set up 
4.2.1 Display Menu 
4.2.2 Picture Menu 
4.2.3 Recording Menu 
4.2.4 Video Streaming Menu 
4.2.5 Motion Detection Menu 
4.2.6 Copy Camera Settings 
4.3 Recording schedule 
4.4 Replaying recordings 
4.5 Administration menu 
4.5.1 Utilities menu 
4.5.1.1 View/Manage Log Files Menu 
4.5.1.2 Write CD/DVD menu 
4.5.1.3 Launch H264 Media Player 
4.5.1.4 Launch external application 

4.5.2 DVR setup menu 

4.5.2.1 Disk Usage menu 
4.5.2.2 Network menu 
4.5.2.3 E-Mail 
4.5.2.4 Live Preview Menu 
4.5.2.5 Widgets Menu 
4.5.2.6 GPS 
4.5.2.7 Accelerometer 
4.5.2.8 Logging 
4.6 Add/Edit users menu 
4.6.1 Local Access 
4.6.2 Remote Access 
4.6.3 Authentication 
4.7 Alarm Settings 
4.7.1 Switch to preview camera 
4.7.2 Start/Stop alarm recording 

Summary of Contents for DMB-X series

Page 1: ...4 2 4 Video Streaming Menu 4 2 5 Motion Detection Menu 4 2 6 Copy Camera Settings 4 3 Recording schedule 4 4 Replaying recordings 4 5 Administration menu 4 5 1 Utilities menu 4 5 1 1 View Manage Log F...

Page 2: ...lease take a moment to read this guide The guide will take you through the key steps of a Connecting cameras b Powering the unit c Configuring the unit to record images to a hard disk and d Downloadin...

Page 3: ...hard drives The Mobile DVR records to ruggedized external hard drive modules via a USB connection This will be supplied with the hard drive For hard drive and docking station wiring information pleas...

Page 4: ...flash memory sticks o Connecting mice keyboards GPS units and G chip sensors 24BVideo Audio inputs The picture in 2 2 above shows 2 x15 way D Sub connector for a 16 channel Mobile DVR A 4 channel Mobi...

Page 5: ...ies 3 1 Power Connections The connections on the power plug are numbered 1 to 3 as below Power Input Pin 1 SW Switched input 12 24V DC Pin 2 GND with respect to Ve Pin 3 Ve 12 24V DC NB Supplied lead...

Page 6: ...ystem is fully operational you will either see a connected camera display or the No Video Signal message displayed Depending on your setup method touch screen or mouse either double tap the centre of...

Page 7: ...be presented with the Camera 1 Setup menu This menu has a variety of sub menus as shown 5B4 2 1 Display Menu The Display menu allows you to change the camera text along with options to change the time...

Page 8: ...for this particular camera Frame rate is the number of pictures you wish to record every second Encoding Bitrate is the amount of hard disk memory used for each second of recorded video and is a key d...

Page 9: ...zes or resolutions QCIF 176 x 144 pixels CIF 352 x 288 DCIF 528 x 384 4CIF 704 x 576 Please note that the higher resolution that you choose the higher the bitrate you will require We suggest an initia...

Page 10: ...tup menu is almost the same as the recording menu You can stream live video from a camera at resolution and Bitrate settings which are independent of the video recording settings on the same camera Th...

Page 11: ...practical application of the motion detection functionality In outdoor environments a Very Sensitive setting should not be used since it can result in false activations caused for instance by birds o...

Page 12: ...ules per camera For instance you could have continuous recording between 0800h and 1700h and then from 1700h to 0800h to be recording only when motion detection is activated 0B4 4 Replaying recordings...

Page 13: ...u can pause speed up or slow down the video replay using the play controls Alternatively you can go directly to video recording of a known date and time by using the Search option This will bring up t...

Page 14: ...ion and Setup Manual v2 5 Aventura Technologies 2009 Page 14 of 30 11B4 5 Administration Menu This menu has a number of sub menus We will go through them one at a time 4 5 1 Utilities menu 13B4 5 1 1...

Page 15: ...y calculate the amount of disk space required for the chosen recording This appears in the main menu under Size MB to the right of the video recording Then tick the relevant option boxes if you wish t...

Page 16: ...to run on the DVR This could be anything from Sat Nav software to remote connection to other systems Simply browse to the application you wish to run and then click on OK Then to launch the applicatio...

Page 17: ...files are replayed you may notice an occasional short pause whilst video is buffered for the next file The default setting of 40MB is a good compromise between disk fragmentation and replay performanc...

Page 18: ...view Menu This menu will let you change between the two modes of live images Depending on which variant of the Mobile DVR you have will depend on which Live Preview method to use Note Default mode is...

Page 19: ...ll of these status displays will not be displayed during local playback however they will be displayed in the client software except the Alarm and Recorder status displays All alarm information is ava...

Page 20: ...rder Information This shows the camera status Is the camera connected or not Green Red is the camera set up to record denoted by the R Alarm Status This displays the alarm condition Green for activate...

Page 21: ...d for other s OM numbe vehicle on ptional map GPS unit ata logging anufacturer systems If n r All other small custo p making ap It includes There is o for availab no accelero settings ca om made m ppl...

Page 22: ...this is either 5hz 10hz or 20hz the higher the figure the more accurate the data 1hz 1 sample per second so 20hz 20 samples per second however as this has such a small impact on HDD space used we reco...

Page 23: ...o grant or restrict access to all of the DVR s functions via local input or remote input 4 6 1 Local Access You can allow deny any users ability to search and replay recorded video You can allow deny...

Page 24: ...DVR s other settings through the web server Note Ensure you do not uncheck BOTH local and remote change DVR settings for the main user as you will lock yourself out of the unit and it will have to be...

Page 25: ...h camera to switch to Also you can select a delay to display the camera for a pre determined length of time after the alarm has disappeared On the alarm cleared screen you would have this set to the o...

Page 26: ...alarm This functions exactly the same way as the run external application function in the Utilities menu 4 7 4 Play Sound This allows the DVR to play a unique sound file the system only supports WAV...

Page 27: ...his feature to function The E mail will tell you that Alarm Input x has been activated and the time of the activation If you require more than one email address to be nominated just add another action...

Page 28: ...articular kind of data which will then be displayed on playback in the Disk Replay Client The choices for this are as follows Left Indicator Right indicator Brake Doors Blue Lights Siren Custom1 Custo...

Page 29: ...s but does not run the Mobile DVR software 1 Is PC DVR mobile available as a menu option under Start All Programs Start Up 2 Check that the video capture card is securely in place 3 Is the date time o...

Page 30: ...here 12V power to the cameras Monitor goes off after 20mins 1 Check the power options properties tab under the Display properties Screen saver tab in Windows END In case of difficulty or technical que...

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