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Operating Instructions

ZMX plus

CONTENTS

Important Safeguards

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Safety

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Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Multiplexing ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
The Menu System ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Key functions ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Control disk/Arrow keys .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

MODES OF OPERATION

How to Select Play mode ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
How to select Live mode ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
How to select Record mode ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
How to select VCR view ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18

DISPLAY FUNCTIONS

How to select a camera .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
How to select multiscreen displays ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
How to select which cameras are shown in a multiscreen display ........................................................................................................... 12
How to select active cameo mode ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
How to select an active cameo .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
How to change the position and colour of display titles ............................................................................................................................. 16
How to electronically zoom an image ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
How to electronically freeze an image ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
How to select which images are displayed by which monitors .................................................................................................................. 18
How to change  the size and position of a Picture In Picture (PIP) Display .............................................................................................. 19

TELEMETRY FUNCTIONS

How to select telemetry functions .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
How to select a Telemetry Preset .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Recording a Telemetry Preset .................................................................................................................................................................... 15

SEQUENCING

How to start a camera sequence ............................................................................................................................................................... 14
How to create a Full Screen Camera Sequence using the Autolist™ Function ........................................................................................ 14
How to create a Full Screen Playback Sequence using the Autolist™ Function ...................................................................................... 14

VCR FUNCTIONS

How to control a VCR with an RS232 interface using your multiplexer .................................................................................................... 18
How to adjust VCR playback contrast and brightness .............................................................................................................................. 18
VCR Playback ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 19

ALARM FUNCTIONS

How to Acknowledge an Alarm ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
How to manually activate an alarm ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Alarm Displays ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 20

MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS

How to play back a Macro .......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
How to select the Preset Park facility ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
How to select the Random Patrol facility ................................................................................................................................................... 15
How to adjust for Summer time and Winter time ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Motion Indicators ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Video loss ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Summary of Contents for zmx plus

Page 1: ...Please read this manual before operating your multiplexer...

Page 2: ...Operating Instructions IMPORTANT The first few pages of these instructions contain important information on safety and product conformity Please read and ensure that you understand this information be...

Page 3: ...which monitors 18 How to change the size and position of a Picture In Picture PIP Display 19 TELEMETRY FUNCTIONS How to select telemetry functions 13 How to select a Telemetry Preset 14 Recording a Te...

Page 4: ...g a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician Do not defeat...

Page 5: ...urer Dispose of unused batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Do NOT use the 12V power leads in the RS 485 cable UNLESS it is to be used on a one to one connection between a unit with...

Page 6: ...ated on the monitor and an LED located on the front panel of your multiplexer can be made to flash and an audible warning sounded Depending on the way in which your system has been programmed you may...

Page 7: ...e below gives examples of how many fields can be recorded on a three hour tape per camera in various time lapse modes Time Lapse mode Fields per second Fields per second Fields per second with 1 camer...

Page 8: ...s KEY FUNCTIONS A brief description of the various keys on your multiplexer is given below The front panel of a 16 way multiplexer is shown in Figure 3 and 3a the 10 way unit has fewer camera keys Fig...

Page 9: ...he camera iris The camera must first be selected and the telemetry enabled OPEN IRIS Allows you to open the camera iris The camera must first be selected and the telemetry enabled ZOOM IN Causes the c...

Page 10: ...ontrol a VCR and to change the brightness and contrast in playback mode Control disk Arrow keys Moving around an electronically zoomed area Use the left right and up down arrow keys on the control dis...

Page 11: ...a its identification number its status and the date and time which was current at the time of recording Your multiplexer can decode several VCR formats The default format decodes recordings from Baxal...

Page 12: ...ing the arrow keys move to the cameo you wish to change This is indicated by the camera title flashing within the selected cameo 3 Press the desired camera key 4 Press enter to exit Active Cameo mode...

Page 13: ...screen indication of which particular cameo will be affected by the next front panel keystroke Active cameos are used mainly to give you a simple way of specifying which camera is to be displayed in w...

Page 14: ...hand cameo of the display The image from each camera will be shown for a period determined by the multiscreen dwell time setting accessed through the menu system The camera sequence is not programmabl...

Page 15: ...Park for a camera 1 Select the camera by pressing its camera key 2 Press the Telemetry key 3 Press the Preset key 4 Press the enter key Notes 1 The key combination above has a toggle action and can b...

Page 16: ...room and another camera covering the entrance to the room However you can initiate or force any of the alarms associated with a camera by pressing and holding the alarm cancel acknowledge key followe...

Page 17: ...display 1 Enter active cameo mode by pressing the enter key 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the desired cameo 3 Press the zoom key once to change the screen to a full screen display of the selected ca...

Page 18: ...t Arrow Frame Advance Up Arrow Frame Reverse Down Arrow HOW TO SELECT VCR VIEW You can view the VCR output signal in order to check its output or settings This is achieved by selecting the VCR output...

Page 19: ...mode tells you the speed at which the tape was recorded It does not indicate the speed at which the tape is being played back To find out the playback speed you must look at the VCR s playback speed i...

Page 20: ...mera However if sequencing was active on Monitor B before the alarm then Monitor B will continue to sequence after the alarm is cleared Alarm Displays In Play Mode Regardless of the mode selected Moni...

Page 21: ...ted by VDL in a full screen display or V in the relevant cameo of a multiscreen display Video loss Action In digital Live Mode Monitor A If the camera is being displayed at the time that video loss oc...

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Page 24: ...ury Park Industrial Estate Stockport SK6 2SU England Tel 0161 406 6611 Fax 0161 406 7677 Visit our Web site http www baxall com Baxall Limited reserve the right to make changes to the product and spec...

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