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Installation Guide 4894B  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mobile Digital Recorder

 
 

MDR-404GW-500 

MDR-404G-500 

MDR-404W-500 

MDR-404-500 

 

 

 

MDR-408GW-1000 

MDR-408G-1000 

MDR-408W-1000 

MDR-408-1000 

 

 

 

 

Installation and Operation Guide 

 

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Summary of Contents for MDR-404-500

Page 1: ...l Recorder MDR 404GW 500 MDR 404G 500 MDR 404W 500 MDR 404 500 MDR 408GW 1000 MDR 408G 1000 MDR 408W 1000 MDR 408 1000 Installation and Operation Guide Please refer to http brigade electronics com for...

Page 2: ...arch by Type 26 5 2 1 Exporting Log Files 27 6 Miscellaneous 27 6 1 HDD SD Formatting 27 6 2 Firmware Upgrade 27 6 3 Configuration 28 6 3 1 Restoring Default Settings 28 6 3 2 Resetting History Info 2...

Page 3: ...Recorder with 1000GB HDD GPS and 64GB SD Card Warning Prior to attempting the system setup please ensure the MDR 400 Series Installation Operation Guide is thoroughly read and understood Brigade will...

Page 4: ...x 1000 8 Channel Mobile Digital Recorder Control Unit GPS 1TB HDD and 64GB SD Card MDR 408xx 1000 CU MDR 400 Series Brackets with 5x M4x8 and 1x M4x24 Fixing Screws MDR 400 BKT MDR 408 26 pin Trigger...

Page 5: ...erface Panel MDR First Generation Remote Status Interface Panel MDR RP 01 P MDR First Generation 6m Cable for Remote Status Interface Panel MDR 06RPC 2 2 2 External G Sensor MDR Second Generation Exte...

Page 6: ...necting any of the MDR 408xx 1000 8x trigger inputs to vehicle signals e g reverse light ensure the voltage is lower than 3 8V in an off state If it exceeds the threshold voltage e g due to bulb monit...

Page 7: ...Error LED 3 2 Rear View 3 2 1 MDR 404xx 500 Rear View MDR 404xx 500 Rear View Figure 3 Video Output Connector cable MDR 400 VOC USB Port Connection for Fireproof Box Ethernet Port I O Trigger Sensors...

Page 8: ...Port Connection for Fireproof Box Ethernet Port Video Output Connector cable MDR 400 VOC Not used GPS Connector 3G and Wi Fi depending on model Not used I O Trigger Sensor connector for MDR 408 TRIG R...

Page 9: ...the front of the MDR main body Button 0 is used to either enter numerical value or to trigger split views in the following order CH 1 4 CH 5 8 and CH 1 8 MDR 408 1000 only Login Lock is used for acces...

Page 10: ...10 3 5 MDR 404xx 500 Connection Diagram MDR 404xx 500 Connection Diagram Figure 8...

Page 11: ...11 3 6 MDR 408xx 1000 Connection Diagram MDR 408xx 1000 Connection Diagram Figure 9...

Page 12: ...R 404xx 500 Figure 10 3 7 2 MDR 408xx 1000 MCU Removal Step 3 Completely undo the two thumb screws anti clockwise Step 1 Unlock the MCU using the key Step 2 Confirm that the PWR LED is OFF Step 3 Comp...

Page 13: ...1000 Figure 13 Step 2 Push and depress the SD card in order to remove the card from its slot Step 1 Gently open the door marked as indicated by the arrow on front of MDR 408 EXP to reveal the SD card...

Page 14: ...ove the MDR 408xx EXP slide the panel in the direction shown above Step 3 Ensure an earthing strap is worn to prevent any damage to the PCB Remove the film that is placed over the SIM card slot To unl...

Page 15: ...the UNIT ID is 0 The default PASSWORD for each user account is Administrator 88888888 Power User 66666666 and User 22222222 e Once the login is successful the OSD menu is displayed See Recordings Men...

Page 16: ...t not be considered Commonly this option is applied when direction indicators or hazard lights are connected to a trigger sensor in which case the off time should be ignored METADATA CAPTURE This opti...

Page 17: ...d to control the location of DATE TIME on the MDR video output screen e The advantage of embedding this data in the image is that the video file can be exported to AVI and the video will contain the e...

Page 18: ...r PAL 704x288 for NTSC CIF is 354x240 for PAL and 354x288 for NTSC Both HD1 and CIF are available at 25fps PAL and 30fps NTSC for the maximum number of channels e FR allows users to choose different f...

Page 19: ...overwritten see LOCKED FILE RETENTION in section 4 1 1 Options i Sensor Trigger Action Figure 33 allows the user to choose a channel to be displayed in full screen once a particular trigger sensor is...

Page 20: ...memory This can be checked by navigating to Information History Total Mileage k ALARM SETTINGS allows the user to activate alarms for under speed over speed or both by changing the ENABLE field to On...

Page 21: ...ion and shock rating see section 17 Specifications 4 2 6 Motion Detection a In order to activate and configure motion detection features browse to Settings Event Camera Users will be presented with Ca...

Page 22: ...7V Low Voltage 23 7V Voltage of Start 12 5V Voltage of Start 24 5V Observe Time 15 minutes Observe Time 15 minutes Shut Down Delay 5 minutes Shut Down Delay 5 minutes Note In this example Low Voltage...

Page 23: ...ult it is set to IGNITION which means that the MDR only turns On when an ignition signal is applied yellow wire on MDR 400 PC c Once the ignition is removed the unit will start a countdown in seconds...

Page 24: ...of the company in which the MDR will be utilised There are 9 available characters to set using the following a z A Z 0 9 and symbols e VEHICLE NO this is an optional field It is typically used to sto...

Page 25: ...ls secured 4 4 Peripheral Settings This section explains the process of configuring the communication port related to the optional accessories a Remote Panel is configured to be plugged into port 1 of...

Page 26: ...annel In play mode is used as a Pause button By pressing it repeatedly it changes to STEP mode which enables a frame by frame playback is the standard Play button is the Slow button and allows users t...

Page 27: ...export functions EX LOG allows users to export the selected entries Event List Figure 64 onto a USB flash drive plugged into the front of the MDR in the form of a log file which will be stored in the...

Page 28: ...s feature is used to clear any previous data relating to vehicle information such as minimum and maximum voltage temperature mileage etc 6 3 3 Exporting Current Settings In the case of using an existi...

Page 29: ...ot of the flash drive named snapphoto with subsequent sub folders named with the date in the format YYYY MM DD will be created c All the camera snapshots will be downloaded into their appropriate subf...

Page 30: ...ptions Panic Button Settings Figure 74 Alarm Output 3 of 3 Figure 75 c Browse to Settings Event Alarm Output as explained in section 4 2 2 to configure the output triggers and snapshots Alarm Output 3...

Page 31: ...remaining recording time available System Information Figure 77 shows an example System Information Figure 77 7 4 2 Dial Status a Browse to Information Dial Status to display information about mobile...

Page 32: ...ystem Requirements The system requires a PC with a USB 2 0 Type A connector which will connect the MCU to the PC A USB cable with USB standard type A plug to standard B plug is provided with the MDR T...

Page 33: ...indicated in MDR Dashboard 2 0 Installation Figure 86 h In MDR Dashboard 2 0 Launch Step Figure 87 depicts the final step users may choose to launch the software Tick the box and click FINISH MDR Das...

Page 34: ...ust be displayed as shown in Devices and Printers Figure 91 as below Devices and Printers Figure 91 c View the drivers associated with this device right click the above USB to ATA ATAPI Bridge icon an...

Page 35: ...icon at the bottom right of the Windows bar see Eject SD Figure 97 and Cancel Format Disk Figure 98 Loading Screen Figure 96 Warning After inserting SD cards into a SD card reader Windows may request...

Page 36: ...to the desired time by either dragging it or by clicking on the timeline directly Frame Information Figure 101 8 5 1 Channel Info Information about resolution frame rate and streaming bit rate are sh...

Page 37: ...oom area Figure 106 h is used to ZOOM in or out of the time scale Maximum ZOOM in is 5 seconds and maximum ZOOM out is 24 hours 8 5 2 Events and Graphs a Information about events can be viewed by clic...

Page 38: ...me using the built it temperature sensor Environment graph based on time not currently supported Voltage graph based on time m Click the drop down menu shown in Graph Options Figure 110 and choose DEV...

Page 39: ...ow Line Hide Line b Click the Lock Map button to ensure that the vehicle is always shown in the center of the map If this is turned off then the map can move freely regardless of the vehicle position...

Page 40: ...t contains the recordings Select the MDR Vehicle name in this example 3 3 h Once the folder has been successfully loaded it will appear as shown in Device Directory Figure 124 Windows Explorer Folder...

Page 41: ...ar Figure 128 HDD Calendar Figure 128 d In order to refine the data displayed users should setup the search criteria Custom and Advanced searches can be created HDD Search Figure 129 e Ensure that the...

Page 42: ...endar view from the current playback click the back arrow See Return to Calendar Figure 133 View Options Figure 132 Return to Calendar Figure 133 i Choose which channels to playback j Click the Play b...

Page 43: ...three types of exporting Standard Export AVI The STANDARD option cuts the clip and creates a folder structure containing the video files in original proprietary format H264 onto a local storage device...

Page 44: ...desktop next to the time calendar The snapshot location is also shown here See Snapshot pop up Figure 141 d Click on the Snapshot Successful information to access the IMAGE FILTER this shows all histo...

Page 45: ...arm and events for the past time range setting in the alarm log area The default amount is 30 minutes System Settings Figure 147 f System Settings is comprised of 2 windows System and Permission Setti...

Page 46: ...file that can be password protected user choice which is generated by the MDR Dashboard 2 0 The file contains an exported clip with the MDR Player 2 0 By double clicking on the exe file the MDR Player...

Page 47: ...Open File Open File Figure 156 a Windows Explorer browsing dialogue is displayed Navigate to the folder where the h264 native files are If users select the file for one single channel MDR Player 2 0 w...

Page 48: ...R 408xx 1000 Double clicking on a single channel image would trigger this channel into full screen Audio playback from channel 1 is played when multiple channels are displayed Users can select a diffe...

Page 49: ...to vehicle automatically This means that the vehicle will be centred in the map and users will be unable to move the map freely Show Line Hide Line is used to show the tracking data of the vehicle s...

Page 50: ...on Properties Figure 164 Internet Protocol Version 4 Figure 165 e To locate the MDR IP press the ENTER button then the DOWN arrow to read the current MDR IP f In order to change the MDR IP browse to S...

Page 51: ...ows LIVE PLAYBACK SETUP and MAINTENANCE See Web Application Manager Figure 171 10 2 Ethernet Operation a LIVE tab allows users to view the live cameras as shown in Web Application Manager Figure 171 N...

Page 52: ...ely shown i When the MDR security is turned On the MDR Web Login Figure 174 will appear requesting the Unit ID and Password see section 4 3 4 MDR Web Login Figure 174 j After entering the appropriate...

Page 53: ...pear in the box f For configurations click IMPORT g For firmware upgrades click UPGRADE the file is then sent the MDR h Information of its progress and completion are shown in the window i After uploa...

Page 54: ...ST REV EX LOG EXPORT 11 2 Settings 11 2 1 System 11 2 1 1 Date Time DATE TIME TITLE OPTION No 1 DATE FORMAT DD MM YYYY YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY TIME FORMAT 24H 12H TIME SYNC SOURCE GPS NONE TIME ZONE 0 1...

Page 55: ...N Read Only UNIT ID 00000 99999 00000 00000 99999 COMPANY NAME Empty yyyyyyyyy where X can be any alphanumerical value and Y any alphanumerical value including symbols VEHICLE NO Empty xxxxxxxx DRIVE...

Page 56: ...2 of 3 TITLE OPTION No 1 METADATA CAPTURE ON OFF HDD SD OVERWRITE ON OFF LOCKED FILE RETENTION DAY 10 7 15 20 30 45 ALARM PRE RECORDING ON OFF ALARM PRE REC TIME 1 60 MIN 10 1 60 MIN MIRROR SD CARD TY...

Page 57: ...0 4096 SUB STREAM left of the screen TITLE ENABLE RES FR CH 1 8 ON CIF 5 OFF 1 8 SUB STREAM right of the screen TITLE OPTION 1 SUB MODE ADAPT FIX NET TRANS POLICY PRIOR TRANS SPEED PRIOR IMG QUALITY B...

Page 58: ...6 MEDIA SERVER STATIC IP 000 000 000 000 DNS SERVER DOMAIN NAME PORT 07263 11 2 3 3 Wi Fi WIFI TITLE OPTION No 1 ENABLE CLIENT OFF GET IP TYPE STATIC IP DYNAMIC IP IP 192 168 010 004 SUB 255 255 255 0...

Page 59: ...CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 This option is valid for MDR 408 SENSOR TRIGGER ACTION 2 of 2 bottom of second page TITLE OPTION No1 FULL SCREEN TIME 03 03 30 seconds 11 2 4 2 Alarm Output ALARM OUTPUT 1...

Page 60: ...ON acceleration in G TITLE OPTION No 1 ALARM OFF if ALARM is ON ON TITLE OPTION No 1 LOCK OFF ON 11 2 4 5 Temperature TEMPERATURE top of the page TITLE OPTION No 1 TEMPERATURE UNIT C F ENVIRONMENT TE...

Page 61: ...s option G SENSOR NONE 11 2 5 2 Language Settings LANGUAGE SETTING TITLE OPTION No 1 CHOOSE LANGUAGE ENGLISH RUSSIAN SPANISH POLISH PORTUGUESE TURKISH 11 3 Information 11 3 1 System SYSTEM INFO top of...

Page 62: ...TIME HIGHEST VOLTAGE IN HISTORY x xV DATE TIME HISTORY INFO 3 of 3 TITLE INFORMATION LOWEST TEMP IN HISTORY x XF C DATE TIME HIGHEST TEMP IN HISTORY x XF C DATE TIME 11 3 4 Module MODULE STATUS TITLE...

Page 63: ...PAL and 30fps for NTSC PAL D1 704 576 HD1 704 288 and CIF 352 288 NTSC D1 704 480 HD1 704 240 and CIF 352 240 13 2 Normal Alarm Recording Parameters Warning The values shown below are for reference on...

Page 64: ...para System parameters have been changed poweroff format Reboot after formatting poweroff low voltage MDR Powered off because of low voltage video loss record video loss information 1 vloss channel 1...

Page 65: ...ge of record file ZZZ stands for size of file Plugged in USB N A 1 u insert USB plugged in Unplugged USB N A 1 u pull USB removed Unlock HDD lock Unlock HDD lock 1 hddkey unlock N A Modify time Modify...

Page 66: ...ly 90 seconds and MDR 404xx 500 around 75 seconds for HDD recordings to start after a file system check 6 This tests can only be performed when the MDR video output is displayed on a Brigade monitor E...

Page 67: ...in an area where these can be tampered with 2 Ensure cable connectors are secure before driving No recording on SD or HDD 1 ERR light will be visible on the MDR unit LED panel 2 ERR light will be show...

Page 68: ...Best 142 hours Quality 1 Res D1 25 30fps Typical 1164 hours Quality 8 Res CIF 25 30fps Longest 1862 hours Quality 8 Res CIF 1fps Access Mode Password Protected Access and 3x User Levels Languages OSD...

Page 69: ...mplies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received inclu...

Page 70: ...or Cable G Sensor measure of acceleration shock of the vehicle GSM Global System for Mobile Communications GUI Graphical user interfaces H 264 Video compression standard HD1 Half Definition compared t...

Page 71: ...71 10 10 2016 10 51 00 MDR 400 Series Installation Operation Guide v1 6 ENG 4894B...

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