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CONFIGURING THE VXM4

CONFIGURING THE VXM4

DISK MANAGE

To manage the internal hard drives, highlight DISK MANAGE and press 

ENTER

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RECORD TIME LIMIT: In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to limit the amount of footage stored
on the VXM4 (to comply with data protection laws for example).

Recording can be limited to 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week or one month. Once the VXM4 has
this amount of footage stored, it will start to overwrite the earliest recorded footage.

OVERWRITE: When set ON, the VXM4 will start overwriting the earliest recorded footage once the hard
drive becomes full. In this case, the percentage of hard drive used shown in live display will always be
99%. When set to OFF, the VXM4 will stop recording when the disk becomes full.

FORMAT: If necessary, all footage can be erased from the VXM4 using this option

Please note: When a RECORD
TIME LIMIT is set, the OVERWRITE
option cannot be changed 

Please note: When RECORD TIME LIMIT is set, the percentage of HDD used shown in live
display mode may never reach 99%.

For example, if the total HDD capacity of the VXM4 allows for a recording time of 4 days
under normal operation, if the RECORD TIME LIMIT is set to 2 days, the percentage of HDD
used will never exceed 50%

To setup the recording behaviour of the VXM4, highlight RECORD MENU and press 

ENTER

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SCHEDULE MODE: Either DAILY (one schedule will apply to every day of the week) or WEEKLY (each
day of the week has its own schedule)

PRE EVENT RECORDING TIME: When the VXM4 is not in continuous recording mode, this setting
determines the amount of footage that is always recorded before an event occurs (motion detection,
alarm input etc.)

POST EVENT RECORDING TIME: When the VXM4 is not in continuous recording mode, this setting
determines the amount of footage that is always recorded after an event occurs (motion detection, alarm
input etc.)

This setup screen allows the operator to configure scheduled and motion detection recording. There are
2 sections:

PARAMETER: Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period, in blocks (for
example between 09:00 and 18:00) or for each individual hour. Note that when SCHEDULE MODE is set
to WEEKLY, each day of the week can also be selected

SCHEDULE: This section determines at what times the VXM4 will record and whether it is continuous
recording or motion detection.

RECORD MENU

RECORDING OPERATIONS

TIMER / MOTION SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VXM4-16

Page 1: ...M IN NEAR FAR CLOSE OPEN FOCUS IRIS DISPLAY SEQ PANIC ZOOM LOCK ARCHIVE PTZ SETUP SEARCH RETURN ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PWR REC NET MPEG4 16 Channel Digital Recording System User...

Page 2: ...metry Control 12 Key lock function 12 Panic recording 12 Sequence mode 12 Shut down 12 Configuring the VXM4 System Setup 13 Display 13 OSD 13 Monitor 14 Sequence 14 Spot Out 16 Camera 16 Camera Title...

Page 3: ...modes 33 Saving to AVI file 34 Viewing events 34 Telemetry control 34 Audio monitoring 35 Audio talkback 35 Triggering alarms 35 Connection status 35 Remote client playback controls 35 Searching for...

Page 4: ...ck any of the air vents on the DVR Adequate protection against lightning strikes and power surges must be installed to prevent damage to the DVR Any safety warnings on the DVR and in these instruction...

Page 5: ...cording frame rates image quality and audio recording properties can be adjusted per hour per day and for each individual channel The VXM4 also has a panic recording feature from the front panel or ex...

Page 6: ...es resumes playback Selects forward playback and also accesses the instant playback feature Increases forward playback speed SHUTTLE WHEEL Used to quickly adjust playback speed and direction page 9 Al...

Page 7: ...t COMPOSITE AND S VIDEO MAIN MONITOR CONNECTIONS Both outputs can be used at the same time if more than one main monitor connection is required SPOT MONITOR OUTPUTS Up to 4 spot monitors can be connec...

Page 8: ...ly set by the VXM4 depending on connection type Connect one or more monitors to the VXM4 using the COMPOSITE VGA or S VIDEO connections Connect power to the VXM4 The VXM4 checks for proper power conne...

Page 9: ...channel The sequence runs indefinitely until a different display mode is chosen To view a particular channel in full screen press the corresponding CHANNEL SELECTION button Pressing the same CHANNEL...

Page 10: ...ckwise to decrease zoom To move the zoom area around the image use the CURSOR KEYS to adjust the position of the zoom square Press the RETURN button to return to normal live display mode LIVE DISPLAY...

Page 11: ...ed footage Press ENTER to select the calendar and use the CURSOR KEYS to move the purple square to the required day As different days are selected the timeline display also changes to show recorded fo...

Page 12: ...ress the SEARCH button and log in as ADMIN with the default password of 1234 SEARCH continued To exit playback mode and return to the search screen to choose another time and date press RETURN To exit...

Page 13: ...moment the selected event occurred and continues until stopped by the operator During event search playback the SHUTTLE WHEEL JOG RING and playback buttons can be used as normal To stop playback and...

Page 14: ...chive options have been selected highlight the START button and press ENTER The VXM4 displays a list showing the exact information to be archived and the total archive size If the ORIGINAL SIZE is lar...

Page 15: ...press ENTER All buttons are now disabled To unlock press the LOCK button again and enter the default password 1234 SHUT DOWN SHUT DOWN SEQUENCE SEQUENCE PANIC RECORDING PANIC RECORDING Panic recording...

Page 16: ...ng the operator can use this feature to determine and rectify the cause in realtime OFF normal display mode ACTIVE areas where motion is detected are highlighted with coloured blocks INACTIVE areas wh...

Page 17: ...tly DISPLAY MODE The VXM4 output can be optimised for display on a VGA or AV CRT monitor To change any of these settings highlight MONITOR and press ENTER to select Use the CURSOR KEYS to navigate to...

Page 18: ...ch portion of the multi screen Note only one instance of each channel can be displayed To remove a channel press the appropriate CHANNEL SELECTION button again When all the channels have been complete...

Page 19: ...Each one displays a full screen sequence of particular channels depending on the settings configured in this menu For each spot monitor the operator can decide which channels are displayed For example...

Page 20: ...Press RETURN when all changes are complete CAMERA PTZ SETUP ADDRESS The unique ID of the PTZ device PROTOCOL The protocol of the PTZ device BAUD RATE The baud rate of the PTZ device PTZ properties can...

Page 21: ...ect or deselect specific areas press ENTER to bring up the green cursor square in the top left of the display Move the cursor using the CURSOR KEYS to the first corner of the area to be set and press...

Page 22: ...NEL Specify which one of the 4 AUDIO INPUTS is routed to the AUDIO OUTPUT NETWORK AUDIO TX When set to ON live and playback audio is transmitted to a remote PC connection NETWORK AUDIO RX When set to...

Page 23: ...allows remote connections using Internet Explorer or other web browsers IP ADDRESS If DHCP is not being used the IP address can be manually set GATEWAY If DHCP is not being used the gateway IP address...

Page 24: ...that the ADMIN user password is changed as soon as possible To add users highlight ADD and press ENTER The new user details can be added using the steps outlined above More Information about user mana...

Page 25: ...panel button illumination can be turned ON or OFF F W UPDATE Firmware updates may be released periodically to enhance system performance and add extra features The operator can upgrade the firmware u...

Page 26: ...CHANNEL Choose which alarm output to configure OPERATION The selected alarm output can be enabled or disabled MODE Can be either TRANSPARENT the output is active only when the trigger criteria is pres...

Page 27: ...oss on any of the selected channels will sound the buzzer MOTION Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will sound the buzzer EVENT SENSOR EMAIL NOTIFICATION Determines th...

Page 28: ...ecording time of 4 days under normal operation if the RECORD TIME LIMIT is set to 2 days the percentage of HDD used will never exceed 50 To setup the recording behaviour of the VXM4 highlight RECORD M...

Page 29: ...r each channel QUALITY Four different picture recording qualities can be set for each channel AUDIO If audio devices are connected to the VXM4 any audio channel can be assigned to any of the video cha...

Page 30: ...r changes to orange to show the start position Use the CURSOR KEYS to stretch the orange cursor across and down to select all channels between 18 00 and 00 00 Press ENTER highlight MOTION and press EN...

Page 31: ...mines at what times the VXM4 will monitor the alarm inputs and activate recording Please refer to Timer motion setup on page 25 for details on setting up PARAMETER and SCHEDULE Alarm activated recordi...

Page 32: ...with the VXM4 into your PC s CD ROM drive The install process will begin automatically and display the following screen Click Next to continue Click Next to begin installation The VXM4 remote client...

Page 33: ...ust VXM4 settings remotely DROP DOWN LIST to select a VXM4 connection CONNECT button DISCONNECT button DISPLAY buttons to choose 1 4 9 or 16 screen display SEQUENCE button MANUAL SWITCH button FULL SC...

Page 34: ...e and choose Add Group Enter a name to easily identify the connection group and click OK The new group is created ENTER VXM4 DETAILS Details for up to 4 VXM4s can be added to the Factory 7 group Click...

Page 35: ...remote client software during live display In Connection retries choose the number of times the remote client will attempt to connect before giving an error Finally click ADD to save all the details T...

Page 36: ...display To run a sequence select single screen mode and click the SEQUENCE button Click SEQUENCE again to return to normal viewing mode The MANUAL SWITCH button shifts the positions of all channels b...

Page 37: ...e and buttons to adjust Additional telemetry controls can be accessed by clicking the PTZ button Telemetry presets can now be programmed and called remotely Example To start pattern tour 1 running on...

Page 38: ...can talkback to the VXM4 During talkback audio is routed through the AUDIO OUT connector on the rear of the VXM4 To talkback click and hold the TALKBACK button and speak normally in to the microphone...

Page 39: ...ates are selected the TIMELINE changes to show the status of recorded footage for that particular date CONTROLLING PLAYBACK During playback use the DISPLAY buttons to switch from single quad 9 split o...

Page 40: ...PC hard drive The remote client shows the current status of the archiving process BACKUP PLAYER To view archives already created on the local PC hard drive click the BACKUP PLAYER button Click to choo...

Page 41: ...od is displayed Select an event click Go to timeline and then click OK Click u to begin playback from the selected date and time PRINT AN IMAGE During playback a still image can be printed on the loca...

Page 42: ...r the ADMIN user and click OK LOADING AND SAVING The remote setup screen is displayed and the VXM4 settings can be changed as necessary Click OK to save all changes and return to the main remote clien...

Page 43: ...using Windows Media Player BACKUP PLAYER To view archives backed up from a VXM4 double click the player file Click to choose which archive file to playback Playback of the archive file begins The con...

Page 44: ...e VXM4 is recognised on the local network If not work through the above steps again but also check that the CAT 5 patch lead is OK 3 At this point the connection to the VXM4 can be tested locally Inst...

Page 45: ...the public static IP address of your router and the port number in this case will be 6100 The username and password must match those set up on the VXM4 SETTING UP MULTIPLE VXM4s ON ONE ROUTER The setu...

Page 46: ...s of the ISP s 1st DNS server 2nd DNS server must be the IP address of the ISP s 2nd DNS server DDNS server leave set as DDNS DVRLINK NET Note if the ISP s DNS servers are not known they can be identi...

Page 47: ...the or B terminals ALARM RESET Connect an external push button switch to the ARI and GND terminals Pushing the switch will reset all system alarms A11 A14 GND A15 A16 A17 A18 GND A19 A20 A21 A22 GND...

Page 48: ...unbalanced 1 0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced 15 pin D SUB 1024 x 768 60Hz 4 pin mini din Y C 1 4 6 1 5 8 1 7 9 13 1 12 16 User defined channels for each mode Adjustable dwell time user defined sequen...

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