Concept Pro VXM4-4, User Manual

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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
PLEASE NOTE: ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE VXM4!
THE VXM4 IS PRE-CONFIGURED WITH THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS:
25FPS continuous recording rate per channel at SIF (352 x 288) resolution and highest image quality.
• Time and date set to correct local time
• Audio inputs 1-4 assigned to video channels 1-4 respectively
• Telemetry devices set to PELCO-D, 2400 Baud
• Based on average image recording, the above settings will provide around 7 days recording on a 250GB drive
before the footage starts to be overwritten.
CONNECT AND SWITCH ON
• Connect up to 4 CAMERA INPUTS as necessary. The VXM4 also has LOOP OUTPUTS so that any signals
can be fed to other equipment if required. Termination is automatically 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 connection and emits two beeps. Press any
button on the front panel of the VXM4 to begin operation.
The VXM4 startup screen detects and checks the status of hard drives and the
CDRW / DVR-RW drive
After startup diagnostics are complete, the operator must logon to the system. The
default user name is ‘ADMIN’. Using the
CHANNEL SELECTION buttons, key in
the default password of ‘1234’ and press the
ENTER
button
The VXM4 begins normal operation and shows the default display of all 4 channels.
The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows current time and date and
percentage of hard drive used.
A title for each channel is shown
The red square and clock symbol in the top right of each channel display shows that
the channel is recording in continuous/schedule mode.