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CONFIGURING THE VXM4

CONFIGURING THE VXM4

Determines whether video loss will trigger an alarm condition

ACTIVATION: Video loss detection can be enabled or disabled

Determines whether motion detection will trigger an alarm condition

ACTIVATION: Motion detection can be enabled or disabled

SENSITIVITY: Between 1 (Lowest) and 10 (highest) and determines the degree of motion required before
recording is activated

To define the motion detection area, click on the motion grid icon.

Click and drag using the mouse to draw areas on the screen and then right click to bring up the motion
grid submenu.

SELECT: Selects the currently highlighted area for motion detection

DESELECT: De-selects the currently highlighted area

SELECT ALL: Selects the entire screen for motion detection

DESELECT ALL: De-selects the entire screen

CANCEL: Discards all changes and returns to the setup menu

SAVE & EXIT: Saves all changes and returns to the setup menu

Determines the behaviour of each of the 16 alarm inputs

ACTIVATION: Alarm inputs can be enabled or disabled

NORMAL STATE: Alarm inputs can be set as HIGH or LOW

DESCRIPTION: An alarm input description of up to 17 characters can be entered using the virtual
keyboard

ALARM / EVENT : SENSOR

ALARM / EVENT : VIDEO LOSS

ALARM / EVENT : MOTION DETECTION

ALARM

Summary of Contents for VXM4-RT16

Page 1: ...AR 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 Real Time Digital Recording System Us...

Page 2: ...ives 11 Telemetry Control 12 Key lock function 12 Panic recording 12 Shut down 12 Configuring the VXM4 RT16 13 Camera 13 Title 13 Colour 13 PTZ 13 Covert OSD 14 Alarm Event 15 Sensor 15 Video Loss 15...

Page 3: ...ect to a VXM4 group 31 Live display modes 31 Saving to AVI file 32 Viewing events 32 Telemetry control 32 Audio monitoring 33 Audio talkback 33 Triggering alarms 33 Connection status 33 Remote client...

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: ...ANDLING WITH USER DEFINED LINKED EVENTS SIMULTANEOUS LIVE AND PLAYBACK VIEW UP TO 2TB INTERNAL STORAGE USB MOUSE CONTROL DVD RW USB AND NETWORK ARCHIVE SMART SEARCH PLAYBACK THUMBNAIL SEARCH SNAPSHOT...

Page 6: ...creases reverse playback speed Selects reverse playback Pauses resumes playback Selects forward playback and also accesses the instant playback feature Increases forward playback speed SHUTTLE WHEEL U...

Page 7: ...puts can be used for connection to other equipment COMPOSITE AND S VIDEO MONITOR CONNECTIONS Secondary monitor outout to be used in conjunction with the main VGA monitor output SPOT MONITOR OUTPUTS Up...

Page 8: ...opup PLEASE NOTE ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE VXM4 RT16 The VXM4 RT16 is pre configured with the following settings 25FPS continuous recording rate per channel a...

Page 9: ...of the 4 squares below to assign camera 4 to the desired position Repeat the above steps to assign cameras 7 13 15 to the desired positions and click OK to exit back to the live view screen To display...

Page 10: ...level and position The main display area shows the zoomed portion Roll the mouse wheel forwards to increase zoom level and backwards to decrease To move the zoomed image to different positions click a...

Page 11: ...cate the type of recorded footage Timer Alarm Motion User Defined or Panic Using the mouse pick the required day from the calendar and then drag the timeline cursor to the required time The timeline d...

Page 12: ...een To archive footage choose the desired start position and click the archive icon Use the virtual keyboard to assign an archive tag name and a memo if desired Tick which channels to include in the a...

Page 13: ...rag the timeline cursor to any required time As one timeline is adjusted the other 7 playback windows automatically adjust PANORAMA 1 PANORAMA 2 Only snapshot mode is available in Panorama 2 search Du...

Page 14: ...up the main menu and choose ARCHIVING to display the main archive screen NEW ARCHIVE Finally click the QUERY button to display the estimated size of the archive set and the start and end time If incor...

Page 15: ...are overridden in favour of the panic record settings To exit panic recording press the panic button again Only users with system shutdown rights can shutdown the VXM4 RT16 To shutdown press the powe...

Page 16: ...e detailed description up to 17 characters can also be entered if desired but note that only the camera title is displayed on the normal live view screen not the description Brightness contrast tint a...

Page 17: ...s displayed BORDER LINE The border colour for multi screen display can be changed from this drop down box GUI ALPHA During menu setup the live view can be seen behind the menu screen Changing this val...

Page 18: ...and then right click to bring up the motion grid submenu SELECT Selects the currently highlighted area for motion detection DESELECT De selects the currently highlighted area SELECT ALL Selects the e...

Page 19: ...s For example a user defined alarm event might be set to motion detection on channel 1 and alarm input on channel 1 An alarm event will only be triggered when both these criteria are met ALARM EVENT U...

Page 20: ...ACTIVATION Defines whether the remote client notification is enabled or disabled SENSOR Determines whether any alarm input will trigger remote client notification VIDEO LOSS Determines whether any vid...

Page 21: ...is clicked ALARM EVENT EVENT ACTION VIDEO POP UP Determines the behaviour and actions that will trigger the internal buzzer Additional buzzer events can be added by clicking the add icon at the botto...

Page 22: ...e CHANNEL box and then click one of the 4 squares below to assign camera 4 to the desired position Repeat the above steps for cameras 7 13 15 and use the virtual keyboard to change the description of...

Page 23: ...o send audio back to the VXM4 RT16 Buzzer KEYPAD When set to ON each front panel button press is confirmed by a beep AUDIO The VXM4 RT16 has 3 different types of user group ADMINISTRATOR MANAGER USER...

Page 24: ...nly used if a broadband connection does not have a static IP address WEB SERVICE When enabled allows remote connections using Internet Explorer or other web browsers NET CLIENT SERVICE When enabled al...

Page 25: ...s If the VXM4 RT16 is connected to a LAN it is possible to update the date and time once or automatically at a predefined time of day To accurately set the time once enter a time SERVER NAME eg time n...

Page 26: ...ts need to be installed with the same settings STORAGE OPERATION MODE Choose OVERWRITE or WRITE ONCE If WRITE ONCE is selected the VXM4 RT16 will stop recording when the hard drive is full This screen...

Page 27: ...at the frame rates define in Panic Record setup Note that when NORMAL RECORD is selected INTENSIVE RECORD settings cannot be accessed and vice versa PRE EVENT RECORDING TIME When the VXM4 RT16 is not...

Page 28: ...y day of the week When set to WEEKLY recording parameters can be set for each day of the week by clicking on each day to the right of the setup screen SCHEDULE The schedule allows the operator to defi...

Page 29: ...defined event puts the VXM4 RT16 in to intensive record mode by ticking the appropriate boxes The schedule screen is similar to the normal record setup schedule except that the only options are RECOR...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ...ware 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 To add up to three...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...C 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 choos...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ...rver must be the IP address 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 no...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...RCA line level unbalanced 15 pin D SUB 1024 x 768 60Hz 1 4 8 1 7 9 16 User defined channels for each mode Adjustable dwell time user defined sequences Between 2x 8x 4 fully programmable BNC 1 0Vpp co...

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