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7700 Series

User Manual

Summary of Contents for 7701DA

Page 1: ...7700 Series User Manual...

Page 2: ...ot making any representations regarding the correctness or completeness of its contents and reserves the right to alter this document at any time without notice Published by DVTel Inc 65 Challenger Rd...

Page 3: ...using a Web Browser 14 Establishing the connection 14 Choosing the configuration mode 16 Configuration with the Installation Wizard 16 Configuration with the Configurator 17 Configuring the Transmitte...

Page 4: ...port COM1 interface settings 42 Network settings 43 Version information 44 Software update 45 Function test 46 Transmitter Operation 47 The Video Viewer 47 Panoramic view 48 Saving snapshots 48 Record...

Page 5: ...s used to transmit and receive digitized video audio and data Its units may be used with the Latitude NVMS software or for creating point to point connections between analog video cameras and monitors...

Page 6: ...he unit has been exposed to a high level of stress during transport In such cases contact DVTel Technical Support Installation and operation Always comply with relevant electrical guidelines Before in...

Page 7: ...d vice versa Due to the units small size they can easily be integrated into small enclosure and since all transmission between video servers or between video servers and external computers is IP based...

Page 8: ...functions of the 7700 Series unit are Video audio and data transmission over IP data networks Simultaneous dual encoding with two independently defined profiles Multicast function for simultaneous pi...

Page 9: ...o not power the unit through both terminal blocks at the same time 4 Reset button for restoring the unit to factory default settings 5 10 pin terminal block for audio alarms relay and power supply The...

Page 10: ...ventilation Use only appropriate cables shielded against electromagnetic interference Position all cables so that they are protected from damage and provide strain relief where needed Connections Cam...

Page 11: ...he relay output is also located on the orange terminal block Warning The maximum rating of the relay contact is 30 V and 1 A Connect the leads to the appropriate terminals on the orange terminal block...

Page 12: ...hat is stripped on one end and terminates with a DB9 serial connector on the other See the Appendix for a pin correspondence table between the terminal block and DB9 connector Configuring the terminal...

Page 13: ...isplayed and you will be requested to enter a new IP address Enter the desired IP address and press Enter The new IP address will be displayed and becomes effective following a restart Additional para...

Page 14: ...ersion 5 5 or higher Monitor resolution of 1024 768 pixels or greater Note Make sure the graphic card is set to 16 or 32 bit color depth and Microsoft s Virtual Machine is installed on your computer M...

Page 15: ...or available transmitters Note If a connection cannot be established the unit selected may already be communicating with another remote station Depending upon the network configuration and the individ...

Page 16: ...nding on whether the unit is a transmitter or a receiver different home pages will be displayed For the transmitter see page 15 For the receiver see page 15 Click the Settings link in the top of the V...

Page 17: ...d the wizard without changing the settings Finishing the configuration After you have gone through all the wizard s screens the changes must be transmitted to the unit and saved Click Finish in the la...

Page 18: ...page will be opened Click one of the links on the left of the window Other subordinate links will be shown Click one of the links The corresponding page will be opened Making changes Each configurati...

Page 19: ...A 7700 Series unit unit is generally protected by a password to prevent unauthorized access User name The transmitter operates with three user names Service User and Live When logged in under the use...

Page 20: ...Since the system time is controlled by the internal clock it is not necessary to enter the day of week Unit time Enter the current time here or click the Synchr PC button to copy the system time from...

Page 21: ...in a clear manner Camera name stamping This field sets the position of the camera name overlay It can be shown at the Top or the Bottom or it can be set to Off if no overlay for this information is t...

Page 22: ...d after you have familiarized yourself with all the configuration options You can switch between the parameters of the two MPEG 4 encoders by clicking the associated tabs The choice of Video Viewer en...

Page 23: ...to the optimum relationship between movement and image definition focus Manual allows you to set a value between 1 and 31 on a slide bar The value 1 gives the highest quality with the lowest frame re...

Page 24: ...increases the size of the data stream If you use the MPEG 4 format for video data audio transmission can be activated separately here In this case the audio data stream requires an additional bandwid...

Page 25: ...ted by an Active high or Active low voltage level Enter a designation for the alarm input in the Name field This name will be shown in the Video Viewer next to the associated alarm icon Alarm connecti...

Page 26: ...sted so that an alarm is generated only if a given threshold is exceeded In order for the sensor to function the following conditions must be satisfied The motion detector must be enabled At least one...

Page 27: ...the value that must be selected in this field Adjust the sensitivity by dragging the scroll thumb to the desired setting Average n frames It is possible to define the number of frames in which movemen...

Page 28: ...the switching behavior of the relay output Relay action can be specified either as open switch normally closed contact or closed switch normally open contact It is also possible to specify whether the...

Page 29: ...be shown on the button under Trigger relay The Video Viewer can also be configured to display the name next to the relay icon Trigger relay Click the button to switch the relay manually for example f...

Page 30: ...ngs The settings on this page are used to integrate the unit into an existing network Note Although the modified network settings are copied to the 7700 Series unit when the Set button is clicked they...

Page 31: ...s full duplex 100 MBit s HD 100 MBit s half duplex 100 MBit s FD 100 MBit s full duplex DNS Server IP address The use of a DHCP server which may change the address of the unit depending on IP address...

Page 32: ...wever after about five seconds of inactivity the data connection is automatically suspended and another receiver can exchange transparent data with the transmitter The audio link is likewise establish...

Page 33: ...termines the life span of multicast packets on the network If multicast is operated via a router the value must be greater than 1 to ensure that the packets are passed on Version information The hardw...

Page 34: ...to continue displaying the image The image files are not stored on the 7700 Series unit To restore the original graphics just delete the entries in the fields Startpage background URL and Startpage l...

Page 35: ...al log entries in a text file on the local computer These text files can be viewed edited and printed using any text editor or spreadsheet program File for saving event messages Enter the path for the...

Page 36: ...the IP address of the unit in the browser and append main htm e g 192 168 0 12 main htm Repeat the upload Configuration download You can save the unit s configuration data to a PC Click Download A dia...

Page 37: ...A 7700 Series unit unit is generally protected by a password to prevent unauthorized access User name The receiver operates with three user names Service User and Live When logged in under the user n...

Page 38: ...Since the system time is controlled by the internal clock it is not necessary to enter the day of week Unit time Enter the current time here or click the Synchr PC button to copy the system time from...

Page 39: ...enabled on the transmitter see page 24 Activate audio Select On to receive audio in addition to the video data Alarm sources Alarm input 1 Select On if the alarm is to be activated by external alarm...

Page 40: ...gnal is present at the alarm input 1 Number of video receiver addresses The 7700 Series unit can store up to 10 IP addresses to contact in response to an alarm In case of an alarm if the first IP addr...

Page 41: ...Idle state Select Open if the relay is to operate as a normally open contact or Closed if it is to operate as a normally closed contact Operating mode Select an operating mode for the relay If for exa...

Page 42: ...ial interface port RS232 485 can be configured to suit your specific requirements Serial port function Select a controllable device from the list If you want to use the serial interface to transmit tr...

Page 43: ...IP address for the 7700 Series unit in this field The IP address must be recognized by the network Subnet mask Enter the corresponding subnet mask here if the unit is to communicate via a subnet Gatew...

Page 44: ...ice name device IP address and the current Internet IP address To connect to a device over the Internet you just insert the device name together with the URL of the DNS server which then returns the v...

Page 45: ...irst save the update file to the hard disk Enter the full path for the update file in the field or click Browse to locate and select the file Click Upload to begin transmission to the unit Transmissio...

Page 46: ...uld appear confirming the successful completion of the upload If the message Configuration upload failed is displayed the file did not upload correctly Repeat the upload in this case possibly with a d...

Page 47: ...play or decode video sequences or Click on the M JPEG link in the navigation bar at the top of the page to display or decode the individual frames in the corresponding image format Click one of the li...

Page 48: ...are displayed next to the video image To control a peripheral device click the appropriate operating elements Panoramic view If you are working with a Sony EVI D100 or EVI D30 31 camera you can displa...

Page 49: ...napshot in the desired format giving it a new name Recording video sequences You can manually save segments of the current video sequence displayed in the Video Viewer to your hard drive The video seq...

Page 50: ...elected encoder here Connection between the receiver and transmitter During startup the decoder automatically scans the network for available encoders As soon as a transmitter is found the unit connec...

Page 51: ...ng a reset If necessary back up the current settings using the Download button on the configuration page entitled Software Update see page 35 or page 79 Before starting the firmware upload be sure tha...

Page 52: ...again after a couple of seconds No image transmission from the target location Defective camera Connect a local monitor and check the camera Faulty cable connections Check all cables plugs contacts an...

Page 53: ...232 or RS422 485 protocol see page 17 The serial interface uses a 5 block terminal connector To connect a 7700 Series unit to an external device e g computer PTZ camera ending in a DB9 connector you w...

Page 54: ...allocation of IP addresses DNS Domain Name Service FTP File Transfer Protocol Full duplex Simultaneous data transmission in both directions sending and receiving G 711 G 728 Standard ITU T audio codi...

Page 55: ...nhanced video compression standard with high level compression that makes images of studio quality possible It has now become established as a broadcasting standard MPEG 4 Further development of MPEG...

Page 56: ...USB 2 0 Alarm input 2 push in terminal max 24 V activation resistance 10 Ohm Relay output 1 push in terminal 30 Vpp 1 A Indicators 3 LEDs operating status network connection data transfer Operating co...

Page 57: ...ion 10 Installation requirements 10 Installation Wizard 16 Internal clock 20 38 IP address 12 30 43 L Live video images 14 47 Live video sequence 47 Livepage 34 Loudspeaker 11 M Main functions 8 Maint...

Page 58: ...ission rate 30 42 Trigger relay 29 42 TTL 33 U UDP 31 43 Unicast 32 Unified picture detection 25 Update 35 45 Upload file 36 45 51 URL 14 User name 19 37 V Version 33 44 Video loss alarm 24 Video qual...

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