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Kalatel VDR

3-2

0150-0255C

The Arrow Buttons

When in the Main Menu the Arrow buttons are used to navigate and modify field values.

Up Arrow Button

Left Arrow

Button

Right Arrow
Button

Down Arrow Button

The Main Menu

Time/Date

Alarms

Timer Settings

Record Settings

Display Settings

CompactFlash

The Main menu provides access to all of the operator programmable
options. Each sub-section of the Main menu is described briefly in this
section.

For complete information about operator programming in the Main menu,
see section 4.

Advanced Menu

About

Main Menu

→

Advanced Menu

Password Box

Please Enter The Password!

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To access the Advanced menu:

Select

ADVANCED MENU

from the Main menu, then

press the

Enter

button. The Password Box will

appear.

Enter the Advanced menu password. Use the

Arrow

buttons

to select a character, then use the

Enter

button to complete the selection, and move to the next
character.

Pressing the

Enter

button on the last character will

complete the password selection and the unit will
display the Advanced menu.

The Advanced Menu

Disk Overwrite Mode

Disk Maintenance

Auto Delete Mode

Adjust Picture

Front Panel Lock

Factory Settings

Change Password

Firmware Upgrade

For security reasons, a password is provided to limit access to the
Advanced menu. For instructions about entering the Advanced menu,
see

Main Menu

→

Advanced Menu

, on the previous page.

The Advanced menu provides access to all of the installer
programmable options. Each sub-section of the Advanced menu is
described briefly in this section.

For complete information about installer programming in the Advanced
menu, see section 5.

Summary of Contents for Kalatel 0150-0255C

Page 1: ...User Manual 0150 0255C Kalatel VDR ...

Page 2: ... any of the contents of this document For the latest product specifications visit GE Interlogix Kalatel division online at www kalatel com or contact your GE Interlogix Kalatel division sales representative For technical support before and after installation call 800 469 1676 Technical support is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call Tech Support 800 469 1676 6 A M 5 P M PST Monday through F...

Page 3: ...CompactFlash Storage Cards 1 9 2 USER OPERATIONS 2 1 2 1 Recording 2 1 2 2 Playback 2 2 2 3 The Search Interface 2 3 2 4 Specifying Search Parameters 2 4 3 THE MENU SYSTEM 3 1 4 OPERATOR PROGRAMMING 4 1 4 1 Main Menu Time Date 4 1 4 2 Main Menu Alarms 4 3 4 3 Main Menu Timer Settings 4 3 4 4 Main Menu Record Settings 4 5 4 5 Main Menu Display Settings 4 6 4 6 Main Menu CompactFlash 4 8 4 7 Main Me...

Page 4: ...d Menu Factory Settings 5 5 5 7 Advanced Menu Change Password 5 5 5 8 Advanced Menu Firmware Upgrade 5 6 6 RS 232 REMOTE PROTOCOL 6 1 7 FACTORY DEFAULTS 7 1 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8 1 9 WARRANTY AND SERVICE 9 1 9 1 Factory Service 9 1 9 2 Warranty and Return Information 9 2 ...

Page 5: ... mode Removable Hard Drive CompactFlash Storage Card Slot Type I A simple on screen menu system Timed recording Programmable Auto Delete Mode 1 3 Unpacking Check the package and contents for visible damage If any components are missing or damaged contact the supplier immediately Do not attempt to use the unit If for any reason they must be returned the contents must be shipped in the original pack...

Page 6: ...sure store the password in the administrator s secured files or in a limited access area For instructions on entering the Advanced menu with the password see section 4 7 Main Menu Advanced Menu on page 4 13 A password is also provided to return the unit to the factory defaults For instructions on returning the unit to the factory defaults see section 5 6 Advanced Menu Factory Settings on page 5 5 ...

Page 7: ...eo input with BNC style connector Video Out Composite video output with BNC style connector 2 RS 232 Serial Port Serial port for Flash Upgrading of software Also for external control of unit 3 I O Port For connecting peripheral devices such as alarm devices alarm relays or the VEXT connection 4 Power Connector Connect 12 Volt DC external power supply Video Input and Output The unit is equipped wit...

Page 8: ...peripheral devices such as alarm devices alarm relays or the VEXT connection Do not attempt to wire accessories directly to the DB 9 connector Pin Use Pin Use Pin Use 1 Alarm In 4 Alarm Record Reset 7 Ground 2 Alarm Out 5 VEXT Pulse Out 8 Videoloss Out 3 Record Start In 6 Error Out 9 Disk End Out I O 1 5 6 9 DB 9 Connector on Back Panel Alarm In An alarm condition can be activated by an Active Low...

Page 9: ...tomatically synchronizing the Multiplexer and the VDR The VDR sends a VEXT pulse to the Multiplexer indicating that it is ready to record the next image The Multiplexer responds by sending the next image to the Video Input on the VDR The VEXT connection is especially beneficial for units configured with dual record speeds Normal and Alarm Use of the VEXT connection is Highly Recommended when conne...

Page 10: ...menu system see section 3 o Main Menu Time Date Set Time Format Time Format Setup Select Format 12 Hour To set the Time format use the Arrow buttons to select the desired Time format Format the time as either 12 HOUR 24 HOUR Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu OR Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes o Main Menu Time Date Set Date Format Date F...

Page 11: ...CANCEL OK To set the Date 1 With MM DD YY DAY highlighted press the Enter button The highlighting will move to the row of numbers 2 Enter the date in Months Days and Years Day of the Week will update automatically Use the Arrow buttons to change the values Use the Arrow buttons to navigate among the three fields 3 Press the Enter button to confirm the selection 4 To Save the changes and Exit the m...

Page 12: ...The Removable Hard Drive The Kalatel VDR has a built in removable hard drive that comes in 40 80 and 160 GB models The hard drive is hot swappable meaning the VDR need not be powered down before drive removal However it is recommended that the drive not be removed during any drive activity read writes Whatever state recording playback the drive is operating in when it is removed is the same state ...

Page 13: ...from the cartridge frame To reinsert the drive perform the above steps in reverse The Kalatel VDR will reset when the drive is installed 1 13 Using CompactFlash Storage Cards The VDR uses industry standard Type I CompactFlash Storage Cards of varying capacities The CompactFlash cards can be used to store retrieve and transport selected video files The video files can be copied a PC and played back...

Page 14: ...st time a CF card is used we recommend that the card be formatted using the Format command in the Main Menu under Compact Flash The Format command places a FAT16 file system on the CF card Please note that formatting the CF card permanently erases any data currently stored on that card 5 Once Formatting is complete the CF card will be ready for use For detailed information on the Storage and Retri...

Page 15: ... record speed can be altered while the unit is recording The unit will continue recording while the menu system is active Record Speed buttons Alarm Recording When an alarm condition is detected the unit automatically switches to the alarm record speed The alarm condition is indicated in several ways With the word ALARM displayed on the primary monitor near the upper left hand corner of the screen...

Page 16: ...ecording session Playback is indicated As PLAY near the upper left hand corner of the primary monitor for three seconds Play Forward button Reverse Play REVERSE PLAY To begin reverse playback press the Reverse play button The unit will begin playing back data from the beginning of the last recording session Reverse playback is indicated As REVERSE PLAY near the upper left hand corner of the primar...

Page 17: ...Pause is indicated As PAUSE near the upper left hand corner of the primary monitor for three seconds Pause button Single Frame Advance While in Pause mode press the Single Frame Advance button The unit will advance a single frame then return to Pause mode Single Frame Advance Button Single Frame Rewind While in Pause mode press the Single Frame Rewind button The unit will rewind a single frame the...

Page 18: ...it will enter Edit mode 2 Use the Arrow buttons to change the start and stop date values Use the Arrow buttons to navigate among the different parameters 3 To activate the start or stop date parameter use the Arrow buttons to place an X in the check box 4 Press the Enter button at any time to exit Edit mode Selecting a Start and Stop Time 1 Using the Arrow buttons to navigate highlight the TIME pa...

Page 19: ...ox 3 Press the Enter button at any time to exit Edit mode Starting the Search Using the Arrow buttons to navigate highlight the START SEARCH parameter then press the Enter button The Search Results menu will appear Search Results 000 001 002 003 Start Date 01 01 00 01 01 00 02 12 00 02 12 00 Start Time 00 07 14 23 35 20 23 43 30 00 17 23 Days HH MM SS 0 00 00 36 0 00 08 11 0 00 33 49 0 01 38 18 4 ...

Page 20: ...Kalatel VDR 2 6 0150 0255C ...

Page 21: ...own menus are the top level menus Make a selection in a Pull down menu to enter the appropriate sub menu typically a Pop up menu Changes to the unit s parameters are usually made in Pop up menus To exit a Pull down menu press the Menu button Pop up Menus Pop up menus usually have a parameter or several parameters from which the user can make a selection or change the value Use the Arrow buttons to...

Page 22: ... button The Password Box will appear 2 Enter the Advanced menu password Use the Arrow buttons to select a character then use the Enter button to complete the selection and move to the next character 3 Pressing the Enter button on the last character will complete the password selection and the unit will display the Advanced menu The Advanced Menu Disk Overwrite Mode Disk Maintenance Auto Delete Mod...

Page 23: ...To set the Time format use the Arrow buttons to select the desired Time format Format the time as either 12 HOUR 24 HOUR Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu OR Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes o Main Menu Time Date Set Date Format Date Format Setup Select Format MM DD YY To set the Date format use the Arrow buttons to select the desired Da...

Page 24: ...xit the menu without making changes Use the Arrow buttons to select CANCEL then press the Enter button o Main Menu Time Date Set Date Date Setup MM DD YY DAY 12 17 00 SUN CANCEL OK To set the Date 1 Press the Enter button The highlighting will move to the row of numbers 2 Enter the date in Months Days and the Year Day of the Week will update automatically Use the Arrow buttons to change the values...

Page 25: ... GMT 07 00 USA Regional Settings CANCEL OK The clock will only be automatically adjusted once on a given time and date If you manually set the clock back before the last DST change the time will not get automatically adjusted again for that same time change 4 2 Main Menu Alarms Alarms Menu Hardwire Alarm Enable Alarm Buzzer Enable CANCEL OK Use this menu to specify Whether an alarm condition will ...

Page 26: ...day When finished entering the stop time use the Arrow buttons to navigate to the SPD setting 7 Use the Arrow buttons to enter the record speed in pictures per second NTSC Record Speeds 60 30 20 10 5 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 PAL Record Speeds 50 25 17 10 5 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 When finished entering the Record Speed use the Arrow buttons to navigate to the QUALITY setting 9 Use the Arrow buttons t...

Page 27: ...ecord Settings Color Mono Auto Mono This menu sets the recorded video to be in Color or Mono If you select auto default the unit will auto detect color as before If you select mono it will force the recording into monochrome All recorded and looped video will be monochrome Use the Arrow buttons to select Auto or Mono Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu OR Press the Me...

Page 28: ...on and exit the menu OR Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes 4 5 Main Menu Display Settings Current Time Date Record Capacity Last Alarm Record Playback Speed Playback Time Date Use this menu to specify what status information will be displayed on the primary monitor Select On or Off for the following items The current time and date The remaining amount of time before the ...

Page 29: ... if there is no previous record of an alarm Use the Arrow buttons to select On or Off Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu OR Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes o Main Menu Display Settings Record Playback Speed OFF ON To display the Record or Playback Speed near the lower right hand corner of the primary monitor select On The unit will displ...

Page 30: ...actFlash Store Search Filters Menu will appear Use this to specify The Start and Stop date of the search The Start and Stop time of the search Whether to search for an alarm Searching for All Recorded Events Using the Arrow buttons to navigate highlight START SEARCH then press the Enter button The Search Results window will appear For information about selecting a recorded event see Selecting from...

Page 31: ...dit mode Searching for Recorded Alarms 1 Using the Right or Left Arrow buttons to navigate highlight the ALARM parameter then press the Enter button The unit will enter Edit mode 2 Use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to activate the alarms search by placing an X in the check box 3 Press the Enter button at any time to exit Edit mode Starting the Search Using the Right or Left Arrow buttons to navigat...

Page 32: ...rch Results 1 Use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to highlight a recorded event 2 Use the Right or Left Arrow buttons to select a recorded event by placing an X in the check box Please note the size of the file or files selected cannot exceed the capacity of the targeted device Storing the Search Results Hit the Search button to begin the file copying process A progress bar will display until the ope...

Page 33: ...parameter then press the Enter button The unit will enter Edit mode 2 Use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to change the start and stop date values Use the Right or Left Arrow buttons to navigate among the different parameters 3 To activate the start or stop date parameter use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to place an X in the check box 4 Press the Enter button at any time to exit Edit mode Selecting a...

Page 34: ... Results menu will appear Compact Flash Retrieve Search Results Start Date Start Time Size MB 000 10 16 03 09 27 18 28 001 10 16 03 09 28 04 2 002 10 16 03 09 28 06 2 003 10 16 03 14 04 54 18 004 10 22 03 07 56 40 2 005 10 22 03 07 57 08 2 006 10 22 03 08 01 40 2 007 10 22 03 08 01 42 2 8 Matches Found SEARCH to Store Selected 0 MB Available on Target Medium 39104 MB LEFT RIGHT to select or desele...

Page 35: ...on that card Selecting Format will display the following warning All data will be permanently erased Do you want to continue Format CANCEL OK Selecting OK will begin the format process The system will display a Format Complete message when finished 4 7 Main Menu Advanced Menu Password Box Please Enter The Password 0 To access the Advanced menu 1 Select ADVANCED MENU from the Main menu then press t...

Page 36: ...About Use this menu to display information about the VDR Select Main Menu About to display the About screen Serial Number Software Version Software Date Software Checksum Boot Code Ver Disk Size V301 9 3300005 1 05 Oct 15 2003 15 06 18 59767E0E 1 00 41 11 GB OK ...

Page 37: ...erwrite o Advanced Menu Disk Overwrite Mode No Overwrite Physical Start and End of Disk Unit Stops Recording when this point is reached Previously recorded data Previously recorded data New recorded data Functions of No Overwrite mode Recording always starts at end of last recording Recording stops when end of disk is reached when disk is full When the end of the disk is reached the unit displays ...

Page 38: ...t will continue recording again when the user presses the Record button Overwrite Once Mode o Advanced Menu Disk Overwrite Mode Continuous Overwrite Functions of Continuous Overwrite mode Recording always starts at end of last recording The unit overwrites all previously recorded data The unit overwrites newly recorded data data from the current record session Unit never stops recording Record Cap...

Page 39: ...ermanent Erasing Disk CANCEL Caution Erasing the disk removes recorded data without the possibility of restoring it To begin erasing the disk use the Arrow buttons to select ERASE DISK PERMANENT then press the Enter button To stop the erasing process select CANCEL by pressing the Enter button Data that was erased before CANCEL was selected will remain deleted permanently 5 3 Advanced Menu Auto Del...

Page 40: ...st Adjust Contrast 050 CANCEL OK Use this menu to increase or decrease the contrast of the image 1 Use the Arrow buttons to navigate to the numbers 2 Use the Arrow buttons to increase or decrease to contrast 3 To Save the changes and Exit the menu Use the Arrow buttons to select OK then press the Enter button OR 4 To Exit the menu without making changes Use the Arrow buttons to select CANCEL then ...

Page 41: ... Pressing the Enter button on the last character will complete the password selection and return the unit to the factory default configuration 5 7 Advanced Menu Change Password Password Box Enter A New Password O Use this menu to change the Advanced Menu Password Use the Arrow buttons to select a character then use the Enter button to complete the selection and move to the next character Pressing ...

Page 42: ... and exit the menu 5 8 Advanced Menu Firmware Upgrade Use this menu to upgrade the VDR s Firmware using a PC connected to the VDR s Serial Port the upgrade file and the WinFlash program The following message screen will display when this command is selected Warning Do not power off unit until the operation is done Firmware Upgrade OK CANCEL Use the Arrow buttons to select Cancel to exit this comma...

Page 43: ...50 41 55 03 Fast Forward Sx FWD Ex 02 46 57 44 03 Rewind Sx REW Ex 02 52 45 57 03 Frame Forward Sx FAD Ex 02 46 41 44 03 Frame Reverse Sx RAD Ex 02 52 41 44 03 Play Reverse Sx RPL Ex 02 52 50 4C 03 Increase Speed Sx ISP Ex 02 49 53 50 03 Decrease Speed Sx DSP Ex 02 44 53 50 03 Search Sx SEA Ex 02 53 45 41 03 Up Arrow Sx ARU Ex 02 41 52 55 03 Down Arrow Sx ARD Ex 02 41 52 44 03 Left Arrow Sx ARL Ex...

Page 44: ...its of the year for the year value For example 2001 is entered as 01 Time is always designated in Military Time Example In this example 14 39 on December 25 2000 is used to demonstrate the Set Clock Command String Notation Used in Value Column ASCII Character of desired Value Hex Value entered into command string Year Character 1 y1 0 30 Year Character 2 y2 0 30 Month Character 1 m1 1 31 Month Cha...

Page 45: ...us Request Sx SMS Ex 02 73 4D 73 03 ASCII Status Response Messages Command ASCII String Model Name Response Sx MLN VDR Ex Software Version Number Response Sx SVN 1 18 Ex Sx RMS 0 Ex Not Recording Sx RMS 1 Ex Recording Sx RMS 2 Ex Not Recording and Disk Full Record Mode Status Response Sx RMS 3 Ex Recording and Disk Full Sx SMS 0 Ex Not Playing Sx SMS 1 Ex Playing Sx SMS 2 Ex Not Playing and End of...

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Page 47: ...res per seconds NTSC or 50 pps Pal Record Quality High Disk Overwrite Mode Continuous Overwrite Auto Delete Mode Off Front Panel Locked Off Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Saturation 50 Display Current Time and Date Off Display Record Capacity Off Display Last Alarm Off Display Record or Playback Speed Off Display Playback Time and Date Off Baud Rate 9600 Hardwire Alarm Enabled Alarm Buzzer Disabled ...

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Page 49: ... O Port DB 9 Male See Section 1 8 Accessories Port RS 232 Serial Port DB 9 Male DTE Connection Composite Video In BNC connector See caution below Composite Video Out BNC connector Video Video Signal Input 0 7 to 1 4 Volts peak to peak with Automatic Gain Control Video Signal Output 1 Volt peak to peak into 75 ohm Input Termination 75 ohm Colors Y U V 4 2 2 16 8 Million Colors Gray Scale 256 Levels...

Page 50: ... 8 2 0150 0255C Part Numbers User Manual 0150 0255 All specifications are subject to change without notice GE Interlogix believes all specifications are correct but no liability is assumed for omissions or errors ...

Page 51: ...rn Material Authorization number RMA The unit s serial number must be provided before a RMA number can be issued Units returned to the factory for service must have freight and insurance prepaid and must show the RMA number clearly on all shipping documents The failure symptoms must be clearly described by the operator and enclosed with the unit together with a copy of the original suppliers invoi...

Page 52: ...or all non warranty repairs the customer will be billed for parts labor and shipping Labor will be billed in half hour increments Note Customers requesting an estimate prior to repair will be notified by phone If they cannot be reached they will be notified by fax If we are unable to reach the contact person for repair authorization after one phone attempt and two fax attempts the equipment will b...

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