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DVMRe Matrix

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Page 2: ...f this document For the latest product specifications visit GE Security online at www GE Security com or contact your GE Security 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 Friday Tech Support 541 740 3589 all other times Main 800...

Page 3: ...Front Panel 16 2 3 Live Viewing 17 2 4 Playback 18 2 5 Recording 20 2 6 Display Options 21 2 7 Active Cameos 22 2 8 Sequencing 23 2 9 On screen Indicators 24 2 10 Triplex Mode 25 2 11 The Print Image Feature 27 3 Menu System Overview 29 3 1 Menu Notation In This Manual 29 3 2 Accessing The Menu System 29 3 3 Available Menus 29 3 4 Menus In This Manual 30 3 5 Navigating The Menu System 30 3 6 Menu ...

Page 4: ...ing Playback 71 4 6 Alarm History Box 72 4 7 Searching For Recorded Alarms 72 5 Searching 73 5 1 Disk Analysis Screen 74 5 2 Quick Archive to CD 74 5 3 Motion Search 75 5 4 Search Filters 76 5 5 Retail Search 77 5 6 Search Results 79 6 WebBrowser 81 6 1 WaveBrowser Overview and Controls 82 6 2 DVMRe Matrix WaveLink 84 7 Technical Specifications 86 8 RS232 Event Generation Text Insertion Protocol 8...

Page 5: ...50 0242D 5 GE Security DVMRe Matrix 10Macro Tables 92 10 1 Macro Functions Table 92 10 2 Scheduled Macro Table 93 11Warranty and Service 94 11 1 Factory Service 94 11 2 Warranty and Return Information 95 ...

Page 6: ...hough the unit has alarm handling and motion detection functions they are considered secondary features This unit should not be the only alarm device on site Features Multiplexer functionality with built in digital recording Triplex simultaneous recording playback and live multiscreen viewing Remote programming and control through the RS232 RS485 and Ethernet ports View live or recorded images rem...

Page 7: ...le by user Default Password Operator Operator Provides access to the Operator and SystemView menus Yes Press ENTER 4 Times Installer Installer Provides access to all on screen menus Yes 3 4 7 7 Factory Defaults Installer Resets the multiplexer to the factory defaults except the time date email addresses and email IP address No 8 1 1 1 Language Installer Provides access to the On screen Language me...

Page 8: ...location Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may cause the unit to fail Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment Leave space between rack mounted units Moisture Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Moisture can damage the internal components Do not install the unit near sources of water Chassis Other equipment may be placed on top of the un...

Page 9: ... compatible archive devices 13 RS232 Port 1 For modem connection and external control of the unit 14 RS485 Port 2 Connector For connecting to keyboard and other RS485 devices 15 RS232 Port 2 For Event Generation and ASCII Text insertion Camera Inputs Cable 75 Ohm Coaxial Connectors BNC Auto Terminating Yes Passive Looping Yes There are two BNC jacks for each camera Either jack can receive a camera...

Page 10: ...in 12 Alarm Input 12 Pin 13 Alarm Input 13 Pin 14 Alarm Input 14 Pin 15 Alarm Input 15 Pin 16 Alarm Input 16 Pin 17 Alarm Output Relay 1 Pin 18 Ground Pin 19 Ground Pin 20 Ground Pin 21 Alarm Output Relay 1 Common Pin 22 Alarm Output Relay 2 Pin 23 External Alarm Silence and Acknowledge Input Pin 25 Alarm Output Relay 2 Common NO1 A1 A2 A14 A15 A16 A3 A4 A5 GND A7 GND A6 NO2 COM1 GND A8 A9 A10 GND...

Page 11: ...ts The alarm output is only active for the duration of the alarm Alarm relays can be programmed in the menu system to respond to macros and video loss See section 3 11 for information about configuring the alarms in the menu system pin 22 pin 25 Output Relay No 2 pin 17 pin 21 Output Relay No 1 DVMRe Matrix DB25 Connector Power Source Alarm Device Typical wiring for Alarm Relays Relays may be prog...

Page 12: ...O OUT AUDIO IN MON C MON D MON E COPYRIGHT 0900 0156 REV 1 2 3 4 5 Matrix Audio PCB Warning The use of clandestine listening and recording devices is forbidden by Federal Law as well as other State and Municipal Jurisdictions Please review local and Federal Law prior to the installation or operation of this equipment to ensure that you are in legal compliance with the Authorities having Jurisdicti...

Page 13: ... not be connected to the GE Security DVMRe Matrix simultaneously Archiving support is only available for one or the other type of interface at a time SCSI Port Connector 50 Pin High Density SCSI 2 Gender on unit Female Compatible devices DVSe RAID DAT AIT CD R CD RW SCSI ID 0 The unit is equipped with a SCSI port for connecting external archive devices The unit only supports a single SCSI device T...

Page 14: ...t 2 Pin Use Pin Use 1 Ground 5 TXD 2 Reserved 6 Not Connected 3 Not Connected 7 Ground 4 RXD 8 Reserved 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 RJ 45 socket on back panel 1 8 Power Up Use the diagram below to secure the power cord to the back panel 2 1 3 Slide approximately 6 inches of the power cord through the pre installed cable tie approximately 1 inch after the ferrite core Tighten the cable tie until the cord is se...

Page 15: ...ng selecting each camera for full screen display Check the playback picture quality 1 9 Minimum Recommended Menu Setup After installation is complete it is strongly recommended that as a minimum the items in the QuickInstall menu be configured before the unit is used All the features located in the QuickInstall menu are also found in the Main menu These items are provided in the separate QuickInst...

Page 16: ...tion Button Monitors C D and E 5 Camera Selection Number buttons Camera numbers 1 through 16 6 Reverse Play Button Playback in Reverse 7 Freeze Button Freezes camera images on screen in Live mode Pauses Playback 8 Play Forward Button Begins Playback 9 Jog Shuttle Controls Playback speed and Menu selections 10 Menu Button Provides access to on screen menus 11 Power Indicator Indicates power on off ...

Page 17: ...es are programmable For detailed information about programming the sequence list see section 2 8 For detailed information about configuring the dwell times in the menu system see section 0 Sequence Button Zooming To activate the 2x digital zoom select the full screen display of the camera you wish to zoom then press the Zoom button Zooming will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Zo...

Page 18: ...playback press the Play Forward or Reverse Play button Play Forward When the Play Forward button is pressed the unit will play forward at the rate the data was recorded While in Playback mode the user may change the playback direction playback speed etc To return to Play Forward operations press the Play Forward button Play Forward Button Reverse Play To begin reverse playback press the Reverse Pl...

Page 19: ... Button Full Screen Display 1 Select any camera for Full Screen display by pressing the Number button of the desired camera Pressing the Camera number button again displays the Status Display Box Pressing the same button a third time displays any associated ATM or cash register ASCII text Number Button Sequenced Full Screen Display While in a Full Screen display press the Sequence button to begin ...

Page 20: ...in a selectable area of the scene Because the search interface is so dynamic the search interface is covered in detail in a separate section of this manual See section 5 2 5 Recording To begin recording press the Record button Recording will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Record button The unit always starts recording at the end of previously recorded data The unit will continu...

Page 21: ...e mode when Monitor B is in fullscreen display mode Displays on Monitors C through E These are full screen and analog displaying only Live images regardless of the mode selected A sequenced or fixed display of any one camera can be selected on Monitors C through E The time date alarm video loss messages titles and all on screen data on Monitors C through E are related to current live data and must...

Page 22: ...ive Cameo mode is indicated on screen by flashing the number and titles of the active cameo and the LED above the Enter button is lit By default the top left cameo is activated Enter Button Selecting Cameos Select a cameo using the Jog Shuttle to navigate the multiscreen Rotating the Jog selects the next screen up or down a row Rotating the shuttle selects the next screen in numerical order The ac...

Page 23: ...nitial camera is not part the sequence list To begin recording the Autolist sequence Press the Alarm button and Sequence button simultaneously Autolist Program mode is indicated as PGM on screen Recording starts when the first camera number is pressed Press the camera numbers in the order you wish them to appear on screen The amount of time between button presses determines the Dwell Time During s...

Page 24: ...ow Changing Position And Color Of Title And Status Indicators Position Color Top Left Black Top Left White Top Left Gray Bottom Left Black Bottom Left White Bottom Left Gray Camera Titles To change the color and position of the camera titles select a camera for full screen display then press the Enter button to advance to the next display setting Repeatedly pressing the Enter button advances the d...

Page 25: ...layback Fullscreen All the above including Image Quality Setting High Medium Standard ATM POS Text Display Pressing the Camera Number a third time displays an ATM POS text display This feature can be used during live viewing mode to verify that the DVMRe Matrix is receiving ATM POS text or in Playback mode to review recorded text and video 2 10 Triplex Mode Triplex mode allows the display of both ...

Page 26: ...reeze button pauses all multiscreen images both Live and Playback Freeze Button Single Frame Advance Single Frame Rewind During Freeze or Pause mode rotate the Jog the inner dial to view the frame directly before or after the frame displayed on screen Only the playback images are affected Stop To stop Triplex mode and return to Live mode on Monitor A press the Stop button Stop Button Multiscreen D...

Page 27: ...zoom select the full screen display of the camera you wish to zoom then press the Zoom button Zooming will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Zoom button Zooming is also indicated as ZOOM on the monitor Zooming works with frozen and non frozen images Zoomed images can also be frozen While Zoomed use the Jog Shuttle to Pan and Tilt across the image Please note the camera does not mo...

Page 28: ...be connected to the same local network as the DVMRe Matrix The DVMRe Matrix must be aware of the Print Server s IP address The IP address can be input under Main Menu Communications Ethernet Ethernet Settings See Section 3 15 The Printer and Print Server must be On line and Operational ...

Page 29: ...or Password Providing limited access to the menu system Only the Operator and System View menus are available Menu Button Installer Password Providing complete menu access Use the Number buttons to enter the appropriate password Default passwords are provided in the beginning of this manual in section 1 3 3 Available Menus Main QuickInstall Time Date Sequencing Record Alarms Macro Motion Detection...

Page 30: ...ENTER button to select the highlighted menu item Exiting Menus Press the Menu button to exit a menu From the menu bar press the Menu button to exit the menu system completely Main QuickInstall Time Date Sequencing Record Alarms Macro Motion Detection Camera Setup Archive Setup Audio Setup Communications Front Panel Lock Factory Settings Passwords Operator SystemView Shuttle Shuttle Jog Jog 3 6 Men...

Page 31: ...ate Display Use this menu to specify if the time and date will be displayed on Monitors A through E All Monitors Not Displayed Rotate the Jog to navigate then rotate the Shuttle to change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button q Main Menu Time Date Set Ti...

Page 32: ...et Date 1 Press the Enter button the highlighting will move to the row of numbers 2 Enter the date in Months Days Years The day of the week is calculated automatically Rotate the Jog to change the values and the Shuttle to navigate 3 Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the edit mode 4 To save the changes and exit the menu Rotate the Jog to select OK then press the Enter button...

Page 33: ...ime stamping 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 q Main Menu Time Date Network Time Setup Use this menu to enable disable and specify how often time synchronization should occur between the Matrix and the Network Server T...

Page 34: ...from 1 to 30 seconds The default is 3 seconds 1 Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu 2 Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes q Main Menu Sequencing Salvo Switching Salvo Switching is a feature that enables Monitors B through E to sequence simultaneously among groups of cameras Use this menu to Enable or Disable Salvo Switching Setup Salvo Switch...

Page 35: ...tate the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values 4 To terminate the index list select the blank value in the Group field 5 To save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button 6 Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL and then press the Enter button 3 10 Record Use this menu to Specify the record quality High Medium or Standard Sp...

Page 36: ...e Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values 2 To save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button 3 Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL and then press the Enter button q Main Menu Record Event Settings Use this menu to specify how each camera will record during normal and event conditions TL Records at the Time lapse Record Rat...

Page 37: ...er the completion of the Event at the Event Record Rate Select from 0 to 250 seconds Event Associated Cameras Enter up to three camera numbers to be associated with this event q Main Menu Record Timelapse Record Rate The unit records at the Timelapse Record Rate under normal conditions when there are no alarms events or activity present Record rates are measured in both Pictures Per Second pps and...

Page 38: ...s the estimated recording time of the cameras in Event record mode only The bottom line indicates the estimated recording time taking into consideration the amount of time the unit will spend in Time lapse Activity Event and or Alarm record mode Event Record Rate Camera 1 Camera 2 0 29 pps 3 5 spp Camera 3 0 34 pps 2 9 spp Camera 4 0 57 pps 1 8 spp Camera 15 0 40 pps 2 5 spp Camera 16 0 40 pps 2 5...

Page 39: ...2 5 spp CANCEL OK 68 days 11 h ACTIVITY 9 days 16 h Total Time 4 Estimate of the of time each camera will typically spend in periods of activity For example if you expect to have about 20 total periods of activity each day each lasting 3 minutes on average then the of the time will be 4 1 hour 24 hours Time 4 1 Rotate the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values 2 To save changes and e...

Page 40: ...g starts at the end of the last recording Recording stops when disk becomes full When the hard disk becomes full the unit displays an on screen message indicating that the device is full and that the archive device has stopped recording The user must acknowledge the message by pressing the Enter button Write Once Recording starts at the end of the last recording Recording stops when disk becomes f...

Page 41: ...ors than the Fast test GE recommends using the Thorough test The Fast test can miss some disk failures Disk Test Setup Disk Test Result Disk Failed Disk 1 Write Error Disk 2 Write Error Disk Test Test Frequency in hours 0 Test Duration Fast DISABLE CANCEL OK Use the Jog to move between the menu fields and the Shuttle for the selections within the fields When satisfied with the selections select OK...

Page 42: ...tion The DVMRe Matrix s primary function is to furnish video multiplexing and recording with a multiscreen display Although the unit has alarm handling and motion detection functions these are considered secondary features This unit should not be the only alarm device on site q Main Menu Alarms Input Configuration Configure the alarm inputs as either Normally Open or Normally Closed Configure inpu...

Page 43: ...ctivated Cameras This setting determines the four cameras displayed on screen when an alarm is received The camera group contains the camera in alarm and three associated cameras Default Settings The first camera in the list is the camera in alarm The second camera in the list is the camera that precedes the alarm camera numerically The third and fourth cameras in the list are the two cameras foll...

Page 44: ... Main Menu Alarms Enable Disable Use this menu to Enable or Disable the alarm inputs Select from the following Individual Enable Allow the user to access the Alarm Enable submenu and enable or disable alarm inputs on a per camera basis Enable All Disable All Rotate the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the...

Page 45: ...nu Alarms Alarm Action Setup menu This menu selection is not available on 4 channel DVMRe Matrix units since Fullscreen Alarm Mode is the only alarm mode available q Main Menu Alarms Relay Configuration Use this menu to configure each relay output as either Normally Open Normally Closed q Main Menu Alarms Buzzer Setup Use this menu to configure the internal buzzer Global Buzzer The Global Buzzer s...

Page 46: ... unit stores up to 5 seconds of recorded information in a buffer This data can be automatically retrieved when an alarm is activated Select the amount of time just previous to the activation of an alarm you wish to retrieve q Main Menu Alarms Notification Use this menu to select Email Alarm Notification TCP IP Notification Email Notification Setup This screen allows the user to setup the types of ...

Page 47: ... an email notification of the selected event Obtain the parameters for these two fields from your IT Department Email Address Format The format of the email addresses should be entered as follows If the email address to be notified is john doe somecompany com then john doe should be entered in one of the Email User fields and somecompany com should be entered in the subsequent Email Domain field T...

Page 48: ...Enable from this menu will cause the unit to activate Relay 2 if a malfunction occurs while archiving 3 12 Macro A macro is a recorded sequence of keystrokes The number of macros depends on the number of camera inputs 4 10 or 16 Each macro can have up to 32 keystrokes Use this menu to Enter Macro Record mode Program a scheduled start time for a macro Edit the RS232 command string for each submacro...

Page 49: ... the menu system will count as a second keystroke Not all menu items can be programmed using macros For a complete list of macro programmable menu items see the table below During macro recording the following button combinations perform special functions Button Sequence Resulting Action Function then 1 Activate Relay 1 output Function then 2 Reset Relay 1 output Function then 3 Pause macro for 1 ...

Page 50: ...ey starts Submacro edit 080 066 066 010 P B B 0 CANCEL OK Use this menu to create the RS232 command string Press the Enter button to Enter and Exit the submacro edit mode Rotate the Jog Shuttle to navigate among the fields and change the values Each byte value can be set from 0 to 255 Running A Macro F 1 A macro is a recorded sequence of up to 32 keystrokes To activate a macro press the Function b...

Page 51: ...from this menu will bring up the following menu Individual Enable Menu Use this menu to enable or disable motion detection on a per camera basis Rotate the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values q Main Menu Motion Detection Setup Parameters Use this menu to select the Camera Motion Detection Type and Sensitivity of the Motion Detection you wish to configure Motion Detection Parameter...

Page 52: ...e to change the motion detection sensitivity 10 being the most sensitive Rejection Configure the unit s false alarm rejection feature by selecting Low Medium or High These settings are based on the number of simultaneously triggered zones and the persistence of motion in a scene The Low setting is the most sensitive to motion The Medium setting will filter out most false alarm situations due to su...

Page 53: ...pe Use the sensitivity scope to adjust the motion detection sensitivity for the scene The sensitivity scope is the bar located near the left hand corner of the screen The black bar raises and lowers to indicate the degree of motion detected When the black bar reaches the red bar a motion detection alarm is activated Adjusting Motion Detection Sensitivity Raise and lower the red bar to change the m...

Page 54: ...a titles will be displayed on the monitors Edit the title for each camera Titles Display Camera titles may be displayed on all the monitors Use this menu to turn this feature On or Off Rotate the Jog buttons to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values Edit Titles Rotate the Shuttle to select the camera whose title you wish to configure and then press the Enter button The Camera Title Edit men...

Page 55: ...ras whose level is outside the normal range The default gain setting is 100 Rotate the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values Save changes and exit the menu Select OK then press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button or select CANCEL then press the Enter button q Main Menu Camera Setup Camera Disable Use this menu to Enable or Disable cameras indi...

Page 56: ... while continuing to record them so that the users and the public are unaware that the camera is being recorded Covert cameras are viewable during playback Select Yes in this menu to configure a camera as covert Rotate the Jog to navigate and Shuttle to change the values To disable the covert camera make display visible return to this menu and change the selection to NO The camera s display will b...

Page 57: ...ll appear Select from Yes or No and press Enter The output of monitor B will change immediately 3 15 Archive Setup Data recorded by the unit can be archived to an external archive device Use this menu to Select the Port where the archive device will be connected Turn Background Archiving mode Off and On Erase the recorded data on a compatible archive device Enable or Disable QuickWave Setup Port S...

Page 58: ...press the Enter button If a compatible archive device is connected a confirmation box will appear otherwise no action will occur q Main Menu Archive Setup QuickWave Setup This feature provides the option of having the QuickWave software written to any CDs that are created This allows the CD to be read on any PC without installing software Select ON to enable OFF to disable 3 16 Audio Setup Use thi...

Page 59: ... default conditions Consult with the modem manual before attempting to make any changes It is strongly recommended that the modem initialization string only be modified by a qualified technician POTS Setup SEQ key selects character bank 1 key inserts blank character 2 key inserts selected character ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Modem Init String AT F1 K3M0E1Q0V1S0 0 R2 C1 D0 H1 POTS DISABLE Default M...

Page 60: ...ter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button Port 2 Use this menu to configure the baud rate for Port 2 Rotate the Jog to select a baud rate from the menu Save changes and exit the menu Press the Enter button Exit the menu without making changes Press the Menu button The RS232 port 2 is used for Event Generation and ASCII Text Insertion See Section 7 for the RS232 Protocol...

Page 61: ...d Zoom TCP MTU Size Select from Standard 1400 and 1200 The MTU describes the maximum possible TCP packet size Standard 1500 is optimal for most ethernet network environments HTTP Port Select the HTTP Port Select from Port 0 to 65535 Shortcuts are available for port 80 Camera 1 button and 8080 camera 2 button Consult with a qualified Network Administrator or an MIS professional to configure these s...

Page 62: ...urning all settings except the time date email addresses and email IP address to the factory defaults Due to the large size of the hard disk the reboot may take several minutes Change Language Language Password 16 Channel 5 4 1 5 From the Factory Setting menu press the Enter button A password box will appear Enter the Language password Select OK then press the Enter button A menu will appear displ...

Page 63: ...an ethernet connection can connect to the unit Activate The Ethernet Password 1 Enter the new password using the Number buttons 2 Highlight OK then press the Enter button 3 Re enter the password 4 Highlight OK then press the Enter button The user will be prompted indicating if the password was entered correctly and changed Deactivate The Ethernet Password Ethernet Access Reset Password To return t...

Page 64: ...es 3 14 Camera Disable Main Menu Camera Setup Camera Disable 3 14 Record Quality Main Menu Record Record Quality 3 10 Installer Password Main Menu Passwords Installer Password 3 20 Auto Disable Now Main Menu Camera Setup Camera Disable Auto Disable Now 3 14 3 22 The Operator Menu The Operator Menu Overview The Operator menu is provided so that the user has access to a limited number of menu items ...

Page 65: ...hat users may quickly view global software and hardware settings About DVMR menu This menu provides information such as Model Designation Serial Number Hostname Software Version Software Date Boot Code Version Hard Disk Size IP Address Hardware Address MAC DHCP Lease Expiration Date Last DDNS Update Status Last DDNS Update Success About DVMR View Screen 1 View Screen 2 View Screen 3 View Screen 4 ...

Page 66: ...reeze 0 No Freeze Cameras Primary camera in alarm and three associated cameras Relay 1 2 1 2 or None Intrusion AND OR AND OR View Screen 2 Camera Enable Disable 1 Enabled 0 Disabled Signal Gain AGC setting from 1 through 100 50 Covert Camera Yes or No Camera Title Camera x x number Videoloss Action Relay 1 1 Enabled 0 Disabled Relay 2 1 Enabled 0 Disabled Buzzer 1 Enabled 0 Disabled View Screen 3 ...

Page 67: ...e and Date Display B On or Off Time Format 12 or 24 hour Date Format MM DD YY DD MM YY or YY MM DD Master Clock Yes or No Multiscreen Dwell In seconds 003 Full Screen Dwell In seconds 003 Titles Display A On or Off Titles Display B On or Off View Screen 7 Record Mode No Overwrite Write Once or Continuous Indicate Detection On or Off Global Buzzer On or Off Live Alarm Buzzer On or Off Video Loss Bu...

Page 68: ... USA EUR and AUS Time Zone GMT 00 00 QuickWave CD Write On or Off View Screen 9 NTP Update Interval Enable or Disable NTP Primary Server 3 37 8 26 NTP Backup Server 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 255 255 254 0 Gateway 3 18 172 1 DHCP Enable or Disable Name Service WINS or Disable Primary Name Server 3 18 173 12 Backup Name Server 3 18 173 13 Print Server 3 18 173 11 TCP MTU Size Standard 1200 and 1400 Archiv...

Page 69: ...to specific cameras when an alarm is detected Record Rate Record Rate can be increased by recording at the Alarm Record Rate see section 3 10 and by Interleaved or Exclusive Recording see Alarm Record mode in section 3 11 4 3 Alarm Acknowledge Pressing the Alarm button acknowledges to the unit that the alarm has been recognized and silences the internal buzzer This does not clear the alarm conditi...

Page 70: ... full screen display of the cameras programmed as the Input Group in the Alarm Action Setup menu For example if input alarm 01 is activated Group 01 cameras display on Monitors B through E If multiple alarms are active Monitors B through E sequence between the alarm camera Groups at a fixed 1 second dwell This dwell is not programmable Monitors B through E cannot freeze images on alarm The Monitor...

Page 71: ...larm Operations During Playback Live Alarms Displays Single Alarm Unit switches to a full screen display of the camera in alarm on Monitor B Additional Alarms Unit switches to a sequenced display of all cameras in alarm on Monitor B LIVE LIVE MODE PLAYBACK MODE PLAY BACK FULL SCREEN ALARM FULL SCREEN ALARM PLAY BACK LIVE ALARM LIVE ALARM LIVE ALARM LIVE ALARM LIVE LIVE LIVE Monitor A Monitor A A M...

Page 72: ...alarm is indicated on screen by a flashing red A in its cameo Alarm LED lights to indicate an alarm condition There is no change in the playback or Matrix multiscreen based on playback of recorded alarms 4 6 Alarm History Box The Alarm History feature provides a list of the 100 most recent alarms View the Alarm History Box by accessing the menu system and selecting Operator Alarm History The Alarm...

Page 73: ...04 01 27 04 20 57 20 59 Activity Event Alarm Text Retail Camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hit ZOOM to edit retail text list Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X CANCEL START SEARCH EDIT MODE Start Date Start Time Days HH MM SS 001 01 21 2002 20 08 10 0 00 01 55 002 01 21 2002 20 09 10 0 00 00 38 003 01 21 2002 20 10 10 0 01 07 22 004 01 22 2002 20 07 10 0 ...

Page 74: ... indicated in the upper right of the screen The video representations are color coded by category Rotating the Shuttle expands Zooms the display The Lowest level most detail is indicated on screen with an L Pressing the Enter button will start Playback from the cursor location 5 2 Quick Archive to CD Archive to CD on the Disk Analysis Screen by selecting the time and date and pressing the record b...

Page 75: ...e search to a specific time period Motion Search Last 2hrs Last 8hrs Last day Last 7 days Last 4 weeks Last 12 weeks Custom X Selecting any of the other options and pressing Enter starts playback and displays the Motion Search Setup Screen 5 This screen overlays the current playback video and allows the user to enable or disable motion detection on the screen within blocks that form a 16 x 16 grid...

Page 76: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hit ZOOM to edit retail text list Hit ENTER to toggle EDIT Mode X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X CANCEL START SEARCH EDIT MODE The following options are available when an archive device is connected 1 Play from Disk 2 Play from Archive 3 Copy from Disk to Archive 4 Copy from Archive to Disk Hit Camera buttons to select deselect individual cameras Use the Z...

Page 77: ...ry until another category appears The creator of the retail text file is responsible to put the categories and sub levels into correct order The DVMRe will not sort the strings A category has to have at least one sub level The customer has to store this file as a txt file named retail_search txt Example Uploading Downloading the retail_search txt File The retail search text file can be uploaded to...

Page 78: ... gained through the Search Filters Menu Press the Search button one or more times until the Search Filters Screen appears then select the Retail radio box and press the Zoom key Search Filters Operation Play from Disk DATE MM DD YY TIME HH MM Start Stop Start Stop 01 27 04 01 27 04 20 57 20 59 Activity Event Alarm Text Retail Camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hit ZOOM to edit retail te...

Page 79: ...er It is not possible to do a normal text search and a retail search at the same time The characters and are meta characters and are not to be used in the text string It is not possible to search for categories In the previous retail search text file for example the user cannot search for Beer Only the first word of a sub level will be searched For example when the sub level Chocolate Chip is sele...

Page 80: ...eatedly play event 9 matches found Time Date Search Results Search Results Follow the directions on screen to select archive playback etc Search Results 3 19 06 11 02 3 20 18 51 02 3 19 21 42 02 3 20 21 54 02 3 19 23 51 02 3 21 02 25 02 3 20 6 26 02 3 21 03 51 02 3 20 14 30 02 3 22 21 01 02 PLAY REV FWD to page up down ENTER to play event SEQ to repeatedly play event 10 matches found Some options ...

Page 81: ...unsigned ActiveX controls and Initalize and Script ActiveX controls not marked as Safe are set to Prompt 6 Click the OK button 7 Click on the Yes button in the Warning message 8 Click the OK button in the Internet Options window To access the web interface 1 Launch Internet Explorer version 5 5 or later on any local Internet connected PC or laptop 2 Type in the Matrix s IP address or hostname in t...

Page 82: ...ow The Drop Down Volume List Allows the selection of available Disk volumes The Main Viewing Area Pictures are displayed in this area in Multi Camera and Single Camera formats Picture display order is according to the information encoded by the unit used to create the original video data file Choose from the following displays 16 way Multiscreen Display Large and Medium 4 way Display Single Camera...

Page 83: ...ng before connecting 12 Connect Disconnect button Click on this button s to connect to the unit 13 Number buttons Press any of these buttons to call up individual cameras for display When connected to a unit that has more than 16 cameras right clicking over the number buttons will display numbers 17 through 32 Right click again to return to cameras 1 through 16 14 Single Camera Display Size Choose...

Page 84: ...ite and before ssi In the following example the options are in bold Example http 3 18 172 230 wrcontrollite_c 1s 2a 3t 1361959858 ssi The following table specifies the supported options Name Code Description Example Camera c n Describes either the camera number for fullscreen 1 Camera 1 16 Camera 16 or the type of the multiscreen display 100 Multiscreen 16 large 101 Multiscreen 16 small 102 Quad s...

Page 85: ...a normal connection play back at 2 27 2003 10 53 32 displaying camera 1 in medium size Email Links The DVMRe Matrix is able to send emails when certain events occur like videoloss alarms etc When in record mode the Matrix software version 5 00 will add a WaveBrowser link in the email notification Clicking this link initiates WaveBrowser to be started make a normal connection and play back the spec...

Page 86: ...nector RS232 Port 1 DB 9 Male Connector AUX Port DB 9 Male Connector Use supplied Matrix Audio PCB RS232 Port 2 RJ 45 Connector Camera Inputs BNC connectors Auto Terminating Color Mono Monitor A Output Y C 4 pin Mini DIN Connector Monitor B Output Y C 4 pin Mini DIN Connector Monitor A Output Composite BNC Connector Monitor B Output Composite BNC Connector Monitor C Output Composite BNC Connector ...

Page 87: ...ms Unbalanced Alarms Inputs 1 per camera Relay Configuration User programmable as Normally Open or Normally Closed Record Priority Interleaved Exclusive or No Change Alarm Status Indicators Relay Outputs On screen Indicators Status Retrievable via RS232 port Motion Detection Zones Per Camera 256 16 x 16 grid Sensitivity Settings 10 levels Gray Levels Per Zone 256 levels Motion Detection Status Out...

Page 88: ...s the camera associated with the text The valid range is from 0 to 15 Alarm Event byte usage is described in the following section String field contains text characters The string can be from 0 to 500 characters in length Check Sum 8 3 Alarm Event Field MSB 7 LSB 0 The two least significant bits are currently used for the event Bits 2 and 3 are used for Alarm 0 0 0 0 A A E E A Alarm Event 0x00 If ...

Page 89: ...t 0x03 If both the start and end bits are set the associated text will be stored with the next recorded field for that camera The post event timer will be started after which the selected camera will resume recording at the normal record rate If enabled ...

Page 90: ...25 40 Menu 41 Enter 42 Reserved 43 Macro 44 Reserved 45 49 Monitor B 50 Reserved 51 63 Left Arrow 64 Right Arrow 65 Up Arrow 66 Down Arrow 67 Reserved 68 74 Alarm and Sequence 75 Alarm and Camera 1 76 Alarm and Camera 2 77 Alarm and Camera 3 78 Alarm and Camera 4 79 Alarm and Camera 5 80 Alarm and Camera 6 81 Alarm and Camera 7 82 Alarm and Camera 8 83 Alarm and Camera 9 84 Alarm and Camera 10 85 ...

Page 91: ...or block 255 must be set to 0 iii Requesting data from the DVMRe When a message of type 0xBB is sent to the DVMRe Matrix it will respond by sending 16 bytes of requested data a Read Alarm History List Byte 1 0xFF Byte 2 0xBB Byte 3 0 Byte 4 0x09 When the Read Alarm History List message is received by the DVMRe Matrix it responds by sending a start byte 0xFF followed by ASCII strings for every alar...

Page 92: ... this page and use it to keep a record of the programmed macro functions 10 1 Macro Functions Table Macro Number Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Function Sequence Daylight Savings Time Sets clock ahead one hour in April and back one hour in October ...

Page 93: ...0150 0242D 93 GE Security DVMRe Matrix 10 2 Scheduled Macro Table Event Day Time Macro to Run 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 94: ...t a Return 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 supplie...

Page 95: ...harged For 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 equipmen...

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