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Overview

The Digia is an MPEG-4-based, 4-channel triplex DVR with 
audio. It can simultaneously record and play video, and it allows 
you to monitor the system over a network. There are four user-
programmable motion regions for each channel for detection and 
alarm. It also has a powerful PC program used for live monitoring 
and recording over the network.

Operation panel

The following information will help you operate the front panel 
controls.

Figure 1. Front panel

WARNING

Digia uses a lithium battery. If this battery is 
replaced with the wrong type, there is a risk of 
explosion. Dispose of or recycle used lithium 
batteries according to your local governmental 
standards.

USB/ARCH

SEQ

RECORD

SETUP

ESC

REW

F/REW

PLAY/PAUSE

F/ADV

FF

POWER

RECORD

HDD

ALARM

NETWORK

1

2

3

4

SEL/

Summary of Contents for Digi-4

Page 1: ...GE Security USB ARCH SEQ RECORD SETUP ESC REW F REW PLAY PAUSE F ADV FF Digia Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...only in accordance with the license terms THE ENCLOSED PROGRAM IS FURNISHED SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDI TIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT RETENTION OF THE PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS OPENING OF THE SEALED WRAPPER IF ANY SURROUNDING THE PROGRAM OR USE OF THE PROGRAM IN ANY MANNER WILL BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT TERMS IF THESE TERMS ARE NOT ACCEPT ABLE RETURN THE UNUSED PROGRAM AND ANY ACC...

Page 3: ...nel 6 Setting up the DVR 8 Setup menu 8 Live menu 9 Record menu 11 System menu 15 Network menu 17 Port 18 Network types 19 Storage menu 21 Save setup menu 22 Local mode applications 23 Live window 23 Search window 25 Play mode 27 Network client 29 Bi directional audio 29 Archiving to USB storage 31 Capturing images or video 31 ...

Page 4: ...Digia Installation Manual iv Transferring images or video to USB 32 Upgrading firmware 36 Upgrading through USB 37 Upgrading through LAN 39 Contacting technical support 41 Online publication library 41 ...

Page 5: ...wing minimum qualifications a basic knowledge of CCTV systems and components and a basic knowledge of electrical wiring and low voltage electrical connections Read these instructions and all ancillary documentation entirely before installing or operating this product The most current versions of this and related documentation may be found on our website Refer to Online publication library on page ...

Page 6: ...ndows panes tabs fields variables and other GUI elements Titles of books and various documents Monospace Text that displays on the computer screen Programming or coding sequences Blue italic Hyperlinks to cross references related topics and URL addresses CAUTION CAUTION Cautions identify conditions or practices that may result in damage to the equipment or other property WARNING Warnings identify ...

Page 7: ...PC program used for live monitoring and recording over the network Operation panel The following information will help you operate the front panel controls Figure 1 Front panel WARNING Digia uses a lithium battery If this battery is replaced with the wrong type there is a risk of explosion Dispose of or recycle used lithium batteries according to your local governmental standards USB ARCH SEQ RECO...

Page 8: ... a user has connected to the system through the network Table 2 Front panel buttons Button Description USB ARCH Press to enter capture menu SEQ Press to start sequencing cameras automatically in full screen mode RECORD Press to start and stop manual recording SETUP Press to start the setup menu ESC Press to go to the previous menu screen or to exit the menu REW Press to rewind the footage at 1x 2x...

Page 9: ...e archive list UP Press to move up in a menu Also used to select channel 1 or input the number 1 RIGHT Press to move right in a menu or increase a value in a menu item Also used to select channel 2 or input the number 2 DOWN Press to move down in a menu Also used to select channel 3 or input the number 3 LEFT Press to move left in a menu or decrease a value in a menu item Also used to select chann...

Page 10: ...in One connection for audio input Line out One connection for audio output Video out One connection for video output VGA One connection to use a VGA monitor RS 232C For future use D LL E 7890 Multichrome D LL E 7890 Multichrome D LL E CCTV monitor VGA monitor Four cameras Line in Alarm output Four sensor inputs LAN for connection to the Digia Client RS 232 for future use To 12 VDC power supply PAL...

Page 11: ...25V LAN One RJ45 connection for LAN connectivity DC 12V One connection for 12 VDC power input cable provided Switches PAL Set to ON when video is PAL VGA Set to ON when using a VGA monitor CAUTION CAUTION Before disconnecting power from the Digia make sure to stop any operations that access the hard drive such as recording or playing back video Table 3 Rear panel connections continued Connection P...

Page 12: ...p button the DVR will ask you for a password before taking you to the Setup menu Figure 3 The default password is 1111 which can be entered by pressing the Up button four times We recommend you protect the system by assigning a new password For more information on how to set a new password refer to System menu on page 15 Figure 3 Setup menu ...

Page 13: ...ence Screen cropping Enable or disable cropping to make the display fit into the screen Event beep Enable or disable a beep when an event occurs OSD contrast Set the visibility of the onscreen display Channel Select the channel to apply the following settings to Can display a name of up to 12 characters Display Enable or disable display of the video channel in live display mode Seq list Enable or ...

Page 14: ...Digia Installation Manual 10 Figure 4 Live menu Saturation Change the saturation value for the specified channel Table 4 Live menu options continued Item Description ...

Page 15: ...me rates from each channel cannot exceed maximum frame rates for quad 120 fps for NTSC 100 fps for PAL or full 30 fps for NTSC 25 fps for PAL Quality Select the recording quality for the channel from normal high or super Recording Assign the method of recording for each channel Choose from disable continuous by motion by sensor or by schedule Motion zone Select full zone or partial zone Motion sen...

Page 16: ...button to Post event record Set the amount of time to record after an event has occurred Alarm Enable or disable alarm generation for the specified channel When an alarm is generated it activates an alarm device connected to the output Alarm duration Set alarm duration for the specified channel Audio Enable or disable audio for channel 1 Schedule Set a recording schedule Table 5 Record menu option...

Page 17: ...ons in Table 6 to navigate and set the appropriate type of recording When the cursor has selected All and a type of recording is selected it will apply that type of recording to all channels at all times You can apply a type of recording to all channels at a specific time by selecting the slot in the row next to All corresponding to the time of day where each slot represents one hour on a 24 hour ...

Page 18: ...Set continuous recording mode indicated by a C onscreen F REW Clear any existing recording more PLAY PAUSE Enable motion detection triggered recording indicated by an M onscreen FF Enable sensor triggered recording indicated by an S onscreen Up Move up in menu item Right Move right in menu item Down Move down in menu item Left Move left in menu item ESC Exit from scheduling mode ...

Page 19: ... buttons Table 7 System menu options Item Description DVR ID The name of the system Press the SEL button and move through the position for each character by pressing the Left and Right buttons The Up and Down buttons are used to change the character for each location Press the ESC button to exit Description Press SEL to see system information Load default Choose Off or On If selecting On press the...

Page 20: ... key for 1 Right for 2 Down for 3 and Left for 4 Network password Set the password for the network client Once this menu is selected the DVR will ask you for the current password and then a new password Use the Up key for 1 Right for 2 Down for 3 and Left for 4 Date format Select how to display the time and date Set date time Set the present date and time Table 7 System menu options continued Item...

Page 21: ...r the network Figure 9 Network menu Table 8 Network menu options Item Description Port RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol port number Client access Enable or disable network client access Bandwidth saving Enable or disable only keyframe transmission This feature is useful when network bandwidth is not enough for live video streaming Network type Type of network connection LAN DHCP or ADSL ...

Page 22: ...a network the RTSP port does not have to be changed To access the Digia unit you must know the following information In either case put the information in the appropriate fields in the Digia client camera assignment window For more information on the Digia client see the Digia Client User Manual When accessing from inside the same local area network When accessing from outside the local area netwo...

Page 23: ...r parameters to new devices automatically To see what your IP address is you can find it by selecting Description from the System menu If your network connection doesn t allow additional IP addresses you will need to use an IP sharing device In this case select LAN as the Network Type You will also need to configure your IP sharing device for port forwarding to allow for a network connection For m...

Page 24: ... If you want to share your connection with other devices you will need to use an IP sharing device In this case select LAN as the Network Type You will also need to configure your IP sharing device for port forwarding to allow for a network connection For more information on port forwarding see the documentation for your IP sharing device or your network administrator Table 10 Item Description ID ...

Page 25: ...menu is the Storage menu Figure 10 You can choose storage settings in this menu Figure 10 Storage menu Table 11 Storage menu Item Description Overwrite Overwrites existing material when hard drive is full Format Formats hard drive ...

Page 26: ...Manual 22 Save setup menu The sixth submenu is the Save Setup menu Figure 11 Not all settings are automatically saved Select the Save Setup menu and choose Yes to preserve the values you selected Figure 11 Save setup menu ...

Page 27: ...e applications Live mode features the following windows Live Search Play Setup Record Live window In live video mode the cameras are displayed Figure 12 indicates the layout of the live screen Figure 12 Live window ...

Page 28: ...ress Manual recording in progress Sensor alarm recording in progress Motion alarm recording in progress Alarm indicator When there is an alarm in the video channel this icon is bright red Indicates that an alarm output is activated Indicates that a network client is connected to the DVR Indicates that the sequencing mode has been enabled Table 13 Buttons in live video mode Button Description SETUP...

Page 29: ...el selector 3 Use the Left and Right buttons to change the channel selection from All to any of the four available channels SEQ Enable or disable the automatic sequential display of channels in full screen or automatic sequencing of highlighted channels in quad display mode Audio is heard from the highlighted channel in quad mode when audio is enabled PLAY PAUSE Launch the search window Direction ...

Page 30: ...have selected the type of recording to search for press the SEL button to produce a list of instances that fit your search criteria Figure 13 on page 26 Note At any point in this process you can press the ESC button to exit the screen Figure 13 Search list 7 Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the onscreen listings 8 Use the Left and Right buttons to display events that happened previous...

Page 31: ...back starts in quad mode with channel 1 highlighted If you have audio enabled you will hear audio from the highlighted channel only Table 14 Play mode buttons Button Description ESC Return to the previous menu screen search list or exit menu REW Press to rewind the footage at 1x 2x and 4x speeds F REW Press to back up video footage in 60 second increments PLAY PAUSE Press to play or pause recorded...

Page 32: ...wn Highlight channel 3 Left Highlight channel 4 SEL Switch view between quad mode and full screen mode displaying highlighted channel USB ARCH Press to launch archiving function Table 14 Play mode buttons continued Button Description ...

Page 33: ...nection Figure 14 Digia client When the Digia is not recording the Digia client monitors video at 1 frame per second When the Digia is recording the Digia client monitors video at the established recording rate Bi directional audio The Digia client allows for bi directional audio between the client and the Digia unit On the PC to use bi directional audio you will need a sound card capable of handl...

Page 34: ...Digia Installation Manual 30 microphone to the audio in connection and a pair of amplified speakers to the audio out connection ...

Page 35: ...e mode press the USB ARCH button to capture and store the still image When you press the USB ARCH button you must use the Left and Right buttons to highlight Yes and press the SEL button Figure 15 Figure 15 Archive The still image will be stored on the hard drive and can be transferred to USB storage later In playback mode press the USB ARCH button to display the Archive menu Choose between storin...

Page 36: ...to USB To transfer your stored images or video to a USB storage device do the following CAUTION CAUTION It is important that you transfer the video soon after capturing it before the video content is wiped out CAUTION CAUTION If the Digia is connected to a network you need to disable network client access by setting the Client Access parameter to Off in the Network menu Once you are finished archi...

Page 37: ...ing up the archive screen Figure 17 on page 33 that will allow you to specify a date and time to search for stored images or video Figure 17 Archive menu After you set the time and date to search press the SEL button to retrieve a list of archived images or video Figure 18 on page 34 ...

Page 38: ...f one is present the transfer will start Depending on the file size the process may take a few minutes If there is not enough space on the USB device the Digia will display an error message and quit the transfer process Disconnect the USB device from the Digia and either connect a USB device with adequate space or delete files from the USB storage device to make adequate space and try the transfer...

Page 39: ...moothly Before archiving make sure there is adequate space on the USB device for the transfer Once the USB device is plugged in wait at least five seconds before removing the device CAUTION CAUTION Do not unplug the USB device during a data transfer This can cause the files being transferred to become corrupted and may result in data loss ...

Page 40: ...12341234 and press the SEL button Note To exit engineering mode regardless if you ve upgraded or not select Boot Application When in engineering mode Figure 19 on page 37 you can select the method to use when upgrading The two methods available are a USB Upgrade and Network Upgrade Note There are menu items described as test modes These tests are used for manufacturing purposes only CAUTION CAUTIO...

Page 41: ...opy the updated firmware bin to the directory you just created and rename the file app bin To obtain the updated firmware contact technical support 3 Connect the USB device to the USB port on the front of the Digia CAUTION CAUTION Upgrade procedures may change between releases of firmware updates Refer to the release notes included with each firmware update before proceeding with the upgrade proce...

Page 42: ...de in engineering mode 5 Press the SEL button to start the upgrade 6 Once finished the system will restart Choose Boot Application from the engineering menu to restart the Digia with the new firmware Figure 20 in normal mode Figure 20 USB upgrading ...

Page 43: ...t Run and typing CMD Then click OK 6 In the command console go to the directory where you unzipped the upgrade package by typing CD temp where temp is the directory the files are located 7 At the command line type the following ntmon IP_address where IP address is the IP address of the Digia set in the Network menu Once you enter this command the system will respond with Connecting IP Address Conn...

Page 44: ... the bytes sent to the Digia When the upgrade is finished the Digia will display a message 9 Once the upgrade is finished choose Boot Application from the engineering mode menu to restart the Digia with the new firmware Note More detailed procedures or changes to the procedure will be detailed in the release notes for each upgrade package Refer to the release notes before starting the upgrade ...

Page 45: ...ilable to all of our customers To access the library go to our website at the following location http www gesecurity com In the Tools area at the top click the Publication Library link After you register and log on you may search through our online library for the documentation you need 1 Table 15 Sales and support contact information Sales Technical support Phone Toll free 888 437 3287 US includi...

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