SEON Explorer MX-HD User Manual Download Page 9

Introduction

700-0160 R003

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1.2. MX-HD DVR Product Features

The Explorer MX-HD DVRs contain the following features:

supports up to 4 video channels and 4 audio channels

has one high-definition video channel

records up to 30 frames per second (FPS) at 720 × 480 D1 resolution on all video 
channels simultaneously

H.264, MPEG-4, and MJPEG video compression

has removable hard disk DVR drive

stores up to 1 TeraByte (TB)

offers dual stream recording; high-resolution stream for playback on a PC, or 
lower resolution stream for viewing over a cellular phone network

uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology for Geo-fencing, to designate a 
geographic boundary for the vehicle and provides an alert if the vehicle leaves the 
area

authorized personnel only restricted access to DVR via keyed Security front cover 

and secure cable cover with slotted cable entries, as shown.

mounting options that can accommodate horizontal or vertical installation

configure, playback, and archive video from the DVR locally with trackball 
mouse, monitor, and DVR On Screen Display (OSD)

configure, playback, and archive video from the DVR remotely with vMax Web 
via Ethernet connection

interfaces with network using the RJ-45 connections on the back panel, see Figure 1-4

Figure 1-2

MX-HD DVR with Security Front Cover and Secure Cable Cover

Summary of Contents for Explorer MX-HD

Page 1: ...Manual Type Document Part Number 700 0160 R003 700 0160...

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Page 3: ...s at www seon com CAUTION Cautions identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to the unit or other equipment Recommendation These notes provide tips for optimum performance of the DV...

Page 4: ...About This Guide iv 700 0160 R003...

Page 5: ...een Display Access 2 4 2 5 Playback Menu Access 2 6 2 5 1 Using the Search Function 2 8 2 5 2 Using the Archive Function 2 11 2 5 3 Copy to USB 2 13 2 5 3 1 Archive Segmentation 2 13 2 6 Using One Tou...

Page 6: ...ng the MX HD 5 2 Appendix A Specifications A 1 Explorer MX HD A 1 A 1 1 Advanced Smart Temp A 2 A 1 2 Explorer MX HD Functional Features A 2 A 1 3 Explorer MX HD Front Cover Cable Cover A 2 A 1 4 Smar...

Page 7: ...g sections Overview on page 1 2 MX HD DVR Product Features on page 1 3 System Components on page 1 4 Recording Capacity for DVR Hard Drive Storage on page 1 5 Product Interface and Devices on page 1 7...

Page 8: ...o Recording DVR System The Explorer MX HD DVR integrates with optional Smart Reach Mobile wireless technology and works with optional vMax Commander and vMax View video management software for on boar...

Page 9: ...k uses Global Positioning System GPS technology for Geo fencing to designate a geographic boundary for the vehicle and provides an alert if the vehicle leaves the area authorized personnel only restri...

Page 10: ...ith in line fuses for constant and switched power lines The MX HD Plus system consists of the following additional components Smart Link module Cables and harnesses ignition input harness power input...

Page 11: ...recording time in hours for a 750 GB Hard Drive at different settings including Record 2 set at 5 FPS 3 360x240 Important The average image size is dependent on the scene content amount of motion and...

Page 12: ...720 240 D1 720 480 30 4518 hours 2066 hours 1349 hours 15 8333 hours 4688 hours 2896 hours 10 10870 hours 5245 hours 3289 hours 5 17045 hours 10135 hours 7075 hours Table 1 6 MX HD Estimated Recording...

Page 13: ...When the DVR is recording turn the hard drive key to the open position The DVR HDD Activity LED blinks while the recordings are stopping After ten seconds or until the red HDD activity indicator is o...

Page 14: ...re limitations Flashes slowly when the DVR cannot power up due to voltage limitations 5 AUDIO OUT red Audio output RCA jack 6 VIDEO OUT yellow Video output RCA jack for configuring the DVR and viewing...

Page 15: ...4 Four camera input connectors 6 pin 4 Fan Intake fan with filter and removable cover See Maintenance and Troubleshooting on page 5 1 5 VIDEO OUT Configurable video output for viewing video 6 ALARM Al...

Page 16: ...Mouse Pointing Device Table 1 10 Trackball Mouse Features Item Description 1 Click to select the highlighted option using index finger 2 Click to select the highlighted option using thumb control 3 De...

Page 17: ...nd Setup Guide 700 0159 vMax View User Guide 700 0137 The following table shows which methods support video configuration playback and archiving To do this Use On screen display with monitor and track...

Page 18: ...Introduction 1 12 700 0160 R003...

Page 19: ...s the following sections Remove and Replace the DVR Hard Drive on page 2 2 Search Playback and Archive Video on page 2 2 vMax View and the Hard Drive Interface on page 2 3 On Screen Display Access on...

Page 20: ...e from the DVR and use the Harddrive Interface and vMax View software See vMax View and the Hard Drive Interface on page 2 3 On Screen Display Menus For local video access connect a portable video mon...

Page 21: ...PC To access video from the hard drive using vMax View 1 Remove the hard drive from the DVR 2 Connect to the USB ports on a PC or laptop with vMax View installed as shown in Figure 2 1 3 Open the vMa...

Page 22: ...ocket on the front of the DVR When the on screen display starts up the Seon Explorer MX HD splash screen appears briefly before the DVR enters live view During recording and live viewing the screen in...

Page 23: ...on how much of the hard drive space is used is not available because the hard drive is full Repeating means the DVR continues recording overwriting the oldest recorded data When Repeat Record is set t...

Page 24: ...ve video directly from the DVR hard drive To access the playback menu 1 In the OSD view right click the live view to access the Main Menu and click Playback 2 Click on the Show Hide toolbar icon in th...

Page 25: ...layback paused each click reverses the video by one frame Play Pause Click to start playback Click again to pause playback Fast Forward Click to fast forward during playback With playback paused each...

Page 26: ...rt Date Set the start date for the search Time Set the start time for the search Search Only Select the desired search type Time Alarm Alm1 Alm2 Alm3 Alm4 All Signals Signal1 Signal2 Signal3 Signal4 S...

Page 27: ...ct Time or Alarms Signals or System Event to display the recorded video at the time point selected Table 2 4 DVR Events Description Event Description Almn Off Alarm Off Almn On Alarm On GPS Crossed GP...

Page 28: ...om the Event List select the required list item 4 Click Play to review the video Note the time when the event occurs and which camera captures the event details Figure 2 9 Event List Figure 2 10 Playb...

Page 29: ...he item selected in the Filter By drop down menu Figure 2 11 Archive Menu Table 2 5 Archive Configuration Items Menu Item Description Value Default Start Date Set the start date month day and year for...

Page 30: ...iew the start date and time of the video you want to archive 2 Click start of clip icon to set the start point of the archive clip 3 Locate the end of the video you want to archive in Play mode and cl...

Page 31: ...s bar appears 5 Remove the USB drive when complete and return to the Archive screen 2 5 3 1 Archive Segmentation Archives larger than 2GB are segmented when dowloaded from the DX MX TX and TL series D...

Page 32: ...h download option 1 If the DVR is powered off press STOP TEMP PWR for five seconds to power up DVR 2 When the DVR is on connect a portable video monitor to VIDEO OUT on the DVR front panel 3 Insert a...

Page 33: ...en transfer is complete the on screen display closes 5 Remove the USB drive 6 To power off the DVR immediately press STOP TEMP PWR for five seconds The DVR will power off automatically after five minu...

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Page 35: ...minimum system requirements are necessary to access DVRs with vMax Web Table 3 1 Minimum System Requirements Computer Processor Intel Core I5 or greater High performance video card with DirectX Ver 1...

Page 36: ...ation settings contact your system administrator NOTE The default network settings allow for connection to a laptop computer for configuration and usage of the DVR only For remote network access consu...

Page 37: ...x Web opens Figure 3 2 vMax Web DVR Login Prompt CAUTION System Access Restriction DVR user names and passwords are provided by Seon Design with specific permissions assigned depending on user require...

Page 38: ...iguration tab s System menu Figure 3 4 vMax Web User Interface 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 Table 3 2 User Interface Components ID Description 1 Tab area Live tab live DVR video display and viewing controls Configur...

Page 39: ...ith low bandwidth connections while viewing live video Higher video speed quality and resolution settings will provide clearer pictures and will require more storage space and longer archiving time Th...

Page 40: ...for specific details when configuring DVR function settings MX HD DVR setup menus include CAUTION System Access Restriction DVR user names and passwords are provided by Seon Design with specific permi...

Page 41: ...ct Choose which recording stream to search for video in With Record selected high resolution video is available for archiving With Record2 selected low resolution video is available for faster searchi...

Page 42: ...ents Event Filter Enabled when Event is selected in Search By Select the specific alarm to search for ALL ALM 1 ALM 2 ALM 3 ALM 4 Start Date Set the start date month day and year for the search Curren...

Page 43: ...ution settings for creating archives When accessing the DVR with vMax Web the Record 2 video stream is selected for use with low bandwidth connections while viewing live video Higher video speed quali...

Page 44: ...ignals recorded that occurred within the selected time range are listed Options include Signal 1 10 as set in DVR Configuration menus depending on DVR type ALL All signals System Events Telemetry even...

Page 45: ...st forward or reverse up to 32x speed controls to locate the video loss event When reviewing the event list you can also click on the first Archive playback icon to set the start and stop time and the...

Page 46: ...hing and remote playback Not recommended With Log File selected the user can export a log file of all selected events to a text file Record Record2 Log File Camera Select the camera s with the require...

Page 47: ...ves archives in the Seon DVR format preserving all video and telemetry data which for security purposes can only be viewed with Seon Design s vMax View application 6 Click Save The progress bar appear...

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Page 49: ...e Updates on page 4 2 Configuration Uploads on page 4 3 USB Memory Device to DVR Configuration Upload on page 4 3 Uploading Configuration Files to DVR via vMax Web on page 4 7 For complete configurati...

Page 50: ...tion 2 Insert the USB memory device with the new firmware version into a USB port on the DVR 3 After the DVR has started go to the System Settings menu Program Update 4 Click Update A window appears a...

Page 51: ...table video monitor and trackball USB mouse To load a configuration update to the DVR the USB memory device must be formatted by a Windows based computer using the FAT32 file format To upload a config...

Page 52: ...tings menu click Program Update 8 From the Load Configuration menu select the file to upload Figure 4 3 System Program Update Menu Figure 4 4 Select Configuration File Important The Load Configuration...

Page 53: ...10 Click Load A window appears asking if you wish to update the DVR configuration 11 Click Yes to continue or No to cancel CAUTION DVR Communication Disruption Risk Avoid unintentionally changing the...

Page 54: ...om the Configuration menu click Title Display and in the Titles and Display menu update the text in the Main_Title field 14 Click Back to save 15 Remove the USB memory device 16 Turn off the DVR resta...

Page 55: ...file 2 Power up the DVR using the vehicle ignition 3 Open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type in the DVR IP address The default IP address is http 169 254 1 1 4 The vMax Web login screen ap...

Page 56: ...60 R003 6 Click OK or press Enter on the keyboard to display the vMax Web interface live view screen 7 Select the Configuration Tab 8 On the Configuration tab click the System icon Figure 4 11 vMax We...

Page 57: ...m Update Settings area below the Load Configuration from File field select Browse to open the computer search window CAUTION Risk of Network Settings Loss Configurations uploaded to the DVR with vMax...

Page 58: ...click OK to proceed or Cancel to return to the previous menu 15 If necessary agree to Windows Run Add On requests Figure 4 15 Windows File Search Important For consistency Seon recommends that the co...

Page 59: ...Save to save the settings to the DVR 19 Power down and restart the DVR 20 Login with vMax Web and refresh the vMax Web browser view 21 Confirm that the new configuration settings are in place 22 If th...

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Page 61: ...r synchronize the DVR clock every six months to ensure accurate video recording of the time and date For setting the time and date see the Time and date menu Cleaning the front cover cable cover DVR T...

Page 62: ...y voltage Check the settings for Record Delay On time in the Record menu See the Record menu settings Are the timers on See the Timers menu settings There is no picture on the video monitor output Che...

Page 63: ...Removal Hot swappable locking key secured Camera Input Connectors 6 pin Molex Audio Input Level 8 dBm Audio Output Level 6 dBm 10 kOhm Operating Temperature 22 F to 122 F 30 C to 50 C Storage Temperat...

Page 64: ...ay Off 0 minutes to 4 hours Daily Timers 10 Alarm ALM1 is available for MX HD Basic ALM1 to ALM4 are available for MX HD Plus with the Smart Link module Playback Search Date and Time Ignition Alarms o...

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