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Chapter 6. Configuration

Stack DVL User Guide

Resolution

PAL

NTSC

Full

(D1)

720 x 576

720 x 480

Medium

(2/3 D1)

480 x 576

480 x 480

Small

(1/2 D1)

352 x 576

352 x 480

Smallest

(SIF)

352 x 288

352 x 240

16:9 Widescreen

720 x 400

Always test that the recordings which are made will play
correctly on your video equipment. Many domestic DVD
players will not play back correctly unless the recordings
were made at the Full (D1) resolution.

Video Input

Configures the system to either PAL or NTSC.

Video Source

Configures the system to either Composite or S-Video.

Motorsport DVLs do not support the S-Video input.

Video Bitrate

This option is used to enable Constant or Variable Bit Rate
support.

Variable Bit Rate is not available on Motorsport DVLs.

Video File Index Counter

Use this to reset the numeric index used in video file names
on the Compact Flash card.

Intra-Frame Only

Check this box to enable intra-frame only compression.

Video Overlay

To configure the video overlay select the

Video Setup

tab

and then click the

Overlay

button to access the video overlay

configuration screen

Summary of Contents for Motorsport DVL

Page 1: ...Part No ST542113 002 Motorsport DVLs User Guide...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...an be obtained from Stack or from your local Stack dealer Products available from Stack include Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems Digital Video loggers Digital Video Recorders Event Recorders Multi fun...

Page 4: ...o make a recording 13 To play a recording 16 Operation with a new Compact Flash Card 17 Formatting a Compact Flash Card 18 Deleting Files 18 Corrupted Compact Flash Cards 18 Chapter 5 Compact Flash Ca...

Page 5: ...ting Template 49 Appendix B Wiring Harness Diagrams 51 CLUBMAN 3 Harness ST918119 51 PRO 4 System Harness ST918118 52 PRO 4 Monitor Harness ST918114 52 PRO 4 Input Harness ST918107 53 Power Harness ST...

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Page 7: ...EG 2 video compression to record high quality real time video and audio direct to a Compact Flash CF card The card is easily removed and played on a PC or laptop using a standard media player applicat...

Page 8: ...LUBMAN 3 is perfect for applications that don t require full environmental protection whilst PRO 4 is a fully waterproof unit with Motorsport AS connectors and a higher operating temperature range Bot...

Page 9: ...DVL Standard Components Quantity Description 1 ST8311 PRO 4 Module 1 ST918118 PRO 4 System Harness red 1 ST918107 PRO 4 Input Harness yellow 1 ST918114 PRO 4 Audio Video Harness blue 1 ST918119 Power...

Page 10: ...PEG 2 compliant They may be played directly from the card by inserting it into a PC with a suitable Compact Flash card slot or adapter However better replay results are usually obtained by transferrin...

Page 11: ...elete files from the CF card that won t necessarily restore full performance due to file fragmentation To restore performance once a recording has been made transfer the files to your PC s hard drive...

Page 12: ...e components which came with your system You may like to perform a dry run by connecting the components together to get a feel for how the final installation will be accomplished The DVL Module Status...

Page 13: ...ing can be made to a suitable bracket using the six M3 tapped holes in its underside see Appendix A Mounting Template for dimensions Once a mounting position has been determined the components should...

Page 14: ...ss If you are using your own cameras you may need to obtain the optional CAM plug to BNC and Power leads ST918106 from your Stack distributor Connect the Record Switch and Recording Lamp lead to the C...

Page 15: ...age 30 A Regulated 12 volt 2 1 mm power connector has been provided for powering microphones The regulated 12 volt power also supplies the camera The maximum total load is 1 0 Amps so if the current r...

Page 16: ...volts Plug each harness into the appropriately coloured connector on the rear panel of the DVL Input Harness yellow Starting from C1 connect a camera to each of the 4 way CAM plugs on the wiring harne...

Page 17: ...ollector output and must not be used to drive more than 25mA max Connect a permanent DC supply of between 9 and 20 volts or 20 to 50volts for the High Voltage Option ST9399 to the Power B and B connec...

Page 18: ...ation 12 Stack DVL User Guide Stereo audio monitor outputs are also provided to aid the set up of the microphone levels see page 23 Connect the white and red phono plugs to the audio inputs on your mo...

Page 19: ...erted with its manufacturer s label facing downwards and the lip uppermost If there is resistance the card is probably upside down Attempting to insert the card incorrectly will damage the DVL and voi...

Page 20: ...With approximately 10 remaining the Status Lamp will flash for 0 3 seconds on 2 7 seconds off To stop recording open switch off the Record Switch The Status Lamp will revert to showing static green a...

Page 21: ...red Unable to record Video and card not present or full or system fault PC Connected Flashing equally green red 0 5s red 0 5s green DVL is under external control of the DVR Configuration Utility Recor...

Page 22: ...lash card contents My Computer Removable Drive DVL Files DVL video files are MPEG 2 compliant and filenames begin with STACK and have a MPG extension The files are given sequential numbers starting fr...

Page 23: ...AT32 File System Before using a new Compact Flash card check its File System by inserting into a PC and displaying the card properties by right clicking the disk icon in My Computer If the Compact Fla...

Page 24: ...over time Only a reformat will restore the maximum write read speed of the Compact Flash card So once a recording has been made which you intend to keep transfer that file to your PC s hard drive and...

Page 25: ...ed from the DVL during a recording it is possible the card may become corrupted or the files could be incomplete In this case run Windows Scan Disk routine which will help recover any missing data To...

Page 26: ...using with the DVL If supplied as FAT16 reformat to FAT32 For the highest quality recording it is essential that the Compact Flash card has a sustained write speed of 16 or faster If the card is too...

Page 27: ...guration Utility to update the DVL and return it to normal operation Alternatively you can upload the new configuration by clicking the Write Config button PC Connection Install the DVR Configuration...

Page 28: ...icking this button causes the new configuration to be transferred from the PC to the DVL Factory Reset Clicking this button causes the DVL to reset back to its manufacturing default settings It should...

Page 29: ...en If a Compact Flash card is fitted this screen will show details of the card including an indication of the amount of space which has been used Click the Format button to display the Windows Format...

Page 30: ...ou to configure the amount of compression employed by the system The software shows an estimate of the record time at the bottom of the screen depending upon configuration Record Resolution Allows you...

Page 31: ...o Input Configures the system to either PAL or NTSC Video Source Configures the system to either Composite or S Video Motorsport DVLs do not support the S Video input Video Bitrate This option is used...

Page 32: ...hannel list You may customise the selected overlay channel by entering your own text in the Channel Label and or Unit Label boxes You may also select a different Format or Units option using the dropd...

Page 33: ...ture Mode is set to Auto the software will immediately start to capture the image on the enabled camera s Once the camera images have been captured you may then modify the configuration Use the select...

Page 34: ...ct Composite to display the recorded output image You can now click and drag any of the individual windows in the composite screen to reposition them Drag a window by its corner to maintain the aspect...

Page 35: ...an one window by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the windows will enable the alignment buttons on the toolbar If you are using Text Overlay you may click the Set as Overlay Background button...

Page 36: ...t Gain to use Automatic Gain Control for audio inputs This will enable the Advanced AGC tab options You can use Record Bitrate to set the amount of compression applied to the audio signal Set Micropho...

Page 37: ...r if that doesn t perform adequately for your application the controls on this tab will allow a knowledgeable person to adjust the sound quality for example to enhance speech or to reduce unwanted bac...

Page 38: ...evels for the noise threshold Detection Debounce Noise Signal Time Delay to avoid rapid activation of the noise mute silence feature Clip Stepping Reduces the audio level automatically when the signal...

Page 39: ...Attack Time if the speech initially sounds bad decrease the Decay Time if the speech sounds too noisy for too long at the end Example 2 With these settings the background noise may become considerabl...

Page 40: ...hannels is long it is also possible to search that list for the desired channels Enter one or more characters into the Find Channel box and click the Find button All channel names which contain that s...

Page 41: ...click on the Read Config button Both of these actions will copy the channel list from the DVL into the Utility If you made changes to the channels used by the Stack Data Monitoring System those chang...

Page 42: ...as a switch changing state or a signal from a connected Stack Data Monitoring System Triggering Set the approximate length of recording before and after an event using the pre trigger and post trigge...

Page 43: ...fitted with a 3 axis accelerometer which can be enabled on the G Sensors tab G Sensors Set up Screen This configuration screen allows you to set up recording control on the G sensors and to specify th...

Page 44: ...After successful authorisation check Enable GPS receiver to enable GPS channels in the lists Also set the Baud rate for your GPS receiver CAN Bus Recording Control and Video Synchronisation These are...

Page 45: ...protocol for your system and the 1Mb s communication rate The ST800 protocol supports most Stack Motorsport systems and the ST900 protocol supports most Engineering systems If in doubt please consult...

Page 46: ...hapter 6 Configuration 40 Stack DVL User Guide PINCODE Authorisation Enter your supplied PINCODE exactly as it appears on your packing list then click Write Config to store the configuration to the DV...

Page 47: ...on Data can also be compared between two laps from different drivers runs cars etc With the addition of side by side video recordings and single frame stepping through the data you can literally see w...

Page 48: ...to start recording Automatic recording stop control The system must also include a Stop Log command This is because recording MUST be stopped before power is removed Shown is a test which will stop re...

Page 49: ...p the DVL from recording before the power is removed will cause up to the last 20 seconds of the video recording in progress to be lost Downloading Video Registering the DVL Before downloading data fr...

Page 50: ...If you haven t recorded any data all you need do is copy the video files to your hard disk for viewing with a media player However if you have recorded synchronised data you need to download that to...

Page 51: ...r Guide 45 Normally video files will be deleted from the CF card but if you would prefer not to do that uncheck the Erase video box It is good practice to delete video files after copying them so that...

Page 52: ...tain a plug in for your media player This can be obtained via the Microsoft Update web site Video will not play back correctly on a DVD player Record Resolution is too low Increase Record Resolution t...

Page 53: ...CLUBMAN 3 15w D 4w jack Micro USB PRO 4 3 x 9w AS Configuration Operating System Windows XP Vista or Win 7 Connection Configuration uploaded from PC via USB cable Recording Media Removable card Compa...

Page 54: ...ons supported See Table on page 24 CF Recording time at D1 resolution 7 to 140 minutes per Gbyte Quality bit rates 1 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 Mbps Audio Channels 2 In 2 Out 0 to 40dB Analogue Input Line...

Page 55: ...Appendix A Mounting Template Stack DVL User Guide 49 Appendix A Mounting Template Use the template on the next page for mounting the DVL Remember to leave room for card insertion and removal...

Page 56: ...Appendix A Mounting Template 50 Stack DVL User Guide Compact Flash End M3 x 5mm deep 6 places underneath 93m m 47 3m m 68 5mm 140 3m m View from above...

Page 57: ...Status MSS 4 Plug Mic In L Phono Plug Cam B Cam B Vid1 I RI RO Gnd B Ext B VI 0V Mic R Mic L Out 1 CAN Hi Rx A 0V Vid1 I Ext B SW 1 Cam B CAN Lo Mic R A 0V A 0V Mic L B Cam B 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9...

Page 58: ...C Ext B Rx Ext B 1 2 3 4 Power In CAN MSS 4 Plug CAN Lo Ext B Ext B 1 2 3 4 CAN Hi 2 3 4 5 CAN Lo CAN Hi PRO 4 Monitor Harness ST918114 MONITOR USB Data Audio Left USB 0V VID Out Left Audio Out Phono...

Page 59: ...1 CAM Plug Cam B VI 0V Vid I VI 0V 12v Power out 2 1 Power plug Cam B VI 0V 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 Audio 0V Audio 0V 6 7 8 9 Vid3 I Vid2 I A 0v Vid4 I Camera 4 CAM Plug Cam B VI 0V Vid I VI 0V 1 2 3 4 Came...

Page 60: ...Appendix B Wiring Harness Diagrams 54 Stack DVL User Guide Control Status Harness ST918105 Control MSS 4 Receptacle 1 2 3 4 RI RO B GND Record Lamp Record Switch 1 KOhm Resistor 200 mm...

Page 61: ...file for your model and click the link to download it 3 When prompted click the Save button and choose a location for the file on your computer 4 Once the file has been downloaded start the Stack DVR...

Page 62: ...out one minute and during that time the DVL status LED will be red Do not remove power from the DVL until the upgrade process is complete and the status LED shows green Removing power during the upgra...

Page 63: ...ndix C Upgrading the Firmware Stack DVL User Guide 57 14 If you previously saved your configuration reload it by clicking the Import button Once loaded click Write Config to upload it to the upgraded...

Page 64: ...ervice Support and click on the FAQ link or select Troubleshooting If you need a User Guide click on Manuals and Instructions You must enter some basic information for Stack s internal use to gain acc...

Page 65: ...s and payment is required before we conduct the inspection On completion of the inspection you will be advised of any work and the costs involved in repairing the goods At this point you have the choi...

Page 66: ...rse of action and will quote on expected duration and cost of repairs where applicable 3 Once we have received your authorisation to proceed with the repair we will complete the work and request payme...

Page 67: ...and expected duration of the service and any repair work We will ask you for authorisation to complete the work and request payment If you choose not to proceed we will return the goods to you as we r...

Page 68: ...42 microphone bias 30 mounting template 49 PINCODE authorisation 40 play a recording 16 PRO 4 rear panel 7 PRO 4 wiring 10 record quality 24 record resolution 24 recording lamp 43 recording mode 36 r...

Page 69: ...Index Stack DVL User Guide 63...

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