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X300 Instruction Manual

Chapter 3 - User Guide – X300 Menu System

3.1.11

Main Video Switcher

X300 Mark 2 Main Video Switcher Menu

X300-16M Main Video Switcher Menu

Set the desired camera DWELL time (in seconds) next to each camera that is to be included in the
switcher sequence.

MULTI CAMERA OPTIONS

– allows the simultaneous viewing of a number of cameras . The output is

split into tiles per camera. Multi view can be included in the Auto switching sequence.

Summary of Contents for X300 Mark 2

Page 1: ...X300 X300 Mark 2 and X300 16M INSTRUCTION MANUAL DESIGNED ANDMANUFACTURED IN THE UK X300 OPERATINGSOFTWARE V1 5 2 THE X300 MANUAL ISAVAILABLE ONLINE www tspace co uk TT0912 ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2019 ...

Page 2: ...System 5 2 1 2 Programming X301 Reviewer 5 2 1 3 Help Screens 6 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 7 3 1 Main Menu 9 3 1 1 Normal Recording 10 3 1 2 Timer Recording 12 3 1 3 Alarm Recording 14 3 1 4 SD Recording 27 3 1 5 Shot Recording 39 3 1 6 Motion Detection 40 3 1 7 Mask View Edit 43 3 1 8 Audio Recording 46 3 1 9 Recorded Files 49 3 1 10 Video Output 51 3 1 11 Main Video Switcher 52 3 1 12 Multi C...

Page 3: ...k 67 3 2 8 System Info 68 3 2 9 System Security 69 3 2 10 Power Options 73 3 2 11 Voltage Menu 75 3 2 12 GSensor 76 3 2 13 Vehicle ID 80 3 2 14 Reset 81 3 3 External Equipment 85 3 3 1 LAN 86 3 3 2 GPS 88 3 3 3 GSensor 90 3 3 4 GSM Remote 91 3 3 5 PTZ Cameras 97 3 3 6 SMTP Email 100 3 3 7 CANLink 103 3 4 Advanced Menu 104 3 4 1 Health Page Display 106 3 4 2 Service Log 107 3 4 3 Load Software Sett...

Page 4: ...work Access 115 4 8 Watermark and Sequencing 116 4 8 1 Watermark 116 4 8 2 Sequencing 116 4 8 3 Watermark Sequencing Report 117 5 System Interfaces 118 5 1 GPS 118 5 2 Remote Operation LAN Wifi 3G Telnet FTP 119 5 3 RS232 TELNET External Control 120 5 4 USB Interface Kit 120 6 Installation Guide 122 6 1 Safety 122 6 2 Environmental 122 6 2 1 Shock And Vibration 122 6 2 2 EMC 122 6 2 3 Conformity 1...

Page 5: ...Data 132 6 5 3 Mounting Kits 134 6 5 4 Installation Spare Parts List 145 7 Service And Maintenance 146 7 1 Maintenance 146 7 2 Service And Fail LED 146 7 3 Service Codes 147 8 Software 149 8 1 X300 Software and Updates 149 8 1 1 Software Upload 149 8 1 2 Software Download 149 8 1 3 Loading software from PCLink 150 8 2 PCLink Suite 151 9 Appendices 153 APPENDIX 1 X300 specification and technical da...

Page 6: ...v APPENDIX 5 Health SMS Format 171 ...

Page 7: ...13 Figure 8 X300 16M Microphone 113 Figure 9 Network Ports 115 Figure 10 X300 Front Panel 124 Figure 11 X300 with Reviewer 125 Figure 12 X300 Mark 2 Rear Panel 128 Figure 13 X300 Mark 2 Audio Connector 128 Figure 14 X300 16M Rear Panel 129 Figure 15 X300 16M Rear Connections 129 Figure 16 X300 Mark 2 Mechanical Data 132 Figure 17 X300 16M Mechanical Data 133 Figure 18 Vehicle Mounting System Mount...

Page 8: ...g Plate System screwed down 140 Figure 24 Attaching the latching plate to the X300 16M 141 Figure 25 X300 16M mounting plate Inserting the peg into the base plate 142 Figure 26 X300 16M mounting plate screwed down 142 Figure 27 Final Mounted Clearance Required 143 Figure 28 Cable Installation Example 144 Figure 29 Mounting Orientation Example 144 ...

Page 9: ...ity EMC Electro magnetic compatibility EMG Emergency EMG Splash Screen FAT File Allocation Table FMS Fleet Management System FTP File Transfer Protocol FPS Frames Per Second GB Gigabytes GMT Greenwich Mean Time GND Ground GPS Global positioning System GSM Global system or standard for mobile HDD Hard Disk Drive HR Hour IP Internet Protocol IPS Images per second kHz Kilohertz KPH Kilometres Per Hou...

Page 10: ... over Ethernet PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera QUAL Quality RES Resolution RH Relative Humidity RMS Root Mean Square RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol s Second SD Secure Digital card SDHC Secure Digital High Capacity SEC Second SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMS Short Message System TB Terabyte TCP Transmission Control Protocol TFL Transport for London UK United Kingdom URL Unifo...

Page 11: ...x USB Universal Series Bus cable system UTC Co ordinated Universal Time V Volts VOR Voice Operated Recording Vrms Root mean square Voltage W Watts WiFi Wireless local area network ...

Page 12: ...introduced from January 2016 At the date of issue of this manual Timespace is manufacturing two versions of the X300 DVR the X300 Mark 2 4 channel and the X300 16M 16 channels See Figure 1 X300 models dates of manufacture below for a summary of the model numbers and dates Model number Dates of manufacture X300 Mark 1 2010 January 2016 X300 Mark 2 January 2016 present X300 16M August 2018 present F...

Page 13: ...00 Mark 1 Contact support tspace co uk or 01480 414147 Many features are common to the X300 Mark 2 and the X300 16M In some sections of this manual additional different details are relevant to the X300 16M and this will be highlighted in relevant sections particularly in the Menu System section Mechanical diagrams and installation details for the X300 Mark 2 and the X300 16M are given in the Insta...

Page 14: ...ion and Security System Interfaces Installation Guide Service and Maintenance Software Appendices Where text in the body of the manual is shown in CAPITALS this relates to one of the menu choices in the X300 menu system Within the X300 User Guide section of the Manual links from menus to other menus or sub menus are given as hyperlinks Detailed technical information can be found in the Appendices ...

Page 15: ...e 2 1 System Overview X300 DIGITAL VIDEO AUDIO RECORDER REMOVABLE SHOCK MOUNTED HARD DISK CARTRIDGE REMOVABLE SD CARD FOR DUAL RECORDING DOWNLOAD OPTIONAL X300 with X301 REVIEWER PROGRAMMER Figure 5 X300 Digital Video Audio Recorder X300 DIGITAL VIDEO AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEM ...

Page 16: ...Reviewer is used to program the menu settings on the X300 check camera views review footage and list the recorded files on the installed Hard Disk Cartridge Recording can continue during this reviewing process 2 1 2 Programming X301 Reviewer The X300 is configured using a tiered menu system The menu system is accessed using the Timespace X301 Reviewer pictured below Figure 6 X300 connected to X301...

Page 17: ...Help screen which describes the features on that page Pressing the HELP key on the Reviewer front panel will display the Help page Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to scroll through each help page The help pages included on the X300 are intended as a quick reference with more detailed descriptions contained in this X300 Manual ...

Page 18: ...There are two top level menus through which all features and settings are configured The MAIN MENU relates to the recording functions files and video output The SETTINGS MENU is where the X300 and any connected equipment are configured NB Each menu feature and setting is detailed in the following pages Refer to the Table of Contents for reference to specific features functions and settings ...

Page 19: ...iewer Navigation of the menu system is by using the arrow keys on the Reviewer All menu configuration items are changed instantly with the exception of the following which require a reboot VIDEO STANDARD switching between PAL NTSC BAUD RATE changing the baud rate for GPS GSensor and RS232 LANGUAGE FILE when loading a language file from the hard disk cartridge ...

Page 20: ...des This selection is found on the AUDIO RECORDING menu where other specific audio settings can be configured HINT A MANUAL OVERRIDE feature exists If the DVR is recording from a configured recording setting eg TIMER RECORDING or ALARM RECORDING and a user attempts to stop recording by pressing the REC button on the Reviewer or on the X300 front panel a warning message will be displayed MANUAL OVE...

Page 21: ... ALARM RECORDING SD RECORDING Connected cameras are identified by highlighting the relevant camera number with either a red background indicating camera recording or a white background camera present but not recording Images per second IPS RATE and quality QUAL can be set individually for each camera RATE can be set to OFF 0 1 0 5 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 5 15 20 25 SUPD1 50IPS The global total...

Page 22: ...ges sec is displayed along with the maximum Any adjustment to the camera IPS image quality or number of recorded cameras will affect the REC TIME The REC TIME is an indication of the number of Days Hours Minutes that the X300 will record for based upon the current settings and entire installed cartridge capacity HINT A copy down feature is available for configuring multiple camera settings The set...

Page 23: ... RECORDING or record in NORMAL RECORDING mode The latter can be used if two recording styles are required based on time REC SPECIFIED CAMS This sets the X300 to record the cameras in the manner specified The alternative setting is REC CONNECTED CAMS which would only record the cameras that the X300 has detected as being connected This allows the X300 to be configured with recording RATE and QUAL p...

Page 24: ... times schedule RECORD BETWEEN DAILY TIMES sets the unit to record between the daily times specified in the schedule A COPY DOWN features is available to copy the times set for Monday on to all other days of the week A period of TIMER RECORDING can be set e g to record between a start date and end date Options for this are PERIOD TIMER DISABLED RECORD INSIDE PERIOD RECORD OUTSIDE PERIOD NB By defa...

Page 25: ...riggered by setting the function one or more ALARM INPUTS to be ALARM REC ALARM INPUTS can also be used to trigger other functions and modes of recording PRE ALARM RECORDING configures the DVR to capture and retain a period of recording prior to an alarm input being triggered ALARM I O menu configures Alarm Recording and INPUT OUTPUT options TOTAL IPS provides details of current IPS allocation wit...

Page 26: ... files from the lead up to an alarm event PAR ENABLED to allow PRE ALARM RECORDING select YES To disable PAR select NO PAR KEEP TIME select the length of pre alarm footage which you wish to retain on the disk Options are 1MIN 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 40 50MINS 1HOUR UNLIMITED The DVR will record all cameras specified for ALARM RECORDING for the duration specified in the PAR KEEP TIME setting The DVR will ...

Page 27: ...link for further details ALARM INPUT HOLD OFF controls the number of seconds for which ALARM RECORDING is delayed after an alarm has triggered ALARM INPUT POST DELAY controls the number of seconds for which the alarm state is held once the alarm input has changed state PRE TRIG WRITE PROTECT specifies the duration prior to the alarm recording for which files will be marked as write protected This ...

Page 28: ...der to switch back a change of 2V must occur i e 14 2 12V Available values are 1V 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8V The X300 Mark 2 has 5 alarm inputs and 3 outputs on the DIN pin and the rear panel screw terminal block see Figure 12 X300 Mark 2 Rear Panel and Figure 13 X300 Mark 2 Audio Connector The X300 16M has 10 alarm inputs and 3 outputs on the rear panel screw terminal and Molex connectors see Figure 14 X...

Page 29: ... the left and right menu buttons on the Reviewer to set the active voltage For a 24V vehicle system use typically 12V or 12V For a 12V vehicles system use typically 6V or 6V The FUNCTION defines the action of the X300 when the selected alarm input is active The function is active for the duration of the alarm plus post trigger time if selected NB There is a priority order on the Alarm Inputs The l...

Page 30: ...ontrol how the X300 behaves on ignition INDICATOR L etc Various vehicle alarm inputs tags the particular alarm inputs as used for INDICATOR L INDICATOR R BRAKE SIDE LIGHTS HEAD LIGHTS FOG LIGHTS HORN BULL HORN SIREN BLUES HAZARD WARN DOOR REVERSE HANDBRAKE ACCEL TION MOTION NORM activates Motion Detection in conjunction with an alarm event CAM CYCLER Automatically switches between cameras and the ...

Page 31: ...racters can be entered per alarm input and positioned either top or bottom of the image The text will display on the footage for the duration of the alarm plus any post alarm duration The default text is the number of each alarm eg ALARM 1 ALARM 2 etc POSITION select TOP or BOTTOM Text is entered using the Text and Number Input keys on the Reviewer The text will be embedded on all camera views sim...

Page 32: ...red RECORD LED The front panel record LED is active DISK LED The front panel disk LED is active SD RECORDING SD recording is occurring FAIL LED The front panel fail LED is active SERVICE LED The front panel service LED is active FRONT LEDS Any of the front panel LEDs are active CAM DISCONNECTED Any camera is disconnected GSENSOR TRIGGER Any of the XP200 GSensor configured thresholds are reached ex...

Page 33: ...be used to trigger ALARM recording mode Example setup of VOR 1 ALARM OUTPUT ALM CLOSED AUDIO VOR 75 2 ALARM INPUT LD1 CLOSED FUNCTION ALARM REC CAMS 1 The above example assumes that there is a wire link on the green block between ALARM OUT and ALARM IN1 The POST TRIGGER time can also be set to record for x seconds after the audio trigger has finished MOTION DETECTED Motion is detected GPS SPEED AL...

Page 34: ...e cameras and HEALTH PAGE Set the ALARM input function and attach an external trigger then setup how many seconds the CAMERA CYCLER ALARM function will dwell on each camera and HEALTH PAGE before returning to the SWITCHER function Available values are 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 seconds HEALTH PAGE DISPLAY sets the number of seconds for which the camera cycler shows the HEALTH PAGE in the Camera Cycler cyc...

Page 35: ...VR which is configured for NORMAL RECORDING Note no ALARM INPUT FUNCTIONS have been configured for NORMAL or ALARM RECORDING ALARM INPUT 3 has been configured for SIREN and ALARM INPUT ALARM FILE 3 has been set to YES When the SIREN becomes active this triggers ALARM 3 Note the recording mode does not change and NORMAL RECORDING continues as per prior to the alarm trigger On file close the recordi...

Page 36: ...cording activity at the rear door of a retail premises The door is alarmed and the DVR configured to begin ALARM RECORDING if the door is open The user may decide to implement an ALARM HOLD OFF period so that ALARM RECORDING does not begin until the door has been open for eg 3 seconds thus avoiding recording whenever a staff member opens the door accidentally but ensuring that recording takes plac...

Page 37: ...Post Delay X300 Mark 2 Alarm Input Hold Off Menu X300 16M Alarm Input Hold Off Menu ALARM INPUT POST DELAY menu controls the number of seconds for which the alarm state is held once the alarm input has changed state Available values are 0 5SEC 1 2 3 4 5 10 30SECS 1MIN 5MINS 10 15 20MINS ...

Page 38: ... RECORDING TO SD RECORDING ENABLE lists the available modes of recording for the SD card OFF SD recording is OFF no SD recording ON SD recording onto SD card all the time IF NORMAL REC SD recording only occurs if the X300 is recording in Normal mode IF TIMER REC SD recording only occurs if the X300 is recording in Timer mode IF ALARM REC SD recording only occurs if the X300 is recording in Alarm m...

Page 39: ...RDED FILES menu displays a list of the files on the SD card FILE COPY menu is used when copying files from the X300 cartridge to the SD card FILE SYSTEM menu configures options for recording on the SD card INFO page includes details such as Size used SD serial number etc RESET gives options for deleting files on the SD card ...

Page 40: ...ed files Images per second can be set independently per channel however the Quality QUAL is set automatically based on the X300 s primary mode of recording e g if the X300 is NORMAL RECORDING with a QUAL of SUPER the SD RECORDING files will also be SUPER If the X300 changes mode for example from NORMAL RECORDING to ALARM RECORDING and the QUAL is set differently in NORMAL and ALARM the SD files wi...

Page 41: ... played back on the X300 and must be viewed through PCLink Navigation of the file list pages are via the left right arrow menu keys on the Reviewer when PAGE or FIRST LAST page is highlighted HINT Files can be write protected by scrolling down to the file and pressing the left arrow key on the Reviewer a W should appear next to the file Pressing left again will remove the write protect ...

Page 42: ... FILES TO SD CARD by entering the start end date time of the period you wish to copy and then move the cursor down to select COPY FILES If there is enough free capacity on the SD card the copy will begin Progress of the copy will be displayed as a percentage and incremental file count as each file is copied WARNING If other Menu buttons on the Reviewer are pressed during the FILE COPY the action w...

Page 43: ...System 32 If the period requested spans multiple files all files are copied to the SD card for that period Files are not cut clipped In the following example all four files would be copied even though files 1 4 only include a portion of the period requested ...

Page 44: ...arts The fill will be named with the date time when the recording started The next file will be started as per the file length settings or when next time boundary is met File length options are 1MINUTE 5MINUTES 10MINUTES 1HOUR For further details refer to FILE SYSTEM menu for the main hard disk cartridge FILENAME TEXT prefixes the recording files with user defined characters Characters can be ente...

Page 45: ...log is created ON POWER SWITCH ON options are NO CHECK QUICK CHECK AND CORRECT FULL CHECK AND CORRECT PERFORM CHECK ONLY NOW will check the files and file system and report any errors but will not attempt to fix anything PERFORM CHECK CORRECT NOW will perform a file and file system check and fix any errors that are found It also rewrites the FAT and BOOT sectors NB No files data are deleted during...

Page 46: ...Menu System 35 3 1 4 6 SD Card Info SD CARD INFO menu provides information about the use of the SD card Size in Gigabytes Gigabytes used Write protection status Files Start date End date Days Recording Card Manufacturer ID Card Name Card Serial Number ...

Page 47: ...stem 36 3 1 4 7 SD Card Reset SD CARD RESET gives 2 options for deleting files DELETE ALL RECORDING FILES SECURE CARD WIPE The DELETE ALL RECORDINGS and the SECURE DISK WIPE are the same functions found in the main RESET menu for the X300 hard disk cartridge ...

Page 48: ...uding write protected files Only do this if you want to completely remove all recordings there is NO undo option Press the right menu button to go to a warning screening press right again to carry out this action Pressing Menu Exit will abort this procedure WARNING THERE IS NO UNDO OPTION SELECTING DELETE ALL FILES ON SD CARD WILL COMPLETELY REMOVE ALL RECORDINGS ON THE SD CARD ...

Page 49: ...URE SD CARD WIPE will permanently delete all recording files on the SD card This should only be used if files need to be completely destroyed NO files will be able to be recovered A final warning message will appear before this function is carried out Pressing Menu Exit on the Reviewer will abort ...

Page 50: ...duration of the alarm input signal does not affect shot recording in any way Set the relevant alarm input function to SHOT REC using the ALARM INPUT MENU and then select the camera that the images will be taken from Set the image QUALITY from available options LOW MED HIGH VHIGH VVHIGH SUPER SUPD1 Set the number of IMAGES PER SECOND required Available options are 0 1 0 5 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1...

Page 51: ...he LED will remain on solid for the duration of motion plus any configured post trigger time then return to flashing Motion Detection Quick Set up 1 Select the camera s you wish to monitor Set these to ON in the MOTION DETECTION CAMERA SETUP menu 2 Also in the CAMERA SETUP menu set the camera s sensitivity using PERCENTAGE and DURATION 3 In the MASK EDIT menu move size the cursor box to select the...

Page 52: ...ding after motion has ended 5seconds 2hours PRE MOTION RATE RECORDING enables the user to configure the DVR to record at a lower IPS during non motion periods and to trigger recording at a higher IPS when motion is detected SMTP MESSAGE If motion is detected selecting YES here will send an SMTP Email with a camera snapshot image as per settings in the SMTP EMAIL menu in SETTINGS MENU EXTERNAL EQUI...

Page 53: ...y individual camera is set to OFF in the CAMERA SETUP it will not be controlled by MOTION DETECTION even if the record mode is set to YES within the MOTION DETECTION menu Example if NORMAL RECORDING is set to record on cameras 1 4 NORMAL RECORDING is set to YES in MOTION DETECT MENU Cameras 1 2 are set to YES in MOTION DETECT CAMERA SETUP Cameras 3 4 are set to NO in MOTION DETECT CAMERA SETUP the...

Page 54: ...fore included in motion detection Menu keys to move size the box cursor Play key increase box width Fast Forward key increase box height Back key decrease box width Rewind key decrease box height When the GREEN box is shown 0 key activate include area camera view is clear When the RED box is shown 0 key deactivate exclude area camera view is greyed out Multiple areas can be defined Excluded areas ...

Page 55: ...ttings It is useful to test the active and inactive areas for motion detection when setting these up on a Reviewer When the BAR GRAPH is shown 0 key reset red maximum marker to zero Up Down increase decrease PERCENTAGE As the marker on the BAR GRAPH is moved the corresponding percentage for the relevant camera view will change on the MOTION DETECTION CAMERA SETUP page ...

Page 56: ...e the IPS when recording is triggered by motion In this instance a file may consist of low IPS then higher IPS then low IPS footage as the motion trigger is set on off When PMR is active the RECORD LED will be on continuously Within the MOTION RECORDING menu PMR must be set for each recording mode where PMR will be used e g NORMAL PMR options are NO YES PMR X300 recording priorities still apply i ...

Page 57: ...audio from a single mono channel input or two stereo audio inputs The X300 16M has a single audio input The X300 samples at the following kHz RATES 8 16 32 44 1kHz CD quality and 48 kHz Changing the RATE will affect the X300 recording time before the cartridge loops and begins overwriting the oldest footage Resolution is fixed at 16bits NB The X300 inputs are line level therefore some microphones ...

Page 58: ...s used to switch the live playback output channel between 1 2 or 1 AND 2 PLAYBACK VOLUME Individual audio channels can be played back using PCLink Suite software Playback via the Reviewer is in mono via channel 1 only Left PLAYBACK VOLUME of the Reviewer s built in speaker can be adjusted between MUTE LOW MEDIUM HIGH FULL The X300 is configurable so that the line level input range can be set from ...

Page 59: ...st menu The audio TEST MENU provides two options for testing the output of the incoming live audio feed HPOUT LOOPBACK High Power Output for listening to live audio using the speaker on the Reviewer LOP LOOPBACK Line Output for listening to live audio using the read panel audio out ...

Page 60: ...are displayed by HH MM SS DD MM YY SIZE MB File status indicators include A Alarm W Write protected M Motion detection P Motion detection pre trig S Shot G GSensor K Alarm PAR Keep A file may have multiple statuses For example a write protected alarm file that was triggered by motion could have A W M _ _ A file with a W status will not be overwritten on Loop Recording The W status can be added or ...

Page 61: ...iewer First Last page Left key go to last page Right key go to first page Page Left key go to next page Right key go to previous page Up Down keys move cursor to a file Right key play file FILTER ON OFF The recorded files list can be quickly filtered in order to display only a certain file type e g only those that are Alarm files ...

Page 62: ...control the automatic switching and dwell time of cameras on the MAIN video out X300 all models and the AUX video out X300 16M only When selecting the VIDEO OUTPUT menu item from the MAIN MENU the X300 will display the appropriate menu below X300 Mark 2 Video Output Menu X300 16M Video Output Menu ...

Page 63: ...enu X300 16M Main Video Switcher Menu Set the desired camera DWELL time in seconds next to each camera that is to be included in the switcher sequence MULTI CAMERA OPTIONS allows the simultaneous viewing of a number of cameras The output is split into tiles per camera Multi view can be included in the Auto switching sequence ...

Page 64: ...s per camera 4 or 16 depending on model Multi camera view can be included in the Auto switching sequence X300 Mark 2 each tile can be set to display a quarter view of a camera X300 16M each tile can be set to display a sixteenth view of a camera If the same camera number is set to four tiles in a square then a quarter view will be shown X300 Mark 2 Multi Camera Setup X300 16M Multi Camera Setup ...

Page 65: ...e monitoring the camera outputs The camera text itself is set at SETTINGS MENU CAMERA SETTINGS CAMERA TEXT TIME DATE POSITION displays the current date and time on the multi screen view Select from NO TEXT BOTTOM HIGH BOTTOM MIDDLE BOTTOM LOW TOP HIGH TOP MIDDLE TOP LOW NB this does not affect the date time timestamp being recorded into the images this is set in SYSTEM SETTINGS CAMERA SETTINGS SHO...

Page 66: ...tion Manual Chapter 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 55 3 1 13 Auxiliary Video Switcher X300 16M only AUX VIDEO SWITCHER configures the settings for the auxiliary secondary video output only available on the X300 16M ...

Page 67: ... Instruction Manual Chapter 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 56 3 2 Settings Menu 3 2 1 System Settings The SYSTEM SETTINGS MENU gives access to configure various system settings and to view system information ...

Page 68: ...FF Summer time adjust automatically updates the system to daylight saving time valid for the country selected Adjustments are applied even if the system was powered off during the time change When the clock is put forward the time is now summer time which is winter time 1 hour When the clock is put back time reverts to winter time UK At 1am on the last Sunday in March the clock is put forward an h...

Page 69: ...orward an hour At 2am on the first Sunday in November the clock is put back an hour NZ at 2am on the last Sunday in September the clock is put forward an hour At 3am on the first Sunday in April the clock is put back an hour NB when time or date are changed a hard disk re format is recommended in order to reset the meta file ...

Page 70: ...0 Instruction Manual Chapter 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 59 3 2 3 Alarm Inputs Outputs menu Alarm Inputs and Outputs can be configured as per the ALARM INPUTS OUTPUTS menu in settings for ALARM RECORDING ...

Page 71: ...e with LOW MIDDLE HIGH settings The timestamp can also be turned off select NO TIMESTAMP and will not be written in to the recorded images VIDEO SETTINGS controls the video standard PAL or NTSC CAMERA DISCONNECT TIME this option allows disconnected cameras to be reported as connected for a set time period This is useful in cases where a camera can take a while to boot and send its signal If there ...

Page 72: ...ndividual text for each camera can be inserted above the timestamp This text along with timestamp will be shown on recorded images 12 user defined characters can be input per camera Enter text using the Text and Number Input keys on the Reviewer DUPLICATE TEXT feature is available for copying down text from camera 1 to all remaining cameras ...

Page 73: ... controls the video standard i e whether the unit is to operate with PAL or NTSC cameras NB after changing the Video Standard setting the unit will automatically reboot after 5 seconds for the change of setting to take effect A red Reboot Required warning will flash on the screen before the reboot commences ...

Page 74: ...r example when using 10min files if recording starts at 10 03 the first file will contain 7minutes of video and the second file will be started at 10 10 New files will then be created every 10 minutes i e 10 20 10 30 etc Files can be configured for 1 MINUTE 5 MINUTES 10 MINUTES or 1 HOUR FILENAME TEXT prefixes the recording files with up to 12 user defined characters 0 9 A Z space Text and numbers...

Page 75: ...uide X300 Menu System 64 FILE SECURITY SETTINGS provides options for setting file security on the DVR FILE SYSTEM CHECK menu configures whether the file system is checked and possibly corrected at power up and also if a system log is created ...

Page 76: ...vailable levels of file protection DISABLED No file protection PASSWORD the files are password protected PASS ENCRYP the files are password protected and the audio and video data in the file is encrypted NB any settings configured here on the DVR menu will be over written by LANLink if LANLink is managing the security settings for the DVR Contact Timespace for further details ...

Page 77: ...alid SET PASSWORD will set the new password and activate the selected File Security Settings 3 2 6 2 DVR Menu and Playback Protection Optionally set a MENU and PLAYBACK Pin can be set see SETTINGS MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS SYSTEM SECURITY This prevents unauthorised access to the DVR menu settings but permits controlled access eg for engineers in the field to review camera angles on a Reviewer and amend...

Page 78: ... ON POWER SWITCH ON QUICK FULL or NO check can be selected Quick is default and recommended PERFORM CHECK ONLY NOW will check the files and file system and report any errors but will not attempt to fix anything PERFORM CHECK AND CORRECT NOW will perform a file and file system check and fix any errors that are found It also rewrites the FAT and BOOT sectors NB No XBA files data are deleted during t...

Page 79: ... cartridge USED Percentage of hard disk cartridge used by any files WRITE PROTECTED Percentage of cartridge used by write protected files START DATE The date of the first oldest file on the cartridge END DATE The date of the last newest file on the cartridge DAYS RECORDING The number of days between the start end date NB that there may not be continuous recording files between the start end date H...

Page 80: ...to YES the controls to review recorded footage are pin code protected READ ONLY If set to YES the user cannot change any setting on the X300 The menu system can be browsed but no settings changed If a setting change is attempted the element will flash in RED for 2 seconds and not be changed To exit read only mode change read only to NO at which point you will be prompted for the pin code If access...

Page 81: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 70 CHANGE SYSTEM PIN provides options for changing the pin code FTP TELNET USERS gives options to access the X300 by FTP Telnet ...

Page 82: ... verification The pin code format is four digits only 0 9 Enter numbers using the Reviewer Set the new PIN by selecting SET PIN In the event of a complete password lockout contact your installer or Timespace for a master unlock code email support tspace co uk NB File Security Settings file access password and encryption protection are set separately at SYSTEM SETTINGS FILE SYSTEM FILE SECURITY SET...

Page 83: ...0 Menu System 72 3 2 9 2 FTP Telnet User Passwords FTP TELNET USERS menu gives the option to have three different passwords to access the X300 via FTP TELNET The usernames are fixed however the passwords can be set as required and are case sensitive ...

Page 84: ... 30 35 40 45 50MINS 1HOUR 2HOURS 3HOURS 4HOURS KEEP ALM OUT POWERED sets the requirements for continuing to power eg the cameras or monitors depending on the model of X300 Select from options KEEP ON OFF 5MINS 10 15 20 30 35 40 45 50MINS 1HR 2 3 4HRS STOP REC 9 0V select YES to stop the unit from recording in a low power situation This will preserve the latest recording and the file system If this...

Page 85: ...tion Manual Chapter 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 74 3 2 10 1 Power Diagnostics X300 16M only POWER DIAGNOSTICS displays the current power consumption broken down into various sections eg Cameras Main Aux switcher ...

Page 86: ...Manual Chapter 3 User Guide X300 Menu System 75 3 2 11 Voltage Menu X300 Mark 2 Voltage Menu X300 16M Voltage Menu VOLTAGE MENU page displays the current Voltage supply broken down into various sections e g Alarm Inputs ...

Page 87: ... GSENSOR menu configures settings for the GSensor GSensor readings are displayed for BRAKE Measurement of decreasing forward motion ACC Measurement of increasing forward motion LAT Measurement of lateral movement UP Measurement of upwards motion GSENSOR SETUP sets up the GSensor positioning RESET READINGS Clears all current readings within this hour NB The X300 Mark 2 does not have a built in GSen...

Page 88: ...UP menu is used to configure the GSensor settings STATUS shows whether a GPS is CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED GPS SENSOR BAUD 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 GSensor threshold triggers for BRAKING ACCELERATING LATERAL and UP can be configured from 0 1 2 0 If the set value is exceeded an alarm can be raised used in conjunction with alarm outputs A link to the ALARM OUTPUT menus gives quick access to configu...

Page 89: ...CTION e g front panel set to FORWARDS means the X300 front panel is facing the front of the vehicle The TOP OF THE UNIT DIRECTION must then be set to LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN FORWARDS or BACKWARDS depending on the mounting position ZERO THE ACCELEROMETER Once the panel directions are set the GSensor orientation must be confirmed Select ZERO THE ACCELEROMETER and follow the instructions on the screen GSe...

Page 90: ...enu System 79 3 2 12 3 Zero the accelerometer Once the X300 16M is installed in its final operating position the GSensor readings must be zeroed by entering 0 when on the ZERO THE ACCELEROMETER screen A second screen will confirm that this has been done ...

Page 91: ...try of the vehicle s fleet ID number and registration number This is recorded in system and health logs and makes it easier when using LANLink to identify the vehicle in which the recorder is fitted Vehicle ID and registration number details can be entered using the Text and Number Input keys on the Reviewer ...

Page 92: ...or recording modes MENU LANGUAGE can be set between ENGLISH default or FROM DISK When FROM DISK is selected the X300 will load a language file from the cartridge with MENU and HELP text translated into a given language The language template is pre loaded to the cartridge by the user at the point of installation The language file will not be removed when running DELETE ALL RECORDING FILES NB A powe...

Page 93: ...ncluding write protected files Only select this option if you want to completely remove all recordings there is NO undo option Press the right menu button to go to a warning screening press right again to carry out this action Pressing Menu Exit will abort this procedure WARNING THERE IS NO UNDO OPTION SELECTING DELETE ALL FILES ON DISK WILL COMPLETELY REMOVE ALL RECORDINGS ...

Page 94: ...permanently delete all recording files on the hard disk This option should only be selected if files need to be completely destroyed A final warning message will appear before this function is carried out Pressing Menu Exit will abort WARNING SELECTING SECURE WIPE THE HARD DISK WILL MEAN NO FILES CAN BE RECOVERED ...

Page 95: ...h memory using the selected PROFILE name Example User sets up NORMAL recording with 1 camera 5IPS HIGH resolution Go to the RESET menu and overwrite USER 1 with 1CAM HIGH then change the PROFILE to 1CAM HIGH and select SAVE PROFILE Change settings for ALARM on 2 cameras then overwrite USER 2 with 2CAM ALARM change the PROFILE to 2CAM ALARM and select SAVE PROFILE You now have 2 user defined profil...

Page 96: ... Equipment X300 Mark 2 External Equipment Menu X300 16M External Equipment Menu The X300 provides some common interfaces so that external equipment can be connected and configured for use with the DVR All X300 connections can be seen on diagrams in section 6 4 4 X300 Connections ...

Page 97: ...IP address of the default gateway the X300 will communicate with on the LAN DNS PRIMARY SECONDARY Enter the Domain Name System server address that you wish to use Defaults to Google s primary secondary DHCP Enables disables automatic IP address allocation If there is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server router on the network it will assign an IP address to the X300 otherwise assign it manu...

Page 98: ...T menu enables the user to enter a destination IP address to send a network packet to test connectivity FRAMES SENT RECEIVED updates in real time to show how many data packets are being transferred to and from the X300 These are global values and not specifically related to only the ping test ...

Page 99: ...standard NMEA 0183 GPS protocol A suitable GPS serial unit can be wired to specific pins on the X300 RS232 connector The X300 can provide 5V to the GPS mouse through the RS232 connector Only GPS units which operate at this voltage and draw no more than 200mA should be used EMBED GPS POSITION When set to YES will embed the position information in recorded images EMBED GPS SPEED When set to YES will...

Page 100: ...GMT OFFSET When syncing with GPS time outside the UK it is necessary to set the GMT offset for the country region that the X300 is in to GMT GPS GSENSOR BAUD set the baud rate at which the X300 will communicate with the GPS STATUS indicates whether or not a GPS unit has been detected The status will be DISCONNECTED if not unit is detected TRACKING SATELLITES if connected but no GPS lock has been e...

Page 101: ...Mark 2 The X300 Mark 2 does not have a built in GSensor but one can be connected via the serial port Set up for an externally connected GSensor is at SETTINGS MENU EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT GSENSOR X300 16M the X300 16M has a built in GSensor Set up is at SETTINGS MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS GSENSOR ...

Page 102: ...controlled by 3rd party applications A selection of data rate is available for external control 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 38400 56000 115200 See RS232 EXTERNAL CONTROL section of the manual SMS MESSAGES can be setup and triggered by the X300 HEALTH OVER SMS send the X300 health status via SMS VIEW STATUS gives statistics of SMS messages sent received as well as calls and image transfers Using the...

Page 103: ...ssage NEVER Never DAILY At midnight every day WEEKLY Every Monday at midnight MONTHLY On the 1st of every month at midnight POWER UP When the X300 powers up This may be useful as a test to let you know the X300 Modem is still on and functioning SEND SMS NOW Test the GSM SMS connection by sending a message using one of the six configured messages CONFIGURE ALARM INPUTS allows the user to set up SMS...

Page 104: ... speed can included in the SMS MESSAGE shows which of the six available SMS messages is currently being configured PHONE NUMBER allows the user to insert the number of the phone which is to receive the SMS messages MSG LINE 1 4 allows the user to insert text into the body of the SMS messages Text and number input is via the keys on the Reviewer EMBED GPS LOCATION SPEED select YES NO to include exc...

Page 105: ...hone number as configured PHONE NUMBER Mobile number to send SMS health message to SEND SMS selects when to send an SMS message Select between NEVER AT DAILY TIME and POWER UP DAILY TIME Specify the daily time the SMS message is to be sent when AT DAILY TIME is selected on the menu INCLUDE IN SMS Set these options to YES to include the specified information in the SMS message SEND SMS NOW Send a h...

Page 106: ...e will contain 1 Type or reason for health SMS 2 Sending unit info 3 GPS info 4 Camera info 5 Time info 6 LED info 7 Service log info which may be related to service fail LED See APPENDIX 5 Health SMS Format for further details on how to read the messages and integrate with other systems ...

Page 107: ...ide X300 Menu System 96 3 3 4 4 GSM Status GSM STATUS gives statistics of SMS messages sent received as well as calls and image transfers Using the RESET MODEM function will clear the statistics and send a modem reset command to the GSM modem ...

Page 108: ...e cameras internal menus if the camera supports it BAUD RATE A selection of baud rates are available for the cameras 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 38400 56000 115200 This baud rate setting is linked to the baud rate under the GSM REMOTE SETTINGS menu Only one of GSM or PTZ can be used at a time Please refer to the Camera manufacturers instructions on how to configure the camera baud rate The X300 can...

Page 109: ...ed by the user This is similar to the main video switcher but the X300 is instructing the PTZ camera to move to different positions zoom level ALARM INPUTS MENU proivide3s a link to the ALARM INPUTS menu for configuring alarm functions to PTZ Presets etc MAIN VIDEO SWITCHER provides a link to the MAIN VIDEO SWITCHER for configuring camera dwell times etc ...

Page 110: ...reset position 3 could be pointed at the exit The presets can be accessed by pressing the number keys on the Reviewer for quick panning to locations The presets can also be triggered via ALARM INPUTS PTZ key controls are found in the separate manual for the REVIEWER NB Some PTZ cameras will self enumerate in terms of PTZ addressing some require physically setting using dip switches see manufacture...

Page 111: ...DY as well as a snapshot image from a selected camera and the current GPS position The following events can trigger an email to be sent POWER UP AT DAILY TIME on MOTION DETECTION on ALARM Configure the latter two options via the MOTION DETECTION and ALARM INPUT menus NB GPS position is not available if the email is set to send on power up There is a SEND NOW feature for testing SMTP SERVER configu...

Page 112: ...l over port 25 standard SMTP or port 465 SSL AUTH Select whether or not to use authentication recommended to use authentication USER Enter your email account username PASS Enter your email account password NB the password is shown in clear text on the X300 menu in order to ensure that it is entered correctly It is not stored in any log files or accessible by anyone unless they have a Reviewer cons...

Page 113: ...n or off USERNAME sets the web browser username to be used if password is enabled Default is tsweb01 PASSWORD sets the web browser password to be used if password is enabled Default is TSWEB01 A single camera image can be displayed and refreshed at a rate of 2 images per second bandwidth dependent Options exist on the webpage to turn the stream on off select the camera to be displayed stop start r...

Page 114: ... download vehicle CAN information via the vehicle depot s WiFi LANLink system The CAN menu screen shows CAN activity as either ABSENT or DETECTED This is useful for diagnosing connection issues CAN FILTERING can be selected to be OFF or ON When filtering is turned ON only a subset of messages is recorded These are mainly FMS bus truck and other J1939 messages With filtering OFF all CAN messages ar...

Page 115: ... ENABLE RECORD BUTTON controls whether the record button on the front panel of the X300 DVR can be used to start and stop recording enable disable Select from YES NO LIVE VIEW if set to YES live view of camera will be displayed even if the disk cartridge is removed If set to NO and the cartridge is not present the initialisation screen is shown SPLASH SCREEN controls the length of time an operator...

Page 116: ...cur for any given day before the FAIL LED is lit During normal operation it may be acceptable to receive a certain number of fail events before action is required Set as applicable Available options are NEVER 1 DAY 2 5 10 20 50 DAY VIEW SERVICE LOG displays any service messages that have been logged by the system LOAD SOFTWARE SETTINGS provides options for loading new upgraded software and or sett...

Page 117: ... the length of time the unit health status will be displayed for on boot up The health page includes a simple traffic light status and may include service fail code conditions as well as the current recording state The health page can also be activated via an alarm input Select from OFF 5 SECS 10 20 30 60 SECS UNTIL EXIT ...

Page 118: ...u System 107 3 4 2 Service Log VIEW SERVICE LOG displays any service messages that have been logged by the system Messages can be scrolled through and reviewed Details of date time and service fail codes are shown RESET SERVICE LOG clears the service log ...

Page 119: ...er Guide X300 Menu System 108 3 4 2 1 Reset Service Log SERVICE LOG RESET menu clears any service log messages Press the right arrow key and then again to confirm HINT Clearing the service log will clear the front panel service fail LEDs ...

Page 120: ...elect from the options to load software either WITH FACTORY SETTING load the XOS software with Timespace factory default settings WITH CURRENT SETTINGS load the XOS software but retain settings as installed in the currently configured DVR WITH XOS SETTINGS load the XOS software with settings from the HD cartridge or an SD card LOAD MENU SETTINGS used to copy menu settings from another DVR unit and...

Page 121: ...D cartridge or SD card Select SAVE TO HD to save to the hard disk drive or SD to save to the SD card SAVE SYSTEM SOFTWARE save the XOS file SAVE MENU SETTINGS save menu settings to transfer to another unit NB it is possible to save the menu settings and remove parts not required retaining only the small section which includes the required settings SAVE CONFIG DATA save the CONFIG data on to either...

Page 122: ...ges per second per channel When configured to use one of these standards the X300 must use it exclusively This means that cameras of different types cannot be mixed on the device s inputs Note that if the unit is configured for PAL and an attempt is made to play back NTSC recordings the image will appear vertically squashed Similarly if the unit is configured for NTSC and an attempt is made to pla...

Page 123: ...rom previous images The advantage of full update recording is that each image is independent and free from any inter image distortion The images can also be searched easily during playback A trade off between image quality and file size can be made by selecting different levels of video quality on the X300 LOW MEDIUM HIGH V HIGH VV HIGH SUPER AND SUPD1 The low setting uses greater compression than...

Page 124: ...icated preamplifier to raise their very low levels of output to line level Figure 7 X300 Mark 2 Microphones X300 16M has one mic level audio input via the Molex connector Figure 15 X300 16M Rear Connections The X300 has a built in microphone pre amp Figure 8 X300 16M Microphone Playback The audio channels can be played back when viewing footage in PCLink200 PC software They can also be disabled du...

Page 125: ...FAT32 file system so that a PC can read the contents The PC will access the cartridges in a different way to the X300 The X300 will not be able to read every FAT32 file system written by the PC and it is therefore important to restrict what the PC does to the file system Permitted on a PC Reading the xba files Modifying the write protect status of files Performing disk utilities that read the disk...

Page 126: ... applications such as Norton and Symantec on the PC may need to be configured to allow the PCLink Suite applications to operate correctly Any installed network or local PC firewalls including Windows Firewall may have to be instructed to allow the use of these ports to communication between the PC and the X300 Ports Port Protocol Function Used By DVR Description 7 UDP Echo LANLink PCLink All Unit ...

Page 127: ...king program e g PCLink recalculates the encrypted hashes watermarks and checks these against the watermarks provided in the file If all the watermarks match the recorded file has not been tampered with The watermark is destroyed when the encrypted hash code stored in the file and the encrypted hash code of the data do not match PCLink produces a report which can be used in court to validate recor...

Page 128: ... removed PCLink will identify them and report accordingly Files fail if Any video audio meta data frame other than the last in a non closed file had an invalid watermark Video audio meta frames were missing or out of sequence in newly generated files Files passed to the checker were not in sequence in newly generated files Files are missing their sequence frame in newly generated files in properly...

Page 129: ...nit is plugged into the X300 and it has locked onto the satellites it then sends GPS time and position and other data every second If after 10 seconds the X300 s internal clock is consistently 2 seconds compared to the GPS unit then the time error is noted On the next power cycle the time error is corrected Local Standard Time The time received from the GPS receiver is always UTC Coordinated Unive...

Page 130: ... default X300 IP Enter the username tspace01 Enter the password TS01480 Type HANDSHAKE you should receive OK The X300 supports FTP over TCP IP using the Ethernet LAN socket The FTP Telnet User Password menu screen is also covered in Chapter 4 X300 Menu System The X300 FTP server allows video files to be downloaded using either a hard wired wireless or 3G IP connection A web browser can be used to ...

Page 131: ... The COM port number will vary depending on your PC and which cable you have For example on a laptop the NEWLink cable was assigned COM10 5 4 USB Interface Kit The purchase of Timespace USB Kit or cartridge station includes the necessary licence for use of PCLink Suite software including free of charge updates on a single PC reasonable use policy allows installation on a secondary portable PC lapt...

Page 132: ...k Suite is installed Recording files can now be viewed using PCLink200 Individual files can be opened directly from Windows Explorer by double clicking Up to 15 files can be opened by selecting them and using RIGHT CLICK OPEN WITH PCLINK200 XBA files can be dragged from a Windows Explorer window and dropped onto the main area of the PCLink200 window The entire cartridge can be loaded by opening PC...

Page 133: ...ture measured 15cms above the centre of X300 If the X300 is to be mounted in an enclosure is important that the internal temperature inside the enclosure does not exceed the specification above and any new enclosure design should be tested 6 2 1 Shock And Vibration Consideration should be paid to the mounting position so that the levels of shock and vibration that may be encountered are minimized ...

Page 134: ...tial that adequate ventilation is provided and it is recommended that a fan is incorporated in the enclosure design See further details for the X300 Mark 2 and the X300 16M Hard disk cartridges are sensitive to shock vibration and humidity and must be used within operating temperature range as detailed in the X300 specification in the Appendices It is highly recommended that recording is stopped b...

Page 135: ...Pulses Green Red when the X300 is reading writing to from the Cartridge or SD card SD Pulses Orange when the X300 is reading writing to from the SD card Fail Illuminated Red when any of the Fail conditions are met refer to Service Fail page Service Illuminated Orange when any of the Service conditions are met refer to Service Fail page At Power On All LEDs will illuminate whilst the X300 initialis...

Page 136: ...orded on the X300 Cartridge can be selected and copied to the SD card for review on a PC SD Card Compatibility The X300 supports SanDisk SDHC Ultra or Extreme cards Sizes include 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB Both 15 and 30MB s SD cards are compatible however for best Audio playback results 30MB s is recommended 6 4 2 Reviewer Connector Figure 11 X300 with Reviewer Connect the Reviewer to the X300 Reviewe...

Page 137: ...er detect Detect modem status 9 RI Ring Indicator Ignored by X300 5 GND Ground X300 output X300 input Using a conventional cable DB9 male to DB9 female straight through 1 1 2 2 3 3 etc the X300 can be connected to a modem Alternatively two RS232 peripherals such as GSM modem and GPS device can be connected simultaneously Here is an example of the wiring PIN TYPE I O TYPE Device 1 Modem 3 TD Transm...

Page 138: ...ode Connect LED 1 between and terminal LED 1 including a series resistor to limit current Connect LED 2 between and terminal LED 2 including a series resistor to limit current Terminals LED 1 and LED 2 are high impedance LAMP LED off or 0V LAMP LED on LED outputs 1 and 2 can be menu assigned to duplicate any of the 4 front panel LEDs power record service and fail ETHERNET CONNECTOR Connect via a s...

Page 139: ...have additional connections on the Audio DIN socket for CAN H L J1939 and ALARM 5 typically used for ignition on a vehicle AUDIO CONNECTOR 8 pin 180 female DIN connector Farnell part no 1193800 Figure 13 X300 Mark 2 Audio Connector All 5 alarm inputs have voltage measurement and a settable voltage threshold This eliminates the need for a relay alarm interface board in vehicle applications ...

Page 140: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 6 Installation Guide 129 6 4 5 X300 16M Rear Panel August 2018 onwards Figure 14 X300 16M Rear Panel Figure 15 X300 16M Rear Connections ...

Page 141: ...ls X300 16M only the built in GSensor must be configured during the installation process Once the X300 is installed the direction of the front and side panel must be set in the GSensor setup menu e g Front panel FORWARDS means the X300 front panel is facing the front of the vehicle therefore the Connector Panel must be either LEFT RIGHT UP or DOWN depending on the mounting position After configuri...

Page 142: ...lity as required e g NORMAL RECORDING Setup the ALARM INPUTS for ignition indicator L R brake reverse other Set POWER STATE to RECORD Set ENABLE RECORD BUTTON to NO OPTIONAL Setup the SD RECORDING parameters if SD is being used format SD card Enable AUDIO and set the sensitivity if mics being used Setup the VIDEO OUTPUT for MAIN and AUX to display camera output Add vehicle ID Registration other pr...

Page 143: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 6 Installation Guide 132 6 5 2 Mechanical Data Measurements shown in mm X300 Mark 2 Figure 16 X300 Mark 2 Mechanical Data ...

Page 144: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 6 Installation Guide 133 X300 16M Figure 17 X300 16M Mechanical Data ...

Page 145: ...l as when all of the other screws have been tightened there is no room for any other tool to tighten the front lower pair of screws Mounting Hole Preparation Drill four mounting holes to attach the Wire Rope Mounts If you intend to use the M4 x 12mm screws into blind holes then the holes will have to be drilled and tapped to accept an M4 screw with a thread depth of no less than 8mm If mounting th...

Page 146: ... ensure that the stabilizer is sandwiched between the mounts and the X300 by aligning the stabilizer holes with the mounting holes in the X300 Please note that the open end of the C shaped plastic stabiliser should be attached to the rear wire rope mounts and face backward see Figure 19 Wire Rope Mounts below Once all of the Wire Rope Mounts have been securely attached to the X300 use a pair of co...

Page 147: ... allow a clearance of at least 15mm around the body of the X300 when mounted on the Vehicle Kit This is to allow free movement of the X300 on the anti vibration mounts and to prevent collision with either the enclosure or peripheral systems due to vertical and lateral movement under extreme shock and vibration conditions ...

Page 148: ...ts Qty Description 4 Wire Rope Mounts 1 Latching plate with pre drilled holes 1 Base plate with pre drilled holes 1 M8 bolt with shake proof washer 8 M4 x 12mm Counter Sunk Hex Head Screws In addition you will require a standard L shaped hex key or a ball nose hex driver Figure 20 Timespace Vehicle Mounting Plates System Parts ...

Page 149: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 6 Installation Guide 138 Figure 21 Vehicle Mounting Plates Mechanical Data ...

Page 150: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 6 Installation Guide 139 Figure 22 X300 Vehicle Mounting Plate System unscrewed ...

Page 151: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 6 Installation Guide 140 Figure 23 X300 Vehicle Mounting Plate System screwed down ...

Page 152: ...unk M4 hex head screws provided and a hex key See Figure 24 Attaching the latching plate to the X300 16M below for the correct orientation of the latching plate 2 Attach the latching plate to the underside of the X300 DVR unit with the remaining 4 screws It is recommended that this is done with the X300 inverted on a flat surface see Figure 24 Attaching the latching plate to the X300 16M below The...

Page 153: ...de metal peg slot this into the hole at the rear of the base plate see below The front of the latching plate can then be screwed down into the base plate using the M8 bolt see below Figure 25 X300 16M mounting plate Inserting the peg into the base plate Figure 26 X300 16M mounting plate screwed down ...

Page 154: ... body of the X300 when mounted on the Vehicle Mounting Plate System see below This is to allow free movement of the X300 on the anti vibration mounts and to prevent collision with either the enclosure or peripheral systems due to vertical and lateral movement under extreme shock and vibration conditions Figure 27 Final Mounted Clearance Required ...

Page 155: ...f unit The X300 should be mounted in a horizontal orientation This is strongly advised for maximum vibration and shock isolation If it is not possible to mount the X300 in the horizontal orientation then a vertical orientation may be used It must be noted however that this vertical orientation is not as effective at isolating the X300 from vibration and shock as the horizontal orientation The X300...

Page 156: ...9 WAY RS232 Farnell 1099052 Multicomp 6 5 4 2 X300 Mark 2 4 channel only Audio CAN Connector Lumberg part no SV81 Farnell part no 1321483 6 5 4 3 X300 16M only Video Audio and CAN MOLEX CONNECTOR Molex PN Farnell PN RS PN 12 Way Molex Mini Fit JR Plug 39 01 2120 151 871 484 1085 6 Way Molex Mini Fit Jr Plug 39 01 2060 151 868 484 1760 Crimp Sockets for the above Molex for wire size 18 24AWG 39 00 ...

Page 157: ...most likely be functional but may not be performing as intended An example may be one of the cameras has failed If the Fail LED is lit then the system will not be functioning and requires immediately attention An example may be that the hard disk cartridge has failed The Service Fail conditions are stored on the X300 for review Each condition has an identifiable code and associated description The...

Page 158: ...T 823 Incorrect voltage on Aux3 video output SERV_EXT_LOG 835 External control log ext command SERV_CAMDISC_REPEAT 840 Intermittent camera connection SERV_USR_RESET 863 Log reset by user SERV_HDD_DELETE_FILES 864 Operation to delete all recording files on HDD did not complete SERV_HDD_SECURE_WIPE 865 Secure disk wipe on HDD did not complete SERV_SD_DELETE_FILES 866 Operation to delete all recordin...

Page 159: ...Error rebooting SERV_FAIL_LOW_BATTERY 909 Low battery recorder stopped SERV_FAIL_HDD_DIR_FULL 910 HDD full failure to create file on Hard Disc SERV_FAIL_SD_DIR_FULL 911 SD card full failure to create file SD Card SERV_FAIL_IPCAM_IPERR 912 IP Camera address incorrectly configured doesn t match VLAN2 subnet SERV_FAIL_QUOTA_TEST 998 In house fail quota testing ...

Page 160: ...tions to choose from LOAD WITH FACTORY SETTINGS all menu settings will be reset to default values LOAD WITH CURRENT SETTINGS menu settings will be maintained where possible LOAD WITH XOS SETTINGS menu settings will be loaded from the cartridge In all LOAD instances the XOS will be loaded from the cartridge into the X300 internal flash memory The WITH XOS SETTINGS option will also load the Settings...

Page 161: ... choose from the following Check for Latest Unit Updates PCLink will connect to the internet and check for updates for PCLink X200 X300and X300 If this is the being run for the first time updates will be found and downloaded If on subsequent checks no new versions are available the download will be skipped Some basic user information will be collected and the option to be included in future softwa...

Page 162: ...ons that allow Playback Live View Configuration and Download of recorded files from the X K and V series range of digital video recorders Detailed instructions of each application within PCLink Suite can be found in the PCLink Suite manual available on our website www tspace co uk Application overview PCLink200 Review recorded footage via USB cable connected to removable cartridge Review recorded ...

Page 163: ...ction to the X300 Live view of cameras single channel support Remote configuration of X300 menu settings LANLink Automatic Health checking over IP connection Automatic and scheduled downloading of footage XCommunicate Download X200 files remotely single file download support Final page of main manual ...

Page 164: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 153 9 Appendices APPENDIX 1 X300 specification and technical data ...

Page 165: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 154 X300 Mark 2 4 channel ...

Page 166: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 155 X300 16M 16 channel ...

Page 167: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 156 APPENDIX 2 Certificates of conformity and type approval EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY X300 MARK 2 ...

Page 168: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 157 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY X300 16M ...

Page 169: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 158 E11 APPROVAL X300 MARK 2 ...

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Page 171: ...X300 Instruction Manual Chapter 9 Appendices 160 E11 APPROVAL X300 16M ...

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Page 174: ...st to create the Splash Screen image in the correct format from an input source The input source should not be more than 1 5mb and should be a simple image with plain colours approx 720x576 An example images is show below Once in the correct format using the Timespace conversion tool the image is placed on the X300 cartridge named Splash ext Once configured in the menu the Splash Screen will be re...

Page 175: ...a need for a hold off time between certain commands e g 10 mS as the X300 may take a finite time to do certain tasks To add delay you could simply put spaces between one command and the next and these are ignored The X300 does have a FIFO queue of 2048 bytes so can buffer data Certain commands can be followed immediately with other commands for example CAMERA_ 1 16 R PLAY R play a given camera SET...

Page 176: ...ned if required In the example below all the text in BOLD is written to the file TICKETS EXT WRITEFILE TICKETS R DATE 24 12 2011 TIME 11 48 00 LOCATION KINGS CROSS ENDFILE R Reading files Read File command READFILE FILENAME R A return R character at the end of the READFILE R command will signify the beginning of the reading process Data will now be transmitted from the X300 to the client The hands...

Page 177: ...R will be sent under two conditions 1 The disk is removed from the X300 at anytime post X300 initialization 2 Live view always has been enabled and the X300 boots without a disk DISKIN R will be sent under two conditions 1 The disk is inserted into the X300 at anytime post X300 initialization 2 Live view always has been enabled and the X300 boots with a disk ...

Page 178: ...FILE R when playing starts at the beginning of the currently playing file When stopped and PREVIOUSFILE is issued twice followed by a play the previous file will begin playing from the beginning GETFILETIMEDATE gets the current playing position of the currently play file GETSTATS returns statistics DELETEALLREC removes all recording files from disk ALARMOUT 1 4 _0 1 Turns ALARMOUT LED Output ON 1 ...

Page 179: ...ND R signifies end of file The stats may possibly grow in the future but will be append to this list Scanning for END after the data has been retrieved Data may be scanned for by capturing just after the colon and just before the end of line R Capacity 500 11GB Used 0 38 Write Protected 0 00 First File 16 09 00 21 12 10 Last File 16 50 00 21 12 10 Days Recording 0 03 Model Number Hitachi HTS545050...

Page 180: ...atus of the ALARMIN10 0 off 1 on CAMTEXT CAMTEXT_1_HELLO WORLD R Hello world will be written at the top left hand corner CAMTEXT_3_ 255 255 255 HELLO R Hello will be written on the 4 line on camera 3 If text has been assigned to a camera simply issuing blank text will clear all RS232 overlay text from that camera A maximum of 49 characters may be sent to the screen including new line control codes...

Page 181: ...0 R plays forwards at 10x speed SETTIME_12 23 23 R sets the time in the format HH MM SS SETDATE_23 09 05 R sets the date in the format DD MM YY GETTIME R to which 12 23 23 R is returned GETDATE R to which 23 09 05 R is returned LED1_1 R turn LED1 on CAMTEXT_1_Hello R writes Hello to the console at record time in the top left corner A windows demonstration tool is available with source code upon re...

Page 182: ...ied 5 gps_pos Current or last GPS position ddmmm mmmmX dddmm mmmmX GPS position NO GPS DATA No GPS data available 6 last_curr Indication that GPS position is last known or current GPS position C GPS posn specified in 5 is the current position L GPS posn specified in 5 is the last know position i e NOT current 7 cams_conn List of cameras connected C Colour camera is connected B Black and white came...

Page 183: ...R CAMERA OPTIONS This is selected for inclusion in the message via the Health over SMS hidden menu Content Camera1 text Camera1 text up to 12 chars No optional camera 1 text specified or not included in the menu 4 veh_id1 Description Filename optional text OTHER FILE SYSTEM This is selected for inclusion in the message via the Health over SMS hidden menu Content Filename text Filename text up to 1...

Page 184: ...e to message size limitations Content Current timestamp Timestamp 9 last_rec_file_ts Description The timestamp of the last recorded file i e newest file Format is hhmmss ddmmyy or hhmmss mmddyy depending on menu setting OTHER TIME AND DATE mode option Note that there are no separator characters in the time and date strings due to message size limitations Content Last file timestamp Timestamp There...

Page 185: ...or characters in the time and date strings due to message size limitations Contents Log timestamp timestamp May be blank if no log 12 log_mode Description Service log mode e g Service Failure Contents Mode text Mode text No mode available or no log available 13 log_code Description Service log code relating to mode Contents Code text Mode text No code available or no log available 14 log_desc Desc...

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