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X300

Instruction Manual

Designed and Manufactured in the UK

The latest version of the X300 Manual is available online;

www.tspace.co.uk

X200 Operating Software V2.0.1
X300 Operating Software V1.3.2
V400 Operating Software V1.2.3
PCLink Suite V7.5

PCLink200 V1.8.2
PCPlayer V1.8.2
RemoteLink V1.8.2
X-Communicate V1.8.2

Kstation V1.0.0.4
SafetyLink V1.0
ImageLink V1.0
LANLink V4.0

© 30th April 2015

Summary of Contents for X300 Series

Page 1: ...al Designed and Manufactured in the UK The latest version of the X300 Manual is available online www tspace co uk X200 Operating Software V2 0 1 X300 Operating Software V1 3 2 V400 Operating Software...

Page 2: ...anel 16 X300 DIGITAL RECORDER 18 INSTALLATION 19 T408 VEHICLE KIT 20 SERVICE AND FAIL LED 25 PROGRAMMING 26 HELP SCREENS 26 SOFTWARE UPDATES 26 SOFTWARE UPDATES PCLink 27 LANGUAGE SELECTION 28 VIDEO S...

Page 3: ...O OUTPUT 58 MAIN VIDEO SWITCHER 58 AUX VIDEO SWITCHER 59 TIME AND DATE 60 CAMERA SETTINGS 61 FILE SYSTEM 62 SYSTEM INFO 63 PASSWORD 64 POWER OPTIONS 65 RESET 66 EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 67 LAN 68 GPS 69 GSE...

Page 4: ...CONTROLS 85 SETTING PTZ PRESETS 85 PTZ MODES 86 USB INTERFACE KIT 87 PCLINK SUITE 88 WARNINGS 89 APPEXDIX 1 Health SMS Message Format 90 APPEXDIX 2 Splash Screen 93 APPEXDIX 3 Transport for London IBU...

Page 5: ...paid to the mounting position so that the levels of shock and vibration that may be encountered are minimized In situations where some exposure to shock and vibration are unavoidable it is strongly ad...

Page 6: ...Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Directive The product conforms to the following standards which have been listed in the Official Journal of the European Union EMC Emissions EN55022 2006 A1 Informati...

Page 7: ...1 72 245 2009 19 5917 00 Reason for Extension Not applicable EC type approval mark to be affixed on ESA e11 03 5917 EAL231520 An executive agency of the Department for Transport December 2009 Issue 1...

Page 8: ...if any See Appendix 6 Place BRISTOL 7 Date 10 JULY 2011 8 Signature A W STENNING Head of Technical and Quality Group 9 The type approval file deposited at the Administrative Service having delivered t...

Page 9: ...ion conditions if any Manufacturer s instructions to be followed 1 3 This ESA can only be used on the following vehicle types Not applicable 1 3 1 Installation conditions if any Not applicable 1 4 The...

Page 10: ...tridge inserted in the X300 Optionally recordings can be written to a removable SD card The recordings can be accessed by connecting the cartridge to a PC using the USB interface kit Timespace PCLink2...

Page 11: ...operational Once operational only the Pwr LED will remain illuminated unless recording is taking place CARTRIDGE LOCK Locked Securely locks the removable cartridge in place and enables it for use Unlo...

Page 12: ...nnector are as follows 1 Video out 2 Video ground 3 Audio ground 4 RS232 Rx 5 RS232 Tx 6 Audio out line level 7 Power ground 8 12V The 12V is supplied to the Reviewer from the X300 NB using greater th...

Page 13: ...s 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 Transmit Data Serial Data 2 RD Receive Data Serial Data 7 RTS Request...

Page 14: ...assigned to duplicate any of the 4 front panel LEDs power record service and fail ETHERNET CONNECTOR Connect via a standard RJ45 Ethernet cable straight i e pins 1 1 2 2 3 3 etc to Ethernet hub switch...

Page 15: ...inputs AUDIO CONNECTOR 5 pin 180 female DIN connector DIN 41524 Pin 1 Audio input 1 left 4 Audio input 2 right 2 Audio GND 5 Audio output 2 right 3 Audio output 1 left The audio signals are at line le...

Page 16: ...ector Pin Pin 1 Video GND In 5 14 Video In 5 2 Video GND In 6 15 Video In 6 3 Video GND In 7 16 Video In 7 4 Video GND In 8 17 Video In 8 5 Video GND In 9 18 Video In 9 6 Video GND In 10 19 Video In 1...

Page 17: ...In 7 X300 16 Cable Harness Recommended Specification A common cable harness can be used for both 25 Way D type connections on the X300 16 Connector 25 Way Female D type Shell Recommended max overall...

Page 18: ...18 X300 DIGITAL RECORDER...

Page 19: ...4 0 7 Pitch 12mm The X300 requires 12V regulated power This can be applied to either via 12V DC jack socket or 12V screw terminals NB Do not use both power inputs simultaneously Cameras and other exte...

Page 20: ...y This is essential 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 hole...

Page 21: ...on the T408 Vehicle Kit This is to allow free movement of the X200 on the anti vibration mounts and to prevent collision with either the enclosure or peripheral systems due to vertical and lateral mo...

Page 22: ...hen attaching the rear pair of mounts please ensure that the stabilizer is sandwiched between the mounts and the X200 by aligning the stabilizer holes with the mounting holes in the X200 Please note t...

Page 23: ...the following vertical orientation may be used It must be noted however that this vertical orientation is not as effective at isolating the X200 from vibration and shock as the horizontal orientation...

Page 24: ...Black finish Deltron part number 591 0500 or Farnell part no 119 3828 POWER CONNECTOR 2 1mm jack socket requires 2 5 x 5 5 x 9 5mm DC Farnell part no 224923 Right angle 2 1mm jack socket CPC part no A...

Page 25: ...NNECTED CAMERA Check Camera Cables 815 SYS TIME ERROR The real time clock was out of sync by more than 10 seconds when the time was updated over GPS LAN Check update system Time 817 SMS MODEM SEND ERR...

Page 26: ...ert the cartridge into the X300 and turn the key lock to the locked position 3 Once the X300 has initialised use the Reviewer to navigate to the SETTINGS MENU ADVANCED and select LOAD SYSTEM UPGRADE 4...

Page 27: ...e available the download will be skipped Some basic user information will be collected and the option to be included in future software and product notifications Show Downloaded Updates PCLink will op...

Page 28: ...C and an attempt is made to playback PAL recordings the image will be clipped Switching Video Standards To switch between the required video standard the user must configure the unit using the SETTING...

Page 29: ...han the higher settings and consequently less disk space is used As image quality rises however so does the resultant file size so a decision will have to be made as to the level of image quality need...

Page 30: ...sary NB playback via the Reviewer is in mono via channel 1 only Left As the audio inputs on the X300 are line level some microphones will require the use of a dedicated preamplifier in order to raise...

Page 31: ...d format it correctly for further use in the X300 PC NETWORK ACCESS The X300 can be accessed through a number of PCLink Suite Applications included in the USB Kit Files can be downloaded images viewed...

Page 32: ...function AES256 SEQUENCING In addition to every second being protected by a Watermark each watermark has its own unique sequence number This protects any images being removed from a file and protects...

Page 33: ...been tested with the following GPS receivers Garmin GPS16 LVS GPS18 LVC GPS18x LVC RoyalTek Sapphire Serial GPSr Fortuna U2 Smart GPS Leadtek LR9450 NB When using the Garmin GPS18 LVC the X300 baud ra...

Page 34: ...ith the X300 setting Reference the GPS mouse product instructions to configure the baud rate then power off on the X300 whilst connected to the GPS REMOTE OPERATION GSM LAN Wifi 3G The X300 system pro...

Page 35: ...an be used over ethernet using the Telnet protocol PCLink Remote features include Live View Playback Configuration A brief overview of the applications included in PCLink Suite can be found on the PCL...

Page 36: ...operate over RS232 port 1 on the rear of the unit This port is also used for GSM modem control GSM control cannot be performed at the same time as external control Connect the X300 RS232 port to a PC...

Page 37: ...er commands for example CAMERA_ 1 16 R PLAY R play a given camera SETTIME_ 12 23 45 R SETDATE_ 23 09 10 R set time and date Definitions _ A space Parameter don t include brackets R return char 13 FAIL...

Page 38: ...he file name length if the user overruns FAIL R will be transmitted to the client and the read command is aborted If all is good OK R is sent followed by the file data followed the token ENDFILE R The...

Page 39: ...Turns ALARMOUT LED Output ON 1 or OFF 0 ALARMIN1_0 1 sets the state of the Digital input 1 ON 1 or OFF 0 ALARMIN2_0 1 sets the state of the Digital input 2 ON 1 or OFF 0 ALARMIN3_0 1 sets the state of...

Page 40: ...OK R will be returned LED1 LED2 ALARMOUT The following 3 commands control the 2 digital outputs and the Alarm output These settings will be OR d with the current hardware states of the X300 LED1_0 1...

Page 41: ...camera text as via the Camera Options menu on the X300 1 16 is the camera selection followed by the actual text This is fixed to 12 characters per camera SETFILETEXT_ TEXT R Sets the filename text fo...

Page 42: ...ges Across the different recording modes the X300 has some common settings for example Images per Second The IPS can be configured from 0 1 to 50 per camera to save duplication these options will only...

Page 43: ...nning in parallel to any of the above recording modes MOTION DETECTION is used as a trigger to start one of the recording modes It isn t a recording mode on its own Only one mode is active at any one...

Page 44: ...detected as being connected This allows the X300 to be deployed with 1 4 cameras without reconfiguring the menu just play play The total number of configured images sec is displayed along with the max...

Page 45: ...ter the daily start and end times in the SCHEDULE menu IGNORE DAILY TIMES disables timer recording Select record BETWEEN or OUTSIDE daily times to enable the timer schedule A PERIOD of timer record ca...

Page 46: ...CT specifies the duration prior to the alarm recording for which files will be marked as write protected This assumes that another mode of recording was already writing files to disk POST TRIGGER RECO...

Page 47: ...ed to identify different events however the image will be take from Camera1 PTZ PRESET Accesses the PTZ preset camera positions 8 presets are available setup using the PTZ menu and a trigger can be us...

Page 48: ...LL A percentage of the hard disk cartridge if full 25 50 60 70 80 90 and 100 IMG GSM When the Image Transfer feature is triggered the LED output will turn on during the dialling process flash during d...

Page 49: ...t auditing function to cycle through the cameras and health page Set the ALARM input function and attach an external trigger then setup how many seconds the CAMER CYCLER ALARM function will dwell on e...

Page 50: ...RDING FILES will remove all recordings from the SD card including write protected files Only do this if you want to completely remove all recordings there is NO undo option Press the right menu button...

Page 51: ...based on the X300 s primary mode of recording e g if the X300 is Normal Recording with a RES of SUPER the SD recording files will also be SUPER If the X300 changes mode for example from Normal to Alar...

Page 52: ...e 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 If the period requested spans mult...

Page 53: ...input Shot recording occurs the instant the alarm becomes active The duration of the alarm input signal does not affect shot recording in any way Set the relevant alarm input function to SHOT REC usin...

Page 54: ...greyed out When the BAR GRAPH is shown 0 key reset red maximum marker to zero Up Down increase decrease PERCENTAGE Menu keys move size the box Play key increase box width Wind key increase box height...

Page 55: ...E RECORDING PRE MOTION RECORDING PMR Pre motion recording feature enables a user to configure the X300 to record files at a lower IPS during non motion periods then increase the IPS when recording is...

Page 56: ...lowing 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...

Page 57: ...es 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 removed by p...

Page 58: ...n the output and includes the current date time and if the X300 is recording Set the position of the screen text accordingly NB this does not effect the date time being recorded into the images that i...

Page 59: ...h view of a camera If the same camera number is set to four tiles in a square then a quarter view will be shown MULTI CAMERA VIEW displays multi camera output as per the current settings AUX VIDEO SWI...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...d to control the video standard i e whether the unit is to operate with PAL or NTSC cameras NB After changing the video standard setting a power cycle is required before the change comes into effect C...

Page 62: ...12 user defined characters 0 9 A Z space WRITE PROTECT ALARM REC selects whether alarm recording files are write protected If alarm files are write protected they will not be deleted on LOOP recordin...

Page 63: ...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 newes...

Page 64: ...hich point you will be prompted for the password If access to a password protected function is attempted the user is prompted with the enter password screen On correct password entry the password prot...

Page 65: ...order to preserve the latest recording file and the file system It is a low power file protection NB if this option is set to NO and the power does reach less than 7 5 recorded files cannot be guarant...

Page 66: ...E will write the currently loaded settings back to the flash memory using the selected PROFILE name Example User sets up NORMAL recording with 2 cameras on D1 SUPER resolution Go to the RESET menu and...

Page 67: ...n be connected and configured for use with the DVR For example LAN RJ45 Ethernet socket for hard wiring a network cable linking to a Wifi bridge or 3G router 9 pin D type Serial connector for wiring a...

Page 68: ...er on the network it will assign an IP address to the X300 else assign it manually and turn this feature off PING TEST Enter a destination IP address to send a network packet to for testing connectivi...

Page 69: ...t for miles per hour MPH or kilometres per hour KPH SYNC CLOCK WITH GPS The X300 can be configured to synchronize the clock with the data and time information received from the GPS unit When set to YE...

Page 70: ...teral movement UP Measurement of upwards motion RESET READINGS Clears all current readings within this hour RESET ALARM Clears the alarm condition Within the GSensor setup menu the connection status i...

Page 71: ...trolled 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...

Page 72: ...e X300 Modem is still on and functioning It is also useful to keep alive a prepay SIM card as some timeout due to inactivity subject to mobile operator rules SEND SMS NOW Test the GSM SMS connection b...

Page 73: ...sent when AT DAILY TIME is selected on the menu PHONE NUMBER Mobile number to send SMS health message to INCLUDE IN SMS Set these options to YES to include the specified information in the SMS messag...

Page 74: ...cted GSM modem to a PC running Timespace ImageLink application Image over GSM can be triggered via an alarm input which will initiate the X300 to transfer the image GPS location and other unit specifi...

Page 75: ...focus behaviour and additionally the X300 can access the cameras internal menus if the camera supports it The X300 can also store 8 different user defined camera positions for example preset position...

Page 76: ...up in order to use this feature These settings are specific to the email server that you are using not anything that the X300 Timespace provides SERV Your email server e g myemailserver com or smtp gm...

Page 77: ...er 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...

Page 78: ...enable disable 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 SPL...

Page 79: ...plicable 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 Service...

Page 80: ...defaults LOAD WITH CURRENT SETTINGS load the XOS software but maintain the current settings LOAD WITH CARTRIDGE SETTINGS load the XOS software with settings from the cartridge SAVE SYSTEM UPGRADE wil...

Page 81: ...cable supplied with Reviewer from Reviewer socket on the X300 front panel to the Recorder socket on the Reviewer This connection provides power video and audio from X300 to Reviewer When power Max 12...

Page 82: ...Move arrow cursor to the previous item Move arrow cursor to the next item If the arrow cursor is currently at a menu selection pressing the left button will cycle the value backwards If the arrow cur...

Page 83: ...l keys above an on screen display OSD will show each action The OSD times out after 5 seconds It will also display when switching between files indicating which mode is being used Modes displayed are...

Page 84: ...affect any recording in progress SEARCH Go to a specific time and date in the recorded footage Pressing this button will enter the PLAYBACK SEARCH screen If the footage on a given camera cannot be fou...

Page 85: ...only supported by the VISCA PTZ protocol REVIEWER KEY PTZ FUNCTION With shift enabled STOP key Focus Far Iris Open Focus Near Iris Closed Auto Focus Auto Iris SETTING PTZ PRESETS 1 Press the camera nu...

Page 86: ...is a higher priority than the VIDEO SWITCHER on power up PTZ PATROL AUTO FLASHING CAM ON To enter PTZ PATROL press the AUTO key Live View switches automatically between the PTZ presets for configured...

Page 87: ...multi pin D shaped IDE USB lead into the rear of the cartridge and then plug the smaller USB connector into an available USB port on the PC Once the disk has been connected the PC should take a few s...

Page 88: ...P connection to the X300 Live view of cameras multi channel support Remote configuration of X300 menu settings Download file remotely separate FTP client can also be used to download files RemoteLink...

Page 89: ...THE ENCLOSURE DESIGN IF THE X300 RECORDER IS MOUNTED IN A VEHICLE OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO VIBRATION SUITABLE DAMPING MUST BE BUILT INTO THE MOUNTING HARD DISK CARTRIDGES ARE SENSITIVE TO SHOCK VIBRATI...

Page 90: ...t 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 i...

Page 91: ...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 12 chars...

Page 92: ...s to the last service or fail log newest log If the Service and or Fail LED are reported as ON under the previous heading then the last service or fail log information is included in the message If no...

Page 93: ...y less chars than the real data with the exception of NO LEDS for led_status APPEXDIX 2 Splash Screen SPLASH SCREEN Enable s use of a BMP file to be displayed for example an Operator Company logo Can...

Page 94: ...al operation IBUS MESSAGE QUERY sets the type of test message that will be sent out when selecting the SEND MESSAGE QUERY NOW function The IBUS information can also be accessed using the RS232 command...

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