Vicon AurorAcord XX091 Instruction Manual Download Page 91

XX091-04-01 Rev 104 AurorAcorD 

Shipping Instructions 

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Shipping Dimensions:    

 

Height: 7.5 in. (191 mm). 
Width: 21.0 in. (533 mm). 
Depth: 16.0 in. (406 mm). 

 
Shipping Weight:  

 

 

Approximately 26.5 lb (12.0 kg). 

Shipping Volume:  

 

 

1.4 ft

3

 

(0.04 m

3

). 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

Operating Temperature Range:   

32 to 104° F (0 to 40° C). 

Operating Humidity Range:  

 

0 to 90% relative, noncondensing. 

Storage Temperature Range:    

-20 to 140° F (-29 to 60° C). 

Storage Humidity:  

 

 

Up to 85% relative, noncondensing. 

Shipping Instructions 

 
Use the following procedure when returning a unit to the factory: 

1.  Call or write Vicon for a Return Authorization (R.A.) at one of the locations listed below. Record the name 

of the Vicon employee who issued the R.A. 

 

Vicon Industries Inc. 
89 Arkay Drive 
Hauppauge, NY  11788 
Phone: 631-952-CCTV; Toll-Free: 1-800-645-9116; Fax: 631-951-CCTV 

 

For service or returns from countries in Europe, contact: 

 

Vicon Industries Ltd 
Brunel Way 
Fareham, PO15 5TX 
United Kingdom 
Phone: +44 (0)1489 566300; Fax: +44 (0)1489 566322 
 

2.  Attach a sheet of paper to the unit with the following information: 

a.  Name and address of the company returning the unit 

b.  Name of the Vicon employee who issued the R.A. 

c.  R. A. number 

d.  Brief description of the installation 

e.  Complete description of the problem and circumstances under which it occurs 

f. 

Unit’s original date of purchase, if still under warranty 

3.  Pack the unit carefully. Use the original shipping carton or its equivalent for maximum protection. 

4.  Mark the R.A. number on the outside of the carton on the shipping label

Summary of Contents for AurorAcord XX091

Page 1: ...functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation This system has not been desi...

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Page 3: ...36 Operation 38 Organization 38 Applying Power 38 Entering Passcodes 39 Checking Available Disk Space Position Indicators 39 Defining Selecting Display Formats 39 Viewing Disk Status 41 Inserting Ejec...

Page 4: ...eference 64 Accessory Kit 64 AurorAcorD CD Programs 65 Synchonizing the Time on Multiple AurorAcorDs 69 Downloading Software Updates 70 Uploading Downloading Configuration Data 71 Jumper Settings for...

Page 5: ...pers may or may not need to be changed as discussed in the Reference chapter of Instruction Manual XX091 If you have not changed the factory default jumper settings you can use the AurorANet terminati...

Page 6: ...e to mount the AURC NIU directly to the AurorAcorD as shown here In that case it may be convenient to use VELCRO to attach the AURC NIU to the AurorAcorD AURC NIU shown in standalone mode For detailed...

Page 7: ...the date that you set 3 All settings on the screen to the left refer to the Main Display Monitors Set the time date camera titles receiver status message and zoom window to always display Always On n...

Page 8: ...e if the minimum number of active zones is set to 14 then 14 zones must pass the detection threshold before the AurorAcorD has detected motion Make your selection and then access the Motion Zone Setup...

Page 9: ...the best Quality and Sensitivity setting to maximize recording duration or hard drive usage 1 If desired use the spot monitor to display menus so that you can view video on the main display monitor wi...

Page 10: ...4 Hours 72 Hours 168 Hours 7 days 336 Hours 14 days 744 Hours 31days Image Quality Lowest Normal Highest Lowest Normal Highest Lowest Normal Highest Lowest Normal Highest Lowest Normal Highest File Si...

Page 11: ...tilt setting and zoom focus setting if your lens is motorized To store a preset move to the desired pan and tilt position and then press then press This saves the pan and tilt position in memory for f...

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Page 13: ...nd easily note that references to floppy drive do not apply to AurorAcorD model AURC CD320 or AURC CD500 view multi picture display of camera video control camera receivers from the front panel select...

Page 14: ...hard drives one 40 GB and one 80 GB hard drive Yes No Yes AURC F160 160 one 160 GB hard drive Yes No No AURC FCD40 40 Yes Yes Yes AURC FCD80 80 Yes Yes Yes AURC FCD160 160 one 160 GB hard drive Yes Ye...

Page 15: ...1 Jumpers may or may not need to be changed as discussed in the Reference chapter of Instruction Manual XX091 If you have not changed the factory default jumper settings you can use the AurorANet term...

Page 16: ...supplied with the AURC NIU If you have an earlier version of the AURC NIU or AurorAcorD you will not be able to mount the AURC NIU directly to the AurorAcorD as shown here In that case it may be conve...

Page 17: ...typical AurorANet installation with resistors removed from the AurorANet termination boxes for all AurorAcorDs that are in the middle of the communications line The box is used as supplied resistors...

Page 18: ...defaults Programming the AurorAcorD customizes it to your specific requirements but is not mandatory Organization The Programming chapter of this manual has been organized in the following order Preli...

Page 19: ...ibration 4 Save Restore Menu 5 Language 6 FAQ Screen 7 About AurorAcorD MENU SELECTION to Choose MENU to Exit or 1 16 to Select 1 Display Setup 2 Camera Setup 3 Alarm Setup 4 Serial Port Setup 5 Time...

Page 20: ...estore Menu 5 Language 6 FAQ Screen 7 About AurorAcorD 1 Password Setup 2 Camera Lock List 3 Schedule Setup 4 More System Setup 5 System Reset SYSTEM SETUP to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Cha...

Page 21: ...I set the time and date Note You may also set the time and date from the Easy Setup menus as discussed in Quick Programming 1 You must first define the display of the time and date to be Always On Al...

Page 22: ...to select the date format American month day year European day month year or Asian year month day 6 Then proceed to set the date using the arrow keys as described at the bottom of the screen The day...

Page 23: ...t or 1 16 to Select 1 Easy Setup Menu 2 Main Menu 3 Camera Calibration 4 Save Restore Menu 5 Language 6 FAQ Screen 7 About AurorAcorD 1 Grid Thickness 2 Grid Color 1 GRAY MAIN DISPLAY GRID to Choose t...

Page 24: ...lies to Main Display monitors only You may change the color and grid thickness as discussed in the figure below Make your choices using the onscreen instructions and then return to the Display Setup s...

Page 25: ...monitor that will not lock onto the signal in PAL VGA mode In this case use the VGA LCD1 setting which will output a 60 Hz NTSC signal on the BNC connector for both PAL and NTSC systems In this mode...

Page 26: ...the factory defaults for the onscreen settings Instead of using factory defaults you may also choose to use the settings that are currently saved To insure that you do not lose your customized settin...

Page 27: ...enu 5 Language 6 FAQ Screen 7 About AurorAcorD 1 Display Setup 2 Camera Setup 3 Alarm Setup 4 Serial Port Setup 5 Time Date Setup 6 Record Playback Setup 7 System Setup 8 Disk Functions MAIN MENU to C...

Page 28: ...ert or delete a character from the title Repeat this procedure until the title is defined 7 Press ENTER and then the right arrow key to accept the new title or the left arrow key to cancel your change...

Page 29: ...N to Choose MENU to Exit or 1 16 to Select 1 Easy Setup Menu 2 Main Menu 3 Camera Calibration 4 Save Restore Menu 5 Language 6 FAQ Screen 7 About AurorAcorD 1 Display Setup 2 Camera Setup 3 Alarm Setu...

Page 30: ...8 Normal CHANGE UPDT PRIORITIES to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Change Updt Priorities 2 Set all to Normal UPDATE PRIORITIES to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 2 If you want to globally s...

Page 31: ...e and alarm recording takes place Each camera in your system may be customized for the number of detection zones that best fits each camera s purpose You will also define which zones are enabled for m...

Page 32: ...reas Define the Detection Threshold for this camera 8 The Minimum Action Zones field defines the minimum number of zones that must be active before motion is detected For example if the minimum number...

Page 33: ...Alarm Defaults ALARM SETUP to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Enable Disable V Loss 2 Momentary Latch V Loss VIDEO LOSS to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Alarm Contacts 2 Motion Setup 3...

Page 34: ...efine alarm processing for alarm outputs 1 Access the Alarm Outputs screen referring to the menu path below 1 Alarm Contacts 2 Alarm Buzzer Disabled 3 Alarm Relay On Any Alarm ALARM OUTPUTS to Choose...

Page 35: ...ly closed of the 37 pin alarm connector Use either a normally open or normally closed device only one relay may be connected Enable the Alarm Relay setting by choosing it to activate on any alarm or o...

Page 36: ...or Sequence settings to make this choice After the alarm is acknowledged the display will return to the pre alarm state which may or may not be sequencing Screen Field Choices Default Alarm Display Al...

Page 37: ...rt Setup 5 Time Date Setup 6 Record Playback Setup 7 System Setup 8 Disk Functions MAIN MENU to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Receiver Number 1 2 Recall Preset 2 3 On Rcvr 15 4 Recall Preset 5...

Page 38: ...n Note that the primary storage device is the AurorAcorD hard drive You may record audio and define audio AGC as discussed in Quick Programming The AurorAcorD records video continuously to the hard dr...

Page 39: ...o Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Alarms Only 2 Motion No Change 3 High Priority No Change MODIFY CAMERA SEQUENCE to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 2 Define the order that alarm video will be recorded M...

Page 40: ...t 9 Kb 2 3 4 7 15 Low 12 Kb 3 4 5 10 20 Normal 18 Kb 4 6 7 15 30 High 25 Kb 6 9 10 21 42 Image Quality Highest 30 Kb 7 10 12 25 50 The second table shows the estimated number of days that the AurorAco...

Page 41: ...hard drive space are concerns refer to the section How do I maximize recording time or hard drive usage 1 Access the Record Control screen as shown below 1 Record Setup 2 Playback Setup RECORD PLAYBA...

Page 42: ...s of detected motion The sensitivity setting defines how much motion is required before recording takes place This impacts how quickly your hard drive space is filled and the available recording time...

Page 43: ...ce field to indicate the source of the recorded video If you select Floppy or CD RW you must have already archived video to those devices refer to the Operation chapter for more information on archivi...

Page 44: ...p 6 Record Playback Setup 7 System Setup 8 Disk Setup MAIN MENU to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 2 To search by time and date access the Time Date Search screen using the menu path above or by r...

Page 45: ...he enabled zones only 11 Use the Motion Sensitivity to define a motion threshold for playing back video To be played back with Motion Search the recorded video must have motion detected in the zones e...

Page 46: ...etup Sched 7 Setup SCHEDULE SETUP to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Use This Schedule Now SCHED 1 SETUP to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 2 One Time Days S M T W T 3 Hour 0 23 2 4 Min 0 59...

Page 47: ...ected on each camera Higher Update which increases the update rate Alarm which activates an alarm Higher Update Alarm which increases the update rate and activates an alarm or Disabled 13 Repeat this...

Page 48: ...he hard drive data or Stop ceases recording and displays a message Serial Ports Note Refer to the AurorANet chapter for the More AurorANet menus Refer to the Cameras Receivers and Motion Detection cha...

Page 49: ...es If using the AURC NIU Network Interface select RS 232 for Type 9600 for Baud Rate None 1 for Parity Stop Bits 8 for Data Bits and PRN Host for Mode Return to the Serial Port Setup screen and repeat...

Page 50: ...Images from Floppy Disk Recording Video Audio Playing Back Video Audio Defining and Running Macros Using the PC Keyboard Applying Power Warning For 220 VAC units you must replace the two 1 25 A fuses...

Page 51: ...at 2 Press SETUP to display instructions at the bottom of the screen Use the number keys to select a camera to display in the selected window selection is indicated by a flashing border 3 The next win...

Page 52: ...Step 4 4 Camera 04 5 Step 5 5 Camera 05 6 Step 6 6 Camera 06 7 Step 7 7 Camera 07 Step 8 8 Camera 08 SEQUENCE LIST WINDOW 1 to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 12 Define the order that cameras will...

Page 53: ...Action Recycle HARD DISK FUNCTIONS to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select Status Blank CDRW Start End 0 alarms on file 1 Open Close CDRW Tray 2 Erase Disk 3 Format Disk CD Write Speed 4X CD RW DISK FU...

Page 54: ...s data written onto it erase the disk using a PC You may erase a CD RW using the Erase Disk feature on the CDRW Disk Functions screen Unformatted CD RW disks may be prepared for data using the Format...

Page 55: ...le setting will begin overwriting the existing data when the hard disk reaches its storage capacity The Stop setting will cease all recording If you choose Stop you will be notified by a warning messa...

Page 56: ...een display will be restored Displaying Alarm History Status In normal no alarms state Press ALARM to display a history status screen The screen below will display if you are in Live mode The camera n...

Page 57: ...r the AurorAcorD system the spot monitor and two main display monitors The spot monitor is used as a monitoring station and does not have the capability of multi picture display Use the main display m...

Page 58: ...spot or main display monitors Start a video sequence as shown below The Auto Only Manual Only Auto Manual parameters are defined during window configuration as discussed in Defining and Selecting Disp...

Page 59: ...o the floppy These operations are discussed in previous sections of this chapter 2 Eject the floppy and insert it into a Pentium grade PC 3 The filename for the archive will be CameraXX avi where XX i...

Page 60: ...a floppy disk This will also play back audio on the CD or hard disk if enabled during programming and connected properly to the AurorAcorD Audio is not available from floppy disk Note The rear panel A...

Page 61: ...setting To view the menus while running the macro select No for Hide Menus On Playback Otherwise to hide the menus select Yes this is the factory default 4 To run a macro when the AurorAcorD boots sel...

Page 62: ...acro with a series of pan and tilt commands or preset callups to a receiver Using the PC Keyboard You may connect a standard PC keyboard or a wireless PC keyboard to any one of the RJ 45 connectors on...

Page 63: ...E AURORANET SETUP to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Serial Port 1 PRN Host 2 Serial Port 2 Receiver 3 More AurorAnet Setup 4 More Host Setup 5 Print Alarms NO 6 Rcvr Comm Fail SERIAL PORT SETUP...

Page 64: ...y AurorAcorD Because the AurorAcorD is both a multiplexer and a digital recorder you must set both the VCR and the AurorA2000 addresses to the address of the AurorAcorD when using a System Console to...

Page 65: ...r user sends serial port commands from a host PC In this case the user at the PC must not use the commands in the Front Panel Remote Commands table below but may send any of the time receiver spot mon...

Page 66: ...422 Termination Box Using RS 232 Star RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 422 Term Box RS 232 PC AurorAcorD AurorAcorD AurorAcorD RS 232 Fan Out Box AurorAcorD You may also connect multiple AurorAc...

Page 67: ...ons line or in the middle In the example below AurorAcorDs are connected to the host PC Connect the converter s transmit to receive of the supplied RJ 45 termination box respectively of the AurorAcorD...

Page 68: ...LF A CR is ASCII value 13 and a LF is ASCII value 10 Note If you only have one AurorAcorD you do not need to send the Annn portion of the command format as discussed above Just send the normal command...

Page 69: ...erator must press and hold the Macro key and then press a number key General Commands Description DT Reads date and responds with HR mm dd yy D where mm month dd day yy year D 0 6 for Sunday through S...

Page 70: ...a PP command a current TU TD PR or PL should be set to zero PRxxx Pans right xxx 0 255 Send PR000 to stop panning Note that a PL command will cancel a current PR command PSxx Stores a preset position...

Page 71: ...correctly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions The AurorAcorD contains a 2 3 ye...

Page 72: ...panel has a test mode to verify proper operation of keys and LEDs Perform the following procedure to test these items 1 Enter the test mode by pressing the Aux 2 and Lens Speed keys at the same time 2...

Page 73: ...you may send to the printer by pressing the 1 key Use the reset history if you suspect that your unit did not record because of power loss or other reason This screen also lets you know if user defaul...

Page 74: ...p 8 Disk Setup MAIN MENU to Choose to Go Back or 1 16 to Select 1 Change Camera Types 2 Set all to Surveyor 2000 3 Set all to Surveyor 99 4 Set all to Surveyor 5 Set all to Other Camera CAMERA TYPES t...

Page 75: ...tart automatic sequencing Then press ENTER to override the automatic sequence dwell time and step through the cameras Is it possible to input video images through the looping D shells on the rear of t...

Page 76: ...be displayed on the PC that is controlling it Reference Accessory Kit Your accessory kit Vicon part number 1298 3039 03 should contain the following items Contact Vicon at 1 800 645 9116 for missing...

Page 77: ...ating system up to date The PC must meet or exceed the following requirements Pentium III at 400 MHz 128 Mb RAM SVGA 800x600 32 bit color 40 Mb free hard drive space 8x minimum CD ROM drive and Window...

Page 78: ...camera is stored on the CD use this feature to select the camera whose video you wish to play Playback Speed Slide Bar Press the Stop button and then use the slide bar to play back video at the record...

Page 79: ...s Menus are shown below Select Open to select a video file with extension AVI Exit the AurorAcorD Floppy Player using this command Place a check mark beside Continuous Play to play the file repeatedly...

Page 80: ...iles recorded from the AurorAcorD Codec Driver To view video archived to a floppy disk you may use the Floppy Player included on the AurorAcorD CD or you may use Windows Media Player To use Media Play...

Page 81: ...trees and so forth Results This table illustrates how changing the settings changes how much data you can archive to floppy and CD and also the recording rate and number of days that you can record b...

Page 82: ...Remove power from the AurorAcorD and personal computer 4 You may purchase a flash upgrade RS 232 cable product code 7721 00 by calling Vicon at 1 800 645 9116 Otherwise create a cable with an RJ 45 c...

Page 83: ...ys a message indicating that the download is complete you will hear a double beep and LEDs will stop flashing you may exit HyperTerminal and disconnect your cable 20 Reboot after downloading the updat...

Page 84: ...he one you select in this screen but 115 200 bps will insure the quickest download Press OK 8 If you have not already done so connect a monitor to the spot monitor BNC or main display monitor BNC on t...

Page 85: ...ermination If you use the AurorANet termination box remove the jumpers from com1 or com2 whichever com port you are using for AurorANet If you do not want to use the AurorANet termination box jumpers...

Page 86: ...rger cable results in a lower DC resistance and better video quality with increased difficulty in handling and installation Let the required picture quality and cable distance provide a guide in choos...

Page 87: ...Highest to Normal you may experience significantly longer recording durations in areas of little or no activity Activity is defined as any motion in the scene for example moving people or vehicles sw...

Page 88: ...rchived to the optional internal CD RW drive in a proprietary format The CD R CD RW disks may be played back on AurorAcorD or the AurorAcorD CD Player software on a PC One selected video channel may b...

Page 89: ...yback a programmable search block array may be set and searched for motion at an accelerated rate AUDIO Number of Audio Channels 1 Audio Capability Audio can be enabled to record continuously onto the...

Page 90: ...s the output Alarm Outputs 2 dry contact relay outputs one normally closed NC and one normally open NO Relay is rated at 0 5 A at 42 V with a resistive non inductive load Aux Alarm Output TTL active h...

Page 91: ...employee who issued the R A Vicon Industries Inc 89 Arkay Drive Hauppauge NY 11788 Phone 631 952 CCTV Toll Free 1 800 645 9116 Fax 631 951 CCTV For service or returns from countries in Europe contact...

Page 92: ...Europe Headquarters Brunel Way Fareham PO15 5TX United Kingdom 44 0 1489 566300 Fax 44 0 1489 566322 Brussels Office Planet II Unit E Leuvensesteenweg 542 B 1930 Zaventem Belgium 32 2 712 8780 Fax 32...

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