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V1400X-VLD Instruction Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

V1400X-VLD Video Loss Detector 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the 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  
designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose. 

 

Copyright © 1999 Vicon Industries Inc. All rights reserved. 
Product specifications subject to change without notice. 
Vicon and its logo are registered trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc. 
Vicon Part No. 8006-8941-01-00 Section 11 Rev 1299 

Summary of Contents for V1400X-VLD

Page 1: ...requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation This system has not been designed to be used in life critical situations and must...

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Page 4: ...nt off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver Rel...

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Page 6: ...an solid polyethylene but is more vulnerable to moisture Therefore use only solid polyethylene dielectric cable with a heavy exterior insulation in applications subject to moisture The shield must be...

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Page 8: ...ng and Displaying the Time and Date 4 Alarms 6 Alarm Indications 6 Alarm Acknowledgment 7 Enabling the Alarm Buzzer and Printouts 7 Addressing the Video Loss Detector 7 Setting the Detection Type 8 Vi...

Page 9: ...Defaults and Diagnostics 11 Installing Defaults 11 System Diagnostics 12 Serial Port 13 Serial Port Communication Settings 13 Serial Commands 14 Operation 17 Normal Operation No Detection 17 Alarm Ind...

Page 10: ...ners 6 Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by Vicon as they may cause hazards 7 Water and Moisture Do not use this video product in any location where it may be exposed to water or mois...

Page 11: ...Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this video product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never s...

Page 12: ...r percentages as compared to an average of the video signal level in a particular scene The detection level for each camera in the system may be set this is not a global setting Each video loss detect...

Page 13: ...Relay Connect to the monitor specified in the Monitor Selection screen Connect to the next X IA device s control input connector or to the next VLD s XIA Interface In connector Connect to Video Contr...

Page 14: ...ivate Make sure that you exit the menu system when programming is complete in order to restore operation of the unit If you have already set a password the Enter Password screen will display In this c...

Page 15: ...aying the Time and Date Main Menu Administration Screen Control Use the menu to the right to turn the display of the time and date off or on When enabled the time and or date will display at the botto...

Page 16: ...u Time Date Set Time Set Date If your time and or date is incorrect enter the corrections using the onscreen instructions The Set Time screen is shown in this example Note that incrementing or decreme...

Page 17: ...irst bullet item above the specific alarm that will be indicated at the control system depends upon the XIA address that you choose in the Select Alarm Group screen refer to page 7 For example if you...

Page 18: ...at the printer and a buzzer will sound Note The XIA Interface In connection must be made to the control system for buzzer and relay operation This connection is shown on page 2 Settings Enabled Disabl...

Page 19: ...r loss and then the video was restored a C will display Acknowledgement is indicated by an onscreen A If you have more alarms than are able to be displayed on a single screen you may use the Next Page...

Page 20: ...amera Range Main Menu Camera Select Camera Range In the video loss detector software each group of 256 cameras is pre assigned to a group number For example group 1 is always cameras 1 through 256 Sel...

Page 21: ...at level to the percentages set in this screen In the example to the right the VLD will detect a loss when the scene viewed by camera 256 is below 5 or above 95 of the expected video level The video l...

Page 22: ...wn to the right press Enter to begin the process of factory default installation You will be prompted to press Enter again to initiate the procedure The following are factory default settings for the...

Page 23: ...ort communications make the following test connections with short jumper wires Warning Disconnect power before making connections connect pin 2 to pin 3 connect pin 4 to pin 5 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 Note D...

Page 24: ...atic alarm and status reports if you have enabled reporting as discussed in Enabling the Alarm Buzzer and Printouts on page 7 A host computer may be used to communicate with the video loss detector if...

Page 25: ...oftware settings from the host computer to the detector 1920 bytes 15 blocks Upload CTRL A r2 CR Transfers the detector software settings from the detector to the host computer 1920 bytes 15 blocks Cl...

Page 26: ...he alarm activated 2 00 to 12 the day that the alarm activated 2 00 to 31 the year that the alarm activated 2 00 to 99 acknowledge indicator 1 0 if alarm has not been acknowledged 1 if the alarm has b...

Page 27: ...ctive 0 if no alarm detected at alarm 1 camera range 1 byte which is the group number from the Select Camera Range menu 1 for group 1 camera range 1 to 256 and so forth 16 for group 16 camera range 38...

Page 28: ...When video loss and or sync loss is detected some or all of these indications will be given at the detector the 16th alarm of the specified XIA refer to Addressing the Video Loss Detector will be rep...

Page 29: ...rm Group screen This alarm number must be set to Normally Closed in the control system programming menus The last bullet item above results in a screen such as the one in the example shown below Note...

Page 30: ...Europe contact Vicon Industries U K 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 Na...

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Page 32: ...2 Camera range 9 state 10 Connections 2 Connectors 2 D Date 4 18 Defaults 11 Detection Type 8 Diagnostics 12 F Fuse 2 G Group 9 H History 8 14 I Installation 2 Introduction 1 L LED 6 17 Loss sync 8 vi...

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