VDC Digital Recorder
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1.5
Care of the Hard Drive
The hard drive is a delicate mechanical item that should be handled with care. Before moving a VDC that
has been powered up, remove power and
wait for 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinning
. This is a
precaution to avoid possible damage to the hard drive.
1.6 Critical
Alerts
The VDC constantly monitors the hard drive, camera inputs and system so that detected fault conditions will
be reported to the user as soon as possible by means of a “critical alert” message on the screen. Alerts are
also added to the event list.
Press the
EVENTS
key to view the event list (pressing the
DEFAULT
key automatically scrolls to the most
recent events.
Viewing the list will cancel the alert message. However if the condition persists, the message will re-appear.
•
FailTest
This alert indicates that the system self-test has failed.
o
Press
ALT
and
SETUP
to call up the System Information screen. The positions
of any solid blocks displayed on the “Self Test” row indicate various fault
conditions.
o
Try power cycling the VDC to see if the problem is fixed, or failing this.
o
Try a power-on reset (See section 1.7).
o
If the problem persists, contact your supplier.
•
VidLoss
This alert means that video has been lost on one or more of the camera inputs.
o
Make sure that the video loss setting in the menu (see section 11.4.3)
corresponds with cameras actually fitted.
o
Check connections to all cameras.
o
Check that each camera can be viewed in live, full screen mode.
o
Swap a camera input that is working with the one that is not. Does the problem
move with the camera (i.e. faulty camera or cable) or stay with the input (possible
faulty VDC)
o
If a camera is suspected as being faulty, connect it directly to a monitor to test it.
•
HD1 Fail
This alert indicates that the hard drive is not working.
o
Check that the drive drawer is correctly fitted
o
Check the lock in the drive drawer is turned full counter-clockwise
o
Check
the
DISC ACTIVITY
LED is flickering (see diagram in section 1)
o
Check that the green
FAN1 OK
and
FAN2 OK
LEDs are lit.
o
Check that the red
DISC POWER
led it lit.
•
HD1 SMART
This alert indicates that the hard drive may stop working soon
o
The SMART monitoring detects imminent failure of a hard drive, so if this warning
occurs, the drive should be changed at the earliest opportunity.
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