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VDM Digital Recorder

User Manual

Products covered by this manual:

Cameras / Hard Drive

Capacity

4 9 16

80 Gbytes

VDM-4G80 VDM-9G80 VDM-16G80

120 Gbytes

VDM-4G120 VDM-9G120 VDM-16G120

160 Gbytes

VDM-4G160 VDM-9G160 VDM-16G160

320 Gbytes

VDM-4G320 VDM-9G320 VDM-16G320

500 Gbytes

VDM-4G500 VDM-9G500 VDM-16G500

600 Gbytes

VDM-4G600 VDM-9G600 VDM-16G600

Document Reference Date Firmware

Vdm601r.doc 16/01/2004

VDM001G5

Videoswitch

Units 15 & 16

Telephone

01252-851510

Redfields Industrial Park

Fax

01252-851296

Redfields Lane

[email protected]

Church Crookham

Web

www.videoswitch.co.uk

Hants GU52 0RD

Summary of Contents for VDM-16G160

Page 1: ...VDM 9G160 VDM 16G160 320 Gbytes VDM 4G320 VDM 9G320 VDM 16G320 500 Gbytes VDM 4G500 VDM 9G500 VDM 16G500 600 Gbytes VDM 4G600 VDM 9G600 VDM 16G600 Document Reference Date Firmware Vdm601r doc 16 01 2004 VDM001G5 Videoswitch Units 15 16 Telephone 01252 851510 Redfields Industrial Park Fax 01252 851296 Redfields Lane Email sales videoswitch co uk Church Crookham Web www videoswitch co uk Hants GU52 ...

Page 2: ...Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder Vdm601r doc ...

Page 3: ...pgrades 16 4 3 PC Software 16 4 3 1 Installing VDM Connect 16 4 3 2 Configuring VDM Connect 16 4 3 3 Adding Sites to VDM Connect 16 4 3 4 Using VDM Connect 17 5 Routine Checks 18 5 1 Critical Alerts 18 6 Viewing Live Images 19 6 1 Enter Live Mode 19 6 2 Live Display Modes 19 6 2 1 Full Screen Main Monitor 19 6 2 2 Spot Monitor 19 6 2 3 Picture in Picture 19 6 2 4 Quad 19 6 2 5 9 way and 16 way Mul...

Page 4: ...es 30 9 2 Viewing Image Information 30 9 2 1 Image Authentication 30 9 3 System Information 31 10 Setup 32 10 1 Navigating the menus 32 10 2 User Menu 33 10 2 1 Incident Options 33 10 2 1 1 Erase CD 33 10 2 1 2 Filename 33 10 2 1 3 Erase Incident Markers 33 10 2 2 Auto Sequence Main Monitor 33 10 2 2 1 Sequence Mode 33 10 2 2 2 Camera List 33 10 2 2 3 Dwell Times 33 10 2 3 Auto Sequence Spot Monit...

Page 5: ... Timers 39 10 4 2 1 Custom Recording 39 10 4 2 2 Alarms Enable Disable 39 10 4 2 3 Activity Enable Disable 40 10 4 2 4 Daytime 40 10 4 3 Record Settings 40 10 4 3 1 Normal Mode 40 10 4 3 1 1 Image Retention Days 40 10 4 3 1 2 Cameras 40 10 4 3 1 3 Quality 40 10 4 3 2 Custom Mode 41 10 4 3 2 1 Rate 41 10 4 3 2 2 Cameras 41 10 4 3 2 3 Quality 41 10 4 3 3 Activity Alarm Mode 41 10 4 3 3 1 Rate 41 10 ...

Page 6: ...on 46 10 4 8 Configurations 46 10 4 8 1 Restore Factory Configuration 46 10 4 8 2 Get Configuration from CD 46 10 4 8 3 Erase Hard Drives 46 10 4 8 3 1 Erase Hard Drive 1 46 10 4 8 3 2 Erase Hard Drive 2 46 10 4 8 3 3 Erase Both Hard Drives 47 10 4 8 3 4 Upgrades need engineer password 47 10 4 9 Engineer Password 47 11 Changing Hard Drives 48 11 1 Managing Hard Drives 48 11 1 1 Single Hard Drive O...

Page 7: ...Recorder is the inclusion of removable hard drives This offers the significant advantage over products with in built hard drives in providing the user with the ability to upgrade the drive capacity at any time Additionally it also means zero down time if one of the two drives fails in service a replacement drive can be sourced and plugged in while the system continues unaffected on its single rema...

Page 8: ...Spot 8 SEARCH 30 Camera 4 Main Camera 4 Spot 9 Reverse Play 31 Camera 5 Main Camera 5 Spot 10 Reverse Single Step 32 Camera 6 Main Camera 6 Spot 11 Pause Play 33 Camera 7 Main Camera 7 Spot 12 Single Step Play 34 Camera 8 Main Camera 8 Spot 13 Forward Play 35 Camera 9 Main Camera 9 Spot 14 Fast Forward Play of Incident 36 Camera 10 Main Camera 10 Spot 15 Prior Event Incident Start 37 Camera 11 Mai...

Page 9: ...EC 77 Camera 2 Input 56 S Video Input 78 Camera 3 Input 57 S Video Monitor Output 79 Camera 4 Input 58 Main Monitor composite output 80 Camera 5 Input 59 Spot monitor composite output 81 Camera 6 Input 60 Camera 1 Loop Output 82 Camera 7 Input 61 Camera 2 Loop Output 83 Camera 8 Input 62 Camera 3 Loop Output 84 Camera 9 Input 63 Camera 4 Loop Output 85 Camera 10 Input 64 Camera 5 Loop Output 86 Ca...

Page 10: ...f keys allows forward and reverse re play fast play single step and event stepping The SYSTEM INFO mode displays details about the system such as the model firmware revision checksum and the self test results In addition the alarm input status and activity status is also displayed for test purposes The SEARCH mode allows a date and time to be entered in order to recall images from that date and ti...

Page 11: ...iggered Activity has been detected Alarms or activity are currently disabled by their timers A hard disc drive The CD drive Pause Single frame Forward play Single frame Reverse play Forward Play Reverse Play Fast forward play Fast Reverse play System is busy The displayed image is at the beginning of an incident The displayed image is at the end of an incident Incidents have been selected for arch...

Page 12: ...lled in the VDM Press the SETUP key to enter and exit the menu system Use the cursor keys Í Í Í and Í to navigate through the menus The DEFAULT key is very useful within the menus as it is used to set the currently selected menu item to a default condition In certain cases within the menu the YES key needs to be pressed to confirm that the selected action is required Refer to section 10 for detail...

Page 13: ...uad Titles x9 Titles x16 Titles Power Up Options Main Monitor Mode PIP Mode Titles Multiplexer Title Show Camera Titles Upgrade Firmware from CD Sequence Spot Day Spot Camera Day Sequence Spot Night Spot Camera Night PIP Screen Quad Screen X9 Multi Screen X16 Multi Screen Text Windows Sequence Main Main Camera PIPCamera Always Interlace Text Alignment Alarm Titles Time Date Alignment Filename Eras...

Page 14: ...ervisor Menu Supervisor Menu Passwords Covert Cameras Main Covert Cameras Spot Covert Permission Main User Password Supervisor Password Incident Password Playback Password Keyboard Password Password AccessTimeout Erase Event List Event List Needs Password ...

Page 15: ... Rate Quality Record Storage Allocation Image Size Control Drive Full Options Cameras Alarm Enable Disable Activity Enable Disable Timers Activity Detection Alarm Polarities Pull Up Hold Time Sequence Time Relay Hold Time Restore after Activity Alarm Activity Alarms Pull Up Settings Engineer Password Termination Brightness System Address Remote Covert Cameras RS232 Baud Rate Keyboard Clock Synchro...

Page 16: ...nnect the next camera to Camera Input 3 on the VDM using a BNC cable 105 Connect the next camera to Camera Input 4 on the VDM using a BNC cable 106 Make sure that the voltage select switch is set to suit the mains supply voltage prior to applying power otherwise damage may occur The setting required in UK and Europe is 230Vac 107 Connect the mains power using the IEC cable supplied using an IEC to...

Page 17: ...Winter and summertime the DATE TIME setting must not be changed Instead the Summer Winter time setting should be used In the UK and the rest of Europe the default AUTO Summer Wintertime setting ensures that this happens automatically at the correct dates so no action is required by the user 2 3 Critical Alerts The VDM constantly monitors the hard drives camera inputs and system so that any fault c...

Page 18: ...gher if the average image size is higher update rates will lower To get the update rate per camera divide the overall update rate by the number of cameras Image Retention Drive Size 80G 120G 160G 320G 500G 600G 7 Days 6 10 12 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 14 Days 3 5 6 12 5 12 5 12 5 31 Days 1 5 2 3 6 9 12 60 Days 0 75 1 1 5 3 5 6 Note that 24 hour mode operation on a conventional VCR time lapse recorder is ab...

Page 19: ...es than PSTN A VDM ISDN module must be installed in the VDM and a VDM ISDN TA terminal adaptor must be attached to the PC An ISDN socket is required both at the VDM and at the PC end Image update rates of around an image per second are typical depending on the image quality selected in the VDM Connect remote access software The ISDN network is available in many countries subject to regional variat...

Page 20: ...te access software Using this configuration one PC can access one VDM VDM VDM ETHER 1 CAT5 CROSS OVER CABLE PC Ethernet Interface VDM Connect 4 1 5 Broadband ADSL One or more VDMs can be accessed via the Internet from anywhere in the world if connected to a service provider via an ADSL broadband router A VDM ETHER 1 module must be installed in the VDM and both the ADSL router and the PC must have ...

Page 21: ... a ribbon cable that is permanently attached 6 5 3 2 4 1 STRIPE 1 Remove the mains power to the VDM Digital Recorder 2 Remove the options module blanking on the VDM Digital Recorder 4 screws 3 Plug one end of the supplied ribbon into 4 the 10 pin header inside the VDM make sure all the pins line up on both rows and the stripe is to the left when viewed from the rear of the VDM 5 Plug the other end...

Page 22: ...pond with the RS232 port that is used to connect to your PSTN modem or ISDN terminal adaptor Click on OK to finish If you have both a PSTN modem and ISDN adaptor on the same PC set up both tabs using a different COM port for each one Note that the port configuration need only be done once There is no configuration in VDM Connect required for Ethernet However if used on a network or on a PC with a ...

Page 23: ...shing and images will start to appear once connection has been established Click on the following buttons Camera buttons 1 2 3 etc select different cameras Search recalls recorded images not that images only update if playing or single stepping Live reverts to live images also re starts update if it has stopped The five Hi Res to Faster buttons select the required update quality trade off Images m...

Page 24: ...ert 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 Error Reference source not found o If the problem persists contact your suppl...

Page 25: ... monitor press the PIP key 1 16 The camera select keys may then be used to select the main camera displayed in the main part of the image You may alternatively specify that these key select the PIP image via the SETUP menu SETUP Display PIP mode Í Í Í Í Press the LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN keys to move the PIP image to the required part of the screen To swap the main and the PIP image press ALT and Press ...

Page 26: ...ing is enabled If a PIP image is being displayed the main image will normally be sequenced You may alternatively specify sequencing of the PIP via the SETUP menus SETUP Display PIP mode If quads are being displayed and there are more than four cameras installed selecting auto sequence will cause the quads to sequence You may specify that only some of the cameras are to be included in the sequence ...

Page 27: ...a CD containing incidents previously recorded on a VDM Digital Recorder in the CD drive INCIDENTS Press the INCIDENTS key to view the incidents screen Wait for the CD symbol to appear at the top of the screen The displayed incidents are now those previously recorded on the CD Í Í Scroll through the list using the up and down cursor keys to select the required incident Press one of the PLAY keys to...

Page 28: ...of the cameras 7 3 3 Zoom Replay To magnify a full screen replay image ALT and Press the ALT key and the ZOOM key to enter zoom mode Í Í Í Í Use the cursor keys to move around the image to see the magnified part that you require To exit zoom mode press the ALT and key again 7 4 Searching by Date and Time SEARCH Press the SEARCH key to enter SEARCH mode DEFAULT Optionally press the DEFAULT key to f...

Page 29: ...ng stored images even if you do not know the date and time that you require Press the PAUSE key to enter replay mode ALT SEARCH Press the ALT key and the SEARCH key to enter SWEEP mode The displayed dashes represent the contents of a whole disc drive The block indicates which part of the drive is currently being displayed Í Í If you have a VDM with dual hard drives and a CD is not currently insert...

Page 30: ...m the date and time of the selected event press one of the PLAY keys EVENTS To exit without replaying an event press the event key If the selected event is too old and has therefore been over written on the hard drive s it will not be possible to re play it 7 7 Stepping through Events When playing back from hard disc you can also step through events without entering the event screen by means of th...

Page 31: ... the selected incident is too old and has therefore been over written on the hard drive s it will not be possible to re play it 7 8 2 Go to the start of the current incident You must already be in play mode for these operations ALT and If you are within an incident the incident number will be displayed in the top centre of the screen Press ALT and to go to the start of this incident 7 8 3 Go to th...

Page 32: ...s all that is required to set an incident A press of the ZERO key will write the incident to CD The overall sequence is shown here Use any of the PLAY keys may be used or the SWEEP SEARCH or EVENTS functions to locate the section of recorded video that you wish backup to CD Press the PAUSE key INCIDENTS Press the INCIDENTS key to enter the INCIDENTS screen DEFAULT Press the DEFAULT key This will a...

Page 33: ... start of the recording that you wish to mark as an incident Any of the PLAY keys may be used SEARCH You may wish to use the SEARCH facility to get to the required place EVENTS You may wish to use the EVENTS list to get to the required place Press the PAUSE key when you are at the required place in the recording INCIDENTS Enter the INCIDENTS mode Í Í Select a spare incident or an existing incident...

Page 34: ...e that a single incident cannot exceed the capacity of a CD Additionally each incident must reside completely on one hard drive If the evidence you wish to archive crosses from one drive to another you will have to split it into two incidents 8 5 Clearing unwanted incidents If you wish to remove incident markers from the incident list prior to marking new ones INCIDENTS View the currently marked I...

Page 35: ...on a PC without any software installation on the PC being required The CD should auto run when placed in a PC unless auto run is disabled in the PC configuration The file on the CD with extension VDM may played directly or copied onto hard disc or another CD and replayed using Vdm Play or VDM Connect This software is obtainable via the Videoswitch Internet site www videoswitch co uk or on request ...

Page 36: ...e the information on all drives This will cause a momentary interruption to the recording process while drive information is updated 9 2 Viewing Image Information This screen displays different information in LIVE and PLAY modes In LIVE mode use this screen to see the current update rate and images size together with a summary of update rates for normal custom and alarm activity conditions In PLAY...

Page 37: ...evision Self test results and error codes if applicable Current list of inputs with video present Current status of alarm inputs subject to alarm timer Current status of activity detection subject to activity timer This screen also allows alarms and activity detection to be temporarily locked out Press the YES key to toggle the lock symbols on or off as required This facility may be prevented in t...

Page 38: ...al Recorder 10 1 Navigating the menus Enter the menu system by pressing the SETUP key SETUP You navigate through the menu by means of the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys Í Í Í Í Where numbers need to be entered the camera keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 are used the 10 key is used to enter zero 1 10 Some actions require the YES key to be pressed YES If an action is not required the NO key should be pres...

Page 39: ...andom or normal auto sequencing may be selected 10 2 2 2 Camera List The cameras that you wish to be sequenced are specified here 10 2 2 3 Dwell Times The dwell times are set here individually for each camera Times are in seconds 10 2 3 Auto Sequence Spot Monitor 10 2 3 1 Sequence Mode Random or normal auto sequencing may be selected 10 2 3 2 Camera List The cameras that you wish to be sequenced a...

Page 40: ...wer up may be specified here This setting applies if the time is within a period specified by the Daytime timers See section 10 4 2 4 10 2 5 8 Spot Camera Night The camera displayed on spot monitor following power up may be specified here This setting applies if the time is outside all periods specified by the Daytime timers See section 10 4 2 4 10 2 6 Anti Flicker 10 2 6 1 Full Screen If this opt...

Page 41: ...e DEFAULT key to toggle between the default title and a blank title 10 2 7 3 Alarm Titles A title may be entered for each alarm input These are displayed in the event log to identify alarm sources Note that each alarm input may be mapped to any camera for the purpose of pulling up a full screen image Alternatively the default titles may be used ALM 1 ALM 2 etc Characters are entered using the curs...

Page 42: ...grade from CD Firmware upgrades are be undertaken via this option The ENGINEER password needs to be entered to upgrade the firmware if the Upgrades need engineer password option is set in the Engineer menu section 10 4 8 3 4 To upgrade insert the upgrade CD in the CD drive and wait a few seconds for it to get up to speed When the upgrade information is displayed check that the upgrade version is w...

Page 43: ... after the time out has elapsed will require entry of either the corresponding password or a password with a higher access level If any of the passwords in this menu are set it is recommended that the Supervisor Password be also set to prevent access to the passwords If an item is protected by password access to it will be logged in the event list Protection Password Protects these items Engineer ...

Page 44: ...rd This password if set to a non zero value protects the playback function On entering this password access is granted to the Playback functions and the Keyboard 10 3 4 5 Keyboard Password This password if set to a non zero value protects all key functions On entering this password access is granted to the Playback functions and the Keyboard 10 3 5 Password Access Timeout Password access is grante...

Page 45: ...me first and the earliest time last For example if you enter 17 30 as the first time and 08 30 as the second time the timer will be active from 17 30 in the evening to mid night and from mid night to 080 30 in the morning 10 4 2 1 Custom Recording This timer is used in conjunction with the Custom record settings section 10 4 3 2 Custom record settings apply during the specified time periods Exampl...

Page 46: ...re used they will be recorded onto alternately This setting is in most installations the most important Unlike most other digital recording systems this equipment works out the frame rate automatically in order to achieve the specified number of days recording If Custom record periods are set section 10 4 2 1 this will be allowed for when the system calculates the normal update rate required to en...

Page 47: ...mage sizes thereby saving disc space and allowing faster updates Conversely where more details exist the image size will correspondingly increase 10 4 3 3 Activity Alarm Mode 10 4 3 3 1 Rate This option specifies the frame rate that is used under Alarm and Activity conditions A higher frame rate will use up the hard disc more quickly 10 4 3 3 2 Cameras This list determines which camera will be rec...

Page 48: ...er more Kbytes than images with lower information content This is the preferred mode of operation as it maximises the utilisation of the hard drives Space is not wasted for example on nighttime images where there is little detail or images of nearly empty rooms When lights are turned on or if people come into the room the image size will automatically rise to record the increased amount of informa...

Page 49: ... is pulled up when an alarm or activity condition occurs Full screen pull up may be applied to either the main or the spot monitor 10 4 4 7 1 Pull Up Monitor This option specifies whether the MAIN or SPOT monitor or neither is affected when an alarm occurs 10 4 4 7 2 Pull Up Hold Time When a full screen image is pulled up it is held for this time even if further alarms occur on other cameras 10 4 ...

Page 50: ...e DEFAULT key to automatically set this option to suit the currently installed hard drives 10 4 5 3 Drive Full If you wish to be notified when drives become full if for example the drives are to be changed set this option Normally the system automatically over records on the drives and this option should be Disabled 10 4 6 Camera Inputs 10 4 6 1 Brightness The brightness of each camera may be adju...

Page 51: ...e address may be used for a telephone number for testing the ISDN or PSTN connection Press ALT and to select the modem monitoring mode Make sure that CTS is displayed not BSY then press ALT and to dial or end a call If you have a PSTN option module you can enter the number of a telephone and can check that the phone rings to test the PSTN line Press ALT and again to terminate the call Press ALT an...

Page 52: ...Connecting pins 4 and 14 together on the 25 way Alarm Keyboard Connector of the VDM or Using the miniature slide switch on the VDM rear panel If two of more VDMs are being used on the same site it may be desirable to synchronise their clocks so that the recorded images from each units have exactly corresponding times and dates within 1 second To achieve this set one VDM as a Master by setting the ...

Page 53: ...YES The Engineer password if set will then have to be entered in order to upgrade the firmware of the VDM If this option is set to NO access to the User Menu is all that is required to perform the upgrade 10 4 9 Engineer Password This password if set to a non zero value protects the Engineer Menu On entering this password access is granted to the Engineer Menu Supervisor menu User Menu Incident Me...

Page 54: ...k them Insert the key and turn it clockwise to unlock the drive This will remove power from the drive Wait for 30 seconds for the drive to stop spinning and then remove the drive by lifting the drawer handle up and pulling firmly Hard drives are sensitive mechanical devices that may be damaged by shock or vibration Always handle with care and when transporting drives ensure they are well cushioned...

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Page 56: ... Input Main input is switch selectable 230 115 Volts AC 50 60Hz 100W maximum Check switch setting before applying power or damage may occur 12 2 2 Camera Inputs and Loop Though Outputs PAL compatible 1 Volt pk pk 75 Ohm termination may be switched off in the SETUP menu 12 2 3 Coax Monitor Outputs PAL compatible 1 Volt pk pk 75 Ohm termination 12 2 4 S Video Monitor Output PAL compatible 1 Volt pk ...

Page 57: ...4 RS422 In 17 RS422 In 5 Alarm Input 9 18 Alarm Input 10 6 Alarm Input 11 19 Alarm Input 12 7 Alarm Input 13 20 Alarm Input 14 8 Alarm Input 1 21 Alarm Input 2 9 Alarm Input 3 22 Alarm Input 4 10 Alarm Input 5 23 Alarm Input 6 11 Alarm Input 7 24 Alarm Input 8 12 Relay 2 25 Relay COM 13 Relay 1 12 2 7 Serial Port RS232 5 4 9 3 8 2 1 7 6 Pin Function Pin Function 1 DCD 6 Not connected 2 RXD 7 RTS 3...

Page 58: ...unction 1 STRB 14 AUTOFD 2 Data 0 15 ERROR 3 Data 1 16 INIT 4 Data 2 17 SEL IN 5 Data 3 18 GND 6 Data 4 19 GND 7 Data 5 20 GND 8 Data 6 21 GND 9 Data 7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SEL Mating plug required 25 way male D type 12 3 Options Module A removable panel is provided for the installation of options modules e g PSTN ISDN or Ethernet ...

Page 59: ...5 to 95 non condensing 5 to 95 non condensing 12 7 Ventilation The VDM Digital Recorder has ventilation holes in the base front and rear Using internal fans the unit creates a continuous flow of air through the unit to control the temperature of the disc drives and other internal components The ventilation holes must not be obstructed otherwise the lifetime and reliability of the system may be aff...

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