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User Guide

Manual Issue 1.42

Ovation Systems Ltd.

Page 1

AfterBurner-2 Firmware 1.4

www.ovation.co.uk

AfterBurner-2

Time-Lapse DVD

Video Recorder

User Guide

Ovation Systems Ltd.
Springfield Barn
London Road
Milton Common
Oxfordshire
OX9 2JY
UK

Tel:

+44 1844 279 638

Fax:

+44 1844 279 071

Email:

[email protected]

Web:

www.ovation.co.uk

Summary of Contents for AfterBurner-2

Page 1: ...r 2 Firmware 1 4 www ovation co uk AfterBurner 2 Time Lapse DVD Video Recorder User Guide Ovation Systems Ltd Springfield Barn London Road Milton Common Oxfordshire OX9 2JY UK Tel 44 1844 279 638 Fax...

Page 2: ...ns 18 3 8 Set Time Date 19 3 9 Set Comms Options 20 3 10 Set network menu 20 3 11 Set Active Keyes 21 3 12 Set Fault Enables 21 3 13 Set Configuration 22 3 14 System Information 22 4 Rear Panel Interf...

Page 3: ...remotely configuring the AfterBurner previewing the video inputs listing and downloading files and alarm events Four video inputs with an internal picture in picture video quad with 27 preset screen...

Page 4: ...the rear panel I O connector as shown in Figure 1 2 2 Operation Overview AfterBurner is primarily intended for use in long term police surveillance operations Video is recorded to its internal hard d...

Page 5: ...ted it is automatically stored when moving to the next menu TipM At any point when navigating the LCD menus it is possible to return to the start up screen by pressing the either the Mun or Mun keys f...

Page 6: ...sing the MENU key or letting the screen time out stores the new configuration DVD 2 4 6 8 10 12 18 24 36 48 Hours 7 days 1 month 1 year Estimated record time per DVD disk fps record rate in frames per...

Page 7: ...ount if burn at given time option has been set in the Set Burn Mode main menu The remaining free space shown as GB and estimated time on the internal hard disk except endless loop mode 2 6 Record Paus...

Page 8: ...sulting DVD contains video up to the point when the burn commenced AfterBurner will continue to record to the same file while burning the DVD 2 Once the required file is displayed press the DVD key Th...

Page 9: ...is designed specifically for the review of AfterBurner DVDs DVD Explorer provides quick navigation to any date and time on the DVD review along with the ability to single step forwards and backwards...

Page 10: ...On OSD Locale Set A B C User D E F None UK EU USA AU UNI Enter time and date Country Daylight Savings Time Sync select from list Off On 03 00am None FR Record Pause Audio format Auto Shutdown MD5 vide...

Page 11: ...ing to the hard disk in a loop overwriting the oldest data until it encounters an un burnt DVD file Quick erase Yes No use the K L buttons to select yes and then Mtwice to invoke a quick disk erase th...

Page 12: ...1 or show files with a unique reference number not starting from 1 and not necessarily sequential Join files No Yes default off join small files together up to 1 GB in total before burning With this...

Page 13: ...ecord from a start date time to end date and time Daily record for a preset period of time on selectable days of the week To select a timer option user the M enter and the K L to set the times dates E...

Page 14: ...fterBurner remains in alarm mode whilst pin1 Alarm Start is not connected to ground On closed AfterBurner remains in alarm mode whilst pin 1 Alarm Start is connected to ground Start Stop Starts an ala...

Page 15: ...ocated Auto maps the first valid video input to be camera 1 next valid input as camera 2 etc Level Auto Fixed Automatic level control or manual default auto Fixed video may be adjusted for both gain d...

Page 16: ...owing date and time at the top and bottom of the screen User User configuration of the onscreen display see next page None On screen display disabled Locale Universal eg 25Nov2008 UK Eire eg 28 11 200...

Page 17: ...d 5 disabled Y 00 text vertical position line number max 11 X 21 text horizontal position left is 0 29 is right Green text colour selectable from 8 colours Date This lower line shows the parameter for...

Page 18: ...igh and very high video quality modes Auto Shutdown Smart default AfterBurner will stay on unless a timer is active when it will enter stand by after 5 minutes of idle operation On AfterBurner will en...

Page 19: ...gs On Off Pressing M again configures the external synchronisation of the AfterBurner clock via pin 4 of the external I O control connector External time code radio receiver required See Section 4 1 p...

Page 20: ...DHCP enabled Yes No Default Yes when set to Yes AfterBurner 2 will automatically request an IP address from a DHCP server The assigned IP address is shown in the IP setting below When set to No the I...

Page 21: ...Dwn Mnu Rec Dvd Stby By default the MENU key is disabled when the rear panel switch is set to ON 3 12 Set Fault Enables Selects the parameters that will cause the front panel fault LED and rear panel...

Page 22: ...he next time the drive is accessed This mode allows a number of AfterBurners to be easily setup with the same system configuration AfterBurner burns its current system configuration as a small ini fil...

Page 23: ...impedance 10 kW RCA phono male Audio Out Audio out monitor is connected directly to the audio input RCA phono male Serial 1 RS232 serial port for advanced configuration firmware upgrades 9 way D type...

Page 24: ...s see examples in Section 4 3 below 7 Ground Ground 8 Out Recording ok Recording ok Active low open collector output as Figure 6 below 9 Out Disk full Disk full alarm Active low when the internal hard...

Page 25: ...lt switch settings are shown A Light Front panel backlight ON always on OFF on for 5 seconds after each key press B Safe Mode Used for debugging Must be set to off C Lock Front panel lock out see Sect...

Page 26: ...ond the alarm duration see Section 3 4 page 14 1 Alarm start 7 Ground PIR Detector Alarm Start Stop Connect switch sensors to the Alarm start and Alarm stop inputs In the in the Set alarm options adva...

Page 27: ...Menu If the IP address is shown as 000 000 000 000 then DHCP has failed and manual IP addressing is recommended 3 Open your web browser and enter the IP address shown above no need for any prefix such...

Page 28: ...round a picture every 3 seconds The main webpage also displays stills of events such as start and stop recording and any alarm triggers Figure 7 AfterBurner 2 Webpage interface Important Many setup pa...

Page 29: ...ivity across the DVD is shown graphically Please note there are typically 5 VOB files per DVD shown grouped in each section and activity graph spans all these files see Figure 8 below Figure 8 File Li...

Page 30: ...of the Alarm or a smaller clip with a selectable size The clip includes a small amount of pre trigger Figure 9 Alarm List Webpage TIP M The downloaded clips are extracts from the larger MPEG 2 record...

Page 31: ...an be setup remotely via the webpage interface via the Setup Motion link on the main page The webpage shows a snap shot of the video input for each camera so the zones of interest can be easily select...

Page 32: ...ither a USB or serial RS232 lead USB Driver Installation 1 Connect the USB cable supplied to the input marked Config 2 Windows may ask to download new drivers If you have an internet connection use th...

Page 33: ...onfiguration Utility Start up Screen 6 3 Picture in Picture Setup Figure 13 Picture in Picture Setup Screen Via the PiP tab there are 27 preset picture in picture modes along with the possibility to m...

Page 34: ...when and where motion is detected To enable motion detection go to AfterBurner s Set Alarm Options advanced menu and set the Alm mode to Motion detection Section 3 4 page 14 This menu also allows for...

Page 35: ...CD draw buy pressing the DVD key twice 4 Place the upgrade CD in the drive and close the draw by pressing DVD again 5 Upgrade will now take place automatically 6 Remember to remove the disk after com...

Page 36: ...Network Connections icon Then right click Local Area Connections and select Properties 2 This opens the Local Area Connection Properties window Double click the Internet Protocol TCP IP option See Fig...

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