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Digital BUS-WATCH

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Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.

640430 -- Rev A -- 9/7/2012

Radio Engineering Industries

BUS-WATCH

HD Series

Mobile Digital Video Recorders

Hardware User Manual

Hardware Installation Manual

Summary of Contents for BUS-WATCH HD

Page 1: ... BUS WATCH Page 1 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Radio Engineering Industries BUS WATCH HD Series Mobile Digital Video Recorders Hardware User Manual Hardware Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...ion 23 System Wiring Power and Camera Cables 23 External Record Indicator Event Mark Button Harness 25 GPS Antenna Module Harness 26 Vehicle Sensor Options Harness 27 Speedometer Harness Wiring Instructions 28 Vehicle Sensor Options Harness Vehicle Connections 28 On Screen Information with Vehicle Sensor Options Harness 29 Accelerometer Module Harness 30 Physical Mounting Requirements 31 L Bracket...

Page 3: ...em Setup Menu 45 Vehicle I D Menu 46 Time Date Menu 47 Operating Mode Menu 49 Audio Visual Setup Menu 51 Export Configuration Menu 52 Upgrade Firmware 53 Reset to Defaults 54 Password 55 Video Setup 56 Camera Setup 56 Camera Names 59 Video Adjust 60 Motion Setup 61 Camera Fault 63 Video Storage Settings 64 USB Download Setup 65 Codec Settings 67 Input Setup 68 Speedometer Setup 68 Input Setup 70 J...

Page 4: ...430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Wireless Network 76 Email Notification 77 Dynamic DNS Setup 78 Network Schedule 79 System Information 80 System Status 81 System History 82 System Log 83 Play Back 84 Time Date Search 84 Alarm Search 86 USB Backup 87 Web User Interface 88 Specifications 93 ...

Page 5: ...or Directions 30 Figure 17 L Bracket Mounting 31 Figure 18 DVR Dimensions 32 Figure 19 Security Cover Mounting 32 Figure 20 Camera Connection and Placement 33 Figure 21 Potential Single and Two Camera Placement Options 34 Figure 22 Potential Multiple Camera Placement Options 35 Figure 23 4mm Lens Angles 36 Figure 24 8mm Lens Angles 37 Figure 25 Connecting to the DVR with a Computer through the Eth...

Page 6: ...celerometer Threshold 73 Figure 59 J1939 Setup 73 Figure 60 Network Setup 74 Figure 61 General Network Setup 74 Figure 62 Wireless Network 76 Figure 63 Email Notification 77 Figure 64 Dynamic DNS Setup 78 Figure 65 Network Schedule 79 Figure 66 System Information 80 Figure 67 System Status 81 Figure 68 System History 82 Figure 69 System Log 83 Figure 70 System Log Search 83 Figure 71 Play Back 84 ...

Page 7: ...mpact extruded aluminum housing low weight high temperature and vibration resistant Low voltage low current architecture designed for harsh mobile environments Removable HDD with tamper resistant lock and secure controls All DVRs fully support NTSC and PAL Fahrenheit and Celsius KM H and MPH Communications are supported through a TCP IP network interface and a USB connection to PCs Each DVR comes ...

Page 8: ...Video Retrieval and Archiving Ethernet port on the rear panel for easy video retrieval on the vehicle with a notebook computer Two sets of video and audio outputs for monitor viewing on the vehicle USB 2 0 connection for fast file transfer utilizing USB flash drives Easy to use PC based software application for playback file transfer archiving management and video file format conversion Vehicle ma...

Page 9: ...UDIO CABLE MODULE HDD OPT 9 6 7 4 5 8 0 CAL SETUP BUS WATCH IF MORE CAMERA INPUTS NEEDED ADD CAMERA SWITCH DEVICE 710030 512024 20 FT 512025 40 FT 512023 40 FT 512001 35 FT 511986 20 FT ALARM PANIC CABLE VARIOUS LENGTHS AVAILABLE DIGITAL System Diagram 512002 16 FT HR SERIES OUTDOOR WEDGE OR OR DOME OEM AFTERMARKET INDOOR WEDGE CAMERAS OR CAMERA CABLES 710330 HD400 BUS WATCH BUS WATCH DVR HD SERIE...

Page 10: ...A INDICATORS 4 OR 8 STATUS INDICATORS 6 REMOTE IR SENSOR FRONT NETWORK PORT SD CARD SLOT 3 5 4 1 2 REMOVABLE HDD MODULE 10 USB 2 0 PORT 8 HDD KEY LOCK 9 WAKE BUTTON AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUTS 6 7 5 SD 8 6 4 2 BUS WATCH 1 2 NET 4 3 CAMERAS R 3 1 7 5 WAKE VID AUD 6 7 USB LOCK 8 9 10 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT Figure 2 Front Panel Layout ...

Page 11: ... J1939 INPUT POWER INPUT VEHICLE SENSOR INPUTS 11 16 15 14 13 12 17 REAR NETWORK PORT 18 20 19 21 AUX POWER OUT 2 PANIC BUTTON INPUT CAMERA INPUTS 1 4 or 8 PANIC ACC 14 11 13 12 POWER INPUTS J1939 17 16 15 ANT2 USB GPS NET AUX REAR PANEL LAYOUT 1 CAMERAS 2 3 4 5 18 19 ANT1 6 7 8 21 20 20 Figure 3 Rear Panel Layout ...

Page 12: ...igure 4 DVR Remote Control 1 Power Button POWER The power button is used to activate or wake up the DVR when the DVR is in standby mode DVR is off NOTE The power button will not power the DVR off in normal operation when the DVR should be operating in response to another input ignition input schedule or timer ...

Page 13: ...ber Pressing the button while the last available channel is displayed returns the display to matrix view Playback The camera select button cycles through available individual camera views when in playback mode play or pause By default the video from camera 1 is displayed during playback Pressing the camera select button during playback increments the channel number and displays the next camera Pre...

Page 14: ... X1 D Stop button STOP Pressing the stop button at any time while in playback mode play pause etc will immediately exit playback mode and return to live view E Frame Forward Fast Forward button FF Playback play The frame forward fast forward button FF button increments the playback speed during playback Pressing the FF button during playback will increase the playback speed by two times X2 Each su...

Page 15: ...g fast forward playback Playback pause The FR button reverts the displayed frame to the previous available frame during pause mode Subsequent presses will continue to step the displayed frame to the previous frame one frame at a time G Track Forward button NEXT Playback play or pause The track forward button will advance the current playback location by 5 minutes or will jump to the beginning of t...

Page 16: ... passwords All fields in the DVR firmware configuration pages which contain only numeric characters 0 9 and may contain a large range of numeric values may be edited directly by selecting the field for edit with the ENTER key and typing the numeric value in with the keypad 4 Direct Access buttons The direct access buttons provide direct access to commonly used DVR functions A summary of the functi...

Page 17: ...o back up video files onto an external USB storage User can select the video type start time date end time day In addition user can select to include player that allows to playback Bus Watch videos on the computer Figure 6 Remote Backup button C Setup button SETUP The SETUP button displays the first page of the DVR setup menu Figure 7 Remote Setup ...

Page 18: ...x00 Page 18 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 D Calibrate button CAL The calibrate CAL button jumps directly to the DVR speedometer setup pages of the DVR setup wizard Figure 8 Remote Calibration ...

Page 19: ...ront or back of the unit REI recommends our battery powered 7 inch Color LCD monitor P N 690554 Removable HDD and SD Card DVR Loading and Unloading Inserting HDD Turn the HDD key to the unlocked and off position Slide the HDD into the DVR and press firmly to make sure it is all the way in Turn the HDD key to the locked and on position as shown in Figure 9 on Page 20 Removing HDD Turn the HDD key t...

Page 20: ...quipped with an SD card retaining clip remove the retaining clip first then insert SD card all the way in till it locks in place Reinstall retaining clip after SD card is installed Removing SD Card To remove SD card if the DVR is equipped with an SD card retaining clip remove the retaining clip first push on the SD card all the way in then release to eject the SD card Once SD card is removed reins...

Page 21: ...d Time HD800 8 cameras Preset Capacity Balanced hours Best Quality hours More Record Time hours 320 GB 110 23 309 500 GB 173 37 483 750 GB 260 55 725 HD400 4 cameras Preset Capacity Balanced hours Best Quality hours More Record Time hours 320 GB 209 88 588 500 GB 327 138 919 750 GB 491 208 1378 Due to HD400 s processing capability Best Quality is set to resolution D1 frame rate 15 and quality 9 wh...

Page 22: ...and by mode if the systems are installed but not used for an extended period of time longer than 2 weeks it is recommended that the power be disconnected from the DVR to avoid draining the vehicle battery The DVR internal clock will hold time and date for up to 10 years sitting on a shelf and the daylight saving time functions will kick in upon re initialization when power is applied ...

Page 23: ...s available Connect the camera s using cable P N 510781 or equivalent There is no specific orientation for camera cables to be installed If multiple types of cameras are installed in a single system be careful to note which cameras are located where Use lenses with more magnification 8mm to bring objects closer Use lenses with less magnification 4mm for wide angle viewing Connect power using cable...

Page 24: ...in case DVR configuration is changed in the future POWER VIEW REAR IGN VIA IGN SWITCH TO BATTERY TO BATTERY UNSWITCHED WHT BLK RED 512002 16 FT HD DVR POWER CABLE SWITCH MAY BE VEHICLE IGNITION OR USER INSTALLED TOGGLE SWITCH CAM 1 BUS WATCH DVR HD800 710331 HR SERIES EXTERIOR DOME WEDGE INTERIOR WEDGE CAM 2 CAM 3 CAM 4 Connect WHITE wire DIRECTLY to the positive terminal of the battery Connect BL...

Page 25: ...TERMARKET OEM PANIC Figure 12 External Record Indicator Event Mark Button Harness Connection The optional Digital BUS WATCH external record indicator event mark button harnesses come in 2 different types of switches both in 2 different lengths The 2 types of switches are OEM and aftermarket The OEM switch is rectangular and fits into a standard size dashboard knockout The aftermarket switch is rou...

Page 26: ...plugs into the back of the DVR as shown above This module will track up to twelve satellites at a time while providing one second navigation updates at low power consumption The GPS antenna module is housed in a black water resistant case and designed to withstand rugged operating conditions Information provided to the DVR system includes longitude latitude speed heading date and time Internal mem...

Page 27: ... INPUTS CAMERAS 1 5 PANIC 4 3 2 GPS USB NET 8 7 AUX 6 ANT1 ANT2 BUS WATCH DVR HD800 710331 WARNING RED LEFT TURN RIGHT TURN Figure 14 Vehicle Sensor Options Harness Connection The BUS WATCH Vehicle Sensor Options Harness connects to various locations in the vehicle to provide on screen information regarding vehicle performance Vehicles have different sets of signals that can be monitored Three lev...

Page 28: ...reted as the ON state To switch the polarity of these signals reference the Vehicle Sensor Levels Options menu Speedometer Harness Wiring Instructions The BUS WATCH speedometer input wires are designed to be spliced directly onto the transmission speedometer transducer wires In some installations this may not be possible i e mechanical speedometer transmission manufacturer warnings etc The BUS WAT...

Page 29: ... lamps Front and Back Doors Connect the BLUE and VIOLET wires to the switched side of the door switches On Screen Information with Vehicle Sensor Options Harness The Digital BUS WATCH Surveillance system when equipped with the BUS WATCH Option Harness will display information on screen in the Installers Mode when the vehicle s monitored switches are activated and signals are applied to the monitor...

Page 30: ...floor frame or some other non dampened part of the vehicle The reason for this is so that if external dampening is used for the DVR it will not throw off the Accelerometer readings To properly install the Accelerometer Module the user must align the device with the picture on top of the module as shown in Figure 16 below The X axis is drawn from the back to the front of the bus the Y axis is drawn...

Page 31: ...uirements L Bracket Mounting Mount Locations Both sides typical Figure 17 L Bracket Mounting The DVR has two mounting brackets on the sides for easy mounting as shown above This type of installation is recommended for vehicles that have a secured compartment such as a radio box where the DVR cannot be tampered with ...

Page 32: ...UX SD 4 CAMERAS NET R 2 8 6 VID 3 1 7 5 USB WAKE AUD 6 8 7 3 39 7 17 Ø 31 8 35 9 13 Figure 18 DVR Dimensions Security Cover Mounting There may be installations that require front and back of the DVR be enclosed in its own protective enclosure Security covers can be installed to protect the front and back of the DVR Holes Front Cover Holes Rear Cover Front Cover Rear Cover Cable Opening Front Door ...

Page 33: ...l BUS WATCH cameras can be mounted anywhere in the vehicle unless this does not give a stable mount or it vibrates excessively Use outdoor cameras for exterior placement Figure 20 Camera Connection and Placement For a single camera installation it is common to place the camera in the front of the vehicle looking towards the rear of the vehicle The Digital BUS WATCH camera shown above is mounted to...

Page 34: ...Digital BUS WATCH HDx00 Page 34 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Figure 21 Potential Single and Two Camera Placement Options ...

Page 35: ...Digital BUS WATCH HDx00 Page 35 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 INTERIOR 4 CAMERAS 4 CAMERAS EXTERIOR Figure 22 Potential Multiple Camera Placement Options ...

Page 36: ...Digital BUS WATCH HDx00 Page 36 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Figure 23 4mm Lens Angles ...

Page 37: ...Digital BUS WATCH HDx00 Page 37 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Figure 24 8mm Lens Angles ...

Page 38: ...m switch is connected to the ignition switch and the ignition switch is in the ON position Upon turning the system switch ON the Digital BUS WATCH will commence recording System Shut Down To stop the recording process place the system switch in the OFF position If the OFF DELAY option is enabled the Digital BUS WATCH will continue to record for the prescribed number of minutes When the off delay e...

Page 39: ...he user can review the video using Play Stop Pause Fast Forward Fast Rewind Slow Forward Slow Rewind Frame Forward and Frame Reverse The user can select individual video channels to be displayed full screen by pressing the numeric button on the remote corresponding to that channel or view all channels at the same time by pressing the 0 button on the remote Removable HDD and SD Card Using the REI R...

Page 40: ...ttings IP Address 192 168 0 200 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 254 Username Admin Password 11111111 In order to access the DVR from a computer the TCP IP network settings on the computer need to be set up accordingly to match the settings in the DVR to insure both devices are in the same network For example when DVR network is set to default as above the TCP IP on the computer needs to b...

Page 41: ...P address of the DVR in the web address bar In some cases the web browser may ask to install add on software in order to access the DVR Web UI Before displaying the Web UI the web browser will prompt for username and password for the DVR After entering username and password the web browser will open up the Web UI Refer to Web UI section for more information ...

Page 42: ...reen text overlay mode is to give the installers an easy way to see some of the important information relating to the proper installation of the DVR Any of the vehicle sensor options that are being currently activated such as brakes or turn signals would display on the screen in this mode No text placed over the screen either in this mode or any other is ever recorded to the video All of the data ...

Page 43: ... Simply select Next using the remote control to start the Setup Wizard Advanced contains all the DVR settings including System Setup Video Setup Input Setup Network and System Info Advanced allows more experienced users to fine tune DVR settings to meet specific customization requirements Playback is where the recorded videos can be accessed It allows users to search videos by Time Date and Alarm ...

Page 44: ...to go to next page The Setup Wizard contains basic date time number of cameras video quality accelerometer sensitivity vehicle ID company and GPS options Once finished the DVR is ready to operate If more detailed settings are needed please refer to the Advanced Setup Menu To enter characters highlight the item and press Enter to display the on screen keyboard Enter information by highlighting the ...

Page 45: ...and a remote control Figure 28 Advanced Setup Menu The Setup section of the Menu is subdivided into five main categories System Setup Video Setup Input Setup Network and System Info System Setup Menu Figure 29 System Setup The System section of the System Setup Sub Menu is subdivided into eight subcategories Vehicle I D Time Date Operating Mode Audio Visual Alerts Export Configuration Firmware Upg...

Page 46: ...430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Vehicle I D Menu Figure 30 Vehicle I D Vehicle I D Menu allows the user to enter Vehicle I D and Company Name Vehicle I D allows custom information to identify the DVRs such as bus number Company Name allows the user to enter company name of the bus service ...

Page 47: ...gs Current Date shows the current date and allows the user to change the date Current Time shows the current time and allows user to change the time Time Display Mode allows user to select between 12 hour or 24 hour display format Time Sync Source allows the DVR to sync to a time synchronization service either GPS Global Positioning System or NTP Network Time Server or None When Time Sync Source i...

Page 48: ...light Saving Time in the U S DST begins on the second Sunday of March and ends the first Sunday of November Because Congress retains the right to revert Daylight Saving Time back to the 1986 time schedule certain real time clock embedded systems need to have the ability to be changed The DST Mode can be set from On Auto to On Manual When the DST Mode is set to On Auto the Daylight Saving Time trig...

Page 49: ...Mode lets user to choose when DVR starts recording videos There are four settings for user to choose Ignition Schedule Either Ignition or Schedule and Both Ignition Schedule Ignition DVR starts recording as long as ignition signal stays on Schedule DVR starts recording only by schedule regardless ignition signal Either Ignition or Schedule DVR starts recording by schedule and when ignition is on a...

Page 50: ...le section of the menu is where the user can set the date and times that the DVR will automatically turn on and shut off Day Every Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat or None ON Time OFF Time Start Time Stop Time Turn Off Delay The number of minutes will continue recording after the Operating Mode expires no delay for Schedule only ...

Page 51: ...Camera Camera blocked by objects Camera Fault DVR not receiving camera video HDD Fault DVR not able to record video onto HDD System Fault DVR experiencing problems such as voltage too high or too low Visual Alert allow alerts to display on the screen when condition is set to Yes Select Toggle All to toggle all options to On or Off Audio Alert allow audible alerts when condition is set to Yes Selec...

Page 52: ...R to display alarm on external record indicator Display Fault Alarm When System Off allows DVR to display fault and alarm when DVR is in low power mode Export Configuration Menu Figure 36 Export Configuration Export Configuration Menu allows user to export current DVR settings onto an external storage for quick multiple DVR installation ...

Page 53: ...2 Upgrade Firmware Figure 37 Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Firmware allows user to upgrade DVR s Main and MCU firmware to the latest version Select Main Firmware to upgrade only the Main firmware Select MCU Firmware to upgrade only the MCU firmware Select Both to upgrade both Main and MCU firmware ...

Page 54: ...adio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Reset to Defaults Figure 38 Reset to Defaults Reset to Default changes all DVR settings to factory configuration in case of user experiencing DVR problems caused by inappropriate settings ...

Page 55: ...Reset to Defaults Password Menu gives user the ability to secure the DVR with a password Local Password when set to On password is required when entering setup menu Password password to access setup menu when Local Password is turned On also the password to log on Web UI and viewing video using Bus Watch software ...

Page 56: ...7 2012 Video Setup Figure 40 Video Setup The Video Setup section of the menu is subdivided into eight main categories Camera Setup Camera Names Video Adjust Motion Setup Camera Faults Video Storage Settings USB Download Setup and Codec Settings Camera Setup Figure 41 Camera Camera Setup ...

Page 57: ... Config Preset Three preset record settings to allow user to choose between video quality record time or individual camera custom setting Balanced Resolution 2CIF Frame rate 15 FPS Alarm frame rate 30 FPS Quality 4 Best Quality Resolution D1 Frame rate 30 FPS Alarm frame rate 30 FPS Quality 9 HI More Record Time Resolution CIF Frame rate 7 5 FPS Alarm frame rate 15 FPS Quality 7 Custom Configurati...

Page 58: ...d but Live is not selected DVR will not display that particular camera video but still records it in background Res Record video resolution Resolution from high to low D1 2CIF CIF Fr Video frame rate during non alarm recording 30 25 20 15 10 7 5 5 3 75 2 and 1 Alarm Fr Video frame rate during alarm recording 30 25 20 15 10 7 5 5 3 75 2 and 1 Qual Video quality 9 being highest taking up more HDD sp...

Page 59: ...ngineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Camera Names Figure 43 Camera Names Camera Names Menu allows user to set camera name individually Each camera name is displayed on the screen inside each window Use on screen keyboard to enter names ...

Page 60: ...t camera signal to improve video quality Each channel can be adjusted individually to suit different cameras Result can be viewed on the right side of the screen Channel the channel that needs adjustment Brightness brightness adjustment for the video from 0 100 Contrast contrast adjustment for the video from 0 100 Color color adjustment for the video from 0 100 ...

Page 61: ... Setup Motion Setup menu controls DVR s video motion detection system User can enable camera motion detection individually System can be set to trigger an alarm when motion is detected Sensitivity and area can also be adjusted for each camera Enable turn on or off motion detection Alarm trigger alarm when detecting motion ...

Page 62: ...l the area that needs detection in green This allows user to apply motion detection on part of the image only Sensitivity sensitivity of the motion detection function from 1 5 Min Area minimum area from 1 to 64 DVR sees motion before it triggers alarm Trigger activate motion when selected sensor input is triggered Set All set the whole image for motion detection Clear All clear the all the motion ...

Page 63: ...ow DVR deals with camera problems Camera fault includes blind camera and video loss Both situations when enabled display on the screen and can be set to trigger alarms Enable enables Blind Cam or Video Loss Alarm triggers alarm when Blind Cam or Video Loss is detected Sensi sensitivity of detecting Blind Cam Toggle toggle each row of settings to Yes or No ...

Page 64: ...R overwrites new videos over the old videos so new videos can always be stored onto the hard drive Protect Alarm Video From Being Overwritten when set to Yes DVR protects previous alarm videos from being overwritten by new videos for 3 7 15 30 60 days or forever Duration of Pre Alarm Video to Include with Alarm the length of video will be included in the alarm video before an alarm is generated Mi...

Page 65: ...Digital BUS WATCH HDx00 Page 65 of 93 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Figure 49 Clear Hard Drive USB Download Setup Figure 50 USB Download Setup ...

Page 66: ...cted as Yes the DVR automatically starts downloading videos onto external USB storage Download Priority One being the highest and Five being the lowest Select to Raise Priority the types of videos that can be downloaded onto the USB storage Download Enable when selected On that particular type of video will be downloaded on to the USB storage Remove Protection On Download when selected to Yes prot...

Page 67: ...s settings for the video when it s viewed from Web UI or Live View interface Set Pic Level this setting controls the quality of the video viewing from Web or Live View Substream Substream video broadcast settings Res video resolution CIF and QIF FR video frame rate 30 25 20 15 10 7 5 6 3 75 2 and 1 Qual video quality from 9 being the highest and 1 being the lowest ...

Page 68: ...stries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Input Setup Figure 52 Input Setup The Input Setup Menu contains all the settings to configure DVR s inputs including Speedometer Setup Input Setup Accelerometer Setup and J1939 Setup Speedometer Setup Figure 53 Speedometer Setup ...

Page 69: ...is set to Speedo Calibration Mode option becomes available When set to Quick DVR displays a Calibrate Now button to calibrate the speedometer reading To calibrate the vehicle speed sensor set the target speed and drive the vehicle at the same speed as the target speed press Calibrate Now to calibrate the vehicle speed sensor When set to Manual user can set Speed and P S manually without actually d...

Page 70: ...djusted to active high low and set to trigger alarms when activated There are two preset vehicle type to choose from School Bus and Transit When set to custom each channel can have its own name and OSD abbreviation Vehicle Input Template DVR gives two preset templates School Bus and Transit and one Custom setting that allows user to configure the template manually Use remote and on screen keyboard...

Page 71: ...number of the DVR input Description name of the signal Use remote to enter name Disp OSD abbreviation Use remote to enter abbreviation Input When Activate set to High if signal is high positive when activated set to Low if signal is low ground or negative when activated Alarm When Activate when set to On DVR triggers an alarm when the particular input is activated ...

Page 72: ...nstallation Select Calibrate Accelerometer to calibrate accelerometer Current Values current acceleration readings from the accelerometer Accel Alarm Sensitivity DVR gives three options to configure how the accelerometer triggers alarm When set to Preset DVR enables the presets selection box User can select from 1 to 9 for the most suitable sensitivity Figure 57 Accelerometer Sensitivity When set ...

Page 73: ...Rev A 9 7 2012 Figure 58 Accelerometer Threshold J1939 Setup Figure 59 J1939 Setup The HDx00 series DVRs also support the newest J1939 can bus system to read vehicle information from its computer The J1939 Configuration Strings allow user to enter strings to configure J1939 data ...

Page 74: ... Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Network Setup Figure 60 Network Setup The Network Setup Menu contains five subsections General Internal Wireless Email Notification Dynamic DNS and Network Schedule General Network Setup Figure 61 General Network Setup ...

Page 75: ...e access to the DVR The last number must be set up independently on each DVR Net Mask A mask address is to use with the IP address as a pair The default setting is 255 255 255 000 Depending on how the network is set up the user needs to change it to work with the network DNS Server IP Address DNS Server IP is needed when DVR tries to access non IP internet addresses Gateway IP Gateway IP is how a ...

Page 76: ...able network set up from the wireless access point The access point DHCP function will assign the DVR an IP automatically When set to Static it allows the user to enter the network settings manually IP Address The IP address needs to be set up differently for each DVR The IP address contains four three digit numbers from 0 to 255 The first three numbers needs to be the same as the local gateway IP...

Page 77: ... type authentication Select accordingly Key Length Depending on the Authentication setting user can select different key length Encryption Type in addition to Authentication user needs to select the appropriate Encryption type for the DVR to connect to the wireless network Key If the wireless network has a password the DVR needs to know it in order to use the network Enter using the on screen keyb...

Page 78: ...thentication select if authentication is needed to access SMTP server SSL select if SSL is needed to access SMTP server User Name enter user name if SMTP server requires authentication Password enter password if SMTP server requires authentication Sender Email the sender address that will show on the Email notification Receiver Email 1 2 3 Email address that will be receiving the Email notificatio...

Page 79: ...ain Name the name of the dynamic domain DDNS Server IP Mode If select Static IP user need to enter a DDNS Server IP address When select to Name DNS user can enter a DNS server domain User Name user name to access dynamic DNS Password password to access dynamic DNS Network Schedule Figure 65 Network Schedule The Network Schedule allows user to control the DVR s network accessibility Low Power Mode ...

Page 80: ...edule DVR allows user to set up a schedule when DVR turns on download mode Use remote to navigate and set up schedule Post Operation Period for how long the DVR stays on after off delay mode expires System Information Figure 66 System Information System Information Menu contains three subsections Status History and Log All the DVR system information such as temperature and voltage can be found her...

Page 81: ...3 Radio Engineering Industries Inc 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 System Status Figure 67 System Status System Status contains the Main MCU Firmware version HDD Capacity Hours HDD Free Space Hours DVR Total Record Hours and HDD Total Record Hours ...

Page 82: ...c 640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 System History Figure 68 System History System History contains maximum and the minimum readings as well as when it happened from various of sensors including Maximum Accelerometer Readings High Low System Voltages and High Low System Temperature ...

Page 83: ...g System Log contains all the logs that the DVR generates in order to diagnose if there is a problem with the DVR To navigate the logs highlight the Date Time Type bar and press Enter use up down arrows to go up and down entry by entry or use left right arrows to go forward backward page by page Figure 70 System Log Search ...

Page 84: ... start time end date and end time Play Back Figure 71 Play Back Videos recorded on the HDD can be fully accessed from the Play Back menu User can search videos by using the Time Date Search function and the Alarm Search function Videos can also be backed up onto an external storage using the USB Backup function Time Date Search Figure 72 Time Date Search Date ...

Page 85: ...an alarm event the day will appear yellow Use the left and right arrows on the top of the screen to select month and year Once month and year is selected select the date and press enter on the remote to display date view Figure 73 Time Date Search Time The screen shows a calendar of hours that contain videos If the hour is green it means there is no alarm event on that day If there is an alarm eve...

Page 86: ...fers the ability to search for specific video using the Search function Videos will be displayed in a form of log and user can use the remote to navigate using the arrow and enter buttons Playback start play back alarm videos from the beginning Un protect if video is protected select Un protect to remove video protection Search search alarm video by alarm type start time date and end time date ...

Page 87: ... Alarm Search Search USB Backup Figure 76 USB Backup The USB backup function allows user to back up video files onto an external USB storage User can select the video type start time date end time day In addition user can select to include player that allows to playback Bus Watch videos on the computer ...

Page 88: ...up sections Once the network is correctly set up open a web browser and enter the DVR IP address to access the Web UI Username and password are required and the browser may ask to install add on software for the Web UI After that the Web UI should appear Figure 77 Web UI Live The Live tab displays all the real time information of the DVR such as cameras alarm status inputs GPS coordinates accelero...

Page 89: ...640430 Rev A 9 7 2012 Figure 78 Web UI Playback Playback just like the one on the DVR allows the user to search for recorded videos Users can search a specific date and time or by alarms It also allows user to back up video files to local hard drive Figure 79 Web UI System ...

Page 90: ...port DVR configuration updating firmware etc Please refer to System Setup section for more information about the settings Figure 80 Web UI Network Network contains all the DVR network settings Users can change general network settings wireless network settings If equipped with internal wireless adaptor email notifications dynamic DNS and network schedule Please refer to Network Setup section for m...

Page 91: ...Web UI Video Video is identical to the one on the DVR allowing users to configure the camera settings edit camera names adjust video set up motion detection and camera faults set up video storage and USB download and so on Please refer to Video Settings section for more information Figure 82 Web UI Input ...

Page 92: ... including speedometer settings input settings accelerometer settings and J1939 Refer to Input Setup section for more information Figure 83 Web UI Status Status displays extra information of the DVR such as firmware version HDD capacity free space min max temperature system error logs and so on Refer to System Information section for more details ...

Page 93: ...8 quality settings Frame Rate 1 to 30fps Selectable Audio Input 4 8 independent channel inputs Recording Modes Continuous Ignition Scheduled Event Triggered Playback Search by Alarm Date Time Camera Video Loss Detection Input Output 2 x USB 2 0 Port 2 x 10 100base T Ethernet Port 8 x Vehicle Sensor Inputs 1 x GPS Input 1 x Accelerometer Input 1 x Transmission Pulse Speedometer Input Environment Re...

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