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NOVA V1400 Programming Manual

NOVA V1400 Digital Control System

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Vicon Part No. 8009-8009-00-00 Section 11 Rev 1099

Summary of Contents for NOVA V1400

Page 1: ...r 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 Ind...

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Page 5: ...ent 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 Relocated the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into a different electrical outlet so that the equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should cons...

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Page 7: ...ts 8 Stop Bits 8 Parity 9 Logoff Dwell 9 Passcode 9 Program Timed Events 9 Event Number 10 Event Type 10 Pattern Number 10 Time of Day 10 Schedule 11 Day of Week 11 Monitor Number 11 Receiver Number 11 Set Triggered Events 11 Select Triggered Inputs 12 Program Triggered Events 13 Input Number 13 Event Type 13 Pattern Number 14 Receiver Number 14 Monitor Number 14 Keypad Receiver 15 Keypad Menus 15...

Page 8: ...Alarm Priority 30 Priority Level 30 Edit Alarm Call Up 30 Set Monitor Actions 31 Enable Alarm Monitors 31 Set Alarm Controls 32 Alarm Monitor Number 33 Alarm Order Independent Stack Mode Only 33 Sequence 33 Dwell Time 33 Auto Acknowledge 33 Acknowledge Time 34 Set Acknowledge Controls 34 Set Receiver Actions 34 Set Alarm Enable Disable 35 Set Home Acknowledge Control 35 Set Aux 1 Controls 36 Set I...

Page 9: ...r 49 Camera Alarm Fade 49 Preset Fade 49 Fade Time 49 Video Switch Action 49 Edit Sequential Tour 50 Tour Number 50 Select Tour Type 50 Edit Tour 51 Define a Monitor Tour 51 Define a Salvo Tour 51 Set Last Step Action 52 Chain To Tour 53 Edit Salvo Switch 53 Assign Dial Up Numbers 54 Video Inputs 54 Tours 55 Salvos 56 Set Default Call Up 56 Monitor Number 56 Action 57 Select Number 57 Home Recall ...

Page 10: ...est Input Port 66 Test Output Port 67 Serial Port Test 68 Reset CPU 68 Test TDT CPU 69 ROM ID 69 Parallel Port Tests 70 Memory Tests 70 Reset CPU 70 Test Serial Ports 71 Test Setup Memory 72 Setup Memory Test 72 Local Memory Test 73 Install Defaults 73 Install System Defaults 73 Install TDT Defaults 75 Shipping Instructions 76 Index 77 ...

Page 11: ...re it may be exposed to water or moisture This does not apply to outdoor camera housings outdoor pan and tilt drives and other equipment designed for direct exposure to outdoor environments 8 Accessories Do not place this video product on any unstable surface or table The video product may fall causing serious injury to a person and serious damage to the video product Use only with a mounting acce...

Page 12: ...t in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product 18 Servicing Do not attempt to service this video product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 19 Damage Requiring Service Disconnect this video product from its power source and refer servicing to qualified serv...

Page 13: ... Comprehensive time date titling support is standard in Vicon control systems as is a full set of diagnostic tests Table 1 lists the maximum number of system components under the control of the NOVA V1400 Table 1 Maximum System Components Component Maximum Number Receivers 2048 Monitors 128 Remote Keypads 64 Alarms Receiver RS 232 Alarms X IA Alarms 2048 512 Host Computer 3 Alarm Report Printer 2 ...

Page 14: ...anual for cable recommendations and further installation instructions if necessary Note You must connect at least one additional monitor and camera to the system titler card cage in order to edit the title position and size discussed on page 46 because you will not be able to define the layout using the programming monitor J2 J4 J5 J7 J5 J4 J3 J6 J7 J8 Figure 1 Location of Programming Monitor BNC ...

Page 15: ...y on the monitor This screen displays the software version date and time 7 Press the Escape key on your programming keyboard to access the Main Menu The Main Menu and all submenus are discussed in the next chapter 8 To exit the programming screens follow the instructions on the submenus to return to the previous menu Typically you will press the Escape key to return to a previous menu From the Mai...

Page 16: ...essed through the Main Menu Press the number of the menu item in order to enter that menu for example to enter the Alarm Actions screen press the 3 key on your programming keyboard Note that you must use the number keys on the main section of your keyboard the number keys on the numeric keypad are typically not functional Note On many of the programming screens you will see x at the bottom of the ...

Page 17: ... Menu will only display four menu selections Administrator privilege permits unrestricted access to all menus Up to 64 users with unique profiles are allowed in a configuration however only three users may have administrator privileges After three Administrators have been defined the Privilege settings will be limited to Operator and Manager selections Menu Path Main Menu Administration Set User P...

Page 18: ...s may access all programming screens Operators and managers may access all programming screens except for the Administration System Diagnostics and Install Default Menus At least one user must be assigned administrator privilege An error message screen will display if the Enter key is pressed and there is no user with administrator privilege Settings Operator Manager Administrator Keys Numeric key...

Page 19: ...ff Dwell If Auto Logoff was enabled the Logoff Dwell time and units must be specified If no communications take place between the programming keyboard and the control system for the period of time specified in Logoff Dwell the administrator will be automatically logged off This does not refer to remote keypads Setting 00 to 60 minutes 00 to 60 seconds Keys F2 to increment time F3 to decrement time...

Page 20: ...e configuration file will be transferred to or from the host computer either setting below may be used as the number of data bits the same number must be specified at the host computer and in this screen If the system s configuration file will be uploaded or downloaded the data bits must be set at 8 at both the host computer and in this menu setting Settings 7 8 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or m...

Page 21: ...and numeric keypad s plus or minus key to increment decrement time Default 5 seconds Passcode Administrators must enter their passcode before using the host computer to communicate with the control system Enter the 10 digit number using the number keys across the top of the programming keyboard the cursor will not point to the Passcode line Settings 10 digit number Keys Number keys across the top ...

Page 22: ...rammed which automatically enables one pattern of alarms for daytime monitoring and a different pattern for nighttime surveillance for example The Alarm Type setting specifies that a pattern of alarms with each alarm in the pattern set to operate as momentary or latching will be scheduled as a timed event Therefore if an alarm activates during this time period it will act as momentary or latching ...

Page 23: ...em For example every receiver might include ten presets numbered 1 to 10 Therefore in order to identify a particular preset position both preset number and receiver number must be specified Note This setting is only displayed when the event type is Preset Settings 0001 to 2048 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Set Triggered Events Three triggered event types are programmable presets tour...

Page 24: ...ered events These inputs may not be used to activate alarms and will be unavailable on the Edit Alarm Call Up screen discussed on page 30 Use the or key to access all inputs 512 X IA inputs are available Menu Path Main Menu Administration Set Triggered Events Select Trgr Inputs Settings Enabled used as triggered events Disabled may be used as alarms Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Shif...

Page 25: ... Inputs on page 12 The event type and other items must be defined for each X IA input number Settings 0001 to 0512 only X IA inputs which are enabled as triggered events are available Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Event Type Tours salvos and presets define video switching functions and are available as triggered event types The Tour setting is used to select a video switching functio...

Page 26: ... Number The maximum number of receivers in the control system is 2048 You must define the receiver to be used when the Event Type is set to Preset For example each receiver will typically have at least one programmed preset position and you need to differentiate between the preset 1 for each of the receivers Note This menu item is only displayed onscreen when the event type is set to Preset Settin...

Page 27: ...election Note The software requirements of the NOVA V1400 features make it incompatible with keypads using 1200 protocols This means that you cannot use the following Vicon keypads with this control system V1200X RVS V1200X F V1200X FP V1200X XK V1200X PVP V1200X PV V1200X XFP V1112X XFP or V1300X XFP Menu Path Main Menu Keypad Receiver Keypad Menus Set Keypad Profiles Keypad profiles define keypa...

Page 28: ...routine polling For example you may be using one keypad for multiple control systems When you switch from one control system to another you d have to wait for the control system to perform its routine polling before you could use the keypad Using the Always On setting would cause the keypad s state to appear online to the control system so that you do not have to wait for polling before you can us...

Page 29: ...tem Whether all ten levels or less are used the effect is the same any keypad whose Seize Enable setting is enabled may seize control of a camera station from a keypad with a lower priority level Note Priority decreases as priority level number increases the highest priority level is 00 and the lowest is 09 Settings 00 to 09 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 00 Auto Manual As dis...

Page 30: ... the keypad specified in the Keypad Number setting at the top of the screen Monitor numbers 001 128 are listed onscreen The cameras which are partitioned to a monitor may be controlled from keypads which include this monitor number in the partition list of numbers Menu Path Main Menu Keypad Receiver Keypad Menus Set Kypd Partitions Settings IN Enabled OUT Disabled Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or...

Page 31: ...mode In simplex mode you will not receive information from your receivers and a message will display to let you know that the receiver response is unstable The system will periodically sample the response input and will restore duplex mode when the noise has been reduced to an insignificant level or eliminated Communication parameters must be set for every receiver in the system Receiver profiles ...

Page 32: ...n a printed circuit board Refer to the appropriate receiver instruction manual to set the DIP switch or determine the current setting Caution Select the same baud rate for all receivers in the system Settings Disabled 4800 BPS 9600 BPS Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 4800 BPS Receiver Model Specify the model number of the receiver Select Undefined if the model number is unknown...

Page 33: ... 25 26 27 and 28 you must set the communications delay time for each of these receiver numbers Use 200 msec as the communications delay time for V1200R LM receivers Settings 000 to 990 msec in 10 msec increments Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 000 msec Home Position The home position is defined as preset 1 for all camera stations If the home position is enabled this feature may...

Page 34: ... IA 2048 RS 232 alarms from the two alarm serial ports and the host port The X IA alarms are restricted to alarm input numbers 1 through 512 For example if RS 232 alarm 1 receiver alarm input 1 or X IA alarm 1 activates the Edit Alarm Call Up refer to page 30 choices for alarm input 1 will be used However alarm input 513 can only be activated by receiver alarm 513 or one of the three RS 232 ports ...

Page 35: ...or activated again until the system is re booted Monitor Stack Mode An alarm monitor stack is a list of active alarms The order in which alarms are added to the stack is defined in Alarm Input Order Common Stack Mode Only on page 28 or Alarm Order Independent Stack Mode Only on page 33 The monitor stack mode chosen determines whether one stack will be used for all monitors or if each monitor will ...

Page 36: ...nitor 1 and to display video from camera 20 preset 2 on monitor 2 Because the Edit Alarm Call Up screen for alarm 1 does not include monitor 3 it will continue to display pre alarm video camera 10 preset 1 Note that even though the list of active alarms the stack is common to all alarm monitors whether the monitor can display the alarm video from a particular alarm input depends upon the monitors ...

Page 37: ...XX009 Rev 1099 NOVA V1400 Alarm Actions 25 Figure 2 Common Stack Mode Example ...

Page 38: ...the Edit Alarm Call Up screens for two alarms The Edit Alarm Call Up screen is discussed on page 30 Figure 3B illustrates the video from specific cameras at specific preset positions All of the alarms shown in Figure 3B are associated with either alarm 1 or alarm 2 refer to Figure 3A except for the video from camera station 10 at preset 1 When alarms 1 and 2 are activated alarm 1 displays on monit...

Page 39: ...XX009 Rev 1099 NOVA V1400 Alarm Actions 27 Figure 3 Independent Stack Mode Example ...

Page 40: ...fault FIFO Set Alarm Actions The Set Alarm Actions menus are used to select the alarm input order priority level and global alarm acknowledgment Alarm call up which defines the video and actions to take place when alarms are activated is also defined Specify the alarm input number as discussed below and then enter the number of a submenu Menu Path Main Menu Alarm Actions Set Alarm Actions Alarm In...

Page 41: ...t display order act upon alarm monitors individually not globally In other words the stacks are independent each alarm monitor has its own stack However acknowledging an alarm may be specified as a global function even for the independent stack mode By setting the parameter in this screen to Yes an alarm will be removed from all alarm monitor stacks when it is acknowledged thereby performing a glo...

Page 42: ...ied at the top of the screen is activated All alarm monitors are listed and the video from any camera may be displayed on any monitor for the specified alarm if the camera has been partitioned to the monitor Refer to Set Camera Partition on page 57 The state of one auxiliary relay in each receiver can be programmed to respond to an alarm input to control equipment at the camera station A preset po...

Page 43: ... enable alarm monitors and set parameters which are specific to each alarm monitor Enter the number of a submenu Menu Path Main Menu Alarm Actions Set Monitor Actions Enable Alarm Monitors Alarm monitors are monitors which may display alarm video Any 32 of the 128 monitors may be designated as alarm monitors Note Follow this procedure to enable alarm monitors first disable the monitors which shoul...

Page 44: ...y alarm monitors set alarm order for independent stack mode specify sequencing or steady display of alarm video and set automatic acknowledgment of alarm video If common stack mode was chosen in Monitor Stack Mode on page 23 the following message will display Main Menu Alarm Actions Set Monitor Actions Set Alarm Controls Press Enter to acknowledge this message and display the following screen ...

Page 45: ... priority will list alarms in the order of the priority level As discussed in Set Alarm Priority on page 30 128 priority levels are available in the system Settings FIFO Priority Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default FIFO Sequence Alarm monitors may be set to sequence multiple active alarm video or to display an alarm steadily until acknowledged in the order determined in Alarm Input...

Page 46: ...y 1 second Shift and numeric keypad s plus or minus key to inc dec by 10 seconds Set Acknowledge Controls The acknowledge action specifies the action to take place after all alarms in the monitor stack are acknowledged The Restore setting restores prealarm video The Blank setting displays a blank monitor no video signal and the No Action setting leaves the video from the alarm site on the monitor ...

Page 47: ...y or minus key Shift and numeric keypad s plus or minus key to set all receivers past cursor Set Home Acknowledge Control Each receiver may be enabled to return to the home position when the receiver s alarm has been acknowledged The home position is defined as preset 1 for all receivers The system defaults enable this function for all receivers Auxiliary equipment designated aux 1 may also be act...

Page 48: ...ledged the receiver may be preprogrammed to return to the home position and to control AUX 1 The settings are On which turns AUX 1 on Off which turns AUX 1 off Restore restores AUX 1 to its prealarm state and No Action which leaves AUX 1 in the state defined in the Edit Alarm Call Up screen on page 30 Menu Path Main Menu Alarm Actions Set Receiver Actions Set Aux 1 Controls Settings On Off Restore...

Page 49: ...m Actions Set Input Controls Enable Alarm Inputs X IA alarm inputs must be enabled in order to be processed X IA alarms may be enabled in groups referred to as patterns Three patterns are available The use of patterns allows X IA alarms to operate as a group For example an Alarm Enable event using pattern A could be scheduled for daylight hours and pattern B could be reserved for night Note Use X ...

Page 50: ...larms remain in their current state for example a latching normally closed door alarm will activate when the door is opened and remain active until the alarm is acknowledged The default state of X IA alarms is latching X IA alarms must be set as momentary or latching using control system software Note that all receiver alarms are latching Patterns of X IA alarms may be specified as momentary or la...

Page 51: ... the X IA alarms that will be part of the pattern shown in Momentary Pattern at the top of the screen The Tab key is used to move back up to the Momentary Pattern setting so that the next pattern may be defined The X IA alarms may be defined as momentary or latching Settings Momentary Latching Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Shift and numeric keypad s plus or minus key to set all alarm...

Page 52: ...nstruction Manual XX010 but you may use the alarm set and alarm reset commands for all 2048 alarms Note that this means you cannot acknowledge a command using the J11 and J12 serial ports The host port may use all RS 232 commands the host port a third RS 232 port is discussed in Configure Host Port on page 7 Menu Path Main Menu Alarm Actions Set Serial Port Serial Port Select each alarm serial por...

Page 53: ...meric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 8 Stop Bits This setting specifies the number of bits used to signal the end of a data character The stop bits for the printers host computers and the setting chosen in this screen must agree Settings 1 2 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 1 Parity The setting chosen for the parity must agree with the parity of the printers host compute...

Page 54: ...e idle or you will be denied access to these screens Menu Path Main Menu Time Date Titler Camera Titles Camera titles are usually used to identify the physical location of the area under surveillance by the cameras within the CCTV system The appropriate user defined or default camera title will be displayed on the monitor screen when the camera is selected if the monitor s camera title display has...

Page 55: ...nd or a description of the area viewed by the camera Press the Enter key to store this title or Escape to abort and retain the default title Note Press F1 in this screen to disable the time and date display for this camera An asterisk to the right of the camera number indicates that the time date display is disabled To enable or disable time and date display per monitor refer to page 48 Alarm Titl...

Page 56: ...o store this title or Escape to abort and retain the default title Time Date Controls The Time Date Controls selection from the Display Titling Menu is used to perform the following functions 1 Set the time and date 2 Define the display format of the time and date 3 Set the AM PM indicator for 12 hour time format Valid time and date formats are shown below Date Format Description Example MM DD YY ...

Page 57: ... chosen in step 2 above press the F3 key to change the AM PM indicator located to the right of the time only the first letter is displayed to the correct mode 6 Press the Enter key to accept the specified time and date formats and set the clock The second Set Date Time screen will display To return to the Display Titling Menu without saving press Escape The day of the week must be set to ensure th...

Page 58: ...ath Main Menu Time Date Controls Display Controls Edit Screen Layout The control system allows the size appearance and position of onscreen text to be specified per monitor Menu Path Main Menu Time Date Titler Display Controls Edit Screen Layout Monitor Number The Edit Screen Layout screen s menu items define the size appearance and position of the text on the monitor which is specified at the top...

Page 59: ...order None Keys The 2 key Top Bottom Select You may choose various combinations of date time sector titles and seize status for your onscreen titling View your monitor to select the combination that best suits your needs and then position the text with the cursor keys Keys Arrow keys to position Enable Disable Displays The camera sector and preset titles seize status and time date display can be e...

Page 60: ...d Disabled Keys The 3 key Sector Title Press the 4 key to enable or disable the display of sector titles on the specified monitor Settings Enabled Disabled Keys The 4 key Seize Status As discussed in Seize Enable on page 17 the control of a camera station may be seized from a keypad with a lower priority The seize status is displayed onscreen if the seize status display is enabled Settings Enabled...

Page 61: ...ime The fade time may be 00 to 99 seconds The same fade time applies to the camera alarm and preset titles if they are enabled Settings 00 to 99 seconds Keys Number keys across the top Video Switch Action The Video Switch Menus are used to define tours and salvos assign dial up numbers and default call up actions and define camera to monitor partitioning Although tours and salvos may be specified ...

Page 62: ... from various cameras and various preset positions display on a selected monitor in a predefined order Monitor selection is performed at the keypad For example monitor tour 1 might be defined as camera 1 preset 10 step 1 then camera 44 preset 1 second step If an operator selects any monitor and then selects monitor tour 1 then that monitor displays camera 1 s preset 10 and then displays camera 44 ...

Page 63: ...l time controls the length of time in seconds for each step in the tour Note that the dwell time begins after the pan and tilt drive has reached the preset position Notes Press the F2 key to insert a blank line Press the F3 key to delete a line If you use preset number 80 it is important to realize that the Surveyor and Surveyor99 use preset 80 to execute a preprogrammed tour from memory You would...

Page 64: ...eric keypad s plus key or minus key Set Last Step Action The action that will take place when the final step in a tour has been performed is defined as the last step action Three last step actions are possible another tour may activate Chain all touring may cease Halt or the tour may repeat Repeat The tour number and the total number of steps are listed at the top of this screen These settings may...

Page 65: ... display of video from camera station 4 at preset 55 on monitor 2 and the display of video from camera station 5 on monitor 3 Note that the camera station may be directed to a preset position upon activation of the salvo but this is not mandatory The speed setting is applicable only for the V15UVS Omniscan V7UVS Surveyor or V5UVS Surveyor99 Any of the 128 monitors may be used in a salvo for a tota...

Page 66: ...dentifying numbers to 1 through 2048 Using dial up numbers the camera stations tours and salvos may be identified using any unique four digit number The default dial up range is 0001 4000 Note Each dial up number must be unique in the system If the same two dial up numbers are assigned the first one will automatically be changed to the Unused setting Dial up numbers are used during operation they ...

Page 67: ...brs Video Inputs Tours The maximum number of tours is 128 Any dial up number may be assigned in order to identify tours with a customized numbering scheme Menu Path Main Menu Video Switch Action Assign Dial Up Nmbrs Tours Settings 0001 to 4000 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 3001 to 3128 ...

Page 68: ...ideo Switch Action Assign Dial Up Nmbrs Salvos Settings 0001 to 4000 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Default 3501 to 3564 Set Default Call Up The default call up specifies the condition of each monitor in the CCTV system when power is applied Menu Path Main Menu Video Switch Action Set Default Call Up Monitor Number Select a monitor and define the actions as described in the following ...

Page 69: ... or minus key to increase camera number by 100 Home Recall Camera stations may be directed to the home position when the control system is powered or rebooted by enabling the home recall function in this screen The home position is preset position 01 for all camera stations Note that this setting is only onscreen if Action is set to Camera Settings Disabled Enabled Keys Numeric keypad s plus key o...

Page 70: ...to that keypad The monitor number is identified in the Cameras For Monitor setting All 2048 cameras are enabled as default which partitions all of them to the specified monitor Disabling the camera removes it from the partitioning table for the selected monitor After defining the partition for the selected monitor use the Tab key to return to the Cameras For Monitor setting and select another moni...

Page 71: ... to 8 high speed switching monitors These monitor outputs can be connected to a Vicon video loss detector and if an X IA input is connected to the video loss detector s alarm output the loss of video from any camera within the range will activate an alarm Menu Path Main Menu Video Switch Action Set Hi Spd Sw Output Select Monitors As described in the following screen the monitors dedicated to high...

Page 72: ...f video switch groups in your system These monitors should be connected to Vicon video loss detectors and may not be used for normal surveillance Settings 0 to 8 choose 0 to disable this feature Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key To disable high speed switching enter or retain 0 as the number of monitors The following confirmation screen will display ...

Page 73: ...en if eight monitors were chosen in the screen preceding this one Designate the monitor numbers for each of the 8 video switch groups For example your first group may use monitor 4 and your second group might use monitor 1 Any monitor may be defined as a high speed switching monitor but you cannot use a high speed switching monitor for surveillance or as an alarm monitor Settings 001 to 128 a sett...

Page 74: ...t High Speed Switching Output XX009 Rev 1099 NOVA V1400 Settings Monitor Number 001 to 128 Video Input Range 0001 to 2048 Keys Numeric keypad s plus key or minus key Arrow keys to move down to the next line ...

Page 75: ...VA V1400 features five system tests video CPU alarm CPU time date titler CPU serial ports and setup memory You must contact Vicon Technical Support if a failure occurs during or after testing there are no user serviceable parts in NOVA V1400 CPUs Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test Video CPU The Video CPU tests include ROM identification and parallel port tests You may also reset the CPU f...

Page 76: ...stics Test Video CPU ROM ID Parallel Port Tests You may perform parallel port testing with this menu As written onscreen observe your system monitors to make sure that they switch to camera input 1 Press Enter to continue Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test Video CPU Parallel Port Tests ...

Page 77: ...Reset CPU If you are directed to reset the Video CPU you will do so from this screen Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test Video CPU Reset CPU Test Alarm CPU Alarm CPU tests are performed from this menu Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test Alarm CPU ...

Page 78: ...t alarm ports with the procedures described in the following two sections Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test Alarm CPU Parallel Port Tests Test Input Port Note The parallel port tests are fully operational with the V1200X IA Alarm Interface device only Observe the LEDs on your V1200X IA Alarm Interface Device and begin the alarm input test The LEDs on the V1200X IA will be red for each in...

Page 79: ...serve the LEDs The LEDs should light sequentially starting with the LED corresponding to the X IA address and continuing through all LEDs to end with the first LED that was lit which will remain illuminated Illumination of the LEDs will occur to the left decreasing alarm numbers On older models of alarm interface devices which have flashing LEDs the LED corresponding to the X IA address will flash...

Page 80: ...he next screen to display will tell you if the test passed or failed If the test failed check your connections and try again Contact Vicon Technical Support if necessary Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test Alarm CPU Serial Port Test Table 4 Alarm Output Port Test Connections J11 Pin No J12 Pin No 2 3 3 2 4 5 5 4 Reset CPU If you are directed to reset the Alarm CPU you will do so from this ...

Page 81: ...nostics Test TDT CPU ROM ID If you need specific information on your TDT CPU you will use this test to display this information It may be necessary to convey this information to Vicon Technical Support during troubleshooting procedures The following screen is an example of the type of information that will be available Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test TDT CPU ROM ID ...

Page 82: ...ee this on your monitor s Menu Path Main Menu System Diagnostics Test TDT CPU Parallel Port Tests Memory Tests Four diagnostics are necessary to test the TDT memory a test for each 32K block Select each block in turn from the following menu and observe your system monitors for a message that the test completed without error Contact Vicon Technical Support for a failed test Menu Path Main Menu Syst...

Page 83: ...tor panel this is the connector panel located directly under the Supervisor rear panel For example you will connect pin 1 to pin 7 pin 2 to pin 8 pin 4 to pin 10 and pin 5 to pin 11 on J2 Repeat for all the connectors You will not connect from one connector to another Table 5 RS 422 Test Connections Pin No Pin No 1 7 2 8 4 10 5 11 To test RS 232 connections use jumper wires or test cables to conne...

Page 84: ...stored after the test is completed In order to ensure that the original data is restored properly the test should not be interrupted However some original data may be lost if the setup memory access test fails Perform the following procedure to perform a read write test on the control system memory 1 If the system configuration has been backed up press the Enter key to begin testing 2 The screen w...

Page 85: ...ay install system or titling factory default settings at any time using submenus of the Install Defaults Menu Menu Path Main Menu Install Defaults Install System Defaults The control system is delivered with the default settings listed in the Defaults line of most sections of this manual It may be desirable to reinstall system defaults at some time after a customized configuration has been develop...

Page 86: ... Path Main Menu Install Defaults Install System Dflts Press Enter to begin installation of factory default settings or press Escape to abort The following screen will display The system will re boot after factory defaults have been installed To customize the configuration file to your particular CCTV system you must program the control system as described in this manual ...

Page 87: ... after customized programming has been performed Caution Installing time date titling defaults will overwrite customized TDT programming Press Enter to begin The following screen will display Menu Path Main Menu Install Defaults Install T D T Dflts Press Enter to begin installation of factory default settings or press Escape to abort ...

Page 88: ...n 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 Name and address of the company returning the unit b Name of the Vicon employee who issued the R A c R A number d Brief description of the installation e Complete description of the problem and circumstances under which i...

Page 89: ...rs 20 Border 47 C Cameras Partitioning 57 58 Titles 42 Chain To Tour 53 Character Size 47 Closure Type 39 Common Stack Mode 23 Communications Keypads 16 Receivers 21 D Data Bits Host Computer 8 Printer 41 Date 44 48 Day 11 45 Default Monitor 18 Defaults 73 Delay Keypads 16 Receivers 21 Dial up Numbers 54 Dwell Alarms 33 Host Computer 9 E Event Timed Alarm 10 Day of Week 11 Monitor 11 Number 10 Pat...

Page 90: ...mputer 9 Printer 41 Partitioning Cameras to Monitors 57 Monitor to Keypad 18 Passcode 2 9 Patterns Timed Events 10 Triggered Events 14 X IA Alarms 38 Phone Numbers 76 Port RS 422 15 20 Presets Event Type 10 13 Priority Alarms 30 Keypads 17 Privilege 6 Profiles Keypads 15 Receivers 20 Programming Screens 4 R Receivers Alarms 34 Baud Rate 20 Delay 21 Model Number 20 Number 11 14 20 Profiles 20 Statu...

Page 91: ...0 Titles Alarms 43 Camera 42 Enable 47 Fade 48 49 Tours Chain 53 Defined 50 Event Type 10 13 Last Step 52 Monitor 50 51 Salvos 50 51 Triggered Events 11 Event Number 13 Monitor 14 Receiver 14 X IA Inputs 12 U User ID see also Login ID 2 Number 5 Profiles 5 X X IA Alarms 37 Closure Type 39 Latching 38 Momentary 38 Patterns 38 X IA Inputs Triggered Events 12 ...

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