Concept Pro VXM4-8 User manual

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16 Channel Digital Recording System

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Before installing

Key features

Front panel description

Rear panel description

Getting started

Connect and switch on

Configuring the live display

Multi screen mode

Choosing channels

Live display edit mode

Digital zoom

Playback

Search

Instant playback

Event Search

Archiving

Telemetry Control

Key lock function

Panic recording

Sequence mode

Shut down

Configuring the VXM4 – System Setup

Display

OSD

Monitor

Sequence

Spot Out

Camera

Camera Title & Covert

Colour Setup

PTZ Setup

Motion Sensor

Sound

Audio

Buzzer

System

Date / Time

Network

Mail

User Management

System Management

Control Device

Event / Sensor

HDD Event

Alarm Input

Alarm Out

Buzzer Out

Email notification

Disk Manage

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Configuring the VXM4 – Record Menu

Recording operations

Timer / Motion Setup

Parameter

Schedule

Alarm setup

Panic setup

Connecting to the VXM4 remotely

Install the software

Remote client controls

Remote client setup

Create a connection group

Enter VXM4 details

Additional configuration

Using the remote client

Connect to a VXM4 group

Live display modes

Saving to AVI file

Viewing events

Telemetry control

Audio monitoring

Audio talkback

Triggering alarms

Connection status

Remote client playback controls

Searching for footage

Controlling playback

Audio monitoring

Archiving footage

Backup player

Taking a snapshot

Event search

Print an image

Viewing events

Remote VXM4 setup

Entering setup

Loading and saving

Appendix A: The Archive Set

Appendix B: Configuring a Netgear DG834 router for use with the VXM4

Appendix C: Connecting external devices

Appendix D: Specifications

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Installation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with any electrical regulations in force at the time.

• The DVR must be placed on a stable surface or mounted in an approved cabinet. Adequate ventilation must be provided, taking particular care not to block any of the air vents on the DVR.

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Adequate protection against lightning strikes and power surges must be installed to prevent damage to the DVR.

• Any safety warnings on the DVR and in these instructions must be adhered to.

• If cleaning is necessary, shutdown the DVR and disconnect power first. Use a soft dry cloth only – never use any abrasive cleaners.

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Do not attempt to service or repair the DVR as opening or removing covers may expose dangerous voltages or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel

ENHANCED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

The VXM4 menu structure and on screen display is presented in a simple to use and logical GUI format.

GENUINE TRIPLEX OPERATION

The VXM4 will continue to record at full frame rate during local playback, local setup, multi user remote viewing and playback, and remote setup.

AUDIO

4 audio inputs are supported which can be assigned to any video channel. Live and recorded audio can be monitored remotely over the internet and remote ‘talkback’ audio transmission to the VXM4 is also possible.

BACKUP

Recorded footage (including audio) can be archived to USB memory stick or CD. Playback software is embedded with the backup files and the backup also contains the system event log and backup log for full traceability.

REMOTE CONNECTION

Software is provided to allow remote connection to up to 4 VXM4s in one session. Depending on user level, full VXM4 control is available over the internet as well as the ability to remotely configure the VXM4. Alarm outputs on the VXM4 can be remotely triggered over the internet.

COMPREHENSIVE RECORDING SETUP

Recording can be scheduled, alarm activated or motion activated. For each type of recording, frame rates, image quality and audio recording properties can be adjusted per hour, per day and for each individual channel. The VXM4 also has a panic recording feature (from the front panel or external input) which overrides all other recording settings to provide the best quality recording in the event of an emergency

TELEMETRY CONTROL

Full telemetry control is available from the front panel or remote connection and a wide number of speed dome protocols are supported. Protocols can be set individually for each channel and telemetry speed can be adjusted to suit particular speed domes.

EXTENSIVE MONITOR SUPPORT

The VXM4 has 3 main monitor outputs (Composite, VGA and S-Video) which can be used simultaneously. Support is also provided for up to 4 spot monitors and each spot monitor output can be programmed in the VXM4 setup.

LIVE DISPLAY

The VXM4 displays single or multi screen images and also has several sequence modes (standard and user definable)

CONFIGURATION BACKUP

All configuration settings on the VXM4 can be saved to USB memory stick or a PC file remotely. The saved data can then be uploaded to other VXM4 units allowing rapid deployment where more than one VXM4 is being installed.

EMAIL SUPPORT

The VXM4 can send emails to specific users to notify events such as alarm, motion detection, hard drive failure etc.

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SYSTEM CONTROL KEYS

POWER BUTTON

(page 5 & page 12)

DISPLAY

Selects various display modes in live display and playback (page 6 & page 8)

SEQ

Calls the currently defined sequence mode (page 12)

PANIC

Selects panic recording mode

(page 12)

ZOOM

Selects digital zoom mode in live display (page 7)

LOCK

Locks the front panel buttons

(page 12)

ARCHIVE

Displays the archive menu

(page 11)

PTZ

Selects PTZ mode in live display (page 12)

SETUP

Displays the setup menus

(page 13)

SEARCH

Displays the search menu

(page 8)

SHUTTLE WHEEL

Used to quickly adjust playback speed and direction

(page 9). Also used to control camera zoom when in PTZ mode (page 12), and digital zoom level in live display

(page 7)

JOG RING

When playback is paused, used to move footage forwards or backwards, frame by frame (page 9)

HOLD

Locks the current function of the SHUTTLE WHEEL so it can be released (page 9)

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USB ports

Supports a wide variety of USB memory stick for archive, system setting backup and firmware upgrade.

An additional USB port is also provided on the rear panel

CURSOR KEYS,

ENTER and

RETURN buttons

Used for navigating setup menus, search and archive screens.

Also used when the

VXM4 is in PTZ mode

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CHANNEL SELECTION

BUTTONS

Used to display individual channels in live display and playback (page 6 & page 8)

Also used to enter numeric passwords for the various login screens

Increases reverse playback speed

Selects reverse playback

Pauses / resumes playback

Selects forward playback and also accesses the instant playback feature

Increases forward playback speed

CAMERA INPUTS and LOOP

OUTPUTS

Connect up to 16 camera inputs.

Loop outputs can be used for connection to other equipment

COMPOSITE AND S-VIDEO MAIN

MONITOR CONNECTIONS

Both outputs can be used at the same time if more than one main monitor connection is required

SPOT MONITOR

OUTPUTS

Up to 4 spot monitors can be connected as necessary

Connection to external telemetry devices, panic button and alarm reset

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AUDIO INPUTS

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Up to 4 audio inputs and one audio output can be connected as necessary

ALARM INPUTS

Up to 16 alarm inputs can be connected and configured as high or low inputs with common ground

ALARM

OUTPUTS

Up to 16 alarm outputs can be connected and configured as high or low outputs with common ground

VGA

VGA main monitor connection to a

PC monitor or plasma screen.

Can be used simultaneously with the

COMPOSITE and S-VIDEO main monitor connections

SERIAL PORT

SERIAL port for connecting external RS-232 devices

LAN

LAN connection to a router or internal network

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PLEASE NOTE: ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE VXM4!

THE VXM4 IS PRE-CONFIGURED WITH THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS:

7FPS continuous recording rate per channel at SIF (352 x 288) resolution and highest image quality.

• Time and date set to correct local time

• Audio inputs 1-4 assigned to video channels 1-4 respectively

• Telemetry devices set to PELCO-D, 2400 Baud

• Based on average image recording, the above settings will provide around 5 days recording on a 250GB drive before the footage starts to be overwritten.

CONNECT AND SWITCH ON

• Connect up to 16

CAMERA INPUTS

as necessary. The VXM4 also has

LOOP OUTPUTS

so that any signals can be fed to other equipment if required. Termination is automatically set by the VXM4 depending on connection type

• Connect one or more monitors to the VXM4 using the

COMPOSITE, VGA or S-VIDEO

connections

• Connect power to the VXM4. The VXM4 checks for proper power connection and emits two beeps. Press the

POWER BUTTON

on the front panel of the VXM4 to begin operation.

The VXM4 startup screen detects and checks the status of hard drives and the

CDRW / DVR-RW drive

After startup diagnostics are complete, the operator must logon to the system. The default user name is ‘ADMIN’. Using the

CHANNEL SELECTION

buttons, key in the default password of ‘1234’ and press the

ENTER

button

The VXM4 begins normal operation and shows the default display of all 16 channels.

The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows current time and date and percentage of hard drive used.

A title for each channel is shown

The red square and letter ‘T’ in the top right of each channel display shows that the channel is recording in Timer / Schedule mode.

MULTI SCREEN MODE

8 different display modes are supported by the 16 channel VXM4.

By repeatedly pressing the

DISPLAY

button, the operator can choose between single screen, 4 screen, 6 screen, 8 screen, 9 screen, 13 screen, 16 screen and basic sequence modes.

All the display modes are static with the exception of the sequence mode. In this mode, the sequence symbol ( ) is displayed and each channel is shown in full screen for a set period of time (default

3 seconds) before switching to the next channel. The sequence runs indefinitely until a different display mode is chosen

CHOOSING CHANNELS

To view a particular channel in full screen, press the corresponding


button.

Pressing the same


button again will switch the display back to the last selected multi screen mode.

LIVE DISPLAY EDIT MODE

For each multi screen view mode, the operator can decide which channels to view and in what position.

Use the

DISPLAY

button to choose the multi screen mode to edit and then press

ENTER

to select LIVE

DISPLAY EDIT MODE

In this example, the default 8 screen mode displays channels 1-8. To display channel 10 instead of channel 5:

Using the


buttons, press number 5 – channel 5 changes to a blue screen.

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Using the


buttons, press number 10 – channel 10 is now displayed instead of channel 5.

This process can be repeated for any other channels that need changing.

Note: Only one instance of each channel can be displayed.

Once changes are complete, press the

ENTER

button to save or the

RETURN

button to cancel changes.

The blue status bar is displayed again to show that the VXM4 is now in normal live display mode.

DIGITAL ZOOM

When viewing a channel in full screen, the operator can zoom in to a particular area by up to 8 times. To use digital zoom, select the required channel and press the

ZOOM

button. The small window at bottom right shows the full image and the main display area shows the zoomed portion.

To adjust the zoom level, turn the

SHUTTLE WHEEL

clockwise to increase zoom or anticlockwise to decrease zoom.

To move the zoom area around the image, use the

CURSOR KEYS

to adjust the position of the zoom square.

Press the

RETURN

button to return to normal live display mode

SEARCH

To search for a particular section of recorded footage, press the

SEARCH

button.

To protect unauthorised viewing of footage, only ADMIN and MANAGER user levels can playback footage.

To login as ADMIN, enter the default password of 1234 and press

ENTER

The VXM4 uses a calendar and timeline search method for quick access to recorded footage.

The calendar displayed on the left shows the current month. Days highlighted in green have recorded footage.

The timeline on the right shows a 24 hour status of all channels for the selected day. Light blue areas show recorded footage.

Press

ENTER

to select the calendar and use the

CURSOR KEYS

to move the purple square to the required day. As different days are selected, the timeline display also changes to show recorded footage on that day.

Press

ENTER

to choose the day and move to the timeline.

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to move the timeline cursor left or right to select the time segment required.

Each movement of the timeline cursor increases or decreases the time by 15 minutes. The currently selected time is displayed above the calendar.

Press

ENTER

to begin playback from the selected time.

The default playback mode is 16 screen display. By pressing

DISPLAY

or using the

CHANNEL

SELECTION

buttons, it is possible to display single screen or other multi screen formats in a similar way to the live display mode.

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During playback, turning the

SHUTTLE WHEEL

steadily clockwise increases the playback speed by up to 64 times. Turning steadily anticlockwise will reverse play by up to 64 times. When the

SHUTTLE

WHEEL

is released, playback is paused.

If the

HOLD

button is pressed and released during

SHUTTLE WHEEL

operation, the last shuttle function is held, even if the wheel is released

When playback is paused, the

JOG RING

can be used to accurately move the footage forward or backwards, frame by frame.

Playback speed and direction can also be controlled using the five playback buttons located under the jog wheel.

To exit playback mode and return to the search screen to choose another time and date, press

RETURN

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To exit the search screen and go back to live view, repeatedly press

RETURN

INSTANT PLAYBACK

For quick review of recent footage, this feature allows the operator to bypass the search screen and playback footage beginning five minutes earlier.

To use instant playback, press the

FORWARD PLAY

button, type the ADMIN password ‘1234’ and press the

ENTER

button

Playback begins from 5 minutes earlier.

During instant playback, the

SHUTTLE WHEEL, JOG RING

and playback buttons can be used as normal.

To stop playback and return to live view mode, press the

RETURN

button.

EVENT SEARCH

The VXM4 event log stores events such as motion and alarm activated recording, video loss etc.

To search for an event and playback the recorded footage, press the

SEARCH

button and log in as

ADMIN with the default password of 1234.

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To display the event log screen, press the right

CURSOR KEY

to select SEARCH BY EVENT and press

ENTER

. Various filters can be used to limit the number of events displayed. Using the

CURSOR KEYS

and

ENTER

button, select the FROM and TO date / time and the events and channels required.

Highlight START and press

ENTER

to display the event log for the criteria selected.

To playback footage for a particular event, select the event from the list using the

CURSOR KEYS

and press

ENTER

Playback resumes from the moment the selected event occurred and continues until stopped by the operator.

During event search playback, the

SHUTTLE WHEEL, JOG RING

and playback buttons can be used as normal.

To stop playback and return to live view mode, repeatedly press

RETURN

Note: The event log search contains the following selectable entries:

ALARM: When ticked, all alarm input events are displayed for the chosen date range

TIMER: When ticked, scheduled recording operations are displayed for the chosen date range

MOTION: When ticked, all motion detection events are displayed for the chosen date range

ETC: When ticked, all other events (Video loss, remote connection etc.) are displayed for the chosen date range

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To archive recorded footage to USB memory stick or CD, press the

ARCHIVE

button.

To protect unauthorised viewing and distribution of footage, only the ADMIN user level can archive footage.

To login as ADMIN, enter the default password of 1234 and press

ENTER

The Archiving screen allows the operator to choose exactly what to backup and to where.

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to navigate around the Archiving screen. To change any value or setting:

Press

ENTER

to change the green cursor to orange

Use the up and down

CURSOR KEYS

to change the value

Press

ENTER

to accept the value or RETURN to cancel

To change a tick box setting, press ENTER to toggle on or off

Please note: If using a USB memory stick, it must be inserted before selecting the archiving menu

SELECT DEVICE: Choose between CDR or USB

FROM / TO: Start and end time to backup

MODE: ‘Backup only’ or ‘Erase and backup’

A/V CHANNEL: Video and audio for any channel can be included or excluded from the backup

TITLE: The name of the archive set

EVENT: When selected, the event log for the particular archive time period is included.

Once all the desired archive options have been selected, highlight the START button and press

ENTER

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The VXM4 displays a list showing the exact information to be archived and the total archive size.

If the ORIGINAL SIZE is larger than the available space on the backup media, the END TIME of the archive set is reduced accordingly. The MODIFIED SIZE is the final file size of the archive set.

Select OK and press

ENTER

to begin the archive process.

The footage is extracted to a temporary area on the hard drive.

Once extracted, the footage is copied to CD or USB.

Note that depending on the amount of footage selected for archive, the extracting and burning process may take some time, during which the VXM4 cannot be used. Normal recording is unaffected by the archive process.

For further details on archiving, see Appendix A on page 40

Speed domes and other telemetry devices connected to the VXM4, can be fully controlled from the front panel.

In live display mode, press the

PTZ

button. To select a camera to control, use the

CHANNEL

SELECTION

buttons.

Pan and tilt movement is controlled by the

CURSOR KEYS

, zoom is controlled by turning the

SHUTTLE WHEEL

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& uu controls the iris

Press

DISPLAY

or

SEQ

buttons to decrease or increase the preset number.

Press

PAUSE

to program the preset, or

ENTER

to call an existing preset.

Press

RETURN

to exit PTZ mode and return to live view.

An operator with ADMIN rights can choose to lock the VXM4 front panel to prevent any unauthorised control.

Press the

LOCK

button, enter the default password ‘1234’ and press

ENTER

. All buttons are now disabled. To unlock, press the

LOCK

button again and enter the default password ‘1234’

Panic recording will override all standard recording settings to provide, by default, continuous recording on all channels.

Press the

PANIC

button. The top right of the display shows a red square only to indicate that the VXM4 is in panic recording mode.

Press the

PANIC

button again to return to normal recording mode.

Press the

SEQ

button. Each channel is shown in full screen for a set period of time (default 3 seconds) before switching to the next channel. To stop the sequence on a particular channel, press the

SEQ

button again.

More complex sequences can be programmed through the setup menu (page 14)

Only an operator with ADMIN rights can shut down the VXM4.

Press the

POWER

button, enter the default password ‘1234’ and press

ENTER

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The VXM4 shuts down and emits two beeps to indicate that power can be safely removed.

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Press the

SETUP

button to bring up the menu login screen.

Only operators with ADMIN rights can configure the VXM4. Enter the default password of ‘1234’

To navigate around any items in the setup menu, use the

CURSOR KEYS

and the

ENTER

and

RETURN

buttons. In general, the

ENTER

button is used to select and change a particular item and the

RETURN

button is used to cancel a change or exit from a particular setup screen

To setup all main system functions, highlight SYSTEM SETUP and press

ENTER

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DISPLAY

To setup the various display options, highlight DISPLAY and press

ENTER

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DISPLAY: OSD

STATUS BAR: Turns the status bar at the bottom of the live display ON or OFF

CAMERA TITLE: Determines whether the camera title is displayed

EVENT ICON: Determines whether the VXM4 recording status is shown at the top right of each channel display window

BORDER: Determines whether there is a border around each channel in multi screen display mode

BORDER COLOUR: If the border is ON, the operator can choose the colour

MENU TRANSPARENCY: During menu setup, the live view can be seen behind the menu screen.

Changing this value determines whether the live view is more (higher value) or less (lower value) visible

MOTION SENSOR DISPLAY: If false motion recording is occurring, the operator can use this feature to determine and rectify the cause in realtime

OFF – normal display mode

ACTIVE – areas where motion is detected are highlighted with coloured blocks

INACTIVE – areas where no motion is detected are highlighted with coloured blocks

MOTION COLOUR: The colour of the blocks displayed when MOTION SENSOR DISPLAY is set to

ACTIVE or INACTIVE

MOTION TRANSPARENCY: Determines the transparency of the coloured blocks when MOTION

SENSOR DISPLAY is set to ACTIVE or INACTIVE

To change any of these settings, highlight OSD and press

ENTER

to select. Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to navigate to the option required. Press

ENTER

to select the option (the cursor changes to orange) and use the

CURSOR KEYS

to change the setting. Press

ENTER

to save the setting or

RETURN

to cancel.

DISPLAY: MONITOR

Please note: When display modes are changed, the VXM4 must be shutdown and restarted for changes to take effect

SEQUENCE DWELL: The time that each screen is displayed in a sequence operation

SPOT-OUT DWELL: The time that each screen is displayed on the spot monitor outputs

DE-INTERLACE MODE: When recording any channels in D1 resolution (704 x 576) this should be set to

ON to prevent judder during playback

ALARM POP-UP MODE: When set to ON, an alarm input will cause the associated channel to display full screen

ALARM POP-UP DWELL: Determines how long the full screen popup is displayed after an alarm input. If the alarm condition continues, the popup screen is displayed constantly

MOTION POP-UP MODE: When set to ON, motion detection will cause the associated channel to display full screen

MOTION POP-UP DWELL: Determines how long the full screen popup is displayed after motion detection.

If motion continues, the popup screen is displayed constantly

DISPLAY MODE: The VXM4 output can be optimised for display on a VGA or AV (CRT) monitor

To change any of these settings, highlight MONITOR and press

ENTER

to select. Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to navigate to the option required. Press

ENTER

to select the option (the cursor changes to orange) and use the

CURSOR KEYS

to change the setting. Press

ENTER

to save the setting or

RETURN

to cancel.

DISPLAY: SEQUENCE

When the

SEQ

button is pressed, the default sequence will cycle through all 16 channels, one by one.

Sequence setup allows the operator to define a custom sequence using mixed multi screen views and any desired channels.

To add a new sequence, highlight ADD and press

ENTER

Sequence title is highlighted – press

ENTER

to bring up the virtual keyboard and key in a name or reference number for the new sequence.

Move around the virtual keyboard using the

CURSOR KEYS

and

ENTER

to select a character.

To delete a character, use

ç

To change keyboard case and access symbols, use

é

To exit, press

RETURN

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Set ACTIVATION to ON, highlight SAVE and press

ENTER

to display the sequence programming screen.

The square on the top left of the display represents the first sequence screen that will be displayed. To edit the screen, press

ENTER

to turn the cursor orange. Using the up and down

CURSOR KEYS

, choose the screen type (single or various multi screen options)

When the correct screen type is displayed, use the


button to enter the channels required for each portion of the multi screen.

Note: only one instance of each channel can be displayed.

To remove a channel, press the appropriate


button again

When all the channels have been completed, press ENTER to save the sequence screen and begin creating the next one.

Up to 16 different sequence screens can be created

To finish editing the sequence, press

RETURN

and then

ENTER

to save & exit.

The new sequence is now saved and can be started by pressing the

SEQ

button when in live view.

DISPLAY: SPOT-OUT

The VXM4 has 4

SPOT MONITOR OUTPUTS

. Each one displays a full screen sequence of particular channels, depending on the settings configured in this menu.

For each spot monitor, the operator can decide which channels are displayed.

For example, spot 1 could display channels 1-4, spot 2 could display channels 5-8 and so on.

To change the behaviour of the spot monitor outputs, first choose the spot CHANNEL to modify, and then use the

CURSOR KEYS

and

ENTER

button to move around the channels and tick to include or un-tick to exclude from the spot out sequence.

When all changes have been made, highlight APPLY and press

ENTER

to save

CAMERA

To setup the various camera options, highlight CAMERA and press

ENTER

CAMERA: CAMERA TITLE

COVERT: When set to ON, the camera image is not displayed in live display but continues to be recorded.

TITLE: For each camera, a title of up to 11 characters can be set using the virtual keyboard

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CAMERA: COLOUR SETUP

Brightness, contrast, tint and colour can be adjusted for each individual channel.

Highlight which channel to modify and press

ENTER

The selected channel is displayed in full screen.

BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, TINT and COLOUR can be changed as necessary.

To modify a different channel, highlight CAMERA and choose the desired channel.

Press

RETURN

when all changes are complete

CAMERA: PTZ SETUP

ADDRESS: The unique ID of the PTZ device

PROTOCOL: The protocol of the PTZ device

BAUD RATE: The baud rate of the PTZ device

PTZ properties can also be adjusted for each channel by selecting the icon and pressing

ENTER.

Note that some settings, such as AUTO FOCUS, may not be compatible with particular PTZ equipment. If this is the case, changing this value will have no effect on PTZ control

CAMERA: MOTION SENSOR

SENSITIVITY: Between 1 (Lowest) and 10 (Highest) and determines the degree of motion required before recording is activated.

AREA SETUP: Choosing this option allows the operator to define which areas of the image are monitored for motion detection.

Light blue grid squares represent detection areas, grey grid squares are ignored. The area on the right shows that motion will be detected across the entire image

To quickly select or deselect the entire grid, press

RETURN

to bring up the motion menu.

Highlight SELECT ALL or DESELECT ALL as appropriate and press

ENTER

To select or deselect specific areas, press

ENTER

to bring up the green cursor square in the top left of the display.

Move the cursor using the

CURSOR KEYS

to the first corner of the area to be set and press

ENTER

– the cursor turns orange

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to increase the size of the motion cursor as required.

Press

ENTER

to change from selected to deselected (or vice versa). Repeat the above sequence as necessary to mask off or include other areas of the image.

Once the detection area has been defined, press

RETURN

and choose SAVE & EXIT to save the area and return to the motion setup menu

Please note: a motion detection recording schedule must be defined in the RECORD

MENU described on page 25

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SOUND

To setup the various sound options, highlight SOUND and press

ENTER

SOUND: AUDIO

LIVE AUDIO: When set to ON, the selected audio channel can be monitored on the AUDIO OUTPUT

AUDIO MONITORING CHANNEL: Specify which one of the 4 AUDIO INPUTS is routed to the AUDIO

OUTPUT

NETWORK AUDIO TX: When set to ON, live and playback audio is transmitted to a remote PC connection

NETWORK AUDIO RX: When set to ON, allows a remote PC connection to send audio back to the VXM4

SOUND: BUZZER

KEYPAD: When set to ON, each front panel button press is confirmed by a beep

IR REMOTE: When set to ON, each command received from the IR remote is confirmed by a beep

SYSTEM

To setup the various system options, highlight SYSTEM and press

ENTER

SYSTEM: DATE/TIME

DATE TIME: Allows the operator to set or modify the current date & time

DATE FORMAT: Determines how the date is displayed

TIME FORMAT: Determines how the time is displayed

NETWORK TIME SERVER SETUP: If the VXM4 is connected to the Internet, the time and date can be accurately set by selecting SYNC and pressing

ENTER

TIME ZONE SETUP: should be set according to the region that the VXM4 is used in.

D.S.T.: When set to ON, the VXM4 will automatically adjust the time by one hour on the relevant date in spring and autumn

SYSTEM: NETWORK

Please note: If any network settings are modified, the VXM4 will need to be restarted for changes to take effect

Please note: for further information on network settings and remote connections please refer to page 29

& page 41

DHCP: When enabled, the VXM4 will obtain an IP address automatically if connected to a DHCP server or router

DDNS: When enabled, the VXM4 can be accessed through a Dynamic DNS server. Commonly used if a broadband connection does not have a static IP address

WEB SERVICE: When enabled, allows remote connections using Internet Explorer or other web browsers.

IP ADDRESS: If DHCP is not being used, the IP address can be manually set

GATEWAY: If DHCP is not being used, the gateway IP address can be manually set

SUBNET MASK: If DHCP is not being used, the subnet mask can be manually set

1ST DNS SERVER: If DHCP is not being used, the first DNS server can be manually set

2ND DNS SERVER: If DHCP is not being used, the second DNS server can be manually set

DDNS SERVER: If DDNS is enabled, the host DDNS server is specified here

NET CLIENT PORT: The port number that the VXM4 uses to support remote connection from the client software

WEB SERVER PORT: The port number that the VXM4 uses to support remote connection from Internet

Explorer or other web browsers

MAX TX SPEED: Specifies the maximum bandwidth that the VXM4 can use during a remote connection.

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SYSTEM: MAIL

SERVER: The SMTP outbound email server that should be used to send email notifications

PORT: The outbound email port number

SECURITY: Set to OFF if the SERVER does not require a username and password to connect

USER: Enter a username to identify the VXM4 in email messages.

PASSWORD: If SECURITY is set to ON, enter the password here

Please note: A USER must be entered for the mail function to operate correctly. The username must not contain spaces.

SYSTEM: USER MANAGEMENT

By default, the VXM4 is configured with a user ID of ADMIN, belonging to the ADMIN group and with a password of 1234.

As well as the ability to add new users, existing user details can be modified

To modify user details, highlight the user with the green cursor and press

ENTER

USER ID: Edit the user ID using the virtual keyboard

PASSWORD: Change the password using the virtual keyboard

NOTE: To delete the existing password use the tt key

GROUP: Users can belong to one of three groups: ADMIN, MANAGER or USER

E-MAIL: Enter the users email address if email notification is required

E-MAIL NOTIFICATION: Enable or disable email notifications for this particular user.

Please note: For security reasons, it is recommended that the ADMIN user password is changed as soon as possible

To add users, highlight ADD and press

ENTER

. The new user details can be added using the steps outlined above.

More Information about user management

Up to eight individual users can be created, and each user can belong to one of three user groups:

USER: Members of this group can only adjust live view settings. Playback and VXM4 setup is not available

MANAGER: Members of this group can adjust live view settings and playback recorded footage

(including covert cameras)

ADMIN: Members of this group have full control over the VXM4 including setup

Please note: Any user can be deleted except the default ADMIN user

SYSTEM: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

F/W version: Shows the firmware version of the VXM4

H/W version: Shows the hardware version of the VXM4

VIDEO SIGNAL TYPE: The VXM4 automatically switches between PAL and NTSC depending on the channel 1 input signal at power on

DISK CAPACITY: The first value shows the amount of hard drive capacity used by recorded footage, the second value shows the total hard drive capacity installed.

IP ADDRESS: Shows either the manual IP address entered in NETWORK setup or the IP address assigned by a DHCP server if enabled

MAC ADDRESS: Shows the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the VXM4. It is unique – no other network device has this MAC address

SYSTEM NAME: A system name of up to 10 characters can be defined. It is used so that notification emails can be identified.

PANEL LED: The front panel button illumination can be turned ON or OFF

F/W UPDATE: Firmware updates may be released periodically to enhance system performance and add extra features. The operator can upgrade the firmware using a USB memory stick

FACTORY DEFAULT: If settings have been changed which cause erratic behaviour, the factory default settings can be loaded

SYSTEM DATA: System settings can be saved to a USB memory stick. The settings can be reloaded in case of accidental factory reset or can be transferred to another VXM4 if multiple units need to be installed with the same settings. All information is saved apart from network settings and system name.

SYSTEM: CONTROL DEVICE

Although not yet supported, the VXM4 is currently being developed for use with a VA-KBDPRO controller. This will allow up to 254 VXM4s to be controlled from the same keyboard

SYSTEM ID: If more than one VXM4 is connected on the same RS485 bus, each one must have a unique ID

PROTOCOL: Must be set to VA-KBDPRO

BAUD RATE: Must be set to match the baud rate of the VA-KBDPRO PTZ controller

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EVENT / SENSOR

To setup the various event handling options, highlight EVENT/SENSOR and press

ENTER

EVENT / SENSOR: HDD EVENT

The VXM4 can monitor the hard drives and detect problems that may be developing.

DRIVE: Selects which hard drive to configure for monitoring.

SMART ALARM: Enables SMART disk monitoring.

CHECK INTERVAL: Can be adjusted as desired

EVENT / SENSOR: ALARM INPUT

Determines the behaviour of each of the 16 alarm inputs.

OPERATION: Alarm inputs can be enabled or disabled

TYPE: Alarm inputs can be set as normally open or normally closed

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EVENT / SENSOR: ALARM OUT

Remember to select APPLY and press ENTER to save all settings before exiting these menus

Determines the behaviour and actions that will trigger each of the 16 alarm outputs.

Behaviour settings

CHANNEL: Choose which alarm output to configure

OPERATION: The selected alarm output can be enabled or disabled

MODE: Can be either TRANSPARENT (the output is active only when the trigger criteria is present) or

LATCHED (the output is active for a set period of time after a trigger)

DURATION: In LATCHED mode, the time that the alarm output remains active after it has been triggered

TYPE: Can be set to high (0V to +5V when activated) or low (+5V to 0V when activated)

HDD EVENT: Determines whether a hard drive event triggers the alarm output

Action settings

ALARM: Determines whether alarm inputs will trigger the alarm output

VIDEO LOSS: Determines whether video loss on any of the selected channels will trigger the alarm output

MOTION: Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will trigger the alarm output

EVENT / SENSOR: BUZZER OUT

Determines the behaviour and actions that will trigger the internal buzzer


OPERATION: The internal buzzer can be enabled or disabled

MODE: Can be either TRANSPARENT (the buzzer sounds only when the trigger criteria is present) or

LATCHED (the buzzer sounds for a set period of time after the trigger)

DURATION: In LATCHED mode, the time that the buzzer sounds after it has been triggered

HDD EVENT: Determines whether a hard drive event sounds the buzzer

Remember to select APPLY and press ENTER to save all settings before exiting these menus


ALARM: Determines whether alarm inputs will sound the buzzer

VIDEO LOSS: Determines whether video loss on any of the selected channels will sound the buzzer

MOTION: Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will sound the buzzer

EVENT / SENSOR: EMAIL NOTIFICATION

Determines the behaviour and actions that will send an email to a remote user.


NOTIFICATION: Email notification can be turned ON or OFF

HDD EVENT: Determines whether a hard drive event sends an email


ALARM: Determines whether alarm inputs will send an email

VIDEO LOSS: Determines whether video loss on any of the selected channels will send an email

MOTION: Determines whether motion detection on any of the selected channels will send an email

Email settings must also be configured in MAIL and USER

MANAGEMENT settings described on page 21

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DISK MANAGE

Please note: When a RECORD

TIME LIMIT is set, the OVERWRITE option cannot be changed

To manage the internal hard drives, highlight DISK MANAGE and press

ENTER

.

RECORD TIME LIMIT: In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to limit the amount of footage stored on the VXM4 (to comply with data protection laws for example).

Recording can be limited to 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week or one month. Once the VXM4 has this amount of footage stored, it will start to overwrite the earliest recorded footage.

OVERWRITE: When set ON, the VXM4 will start overwriting the earliest recorded footage once the hard drive becomes full. In this case, the percentage of hard drive used shown in live display will always be

99%. When set to OFF, the VXM4 will stop recording when the disk becomes full.

FORMAT: If necessary, all footage can be erased from the VXM4 using this option

Please note: When RECORD TIME LIMIT is set, the percentage of HDD used shown in live display mode may never reach 99%.

For example, if the total HDD capacity of the VXM4 allows for a recording time of 4 days under normal operation, if the RECORD TIME LIMIT is set to 2 days, the percentage of HDD used will never exceed 50%

RECORD MENU

To setup the recording behaviour of the VXM4, highlight RECORD MENU and press

ENTER

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RECORDING OPERATIONS

SCHEDULE MODE: Either DAILY (one schedule will apply to every day of the week) or WEEKLY (each day of the week has its own schedule)

PRE EVENT RECORDING TIME: When the VXM4 is not in continuous recording mode, this setting determines the amount of footage that is always recorded before an event occurs (motion detection, alarm input etc.)

POST EVENT RECORDING TIME: When the VXM4 is not in continuous recording mode, this setting determines the amount of footage that is always recorded after an event occurs (motion detection, alarm input etc.)

TIMER / MOTION SETUP

This setup screen allows the operator to configure scheduled and motion detection recording. There are

2 sections:

PARAMETER: Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period, in blocks (for example between 09:00 and 18:00) or for each individual hour. Note that when SCHEDULE MODE is set to WEEKLY, each day of the week can also be selected

SCHEDULE: This section determines at what times the VXM4 will record and whether it is continuous recording or motion detection.

PARAMETER

To change PARAMETER settings, highlight TIMER/MOTION SETUP and press

ENTER

. Ensure

PARAMETER is highlighted in yellow and press

ENTER

again.

The 24 hour time bar is highlighted in purple.

Press

ENTER

to display the green cursor

The green cursor shown represents one hour (in this case between 00:00 and 01:00). The table below the time bar shows the recording settings for this time period.

Example: To change the recording settings between 09:00 and 18:00

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to move the green cursor to the 09:00 position and press

ENTER

. The cursor changes to orange to show the start position.

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to stretch the orange cursor across to the 18:00 position

Press

ENTER

. Recording settings for the selected time period are displayed.

Remember that if SCHEDULE

MODE is set to WEEKLY, recording settings need to be changed for each day as well as for each particular time

The default settings for all channels is 352 x 288, 7FPS,

HIGHEST quality

SIZE: Recording resolutions of 352x288, 704x288 or 704x576 can be selected for each channel

FPS: Frame rates between 1 and 25 can be set for each channel

QUALITY: Four different picture recording qualities can be set for each channel

AUDIO: If audio devices are connected to the VXM4, any audio channel can be assigned to any of the video channels

During playback, when a particular channel is selected in full screen, the assigned audio channel will be played back at the same time

Adjust values as desired, and select OK to finish and return to the parameter menu. Other time periods can be configured in the same manner.

Note: The VXM4 supports a maximum recording rate across all channels of 112 frames per second at 352x288 resolution. As settings are adjusted, the ‘frames available’ at bottom left displays the number of available frames still remaining and must always be zero or higher.

If, whilst changing recording settings, this figure becomes negative, recording resolutions and / or frame rates must be lowered to increase the ‘frames available’ value to zero or above.

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SCHEDULE

To change SCHEDULE settings, highlight TIMER/MOTION SETUP and press

ENTER

. Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to highlight SCHEDULE and press

ENTER

.

The schedule box is highlighted in purple

Press

ENTER

to display the green cursor.

Example: To set all channels to motion detection recording only between 18:00 and 00:00

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to move the green cursor to the 18:00 position and press

ENTER

.

The cursor changes to orange to show the start position.

Use the

CURSOR KEYS

to stretch the orange cursor across and down to select all channels between 18:00 and 00:00

Press

ENTER

, highlight MOTION and press

ENTER

again

The selected area now displays the symbol for motion recording (half light blue block)

Repeat the above procedure to set different recording schedules for individual channels and time periods

The schedule screen has 3 symbols to show the different recording modes.

Dark blue blocks: No scheduled or motion recording

Light blue blocks: The VXM4 will record continuously

Half light blue block: The VXM4 will only record when motion is detected

ALARM SETUP

This setup screen allows the operator to configure alarm input activated recording

PARAMETER: Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period, in blocks (for example between 09:00 and 18:00) or for each individual hour.

Note that when SCHEDULE MODE is set to WEEKLY, each day of the week can also be selected

SCHEDULE: This section determines at what times the VXM4 will monitor the alarm inputs and activate recording.

Please refer to Timer / motion setup on page 25 for details on setting up PARAMETER and

SCHEDULE

Alarm activated recording can be used in conjunction with timer / motion recording. For example, the VXM4 could be configured to record continuously at a low frame rate (set in timer / motion setup) and then increase to a higher frame rate during an alarm input (set in alarm setup)

PANIC SETUP

During panic recording mode, the VXM4 will override all other recording settings and record continuously on all channels at the settings configured here

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The VXM4 is supplied with software to allow remote connections either on a direct LAN connection or over the Internet.

The remote client allows full live viewing of the VXM4 including telemetry control of PTZ cameras. In addition, playback, remote setup, audio talkback, local backup and remote alarm triggering can all be achieved.

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE

Insert the CD supplied with the VXM4 into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The install process will begin automatically and display the following screen.

Click ‘Next>’ to continue

Click ‘Next>’ to begin installation

The VXM4 remote client software is installed

A final install screen is displayed confirming that installation is successful.

Two icons are created on the PC desktop. ‘VXM4 RemoteClient’ is the main software package. ‘VXM4

BackupPlayer’ is the software to view archive footage from the VXM4

To begin using the remote client software, double click the icon on the desktop or click:

Start – Programs –Concept Pro – VXM4 RemoteClient.

The main remote client window is displayed

REMOTE CLIENT CONTROLS

CHANNEL SELECTION buttons

STATUS button

ALARM button

TALKBACK button

AUDIO button

SEARCH button to access remote playback

SETUP button to configure

VXM4 connections

VXM4 SETUP button to adjust VXM4 settings remotely

DROP DOWN LIST to select a VXM4 connection

CONNECT button

DISCONNECT button

DISPLAY buttons to choose

1,4,9 or 16 screen display

SEQUENCE button

MANUAL SWITCH button

FULL SCREEN button

SAVE TO AVI button

EVENT VIEWER button

TELEMETRY controls

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CREATE A CONNECTION GROUP

The VXM4 remote client software can be configured with any number of connection groups. Each connection group can consist of up to 4 VXM4s.

To create a connection group, click the

SETUP

button to display the Local configuration screen

In the ‘Group’ window on the left, right click ‘Site’ and choose ‘Add Group’

Enter a name to easily identify the connection group and click OK

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The new group is created

ENTER VXM4 DETAILS

Details for up to 4 VXM4s can be added to the ‘Factory 7’ group.

Click ‘Factory 7’ to highlight it and then enter the following information in the ‘VXM4

Information’ window:

Name: Any name that will easily identify the VXM4

IP / Domain Name: The IP or DDNS address of the VXM4

Port: The network port of the VXM4

User ID: A valid user ID already setup on the VXM4 (NOTE: Case Sensitive)

Password: The password assigned to the user ID

In the ‘Camera Assignment’ window, specific channels of the VXM4 can be allocated to the remote client display channels.

Using the drop down lists under VXM4, select which channels are displayed and in what position. To ignore certain channels, leave the drop down as ‘x’

In this case, only channels 1-4 from the selected VXM4 will be displayed.

Note, only one instance of each channel can be selected.

Each connection group can display a total of 16 channels from one or more VXM4s. For example, a connection group could consist of one 16ch VXM4 and display all 16 channels.

Or, it might consist of two 16 channel VXM4s and display 7 channels from one and 9 channels from another

To complete the details for the selected VXM4:

-Tick the event occurences that the VXM4 will send to the remote client system log

-Tick ‘Audio out’ to enable or disable the audio talkback function

-Tick ‘Alarm out’ to enable the remote alarm trigger function

-In ‘Monitoring audio’ choose which VXM4 audio input is transmitted to the remote client software during live display

-In ‘Connection retries’ choose the number of times the remote client will attempt to connect before giving an error

Finally, click ADD to save all the details.

To add up to three more VXM4s to this group – simply repeat the steps from the previous page in ‘Enter VXM4 details’

To create another connection group, repeat the steps from the previous page in ‘Create a connection group’

During operation, only one group can be connected at once. For example, ‘Factory 7’ must be disconnected before connecting to ‘Head Office’

ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION

Click the ‘Configuration’ tab to setup various remote client program options.

Video OSD

Select or deselect the information that is displayed for each channel when a VXM4 is connected

Video Output

For best results, leave set at the default of ‘Video Renderer’. Overlay mixer and GDI are provided only for backwards compatibility with older PCs

Video Mode

Define the sequence time between each channel when in sequence mode. Also, determines the full screen popup time when an alarm is triggered on the VXM4

Video Display

For best results, leave ‘Quality improve’ selected

Saving directory

Specify the location where AVI files and snapshots will be saved to the local PC

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CONNECT TO A VXM4 GROUP

From the

DROP DOWN LIST

on the remote client main screen, choose the required connection and click

CONNECT

After successful connection, the remote client displays the current live view from the VXM4.

For each channel, title, time / date and resolution are displayed.

LIVE DISPLAY MODES

Use the

DISPLAY

buttons to switch from single, quad, 9 split or 16 split display.

To run a sequence, select single screen mode and click the

SEQUENCE

button. Click

SEQUENCE

again to return to normal viewing mode.

The

MANUAL SWITCH

button shifts the positions of all channels by one place. For example, the following displays shows a 4 channel VXM4 in 16 screen mode.

Clicking

MANUAL SWITCH

has moved all channels back by one position.

By clicking the

FULL SCREEN

button, the live display is shown in full screen without any of the remote client controls.

To return to normal viewing, double click anywhere on the screen.

To quickly select a particular channel, click the appropriate


button

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SAVING TO AVI FILE

For best results, local AVI files should be viewed using the VXM4 backup player software (Page 37).

The operator can choose to record all channels currently being displayed on the live view directly to the local PC hard drive.

Click the

SAVE TO AVI

button to immediately start recording.

Click the stop button to end recording. The remote client displays a summary of the files created on the hard disk

VIEWING EVENTS

During a remote client session, any events detected on the VXM4 are sent to the remote client event log.

To display this, click the

EVENT VIEWER

button

TELEMETRY CONTROL

The

TELEMETRY

controls allow remote control of any telemetry devices attached to the VXM4.

Click the appropriate channel display and use the on screen directional buttons to control pan and tilt movement. To control focus, click . To control zoom, click . Use the + and – buttons to adjust.

Additional telemetry controls can be accessed by clicking the PTZ button.

Telemetry presets can now be programmed and called remotely.

Example: To start pattern tour 1 running on a VHSD-870EXT speed dome, select preset 131 from the drop down list and click RUN.

Example: To program preset position 85, position the speed dome using the

TELEMETRY

controls, select preset 85 and click SET

If necessary pan & tilt speed speed can be adjusted by dragging the speed bar left or right.

Click PTZ again to return to the basic control buttons.

Telemetry control also allows remote setup of many telemetry devices. For example, to access the setup menu of the VHSD-870EXT speed dome, RUN preset 95 and then use the telemetry and focus + and – controls to navigate the speed dome menu.

Telemetry controls can also be displayed when the remote client is in full screen mode. To do this click the PTZ button and, using the mouse, drag the PTZ controls away from the remote client window. Then click the full screen icon. The PTZ controls are still displayed and can be moved around the display to suit the operator.

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AUDIO MONITORING

During a remote client session, the operator can monitor audio connected to the VXM4.

Click the

AUDIO

button to toggle live audio on or off

Suitable speakers must be connected to the PC for audio monitoring to function.

AUDIO TALKBACK

During a remote client session, the operator can

‘talkback’ to the VXM4. During talkback, audio is routed through the

AUDIO OUT

connector on the rear of the VXM4

To talkback, click and hold the

TALKBACK

button and speak normally in to the microphone

A suitable microphone must be connected to the PC for audio talkback to function.

ALARM TRIGGERING

Alarm outputs at the rear of the VXM4 can be triggered remotely by the operator.

On the 4 channel VXM4. Click any of the channel displays and click the

ALARM

button. ‘A’ is displayed on all 4 displays and the relay output on the VXM4 is activated. Click

ALARM

again to deactivate the relay.

On the 8 & 16 channel VXM4. Click the appropriate channel display and click the

ALARM

button. ‘A’ is displayed on the selected channel display and the corresponding alarm output on the VXM4 is activated. Click

ALARM

again to deactivate.

CONNECTION STATUS

During a remote client session, the operator can check the connection status of the entire group by clicking the

STATUS

button

REMOTE CLIENT PLAYBACK CONTROLS

LIVE button to switch to live view

SETUP button to configure

VXM4 connections

VXM4 SETUP button to adjust VXM4 settings remotely

DROP DOWN LIST to select a VXM4 connection

CONNECT button

DISCONNECT button

DISPLAY buttons to choose

1,4,9 or 16 screen display

ARCHIVE button

SNAPSHOT button

EVENT SEARCH button

BACKUP PLAYER button

PRINT button

CURRENT EVENT LOG button

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TIMELINE display

CURSOR

AUDIO control

PLAYBACK control

SEARCHING FOR THE FOOTAGE

Click the

SEARCH

button in live display mode to switch to search mode.

The

TIMELINE

at the bottom of the display shows a graphical overview of recorded footage for a particular day. White blocks indicate footage for a particular time segment, whilst blue blocks indicate no footage.

Choose the required date by selecting and then adjusting the date value using the up and down arrows.

As different dates are selected, the

TIMELINE

changes to show the status of recorded footage for that particular date.

Use the mouse to drag the

CURSOR

to the required time.

The exact time selected is displayed under the date.

Click to begin playback from the selected date and time.

CONTROLLING PLAYBACK

During playback, use the

DISPLAY

buttons to switch from single, quad, 9 split or 16 split display.

To select reverse play, click

Use + and – to increase or decrease playback speed.

Click to stop playback and choose another time / date if required

AUDIO MONITORING

During playback, click the

AUDIO

button to toggle audio on or off. By clicking a channel display window, audio associated with that channel can be heard.

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ARCHIVING FOOTAGE

Pre-recorded footage on a VXM4 can be archived to the local PC hard disk.

Click the ARCHIVE button to show the archiving screen.

Choose start time, end time, which channels to archive and whether to include audio.

For convenience, choosing ‘Select All’ will highlight all available channels (including audio) for archiving.

Click OK to begin archiving data to the PC hard drive

The remote client shows the current status of the archiving process.

BACKUP PLAYER

To view archives already created on the local PC hard drive, click the

BACKUP PLAYER

button.

Click to choose which archive file to playback.

The controls under the display can be used to adjust playback direction and speed.

TAKING A SNAPSHOT

During playback, a still image can be save to the local PC hard disk by clicking the

SNAPSHOT

button.

Specify the file location, file name and choose BMP or JPG format. Click ‘Save’.

The snapshot image is saved in the same style as the currently selected screen display, for example, quad screen, single screen etc.

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EVENT SEARCH

PRINT AN IMAGE

To search for an event and playback the recorded footage, press the

EVENT SEARCH

button.

Choose the ‘Start time’ and ‘End time’. Select which events to include in the search and click ‘Search’

The event log for the selected time period is displayed.

Select an event, click ‘Go to timeline’ and then click OK

Click u to begin playback from the selected date and time.

During playback, a still image can be printed on the local PC printer by clicking the

PRINT

button

The printed image is in the same style as the currently selected screen display, for example, quad screen

VIEWING EVENTS

During playback, any live events detected on the VXM4 are sent to the remote client event log. To display this, click the

CURRENT EVENT LOG

button

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Only the ADMIN user can configure a VXM4 remotely. With the exception of network settings and certain display options, any of the VXM4 settings can be changed.

ENTERING SETUP

Click the

SETUP

button, enter the correct password for the ADMIN user and click OK

The remote setup screen is displayed and the VXM4 settings can be changed as necessary.

Click OK to save all changes and return to the main remote client screen. Any changes made will take effect immediately

LOADING AND SAVING

To backup a VXM4 setup to a local file, click ‘Backup setup’. A backup file is saved on the local PC.

To restore a VXM4 setup, click ‘Restoration setup’ and select the required file to upload from the browser window

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BACKUP PLAYER

After footage has been archived from a VXM4, it can be reviewed on a PC system.

Insert the backup CD or USB stick in the PC and view the contents using Windows

Explorer.

The following files are included in the backup:

Backup_info: This file contains detailed information about the archive set. Double click to view it.

Player: This is the playback software necessary to view the archive files correctly.

US_ch01….: An AVI video file containing the archive footage for a single channel.

Depending on the archive, there will be up to 16 AVI files listed.

US_log-….: The event log containing all events that occurred in the archive period.

Double click to view it.

Setup: Installs the IMM4 codec. This is required if the user chooses to play back archive files using Windows Media Player.

To view archives backed up from a VXM4, double click the player file

Click to choose which archive file to playback.

Playback of the archive file begins.

The controls under the display can be used to adjust playback direction and speed.

Note: VXM4 archive files can also be viewed using Windows Media player but no on screen information (such as time and date) is displayed.

For this reason, it is always recommended that ‘player’ is used to view archive files

Archive set file names

When a backup is created on the VXM4, a folder is first created on the backup device so that the operator can easily identify the archive set at a later stage.

For example the folder, F:\ARCHIVE_070205_120226 is an archive set that was created on 5th February 2007 at 12:02:26

Each individual archive file is also named for easy identification.

For example, US_ch01_0702051201_0702051202_00.AVI is a backup of channel 1 from 12:01 on 5th February 2007 to 12:02 on 5th

February 2007

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APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR

DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4

REQUIREMENTS

1. Netgear DG834 router

2. A Laptop or PC to configure the DG834

3. An Internet connection and all required login details (username and password provided by your ISP)

SETUP STEPS FOR INTERNET CONNECTION

1. The DG834 has a default IP address of 192.168.0.1, so configure your laptop or PC with an IP address of 192.168.0.2 and gateway of

192.168.0.1 and connect to the DG834 using the standard CAT-5 patch lead supplied with the router.

2. Open Internet Explorer and enter http://192.168.0.1 to connect to the router. When prompted, enter user name of ‘admin’ and password ‘password’

3. If the DG834 has never been setup before, it will prompt whether you wish to use the setup wizard – do not do this.

4. Choose ‘Basic Settings’ from the menu on the left. Select yes for ‘Does your internet connection require a login’ and enter your username and password as provided by your ISP. Other information required on this screen can be left at defaults. Apply these settings and then verify that you now have internet access from the PC / Laptop

SETUP STEPS FOR CONNECTING A VXM4 LOCALLY

1. Configure the VXM4 (refer to page 20 for details) so that it has a unique IP address which is in the same range as the router and PC/laptop. For example, in this case choose 192.168.0.3. Set the gateway IP on the DVR to the router’s IP address of 192.168.0.1. Note that the default port number is 6100.

2. Connect the VXM4 to the router using a standard CAT-5 patch lead and verify that it can be ‘pinged’ from the PC as follows a) Open a command prompt with the following sequence: START – RUN – type in ‘CMD’ – OK b) At the command prompt, type ‘PING 192.168.0.3’. If you see 4 lines saying ‘reply from 192.168.0.3: ………..’ then the VXM4 is recognised on the local network. If not, work through the above steps again, but also check that the CAT-5 patch lead is OK.

3. At this point, the connection to the VXM4 can be tested locally. Install the remote agent software (page 29) and follow the steps to create a connection group, entering IP address, username and password for the VXM4 and port number as noted in step 1 above. The remote agent should successfully connect to the VXM4 allowing you to view images remotely on the PC/laptop

SETUP STEPS TO ALLOW REMOTE VIEWING OVER BROADBAND

BASIC PRINCIPLES

Imagine the Netgear DG834 is split in to two halves - one half is the private side which serves the local network. This ‘half’ of the router has its own

IP address (typically 192.168.0.1) and other devices (PCs, laptops, VXM4 etc.) that are connected to it will all have a unique IP address of the form

192.168.0.XXX.

Because this is a private network, it cannot be accessed directly from the outside world.

The other imaginary half of the DG834G is the public side - it also has its own IP address which is allocated to you by your ISP and can either be static (it never changes) or dynamic (your ISP could change it at any time). Because this is a public network, in theory, anyone from the outside world who knows your public IP address can access the router and your private network. But, because the router has a security firewall built in, incoming traffic is severely limited to prevent this.

For this reason, you need to configure the DG834 so that incoming traffic intended for the VXM4 is correctly routed instead of being blocked - this is known as port forwarding.

You will notice on the VXM4 that in the network setup section, there is also a port number. This could technically be any value but you must avoid common Internet ports such as 80, 110, 25, 21 etc. In general, the default value on the VXM4 is acceptable.

In this case, the VXM4 default port value is 6100 so a rule needs creating on the DG834 that channels all traffic coming in on port 6100 to the VXM4

APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR DG834

ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4

SETTING UP PORT FORWARDING

This section assumes that you have already established a successful connection locally. Logon to the DG834 and select ‘Services’ from the menu.

Click ‘Add Custom Service’ and enter the following values:

Name: VXM4 (or any other name of your choice)

Type: TCP

Start Port: 6100

Finish port: 6100

And click ‘Apply’

Then, create a firewall rule as follows:

Select ‘Firewall Rules’ from the menu. Under the inbound services, click ‘Add’ and enter the following:

Service: VXM4(TCP:6100) – This is the service you created earlier

Action: Leave at ‘ALLOW always’

Send to LAN server: 192.168.0.3 - This is the IP address of the VXM4

Wan Users and Log settings can be left unchanged.

And click ‘apply’ to add the new rule

Once the firewall rule is setup, anybody should be able to access the VXM4 from the outside world, as long as they are using the correct software.

To configure the software, the IP address is the public static IP address of your router and the port number in this case will be 6100. The username and password must match those set up on the VXM4

SETTING UP MULTIPLE VXM4s ON ONE ROUTER

The setup steps in this case are identical but you will need to create a separate service and firewall rule for each VXM4 connected. Note also that each VXM4 must have a unique port setting as well as a unique IP address.

Example – 2 VXM4s connected to a router

1st VXM4 settings

IP address: 192.168.0.3

Port: 6100

Gateway: 192.168.0.1

On the DG834, configure a service on port 6100 and a firewall rule to direct this service to 192.168.0.3

2nd VXM4 settings:

IP address: 192.168.0.4

Port: 6101

Gateway: 192.168.0.1

On the DG834, configure a service on port 6101 and a firewall rule to direct this service to 192.168.0.4

The remote client software can then be configured with one connection group containing two VXM4 connections to match the above and then both

VXM4s can be accessed remotely at the same time.

Note: If connecting locally over a LAN, the unique 192.168.0.XXX IP address for each VXM4 has to be entered. If connecting over broadband, the same public IP address is entered for both VXM4s – port forwarding on the router takes care of the rest.

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APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING A NETGEAR

DG834 ROUTER FOR USE WITH THE VXM4

USING DDNS TO CONNECT

DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) is generally used when your ISP provides you with a dynamic public IP address. The problem with a dynamic

IP address, because it can change regularly, is that any remote users that need to connect to the VXM4 do not know what IP address to enter in the remote client!

Using DDNS solves this problem. When a VXM4 is correctly configured to use DDNS, it regularly interrogates the router and sends the current public

IP address to a 3rd party database. The VXM4 also sends its MAC address, which is unique.

Before using DDNS, the VXM4 must be set up correctly by following the steps on page 41 and verifying that a local connection can be made.

In addition, the following must be configured in the VXM4 NETWORK setupmenu (page 20)

DHCP - disabled

DDNS - enabled

1st DNS server - must be the IP address of the ISP's 1st DNS server

2nd DNS server - must be the IP address of the ISP's 2nd DNS server

DDNS server - leave set as DDNS.DVRLINK.NET

Note: if the ISP's DNS servers are not known, they can be identified as follows:

A) Open a command prompt with the following sequence: START - RUN - type in 'CMD' - OK

B) At the command prompt, type 'IPCONFIG /ALL' and press ENTER. The ISP's DNS servers are listed at the bottom of the information screen. If only one server is listed, enter this in the VXM4 1st DNS server, and leave the 2nd DNS server as default

Finally, make a note of the VXM4's unique MAC address - this can be found in the SYSTEM MANAGEMENT part of the VXM4 setup (page 22).

For example, if the MAC address is 00-11-5F-00-9A-33, the following should be entered instead of an IP address when configuring a VXM4 connection group:

00115f009a33.dvrlink.net

Note: the entry should be MAC address.dvrlink.net, not MAC address.ddns.dvrlink.net

When the remote client initiates a connection, it interrogates dvrlink.net for the actual public IP address that corresponds to the MAC address. It then uses the resulting IP address to connect to the VXM4

APPENDIX C: CONNECTING

EXTERNAL DEVICES

PANIC

Connect an external push button switch to the ‘Panic’ and

‘GND’ terminals. Pushing the switch will activate the panic recording function

TELEMETRY

Connect RS485+ to the ‘+’ or ‘A’ terminal of any attached telemetry devices. Connect RS485- to the ‘-’ or ‘B’ terminals

ALARM RESET

Connect an external push button switch to the ‘ARI’ and

‘GND’ terminals. Pushing the switch will reset all system alarms

ALARM IN

A11 A12 A13 A14 GND A15 A16 A17 A18 GND A19 A20 A21 A22 GND A113 A114 A115 A116 GND

ALARM INPUTS

Connect voltage free contacts from PIRs, beam break detectors etc. to the ‘GND’ terminal and ‘AIXX’ terminals of choice

ALARM OUTPUTS

Connect the ‘GND’ terminal and ‘AOXX’ terminal of choice to standard alarm inputs on other equipment, E.g. phone diallers, alarm panels etc

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MODEL

Operation

Video in

Audio in

Main displays

Spot displays

Audio out

External alarm

User interface

Recording

Genuine triplex

Channels

Connection

Loop through

Channels

Connection

BNC

VGA

S-Video

Screen display modes

Sequence

Digital zoom

Channels

Connection

Display mode

Channels

Connection

Inputs

Outputs

On screen display

Control

Video CODEC

Resolution options for each channel

Playback

Archiving

Time

PTZ

System

Network

Remote client

Storage

Event handling

Security

Physical

Maximum total frame rate

Image quality

Pre-event recording

Recording modes

Frame rate options for each channel

Schedule

Configurable recording time limits

Audio

Motion detection

Covert recording

Camera title

Speed

Control

Search method

Split screen display modes

Audio synchronization

Storage

Format

Archive data

Time zone

DST

Time synchronisation

RS-485

Watchdog

Abnormal shutdown detection

HDD Error detection

System data backup / restore

Connection

Simultaneous connections

DHCP

DDNS

Two way network audio

Bandwidth management

Client software

Remote configuration

Remote PTZ control

Email event notification

Maximum Capacity

Storage

Recording options

Source

Action

User levels

Key Lock

Dimensions

Weight

VXM4-16

Simultaneous recording, playback, network live view, network playback, network remote setup. Frame rate unaffected.

16

BNC, 1.0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced

BNC, 1.0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced, auto termination

4

RCA, line level unbalanced

1.0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced

15 pin D-SUB 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz

4 pin mini din Y/C

1, 4, 6 (1+5), 8 (1+7), 9, 13 (1+12), 16

User defined channels for each mode

Adjustable dwell time, user defined sequences

Between 2x & 8x

4, fully programmable

BNC, 1.0Vpp composite 75ohm unbalanced

Full screen sequence, adjustable dwell time

1

RCA, line level unbalanced

16, NO or NC common ground

16, high (+5V) or low (0V) selectable, common ground

GUI, alpha blending

Front panel or IR Remote

MPEG-4

SIF (352 x 288), 2 SIF (704 x 288),

D1 (704 x 576)

100 FPS (SIF)

Highest, High, Standard, Low

5 seconds max

Schedule / motion detection / alarm / panic

25 - 13 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 1

Per channel, per hour, per day / week

12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month

Audio inputs independently assigned to each channel

16 x 16 selectable grid with 10 levels of sensitivity

Yes, selectable by channel

11 characters (max)

Forward / reverse. 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

Front panel buttons and Jog / Shuttle ring

Calendar / timeline, event log, instant playback

1, 4, 16

Yes, any frame rate

CD-RW (DVD±RW option), USB Memory stick, Network

Watermarked AVI

Independent channel selection (video / audio), backup log, event log

Worldwide, selectable

Yes

Internet time server

Multi protocol, baud rate and speed control for each channel

Yes

Yes, with system auto recovery

Yes, SMART monitoring

Yes, USB memory stick or via remote client

RJ45, 10/100 Ethernet

4 (max)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes, included

Yes

Yes

Yes

Currently 1.5TB

3x HDD maximum

Stop when full / overwrite

Alarm in, motion detection, video loss, HDD error

Record, alarm out, email notification, log, remote client popup, buzzer, full screen popup

ADMIN, MANAGER, USER

Yes, password protected

428mm(w) x 475mm(d) x 93mm(h)

4.8kg (without HDD)

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