American Bus Video SD4mX User manual

SD4mX Driver Safety Solution
User Manual
January 2013 Version 1.1
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American Bus Video Inc.
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DriverSafetyCameras.com
FleetDriverRiskManagement.com
25 Years of Fleet Driver Safety System Sales & Service Experience
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This device is NOT of waterproof; to prevent it from any accident of fire or
electric shock, please do NOT put any container with water on the device or
nearby. Do not expose the device to moisture, or extreme temperatures.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.GENERALINTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 5
2.PRODUCTFIGURES ............................................................................................... 7
2.1FRONTPANEL .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2REARPANEL ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3WIRELESSREMOTECONTROLLER ......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.INITIALSETUP.................................................................................................... 10
3.1TAMPERͲPROOFCASEMOUNTING ..................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2POWERCONNECTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
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3.3CAMERACONNECTION .................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.4SENSORHARNESSCONNECTION ........................................................................................................................................ 14
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3.5EVENTBUTTONANDCABLECONNECTION(OPTION).............................................................................................................15
4.MAINSYSTEMOVERVIEW .................................................................................. 16
5.BASICOPERATIONANDMENUSYSTEM .............................................................. 17
5.1SDCARDFORMATTING.................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.2CHOOSERECORDINGMODE ............................................................................................................................................. 18
5.3FILELENGTH .................................................................................................................................................................. 19
5.4RECORDINGQUALITY....................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.5STARTRECORDING .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.6PLAYBACKOPTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
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5.7,FILEBACKUP................................................................................................................................................................. 24
5.8ALARMRECORDING ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
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5.9MOTIONDETECTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
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6.0VIDEOLOSTALARM ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
6.1SCHEDULERECORDING .................................................................................................................................................... 28
6.2VIDEOSYSTEMSETTING ................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.3SETDATEANDTIME ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
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6.4CONFIGURATIONSETUP ................................................................................................................................................... 30
6.5USERLEVELANDPASSWORDSETTING................................................................................................................................. 31
6.6NETWORKSETTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 32
6.7MOTOR ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
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6.8MANAGETHEPOWER ...................................................................................................................................................... 37
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6.9USEPTZ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39
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6.10GPSSETTING(OPTION)................................................................................................................................................. 41
6.11EVENTBUTTON&CABLESETTING(OPTION).....................................................................................................................41
6.12FIRMWAREUPDATE....................................................................................................................................................... 43
6.13USINGWIͲFIMODULE(OPTION).................................................................................................................................... 45
7.CONNECTION&INSTALLATIONCABLES .............................................................. 48
7.1POWERSUPPLYCABLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
7.2VIDEO&AUDIOINPUT/OUTPUTCABLE ............................................................................................................................ 49
7.3SENSORHARNESS ........................................................................................................................................................... 50
8.SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................... 52
9.LISTOFSTANDARDACCESSORIES ....................................................................... 53
10.TROUBLESHOOTING. ....................................................................................... 54
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1. General Introduction
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2.1 Front Panel
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3. Initial Set Up
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