American Dynamics AD1473 User manual

Model 1473
QuadView I1
Installation and Operating Instructions
This manual describesthe installation and operating procedures forthe American Dynamics model 1473 QuadView 11. The 1473
QuadView 11, a four quadrant multiplexer, digitally captures the video from four video sources, reduces these images to quarter-
screen size, and combines them onto a QUAD output. A separate CALL output provides full - screen viewing of each input
contained
in the quad presentation. Alarm inputs and remote controls provide optimum flexibility in alarm viewing and
reoordiag.

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The installationof this product should be made by qualified
service personneland should conformto
all local codes.
CAWm TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTWC SHOCK,
W NOT REMOVE COVERS (OR BACK) .
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIM.
REFER SERVlClNG TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do
not expose this product to rain or moisture.
This product generates and uses radio frequency
energy and if not installed and used properly, that is,
in strict accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions, may cause interference to radio
and
television reception. It has been type tested and found
to comply
with the limits for a Class B computing
device
in accordancewith the specifications in Part 15
of FCC Rules, which are designed toprovide reasonable
protection against such interference
in a residential
installation. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur
in a particular installation.
If this product does cause interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by
turning the product off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
- Reorienttheproduct.
- Relocate theproduct with respect tothe receiver.
- Move the product away from the receiver.
- Plug the product into a different outlet so that the
prdct and receiver are on different branch circuits.
If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an
experienced radio/television technician for additional
suggestions. The user may
find the following bookket
prepared by the Federal Communications Commission
helpful:
" How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV
Interference Problems." This booklet is available from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Stock N O . 004-000-00345-4.
The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within
an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert
the
user to the presence of uninsulated
" d a ng e rou s voltage " within t he
product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute
a
risk of electric shock topersons.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanyingthe product.
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
Unpack carefully. This is
an electronic product and should
be handled as such. Compare the items receivedwith the
packing list with your order.
Be sure tosave:
1. The shippingcartons and insert pieces. They
are the
safest materialinwhich tomake future shipments of
the product.
2. The IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS sheet.
3. These Installationand Operating Instructions.
MAINTENANCE
User maintenance of this unit is limited to external cleaning
and inspection. For specific recommendations refer to the
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS sheet packagedwith this product.
INSTALLATIONAND SERVICE
If you require information during installation of this
product or
if service seems necessary, contact the
American Dynamics Repair and Service Department
at
(800) 442 - 2225.
You must obtain a Return Authorization
Number and shipping instructions before returning any
product for service.
Do not attempt toservice this product yourself. Opening
or
removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or
other hazards. Refer all servicing toqualifiedpersonnel.
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Table of Contents
System Description
................................................ 1
Features .................................................................. 1
Installation .............................................................. 1
Connections ............................................................ 2
Setup ...................................................................... 3
Operation ................................................................ 4
Typical SystemConnections .................... Appendix
Troubleshooting
............................ Inside Back Page
Specifications
.......................................... Back Page

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DESCRIPTION, FEATURES and INSTALLATION
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Figure 1 - 1473 QuadView 11
=STEM DESCRIPTION
The 1473 QuadViw 11, a four quadrant multiplexer, digitally
captures the video from four standard video sources, reduces
these images to quarter-saeen size, and combines them into a
single video
output utilizing a Quad display of all four videos.
One
1473 output provides the quad - type presentation. A
second output provides full - screen viewing of each input
contained in the quad presentation. Alann inputs and outputs
and remote control inputs provide optimum flexibility in alarm
viewing, recording, and control.
FEATURES
* Both Quad and Call monitor outputs (SeeFigure 2)
* On - screen Quad displaysinclude camera number
Built - in switcher sequencesfill - screen camera displays on
the Call
monitor. with or without the Quad display
* Manual or remote " FREEZE " instantly immobilizes the
Quad display
forfurther inspection
* Manual or remote call - up of each camera or the Quad
display
on the Callmonitor
* Automatic call - up of alarmed cameras to the Call monitor
when
the corresponding alarm input is activated: multiple
alarmsare sequenced
on the Call monitor
* Threedifferem Ahnn Clearance modes are available:
1. Alarm cleared whenacknowledged
2. Alarm automaticallycleared afrer 20 secondsor when
3. Alarm automaticallycleared when alarm input is cleared
alarm input
is cleared,whichever isthe longer
* Loss of video at any input is detected and indicated on the
Quad
display by displaying a blank screen.
INSTALLATION
This installation should be made by qualified service personnel
and should conform to
all local codes. Safeguards must be
taken to avoid unintentional operation by employees and
maintenance personnel working about the premises, by falling
objects, by customers, by building vibration, and by similar
causes.
Mounting
1473 QuadView I1 desktop and rack - mount models are
available. Mount unit in a convenient location near associated
monitors. Avoid heat sources or poorly ventilated
racks.
Operating temperatures must be held within areasonablerange
to insure proper operation.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS
OPERATINGTHIS UNIT, OR NEED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, CALL OUR SERVICECENTER AT:
within the United States 1
- 800 - 442 - 2225
outsidethe United States (845) 624
- 7640
Quad Monitor Call Monitor
* Verticaf Sync lock to Camera 1 or to the AC line
Figure 2 - Four - Camera OutputDisplays
* Looping video inputs
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CONNECTIONS
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Figure 3 - 1473 Rear Panel
CONNECTIONS
Alardemote Controls
video Inputs
Four pairs of BNC connectors (1, 2, 3, 4) are used for video
inputs. The camera connected to a BNC automatically is
assigned the corresponding on
- screen camera number. The
two
- position slide switch, under each video input pair,
configuresthe input terminationin one of two ways:
Right (75
Ohm): Terminateseach input in 75 ohms.
Left (HiZ): Used forunterminated, looping input.
Set the slide switches to
the right position if the signals are
terminated at the QuadView II or to the left if the signal is
looped to another video device (the looping signal must
eventually
be terminated).
Conned up to four video sou~ces to BNC inputs 1,2,3, and 4
on the rear panel. All video inputs must be 1 Vp - p, 2:l
interlaced, RS - 170 or CCIR standard, composite video signals.
Use a good grade of 75 - ohm coaxial cable (such as Belden
8241 or equivalent) with BNC connectors.
Vidco Inputs 1 thru 4 are displayed on the Quad monitor in a
quad configuration. The displays
are also shown on the Call
monitor, each display
in a full - screenconfiguration.
Video Outputs
Two VIDEO
OUT BNCs, CALL and QUAD, are used for
outputs
to monitors, VCR's, etc. The video output signals are
1 Vp - p, RS - 170 or CCIR standard, composite video. Each
output must
be terminated in 75 ohms at the end of its run.
If one monitor is used, connect it to the Call output. If two
monitors
are used, connect one to the Call output, which can
be used as a sequence monitor, and one to the Quad output,
which alwayspresents the quad
format.
PowerconnectifM
Connect the appended 3 - wire cord to the required power
source according to the model. The operating voltage is shown
on the rear panel.
1473 12OVAC,50/60Hz
1473X 23OVAC, 50/60 Hz
The 16 - pin AlarmdRemoteControVRly connector on the rear
panel is for input of alarm signals from user
- supplied alarm
devices, for remote control inputs, and for access to relay
contactsactivated by
alarms.
ALARMS - Inputs to the ALARMS connections 1 thru 4,
from user
- supplied alarm devices, activate the alarm
functionsand call the corresponding video input. Using the
factory supplied cable, connect
Alarm Ground Closures to
Alarm Inputs 1, 2, 3, and 4. The contact returns should all
return to the ground pin (pin 5) of the alarm connector.
" 1 " (pin 1)
" 2 " (pin 2)
" 3 " (pin 3)
" 4 (pin 4)
'I+' (pin 5) Ground
Alarm Input 1
Alarm Input 2
Alarm Input 3
Alarm Input 4
REMOTE CONTROL - Full function remote control is
provided via hard
- wire contact inputs to the REMOTE
CONTROL connections, 1 thru A.
Each contact must be
momentarily closed to ground (pin 5) to activate the remote
function. These remote inputs operate identical to the front
panel functions,
as described on page 4, Operation.
" 1 " (pin 6)
" 3 " (pin 8)
" 4 (pin 9)
" Q " (pin 10)
"R (pin 12)
" A (pin 13)
" 2 " (pin 7)
" F (pin 11)
Call Camera 1
Call Camera 2
Call Camera 3
Call Camera 4
Quad
Freeze
RUn
Alarm (Acknowledgeor Enable)
RLY (Relay Contact Outputs) - A Form - C relay provides
two outputs,
one normally open, the other normally closed,
which activate during almsfor control of a VCR
or other
remote device. Relay contacts are for low
- voltage control
circuitry only. Contact rating of this relay is: 0.6 Amps,
120VAC or 2.0 Amps, 30 VAC.
pin
14 Normally Open relay
pin
15 Common
pin 16 Normally Closed relay
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SETUP
SETUP
Alarm Modes (Jumpers J30, J29, J28, and J27)
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Each individual camera input can be set to different modes of
alarm clearance. Set cameras 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the different
alarm modes by moving jumpers
J30, J29, J28, and J27
respectively to the desired positions (see Figure 4). The three
alarm mode positions for eachjumper are:
CAUTION - Due to the presence of non - insulated
compomnts with hazardous voltages, the
followinginternal adjustmentsshould
be
perfonnea by qualifiedservicepersonnel only.
Color Filters(Jumpers J38, J4)
The 1473 QuadView I1 does not pass color signals on the
QUAD
output In order to use signals from color cameras as
the input to the Quadview II, it may be necessary to reduce the
color
sub-carrier interference. Internal filters are provided and
may be activatedby moving internal jumpers. These filters do
not affect color signals on a full - screen CALL output. The
factory setting of these jumpers isfarblack and white cameras.
Jumper J38 reduces the color sub - carrier interference from
video inputs
1 and 3; J4 reduces the color sub - carrier
interfexence from video ioputs 2 and 4. See jumper locations
in the 1473 PCB layout drawing, Figure 4. Do not move any
other jumpers as seriousdamage could result.
MODE 1: Holds the alarm until acknowledged either by
pressing the ALARMS pushbutton
or by an input of a
remote alarm acknowledge, pin 13.
MODE 2: Holds the alarm for twenty seconds for an alarm
input of twenty seconds and less. For longer alarm inputs,
holds
the alarm as long as alarm input is active. Alarms can
be acknowledged at any time during the alarm either by
pressing the ALARMS pushbutton or by a remote alarm
acknowledgeinput.
MODE
3: Holds the alarm while the alarm input is active.
Alarms can be acknowledged at any time during the alarm
either by pressing the ALARMS pushbutton or by a remote
alarm acknowledge input.
Quad Sequence Modes (Jumpers J39 and J3 1)
Vertical Lock (Jumper J33)
The video output of the Quadview II can be vertically locked
to either video input 1 or to the AC line. As shipped, it is
locked to the AC line. It can be locked to video input 1 by
moving the
SYNC jumper (J33) located on the PCB (see
figure 4).
To add the Quad picture to both the RUN sequence and the
alarm sequence,move the two - positionjumper J39 to the " IN "
position (see Figure 4). When this jumper is set to the " OUT "
position, both sequencesare only the full - screencamera inputs.
The
RUN sequence rate, either two or four seconds, is selected
by the twcqositionjumper J3 1.
0 0 f- QuadSequenceModeJumpeers
J3s J31
Alarm Mode
Jumpers
Color Cameres2and4 Filter for &
J29 J27
cdor Filter for
cameras1and3
2
J33
VerblcalkiACorCameral
J9 J10
J37 a8 J38 534 s17 536 J19 s16 J12 J14 ~15 J13
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Figure 4 - 1473 PCB Layout

OPERATION
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Figure 5 - Front Panel Controls
OPERATION
The 1473 QuadView I1 may be used with one or two monitors.
If only one monitor is used,
it should be the Call Monitor. The
Call Monitor displayseither:
1. A sequence of full - screen camera pictures, with or without
the
Quad Display (see RUN, below).
2. A selected full - screen picture of any camera or the Quad
Display
(see 1,2, 3.4, and QUADbelow).
The Quad Monitor always showsthe Quad Display.
Front Panel Operation
A white box is displayed in the bottom center of the Quad
display when alarmsare enabled (Figure
5).
2. If any alarm is active on a camera input, the ALARMS
action is an acknowledge of the alarm (see Alarm Mode
Setup,page
3).
Video Loss Detection
Loss of video to any input is detected by the 1473.
When a
video loss is detected, the corresponding quadrant displays a
blanked screen on
the Quad display. The last picture received
before video loss is stored
in memory. If the FREEZE
pushbutton
is activatedfollowinga video loss, the frozen Quad
display includes
the last picture received, shown in the
appropriate quadrant
The front panel controls (seeFigure 5) operate as follows.
Alarm Action
1, 2,3,4: Each of these pushbuttons calls a full - screendisplay
of the correspondingcamera to the Call Monitor.
QUAD This pushbutton calls a display of four cameras (in a
Quad configuration) to the Call Monitor.
FREEZE: Alternate pushbutton FREEZE action:
1. Freezes the current Quad display on both the Call and
Quad Monitors. The Quad display also flashes the word
" FROZEN " (see Figure 6) and shows the last picture
received before video loss,
if video loss had been detected.
2. Restoresthe real-time Quad display.
RUN: The RUN pushbutton action sequences the four camera
inputs on the Call Monitor. The sequence rate, either two
or four seconds, is selected by the jumper J3 1. To include
the Quad display
in the sequence, set jumper 539 to the
" IN " position (see Quad SequenceSetup, page 3).
Activating the RUN pushbutton while a sequence is running
has no effect. Activating any of the 1, 2, 3.4, or QUAD
pushbuttons stops the sequence and calls the requested
display
to the Call Monitor.
ALARMS: The ALARMS pushbutton action depends on the
current mode of the
unit:
1. If no alarms are active, alternate ALARMS pushbutton
action
enables or disables alarm response action in the unit.
Alarm contact closures on any of the Alarm Input pins activate
the following response actions
if the unit isenabled for alarms:
1. The word " ALARM! " flashes on the Quad display to
indicate the presence of
an alarm (Figure 6).
2. The Call Monitor displays a full - screen picture of one, or a
sequence of multiple, alarmed cameras. The Quad display
may be included
in this sequence by the setting of jumper
J39 (see Quad Sequence Setup, page 3).
Alarm sequence
dwell time is
fmed at two seconds.
3. The Form-C alarm relay is activated for control of external
devices.
Each individual camera
can be set for one of three different
alarm clearance modes, selectable by a three position jumper
(see Alarm Modes Setup,page 3). After the alarm is cleared or
acknowledged, the Call Monitor display
returns to the camera
it was lastdisplaying,before the alarm occurred.
Blinks when an alarm is received
Blinks when Quad display is frozen
White
box displayed when
alarms are enabled
Figure 6 - FrozedAlam Quad Displays
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Appendix

TYPICALSYSTEM CONNECTIONS
AD1473 QUADVIEW II
Cameras and
Alarm
Contacts
CALL
Monitor
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Camera 2
L Camera 3
QUAD
Monitor
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Camera 4
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RemoteControlContacts

SPECIFICATIONS
Voltage Input: 1473: 12OVAC, 50/60 Hz
1473x3 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power: 7 watts
Video Input/Output: 1473: RS - 170 Standard, NTSC Video, 1 V pp
1473X: CCIR Standard, PAL Video, 1 V p - p
Alarm Relay Contacts 0.6A @ 120VAC, 2.OA @ 30VDC
Temperature: -18“C (0%) to 54T(13ooF)
Humidity: 0 to 95 % RH (non - condensing)
Size:
Desktop - 1.88” H x 10.5” D x 17” W (48 x 268 x 4311t~n)
Rack Mount - 1.75” H x 10.5” D x 19” W (45 x 268 x 482mm)
Weight: 8 lbs. (3.6 Kg)
An AmericanDynamics Product
Designed and built by
Sensormatic Video Systems Division
One Blue Hill Plaza
Pearl River,
New York, 10965
Technical Support Center: 800 - 442 - 2225
(845) 624
- 7600
FAX: (845) 624 - 7685
8000 - 0855 - 01, Revision A
April 1993
Printed in USA