Computronic TP4MD User manual

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BLACK&WHITEAND COLOUR MULTIPLEXERS
Installation and usermanual
TP4MD TP10MD TP16MD
TP4CD TP10CD TP16CD

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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READTHEINSTRUCTIONS
Besuretoread all the safetyand operating instruc-
tionsbeforeusing the device.
KEEP THEINSTRUCTIONS
Besuretokeep all the safetyand operating instruc-
tionsforpossiblefutureneed and queries.
FOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONS
Besuretofollowall the safetyand operating instruc-
tions.
WATERAND HUMIDITY
Do notusethe unitnearwater – forexampleneara
bathtub,orinanyarea showing evidencesofhumi-
dity.
POWERSUPPLY
Thisequipmentcan be charged onlybythe type of
supplyquoted byaproduction code on the device. Do
notoverload electricadaptersand extension cordsas
thiscan result infireorelectric shock.
REPAIR
Do notopen coversand repairthisunityourself,refer
all repairstoaqualified person.
UNPACKING
Transferpackage isasafecoverfordevicetranspor-
tation.Werecommend keeping the wrapping forpos-
siblefutureusage.
TABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...............................................2
MAINCHARACTERISTICS...............................2
OPERATING ELEMENTS
AND FUNCTIONS .............................................2
CAN&RS485, RS232 INTERFACE ................4
EXTERNALKEYBOARD................................4
MULTIPLEXERNETWORKING .....................4
MULTIPLEXERCONTROLLING .......................5
CAMERADISPLAYING - LIVE.......................5
PLAYBACK - PLAY........................................5
DIGITALZOOM - ZOOM................................5
PICTURERECORDING - REC ......................5
ANALOGUECHANNEL CONTROLL. - SEQ ..5
DISPLAYING VCRINPUT - VCR ...................5
SELECT VIEW - VIEW ...................................5
TELEMETRYCONTROLLING .......................5
FREEZEPICTURE - HOLD ...........................6
LOADMACRO - MACRO...............................6
ALARMSTATUS - ALARM ............................6
LISTOFEVENTS ..........................................6
MENU................................................................7
MAINMENU ..................................................7
VIDEORECORDER ......................................7
VCR TYPE ..................................................7
VCR MODE .................................................7
USERDEFINEDVCR ..................................7
AUXINPUT..................................................8
CAMERA........................................................8
RECORDEDCAMERAS ..............................8
DISPLAYEDCAMERAS...............................8
DETECTEDCAMERAS ...............................8
CAMERASINSEQUENCE ..........................8
SEQUENCE.................................................9
TIME MULTIPLIER ......................................9
CAMERATITLES.........................................9
TELEMETRYADDRESSES.........................9
PICTURE PARAMETERS ............................9
ALARM.........................................................10
ALARMINPUTS.........................................10
DWELL TIME.............................................10
RECORDING .............................................10
PLAYBACK................................................10
DISPLAY....................................................11
RELAY CONTACTS...................................11
SPEAKER ................................................. 11
ACTIVITYDETECTOR ................................ 12
SENSITIVITY ............................................ 12
LIGHT–SENSITIVITYMATRIX .................. 12
WALKTEST.............................................. 12
DWELL TIME ............................................ 12
MACRO ....................................................... 13
MACRO1-8............................................... 13
SCHEDULER............................................... 13
EDIT SCHEDULER ................................... 13
ENABLESCHEDULER.............................. 13
EVENTS....................................................... 14
ALARM...................................................... 14
CAMERAFAIL........................................... 14
ACTIVITYDETECTION............................. 14
CAMERAEVENTS.................................... 14
DISPLAYLIST........................................... 14
CLEARLIST.............................................. 14
SYSTEM ...................................................... 14
PASSWORD ............................................. 14
TIME AND DATE....................................... 15
CORRECTION ...................................... 15
FORMAT ............................................... 15
LANGUAGE .............................................. 15
DISPLAY ................................................... 15
START - UP .............................................. 16
TELEMETRY............................................. 16
DOWNLOADFIRMWARE ......................... 16
RELOADFACTORY SETTING.................. 16
INFO ......................................................... 16
BEFORELOOKINGFORHELP ..................... 17
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION........................ 19

INTRODUCTION MAINCHARACTERISTICS
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MultiplexersTParedevices,whichenablerecording
and decoding of up to16 TVsignals(cameras)on the
VCR.Theyalsoofferthe simultaneousdisplaying of
all camerason adivided screen inanumberofdis-
playing formats – views.
The multiplexershavetwodigitalchannels.The main
channelisused forLIVE displayorforplayback of
recorded pictures.The recording channelisused only
forrecording.
The multiplexershaveRS485 and the CANinterface,
whichenablestocontrolthe telemetry receiversused
forcontrolling the PAN/TILTcameraheadsand zoom
lenses.
Foroptimumcamerarecording on VCR itispossible
tousethe activitydetector.The activitydetectorena-
blestoaffectthe camerarecording ordisplaying ca-
meraswithdetected motion.
The multiplexershavenotonlyadigitalchannel,but
alsoan analogue channel,whichcontainsasequen-
tialswitcherwiththe programmableorderand timeof
camerasswitching.The spotchannelisused even for
manualcontrolling fromthe mainpanel.
o 4, 10 or16 video inputs
o mainand spot output
o VCR input and output
o automaticTVstandarddetection fromconnected
cameras
o 864 samplesperaTVline CCIR/PAL(856 -
EIA/NTSC)
o 576 activeTVlinesCCIR/PAL(480 – EIA/NTSC)
o 256 greyscale/ 16 million colours
o RS485 and CANinterfacefortelemetry control-
ling ofpan/tilt unitsand zoomlenses
o possibilityofcontrolling fromexternalkeyboard
o displaying of1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,13,16 came-
rason divided screen
o digitalzoom
o picturefreeze
o userfriendlyon-screen menu
o on-screen time, date, titlesand status
o programmableswitching sequenceforspot and
main monitor
o built-inactivitydetector
o 4, 10 or16 alarminputs
o potentialless alarmoutput
o wide range ofalarmsettings
o acousticand opticalalarmsignalling
o recording ofalarmevents
OPERATINGELEMENTSAND FUNCTIONS
Fig. 1: Front panelof TP16CD
ZOOM
FOCUS
IRIS
VIEW
MACRO
ALARM
AUTO PRESET9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
12345678 MENU SEQPLAYHOLDREC
+
16CHANNELMULTIPLEXER
TP16CD
Fig. 2: Back panelof TP16CD
10111213141516 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
VCR
SPOT
+
ALARM
DC12V
MAIN
IN
OUT

MULTIPLEXERCONTROLLING
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1. 1-16
Press the buttons1 - 16 todisplaythe correspon-
ding cameraimage.
2. REC
Press the button RECtostartrecording tothe
VCR.
3. HOLD
Press the button HOLD tofreezeall camerason
the divided screen.
4. PLAY
Press the button PLAY tostartthe playback from
the VCR.
5. SEQ
Press the button SEQ tocontrolan analogue chan-
nelMONSPOT.
6. MENU
Press the button MENU todisplaythe on-screen
menu.
7. DIRECTIONARROWS
Thesebuttonsareused formoving inthe menu
and forcontrolling the pan/tiltcameraheadsand
zoomlensesintelemetry.
8. ZOOM+/-
By pressing the buttonsZOOMitispossibleto
controlthe digitalzoom(PLAY mode only) and the
opticalzoomfortelemetry.
9. FOCUS+/-
Focuscontrolling buttonsfortelemetry
10. IRIS+/-
Iriscontrolling buttonsfortelemetry
11. VIEW
Afterpressing the button VIEWitispossibletose-
lectvarioustypesofdisplaying ofthe camera
numberson the screen.
12. MACRO
Press the button MACROtoload the defined mac-
ros.
Fig. 3a: D-SUB37M alarmconnector
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
7
6
3
20
21
22
232425
26
27
2829
30
31
32
3334
3537
13. ALARM
Press the button ALARMtodisplaythe alarm
status. Press the button againtodisplaythe list of
alarmevents.
14.AUTO
Press the button AUTO tostarts/stop the auto
maticcameraswitching, according tothe pro-
grammed sequence.
15. PRESET
By pressing the button PRESETitispossibleto
setup prepositionsofthe connected devices.This
button hasmoretelemetry functions.
16. IN1 – IN16
Video inputsforcameras1 – 16.
The video inputsareautomaticallyterminated ifthe
corresponding video outputisleftunconnected.Ifa
deviceisconnected tovideo outmakesurethatit
is properlyterminated.
17. VCR IN
Usethisvideo input forconnecting fromVCR.
18. SPOT
Video output tospot monitor.
19. OUT1–OUT16
Video outputsforcameras1 – 16.
20. VCR OUT
Video output toVCR.
21. MAIN
Video output tomainmonitor.
22. MAIN
S-VHS video outputtomainmonitor(onlyforcol-
ourmultiplexers).
23.ALARM
ConnectorserveforRS485,RS232 and CANin-
terfacesand enablesconnecting alarmcontact
makers, sensors, ect.
24. DC12V
Connectorforconnecting powersupply (12VDC,
min 700mA).
Fig. 3b: Alarmoutput internalconnection
Contact 1
20
Contact 2
(1) Alarmoutput – contact 1
(2) Reserve
(3) Common input conductor – ground (GND)
(4) Alarminput 1
(5) Alarminput 3
(6) Alarminput 5(TP10, TP16)
(7) Alarminput 7(TP10, TP16)
(8) Alarminput 9(TP10, TP16)
(9) Alarminput 11 (TP16)
(10) Alarminput 13 (TP16)
(11) Alarminput 15 (TP16)
(12) Common input conductor – ground (GND)
(13) RS232 RX
(14) RS232 TX
(15) CANterminating resistance
(16) CAN_L, connect totwist paircableconductor
(17) Common input conductor – ground (GND)
(18) RS485 A(+)
(19) RS485 terminating touseconnect with(18)
(20) Alarmoutput – contact 2
(21) Common input conductor – ground (GND)
(22) AUXinput fromVCR
(23) Alarminput 2
(24) Alarminput 4
(25) Alarminput 6(TP10, TP16)
(26) Alarminput 8(TP10, TP16)
(27) Alarminput 10 (TP10, TP16)
(28) Alarminput 12 (TP16)
(29) Alarminput 14 (TP16)
(30) Alarminput 16 (TP16)
(31) Common input conductor – ground (GND)
(32) RS232 RTS
(33) RS232 CTS
(34) CAN_GND, connect toshielding ofthe cable
(35) CAN_H. connect totwist paircableconductor
(36) RS485 B(-)
(37) CAV_V+, (5V/100mA) – do not connect

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The externaldevices(PAN/TILTcameraheads,
lenses)areconnected tothe multiplexerusing the RS
485 and the CANinterface.The devicesarecon-
nected withshielded twisted paircable.
Basicconnection oftwodeviceson the CANbusis
shownatfigure 4.(Connection ofthe multiplexerand
the telemetry receiverTCisused asthe example).
Lengthofthe CANbuscan be 1000 matmaximum
and bothendsofthe busmustbe terminated with
120 Wresistor.
Fig. 4: Connection of terminaldevices of the CAN bus
35
34
16
15
TC - telemetryreceiver
Terminalboard K3
CANBus
(Shielded twistpaircable)
Multiplexer
Konektor D-SUB
Figure 5showsthe connection ofotherdeviceson the
CANbus.It ispossibletoconnectup to90 devicesin
thisway.Ifyou need toconnectmoredevices, itis
necessary tousethe CANbushub.
Fig. 5: Connection of next device of the CAN bus
CAN_H
CAN_L
CAN_GND
CAN_GND
16
15
35
34
Ifit isnot possibletoconnect the devicedirectlytothe
bus(fig. 5),you can connectitusing astub (fig. 6).
The lengthof one stub mustbe 60 matmaximum.
The wholelengthof all stubsmustnotexceed 300 m.
Otherconnection possibilitiescan be reached using
the CANbushub.
Fig. 6: Connection using the stub
CAN_H
CAN_L
CAN_GND
CAN_GND
CAN_GND
Stub
Max. 60 m
16
15
35
34
EXTERNAL KEYBOARD
The external keyboardenablesremotecontrolling of
otherexternalequipment(multiplexers,PAN/TILT
cameraheads,lenses)connected tothe CANbus.
You can connectseveralexternalkeyboardstoCAN
busand controldifferentorthe samedevices.During
controlling of one devicebyseveralkeyboardsyou
areabletooperatecontrolled devicebyanotherkey-
boardfivesecondsafterthe lastcommand ofthe pre-
viouskeyboard(it isnot possibletocontrolone device
fromtwokeyboardsat the sametime).
MULTIPLEXERSNETWORKING
Using the externalkeyboardand auxiliary video
switcheryou can simplycontrolseveralmultiplexers
fromone externalkeyboard.Soitispossibletocontrol
agroup ofmultiplexersorcamerasand watchtheir
outputson one monitor.You can useamultiplexer
sequentialswitcherinstead ofavideo switcher.At
fig. 8 you can see the useofthe multiplexerno. 3
analogue sequentialswitcherasan auxiliary video
switcher.Video outputsofmultiplexersno. 1 and 2
lead tovideo inputs1and 2ofthe multiplexerno. 3.
Forexample,when the externalkeyboardstartsto
controlmultiplexerno. 2,italsosendsacommand to
the multiplexerno. 3 todisplayoutputofthe multi-
plexerno. 2 tothe monitor.You can usethe unused
video inputsofthe multiplexerno. 3 forrecording or
displaying on adivided monitorscreen.
Fig. 8: Multiplexersnetworking example
TERMINATOR
CAN BUS VIDEOSIGNAL
LENS, PAN/TILT
TERMINATOR
P/T UNIT
TC
EXTERNAL KEYBOARD
MONITOR
TP4MD
TP16MS
TELEMETRY
RECEIVER
TELEMETRY
RECEIVER
TC
CAMERA
WITH ZOOM LENS
CAMERA
WITH ZOOMLENS
MULTIPLEXER 3
MULTIPLEXER 2
CAMERA
CAMERA
KB 1
TP16CD
MULTIPLEXER 1
Fig. 9: Connection of RS 485 bus
36
18
17
TERM
37
19
B-
A+
B-
A+
GND
Fig. 10: Connection of RS 232 for download
7
23
6
1
MultiplexerD-SUB
PCRS232
14 13
33 32 31
5
9
4
8

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CAMERASDISPLAYING – LIVE
The cameradisplaying isan implicitmode,whichis
started afterthe devicehasbeen switched on.Came-
rasaredisplayed according tothe last chosen view.
Setup cameratothe firstposition bypressing the
corresponding button 1to16;the following cameras
arearranged automatically. Ifthe camerawasatthe
first position,itwill be displayed at full screen. The TP
multiplexersomitthe displaying ofthe disabled cam-
eras,thatprovidesthe bettercompatibilityofdisplay-
ing without emptyframesamong the cameras.
The firstcamerahasthe privilege ofthe zooming
function (ZOOM - PLAY mode only) and telemetry
controlling.
Pressing the button AUTO itswitches the automatic
switching sequenceon oroff.Set up the sequence
parameters using the menu Sequence, Displayed
cameras and Timemultiplier(see page 8and 9).
PLAYBACK RECORDING - PLAY
The playback ofthe coded recordfromthe VCR is
switched ONbypressing the PLAY button.The cam-
erasaredisplayed onthe screen ofthe mainchannel
according tothe topicalviewinthismode.
Pressing the button 1to16 setup the particularcam-
eratothe firstviewposition;the following camerasare
arranged automatically.The function ofzooming
(ZOOM) isalwaysavailableonlyforthe firstcamera.
By anotherpressing the button PLAY,the multiplexer
switchesintothe LIVE mode.
DIGITAL ZOOM - ZOOM
Digitalpicturezoomcan be switched on onlyinthe
PLAY mode bypressing the button ZOOM+. When
you areusing the zoom function,onlythe centreofthe
wholepictureisdisplayed on the monitorscreen.The
picturecan be moved using the direction arrows.
When the zoomison,the titleZOOMisdisplayed on
the monitorstatusline.The zoomcan be setup only
on the mainchannel.The digitalzoomwill be turned
off bypressing the button ZOOM- orZOOM+.
PICTURERECORDING - REC
The recording ofthe coded imagesisswitched on by
pressing the button RECand itisindicated byred
pointinthe statusline.Recording usesitsowninde-
pendentchannelwithoutaffecting the mainchannel.
Anotherpressing the RECbutton stopsrecording.
ANALOGUECHANNEL CONTROLLING - SEQ
Controlling aspotanalogue channelisswitched on by
pressing the button SEQ. The buttons1to16 are
used fordisplaying acorresponding camera, bypress-
ing the button AUTO itisswitched the automatic
switching sequenceon oroff.Setup sequential
switching parametersusing the menu Sequence,
Camerasin sequence and Timemultiplier(see page 8
and 9).By anotherpressing the button SEQ, the mul-
tiplexerswitchesback intothe controlling ofthe main
channel.
DISPLAYING VCR INPUT - VCR
When playback doesnotwork asexpected,itis
probablycaused by missing orimpropersignalat
VCR INinput.
Press and holdthe PLAY keyforat least 2secondsto
displaysignal from VCR INtothe monitor controlled at
the moment. Ifyou controlLIVE orPLAY mode,the
picture is processed digitally(asrealplayback),when
you control analogue channel,the signalis displayed
asit istothe analogue output.
Releasing the PLAY key returnsthe multiplexertoits
previousmode.
SELECTVIEW – VIEW
The viewon the mainmonitorcan be selected by
pressing the VIEWbutton.Onthe monitorscreen the
following menu will be displayed and than the de-
manded viewcan be chosen bypressing the button 1
to12.Onlythe first6displayed possibilitiesareavail-
ablefor4channelmultiplexersand onlythe first10 for
10 channelmultiplexers.
TELEMETRYCONTROLLING
TPmultiplexersoffer remotecontrolling ofcameras
using the RS485 and the CANinterface.Ifasplit
screen isbeing displayed,you can controlthe first
cameraofthe view(lefttop cornerofthe vieworthe
centreatthe viewno. 11).Onlycameraswithteleme-
try receiveraddress setup can be controlled.This
address issetup inthe menu Telemetry addresses
(see page 9).
PAN/TILTunitand lenscontrolling:
PAN/TILTcameraheadsarecontrolled using the di-
rection buttons.The lensiscontrolled using the but-
tonsZOOM +/-, FOCUS +/-, IRIS +/-. Automaticfocus
oririsisturnon bypressing the buttonsPRESET,
AUTO, FOCUS+orIRIS+, ifcamerasupportthis.
Automaticfunction isturnoff bystartofmanualcon-
troll.
User AUXoutputscontrolling:
Multiplexercan control2user outputs(AUX1and
AUX2)ofthe telemetry receiver.The useroutputs
controlling ispossiblewiththe useofthe buttons
PRESET(the button startsflashing)and one ofthe
buttonsZOOM.Allocation ofthe individualuserout-
putsAUXtothe buttonsisasfollowing:
AUX1 – ZOOM+
AUX2 – ZOOM-
The outputfunction can be setup inthe menu Tele-
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MultiplexersTPcan setup aso-called preposition (in
advanceprogrammed position ofPAN/TILTcamera
headsand zoomlenses).
Preposition invoking:
Pressing the button PRESET, PLAY and enterthe
numberwithinthe displayed rectangleand confirm.
Although the numbercan be setup to999,the range
dependson the camerapossibilities(pleasesee its
manual).The PAN/TILTcameraheadsand the zoom
lenswill be setup intothe in advancesaved preposi-
tion.
Preposition saving:
Pressing the buttonsPRESET, RECand the number
subsequentlythe preposition can be saved.Afterthat
the topicalposition ofthe PAN/TILTcameraheads
and zoomlensissavedintothe telemetry receiver
memory.
Cameras OSDmenu:
The camerasOSDmenu can be disabled inthe menu
Telemetry (see page 16),soif you areusing the cam-
erasmenu be surethe function isenabled.
Forshowthe camerasmenu press the buttons
PRESET, MENU.Onthe statusline the “PRESET”is
displayed.The arrowbuttons(¬-¯®)areused for
moving inthe menu.Howeverinsomespecialcases
mustbe used anotherbuttonsaccording todisplayed
instructions.Ifnumberentering isrequired,thiscould
be done bylong pressing PLAY button.
Afterleaving the camerasmenu and pressing the
PRESETbutton you returnback tothe pan/tiltand
lenscontrolling mode.Afterthatthe “PRESET”disa-
pearsfromthe statusline.
FREEZEPICTURE(HOLD)
During LIVE and PLAY modespressing the button
HOLD freezesthe mainchannelmonitorview.The
picturestartstomoveagainbyotherpressing ofthis
LOADMACRO (MACRO)
TPmultiplexersenabletodefine so-called macros.
Macroisasetof parameters,whichchange the multi-
plexersettingswhen the macroislaunched.
The following menu isdisplayed afterpressing the
button MACRO.
Aparticularmacroisswitched on bypressing the
button of1to8and itchangesprepared parameters.
The intended parameterscanbe setup inthe menu
Edit macro (see page 13).
DISPLAYALARMSTATUS (ALARM)
By pressing the button ALARMthe following tableis
displayed,whichrepresentsactualstatusofall alarm
inputs.
Incasethe alarmoutput(relay) isactive,you can
switchitoff bypressing the button 1.Ifyou press the
button ALARMagain,the listofrecorded eventsis
displayed.
DISPLAYLISTOF EVENTS
Thereisdisplayed alistof eventsinthismenu,which
correspond tothe parameterssetup inthe menu
EVENTS (page 14).The eventsaredisplayed from
the lastrecorded one.Theyaredisplayed ten on each
page. Pagescan be listed bybuttons -and ¯.
Errormessage notation isasfollowing:
CF - Camerafail (video signallost)
AD - Activitydetection
AL - Alarmevent (alarminputs)

MENU
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By pressing the button MENU the mainmenu isdis-
played on the screen.It isthe starting point forsetting
up all multiplexerfunctions.Tomakethe work easier,
thereisan infoline at the bottomofthe screen.
MAINMENU
MENU CONTROLLING
- The button ¬(BACK)cancelsthe actuallevelofthe
menu on the screen and goesback tothe previous
level.
- The buttons -and ¯enablemoving up and downor
correct the edited level.
- The button ®(CHOOSE,NEXT)choosesasub-
ordinatemenu ormovestothe otherlevel.
- The buttonsof 1to 10 set up anumber.
- The button ZOOM+ deletelast figureinthe number
- The button ZOOM- entersnumber.
- Forfastermoveintothe subordinatemenu itispos-
sibletoenterthe numberofitsline.You can getdi-
rectlyintothe menu,whichyou wanttochange us-
ing severalbuttons.
MENU - VIDEORECORDER
Setup the type and working modesof the VCR inthis
menu.Forthe correctrecording function itisimportant
toensurethatthe VCR and multiplexerwork inthe
samemode.You can alsodefine the type ofthe con-
nection between the VCR and the multiplexerwiththe
helpofAUXinput.
VCR TYPE
Setup yourVCR type here.IfyourVCR type isnot
mentioned here,usean analogoustype orchoosea
userdefined VCR and setup the working VCR modes
inthe menu Userdefined VCR (see page 7).
VCR MODE
Time-lapseVCRscan work inseveralworking modes.
You can setthe topicalworking mode ofthe VCR by
the choiceof the line of 1to10.The working mode of
the VCR can alsobe setup withthe helpofmacroor
AUXinput on the alarmconnector(see page 8).
USERDEFINEDVCR
Time-lapseVCRsdo nothaveonlycommon recording
speed inrealtime(50 or60 fieldspersecond),but
alsoextended modes.Thesemodesextend the re-
cording timefrom3hours(using the E180 cassette)to
12,24,48,72,96,120,168,240,480 or960 hours.
Theserecording timesaredifferent at varioustypesof
VCRs.Thislongerrecording timeisattainableby
omitting somefieldsduring recording.Theparameter
DELAY setsup intervalsbetween recorded fieldsin
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AUXINPUT
AUXinputisused fordelivering information fromthe
VCR tothe multiplexer. Set up the required function.
Normallyopen/closed – specifyAUXinputactivity
in an inactivestate
Notused – the AUXinput isnot used
SwitchVCR totheminimalmode –the VCR informs
the multiplexerthat underthe influenceofsomesitua-
tion (forexamplealarmcondition)itrecordsinthe
highestspeed (inthe realtimemode).Multiplexer
must adapt itselftothe VCR speed.
End oftapeindication – the VCR informsthatatape
isatthe end.The multiplexerdisplaysthe noteabout
thissituation forthe operatoron the screen.
VCR recording pulses –itisthe function ofrecording
mode synchronised fromthe VCR.SomeVCRshave
asignalwithrecording pulses(normallymarked as
SW OUTorCLK OUT)leaded on the back panel,
whichdeterminesthe VCR recording speed.This
signalcan be used forthe synchronisation ofre-
cording between the VCR and the multiplexer.Ifthe
operatorswitchesthe recording speed on the VCR or
the recording speed ischanged bythe influenceofthe
alarmsignalon the VCR,the multiplexerchangesits
recording speed automatically.
Startrecord – ifthe AUXinput activityisdetected,
multiplexerstartsthe recording automatically.
MENU - CAMERA
Setup cameraparametersofrecording,displaying,
activitydetection,sequentialswitching and telemetry
inthismenu.
RECORDEDCAMERAS
By marking the lineschoosethe cameras,whichwill
be recorded tothe VCR afterthe recording isswitched
on.Ifyou choosethe line Autodetectcameras, the
multiplexerfindsout, whichcamerasareinoperation
at the moment and markstheminthe table.
DISPLAYEDCAMERAS
By marking the lineschoosethe cameras,whichwill
be displayed during the livemode (LIVE) even inthe
automaticswitching sequence orduring playback
(PLAY).
DETECTEDCAMERAS
By marking the lineschoosethe cameras,whichwill
havethe activitydetection inoperation,see Activity
detection on page 12.
CAMERASINSEQUENCE
By marking the lineschoosethe cameras,whichwill
be availableforthe automaticswitching sequenceon
the spot analogue output (MONSPOT).