Concept Pro VXH264-4 User manual
H.264
4 Channel Digital Recording System
User Manual
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Before installing 1
Key features 2
Front panel escription 3
Rear panel escription 4
Getting starte 5
Connect an switch on 6
Configuring the live isplay 7
Multi-screen mo e 7
Choosing channels 7
Log 8
Playback 9
Search 9
Pano 10
Event Search 11
Archiving 13
Telemetry Control 15
Panic recor ing 15
Sequence mo e 15
Shut own 15
Quick Menu 16
Configuring the VXH264 – System Setup 17
Camera 17
Au io 18
Colour Setup 18
PTZ Setup 18
Motion Sensor 19
Area Setup 19
Display 21
OSD 21
Monitor 21
Sequence 22
Spot Out 23
Soun 24
Au io 24
Buzzer 24
System 25
Date / Time 25
System Management 25
Control Device 26
User 27
Management 27
Authority 28
Log-out 28
Network 29
IP Setup 29
DDNS 29
E-mail 29
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Event / Sensor 30
HDD Event 30
Alarm Input 30
Alarm Out 30
Buzzer Out 31
Email Noti 31
PTZ Preset 31
Disk Manage 32
Recor ing 32
Continuous / Motion Setup 33
Size / FPS / Quality 33
Sche ule 34
Alarm setup 36
Panic setup 36
Connecting to the VXH264 remotely 37
Connect using Internet Explorer 37
How to connect 37
Remote client controls 39
Using the remote client 40
Live isplay mo es 40
Au io monitoring 40
Au io talkback 40
Saving to AVI file 41
Status 41
Log 41
PTZ 42
Remote client playback controls 43
Controlling playback 44
Au io monitoring 44
Backup 45
Search by event 45
Print an image 45
Remote VXH264 setup 46
Entering setup 46
Loa ing an saving 46
VXH.264 Smart Phone Remote Viewing 47
Appen ix A: The Archive Set 48
Backup player 48
Controls 49
Appen ix B: Configuring a Netgear DG834
router for use with the VXH264 50
Appen ix C: Connecting external evices 53
Appen ix D: Specifications 54
Notes 55
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• nstallation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with electrical
regulations in force.
• 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.
• 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.
• f cleaning is necessary, shutdown the DVR and disconnect the power source first. Use a soft dry
cloth only – never use an abrasive cleaner.
• 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.
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The VXH264 menu structure and on-screen display is presented in a simple to use and logical GUI format.
Any operation performed on the VXH264 will not affect the recording including local play ack, local set-up, multi-user remote
viewing and play ack, remote setup and archiving.
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4 audio inputs are supported which can e assigned to any video channel. Live and recorded audio can e monitored
remotely over the internet and remote audio transmission for PA roadcast on-site is supported. The viewer can hear the
audio from the camera they are viewing on full-screen.
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We connection is provided using a standard rowser e.g. connection for up to 4 VXH264 units in one session. Depending
on user level, full control of the VXH264 is availa le over the internet as well as the a ility to remotely configure the VXH264.
The VXH264 allows remote log-on users to see the current status of the recorder y showing:
“C” continuous, “M” Motion, “A” Alarm, “R” Relay out.
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Recorded footage (including audio) can e archived to a USB memory stick, CD or DVD. Play ack software is em edded
with the ack-up files and the ack-up also contains the system event log and ack-up log for full tracea ility. Save your
setup to USB to make future installations even more simple and time efficient.
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Recording can e scheduled, alarm activated or motion activated. For each type of recording, frame rates, image quality and
audio recording properties can e adjusted, per hour, per day and for each individual channel. The VXH264 also has a panic
recording feature (from the front panel or external input) which overrides all other recording settings to provide the est quality
recording in the event of an emergency.
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Full telemetry control is availa le from the front panel or remote connection with a wide num er of speed dome protocols
supported. Protocols can e set individually for each channel and telemetry speed can e adjusted to suit particular speed
domes. The telemetry will allow more than one camera to go to a preset from an alarm activation.
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The VXH264 has 2 main monitor outputs (Composite, and DVI - DVI to VGA adaptor included) which can e used
simultaneously. The VXH264 is provided with a spot monitor outputs.
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The VXH264 displays single or quad-screen images and has standard sequence mode.
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All configuration settings on the VXH264 can e saved to USB memory stick or a PC file remotely. The saved data can then
e uploaded to other VXH264 units allowing rapid deployment where more than one VXH264 is eing installed.
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The VXH264 can send emails to specific users to notify events such as alarm activation, motion detection, hard drive failure.
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The Jog / Shuttle wheel provides precise play ack control on the VXH264 and allows 1x - 64x play ack speeds in forward or
reverse play and frame y frame advance.
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The IP address of any remote log-on activity can e shown as part of the activity log.
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USB port
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, and
PLAYBACK CONTROLS
Used for navigating setup
menus, search and archive
screens.
Also used when the VXH264 is
in PTZ mode (page 15), and to
control playback speed and
direction.
MENU
Displays the setup menus
(page 17)
SEARCH
Displays the search menu
(page 9)
SCR MODE
Selects various display
modes in live display and
playback (page 7 & page 9)
PTZ / FOCUS
Selects PTZ mode in live
display (page 15)
CHANNEL SELECT ON
BUTTONS
Used to display individual
channels in live display and
playback (page 7 & page 9)
Also used to enter numeric
passwords for the various
login screens
SHUTTLE WHEEL
Used to quickly adjust
playback speed and direction
(page 11). t is also used to
control camera zoom when in
PTZ mode (page 15)
JOG R NG
When playback is paused,
the job ring is used to move
footage forwards or
backwards, frame by frame
(page 11)
HOLD
Locks the current function of
the SHUTTLE WHEEL so it
can be released (page 10)
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AUDIO IN
PAL
NTSC DVI USB
CH 1 CH 2
CH 1 CH 2
CH 3 CH 4
CH 3 CH 4
CH 1 CH 2
CH 3 CH 4
A1
A2
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A3
A4
CAMERA NPUTS and LOOP
OUTPUTS
Connect up to 4 camera inputs.
Loop outputs can be used for
connection to other equipment
SPOT MON TOR
OUTPUT
AUD O NPUTS
& OUTPUTS
Up to 4 audio inputs
and one audio
output can be
connected as
necessary
ALARM NPUTS,
RELAY OUT and
RS-485
See page 53 for full
connection details
LAN
LAN
connection
to a router or
internal
network
DV
DV main monitor
connection and can
be used
simultaneously with
the composite main
monitor out.
COMPOS TE MON TOR
CONNECT ONS
Composite main monitor output.
This can be used simultaneously
with the DV monitor out.
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PLEASE NOTE: ALL NECESSARY CONNECT ONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLY NG POWER TO THE VXH264!
THE VXH264 S PRE-CONF GURED W TH THE FOLLOW NG SETT NGS:
25FPS continuous recording rate per channel at C F (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.
POWER
System ON/OFF
D BUTTON
Select DVR D
RETURN
Cancel / Deselect
Previous Screen
SETUP: Open system setup menu
Channel Selection buttons
ENTER: Apply / Select / Go to next screen
D SP: Change display screen
SEARCH: Go to search mode
PTZ: Go to PTZ menu
PAN C: Record by panic setting
KEYLOCK: Lock the keys (Remote / Front)
SEQUENCE: Change to sequence screen
ZOOM: Go to zoom mode
ARCH VE: Go to back-up menu
* f there are multiple DVRs used in a system, each DVR can be set with a different D. The remote controller sets each D per DVR. This allows
all the DVRs to be controlled with one remote controller by selecting the appropriate D.
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Program each DVR accordingly to system D (see page 26 )
Press the button, this will display “!#('” on screen.
Using the channel selection buttons, input the system D, press “!'%” then the “%'(%!” button
To reset the D to factory default, press the D button and input D 255 and press the “!'%Kbutton followed by pressing the
“%'(%!” button.
Please note your VXH264 can be controlled via the front panel buttons, R remote control or a USB mouse.
When a USB mouse is installed an on-screen pointer will appear. This can be used to navigate the system.
NAV GAT ON BUTTONS: Used for Playback
Control, Menu Naviagtion, and PTZ/Focus
Control
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The VXH264 startup screen detects and checks the status of hard drives and the
CDRW / DVR-RW drive
After startup diagnostics are complete, the operator must log-on to the system. The
default user name is ‘ADM N’. Using the !!&'"! buttons, key in
the default password of ‘1234’ and press the !'% button
The VXH264 begins normal operation and shows the default display of all 4 channels.
The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows current time and date. The status
bar includes Menu, Archive, Search, Display, PTZ & Zoom control along with the
‘Log’.
A title for each channel is shown
The red square and letter ‘C’ in the top right of each channel display shows that the
channel is recording in Timer / Schedule mode.
f audio recording is enabled, an audio icon showing 1,2,3 or 4 is displayed.
CONNECT AND SW TCH ON
• Connect up to 4 CAMERA NPUTS. The VXH264 also has LOOP OUTPUTS so that any signals
can be fed to other equipment if required. Termination is automatically set by the VXH264 depending on
connection type
• Connect one or more monitors to the VXH264 using the COMPOS TE, OR DV connections
• Connect power to the VXH264. The VXH264 checks for proper power connection and emits a beep. Press the
POWER BUTTON on the front panel of the VXH264 to begin operation.
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3 different display modes are supported by the 4 channel VXH264.
By repeatedly pressing the &#, button, the operator can choose between single, quad
screen and basic sequence
All the display modes are static with the exception of the sequence mode. n this mode, the
sequence symbol ( ) is displayed and each channel is shown in full screen for a set period
of time (default 5 seconds) before switching to the next channel. The sequence runs
indefinitely until a different display mode is chosen.
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.
f audio recording is enabled for a selected channel, the chosen audio source is
automatically played when that channel is viewed in full screen.
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After selecting the symbol the event log is shown on the display.
By selecting a particular event the recorded footage from this event is played in the playback
window.
Please note: There is no playback controls.
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To search for a particular section of recorded footage, press the &% button.
To protect unauthorised viewing of footage, only authorised users can playback footage.
To log-in as ADM N, enter the default password of 1234 and press !'%
The VXH264 uses a calendar and timeline search method for quick access to recorded footage.
The calendar displayed on the left shows the current month. The days highlighted in blue
contain recorded footage.
The timeline on the right shows a 24 hour status of all channels for the selected day.
The recorded timeline will be displayed with different colours.
Timer = Sky blue
Motion = Green
Alarm = Red
Panic = White
Press !'% to select the calendar and use the (%&"%,& to move to the required day.
As different days are selected, the timeline display also changes to show recorded footage on
that day.
Press !'% to choose the day and to move to the timeline.
Use the (%&"%,& 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 10 minutes. The
currently selected time is displayed underneath the calendar.
Press #, to begin playback from the selected time.
The default playback mode is quad screen display. By pressing &#, or using the !!
&'"! buttons, it is possible to display single screen or other multi screen formats in a
similar way to the live display mode. When viewing playback in single screen mode, any
associated audio recorded with that channel can be heard.
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To exit the playback mode and return to the search screen to choose another time and date, press
%'(%!.
To exit the search screen and go back to the last selected live view, repeatedly press %'(%!.
During playback, turning the &(''* steadily clockwise increases the playback speed
by up to 64 times. Turning steadily anticlockwise will reverse play by up to 64 times. When the
&(''* is released, playback is paused.
f the " button is pressed and released during &(''* operation, the last shuttle
function is held, even if the wheel is released
When playback is paused, the "%! can be used to accurately move the footage forward or
backwards, frame by frame.
The playback speed and direction can also be controlled using the five playback buttons located
under the jog wheel.
Pano search allows the operator to quickly review a single channel of playback over a 24 hour
period divided into 3 hour displays.
Using the calendar only, choose the desired day to review. Then select #!" The playback
screen shows 8 different playback windows, each showing a 3 hour time display. (For example:
00:00 – 03:00, 03:00 – 06:00 and so on)
On the bottom right of the screen are the replay controls. These control all playback windows
for fastforward, rewind, pause and play.
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The VXH264 event log stores events such as motion and alarm activated recording and video
loss.
To search for an event and playback the recorded footage, press the &%button and log
in as ADM N with the default password of 1234 / or authorised user.
To display the event log screen, press the right (%&"%, to select SEARCH BY EVENT
and press !'%. Various filters can be used to limit the number of events displayed. Using
the (%&"%,& and !'% button, select the FROM and TO date / time and the events
and channels required.
Highlight SEARCH and press !'% to display the event log for the criteria selected.
To playback footage for a particular event, select the event from the list using the (%&"%
,& and press !'%
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Playback resumes from the moment the selected event occurred and continues until stopped
by the operator.
During event search playback, the &(''*"%! and playback buttons can
be used as normal.
To stop playback and return to the live view mode, repeatedly press %'(%!
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The Archiving screen allows the operator to choose exactly what to back-up and to which storage
device.
Use the (%&"%,& to navigate around the Archiving screen. To change any value or
setting:
Press !'% to change the blue cursor to yellow.
Use the up and down (%&"%,& to change the value
Press !'% to accept the value or RETURN to cancel
To change a tick box setting, press !'% to toggle on or off
SELECT DEV CE: Choose between DVD-RW or USB back-up device
FROM / TO: Start and end time to back-up
TAG NAME: The name of the archive set
LOG: When selected, the event log for the particular archive time period is included
To archive recorded footage to USB memory stick or CD, press the (%&"%,& to highlight
the ARCH button. Press !'%.
To protect unauthorised viewing and distribution of footage, only the authorised user or ADM N
user can archive footage.
To login as ADM N, enter the default password of 1234 and press !'%
Once all the desired archive options have been selected, highlight the QUERY button and press
!'%. The VXH264 displays the total archive size.
f the OR G NAL S ZE is larger than the available space on the backup media, the unit will
prompt the user to insert another DVD / USB to finish the archive process.
Press (%! to continue the archive process
Press %&%) to reserve the data for future archiving
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A small window opens showing:
TAG NAME: The name of the Archive
DEV CE: Choose between DVD or USB
BURN NG TYPE: Choose between BURN NG or ERASE & BURN.
Press START to begin the archive process.
The footage is extracted to a temporary area on the hard drive.
Once extracted, the footage is copied to DVD 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 VXH264 cannot be used. Normal recording is
unaffected by the archive process.
RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT: This will display only recorded footage that has been
reserved.
Selected footage can be deleted, burn or information viewed.
For further details on archiving, see Appendix A on page 48.
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Speed domes and other telemetry devices connected to the VXH264, can be fully controlled from the front
panel.
n live display mode, press the #'- button. To select a camera to control, use the !!
&'"! buttons.
When PASSWORD is set to ON only authorised users or ADM N users can control the PTZ.
Pan and tilt movement is controlled by the (%&"%,&. Zoom is controlled by turning the &(''
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SCR mode & search buttons control the focus far and near.
Press the #'- button to increase the preset number and the " button to decrease.
Press #(& to program the preset, or !'% to call an existing preset.
Press %'(%! to exit PTZ mode and return to live view.
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Panic recording will override all standard recording settings, PAN C
record settings are configured in the recording set-up. (Page 36)
Press the (%&"%,& to hightlight the % button on the status
bar, then press !'%
Press the #! button. The top right of the display shows a red P
to indicate that the VXH264 is in panic recording mode. Press the
#! button again to return to normal recording mode.
Use the (%&"%,& to highlight the &# button on the status
bar. Use the (%&"% ,& to select sequence and press
!'%. Each channel is shown in full screen for a set period of
time (default 5 seconds) before switching to the next channel. To
stop the sequence press any channel key.
More complex sequences can be programmed through the setup
menu. (Page 22)
Only an operator with ADM N rights can shut down the VXH264.
Use the (%&"% ,& to select on the status bar. Press
!'%. Use the cursor key to select #"*%L" then !'%
key. You can then enter the default password ‘1234’ and press
!'%.
The VXH264 shuts down and emits two beeps to indicate that power
can be safely removed.
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f you are using the USB mouse to control the VXH264 pressing the right hand mouse
will bring up the Quick Menu.
PTZ: Selecting PTZ will bring up the PTZ control screen. PTZ can only be controlled by
an authorised user.
PLAYBACK: Selecting PLAYBACK will allow the user to view instant playback of the
selected camera from 10, 20, 30 seconds or 1 minute ago. f GO TO is selected the user
can select the time they wish to view.
When a time is selected the recorded footage is played back in a playback window within
the main live view screen. This contains playback controls.
PAN C REC START: Starts the panic record mode. Use the right mouse click to select.
PAN C RECORD STOP to stop the panic record mode.
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Press the !( button to bring up the SYSTEM / RECORD setup option on screen. ( f the
status bar is not visible you will need to press the menu button twice). Use the (%&"%
,& to select SYSTEM SETUP and press !'%.
Only authorised users or ADM N users can configure the VXH264. Enter the default password
of ‘1234’.
To navigate around any items in the setup menu, use the (%&"%,& and the !'%
and %'(%!buttons. n general, the !'% button is used to select and change a particular
item and the %'(%! button is used to cancel a change or exit from a particular setup screen.
To set-up the various camera options, highlight CAMERA and press !'%
T TLE: For each camera, a title of up to 8 characters can be set using the virtual keyboard.
COVERT: When set to ON, the camera image is not displayed in live display but continues to
be recorded.
CAMERA: CAMERA T TLE
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