Concept pro Vxh264d-16 User manual

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PWR REC NET

H.264

16 Channel Digital Recording System

User Manual

VXH264D-16

CONTENTS

B for installing 1

K y f atur s 2

Front pan l d scription 3

R ar pan l d scription 4

G tting start d 5

Connect an switch on 6

Configuring th liv display 7

Multi-screen mo e 7

Choosing channels 7

Digital zoom 8

Log 8

Playback 9

Search 9

Event Search 11

Search by POS Event 12

Archiving 13

T l m try Control 15

K y lock function 15

Panic r cording 15

S qu nc mod 15

Shutdown 15

Quick M nu 16

Configuring th VXH264D – Syst m S tup 17

Cam ra 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

POS 24

Sound 24

Au io 24

Buzzer 24

Syst m 25

Date / Time 25

System Management 25

Control Device 26

POS Setup 26

Us r 27

Management 27

Authority 28

Log-out 28

N twork 29

IP Setup 29

DDNS 29

E-mail 29

CONTENTS

Ev nt / S nsor 30

HDD Event 30

Alarm Input 30

Alarm Out 30

Buzzer Out 31

Email Noti 31

PTZ Preset 31

Disk Manag 32

R cording 32

Continuous / Motion S tup 33

Siz / FPS / Quality 33

Sche ule 34

Alarm s tup 36

Panic s tup 36

N twork Str aming 36

Conn cting to th VXH264D r mot ly 37

Connect using Internet Explorer 37

How to connect 37

R mot cli nt controls 39

Using th r mot cli nt 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

R mot cli nt playback controls 43

Controlling playback 44

Au io monitoring 44

Backup 45

Search by event 45

Print an image 45

R mot VXH264D s tup 46

Entering setup 46

Loa ing an saving 46

VXH264D Mobil APP 47

VXH264D Smart Phon R mot Vi wing 49

App ndix A: Th Archiv S t 50

Backup play r 50

Controls 51

App ndix B: Configuring a N tg ar DG834

rout r for us with th VXH264D 52

App ndix C: Conn cting xt rnal d vic s 55

App ndix D: Sp cifications 56

1

BEFORE INSTALLING

BEFORE IN TALLING

• Installation 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.

• If 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.

2

KEY FEATURES

ENHANCED GRAPHICAL U ER INTERFACE (GUI)

The VXH264D menu structure nd on-screen displ y is presented in simple to use nd logic l GUI form t.

ENHANCED RECORDING

Any oper tion performed on the VXH264D will not ffect the recording including loc l pl yb ck, loc l set-up, multi-user

remote viewing nd pl yb ck, remote setup nd rchiving.

TWO-WAY AUDIO

4 udio inputs re supported which c n be ssigned to ny video ch nnel. Live nd recorded udio c n be monitored

remotely over the internet nd remote udio tr nsmission for PA bro dc st on-site is supported. The viewer c n he r the

udio from the c mer they re viewing on full-screen.

REMOTE CONNECTION

Web connection is provided using st nd rd browser e.g. connection for up to 4 VXH264D units in one session. Depending

on the user level, full control of the VXH264D is v il ble over the internet s well s the bility to remotely configure the

VXH264D.

The VXH264D llows remote log-on users to see the current st tus of the recorder by showing:

“C” continuous, “M” Motion, “A” Al rm, “R” Rel y out, “P” P nic.

ARCHIVE

Displays the archive menu

(page 13)

PTZ

Selects PTZ mode in live

display (page 15)

SETUP

Displays the setup menus

(page 17)

SEARCH

Displays the search menu

(page 9)

SYSTEM CONTROL KEYS

4

REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION

HD MONITOR

PAL

NTSC

SD

VGA

HD

ALARM IN + ARI / PANIC

e-SATA

ARI PANIC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC NO COM NC

485 +

485 -

GND

485 +

485 -

100-240V AC, 50/60HZ

1

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

Monitor Outputs to connect o a

monitor. Both the COMPOSITE

and S-VIDEO outputs can be

used simultaneously

SPOT MONITOR

OUTPUTS

Up to 4 spot

monitors can be

connected as

necessary

AUDIO INPUTS

& OUTPUTS

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

DIP SWITCH

Select the monitor

output by changing

the DIP SWITCHES.

Please note: This

will only take effect

when the DVR is

rebooted.

HDMI / V A

HDMI/V A main

monitor

connection to a

PC monitor or

HDMI screen.

SERIAL PORT

RS232 Serial Port is

not used. It is for

factory use only

RELAY OUT

Up to 4 NO - NC

zero voltage

connecions can be

made

RS485

Connection to

external

telemetry

devices

LAN

LAN connection

to a router or

internal network

POS

Connection to

external Till

System

PANIC / RESET

Panic Button &

Alarm Reset

5

GETTING STARTED

PLEASE NOTE: ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYIN POWER TO THE VXH264D!

THE VXH264D IS PRE-CONFI URED WITH THE FOLLOWIN SETTIN S:

25FPS continuous recording rate per channel at D1 (704 x 576) resolution and standard 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 11 days recording on a 2Tb drive

before the footage starts to be overwritten.

POWER

System ON/OFF

ID BUTTON

Select DVR ID

RETURN

Cancel / Deselect

Previous Screen

SETUP: Open system setup menu

Channel Selection buttons

ENTER: Apply / Select / o to next screen

DISP: Change display screen

SEARCH: o to search mode

PTZ: o to PTZ menu

PANIC: Record by panic setting

KEYLOCK: Lock the keys (Remote / Front)

SEQUENCE: Change to sequence screen

ZOOM: o to zoom mode

ARCHIVE: o to back-up menu

* If there are multiple DVRs used in a system, each DVR can be set with a different ID. The remote controller sets each ID per DVR. This allows

all the DVRs to be controlled with one remote controller by selecting the appropriate ID.

HOW TO SET THE ID ON THE RE OTE CONTROLLER

Program each DVR accordingly to system ID (see page 26 )

Press the ID button, this will display “INPUT ID” on screen.

Using the channel selection buttons, input the system ID, press “ENTER” then the “RETURN” button

To reset the ID to factory default, press the ID button and input ID 255 and press the “ENTER” button followed by pressing the

“RETURN” button.

Please note your VXH264D can be controlled via the front panel buttons, IR 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.

NAVI ATION BUTTONS: Used for Playback

Control, Menu Naviagtion, and PTZ/Focus

Control

6

GETTING STARTED

The VXH264D 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 ‘ADMIN’. Using the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons, key in

the default password of ‘1234’ and press the ENTER button

The VXH264D 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. 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.

If audio recording is enabled, an audio icon showing 1,2,3 or 4 is displayed.

CONNECT AND SWITCH ON

• Connect up to 16 CAMERA INPUTS. The VXH264D also has LOOP OUTPUTS so that any signals

can be fed to other equipment if required. Termination is automatically set by the VXH264D depending on

connection type

• Using the Dip Switches on the back of the VXH264D, select the monitor out you are connneting

To select the HDMI monitor output To select the V A monitor output To select the Standard definition output

Please note when HDMI or V A outputs are selected only the selected monitor type can be viewed, if standard

definition output is selected both Composite and S-Video can be viewed simultaneously.Only once the DVR has been

rebooted will the dip switch settings have affect.

• Connect one or more monitors to the VXH264D using the COMPOSITE, V A, S-VIDEO OR HDMI connections

• Connect power to the VXH264D. The VXH264D checks for proper power connection and emits a beep. Press the

POWER BUTTON on the front panel of the VXH264D to begin operation.

7

CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY

MULTI CREEN MODE

6 different display modes are supported by the 16 channel VXH264D.

By repeatedly pressing the DISPLAY button, the operator can choose between single, 4, 6,

8, 9, and 16 screen as well as 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 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 CHANNEL

SELECTION button.

Pressing the same CHANNEL SELECTION button again will switch the display back to

the last selected multi screen mode.

If audio recording is enabled for a selected channel, the chosen audio source is

automatically played when that channel is viewed in full screen.

CHOO ING CHANNEL

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CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY

DIGITAL ZOOM

When viewing a channel in full screen, the operator can zoom in to a particular area by up to

14 times. To use digital zoom, select the required channel and press the ZOO button. The

small window at the bottom right of the screen shows the full image whilst the main display

area shows the zoomed portion.

To adjust the zoom level, turn the SHUTTLE WHEEL clockwise to increase zoom or anti-

clockwise 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.

After selecting the symbol the event log is shown on the display.

LOG

9

PLAYBACK

EARCH

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

To protect unauthorised viewing of footage, only authorised users can playback footage.

To log-in as ADMIN, enter the default password of 1234 and press ENTER

The VXH264D 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 = reen

Alarm = Red

Panic = White

Press ENTER to select the calendar and use the CURSOR KEYS to move 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 to 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 10 minutes. The

currently selected time is displayed underneath the calendar.

Press PLAY 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. When viewing playback in single screen mode, any

associated audio recorded with that channel can be heard.

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PLAYBACK

EARCH continued

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

RETURN.

To exit the search screen and go back to the last selected live view, repeatedly press RETURN.

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.

The playback speed and direction can also be controlled using the five playback buttons located

under the jog wheel.

11

PLAYBACK

EVENT EARCH

The VXH264D 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 SEARCH button and log

in as ADMIN with the default password of 1234 / or authorised user.

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 SEARCH 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 the live view mode, repeatedly press RETURN.

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

nALL: Select all of the above

nSET-UP: All set-up changes are shown

nOTION: All motion detection events are displayed for the chosen date range

nHDD: Displays HDD errors

nSYSTE : All system events are displayed (Such as Log-on/off, Remote Connects, Boot/System Start

nALAR : All alarm input events are displayed for the chosen date range

nVIDEO LOSS: Displays any video loss & channel number

nRECORD: All recording operations are displayed for the chosen date range

12

PLAYBACK

EARCH BY PO EVENT

On the Search by POS Event, you can search for event information such as price, quantity, item

keyword, date etc.

To search for information select SEARCH BY POS EVENT from the search menu.

Enter the desired information such as the channel you are searching, the condition i.e. price /

quantity etc, using the arrow keys to navigate around the menu, or using a mouse then click

SEARCH.

The event log will then show a list of events for the search you have just entered.

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 when the selected event occurred and continues until

stopped by the operator.

During event search playback, the playback buttons can be used as normal.

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

13

ARCHIVING

The Archiving screen allows the operator to choose exactly what to back-up and to which storage

device.

Use the CURSOR KEYS to navigate around the Archiving screen. To change any value or

setting:

Press ENTER to change the blue cursor to yellow.

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

SELECT DEVICE: Choose between DVD-RW or USB / FTP back-up device

FROM / TO: Start and end time to back-up

TA NAME: The name of the archive set

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

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

button.

To protect unauthorised viewing and distribution of footage, only the authorised user or

ADMIN user can archive footage.

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

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

ENTER. The VXH264D displays the total archive size.

If the ORI INAL SIZE 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 BURN to continue the archive process

Press RESERVE to reserve the data for future archiving

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ARCHIVING

A small window opens showing:

TA NAME: The name of the Archive

DEVICE: Choose between DVD, USB or FTP.

BURNIN TYPE: Choose between BURNIN 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, USB or FTP.

Note that depending on the amount of footage selected for archive, the extracting and burning

process may take some time, during which the VXH264D cannot be used. Normal recording

is unaffected by the archive process.

RESERVED DATA MANA EMENT: 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 50.

To Archive footage directly to an FTP Site from the DVR fill in the following information:

HOST NA E

PORT

USERNA E

PASSWORD

And the DIRECTORY folder – this is the folder on the FTP site where the archived footage will

be sent.

FTP Archiving is possible on a new archive or an archive been reserved in the Reserved Data

anagement.

15

TELE ETRY CONTROL

TELEMETRY CONTROL

Speed domes and other telemetry devices connected to the VXH264D, can be fully controlled from the

front panel or Remote Control.

In live display mode, press the PTZ button. To select a camera to control, use the CHANNEL

SELECTION buttons.

When PASSWORD is set to ON only authorised users or ADMIN users can control the PTZ.

Pan and tilt movement is controlled by the CURSOR KEYS. Zoom is controlled by turning the SHUTTLE

WHEEL.

tt & t controls focus, u& uu controls the iris.

Press PANIC or ARCHIVE 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.

KEY LOCK FUNCTION

An operator with ADMIN rights can choose to lock the VXH264D

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 any button

and enter the default password ‘1234’.

HUT DOWNEQUENCE

PANIC RECORDING

Panic recording will override all standard recording settings, PANIC

record settings are configured in the recording set-up. (Page 36)

Press the PANIC button. The top right of the display shows a red P

to indicate that the VXH264D 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 5 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 22)

Only an operator with ADMIN rights can shut down the VXH264D.

Press the POWER button, use the cursor key to select POWEROFF

then ENTER key. You can then enter the default password ‘1234’

and press ENTER.

The VXH264D shuts down and emits two beeps to indicate that

power can be safely removed.

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QUICK ENU

If you are using the USB mouse to control the VXH264D pressing the right hand mouse

will bring up the Quick Menu.

FREEZE: Selecting FREEZE ON will freeze the live view picture for the selected channel.

To go back to live view select FREEZE OFF.

PTZ: Selecting PTZ will bring up the PTZ control screen. PTZ can only be controlled by

an authorised user.

ZOOM: Selecting ZOOM will bring up the digital zoom control.

RECORD START: Starts the panic record mode. Use the right mouse click to select.

RECORD STOP to stop the panic record mode.

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CONFIGURING THE VXH264D

Press the SETUP button to bring up the SYSTEM / RECORD setup option on screen. (If the

status bar is not visible you will need to press the setup button twice). Use the CURSOR

KEYS to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER.

Only authorised users or ADMIN users can configure the VXH264D. 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 set-up the various camera options, highlight CAMERA and press ENTER.

TITLE: 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.

The covert cameras can be viewed in playback providing the user has correct authority

CAMERA: CAMERA TITLE

CONFIGURING THE VXH264D

CA ERA

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