GeoVision GV-1240A User manual

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GV-1480A / GV-1240A / GV-1120A
GV-Combo A Card (GV-1120A, GV-1240A and GV-1480A) are the three-in-one combo cards,
providing one single card solution for 16 video / audio recording, real-time display and TV-out
display.
Minimum System Requirements
32-bit Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008
OS 64-bit Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008
GV-1120A Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz with Hyper-Threading
GV-1120A x 2 Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz Dual Core
GV-1240A Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz Dual Core
GV-1240A x 2 Core 2 Duo, 2.53 GHz
GV-1480A Core 2 Duo, 3.0 GHz
CPU
GV-1480A x 2 Core 2 Quad, 2.4 GHz
Windows XP 2 x 512 MB Dual Channels
RAM Windows Vista / 7 / Server 2008 2 x 1 GB Dual Channels
GV-1120A 80 GB
GV-1120 A x 2 160 GB
GV-1240A 120 GB
GV-1240A x 2 250 GB
GV-1480A 250 GB
HDD
GV-1480A x 2 500 GB
VGA ATI Radeon X1300 PCI-E / NVIDIA GeForce 7300 PCI-E
DirectX 9.0c
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Packing List (D-Type)
1. GV-Combo A Card x 1
2. Audio Extension Card x 1
3. 1-8 D-Type Video Cable x 1
4. 9-16 D-Type Video Cable x 1
5. 1-8 D-Type Audio Cable x 1
6. 9-16 D-Type Audio Cable x 1
7. Internal Power Y Cable x 1
8. Hardware Watchdog Jumper Wire x 1
9. Software CD x 1
10. Feature Guide x 1
11. Installation Guide x 1
Packing List (DVI-Type)
1. GV- Combo A Card x 1
2. 1-8 DVI-Type Video plus TV Out Cable x 1
3. 9-16 DVI-Type Video Cable x 1
4. 1-8 DVI-Type Audio Cable x 1
5. 9-16 DVI-Type Audio Cable x 1
6. Internal Power Y Cable x 1
7. Hardware Watchdog Jumper Wire x 1
8. Software CD x 1
9. Feature Guide x 1
10. Installation Guide x1

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Connecting One GV-Combo A Card (D-Type)
•Plug the Audio Extension Card in the assigned connectors on the GV-Combo A Card.
•Connect D-Type video and audio cables to the GV-Combo A Card and Audio Extension Card
respectively.
•Connect the PC’s internal power supply to the GV-Combo A Card.
•Connect the TV monitor to the GV-Combo A Card if needed.
Figure 1-6
Note: The Card only works when it connects to PC’s power supply with the supplied Internal
Power Y Cable.
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Connecting One GV-Combo A Card (DVI-Type)
•Connect the DVI video and audio cables to the GV-Combo A Card.
•Connect the PC’s internal power supply to the GV-Combo A Card.
•Connect the DVI TV Out cable to the TV monitor if needed.
TV Monitor
GV-Combo A Card
1
1-16 DVI Video Cable
1-16 DVI Audio Cable
DVI TV Out
Cable
3
2
2
Hardware
Watchdog
Jump Wire
Internal
Power Y
Cable
Figure 1-7
Note: The Card only works when it connects to PC’s power supply with the supplied Internal
Power Y Cable.

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Connecting Two GV-Combo A Cards
You can install two GV-Combo A Cards of the same model for up to 32 channels. Master Card is
the card with 1-16 channels and Slave Card is that with 17-32 channels. Normally, the card
attached to the lower PCI slot number will act as Master, and the card attached to the higher PCI
slot number will act as Slave.
•TV Output Connection: The RCAconnector in the Master Card is for displaying 1-16 channels,
and the one in the Slave Card is for displaying 17-32 channels.
•Hardware Watchdog Connection: Connect the supplied Hardware Watchdog Jump Wire to
the Master Card.
•Accessory Card Connections:
GV-NET/IO Card: Connect the card only to the Master Card.
GV-Loop Through Card:Connect the card for each video capture card.
GV-Multi Quad Card: Only connect one card to any of two video capture cards.
Figure1-8
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Specifications
GV-1120A GV-1240A GV-1480A
Interface Type PCI-E
Input Type DB15 x 2 (Video), DB9 x 2 (Audio)
Video Input 8, 12, 16 Cams 8, 16 Cams 16 Cams
Audio Input 8, 12, 16 Channels 8, 16 Channels 16 Channels
TV Output RCA Connector x 1
NTSC 120 fps 240 fps 480 fps
CIF PAL 100 fps 200 fps 400 fps
NTSC 80 fps 120 fps 240 fps
Recording Rate
D1 PAL 72 fps 100 fps 200 fps
NTSC 480 fps
CIF PAL 400 fps
NTSC 480 fps
Display Rate
D1 PAL 400 fps
NTSC 720 x 480, 720 x 480 De-interlace, 640 x 480,
640 x 480 De-interlace, 360 x 240, 320 x 240
Video Resolution
PAL 720 x 576, 720 x 576 De-interlace, 640 x 480,
640 x 480 De-interlace, 360 x 288, 320 x 240
Compression Format Geo MPEG4, Geo MPEG4 (ASP), Geo H264,
Geo H264 V2
GV-Multi Quad Card Support Yes
GV-Loop Through Card Support Yes
GV-NET/IO Card Support Yes
D-Type
Dimensions DVI-Type 179 x 99 (mm) / 7.04 x3.89 (in)