Grundig GD-KB-AP1420P User manual

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CONTENT
1 Getting Started..................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................1
1.2 Activate Your Device...........................................................................................................1
1.3 Login...................................................................................................................................2
2 Keyboard Operation..........................................................................................................................3
MAG by RS-422 ..................................................................................................................3
DVR by RS-485....................................................................................................................5
To Analog Device................................................................................................................6
Dome by RS-485........................................................................................................6
Dome by RS-232........................................................................................................7
Analog Matrix by RS-232...........................................................................................8
Shortcut Operation ............................................................................................................9
3 System Menu Configuration............................................................................................................10
Version..............................................................................................................................10
User Management ...........................................................................................................10
Serial Port Settings ...........................................................................................................11
Hardware..........................................................................................................................11
Time Settings....................................................................................................................12
Maintenance ....................................................................................................................12

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1Getting Started
1.1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a GRUNDIG product. Before installing or connecting the product, please
read first the documents:
- Legal Disclaimer
- Safety Instructions
- Installation Manual for the respective product model
Further information about the product like Data Sheets, CE Documents, etc. can be found on the
web page www.grundig-security.com.
This User Guide is a user manual for the control of Recorders and PTZ-cameras.
Please read this User Guide carefully and retain it for future use.
1.2 Activate Your Device
Purpose:
For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No
operation is allowed before activation.
Note:
In edit mode, you can press the FOCUS+/A button on the keyboard panel to switch the character
input mode: numerals (123), upper case (ABC) and lower case (abc).

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Warning!
STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED–We highly recommend that you create a strong password
of your own choosing (8 to 16 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers,
and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend that
you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password
monthly or weekly can better protect your product.
Note:
⚫After the device is activated, you need to adjust the date and time settings.
⚫If you have restored the device to default settings, you need to reactivate the device.
1.3 Login
Purpose:
You must log in to the device before configuring the keyboard, and operating the menu and other
functions.
⚫In the Login dialog box, if you enter the wrong password 7 times for admin user or 5 times for
operators, the current user account will be locked for 30 minutes.
⚫If you select Remember Password, the system will remember the password for the current user
without remembering the previous one.

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2Keyboard Operation
This section describes how to control devices using the keyboard.
On the keyboard, press the MODE button on the panel to enter the operation for different devices.
See the following table for the description of each keyboard mode.
Table 2-1 Description of Keyboard Mode
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Operation Mode
Description
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MAG by RS-422
The keyboard can connect with the matrix access gateway via
RS-422 serial port, and realize the video wall control, PTZ control,
etc.
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DVR by RS-485
The keyboard can connect with the DVR/NVR via RS-485 serial
port, and remotely call the device menu and realize PTZ control
through the virtual panel.
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To Analog Dev
The keyboard can connect with the analog dome or PTZ unit via
RS-485 serial port, and realize PTZ control; or connect to analog
matrix via RS-232 port.
MAG by RS-422
The keyboard can connect with the matrix access gateway via RS-422 serial port, and realize the
video wall control, PTZ control, etc.
Before you start:
Check the connection between the MAG and the keyboard. Connect the T+ ad T- terminals of the
RS-422 serial port of the keyboard with that of the MAG.

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See the following figure:
See the following figure as an example for the network cable (568B). The pin 3 and pin 4 are
colored in green-white and blue.

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Note:
⚫You can also press the Num + CAM buttons to select the input channel, and operate the PTZ
control.
⚫For the initial use of MAG, you must use the configuration kits software to configure the
input/output channel ID of the MAG. Please see the related user manual for details. The
input/output channel ID is used for switching on the video wall or PTZ control during keyboard
operation.
DVR by RS-485
Warning!
In DVR by RS-485 mode, the keyboard screen will display a prompt message asking you to confirm
your device version. If your NVR is of a 2.0.0 or later version, select Yes; otherwise, select No. If
your DVR is of a 1.0.0 or later version, select Yes; otherwise, select No. Please note that selecting
an incorrect device version may result in function unavailability.
If you encounter a camera control problem, try to change the device ID of your NVR or DVR to a
digit from 1 to 16.
The keyboard can connect with the DVR/NVR via RS-485 serial port, and remotely call the device
menu and realize PTZ control through the virtual panel.
Before you start:
Check the connection between the DVR/NVR and the keyboard. Connect the T+ ad T- terminals of
the RS-485 serial port of the keyboard with the KB port on the DVR/NVR rear panel respectively.
Note:
Our keyboard supports DVR/NVR with KB ports only.

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Note:
The baud rate, protocol and other parameters of RS-485 of the keyboard must be configured to
9600, 8, 1, and none parity.
To Analog Device
Dome by RS-485
The keyboard can connect with the analog dome or PTZ unit via RS-485 serial port, and realize PTZ
control.
Before you start:
Check the connection between the dome and the Keyboard. Connect the T+ ad T- terminals of the
keyboard's RS-485 serial port with the RS485+ and RS485- terminals of the dome respectively.

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Note:
The address, baud rate, protocol, and other parameters of RS-485 must be configured the same
with those of the dome.
Dome by RS-232
The keyboard can connect with the analog dome via RS-232 serial port, and control the dome via
VISCA protocol.
Note:
The address, baud rate, protocol, and other parameters of RS-232 must be configured the same
with those of the dome.
SITE: 3

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Analog Matrix by RS-232
SITE: 3
RS232
DEV: 1
MON: 2
CAM: 1

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Shortcut Operation
The device control via keyboard can be realized by shortcut operation.

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3System Menu Configuration
On the main menu after login, you can select System to check the version, and configure the
system configuration, including network, user, RS-485, RS-422, hardware, time and maintenance.
Version
Select Version to check the version information of the keyboard, including the firmware version,
panel version, hardware version, core version, and serial No.
User Management
Select User to enter the user management interface. You can change the password (admin), add
new user, edit user or delete the user.
Click OK button or the central button of joystick to save the settings.
Note:
Only the admin user is allowed to add/edit/user the user (operator).

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Serial Port Settings
You can connect analog dome or DVR with the keyboard via RS-485 serial port, MVC/MAG via RS-
422 serial port and analog matrix via RS-232 serial port.
Select Serial Port to enter the settings. You can configure the address bit (RS-485 only), baud rate,
data bit, protocol, stop bit, parity, and copy all settings. When you set the Copy All to Yes for RS-
485 serial port, the current settings will be copied to the connection of all other RS-485 devices.
Click the OK button or the central button of joystick to save the settings.
Note:
The RS-485/RS-422/RS-232 parameters configured here must be the same with the connected
dome/DVR or MAG.
Hardware
You can set the click sound, auto-logoff, and backlight feature of the keyboard.
Select Hardware to enter the following interface, and move (left/right) the joystick to set the
function. Click OK button or the central button of joystick to save the settings.
If you enable Click Sound, there will be sound when you press the keyboard buttons. When the
auto-logoff is set to ON, the system will automatically log off after the device is not operated for 30
minutes. The duration of backlight can be set as Open (always turned on), 5min, 10min, 30min,
and 60min.

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Time Settings
Select Time to enter the system time settings interface. You can set the value of year, month, date,
time format, hour, minute and second. Click OK button or the central button of joystick to save the
settings.
Maintenance
Select Maintenance to enter the system maintenance settings interface. You can upgrade the
device, import and export the configuration files, and recover the device to the factory default
settings.
Note:
⚫You should connect the U-flash disk to the keyboard before upgrading, and importing/exporting
the files.
⚫The upgrade file and configuration file must be located in the root directory of the U-flash disk.
⚫The upgrade file must be in digicap.dav; and the configuration file in kbCfg.bin.

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