Safety Vision OBSERVER 4120 Installation manual

OBSERVER™ 4120
HARDWARE USER GUIDE

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Title: Observer™4120 Hardware User Guide
Document Version: 1.0
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Table of Contents
Main Wiring Diagram 2
Installation 4
Hard Drive Removal 5
SD Card Removal/Insertion 5
Components 6
Appendix A: Specications 8
Appendix B: Dimensions 9
Appendix C: Bit Rate Chart 10
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Main Wiring Diagram
Wiring Harness Connections
Recommended Sensor
Connections (12V)
Sensor 8 Stop Arm Lights (school bus)
Sensor 7 Amber Warning Lights (school bus)
Sensor 6 Door (or wheel chair lift)
Sensor 5 Head Lights
Sensor 4 Event Button
Sensor 3 Brake Lights
Sensor 2 Left Turn Signal
Sensor 1 Right Turn Signal
Power Harness
Red Power (12 - 32V DC)
Black Ground
White Ignition (Yellow on some models)
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Installation
The Observer 4120 is shipped with a base containing an
integrated cooling fan. Ensure the cooling fan power cable
is connected to the cooling fan power port.
Remove the Security Cover and open the faceplate as
described on the following page. Secure the 4120 to a at
surface using appropriate fasteners.
Ensure that the front panel of the HVR remains accessible,
there is a minimum 2.5 inches of clearance for cables, and
there is adequate space to provide air for the cooling fan.
Do not install the HVR in an area of the vehicle cabin that
could interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle.
Security Cover
After connecting all needed cables to the rear of the DVR
as shown in the Main Wiring Diagram, secure the Security
Cover with the included screws as shown in the diagram.
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Hard Drive Removal
To remove the hard drive from the HVR:
1. Ensure the HVR is powered o.
2. Insert the key into the faceplate
lock and turn it clockwise.
3. Open the faceplate latch on the
right side of the HVR.
4. Pull the hard drive rmly and
straight out.
SD Card Removal/Insertion
The SD card can only be accessed when
the faceplate is open.
Do not force the SD card into the slot
upside down or backwards.
Ensure the SD card’s write protection
slider is in the “unlocked” position.
1. Open the SD card slot door from
the left edge.
2. Insert an SD card into the SD card
slot label-side up, with the notch to
the right, until it clicks in place.
To remove the SD card, press the SD
card as far as it will go in the slot, then
allow it to “spring” out.
3. Close the SD card slot door.
To reinsert a hard drive:
1. Push the hard drive rmly all the
way into the DVR.
2. Secure the faceplate latch.
3. Insert the key into the hard drive
lock and turn it counter-clockwise.
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Components
1 - Removable Hard Drive - The hard disk drive (HDD)
provides the main storage for recorded data.
2 - Status LEDs - The Status LEDs illuminate to display the
current status of the HVR. See chart at right.
3 - IR Receiver - Point the remote control at the IR
receiver to enter commands and change settings in the
conguration menus.
4 - USB Port - Insert a USB ash drive to download events
quickly without having to remove the SD card or hard drive,
can also upload rmware updates and conguration les.
A USB mouse may also be attached to navigate menus in
collaboration with an external monitor.
5 - SD Card Slot - Insert an SD card into the slot until
it clicks. To remove the SD card, briey press it in until it
ejects.
STATUS LEDS
NUMBER LABEL LED COLOR DESCRIPTION
1PWR BLUE Power
2VLOSS RED Video Loss
3AUX RED
4REC YELLOW Recording
5ERR ORANGE Storage Error - corrupted driver
or unformatted drive
6LAN YELLOW Network Activity
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1 - Power Port - Connection for the UPS and main power
harness.
2 - Serial Port - Connection for the I/O hub and ALM
extender harness.
3 - Panel Port - Connection for the SV-CP4-HYB monitor.
4 - USB Port - Connection for optional USB accessories
including the Fireproof back-up data box.
5 - LAN 1 Port (RJ45) - Connection for optional network
accessories.
6 - LAN 2 Port (RJ45) - Connection for the POE
Smart Switch IP camera hub. The Smart Switch MUST be
connected to the LAN 2 port.
7 - GPS Antenna Port - Connection for the external
antenna to accompany the internal GPS module.
8 - Fan Power Port - Power connection for the fan
integrated into the base.
9/10 - AV Port(s) - Connections for the analog camera
wiring harnesses.
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Appendix A: Specications
SPECIFICATIONS
Part No. 4120-HYB
Operating System Embedded Real Time Linux
Video Standard NTSC / PAL (selectable)
Audio/Video Inputs Audio: 20 channels (SV threaded connector)
Video: 16 channels + 4 IP channels (SV threaded connector)
* 8 IP channels with external PoE switch
Audio/Video Outputs 2 channels (BNC connector)
Audio/Video Compression ADPCM / H.264
Resolution NTSC: D1, HD1, WD1, CIF
PAL: D1, HD1, CIF
IP Camera: 720P
Frame Rate 30 FPS (all channels, all resolutions)
Image Quality (bit rate) 1-8 adjustable levels (1 is the best)
Storage 2 × 2.5" SATA II 2 TB HDD (4 TB max) or
2 × 2.5” SATA II 1 TB SSD (2 TB max)
Mirror Storage 1 × Class 10 SD card (128 GB max)
Recording Mode Continuous (dual stream) / Scheduled / Event (sensor trigger, speed, accel-
eration, video loss, temperature), Pre/Post Recording
Pre-Event Recording Congurable up to 60 minutes
Post-Event Recording Congurable up to 30 minutes
Mirror Recording Yes
Ethernet 2 × RJ45 (LAN)
Wi-Fi (Antenna Required) Embedded module (802.11b/g/n)
GPS (Antenna Included) Embedded module (location tracking, speed detection, and sync time)
Interfaces 2 × RS232, 2 × RS485, 2 × USB 2.0
Acelerometer 3-Axis
Sensors 8 inputs, 2 outputs
Power Input 8 ~ 36V DC
Power Output 12V at 500mA, 5V at 500mA
Power Consumption 57.23W (w/ 16 cameras) ~ 200W (with cameras and accessories)
Environmental Control Integrated cooling fan and HD heater
Operating Temperature -40°F ~ 158°F (-40°C ~ 70°C) with HD heater
Storage Temperature -40°F ~ 185°F ~ (-40°C ~ 85°C)
Relative Humidity 8% ~ 90%
Dimensions (w × h × d) 9.0 in × 4.83 in × 13 in (228.6 mm × 122.7 mm × 330.2 mm)
Weight 9.26 lb (4.2 kg)
Certications and Compliance FCC, CE, ISO7637, MIL-STD-810, RoHS, EN50155, EN50155-EMC, EN60068
Conguration IR remote (included), network; control panel, CP4 series monitor (optional)
With CP4 Monitor
On Screen Display GPS information, alarm, temperature, acceleration, voltage, device
information, rmware version, MCU version, network status
Display Split 1/4/9/16 (cameo with 4/9/16)
Playback 1/4/9 chan. with CP4 Touch-screen; 1/4/9/16 with CP4 Conventional Display
Search Mode Date/time, channel, event
Backup Mode USB, HDD, network
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Appendix B: Dimensions
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RESOLUTION QUALITY (kB/s)
12345678
WD1
PAL: 960 × 576
NTSC: 960 × 480
Stream (kB/s) 2048 × 1.3 1536 × 1.3 1280 × 1.3 1024 × 1.3 900 × 1.3 800 × 1.3 720 × 1.3 640 × 1.3
MB/hour/ch. 1170 878 731 585 514 457 411 366
WHD1
PAL: 960 × 288
NTSC: 960 × 240
Stream (kB/s) 1536 × 1.3 1280 × 1.3 1024 × 1.3 768 × 1.3 640 × 1.3 560 × 1.3 500 × 1.3 450 × 1.3
MB/hour/ch. 878 731 585 439 366 320 286 257
WCIF
PAL: 480 × 288
NTSC: 480 × 240
Stream (kB/s) 1024 × 1.3 768×1.3 640 × 1.3 512 × 1.3 440 × 1.3 350 × 1.3 312 × 1.3 280 × 1.3
MB/hour/ch. 585 439 366 293 251 200 178 160
D1/VGA
PAL: 704 × 576
NTSC: 704 × 480
Stream (kB/s) 2048 1536 1280 1024 900 800 720 640
MB/hour/ch. 900 675 563 450 396 352 316 281
HD1
PAL: 704 × 288
NTSC: 704 × 240
Stream (kB/s) 1536 1280 1024 768 640 560 500 450
MB/hour/ch. 675 563 450 338 281 246 220 198
CIF
PAL: 352 × 288
NTSC: 352 × 240
Stream (kB/s) 1024 768 640 512 440 350 312 280
MB/hour/ch. 450 338 281 225 193 154 137 123
QCIF/QVGA
PAL: 176 × 144
NTSC: 176 × 120
Stream (kB/s) 512 448 416 384 352 320 288 256
MB/hour/ch. 225 197 183 169 155 141 127 113
720P
1280 × 720
Stream (kB/s) 6144 4800 4128 3456 2784 2112 1440 768
MB/hour/ch. 2700 2109 1814 1519 1223 928 633 338
1080P
1920 × 1080
Stream (kB/s) 8192 6390 5505 4068 3712 2816 1919 1024
MB/hour/ch. 3600 2808 2419 1788 1631 1238 843 450
Appendix C: Bit Rate Chart
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FCC Compliance Statement
This device has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.
Any changes or modications in construction of this device
which are not expressly approved by the party responsible
for the compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
NOTE
CAUTION
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