Vicon System Controle V1400X-DVC User manual

Master Control Station
VICON INDUSTRIES INC. 89 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788

VI 400X-DVC Instruction Manual
VI 400X-D/C System Console
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Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.
Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment till meet your requirements or that the
operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation. This system has not been
designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose.
Copyright@ 1999 Vicon Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
Product specilications subject to change without notice.
Vicon and its logo are registered trademarks of Vicon lndustnes Inc.
Vicon Part No. 8006-8923-01-00 Section 11 Rev 1099
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VICON

FCC Notice
Note: Complies with Federal Communications Commission Rules & Regulations Part 15, Subpart 6for a
Class A diaital device.
WARNING
This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in
strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with
the specification in subpart B of part 15 of the FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection
against such interference in a commercial installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception,
which can be determined by turning equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
.Reorient the receiving antenna.
.Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver.
.Relocated the equipment away from the receiver.
.Plug the equipment into a different electrical outlet so that the equipment and receiver
are on different branch circuits.
If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional
suggestions.
The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful:
“Interference Handbook, Bulletin CIB-2”
This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mailstop
SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328, ISBN O-l 6-045542-l.
Warning: Power must be removed from this unit before removing circuit modules or ribbon cables.
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A Caution: This unit contains circuit cards with integrated circuit devices that can be damaged by static
discharae. Take all necessarv orecautions to rxevent static discharue. I

Contents
Important Safeguards
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Introduction
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System Configurations
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Installation and Programming Overview
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Installation: Standalone System
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Installation: AURORA/VCR ONLY
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Installation: NOVA/AURORA/VCR
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Installation: MSSINOVAIAURORANCR
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Star Configurations
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The V14OOX-IFS Fail-Safe Device ,........,...............,.......,......,......,...............,........~.....,.....
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Joystick Devices ...............................................................................................................
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V1400X-DJT Desk-Top Joystick
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V1400X-JST Joystick Keypad ..................................................................................................................... 16
Passcodes & User IDS
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Defining the ID & Passcode ........................................................................................................................ 17
Logging On ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Logging Off
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Changing Your Passcode
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Removing Passcodes
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Defining Auto Logout Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*..................s.......
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Preliminary Steps.....
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Controlling Screen Brightness and Contrast
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Key Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I.........................
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Entering & Exiting the Main Setup Screen
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Viewing the Current Status .........................................................................................................................
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Disabling the Joystick
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Adjusting the Joystick
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Defining Auxiliary Devices .,...,...,............I......,.................,,....... ...*...................................*...............*..,....... 21
Communication Settings
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Setting Keypad Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.......
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Setting Baud Rates
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System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~............
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Selecting the Mode ......................................................................................................................................
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Defining the Mode ........................................................................................................................................
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Standalone .................................................................................................................................................. 26
NOVA/AURORA/VCR................................................................................................................................. 26
MSS/NOVA/AURORA/VCR ....................................................................................................................... .26
AURORA/VCR ONLY.. ............................................................................................................................... 27
Defining VCR Systems ................................................................................................................................. 28
Defining AurorA99/AurorA Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Alarms ..
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Defining Buzzer Control .............................................................................................................................. 30
Returning to Preset 1 in an Alarm Condition............................................................................................. 31
Activating Auxiliary Devices in an Alarm Condition ................................................................................
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Operation: 1300 & 1400 Series ........................................................................................
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System ..................................... ..~................~.......~..........................................................................~
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Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~....................................................~................... 33
Camera .......................~.........................................................~....................................................~................... 33
Presets
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Autoiris.. 34 .................... ....................................................................................................................................
Lens Speed.. ................................................................................................................................................. 34
Pan/Tilt Speed.............................................................................................................................................. 34
Autopan.. ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Auxiliary Devices ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Communication Failure............................................................................................................................... 35
Clearing Errors............................................................................................................................................. 35
Printing Video............................................................................................................................................... 35
Help ............................................................................................................................................................... 35
Operation: 1300 Series Only............................................................................................
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Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~...........................~
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Sequence ...................................................................................................................................................... 36
Monitor Dwell ............................................................................................................................................... 36
Alarms ,...,.........~........,........,......,..........,.........,.....,.......,.................................~...........~..,...
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Alarm Dwell...................................................................................................................................................
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Operation: VI400 Series Only ......................................... ..~..............................” ..............
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Tours.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I.....................................................................................~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Salvos ........................................................................................................................................................... 38
Home Position .............................................................................................................................................. 38
Alarms ........................................................................................................................................................... 38
Crosspoint Reset ......................................................................................................................................... 39
Cage Reset ................................................................................................................................................... 39
Operation: AurorA99/AurorAs ............................ . ...................................... . .....................
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Unit ................................................................................................................................................................ 40
Monitor Selection.. .......................................................................................................................................
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Joystick Control.. .........................................................................................................................................
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Full Screen Display...................................................................................................................................... 41
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Passcodes..
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Multipicture Display ..................................................................................................................................... 42
Freeze and Restore ......................................................................................................................................
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Recording Video..........................................................................................................................................
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Playing Back Video ......................................................................................................................................
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Sequencing Video ........................................................................................................................................
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Quick Setup Screens .................................................................................................................................... 43
Electronic Pan, Tilt, Zoom ...........................................................................................................................
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Programming ................................................................................................................................................ 44
Receiver Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 44
Help ................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Operation: VCRs
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Unit.,...,,....,,....,..................,..................................,..................‘...............~..........,...........................................
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Mode .............................................................................................................................................................. 45
Printing Video...............................................................................................................................................
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Record ........................................................................................................................................................... 46
stop ..................~...................................................~......................................................................................... 46
Rewind ........................................................................................................................................................... 46
Fast Forward ................................................................................................................................................. 46
Frame Shift.................................................................................................................................................... 47
Pause
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Help ................................................................................................................................................................ 47
Operation: Macros
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Creating a Macro ..........................................................................................................................................
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Running a Macro .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Maintenance ..~............~~........~.~,..~......~~~..~.....~...........,......~......~....~..~.................................~
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Fuse Replacement
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Reference
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Software Version Number and Date
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Joystick Speed Responses
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Cable Recommendations ............................................................................................................................
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FE-422 Cabling
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FE-232 Cabling
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RS-485 Cabling
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Messages ......................................................................................................................................................
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Monitors...................................................................................................................................................... 53
Presets ....................................................................................................................................................... 53
Cameras
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Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................................. 54
Alarms and Communication Failures.
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Technical Information ,~,,..,.............,,....,...,.....,........,..,.....,....,............,,,~..,.,.~,.,....,.......,...
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V1400X-DVC System Console ........~...................................................................~.............................~,~..,~...
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V1400X-JST Joystick Keypad
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V1400X-DJT Desk-Top Joystick .,..........,..,..,......,,~,.~..,~,..................I.,,........,..........,................................... 56
V14OOX-IFS Fail-Safe Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.~~.~~..~.~..~.......................................
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Shipping Instructions ,..,..,,....,..........,................,.........................,.....,,.~..~,~..~.....~.,........,.. 57
Index ...........................................~............~......................................................................... 58
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