Videoswitch VDM-9G160 User manual

VDM Digital Recorder
User Manual
Products covered by this manual:
Cameras / Hard Drive
Capacity 9 16
160 Gbytes VDM-9G160 VDM-16G160
320 Gbytes VDM-9G320 VDM-16G320
500 Gbytes VDM-9G500 VDM-16G500
600 Gbytes VDM-9G600 VDM-16G600
800 Gbytes VDM-9G800 VDM-16G800
Document Reference Date Firmware
Vk603t 14/11/2005 From VDM001GB, VDM002AA
Videoswitch Telephone [phone]
Ocean House, Redfields Industrial Park Fax [phone]
Redfields Lane, Church Crookham Email [email protected]
Hants GU52 0RD Web www.videoswitch.co.uk
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc
Contents:
1Overview..............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 The VDM Digital Recorder......................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 The Front Panel......................................................................................................................................................................2
1.3 The Rear Panel.......................................................................................................................................................................3
1.4 Operating Modes....................................................................................................................................................................4
1.5 Screen Icons...........................................................................................................................................................................5
1.6 Menu Structure.......................................................................................................................................................................6
1.7 User Menu..............................................................................................................................................................................7
1.8 Supervisor Menu.....................................................................................................................................................................8
1.9 Engineer Menu .......................................................................................................................................................................9
2Installation.........................................................................................................................................10
2.1 Connecting Up (4 Camera example) ....................................................................................................................................10
2.2 Setting Date and Time..........................................................................................................................................................11
2.3 Critical Alerts.........................................................................................................................................................................11
2.4 Operation..............................................................................................................................................................................11
3Recording..........................................................................................................................................12
3.1 Update Rates........................................................................................................................................................................12
3.2 CD Capacity..........................................................................................................................................................................12
4Remote Access.................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Configurations.......................................................................................................................................................................13
4.1.1 PSTN................................................................................................................................................................................13
4.1.2 ISDN.................................................................................................................................................................................13
4.1.3 Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) .................................................................................................................................13
4.1.4 Ethernet using a Cross-over Cable...................................................................................................................................14
4.1.5 Broadband (ADSL) ...........................................................................................................................................................14
4.2 Option Modules.....................................................................................................................................................................15
4.2.1 Installation.........................................................................................................................................................................15
4.2.2 VDM Firmware Upgrades.................................................................................................................................................16
4.3 PC Software..........................................................................................................................................................................16
4.3.1 Installing VI-Connect.........................................................................................................................................................16
4.3.2 Configuring VI-Connect ....................................................................................................................................................16
4.3.3 Adding Sites to VI-Connect...............................................................................................................................................16
4.3.4 Using VI-Connect..............................................................................................................................................................17
5Routine Checks ................................................................................................................................18
5.1 Critical Alerts.........................................................................................................................................................................18
6Viewing Live Images ........................................................................................................................19
6.1 Enter Live Mode....................................................................................................................................................................19
6.2 Live Display Modes...............................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.1 Full Screen Main Monitor..................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.2 Spot Monitor .....................................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.3 Picture-in-Picture..............................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.4 Quad.................................................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.5 9-way and 16-way Multi-Screen .......................................................................................................................................20
6.2.6 Zoom.................................................................................................................................................................................20
6.3 Auto-Sequencing..................................................................................................................................................................20
6.3.1 Auto-Sequencing Main Monitor ........................................................................................................................................20
6.3.2 Auto-Sequencing Spot Monitor.........................................................................................................................................20
7Replaying Recorded Images ...........................................................................................................21
7.1 Enter PLAY mode.................................................................................................................................................................21
7.1.1 Replay from Hard Drive(s)................................................................................................................................................21
7.1.2 Replay from CD ................................................................................................................................................................21
7.2 Normal, Single Frame and Fast Play....................................................................................................................................21
7.3 Replay Display Modes..........................................................................................................................................................22
7.3.1 Full Screen (Main Monitor) ...............................................................................................................................................22
7.3.2 Quad.................................................................................................................................................................................22
7.3.3 Zoom (Replay)..................................................................................................................................................................22
7.4 Searching by Date and Time................................................................................................................................................22
7.5 Sweep Mode.........................................................................................................................................................................23
7.6 Recalling Events...................................................................................................................................................................24
7.7 Stepping through Events ......................................................................................................................................................24
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc
7.8 Replaying Incidents..............................................................................................................................................................24
7.8.1 Selecting an Incident........................................................................................................................................................24
7.8.2 Go to the start of the current incident............................................................................................................................... 25
7.8.3 Go to the end of the current incident................................................................................................................................ 25
8Archiving Images onto CD...............................................................................................................26
8.1 Quick Incident Recording.....................................................................................................................................................26
8.2 Adjusting the Size of an Incident.......................................................................................................................................... 26
8.2.1 Enlarge an Incident by Moving the End ........................................................................................................................... 26
8.2.2 Enlarge an Incident by Moving the Start.......................................................................................................................... 26
8.2.3 Reduce an Incident by Moving the End ........................................................................................................................... 26
8.2.4 Reduce an Incident by Moving the Start.......................................................................................................................... 27
8.2.5 Reduce an Incident by Moving the Start or End...............................................................................................................27
8.3 Creating an Incident by Setting the Start and End...............................................................................................................27
8.3.1 Set the start of an incident ...............................................................................................................................................27
8.3.2 Set the end of an incident ................................................................................................................................................27
8.4 Selecting Incidents...............................................................................................................................................................28
8.5 Clearing unwanted incidents................................................................................................................................................28
8.6 Writing to CD........................................................................................................................................................................28
8.7 Replaying a CD....................................................................................................................................................................29
9Information Screens.........................................................................................................................30
9.1 Viewing Drive Information ....................................................................................................................................................30
9.1.1 Re-Scan Drives................................................................................................................................................................30
9.2 Viewing Image Information...................................................................................................................................................30
9.2.1 Image Authentication .......................................................................................................................................................30
9.3 System Information .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
10 Setup..................................................................................................................................................32
10.1 Navigating the menus...........................................................................................................................................................32
10.2 User Menu............................................................................................................................................................................ 33
10.2.1 Incident Options ............................................................................................................................................................... 33
10.2.1.1 Erase CD........................................................................................................................................................33
10.2.1.2 Filename.........................................................................................................................................................33
10.2.1.3 Erase Incident Markers...................................................................................................................................33
10.2.2 Auto Sequence (Main Monitor) ........................................................................................................................................ 33
10.2.2.1 Sequence Mode .............................................................................................................................................33
10.2.2.2 Camera List .................................................................................................................................................... 33
10.2.2.3 Dwell Times....................................................................................................................................................33
10.2.3 Auto Sequence (Spot Monitor)......................................................................................................................................... 33
10.2.3.1 Sequence Mode .............................................................................................................................................33
10.2.3.2 Camera List .................................................................................................................................................... 33
10.2.3.3 Dwell Times....................................................................................................................................................33
10.2.4 PIP Mode .........................................................................................................................................................................33
10.2.5 Power-Up Options............................................................................................................................................................33
10.2.5.1 Main Monitor Mode.........................................................................................................................................34
10.2.5.2 Sequence Main...............................................................................................................................................34
10.2.5.3 Sequence Spot (Day) ..................................................................................................................................... 34
10.2.5.4 Sequence Spot (Night) ................................................................................................................................... 34
10.2.5.5 Main Camera..................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.5.6 PIP Camera....................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.5.7 Spot Camera (Day)......................................................................................................................................... 34
10.2.5.8 Spot Camera (Night)....................................................................................................................................... 34
10.2.6 Anti-Flicker.......................................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.6.1 Full Screen......................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.6.2 PIP Screen......................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.6.3 Quad Screen ..................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.6.4 x9 Multi-Screen............................................................................................................................................... 34
10.2.6.5 x16 Multi-Screen............................................................................................................................................. 34
10.2.6.6 Text Windows.................................................................................................................................................34
10.2.6.7 Always Interlace .............................................................................................................................................35
10.2.7 Titles.................................................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.7.1 Digital Recorder Title......................................................................................................................................35
10.2.7.2 Camera Titles .................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.7.3 Alarm Titles.....................................................................................................................................................35
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc
10.2.8 Show Camera Titles .........................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.8.1 Full Screen Titles ............................................................................................................................................35
10.2.8.2 PIP Titles.........................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.8.3 Quad Titles......................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.8.4 X9 Titles..........................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.8.5 X16 Titles........................................................................................................................................................35
10.2.9 Text Alignment..................................................................................................................................................................36
10.2.10 Time/Date Alignment........................................................................................................................................................36
10.2.11 Upgrade from CD..............................................................................................................................................................36
10.3 Supervisor Menu...................................................................................................................................................................37
10.3.1 Covert Permission (Main).................................................................................................................................................37
10.3.2 Covert Cameras (Main) ....................................................................................................................................................37
10.3.3 Covert Cameras (Spot).....................................................................................................................................................37
10.3.4 Passwords........................................................................................................................................................................37
10.3.4.1 Supervisor Password......................................................................................................................................38
10.3.4.2 User Password................................................................................................................................................38
10.3.4.3 Incident Password...........................................................................................................................................38
10.3.4.4 Playback Password.........................................................................................................................................38
10.3.4.5 Keyboard Password........................................................................................................................................38
10.3.5 Password Access Timeout ...............................................................................................................................................38
10.3.6 Erase Event List................................................................................................................................................................38
10.3.7 Event List needs Password ..............................................................................................................................................38
10.4 Engineer Menu .....................................................................................................................................................................39
10.4.1 Date and Time..................................................................................................................................................................39
10.4.1.1 Summer/Winter Time......................................................................................................................................39
10.4.1.2 Date/Time (DD/MM/YY HH:MM:SS) ...............................................................................................................39
10.4.2 Timers...............................................................................................................................................................................39
10.4.2.1 Custom Recording ..........................................................................................................................................39
10.4.2.2 Alarms Enable/Disable....................................................................................................................................39
10.4.2.3 Activity Enable/Disable....................................................................................................................................40
10.4.2.4 Daytime...........................................................................................................................................................40
10.4.3 Record Settings................................................................................................................................................................40
10.4.3.1 Normal Mode...................................................................................................................................................40
10.4.3.1.1 Image Retention (Days).............................................................................................................................40
10.4.3.1.2 Cameras....................................................................................................................................................40
10.4.3.1.3 Quality........................................................................................................................................................40
10.4.3.2 Custom Mode..................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.2.1 Rate...........................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.2.2 Cameras....................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.2.3 Quality........................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.3 Activity/Alarm Mode ........................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.3.1 Rate...........................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.3.2 Cameras....................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.3.3 Quality........................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.3.4 Record.......................................................................................................................................................41
10.4.3.3.5 Storage Allocation (%)...............................................................................................................................42
10.4.3.4 Record Options...............................................................................................................................................42
10.4.3.4.1 Recording Enabled....................................................................................................................................42
10.4.3.4.2 Image Size Control....................................................................................................................................42
10.4.3.4.3 Record Drives............................................................................................................................................42
10.4.3.4.4 Drive Full Options......................................................................................................................................42
10.4.4 Activity/Alarms..................................................................................................................................................................42
10.4.4.1 Activity Detection.............................................................................................................................................42
10.4.4.2 Enable Activity.................................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.3 Alarm Polarities...............................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.4 Enable Alarms.................................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.5 Alarm Input/Camera Mapping.........................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.6 Permit alarm/activity locking?..........................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.7 Pull-Up Settings ..............................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.7.1 Pull-Up Monitor..........................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.7.2 Pull-Up Hold Time......................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.7.3 Sequence Time..........................................................................................................................................43
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc
10.4.4.7.4 Relay Hold Time........................................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.7.5 Restore after Activity/Alarm.......................................................................................................................43
10.4.4.8 Display Active Pixels ......................................................................................................................................43
10.4.5 Critical Alerts....................................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.5.1 Cameras.........................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.5.2 Drive Fail.........................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.5.3 Drive Full.........................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.6 Camera Inputs..................................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.6.1 Brightness.......................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.6.2 Colour Boost...................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.6.3 Termination.....................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.7 Remote Access................................................................................................................................................................44
10.4.7.1 System Address .............................................................................................................................................44
10.4.7.2 Remote Password ..........................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.3 Remote Covert Cameras................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4 Network Settings ............................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.1 Network Interface......................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.2 IP Address.................................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.3 Sub-Net Mask ...........................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.4 Gateway....................................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.5 Port............................................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.6 PSTN Rings...............................................................................................................................................45
10.4.7.4.7 ISDN Answer Mode................................................................................................................................... 45
10.4.7.4.8 ISDN MSN/Sub-Address...........................................................................................................................46
10.4.7.4.9 RS232 Baud Rate .....................................................................................................................................46
10.4.7.5 Keyboard/Clock Synchronisation....................................................................................................................46
10.4.8 Configurations..................................................................................................................................................................46
10.4.8.1 Restore Factory Configuration........................................................................................................................46
10.4.8.2 Get Configuration from CD.............................................................................................................................46
10.4.8.3 Erase Hard Drives .......................................................................................................................................... 46
10.4.8.3.1 Erase Hard Drive 1.................................................................................................................................... 46
10.4.8.3.2 Erase Hard Drive 2.................................................................................................................................... 47
10.4.8.3.3 Erase Both Hard Drives ............................................................................................................................47
10.4.8.3.4 Upgrades need engineer password? ........................................................................................................47
10.4.9 Engineer Password..........................................................................................................................................................47
11 Changing Hard Drives......................................................................................................................48
11.1 Managing Hard Drives .........................................................................................................................................................48
11.1.1 Single Hard Drive Operation ............................................................................................................................................ 48
11.1.2 Dual Hard Drive Operation............................................................................................................................................... 48
11.1.3 Changing Hard Drives......................................................................................................................................................48
11.1.4 Warnings..........................................................................................................................................................................48
12 Specifications ...................................................................................................................................49
12.1 Image Capture and Storage.................................................................................................................................................49
12.2 Connectors...........................................................................................................................................................................49
12.2.1 Power Input......................................................................................................................................................................49
12.2.2 Camera Inputs and Loop-Though Outputs.......................................................................................................................49
12.2.3 Coax Monitor Outputs ......................................................................................................................................................49
12.2.4 S-Video Monitor Output....................................................................................................................................................49
12.2.5 S-Video Input ...................................................................................................................................................................49
12.3 Remote Access Options.......................................................................................................................................................49
12.3.1 PSTN................................................................................................................................................................................49
12.3.2 ISDN.................................................................................................................................................................................50
12.3.3 Ethernet............................................................................................................................................................................50
12.3.4 Alarms and Keyboard.......................................................................................................................................................51
12.3.5 Serial Port (RS232)..........................................................................................................................................................51
12.3.6 Parallel Port (Printer)........................................................................................................................................................52
12.4 Options Module....................................................................................................................................................................52
12.5 Power Requirements............................................................................................................................................................53
12.6 CE Marking...........................................................................................................................................................................53
12.7 Dimensions and Weight ....................................................................................................................................................... 53
12.8 Temperature and Humidity................................................................................................................................................... 53
12.9 Ventilation.............................................................................................................................................................................53
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc
12.10 Safety....................................................................................................................................................................................53
13 Notes..................................................................................................................................................54
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 1
1 Overview
1.1 The VDM Digital Recorder
The VDM Digital Recorder provides a one-box solution for multiplexing, digital recording of video images
from up to 16 cameras, CD backup and remote dial-up viewing of live or recorded images.
•All you need for a digital recording system is the VDM recorder, up to 16 cameras and a display
monitor. This set-up will permit the video images from all the cameras to be recorded onto hard disc
for a period of typically 31 days. Beyond that time, the oldest images will be over-recorded by new
images.
•Any images available on the hard disc can be played back without interrupting the recording
process. An instant search facility allows images to be found by time and date. Events can be
tagged by the built-in activity detection and by external alarms (e.g. PIR detectors), and tagged
events may be instantly recalled and stepped through.
•The SWEEP mode allows the contents of the hard drives to be rapidly scanned for the easy location
of particular areas of interest even when the date and time is not known.
•For permanently archiving images, a CD writer is included as standard in all VDM recorders. Any
incidents on the hard disc that you wish to archive onto CD may be marked. These are then copied
onto a blank CD. Both CD-R and CD-RW type CDs may be used. The CD-R discs have the
advantage for evidence of being permanent and completely protected from possible alteration. The
CD-RW discs on the other hand may be erased and re-used.
•Incidents stored onto CD may be played back in any VDM.
•CDs may also be played back on a PC with the free “VDM Replay” or “VDM Play” software.
•The CD drive also stores the VDM’s configuration, which can facilitate subsequent installations.
•The CD drive is also used to install firmware updates to the system. These will be made available on
CD and on the Internet as new features are added.
An important feature of the VDM Digital Recorder is the inclusion of removable hard drives. This offers the
significant advantage over products with in-built hard drives in providing the user with the ability to upgrade
the drive capacity at any time. Additionally, it also means zero down-time if one of the two drives fails in
service; a replacement drive can be sourced and plugged in while the system continues unaffected on its
single remaining drive.
The removable hard drive facility also allows additional hard drives be used to extend the storage capability.
A further application is in situations where review of the recordings is required at another site; a hard drive
can be readily removed and transported.
Whilst the VDM Digital Recorders are designed to run out of the box with no set-up required, there is great
flexibility in the configuration options. The update rate and the image qualities of each camera may be
programmed to optimise the usage of the available hard drive capacity. These settings can be different
depending on time of day and on the alarm and activity status. An important feature of the VDM Digital
Recorders is that the actual size of the recorded images depends on how much detail there is in them.
Images with less information content use less discs space than those containing a lot of detail, such as
faces, people and number plates. The benefit is that the hard drive space is used much more efficiently;
enabling higher quality images and faster updates than would otherwise be possible. This is in contrast to
other systems where images are forced to a constant size, irrespective of their information content.
A variety of multi-screen screen modes are provided, including real-time quads and real-time picture-in-
picture (PIP). Dual monitor outputs are provided for the main monitors, and a spot monitor output provides a
completely independent full screen display. Independent covert protection is possible on main and spot
monitors. Each monitor also has auto-sequencing facilities, with a user programmable set of cameras for
each.
The keyboard and menu system are fully protected by a multiple level password system that may be used if
required.
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 2
1.2 The Front Panel
1
2
3
4
20
22
19 21
23 24 25 26
9
1487
6
5
10
15
11
16
12
17
13
35
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
36 37 38 39 40 41 42
18
43
Standard Functions ALT Functions Standard Functions ALT Functions
1 Open/Close CD Drawer 23 ALT n/a
2 Lock for Hard Drive 2 24 PIP (NO) Zoom
3 Lock for Hard Drive 1 25 Quad (YES) Sequence Main
4 RECORD 26 Multi-Screen
(DEFAULT) Sequence Spot
5 SETUP SYSTEM INFO 27 Camera 1 (Main) Camera 1 (Spot)
6 INCIDENT DRIVE 28 Camera 2 (Main) Camera 2 (Spot)
7 EVENT IMAGE 29 Camera 3 (Main) Camera 3 (Spot)
8 SEARCH 30 Camera 4 (Main) Camera 4 (Spot)
9 Reverse Play 31 Camera 5 (Main) Camera 5 (Spot)
10 Reverse Single Step 32 Camera 6 (Main) Camera 6 (Spot)
11 Pause Play 33 Camera 7 (Main) Camera 7 (Spot)
12 Single Step Play 34 Camera 8 (Main) Camera 8 (Spot)
13 Forward Play 35 Camera 9 (Main) Camera 9 (Spot)
14 Fast Forward Play of Incident 36 Camera 10 (Main) Camera 10 (Spot)
15 Prior Event Incident Start 37 Camera 11 (Main) Camera 11 (Spot)
16 Live 38 Camera 12 (Main) Camera 12 (Spot)
17 Next Event Incident End 39 Camera 13 (Main) Camera 13 (Spot)
18 Fast Reverse Play of Incident 40 Camera 14 (Main) Camera 14 (Spot)
19
Í
LEFT 41 Camera 15 (Main) Camera 15 (Spot)
20
Í
UP 42 Camera 16 (Main) Camera 16 (Spot)
21
Í
RIGHT 43 Power LED
22
Í
DOWN Note: To get an ALT function, press the ALT key and another key.
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 3
1.3 The Rear Panel
50
58
76
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91
57
56
59
51 52 53 55
92 93 54
Connectors Connectors
50 Modem/Computer (RS232) 72 Camera 13 Loop Output
51 Alarm Inputs, Relays, Keyboard (RS485) 73 Camera 14 Loop Output
52 Options Module blanking panel 74 Camera 15 Loop Output
53 Parallel Port (Printer) 75 Camera 16 Loop Output
54 Mains voltage selector switch (115 or 230Vac) 76 Camera 1 Input
55 Mains input connector (IEC) 77 Camera 2 Input
56 S-Video Input 78 Camera 3 Input
57 S-Video Monitor Output 79 Camera 4 Input
58 Main Monitor composite output 80 Camera 5 Input
59 Spot monitor composite output 81 Camera 6 Input
60 Camera 1 Loop Output 82 Camera 7 Input
61 Camera 2 Loop Output 83 Camera 8 Input
62 Camera 3 Loop Output 84 Camera 9 Input
63 Camera 4 Loop Output 85 Camera 10 Input
64 Camera 5 Loop Output 86 Camera 11 Input
65 Camera 6 Loop Output 87 Camera 12 Input
66 Camera 7 Loop Output 88 Camera 13 Input
67 Camera 8 Loop Output 89 Camera 14 Input
68 Camera 9 Loop Output 90 Camera 15 Input
69 Camera 10 Loop Output 91 Camera 16 Input
70 Camera 11 Loop Output 92 RS485 Keyboard Input
71 Camera 12 Loop Output 93 RS485 Termination (shown ON)
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 4
1.4 Operating Modes
The VDM Digital Recorder is controlled via the front panel keys. All status information is displayed on the
main monitor.
The VDM has a number of operating modes that are called up during the set-up and operation of the
system. Each of these modes has a different easily identifiable screen display. Note that the camera-select
keys are used for entering numbers in some of the modes, and the camera 10 key is used to enter zero.
Screen Modes:
•The SELF-TEST mode is entered following power-up. The VDM displays a blue start-up screen
while the self-test is in progress. On completion, the system will move on to the LIVE screen mode.
If the self-test fails, a critical alert message will be displayed.
•The LIVE mode is the default state of the system in which live camera images are displayed.
Different cameras and screen formats may be selected. For example, full screen, zoom, picture-in-
picture (PIP), quad or multi-screen.
•The PLAY mode allows previously recorded images to be replayed. A wide range of keys allows
forward and reverse re-play, fast play, single-step and event stepping.
•The SYSTEM INFO mode displays details about the system such as the model, firmware revision,
checksum and the self-test results. In addition, the alarm input status and activity status is also
displayed for test purposes.
•The SEARCH mode allows a date and time to be entered in order to recall images from that date
and time. A single key press calls up the most recently recorded image.
•The SWEEP mode allows images to be recalled and viewed when date and time may not be
known. The whole range of images stored on the hard drive(s) may be rapidly swept to search for an
incident.
•The EVENT mode allows events generated by activity and external to be instantly recalled and
replayed, and also keeps a record of system alerts such as power-up and menu access.
•The INCIDENTS mode is used to specify incidents for backup onto CD.
•The DRIVES mode displays information about the disc drives, such as the range of dates and
times of video that is stored on each drive.
•The IMAGES mode displays information either about live image record rates and sizes, or about
individual replay images.
•The SETUP mode provides access to the menus for configuring the system and for archiving
images to CD.
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 5
1.5 Screen Icons
The following icons may appear on the screen during the normal operation of the system:
Auto sequencing of Main monitor is on
Auto sequencing of Spot monitor is on
Zoom has been selected
An alarm input has been triggered
Activity has been detected
Alarms or activity are currently disabled by their timers
A hard disc drive
The CD drive
Pause
Single frame Forward play
Single frame Reverse play
Forward Play
Reverse Play
Fast forward play
Fast Reverse play
System is busy
The displayed image is at the beginning of an incident
The displayed image is at the end of an incident
Incidents have been selected for archiving onto CD
Incidents have been de-selected and will not be archived onto CD
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 6
1.6 Menu Structure
The following sections summarise the menu structure. Note that the menu may vary slightly between
different versions of firmware installed in the VDM.
Press the SETUP key to enter and exit the menu system. Use the cursor keys
Í
,
Í
,
Í
and
Í
to
navigate through the menus. The DEFAULT key is very useful within the menus as it is used to set the
currently selected menu item to a default condition. In certain cases within the menu, the YES key needs to
be pressed to confirm that the selected action is required. Refer to section 10 for details.
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 7
1.7 User Menu
User Menu
Sequence Mode
Camera List
Dwell Times
Auto Sequence (Main Monitor)
Sequence Mode
Camera List
Dwell Times
Auto Sequence Spot (Monitor)
Anti-Flicker
Full Screen
Full Screen Titles
PIP Titles
Quad Titles
x9 Titles
x16 Titles
Power-Up Options Main Monitor Mode
PIP Mode
Titles Multiplexer Title
Show Camera Titles
Upgrade Firmware from CD
Sequence Spot (Day)
Spot Camera (Day)
Sequence Spot (Night)
Spot Camera (Night)
PIP Screen
Quad Screen
X9 Multi-Screen
X16 Multi-Screen
Text Windows
Sequence Main
Main Camera
PIPCamera
Always Interlace
Text Alignment
Alarm Titles
Time/Date Alignment
Filename
Erase CD
Erase Incident Markers
Incident Options
Camera Titles
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 8
1.8 Supervisor Menu
Supervisor Menu
Passwords
Covert Cameras (Main)
Covert Cameras (Spot)
Covert Permission (Main)
User Password
Supervisor Password
Incident Password
Playback Password
Keyboard Password
PasswordAccessTimeout
Erase Event List
Event List Needs Password
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 9
1.9 Engineer Menu
Engineer Menu
Upgrades need Engineer password
Erase Hard Drive(s)
Erase Hard Drive 1
Erase Hard Drive 2
Erase Hard Drives 1 and 2
Summer/Winter Time
Date/Time (DD/MM/YY HH:MM:SS)
Record Settings
Recording Enabled
Date and Time
Custom Recording
Critical Alerts
Colour Boost
Remote Access
Configurations Restore Factory Configuration
Get Config from CD
Image Retention (Days)
Normal Mode
Cameras
Image Quality
Custom Mode
Rate
Cameras
Quality
Activity/Alarm Mode Rate
Quality
Record
StorageAllocation (%)
Image Size Control
Drive Full Options
Cameras
Alarm Enable /Disable
Activity Enable /Disable
Timers
Activity Detection
Alarm Polarities
Pull-Up Hold Time
Sequence Time
Relay Hold Time
Restore after Activity/Alarm
Activity/Alarms
Pull-Up Settings
Engineer Password
Termination
Brightness
SystemAddress
Remote Covert Cameras
RS232 Baud Rate
Keyboard/Clock Synchronisation
Daytime
EnableActivity
Enable Alarms
DisplayActive Pixels
Drive Fail
Drive Full
Record Options
Record Drives
Remote Password
Network Interface
PSTN Rings
ISDNAnswer Mode
ISDN MSN/Sub-Address
IPAddress
Port
Camera Inputs
Network Settings
Sub-Net Mask
Gateway
Cameras
Alarm Input/Camera Mapping
Pull-Up Monitor
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 10
2 Installation
2.1 Connecting Up (4 Camera example)
102
101
100
103 104 105
107
106
75 Ohms
IN
Make these Connections…
100 Connect the video input of the Monitor to the main monitor output of the VDM using a BNC cable
101 Make sure that the monitor termination is switched on (i.e. to 75 Ohms)
102 Connect the first camera to Camera Input 1 on the VDM using a BNC cable
103 Connect the next camera to Camera Input 2 on the VDM using a BNC cable
104 Connect the next camera to Camera Input 3 on the VDM using a BNC cable
105 Connect the next camera to Camera Input 4 on the VDM using a BNC cable
106 Make sure that the voltage select switch is set to suit the mains supply voltage prior to applying power
otherwise damage may occur. The setting required in UK and Europe is 230Vac.
107 Connect the mains power using the IEC cable supplied using an IEC to 13A plug cable (provided)
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 11
2.2 Setting Date and Time
For proper operation of the VDM Digital Recorder it is essential that the date and time are set
correctly.
If the displayed date and time is incorrect, set it as follows (numbers refer to Front Panel diagram 1.2):
Follow these steps…
SETUP Press the SETUP key to enter the menu screen.
Í
Press the DOWN key to select the ENGINEER sub-menu
Í
Press the RIGHT key to enter the DATE and TIME sub-menu
Í
Press the DOWN key to select the DATE/TIME option
Í
Press the RIGHT key to enter the DATE/TIME option
1..10 Use the 1-10 keys (10 key is Zero for numeric entry) to enter the date and time in the following
order: Day, Month, Year, Hours, Minutes (Time is in 24-hour mode). The displayed day and
summer/winter must also be correctly displayed (automatic).
SETUP Press the SETUP key to exit the menus.
Note:
If the system clock has an invalid date or time when the VDM is powered up (or at any time during
operation), the date and time setting window will be automatically displayed. This makes it easy for the user
to enter the correct date and time without needing to go into the menu.
When the clocks change between standard time (Winter) and summertime, the DATE/TIME setting must
not be changed. Instead, the Summer/Winter time setting should be used. In the UK and the rest of Europe,
the default AUTO summer/winter setting ensures that this happens automatically at the correct dates so no
action is required by the user.
2.3 Critical Alerts
The VDM constantly monitors the hard drives, camera inputs and system so that any fault condition will be
reported to the user as soon as possible by means of a red alert message on the screen and, if required, an
external alarm connected to the alert relay. Make sure that the alert settings are set correctly to take full
advantage of the Critical Alert monitoring facility.
If you get a red “Critical Alert” message when you first set up the system (or after a factory reset), this may
be because the Alert Monitoring menu options are not set correctly. Refer to section 10.4.5 for details.
Press the EVENTS key to view the alerts (pressing the DEFAULT key automatically scrolls to the most
recent events. The “Critical Alert” message is cleared when you exit the events screen (e.g. by pressing the
EVENTS key again), but may return if the alert condition is still present.
2.4 Operation
The VDM Digital Recorder should now be fully operational and recording images from all cameras. Refer to
the following sections of this manual for details on controlling and configuring the system.
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd

Videoswitch VDM Digital Recorder
Vdm601t.doc 12
3 Recording
Unless specifically configured otherwise, the system will always be recording images from all cameras. Even
when you are playing back images, the system will continue recording.
RECORD When the record LED on the Hard drive is on, this indicates that recording is taking place.
3.1 Update Rates
This table gives an indication of the overall update rate in images per second that will apply for different
Image Retention settings (see section 10.4.3.1.1) and hard drive capacities assuming an average image
size of 18K bytes. Note that if the average image size is lower, update rates will be higher; if the average
image size is higher, update rates will lower.
To get the update rate per camera, divide the overall update rate by the number of cameras.
Image
Retention/ Drive
Size 160G 320G 500G 600G 800G
7 Days 15 25 25 25 25
14 Days 7 15 23 25 25
31 Days 3 6.5 10 12.5 17
62 Days 1.7 3.3 5.19 6 8
Note that 24-hour mode operation on a conventional VCR time-lapse recorder is about 5½images per
second. The shaded cells in this table show where the update rate will be equal to or better than a VCR in
24-hour mode.
3.2 CD Capacity
This table gives an indication of the number of minutes of video that can be archived onto a 700Mbyte CD.
Note that for integrity of evidence, all cameras are recorded.
Image Retention/Drive
Size 160G 250G 320G 500G 600G 800G
7 Days 44min 28 min 22 min 14 min 12 min 9 min
14 Days 88 min 56 min 44 min 28 min 23 min 17 min
31 Days 190 min 124 min 97 min 62 min 52 min 39 min
IntelligentSecurityandFireLtd