Videoswitch Vi-P1016 User guide

Vi-P1016 HD Video Processor
Quick Operation Guide
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Vi-P1016
Document Reference Date
BDR604a.pdf 17/08/15
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Regulatory information
FCC information
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the
applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive
2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
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the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this
symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return
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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact
dealer.
This manual is applicable to the following models:
Vi-P1016
Overview
The Vi-P1016 is a high-definition screen splitter which accepts 16 camera inputs, two of which may be
IP cameras. The camera images are displayed with real-time update on BNC, VGA and/or HDMI
monitors. Full-screen and mu.ti-screen formats may be selected.
Ethernet streamining of video is also provided, at a maximum frame rate of 8 pps.
Pre-Installation
This Series Vi-P1016 is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take
into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the Vi-P1016.
1. Keep all liquids away from the Vi-P1016.
2. Install the Vi-P1016 in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
.
Installation
During the installation of the Vi-P1016:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its
diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (≈0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the Vi-P1016 is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 5 5 ºC, 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.

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Front Panel
Vi-P1016
Table 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
2
STATUS
STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
3
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.
4
USB Interface
Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
5
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote.

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Rear Panel
Vi-P1016
Table 4 Description of Rear Panel
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC connector for analog video input.
2
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
3
USB Interface
Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
4
HDMI
HDMI video output.
5
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
6
AUDIO IN
RCA connector for audio input.
7
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector for audio output.
8
LAN Interface
RJ45 10M / 100M Ethernet interface.
9
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to R+
and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.
10
12V
12VDC power supply.
11
POWER
Switch for turning on/off the device.
12
GND
Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

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Peripheral Connections
Note: Alarm input/output connections are valid for the some models only.
Wiring of Alarm Input
The alarm input/output interface of the DVR is shown as below:
If the alarm input is not an open/closed relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the
device.
Wiring of Alarm Output
To connect to the alarm output (AC or DC load), use the following diagram:
For DC load, the jumpers can be used within the limit of 12V/1A safely.
For AC load, the jumpers should be left open. Use an external relay for safety (as shown in the figure above).
There are 4 jumpers (JP1, JP2, JP3, and JP4) on the motherboard, each corresponding with one alarm output. By
default, jumpers are connected. To connect an AC load, jumpers should be removed.
Example:
If you connect an AC load to the alarm output 3 of the device, then you must remove the JP3.
Alarm Connection
To connect alarm devices to the Vi-P1016:
1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN /ALARM OUT terminal block.
2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Ensure signal cables are in tight.
3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
RS-485 Connections
To connect RS-485 devices (e.g., pan/tilt unit) to the DVR:
Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Ensure signal cables are in tight.
Note: Make sure the pan/tilt receiver unit is connected to the D+ and D- of the RS-485 terminal or to the T+
and T- of the RS-485 terminal (depending on model)

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Table 12 Specifications for Vi-P1016, Vi-P1016
Model
Vi-P1016L
Video/
input
Analog video input
16-ch
IP video input
Up to 1080P resolution
Video input interface
BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive
Video
output
HDMI/VGA output
1-ch, resolution:
1080P: 1920×1080/60Hz, SXGA: 1280×1024/60Hz,
720P: 1280×720/60Hz, XGA: 1024×768/60Hz
CVBS output
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω),
resolution: PAL: 704 ×576, NTSC: 704 ×480
Frame rate
Real Time
25 fps
External
interface
Network interface
1, RJ45 10M / 100M Ethernet interface
USB interface
2, USB 2.0
General
Power supply
12 VDC
Consumption
(without HDD or
DVD-R/W)
≤ 10 W
≤ 15 W
Working temperature
-10 ºC ~+55 ºC
Working humidity
10% ~ 90%
Chassis
Standalone 1U chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
315 ×230 ×45 mm
Weight (without HDD
or DVD-R/W)
≤ 2 kg
Multi-screen formats Full screen, 2x2 (Quad ), 1+5, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4

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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
Menu
Playback Export Manual Record Camera Configuration Maintenance Shutdown
Normal
Event
Tag
Normal
Event
Record
Alarm
General
Advanced
Schedule
Parameters
Advanced
Holiday
OSD
Image
PTZ
Motion
Privacy Mask
Video Tampering
Detection
Video Loss
General
Network
Alarm
RS-232
Live View
Exceptions
User
System Info
Log
Information
Import/Export
Upgrade
Default
Net Detect
Shutdown
Reboot
HDD
Lock
Logout
Smart
External File
Manual Video
Quality
Diagnostics
Video Quality
Diagnostics
HDD Detect
Note: The menu structure varies according to different models.
Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the Vi-P1016.
Before you start:
Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.
Starting up the device:
Steps:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the
unit begins to start up.
Shutting down the device:
Steps:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box:

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3. Click the Yes button.
4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR.
Using the Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts
once the device has loaded.
Operating the Setup Wizard:
1. Select the system resolution from the dropdown menu. The default resolution is 1280×1024/60Hz.
Click Apply to save the resolution settings.
2. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts. Click Next to continue the setup wizard.
Follow the guide of the Setup Wizard to configure the system resolution, password modification, system
date/time, network settings, etc.
Live View
Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons
include: Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm).
Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection record or alarm triggered record)
Alarm & Record models only.
Using the Mouse in Live View
In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu:

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Table 24 Mouse Operation in Live View
Name
Description
Menu
Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse.
Single Screen
Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.
Multi-screen
Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
Previous Screen
Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen
Switch to the next screen.
Start/Stop
Auto-switch
Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.
Note: The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start
Auto-switch.
Start Recording
Start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels.
Add IP Camera
Enter the IP Camera Management interface to add the locally searched online IP camera
quickly.
Quick Set
Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
Aux Monitor
Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled.
Note: If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse
operation is disabled; you need to use the mouse double click for twice to back to the
Main output.
Main/Aux Output Switching
When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch
to CVBS output as the main output.
Steps:
1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops
up:

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2. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to
cancel the operation.
3. On the aux output monitor, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output,
including recording, live view, image settings, switch to main monitor, and no operation is allowed for the
main output.
4. To switch to the main vide output, select the Main Monitor from the right-click menu or use the mouse
wheel to double-click on the screen and then click Yes on the pop-up message box.
Note: You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu>Configuration>More Settings to Auto or HDMI/VGA
and then restart the device to switch the main output back to HDMI/VGA output.
Adding IP Cameras
Note: The connection of 1 or 2 IP cameras is supported by some models .
Steps:
1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu.
2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface.

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3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to
add the camera.
Note: The added camera is marked in white while the camera has not been added is marked in yellow.
Table 25 Explanation of the icons
Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is connected.
The camera is disconnected; you can click
the icon to get the exception information of
camera.
Delete the IP camera.
Advanced settings of the camera.
4. To add other IP cameras:
1) Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.
2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be
added.
3) Click Add to add the camera.
4) (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No. in the pop-up
window, as shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding.

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PTZ Control
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before
you control the PTZ camera.
Configuring PTZ settings
Before you start:
For connection to the analog camera/dome, please check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly
through RS-485 interface.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.
Menu>Camera>PTZ>General
2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.
3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
Note: All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. Only PTZ Protocol can
be set for network cameras.
Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200, you should input 115200 in the Baud rate field.
4. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ cameras.
5. Click Apply button to save the settings.

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to enter the PTZ toolbar.
Table 26 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Direction button and the
auto-cycle button
Zoom+, Focus+,
Iris+
Zoom-, Focus-,
Iris-
The speed of the PTZ
movement
Light on/off
Wiper on/off
3D-Zoom
Image
Centralization
Preset
Patrol
Pattern
Menu
Previous item
Next item
Start pattern/patrol
Stop the patrol or pattern
movement
Minimize
windows
Exit
Enter PTZ settings menu