Videoswitch VDM-4G80 User manual

VDM Digital Recorder
User Manual
Products covered by this manual:
Cameras / Hard Drive
Capacity 4 9 16
80 Gbytes VDM-4G80 VDM-9G80 VDM-16G80
120 Gbytes VDM-4G120 VDM-9G120 VDM-16G120
160 Gbytes VDM-4G160 VDM-9G160 VDM-16G160
320 Gbytes VDM-4G320 VDM-9G320 VDM-16G320
500 Gbytes VDM-4G500 VDM-9G500 VDM-16G500
600 Gbytes VDM-4G600 VDM-9G600 VDM-16G600
Document Reference Date Firmware
Vdm601r.doc 16/01/2004 VDM001G5
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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 VDM-Connect....................................................................................................................................................16
4.3.2 Configuring VDM-Connect................................................................................................................................................16
4.3.3 Adding Sites to VDM-Connect..........................................................................................................................................16
4.3.4 Using VDM 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

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7.8 Replaying Incidents..............................................................................................................................................................24
7.8.1 Selecting an Incident........................................................................................................................................................25
7.8.2 Go to the start of the current incident............................................................................................................................... 25
7.8.3 Go to the end of 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

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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

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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.................................................................................................................................... 46
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 ...................................................................................................................................50
12.1 Image Capture and Storage.................................................................................................................................................50
12.2 Connectors...........................................................................................................................................................................50
12.2.1 Power Input......................................................................................................................................................................50
12.2.2 Camera Inputs and Loop-Though Outputs.......................................................................................................................50
12.2.3 Coax Monitor Outputs ......................................................................................................................................................50
12.2.4 S-Video Monitor Output....................................................................................................................................................50
12.2.5 S-Video Input ...................................................................................................................................................................50
12.2.6 Alarms and Keyboard.......................................................................................................................................................51
12.2.7 Serial Port (RS232)..........................................................................................................................................................51
12.2.8 Parallel Port (Printer)........................................................................................................................................................52
12.3 Options Module....................................................................................................................................................................52
12.4 Power Requirements............................................................................................................................................................53
12.5 Dimensions and Weight .......................................................................................................................................................53
12.6 Temperature and Humidity................................................................................................................................................... 53
12.7 Ventilation.............................................................................................................................................................................53
12.8 Safety...................................................................................................................................................................................53

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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 of 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.

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1.2 The Front Panel
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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)
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LEFT 41 Camera 15 (Main) Camera 15 (Spot)
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UP 42 Camera 16 (Main) Camera 16 (Spot)
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RIGHT 43 Power LED
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DOWN Note: To get an ALT function, press the ALT key and another key.

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1.3 The Rear Panel
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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)

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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.