American Dynamics ADV1487-16, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Part Number 8000 2181 33 REV A Simplex Multiplexer Installation and Operation Manual ADV1487 4 ADV1487 16 ADV1587 4 ADV1587 9 ADV1587 16 English ...

Page 2: ...n 6795 Flanders Drive San Diego CA 92121 U S A Trademarks Notice The information in this manual was current when published The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve its products All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice Trademarked names are used throughout this manual Rather than place a symbol at each occurrence trademarked names are desig nated with initi...

Page 3: ...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 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 req...

Page 4: ...erican Dynamics product check for missing or damaged items If any item is missing or if damage is evident DO NOT INSTALL OR OPERATE THIS PRODUCT Contact your dealer for assistance FORYOUR RECORDS Complete the following product purchase information The factory requests this information when contacted for techni cal support It is also valuable in case of loss or theft Purchase Date _________________...

Page 5: ...5 CHAPTER 2 FRONT AND REAR PANELS THE FRONT PANEL 6 THE REAR PANEL 8 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION REQUIRED CONNECTIONS 9 Cameras 9 Main Monitor 9 Power 9 OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS 9 Call Monitor 9 VCR In 9 VCR Out 9 Alarm 10 Alarm Inputs 10 Alarm Hold Input 10 Alarm Output 10 Autodetect VCR Speed 10 Remote 10 Remote Control Panel 10 SYSTEM CHECKOUT 11 Monitor Calibration 11 Camera Check 12 Making a Test Tape...

Page 6: ...eo Loss Alarm 16 Alarm Input Polarity 17 Alarm Output Polarity 17 Display Record Status 17 Quad Record Option 18 Image Tenderizer 18 VCR Record Time 18 VCR Alarm Record Time 19 Alarm Duration 19 Global Dwell 20 Camera Titles Menu 20 Motion Setup 21 Security Lock 22 CHAPTER 5 OPERATION OPERATING MODES 23 Record Mode 23 Alarms 24 Live Mode Without Record 25 Alarms 25 Tape Playback Mode 26 Alarms 26 ...

Page 7: ...CHANICAL ALARMS 30 Alarm Counter 31 Record Mode Alarm Response 32 Tape Playback Mode Alarm Response 33 RECORDED ALARMS 33 VIDEO LOSS ALARMS 33 CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS MULTIPLEXED VIDEO TRANSMISSION 34 One Way Video Transmission 34 REMOTE CONTROL 35 Remote Control Panel 35 APPENDIX A ALARM CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 36 APPENDIX B ALARM RECORDING CONTROL 37 Uncontrolled Alarm Recording 37 Cont...

Page 8: ...haracteristics 46 Environmental Requirements 46 Options 46 Figure 1 Basic Simplex System 2 Figure 2 Basic Simplex System with Remote Panel 3 Figure 3 One Way Multiplexed Video Transmission 3 Figure 4 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 6 Figure 5 Rear Panel Connectors 8 Figure 6 Motion Setup Screen 21 Figure 7 Alarm Counter 31 Figure 8 Alarm Connector 36 Table 1 Alarm Connector Pin Assignments 36 ...

Page 9: ...n The menu disappears and the simplex resumes normal operation The Security Lock Feature NOTE Security Lock protects the simplex against unautho rized use by disabling all front panel controls except the FUNCTION and VCRVIEW buttons Once engaged Security Lock can be released only after placing the simplex in setup mode To Engage or Release Security Lock 1 Select the operating mode in which the uni...

Page 10: ...ormally used for diagnostic purposes but may be used to start from scratch during system setup Press and hold the FUNCTION button and press the up arrow button Awarning appears asking if you want to reset the unit to factory defaults Press LIVE to cancel the reset To continue the reset press FUNCTION up arrow The simplex resets and returns to the factory default state To Reset the Simplex ...

Page 11: ...ion con tent record mode only Independent 16x12 activity mo tion grid for each camera Proprietary encoding method for high quality image playback You can set playback or live multicamera displays to show any of the camera inputs in any position in any display format Four camera models only QUAD RECORD OPTION sends a 2x2 image to the VCR Individual cameras can be viewed full screen when the quad re...

Page 12: ...splay includes date time alarm status video loss and 10 character camera titles On screen menus sim plify setup Nonvolatile program memory protects real time clock and all programmable features against power loss NOTE The previous Simplex had a fail safe feature to switch the Simplex back to record mode if left unattended in playback mode The new Simplex does NOT switch modes when left unattended ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 About Simplex 3 Figure 2 Basic Simplex System with Remote Panel Figure 3 One Way Multiplexed Video Transmission ...

Page 14: ...unction of record mode is to record camera im ages to videotape while viewing full screen images You can view one camera full screen or you can sequence full screen images from each camera on the main monitor Four camera models only if the QUAD RECORD OPTION is ON you can choose a 2x2 display of the cameras to view and record If you change to a full screen view quad recording stops and images from...

Page 15: ... decoder processes the video output by the VCR during playback recovering the video from each camera origi nally recorded The decoder digitizes the playback video and recovers the VIS information encoded onto each field If the recovered field is displayed it is written to the video display memory Motion Detection The Simplex provides motion activity detection during record mode The Simplex system ...

Page 16: ...FUNCTION down arrow displays color or gray bar pattern FUNCTION left arrow displays alarm count screen FUNCTION right arrow OFF or ON for time date display FUNCTION LIVE stops one camera recording FUNCTION CAMERA starts one camera recording for that camera 2 VCR VIEW Press VCR VIEW to display images being output to the VCR on the main monitor Pressing VCR VIEW while in the menu system moves to the...

Page 17: ...g TAPE during mo tion detection setup turns off the row of motion targets on the cursor line 9 RECORD Press RECORD to start full screen multiplexed recording of all cameras On a four camera unit press RECORD then 2x2 to start recording a quad image if the QUAD RECORD OPTION is ON If you change to a full screen display the recording will be full screen instead of quad You can also press RECORD to s...

Page 18: ...rm Hold Input andAlarm Output relay contacts 6 vcr in This BNC connector accepts composite video play back signal from a video recorder 7 vcrout ThisBNCconnectorprovidesacompositevideosig nal to a video recorder 8 call mon This BNC connector provides a composite video signaltothecallmonitorinthefullscreenformat Thecallmoni tor only displays full screen live images 9 main mon This BNC connector pro...

Page 19: ...ameras Main Monitor Connect main mon to the video input of an NTSC EIA or PAL CCIR compatible video monitor The monitor must be properly terminated Power Connect the power module or other center positive 12 VDC source with at least 1 amp capacity to the power connector OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS Connect call mon to the video input of an NTSC EIA or PAL CCIR compatible video monitor The monitor must be p...

Page 20: ... the remaining side of the output to ground screw on rear panel labeled gnd Alarm Output The Alarm Output is a contact type signal between alarms pin 17 common and pin 18 normally closed or pin 19 normally open Connect the appropriate pins to the alarm input of the VCR or other device Autodetect VCR Speed Pin 37 connects to the VCR to receive the timing signal it may be named VCR trigger input syn...

Page 21: ...models only Turn off any automatic color control features on the monitor that might interfere with manual adjustment 3 color models only Turn the monitor s color level satu ration control all the way down The display should now be black and white 4 Adjust the monitor s contrast and brightness controls so that the eight bars progress evenly from white to black 5 color models only Turn the monitor s...

Page 22: ...nitor calibration procedure 2 Connect all system cameras directly to the Simplex cam era inputs Remove any devices connected to the looping lower camera outputs 3 Make sure the Simplex is set up for 75 ohm termination The switches on the back panel should be set for 75 Ω Ω Ω Ω Ω 4 Pick the best looking picture and use that camera as a ref erence If necessary adjust this camera for an optimum pictu...

Page 23: ... the record mode at the 24 hour speed This is the Simplex default VCR recording speed and can be changed The VCR begins recording multiplexed cam era video 3 After several minutes stop the VCR and rewind the tape 4 Place the VCR in the play mode 5 Press the TAPE button on the Simplex When the Simplex detects the encoded VCR signal it begins displaying recorded video You can press 2x2 3x3 or 4x4 to...

Page 24: ...Once inside the menu system setup involves three basic operations 1 Selecting the menu 2 Positioning the flashing highlight 3 Setting the option Selecting a Menu Press the VCR VIEW button to go to the next setup menu The next menu appears with the flashing highlight at the first op tion You can only go forward through the setup menus If you press the VCR VIEW button at the last menu SECURITY LOCK ...

Page 25: ...lay feature If it is turned on the tape may not play back correctly or if the tape does play back the VCR time and date will also appear over each camera image Set the time and date using the arrow buttons to position the flashing highlight over each character and set its value Enter the time in HH MM SS 24 hour format Enter the date in MM DD YY format DD MM YY format in the PAL CCIR ver sion Note...

Page 26: ...details This option toggles as follows ON All messages remain on screen until cleared Press the FUNCTION button to clear messages for all expired alarm events Messages for current alarm events remain on screen OFF Each message remains on screen until the ALARM DURATION time expires or until the corresponding alarm event clears whichever is longer The default ALARM DU RATION time is 4 seconds See C...

Page 27: ...olarity of the echo This op tion toggles as follows ACT LOW Active alarm outputs are low An alarm input will be echoed as an active low ACT HI Active alarm outputs are high An alarm in put will be echoed as an active high The default ALARM OUTPUT POLARITY setting is ACT HI Display Record Status If ON this message shows whether or not the Simplex is sending images to be recorded The status message ...

Page 28: ...r OFF ON Activates the special filtering circuit when the Sim plex displays a multicamera image on the main monitor OFF Turns off the special filtering circuit The default IMAGE TENDERIZER setting is OFF When you are finished with this menu do one of the following press VCR VIEW to go to the next menu press FUNCTION VCR VIEW to save the information and leave the setup system VCR Record Time NOTE I...

Page 29: ...t setting for VCR ALARM RECORD TIME is 024 HRS When you are finished with this menu do one of the following press VCR VIEW to go to the next menu press FUNCTION VCR VIEW to save the information and leave the setup system Alarm Duration This menu allows you to set the minimum alarm time The ALARM DURATION setting determines how many seconds the Simplex remains in the alarm state after an alarm even...

Page 30: ...the following press VCR VIEW to go to the next menu press FUNCTION VCR VIEW to save the settings and exit setup Camera Titles Menu The Camera Titles menu allows you to assign an alphanumeric title to each camera input It also provides access to the mo tion detection setup screen The camera number is the default title To change a title use the arrow buttons to position the flashing highlight on eac...

Page 31: ...ow of targets Active targets are circled Inactive targets are not circled You can turn individual targets off or on turn a row off or on or turn all targets off or on The default motion setup screen looks like this 4 camera model 16 camera model Figure 6 Motion Setup Screen The front panel buttons used to set up the targets are as follows up arrow moves the target cursor up one row at a time down ...

Page 32: ...uttons above to define areas of the picture in which motion is to be detected When finished press the FUNCTION button to save the target settings and return to Camera Titles If motion is detected during motion setup the Simplex dis plays a motion bar at the top center of the screen By watching the motion bar and scene activity you can quickly determine which arrangement of targets is most effectiv...

Page 33: ... screen on the monitor Pressing sequence up arrow shows a full screen sequence of camera images at the programmed dwell rate Multicamera images do not display while in record mode Four camera models only if the QUAD RECORD OPTION is ON multicamera images display in quad format If the QUAD RECORD OPTION is turned on in the setup menu pressing 2x2 while in record mode displays the 2x2 image and send...

Page 34: ...REC ALL mode Then press FUNCTION and a CAMERA but ton to start recording just one camera When in one camera record mode the on screen record status message is 1 CAM XX XX stands for the camera number The FUNCTION LED flashes when just one camera is being re corded Images from the other cameras will NOT be recorded unless associated with a mechanical alarm Alarms A full screen live image from the c...

Page 35: ...AMERA button shows the selected camera image displayed full screen on the monitor If the CALL LED is off the camera displays on the main monitor If the CALL LED is lit the camera displays on the call monitor To change which monitor displays a camera press the CALL button then the CAMERA button Pressing sequence up arrow shows a full screen sequence of camera images at the programmed dwell rate Pre...

Page 36: ... a tape If you see RECORDER STOPPED when you are changing back to record mode press RECORD to take the Simplex out of play back mode and resume recording Videotape Operations The Simplex allows recording of multiple cameras onto a single videotape VCR Setup Alarms If a live alarm occurs while playing back a tape the call moni tor displays the live camera image If there are multiple alarms each dis...

Page 37: ...odels only if the QUAD RECORD OPTION is turned on in the setup menu pressing 2x2 while in the record mode displays the 2x2 image and sends the quad image to the VCR The on screen record status message if set ON in the Setup menu will display REC QUAD Changing to a full screen display by pressing either a CAMERA button or sequence up arrow will switch the unit back to a normal recording mode and th...

Page 38: ...t camera 3 Release both buttons The monitor displays the selected camera and the FUNCTION LED flashes to indicate the system is in the one camera record mode To end one camera recording Press the RECORD button to start multicamera recording The FUNCTION LED will go out and the RECORD LED will begin flashing Tape Playback To play back a videotape simply press play on the VCR and press the TAPE butt...

Page 39: ...hen measures the value of up to 192 target pixels in the picture and stores the results for refer ence During the next scan the Simplex measures the target pixels again The new and old target values are compared If the target values differ significantly the Simplex assumes that motion has occurred The goal of motion detection is to prioritize cameras for re cording The Simplex gives priority to ca...

Page 40: ... video at an active camera input MECHANICAL ALARMS The alarms connector provides one mechanical alarm input for each camera input These inputs can be connected to any security device equipped with either a contact closure or TTL CMOS standard alarm output Alarm polarity can be se lected as either ACT LOW or ACT HI using the ALARM INPUT POLARITY toggle option in the setup menu Each alarm input requ...

Page 41: ...x displays the alarm count for each camera input and the time date when the count was last cleared To Exit the Alarm Counter Screen Press the LIVE button to exit the alarm counter screen The Simplex removes the Alarm Counter from the screen and re sumes normal operation Alarm counts are NOT cleared and counting continues without interruption To Clear the Alarm Counter Press the CALL button to clea...

Page 42: ...d encoding rate is selected 6 In REC ALL mode or REC QUAD mode the camera image is encoded as alarm and output to the VCR on a priority basis 7 When the Simplex is in one camera record mode it switches to the alarm record encoding rate and sends images from the camera associated with the alarm on a priority basis along with images from the camera selected in one camera record mode The Simplex proc...

Page 43: ...de the following events occur 1 The associated CAMERA LED flashes 2 The system overlays the video image of the associated cam era with an ALARM or VIDLOSS graphic Multiple alarms are processed in the order in which they occurred The Simplex can detect recorded alarm events at any playback speed including forward and reverse search on many VCRs When a tape is played at the speed it was recorded the...

Page 44: ...ideo trans mission requires that one Simplex system be installed at each location A multiplexed video link allows you to display either local or remote cameras at one site One Way Video Transmission One way multiplexed video transmission requires two Sim plex systems and one video quality communication link The link joins the vcr out connector at Site A to the vcr in connec tor at Site B It is imp...

Page 45: ...an be exercised from either panel Up to 16 Simplex units can be daisy chained to a Remote Con trol Panel but only one Simplex can be controlled at a time You can change which Simplex you control by pressing FUNC TION and CALL on the Remote Control Panel When the 16 LEDs above the CAMERA buttons on the Remote Panel light press the CAMERAbutton for the next Simplex to control The CAMERA button numbe...

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Page 47: ...g When alarm recording is not controlled the VCR records cam eras with active alarms at the normal rate Since there is no alarm connection between the VCR and the Simplex the VCR does not change recording speed when an alarm occurs The VCR simply records alarm video output from the Simplex at the set time lapse speed Uncontrolled alarm recording requires only video connections between the Simplex ...

Page 48: ... recording 1 Connect the Simplex vcr in connector to the VCR s video out and the Simplex vcr out connector to the VCR s video in 2 Connect a wire from the VCR ground to the Simplex alarms connector pin 17 alarm output common 3 Connect a wire from the VCR alarm input to the Simplex alarms connector pin 19 if VCR alarm input polarity is active low or pin 18 if VCR alarm input polarity is active high...

Page 49: ... few minutes getting orga nized before you telephone Before calling your dealer or Technical Support write down the following information The serial number of your Simplex The make and model of each piece of hardware connected to the Simplex Approximate date of purchase and of installation The symptoms you have observed NOTE Please do not return any product to the Factory with out first obtaining ...

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Page 52: ...ction ON Recording Status REC ALL Alarm Message Display ON Alarm Message Latch OFF Video Loss Alarm ON Alarm Input Polarity ACT LOW Alarm Output Polarity ACT HI Display Record Status ON Quad Record Option OFF four camera models only Image Tenderizer OFF VCR Record Time 24 hours VCR Alarm Record Time 24 hours Alarm Duration 4 seconds Global Dwell 2 seconds Camera Titles Camera Number Motion Setup S...

Page 53: ...to 15 VDC or TTL CMOS active high Alarm Duration 4 second default Menu selectable from 1 to 999 seconds Alarm Output Normally open NO and normally closed NC con tacts with shared common 2 0 A at 30 VDC resistive only 1 0 A at 125 VAC resistive only Display Gray Shades 256 8 bits Colors 16 777 216 colors 24 bits Full Screen Format pixels 512x464 NTSC EIA 512x512 PAL CCIR 2x2 Format 256x232 NTSC EIA...

Page 54: ...arrow Provides a four camera im age display quad Scrolls down through available characters on setup menu 3x3 Left arrow Provides a nine camera im age display Selects previ ous option on setup menu 4x4 Right arrow Provides a 16 camera im age display Selects next option on setup menu Live Enters live mode display only no recording Tape Enters tape playback mode Record Starts recording all cameras ca...

Page 55: ...rms DB37 S Alarm control via contact closure or TTL CMOS signal Call Mon BNC Video signal output to call monitor Main Mon BNC Video signal output to main monitor VCR In BNC Composite video in put from VCR VCR Out BNC Composite video output to VCR Cam In BNC Composite video in put from camera Cam Out BNC Composite video output from camera pas sive loop through Electrical Power Requirements 12 Watts...

Page 56: ... 44 mm High Unit Weight 9 lbs 4 kg Shipping Weight 11 lbs 5 kg Environmental Requirements Temperature 40 104 F 4 40 C Humidity 5 95 RH noncondensing Altitude operating 0 10 000 ft 0 3 048 meters Options Remote Control Panel Includes front panel assem bly desktop stand rack mount brackets and 50 foot cable ...