GE Security SymDec 16 plus 4, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ware or if already installed immediately cease all use of the Software and promptly uninstall all components of the Software 1 Definitions The following definitions apply to this document a GE SECURITY with respect to title to or warranty of the Software means GE Security Inc a Delaware corporation b Software means SymNav the executable software or firmware programs and accom panying documentation...

Page 3: ... the date of delivery Media Warranty Period Except as specifically provided therein any other software and any hardware furnished with or accompanying the Software is not warranted by GE SECURITY Your exclusive remedy under this limited warranty for nonconforming Software shall be repair or replacement of the Software at the sole discretion of GE SECURITY To obtain a repair or replacement of nonco...

Page 4: ...t oral or written and any other communication relating to the subject matter of this agreement Intended use Use this product only for the purpose it was designed for refer to the data sheet and user documentation For the latest product information contact your local supplier or visit us online at www gesecurity com Non LPS or TNV output connectors identify the type of circuit intended cable type o...

Page 5: ...ords 7 Default IP Addresses 7 Chapter 2 Connections and Controls 9 Front Panel Controls and Features 10 Back Panel Connections 12 Camera Inputs 12 Audio Inputs and Output 13 Alarm Inputs 13 USB connectors 13 Ethernet Port 14 RS 485 RS 422 I O connectors 14 RS232 Port 15 VGA connector 15 DVI connector 16 Monitor A B composite output 16 Alarm out connector 16 Power Connector 17 Connection Diagrams 1...

Page 6: ...ange the display presets 25 How to enter Cameo mode 25 How to display Sequencing 25 How to return to the default sequence list 25 How to enter Playback mode 25 How to Search using Disk Analysis 26 How to Search using the Filters Screen 26 How to archive from the Search screen 26 How to use the Archive screen 27 How to setup and stream an IP camera to a SymDec 16 27 How to setup a KTD 405 keypad to...

Page 7: ...Alarm Inputs and Outputs 55 The Users menu 57 Add New User 57 Edit Users 58 The Network menu 59 IP Settings 60 IP Advanced 61 Muticast Video Streaming Overview 62 Services 63 Streaming 64 Serial Passthrough 65 Email TCP Notification 66 Email Setup 67 Notification Setup 68 The Display menu 69 The System menu 70 Front Panel 70 Audio Output 71 Time Date 72 Security 74 Languages 75 Disk Tools 76 Seria...

Page 8: ...mbrowser 123 Chapter 6 Searching and Archiving 125 Searching 126 The Disk Analysis Screen 126 Search Filters 127 Date and Time Search 127 Camera Motion Search 128 Daily Hours Search 128 Search For Search 129 Search Results 130 Archiving 131 Fullscreen Search Results Preview 132 SymPlayer 133 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications 135 Technical Specifications 136 General 136 Connections 136 Video 136 A...

Page 9: ...ix Chapter 8 Maintenance support 141 Contacting technical support 142 Online publication library 142 ...

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Page 11: ...ou right require before you begin installing configuring and using your SymDec 16 plus 4 In this chapter Introduction 2 Conventions used in this document 2 Safety terms and symbols 2 Product overview 3 Features 3 Product contents 4 Installation Environment 4 Associated Equipment 5 Rack Mounting 6 Passwords 7 Default IP Addresses 7 Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 12: ...ed documentation may be found on our website Refer to Online publication library on page 142 for instructions on accessing our online publication library Note A qualified service person complying with all applicable codes should perform all required hardware installation Conventions used in this document The following conventions are used in this document Safety terms and symbols These terms may a...

Page 13: ...sfer In addition the SymDec 16 plus 4 can be easily networked and recorded video viewed remotely over Ethernet Features View live and recorded video from multiple SymDec 16 plus 4 s using SymNav software Advanced MPEG4 video compression 16 channel composite video input output connection 9 video quality settings Triplex functionality Auto detect video mode NTSC or PAL on startup VGA DVI and composi...

Page 14: ... s AC power is stable and within the rated voltage of the external power supply If the site s AC power is likely to have spikes or power dips use power line conditioning or an Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS Ventilation Install the unit in a well ventilated area Take note of the locations of the cooling vents in the unit s enclosure and ensure that they are not obstructed Temperature Observe the ...

Page 15: ...t or removing the hard drive Associated Equipment Associated equipment you might need Analog cameras 16 SymVeo IP Cameras 4 Analog or DVI monitor to view VGA video Alarm input devices Pressure sensors motion detectors etc Alarm output devices Buzzers Sirens Flashing Lights etc A PC connected by Ethernet Microphones 4 with amplification Speakers to hear audio Symnet encoder decoder to receive or se...

Page 16: ...ion should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature 40 specified by the manufacturer Reduced Air Flow Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous ...

Page 17: ...DHCP To access these IP addresses the Ethernet setting must be changed to Static These IP addresses should be changed before you connect to your IP network Contact your network administrator to obtain your network specific addresses Table 1 Default passwords Password name Program Changeable by user Default password user 1 On Screen Display OSD Yes through the Main menu 111111 user 2 On Screen Disp...

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Page 19: ...s 10 Back Panel Connections 12 Camera Inputs 12 Audio Inputs and Output 13 Alarm Inputs 13 USB connectors 13 Ethernet Port 14 RS 485 RS 422 I O connectors 14 RS232 Port 15 VGA connector 15 DVI connector 16 Monitor A B composite output 16 Alarm out connector 16 Power Connector 17 Connection Diagrams 18 The Remote Controller 20 Chapter 2 Connections and Controls ...

Page 20: ...de Search button Touch to display the Search and Disk Analysis screen Live button Touch to stop all video playback and return to showing live video Replay button Touch to jump the play marker back x seconds Configured in Front Panel on page 52 Fast reverse button Touch to play video in reverse Touch again to increase speed Play reverse button Touch to play video in reverse at 1X speed Pause button...

Page 21: ...lscreen In Setup mode used to input numerical data Camera LED Analog 1 16 and IP 1 4 Green solid bright Connected and working properly awake mode Green solid dim Connected and working properly stealth mode Red flashing Alarm detected not acknowledged or in Videoloss Red solid Alarm detected acknowledged Off camera is disabled Recording LED Green solid bright Recording properly awake mode Green sol...

Page 22: ...eo line if the signal is looped through the SymDec 16 plus 4 Connector Use Video In Out Camera Inputs 1 16 BNC connector looping and auto terminating Audio inputs 4 channels of line level audio inputs with RCA connectors Alarm inputs 16 channels of alarm inputs USB connectors 2 USB connectors for flashdrives or a USB compatible mouse Ethernet port For connecting to a Network Serial inputs RS 485 R...

Page 23: ...e with flashdrives for updating the SymDec 16 plus 4 Cable 75 Ohm coaxial Connectors BNC Auto terminating Yes Passive looping Yes Audio input RCA jack 315 mV 40k Ohms Unbalanced Audio out RCA jack 315mV 600 Ohms Unbalanced Table 5 Alarm IN connector Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Alarm Input 1 N Open 5 Alarm Input 5 N Open 9 Alarm Input 9 N Open 13 Alarm Input 13 N Open C Alarm Inpu...

Page 24: ...he menu system RS 485 RS 422 I O connectors These 2 serial I O ports can be configured as either RS 485 or RS 422 and are used for Pan Tilt Zoom control of PTZ cameras Use Serial Communications on page 78 to configure these ports See tables 6 and 7 for the serial pinouts for each configuration Ethernet 10 100 1000 Base T auto sensing Wire type Cat 5e 6 Connector type RJ 45 Maximum cable length 328...

Page 25: ...e Serial Communications on page 78 to configure this port VGA connector The 15 pin VGA connector is provided for connection to a standard VGA monitor for monitoring video Table 7 RS 422 1 and 2 port pinouts Port type Pin Description RS 422 1 1 TX 2 TX 3 Ground 4 RX 5 RX RS 422 2 6 TX 7 TX 8 Ground 9 RX 10 RX Table 8 RS232 port pinouts Pin Description 1 DCD 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 Grounded 6 Not connecte...

Page 26: ... the additional device as 75 Ohm and set the termination of the monitor as Hi Z High Impedance Alarm out connector The 4 Alarm out connectors are provided for connections to audio visual alarm notification devices such as sirens and warning lights Cable 75 Ohm Connectors BNC Table 9 Alarm out port pinouts Alarm out number Pin Description Alarm out 1 1 NO Normally open 2 C Common 3 NC Normally clos...

Page 27: ... into a properly rated wall socket Once power is applied to the unit it will begin its power up procedure The unit will begin by displaying the software version on Monitor A then the unit will begin recording automatically Table 10 Power supply rating Power supply Voltage 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz auto ranging Amps 5 ...

Page 28: ...ymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 18 Connection Diagrams Use the figures on the following pages a visual guide to connect the various peripherals to the SymDec 16 plus 4 Figure 5 Rear panel connection diagram ...

Page 29: ...Chapter 2 Connections and Controls 19 Figure 6 Sample network diagram ...

Page 30: ...operate many of the main functions of the SymDec 16 plus 4 and can be programmed to work with up to 4 SymDec 16 plus 4 s Figure 7 The remote control unit Note The remote controller can be programmed with a unique address 1 4 so that the controller will only be able to communicate with unit s with that address See Front Panel on page 52 to program ...

Page 31: ...ew multiscreen displays 24 How to change the display presets 25 How to enter Cameo mode 25 How to display Sequencing 25 How to return to the default sequence list 25 How to enter Playback mode 25 How to Search using Disk Analysis 26 How to Search using the Filters Screen 26 How to archive from the Search screen 26 How to use the Archive screen 27 How to setup and stream an IP camera to a SymDec 16...

Page 32: ...s In Playback mode starts Cameo mode Search button Touch to display the Search and Disk Analysis screen Live button Touch to stop all video playback and return to showing live video Replay button Touch to jump the play marker back x seconds Configured in Front Panel on page 52 Fast reverse button Touch to play video in reverse Touch again to increase speed Play reverse button Touch to play video i...

Page 33: ...nalog IP button Controls which camera is selected when the camera buttons are pressed Camera buttons Push to display the selected camera in fullscreen In Setup mode used to input numerical data Recording LED Green solid bright Recording properly awake mode Green solid dim Recording properly stealth mode Red flashing Recording failure not acknowledged Red solid Recording failure acknowledged Networ...

Page 34: ...ontrol live and playback functions and access the menus press the Mon A button 2 To change the display of live video on the secondary display press the Mon B button How to change the display to a full screen analog view 1 Press the Analog button if the LED is not lit to enable the analog camera buttons 2 Press the camera number 1 16 of the camera you wish to view full screen How to change the disp...

Page 35: ...riefly on screen before advancing to the next camera in the sequence list The default sequence list displays each camera in numerical order From Full Screen 1 Press any camera number to enter fullscreen mode 2 Press the Sequence button to begin automatic sequencing From Multiscreen 1 While in a multiscreen display use the arrow buttons to move the selection box to the camera you wish to display se...

Page 36: ...y 3 Press enter to change the filter mode and settings 4 Change the filter as desired and Press Menu button to return to the top level menu 5 When you have set all the filters Select Search Now and Press enter The Thumbnail Previews screen will appear 6 From the Thumbnail Previews screen select the video you which to review and press enter to begin previewing the video in playback How to archive f...

Page 37: ...archive length The Archive Stop Time was set when you pressed the Archive button Press enter and adjust the length to change the Start Time Press enter to confirm the length 6 Press the down arrow to select the Include Player checkbox Check to include the GE SymPlayer or uncheck if you have previously installed the player or will play the video in SymNav 7 Press the down arrow and use the Camera L...

Page 38: ... 485 pin 2 2 Verify the serial communication settings on Bus 1 of the Symdec 16 a Go to the System Serial Communication Bus 1 menu and verify the following Bus 1 Type RS 0485 Protocol Kalatel Baud Rate 9600 DVR Addr 1 3 Enter Zone mode operation on the KTD405 keypad Please refer to your KTD 405 manual for more detailed information Access the KTD 405 zone mode by doing a Hold down the Enter key b E...

Page 39: ...TD 405 to SymDec 16 front panel mapping KTD 405 Keypad SymDec 16 front panel function Replay button In playback mode touch to jump the play marker back x seconds Play forward button plays video at 1x speed Live button Stops video playback and returns to showing live video Pause button Freezes all video at the current play marker Fast forward button In playback mode increases play speed Fast revers...

Page 40: ... fields esc Emulates the Menu button Push to enter OSD mode or to discard changes in menus Alarm Emulates the Alarm button Push to acknowledge all alarms View Emulates the Display button Push to cycle through available multiscreens Use with the 2 5 number buttons Seq Emulates the Sequence button Mon Use with 0 and 1 number buttons to select Monitor A or Monitor B Zone Zone 1 16 number buttons emul...

Page 41: ... the SymDec 16 plus 4 operates from setting up the password levels to the record rates of the cameras In this chapter Log In 32 Cameras menu 35 The Schedule menu 47 The Users menu 57 The Network menu 59 The Display menu 69 The System menu 70 The Info menu 83 Chapter 4 Programming the SymDec 16 plus 4 ...

Page 42: ...iew the OSD and applied power to the SymDec 16 plus 4 To setup a user press the Menu button on the front panel The initial Log In screen will appear Note A maximum of 24 users can be logged in at the same time Figure 10 The Log In screen Use the arrow buttons to navigate select a user and press the Enter button The Enter Your Pin screen will appear Figure 11 The Enter Your Pin screen ...

Page 43: ...word When completed navigate to the Done button and press Enter The Main OSD menu will appear Main Menu The Main menu contains the following sub menus Cameras Schedule Alarms Users Network Display System Info Table 13 Default passwords Password name Default password PIN Default Access level user 1 111111 Administrator user 2 222222 Manager user 3 333333 Operator ...

Page 44: ...34 Figure 12 The Main menu Note GE recommends that after you have completed your initial Log In you should setup up your users passwords and access levels for security reasons See The Users menu on page 57 for complete information ...

Page 45: ...u wish to configure and press the Enter button The analog camera or IP camera edit menu will display Note The camera number can be selected by using the arrow buttons on the front panel the camera number buttons on the front panel or the camera number buttons on the remote controller Analog Camera menu The Analog Camera menu contains the following options and their settings Recording Rates Alarm I...

Page 46: ...ive Record Record Quality 1 low quality to 9 high quality Resolution D1 704x480 2CIF 704x240 CIF 352x240 Record Mode Always Alarm only Event Alarm Covert Enable or disable Covert means the camera is recording but the display is turned off After selecting covert you must exit and logout of the DVR menu before the changes will take effect Low latency Enable or disable Enabling low latency increases ...

Page 47: ... alarm conditions Figure 15 The Camera Duration Rates menu Note The Pre Event and Pre Alarm settings are dependant on the Resolution Quality and Alarm Rate settings from the Recording menu Table 15 The Cameras Rates options Menu Setting Options Timelapse Rate 2 5 10 15 30 fps frames per second Event Rate 2 5 10 15 30 fps Alarm Rate 2 5 10 15 30 fps Pre Event 0 99 seconds Post Event 0 99 seconds Pr...

Page 48: ... selected camera Press the enter button to enter the edit mode Select from alarm inputs 1 16 and IP alarms 1 4 You can also enable or disable video loss fullscreen alarm and indicator here When video loss is enabled it will be reported as an alarm on the selected camera Figure 16 The Cameras Alarm Inputs menu ...

Page 49: ...aneously triggered zones and the persistence of motion in a scene The Low setting is the most sensitive to motion The Medium setting will filter out most false alarm situations due to sudden luminance changes over the whole scene clouds passing over The High setting will filter out sudden luminance changes as well as spurious motion events that do not persist for a number of frames a bird flying p...

Page 50: ... menu to change the camera title Press the enter button to access the on screen keypad to edit the title Use the arrow buttons to navigate and the enter button to select the various alphanumeric characters available Figure 18 The Camera Camera Title menu ...

Page 51: ...the selected cameras video image You can also enable or disable the Automatic Gain Control AGC here Figure 19 The Camera Adjust Video menu Table 17 The Camera Adjust Video settings Menu setting Options Brightness 0 99 Contrast 0 99 Saturation 0 99 Automatic Gain Control Enable disable ...

Page 52: ...Select the cameras to copy the selected camera s parameters Navigate to the Copy Now command to execute Note The Copy Setting command copies all the selected camera s configurable settings Figure 20 The Camera Copy Settings menu IP Camera menu The IP Camera menu contains the following options and their settings Recording Rates Alarm Input Camera Title Copy Setting ...

Page 53: ...CamPlus Record Input Live Disable Live Record Username Press enter to launch virtual keypad to input username not available for SymProtocol Password Press enter to launch virtual keypad to input password not available for SymProtocol Streaming TCP Only RTP UDP not available for SymProtocol Source IP Address IP address of selected camera Video Port 6001 not available for SymProtocol Stream Port 600...

Page 54: ...es for both event and alarm conditions Figure 22 The IP Camera Duration Rates menu Table 19 IP Cameras Duration Rates Note These settings will vary depending on the Time Lapse settings Menu Setting Options Pre Event 0 99 seconds Post Event 0 99 seconds Pre Alarm 0 99 seconds Post Event 0 99 seconds ...

Page 55: ...le or disable video loss fullscreen alarm and indicator here When video loss is enabled it will be reported as an alarm on the selected IP camera Figure 23 The IP Camera Alarm Input menu Camera Title Use this menu to change the camera title Press the enter button to access the on screen keypad to edit the title Use the arrow buttons to navigate and the enter button to select the various alphanumer...

Page 56: ...gs to other available cameras Press enter to access the edit area Select the cameras to copy the selected camera s parameters Navigate to the Copy Now command to execute Note The Copy Setting command copies all the selected camera s configurable settings Figure 25 The IP Camera Copy Settings menu ...

Page 57: ...ystrokes Highlight the Schedule icon and press the enter button The Schedule menu will appear Figure 26 The Schedule menu The Schedule menu contains the following options and their settings New Schedule Schedule start times for macros Macros Create and select macros Front Panel Assign a camera number button to a macro for front panel execution ...

Page 58: ...ific macro Press enter to access the edit area Figure 27 The Schedule New Schedule menu Table 20 The Schedule New Schedule options Menu Setting Options Enable Enable or disable Macros None or Names of defined macros Time Define hour and minute of execution Frequency Daily multiple days specific date ...

Page 59: ...Chapter 4 Programming the SymDec 16 plus 4 49 Macros Use this menu to create a new macro or edit a previously created macro Press enter to access the edit area Figure 28 The Schedule Macros Menu ...

Page 60: ... Create New Macro menu options Menu setting Options Name Press enter to edit and use the keypad to assign a name to the macro Include Screen Layout Check to enable disable Run Macro Now Select and press enter to run the macro immediately Begin Recording Select and press enter to start recording keystroke Press the Alarm button to stop recording Save Recording Select and press enter to save the mac...

Page 61: ...enu options Menu setting Options Name Press enter to edit and use the keypad to change the name of the macro Include Screen Layout Check to enable disable Run Macro Now Select and press enter to run the macro immediately Begin Recording Select and press enter to start recording keystroke Press the Alarm button to stop recording Delete Macro Select and press enter to delete the current macro ...

Page 62: ...een press enter to move to edit mode b Select Create New Macro and press enter c In the Name field press enter d Use the on screen keypad to enter Camera 1 Off Press Done when finished e Navigate to Begin Recording and press enter f Select Camera and press enter Select camera 1 g Press enter select Input and press enter Select Disable and press enter h Press the Alarm button to finish recording th...

Page 63: ...acro command and press enter d Select Camera 1 Off and press enter e Move the cursor to the Time command and press enter f Use the arrow buttons to select 7 p m and press enter g Move the cursor to the Save Schedule Macros command and press enter 4 Schedule macro Camera 1 On a Navigate to the Schedule menu and press enter on New Schedule to move to edit mode b Press enter to enable the schedule c ...

Page 64: ...l TCP IP Alarm Output 1 4 Figure 32 The Alarms Notification menu Table 23 Notification descriptions Notification Description Disk Fail When a hard disk failure is detected Disk Full When a hard disk is at capacity Net Fail When a network failure is detected Fan Fail When a fan failure is detected Power On On shutdown a flag is set to indicate successful shutdown If no flag is detected at bootup po...

Page 65: ...rm buzzer that has been linked to Camera or Silent Alarms Figure 33 The Alarms Silent Alarm menu Alarm Inputs and Outputs Use this menu to attach the specified alarm inputs and outputs to the selected camera Figure 34 The Alarms Alarms Inputs and Outputs menu Note Select Analog or IP and camera number ...

Page 66: ...pecified in the Timeout field Input type Normally Open Normally Closed Timeout 0 59 minutes if Timeout selected in Input mode Macro None Select Macro name to select Macro Name you must have created and named a macro in the Schedule Macros menu Protect Enable or Disable Buzzer Enable or Disable Email Enable or Disable Alarm Out 1 Enable or Disable Alarm Out 2 Enable or Disable Alarm Out 3 Enable or...

Page 67: ...on to a SymDec 16 plus 4 at one time Figure 36 The Users menu The Users menu contains the following options and their settings Add New User Edit Users 1 3 Add New User Use this menu to add a new user assign a password and select the users access level Press enter to enter the edit window and use the keypad to create the user s name Figure 37 The Users Add New User menu ...

Page 68: ...ptions Menu options Settings Login Name Press enter to enter the edit window and use the keypad to edit the user s name Password Enter from 4 to 8 characters Access Level Operator Access to Display Info menus only Manager Access to Users Display and Info menus only Administrator Full access to all menus Timeout 0 999 minutes At 0 minutes the unit will never timeout log out Remove this User Select ...

Page 69: ...rk menu Highlight the Network icon and press the enter button The Network menu will appear The Network menu contains the following options and their settings IP Settings IP Advanced Services Streaming Passthrough Notification Email Setup Notification Setup ...

Page 70: ...elected Subnet Mask Consult with a qualified network administrator or IT professional to configure these settings if DHCP is not selected Gateway Consult with a qualified network administrator or IT professional to configure these settings if DHCP is not selected Dynamic Name Server 1 Consult with a qualified network administrator or IT professional to configure these settings if DHCP is not selec...

Page 71: ...ort 1024 is the default This is the port that the SymDec 16 uses to listen for streaming commands Streaming Protocol UDP TCP Multicast IP address 230 0 0 0 is the default This must match between devices Streaming Port 8090 is the default setting for the stream Sender Control Enable or Disable Must be enable to send IP video Sender Port 8092 is the default setting If you change this port here make ...

Page 72: ...address or destination address of IP multicast traffic The source address for multicast video is always the source or senders IP address UDP Sender and UDP Receiver Overview UDP User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that like TCP runs on top of IP networks Unlike TCP IP UDP IP provides very few error recovery services offering instead a direct way to send and receive datagrams over a...

Page 73: ... of 4 video streams This can be 4 separate SymDec units with 1 stream each or 2 SymDecs with 2 streams each Services Use this menu to define the parameters of the networks services Consult with a qualified network administrator or IT professional to configure these settings Figure 41 The Network Services menu Table 28 The Network Services menu options Menu Options Settings HTTP Port 80 is the defa...

Page 74: ...avigate to the Network IP Advanced Multicast setting Set the Multicast address of the stream you are going to receive to 230 123 456 789 Note Note that if there are four units sending multicast streams each unit must have the same multicast stream address 2 Navigate to Cameras IP Camera 1 Set the source address to the physical address of the unit sending a multicast video stream You can repeat thi...

Page 75: ...or receive data 2 Select he Remote IP and the Port number of the unit you want to send receive serial pass through data Both units must have the same port number 3 The Serial Port option specifies which port you want to send receive serial data 4 Make sure that the Auto Connect checkbox is checked as it maintains the serial port as active Figure 43 The Network Serial Passthrough menu Table 30 The ...

Page 76: ...e method of notification email or TCP for the following incidents Notify on Record Notify on Archive Notify on Menu Access Notify on Power Up Notify on Connection Notify on Alarm Notify on Video Loss Select a checkmark in either box to enable Figure 44 The Network Notification menu ...

Page 77: ...Email Setup menu options Menu Options Settings Email 1 Ist email address Email 2 2nd E mail address Email 3 3rd email address SMTP Server Enter a valid Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP name SMTP Port Default is 25 SMTP Authorization Check to enable or disable SMTP User Enter a valid SMTP username SMTP Password 1 to 10 characters SMTP SSL Enable or disable SSL Secure Sockets Layer encryption ...

Page 78: ...The Network Notification Setup menu Table 32 The Network Notification Setup menu options Menu Options Settings Alarm Server 1 Enter a primary alarm server IP address Alarm Server 2 Enter a backup alarm server IP address Alarm port Default is 1027 Choose from 1024 to 32767 Alarm Minutes 0 to 299 Minutes after the event to send notification ...

Page 79: ...nu will appear Figure 47 The Display menu The Display menu contains the following options and their settings Current Time Date Playback Speed Playback Time Date Camera Titles Text Insertion Inserts serial based text Text Timeout 0 99 minutes the length of time the text is displayed in minutes Enter a checkmark in the box to enable ...

Page 80: ...nt Panel Use this menu to setup the front panel features The remote control ID setup is also configured here Figure 48 The System Front Panel menu Table 33 The System Front Panel menu options Menu Options Settings Dwell Monitor A 0 99 seconds Dwell Monitor B 0 99 seconds Replay 0 999 seconds Panel Tone Enable or disable Lights Off Enable or disable Remote Control ID Select from disable and 1 to 4 ...

Page 81: ...ws you to select local or remote audio Local audio is audio received from the audio inputs on the SymDec 16 and recorded with the video Remote audio is audio received for a PC client and is not recorded but passed through to the audio output Figure 49 System Audio Output menu ...

Page 82: ...to setup the time and date features of the SymDec 16 plus 4 Figure 50 The System Time and Date menu Table 34 The System Time and Date menu options Menu Options Settings Current Time Press the enter button when selected to enter the time Time Format 12 or 24 ...

Page 83: ...agreb West Central Africa GMT 02 00 Athens Istanbul Minsk Bucharest Cairo Harare Pretoria Helsinki Riga Tallinn Jerusalem GMT 03 00 Baghdad Kuwait Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg Volgograd Nairobi GMT 03 30 Tehran GMT 04 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat Baku Tbilisi Yerevan GMT 04 30 Kabul GMT 05 00 Ekaterinburg Islamabad Karachi Tashkent GMT 05 30 Calcutta Chennai Mumbai New Delhi GMT 05 45 Kathmandu GMT 06 00 Al...

Page 84: ...these features Selecting Any allows any user type access to modify these security operations Figure 51 The System Security menu Table 35 The System Security men options Menu Options Settings Front Panel Any Administrator Operator Manager Macros Any Administrator Operator Manager Search Any Administrator Operator Manager Archive Any Administrator Operator Manager Covert Any Administrator Operator M...

Page 85: ... currency usage Figure 52 The System Language menu Table 36 The System Language men options Menu Options Settings Language English Turkish Swedish Spanish Russian Portuguese Polish Italian Hungarian German Finnish Dutch Danish Czech French Currency Select currency type for text insertion purposes ...

Page 86: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 76 Disk Tools Use this menu to access the SymDec 16 plus 4 s hard disk maintenance features Figure 53 The System Disk Tools menu ...

Page 87: ... unit overwrites all previously recorded data Recording stops before the unit overwrites any of the newly recorded data data from the current record session When the end of the disk is reached the unit displays an on screen message indicating that the disk is full and the unit has stopped recording User must acknowledge the on screen message by clicking the Enter button The unit will continue reco...

Page 88: ... or RS 422 Protocol Kalatel Passthrough Power Dome BaxNet Digiplex Pelco P Pelco D Kalatel is used for controlling PTZ cameras using SymNav Passthrough is referring to serial passthrough which is setup in the Network Passthrough dialog If you set Bus 1 to serial passthrough then the Protocol options must be set to Passthrough Baud Rate 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 DVR Address 0 199 Bus 2 Type RS ...

Page 89: ...nector on the rear panel Figure 55 The System Serial Communication RS 232 Table 39 The System Serial Communication RS 232 options Menu Options Settings Protocol Text Insertion Baud Rate 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits 5 6 7 8 Parity None Even Odd Stop Bits 1 or 2 Flow Control None Xon Xoff ...

Page 90: ...ing 1 Insert a USB flashdrive with the flash upgrade file into one of the USB ports 2 Navigate to the Upgrade Now command and press the enter button 3 The SymDec will reboot when completed Note The flash upgrade file must be in the root directory of the flashdrive Do not remove power while an upgrade is in process Figure 56 The System Firmware Upgrade menu ...

Page 91: ...and save settings to a USB flashdrive Figure 57 The System Setting Tool Table 40 The System Setting Tool option Menu Options Settings Restore Factory Settings Select Yes to restore Load Settings Select Yes to load settings from a USB Flashdrive Save Settings Select Yes to save settings to a USB Flashdrive ...

Page 92: ...er Manual 82 Shutdown Use this menu to shutdown the SymDec 16 plus 4 safely Navigate to the Shutdown Now command and press the enter button Enter the password and press the enter button Figure 58 The System Shutdown menu ...

Page 93: ...nu Highlight the Info icon and press the enter button The Info menu will appear The Info menu contains the following options and their settings Health The Health menu display information on the following System Disk 1 4 Fans 1 5 Figure 59 The Info Health menu ...

Page 94: ...16 plus 4 User Manual 84 System The System menu display information on the following Model Serial Number Hostname Software Version Software Date BL Version FPGA Version Disk Size Figure 60 The Info System menu ...

Page 95: ...ramming the SymDec 16 plus 4 85 Network The Network menu display information on the following IP Address MAC Address DHCP Lease Expires Last DDNS Update Status Last DNS Update Success Figure 61 The Info Network menu ...

Page 96: ...twork Link Down 12 21 2006 11 06 53 System Start 12 29 2006 04 43 59 Network Link Down 12 29 2006 04 43 59 System Start 01 05 2007 04 56 59 Network Link Down 01 05 2007 04 56 59 System Start 01 05 2007 05 05 08 Network Link Down 01 05 2007 05 05 08 System Start 01 10 2007 03 03 51 Network Link Down 01 10 2007 03 03 51 System Start 01 10 2007 03 45 06 Network Link Up 09 23 2006 00 01 31 Network Lin...

Page 97: ...dded SymBrowser In this chapter SymNav 88 Minimum System Requirements 88 Installing SymNav software from CD ROM 88 Starting SymNav software 88 The SymBrowser Webserver 90 Search 91 User 92 Configure options 93 Cameras 94 Schedule 102 Alarms 104 Network 106 System 114 Info 121 Symbrowser 123 Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser ...

Page 98: ...stallation as they appear 3 Note If Autorun is not enabled on your PC choose Run from the Start Menu then type d setup exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM and click OK Follow the instructions as they appear on your screen Starting SymNav software To start the SymNav software double click on the SymNav software desktop icon or choose Programs from the Start menu and then select SymNav so...

Page 99: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 89 Figure 63 The SymNav main operation screen ...

Page 100: ... in the unit s IP address 192 168 1 82 or hostname see network settings page in the address field and click enter Note When launching SymBrowser checks your system for the correct files If they are not detected SymBrowser will attempt to load them Accept all General Electric signed content to allow the files to be loaded 3 The Enter Network Password screen will appear Enter your user name and pass...

Page 101: ... display the following user options Disk Analysis screen Search by Dates Camera Motion Daily Hours selection Search for Alarms Event and Text options See Searching on page 126 for more detailed information on how to use these features Figure 65 The Search Disk Analysis screen ...

Page 102: ...ser options Add User Edit User Add User Click on the Add User link to display the Add New page On this page you can Enter a login name Create a password Enter a timeout in minutes and Set the user s access levels Figure 66 Add new options Note Up to 24 users can be logged on at the same time ...

Page 103: ...s page you can Edit a user s login name Change a user s password Change the user s timeout in minutes Modify the user s access levels Delete or Save the user Figure 67 The Edit User page Configure options Clicking on the Configure link will display the following options Cameras Schedule Alarms Network System ...

Page 104: ...meras link to display the Configure Cameras page Clicking on the camera that you want to configure launches the camera edit options Recording Rates Duration Alarm Input Motion Detection Camera Title Adjust Video Copy Setting Figure 68 Configure Camera page ...

Page 105: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 95 Recording See the Recording Menu on page 36 for more detailed information on the features Figure 69 Cameras edit recording page ...

Page 106: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 96 Rates Duration See Duration Rates on page 37 or more detailed information on the features Figure 70 Camera edit Rates Duration page ...

Page 107: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 97 Alarm Input See Alarm Input on page 38 for more detailed information on the features Figure 71 Camera edit Alarm Input page ...

Page 108: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 98 Motion Detection See Motion Detection on page 39 for more detailed information on the features Figure 72 Camera edit Motion Detection page ...

Page 109: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 99 Camera Title See Camera Title on page 40 for more detailed information on the features Figure 73 Camera edit Camera Title page ...

Page 110: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 100 Adjust Video See Adjust Video on page 41 for more detailed information on the features Figure 74 Camera edit Adjust video page ...

Page 111: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 101 Copy Settings See Copy Settings on page 42 for more detailed information on the features Figure 75 Camera Edit Copy settings page ...

Page 112: ... display the following scheduling options Schedule Macros Front Panel Schedule See New Schedule on page 48 for more detailed information on the features Figure 76 Schedule page Macros See Macros on page 49 for more detailed information on the features Figure 77 Macros page ...

Page 113: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 103 Front Panel See Front Panel on page 52 for more detailed information on the features Figure 78 Front panel page ...

Page 114: ...ick on the Alarm link to display the following alarm options System Notification Silent Alarm Alarm Inputs Outputs System Notification See Notification on page 54 for more detailed information on the features Figure 79 System Notification page ...

Page 115: ...tailed information on the features Figure 80 Silent Alarm page Alarm Inputs and Outputs Figure 81 Alarm Inputs Outputs page Select a camera number to launch the Alarm Input Outputs edit page See Alarm Inputs and Outputs on page 55 for more detailed information on the features ...

Page 116: ...Figure 82 The Alarms Inputs Outputs edit page Network Click on the Network link to display the following network options IP Setting IP Advanced Services Streaming Serial Pass Through Network Notification Email Setup Notification Setup ...

Page 117: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 107 IP Setting See IP Settings on page 60 for more detailed information on the features Figure 83 IP Setting page ...

Page 118: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 108 IP Advanced See IP Advanced on page 61 for more detailed information on the features Figure 84 IP Advanced page ...

Page 119: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 109 Services See Services on page 63 for more detailed information on the features Figure 85 Services page ...

Page 120: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 110 Streaming See Streaming on page 64 for more detailed information on the features Figure 86 Streaming settings page ...

Page 121: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 111 Serial Passthrough See Serial Passthrough on page 65 for more detailed information on the features Figure 87 Serial pass through page ...

Page 122: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 112 Network Notification See Email TCP Notification on page 66 for more detailed information on the features Figure 88 Network notification page ...

Page 123: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 113 Email Setup See Email Setup on page 67 for more detailed information on the features Figure 89 Email setup page ...

Page 124: ...Setup See Notification Setup on page 68 for more detailed information on the features Figure 90 Notification setup System Click on the System link to display the following system options Front Panel Time Date Security Language Serial Communication ...

Page 125: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 115 Front Panel See Front Panel on page 70 for more detailed information on the features Figure 91 Front panel page ...

Page 126: ...ser Manual 116 Audio Output See Audio Output on page 71 for more detailed information Figure 92 Audio Output page Time Date See Time Date on page 72 for more detailed information on the features Figure 93 Time Date page ...

Page 127: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 117 Security See Security on page 74 for more detailed information on the features Figure 94 Security page ...

Page 128: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 118 Language See Languages on page 75 for more detailed information on the features Figure 95 Language page ...

Page 129: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 119 Serial Communication See Serial Communications on page 78 for more detailed information on the features Figure 96 Shutdown page ...

Page 130: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 120 Firmware Upgrade See Firmware Upgrade on page 80 for more detailed information Figure 97 Firmware Upgrade page ...

Page 131: ...Chapter 5 SymNav and SymBrowser 121 Info Clicking on the Info link will display system and network information System Network Log System Figure 98 About system page ...

Page 132: ...SymDec 16 plus 4 User Manual 122 Network Figure 99 About network page Log Figure 100 About log page ...

Page 133: ... available Right click on the video to switch from live or playback mode or view full screen High and Low bandwidth buttons High is best with PTZ cameras Live button Frame advance forward and reverse button Replay button Fast reverse playback button Reverse playback button pause button Play button Fast play forward button Analog IP camera select button Camera buttons 1 16 analog 1 4 IP Figure 101 ...

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Page 135: ...res In this chapter Searching 126 The Disk Analysis Screen 126 Search Filters 127 Date and Time Search 127 Camera Motion Search 128 Daily Hours Search 128 Search For Search 129 Search Results 130 Archiving 131 Fullscreen Search Results Preview 132 SymPlayer 133 Chapter 6 Searching and Archiving ...

Page 136: ...izontally into 48 equal slices Holding down LEFT and RIGHT will jump the cursor back and forth to the next nearest slice in that direction Additional behaviors include LEFT from far left scrolls left a half screen if more video is available centering the cursor else the cursor remains at the left end of the video RIGHT from far right scrolls right a half screen if more video is available centering...

Page 137: ... of all of the filters If any one filter extends beyond the range of any other such as daily hours being outside the Search by Dates range selected the results should not be negatively effected as the intersection will still be within the smaller of the two spaces Date and Time Search Select Search by Date Time to launch the Date Time Search menu Menu options include All Dates Last x days x number...

Page 138: ... the Cam Motion Search menu Menu options include All cameras Motion Detection Select by Camera Figure 104 Search by Camera Motion screen Daily Hours Search Select Search by Daily Hours to launch the Daily Hours Search menu This option searches All Hours Figure 105 Search by Daily Hours screen ...

Page 139: ...g and Archiving 129 Search For Search Select Search by Search For to launch the Search For Search menu Menu options include All Items Text launches on screen keypad Alarms Events Alarms Only Figure 106 Search For screen ...

Page 140: ...t Default selection is Play of the top left thumbnail Use the arrow buttons to move you through the selection of the thumbnails Arrow indicators on the top and bottom are used to indicate that there are additional video segments on other screens Press enter on any thumbnail to go to full screen preview and press the enter button to start playback Figure 107 Search Results screen ...

Page 141: ...Include Video Player Yes or No Camera Selection boxes Size In megabytes Start and Stop parameters All On Selects all cameras All Off Deselects all cameras Archive Now Starts archiving to selected media Figure 108 The Archive Screen CAUTION Do not use CD DVD s with paper labels attached to the surface of the CD DVD The label s surface may become damaged and cause the CD DVD media to become stuck in...

Page 142: ...of the video for archive purposes The resulting stop is shown in the summary If no stop is associated with the current video the current date and time are used Protect prevents the selected video from deletion Archive brings up the Search Archive screen Close Preview exits preview and search and returns the user to the display screen from which they entered search Hide collapses the Start Stop Dur...

Page 143: ...ved DVD containing SymPlayer is inserted into a PC DVD player The following features are available Frame advance forward and reverse button Replay button Fast reverse playback button Reverse playback button pause button Play button Fast play forward button Volume slider Figure 110 The Symplayer ...

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Page 145: ... 16 plus 4 In this chapter Technical Specifications 136 General 136 Connections 136 Video 136 Audio 137 On screen Video Indicators 137 Part Numbers 137 Factory Defaults 138 Menu defaults 138 IP addresses 138 Streaming defaults 139 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications ...

Page 146: ...Male Accessories Port RS 232 Serial Port RJ 45 Connector 57600 Baud 8 N 1 No flow control Composite Video In BNC Connector Composite Video Out BNC Connector Audio In RCA Connector Audio Out RCA Connector 10 100 Ethernet Port RJ 45 Connector Video Signal Input 0 7 to 1 4 Volts peak to peak with Automatic Gain Control Video Signal Output 1 Volt peak to peak into 75 ohm Input Termination 75 ohm Color...

Page 147: ...urity believes all specifications are correct but no liability is assumed for omissions or errors Audio Input 315mV 40k Ohms Unbalanced Audio Output 315mV 600 Ohms Unbalanced Fast Forward Last Alarm Record Speed Playback Speed Pause Play Record Capacity Reverse Play Rewind Time and Date Video Loss User Manual 0150 0325 Rack Mount Kit SYMDEC16 4 RK ...

Page 148: ...pictures per second PAL Record Quality High Disk Overwrite Mode Continuous Overwrite Auto Delete Mode Off Front Panel Locked Off Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Saturation 50 Display Current Time and Date Off Display Last Alarm Off Display Record or Playback Speed Off Display Playback Time and Date Off Baud Rate 57600 Alarm Buzzer Disabled IP addresses Address Type Address IP Address 192 168 1 82 Subnet...

Page 149: ...otocol Normal Setup UDP Streaming Port Normal Setup 8090 Streaming address Normal Setup N A Receiver Cam Map ID Address for camera 4 Normal Setup N A Sender Control Enable Advanced Setup Selected Sender Control Port Advanced Setup 8092 Receiver COntrol Enable Advanced Setup Selected Receiver Control Port Advanced Setup 8092 ...

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Page 151: ...ovides information to help you contact technical support in case you need assistance with your GE equipment In this chapter Contacting technical support 142 Online publication library 142 Chapter 8 Maintenance support ...

Page 152: ...le to all of our customers To access the library go to our website at the following location http www gesecurity com In the Tools area at the top click the Publication Library link After you register and log on you may search through our online library for the documentation you need 1 Table 42 Sales and support contact information Sales Technical support Phone Toll free 888 437 3287 US including A...