Siemens SISTORE AX16 200, User Manual

Page 1: ...Fire Safety Security Products Siemens Building Technologies Digital Video Recorder SISTORE AX9 250 200 V3 5 SISTORE AX16 250 200 V3 5 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...he purchase of this product In all cases liability is limited to the purchase price of the product The information in these operating instructions was up to date at the time of publication We reserve the right to make subsequent changes to technical or organizational details Siemens assumes no liability for problems resulting from the use of this manual The information contained in this document m...

Page 3: ...uctions for installation configuration and operation of SISTORE AX A complete version of this manual can be found in Adobe Acrobat format PDF on the SISTORE AX CD This is the most recent version unless changes have been made after the printing of this manual All subsequent alterations have been included as far as possible ...

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Page 5: ... 21 7 2 Connecting the loop through video 21 7 3 Connecting the monitor 21 7 4 Connecting a VGA monitor 22 7 5 Connecting audio 22 7 6 Connecting alarms 23 7 7 Connecting to the RS485 port 24 7 8 Connecting to the USB ports 24 7 9 Connecting to the RS232 port 25 7 10 Connecting to the UltraWide SCSI port 25 7 11 Connecting to the network port 26 7 12 Factory reset 26 7 13 Connecting the power cord...

Page 6: ...rage Status screen 75 8 11 System 76 8 11 1 Information screen 76 8 11 2 Date Time setup 79 8 11 3 User setup screen 81 8 11 4 Shutdown screen 83 8 11 5 Log out screen 84 9 Operation 85 9 1 Turning on the power 85 9 2 Live monitoring 85 9 2 1 Active Cameo mode 86 9 2 2 PIP mode 86 9 2 3 Zoom mode 86 9 2 4 PTZ mode 87 9 2 5 Image adjustment 89 9 3 Event monitoring 90 9 4 Covert camera 90 9 5 Spot m...

Page 7: ... days for PAL images 113 12 4 2 Recording times with 250 GB HDD days for NTSC images 114 12 5 Connector pin outs 115 12 6 Connection diagrams 116 12 6 1 Connecting SISTORE AX to Remote Administration Software RAS via dial up connection PSTN or ISDN 116 12 6 2 Connecting the remote keyboard CKA4820 and dome cameras CCDA1415 and CCDA1425 1435 117 12 6 3 Connecting alarm input output 118 12 7 Map of ...

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Page 9: ...product device or system for use by the operator customer They are also responsible for trouble shooting Product specialist Has suitable technical training for the function and operation of the product and has attended the technical training courses for product specialists provided by the manufacturer Programs and adjusts the product parameters for country or customer specific requirements Provide...

Page 10: ...th other devices in the environment This is a Class A device This equipment may cause radio interference in a residential installation In this case the user is encouraged to perform appropriate measures to correct the interference Liability claim Do not connect the device if any parts are missing or damaged Do not make any changes or modifications to the device that are not mentioned in this manua...

Page 11: ...without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire electric shock or other personal injury Field installation This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes Correct batteries Warning Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Cable ...

Page 12: ... lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power line surges Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock Risk of failure of the main device Power cables to the m...

Page 13: ... fallen into the equipment If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its norm...

Page 14: ...ard Safety EN 60950 1 2 2 UL and FCC compliance This product complies with the requirements of the Standards UL 2044 Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment and FCC Part 15 radio frequency devices Class A digital device FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designe...

Page 15: ... V 30 mA 5 V Alarm reset input 1x TTL Internal buzzer 80 dB 10 cm Network connectivity 10 100 Mbps Ethernet RJ 45 RS 232C for external modem Audio input RCA input 4 Line In Audio output RCA output 1 Line Out IR port 1 remote control Connections Video input Composite 9 or 16 BNC Video loop Composite 9 or 16 BNC auto terminating Monitor output Composite 1x BNC SVHS 1 Y C VGA 1 VGA SPOT composite 4 B...

Page 16: ...ed General Dimensions WxHxD 430 x 88 x 405 mm 16 9 x 3 5 x 15 9 Unit weight 10 2 kg 22 5 lbs Shipping weight 12 5 kg 27 6 lbs Shipping dimensions WxHxD 540 x 290 x 590 mm 21 3 x 11 4 x 23 2 Approval CE UL FCC C Tick Using a shielded S Video cable provides better quality video display and reduces image noise When installing an internal CD RW or DVD RW drive set the jumper to Master and connect to t...

Page 17: ...ips built in CD RW 10 2 kg SISTORE AX9 250 200 2GF4816 8EB SISTORE AX9 250 GB 200 ips built in DVD RW 10 2 kg SISTORE AX16 250 200 2GF4816 8FB SISTORE AX16 250 GB 200 ips built in DVD RW 10 2 kg 5 Scope of delivery z Digital video recorder z Power cord z User Manual Multilingual RAS Software and User Manual on CD ROM z Multilingual Installation Guide z Rack mount kit z Assembly screws guide rails ...

Page 18: ...can define times to record and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full or it can be set to record over the oldest video once the disk is full Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecti...

Page 19: ...le archiving transmitting to remote site and during playback User friendly Graphical User Interface GUI menu system Multiple recording modes time lapse pre event alarm motion and panic 4 channel audio recording and 1 channel audio playback Text input for ATM and POS Alarm connections include input output and reset input Built in alarm buzzer Live or recorded video access via Ethernet or modem Time...

Page 20: ...g 1 Typical DVR installation No special tools are required to install the DVR Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system Fig 2 16 channel DVR rear panel Your DVR can be used with either PAL or NTSC equipment NOTE You cannot mix PAL and NTSC equipment For example you cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor ...

Page 21: ...s connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video 7 3 Connecting the monitor Fig 5 Video Out connectors Connect the main monitor to either the Video Out or SVHS Out connector NOTE If your main monitor has an SVHS input use it because it will give you better quality video display NOTE The Video Out BNC and SVHS Out connectors may be connected to individual monitors for sim...

Page 22: ...lip copy you cannot switch the video output between Video Out and VGA Out NOTE The DVR will not record video for about 3 seconds while switching the video output between Video Out and VGA Out 7 5 Connecting audio NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio Fig 7 Audio In and Out connectors Your DVR can record audio from up to four sources ...

Page 23: ...e Section 8 7 1 Alarm In screen GND Ground Connect the ground side of the alarm input and or alarm output to the GND connector NOTE All the connectors marked GND are common Fig 9 Alarm Output connectors AO 1 to 16 Alarm Out The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights Connect the device to the AO Alarm Out and GND Ground connectors AO is an active low open collector output which...

Page 24: ...tor Three USB ports are provided to connect external hard disk CD RW or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades One USB port is on the rear panel and the other two are on the front panel Position external drives close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections usually less than 6 feet Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR A US...

Page 25: ...vided to connect external storage devices for recording or archiving video Connect the external SCSI hard disk drive RAID cable to the high density 68 pin female UltraWide SCSI port The length of SCSI cable should not exceed1 5 meters 5 feet You can connect up to 8 UltraWide SCSI devices with SCSI IDs set from 0 to 15 except for 7 which is assigned as the Host ID NOTE The SCSI bus must be terminat...

Page 26: ...eset switch to the left of the USB port on the rear panel This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings NOTE When using the Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Turn it on again Î While the DVR is initializing the front pan...

Page 27: ...at they are not a tripping hazard Make certain the power cord will not be pinched or abraded by furniture Do not install power cords under rugs or carpet NOTE The power cord has a grounding pin If your power outlet does not have a grounding pin receptacle do not modify the plug Do not overload the circuit by plugging too many devices in to one circuit Your DVR is now ready to operate Refer to Sect...

Page 28: ...uttons on the infrared remote control while laid out differently perform the same functions as those on the front panel The following describes each button and control Take a few minutes to review the descriptions You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations NOTE The infrared sensor on the DVR is just to the lower left of the PANIC button Make certain that nothing block...

Page 29: ...e channel sequentially When in one of the multi view formats pressing this button will cause the DVR to sequence cameras in two sequence modes Page and Cameo In the Page mode the DVR sequences through user defined screen layouts pages In the Cameo mode the bottom right screen to display live cameras sequentially Pressing the Sequence button while in the Sequence mode will exit the Sequence mode Th...

Page 30: ...displays and respectively Zoom button Pressing the Zoom button zooms the current image on the screen A PIP with a rectangle temporarily displays showing what area of the screen has been enlarged You can use the arrow buttons to move the rectangle to another area Pressing the Enter button toggles the zoom size between 2x 3x and 4x Enter button The Enter button selects a highlighted item or complete...

Page 31: ...gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings 1 Press the Menu button to enter the setup screens Î The Login screen appears Fig 21 Login screen 2 Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number buttons and then the button There is no default password when logging in the admin user for the first time NOTE To assure the secure ma...

Page 32: ... keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press the button That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position Pressing toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards backspaces and deletes entered characters You can use up to 31 characters including spaces in your title Special characters can be created using and a capital letter e g J fo...

Page 33: ...p screen Highlighting Recycle and pressing the button toggles between On and Off In the Recycle mode the DVR records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used When Recycle is turned off the DVR stops recording once all available storage space has been used 1 Highlight the Resolution box and select from High and Standard Î All other variables being equal selecting Hi...

Page 34: ...g Duration box and set the duration of panic recording Î Panic recording will stop automatically after the preset duration as long as the Panic button is not pressed to stop the panic recording You can set the dwell from 5 minutes to 1 hour Select No Limit if you want to stop panic recording manually Highlighting the Panic Recording ips box and pressing the button allows you to set the images per ...

Page 35: ...hu Fri Sat M F Hol and All 3 Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place Î The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes 4 Highlight the box under the Mode heading and press the button to change the recording mode that will be used Î Choose from No Record Time Event and Time Event When the DVR is in the ...

Page 36: ...will follow the default settings See below for details 7 Highlight the box under the heading and press the button to delete the recording settings Î You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the settings 8 Highlight Default and press the button Î The Default screen appears Fig 27 Default setup screen Highlighting boxes under ips and pressing the button allows you to set the images per s...

Page 37: ...fine how to handle pre event recording You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre event recording The image speed can be set from 0 10 to 25 00 ips 30 00 ips NTSC and image quality can be selected from Very High High Standard and Low You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the dwell You can set the dwell from 5 seconds to 30 minutes The longer the dwell set ...

Page 38: ...full the newest archived video data will overwrite the oldest archived data Î When Recycle is Off the DVR will stop archiving video data until more space is made available 4 Highlight Summary Archive and press the button to toggle between On and Off Î When Summary Archive is On the DVR does not archive recorded video in full but archives 1 or 2 ips from each channel This will allow the DVR to arch...

Page 39: ...archiving speed might be slower than the recording speed when a large quantity of recorded data is being archived In this case the old data can be overwritten by the latest data being recorded To prevent unwanted data overwriting please use the Summary Archive function or set the recorded image quality to Standard during the archiving process Î You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pr...

Page 40: ... first box beside Transfer Speed 2 Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50 Kbps to 100 Mbps 3 Highlight the second box beside Transfer Speed Î You can select the unit of measure for the transfer speed between bps and ips 4 Press the button to set the transfer speed 5 Highlight the box beside Quality and press the button Î You can select the quality from Very High High...

Page 41: ... Highlight the box beside Port and press the button 5 Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server port number obtained from your system administrator The default port number is 25 6 Highlight Use SSL TLS and press the button to toggle between On and Off Î When it is On the DVR can send an email via an SMTP server requiring SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication 7 Highlight the box beside Authe...

Page 42: ...ntacted during an event Î You can enter up to five IP addresses 4 Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like the DVR to try contacting the computer Î You can select from 1 to 10 retries If the modem was enabled in the Network screen you can set up the DVR to contact a computer running RAS 5 Highlight Modem and press the button to toggle between On and Off Î When Mo...

Page 43: ...s you to set up LAN parameters manually NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP Address Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator 3 Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default LAN settings are IP Address 192 168 1 129 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 4 Highlight the Port Num...

Page 44: ...ber for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running RAS NOTE When changing the port settings you must change the port settings on the PC running RAS as well Refer to the RAS manual for details Î Selecting DHCP from the Type and highlighting the Save button reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol network Fig...

Page 45: ...he ID for ADSL connection 7 Highlight the box beside Password and press the button Î A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection NOTE Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network NOTE If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network the IP address of the DVR might change whenever th...

Page 46: ...ess the button to toggle between On and Off Î You will only be able to change the settings if Modem is enabled 2 Highlight the box beside Baud Rate and press the button Î A list of baud rates ranging from 300 to 115 200 appears 3 Highlight the box beside Data Bit and press the button 4 Choose between 7 bit and 8 bit formats 5 Highlight the box beside Stop Bit and press the button 6 Choose between ...

Page 47: ...ettings screen The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm You can set up each input on the Alarm In screen You can turn each input On or Off by highlighting the alarm number and pressing the button Each input can be given a title Settings 1 Highlight the desired Title box and press the button Î A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter a title name...

Page 48: ...a you select should be set to the Event or Time Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen 3 Highlight the desired box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button Î A list of Alarm Outputs and Beep appear 4 Select the Alarm Output connectors that you would like to activate whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input You can also set the DVR s internal buzzer ...

Page 49: ...m In Action 2 screen Actions 2 1 Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the button Î A list of PTZ presets appear 2 Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input 3 Highlight the desired box under the Spot Monitor heading and press the button Î A list of SPOT monitors and camera...

Page 50: ... five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive Fig 46 Motion Detection Sensitivity screen You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated to trigger a motion alarm Highlighting the box under the Min Blocks heading and pressing the button allow you to adjust the minimum number of detection blocks for Daytime and Nighttime independently Sm...

Page 51: ...s positioned within the image area using the Up and Down arrow buttons and individual blocks within the block groups are selected or cleared using the camera buttons Press the button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions Fig 49 Motion Detection Zone menu Select Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion Clear Deactivates highlighted blocks so that t...

Page 52: ...g Daytime Setup and pressing the button allow you to set up the Daytime range Fig 50 Daytime Setup screen 1 Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the button 2 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range Î The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime 3 Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs Î The Motion Detection Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display Fig...

Page 53: ...e DVR s internal buzzer sound if motion is detected on the selected camera NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab 3 Highlight the box under Notify heading and press the button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individ...

Page 54: ...g Save and pressing the button Î Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 8 7 3 Video Loss screen Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the button Î The Video Loss setup screen appears Fig 53 Video Loss Settings screen The DVR checks to see if anything is obscuring the camera Settings 1 Highlight the slider bar beside Check Obscuration and use the Left and Right arro...

Page 55: ...ng and press the button Î A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as you wish When the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera it will trigger output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if video is lost on the selected camera NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep y...

Page 56: ...ed camera Î You can save your Video Loss changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Î Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 8 7 4 Text In screen Highlight Text In in the Event menu and press the button Î The Text In setup screen appears Fig 56 Text In Settings screen Settings The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs Automated Teller Machi...

Page 57: ... for different types of text input devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information 8 Highlight the box beside Transaction Start and press the button 9 Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction Start string Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for the text string that the device first sends when a transaction starts Î If you want the DVR to react...

Page 58: ... during transactions so you will know which ones you do not want recorded 19 Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the button to toggle between On and Off Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive Î If the device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters make certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On 20 Highlight the Action...

Page 59: ...ou select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab 3 Highlight the box under the Notify and press the button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button 4 Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes NOTE F...

Page 60: ...ess the button Î The System Event setup screen appears Fig 60 Health Check screen Health Check The DVR can be configured to run self diagnostics and report the results Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on the system You can select from 1 hr to 30 days or Never 1 Highlight the Setup box beside C...

Page 61: ...rage tab and the Storage screen displays Fig 62 Storage screen Storage 1 Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify and press the button Î Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert Percentage levels range from 10 to 90 2 Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify and press the button Î Select the percentage level of disk usage at which you want t...

Page 62: ...hlight the first box beside Temperature Threshold and press the button 7 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to scroll through the numbers Refer to the hard disk drive manufacturer s documentation for the correct temperature setting Î If the temperature of hard disk drive exceeds the defined threshold the system triggers an alert 8 Highlight the second box beside Temperature Threshold and press the ...

Page 63: ...nternal buzzer sound if an event is detected NOTE Alarm Out action cannot be set to System and Panic Record events 2 Highlight the Notify box beside the desired event System Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature or Disk S M A R T and press the button Î You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the ...

Page 64: ...is detected based on the settings you made in the Alarm In Motion Detection and Text In setup screen on the Event menu Panic Record will be highlighted while the DVR is in the panic recording mode Check Alarm In and Check Recording will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu Disk Almost Full will be highlighted w...

Page 65: ...eze Sequence The icon displays while in the Freeze mode and the displays while in the Sequence mode Screen Group The number of screen group displays when the DVR is not in the 4x4 display mode of the 16 channel DVR and 3x3 mode of the 9 channel DVR Free Space The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode and the percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recy...

Page 66: ...e DVR to sequence cameras and the DVR can sequence cameras in two modes Full and Cameo In the Full mode the DVR sequences through the cameras and displays them full screen In the Cameo mode the bottom right window in a multi screen format sequences through the cameras NOTE Any cameras that are Off have lost video or are set to Covert unless the user has authority to view covert cameras will be exc...

Page 67: ...Î Pressing the button toggles between On and Off Î When it is On the DVR will display the camera associated with the event when an event occurs 8 8 3 Spot Monitor screen 1 Highlight Spot Monitor in the Display menu and press the button Î The Spot Monitor setup screen displays Fig 70 Spot Monitor screen You can define which cameras display sequentially on the Spot Monitors 2 Highlight the box in th...

Page 68: ...change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop down list in the Use column NOTE When selecting the Covert 1 the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video When selecting the Covert 2 the DVR displays only camera title on the covert video NOTE A ...

Page 69: ...PTZ devices appears 3 Select your camera from the list and press the button Î You will need to connect the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back of the DVR following the camera manufacturer s instructions Fig 74 PTZ Device list You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the box under the ID heading and pressing the button 4 Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up ...

Page 70: ...tton Î The Audio setup screen appears Fig 76 Audio setup screen The DVR can record up to four audio inputs 1 Highlight the box beside the input and press the button Î A list of cameras appears and you can select the camera associated with that audio input 2 Highlight Enable Audio Out and press the button Î This toggles between enabling and disabling audio out NOTE The DVR will not record audio whe...

Page 71: ...e Type heading allows to set the alarm output for NO or NC normally open or normally closed Highlighting the box beside Dwell Time and pressing the button allow you to set the dwell time of the alarm output Dwell times range from 5 seconds to 15 minutes Highlighting the Schedule tab causes the Schedule screen to display Fig 78 Alarm Out Schedule screen You can add and edit alarm output schedules o...

Page 72: ...arm Out changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Î Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 8 9 4 Remote Control screen Highlight Remote Control in the Devices menu and press the button Î The Remote Control setup screen allows you to select a port and make correct settings for a remote keyboard Fig 79 Remote Control setup screen 1 Highlight the box beside Port and s...

Page 73: ...ether the device is used for recording Record or archiving Archive Not Using indicates the device is not used for either recording or archiving Not formatted indicates the device is not formatted indicates when the device has temporary space set aside so that video clips can be saved on a CD RW or DVD RW Highlight the box in the Format column for the desired storage device and press the button You...

Page 74: ...ht the box in the Information column for the desired storage device and press the button Î You will be able to check the time information about recorded data Fig 83 Device Information screen If you want to erase recorded data on the selected device highlight Clear and press the button You will be asked whether or not you want to delete the data If you want to use a USB hard disk drive highlight Us...

Page 75: ...The S M A R T column displays Good Bad or N A depending on storage conditions Good The storage condition is normal Bad Data cannot be written on or read from the storage device N A Storage conditions are normal however the S M A R T monitoring is not working or supported NOTE When the storage condition is Bad the Event Status Storage screen displays and you can check the storage condition for deta...

Page 76: ...tle highlight Close and press the button 3 Highlight the box beside System ID and press the button 4 Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number from 0 to 99 NOTE The System ID number is used to identify the unit when it is connected with other DVRs through the RS485 port You cannot use the same ID number for two or more DVRs tha...

Page 77: ...Î If the upgrade package file is not installed on the DVR properly you will get an error message Î The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade Fig 87 Upgrade screen NOTE The Upgrade button will be deactivated if the hard disk drive has not been formatted as it requires the space for temporary files when upgrading the system NOTE The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format You c...

Page 78: ...e time and date The icon will display in the last column for system activities of the remote site You can scroll through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows or you can go directly to a log page by entering the log page number in the box at the bottom left of the screen Highlight Close and press the button to exit the screen The box beside Recorded Data From To displays the time informati...

Page 79: ... to save your selected format 4 Highlight the first box beside Time and press the button Î The individual sections of the time will highlight Î Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between hour minutes and seconds 5 Once you have the correct time press the button 6 Highlight the Format box beside Time and press the button Î Select from...

Page 80: ...leted by highlighting the beside the date and pressing the button NOTE Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year s holiday has passed Highlighting the Time Sync tab causes the Time Sync screen to display You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries or between the ...

Page 81: ...tem menu and press the button Î The User setup screen displays the authorized groups and users Î You can add and delete groups and users When adding a group you can assign authority levels to the group Fig 94 User setup screen The column is used to collapse and expand user groups If there is a or in this column it indicates the item is a Group Name If there is a in front of the Group Name it indic...

Page 82: ...ystem down on a local system Upgrade The user can upgrade the software on a local system or a PC running RAS System Time Changed The user can change the system date and time on a local system or a PC running RAS Data Clear The user can clear all video data or format disks on a local system or a PC running RAS Setup The user without Setup authority cannot establish any system settings excluding sys...

Page 83: ...mouse not supplied Highlighting the box beside Auto Login allows you to select a User to be automatically logged in when the DVR is powered up It can also be set to never automatically login a user Highlighting the box beside Auto Logout allows you to select from a list of times that the user will be automatically logged out The options are Never 1 min 3 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 25 min 30 mi...

Page 84: ...07 8 11 5 Log out screen Highlight Log out in the System menu and press the button Î The Log out screen appears asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user Fig 98 Log out screen After selecting Log out and pressing the button the user will be logged out ...

Page 85: ...t once Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode Pressing the Display button cycles the DVR through the different display formats The DVR can be set to display full screen video for a preset dwell time when an Event occurs Video from the lowest camera number associated with the event senso...

Page 86: ...essing the button while in the Active Cameo mode exits the Active Cameo mode The active cameo mode will remains in effect for 15 seconds if there is no further operation In active cameo mode press the button for the camera you want displayed as active cameo After setting the camera number to active cameo the DVR moves the active cameo to the next cameo You can change the screen layout in this way ...

Page 87: ... the PTZ camera you wish to control by selecting it from the menu Î The icon displays on the PTZ camera screen Fig 99 PTZ Select Camera menu To use the front panel buttons press the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down Press the Display button to zoom in and press the Sequence button to zoom out You can use the Freeze...

Page 88: ...o enter the preset name Press the Menu button to load the PTZ preset and the Preset View dialog box will appear Select the desired preset and press the button to load the preset Pressing the Menu button displays the following PTZ menu Set the feature you wish to control by selecting it from the menu Refer to the camera instructions for the proper settings Depending on the camera specifications som...

Page 89: ...e other controls on the toolbar perform as described below Zoom In Out Focus Near Far Iris Open Close Set Load Preset 9 2 5 Image adjustment NOTE It is important that cameras and monitors are correctly installed and adjusted prior to making any image adjustments using the DVR s controls If a user who has Colour Control authority logs into the system the user can adjust the image Pressing and holdi...

Page 90: ...unless another event has occurred If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed press the Display button or one of the camera buttons 9 4 Covert camera If a camera is set up as Covert 1 in the Camera setup screen Settings tab that camera will not be displayed unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system However the camera title and stat...

Page 91: ...ection mode press the Sequence button on the front panel or remote control or select Sequence On from the menu to start displaying cameras sequentially Press the Sequence button or select Sequence On again to stop sequencing on the Spot Monitor Any cameras that are Off have lost video or are set to Covert unless the user has authority to view covert cameras will be excluded from the sequence Fig 1...

Page 92: ...wing menu Fig 106 Mouse menu Selecting Freeze PTZ and Spot Monitor is the same as pressing the Freeze PTZ and Spot buttons as described above in Section 9 2 Live monitoring Selecting Zoom zooms in on the live image While in the zoom mode there are two ways to move around the enlarged portion of the video First there is a PIP located in right bottom corner The PIP has a rectangle showing what area ...

Page 93: ...een See Section 8 Configuration Recycle On or Recycle Off The factory default is Recycle On It does this by recording over the oldest video once the hard disk is full Setting the DVR to Recycle Off causes it to stop recording once the hard disk is full Standard or High The factory default resolution is Standard When set to Standard the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 200 ips for PAL resolutio...

Page 94: ...buttons 1 to 16 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords Display button The Display button has two functions First it toggles between different display formats The available formats are 4x4 3x3 2x2 and PIP Second pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds or longer will switch the video output be...

Page 95: ...playback control Position the mouse pointer on the search screen and the following search toolbar will display Fig 108 Mouse playback controls Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar again position the mouse pointer on the screen Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the right side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located o...

Page 96: ... a calendar see below for more details Event Log Search Selects video from the event log see below for more details Text In Search Searches text input strings see below for more details Motion Search Searches motion events see below for more details Clip Copy Clips a video segment and saves it see below for more details Print Allows you to print a selected image see below for more details Zoom Zoo...

Page 97: ...hat no image was recorded at that time Î The Play Pause RW FF can now be used to review the surrounding video 9 10 2 Calendar Search Fig 111 Calendar Search screen Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons Once you have highlighted a day press the button to select it A time bar displays at the botto...

Page 98: ...en mode to 4x4 You will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time 9 10 3 Event Log Search Fig 112 Event Log Search screen The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated The Event Log Search screen displays this list Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video The Event Log Search screen can also be accesse...

Page 99: ...set it is possible for the DVR to have more than one overlapping start and stop time When set to On you will be asked to select one of the overlapping start and stop time When set to Off the DVR will display search results from all start times to all stop times 4 Highlight the box beside Alarm In and press the button Î You can select the alarm inputs that you want to include in your search 5 Highl...

Page 100: ...ut The Text In Search screen displays this list Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video Pressing the button will extract the video associated with the Text Input and display the first image of the event Pressing the Play Pause button will start playing the event video segment Pressing Search returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded ...

Page 101: ...s the button 6 Select your Text Input Device from the list NOTE The following description is for a Generic Text Device The screen changes for different types of text input devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information You can search for up to five text strings at a time 7 Highlight the number box and press the button and this will allow you to enter a keyword for...

Page 102: ...of the event Pressing the Play Pause button will start playing the event video segment Pressing Search returns to live monitoring You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition Fig 117 Motion Search Option screen You can search video from the first to last recorded images or you can set the start and stop times and dates 1 Highlight the...

Page 103: ...ting the Museum Search Zone the zone should be placed inside of the border line of the target object If the selected block is placed on the boarder line the sensitivity of the Museum Search may decrease Î The zone should be placed or focused on the centre or at least within the outline of targeted object 5 Highlight the box beside Sensitivity and press the button Î You will be able to select from ...

Page 104: ...ile in the Search mode or Live Monitoring mode initiates the One Touch Clip Copy function The last recorded image will be the ending point of video to be clip copied and the system will automatically begin to calculate the possible video data size that the selected storage media can handle Fig 118 Clip Copy screen The Data Source box displays the source from which you make a video clip copy The da...

Page 105: ...appears 7 Enter a file name for the video you are backing up and select Close Î The DVR will automatically add the camera number for example 01 and exe to the file name If you want to save the file in a specific folder enter the folder name followed by a For example folder filename NOTE When naming a file you cannot use the following characters 8 Once you have given the video clip a file name high...

Page 106: ...while copying video clips THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR THE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED and you will get an error message the next time you try to copy video clips You will need to power down the DVR and restart it to get rid of the error message Once the file system of the USB IDE hard disk drive has been corrupted this error message cannot be dismissed Even after restarting the DVR...

Page 107: ...ra has power z Check camera lens settings Live video very bright If a cable is attached to the Loop connector make certain it is connected to a properly terminated device DVR has stopped recording If hard disk drive is full you will either need to delete video or set the DVR to the Overwrite Mode The icon displays however the DVR is not recording When the DVR is in the Pre Event recording mode the...

Page 108: ...heeled bin symbol on the product means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002 96 EC The correct disposal and separate collection of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health It is a precondition for reuse and recycling of used electrical and electronic equipment For more detailed information about disposal of your old a...

Page 109: ...nder Properties General File System 4 If the file system is not FAT32 format format the USB IDE hard disk drive using the FAT32 format 5 If the USB IDE hard disk drive is not partitioned go to Administrative Tools in Control Panel and launch Computer Management 6 Open Disk Management in Storage and right click an unallocated region of the USB IDE hard disk drive 7 Then click Create Partition 8 In ...

Page 110: ...ore video RAM is recommended for proper operation Fig 120 ClipPlayer screen The ClipPlayer screen displays the clip images NOTE Proper image display depends on the display settings of your PC If you are experiencing display problems click the right mouse button on the background screen and select Properties Æ Settings then set the colour quality to 32 bit Then select Advanced Æ Troubleshoot and se...

Page 111: ...o control brightness blur and sharpen for play back images Selecting Video Format allows you to find appropriate display environments that can be varied depending on the types of graphics card installed in your PC Use Video Format option when you are experiencing improper image display NOTE Image Processing works only in the single screen layout and also in the pause mode NOTE If you are not sure ...

Page 112: ...u can search overlapping video streams by selecting a specific time or time range If you want to search recorded video at four o clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Go to the Date Time select the segment you want to search If you want to search recorded video from four to five o clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Event Log Search Tex...

Page 113: ... ips 39 7 59 6 119 1 238 3 2 5 ips 79 4 119 1 238 3 476 6 1 ips 198 6 297 9 595 7 1 191 4 0 5 ips 397 1 595 7 1 191 4 2 382 9 0 25 ips 794 3 1 191 4 2 382 9 4 765 8 0 1 ips 1 985 7 1 985 7 5 957 2 11 914 5 Recording quality high resolution Recording speed Very high 29 1 KB High 19 4 KB Standard 9 7 KB Low 4 9 KB 100 ips 1 0 1 5 3 0 6 0 50 ips 2 0 3 0 6 0 11 9 25 ips 4 0 6 0 11 9 23 8 20 ips 5 0 7 ...

Page 114: ... 3 0 6 0 12 1 30 ips 4 0 6 0 12 1 24 1 20 ips 6 0 9 0 18 1 36 2 15 ips 8 0 12 1 24 1 48 2 10 ips 12 1 18 1 36 2 72 3 5 ips 24 1 36 2 72 3 144 7 2 5 ips 48 2 72 3 144 7 289 4 1 ips 120 6 180 8 361 7 723 4 0 5 ips 241 1 361 7 723 4 1 446 8 0 25 ips 482 3 723 4 1 446 8 2 893 5 0 1 ips 1 205 6 1 808 4 3 616 9 7 233 8 NOTE The ips images per second of the above table is not the configured recording spe...

Page 115: ...onnectors AO 1 to 16 Alarm Outputs 1 to 16 ARI Alarm Reset In RS485 connector pin outs Master unit Slave unit J To J TX J To J TX RS232 connector pin outs Pin 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect Pin 2 RXD Receive Data Pin 3 TXD Transmit Data Pin 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready Pin 5 GND System Ground Pin 6 DSR Data Set Ready Pin 7 RTS Request To Send Pin 8 CTS Clear To Send Pin 9 RI Ring Indicator ...

Page 116: ...Configuration of SISTORE AX Analog modem ISDN modem Baud Rate 57600 115200 Parity None None Data Bit 8 8 Stop Bit 1 1 Usage External modem External modem The following modem is recommended for ISDN connectivity Manufacturer Devolo Modem type Microlink ISDN i Distributor www alternate de The modem works with 1 channel 64 Kbit Public telephony network RS232 Analog or ISDN modem Remote Administration...

Page 117: ...ns CCDA ID 1 n In the menu RS232 RS485 RS232 RS485 Baud Rate 19 200 19 200 CCDA1415 1200 9600 CCDA1425 1435 Parity None None Data Bit 8 8 Stop Bit 1 1 Usage Remote control PTZ control Pin out RS232 connection SISTORE AX RS 232 CKA4820 RS232 Com 1A Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 5 Pin 5 Pin 9 Pin 9 Pin out RS485 connection SISTORE AX RS 485 CCDA14xx Tx Data Tx Data RS485 SISTORE AX RS232 I...

Page 118: ...al alarm input device can be used as above and 5 V TTL logic can also be used NOTE The threshold voltage of alarm input is below 5 V Recommended RELAY connection The following are examples of the available relay 12 V application NAiS Tq2 12V DS1E M 12V 5 V application NAiS TQ2 5V DS1E M 5V NOTE The permitted current of alarm output sync is up to 30 mA and a flywheel diode is required ...

Page 119: ...Appendix 119 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety Security Products 03 2007 12 7 Map of screens ...

Page 120: ...ogout Setup Begin Setup End Remote Setup Change Remote Setup Fail Setup Imported Setup Import Failure Setup Exported Setup Export Failure Setup Export Cancel Schedule On Schedule Off Panic Record On Panic Record Off Clear All Data Clear Disk Format Disk Disk Full Auto Deletion Search Begin Search End Clip Copy Begin Clip Copy End Clip Copy is Canceled Clip Copy Failed Callback Fail Print Begin Pri...

Page 121: ...is not authorized 303 Saving remote package failed 304 Remote upgrade is cancelled by the user 400 USB device mounting failed 401 Reading upgrade package on the USB device failed 402 Copying upgrade package on the USB device failed 500 System is busy clip copying Clip Copy Related Number Description 0 Unknown error 1 Device error 2 Mounting failed 3 No media 4 Invalid media 5 File already exists 6...

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