Vicon VNCTRL-1, Installation & Operation Manual

Page 1: ...this purpose Copyright 2007 Vicon Industries Inc All rights reserved Product specifications subject to change without notice ViconNet and its logo are trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc Kollector Elite and Kollector Pro and their logos are trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc Vicon and its logo are registered trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp VICON INDUSTRIE...

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Page 3: ...etermined by turning equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver Relocate the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into a different electrical outlet so that the equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits If nece...

Page 4: ...13 Outdoor Cable Grounding Use only grounded outdoor cables to protect against voltage surges and static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 1984 provides information on proper grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors and the requirements of grounding electrodes 14 Lightning Disconnect the product from its power source and...

Page 5: ...on The text and graphics are for the purpose of illustration and reference only The specifications on which they are based are subject to change without notice Information in this manual is subject to change without notice Corporate and individual names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted Copyright 2007 Vicon All rights reserved ViconNet Kollector Vicon and its l...

Page 6: ...Components 7 Panel Connectors and Indicators 7 Setting the DIP Switches 8 Mounting 10 Installing the VNCTRL 1 10 Connecting the Cabling 10 Connecting the Power Supply 11 ViconNet Setup 13 Chapter 3 Operation 15 Powering On the Remote Control 15 Powering Off the Remote Control 15 Operating the Remote Control Panel 15 Appendix 1 17 Chapter 4 Maintenance 20 Chapter 5 Shipping Instructions 20 Chapter ...

Page 7: ...ated by simple front panel controls Recording begins with the simple press of a RECORD START button and ends by pressing STOP Burning a DVD is as easy as pressing COPY START As an added safety feature the STOP ABORT button must be depressed for 5 seconds before recording or copying stops to avoid an accidental push of the button There are LED indicators to display when the unit is recording or cop...

Page 8: ...a terminal block connector 9 pin D shell gender changer Used to change rear panel 9 pin female connector to a male connector Unpacking and Inspection All Vicon equipment is tested and inspected before leaving the factory It is the carrier s responsibility to provide suitable delivery Inspect the cartons upon delivery and if damage is present make detailed notes on the carrier s bill Then obtain th...

Page 9: ...nit Components This section describes the VNCTRL 1 front and rear panels Panel Connectors and Indicators The following pictures show the VNCTRL 1 front and rear panels Each panel component is described below Figure 2 1 Front Panel Layout The front panel provides a RECORD START button and RECORD STOP button A COPY START begins burning a DVD COPY ABORT stops the copying process There are LED indicat...

Page 10: ...s in Record mode 2 Pin Terminal Block For future use Setting the DIP Switches The VNCTRL 1 has two 2 DIP switches The DIP switches are accessed by removing the two 2 screws that secure the top cover and carefully removing the cover Warning Be sure to disable the AC power before removing cover to prevent installer injury and damage to the unit SW1 has 8 poles and SW2 has 4 poles The switches have t...

Page 11: ...ON OFF 18 ON OFF OFF OFF ON 29 ON ON ON OFF OFF 8 OFF OFF ON ON ON 19 ON OFF OFF ON OFF 30 ON ON ON OFF ON 9 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF 20 ON OFF OFF ON ON 31 ON ON ON ON OFF 10 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 21 ON OFF ON OFF OFF 32 ON ON ON ON ON 11 OFF ON OFF ON OFF 22 ON OFF ON OFF ON SW2 Baud Rate Reset Pole Function 1 Baud rate setting Bit 0 2 Baud rate setting Bit 1 3 Baud rate setting Bit 2 4 Reset on prolonged...

Page 12: ...g environmental conditions have been met The surface on which the VNCTRL 1 is to be placed must be level clean and dry The room or area temperature is climate controlled for human occupancy Connecting the Cabling This procedure describes the required cabling that must be installed in order to use the remote control To connect the cabling 1 Using a twisted pair cable as defined in the section Twist...

Page 13: ...t the other wire to the N C right terminal connection The center terminal is Common 7 Connect the other end of this cable to the appropriate alarm output N O or N C dry contact Note Users may select N O and N C according to the sensor type being installed When replacing the terminal block after wiring make sure that the dovetails are properly engaged so mating halves remain aligned Connecting the ...

Page 14: ...12 Chapter 2 Installation XX176 00 00 Rev 507 VNCTRL 1 Remote Control Panel Figure 2 3 Installation Diagram ...

Page 15: ...COM Address which is remote control address programmed in the remote control The internal comport must not conflict with any camera addresses Baud rate is usually 9600 baud The Baud Rate and COM Address 9600 and 1 in screen example below in ViconNet and VNCTRL 1 should match NOTE COM address can be any address 1 64 When setting address make sure it does not conflict with a camera PTZ address For t...

Page 16: ...g Display area on the ViconNet Main Window The only active buttons on this display are Show Hide instructions and Setup Start record and Start copy must be activated from the remote VNCTRL 1 The connection status displays if the unit is On line or Off line Note The VNCTRL 1 will have to be started each time the application is started or logged off After ViconNet is setup for the unit it is necessa...

Page 17: ...to use front panel controls RECORD START RECORD STOP COPY START COPY ABORT and MUTE LED displays are provided for Recording On Copying On Muted On Line and Fail An audible sound is provided if enabled Whenever a key is pressed there is a short beep of acknowledgement RECORD START STOP Recording begins with the simple press of the RECORD START button and ends by pressing STOP As an added safety fea...

Page 18: ...ne LED will flash briefly whenever the control panel successfully polls the Kollector This is normally at 5 second intervals In this state the Record Copy and Mute LEDs indicate the actual state of the Kollector If the Kollector ceases to respond or the Kollector sends an error message the unit will sound continuously and the Fail LED flashes The audible indicator may be silenced by pressing the M...

Page 19: ...y that the correct COM address and baud rate setting are being used see ViconNet Setup 5 Close the ViconNet application and exit to the operating system At this stage the configuration files have been created in the following directory C ViconNet VNData Drivers Controls You will need to edit the following file Vicon CB Def_1 ini The file contains the following sections that require editing 1 Sites...

Page 20: ... from this section The Site name is the name of the transmitter DVR1 CAM1 etc 3 Site_1_Device_1 Comment DeviceID The device index as it appears in the site list DeviceID 1 DeviceType Camera Each of the sites previously defined will have this section per device i e if you defined 1 device this will appear once if you defined 4 devices it will repeat 4 times The top line will have a site number and ...

Page 21: ...viceType Camera Site_1_Device_3 Comment DeviceID The device index as it appears in the site list DeviceID 1 DeviceType Microphone Site_2 SiteName DVR2 Comment NumberOfDevices Number Of Devices To Record From The Site Above NumberOfDevices 1 Site_2_Device_1 Comment DeviceID The device index as it appears in the site list DeviceID 15 DeviceType Camera Site_3 SiteName CAM1 Comment NumberOfDevices Num...

Page 22: ...icon Industries Inc 89 Arkay Drive Hauppauge NY 11788 Phone 631 952 CCTV 2288 Toll Free 1 800 645 9116 Fax 631 951 CCTV 2288 For service or returns from countries in Europe contact Vicon Europe Ltd Brunel Way Fareham PO15 5TX United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1489 566300 Fax 44 0 1489 566322 2 Attach a sheet of paper to the unit with the following information Name and address of the company returning the ...

Page 23: ...e types are dual individually shielded twisted pair in a single jacket This configuration is the most convenient for RS 422 RS485 applications Single twisted pair is also a suitable cable Choose a Belden cable type by referring to the characteristics and maximum distances listed below The maximum distance for the most reliable digital control refers to the distance between the VNCTRL 1 and the Vic...

Page 24: ...g required for an installation Fuse 20 mm 0 25A slo blo 250 V HRC Radio Frequency Emission Standard FCC Class A Indicators and Connectors Front Panel Status Indicator Green LED On Line Red LED Fail Record Indicator Red LED ON Copy Indicator Amber LED ON Mute Indicator Amber LED ON Rear Panel Power Connector 3 conductor female socket Relay 3 pin screw terminal block N O N C RS 422 RS 485 9 pin D sh...

Page 25: ...uipment which may have been tampered with altered misused or been subject to unauthorized repair Software supplied either separately or in hardware is furnished on an As Is basis Vicon does not warrant that such software shall be error bug free Software support via telephone if provided at no cost may be discontinued at any time without notice at Vicon s sole discretion Vicon reserves the right to...

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