ATV DPX16M, Owner'S And Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...basic operation and installation Printing Revision 2 Version 2 0 14842 NE 95th Street Redmond Washington 98052 Phone 888 288 7644 425 885 7000 Fax 425 881 7014 Customer Service sales atvideo com Technical Service tech atvideo com Home Page http www atvideo com ...

Page 2: ...NG Camera Recording Priority 11 Camera Monitor Disable 12 Activity Detection Set Up 12 Display Sequence Set Up 13 Dwell Adjustment 13 Display Sequencing Format 13 Sequencing Format Screens 13 Alarm Set Up 15 Alarm Enable Type 15 Video Loss Alarms 15 Alarm Scheduling 15 Set Alarm Enable Schedule 16 Enable Scheduled Alarms 16 Alarm Control Options 17 Alarm Dwell Adjustment 17 Alarm Activation Type 1...

Page 3: ...CR tape at a rate compatible with the VCR recording speed record hours mode Proper VCR playback operation requires that the DPX16m be set up to multiplex at the rate which is compatible with your VCR recording speed see page 10 During multiplexing a single frame from each camera is alternately output to the VCR with the factory default set so that each live camera is given an equal number of frame...

Page 4: ...ogrammable external Master Enable signal The DPX16m has sixteen alarm channels associated with the sixteen camera inputs Each alarm channel includes a programmable external input video Activity Alarm and Video Loss Alarm External alarm inputs are individually selectable for contact closure or opening as well as logic levels 5V 0V Each alarm channel may also be individually selected for enable disa...

Page 5: ... VCR to the DPX16m as shown above Refer to the Back Panel Connections and Video Termination Switches sections on the next page for proper connections and switch settings for your particular installation Power up the DPX16m and enter the DPX16m set up menus by pressing and holding the DISPLAY button for approximately 3 seconds Refer to the Set Up Menus section of the manual starting on page 9 2 Set...

Page 6: ...itor input Connection of a separate monitor to the Call monitor output is optional Connect a 75 ohm coax cable from the VCR IN BNC to the video output of the VCR and a 75 ohm coax cable from the VCR OUT BNC to the video input of the VCR The two alarm connectors are a standard DB 15 type that will mate with the alarm wire adapter board or a standard computer type cable See page 24 for further alarm...

Page 7: ...quencing for the present mode except Zoom and another push of this button will deactivate the sequencing mode The default camera hold time is 3 seconds A button press during VCR Playback mode will cause a multicamera display to switch to the next set of cameras This button is also used to pan right in Zoom mode PIP When starting in the 4x4 3x3 quad or full screen camera display in live display or ...

Page 8: ...A button for selecting cameras and successive button presses will rotate through the available cameras Sequencing is initiated by pressing and holding the Remote Control s FREEZE button for approximately 3 seconds Pressing and holding the remote control s PIP button for approximately 3 seconds accesses the Call Monitor mode Pressing and holding the QUADRANT button for approximately 3 seconds acces...

Page 9: ...ime Date Setting Time and date for the on screen calendar and clock is set from this menu Selecting 1 Edits the hour of the day In 24 hour mode 0 through 23 is accepted as entered 2 Edits the minutes field Only values 0 through 59 are accepted 3 Edits the seconds field Only values 0 through 59 are accepted 4 Edits the day of the month Only valid values for the month selected will be accepted 5 Adv...

Page 10: ...tion Selecting 1 9 Selects a particular VCR from the displayed list The first two entries are for standard 12 and 24 hour steps which will accommodate most VCRs Standard 12 Hr steps is the factory default PIP Pages the list forward for more selections The display will cycle back to the first page after the last page is reached If your VCR is not on the list use a Standard steps selection Determine...

Page 11: ...ng a Camera 1 9 button the display will appear as shown Since we have a limited set of front panel buttons the PIP button is used to input characters Using the legend any character can be entered in the present character location The VCR button is used to move to the next location to the right CUSTOMPLEXING Camera Recording Priority Selecting 1 16 Toggles the camera between High factory default Al...

Page 12: ... of the camera signal is still detected on any camera set to Record Only The No Video indication will be given on the live display along with the gray background if the camera s signal is not present Activity Detection Set Up This menu is used to access and program Activity Thresholds and to enable and disable Activity Zones for each individual camera input The camera s Activity Threshold determin...

Page 13: ...e the display sequence format to suit your application You can program a specific selection of cameras for sequencing Selecting 1 Enters edit mode for dwell time see above 2 Enters Full Camera Call Up format menu 3 Enters 4x4 format menu 4 Enters 3x3 format menu 5 Enters Quad format menu 6 Enters PIP format menu 7 Enters Dual PIP menu 8 Enters Split Screen Squish Screen format menu Note that any c...

Page 14: ... Sequence 1 Cameras 12345678910111213141516 Enter Cameras you want displayed in the sequence Camera Select DISPLAY Accept and Return PIP Display Sequence 1 Background As is 2 Insert 12345678910111213141516 Enter Cameras you want displayed in the sequence Camera Select DISPLAY Accept and Return Dual PIP Display Sequence 1 Background As is 2 Insert 1 12345678910111213141516 3 Insert 2 As is Enter Ca...

Page 15: ...g camera s will be displayed and the alarming camera s will have an increased multiplexing rate When an alarm is disabled Off an alarm input will not affect any aspect of the VCR multiplexing the live camera display or the Call Monitor display Alarms that are turned off will not generate an alarm output Video Loss Alarms Selecting 1 16 Toggles the selected camera Video Loss alarm between On and Of...

Page 16: ... and return the display to the non edit mode as shown Note that the setting of the hours format in the Time and Date menu will determine the hours display in this menu Also note that when the system is in 12 hour time mode the AM PM field must also be edited The menu display will change to reflect this when an AM PM field is being edited The factory default On and Off times for each day of the wee...

Page 17: ...me is the amount of time that the alarm event will be held so that the alarm camera image can be kept on the display screen and mutiplexed at a high frame rate to the VCR The maximum time for holding an alarm display set in the Disable Detected Alarms after option will determine how long a continuous alarm camera will be displayed This can be adjusted so that a continuous alarm will not consume al...

Page 18: ...ate camera number and type of alarm for each alarm event that has been stored The Alarm Log can store up to 100 alarm events at which point new alarm events continue to be stored and replace the oldest event in the buffer An Overflow message is displayed in the upper left corner of the Alarm Log menu if more than 100 events have occurred indicating older alarm events have been displaced An alarm e...

Page 19: ...ving the DPX16m power followed by applying power and simultaneously pressing the DISPLAY button until the ATV name appears This is not the preferred method of bypassing security since this step also returns all internal parameters and options to their factory defaults The security feature requires that a security code password of 1 to 9 digits be entered and verified The security lockout does not ...

Page 20: ...same for record and playback Camera Switch Input For most applications the VCR delay table setting will provide the simplest setup and operation for multiplex recording For advanced applications such as time of day dependent VCR record speed settings an external signal can be used to control the DPX16m The Camera Switch Input also referred to as a head switch input allows the DPX16m to use an exte...

Page 21: ... your remote control does not appear to work for any reason please perform the following steps before contacting the factory To program the remote control to work with the DPX16m 1 Ensure that batteries are properly installed in the DPX16m Remote Control 2 Turn on the DPX16m 3 On the DPX16m press the DISPLAY button to return to DISPLAY mode Then press any of the 1 16 camera buttons to call up a fu...

Page 22: ...ry performance can be obtained by setting up the one or two formats you actually plan to use according to the following basic guidelines What is the Delay Table The delay table is a list of pairs of numbers that control the DPX16m s multiplex output field or frame rate being sent to the VCR during recording The first column Hour is the format number that you would see in the VCR Set Up menu The se...

Page 23: ...stom delay table select the VCR Set Up menu option 2 from the Main Menu Then select Advanced VCR Options option 4 Select Edit Delay Table option 1 and the menu shown here will appear Note that before you edit the delay table you should select the Delay Formula you will be using In addition when using Formulas A B or C you will only be allowed to enter the Hour portion of the delay table The delay ...

Page 24: ... to the limitations introduced by these current limiting resistors The alarm connectors on the DPX16m are DB 15 15 pin connectors For ease of installation a breakout adapter is provided with the 16th terminal connected to chassis ground A simple alarm connection is shown to the right using the DPX16m alarm breakout adapter In this example switches are connected directly to the alarm inputs and a s...

Page 25: ...arm on pin 9 must not exceed 30 Vdc and the closed circuit current alarm active into pin 9 must be less than 50 mA The breakout adapter board is numbered compatibly with the DB 15 connector so the following table is applicable to either Note Pin 16 is only present on the Breakout Adapter and is connected to chassis ground High Current Voltage Alarm Output To be used when output current exceeds 50 ...

Page 26: ...Button Lock n 0 sets front panel button lock OFF and n 1 sets button lock ON CM Call Monitor will cause the DPX16m to toggle between Normal and Call Monitor modes When in Call Monitor mode button commands will control Call Monitor functions DM m c c c q Set Display Mode will cause the DPX16m to enter the selected display mode with selected cameras in the display inserts where m display mode c came...

Page 27: ...5000 Sony SVT 3050 Sony SVT L200 Sony SVT L400 Sony SVT S3100 Sony SVT 5050 short long Sony WatchCorder Toshiba KV5168A Toshiba KV6200A short long Toshiba KV7024 Toshiba KV7168A Toshiba KV7960A short long Toshiba KV8168A Toshiba KV8168AHD Toshiba KV8960A Toshiba KV8960AHD Ultrak KR5440U Vicon VCR400 Vicon VCR401 410 Vicon VCR424 PAL CCIR Compatible Atsutsa TL VCR251 Burle 3910 Burle TC3961X Burle ...

Page 28: ... Digital Sampling 720 X 480 NTSC 720 X 576 PAL Refresh Rate 30 Frames Per Second NTSC EIA 25 Frames Per Second PAL CCIR Electrical Power 12 V AC 2 Amp Safety 110V 60Hz Power Supply UL Listed and CSA Certified 220V 50Hz Power Supply CE Mark and VDE approved EMI FCC Part 15 Class A CE Certified EN50081 1 emissions EN50082 1 immunity Connectors Video In BNC 1 Per Camera Terminating or Hi Z Loop Thru ...

Page 29: ...Year where Year is a two digit representation of the year Conformity is defined as follows 1 No value for the current date will cause any interruption in operation of the product 2 Date based functionality within the product behaves consistently for dates prior to during and after year 2000 3 The 2 digit date within the product is implicitly assumed to be greater than 1990 4 Year 2000 is recognize...