Dedicated Micros Digital Sprite Lite Manual de usuario

Setup Guide

Guide d'installation

Setup-Anleitung

Guía de programación

Guida per l'impostazione

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Warning: Do not move the unit whilst the power is connected.

Important note: Do not place heavy items on the Digital Sprite Lite.

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Introduction

Contents

• Introduction 1

• Important Safeguards 3

• Installing Digital Sprite Lite 4

• Quick Install 5

• Connecting External Devices 6

- Connecting Telemetry Cameras 6

- Connecting Storage Devices 7

- Connecting to a Network 8

- Connecting c-bus Devices 9

• Configuring Digital Sprite Lite 11

- Using the Menus 11

- Time, Date & Language 12

- Camera Viewing 13

- Schedule 13

- Camera Recording 14

- Record Schedule 14

- Alarm Setup 16

- Activity Setup 16

- Display Options 17

- Passwords 17

- System Options 18

- Camera Setup 19

- Alarm and Presets 19

- Activity Camera Setup 20

• Operating Digital Sprite Lite - tear out card

• Appendix 1 - Configuring for tape archive 21

• Appendix 2 - Selecting record rates 24

• Appendix 3 - Configuring JVC and Ultrak domes 25

What is Digital Sprite Lite?

Digital Sprite Lite is an easy to use, cost effective video multiplexer, digital video

recorder, with optional network transmission in one box.

A video multiplexer?

• Designed with security in mind

• Easy to use

• Operates like a traditional analogue multiplexer, not a PC

• All the features you would expect from a Dedicated Micros multiplexer:

- Main and Spot monitor

- Multiscreen displays

- Activity detection

- Alarms

- Scheduling

- Variable record rates

- c-bus networking

A digital video recorder?

• Playback and record simultaneously, without affecting recording.

• Up to 14 days of 24-hour time-lapse recordings in the box.

• Instant access to images recorded onto the hard disk.

• No tapes required.

Network transmission?

• View live and playback images from Digital Sprite Lite across a network.

• No extra software to buy, uses Microsoft IE5 or Netscape Navigator 4.7.

• Telemetry control.

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Features:

Installation

Auto detect cameras on power up ✔

Auto detect archive devices on power up ✔

Default 24 hour recording ✔

Loopthrough connections ✔

Operation

Play, record, archive, and transmit simultaneously ✔

Hidden camera option ✔

Scheduling ✔

Playback

VCR style operation ✔

Full, Quad, and PIP playback ✔

Events

Activity detection ✔

Alarms ✔

Event log (with preview window) ✔

Autocopy events to Zip®and Jaz®✔

Telemetry

Coaxial – BBV, Dennard, Pelco ✔

Serial – JVC, Ultrak ✔

DTMF/c-bus – DM ✔

Telemetry presets on alarm ✔

Remote Keyboard Control (optional)

Remote keyboard compatible ✔

Control of multiple units ✔

Telemetry Controller ✔

Network viewing (optional)

Live viewing ✔

Playback viewing ✔

Telemetry control ✔

Microsoft IE5 and Netscape Navigator 4.7 compatible ✔

External storage devices

Zip®✔

Jaz®✔

RAID ✔

Hewlett Packard DDS and Ecrix VXA Tapes ✔

To make the installation and operation as simple as possible this installation guide

has three sections:

1. Installing Digital Sprite Lite

- guiding you through the installation process

2. Configuring Digital Sprite Lite

- giving details of setting up the unit for the customer’s needs

3. Operating Digital Sprite Lite

- a card which can be removed from this manual provides a guide to

operating Digital Sprite Lite

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Important Safeguards

Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit

is operated.

Power Sources

This unit should be operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the manufacturer’s label.

Servicing

Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing

covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Ventilation

Ensure unit is properly ventilated to protect from overheating.

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or

moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user of this equipment that there are dangerous

voltages within the enclosure which may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute

a risk of electric shock.

Regulatory Notes FCC and DOC Information

(USA and Canadian Models Only)

Warning: 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

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the

equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,

uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to

cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at their own expense.

If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television

technician for corrective action. The user may find the following booklet prepared

by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: “How to Identify and

Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems”.

This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office, Washington,

DC20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Art.

820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in

particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding

system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

CE Mark

This product is marked with the CE symbol and indicates compliance

with all applicable directives.

Directive 89/336/EEC.

A “Declaration of Conformity” is held at Dedicated Micros Ltd.,

11 Oak Street, Swinton, Manchester M27 4FL.

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Installing

Before you start:

Check the contents of the box

The following items are included in the box:

Digital Sprite Lite

PSU

Mains cable with a three pin plug fitted (North America)

Mains cable without plug fitted (other regions)

Rack mount kit (rack mount ears, rear supports, and fixing screws)

PC playback 31/2" disk

Installation guide

Choosing a location for installation

Digital Sprite Lite is designed to be rack or desk mounted. The following

precautions must be taken when installing Digital Sprite Lite:

• Openings in the unit’s case are provided for ventilation. To prevent

overheating, these openings should not be blocked or covered.

• When stacking units, ensure there is at least a 1/2" (1.5 cm) gap between

each unit.

• Ensure there is a 1" (3cm) gap on either side of the unit.

• Ensure the unit is not located in an area where it is likely to be subjected to

mechanical shocks.

• The unit should be located in an area with low humidity and a minimum of

dust. Avoid places like damp basements or dusty hallways.

• If using external storage, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for

placement details.

A quick overview of digital recording

Digital multiplex recorders work in exactly the same way as analogue multiplexers

except that they use hard disks and digital tape to store video, instead of VCR tapes.

Analogue recording uses time-lapse recording to extend the length of time

recorded onto a 3-hour tape - recording fewer pictures every second.

Adjusting the number of pictures recorded every second also extends the length

of time recorded onto the hard disk of a Digital Sprite Lite. However, other factors

also determine the amount of time that can be stored on the disk of a digital

multiplex recorder:

• The image quality

• The record rate

• The hard disk capacity

Image quality

Digital multiplex recorders store images in a compressed format, allowing images

to be recorded more efficiently. The higher the compression, the smaller the file

size, but the image quality will suffer. Digital Sprite Lite can compress images from

between 6KB to 30KB

Kilobytes and gigabytes are units of storage:

1GB = 1024 Megabytes (MB)

1MB = 1024 Kilobytes (KB)

With analogue recording, the image quality is dependent on the type of VCR

being used; VHS or S-VHS. Digital Sprite Lite allows the image quality to be

altered by adjusting the image size, for example, VHS quality is 14KB, S-VHS is

18KB, and greater than S-VHS is 25KB.

Using a larger image size will fill the hard disk faster than a smaller image size, as

more space is required to store it. To achieve the same amount of recording time

when a larger image size is used requires the record rate (PPS) to be reduced.

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Record rate

The record rate is the amount of pictures recorded to disk in a second, or pictures

per second (PPS). This is a system wide figure, so whether 1 or 16 cameras are

recorded, the record rate remains the same. The update rate per camera can be

worked out using the record rate:

Update rate = No. of cameras

Record rate

A table of common record rates can be found in Appendix 2.

Hard disk capacity

Analogue VCRs use 3-hour tapes which record a finite number of images. Unlike

a VCR, the number of images that can be recorded to a digital multiplex recorder

can be increased by using a larger capacity hard disk. Digital Sprite Lite is currently

available with hard disk sizes of 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 120, and 150GB.

Using a larger hard disk will allow image quality, recording rate, or recording time

to be increased. For example, a 75GB disk can record up to 7 days at 24-hour

time-lapse mode speeds, but a 30GB disk can only record 3 days.

Calculating recording time

Digital Sprite Lite calculates the recording time automatically when the record rate

and image quality are entered. Alternatively, an interactive record calculator is

available for download from our web site:

www.dedicatedmicros.com

Digital Sprite Lite can be installed in as little as 4 steps, and being plug-and-play,

cameras can be recorded within minutes.

STEP 1. Connect cameras

Connect cameras to the video inputs marked VID1 to VID9 (9-way unit) or VID16

(16-way unit). Use the bottom row of connectors for looping through to other equipment.

STEP 2. Connect monitors

Connect the video output marked MON A to the Main monitor (digital playback

and multiscreens).

Connect the video output marked MON B to the optional Spot monitor (analogue

full-screen images).

STEP 3. Connect the external devices

If external devices need to be connected to Digital Sprite Lite, go to the next

section – ‘Connecting external devices’, before proceeding to Step 4.

STEP 4. Connect power

Once the Digital Sprite Lite is in its final position and all external devices have

been fitted and powered, connect the PSU to the rear of the unit and apply the

power. The power-up procedure may take up to one minute before Digital Sprite

Lite can be used.

will now record all cameras in a 24-hour time-lapse mode

without any further programming!

cameras

main monitor

RJ-45 ethernet

connection

S-Video main monitor

RS-485/RS-232 connector

SCSI-2 connector

spot monitor

loopthrough

AUX IN

Quick install

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Connecting external devices

Although Digital Sprite Lite can be used as a standalone digital multiplex recorder,

its flexibility allows additional accessories and storage devices to be connected to

build much larger systems.

Digital Sprite Lite uses c-bus networking to interconnect Dedicated Micros products

and accessories. Devices which can be connected to Digital Sprite Lite include:

Telemetry cameras

Storage devices

- Removable disks - Zip®, Jaz®

- RAID

- Digital tape storage - DDS, VXA

Ethernet networks

c-bus devices

- Alarm modules

- Remote keyboards

- Video switchers

If you do not require any of the above devices to be connected to Digital Sprite

Lite, move on to ‘Configuring Digital Sprite Lite’ – Page II.

Connecting telemetry cameras

Digital Sprite Lite has in-built coaxial, serial (RS-232/485), and c-bus telemetry, and

DTMF telemetry using an optional telemetry adaptor. A remote keyboard is used

to control telemetry from the Digital Sprite Lite.

The brand of telemetry must be set in the ‘Alarms and Presets’ menu.

Coaxial telemetry

Coaxial telemetry does not require any connections other than camera connections.

Digital Sprite Lite currently supports Pelco and BBV, using a BBV RX-100 protocol

converter allows control of most major manufacturer’s domes.

Serial telemetry

Digital Sprite Lite currently supports serial telemetry for JVC and Ultrak domes. Serial

telemetry requires a twisted-pair connection from Digital Sprite Lite’s serial port to

the telemetry receiver. Serial telemetry can be star configured – from the Digital

Sprite Lite serial port to each receiver, or delta configured – each receiver daisy

chained together, or a combination of the two. Each receiver needs to be addressed

according to its camera number – consult your receiver documentation for details.

Serial port connection

The serial port on Digital Sprite Lite is a 9-way male D-type connection. A 9-way

D-type female plug is required with the following pin-outs:

PIN RS-232 RS-485

1 nc Data A

2RX nc

3TX nc

4 GND GND

5 GND GND

6nc nc

7RTS nc

8 CTS nc

9 nc Data B

nc = no connection

Note: The serial port must be configured for JVC or Ultrak telemetry in the

System Options menu.

c-bus/DTMF telemetry

Dedicated Micros telemetry receivers can be controlled using c-bus or DTMF

(telephone tones). When using c-bus telemetry the receiver is connected directly to

the c-bus connectors on the back of the unit. When using DTMF telemetry a

telemetry adaptor (TAD3) is required to convert the telemetry commands into DTMF

tones. DTMF and c-bus telemetry can be configured in a star or delta configuration.

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Connecting storage devices

Images are recorded to the internal hard disk for instant playback and searching

by the operator. The capacity of the internal disk affects the amount of images

and time that can be recorded. For example, a Digital Sprite Lite with a single

30GB hard disk can record for three days at the 24 hour time-lapse mode using

two 75GB hard disks allows 2 weeks of recording.

The internal hard disk is a temporary storage device as the images are constantly

being overwritten after a certain period of time. If images need to be kept for

longer then external storage is required. The 50-way high density SCSI-2 port on

the rear of the Digital Sprite Lite is used to connect to external storage devices.

There are three types of external storage devices which can be used:

1. RAID –Redundant Array of Independent Disks

RAID units contain hard disks which adds to the internal storage, effectively

extending the amount of images which can be recorded before being overwritten.

RAID units give protection if a fault occurs. If a disk fails in a RAID the images will

continue to record to another disk in the array. RAID also allows faulty disks to be

hot-swapped – replaced whilst the RAID is powered.

2. Iomega Zip®and Jaz®disks

Images can be copied from the internal hard disk or RAID onto removable Zip®or Jaz®

disks for longer term storage. Removable disks are ideal for recording relatively small

amounts of images such as events, video clips, or incidents. These images can be

played back on any PC with a Zip® or Jaz® drive and DM Playback software installed.

Zip®and Jaz®disks are available in different disk capacities, the table below shows

the recording times at typical recording rates (at S-VHS image quality, 18KB):

1PPS 2PPS 3PPS 6PPS 12PPS 25PPS

Iomega Zip®100MB 1h 30m 45m 30m 15m 7m 3m

Iomega Zip®250MB 3h 46m 1hr 53m 1h 15m 37m 18m 9m

Iomega Jaz®1GB 15h 4m 7h 32m 5h 1m 2h 30m 1h 15m 36m

Iomega Jaz®2GB 30h 8m 15h 4m 10h 2m 5h 1m 2h 30m 1h 12m

Times indicate all cameras being copied to the disk.

3. DDS and VXA tapes

Images recorded to the internal disk can be automatically archived to Hewlett

Packard DDS and Ecrix VXA tapes. This allows a tape a day solution, similar to

that of a multiplexer and VCR. The disk size does not have to be large when

using tapes to archive images, although the disk size determines what is instantly

accessible from the Digital Sprite Lite.

The table below shows the number of hours a tape will last for when used at

different record rates (at S-VHS images quality, 18KB)

6hr 12hr 24hr 48hr 72hr 168hr

HP DDS-3 12GB 25PPS 14PPS 7PPS 3PPS 2PPS 1PPS

HP DDS-4 20GB 25PPS 23PPS 11PPS 5PPS 3PPS 1PPS

Ecrix VXA 20GB 25PPS 23PPS 11PPS 5PPS 3PPS 1PPS

See Appendix 1 for details of configuring Digital Sprite Lite for tape archiving.

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Connecting to a network

Digital Sprite Lite can be used to distribute high quality live or recorded images

across standard TCP/IP networks to a viewer’s desktop PC – where images can be

viewed using a standard web browser.

Digital Sprite Lite is available with or without network video capabilities. Units

with video network capabilities can be identified by the word ‘NET’ appearing

after the software version in the menu.

Note: Units without network video capabilities can still connect to a network but

only for upgrade purposes. Contact your local office for details of upgrading

Digital Sprite Lite for video networking.

To view images across a network you will need:

• A valid IP address, Default gateway, and Subnet mask for the Digital Sprite

Lite. These are usually obtained from your network administrator.

• A PC connected to the network with a minimum specification of:

200 MHz CPU.

64MB RAM.

4MB Video card (capable of displaying 16 million colours).

Microsoft®Windows®95, 98, or NT, or MacOS 7.5.

• A spare 10-baseT Ethernet port on the network.

• An RJ-45 network cable for connection between the Digital Sprite Lite and

the network.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.X (PC) or Netscape Navigator 4.X (PC and Mac).

Connecting multiple external devices

Up to seven storage devices can be daisy chained from the SCSI port on the rear

of the Digital Sprite Lite. Each device must have a unique address and the last

device on the chain must be terminated, check with the device documentation for

details of addressing and termination.

Note: Only one tape drive can be connected to the SCSI bus.

The table below gives capacity and typical uses of each storage device.

External storage Capacity Description Typical use

RAID Currently up to Disk array with Longer term storage

375GB* fault tolerance with instant access

Iomega Zip® 100 or 250MB Removable media Event or clip storage

Iomega Jaz® 1 or 2GB Removable media Event or clip storage

Hewlett Packard 12GB Digital storage tape Long term

DDS-3 tape-a-day archive

Hewlett Packard 20GB Digital storage tape Long term

DDS-4 tape-a-day archive

Ecrix VXA 20GB Robust Digital Long term

storage tape tape-a-day archive

* Single RAID capacity, up to 7 RAIDs can be connected to Digital Sprite Lite.

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