Pelco C2601M-C (3/07) manual

C2601M-C (3/07) INSTALLATION DX4000 Digital V ideo Recorder[...]

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C2601M-C (3/07) 3 Contents Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 C2601M-C (3/07) List of Illustrations 1 Package Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Front Panel of the DX4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 5 Regulatory Notices This device co mplies with Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. Operat ion is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may n ot c ause harmful interference, and (2 ) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may ca use undesired operat io n. RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFE[...]

6 C2601M-C (3/07) Description The DX4000 Se ries digita l video re corder (DVR) i s an entry- level, prof essional di gital video recorder th at not only r eplaces th e traditional VCR and multiplexer combinatio n but also offers the benefits derived from the latest in d igital video processing. Designed to wor k with today's br oadband netwo [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 7 FEATURES • 4-channel, full duplex digital video recor der • 4-channel audio input s with one audio output • MPEG-4 compre ssion • Up to 704 x 480 Recording Reso lution • Up to 120 images per secon d recording rate at 352 x 240 resolution • Independent channel resolution, quality , and frame rate settings • Full-funct[...]

8 C2601M-C (3/07) Before Y ou Begin Before you install the D X4000, review the package contents to ensure that it contains all pa rts. PACKAGE CONTENTS Figure 1. Package Contents Qty Description 1 Digital vide o recorder with built-in hard disk dr ive. Some models contain two har d disk drives . Some models con tain an optional writable CD drive (C[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 9 Front Panel Layout Figure 2. Front Panel of the DX4000 The button s on the fr ont panel o f the unit control PTZ and camera focus, to enter menus and adjust s ettings o n the DX40 00, and to search for and play back v ideo. Refer t o Figure 2 for the loc ations of t he buttons on the front panel. ì Remote control sensor input: Re[...]

10 C2601M-C (3/07) V IDEO CONTROL BUTTONS ON TH E FRONT PANEL OF THE DX4000 Figure 3. Control Buttons on the Front Panel ì Fast reverse: Plays the vid eo backward at a fast speed. î Increase forward or reverse: Increases the sp eed of the currently pla ying directi on (forward or reverse). ï Play forward: Plays the video forwar d. ñ Fast forwar[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 11 Remote Control Layout The diagram below describ es the buttons on the remote control tha t operate the DX4000. Each b utton has a corresponding funct ion on the front panel of the unit. The remote con trol is operable only when the remote contr ol sensor on the DX40 00 is enable d. If several DX40 00 units ar e located clos e tog[...]

12 C2601M-C (3/07) Connecting Devices to the DX4000 Use the followin g diagram of the rear pane l of the DX40 00 to determin e how to conne ct devices to the unit. Figure 5. Rear Panel of the DX4000 WAR N I NG : T o avoi d electric sh ock, turn off the unit and unplug it whi le connectin g devices to th e DX4000. Ade quate ventila tion is required [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 13 ~ä If necessary , connect a computer directly to the DX4000 with a DB9 cable. This conn ection is fo r use on ly by service techn ician s while resolving prob lems with the unit. ~ã Connect the 12 VDC adaptor to the DX4 000. Connect one of th e supplied power cords to the adapter , and then conne ct the other en d of the power [...]

14 C2601M-C (3/07) Overview of the Sy stem The DX4000 serves as the c enter of a video surveillance system to whi ch many computers can be connected. Figure 4 ill ustrates t hat computers can be connected e ither directly to the DX4000 or remotely ove r a network. Figure 4 shows the maximum number of camer as and ala rm se nsors that can be connect[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 15 Operation Refer to the DX4000 Operat ion manual for details on how to access the syst em features and navi gate the menus. The operation man ual is located on the reso urce CD that came with your unit. STARTING AND STOPPING THE DX4000 Press the p ower button o n the front panel of the D X4000 to s tart it. The f irst time you sta[...]

16 C2601M-C (3/07) Configuring the Sy stem Before you use the DX4 000 to record and monitor vide o, you should conf igure the system settings dis cussed below . DATE AND T IME The Date/Time menu contains th e following o ptions for controlling date and time on the DX400 0: • Date: Choose this option to set th e date on the DX4000. This date esta [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 17 4. Select the Date /T ime option if it is not already selected, and then pre ss the Enter button. The Date/T ime menu appears. Figure 11. Date/T ime Menu 5. Adjustin g each portion of a date is a two-step process. Use the right and left arrow b uttons to select a portion of the date (for example, the year), and then press the Ent[...]

18 C2601M-C (3/07) 4. Press the do wn arrow button until the Network option is sele cted, and then press the Enter button. Th e Network menu appears. Figure 12. Network Menu 5. Enable or disable the settings to fit your system. Adjus ting a setting is a two-step process. Press the up or down arrow buttons to select a setting, and then press the Ent[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 19 ENTERING AN IP ADDRESS If you use DH CP to derive IP addresses , you do not need to set up an IP addr ess for th e DX4000. Follo w these step s to set up th e IP address for the DX4000 if DHCP has bee n turned off : 1. Select the Syst em menu from the main menu of the DX4000 , and then select Network. 2. On the Net work menu, tur[...]

20 C2601M-C (3/07) Upgrading or Changing Firmware on the DX4000 Firmware resides in the flas h memory of the main board o f the DX4000. T o upgrade t he firmware you must run an upgrade prog ram f rom a computer that is conne cted to the unit through a netw ork. The process varies depending on th e connection type: network or di rec t. Follow the u[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 21 4. From a remote compu ter that is conne cted to the D X4000 throug h a network conn ection, locat e the upgrade f iles. These fil es ca n be loca ted on the resour ce CD or on a network dri ve. The names of these fi les might be d ifferent for each up grade. The following file name s are examples of wh at you shoul d find: • F[...]

22 C2601M-C (3/07) 8. After the upgrade proc ess has fin ished, a messa ge appears on the screen asking you t o restart th e system. Figure 18. Upgrade Complete 9. Press the Power bu tton to restart th e DX4000. 10. On the r emote computer , click the Exit button to close the installation progra m. 11. Refer to T o install or update the Remote Agen[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 23 UPGRADING THROUGH A DIRECT CONNECTION Follow these i nstructions if you are con nected to th e DX4000 fro m a remote comp uter with a cr ossover cable . This comput er also must have access to up grade fil es either on a network dri ve or a CD. NOTE: If you ha ve not alrea dy done so, follow the instructions at Locating the IP Ad[...]

24 C2601M-C (3/07) 7. Update th e information on the screen as follo ws, and then click the Download butt on. • In the T arget IP field, ente r the IP address for the DX4000 that you noted in step 4. • Check the b ox for Downl oad Only Appli cation Image. • Click the Browse button next to the Image Path field, and then select th e image file [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 25 V ERIFYING NETWORK CONNECTIONS Since upgradin g the firmware on th e DX4000 from a compute r connected by a crossover cable does not rely on DHCP to assign the I P addres s on the DX4000, make sure that your comp uter is in the same subnet range as the DX40 00. T o verify this you can review the network c onn ections settings for[...]

26 C2601M-C (3/07) Figure 25. Local Area Con nection Properties Screen 5. Select Interne t Protocol (TCP/IP) and cli ck the Prop erties. Th e Internet P rotocol (TCP/I P) Propert ies screen appe ars. Figure 26. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies Screen 6. Select “Use the following IP address”, enter the IP addr ess an d sub net mask for the[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 27 Figure 27. Running a Command 9. T ype the ping command followed by the IP address that yo u entered in step 6, and then press the Enter key on your keybo ard. T he command would resemble the following: ping 192. 168.50.2 If the IP addr ess is corre ct, a DOS wind ow appears with a series of messages. Figure 28. V erifying an IP A[...]

28 C2601M-C (3/07) Installing and Updating the Remote Agent Application The DX4000 remote ag ent application is designed to run on a comp uter that uses a Microsoft ® Windows ® op erating system. Refer to Specifications on page 36 for a list of su pported versions of the Windows operating systems. Y ou ca n install the remote agent applic ation f[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 29 T o install or update the Remo te Agent 1. Locate the remote agent software installation program eithe r on the reso urce CD or a network driv e. 2. Double-click the file to start it. For ex ample, in t he examples abov e, you would d ouble-click t he file called DX4000RemoteAge nt.exe. The installa tion scre en appears. Figure 2[...]

30 C2601M-C (3/07) 4. Review the lice nse agreemen t, select th e “I accept this License Agre ement” check box, an d then cl ick Nex t. The Choose Install Folder screen appe ars. Figure 31. S elect Install Fold er S creen 5. Click Install to accep t the default installation folder , or click the Browse button to select a different folder , and [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 31 7. If your comput er contains a version of Microsoft ® DirectX ® that is older than version 7.0, yo u will be prompted to install it. Figure 34. Microsoft DirectX C onfirmation Dialog 8. Click Y es to install this application, and then follow the instructions on the screen to install Microsoft DirectX. 9. After all files have b[...]

32 C2601M-C (3/07) Installing the W eb Client The DX4000 Web client provides r emote access t o the DX4000 so that you ca n monitor liv e video acro ss the Inter net. T o s earch for o r play back recorded v ideo or to update sy stem settings , you must us e the remot e agent, t he controls on the fr ont panel of the DX4000, or t he remote control.[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 33 T o install the Web client from the resource CD 1. Load the DX400 0 resource CD in yo ur CD-ROM driv e. The follo wing screen appe ars. Figure 39. DX4000 Resource CD Main S creen 2. Click DX4000 Utilities. A list of util ity files appears. Figure 40. DX4000 Utilities 3. Click DVR Web Client Utility . A list of file s for the Web [...]

34 C2601M-C (3/07) Figure 41. Web Client Utility Files 4. Select both fil es and then copy them to any directo ry on your comp uter . Fo r example, you might copy them to a fol der called C : Program FilesPelcoDX4000Webclient. Figure 42. Destination Folder for the W eb Client 5. T o run the W eb client, select the file called webdvr .html from [...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 35 Figure 43. W eb Client Browser Window 6. Click the Conn ect button. The Log In screen appear s. Figure 44. W eb Client Log In S creen 7. Enter the fo llowing infor mation to co nnect to t he DX4000, and t hen click OK . • IP address: Enter the IP ad dress of the DX4000. • Port: Enter the port number of the DX4000. The default[...]

36 C2601M-C (3/07) Specifications COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS Esprit posit ioning syste ms, Spectra domes ELECTRICAL/V IDEO Input Voltage 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, autoran ging Power Consumptio n 60 W Signal System Standa rd NTSC/P AL switchable Recording Resolu tions NTSC P AL 704 x 480 704 x 576 704 x 240 704 x 288 352 x 240 352 x 288 Vide o Inputs 4, compo[...]

C2601M-C (3/07) 37 CERTIFICATIONS • CE, Class A • UL Listed (external power supply) • FCC, Class A REMOTE AGENT Operating Syst em Microsoft Win dows XP Professi onal Processor In tel ® Pentium ® IV , 2.4 GHz Memory 256 MB RAM Vide o Card A TI ® Radeon ® 7000 graphics board, Matrox ® Millennium G4 50 graphics card, or NVIDIA ® GeForce ®[...]

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PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without char ge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of o ne year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years on fiber optic pro ducts and TW3000 Series unshielde d twisted pair transmis[...]

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