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User Manual 0150 - 0255C Kalatel VDR[...]

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0150 - 0255C iii Kalatel VDR C ONTENTS 1 F EATURES , C ONNECTIONS , AND S ETUP ................................................... 1 - 1 1.1 Product Description ......................................................................................... 1 - 1 1.2 Features ................................................................................[...]

Kalatel VDR iv 0150 - 0255C 5.5 Advanced Menu → Front Panel Lock ............................................................. 5 - 5 5.6 Advanced Menu → Factory Settings .............................................................. 5 - 5 5.7 Advanced Menu → Change Password ........................................................... 5 - 5 5.8[...]

0150 - 0255C 1 - 1 Kalatel VDR 1 F EATURES , C ONNECTIONS , AND S ETUP 1.1 Pr oduct Description The Kalatel VDR is a Digital Video Recorder designed to be a direct replacement for a Time Lapse VCR. Digital Video Recording allows the user to have continuous recording on a removable hard disk, without the need for replacing or rewind ing of videotape[...]

Kalatel VDR 1 - 2 0150 - 0255C Temperature: Observe the unit's ambient temperature specifications when choosing a location space. Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may cause the unit to fail. Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment. Moisture: Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Moi[...]

0150 - 0255C 1 - 3 Kalatel VDR 9. Reverse play button: Press this button to playback video in reverse at the normal record speed. 10. Stop button: Press this button to stop Recording or Playb ack. 11. Play Forward button: Press this button to playback video at the normal record speed. 12. Menu Button: Provides access to on - screen menus. 13. Power[...]

Kalatel VDR 1 - 4 0150 - 0255C RS - 232 Serial Port Use a Null Modem cable when connecting to a PC. Whe n connecting to a multiplexer, it may be necessary to construct a cable using the pin - out documentation of the MUX as a guide. See the pin - out configuration for the VDR below. Connector Type: DB - 9 Gender (on unit): Male Cable Required (Conn[...]

0150 - 0255C 1 - 5 Kalatel VDR Alarm Out The Alarm output is activated while the Alarm Input is active. The Alarm output is only active for the duration of the alarm event. Output: Active Low High: 12V Low: Ground Current Out: 50mA Max Short Circuit Protected. Low for duration of alarm. Record Start In Record Start In will place the unit in Record [...]

Kalatel VDR 1 - 6 0150 - 0255C D isk End Out The Disk End Out is activated when there is 5 minutes of recording space left on the hard disk. The VDR must be in Record mode and set to Continuous Overwrite mode. Output: Open Collector High: Transistor Off Low: Transistor On Active When On. Current Out: 10mA Max Minimum Duration: 0.5 Seconds 1.9 Setti[...]

0150 - 0255C 1 - 7 Kalatel VDR o Main Menu → Time/Date → Set Time Time Setup HH MM SS 03 05 53 [CANCEL] [OK] To set the Time: 1. With HH MM SS highlighted, press the Enter button. The highlighting will move to the row of numbers. 2. Enter the time in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds. Use the to change the values. Use the Arrow buttons to navigate am[...]

Kalatel VDR 1 - 8 0150 - 0255C Alarms Menu Hardwire Alarm : Enable Alarm Buzzer : Enable [CANCEL] [OK] To configure the alarm settings: 1. Use the Arrow buttons to navigate among the fields. 2. Use the Arrow buttons to change the values of the highlighted fields. 3. To Save the changes and Exit the menu: Use the Arr ow buttons to select [OK] , then[...]

0150 - 0255C 1 - 9 Kalatel VDR 1.12 Removing the Hard Drive 1. Pull the active handle outward. 2. Use the key provided and place the key lock in position 3 shown above (rotate counter clockwise). 3. Pull the handle outward and slide the carrier body away from the cartridge frame. To reinsert the drive perform the above steps in reverse. The Kalatel[...]

Kalatel VDR 1 - 10 0150 - 0255C Master CF card The Master CF card is used to store and transfer the resident QuickWave application back onto Blank HDD’s that can be inserted into t he VDR. A blank HDD is defined as one not containing QuickWave software. Creating a Master CF card Upon initial use of the VDR: 1. Insert the selected CF card to be us[...]

0150 - 0255C 1 - 11 Kalatel VDR Compact Flash detected. Initializing... Compact Flash 4. When this messag e disappears the CF card is ready for use. The first time a CF card is used we recommend that the card be formatted using the Format command in the Main Menu under Compact Flash . The Format command places a FAT16 file system on the CF card. Pl[...]

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0150 - 0255C 2 - 1 Kalatel V DR 2 U SER O PERATIONS 2.1 Recording RECORD To begin recording, press the Record button. RECORD will be indicated for three seconds, n ear the upper left hand corner of the primary monitor. The unit always starts recording at the end of the previously recorded data. Recording will continue until: • Another mode is sel[...]

Kalatel VDR 2 - 2 0150 - 0255C Disk Nearly Full Notification Message Disk Full. Recording Has Stopped. [OK] This message will appear on the pri mary monitor to indicate that the unit has stopped recording, because the disk is full. In No Overwrite mode: The user must acknowledge the on - screen message by pressing the Enter button. Unit will not re[...]

0150 - 0255C 2 - 3 Kalatel VDR Fast Forward During playback, press the Fast Forward button. The unit will display images at a higher than normal rate. There are 4 Fast Forward rates. Repeated pressing of the Fast Forward button will increase the playback speed. Fast Forward is indicated: • As FAST FORWARD near the upper left hand corner of the pr[...]

Kalatel VDR 2 - 4 0150 - 0255C Search Filters Start DATE: 12/25/00 [ ] (MM/DD/YY) Stop 01/01/01 [ ] (MM/DD/YY) Start TIME: 11:11:21 [ ] Stop 12:34:34 [ ] ALARM: [ ] Use this to specify: • The Start and Stop date of the search. • The Start and Stop time of the search. • To search for recorded alarms. [CANCEL] [START SEARCH] Searching f or All [...]

0150 - 0255C 2 - 5 Kalatel VDR Starting the Search Using the Arrow buttons to navigate, highlight the [START SEARCH] parameter, then press the Enter button. The Search Results menu will appear. Search Results 000 001 002 003 Start Date 01/01/00 01/01/00 02/12/00 02/12/00 Start Time 00:07:14 23:35:20 23:43:30 00:17:23 Days HH MM SS 0 00:00:36 0 00:0[...]

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0150 - 0255C 3 - 1 Kalatel VDR 3 T HE M ENU S YSTEM This section provides a brief overview of the menu system, for complete information about Operator and Installer programming, see section 4 : Operator Programming , or section 5 : Installer Programming . How to use this Manual Throughout this manual, there are headings like these. o Main Menu → [...]

Kalatel VDR 3 - 2 0150 - 0255C The Arrow Buttons When in the Main Menu the Arrow buttons are used to navigate and modify field values. MENU Up Arrow Button Left Arrow Button Right Arrow Button Down Arrow Button The Main Menu Time/Date Alarms Timer Settings Record Settings Display Settings CompactFlash The Main menu provides access to all of the ope[...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 1 Kalatel VDR 4 O PERATOR PROGRAMMING 4.1 Main Menu → Time/Date Set Time Format Set Date Format Set Time Set Date Set Region Use this menu to specify: • The time format: 12 or 24 hours. • The date format: MM/DD/YY, DD/MM/YY, or YY/MM/DD. • The time. • The date. • Set the Region for the Auto Daylight Savings Time feature[...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 2 0150 - 0255C o Main Menu → Time/Date → Set Time Time Setup HH MM SS 03 05 53 [CANCEL] [OK] To set th e Time: 1. With HH MM SS highlighted, press the Enter button. The highlighting will move to the row of numbers. 2. Enter the time in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds. Use the Arrow buttons to change the values. Use the Arrow buttons[...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 3 Kalatel VDR o Main Menu → Time/Date → Set Region Use thi s menu option to set the region for the Auto Daylight Savings Time feature. Choices are: • OFF : Clock will not be changed automatically. • USA : DST starts at 02:00 on the first Sunday in April. DST ends at 02:00 on the last Sunday in October. Includes: United Stat[...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 4 0150 - 0255C Creating a Timed Rec ording: 1. Using the Arrow buttons to navigate, highlight the DATE parameter of the last line item (indicated with double dash marks). 2. Press the Enter button to enter the Edit mode. EDIT MODE will appear on - screen, in the lower left - hand corner of the Timer Settings menu. The user may press[...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 5 Kalatel VDR Deleting a Timed Recording: 1. Using the Arr ow buttons to navigate, highlight the ON/OFF parameter of the event you wish to delete. 2. Press the Enter button to enter the Edit mode. 3. Use the Arrow buttons to select DEL from the menu. 4. Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the Edit mode . 5. Use[...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 6 0150 - 0255C o Main Menu → Record Settings → Alarm Record Speed Alarm Record Speed Pictures Per Second 60p Use the Arrow buttons to select the desired Alarm Record Speed. Ala rm Record Speeds: NTSC: 60, 30, 20, 10, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1. PAL: 50, 25, 17, 10, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1. Press the Enter button to confirm the [...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 7 Kalatel VDR o Main M enu → Display Settings → Record Capacity OFF ON Select ON , to display the amount of time remaining before the hard disk runs out of record space. The data is displayed near the upper left hand corner of the primary monitor. The unit displays the Record Capacity with two measures of time, and switches aut[...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 8 0150 - 0255C 4.6 Main Menu → CompactFlash Store Retrieve Format Use this menu to search for, retrieve, and store video files. Select Main Menu → CompactFlash to display the CompactFlash commands. Select from the following items. • Store: Search b y Time, Date, or Alarm and Store selected files to CF card. • Retrieve: Searc[...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 9 Kalatel VDR 2. Use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to change the start and sto p date values. Use the Right or Left Arrow buttons to navigate among the different parameters. 3. To activate the start or stop date parameter, use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to place an [X] in the check box. 4. Press the Enter button at any time to exi[...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 10 0150 - 0255C Compact Flash Store Search Results Start Date Start Time Size (MB) 000 10/16/03 09:27:18 28 [ ] 001 10/16/03 09:28:04 2 [x] 002 10/16/03 09:28:06 2 [x] 003 10/16/03 14:04:54 18 [ ] 004 10/16/03 18:10:19 18208 [ ] 006 10/22/03 07:57:08 2 [ ] 007 10/22/03 07:57:09 4 [ ] 008 10/22/03 08:01:40 2 [ ] 009 10/22/03 08:01:42[...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 11 Kalatel VDR o Main Menu → CompactFlash → Retrieve Once this command is selected the CompactFlash Retrieve Search Filters Menu will appear. Use this to specify: • The Start and Stop date of the search. • The Start and Stop time of the search. • Whether to search for an alarm. Searching for All Recorded Events Using the [...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 12 0150 - 0255C 3. To activate the start or stop time parameter, use the Up or Down Arrow buttons to place an [X] in the check box. 4. Press the Enter button at any time to exit Edit mode. Searching for Recorded Alarms 1. Using the Right or Left Arrow buttons to navigate, highlight the ALARM parameter, then press the Enter button. T[...]

0150 - 0255C 4 - 13 Kalatel VDR When finished the system will display a Retrieving Comple te Message Box . At this point it will be safe to remove the CF card from the VDR. The files are now stored on the VDR’s Hard Drive. Retrieving Complete. Message [OK] o Main Menu → CompactFlash → Format Use this command to prepare a new CF card for use i[...]

Kalatel VDR 4 - 14 0150 - 0255C 4.8 Main Menu → About o Main Menu → About Use this menu to display information about the VDR. Select Main Menu → About to display the About screen. Serial Number: Software Version: Software Date: Software Checksum: Boot Code Ver.: Disk Size: V301-9-3300005 1.05 Oct 15 2003 15:06:18 59767E0E 1.00 41.11 GB [OK][...]

0150 - 0255C 5 - 1 Kalatel VDR 5 I NSTALLER P ROGRAMMING For security reasons, a password is provided to limit access to the Advanced menu. For instructions about entering the Advanced menu, see section 4.6 Main Menu → Advanced Menu , on page 4 - 8 . 5.1 Advanced Menu → Disk Overwrite Mode Disk Overwrite Mode Select Mode Continuous Overwrite Us[...]

Kalatel VDR 5 - 2 0150 - 0255C o Advanced Menu → Disk Overwrite Mode → Overwrite Once Physical Start of Disk Unit Stops Recording when this point is reached Previously recorded data overwriten New recorded data Functions of Overwrite Once mode: • Recording always starts at end of last recording. • The unit overwrites all previously recorded[...]

0150 - 0255C 5 - 3 Kalatel VDR o Advanced Menu → Disk Maintenance → Delete Disk Deleting Disk… [CANCEL] To begin deleting the disk, use the Arrow buttons to select DELETE DISK , then press the Enter button. The Deleting Disk menu will appear. The unit will begin deleting the oldest recorded information immediately. To stop the delete process,[...]

Kalatel VDR 5 - 4 0150 - 0255C 5.4 Advanced Menu → Adjust Picture Use this menu to specify the Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation of the v ideo input. Adjustments made to the video input will alter the recorded image. Brightness Contrast Saturation o Advanced Menu → Adjust Picture → Adjust Brightness Adjust Brightness 050 [CANCEL] [OK] Use [...]

0150 - 0255C 5 - 5 Kalatel VDR 5.5 Advanced Menu → Front Panel Lock Unlock Keyboard Lock Keyboard Use this menu to Lock or Unlock the front panel. Use the Arrow buttons to select UNLOCK KEYBOARD or LOCK KEYBOARD . Press the Enter button to confirm the selection and exit the menu. -- OR — Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making cha[...]

Kalatel VDR 5 - 6 0150 - 0255C Message The Password Was Not Changed! [OK] If the password in the Confirmation Box does not match the password from the Password box, this message will appear. Press the Ente r button to select [OK] and exit the menu. 5.8 Advanced Menu → Firmware Upgrade Use this menu to upgrade the VDR’s Firmware using a PC conne[...]

0150 - 0255C 6 - 1 Kalatel VDR 6 RS - 232 R EMOTE P ROTOCOL The RS - 232 protocol command structure uses “Start of Text” (S x ) and “End of Text” (E x ) characters to identify the beginning and end of command sequences. The VDR supports the following command sequences: ASCII Command String Command ASCII String Bytes in Hexadecimal Play Forw[...]

Kalatel VDR 6 - 2 0150 - 0255C Setting the Clock The following table shows the comman d sequence for setting the clock: Command 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Value 02 43 4C 4B 20 y1 y2 2D m1 m2 Command 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Value 2D d1 d2 2C h1 h2 3A f1 f2 03 This gray cells in the Value row of this table indicate the correct positions for each byte[...]

0150 - 0255C 6 - 3 Kalatel VDR ASCII Status Request Messages Command ASCII String Bytes in Hexadecimal Model Name Request S x MLN E x 02 4D 4C 4E 03 Software Version Number Request S x SVN E x 02 73 77 4E 03 Record Mode Status Request S x RMS E x 02 52 4D 73 03 Stop Mode Status Request S x SMS E x 02 73 4D 73 03 ASCII Status Response Messages Comma[...]

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0150 - 0255C 7 - 1 Kalatel VDR 7 F ACTORY D EFAULTS Function Setting Time Format 24 Hour Date Format MM / DD / YY Normal Record Speed 60 pictures per seconds (NTSC) or 50 pps (Pal) Alarm Record Speed 60 pictures per seconds (NTSC) or 50 pps (Pal) Record Quality High Disk Overwrite Mode Continuous Overwrite Auto Delete Mode Off Front Panel Locked Of[...]

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0150 - 0255C 8 - 1 Kalatel VDR 8 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Power Supply 120 - 240 Volt AC, Auto - Ranging adapter Input Vol tage 12 Volt DC Power consumption 20 Watts Max. Operating Temperature Range Operating: 0 to 40 ºC. Storage: - 20 to +60 ºC. Relative Humidity Range (Non - Condensing) Operating: 10% to 80%. Storage: 10% to 95% Dimen[...]

Kalatel VDR 8 - 2 0150 - 0255C Part Numbers User Manual 0150 - 0255 Approved CompactFlash Cards Manufacturer Capacity Fujifilm 128Mb RCA 32Mb PNY 128Mb ProMaster 64Mb Memorex 64Mb SanDi sk 64Mb SanDisk 128Mb SanDisk 512Mb Lexar 4x 64Mb Simple Tech 512Mb All specifications are subject to change without notice. GE Interlogix believes all specificatio[...]

0150 - 0255C 9 - 1 Kalatel VDR 9 W ARRANTY AND S E RVICE 9.1 Factory Service Warning: Do not open the top cover or attempt to service the unit, as this may expose you to dangerous voltages and other hazards. Programmer maintenance of this unit is limited to external cleaning and inspection. Refer all serv icing to qualified personnel. If the unit r[...]

Kalatel VDR 9 - 2 0150 - 0255C 9.2 Warranty and Return Information GE Interlogix warrants all of its equipment for three years from the d ate of purchase. This warranty covers any defects in materials and workmanship. Equipment failures that are due to improper installation, modification, abuse, or acts of nature will not be covered by this warrant[...]