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    K K a a l l a a t t e e l l D D V V M M R R e e T T r r i i p p l l e e x x © Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder User Manual[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 2 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex WARNING! To prevent fire and electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an equilate ral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products enclosure that maybe of suffi[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 3 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex IMPORTANT INFORMATION Software and/or firmware is furnished to the purchaser under a license for use on a single system. Software and/or firmware included with this equipment are the sole proprietary property of, conf idential to, and copyrighted by GE - Interlogix Kalatel Division, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The s[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 4 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Contents 1 DVMRe Triplex Overview ...................................................................................... 7 1.1 Products Featured In This Manual ................................................................................... 7 1.2 Product Description ...........................................[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 5 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3.17 Communications ............................................................................................................ 56 3.18 Front Panel Lock ............................................................................................................ 59 3.19 Factory Settings .........................[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 6 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 10.2 Scheduled Macro Table ............................................................................................... 85 11 Warranty and Service .......................................................................................... 86 11.1 Factory Service ................................................[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 7 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 1 DVMRe Triplex Overview 1.1 Products Featured In This Manual DVMRe - 4CT: Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder, Four - Channel, Color, Triplex. DVMRe - 10CT: Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder, Ten - Channel, Color, Triplex. DVMRe - 16CT: Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder, Sixteen - Channel, Color, Triplex. Key [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 8 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex • Auto - Daylight savings time change fu nction. • Clock synchronization with Network Server. • Alarm Notification via email and/or TCP/IP. • Integrated WaveBrowser Software. • Dynamic IP addressing (DHCP). • One - touch image printing directly from the DVMRe. 1.3 Passwords Passwords are provided to [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 9 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Ten and Sixteen - Channe l Units Password Type Access Level Function Changeable by user? Default Password Operator Operator Provides access to the Operator and SystemView menus. Yes Press ‘ENTER’ 4 Times Installer Installer Provides access to all on - screen menus. Yes 3 4 7 7 Fa ctory Defaults Installer Res[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 10 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Moisture: Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Moisture can damage the internal components. Do not install the unit near sources of water. Chassis: Other equipment may be placed on top of the unit if it weighs less than 35 pounds (16 kilograms). 1.6 Associated Equipment Associated equipment in a typical [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 11 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Camera Inputs Cable: 75 - Ohm Coaxial Connectors: BNC Auto Terminating: Yes Passive Looping: Yes There are two BNC jacks for each camera. Either jack can receive a camera signal. The signal is looped (directly connected to the other jack), making the camera signal available to other equipment. The camera input [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 12 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Pin 1: Alarm Input 1. Pin 2: Alarm Input 2. Pin 3: Alarm Input 3. Pin 4: Alarm Input 4. Pin 5: Alarm Input 5. Pin 6: Alarm Input 6. Pin 7: Alarm Input 7. Pin 8: Alarm Input 8. Pin 9: Alarm Input 9. Pin 10: Ala rm Input 10. Pin 11: Alarm Input 11. Pin 12: Alarm Input 12. Pin 13: Alarm Input 13. Pin 14: Alarm Inp[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 13 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Alarm Relay Output Output: Zero potential relay contacts, programmable in menu system as Normally Open or Nor mally Closed. Voltage: 30V (Max) Current: 500mA (Max) The alarm relay output is activated when an alarm condition exists. The alarm output is only active for the duration of the alarm. Alarm relays can [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 14 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Pin 1: Not Used. Pin 2: Audio Out. Pin 3: Ground. Pin 4: Audio In. Pin 5: Ground. Pin 6: Not Used. Pin 7: Ground. Pin 8: Not Used. Pin 9: Ground. GND: Ground. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GND Accessory PCB RS485 Connector Wire Type: #24 AWG, twisted pair with shield (2 - wire) Connector Type: RJ - 45 Max. Cable Length: 32[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 15 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex RJ - 45 Pin Configuration For Ethernet Port Pin Use Pin Use 1 TX+ 5 Not Connected 2 TX - 6 RX - 3 RX+ 7 Not Connected 4 Not Connecte d 8 Not Connected 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 RJ - 45 socket on back panel. SCSI and IEEE 1394 archiving devices should not be connected to the Kalatel DVMRe Triplex simultaneously. Archiving[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 16 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex RS232 Port 1 For a Modem connection or remote control of unit. See section 3.17 for information about configuring the modem settings in the menu system. See section 9 for RS232 Remote Control Protocols. DB - 9 P in Configuration For Port 1 Pin Use Pin Use Pin Use 1 DCD 4 DTR 7 RTS 2 RX 5 Ground 8 CTS 3 TX 6 Not[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 17 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Check Record And Playback Quality Record for at least three minutes at the default record rate . Then play back the recording, selecting each camera for full screen display. Check the playback picture quality. 1.9 Minimum Recommended Menu Setup After installation is complete, it is strongly recommended that, as[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 18 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 2 DMVR e Triplex Basic Operations 2.1 Principal Operating Modes The DVMRe Triplex has three principal modes of operation: • Live Viewing. • Playback. • Recording. All three of these modes can operate simultaneously. Each mode is discussed in detail later in this section. 2.2 The Front Panel 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 19 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 2.3 Live Viewing Multiscreen Display B A In Live Multiscreen mode, press one of the Multiscreen buttons to activate the multiscreen display on Monitor - A or Monitor - B. Live Multiscreens are displayed with gray borders. For detailed infor mation about Multiscreen displays, see section 2.6. Multiscreen Buttons[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 20 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Selecting Monitor - B B A To control Monitor - B, press the lower part of the Monitor button. The Monitor - B LED will light to indicate that the number keypad now controls Monitor - B. Press the upper part of the Monitor button again to return the keypad control to Monitor - A. Monitor Button 2.4 Playback Play[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 21 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Stop Playback To stop playback and return to Live Multiscreen mode on Monitor A, press the Stop button. Stop Button Multiscree n Display B A During Playback, press one of the Multiscreen buttons to activate a multiscreen display. The 6 - way and PIP multiscreen displays are not available in Playback mode. For d[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 22 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Because the search interface is so dynamic, the search interface is covered in detail in a separate section of this manual. See section 5 . 2.5 Recording To begin recording, press the Record button. Recording will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Record button. The unit always start s recordin[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 23 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 2.6 Display Options Available Multiscreen Displays Press the Multiscreen buttons to activate the multiscreen display. Pressing the individual multiscreen button will display the corresponding multiscreen. B A B A 16-Way 7-Way 10-Way Monitor A Monitor B 4-Way 13-Way 6-Way 9-Way PIP The multis creen display is li[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 24 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Selecting Cameras 1 Display any camera in the active c ameo by pressing the Number button of the desired camera. Once a camera has been selected, the active cameo advances to the next cameo on the right. Number Button The camera selection only changes the multiscreen currently being displayed. Each mult iscreen[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 25 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex To return the unit to the default sequence list, go to the Main Menu → Sequencing → Full Screen Dwell menu. Select 03 seconds by rotating the Jog , then press the Enter button. Note: Any alteration of the dwell time from this menu will cancel the sequence list and return to the default (numeric) order. Sequ[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 26 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Conditional Indicators Condition Full Screen Indicator Multiscreen Indicator Alarm ALM A in cameo of camera in alarm Autolist™ Program mode PGM PGM Freeze FRZ * (Asterisk) in frozen cameo Macro Record mode F followed by macro number F followed by macro number Motion Detection M M in cameo w/ motion detection [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 27 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Reverse Play When in Reverse Play mode and the Reverse Play button is pressed, the unit will enter the Triplex mode of operation. When Reve rse Play is pressed again, the unit will revert back into the normal Playback mode. While in the Triplex mode, if forward play is in progress, the Reverse Play button will [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 28 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Multiscreen Display With Sequencing The bottom right cameo of any multiscreen will start sequencing when the Sequence button is pressed. If this cam era is a playback image, the sequencing will include all the non - displayed playback cameras, and vice versa for a live image. Sequence Button Full Screen Display[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 29 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Printer Setup The following equipment and conditio ns are required for the operation of the Print Image feature. Equipment HP DeskJet 3820 Hawking Print Server PN7127P Conditions The Printer and Print Server must be connected to the same local network as the Triplex. The Triplex must be aware of the Prin t Serv[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 30 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3 Menu System Overview 3.1 Menu Notation In This Manual In t he following sections, there are headings like this: q Main Menu → Time/Date → Set Time Meaning: From the Main Menu, select Time/Date, then press the Enter button. The Time/Date menu will appear. From the Time/Date menu, select Set Time, then pres[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 31 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3.4 Menus In This Manual Each menu is covered in detail in this chapter of this manual. Menus and Menu Items appear in the manual in the same order they appear on - screen. • Main Menu • QuickInstall Menu • Operator menu • SystemView Menus 3.5 Navigating The Menu System Selecting a Menu from the Menu Ba[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 32 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3.7 The Main Menu Main Menu Overview The Main menu contains the majority of programmable options for the DVMRe Triplex. Each item in the Main menu is described in detail in this section of the manual. Main menu items appear in this section in the same order they appear in the menu. 3.8 Time/Date Use this menu t[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 33 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Time/Date → Set Date Format Rotate the Jog to set the desired date format. Select from either: • MM/DD/YY • DD/MM/YY • YY/MM/DD Press the Enter button to confirm the selec tion and exit the menu. Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes. q Main Menu → Time/Date →[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 34 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Time/Date → Set Region Use this menu to set the region for the Auto Daylight Savings Time feature. Choices are: • OFF: Clock will not be changed automatically, but can still be adjusted by one hour using the daylight saving macros. • USA: DST starts at 02:00 on the first Sunday in April. D[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 35 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3.9 Sequencing Use this menu to specify: • The multiscreen dwell time. • The full screen dwell time. The dwell time is the amount of time eac h camera is displayed on - screen (while sequencing) before advancing to the next camera. q Main Menu → Sequencing → Multiscreen Dwell Rotate the Jog to change th[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 36 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Record → Record Timer Use this menu to setup Preset Record Timer Events. 1. Rotat e the Shuttle to select a timed event from the list. 2. Press the ENTER button to enter the Edit mode. 3. Rotate the Shuttle to navigate to the desired field. 4. Rotate the Jog to change the values of the selecte[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 37 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex About Events: An Event is an action that the unit acknowledges by recording at the Event Re cord Rate, yet it is not cause for an Alarm. Events may be created two ways, via RS232 text insertion and Activity detection. Example of an Event: A camera is pointed at the front door inside the lobby during business ho[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 38 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 2. To save changes and exit the menu: Select [OK] , and then press the Ent er button. 3. To exit the menu without making changes: Press the Menu button, or select [CANCEL] , then press the Enter button. q Main Menu → Record → Event Record Rate The unit will record at the Event Record Rate when an Event is a[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 39 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex The maximum reco rd rate per camera is inversely proportional to the number of cameras connected to the unit. The fewer cameras connected, the higher the maximum record rate for each camera, and vice versa. The maximum record rate for multiple cameras is 48pps (NTSC)(40pp s PAL). The maximum record rate for a s[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 40 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Global Alarm Record Rate [CANCEL] [OK] % Time: 60 pps 40 days 20 h (Alarm) 15 days 11 h (Total) 1% Estimate of the % of time the unit will typically spend in alarm mode. For example if you expect to have about 5 total periods of alarms each day, each lasting 3 minutes on average, then the % of the time will be [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 41 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Record → Record Lock Use this menu to set the Record Lock feature. This feature disables the front panel record button. Setting Record Lock to ON will start the unit recording if it is not currently in the Record mode. q Main Menu → Record → Auto Delete Mode The ADM feature prevents the un[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 42 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Alarms → Alarm Latch This feature determines how the unit latches alarm conditions. Select from the following options: Latched: The alarm is activated until it is silenced and acknowledged by the user. Transparent: The alarm is active only while receiving alarm input. The alarm condition is ca[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 43 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Alarms → Alarm Rec ord Mode Use this menu to determine how the unit will record cameras in alarm. No Change: Unit changes to the Alarm Record Rate, but it does not give priority to the camera in alarm. Exclusive: The unit records only the camera (or cameras) in alarm. Int erleaved: Alarmed cam[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 44 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Alarms → Link To A Macro Use this menu to link an alarm input to a macro. If a link is created, a macro will run each time that alarm is activated. Alarm: Select the alarm input you would like to link. Macro: Select the macro number you wish to link to. Leave this setting blank if you do no t [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 45 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Alarms → Videoloss Action Use this menu to configure how the unit responds to videoloss. Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure. Relay 1: If enabled, the unit will activate Relay 1 when videoloss is detected. Relay 2: If enabled, the unit will activate Relay 2 when videoloss is detect[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 46 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Notify Vidloss: Notify Alarm: Notify Record: Notify Archive: Notify Menu Access: Notify Power Up: Notify Connection: Email User 1: Email Domain 1: Email User 2: Email Domain 2: SMTP Server: SMTP Port: DISABLE DISABLE DISABLE john.doe somecompany.com jane.doe somecompany.com 0. 0. 0. 0 25 DISABLE DISABLE DISABLE[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 47 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Notify Vidloss: Notify Alarm: Notify Record: Notify Archive: Notify Menu Access: Notify Power Up: Notify Connection: Primary Host: Backup Host: Port: Notification Interval (minutes): DISABLE DISABLE DISABLE 0. 0. 0. 0 27 Immediate DISABLE DISABLE DISABLE 0. 0. 0. 0 10 DISABLE TCP/IP Notification Setup [CANCEL] [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 48 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Keystroke count while in the menu system: While recording a macro, entering the menu system, changing multiple menu items, and exiting the menu system are only counted as one keystroke. Using the Jog to navigate the menu system does not count as keystrokes. Once the menu system has been exited, re - entering th[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 49 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Macro → Edit Submacro A submacro is an RS232 command string that is used to control a peripheral device. Submacros are activated during macros. See the table above for information about programming a macro to activate a submacro. Select the submacro you wish to edit from the menu system. This [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 50 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Motion Detection → Enable/Disable Detection Selecting Enable All or Disable All from this menu will activate or deactivate motion detection on all cameras. Selecting Individual Enable from this menu will bring up th e following menu. Individual Enable Menu Use this menu to enable or disable mo[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 51 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Relay Output: The unit may be configured to activate a relay output when motion detection is present. Select either 1 , 2 , 1+2 (bo th relays), or None . Link to Event: Selecting Yes in this menu will activate the event record speed when activity detection is present. Intrusion Detection Setup If Intrusion is s[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 52 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Pressing the Function button will bring up the Help screen shown on the next page. This screen will overlay the current video image. ‘MENU’ : Exit Activity Setup ‘ENTER’: Save and Exit Activity Setup ‘PAUSE’: Toggle between Enable and Neutral ‘STOP’ : Toggle between Disable and Neutral ‘ZOOM?[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 53 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Titles Display Camera titles may be displayed on either monitor. Use this menu to turn this feature On or Off. Rotate the Jog buttons to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values. Edit Titles Rotate the Shuttle to se lect the camera whose title you wish to configure, and then press the Enter button. The Cam[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 54 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Main Menu → Camera Setup → Camera Disable Use this menu to: • Enable or Disable cameras individually • Configure the unit to disable cameras automatically at power - up if video loss is detected. • Automatically dis able all inputs detecting videoloss. Individual Disable Use this menu to Disable or En[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 55 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Camera Setup → Camera Scope Use this menu to view a live luminance histogram of the currently displayed camera. Luminance Histogram A Luminance Histogram is a graphical representation of how ma ny times each gray - level value occurs in an image. Use this feature to analyze and optimize the vi[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 56 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex q Main Menu → Archive Setup → Background Archive Background Archive: Commands the unit to record data to both the hard disk and the archive device simultaneously. Select from the following items. OFF: Turns background archiving Off. ON: Turns background archiving On. q Main Menu → Archive Setup → Erase [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 57 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Port 1 Use this menu to: • Enable/Disable POTS and configure the Modem initialization string (POTS Setup). • Adjust the Baud rate. POTS Setup The default mod em string (shown below) is for use with Hayes Accura 56k, Diamond Supra Express 56k, and 5686 US Robotics modems in their default conditions. Consult [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 58 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Baud Rate Use this menu to configure the baud rate for Port 1. Rota te the Jog to select a baud rate from the menu. Save changes and exit the menu: Press the Enter button. Exit the menu without making changes: Press the Menu button. Port 2 Use this menu to configure the baud rate for Port 2. Rotate the Jog to s[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 59 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3.18 Front Panel Lock Use this feature to lock the front panel keypad. While lo cked, the only operational key on the front panel is the Menu button. To unlock the front panel, enter the Installer password and return to this menu. Highlight the item you wish to select. Save changes and exit the menu: Press the [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 60 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex The Ethernet Password The Ether net Password feature limits access to only those users who access the unit using the password feature of WaveReader versions 2.3 or later. When the unit is first setup, the default is No Password Protection . Meaning, anyone using WaveReader and acces sing with an ethernet connec[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 61 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 3.22 The Operator Menu The Operator Menu Overview The Operator menu is provided so that the user has access to a limited number of menu items. These menu items are primarily monitor display setup options, so that the user may “personalize” the monitor displays during their shifts. Other options include vide[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 62 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex About DVMR menu: This menu provides information such as: • Model Designation • Serial Number • Hostname • Software Version • Software Date • Boot Code Version • Hard Disk Size • IP Address • Hardware Address (MAC). • DHCP Lease Expiration Date View Screens 1 through 9: These menus provide an[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 63 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex View Screen 3 Motion Detection • Enable/Di sable: 1 = Enabled , 0 = Disabled • Activity or Intrusion Detection: I = Intrusion, A = Activity • Sensitivity: 1 through 10, 5 • Relay Output: None , 1, 2, 1+2 • Link to Event: Yes or No • Rejection Ratio: High, Medium, or Low • Target Size: 1 through 25[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 64 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex View Screen 7 • Record Mode: No Overwri te, Write Once, or Continuous . • Indicate Detection: On or Off . • Global Buzzer: On or Off . • Live Alarm Buzzer: On or Off . • Video Loss Buzzer: On or Off . • Playback Buzzer: On or Off . • Relay 1: Normally Open or Normally Closed. • Relay 2: Normally[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 65 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 4 Alarms 4.1 Alarm Input Alarm devices are connected via the Alarm PCB on the back panel of the unit (see section 1.7). Each Alarm Input corresponds with the Camera Input of the same number. Alarm input to camera number assignments can be changed on 10 and 16 - channel models. See Alarm Action menu (section 3.1[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 66 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Other display options include: • A full screen display of a single cam era in alarm, with a sequenced full screen display for additional cameras in alarm. This option is selectable in the menu system (see Full Screen Alarm in section 3.11). • Freeze camera display at the time the alarm was received. Monitor[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 67 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Recorded Alarms Internal Buzzer: During playback, the internal buzzer is activated until it is silenced and acknowledged. This feature can be turned off in the menu system (see Pla yback Buzzer, Buzzer Setup in section 3.11). Front Panel Alarm LED: The LED located to the left and above the Alarm button is lit f[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 68 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 5 Searching The Kalatel DVMRe Triplex is equipped with a powerful search interface to access video files stored on the hard disk or an external archive device. Search Menu Overview Search Filters Operation: Play from Disk DATE (MM/DD/YY) TIME (HH:MM) Start Stop Start Stop 01/27/02 01/27/02 20:57 20:59 Activity [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 69 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 5.1 Disk Analysis Screen Begin by pressing the Search button. The Disk Analysis Screen will appear. This screen shows a graphical representation of the recorded video stored on the internal hard disk. Search Button Disk Analysis Screen Alarm Event Activity Videoloss Present Absent Hit SEARCH again to enter Adva[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 70 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 5.3 Motion Search Pressing the Search button a second time will br ing up the Motion Search menu. This menu performs a motion search with six preset time parameters and a custom search option. Rotate the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to select a specific parameter. Selecting the Custom option and pressing the[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 71 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Pressing Enter upon completion of the activity setup will start the search and launch the Search Results window. See section 5.4 for operating instructions. 5.4 Search Filters Pressing the Search button a third time brings up the Search Filters Menu. Use the Search Filters menu to specify: • The type of opera[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 72 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 5.5 Search Results Activate Search From the Search Filters menu, use the Jog to navigate to the Start Search parameter. With the Start Search parameter highlighted, press the Enter button to begin the search ope ration. When finished searching, the Search Results window will appear. A maximum of 200 results can[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 73 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 6 WebBrowser The DVMRe Triplex has an integrated WebBrowser interface. The WaveBrowser option allows the user to view video from any ethernet connected Triplexes with software version 4.09 or above. For WaveBrowser to function properly, certain ActiveX controls must be set correctly. To setup the ActiveX contro[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 74 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 6.1 WaveBrowser Overview and Controls Button Panel Main Viewing Area Drop Down Volume List The Main program window consists of the following areas: • The Main Viewing Area: The large blue area. • The Button Panel: The left side of the window. • The D rop Down Volume List: Allows the selection of available[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 75 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex The Button Panel 1. Play Backward button : Click on this button to playback video in reverse. 2. Stop button: Click on this button to halt all playback operations. The Play Pointer Slider Bar moves to the start of data. 3. Play Forward button: Click on this button to playback video. 4. Single Frame Rewind butto[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 76 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 6.2 DVMRe Triplex WaveLink A new feature with Triplex software version 5.00 is the DVMRe Triplex WaveLink. Thi s feature allows putting command codes in the URL when calling WaveBrowser to control actions the WaveBrowser is going to perform. This feature can be used by Web Developers to link various cameras to [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 77 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex The default page, http://3.18.17 2.230, does not accept option codes and will open the WaveBrowser in disconnected state. The example URL from above (http://3.18.172.230/wrcontrollite_ c=1s=2a=3t=1361959858 .ssi) requests the WaveBrowser to make a normal connection , play back at 2/27/2003 1 0:53:32 displaying [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 78 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 7 Technical Specifications General External Power Supply 12 Volt DC. 60 Watt (5 Amp) Connector 2.1mm barrel connector, center positive. Power Consumption 35 Watt nominal (single hard disk). Operating Temperature Range Operating: 0 to 40°C. Storage: - 20 to +60°C. Relative Humidity Range (Non - Condensing) Ope[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 79 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex Audio Audio Input 315mV, 40k Ohms. Unbalanced. Audio Output 315mV, 600 Ohms. Unbalanced. Alarms Inputs 1 per camera. Relay Configuration User programmable as Norma lly Open or Normally Closed. Record Priority Interleaved, Exclusive, or No Change. Alarm Status Indicators Relay Outputs, On - screen Indicators. St[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 80 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 8 RS232 Event Generation/Text Insertion Protocol 8.1 Message Structure Delimiter Class Command Data Length Data The Delimiter byte signals the start of a new message, and has a value of 0xFF. The Class and Command fields identify the type of message. The Data Length is a 16 - bit value indicating the number of [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 81 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex D – Alarm/Event 0x03 If both the start and end bits are set, the associated text will be stored with the next recorded field for that camera. The post - event timer will be started** after which the selected camera will resume recording at the normal record rate*. **If enabled.[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 82 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 9 RS232 Remote Control Protocol The unit supports two different communication types: • Remote Front Panel Button Emulation • Remote Configuration and Status 9.1 Front Panel Button Emulation Data Structure Byte 1: 0xFF Byte 2: 0x55 Byte 3: Front Panel Button Code Description Byte 1 and 2 are header bytes. By[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 83 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 9.2 Configuration and Status i) Data structure Byte 1: 0xFF Byte 2: Command Type 0xAA: (SET) Update DVMRe with d ata. 0xBB: (GET) Extract data from DVMRe. Byte 3: Data Length (n) Byte 4: Data Type 0x61: Restart DVMRe 0xFE: Send configuration data to DVMRe 0x09: Read Alarm History from DVMRe 0xFF: Read configura[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 84 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 10 Macro Tables Photo copy this page and use it to keep a record of the programmed macro functions. 10.1 Macro Functions Table Macro Number Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Function + Sequence Daylight Savings Time: Sets clock ahead one hour in April, and back one hour in October.[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 85 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 10.2 Scheduled Macro Table Event Day Time M acro to Run 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20[...]

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    0150 - 0193F 86 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 11 Warranty and Service 11.1 Factory Service Warning: Do not open the top cover or attempt to service the unit, as t his may expose you to dangerous voltages and other hazards. Programmer maintenance of this unit is limited to external cleaning and inspection. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. If the [...]

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    0150 - 0193F 87 Kalatel DVMRe Triplex 11.2 Warranty and Return Information GE - Interlogix warrants all of its equipment for three years from the date of purchase. This warranty covers any defects in materials and work manship. Equipment failures that are due to improper installation, modification, abuse, or acts of nature will not be covered by th[...]

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