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    ADDENDUM Addendum No. C1563M Date February 19, 2008 Manual Affected VMX300 Video Ma nagement System Installation Manual, C1552M-C Several components on the rear panel of the VM X300/VMX300-E wor kstations have be en moved to new positi ons and the illustrati ons in the VMX300(-E) Installation manual (C1552M-C) a re out-of-dat e. Please refer to the[...]

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    2 C1563M (2/08) VMX300(-E) MONITOR OUTPUTS 1. Connect the VGA adapt er to the digital video in terface (DVI) connector on the rear panel. Figure 2. Monitor Port Adapter Connection 2. Use the monito r cables provided with your monitors (not supplied) to connect monitors to the workstatio n as follows: • Dual-monitor systems: Connect the left monit[...]

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    C1563M (2/08 ) 3 VMX300(-E) ANAL OG VIDEO INPUTS Y ou can connect one analog video inpu t to -1 model wo rkstations, an d up to four an alog video inpu ts to -4 model workstations. Analog video sources include th e following: • A video source (such as a camera, VCR, or multiplexer) connected directly to the VMX300(- E) workstatio n rear panel •[...]

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    W orldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco W ay Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T el: 800/289-9100 Fax: 800/289-9150 International T el: 1-559/292-1981 Fax: 1-559/348-1120 www .p elco.c om ISO 9001 Australia | Finland | France | G ermany | Italy | Macau | The Netherlands | Russia | Singapore South Africa | Spain | Sweden | United Arab Emirate[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) Installation Manual[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 3 Contents Important Safe ty Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 C1552M-C (7/07) List of Illustrations 1 Sample VMX300(-E) System wi th Matrix Switchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Pelco ASCII Switchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 5 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read the se instructions. 2. Keep the se instructions. 3. Heed all warn ings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use th is apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilatio n openings. Ins tall in accordance with the ma nufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not i[...]

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    6 C1552M-C (7/07) Regulatory Notices This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is s ubject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may n ot c ause harmful interference, and (2 ) this device must accept any inte rference received, including interference tha t may cause undesired operat ion. RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFER[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 7 Description The Pelco VMX300(-E) video mana gement system uses a Windows ® -based inte rface to cont rol any combinatio n of analog a nd IP devices in a single integ rated video se curity syste m. With a mouse, y ou can click a ca mera icon on a system map and t hen drag it t o a video dis play window. Mapping conf igurations an [...]

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    8 C1552M-C (7/07) MODELS VMX300 and VMX300-E wo rkstations come with soft ware preloaded on a rack mountable PC; keyboard and mouse are includ ed. Each workstation su pports two monit ors. (Note: Mo nitors are not included. A sta ndard VGA or Super VGA monitor can be used.) VMX300 MODELS VMX300 provides control and mo nitoring of CCTV equipment in [...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 9 VMX300-E MODEL S VMX300-E provid es control and monitoring of CCTV equipment in th e following conf igurations: client-to-se rver; multip le clients- to-server; client-to-multiple servers; or server -to-server . A VMX300-E workstation can be a cl ient/server workstatio n (VMX300-E-CSVR) or a client workstation (VMX300-E-CL). VMX30[...]

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    10 C1552M-C (7/07) VMX300E-B BACKUP SERVER A VMX300-E system can include an optional VMX300E-B-SVR backup server . VMX300E-B-SVR bac kup server workstations include the bac kup server soft ware applicati on and licensing for the backup server and cli ent and up to 10 cameras. Li censes for up to 2,000 camer as can be purchased as needed . NOTE: Whe[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 11 T ypical Applications IMPORT ANT NOTE. PLEASE READ. The network imple mentations in this docum ent are shown as ge nera l representa tions only and are not intended to show detailed ne twork topologies. Y our actual network will differ , requiring changes or perhap s additi onal networ k equipment to accommodate the syste ms as i[...]

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    12 C1552M-C (7/07) Pelco switchers that include the AS CII protocol in their softwa re communicate directly with the VMX300(-E) workstation, as show n in Figur e 2. The ASCII protoc ol is native to all of the matr ix switchers except for the CM9740 Series and some of the older CM 9760 Series sw itchers. These non-native switchers requi re a hardwar[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 13 A controllab le camera that is switched through a switcher can ei ther be control led through the switcher or di rectly from th e VM X300(-E) workstation. If you want to control the ca mera through th e switcher , connect the camera’ s data line to the switcher (r efer to F igur e 4). If you want to control the camera from the [...]

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    14 C1552M-C (7/07) Vide o from a camera can b e looped through an other device, as sh own by the solid l ines in Figure 6 . Looping device s include DVRs, distribution amplifiers, and monitors. Figure 6. Looping Camera Outputs DX8000 AND DX9000 SERIES DVRS Figure 7 shows a sample system with DVRs (DX8000, DX9000). Figure 7. Sample VMX300(-E) Sy ste[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 15 Y ou can incorporate a DVR in to your system using either of the follo wing methods: • Connect the camera’ s video to th e DVR, and then connect the DVR ’ s looping output to the switcher . Figure 8. Connecting a DVR: Method 1 • Connect the camera’ s video d irectly to the switcher , and then connect the switcher ’ s [...]

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    16 C1552M-C (7/07) PELCONET T RANSMISSION SY STEMS In Figure 10 PelcoNets 1 and 2 encode video from Cameras 1 and 2 respectively for tr ansmission over the n etwork. PelcoNet 3 deco des IP video from Cameras 1 and 2 for di splay on the external monito r . PelcoNet 4 decodes video from Cameras 1 and 2 for displa y on the VMX3 00(-E) client. Figure 1[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 17 In Figure 11 PelcoNe ts 1 and 2 encode vide o from Cameras 1 and 2 re spectively for tr ansmission over th e network. PelcoNe t 3 deco des video from the VMX300(-E ) client. The clie nt can also disp lay video from Camer as 3 and 4. Figure 11. Example 2 of a PelcoNet Configuration CAMERA 1 CAMERAS 3 AND 4 VMX SERVER VMX CLIENT MA[...]

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    18 C1552M-C (7/07) In Figure 12, P elcoNets 1 and 2 encode video f rom Cameras 1 and 2 respectively for transmissio n ov er the networ k. PelcoNets 3 an d 4 encode video from Cameras 3 and 4 u sing the switchers looping ou tputs. This allows th e video to be displayed on Client 1 an d recorded on the NVR. The NVR also records video from Cameras 1 a[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 19 NVR300 NETWORK V IDEO RECORDER Figure 13. Sample VMX300(-E) Sy stem with the NVR300 NET4001A ENCODER NET4001A ENCODER NET350 ENCODER NVR300 NETWORK VMX SERVER VMX CLIENT 2 LEGEND DATA VIDEO VMX CLIENT 1 PELCONET DECODER[...]

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    20 C1552M-C (7/07) Installation PARTS LIST USER -SUPPLIED PARTS In addition to the stan dard tools and cables re quired for a video security insta llation, you will need t o provide the following items: • One or two VGA or SVGA mo nitors for each VMX3 00(-E) workstation (the secon d monitor is optional but recommended ). Monitors are not included[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 21 Mounting Mount the VMX300(-E) in an EIA-standard 19-inch (48.26 cm) equipment rack, or place it on a flat sur face, such as a shelf or ta ble. Follow these i nstructions to mo unt the VMX300 (-E) in an equi pment rack: 1. Attach the tw o brackets to both sides of the VMX300(-E). 2. Attach the mo unting rails to the equipmen t rac[...]

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    22 C1552M-C (7/07) Front V iew Figure 15 illustrates th e components on the fro nt of the VMX300(-E) wo rkstation. The unit do or can be open ed or locked using the supplied keys. Figure 15. VMX300(-E) Front V iew Power LED HDD (Hard Disk Drive ) LED Key Lock (2 Keys Supplied) Fan V entilation Handle (2) Rack Ear (2) Fan Power Button DVD/CD-ROM Dri[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 23 Rear V iew In Figure 16 the rear pane l of the VMX300-SYS-4/VMX300 -E-SYS-4 workstation is used to identi fy the components that are common to all models. Monitor outp ut ports an d video input ports are identifie d for each worksta tion model in the VMX300 (-E) Connections sectio n, starting on pa ge 24. Figure 16. VMX300(-E) Re[...]

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    24 C1552M-C (7/07) VMX300(-E) Connections The connect or ports on the r ear panel of the VMX300(-E) workst ations allow you t o connect devic es directly to t he workstation, in addition to any system devices connected ove r the network. VMX300(-E) CONNECTI ONS TO THE NETWORK Use the Ethern et port and a standar d unshielded twisted p air Cat5 cabl[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 25 VMX300(-E) MONITOR OUTPUTS 1. Connect the VGA adapt er to the digital video in terface (DVI) connector on the rear panel. Figure 19. Monitor Port Adapter Connection 2. Use the monito r cables provided with your monitors (user - supplied) to connect monito rs to the workstation a s follows: • Dual-monitor sy stems: Connect the l[...]

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    26 C1552M-C (7/07) VMX300(-E) ANAL OG VIDEO INPUTS Y ou can c onnect one an alog video input to -1 model work stations, and up to four anal og video input s to -4 model wor kstations. Analog video sources include th e following: • A video source (such as a camera, VCR, or multiplexer) co nnected directly to the VMX3 00(-E) workstat ion rear panel[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 27 EXTERNAL DEVICES External devices can be connected either with a direct serial conn ection or with an Internet Protocol connection. An ove rview o f each ty pe of connection is provided below; refer to the specific instruct ions provided for each type of external de vice in the followin g pag es. Direct Serial Connectio n A direc[...]

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    28 C1552M-C (7/07) Figure 25. VMX300(-E) RS-422 W all Block Connection Internet Protocol An Internet Protocol conne ction means conn ecting the device either di rectly to the VMX300(-E) netw ork or to the s erial port on a networ ked device, such as a PelcoNet en coder . Figure 26. Sample of an Internet Protocol Connection for an External Device VM[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 29 KBD300A KEYBOARD 1. Use the RJ-45 straight data cab le that comes with the KBD300A to connect the keyboard to the RJ- 45 wall block, provided in th e KBDKIT . 2. Connect the p ower supply (provided in the KBDKIT) to term inals 3 and 4 on the wa ll bloc k. Polarity is unimportant . 3. Complete the conn ection as described for the [...]

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    30 C1552M-C (7/07) Internet Protocol: Complete the following st eps (refer to Figure 28): a. Connect the wall block to an RS-42 2 port on the networked de vice. If the networked de vice does not have an RS-422 port, use a n RS-232 to RS-422 conver ter . b. Connect the IP network to the Ethernet port of the VMX300(-E); refer to IP-Based Devices on p[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 31 T able H. Keyboard Address Switch Settings 3. T o se t the keyboar d mode, move swit ches 5, 7, an d 8 to the appr opriate posit ion, as describ ed in T able I. T able I. Keyboard Mode Switch Settings NOTE: Switch 6 enabl es and disables the turbo pa n feature. It ca n be ON or OFF , and it can be switched while the k eyboard is [...]

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    32 C1552M-C (7/07) SPECTRA/ESPRIT CONTROL CONNECTIONS If you connected a Spectra or Esprit camera positionin g system di rectly to a vide o input port on the VMX300(-E) workstation (-1 or -4 models only), you must also connect a data cable to th e VMX300(-E) wo rkstation to provide d irect camera control from the VMX 300(-E). 1. Use one of th e COM[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 33 CM6700 SWITCHER T o co nnect a CM6700 swit cher directly t o the VMX300(-E), complete the following steps: 1. Using a modifie d null modem cable (user -supplied), plug one end into the DB9 COM 1 port on the VMX300(-E). The mod ified null modem cable should be cut at one en d, so that you can connect th e wires directly to the CM6[...]

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    34 C1552M-C (7/07) CM6800 SWITCHER Y ou can connect a CM6 800 switcher directly to the VMX300(-E), using t he DB9 COM port on the VMX300(-E). Th e recommended CM 6800 port varies, dep ending on t he CM6800 switch er model a nd configur ation. T able J provides a port recommendation for each model or confi guration. T able J. Recommended CM6800 Port[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 35 Alternate CM6800 Connection NOTE: This option is recommended only if you choos e not to use t he CM6800-MGR sof tware to progra m the CM6800. 1. Using a null mo dem cable (user-supplied), pl ug one end int o the DB9 COM 1 p ort on the VMX300 (-E). 2. Plug the ot her end of the cable into th e DB9 COM 1 por t on the CM6800 switche[...]

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    36 C1552M-C (7/07) CM9700 MATRIX SWITCHING SY STEMS The following connection in structions ap ply to CM9700 matr ix systems that u se CC1 software v ersion 9.xx o r higher and th at use the Pe lco P driver in the VMX300(-E) server configuration (note th at “CM9700”includes th e CM9740, CM9760 , CM9770, and CM9780 mat rix systems ). NOTE: If you[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 37 Alternate CM9700 Connection If you contro l your CM9700 sy stem with CM9760-MG R software, you can use the RS- 232 COM port on the CC1 for the VMX300(-E) conn e ction. Complete the following step s to connect the VMX300(- E) to the CC1: 1. Using a null mo dem cable (user-supplied), pl ug one end into one of the RS- 232 ports (COM[...]

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    38 C1552M-C (7/07) CM9760-ALM ALARM INTERFACE UNIT T o connect a CM9760-ALM alarm interface unit to the VMX300(-E), complete th e following steps (refer to the CM9760-ALM Installat ion/Operation manual for detailed instructions): 1. Set DIP swit ch SW1 on the CM97 60-ALM to us e RS-232 communi cation on por t 0. 2. Connect the al arm unit to th e V[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 39 CM9760-REL RELAY INTERFACE UNIT T o co nnect a CM9760 -REL relay interf ace unit to t he VMX300(-E), co mplete the followi ng steps (refer to the CM9760-RE L Installat ion/Operation manual for detailed instructions): 1. Connect the re lay unit to the VMX300(-E) as de scribed below for the appropriat e communicatio n mode: Direct [...]

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    40 C1552M-C (7/07) SERIAL OUTPUT DEVICE Connect a s erial outpu t device to the VMX300(-E) usi ng either a direct seria l connection or an Interne t Protocol c onnection. Re fer to Figure 24 on page 27 for a sample dire ct serial connection or to Figure 26 on pa ge 28 for a sample Internet Protoc ol connection. After installing system ha rdware, co[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 41 POWER CABLES 1. Connect the VM X300(-E) workstation power cor d to the workstation power input and then to an UP S. NOTE: When connectin g the workstation to a 230 V AC or higher powe r source, the use of an U PS, such as model PW9120 700i (manufactured by Powe rware) or equivalent, is required to comp ly with CE-marking requirem[...]

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    42 C1552M-C (7/07) Appendix CHANGING THE PORT SETTINGS OF A VMX300(-E) COM PORT 1. On the Windows XP desktop, right-click the M y Computer icon, and then click Properties. The System Pr operties dialog box a ppe ars. 2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager . The Device Manager window opens. 3. Click the + symbol next to Ports. Th e[...]

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    C1552M-C (7/07) 43 Specifications ELECTRICAL / VIDEO Input Voltage 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, autoran ging Signal System NTSC/P AL Vide o Outputs 2 SVGA Power Consumptio n 75 W MECHANICAL Connectors USB 4 SVGA Monitor Port 15-pin D-type Printer Po rt 25-pin D-t ype COM 1 and 2 RS-232, 9-pin D- type COM 3 and 4 RS-422, 9-pin D-typ e Modem 2 RJ-11 ports [...]

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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 one year after the date of sh ipment. Exceptions to this warranty a re as noted below: • Five years on fi ber optic product s and TW3000 Series un shielded twisted pair transm[...]

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    W orldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco W ay Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T el: 800/289-9100 Fax: 800/289-9150 International T el: 1-559/292-1981 Fax: 1-559/348-1120 www .pelco.c om ISO 9001 Australia | Canada | Finland | France | Germany | Italy | Macau | The Netherlands | Russia | Singapore South Africa | Spain | Sweden | United Arab [...]