Rugged-cams Vertex & Vertex RTH User Manual

Version 1.0 USER’S GUIDE

9 Chapter 2. Installation and Connection 2-1 Name and Features of Each Part The front panel of the VerteX Series features easy-to-use buttons; vari

10 19 NETWORK LED Green LED turned ON during remote access 20 ALARM LED Red LED turned on upon the occurrence of event or motion 21 ERROR LED Red LED

11 2-1-2 Back Panel  16ch Back Panel (VerteX -1648) No. Name Features Type 1 AC IN Power cable connection to the body 2 AC Selector110V

12  8ch Back Panel (VerteX-824)  4ch Back Panel (VerteX-424)

13 2-2 Installation and Connection 2-2-1 Basic Connection Connect the CCTV cameras, CCTV monitor (or PC monitor), and USB mouse to the DVR as sho

14 2-2-2 Connection of Other Devices Connect the PTZ controller cable, audio input/output, network, and sensors as shown below. . Connected Device

15 (1) Sensor Connection ① Connect to the input port of the terminal block. ② Each input terminal may be connected regardless of the channel number.

16 Chapter 3. Operation and Setup Tools The user can easily operate the VerteX series using the front buttons, remote controller, and mouse. 3-1 Re

17 C. Search Button (Play mode) PLAY Play / Fast Forward Play/Fast-forward LOG Frame by Frame Play frame by frame LOCK Pause Pause STATUSReverse Fra

18 Press the [ID] button, enter a two-digit remote controller ID, and press the [ID] button again. To control all DVRs with different IDs, set the r

1 FCC Compliance Statement Model Name: VerteX (VerteX -1648, VerteX -0824, VerteX -0424). This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operatio

19 3-2 Mouse The USB mouse can be used to operate the system.

20 Chapter 4. System Operation 4-1 Starting and Exiting the System 4-1-1 Starting the System ① With the power connected to the player, press the Po

21 9 Sub-Screens (2 groups)1 2 34 5 67 8 98 9 1011 12 1314 15 16 Use the 9 Sub-Screen button. 16 Sub-Screens (1 group)1 2 3 45 6 7 89 10111213141516

22 [Figure 4-1. Live Menu] ① Press or right-click the Menu button. The Live menu will then appear as shown in Figure 4-1. ② Select the desired item

23 Functions※ Network Live Enables viewing real-time images upon network access Playback Enables viewing the Recorded Screen Copy (Download) Enables

24 4-4 Audio Recording and Playback 4-4-1 Setting up the Audio Recording ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu}  {Main Setup}.

25 4-5-1 System Information ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu}  {Status}. ② Product mode information will then be displayed

26 4-5-3 Controlling the Screen Brightness ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu}  {Camera/TV Setting}  {Brightness}. ② To adju

27 4-5-8 Adjusting the Screen Border ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu}  {Display Setting}  {Border}. ② Select the desired i

28 Figure 4-5. ② Select the desired item using the arrow keys. ③ Press the ESC button or right-click the Menu button to hide the menu. 4-8-3 Multi-T

2  Safety Notes on the DVR 1. When installing additional boards and HDD, separate the power cable and turn OFF power supplied to the DVR complete

29 ① In Playback mode, select {Playback Menu}  {Multi-Time}. ② The user can execute multi-time playback by selecting a channel using the arrow keys a

30 ① In Playback mode, the user can play back video contents using the functions below. ② After the data is played to the end, the data of the next ti

31 ① In Playback mode, select {Playback Menu}  {Event}. ② Select an event using the arrow keys and the Select button. 4-8-10 Go To The Date & T

32 4-8-11 Go To The First The user can search and play back the first recorded data. ① The oldest data can be played back by selecting {Playback Me

33 4-9 Log List The user can record the logs of all system operations such as system power on/off, system setup, network connection/disconnection, e

34 4-9-2 Viewing the System Log [Figure 4-10. Log List Window] ① Select {Live Menu}  {Log} in real-time monitoring mode or {Playback Menu}  {Lo

35 4-10 Recording 4-10-1 Recording Types The VerteX series supports various recording types as shown below. Recording Type Description Automatic S

36 Transparent No recording is being done.

37 ▶ Hard Disk Status ※ To turn on/off HDD Overwrite, select {Main Setup} -> {Storage Device}.  Overwrite on Hard Disk  Do Not Overwrite on Ha

38 4-11 Search 4-11-1 Selecting the Search Mode To shift to Search mode, select {Live Menu}  {Search} in real-time monitoring mode or {Playback Me

3 STANDALONE CONTENTS VERTEX-1648 Series FCC Compliance Statement... 1 WARNING...

39 ※In Multi-Channel search mode, the user can execute a search using the file list only. Current Recorded video file based on the current s

40 ① The user can search data by date as in the Multi-Channel Search mode. ② Time zones and channels may be viewed by selecting the desired date. ③ Se

41 4-12 Backup To back up data, the DVR is equipped with CD and DVD or connected with a storage device such as HDD, CD, DVD, or DAT via the USB 2.0

42 4-12-4 Backup in Playback Mode ① In Playback mode, select {Playback Menu} ( {Copy} ( {Backup}. Any playback in progress at this time will stop. ②

43 capacity for the selected device to be displayed. ④ Selecting a device causes the directory name based on the initial values for the time and chann

44 4-13 Snapshot The Snapshot function lets the user create a JPG file in real-time monitoring, playback, search, or log mode and back up the image

45 4-15-2 Shifting to PTZ Mode ① In real-time monitoring mode, select {Live Menu}  {PTZ}. ② As shown in Figure 4-13, an icon will be displayed on t

46 3) Focus Control ① To shift to focus control mode, press the PTZ button again in PTZ Zoom In/Out mode. ② Use the arrow (▲▼) buttons. ③ To change

47 Chapter 5. System Setup 5-1 Main Setup {Main Setup} is used to set the recording, system environment, and other major features. 5-1-1 Starting

48 5-1-3 Shifting to Recording Setup Mode {Recording Setup} supports two modes: data mode and channel mode. On the Recording Setup window, select {M

4 4-5 Viewing System Information and Changing the Display Setup...24 4-5-1 System Information ...

49 [Figure 5-2. Main Setup Window (Channel Mode)] 5-1-4 Saving the Recording Setting ① To save the new setting, select {Save} using the arrow k

50 ① Select {Name} for the camera channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the first row and enter the na

51 (2) Quality Used to set the quality of the recorded video ① Select {Recording}  (Qual.) for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select butto

52 Normal Sets the recording frame rate for Automatic and Continuous recording Event Sets the recording frame rate for Automatic, Motion, Sensor, a

53 (5) Audio Used to set the recording for the external audio input linked to the system ① Select {Recording}  {Audio} for the channel using the ar

54  Select the motion detection sensitivity. ① Select {Event}  {Moti.}  {Sensitivity} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Menu button. ②

55 ① Select {Event}  {Sound} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select an audio channel using the

56 (2) Preset When an event occurs, the PTZ camera will be preset. ① Select {Alarm Out}  {PSet} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select

57 ① Select {Alarm Out}  {Spot} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the event type and deci

58 1) Selecting the Recording Schedule Menu ① On the initial Main Setup screen shown in Figure 5-1, the user can select a recording schedule using

5 4-12-4 Backup in Playback Mode...42 4-12-5 Common Backup Process...

59 CBA [Figure 5-6. Holiday Registration Window]  If the date for the holiday and day of the week are the same in the {Recording Schedule} menu, th

60 5-1-7 System The system may be set up in the {System} menu as shown below; the same for the auxiliary features of the system. 1. {Local Administ

61 1) Selecting the system menu ① On the initial Main Setup window shown in Figure 5-1, select the system using the arrow keys and the Select button

62 User Setup The user can enter the time directly. The time can be set to 5 ~ 99 seconds.※ ③ Selecting User Setup causes the input window to appea

63 6) Changing the date format ① Select {Time Format} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the date format

64 (2) Add User ① Select {Register User}  {Add User} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the user registration window, enter the ID and

65 ① Connect the storage device with an upgrade file stored in the USB 2.0 port at the back. ② Select {Upgrade} using the arrow keys and the Select bu

66 14) Language This feature is used to select the language for the On Screen Display (OSD) menu of the system. ① Select {Language} using the arrow

67 5-1-8 Storage 1) Selecting the Storage Menu ① Select the {Main Setup} and {Storage} menus. [Figure 5-9. Storage Window (Local)] 2) Local (

68 ① Select {HDD Overwrite} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the input window, select whether to use this function or not using the ar

6 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1 About the Product The VerteX series is a digital video monitoring DVR that can monitor, record, play, and transmit

69 ② Direct The administrator manages dedicated (or direct) storage devices. A dedicated (direct) storage device stores data on the hard disk in real

70 Active: Connected to storage or backup device; currently saving the data Online: Only connected to storage or backup device Offline: Not connected

71 (6) Operation after adding a local storage device ① Open the system body and install a new disk (connect the data cable and the power cable). ② C

72 2) NAS Backup (1) Selecting the NAS Backup Menu ① Select {Main Setup}  {Storage}  {NAS Backup}. [Figure 5-10. Storage Window (NAS Backup)]

73 (4) IP ① Select {IP} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the input window, enter the IP using the arrow keys and the Select button.

74 ※ Description of features 1. Time synchronization 1) Synchronization with the GPS server The time is automatically synchronized every hour with th

75 1) Selecting the NTP Menu ① Select {Main Setup} and {NTP}. [Figure 5-11. NTP Setup Window] 2) Time Server ① Select {Time Server} using the arro

76 (2) Server URL ① Select {Server URL} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② In the selection box, select the server URL using the arrow key

77 ① Using the arrow keys and the Select button, select {Date and Time}. ② Select the field you want to change using the arrow buttons and press the

78 6) Standard Time Zone ① Select {Standard Time Zone} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the standard ti

7  Various network interfaces - Cable modem, Ethernet , ADSL/DHCP client  System automation (all features are remote-controllable)  NTP support

79 5-1-10 Advanced This menu is used to set the video quality in detail for each channel. 1) Selecting the advanced menu ① Select {Main Setup} an

80 4) Peaking ① Select {Peaking} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the peaking data you w

81 5-2 Additional Setup Additional Setup includes the PTZ setting and network setting. 5-2-1 Selecting the Additional Setup Menu ① On the real-ti

82 1) PTZ Protocol Setting PTZ protocol refers to the rule for communicating with the PTZ camera. ① From the PTZ Setup menu, select the PTZ protocol

83 4) Preset Time setting Tour interval time (select between 5 and 60 seconds) ① From the Preset Setup menu, select the preset time for the channel

84 1) Selecting the Network Setup Menu ① In {Additional Setup} mode, select {Network} using the arrow keys. [Figure 5-14. Network Setup Window] 2)

85 ① From the Network Setup menu, select {ADSL} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② Enter the user account (ID) and password using the arrow

86 ① From the Network Setup menu, select {DDNS} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② Enter the DDNS function status, domains registered in th

87 APPENDIX 1. PTZ Camera Protocol NO Vendor Protocol 1 A.D. SENSORMATIC 2 CHOU COHU 3 Dongyang DRX-500 4 EYE VIEW EYE VIEW 5 GE KARATEL 6 G

88 4. Memory Stick No. Vendor Model Capacity 1 Transcend Ultra Speed JetFlash 256MB 2 FM semiconductor MemoRive USB2.0 256MB 3 LG Xtick USB

8 1-3 Components After unpacking the product, check whether the following accessories are included: - Remote Controller - CMS CD (Remote Monitoring