Page 2 - CONTENTS; Section
2 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) CONTENTS Section Page GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 4 - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; Figure; LIST OF TABLES; Table
4 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1 Rear Panel View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Rear Panel Connections, DX2016 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5 - GENERAL; IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND WARNINGS; receptacles, and the points where they exit from the apparatus.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 5 GENERAL IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND WARNINGS Observe the following WARNINGS before installing and using this product. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clea...
Page 6 - REGULATORY NOTICES; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.; DESCRIPTION
6 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) REGULATORY NOTICES This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following twoconditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must acceptany interference received, including interference that may cau...
Page 7 - There are four types of recordings:
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 7 There are four types of recordings: • Scheduled RecordingThis type is simply the days and times you wish to record. • Motion RecordingYou set up this type to record when motion is detected on selected cameras. The advantage of motion recording is that it lets you set a...
Page 8 - MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS; Qty; ITEMS THE CUSTOMER SUPPLIES
8 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS • Pentium ® III processor • Processing speed of 800 MHz • 128 MB RAM • Video resolution of 1024 x 768, 24-bit color • Video card with 16 or more megabytes of RAM • Windows ® 2000, NT4.0 (SP6), XP • Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher The following a...
Page 9 - MODELS; Optional Compatible Products
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 9 MODELS DX2008-160 8-channel duplex digital video recorder, 160 GB hard drive, 100-240 VAC,50/60 Hz, NTSC/PAL DX2008-320 Same as DX2008-160, except has 320 GB of storage DX2008-480 Same as DX2008-160, except has 480 GB of storage DX2008-640 Same as DX2008-160, except ha...
Page 10 - INSTALLATION; REAR PANEL OVERVIEW; Figure 1. Rear Panel View
10 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) INSTALLATION REAR PANEL OVERVIEW Figure 1. Rear Panel View 1 ON/OFF switchUse to toggle power on/off to unit. 2 VIDEO IN connectorsThese are BNC input connectors for cameras. 3 VIDEO OUT connectorsThese are BNC output (looping) connectors for cameras. 4 VIDEO TERMINAT...
Page 12 - REAR PANEL CONNECTORS; Figure 2. Rear Panel Connections, DX2016 Models
12 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) REAR PANEL CONNECTORS The components on the rear panel are shown in Figure 2. Making connections is explained inthe installation procedures. COM 1 COM 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HZ 75 HZ 75 S C S N C T N N N P R S O A E L S 1 2 3 4 ON OFF DEFAULT IP RESE...
Page 13 - Figure 3. Data Connections
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 13 DA TA P OR TS 1 2 3 4 OR ATM POS TERMINAL POS TERMINAL PELCO DATA ADAPTER (DX2000DA) PELCO DATA ADAPTER (DX2000DA) ATM ATM ATM NETWORK PELCO DATA ADAPTER (DX2000DA) RS-422 ADAPTER (PV130) RS-422 PV130 RS-232 RS-232 PELCO DATA ADAPTER (DX2000DA) PELCO DVR DATA HUB (DX2...
Page 14 - INSTALLATION STEPS; Refer to Figures 2 and 3.
14 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) INSTALLATION STEPS Refer to Figures 2 and 3. NOTE: RS-232 cable length should not exceed 49 feet (15 meters). 1. Install the DVR. Install it in a rack using the supplied rack ears and hardware, place it on aflat surface, or mount the unit on a wall. Allow access to th...
Page 19 - CONNECTING ALARMS
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 19 CONNECTING ALARMS On the rear panel of the unit are four 8-pin inputs. Every odd-numbered pin is an alarm pinwhile every even-numbered pin is a ground. These inputs can be configured to be N.O.(normally open), N.C. (normally closed), or supervised. • Unsupervised rela...
Page 20 - Unsupervised Alarm Input Configuration and Wiring; Figure 6. Unsupervised Alarm Input Wiring
20 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) Unsupervised Alarm Input Configuration and Wiring Unsupervised relay contacts are not terminated. They are wired as either normally open ornormally closed. Set switch 1 down. Set switch 2 up for normally closed (N.C.) or down fornormally open (N.O.). Refer to Figure 6...
Page 21 - Supervised Alarm Input Configuration and Wiring; Figure 7. Supervised Alarm Input Wiring
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 21 Supervised Alarm Input Configuration and Wiring Supervised mode activates an alarm if the current in a line falls outside a specified range. Thisblocks an attempt to defeat the alarm system by cutting a wire or through bypassing orshorting a section of the circuit. If...
Page 22 - Figure 8a. Supervised Alarm Operation; SUPERVISED, NORMALLY CLOSED; SUPERVISED, NORMALLY OPEN; A L A R M
22 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) Figure 8a. Supervised Alarm Operation A L A R M A L A R M SUPERVISED, NORMALLY CLOSED STAND-BY MODE 1.65V 3.3V POINT A TIME POINT A 10K +5V +5V 0V 10K 10K 100K 0.1uF 0.1uF GND GND GND EQUIPMENT SIDE ALARM WIRING SIDE INPUT VOLTAGE NORMALCURRENT FL0WNO ALARM VOLTAGEDIV...
Page 23 - UNSUPERVISED, NORMALLY OPEN
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 23 Figure 8b. Unsupervised Alarm Operation UNSUPERVISED, NORMALLY CLOSED TIME +5V +5V 0.1uF 0.1uF INPUT VOLTAGE STAND-BY MODE 2.5V 0V POINT A POINT A 10K 10K 100K GND GND GND EQUIPMENT SIDE ALARM WIRING SIDE NORMALCURRENT FL0WNO ALARM S ProcessorCIRCUITRY GND TTL-CMOSEXT...
Page 24 - CONNECTING POS TERMINALS AND ATMs; The ports are defined as follows:
24 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) CONNECTING POS TERMINALS AND ATMs The DX2000 supports data input from up to 16 POS terminals or ATMs. The DVR providesoptions for connecting these devices using DX2000 data adapters. These optional adapters letyou connect to RS-232 serial interfaces and optically isol...
Page 26 - CONFIGURING YOUR PC; To configure your PC:; PC Settings; Changing the Default IP Address section.
26 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) CONFIGURING YOUR PC To configure your PC: • PC Settings Turn on the PC. Change your PC’s display resolution to 1024 x 768 (if not already on thissetting), change the color to 24 or 32 bit (if not already set), change to small fonts (if notalready set). You can change ...
Page 27 - CHANGING THE DEFAULT IP ADDRESS; To change the default IP address, do the following:; Click the Configuration button.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 27 CHANGING THE DEFAULT IP ADDRESS To change the default IP address, do the following: 1. The network administrator must assign a new IP address and subnet mask. 2. Turn on the DVR. Turn on the PC. 3. Open Internet Explorer on your PC. Type the DVR’s default IP address(1...
Page 28 - LOGIN; Figure 9. DX2000 Series Recorded Video Screen
28 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) LOGIN You control the DVR through a PC. There are two levels of access to the DVR: user andadministrative. The user level provides access to the DVR for viewing live and recordedimages. The administrative level allows full access, including configuration capability. T...
Page 29 - To access multiple DVRs, save addresses in the Favorites menu.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 29 TIP: To access multiple DVRs, save addresses in the Favorites menu. As a DX2000 user/administrator/manager you can save the IP addresses of DX2000 sites youconnect to or use in a file in the Favorites menu of your browser for future access. If you wantto share those a...
Page 30 - QUICK GUIDE TO THE MENU STRUCTURE; The following shows how the DVR’s screens are organized.; Figure 10. Menu Tree
30 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) QUICK GUIDE TO THE MENU STRUCTURE The following shows how the DVR’s screens are organized. Figure 10. Menu Tree DX2000 SERIES LIVE VIDEO CONFIGURATION RECORDED VIDEO CAMERA NAMES RECORD SCHEDULE RECORD MOTION RECORD EVENTS/ ALARMS RECORD DATA EXCEPTIONS SET CAMERA DAT...
Page 31 - PROGRAMMING; CAMERA NAMES; Figure 11. Camera Names Screen; Entry is required if you are going to have Coaxitron; PTZ control. Under Coaxitron is a; and Esprit; ) or accept the default of None. Set all fixed cameras to
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 31 PROGRAMMING Programming lets you configure camera and alarm operation, set the system date and time,and define a password (among other things). Programming activities are accomplishedthrough the Configuration menu. CAMERA NAMES Figure 11. Camera Names Screen This scre...
Page 32 - RECORDING
32 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) RECORDING There are four types of recordings: • Scheduled RecordingThis type is simply the days and times you wish to record. The configuration includes half-hour increments for every day of the week. The DVR can record all cameras continuouslyor can record selected c...
Page 33 - Figure 12. Record Schedule Screen; cally during any transaction.; SCHEDULED RECORDING
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 33 Figure 12. Record Schedule Screen NOTE: In order to maximize hard drive storage space, the DX2000 uses images from scheduled recording to display images for a transaction. To do this, you need to set scheduledrecording appropriately (for example, at the right image ra...
Page 34 - Figure 13. Set Camera Screen; Do the following to select a range of time segments:
34 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) Figure 13. Set Camera Screen 3. Do the following to select a range of time segments: a. Checkmark the starting time, hold down the Shift key, and then checkmark the endingtime. The block changes color. b. Click the bar to the right of the check-marked starting time, h...
Page 35 - Quality
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 35 5. Under Record Rate, use the pull-down menu to select the camera’s recording rate, whichranges from 1 image every 64 seconds through 16 images per second (IPS). You canhave a total of 16 IPS for all cameras at any instant. The higher the image rate, the closer to rea...
Page 36 - Duration boxes the number of seconds to keep them on.
36 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 7. Under Cam. Command, use the pull-down menu to select None, Go Preset (send the camera to the presets), or Run Pattern (activate a pattern). You set patterns and presetsin live video. This feature lets you change Spectra or Esprit positions in half-hour increments. ...
Page 37 - Deselecting a Recording Time; Do one of the following:
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 37 Deselecting a Recording Time To deselect an individual time segment or range of segments, do the following: 1. Click the Configuration button. Click Record Schedule. The screen (refer to Figure 12)that appears displays seven days, each broken into half-hour segments. ...
Page 38 - MOTION RECORDING; Use this screen to program motion detection recording.; Click the Enable check box of a camera you want motion detection on.
38 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) MOTION RECORDING Use this screen to program motion detection recording. NOTE: Motion (as well as scheduled and event) recording is disabled while an alarm is activated. The priority in recording is contact alarm, motion alarm, contact event, motion event, scheduledrec...
Page 40 - Running a pattern or preset will itself cause motion.; Click the Configuration button for a selected camera.
40 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) Look at each camera in the quality setting you have chosen to ensure it is appropriatefor the intended use. Quality settings that are too low might not accomplish your goalwhile settings higher than necessary will increase the amount of hard drive spaceneeded. The eas...
Page 41 - Figure 15. Motion Selection Screen
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 41 8. If you want to save the changes to the DVR, click the Yes button. The program displays the picture for that camera (Figure 15). Figure 15. Motion Selection Screen The entire picture is active for motion detection (the default is All mask OFF). a. Position the curso...
Page 42 - Click the Done button when finished.; The program returns to the Record On Motion Detection screen.
42 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) b. Click the Dwell time check-mark box to activate a dwell factor. When the box is leftblank, a block of pixels is compared to the same block of pixels in every other imageto detect motion. When the box has a check mark, the block of pixels is compared tothe same bloc...
Page 43 - EVENT AND ALARM RECORDING
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 43 EVENT AND ALARM RECORDING Use the Record On Events & Alarms screen to program event and alarm recording. An event might be something ordinary you want recorded; for example, a storeroom dooropening during business hours. An alarm, however, is more serious; for exa...
Page 44 - Remember the following when programming alarms:
44 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) Remember the following when programming alarms: • When two alarms are activated, the last alarm to turn on is the one that will be recorded.The system is designed to begin recording the second alarm and stop recording the firstalarm even before the first alarm’s durat...
Page 45 - Do the following to program event and alarm recording:; Figure 16. Record On Events & Alarms Screen
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 45 Do the following to program event and alarm recording: 1. Click the Configuration button. Click Record On Events & Alarms. The Record OnEvents & Alarms screen appears. Figure 16. Record On Events & Alarms Screen 2. In the boxes under the Contact Name, ente...
Page 47 - Click Save to save the values or Cancel to abandon.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 47 Look at each camera in the quality setting you have chosen to ensure it is appropriatefor the intended use. Quality settings that are too low might not accomplish your goalwhile settings higher than necessary will increase the amount of hard drive spaceneeded. The eas...
Page 48 - DATA EXCEPTION RECORDING; Figure 17. Record On Data Exceptions Screen
48 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) DATA EXCEPTION RECORDING Figure 17. Record On Data Exceptions Screen Use this screen to set the video values for recording triggered by data exceptions. NOTE: The data exceptions also must be defined. Refer to the Data Exceptions section for instructions. Note also th...
Page 49 - Click Set Camera. The Set Camera screen appears. Refer to Figure 13.; On the Set Camera screen, do the following:
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 49 3. Click Set Camera. The Set Camera screen appears. Refer to Figure 13. NOTE: In order to disable exception recording, you must disable the setups on both the Record On Data Exceptions screen and the Set Camera screen (refer to the ScheduledRecording section for infor...
Page 50 - Refer to the
50 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) d. Under Cam. Command, if desired use the pull-down menu to select None, GoPreset (send the camera to the presets), or Run Pattern (activate a pattern). You setpatterns and presets in live video. This feature lets you run a pattern or go to a preset based on a data ev...
Page 51 - Figure 18. Communication Type Setup Screen
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 51 DATA INTERFACE COMMUNICATION TYPE Figure 18. Communication Type Setup Screen Use this screen to define custom communication types. Since there may be more than onetype of POS device or ATM connected to the DX2000, a communication type defines allparameters the DX2000 ...
Page 53 - Printer row to select one of the following:
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 53 7. Use the pull-down menu in the Data Encoding row to select one of the following: Selection Meaning ASYNC Asynchronous data encoding SNA/SDLC (NRZ) SNA/SDLC data encoding, NRZ bit format SNA/SDLC (NRZI) SNA/SDLC data encoding, NRZI bit format 8. Use the pull-down men...
Page 54 - DATA PORT CONFIGURATION; Figure 19. Data Port Configuration Screen; Communication Type Setup Screen section for instructions on
54 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) DATA PORT CONFIGURATION Figure 19. Data Port Configuration Screen Use this screen to activate, name, and configure data ports. Do the following: 1. Click the Configuration button. Click Data Interface. The Data Interface screen appearswith Data Port Configuration tab ...
Page 56 - ASSOCIATED DATA FORMAT AND CAMERA; Figure 20. Associated Data Format & Camera Screen
56 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) ASSOCIATED DATA FORMAT AND CAMERA Figure 20. Associated Data Format & Camera Screen
Page 57 - Data
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 57 Use this screen to associate a camera and data format with each data device. When you viewdata, video from the associated camera is displayed. For each Device Name defined in theData Port Configuration screen, there will be a choice box for the associated camera and f...
Page 58 - Figure 21. Data Format Screen
58 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) DATA FORMAT AND EXCEPTIONS DATA FORMAT Figure 21. Data Format Screen
Page 59 - In the third box, select the decimal separator: period or comma.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 59 Do the following to set data format values. These values determine how data from ATMs orPOS terminals is interpreted. This information is used to separate the data stream intoindividual transactions and separate the various fields within the transaction. Every field f...
Page 62 - DATA EXCEPTIONS; Figure 22. Exceptions Screen; Use the pull-down menu to select a data device.
62 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) DATA EXCEPTIONS Figure 22. Exceptions Screen Exceptions are special cases. Use this screen to define them. Entries are case sensitive. For each defined data device (POS terminal or ATM), you can specify up to 16 data excep-tions. A field left blank is not used in the ...
Page 64 - GENERAL INFORMATION; Figure 23. General Information Screen; Use this screen to program a number of general items.; In the Unit Name field, enter a name to identify the DVR.
64 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) GENERAL INFORMATION Figure 23. General Information Screen Use this screen to program a number of general items. 1. Click the Configuration button. Click General Information. The General Informationscreen appears. 2. In the Unit Name field, enter a name to identify the...
Page 66 - Auto answering must be enabled.; When finished, click Save to save the values or Cancel to abandon.
66 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 7. Under System Information, do the following: a. Use the pull-down menu in the Default Live Camera field to pick a camera that youwould like to be displayed when the Live Video screen first comes up. If you selectLive Tour, the camera tour feature will start when you...
Page 67 - Table A. DX2008 Recording Times at Different Quality Settings
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 67 DISK ALLOCATION/DISK PARTITIONS The hard disk(s) is partitioned into four sections. It is extremely important to properly configurethe drive(s) on setup. Use this screen to specify how much space will be devoted to thedifferent recording modes. Refer to Tables A, B, C...
Page 69 - DISK SPACE ESTIMATE CALCULATION
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 69 DISK SPACE ESTIMATE CALCULATION The following calculations take into account that you may want different settings for thedifferent disk partitions: scheduled, motion, event, and alarm. The following table shows lower/upper boundaries of file size for the DX2000 qualit...
Page 70 - ALLOCATING DISK SPACE; Figure 24. Disk Allocation Screen
70 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) ALLOCATING DISK SPACE Figure 24. Disk Allocation Screen
Page 71 - Changing disk allocations will erase all hard drive data.; To allocate hard drive space, do the following:
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 71 WARNING: Changing disk allocations will erase all hard drive data. To allocate hard drive space, do the following: 1. Click the Configuration button. Click Disk Allocation. The Disk Allocation screenappears. 2. At the bottom of the screen are three tabs: Motion Event ...
Page 72 - OPERATION; DVR FRONT PANEL; Figure 25. Live Video Screen
72 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) OPERATION DVR FRONT PANEL The front panel contains two LEDs to indicate system power and hard drive activity. It containsno controls. PC SCREEN OVERVIEW Several on-screen controls and information boxes let you control how the picture looks, recordvideo to your PC’s ha...
Page 73 - Click Start in lower left corner of the desktop.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 73 PICTURE QUALITY CAMERA CONTROLS These three pull-down menus appear in the left lower corner of the live video screen. Theychange the camera video for the current and any subsequent user. The left-most is for gainand controls contrast, the middle one controls brightnes...
Page 74 - SCREEN BUTTONS; Playback
74 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) SCREEN BUTTONS Below the picture are nine buttons to control playback of recorded video. Refer to the Playback Control Buttons section for an explanation of the buttons. The following buttons also appear on some screens (live and recorded). This button lets you displa...
Page 76 - INFORMATION BOXES
76 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) INFORMATION BOXES Arrayed across the bottom of the screen are a series of small information boxes. • Starting from the left, the first box shows the state of the viewing PC (buffer mode/filemode). Refer to the Mode Icon Colors section for details. • The second identif...
Page 77 - Click the button for the camera you want to control.; Click the Live Video button.; Click the button for the camera you want to control.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 77 VIEWING LIVE VIDEO To view live video: 1. Click the Live Video button to view a live picture of the current camera. The systemdisplays the Video Mode Live Screen (refer to Figure 25). You can use this screen to viewa camera live and manually record the display to your...
Page 78 - Select a PTZ camera by clicking its button.; Click End to finish programming the pattern.; OPERATING PATTERNS; To end, move the camera or select another camera.
78 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) OPERATING PRESETS 1. On the Live Video screen, click the button of the camera you want to control. 2. Using the on-screen number pad, click the number of the preset you want to run. ClickGo. 3. You can clear the preset number from the display window by clicking either...
Page 80 - VIEWING DATA DEVICES LIVE
80 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) VIEWING DATA DEVICES LIVE This feature lets security personnel watch employees they suspect may be stealing. Forexample, an employee may pretend to swipe an item but actually move it around the scanner.Security personnel watching it live could see that the item did no...
Page 84 - PLAYING BACK RECORDED VIDEO; Figure 26. Video Clip Display Screen
84 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) PLAYING BACK RECORDED VIDEO Figure 26. Video Clip Display Screen
Page 86 - PLAYING BACK RECORDED DATA; Figure 27. Data Mode Recorded Screen; Do the following to view recorded data.; Transaction Date/Time Search
86 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) PLAYING BACK RECORDED DATA Figure 27. Data Mode Recorded Screen Do the following to view recorded data. Transaction Date/Time Search 1. Click the Recorded Data button. The Data Mode Recorded screen appears. It contains atransaction time grid. 2. Select the date of the...
Page 87 - Figure 28. Recorded Transaction Data Screen
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 87 4. The screen changes to show the hour you chose divided into five minute blocks. Click theblock you want to view. A pop-up window displays the block divided into one minutedivisions. Click the minute you want to view. Figure 28. Recorded Transaction Data Screen The c...
Page 89 - Figure 29. Trans Text Search Screen; Transaction Text Search
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 89 Figure 29. Trans Text Search Screen Transaction Text Search 1. Click the Recorded Data button. The Data Mode Recorded screen appears. 2. Click the Text Search button. The Transaction Text Search screen appears.
Page 92 - PLAYBACK FOLLOWING TIME CHANGES; Figure 30. Recording and Playback When Hour Is Set Back
92 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) PLAYBACK FOLLOWING TIME CHANGES The DVR uses the time and date to index video on the hard disk so you can find it later.Changing the time can cause the DVR to work improperly when you try to play back video. Ifyou set the hour ahead, this is not a problem. But if you ...
Page 95 - PLAYING BACK RECORDINGS FROM THE PC’S HARD DRIVE
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 95 PLAYING BACK RECORDINGS FROM THE PC’S HARD DRIVE There are two ways to play back video that was recorded on the PC’s hard drive: • One way is while you are connected to the DX2000 and in its program. • The other way is remotely, using the Remote Playback Viewer. You d...
Page 96 - PRINTING AN IMAGE
96 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) PRINTING AN IMAGE You can print a single image of either live or recorded video from the DVR using your PC’sprinter. 1. Do one of the following: • Recorded Video: Click the Recorded Video button. The Recorded Video screenappears. Locate the segment of recorded video y...
Page 97 - Figure 31. File Utilities Screen; Loading New Software
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 97 UTILITIES FILE UTILITIES Figure 31. File Utilities Screen Loading New Software 1. Click the Configuration button. Click File Utilities. The File Utilities screen appears. 2. The Software Upload function lets you load a new version of software to the DX2000from your PC...
Page 98 - Restoring Previous Software; Click the Revert button. The old software loads.; Wait about three minutes, and then reopen the DX2000 program.; Restoring Configuration Settings; Click Upload. A status bar shows the progress of the upload.; Saving Configuration Settings; Click Download. A status bar shows the progress of the download.; When the download finishes, a confirmation message appears.
98 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) Restoring Previous Software 1. Click the Configuration button. Click File Utilities. The File Utilities screen appears. 2. The Software Revert function lets you return to the earlier software in the event the newsoftware does not load successfully. Both versions are s...
Page 99 - HARD DRIVE UTILITIES; Checkmark the desired boxes. The boxes do the following:
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 99 HARD DRIVE UTILITIES 1. Click the Configuration button. Click File Utilities. The File Utilities screen appears. 2. Under the Hard Drive Utilities heading are options that let you manage the hard drive. a. Checkmark the desired boxes. The boxes do the following: • Era...
Page 100 - RESETTING THE DVR
100 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) RESETTING THE DVR There are two very small buttons on the rear panel near the bottom of the DVR. You must usea pen or something small to press them. The right button (facing the back of the DVR) rebootsthe DVR. The left button resets the DVR to the initial IP address...
Page 101 - PLAYBACK VIEWER; You should use the viewer only while off-line.; COPYING THE PLAYBACK VIEWER SOFTWARE; and open folder
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 101 PLAYBACK VIEWER DESCRIPTION The DX2000 Playback Viewer is an executable software program that lets you view bothsnapshots (single images) and video recorded from the DX2000 Digital Video Recorder (DVR)without being connected to the DVR. For example, the DX2000 DVR op...
Page 102 - PLAYBACK VIEWER CONTROLS
102 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) PLAYBACK VIEWER CONTROLS A bar below the picture indicates your location in the video file as it plays. This button moves the display to the first image in the file. This button plays the images in the file in reverse. This button reverses the display in the file one...
Page 106 - PRINTING AN IMAGE IN A FILE; Load a snapshot file or video file in the viewer (refer to the; EMPTYING THE VIEWER; Click the closed folder icon to close the current file.
106 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) PRINTING AN IMAGE IN A FILE 1. Load a snapshot file or video file in the viewer (refer to the Viewing Files on the Playback Viewer section). 2. (Skip this step if viewing a snapshot.) Click the Pause button when you find the image you want to print. 3. Click the Prin...
Page 107 - MAINTENANCE; Reinstall the panel and screws.
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 107 MAINTENANCE The DX2000 has a washable and replaceable filter (Pelco part number MF00-1210-130A) forthe internal hard drives’ cooling fan. In the event it needs replacing due to dusty conditions, dothe following: 1. Remove the four screws securing the front panel of t...
Page 108 - GLOSSARY; Transfer Control Protocol.
108 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) GLOSSARY Cat5 Cable Type of cable used on a LAN to connect computers, printers, andtransmitters and receivers to a hub on the network. Gateway A network point acting as an entrance to another network. Computersthat control traffic on a company’s network or at local I...
Page 109 - SPECIFICATIONS; MECHANICAL
Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) 109 SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL/VIDEO Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, autoranging Power Consumption: 200W maximum Video Standards: NTSC/PAL switchable Resolution: 720 x 240 (NTSC and PAL) Compression Alogrithm: Wavelet Compressed Image Size: 5-40 KB, 12 KB average Ma...
Page 110 - INDEX; General information screen 64
110 Pelco Manual C690M-E (11/04) INDEX A Alarm 45Alarm inputs 11Alarm wiring 19Archiving recorded video to PC hard drive 94Associated data format and camera screen 57ATMs 24 B Baud rate 53Buttons 74Buttons (playback control) 83Buttons on live video display screen 77 C Cam command 36, 40, 47, 50Camer...
Page 114 - REVISION HISTORY; WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION
REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C690M 5/02 Original version. C690M-A 4/03 Added documentation on the Special Device Format field and the camera tour feature. Revised documentation to reflect removalof the Apply and Cancel buttons from the Motion Selection Screen, addition of the Custom Devic...