Ge security dvmre triplex user manual

Page 2 The information contained in this document is subject to with the instruction manual, may cause change without notice. GE Security in keeping pace with harmful interference to radio technological advances is a company of product communications. Page 4 3. Page 5 Macro Tables Pre- and post alarm recording, selectable per camera.

Continuous Recording with simultaneous Archiving. Page 7: Passwords Auto-Daylight savings time change function. Clock synchronization with Network Server. Integrated WaveBrowser Software. One-touch image printing directly from the DVMRe. Support for over a dozen languages. Hard Disk monitoring and testing features. Resets the multiplexer to the Factory factory defaults except the time, Page 9: Associated Equipment the specified operating temperature limits may cause the unit to fail.

Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment. Leave space between rack mounted units. 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. Page Camera Inputs Either Cable: Ohm Coaxial jack can receive a camera signal. The signal is Connectors: BNC looped directly connected to the other jack , making the camera signal available to other equipment.

Page 11 Pin 1: Alarm Input 1. Pin Alarm Input Pin 2: Alarm Input 2. Pin 3: Alarm Input 3. Pin 4: Alarm Input 4. Pin 5: Alarm Input 5. Page Aux Port Connect from pin 23 to either pin 18, 19, or 20 ground pins. NOTE All specifications subject to change without notice. GE Security believes all specifications to be correct at time of printing, but no liability is assumed for omissions or errors.

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. See section 3. Energize the monitors and all of the cameras. Power: 60 Watt 5 Amp 2.

Connector: 2. All three of these modes can operate simultaneously. Each mode is discussed in detail later in this section. Page Live Viewing 2. Live Multiscreens are displayed with gray borders. For detailed information about Multiscreen displays, see section 2.

Multiscreen Buttons Multiscreen Display With Sequencing If a multiscreen display does not include all of the cameras, the remaining Press the upper part of the Monitor button again to return the keypad control to Monitor-A. Monitor Button 2. Stop Button Multiscreen Display 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.

Page Recording scene. Because the search interface is so dynamic, the search interface is covered in detail in a separate section of this manual. See section 5. Recording will be indicated by the LED located directly above the Record button. Page Display Options 2. Pressing the individual multiscreen button will display the corresponding multiscreen. Sixteen-Channel unit: Capable of displaying all multiscreens.

Page Sequencing Selecting Cameras Display any camera in the active cameo 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 multiscreen must be configured separately. 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. When Reverse 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 change the playback Reverse Play direction.

If this camera is a playback image, the sequencing will include all the non-displayed playback cameras, and vice versa for a live image.

A pop-up or pull-down menu will appear. Page Menus In This Manual 3. Menus and Menu Items appear in the manual in the same order they appear on-screen. Page The Main Menu 3. 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. Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes.

Page Sequencing 3. Fullscreen Dwell The full screen dwell time. The dwell time is the amount of time each camera is displayed on-screen while sequencing before advancing to the next camera. Main Menu Sequencing Multiscreen Dwell Rotate the Shuttle to select a timed event from the list. Events may be created two ways, via RS text insertion and Activity detection.

Example of an Event: A camera is pointed at the front door inside the lobby during business hours. Page 37 1. Rotate the Jog to navigate, and the Shuttle to change the values. To save changes and exit the menu: Select [OK], and then press the Enter button. Page 38 versa.

The bottom right corner of the menu contains a record duration calculator. The top line indicates the estimated recording time of the cameras in Activity record mode only. The Thorough test will test significantly more sectors than the Fast test.

GE recommends using the Thorough test. The Fast test can miss some disk failures When satisfied with the selections select OK and press the Enter button to execute. This feature may be required by law in some jurisdictions.

Choose from 1 to 99 days or Off. Latched Select from the following options: Transparent Latched: The alarm is activated until it is silenced and acknowledged Timed Out by the user. Transparent: The alarm is active only while receiving alarm input. The alarm condition is canceled when the alarm input ceases. Interleaved Exclusive: The unit records only the camera or cameras in alarm. 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. Videoloss Action Camera: Select the camera you wish to configure. Camera : Relay 1: If enabled, the unit will activate Relay 1 when videoloss Relay 1: Disable is detected.

Page 48 Keystroke count while in the menu system: While recording a macro, entering the NOTE 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. 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. Page 15 It is important that the power-up procedures be followed carefully.

The unit uses its auto-detect feature to detect camera signals during power-up, and configure itself automatically. Power-up procedure Once the system installation is complete, apply power in the following order: 1.

Each mode is discussed in detail later in this section. Multiscreen Selection Buttons: 16, 10, 7, and 4 way. Page Live Viewing 2. Multiscreen displays are not available on Monitor-B. Live Multiscreens are displayed with gray borders. For detailed information about Multiscreen displays, see section 2.

Multiscreen Display With Sequencing If a multiscreen display does not include all of the cameras, the remaining cameras can be sequenced in the bottom right cameo. Press the upper part of the Monitor button again to return the keypad control to Monitor-A. The user may search the data for previous recording sessions, text insertion, and alarm conditions.

Page Display Options 2. Pressing the individual multiscreen button will display the corresponding multiscreen. Sixteen-Channel unit: Capable of displaying all multiscreens. Page Sequencing Selecting Cameras Display any camera in the active cameo 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. The camera selection only changes the multiscreen currently being displayed.

Each multiscreen must be configured separately. Page On-Screen Indicators Caution! Initiating the Factory Setting menu command returns all settings back to the original factory defaults except the time, date, email addresses, and email IP address. This will cause the loss of any custom settings. Sequencing In Cameos While viewing a multiscreen display, additional cameras cameras not shown in the multiscreen display can be sequenced in the lower right hand cameo by pressing the Sequence button.

Page Status Indicators Status Indicators Status indicators are displayed on the upper right hand corner of the screen. Status indicators include: Time and Date these can be turned off in the menu system, see section 3. The Time and Date format can also be changed in the menu system. Page Triplex Mode 2. Live images have gray borders, while playback images have black borders. Alternatively, press the Play Reverse button while in Play Reverse mode.

Page 26 Multiscreen Display During Triplex mode, press one of the Multiscreen buttons to activate a multiscreen display. The 6-way and PIP multiscreen displays are not available in Triplex mode. The Live and Playback images in a multiscreen display may be transposed by pressing the multiscreen button that corresponds with the current multiscreen display.

A pop-up or pull-down menu will appear. Page Menus In This Manual 3. Menus and Menu Items appear in the manual in the same order they appear on-screen. Main Menu Operator menu 3. Page The Main Menu 3. 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.

Press the Menu button to exit the menu without making changes. Rotate the Shuttle to select a timed event from the list. Rotate the Shuttle to navigate to the desired field. Page 33 Specify the Activity Record Rate. Specify the Event Record Rate.

Specify the Global Alarm Record Rate. Rotate the Jog to navigate, and the Shuttle to change the values. Activity should not be linked to Event, in which case the Event Record Rate will be used. The Thorough test will test significantly more sectors than the Fast test. GE recommends using the Thorough test. The Fast test can miss some disk failures. When satisfied with the selections select OK and press the Enter button to execute.

The Disk Test will run in the background and will not interfere with normal operations. This feature may be required by law in some jurisdictions. Choose from 1 to 99 days or Off. Page 38 Transparent: The alarm is active only while receiving alarm input. The alarm condition is canceled when the alarm input ceases.

Timed Out: The alarm condition is latched for the amount of time selected in this menu, then it is automatically silenced and acknowledged. If the alarm input exceeds the duration specified in this menu, the unit silences and acknowledges the alarm when the alarm input ceases.

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 not wish to link to a macro. Page Running A Macro 3. When finished programming, press the Function button then the Enter button to end the macro recording.

A form is provided in section 10 to keep track of recorded macro functions. Keystroke count while in the menu system: While recording a macro, entering the NOTE menu system, changing multiple menu items, and exiting the menu system are only counted as one keystroke.

Up to 20 scheduled start times can be programmed in this menu. Event: Select the scheduled start event you wish to edit. Day: Select the start day Monday — Sunday of the macro. Activity Vs. Intrusion Activity Detection is a simple type of motion detection having only a sensitivity setting and a relay output.

This screen will overlay the current video image. Function Button This Help Screen will display for 15 seconds, and then disappear.

Page Camera Setup Sensitivity Scope Use the sensitivity scope to adjust the motion detection sensitivity for the scene. The sensitivity scope is the bar located near the left-hand corner of the screen. The black bar raises and lowers to indicate the degree of motion detected. When the black bar reaches the red bar, a motion detection alarm is activated.

Page 46 Edit Titles Rotate the Shuttle to select the camera whose title you wish to configure, and then press the Enter button. The Camera Title Edit menu will appear. Use the Jog to navigate and the Shuttle to change the values. Save changes and exit the menu: Select [OK], then press the Enter button. Page Archive Setup 3. Use this menu to: Select the Port where the archive device will be connected.

Turn Background Archiving mode Off and On. Erase the recorded data on a compatible archive device. Enable or Disable QuickWave Setup. Page Audio Setup 3. Select from: G. The character bank will appear in the center of the menu. Page 51 Main Menu Communications Connect several units to a single keyboard, or vice-versa. Up to 32 units any combination of multiplexers and keyboards can be networked together. Use this menu to specify the units unique network address.

Save changes and exit the menu: Press the Enter button. Exit the menu without making changes: Press the Menu button.

Changing the Installer or Operator Passwords To change the password: 1. Highlight the password you wish to change, then press the Enter button. Page 55 Use the following table to find detailed information about configuring specific items from the Operator menu. Page Alarms Alarms 4.