CX Series. Video Recording Server. Quick Start Guide CX784 / CX788 / CX7816. Version

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CX Series

Video Recording Server

CX784 / CX788 / CX7816

Quick Start Guide

Version 1.05.00

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1.Introduction

TeleEye CX Series is a range of simple to use yet feature rich 4-, 8- and 16-channel video recording servers suitable for small to medium sized surveillance applications. When using with TeleEye Multi-site Software, videos from up to 16 sites can be monitored and recorded.

1.1. Packages Contents

After removing the package, make sure you have the following items:

Package contents Description

TeleEye CX Video Recording Server

Quick Start Guide

Warranty Card

Registration Code Sheet

HDD

Recommendation List

Package contents Description Software CD

Power Adaptor

Alarm/Switch Port Connector (9 Pins) &

Cover

HDD Screws

Straight-through Ethernet Cable

Remote Control and AAA Batteries

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1.2. Hardware Features

1.2.1. Front View

1. Notification LEDs 2. Main control buttons

* only for CX788 and CX7816

# only for CX7816

3. Menu control / Local playback control / PTZ control buttons

Buttons Menu Mode Playback Mode PTZ Mode

Cursor Up Pause Tilt Up

Cursor Down Stop Tilt Down

Cursor Left Rewind Pan Left

Cursor Right Forward Pan Right

Enter Play

Hardware Features

Power Recording Event

Recording

Sequential screen mode

FULL/QUAD/3x3*/H EX^# screen mode

Menu / back

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1.2.2. Back View

1. Alarm / switch Port 2. VGA output

3. Audio In/Out Port, PA 4. NC (Not available for use) 5. Video Input Connectors 6. Power on / off

7. Power input (12V DC) 8. RS 485 In/Out Port 9. USB Port

10. Ethernet Socket (10/100 Base-T) 11. Video Output Connector

1.2.3. Remote Control

Remote control buttons 1. Show PTZ option menu

2. Number pad (for camera selection / data entry) 3. Next(+) / previous(-) page

4. Menu control / PTZ control 5. Back (for menu)

6. Screen mode

FULL QUAD 3x3 HEX

7. Local playback control buttons

Play / Pause Stop Rewind Forward

8. Start / stop recording

9. Backup (Footage extraction) 10. Event Status Menu

11. Menu

Hardware Features

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1.3. Functional Features

 sureLINK, support both static and dynamic IP

 Sophisticated event management

 Flexible connections: LAN, ADSL, mobile network, etc.

 Triplex operation: simultaneous video monitoring, recording & playback

 Video motion detection

 Motion driven recording

 Auto alarm dial back^*

 Connection authentication

 Compatibility with popular telemetry protocols

 Web-based video monitoring

 Programmable video recording

 Data retention

* WX-M16 / CMS software required

1.4. Hard Disk Installation

1. Take out the screws. 2. Pull up the cover.

Hard Disk Installation

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3. Put the hard disk into the CX video recording server and connect it to the cables.

3.1 For CX784 and CX788

3.2 For CX7816

Hard Disk Installation

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2.Local Operation (CCTV / VGA Monitor)

2.1. Icons Description (OSD)

When you observe video from CCTV monitor or VGA monitor, icons may be shown on the video.

Each of the icons has special meaning. Please find their meanings from the table summary in next page.

Icon Representation Alarm event Motion event Video loss event Disk usage alert Recording

HDD available event Schedule recording Audio channel 1 Audio channel 2

Icon Representation Playback

Pause in playback Forward in playback Backward in playback Fast forward in playback Fast backward in playback Step forward in playback Step backward in playback

2.2. Menu Overview (OSD)

OSD Menu Overview

➔ Exit

➔ Playback 1. View Log 2. Search Date 3. Search Time 4. Cameras 5. Search

➔ Footage Extraction 1. Backup To DVD 2. Backup to USB Flash

➔ Recording 1. Recording 2. Disk Mode 3. Quality 4. Image Size 5. Audio Channel 6. Audio Quality 7. Schedule Recording 8. Recover Recording

➔ Live Audio Channel

➔ Event Status 1. Event Status

2. Event Log 3. Connection Log 4. Setting Log 5. Operation Log

➔ Scan / Format 1. Scan Hard Disk 2. Format Hard Disk 3. Format USB Flash

➔ Switch Control

➔ Lock Keys 1. Lock Keys 2. Auto Key Lock

➔ Setup 1. Video

• Camera Setting

• Local Monitoring

• VGA Setting

• OSD Color

• Video Format

• Sensitivity Boost 2. Audio

• Audio CH 1 Installed Menu Overview (OSD)

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• Audio CH 2 Installed

• PA Installed 3. Switches

• Switch 1 setting 4. Date / Time

• Time Sync Enabled

• Time Zone

• PRI Time Server

• SEC Time Server

• DNS Setting

• Update Date / Time 5. Connection

• TCP / IP

• 3G USB Modem

• Throughput

• IP Filtering

• USB COM 6. Event Handler

• Alarm

• Motion

• Video Loss

• Disk Usage

• HDD Available 7. Server

• Server Name

• Registration Checking

• Build-in Web Server

• External Keyboard

• Password Protection Level

• Upgrade

• Maintenance Log Backup 8. Password

9. Setting Import / Export

• Import From USB

• Export To USB 10. Restore Factory Setting

➔ Language

➔ Shut Down

2.3. View Live Video (OSD)

1. Turn on your CX video recording server and cameras 2. Turn on your monitor

3. Select screen mode and cameras by using main control panel buttons on CX video recording server or number pads and screen mode buttons on remote controller

4. Enable the sequential mode by holding the sequential screen mode button for 3 seconds and stop it by pressing camera button

FULL QUAD 3x3* HEX^#

* only for CX788 and CX7816 # only for CX7816

View Live Video (OSD)

Sequential screen mode FULL/QUAD/3x3*/H

EX^# screen mode

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2.4. Recording (OSD)

2.4.1. Manual Recording

1. Press [Menu] button  select [RECORDING]

2. Set all the configurations needed 3. Press [Rec] button on the front panel 4. Select [START RECORDING]

5. During recording, press [Rec] button again for stopping it

2.4.2. Schedule Recording

1. Press [Menu] button  select [RECORDING]

2. Select [SCHEDULE RECORDING]

3. Select the day by pressing [←] or [→] button on the front panel

4. Press on [OK] button to pop out OPTION menu and select [ADD] to add schedule 4.1. Normal recording

4.1.1. Set the [TYPE] to “REC”

4.1.2. Set the configurations 4.2. Motion recording

4.2.1. Please refer to (4. Reference) in this guide 5. Select [APPLY]

6. Press [Rec] button on front panel

7. Select [START SCHEDULE RECORDING]

8. During schedule recording, press [Rec] button again for stopping it

2.5. Playback (OSD)

1. Press [Menu] button  select [PLAYBACK]

2. Search log for playback (by 2.1 or 2.2) 2.1. View by log

2.1.1.Select [VIEW LOG]

2.1.2.Select a log by using [↑] or [↓] button on the front panel 2.1.3.Press [OK] button and select [PLAY]

2.2. Search by date or time

Playback (OSD)

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2.2.1.Select [SEARCH DATE] to set date 2.2.2.Select [SEARCH TIME] to set time 2.2.3.Select [SEARCH]

3. Press local playback control buttons on the CX to control playback process

4. Press main control buttons on the CX to change the view mode in local CCTV video playback if needed

2.6. Footage Extraction (OSD)

2.6.1. Back up to USB flash

1. Insert the USB flash device to the CX

2. Press [Menu] button  select [FOOTAGE EXTRACTION]  select [ BACKUP TO USB FLASH]

3. Set the mode for extraction

4. Set the start date, start time, backup period, backup max size and password protection 5. Select [START BACKUP]

6. Unplug the USB flash device after footage extraction finished

2.6.2. Back up to external DVD

1. Connect the external DVD device to the CX’s USB connector

2. Press [Menu] button  select [FOOTAGE EXTRACTION]  select [ BACKUP TO DVD]

3. Set the mode for extraction

4. Set the start date, start time, backup period, backup max size and password protection 5. Select [START BACKUP]

Footage Extraction (OSD)

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3.Remote Operation (Network)

3.1. Network Configuration (Network)

PC Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.2GHz or above Memory: 1GB or above

OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista Home/Business

Other Requirements:

Java: Sun Microsystems Java 2 runtime Version 1.5.0 or above IE: Windows Internet Explorer Version 6 or above

There are Ethernet and 3G networks. The following shows the configuration through Ethernet network. For the 3G network configuration, please refer to (4. Reference) in this guide.

Configuration: Through Ethernet network

Network Configuration (Network)

Network Switch / router

Internet Ethernet port

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3.2. Icons Description (Network)

Icons Description

Logout

Show menu panel Recording

Playback

Screen mode selection panel 1. Quad screen

2. 3x3 screen 3. Hex screen 4. Full screen

Camera selection panel

Event status panel 1. Alarm event 2. Video loss event 3. Motion event 4. Disc event 5. Clear event

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Menu panel 1. Setting 2. Audio 3. PTZ 4. View log 5. Advanced

6. Footage extraction 7. Switch

Event icons on screen 1. Motion

2. Playback 3. Video loss Icons on log panel 1. Next page 2. Previous page Icons on PTZ panel 1. Tilt up

2. Pan left 3. Tilt down 4. Pan right 5. Zoom in 6. Zoom out 7. Focus near 8. Focus far 9. Open iris 10. Close iris 11. Washer 12. Wiper

13. Expand panel 14. Shrink panel

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Icons on audio panel 1. Mute

2. Audio level – low 3. Audio level – medium 4. Audio level – high 5. Audio channel 1 6. Audio channel 2 7. Audio on/off

8. PA

Icons on playback panel 1. Rewind

2. Play/pause 3. Stop 4. Forward 5. Fast forward

3.3. Menu Overview (Network)

Menu Overview

➔ Recording

➔ Playback

➔ Screen Mode Selection Panel 1. Quad Screen

2. 3x3 Screen 3. Hex Screen 4. Full Screen

➔ Camera Selection Panel

➔ Event Status Panel 1. Alarm 2. Video loss 3. Motion 4. Disc 5. Clear Event

➔ Menu 1. Setting 2. Audio 3. PTZ 4. View Log 5. Advanced

6. Footage Extraction 7. Switch

➔ Logout

Menu Overview (Network)

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3.4. Setup TCP/IP (Network)

To setup TCP/IP, please follow either of the methods below.

3.4.1. By OSD menu

1. Press [Menu] button  select [SETUP]  [CONNECTION]  [TCP/IP]

2. Select “NO” for [Auto IP] if you want to change IP address, mask or gateway.

Modify the corresponding fields

3. Wait for the system to save the setting or exit from [MAIN MENU] to save the settings

3.4.2. By IP Setup Utility

1. Install TeleEye IP Setup Utility software by the software CD. .NET framework is needed for IP Setup Utility operation. You can find .NET framework installer in the software CD.

2. Run IP Setup Utility.

3. Find your CX video recording server according to the serial number provided by your provider.

4. Make sure the gateway is the same as your router.

5. To assign another IP address, mask or gateway, click to uncheck “Obtain an IP address automatically” and enter the corresponding information.

6. Click on [Apply] to save the changes.

Setup TCP/IP (Network)

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3.5. View Live Video (Network)

1. Enter IP address plus port number in this format http://IPAddress:PortNumber (e.g.

http://192.168.0.1:1024) or sureLINK address in web browser address bar

2. Enter password. Default password can be found in the given registration code sheet.

3. Press [Connect] button

4. Use screen mode selection panel and/or camera selection panel to view video

Remarks: If the cross logo is shown at the top left hand corner of the web page, it implies the Java JVM is not installed in the computer. Please follow method 1 or method 2 to install it.

Method 1: Install the Java JVM through the software CD in the package Method 2: Download the Java JVM through http://www.java.com and install it

View Live Video (Network)

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3.6. Recording (Network)

3.6.1. Manual Recording

1. Click on [Recording] button 2. Select “Manual Recording”

3. During manual recording, press [Rec] button again for stopping it

3.6.2. Scheduled Recording

1. Go to [Menu]  [Server Setting]  [Recording]  [Scheduled Recording]

2. Click on [Add] to add a schedule recording

3. Select “Normal Recording” to add a new schedule or select “Motion Recording” to add a schedule that will record video only when motion event is triggered

4. Go back to main panel and press on [Recording] button 5. Select “Scheduled Recording”

6. During schedule recording, press [Rec] button again for stopping it

3.7. Playback (Network)

1. Press [Playback] button

2. Choose a log entry or enter date and time on the bottom of the panel 3. Click on [Play] button to start playback

4. Use playback control panel, camera selection panel and screen mode selection panel to control playback process

3.8. Footage Extraction (Network)

1. Go to [Menu]  [Footage extraction]

2. Click [Browse] to select a path 3. Select cameras, mode and start time

4. Select end time or specify the extraction size 5. Click on [Start Extraction]

6. Open the extraction folder and double click “TPPlayer.exe”

4.Reference

For advanced operations, please refer to the CX Supplementary Guide in the software CD.

Reference