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1 XX V1500 Configurator Warning: To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation. This system has not been designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose. Copyright 2005 Vicon Industries Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Vicon and its logo are registered trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc. VICON INDUSTRIES INC., 89 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK TEL: CCTV (2288) FAX: CCTV (2288) TOLL FREE: Hour Technical Support: VICON ( ) UK:+44 (0) WEB Vicon part number Section 2 Rev 1005

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3 Contents Overview 1 Getting Started...1 New Wizard...2 V1500 Application...4 Configuration 5 Components of the Configuration Screens...5 System Summary Screen...5 Menu Bar & Control Buttons...5 Onscreen Information...7 File Menu...7 Administration...7 User Administration Screen...7 Host Port Screen...7 Timed Events Screen...8 Triggered Events Screen...11 Video Switch Setup...12 Sequential Tour Screen...12 Salvo Switch Screen...13 Default Callup Values Screen...14 Dial Up Salvo Screen...14 Dial Up Tour Screen...14 Dial Up Camera...14 Camera/Monitor Partitions Screen...15 High Speed Switcher Output Screen...15 Keypads...16 Control Keypads Screen...16 Partition Control Button...17 Keypad Groups Screen...17 Cameras...18 Cameras Screen...18 Preset Titles Screen...19 Camera Partitions...19 Monitors...19 Monitor Displays Screen...19 Monitor Position...20 Title Position...21 Display Enablement...22 Fade Control...23 Time and Date...24 Wizard...25 Alarms...26 Alarm Stacking Mode Screen...26 Common Stack Example...26 XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Overview i

4 Independent Stack Example First Available Alarm Example Alarm Action Screen Receiver Action Screen Input Controls Screen Tools...34 Configurator Summary System Settings Standby CPUs Reports Calendar Network Setup 39 Network Neighborhood Network Card Setup Setup for Hot Standby Setup for Slots Troubleshooting 60 V1500CPU Troubleshooting Table Product Support 62 Before You Call Vicon Vicon Software Support Vicon s Return Procedures ii Overview XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

5 Overview Getting Started Caution: Vicon does not recommend the installation of 3rd party software on any of its PC based network systems. This includes any variant of anti-virus software. The installation of 3rd party software on this device will impede real-time performance and may cause the system to become unstable. Vicon Industries Inc. cannot assume any liability for the loss of service, operation, or performance resulting from such installation. Vicon does recommend that the CCTV systems network be isolated from unauthorized access via the use of routers, firewalls, and other network security devices. Please consult your network administrator and IT professional for network security recommendations. You may also contact Vicon Industries, Technical Support at VICON ( ) for more information. The V1500 Configurator is used to define all aspects of your Vicon V1500 control system and network software. The Configurator is located on the hard drive of the V1500 CPU and runs on the factory installed Windows XP Embedded operating system. The software starts up automatically when the V1500CPU is powered. After the welcome screen displays, make a choice using the controls shown below. File Menu As outlined in the following section, New opens a Wizard that allows you to quickly define the most commonly needed parameters of your system, while making assumptions about some settings. You can view the System Summary screen (the first screen that appears when you choose Configuration, or use Configuration > Tools > System Summary. All of the functions above except for Save As and Exit may be performed from either the File Menu or the control buttons below. Open allows you to choose from an existing configuration, which contains previously defined settings for your system. Save As allows you to save your configuration at any time or to save it with a different filename for backup purposes. You may also save different configurations for different purposes, such as a configuration for special events, for day or night requirements, etc. The correct extension (*.mdb) is automatically added to the filename. Configuration allows you to define custom settings for your system. Use this option to change the defaults setup by the New Wizard & create Tours, Timed Events, etc. Network Setup allows you to define the hardware and network assignments of your system. Knowledge of the system s physical layout is required. Exit allows you to close the V1500 software and return to the Windows desktop. V1500 Application Help Start V1500 runs the V1500 application. Show V1500 displays the V1500 Application screen. Stop V1500 closes the V1500 Application. Help for V1500 Application runs the help file with the V1500 Application documentation on top. Getting Started and Contents display those sections of the help file. The About screen includes the version number of your software. Note: Press F1 to access context-sensitive help. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Overview 1

6 Live Update The V1500 Configurator features "live update". Each time you press the Apply or OK button on a form, the data is immediately written to the database and sent to the V1500 Application. This means that the new data applies to your system setup as soon as you select the new settings. The data is also immediately sent to all V1500CPU's listed on the standby CPU forms. New Wizard Use the following procedure to quickly set up a new system configuration. You may still define detailed custom settings at a later time. 1. If you have not already done so, start the Configurator software by selecting the Start button on the Windows desktop. Then Select Vicon Industries > V1500 Configurator. 2. Select New from the V1500 Configurator screen. 3. The following screen will display. Select the Start button. 4. The following screen will display. As discussed in the following dialog box, any previously unsaved settings will be lost. Select Next. 5. Click in the Name of New Configuration field. This will display a Windows dialog box from which you must enter a filename for the database that you will create in the following steps. Use the filename format filename.mdb (standard Windows filename convention followed by the mdb extension). 2 Overview XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

7 6. After entering the filename in the Windows dialog box (not shown here), the following New Database dialog box will display. In the following example, the user has entered a filename of wford.mdb. Select OK. 7. The following screen will display once again after you select OK from the New Database dialog box (shown in the previous screen). The purpose of this screen is to show the path and filename of the new database file. Select Next. 8. Enter the number of cameras, keypads, monitors, alarms, host ports and CDUs for your system. Hold your cursor over the field to display the minimum and maximum number of devices available to enter. For example, run your cursor over Number of Cameras to display Enter number of cameras and receivers from 1 to 8192 max. You can make changes to your selections later using the Configurator. Select Next. 9. Press End from the following screen to finalize your database setup. 10. Use the Configurator to customize your configuration profile if needed. You must configure your hardware using the Network Setup screens (refer to page 39) before you run the V1500 Application. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Overview 3

8 V1500 Application The V1500 Application software applies the profile defined in the V1500 Configurator to your system (the Application runs your profile settings). The V1500 Application is pre-loaded on the PC along with the V1500 Configurator. The following bulleted information itemize information discussed in subsequent sections of this manual. Review these items carefully before proceeding with the rest of this manual. The V1500 Configurator will automatically recall the last configuration profile edited. Each profile must have all of its hardware (cameras, keypads, monitors, etc.) configured before the system can operate. See the Network Setup section for details. Read and perform the procedures in the Standby CPUs section of this manual. The V1500 Application screen for the master CPU is shown below. A similar screen displays for a Standby CPU screen. Refer to the V1500 Application manual for detailed information, including menus and reports. The following screen displays when you select About from the Help menu. You may be asked for this information from Vicon Technical Support specialists should you have a problem or need assistance with the V1500 Application. Note: The system will not run correctly until the system s physical layout has been configured. Use the Network Setup form to assign system Cameras & Monitors to Video Switchers & TDTs, etc. 4 Overview XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

9 Configuration Components of the Configuration Screens System Summary Screen When you select Configuration from the V1500 Configurator s opening screen, the System Summary screen will display. This screen lists important information about the current settings of your system. You can use this summary to see at a glance whether any changes need to be made. To make a change or to define your system for the first time, double click any line of the summary list or use the Menu Bar. The Menu Bar shown at the top of the System Summary screen Note: The System Summary screen is also accessible from the Tools menu. Menu Bar & Control Buttons The Menu Bar is used to access any Configuration screen. The control buttons, located on the left of the screen, includes the buttons shown here and may include other buttons depending upon which screen is active. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 5

10 Use the Go To Row feature to quickly select a row in the onscreen tables. Use the Wizard to easily change a range of settings. Use View to change the way the onscreen information is organized. Use Apply to make the changes that you have specified. Use Restore to undo changes. (Before Apply is pressed!) Use Add to increment items, such as monitors, in the onscreen list. Note: Items that need a hardware assignment (Cameras, Keypads, Monitors & Alarm Inputs (XIAs) will need to be configured using the Network form. Use Remove to delete items, such as monitors, in the onscreen list. Note: Items that have a hardware assignment (Cameras, Keypads, Monitors & Alarm Inputs (XIAs)) will also be removed from the Network form. Selecting the Wizard control button displays a dialog box with settings specific to the selected field. Screens that display settings on the right side dependent upon which field is active on the left side is said to have multiple list views. In this case, click the list view that you wish to modify and then click the Wizard button. For the majority of fields in the Configurator, a Wizard is available. Because of space constraints, these Wizards are not shown in the manual. Simply highlight a field and then click the Wizard button to change a range of settings. When the Wizard has made changes, a dialog box will display "Done. Continue?". Select Yes to continue or No to close the Wizard. Enter the starting and ending numbers for the items that you will change. Choose the field that you want to change. All fields on the screen are available in the list. Choose the setting from the list of available settings for this field. 6 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

11 Onscreen Information The Option Lines above the settings table provide quick access to information about the selected field, including all available choices for the field. In the following example, a user is given information about the tour type field and settings available (enter 0 for monitor tour or 1 for salvo tour). File Menu Use the File Menu to quickly access the Welcome (main) screen, Network Setup or to exit the software. Administration User Administration Screen The current software does not support the functions on the User Administration screen. Host Port Screen Priority decreases as priority level number increases; the highest priority level is 0 and the lowest is 511. Field Description Available Settings Priority Level A priority level should be assigned to each Host Port in the system. Priority levels are assigned to keypads as discussed in a following section. The control system uses priority levels to rank the ability of each Host Port and keypad to seize control of a camera/monitor from another Host Port or keypad. If the Seize Enable setting is set to Enabled, any Host Port may take control of a camera and monitor currently being controlled by a Host Port or keypad with a lower priority level. Level #0 Level 511 Seize Enable 512 priority levels are available. Note that it is not mandatory that all levels be used. For example, it might be desirable to use only three levels for all the host ports in the system. Host Ports in the system may seize control of monitors and cameras from a keypad or Host Port with a lower priority level if the Seize Enable setting is defined as Enabled. For example, Host Port 1 has a lower priority than Host Port 2. Enabled Disabled XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 7

12 Auto Manual Description Host Port 1 is viewing camera 1 on monitor 1. Host Port 2 seizes control of camera 1 automatically or manually (refer to Auto/Manual). Host Port 1 can still view camera 1 on monitor 1 but cannot change to another camera. Host Port 1 could change to a different monitor and change cameras, but still could not control camera 1. A Host Port can seize control of a camera and monitor from a keypad or Host Port with a lower priority level. The Auto/Manual setting specifies whether the seize will occur automatically or must be initiated by a special command. For example, if Auto is specified, a user at a Host Port with higher priority can automatically seize control of a camera from a Host Port or keypad with a lower priority simply by sending a pan, tilt, or any other command to the station. The seize is also initiated when a Host Port with a higher priority selects a monitor being viewed by a keypad or Host Port with a lower priority. The Host Port or keypad with the lower priority can still be used to view the monitor (assuming the monitor is partitioned to that Host Port), but that keypad or Host Port cannot be used to change the camera number or control the receiver. If Manual is specified, the Host Port with higher priority cannot seize control until the AUX4 key is pressed. Type descriptive text here. (Max. 50 characters.) Auto Manual Timed Events Screen Five timed event types are programmable in the software: tours, salvos, presets, alarm enable, and alarm type. Tour, salvo, and preset specify the method of video switching to be performed. Alarm enable and type events control which alarm patterns are enabled and which will operate as momentary or latching. Note: The settings on this screen vary with the setting chosen in the Type field. Each setting is explained in the following pages. Event Types: Tour - a video switching function defined as a series of preset video displays from various camera stations on a specified monitor (monitor tour) or on various monitors (salvo tour). Salvo - a group of monitors displaying video from predefined camera stations. Preset - defines a specific pan-and-tilt position and lens setting. Alarm Enable - specifies a pattern of alarms to be enabled. For example, this allows an event to be programmed that automatically enables one pattern of alarms for daytime monitoring and another pattern for nighttime surveillance. 8 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

13 Alarm Type - defines a pattern of alarms, with each alarm in the pattern set to operate as momentary or latching. Keypad at the specified time, date and frequency, a group of keypads will be able to view and/or have pan/tilt/zoom control over cameras in a camera partition group. The settings shown to the right of the Event Type field vary depending upon which event is selected. Field Description Used for these events: Tour # A tour defined in the Sequential Tours screen. Tours Monitor # A monitor defined in the Monitor Displays screen. This monitor Tours will display the monitor tour. This setting is not applicable for salvo tours. Salvo # A salvo defined in the Salvo Switch Setup screen. Salvos Preset # Presets must be defined as discussed in the appropriate Presets receiver manual. Receiver # The receiver must be identified because each receiver may use Presets the same range of preset numbers. For example, receiver 1 and receiver 2 could both have preset #2. Schedule The date, hour and minute that the event will take place. All Settings Frequency Defines how often the timed event should take place. All Day of Week The day of the week when the event should take place. The day All of the week is calculated automatically using the Schedule Date. Alarm Pattern Alarms may be grouped in patterns A, B, or C. Patterns are defined in the Input Controls screen. Alarm Enable, Alarm Type Keypad Group Defines which keypad group will have viewing or ptz control over Keypad the cameras in Camera Partition. Camera Partition Defines which camera partition group will be viewed or controlled by the keypads in Keypad Group. Keypad Note: Select 0 to denote an unused tour, monitor, salvo or preset. Field Available Settings Tour # Monitor # 0 system upper limit Salvo # Preset # 0 89 Receiver # 0 maximum number of receivers in the system Keypad Group # Camera Partition Schedule Date MM/DD/YYYY Schedule Day 1 31 Schedule Hour 0 23 (24-hour mode) Schedule Minute 0 59 Frequency Not Set, Once, Weekly, Daily, Monthly Day of Week Sunday Saturday (calculated automatically) Example of Keypad Timed Event For the purposes of this example, keypad group 1 includes keypads 1-4. Keypad group 1 needs to be able to view camera video during the period from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on each day, but is denied ptz control from cameras 1-6. Pan/tilt/zoom control is permitted for all remaining hours of each day. To use the Configurator to XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 9

14 fulfill these requirements, the following steps are required (the example procedure assumes that the New wizard and/or Configurator screens have been used to define the appropriate number of keypads and cameras for this system. 1. Select Keypad Groups from the Keypads menu to display the Keypad Groups screen. 2. Highlight "1" in the Keypad Group # list. 3. Highlight a keypad in the System Keypad # list. 4. Select the Keypad Groups Wizard and use it to remove keypads from Keypad Group 1 (all keypads are placed in all groups by default). Select OK when finished. 5. The Keypad Groups screen is shown below. All keypads are excluded from Keypad Group 1 except for keypads 1-4. Keypads 5-16 are excluded from the group. 6. Select Camera Partitions from the Cameras menu and choose Yes at the "Click Yes to apply changes now" dialog box. 7. Highlight Camera Partition #1 and use the Wizard to Set Control PTZ to No for cameras Select OK to return to the Camera Partitions screen. 10 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

15 9. Highlight Camera Partition #2. Note that by default, cameras 1-6 have both the View Camera and Control PTZ fields set to Yes. 10. Select Timed Events from the Administration screen, answering Yes to the "Click Yes to apply changes now" dialog box. 11. Select Event #1 from the Event # list and then click on Event Type. 12. Enter "6" to change the type to "Keypad" (the Option information above the form gives this information). 13. Use the Wizard to change the fields as shown below or click in each field and change them one by one, referring to the Option information. 14. Repeat the preceding three steps for Event # Select the View button and then "Sort by Keypad Groups". At 6:00 a.m., keypads in group 1 will be able to control the cameras in Camera Partition #1, as defined in step 5. At 10:00 a.m., keypads in group 1 will be able to control the cameras in Camera Partition #2, which uses factory default settings as discussed in step 6. Triggered Events Screen Note: You must add alarms in the Alarms > Input Controls screen before you can define triggered events. Three triggered event types are programmable in the control system: tours, salvos and presets. Unlike a timed event, which activates at a specified time of day, triggered events activate when a specified RS-232 or V1300X-IA input (referred to as an X-IA alarm) is activated. For example, an X-IA alarm input may be connected to a switch that is used by operators to activate a specified preset. The Triggered Events screen for this example could be defined with Trigger Input # 1, Trigger Type as Preset, Preset # as #1 and Receiver # as #100. If an operator activates the switch, receiver 100 would direct the pan-and-tilt drive to the preset position defined as preset #1. Tours, salvos and presets define video switching functions that may be defined as triggered events. Event Types: Tour - a video switching function defined as a series of preset video displays from various camera stations on a specified monitor (monitor tour) or on various monitors (salvo tour). Salvo - a group of monitors displaying video from predefined camera stations. Preset - defines a specific pan-and-tilt position and lens setting. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 11

16 Note: Select 0 to denote an unused tour, monitor, salvo or preset. Field Description Used for these events: Tour # A tour defined in the Sequential Tours screen. Tours Monitor # A monitor defined in the Monitor Displays screen. This Tours monitor will display the monitor tour. This setting is not applicable for salvo tours. Salvo # A salvo defined in the Salvo Switch Setup screen. Salvos Preset # Presets must be defined as discussed in the appropriate Presets receiver manual. Receiver # The receiver must be identified because each receiver may use the same range of preset numbers. For example, receiver 1 and receiver 2 could both have preset #2. Presets Field Available Settings Tour # Monitor # 0 system upper limit Salvo # Preset # 0 89 Receiver # 0 system upper limit Video Switch Setup Sequential Tour Screen Tours are defined in this screen. Two types of tours are available, monitor and salvo. Monitor tour - Video from various cameras and various preset positions display on a selected monitor in a predefined order. Each video display is a step in the tour. For example, monitor tour 1 might be defined as camera 1 preset 10 (step 1) then camera 44 preset 1 (second step). If an operator selects any monitor and then selects monitor tour 1, then that monitor displays camera 1 s preset 10 and then displays camera 44 s preset 1. Salvo tour - A salvo is defined by predefined video displays from various cameras on various monitors. For example, salvo 1 might be defined as the display of video from camera 8 on monitor 1, the display of video from camera 4 at preset 55 on monitor 2, and the display of video from camera 5 on monitor 3. Each step in a salvo tour is a salvo. Last Step Action The action that will take place when the final step in a tour has been performed. Three actions are possible: another tour may activate (Chain #), touring may cease (Halt), or the tour may repeat (Repeat). 12 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

17 Field Description Used for this tour type: Step # Each step of the tour defines the video to be displayed at a relative Monitor, Salvo time in the tour. For example, step 3 is performed after step 2 and before step 4. Dwell Period The length of time in seconds for each step in the tour. Note that Monitor, Salvo the dwell time begins as soon as the video is switched. Salvo # The salvo that will run at this step of the tour. Salvos must be Salvo defined in the Salvo Switch screen. Camera # The camera that will be used at this step of the tour. Monitor Preset # The preset position to be recalled at this step in the tour. Presets Monitor must be defined as discussed in the appropriate receiver manual. Preset Recall Speed The recall speed defines the relative speed at which the pan-and-tilt unit will travel to the preset position. A higher number corresponds to a faster speed. This setting is only applicable for the Vicon domes and Omniscans. Monitor Field Available Settings Tour Type Monitor Tour, Salvo Tour Last Step Action Chain #, Halt, Repeat Dwell Period 3 60 seconds Salvo # Camera # 0 upper system limit Preset # 0 89 Preset Recall Speed 0-10 Salvo Switch Screen Salvos are defined using the Salvo Switch screen. After a salvo is defined to the system using this screen, it may be activated manually at a keypad or may be used as a step in a salvo tour. Salvo Simultaneous predefined video displays from various cameras on various monitors. Salvo 1 is defined here as camera 1 at preset 3 on monitor 1, camera 5 at preset 5 on monitor 12 and camera 3 at preset 15 on monitor 8. Note: Only valid camera numbers may be entered into the Camera # field. Valid camera numbers are those that have been partitioned to the selected monitor, as discussed on page 15. Field Monitor # Camera # Preset # Recall Speed Description The monitor that will display video. Do not use the same monitor number more than once per salvo. The camera whose video will be displayed on the monitor. The preset position to be recalled. Presets must be defined as discussed in the appropriate receiver manual. Use Preset #0 if no preset will be recalled. The recall speed defines the relative speed at which the pan-and-tilt unit will travel to the preset position. A higher number corresponds to a faster speed. This setting is only applicable for the Vicon domes and Omniscans. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 13

18 Field Available Settings Monitor # 0 upper system limit (the salvo step is not processed for monitor number "0") Camera # 0 upper system limit ("0" blanks the monitor) Preset # 0 89 Preset Speed 1 10 Default Callup Values Screen The Monitor Displays screen is available by selecting either the Monitor > Monitor Displays or Video Switch Setup > Default Callup Values. Dial Up Salvo Screen Dial up numbers are used to redefine the identifying numbers (i.e., to assign an alias) for salvos, so that you may choose numbers that are more convenient for your particular application. Dial up numbers are used during normal operation and may not be used during programming. The dial up number for cameras and salvos can be any number in the system from 1 to 9899 that is not currently assigned. For example, if a user changes camera 1's dial up to 9000, then you can change salvo 1's dial up from the default 8201 to 1. Enter a dial up number or use the defaults (8201 to 8328). Field Dial Up # Available Settings You may enter any number between the number of cameras in your system plus 1 to For example, if you have 400 cameras listed in your Cameras screen, then you can use any number between 401 and 9899 for salvo dial-ups. Dial Up Tour Screen Dial up tour numbers allow you to define your own tour numbers for use during normal operation. You may not use dial up numbers during programming. Enter a dial up number or use the defaults (1 to 256). Field Dial Up # Available Settings Dial Up Camera The dial up field for cameras is available on the Cameras screen. 14 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

19 Camera/Monitor Partitions Screen Video from cameras may not be displayed on monitors unless the cameras are partitioned to those monitors. Select a monitor from the following list and then use the onscreen buttons to move from the partition list (Selected monitor can see these cameras) to the non-partitioned list (Selected monitor cannot see these cameras). Use the following table to move groups of cameras. To select: Multiple consecutive cameras Use the Remove or Remove All buttons to customize the partition list. Multiple non-consecutive cameras These cameras may be added to the partition list by using the Add or Add All buttons. Do this: Select the first camera number. Hold the Shift key down and select the last camera number. Select the first camera number. Hold the Ctrl key down and select each of the additional cameras. High Speed Switcher Output Screen The high speed switching output is used to route video from a range of video inputs to high speed switching monitors. These monitor outputs can be connected to a Vicon video loss detector and, if an X-IA input is connected to the video loss detector s alarm output, the loss of video from any camera within the range will activate an alarm. These fields define the consecutive range of inputs from which a video loss can be detected. 32 high speed switching outputs are available. Activate or deactivate the outputs using the Active field. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 15

20 Keypads Control Keypads Screen Keypad profiles define the functionality of keypads with respect to other components in the CCTV system. Field Alarm Acknowledge Default Monitor Communication Delay Seize Control Enable Seize Priority Level Auto/Manual Online State Description Description Use this field to enable or disable a keypad s ability to acknowledge alarms. This setting defines the monitor that will automatically be selected at the specified keypad when the V1500 is rebooted or initially powered. This is the length of time (in milliseconds) that the V1500 will wait before assuming that a keypad is off-line. This is useful if a modem is connected. Use this field to enable or disable the ability of this keypad to seize control of cameras and monitors from other keypads. Keypads in the system may seize control of monitors and cameras from keypads and host ports with a lower priority level. Priority decreases as priority level number increases; the highest level is 0 and the lowest is 511. A keypad can seize control of a camera and monitor from a keypad or host port with a lower priority level. The Auto/Manual field specifies whether the seize will occur automatically or must be initiated by a special command. Use this field to define how the keypad s state should appear to the V1500 (online or off-line) or whether the state should be determined by routine polling. For example, you may be using one keypad for multiple control systems. When you switch from one control system to another, you d have to wait for routine polling before you could use the keypad. Using the Always On setting would cause the state to appear online to the system, so that you do not have to wait for polling. Note that numerous keypads in Always On state will slow the response time of your keypads - Auto Detect is the normal operating mode. Set the state to Always Off when you have keypads that will never be used. Use the Wizard to type descriptive text here. Field Available Settings Alarm Acknowledge Enabled, Disabled Communication Delay milliseconds Seize Control Enabled, Disabled Seize Priority Level # 0 Level #511 Auto/Manual Auto, Manual Online State Always On, Always Off, Auto Detect 16 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

21 Partition Control Button The Partition control button is located at the bottom of the list of control buttons for the Control Keypads screen. Clicking this button displays the partition form. Select a keypad on the Control Keypads screen and then click the Partition button. The title bar shown here reflects the keypad for which the partitioning assignments are being made. The keypad identified in the title bar of the Partition form (keypad 1 in this example screen) cannot control monitors in this list (monitor 5 in this example). The Configurator assigns all monitors to the selected keypad by default. You must move monitors from this list to the list to the right to make them unavailable to this keypad. Use these buttons to move monitors to and from the partion list. To select: Multiple consecutive cameras Multiple non-consecutive cameras Do this: Select the first camera number. Hold the Shift key down and select the last camera number. Select the first camera number. Hold the Ctrl key down and select each of the additional cameras. Keypad Groups Screen Keypads may be grouped in order to control partitioning as a timed event. Keypads may be defined with "viewing only" control of cameras or with full ptz control. Up to 128 keypad groups are available and any keypad may be in any group. Grouping keypads and using them as timed events allows you to restrict a keypad to viewing only and/or give the keypad full control during the times, dates and on the frequency necessary to your system requirements. As with most screens in the Configurator, a Wizard is available to define settings for a range of keypads simultaneously. There are 128 keypad groups available. Any keypad may be part of any keypad group. Select "Yes" to add the keypad to the selected group. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 17

22 Cameras Cameras Screen Communication parameters must be set for each receiver in the CCTV system. Note that if the Receiver Model field is set to Fixed Camera, then that camera cannot be assigned on the network forms. Setting Home Position Aux_1 on Home Recall Receiver Model Communication Delay Camera Title Enable Camera Title Dial Up # Alarm Title Time/Date Enable Description This feature is not currently functional. This feature is not currently functional. Select the receiver model number. This is the length of time (in milliseconds) that the V1500 will wait before assuming that a receiver is off-line. This is useful if a modem is connected. Use this field to enable or disable camera titles. Clicking this field displays the Camera Title dialog box. You may define your own camera numbers for use during normal operation (not during programming) or you may use the default dial up numbers. Clicking this field displays the Alarm Title dialog box. Enable or disable the display of the time and date for this camera. Note: The V1200R-LM receiver supports eight individual cameras, each of which has its own receiver address. The delay time may be set individually for each receiver. The delay time must be set for each receiver address (receiver number) represented by the V1200R-LM. For example, if the receiver numbers for the V1200R-LM are 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, you must set the delay time for each of these receiver numbers. Note: If the Receiver Model is set to Simplex, the V1500CDU will not process the receiver response. If the Receiver Model is set to V12xx, four speeds will be available and accessed using keys Aux 3-6. Field Available Settings Home Position Not currently functional. Aux_1 on Home Recall Not currently functional. Receiver Model Fixed Camera, V12xx, V13xx, Dome, Vicoax, Simplex Communication Delay milliseconds Camera Title Enabled Enabled, Disabled Dial Up# Time/Date Enable Enabled, Disabled Clicking in the Camera Title or Alarm Title fields of the Cameras screen displays the Camera Title or Alarm Title dialog box, respectively. The Camera Title dialog box is shown in the following screen. You may enter up two lines of 20 characters, using the Clear buttons to erase the entry if errors are made. The first line of text will be displayed in the Cameras screen. 18 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

23 Preset Titles Screen You may enter titles to display when the receiver moves to a preset position, or you may use the default preset titles. Each preset title can be a maximum of 10 characters. You may title 16 presets for each receiver. Camera Partitions In order to control the ability to view and/or control ptz of cameras as a timed event, cameras must be placed in camera partition groups. For example, cameras 1-3 in the screen below are part of Camera Partition #1. As part of this partition group, viewing is permitted but pan/tilt/zoom functions are not allowed. When this Camera Partition is chosen with a Keypad Group in the Timed Events screen, these settings define that the keypads in the group may view but not control the ptz functions of cameras 1-3 during the defined time and date. Monitors Monitor Displays Screen Use this screen to define the settings for the monitors in the V1500 system. Note: For common stack mode, the software will set the first 32 monitors to alarm monitors by setting the Alarm Monitor Enabled field to Enabled and set the other monitors to disabled. It will also use the Sequence Enabled, Auto Acknowledge and Alarm Order settings for Monitor #1 for all alarm monitors. Field Alarm Monitor Enabled Default Action Default Callup # Sequence Enabled Description Alarm monitors are monitors that may display alarm video. Any monitor may be enabled as an alarm monitor. Upon system startup, monitors may be set to display no video (None), display the video from a specified camera station (Camera), begin a tour (Tour), or display the video from the camera station as defined in a salvo (Salvo). Select the number of the camera, tour, or salvo to be selected upon startup. If you select Camera, this camera must be partitioned to the selected monitor or the software will not allow you to select the camera. Alarm monitors may be set to sequence multiple active alarm video, with each display onscreen for a specified number of seconds. The time must be long enough to allow the pan-and-tilt drive to move to the preset position and be XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 19

24 Auto Acknowledge Alarm Order Acknowledge Action First Avail Priority viewed before the sequence proceeds to the next alarm. Alarms may be acknowledged manually or automatically. The Auto Acknowledge feature causes the automatic acknowledgement of the alarm currently displayed on the selected monitor after the selected dwell time passes. If the currently selected monitor is not included in the alarm callup table (discussed in a following section), then auto acknowledge will not take place for that alarm. Manual acknowledgment is required if 0 is chosen. An alarm monitor stack is a list of active alarms. If the monitor stack mode is independent stack, the order in which alarms are added to the stack must be specified for each alarm monitor in the system. Alarm order settings are FIFO and Priority. The term FIFO is an acronym for first-in, first-out, signifying that the first alarm activated will be the first alarm displayed on the alarm monitor. A stack ordered by priority will list alarms in the order of the priority level defined in the Alarm Actions screen. This field specifies the action to take place after all alarms in the monitor stack are acknowledged. The Restore setting restores pre-alarm video. The Blank setting displays a blank monitor (no video signal) and the No Action setting leaves the video from the alarm site on the monitor. This field prioritizes alarm monitors, which defines which alarm monitor will be used when alarms are activated. Field Available Settings Alarm Monitor Enabled Enabled, Disabled Default Action None, Tour, Camera, Salvo Default Callup # 1 maximum number of tours, cameras or salvos Sequence Enabled Disabled = 0, 3 90 seconds Auto Acknowledge Disabled = 0, seconds Alarm Order FIFO, Priority Acknowledge Action Restore, Blank, No Action First Avail Priority Level # 1 Level # 32 Monitor Position The control system allows the size, appearance and position of onscreen text to be specified for each of the individual monitors. To access the screen below, select the Display button on the Control Bar. Select each monitor from the list and define the titling parameters. 20 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

25 Field Use Large Characters Background/Border Display Type Description Click to use large characters. Smaller characters will be used if the field is blank. Select the display of a background, a border, or the lack of background and border with the titles by selecting the appropriate setting while viewing the titles on the monitor to the left of the Background/Border field. Select the format for the title display sequence on the selected monitor, viewing the monitor icon for examples. The format defines the relative order of the title information and its placement on the screen. Field Use Large Characters Background/Border Display Type Available Settings Large, Small (blank) Display Neither, Display Background, Display Border See previous screen for available settings. Title Position Use the arrow buttons on the monitor icon to position the placement of onscreen titles. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 21

26 Display Enablement The date/time display, camera titles, preset titles, seize status and monitor status can be enabled or disabled for each monitor in the system. Enable or disable these settings as appropriate for your system. Field Date Time Enabled Camera Title Enabled Preset Title Enabled Seize Status Enabled Monitor Status Enabled Description Allows you to see (or hide) the time and date on the selected monitor. Allows you to see (or hide) the camera title on the selected monitor. Allows you to see (or hide) the preset title on the selected monitor. Allows you to see (or hide) the seize status of a camera whose video is displaying on the selected monitor. Allows you to see (or hide) the status of the current monitor. Field Date Time Enabled Camera Title Enabled Preset Title Enabled Seize Status Enabled Monitor Status Enabled Available Settings Enabled, Disabled (blank) Enabled, Disabled (blank) Enabled, Disabled (blank) Enabled, Disabled (blank) Enabled, Disabled (blank) 22 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

27 Fade Control The monitor status, as well as the camera, alarm, and preset titles may be set to fade from the screen after a specified period of time. These controls are set for each monitor selected from the monitor list. Field Camera/Alarm Title Fade: Enable Fade Camera/Alarm Title Fade: Fade Time Preset Fade: Enable Fade Preset Title Fade: Fade Time Monitor Status Fade: Enable Fade Monitor Status Fade: Fade Time Description Allows you to enable fade, so that the camera and alarm titles fade from the monitor after the period of time set in Fade Time, or disable fade, so that the titles remain onscreen. Use this setting to define the length of time that camera and alarm titles will remain onscreen before fading (Enable Fade must be selected). (0-99 seconds) Allows you to enable fade, so that the preset title fades from the monitor after the period of time set in Fade Time, or disable fade, so that the title remains onscreen. (0-99 seconds) Use this setting to define the length of time that preset titles will remain onscreen before fading (Enable Fade must be selected). (0-99 seconds) Allows you to enable fade, so that the monitor status fades from the monitor after the period of time set in Fade Time, or disable fade, so that the status remains onscreen. (0-99 seconds) Use this setting to define the length of time that the monitor status will remain onscreen before fading (Enable Fade must be selected). (0-99 seconds) Field Camera/Alarm Title Fade: Enable Fade Camera/Alarm Title Fade: Fade Time Preset Title Fade: Enable Fade Preset Title Fade: Fade Time Available Settings Enabled, Disabled (blank) 0 99 seconds Enabled, Disabled (blank) 0 99 seconds XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 23

28 Time and Date Select the date format from one of the three available options, where MM represents two digits for the month, DD represents two digits for the day of the month and YY represents two digits for the year. For example, January 2, 2002 would appear in DD-MM-YY format as 02/01/02. Field Date Format Time Format Field Date Format Time Format Description Allows you to change the date format to American, Asian or European. Allows you to change the time format from 12 hour to 24 hour. Available Settings MM-DD-YY, YY-DD-MM, DD-MM-YY 12 Hour, 24 Hour. 24 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

29 Wizard The Monitor Display Wizard screen allows you to apply the settings defined in the Monitor Position, Title Position, Display Enablement, Fade Control, and Time and Date screens to the current monitor, all monitors or a selected range of monitors. Changes take place when the Apply button is selected. Field Apply changes to this Monitor Only. Apply changes to all Monitors. Apply changes to this Monitor and the selected range of Monitors: Starting Monitor # Ending Monitor # Description Allows you to define that the Monitor Position, Title Position, Display Enablement, Fade Control and Time/Date settings will be applied to the current monitor only (as shown in the title bar). Allows you to define that the Monitor Position, Title Position, Display Enablement, Fade Control and Time/Date settings will be applied to all monitors. Allows you to define that the Monitor Position, Title Position, Display Enablement, Fade Control and Time/Date settings will be applied to the currently selected monitor (as shown in the title bar) and the monitors in a specified range. Defines the lowest monitor number in the range of monitor numbers for which the settings will be applied. Defines the highest monitor number in the range of monitor numbers for which the settings will be applied. Field Available Settings Apply changes to this Monitor Only. Enabled, Disabled (blank) Apply changes to all Monitors. Enabled, Disabled (blank) Apply changes to this Monitor and Enabled, Disabled (blank) the selected range of Monitors: Starting Monitor # 1 Ending Monitor # 1 XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 25

30 Alarms Alarm Stacking Mode Screen When multiple alarms are activated, a list of the activated alarm input numbers is created in temporary memory. This list is called the alarm stack. Three modes are available in the V1500. Common stack mode - One stack is used for all alarm monitors. Independent stack mode - A separate alarm stack is maintained for each alarm monitor. First available alarm mode One stack is used for all alarm monitors, but monitor priority levels determine the order in which alarm monitors will be used. In common stack mode, the system sets the first 32 monitors to alarm monitors and disables all other monitors. It then removes all camera entries that are denied to the alarm monitors by camera-to-monitor partitioning. There is no checking for camera-to-monitor partitioning when independent or first available alarm modes are selected. The alarm input order is chosen here for Common Stack or First Available Alarm mode. Use the Monitor Displays screen to set the alarm input order for any monitor stack mode.for Independent Stack and First Available Alarm mode. Alarm order settings are First In First Out and Sort by Priority. First In First Out This order indicates that the first alarm activated will be the first alarm displayed on the alarm monitor, the second alarm activated will be the next alarm displayed, and so forth. Sort by Priority - A stack ordered by priority will list alarms in the order of the priority level defined in the Alarm Action screen. Field Monitor Stack Mode Alarm Input Order Available Settings Common Stack, Independent Stack, First Available Alarm First In First Out, Sort by Priority Common Stack Example Initial conditions are as follows for this example: Common stack mode First In First Out order Alarm 1 is activated before alarm 2 In part A, the Alarm Action screens are shown for two alarms. Part B illustrates the video from specific camera at specific preset positions. All of these camera/preset combinations are associated with either alarm 1 or alarm 2 as shown in A, except for the video from camera 10 at preset 1. The video from camera 10 at preset 1 is defined to be the video displaying on monitor 3 before any alarms are activated. Part C of the example 26 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

31 illustrates the video displayed on monitors 1, 2 and 3 when alarm 1 is activated. As shown in part A, an active alarm 1 was programmed to display video from camera 1, preset 1, on monitor 1 and to display video from camera 20, preset 2, on monitor 2. Monitor 3 will display a blank screen because the callup table listed camera 0 for this monitor. Note that even though the list of active alarms (the stack) is common to all alarm monitors, whether the monitor can display the alarm video from a particular alarm input depends upon the monitors defined to that alarm input. When alarm 1 is acknowledged on either monitor 1 or monitor 2, alarm video from alarm input 2 will display, as shown in part D of the example. Because all three monitors were included in the settings for alarm input 2, alarm video displays on all alarm monitors. Alarm 2 may be acknowledged from any alarm monitor (1, 2, or 3). Common Stack Mode Example XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 27

32 Independent Stack Example The following figure illustrates independent stack mode. The initial conditions are: Independent stack mode FIFO (first-in, first-out) order for monitors 1 and 3; priority order for monitor 2 Acknowledged alarms will NOT be cleared from all monitor stacks Alarm 1 is activated before alarm 2 Alarm 2 has a higher priority than alarm 1 As shown in the following figure, each monitor has its own stack in independent stack mode. Functions that affect display order act upon individual alarm monitors. For example, acknowledging alarm video removes it from the stack of the alarm monitor that is displaying the alarm video, but does not affect the stacks of any other alarm monitors unless specifically programmed to do so. Part A of the figure illustrates the alarm callup tables for two alarms. Part B of the figure illustrates the video from specific cameras at specific preset positions. All of the alarms shown in part B of the figure are associated with either alarm 1 or alarm 2 (refer to the alarm callup tables in part A) except for the video from camera station 10 at preset 1. The video from camera 10 at preset 1 is defined to be the video displaying on monitor 3 before any alarms are activated. When alarms 1 and 2 are activated, alarm 1 displays on monitor 1 because the alarm order is First In First Out (refer to the initial conditions). Alarm order for monitor 2 is set to Sort by Priority, so alarm 2 displays on monitor 2. Monitor 3 displays a blank screen because camera 0 was listed in the callup table for alarm 1. Refer to part C of the figure. When alarm 2 is acknowledged from monitor 2, it is cleared from monitor 2 s stack only. Because of the specified initial conditions, monitors 1 and 3 are not affected. Refer to part D of the figure. 28 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

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34 Initial conditions are as follows for this example: First Available Alarm Example First Available Alarm mode First In First Out order Monitors 1, 2, 3 are alarm monitors. Alarm actions are defined as shown in part A of the example figure, using the Alarm Actions screen. Video from cameras 1, 2 and 15 are defined and monitors 1, 2 and 3 have been assigned priority levels 2, 1 and 1, respectively on the Monitor Displays screen. When an alarm occurs in a system defined as First Available Alarm stacking mode, the following rules apply: Alarms display on alarm monitors in monitor priority level order Monitors can have the same monitor priority level. In that case, alarms display in order of the monitor number. If all alarm monitors are busy displaying alarm video, new alarms will be placed on the stack as defined by the Alarm Input Order field on the Alarm Stacking Mode screen. In part B of the example figure, alarm 1 occurs, which routes video from camera 1, preset positition 1 to the monitor with the highest priority level. Because the highest priority level is defined by the software to be the lowest priority level number (priority 1 is higher than priority 2), the alarm will display on either monitor 2 or 3 (both have priority level 1). The monitor number is used to determine which monitor will be used if multiple monitors have the same priority. In this case, monitor 2 is a lower monitor number than monitor 3 (2 is a lesser number than 3). Alarm 1 displays on monitor 2. In part C of the figure, the second alarm is activated. Monitor 2 is busy displaying alarm 1, which has not been cleared from the system. Monitor 3 will display alarm 2 because it has a higher priority level (1) than monitor 1 (which has priority level 2). In part D, alarm 3 displays on the third alarm monitor because alarms have not been cleared on monitors 1 or 2. If, for example, the alarm on monitor 2 had already been cleared when alarm 3 activated, alarm 3 would have displayed on monitor 2 instead of monitor 3 because it has a higher priority number. If additional alarms occur, they will be placed in an alarm stack in either FIFO or Priority order, as defined in the Alarm Input Order field of the Alarm Stacking Mode screen. 30 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

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36 Alarm Action Screen The Alarm Action screen is used to select the priority level and video switching actions to take place when alarms are activated. This screen applies to all alarms, regardless of type (RS-232, receiver or V1200X- IA/V1300X-IA input alarms). The alarm callup table defines the actions to be taken and the alarm video to be displayed when the alarm selected from the alarm input list is activated. All alarm monitors are listed (refer to Alarm Monitor Actions, Alarm Monitor Enabled), and the video from any camera may be displayed on any monitor for the specified alarm, if the camera has been partitioned to the monitor. Refer to Camera Partition. The state of one auxiliary relay in each receiver can be programmed to respond to an alarm input to control equipment at the camera station. A preset position may be recalled for each camera. Select the appropriate camera, preset and auxiliary action for each monitor from the drop down lists, using camera number 0 to blank the monitor. For NC (no change), remove the monitor from the list. You will need to use the right/left scroll bar at the bottom of the table to access the preset fields. Note: For common stack mode, when you change a monitor in the list for the first time in an edit session, a message appears stating that this change affects all alarms. For common and independent stack modes, only camera numbers and monitor numbers that are allowed by camera-to-monitor partitioning will be allowed. X-IA and RS-232 alarms may be used as event triggers or to activate alarms. The alarm input list includes only those input numbers that have not been defined as event triggers in the Triggered Events screen. Note: The Monitor number field in the screen shown below will not display for First Available Alarm mode. Field Priority Clear Monitor # Camera # Aux_1 Preset # Description Priority levels are used to define a relative scale of importance to alarms. This allows alarms to be added to the monitor stack in order of priority level. The alarms in the alarm stack are sorted by priority as they are detected, if the alarm input order is Sort By Priority for common stack mode or Priority for independent stack mode. A higher priority level is identified by a lower number, for example, an alarm with priority level 9 will be added to the stack before an alarm with priority level 10. If common stack mode was chosen as discussed in Alarm Stacking Mode, Monitor Stack Mode, acknowledging an active alarm will remove that alarm from the common stack. If independent stack mode was chosen, functions that affect display order act upon alarm monitors individually, not globally. In other words, the stacks are independent; each alarm monitor has its own stack. However, acknowledging an alarm may be specified as a global function even for the independent stack mode. By selecting this option, an alarm will be removed from all alarm monitor stacks when it is acknowledged, thereby performing a global acknowledgment while in independent stack mode. If the parameter is not selected, acknowledging the alarm will remove it from the stack of the alarm monitor at which the alarm was acknowledged, without removing the alarm from other monitor stacks. Select the monitor to display video when the selected alarm is active. Only alarm monitors may be chosen. Monitors are defined as alarm monitors as discussed on page 19. Select the camera video to display when the selected alarm is active. Choose the state of the auxiliary equipment when the selected alarm is active. Select the preset position to be recalled when the selected alarm is active. Field Priority Clear Aux_1 Available Settings 1 maximum number of alarm inputs Yes, No On, Off, N/C 32 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

37 Receiver Action Screen This screen refers to receiver alarms only, although both receiver and X-IA alarms as defined by the alarm action table corresponding to the receiver number in the system. X-IA alarms (alarms connected to interface devices V1200X-IA or V1300X-IA) and RS-232 alarms are programmed using the Alarm Input screen. Note: If an alarm input is set to a triggered input, the Alarm Action screen for that alarm will not appear. However, if a receiver alarm is set for that alarm input number, it will still process the alarm action list that was programmed before the alarm was made a triggered input. To edit the alarm list, the alarm will need to be changed back to an input alarm, edited, and then switched back to a triggered alarm. Setting Alarm Enabled Home on Acknowledgement Aux_1 Control Description To be processed, an alarm must be enabled. Each receiver may be enabled to return to the home position (preset position 1) when the receiver s alarm has been acknowledged. Define the action to take place after all alarms in the stack are acknowledged. Available actions are On (which turns AUX 1 on), Off (which turns AUX 1 off), and N/C (which leaves AUX 1 in the state defined in the Alarm Action screen). Caution: Vicon recommends that X-IA alarms (not receiver alarms) be used for critical surveillance areas. Field Available Settings Alarm Enabled Enabled, Disabled Home on Acknowledgement Enabled, Disabled Aux_1 Control On, Off, N/C Input Controls Screen Caution: Use X-IA alarms rather than receiver alarms for critical surveillance areas. The Input Controls screen applies to X-IA and RS-232 alarms only. X-IA alarms are V1200X-IA and/or V1300X-IA alarm interface devices connected to the V1500. Receiver alarm controls are specified in Receiver Actions screen. To be processed, X-IA alarm inputs must be enabled. X-IA alarms may be enabled in groups referred to as patterns. Three patterns are available (A, B and C). The use of patterns allows X-IA alarms to operate as a group. For example, an Alarm Enable event using pattern A could be scheduled for daylight hours and pattern B could be reserved for night. Note: "Normally open" and "normally closed" closure types refer to the X-IA state and does not refer to the RS-232 port or receiver alarm state. If there is no X-IA attached to the V1500, the Closure Type should be "normally closed"; otherwise, set the type to the normal unalarmed state of the X-IA contact. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 33

38 Setting Description Closure Type Alarms may be set to activate when the alarm contacts open or close. Alarm Enable Enable or disable an alarm input in pattern A, B and/or C. Momentary/Latching A momentary alarm remains active only as long as the alarm switch contacts are in the position that defines an alarm. For example, some alarms are activated when the contacts close (normally open) and others when the contacts open (normally closed). If a normally-closed momentary alarm is connected to a door, the alarm is active only while the door is open. Latching alarms remain in their current state, for example, a latching normally-closed door alarm will activate when the door is opened and remain active until the alarm is acknowledged. The default state of X- IA alarms is latching. Note that all receiver alarms are latching. Patterns of X-IA alarms must be specified as momentary or latching. Three patterns are available. The use of patterns allows X-IA alarms to operate as a group. For example, an Alarm Type event using pattern A could be scheduled for daylight hours and pattern B could be reserved for night. Pattern A might set all X- IA alarms to act as momentary in this example, while pattern B sets all X-IA alarms to act as latching. Note: Upon power-up, the control system will default to pattern A. When it is time for the next pattern to begin, the control system will follow the system programming. Tools Field Closure Type Alarm Enable Momentary Available Settings Normally Open, Normally Closed Enabled, Disabled Momentary, Latching Configurator Summary You may access the Configurator Summary from the Tools Menu or by selecting Configuration from the welcome screen. Double-click on an item in the Summary form and the associated screen will appear. Also, clicking on the Vicon icon on any screen will take you to the Summary form. 34 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

39 System Settings You may access Windows XP Network Settings or System Properties dialog boxes from the Tools Menu. Documentation for these settings may be found in the Microsoft Windows documentation. The View Log and Compact Database functions are not used for this version (the software compacts the database automatically when the file is two time the size since when it was last compacted. Also note that the Identification tab of the Network screen shown in the following screen may be used to define the CPU name, which is the name that appears on the V1500 Application when you choose "Select Master CPU". Setting the V1500CPU IP Address 1. From the Tools Menu, select System Settings and then Network Setting. 2. Select the Protocols tab to display the following screen. 3. Click on "TCP/IP Protocol" and then select the Properties button to display the following screen. 4. Define the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway, making sure that the selections you make do not conflict with addresses of other devices on the network. Each set of numbers in the IP address must be in the range of 0 to 255. For V1500CPUs, the IP address is: xxx.yyy where xxx and yyy may be defined by the user. The octet xxx defines the network portion of the address for the IP address and the default gateway address. In the example shown here "1" is the xxx octet of the default gateway and the IP address. Each IP address in the system must be unique. The subnet mask is an identifier that is the same for all devices on same subnet. The default V1500CPU subnet mask is: The default gateway typically has the default octets of , followed by the xxx portion of the IP address and a yyy octet of "1". XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 35

40 5. Select Apply to return to the previous screen. Then select the OK button from the Network screen. Standby CPUs The Standby CPUs selection of the Tools Menu allows you to access the Standby CPUs screen. Caution: Do not change the user name or password from the User Manager, as both must remain as Administrator. The V1500 allows for hot standby CPUs, which protects the system in case of primary (master) CPU failure. The Standby CPUs screen is used to send the current active profile to all of the Standby V1500 CPUs on the network. In the event the Master CPU fails, the first Standby CPU that can promote itself to Master CPU will do so. This assures minimal system down time. All V1500 CPUs are connected via the network, therefore a Standby V1500 CPU does not need to be located physically near the Master CPU, which is advantageous for large systems requiring decentralized redundancy. Note: Before proceeding with the following sections, select one V1500CPU as the master CPU. This is the V1500CPU on which you will define the configuration profile and then send it to your standby V1500CPUs. Typically, the master CPU is used to edit the profile. If you want to edit the database from a standby CPU, use the Off-Line Mode. Off-line Mode allows you to edit any database except the one currently in use. On-Line Mode allows you to edit the current database, but only from the master CPU. Perform the following procedure at all V1500CPUs. Note: Check that the c:\program files\v1500 configurator directory is set to SHARED on all CPUs. Use Windows Explorer to do this, using the Microsoft documentation if necessary. 1. Select Standby CPUs from the Standby CPUs selection of the Tools Menu. The following screen will display. For the User Name field, you may refer to User Profiles. This is the IP address of the Standby V1500CPU on the network. It is automatically entered into the IP Address field. If the profile was built on another PC but will not be used on that PC, this Standby screen will need to be edited to include only the CPU addresses of the CPUs in the system. For the hot standby to operate correctly, all standby CPUs in the system must be listed in the Standby form. 2. For the Send field, you have the choices Send or Do Not Send to this Standby CPU. When Configuration information has changed and has been verified to work (refer to the V1500 Application section), use Send to transmit the configuration profile to all other V1500CPUs on the network. The profile is sent to c:\program files\v1500 configurator\profiles. This is the directory for all profiles. 3. You may use View Log to review activity for each session and the error messages for troubleshooting any failures. 4. Start the V1500 Application on the master V1500CPU first and make sure that Master displays in the title bar. Then start the V1500 Application on all of the standby CPUs, making sure that they display standby in the title bar. 36 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

41 During operation, you may want to make changes to current V1500 Configurator profile, or load a different profile. Examples of this would be: Change a Tour or Timed Event in the current configuration. Load a special (like a sporting event or VIP tour) configuration/profile which is tailored to special security needs. Perform this procedure to open a new profile or edit your old profile and send it to the standby V1500CPUs. This procedure will eliminate any system downtime. Note: Check that the c:\program files\v1500 configurator directory is set to SHARED on all CPUs. Use Windows Explorer to do this, using the Microsoft documentation if necessary. 1. If you start the system without a current database, the V1500 application will start but will show "Searching Database Load Failed. No Edit Allowed." Use New to build a new profile. If you have a current database, you can use Open to make changes to it or use New to build a new profile. When you build a new database using the Wizard, pressing the End button will cause the V1500 Application to load the database, but since there is no Network information entered yet, the other system CPUs will not operate at this point. 2. Use the Network screens to define the V1500CDU information. 3. Distribute the database to all Standby PCs by pressing the Send button. 4. Select Stop V1500 on the V1500 Application menu of all V1500CPUs. 5. Load the new data by selecting V1500 Application > Start V1500. If a Standby CPU was not found online, a message such as " Not Found" will display, using the IP address to identify the CPU. Reports Three types of reports are available in the V1500 Configurator: Receivers, Keypads and Alarm Input Control. In each case, a report will display that shows the settings chosen for each receiver, keypad or alarm input in your system. Examples are shown below. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Configuration 37

42 Calendar For your convenience, a calendar is available using the Tools Menu. 38 Configuration XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

43 Network Setup Network Neighborhood This Network Setup screens are used to define the V1500 system s physical layout to the Configurator software. This is essential because the V1500 Application must know where system components are located so that the instructions are correctly carried out. For example, an operator at Keypad # 1 selects video from Camera # 1 to be displayed on Monitor # 1. The V1500 Application must know the CDU, Slot & Port number where these items are connected in order to send the correct messages to make the desired connection. To access the Network form, click on the Network Setup button on the main screen or select Go to Network in the File menu of the Configurator. Slot Card Keys are color-coded to match the extractor tabs on the V1500CDU cards. Select a slot card key for more information. The entire V1500 system is listed here. Select a V1500CDU, then the slot and then the port to edit or review. Click on a port to edit or review the settings for the selected V1500CDU. Use the summary section to review available and configured resources. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 39

44 As shown in the previous figure, the color-coded keys are a quick reference used to identify which cards occupy which slots in the V1500CDU card cage. The extractor tabs for the cards are also color-coded, as shown in the following table. Color Codes for Extractor Tabs Extractor Tab Color Red Green Blue Type of Card Network Card Parallel Card (Video, TDT or Alarm) Serial Card (Receivers, Keypads, Host Port) On the bottom left of the screen, three buttons are available: Apply Takes all changes made during this edit session & applies them to the database. This step also compacts the database, which takes several minutes to update. Network (Hardware) configuration changes are non-trivial & require that the V1500 Application re-load the new profile. Use the V1500 Application -> Stop V1500 menu item if the V1500 Application is already running. Wait for it to close, then select the V1500 Application -> Start V1500 Application menu item. It will automatically re-load, there is no need to download the profile. Restore Cancels all changes made during this edit session before Apply was last pressed. When Apply is pressed, it locks in those changes & they cannot be automatically undone. However, you can always manually edit/configure at any time. Close Closes the Network screen & returns you to the Configurator s Summary page. If the Network screen detects changes that you did not Apply, it will ask you to Apply or Restore. The Menu Bar at the top of the screen currently includes the File, Tools, V1500 Application and Help menus. File Refer to the discussion of Apply and Restore buttons above. Go to Main returns you to the main "Welcome" screen. Go to Configurator returns you to the Summary screen. Tools Add and Remove New CDU adds a new CDU to the Network Neighborhood or deletes an existing CDU, respectively. Hot Standby and Remove Hot Standby designate or remove hot standby status from a selected card. V1500 Application Help Start V1500 runs the V1500 application. Show V1500 displays the V1500 Application screen. Stop V1500 closes the V1500 Application. Help for V1500 Application runs the help file with the V1500 Application documentation on top. Network Setup, CDU Slots and Contents displays those topics in the help file. The About screen includes the version number of your software. Note: All changes to the network are applied to the system without the need to re-start the V1500 Application. 40 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

45 Network Card Setup A network card is always located in card slot #1, regardless of configuration (pre-configured or custom). You may or may not have a hot standby network card in slot #2. You may refer to the V1500 Installation Manual for figures and tables showing the location of all cards in the V1500CDU card cage. To define the Network Card IP Address, perform the following steps: 1. In the Network Neighborhood, double click to open a CDU and then select Slot Card #1. 2. Double click Slot #1 in the Settings list to display the Network Card Setup screen. 3. Define the IP Address for this network card in the selected V1500CDU. This address must be unique in the network and must match the IP address defined at the V1500CDU. The Vicon defaults for the first two octets of the IP address are , as shown in the previous example, with two sets of three digit identifiers following ( xxx.yyy). The third and fourth octets, shown as "xxx.yyy" in the previous sentence, are set using DIP switches on the V1500CDU network card, as discussed in V1500 Installation Manual XX087. Note that the V1500CDU serial port connector on the network card may be used to override the Vicon default of " " for the first two octets and to define all octets of the IP address. The IP address set at the V1500CDU and the IP address set on the previous screen must be the same. 4. Repeat this procedure for each network card in each V1500CDU listed in the Network Neighborhood. Note that you may have a network card in slot 2 for hot standby. Setup for Hot Standby To designate a card as hot standby, perform the following procedure. 1. Select the card to be designated as Hot Standby from the Network Neighborhood list. 2. Select Hot Standby from the Tools Menu. 3. The following screen will display. 4. A hot standby card must be set up identically to the primary card. In case of failure, the hot standby card will take over the functions of the primary card. Select the card slot from the drop down list (this is the XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 41

46 primary card). The hot standby card is listed at the bottom of the screen (Slot # 10 in the previous example screen). 5. Click OK to accept or cancel to reject the selection and close the screen. To remove designation as "Hot Standby" from a card, choose Remove Hot Standby from the Tools Menu. Setup for Slots 3-13 As discussed previously and shown in figures and tables of the V1500 Installation Manual, slots 3-13 may contain serial or parallel cards in any order (custom configuration) or in specified order (hot standby or typical configuration). Perform the following procedure to define these slot settings. 1. Double click any port in slots 3 13 in the Settings list. The CDU Setting screen will display. 2. Referring to the V1500 Installation Manual and your V1500CDU card cage if necessary, select the port type for this port from the drop down list. In systems with multiple V1500CDUs, the currently selected CDU is identified here. This is the port to be defined. Port numbers are silkscreened "1" and "2" on the V1500CDU rear panel. Each type of port is listed in the Port Type drop down list. Select the port type for the currently selected CDU, slot and port number. There are 13 card slots in the V1500CDU. Instruction Manual XX087 lists the cards located in each card slot for typical and hot standby V1500CDU card cages. The card label located behind the V1500CDU front panel is used to document these cards for easy reference. 3. Proceed with the appropriate section from the following pages. The settings on the CDU Setting screen will vary for each type of card. For example, the Receiver Assignment button is only available if the Port Type is Serial-Receiver. 42 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

47 Serial - Receiver If the Port Type is Serial Receiver, perform the following procedure: 1. For Port Type of Serial Receiver, the following screen will display. Select the baud rate here that is defined at the receiver (typically using a DIP switch). This setting may not be changed from the default of RS Select the Baud Rate for all of the receivers to be connected to this port (this is a global receiver baud rate for this port). It must be the same baud rate that is defined at each receiver connected to this port. 3. Select Receiver Assignment to display the following screen. The port defined in the previous screen controls the receivers in this list. "System ID" is the identifier used in the Configurator software. "Hardware ID" is the receiver address set at the receiver using a DIP switch. In this example, the hardware and system IDs are shown to be the same, but that will rarely be the case in a real world application. Note: Fixed cameras are not available in the list above. 4. Specify which receivers will be assigned to this port, using the control buttons to move groups of receivers. Hardware ID refers to the receiver number defined at the receiver, typically using a receiver DIP switch. System ID refers to the receiver numbers used in the V1500 system. 5. Click OK to return to the CDU Settings screen and then select OK on that screen. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 43

48 Serial - Keypad If the Port Type is Serial Keypad, perform the following procedure. 1. The following screen will display if the Port Type setting on the CDU Setting screen is Serial Keypad. This is a global baud rate for all keypads connected to this port of the serial card in the selected slot of the selected CDU. This must be the same baud rate defined at each keypad, using the keypad menu system or DIP switch. 2. Select the baud rate for all keypads connected to this port. 3. Then select Keypad Assignment. The port defined in the previous screen controls the keypads in this list. "System ID" is the identifier used in the Configurator software. "Hardware ID" is the keypad address set at the keypad using a DIP switch or keypad menu system. In this example, the hardware and system IDs are shown to be the same, but that will rarely be the case in a real world application. 4. Assign keypads to the port using the control buttons to move groups of keypads. 5. Click OK on this screen and then OK on the CDU Settings screen. 44 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

49 Serial - Host RS-232 If the Port Type is set to Serial Host RS-232 on the CDU Setting screen, perform the following procedure. 1. The CDU Setting screen will include the following settings if the Port Type is set to Serial Host RS-232. The Data Bits field is set to 8 and cannot be changed. 2. Define the baud rate, data bits, parity, flow control and stop bits for the host port. These settings must match those at the host computer. 3. Because there is typically more than one host CPU in the V1500 system, use the Host CPU # field to select which host CPU is connected to this port. 4. Click OK. Parallel XIA For a Port Type of Parallel XIA, perform the following procedure. Note: Alarms and can only be assigned on port 1. Alarms and can only be assigned to port The following screen will display if the Port Type setting on the CDU Setting screen is Parallel - XIA. This screen is used to define 16 alarm input numbers to each XIA available on this port. Up to 16 alarm interface devices (XIA) may be cascaded from the port defined at the top of this screen. Use the drop down lists to define the alarm input numbers defined using DIP switches on each XIA. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 45

50 Parallel Video Switcher Note: The crosspoint reset of the video switch system does not automatically occur. If there is a change to the video card and the card receives a crosspoint reset, then the video crosspoint reset will occur. For a Port Type set to Parallel Video Switcher, perform the following procedure. 1. The following screen will display if the Port Type is set to Parallel Video Switcher. The Video Switcher Assignment screens and wizards are accessed using this button. 2. Propagation delay (PropDelay) may result from the numerous card cages and data cables. Setting the delay allows you to vary the pulse width of the switch command pulse in order to correct a switching delay problem. This setting should not be changed unless a propagation problem is suspected. 3. Select Switcher Assignment to display the Video Switcher Initialization Wizard. 4. Each Vicon Matrix66 switcher is hardware addressed for system sizes 256x16 or 128x32. Because you will typically have more than one switcher in your system, you must make hardware address assignments (also called "aliasing"). This maps the "logical" addresses (camera numbers) in your system to the hardware addresses (the BNC, or socket, numbers on the switcher). After this procedure is complete, you can call up camera 1 correctly even though you have multiple switchers, each of which has a camera connected to its number 1 BNC. The Video Switcher Initialization Wizard is used to enter hardware addresses. Enter the starting and total number of monitor outputs here. This refers to the total number of outputs used on the switcher card cage. Specifications are shown here for easy reference: CDU number, card slot number for the video switcher module, port number on the video switcher module and matrix switcher number. Enter the starting number of the input and the total number of inputs here. This refers to the hardware address of the matrix switcher. 46 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

51 5. If you have a simple system, using a 1:1 correspondence for hardware and logical addresses, clicking the GO button and answering No to the following dialog box completes your setup. If you have a more complicated system, such as one involving remote monitors or do not use a 1:1 correspondence for your hardware and logical addresses (perhaps camera 1 is connected to a switcher BNC 9, for example), then answer Yes to the dialog box. 6. The Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen will display if you selected Yes from the preceding video Switcher Wizard dialog box. Remote monitors can display video from cameras that are not connected directly to the remote monitor's switcher. If your cameras are connected directly to the switcher, choose from the Video Source column. Use the Remote Video In column to select remote monitor(s) as the video input, first selecting the switcher from the drop down list. Local monitors are connected directly to a switcher and do not have access to other remote video. Drag the range of local or remote monitors to this column to make address assignments. 7. The Video Switcher Advanced screen takes the information entered in the previous Wizard screen and creates the lists shown in the extreme right and left columns. These pools of numbers reflect the hardware addresses, input and output, which must be assigned to the logical addresses listed in the Video In # and Monitor Out # columns. Select the first input number from the Video Source or Remote Video In column, scroll down to the last input number to be assigned, and then hold down the Shift key while selecting the last number. Then drag the range of numbers to the Video In # list. Repeat this procedure for outputs. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 47

52 8. Check the View Assigned Inputs and View Assigned Outputs boxes to double check your assignments. Checking these boxes displays only the assignments and not the complete list of numbers. You may use the Help for Video Input and Help for Video Output at any time for onscreen documentation. 9. Click the View Other Switcher Records tab. The following screen is the View Other Switcher Records screen for the remote video switching system example (refer to page 52). This screen allows you to view the assignments for inputs and outputs on other switchers without returning to the Network Neighborhood to select the other switcher (which would require that you leave the programming of the current switcher and then return). There may be multiple switchers listed here. Use this screen to display records of the local and remote inputs and outputs for each switcher connected to the currently selected V1500CDU. To change from one switcher to another, select from the Switcher # field above. 10. Click OK to accept changes and then click OK from the CDU Settings screen. 48 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

53 250V SB.75A 120V-240V RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED VICON POWER KEYBOARD ON OFF V6680SCC VICON VICON VICON POWER KEYBOARD ON OFF V6680SCC VICON VICON Example: 128 Camera, 32 Monitor System The following is an example of a V1500 system with 128 cameras and 32 monitors. This example focuses on video switching screens only. There are two Matrix66 switchers connected to the V1500CDU; each with 128 cameras and 16 monitors. For each switcher, cameras are connected sequentially starting with BNC "1". Cameras Monitors Cameras 1-64 Monitors 1-16 CAUTION V1500CDU ALARM CONTROL PORT 2 ALARM CONTROL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2 SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2 TDT CONTROL PORT 1 TDT CONTROL PORT 2 VIDEO CONTROL 2 VIDEO-IN ERIAL ORT 1 VIDEO CONTROL 1 ETHERNET 1 ETHERNET 2 ERIAL ORT 2 TDT CONTROL PORT 1 TDT CONTROL PORT 2 VIDEO CONTROL 2 VIDEO-IN VIDEO CONTROL 1 ETHERNET 1 ETHERNET 2 The following procedure illustrates hardware address assignment for this example system. 1. For the purposes of this example, it will be assumed that the system is already defined to have 128 cameras and 32 monitors, the user has navigated to the Network Neighborhood and has selected CDU 1, slot 6 and port 1. Select Switcher Assignment from the CDU Setting screen. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 49

54 2. The Video Switcher Initialization Wizard will display. As shown in the following screen, enter "1" for the starting input number and "64" for the amount of video inputs. These are the hardware addresses (1-64) used as inputs on the switcher connected to port Enter "1" for the starting monitor output field and "16" for the amount of monitor outputs. These are the hardware addresses (1-16) used as outputs on the switcher connected to port Select the GO button and then select "No" from the following dialog box. Because the hardware addresses and the logical addresses have a 1:1 correspondence (when we select camera 1, we are selecting the camera physically connected to BNC number 1 of this switcher), there is no need to proceed to the Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen. 5. Setup is complete for port 1. The Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen shown below is for illustration only (you do not need to access this screen unless you wish to change assignments at a later date). 6. When returned to the CDU Setting screen for port 1, click OK. 50 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

55 7. Select slot 6, port 2 from the Network Neighborhood for CDU 1 to display the CDU Setting screen. 8. Click Switcher Assignment. 9. As before, enter "1" for the starting input number and "64" for the amount of inputs. Enter "17" for the starting output number and "16" for the amount of outputs. These entries indicate that the cameras and monitors are connected to input BNC "1" and output BNC "17" on the switcher, respectively. 10. For this port, there is not a 1:1 correspondence of hardware and logical numbers for inputs, because camera 65 is connected to BNC "1" of the switcher instead of BNC "65". Monitor 17 is connected to output BNC "17". To make these assignments, the Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen is required. Click GO and then answer "Yes" to the dialog box. 11. By default, the Video Switcher Initialization Wizard applied hardware addresses 1-64 to logical addresses For the first switcher, that was correct. For this switcher, hardware address 1 is logical address 65, and so forth. Before proceeding with the following steps, you must return inputs 1-64 to the Video Source pool. Click on "1" in the Video In # column, scroll down to "64" and hold down the Shift key. Then select "64". Drag the range of numbers to the Video Source pool. These inputs are not used with this switcher. 12. Click on camera 65 from the Video Source list, then hold the Shift key down and select camera 128. Drag the range of numbers to input 65 of the Video In # column. Input # 65 should map to Video In # 65, and so forth. 13. Click OK from the left hand side of the screen and then click OK on the CDU Setting screen. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 51

56 Example: Fully Distributed Remote Video Switching System The following is an example of a V1500 system with two V1500CDUs, 32 cameras and 16 monitors. Video is looped out between the two matrix switchers, making the camera video at each switcher available to the other switcher (fully distributed video). Note: The purpose of this example is to hardware address assignments using the Configurator programming screens. Installation and specific connection details may be found in V1500 Installation Manual XX087 and Matrix66 Instruction Manual X824. Alarms, keypads and other system parameters have been defined but are not relevant to this discussion. For the purposes of this example, the user has defined a system with: 2 CDUs 32 cameras 16 monitors. System A includes: CDU 1 24 camera inputs (16 cameras and 8 inputs from system B) 16 monitor outputs (8 local monitors and 8 outputs to system B) System B includes: CDU 2 24 camera inputs (16 cameras and 8 inputs from system A) 16 monitor outputs (8 local monitors and 8 outputs to system A) Note: All of the cameras from system A can be viewed on system B monitors and vice versa. 52 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

57 250V SB.75A 120V-240V CAUTION RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED VICON POWER KEYBOARD ON OFF V6680SCC VIDEO CONTROL 2 VIDEO-IN ETHERNET 1 ETHERNET 2 VICON 250V SB.75A 120V-240V CAUTION RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED VICON POWER KEYBOARD ON OFF V6680SCC VIDEO-IN ETHERNET 1 ETHERNET 2 VICON 8 video inputs from system "B" 8 video outputs to system "B" Cameras 1-16 Cameras Local Monitors 1-8 Local Monitors video inputs from system "A" 8 video outputs to system "A" ERIAL ORT 1 TDT CONTROL PORT 1 VIDEO-IN ETHERNET 1 ERIAL ORT 1 TDT CONTROL PORT 1 VIDEO-IN ETHERNET 1 ERIAL ORT 2 TDT CONTROL PORT 2 VIDEO CONTROL 2 VIDEO CONTROL 1 ETHERNET 2 ERIAL ORT 2 TDT CONTROL PORT 2 VIDEO CONTROL 2 VIDEO CONTROL 1 ETHERNET 2 ALARM CONTROL PORT 2 ALARM CONTROL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2 SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2 TDT CONTROL PORT 1 TDT CONTROL PORT 2 VIDEO CONTROL 1 ALARM CONTROL PORT 2 ALARM CONTROL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2 SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2 TDT CONTROL PORT 1 TDT CONTROL PORT 2 VIDEO CONTROL 2 VIDEO CONTROL 1 V1500CDU V1500CDU CDU 1 CDU 2 System A System B 1. Navigate to the Network Neighborhood and select CDU 1, slot 6 and port 1. Select Switcher Assignment from the CDU Setting screen. 2. The Video Switcher Initialization Wizard will display. As shown in the following screen, enter "1" for the starting input number and "32" for the amount of video inputs. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 53

58 3. Enter "1" for the starting monitor output field and "16" for the amount of monitor outputs. These selections will make all camera and monitor numbers available in the following Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen. 4. Select the GO button and then select "Yes" from the dialog box. 5. All 32 video inputs (1-32) and 16 video outputs (1-16) will be listed in the Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen. Because we have local and remote monitors and need to make these assignments, remove the video outputs 1-16 from the Monitor Out # column as follows. 6. Select Monitor Out # 1 and then hold down the Shift key while selecting Monitor Out # 16. This will select outputs Drag and drop the outputs 1-16 to the Local Video Monitor list on the right. 7. Click the Remote Video Monitor tab. You should see all 16 outputs listed there as well. 8. Note from the connection figure and system parameters that monitors 9-16 are the local monitors of system B and the remote monitors of system A. To assign monitors 9-16 as remote monitors, select monitors 9-16 from the Remote Monitors list (click on "9" and then hold down the Shift key while selecting "16") and drag and drop the group to Monitor Out # 9 of the Video Outputs list. Output # 9 should correspond to "RM 9" and so forth. 9. At this point, the Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen for port 1, slot 6 of CDU 1 is incomplete. It is necessary to leave this screen as it is for now and return to it after the following steps are complete. The following screen illustrates the assignments made to this point. Select OK to close this screen. Remote and local monitors have been assigned to the Video Outputs list. Inputs will be assigned at the end of this procedure. 10. Select OK from the CDU Setting screen for CDU 1, slot 6, port Double click CDU 2 from the Network Neighborhood list. For this example, it will be assumed that the Matrix66 is connected to slot 6, port 1 (which is labeled "Video Control 1" on the V1500CDU rear panel, as shown in the preceding connection figure). 12. Double click Port #0 from Slot #6 for CDU 2 to open the following CDU Setting screen. 54 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

59 13. Click Switcher Assignment. 14. As before, select all 32 inputs and 16 outputs in the Video Switcher Initialization Wizard as shown below. 15. Select the GO button and then answer Yes to the dialog box. 16. All 32 video inputs (1-32) and 16 video outputs (1-16) will be listed in the Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen. Because we have local and remote monitors and need to make these assignments, remove the video outputs 1-16 from the Monitor Out # column as follows. 17. Select Monitor Out # 1 and then hold down the Shift key while selecting Monitor Out # 16. This will select outputs Drag and drop the outputs 1-16 to the Local Video Monitor list on the right. 18. Click the Remote Video Monitor tab. You should see all 16 outputs listed there as well. 19. Note from the connection figure and system parameters that monitors 9-16 are the local monitors of system B and the remote monitors of system A. Monitors 1-8 are the remote monitors of system B and the local monitors of system A. 20. To assign monitors 1-8 as remote monitors, select monitors 1-8 from the Remote Monitors list (click on "1" and then hold down the Shift key while selecting "8") and drag and drop the group to Monitor Out # 1 of the Video Outputs list. Output # 1 should correspond to "RM 1" and so forth. 21. To assign local monitors, select the Local Video Monitor tab. Then select Monitor # 9, hold the Shift key down and select Monitor # 16. Drag the group of monitors to Monitor Out # 9 of the Video Outputs list. Remote and video outputs for CDU 2 are complete as shown in the following list. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 55

60 Remote and local monitors have been assigned for CDU 2 (system B). 22. As shown in the previous connection figure, cameras are connected to system B. This means that the logical, or system, addresses for these cameras are These cameras are physically connected to BNCs 1-16 of the Matrix66, making 1-16 the hardware addresses. Hardware address assignment, or aliasing, must be performed. 23. Select the Video Source tab if it is not already selected (the list should be blank). 24. Remove all cameras from the Video In # column by selecting Video In # 1, holding down the Shift key and then selecting Video In # 32. Drag all inputs to the Video Source Input list of the Video Source tab. 25. To make hardware-to-logical address assignment of 1 to 17, 2 to 18, and so forth, select camera 17 from the Video Source list. Hold down the Shift key, select camera 32 and drag it to Video In # 1 inputs list. 26. Select the Remote Video In tab on the left of the screen. 27. Select Switcher #1 (this is the Matrix66 from system A) from the Remote Video In field. The list should fill in with Out 9 RM: 0 and so forth to Out 16 RM: Select the Out 9 RM: 0, hold down the Shift key and then select Out 16 RM: 0. Drag and drop the group to Video In # Click the View Assigned Inputs field and the Out number will update from 0 to the appropriate system A number. Refer to the following screen, which shows the final assignments for system B. 30. Click OK from the left hand side of the screen and then click OK on the CDU Setting screen. 56 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

61 31. Click Slot Card #6 of CDU 1 from the Network Neighborhood list. Then double click Port #0 on the screen to the right to display the CDU Setting screen. 32. Click Switcher Assignment to return to the Video Switcher Advanced Setup screen. 33. At this point, this screen has remote monitor assignments only. To finish the assignments, click 1 from the Local Video Monitor list, hold down the Shift key and then select 8. Drag and drop the group to Monitor Out #1 of the Video Outputs list. The assignment list should appear as shown in the following screen. 34. To make input assignments, move the 32 cameras from the Video In # list back to the Video Source Cameras list by selecting 1 in the Video In # list, holding down the Shift key and then selecting Video In #32. Drag and drop this group to Camera Input 1 of the Video Source list. 35. On system A, hardware-to-logical address assignment is 1 to 1. For example, camera 1 is connected to BNC 1, and so forth. (Note that this was not the case with system B.) Select Input 1 from the Video Source list, hold down the Shift key and then select Input 16. Drag and drop the group to Video In #1 of the Video Inputs list. 36. Now select the Remote Video In tab and select Switcher 2 (system B) from the drop down Select Switcher list. 37. Select the first remote monitor in the list, hold down the Shift key and select the last monitor in the list. Drag and drop the group to Video In# 17 of the Video Inputs list. 38. All inputs and outputs have been assigned as shown in the following screen. 39. If you would like to view the remote and local input and output settings in the View Other Switcher Records screen, click the View Other Switcher Records tab to display the following screen. Although this screen is being shown at the end of this procedure, it is often helpful to view this screen during programming of local and remote inputs and outputs. This screen gives information about the other switchers' settings without returning to the Network Neighborhood to select the other CDU. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 57

62 40. Click OK to close this screen and click OK from the CDU Settings screen. Parallel TDT Perform the following procedure if the Port Type setting is Parallel TDT. Note: The TDT card itself groups two monitors together so that monitors 1 and 2 would be on the same card. TDT addresses are in groups of This allows for only 32 possible addresses. These addresses are hard-coded and cannot be changed. Monitors 1 and 2 would have the same address as 65 and 66. The monitors do not have to be in order but no two monitors on a card can have the same hardware address. 1. The following screen will display if the Port Type setting on the CDU Setting screen is Parallel TDT. The OSD (on screen display) driver is a device used to display title characters on a monitor. The OSD driver is located on the TDT cards. Although other settings are available from the drop down list, Vicon currently uses the FUJI driver. Make sure that" FUJI" is selected. 58 Network Setup XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator

63 2. Make sure that "FUJI" is selected for the OSD Driver. 3. Select TDT Assignment to display the following screen. Enter the first monitor number and the total number of monitor outputs. This will define a range of monitor output addresses to be assigned to time/date/titler units. 4. Select the starting monitor number and the total number of monitor outputs as shown in the last figure. 5. Select the GO button to display the following screen. 6. By default, the Configurator will make a 1:1 correspondence of TDT input numbers to monitor numbers. If you need to add or remove monitors from the assignment list, select the monitor and drag it back to the Monitor # list. 7. At any time during programming TDT settings, you may use the View Other TDT Records tab. As shown in the following screen, this screen gives valuable information about the settings of other inputs in your system. This screen gives you quick access to that information without exiting the screens for the TDT settings that you are currently programming. XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator Network Setup 59

64 8. Click OK when finished. Troubleshooting V1500CPU Troubleshooting Table When starting the Configurator, a message box displays the following: Could not find file ' \sysparams.mdb'. Source: Microsoft JET Database Engine. Error code Could not find file ' \filename.ext' Possible Causes The referral file was not in the same directory as the V1500 application executable. The profile generated by the Configurator program was not in the location pointed to by the referral file (sysparams.mdb) What to Do Locate this referral file (generated by the Configurator) and place it in the same directory containing the application executable. If this fails to solve the problem, contact Vicon Technical Support at VICON ( ). Start up the Configurator and open the profile intended to be used. Click apply in the network form. Launch V1500 application. If this fails to solve the problem, contact Vicon Technical Support at VICON ( ). 60 Troubleshooting XX Rev 1005 V1500 Configurator