Pelco DX9100 Series manual

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    VIEWST A TION AND RECORDER Quick Start Guide 91 0 0 SERIES[...]

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    2 C635M-QS (8/03) DX9100 Series A basic DX9100 system consists of a DX9100VS viewstation and a DX9100 recorder . T he recorder has an internal storage unit. T he DX9116H models record at a maximum of 15 ips with a hard drive between 500 GB and 1,500 GB . The DX9116F models record at a maximum of 30 ips with a hard drive between 500 GB and 1,500 GB [...]

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    C635M-QS (8/03) 3        MAXIMUM 16 CAMERA INPUTS (VIDEO IN)  10/100/1000 BASE-T ETHERNET INTERF ACE: ALLOWS MUL TIPLE VIEWST A TIONS AND RECORDERS In Out 12 In Out 3 45 67 8 91 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ter m Loop 14 75 HI-Z Ter m Loop 91 2 75 HI-Z Ter m Loop 58 75 HI-Z Ter m Loop 13 16 75 HI-Z AUDIO INPUTS 15 9 1 3 26 1 0 14 37 [...]

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    4 C635M-QS (8/03) SETTING D A TE/TIME PROPERTIES F ollow these steps to set the Date/Time Properties on the recorder and the viewstation. Make sure you close all applications on the recorder and viewstation.  Double-click the time on the system tray . T he following page appears .  Set the date and time and then click Apply .  Click T ime [...]

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    C635M-QS (8/03) 5 SERVER CONFIGURA TION UTILITY To open this application, double-click the DX9000 Server Configuration Utility icon on your recorder ’ s desktop.  Set the frame rate and resolution. T he number of channels is set automatically .  Select the recording format. T he default is NTSC.  Click Server Identification to change the[...]

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    6 C635M-QS (8/03) CLIENT CONFIGURA TION UTILITY Y ou can find this application on the viewstation. With this application you can build a list of local servers and export them to the recorders .  Mak e sure that the recorder and viewstation are connected to the network switch.  Go to Start > Programs > DX9000 Viewstation > Client Conf[...]

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    C635M-QS (8/03) 7 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION Go back to the Server Configuration Utility on the recorder to complete time synchronization.  Click Suggest to see a list of the recorders that were exported in the Client Configuration Utility .  Click Configure . NO TE: Repeat steps 1 and 2 on each physical recorder .  Restart all recorders and vie[...]

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