English dropdown-ico

Pelco DX9200HDDI manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Pelco DX9200HDDI, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Pelco DX9200HDDI one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Pelco DX9200HDDI. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Pelco DX9200HDDI should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Pelco DX9200HDDI
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Pelco DX9200HDDI item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Pelco DX9200HDDI item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Pelco DX9200HDDI alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Pelco DX9200HDDI, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Pelco service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Pelco DX9200HDDI.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Pelco DX9200HDDI item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    DX9200HDDI Series IDE V ideo Storage Unit C637M-B (10/03) ® INST ALLA TION/OPERA TION[...]

  • Page 2

    CONTENTS Section Page REGULA TOR Y NOTICES ............................................................................................................. ......................................................................................... 3 RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE .......................................................................[...]

  • Page 3

    C637M-B (10/03) 3 REGULA TORY NOTICES This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE Th[...]

  • Page 4

    4 C637M-B (10/03) IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS AND W ARNINGS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not ins[...]

  • Page 5

    C637M-B (10/03) 5 DESCRIPTION The DX9200HDDI video storage unit is one of the components of the DX9000 system. The storage unit contains up to 14 IDE hard disk drives for storing video information from the DX9000 recorder . Up to four IDE storage units can be connected to a recorder . The storage unit uses redundant arrays of independent disks (RAI[...]

  • Page 6

    6 C637M-B (10/03) FRONT VIEW Figure 1 shows the features on the front of the IDE storage unit. Figure 1. Front View 1. Panel: Use the features of this panel to view the configuration of the RAID or to enter the environment menu. Y ou must lower this panel to remove or add hard drives. 2. Hard drive trays: There are 14 hot-swappable hard drive trays[...]

  • Page 7

    C637M-B (10/03) 7 11. Up arrow/Quit button: Used in conjunction with the Controller and ENC buttons. Press to scroll through the information on the LCD display , to move through each menu, or to go back to the previous menu. 12. Down arrow/Info button: Used in conjunction with the Controller and ENC buttons. Press to scroll through the information [...]

  • Page 8

    8 C637M-B (10/03) INST ALLA TION Make sure the following parts are supplied with the storage unit. 1V ideo Storage Unit with IDE hard drives 2 Power cords (1 USA standard and 1 European standard) 2 External SCSI cables 2 Active terminators (for connecting to SCSI channels) 2 Brackets 6 Screws, M4 x .250-inch, pan head 4 Adjustable support rails 6 S[...]

  • Page 9

    C637M-B (10/03) 9 MOUNTING The storage unit can be placed on a flat surface, such as a shelf, or it can be installed in a 19-inch (48.26 cm) wide equipment rack. NOTE: Allow one rack unit (1.75 inches or 4.5 cm) of space above the storage unit for air circulation. To install the storage unit in an equipment rack: 1. Attach the two brackets to each [...]

  • Page 10

    10 C637M-B (10/03) STORAGE RECORDER A HOST B HOST A CHANNEL A SCSI CABLE STORAGE RECORDER A RECORDER B HOST B HOST A CHANNEL A CHANNEL A SCSI CABLE SCSI CABLE Figure 5. One Storage Unit/Two Recorder Configuration HARDWARE CONNECTIONS There are five hardware configurations. Y ou can connect one storage unit to one recorder , one storage unit to two [...]

  • Page 11

    C637M-B (10/03) 11 CHANNEL A CHANNEL B STORAGE B STORAGE A RECORDER HOST A HOST A SCSI CABLE SCSI CABLE CONNECTING TWO STORAGE UNITS TO ONE RECORDER 1. Connect a SCSI cable from Host A on Storage A to Channel A on the recorder . 2. Connect a SCSI cable from Host A on Storage B to Channel B on the recorder . 3. Plug the power cords into the units an[...]

  • Page 12

    12 C637M-B (10/03) Figure 7. Three Storage Unit/One Recorder Configuration CONNECTING THREE STORAGE UNITS TO ONE RECORDER 1. Connect a SCSI cable from Host A on Storage A to Channel A on the recorder . 2. Connect a SCSI cable from Host A on Storage B to Channel B on the recorder . 3. Connect a SCSI cable (DX9200HDDI-LCBL) from the Host A Out port o[...]

  • Page 13

    C637M-B (10/03) 13 CONNECTING FOUR STORAGE UNITS TO ONE RECORDER 1. Connect a SCSI cable from Host A on Storage A to Channel A on the recorder . 2. Connect a SCSI cable from Host A on Storage B to Channel B on the recorder . 3. Connect a SCSI cable (DX9200HDDI-LCBL) from the Host A Out port on Storage A to the Host A In port on Storage C. 4. Connec[...]

  • Page 14

    14 C637M-B (10/03) OPERA TION The storage unit has been preconfigured to operate using RAID Level 5 or RAID Level 5+1 technology . Pelco recommends RAID Level 5+1. In Level 5+1, a hot spare drive is included. If a hard drive is removed or fails, the redundant data, on the remaining drives, relocates automatically to the hot spare and begins the rec[...]

  • Page 15

    C637M-B (10/03) 15 TROUBLESHOOTING What do I do when the voltage warning LED illuminates red and an alarm sounds? This happens when the output DC voltage is under 4.5V or over 5.5V , and under 10.2V or over 13.8V . The ENC global fault LED also illuminates. Press the Exit/Alarm reset button to stop the alarm. A low beep continues to sound. There ma[...]

  • Page 16

    16 C637M-B (10/03) SERVICE HOW TO REPLACE A F AN The fans are hot-swappable. The spare part number for the fan is DX9200HDDI-F AN. THUMBSCREW HANDLE THUMBSCRE W HANDLE Figure 9. Replacing a Fan Figure 10. Replacing a Power Supply 1. Loosen the thumbscrew . 2. Pull the screw to lift the handle. 3. Pull out the defective fan. 4. Slide the new fan int[...]

  • Page 17

    C637M-B (10/03) 17 HOW TO CHANGE FROM RAID 5 TO RAID 5+1 To change a RAID 5 configuration to a RAID 5+1 configuration, you must add a hot spar e hard drive. A hot spare hard drive becomes the replacement hard drive when a hard drive fails in the RAID 5+1 configuration. Make sure you have the appropri- ate spare drive from Pelco: DX9000DRV-I120 or D[...]

  • Page 18

    POWER CONNECTOR 40-PIN ATA CABLE CONNECTOR LEVER RELEASE LEVER ATA CABLE CONNECTOR PORT JUMPER POWER PORT PHILLIPS SCREWS TRAY WITH HARD DRIVE Figure 11. Adding a Hard Drive[...]

  • Page 19

    W ARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION W ARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without charge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years on Pelco manufactured cameras (CC3500/CC3600/CC3700 and MC3500/ MC3600 Series); two [...]

  • Page 20

    World Headquarters 3500 Pelco Way Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada Tel: 800/289-9100 Fax: 800/289-9150 International Tel: 1-559/292-1981 Fax: 1-559/348-1120 www.pelco.com ISO 9001 Orangeburg, New York Las Vegas, Nevada Eindhoven, The Netherlands Wokingham, United Kingdom Montreal, Canada Singapore ®[...]