Sanyo MPX-MD4 manual

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    INSTRUCTION MANUAL MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES MPX-CD4 MPX-MD4 About th is ma nual • Befor e insta lling an d usi ng this unit, ple ase rea d t his manua l carefu lly . Be sure to kee p it handy fo r later ref erence. • Thi s ma nual gives bas ic conn ecti ons and oper atin g instructio ns for 2 m odels (Colour MPX-CD4, B/W [...]

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    PRECAUTION L8FH5/US (MPX-CD4 GB) 1999. 6. 4 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the use[...]

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    CONTENTS PARTS NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FRONT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 REAR PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BASIC CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    PARTS NAMES FRONT PANEL This unit is not equipped with a power switch. The power is turned on/off when the supplied power cord is connected/disconnecte d at the power source. 1 POWER indicator 2 Camera select buttons and camera indicators Use these buttons to select the picture from the corresponding camera. Also, when in 4 divisions split screen, [...]

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    PARTS NAMES REAR PANEL 1 IN/OUT (Camera input/output) terminals Connect the cameras cable to the IN terminals. You can use the OUT terminal to output the camera signal input at the IN terminal. 2 MONITOR 1 (Monitor 1 output) terminal 3 MONITOR 2 (Monitor 2 output) terminal 4 VCR IN (Video cassette recorder input) terminal 5 VCR OUT (Video cassette [...]

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    CONNECTION Before making any connection, make sure all the devices are turned off. Before making the connections, please refer to the instruction manual accompanying each device. If the devices are not connecte d properly, that may cause a fire and/or damages. BASIC CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS TO THE S-VIDEO TERMINALS If connections are made to the S-V[...]

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    CONNECTION REMOTE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS Use the layout below to make a remote controller and make the connections to the remote input pins (R1, R2) of the CONTROL terminal as indicated. This will permit remote controlled operation of this unit. INSTALLING THE RACK MOUNTING BRACKETS (SOLD SEPARATELY) To mount this unit onto a rack, please u[...]

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    BASIC OPERATIONS MODE SWITCHING When the unit is connected to a power source, the default display mode will be as follows: live picture from the four cameras will be displayed in a 4 divisions split screen on monitor 1, and sequentially, full screen on monitor 2. You can use the VCR, LIVE and MENU buttons to switch to the desired mode (see below fo[...]

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    BASIC OPERATIONS SECURITY LOCK FUNCTION This function lets you lock the camera live picture mode or VCR playback mode, so that it cannot be switched to another mode. Camera Live Picture Mode Lock Press the LIVE button for about 3 seconds. A buzzer will be heard, and the VCR and MENU buttons will not operate if pressed. If the buttons are pressed, a[...]

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    LIVE PICTURE MODE Press the LIVE button. The live pictures from the cameras connected to the CAMERA IN terminals on the unit back panel will be displayed on monitor 1. Refer to the diagrams below for the buttons to press in order to select the desired operation mode. If recording, the signal at the VCR OUT terminal will switch according to the sele[...]

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    4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS (Live picture on monitor 1) Press the QUAD button. The 4 divisions split screen display mode will be selected. Example 1: To freeze the image from camera 4 1 Press the STILL button. The STILL indicator flashes and the still image display mode is selected. 2 Press the camera select 4 button. The camera 4 indicator[...]

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    4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS (Live picture on monitor 1) • c button: will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left • l button: will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up Example 3: To zoom in the image from camera 4 and set the zoom range You can select the[...]

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    FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS (Live picture on monitor 1) Press a camera select (1 – 4) button. The live pictures from the selected camera will be displayed full screen. Example 5: To freeze the image from camera 2 1 Press the camera select 2 button. The camera 2 indicator lights, the image from camera 2 is displayed. 2 Press the STILL button. The STILL[...]

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    FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS (Live picture on monitor 1) • c button: will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left • l button: will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up Example 7: To zoom in the image from camera 4 and set the zoom range You can select the portion of t[...]

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    SEQUENTIAL DISPLAY OPERATIONS (Live picture on monitor 1) Sequential display of each camera pictures at 1 second interval Press the SEQUENCE button. The pictures from each camera are displayed sequentially at 1 second interval. The camera select indicators (1 – 4) light sequentially according to the displayed camera. NOTE: • The sequential disp[...]

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    VCR PLAYBACK MODE Press the VCR button. The VCR playback mode is selected. When a tape is played back, the recording of the live pictures will be displayed on monitor 1. During VCR playback mode, there will be no signal output at the VCR OUT terminal. MONITOR 1 DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS MONITOR 2 DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS While the recorded pictures are [...]

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    4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS (VCR playback on monitor 1) Press the QUAD button. The 4 divisions split screen display mode will be selected. Example 1: To freeze the recorded image from camera 4 1 Press the STILL button. The STILL indicator flashes and the still image display mode is selected. 2 Press the camera select 4 button. The camera 4 [...]

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    4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS (VCR playback on monitor 1) • c button: will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left • l button: will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up Example 3: To zoom in the recorded image from camera 4 and set the zoom range You can s[...]

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    FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS (VCR playback on monitor 1) Press a camera select (1 – 4) button. The recorded pictures from the selected camera will be displayed full screen. Example 5: To freeze the recorded image from camera 2 1 Press the camera select 2 button. The camera 2 indicator lights, the recorded image from camera 2 is displayed. 2 Press the S[...]

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    FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS (VCR playback on monitor 1) • c button: will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left • l button: will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up Example 7: To zoom in the recorded image from camera 4 and set the zoom range You can select the por[...]

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    SEQUENTIAL DISPLAY OPERATIONS (VCR playback on monitor 1) Sequential display of each camera pictures at 1 second interval Press the SEQUENCE button. The pictures from each camera are displayed sequentially at 1 second interval. The camera select indicators (1 – 4) light sequentially according to the displayed camera. NOTE: • The sequential disp[...]

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    MENU SETTING MODE MENUS DISPLAYS To display the menus, press the MENU button. Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Menu 5 Menu 6 (CLOCK SET) 01-01-2000 SAT 00:00:00 (DAYLIGHT SET) MODE NO USE WEEK MON TIME ON 1ST-SUN 04 02:00 OFF LST-SUN 10 02:00 (TITLE SET) TITLE 1 ---------1 2 ---------2 3 ---------3 4 ---------4 (ALARM SET) BUZZER ON DURATION 10 S RETRIG[...]

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    LANGUAGE SETTING Menu 1 (LANGUAGE/LANG./IDIO.) The default menu language is English. The available language settings are English, French and Spanish. Setting the language 1 Press the MENU button 1 time to display the (LANGUAGE/LANG./IDIO.) menu. 2 Press the l button to highlight the desired language. 3 ☞ Press the MENU button to go to the next me[...]

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    CLOCK AND DAYLIGHT SAVING SETTING Menu 2 (CLOCK SET) The default setting is as indicated below. The clock will start after the actual time and date are set and the operations under (DAYLIGHT SET) are completed. Default clock settings: 01:01:2000 SAT 00:00:00 (January 1, 2000 at 00:00) 1 Press the MENU button 2 times to display the (CLOCK SET) menu.[...]

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    CAMERA TITLE SETTING Menu 3 When a picture from a camera is displayed on-screen the camera number (1 to 4) is displayed at the bottom of the image. You can enter a camera title, such as the camera location (up to 10 characters), that will be displayed instead of the camera number. (TITLE SET) 1 Press the MENU button 3 times to display the (TITLE SE[...]

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    ALARM SETTING Menu 4 When an alarm trigger is received from sensors such as a door bell, movement sensor, etc. you can set the display mode and the recording mode for the pictures from the concerned camera. (ALARM SET) Changing the Settings 1 Press the MENU button 4 times to display the (ALARM SET) menu. 2 Press the l button to highlight the settin[...]

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    SENSOR SETTING Menu 5 You can set an area of the screen to be used as a sensor. You can also set the recording mode (ACTIVE REC) for sensor recording, when the sensor sends a trigger as it detects a movement. (SENSOR SET) Setting the ACTIVE REC Mode 1 Press the MENU button 5 times to display the (SENSOR SET) menu. 2 Press the l button to highlight [...]

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    SENSOR SETTING Menu 5 ACTIVE REC Settings Examples Example 1: Recording on the tape when an alarm trigger is received from camera 2 Example 2: Recording on the tape when an alarm trigger is received from camera 4 when an alarm trigger has already been received from camera 2 (ACTIVE REC: OFF) (ACTIVE REC: MODE1) (ACTIVE REC: MODE2) Alarm trigger in [...]

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    TIMER SETTING Menu 6 You can set a DAY and a NIGHT range for the 24 hour day period, in order to set the VCR recording for each camera accordingly. (TIMER SET) 1 Press the MENU button 6 times to display the (TIMER SET) menu. 2 Example: Day period recording from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM Night period recording from 7:30 PM to 7:30 AM 1 Using the + (or – [...]

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    CLOCK, TITLE DISPLAY AND MONITOR SETTINGS Menu 7 (DISPLAY SET) The clock and the camera title settings entered in the menus (CLOCK SET) and (TITLE SET) can be displayed on-screen. Setting the Display Mode for the Clock and Camera Title 1 Press the MENU button 7 times to display the (DISPLAY SET) menu. 2 Using the + (or – ) button, select the desi[...]

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    CLOCK, TITLE DISPLAY AND MONITOR SETTINGS Menu 7 (MONITOR SET) You can set the display sequence speed on the monitors and have monitor 1 display the same image as monitor 2. Setting the Monitor Display 1 Press the NEXT button to return to the (DISPLAY SET). 2 Press the l button to highlight the setting to modify. Using the + (or – ) button, selec[...]

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    VCR SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT AND COMPUTER CONTROL SETTING Menu 8 (VCR SET) You must set this unit output to match the type (Timelapse or Real time VCR) and settings of the VCR used for recording. Setting the VCR Output 1 Press the MENU button 8 times to display the (VCR SET) menu. 2 Press the l button to highlight the setting to modify, then using the +[...]

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    VCR SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT AND COMPUTER CONTROL SETTING Menu 8 (VIDEO LOSS SET) When the live picture signal feed is interrupted, you can set the action taken, and if the video loss is recorded as alarm data. First set “ VIDEO LOSS ” to “ ON ” , then make the “ DATA ” and “ DISPLAY ” settings as desired. Setting the Video Loss Mode 1 P[...]

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    ALARM DATA DISPLAY Menu 9 According to the settings entered in the (ALARM SET), (SENSOR SET) and (VIDEO LOSS SET) menus, information about the alarms (alarm data) can be recorded. Up to 100 alarm data entries can be displayed on-screen (separate 13). (ALARM DATA) Displaying the Alarm Data 1 Press the MENU button 9 times to display the (ALARM DATA) [...]

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    ALARMS OPERATIONS There are two types of alarms; the alarms set by an external alarm trigger and the alarms set by a loss of the video signal. EXTERNAL ALARMS When external inputs such as a door bell, an interphone, etc., are connected to the CONTROL terminal (pins 1 – 4), they will send alarm triggers automatically. On the monitor screen, the al[...]

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    RS232C CONTROL CONNECTION Connect a 9-pin D-SUB cable (sold separately) from the RS232C terminal on the rear panel to the computer serial connector. Setting the Data Transmission Speed After the connection is made, set the data transmission speed in the (RS232C SET) menu (see page 32 ). INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS For the RS232C terminal specification[...]

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    RS232C CONTROL INFORMATION GATHERING COMMANDS STATUS SENSE(D7) When this command is sent from the computer, this unit will send a 5-byte response (see Table 1 ). STATUS SENSE(D7) byte assignment (Table 1) Fourth and fifth bytes are reserved. First byte Bit Bit state information 7 LIVE/VCR indication 0: LIVE picture mode 1: VCR playback mode 6 Monit[...]

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    RS232C CONTROL COMMANDS AVAILABLE FROM THE MULTIPLEXER ACK(0A) Response when this unit receives a command. NAK(0B) Response if this unit did not receive the command. ALARM(BF) When there is an alarm, this command is sent as header. Then, the alarm information is sent in a 1-byte transmission (see Table 3 ). ALARM information (Table 3) Bit Bit state[...]

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    RS232C CONTROL COMMAND TABLE (TABLE 4) The commands available are indicated in the table. If a function is not available on the unit, the command will not operate even if sent. 0 1 2 3 45 6 7 89 0 0 ENTER LIVE FULL 1 11 VCR PB FULL 2 2 2 VERSION (MULTI) FULL 3 33 »« SHIFT QUAD FULL 4 44 1O MENU PLUS 55 + NEXT ZOOM 6 6 CLEAR – EXIT STILL 77 SEQ.[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS Signal format : Based on NTSC color signal standard (MPX-CD4) Based on NTSC B/W signal standard (MPX-MD4) Camera signal input synchronization : Asynchronous Camera input terminals (IN) : VS/VBS, 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω , BNC connector x 4 Camera output terminals (OUT) : Throughput of each input, 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω , BNC connector x 4 VCR input [...]

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    SANYO INDUSTRIAL MULTIPLEXER LIMITED WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS In order to obtain warranty service, the product must be delivered to and picked up from an Authorized Sanyo Service Center at the user ’ s expense, unless specifically stated otherwise in this warranty. The names and addresses of Authorized Sanyo Service Centers may be obtained by writing[...]