AD168 Matrix Switcher/Controller System System Operator's Manual
AD168 Video Matrix Switching System System Operator’s Manual Copyright 1998 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Sensormatic® Electronics Corporation. 8000-0936-01, Rev.
WARNING Do not install this product in hazardous areas where highly combustible or explosive products are stored or used. FCC COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Table of Contents ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..................................................................................................V How to Use This Manual.................................................................................................................... v Related Documents............................................................................................................................ v AD168 Support Services.....................................................................
Camera Lockout .......................................................................................................................... 2-10 APPENDIX A: AD168 SYSTEM DEFAULTS .............................................................. A-1 Keyboard Control:......................................................................................................................... A-1 Basic Programming Defaults: ................................................................................................
About This Manual The AD168 system operator’s manual provides detailed information about AD168’s features, operation, and application. It explains step-by-step the tasks that you - the operator - will perform when using the AD168 system. It is designed to be a continuing reference source as you use the AD168 system. How to Use This Manual This manual is organized as follows: • Chapter 1: “About the AD168 Video Switching System” describes what AD168 does and how it is used.
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Chapter 1: About the AD168 Video Switching System This chapter briefly discusses your role as an AD168 system operator, describes the features and capabilities of the AD168 system, and identifies the equipment the AD168 system supports. System Overview AD168 is a video matrix switching system. The system is comprised of the following major components: • Video Inputs - These are the cameras that are installed at your facility. They keep watch on the key security areas at your site.
AD168 System Features The AD168 system enables you to oversee activities throughout your facility as they occur. This powerful monitoring capability allows you to respond to events promptly, and coordinate with other personnel to provide optimal site security. Features available to AD168 operators include the following: • matrix switching - selecting workstation monitors for video display, and subsequent selection of system cameras to view on the monitors.
• The AD Touch Tracker is another keyboard which can control system functions. It duplicates the functionality of the AD2078A but has a different key layout and design. Instructions in this document will refer to the 2078A. For information about the Touch Tracker refer to the AD Touch Tracker Manual, document number 8000-1657-02. Equipment That Controls AD168 The equipment that enables you to perform complex video switching functions with simple key commands is the AD168 switching bay.
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Chapter 2: Using a Keyboard Controller The AD168 system can be controlled by one of two keyboards: the AD2078A or the ADTT Touch Tracker. Keyboard operation discussed in this document will be expressed in terms of the 2078A key set. For information on the ADTT Touch Tracker, refer to document number 8000-1657-02.
d) Camera Section The CAMERA display window shows the number of the camera currently shown on the monitor under keyboard control. The LAST key calls the last previous camera displayed in a sequence. The B-PAS key removes a camera from a sequence. The ACK key acknowledges (clears) alarms from monitor screens, and starts system tours. The NEXT key calls the next camera in a sequence. The RUN key runs a camera sequence. The HOLD key holds a sequenced camera on the monitor screen.
Keyswitch Positions The AD2078A keyboard controller allows complex video switching operations to be accomplished with a set of relatively simple key commands. System operators will perform many of these operations in the normal course of their shifts, depending on their scope of system access as defined by the system administrator. The AD2078A’s keyswitch enables three operating positions, “OFF”, “PROG”, and “DISP”. The key can be removed only when turned to the “OFF” position.
Logging on to AD168 This section describes how to get started using the AD168 system. It discusses the use of passwords to gain access to the system, and how your password defines the level of access you have to the system. Using Passwords If your workstation does not require operators to log on to the system with unique passwords, this section does not apply to you. If passwords are mandatory at your workstation, you will be required to log on to your keyboard controller before you begin to use it.
Basic Keyboard Operations (Keyswitch Off) The following functions are performed with the keyswitch in the OFF position.
c) Camera Title - the camera title provides two lines of information relating to the camera’s location or function. The camera title is pre-programmed by the system administrator using S³ software, or by using AD168 menu programming. If a preset (target) title is programmed for a given camera, the preset title will replace the camera title at the time that the preset scene is called to the monitor. d) System Time - provides the current time in 24 hour format.
Zoom Control 1) To zoom in, press the ZOOM TELE key in the keyboard’s dual function section (see page 2-1) until you achieve the desired picture. 2) To zoom out, press the ZOOM WIDE key in the keyboard’s dual function section until you achieve the desired picture. Focus Control 1) To focus on an object located at close range, press the FOCUS NEAR key in the keyboard’s dual function section, until you achieve the desired clarity.
Operating Tours A tour is a pre-programmed sequence of camera scenes that appear one after the other on monitor screens. A monitor tour is a temporary or "scratch pad" tour programmed through the monitor section of the keyboard controller. A system tour is a tour programmed by the system administrator as an integral part of the system setup procedure. System tours can be called and controlled through a keyboard controller with the keyswitch in the OFF position.
Calling Camera Salvos A salvo is a group of camera scenes that can be called for simultaneous display on a contiguous group of monitors. Salvos are programmed by the system administrator through S³ software. To call a salvo: 1) Enter the number of the first (lowest numbered) monitor in the salvo group on the numeric keypad. 2) Press the MONITOR key in the keyboard’s monitor section. The number will appear in the monitor display. 3) Enter the salvo number (1-64) on the keyboard’s numeric keypad.
Camera Lockout Cameras can be “locked out” to prevent other keyboard operators from controlling their movements. If a camera is locked out, other operators will be able to view the camera, but will not be able to control its pan, tilt, zoom, focus, iris, preset, and auxiliary functions. When an operator calls a camera that has been locked out, the word “LOCK” appears on the monitor’s status line.
Appendix A: AD168 System Defaults The following default values are set at system start-up, or through the System Reset function performed by a system administrator. Keyboard Control: All monitors switch to camera 0 (color bar pattern). No monitors are under keyboard control. Basic Programming Defaults: Note: Functions listed in the table below are programmable through AD2078A and ADTT Touch Tracker keyboards.
Full-Scale Programming Defaults: Note: Defaults marked by an asterisk (*) accessible only through S³ software System Options User IDs Menu Callup Messages Disabled. No passcode entry required No camera number defined All messages printed. No program monitor output Time and Date Set to the time and date of the embedded system software Ports Baud Rate: Port Use A-2 1200 bps (Ports 1-7) 38.
Appendix B: On-Screen Status Line Displays Normal System Operation The following messages appear on monitor on-screen status lines during normal system operation. Code Description ALARM Displayed when an armed alarm contact is activated. The message remains on the monitor until the alarm is cleared. ACK nn Displayed when the ACK key is pressed to start a system tour. The message indicates the tour number selected, and remains displayed until the first camera in the tour is called to the monitor.
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Appendix C: Printer Messages The following messages are printed from the parallel printer port and any serial port programmed as a printer port. The first two fields of all printed messages display the current system date and time. Alarm Messages Messages are printed in the following format at every occurrence of an alarm event.
Menu Access / Exit Messages The following messages are printed each time that an operator accesses or exits the menu system. 05-MAR-1996 13:23:26 MENUS ACCESS OCCURRED 05-MAR-1996 13:23:26 MENUS EXITED OCCURRED Power Status Message The following message is printed each the AD168 system is powered on.
Appendix D: SpeedDome Series Programmable Commands When used in combination with numeric keypad inputs, the F1 keys on the AD2078A and AD Touch Tracker keyboards accomplish specific functions related to the operation of SpeedDome, SpeedDome LT, and SpeedDome Ultra domes. Following is a list of F1 key combinations and their associated functions.
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Glossary A alarm contact A sensor which, when activated, signals a change from normal system operation. Alarm contacts are associated with cameras or camera salvos in programmable alarm tables. alarm table A table written in computer memory which associates alarm contacts (sensors) with cameras or and/or camera salvos. The table includes information about camera dwell times, preset numbers, auxiliary status, alarm title numbers, camera linking status, and alarm scene locations.
D data bits The number of bits in a data word. dedicated monitor A monitor connected directly to a specific camera via coaxial cable. A dedicated monitor displays the video from a single camera input only. Compare with switching monitor. dual display Two or more alarm camera scenes are displayed on the two monitors with which they are associated. The two monitors are defined, respectively, as the hold monitor, and the sequence monitor. The hold monitor displays the first alarm received.
L latched auxiliary An auxiliary that remains active until it is deactivated using the appropriate off switch. An example of a latched auxiliary is a light. When the keyboard controller’s Auxiliary On button is pressed, the light is turned on. When the Auxiliary Off button is pressed, the light is turned off. See also auxiliary and momentary relay. log in If this function is enabled, system keyboard access is restricted to only those users entering a user number (1-64) and a six digit passcode.
pattern A sequence of pan, tilt, zoom, focus, and iris movements from a single programmable dome. The dome “learns” these movements in real time through keyboard programming, and can replay them automatically. port configuration The setting of a communications port’s baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits, and device type, to enable the device to communicate successfully with another device to which it is connected.
T tilt Up and down camera movement. toggle To alternate the current state of an output. If the output is currently off, toggling it will turn it on, and vice-versa. touch tracker One of the two keyboards that can be used in the monitoring and control of the AD168 switching system. tour A tour is a sequence of camera scenes viewed on at a time on a video monitor. A monitor tour is a temporary sequence of scenes programmed for a single monitor.
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Index A alarm contact definition, G-1 alarm table definition, G-1 alarm titles, 2-6 alarms, 1-2 acknowledging, 2-9 arming definition, G-1 arming code definition, G-1 auto clearance definition, G-1 auxiliary, 1-2 activation, 2-7 definition, G-1 B baud rate definition, G-1 bay, 1-1 definition, G-1 block definition, G-1 block display definition, G-1 C camera control, 1-2 calling a camera to a monitor, 2-6 focus, 2-7 iris, 2-7 pan / tilt, 2-6 zoom, 2-7 camera lock, 2-10 definition, G-1 connect next definitio
log off, 2-4 log on, 2-4 R related documents, v M manual clearance definition, G-3 menu callup definition, G-3 monitor definition, G-3 monitor on-screen display alarm title area, 2-6 text overlays, 2-5 monitor tour definition, G-3 O output definition, G-3 override definition, G-3 P pan definition, G-3 parity definition, G-3 partitioning definition, 2-4, G-3 passcode definition, G-3 password, 2-4 definition, G-3 pattern, 1-2 definition, G-4 peripherals, 1-3 port configuration definition, G-4 presets, 1-2
Z Index zoom definition, G-5 I-3
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