User`s manual

User’s Manual
128 Appendices
Connecting Extended Storage Module (ESM) Units
DigiMux supports up to two ESM units (daisy-chained) via the IEEE-1394 (FireWire®)
port. The ESMs provide additional on-line storage for the DigiMux unit.
NOTE: The ESM unit(s) must be powered up before the DigiMux unit is powered up,
and the DigiMux must be powered down before the ESM is powered down.
Connect the ESM(s) to the IEEE-1394 (FireWire®) port, following the instructions in
the Extended Storage Module Installation and Operation Instructions manual. When all
connections to the unit have been made, power up the ESM and other accessories, and
then power up the DigiMux unit.
Follow these steps to add the ESM’s hard disk drives to the DigiMux video database:
1. Press Menu. Enter the Administrator passcode at the User Authorization prompt.
2. Select 7 Administrator Setup, and then select 9 Database Setup.
3. Select 1 Add HDD into Database and select the ESM to be added to the database.
A list of all available hard disk drives (HDDs) is displayed. Press Enter to add
each HDD into the database, one by one, until the screen displays “Not available”.
4. Press ESC to return to the previous screen.
5. Select 3 Format HDD to format the hard disk drives. A list of all HDDs in the
database is displayed.
6. Select Yes for all of the listed HDDs. At Begin Format, select Yes. Press Enter to
begin formatting the HDDs.
DigiMux resets and formats the HDDs after its reboot.
Disconnecting Extended Storage Module (ESM) Units
If you must disconnect the ESM unit from the DigiMux unit, follow these steps:
1. Press Menu. Enter the Administrator passcode at the User Authorization prompt.
2. Select 7 Administrator Setup, and then select 9 Database Setup.
3. Select 2 Remove HDD from Database. Select and press Enter to remove the
HDDs, one by one.
DigiMux releases ESM’s hard disk drives from the video database when you exit the
Main Menu and save this information.
Use the shutdown procedure described in Shutdown and Power Up, or Reboot on
page 99 to shutdown the unit. Then, power down the ESM and disconnect it from the
DigiMux unit. To power up the unit, follow the Reboot procedure described in
Shutdown and Power Up, or Reboot on page 99.