Setup guide

DS2 Network Guide

Function Description

Connected The unit can automatically detect if a camera source is present,

the corresponding input will be enabled in this menu for connected

cameras.

Title It is possible to allocate an ASCII camera title to each of the

cameras, which will be displayed onscreen along with the camera

number.

Terminated As the unit supports loop through it is necessary to remove the

termination of any inputs that are ‘looped’, by default all inputs are

terminated at 75 ohms.

Mono If the video input on the unit has a black and white (monochrome)

source connected then enable the corresponding camera. The

unit will try and compress the colour contents of the image if

this box is not enabled, ticking this box will remove unnecessary

overhead on the compression process.

Spot Monitor This will toggle the ability to view this camera input on the spot

monitor

Telemetry The unit supports numerous coaxial telemetry protocols. Refer

to the section ’How to Select and Enable Coaxial Telemetry’ for

further information.

Camera Fail Reporting If the video input on the unit does not identify a 1V peak-to-peak

signal then the unit can transmit an alarm notication e-mail for

camera failure on the corresponding video input.

Click here to see thumbnail images

This will display a thumbnail view of the video connected to

the unit. Place the cursor in the camera title box to view the

corresponding video input.

How to congure IP Cameras

The unit supports the capability to connect directly to IP Cameras (Cameras connected directly to a

network, broadcasting a digital video stream from an IP address). It can also connect to other NetVu

Connected DVR’s and treat one of the network feeds from that DVR as a digital video stream.

1. Ensure IP Cameras are enabled in the Advanced Features menu (System->Advanced

Features)

2. Select Cameras->Camera and Record Setup

3. Select a free camera input.