Network DVR on Chip Your best choice for digital video recording and remote surveillance VP-2x Series Cost-effective Video/Audio Capture Card Quick Reference Manual (Version:2.0) Introduction Specification Package Contents Installation Graphic User Interface (GUI) Appendix www.vpon21.
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Table of Contents 1. VP-24/28/216 Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 1.1 Features------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 2. VP-24/28/216 Series DVR Card Specification ------------------------------------------------------3 3. VP-24/28/216 Package Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------4 4.
1. VP-24/28/216 Introduction A VP-2x series package includes one of VP-24 or VP-28 or VP-216 video capture card and a DVR on chip DOM (optional). After install them in a PC, it becomes a dedicated DVR system after power up. The DVR System is a high performance digital video recorder with built-in mini web server and real-time video capturing capability. The video is grabbed and compressed for faster transmission to your PC through 10/100Mbps Ethernet. The video also can display through local VGA output .
Searching by time, day, motion, events or alarm log. SCSI/USB/IDE RAID and NAS storage system support Alarm function System automatically displays corresponding enlarged image when alarm is triggered Snapshot images through E-mail or FTP server when alarm is triggered. Voice call alert notification. Optional GPI/O for alarm control. Network Browser-based, no remote viewing software needed.
2. VP-24/28/216 Series DVR Card Specification Model: VP-24: Channels/Card CODEC Rec. FPS/Card(320x240) Rec. FPS/Card(640x480) MAX. Cards MAX. Channels Audio Recording Audio In/Card MAX. Audio In Audio Out MAX. Alarm In MAX. Control Out 4 S/W MPEG4 40fps 40fps 4 16 YES 1 4 1 16 8 Channels/Card CODEC Rec. FPS/Card(320x240) Rec. FPS/Card(640x480) MAX. Cards MAX. Channels Audio Recording Audio In/Card MAX. Audio In Audio Out MAX. Alarm In MAX.
3. VP-24/28/216 Package Contents Please check your VP-2x series package for the following items: VP-24: 1. Capture card *1 2. Watchdog wire *1 3. Quick reference manual *1 4. CD *1 5. DOM Chip (Disk On Module) *1 Optional 6. I/O card *1 Optional 7. IrDA controller and receiver *1 Optional VP-28: 1. Capture card *1 2. Daughter board *1 3. Capture card connect to Daughter board cable *1 4. Watchdog wire *1 5. Audio cable *1 6. Quick reference manual *1 7. CD *1 8. DOM Chip (Disk On Module) *1 Optional 9.
4. VP-24/28/216 Series DVR Card Installation Procedure 4.1 Summary of the installation: Before install VP-24/28/216 series DVR card to your PC platform, please make sure the PC’s Hardware is compatible with the motherboards, which we have recommended in the appendix. VP-2x series contains one of VP-24 or VP-28 or VP-216 capture card and a CD for installing firmware and a Quick reference manual.
Step 5: Installing VP-2x Capture Card Our capture card is proprietary and will only work with our DVR firmware. Install the capture card into an available PCI slot. Once the system boots the VPON firmware will automatically detect how many capture cards are in the PCI slots. Capture card Step 6: Installing the hard drives For a single drive make sure the jumper settings is set on primary. Attach that with any ordinary IDE cable onto the secondary IDE channel.
DOM module Step 8 : Installing I/O Card (Optional) GPI and GPO are use for alarm inputs and outputs control. Note: I/O card is an optional device, if you need it please contact us.
3)VP-216 Audio card Daughter board I/O card (VP-IO84) Video capture card (VP-216) Step 9 : Power On and Install Firmware After complete hardware installation, you can power on the PC as usual and follow the procedure below for firmware installation: 1. Before install Firmware, enter BIOS first and select First boot device to CD-ROM. After boot up your system, you will see as follow: 2. DVR INSTALL 3. Select a disk to install.
4.3 Power On After complete the installation , you can power on the PC as usual. Live videos should be displayed on VGA screen if everything is OK. 4.4 Configuration When you get videos displayed on VGA screen, you can configure the VP-24/28/216 PC DVR unit using mouse or the IrDA controller(optional) comes with the VP-24/28/216 package. Please refer to User manual “Chapter 3 operating VPON by mouse . 4.
5. About the GUI Introduction The VP-24/28/216 can be configured and operated using either the local GUI, or over a network. 5.1 The local GUI 5.
6. Graphic User Interface (GUI) 6.1 Introduction VP-24/28/216 can be configured using either the supplied remote control unit (optional) (or a keyboard) or a mouse. This chapter covers mouse operation. The VP-24/28/216 must be in GUI mode for mouse operation. Under GUI mode, keyboard is used ONLY for data entry.
1. First, please change to single screen as following . Select camera Video quality button / I/O button / POS button Back to live surveillance / Enlarge video / System setup 6.3 PTZ Control PTZ panel Use the PTZ panel to control PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) cameras. This panel is displayed when change to single screen. User can setup PTZ model in the “camera setup section”. PTZ panel PTZ panel: You can do preset and recall, zoom in/out, focus, iris control to current camera.
Speed buttons - Adjust the moving speed of the selected PTZ camera. PTZ OSD menu / patrol / auto pan – Using OSD menu to control PTZ . The “ ” button is ok,” ” button is cancel. Pan and tilt buttons - Adjust the pan and tilt of the selected camera include 45 degree directional PTZ control at upper right, upper left, button right, button left of PTZ control panel To set a camera configuration: 1. Select a camera using the numbered buttons (1~16) on the Surveillance Panel. 2.
Appendix A: Recommendation Motherboard We have tested some different motherboards for VP-24/28/216. If You are first time to plug and play VP-24/28/216.We suggest you to choose the motherboard which have been tested by us for better performers。 Suggesting CPU model： Pentium 4, 1.6G or better Motherboard： 1. North bridge：Intel chipset 2. South bridge：ICH2, ICH4, ICH5 & ICH5R 3.
Appendix B: Watch-dog Wiring Description Watch dog is a hardware device to monitor the system status. If the system fails to response, Watch dog will send a rest signal to the motherboard to reboot the system. To enable Watch dog function, please select available durations 100,99,98…..8 seconds. Hardware Request list: One pair of conducting wire (2-pin to 2-pin). Installation Step: Attach the pair of conducting wire from video capture card JP1 PIN1,2(+,-) to the RESET JUMPER(+,-) on Motherboard.
