Digital BUS-WATCH® User Manual Installation Manual MENU CONTROL EXIT MENU SEL R FUNCTION CONTROL REW STOP Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® INTRODUCTION 4 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 4 FEATURES 5 System Components 5 Initial Set Up 5 Hard Drive Loading and Unloading 5 System Start-Up 6 Automatic Hard Drive Heater 6 Digital BUS-WATCH Security Cabinet 6 Long Term Storage 6 SYSTEM INSTALLATION 7 System Wiring 7 (Optional) BW Options Harness 8 Speedometer Harness 9 (Optional) BW Options Harness Wiring Instructions 10 On-Screen Information with (Optional) BW Options Harness 10 Physical Mounting Requirements 11
Digital BUS-WATCH® Set Time/Date Screen 25 Set Timers Screen 26 Set Route ID Screen 27 System Info Screen 27 Screen Adjustment Screen 28 DIGITAL BUS-WATCH® CD-ROM 29 SPECIFICATIONS 30 3 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Digital BUS-WATCH® surveillance system by Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. This manual is intended to provide the user with the information required for proper installation, initial setup and explanation of the individual programming options.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Features • • • • • • • • • On screen menu system for programming options. Hard drive heater to warm the hard drive to a safe operating temperature in cold weather. Non-volatile ROM and battery backed-up memory. Ten 24-hr. programmable timers that are used to start and stop the recording process without user (driver) intervention. Time and date are at the bottom of the picture so detail at the top of the picture is not hidden.
Digital BUS-WATCH® System Start-Up To start the recording process, place the system switch in the ON position (this will be done automatically if the system switch is connected to the ignition switch and the ignition switch is in the ON position). Upon turning the system switch ON, the Digital BUS-WATCH® will commence recording. To stop the recording process, place the system switch in the OFF position.
Digital BUS-WATCH® System Installation WARNING REMOVE VEHICLE BATTERY VOLTAGE BEFORE INSTALLING SYSTEM WIRING System Wiring Note: All cables should be hidden from view. For the basic system (shown in Fig. 2), there are two cables; power (510880) and camera (510781). For additional vehicle monitoring, the BUS-WATCH® Options harness (511617) is available. Connect the camera using cable P/N 510781. There is no specific orientation for this cable to be installed. Connect power using cable P/N 510880.
Digital BUS-WATCH® (Optional) BW Options Harness FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH (Optional) BW Options Harness Figure 3 The BUS-WATCH® Options Harness (shown in Fig. 3) connects to various locations in the vehicle to provide on-screen information regarding vehicle performance.
Digital BUS-WATCH® 3. Insert the BW Options Harness by snapping it into place. 4. Route the excess harness through the provided hole 5. Assemble the connector box back onto the tower. Observe proper alignment of connector when inserting into box. Figure 4 Speedometer Harness Refer to the vehicle service manual for speedometer type, exact wire location, and transmission manufacturer warnings.
Digital BUS-WATCH® (Optional) BW Options Harness Wiring Instructions WIRE COLOR (2) YELLOW (2) RED BLUE BROWN WHITE VIOLET WIRE DESCRIPTION RIGHT & LEFT YELLOW WARNING LAMP BANK RIGHT & LEFT RED WARNING LAMP BANK STOP ARM LAMP BRAKE PEDAL LAMP AUX SIGNAL 1 AUX SIGNAL 2 Yellow Warning Lamps Connect the YELLOW wires to each of the Warning Lamp Flashers’ Yellow lamp outputs. Red Warning Lamps Connect the RED wires to each of the Warning Lamp Flashers’ Red lamp outputs.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Physical Mounting Requirements There are two common ways to mount the Digital BUS-WATCH®. First is the under-seat, or hanging, method. This method mounts the slide bracket to the underside of a seat. Second is the floor-mount method. This method mounts the Digital BUS-WATCH® to the floor of the bus. Figure 5 shows the minimum area for the system installation. Figure 5 11 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital BUS-WATCH® Hanging Mount (See Fig. 6) 1. Find a suitable location under the first seat behind the driver or under the drivers seat. 2. An area 15-1/2 inches should be unobstructed in front of the slide bracket to allow sliding the security cabinet onto the slide bracket. 3. If necessary modify the positions of the tower, connector box, and slide rails according to the instructions above. 4. Position the slide bracket on the frame of the seat in the desired location.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Mount Conversion Slide Bracket Modification (Figure 7) 1. Remove tower from slide bracket using four cap screws. 2. Slide tower to other side of bracket. 3. Reattach tower to slide bracket using four cap screws. 4. Remove connector box from tower using four screws. 5. Rotate connector box such that the rubber grommet is on the outside edge of the tower. 6. Reattach connector box to tower using four screws.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital BUS-WATCH® Floor mount Find a suitable location to mount the slide bracket on the floor. The Digital BUSWATCH should not present a trip hazard or head impact hazard and should not interfere with the seating, safety, or comfort of the passengers. 1. An area 15 and 1/2 inches should be unobstructed in front of the slide bracket to allow sliding the Digital BUS-WATCH® onto the bracket. 2.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Camera Placement The Digital BUS-WATCH® camera is mounted to the center of the front header panel, unless this does not give a stable mount or it vibrates excessively. Fig. 10 15 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital BUS-WATCH® Basic Operation The Digital BUS-WATCH® functions somewhat like a VCR, except that the recorded video is stored on the hard drive, rather than on a video tape. To view the recorded video or to access the MENU functions, connect a monitor to the Digital BUS-WATCH® using the front jacks labeled AUDIO and VIDEO. The end user supplies the monitor and the cable to connect the monitor. The Digital BUS-WATCH has several modes of operation.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Figure 11 Controls: • • • • • • • • • MENU - Brings up the System Control menu. EXIT - Exits the current menu or function. SEL - Selects the current menu setting. Functions much like an ENTER key. If the unit is in SLEEP mode, pressing this button causes it to wake up and enter RECORD mode. If the SYSTEM SWITCH is off, pressing this button again puts the unit back into SLEEP mode. Directional Arrows - These buttons are used to navigate the menus. PLAY - Plays back recorded video.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Connect a monitor to the Digital BUS-WATCH® using the front jacks labeled AUDIO and VIDEO. To activate the menu system, press the MENU button. The first screen that appears is the Main Menu. Main Menu Screen The Main Menu Screen has several different options used to configure the system's operating parameters. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired line and press SEL to execute the desired command.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Calibration Screen This submenu screen has two different options, Speedometer Calibration, and Voltage Calibration. Note: To use these functions, you must have the DISPLAY OPTIONS set to display the Speedometer and/or the Voltage. SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION Because speedometers can vary greatly among bus manufacturers, the Digital BUS-WATCH® has the ability to calibrate its own speedometer to that of the bus.
Digital BUS-WATCH® • • Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to adjust the displayed speed to match that the hand-held voltmeter. This might require many keypresses. When the voltages match, press EXIT to save the calibration and return to the previous menu. Capture Image Screen This submenu screen is used when you wish to download a still image to a PC via the serial port. Note: As with all MENU functions, you must have a video monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT jack on the Digital BUS-WATCH.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Figure 15 • Selecting REMOTE brings up a virtual control panel that you can use to control all PLAYBACK functions, from PLAY, PAUSE, REW, FF, etc. See Figure 16. You can still use the buttons on the Digital BUS-WATCH to control video playback. Note: The virtual control panel includes a RECORD button.
Digital BUS-WATCH® • • • When the image is downloaded, it is displayed on the PC screen and can be saved as a PC file. If you want to download more images, you can either use the control panel on the Digital BUS-WATCH or right-click on the Viewer window and click REMOTE to reopen the virtual control panel. Before you can move to the next image, however, you must either press STOP on the virtual control pad or SEL on the front panel.
Digital BUS-WATCH® • • • • Speedometer calibration reset to default. Voltage calibration reset to default. Route ID reset to "REI001". All Timers set to defaults. Warning: Do not select this function unless you want all settings changed back to their factory defaults! Record Mode When set to 'T,' or TIMED, the command to start or stop recording comes from the programmable timers. When set to 'M,' or MANUAL, the command to start or stop recording comes from the System Switch.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Figure 18 • • • • • • • TIME CALENDAR ROUTE ID VOLTAGE TEMPERATURE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR DATA Current time. Current date. Programmable Route ID. System voltage. Temperature inside cabinet. Bus Speedometer. Warning lights, brakes, stop-arm, etc. Recording Options This item takes you to another screen that allows you to access the options that relate to the recording quality. Use the arrows and SEL buttons to select the items as desired.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Note: These numbers can vary significantly with a color vs. black-and-white camera, frame composition, and light level. This table is representative of a color camera. A system using a black and white camera generally has a slightly higher recording capacity. Hours of Recording Time with a 20 GB hard drive Quality FPS Low Normal High Quality FPS Low Normal High Field Frame Field Frame Field Frame Field Frame 0.5P 2760 1376 896 0.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Figure 19 Set Timers Screen An example of the timer screen is shown in Figure 17. There are ten timers, labeled T0 through T9. Each timer shows the day of the week when it is active, the start time, the stop time, and the Enable setting. The Yes means that this timer is enabled. A No indicates that the timer is disabled. Figure 20 Use the arrow keys and the SEL button to select the timer. The parameter being changed, whether it is weekday, start hour, stop minute, etc., will flash.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Set Route ID Screen This screen is used to set the Route ID that will be shown on the on-screen display during normal operation. The Route ID can be up to sixteen characters long. Figure 21 Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to change the flashing character to the desired setting. Each character is changed individually. Press RIGHT or SEL to move to the next character. System Info Screen This screen is used to show various information that might be useful during troubleshooting.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Screen Adjustment Screen This screen is used to adjust the position and width of the on-screen display, using the arrows and the SEL buttons. There is an 'X' in each corner of this screen to make it easy for the user to center the display in the monitor. Figure 22 Center On-Screen Display Use the arrow buttons to center the four 'X's in the screen. Pressing MENU resets this setting to the factory defaults. When finished, press EXIT to save the settings.
Digital BUS-WATCH® DIGITAL BUS-WATCH® CD-ROM The CD-ROM contains: • • An electronic copy of this manual in PDF format. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader®. The REI Viewer Software, which is used when downloading images to a PC from the Digital BUS-WATCH. Downloading images to a PC via the serial cable requires the REI Viewer Software. This software must be installed on the PC before attempting to download any images. To install the software: • Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Specifications Digital BUS-WATCH® Security Cabinet (main unit) Size (with slide bracket) Height 6 inches maximum Width 11-1/4 inches maximum Depth 15-1/2 inches maximum Weight (with bracket) 22 lb. 13 oz. Weight (without bracket) 17 lb. 11 oz. Power Consumption (@ 12V DC) Standby 15 mA Recording 1.5 A Heater 2.
