Digital BUS-WATCH® User Manual Installation Manual Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES 4 INTRODUCTION 5 MAIN SYSTEM OVERVIEW 5 EXPANDED SYSTEMS OVERVIEW 6 REI DVR CAMERA SYSTEM OPTIONS 7 DVR FEATURES 8 System Components 8 Initial Set Up 8 Hard Drive Loading and Unloading 9 System Start-Up 9 Automatic Hard Drive Heater 9 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Security Cabinet Mounting 10 Long Term Storage 10 SYSTEM INSTALLATION 11 System Wiring 11 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV External Record Indicator / Event Mark Button Harness 12
Digital BUS-WATCH® MENU SYSTEM 25 Main Menu Screen 26 System Information Screen 27 Set Time/Date Screen 28 Audio Control Menus 30 Audio Channel Selection Menu 31 Playback Volume Menu 31 Set Vehicle ID Screen 32 Calibration Screen 32 Speedometer Calibration Screen 33 Speedometer Signal Levels Screen 34 Screen Adjustment Screen 34 Center On-Screen Display 35 Adjust Width 36 Capture Image Screen 36 On Screen Display Options 40 Main Display Options 41 GPS Display Options 42 V
Digital BUS-WATCH® LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 ……...………. BUS-WATCH® IV Components……...……...……...……...……...……...……....…. 5 Figure 2 ……...………. System Drawing ………………….……...……...……...……...……......…...……...… 6 Figure 3 ……...………. Camera System Options ...………….……...……...……...……...……...……...……. 7 Figure 4 ……...………. Initial Drive Warming Screen Shot …...……….……...……...……...…......……..... 10 Figure 5 ……...………. System Wiring ………………………...……...……...……...……...……......…...….. 12 Figure 6 ……...………. Event Harness Connection ..
Digital BUS-WATCH® INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV 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® EXPANDED SYSTEMS OVERVIEW Digital BUS-WATCH® IV surveillance systems are highly configurable. Figure 2 shows a connection diagram for a fully equipped 4 camera system. To be able to switch between different cameras based upon an external trigger (such as a door opening); Camera Switch Devices (P/N 700462 or 710030) can be added to the system.
Digital BUS-WATCH® REI DVR Camera System Options Table showing typical Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Systems for a variety of camera numbers Number of Cameras Digital BUS-WATCH® System Frames Per Second Concurrent Recorded Image Resolutions 4 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV 30 4 High 5 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV + 1 Camera Switch Device 30 4 High 30 4 High 52.5 3 High + 4 Quarter 52.5 3 High + 4 Quarter 52.5 3 High + 4 Quarter 75 2 High + 8 Quarter 75 2 High + 8 Quarter 75 2 High + 8 Quarter 97.
Digital BUS-WATCH® DVR Features • • • • • • • • • • Search Video by Date, Hour, or External Event Triggers. 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.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Hard Drive Loading and Unloading Inserting the Hard Drive: Turn the hard drive key to the unlocked and off position. Gently insert the hard drive into the bay. Turn the hard drive key to the locked and on position. Removing the Hard Drive: Turn the hard drive key to the unlocked and on position. Gently remove the hard drive from the bay. Note: The Digital BUS-WATCH® IV will not function properly if the hard drive key is in the unlocked or off positions.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Initial Drive Warming Screen Shot Figure 4 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Security Cabinet Mounting The Digital BUS-WATCH® IV security cabinet can be mounted in any orthogonal orientation under a seat, in a parcel rack, on the floor, to a wall, etc. It should not present a trip hazard or head impact hazard, nor should it interfere with the seating, safety or comfort of the passengers. Horizontal orientation is suggested when several installation options are available.
Digital BUS-WATCH® System Installation WARNING DISCONNECT VEHICLE BATTERY VOLTAGE BEFORE INSTALLING SYSTEM WIRING WARNING DISCONNECT POWER TO THE DIGITAL BUS-WATCH® IV BEFORE JUMP STARTING VEHICLE System Wiring Note: All cables should be hidden from view. For the basic system (shown in Figure 5), there are five cables, one power (P/N 512002 – 16 Feet, or 512001 – 35 Feet) and 4 camera (P/N 510781 or any different length cable).
Digital BUS-WATCH® System Wiring *Connect GREEN wire DIRECTLY to the positive terminal of the battery. *Connect BLACK wire DIRECTLY to the negative terminal of the battery. Note: Green wire fused @ 7A; Red wire fused @ 1 A Figure 5 INSTALLATION NOTE: Exposed connectors may be placed inside of connector box on security cabinet. Tampering could be further reduced by using metal conduit to route exposed wires into vehicle body. All wires should be protected from the inside and outside areas of the vehicle.
Digital BUS-WATCH® External Record Indicator / Event Mark Button Harness Connection Figure 6 Digital Bus-Watch® IV GPS Antenna Module Harness The Digital Bus-Watch® IV GPS Antenna Module Harness plugs into the back of the DVR as shown in Figure 7. Digital Bus-Watch® IV GPS Antenna Module will track up to twelve satellites at a time while providing one-second navigation updates and low power consumption.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital Bus-Watch® IV Vehicle Sensor Options Harness Vehicle Connection Vehicle Sensor Options Harness Wiring FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER FROM FLASHER (Optional) Vehicle Sensor Options Harness (Shown as School Bus) FROM BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH Figure 8 The BUS-WATCH® IV Vehicle Sensor Options Harness (shown in Figure 8) connects to various locations in the vehicle to provide on-screen information regarding vehicle performance.
Digital BUS-WATCH® • • • • Turn signals Front door switch operation Back door switch operation Optional point with Auxiliary (Aux 1 is user-defined and may be used to monitor points such as wheelchair lifts, inertia sensors, etc.) The Custom vehicle sensor option allows for most other situations. The letters that appear on the screen are settable through the menu system.
Digital BUS-WATCH® BUS-WATCH® IV Vehicle Sensor Options Harness Vehicle Connections (Shown as School Bus) 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® IV. 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® IV to the floor of the bus. Figure 9 shows the minimum area for the system installation. DVR Physical Mounting Figure 9 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Hanging Mount (See Figure 10) 1.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Note: Use clamps to attach slide bracket to the under-seat location if necessary. Ensure stable mounting for proper DVR operation. DVR must be solid to vehicle frame. Under Seat Mounting Figure 10 18 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Mount Conversion Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Cabinet Modification (See Figure 11) Reverse the placement of the slide rails with screws and washers from top to bottom of the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV. DVR Cabinet Modification Figure 11 Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Floor Mount Installation Find a suitable location to mount the slide bracket on the floor.
Digital BUS-WATCH® DVR Floor Mounting Figure 12 20 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Camera Placement The Digital BUS-WATCH® IV cameras can be mounted anywhere in the vehicle, unless this does not give a stable mount or it vibrates excessively. Outdoor cameras should be used for exterior placement. Camera Connection and Placement Figure 13 Potential Multiple Camera Placement Options 4 CAMERAS INTERIOR 4 CAMERAS EXTERIOR Figure 14 21 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Basic Operation The Digital BUS-WATCH® IV 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® IV 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® IV has several modes of operation.
Digital BUS-WATCH® the drive with another system, the unit will pause for 30 minutes of normal play until valid video can be presented. Fast forwarding through the 30 minutes of video will reduce the amount of pause time. It is not recommended to swap drive between old and new systems, as the results during playback will not be as intended. The drives are easily identifiable as to which DVRs they belong to by the color of the face of the Hard Drive and the DVR or the Viewing Station.
Digital BUS-WATCH® PLAY, FF, or REW on the face of the DVR or Viewing Station will take the playback through to the next or previous frame. No frames are dropped because of appearance of this page. In the event that the Splash page appears in the middle of the event that is being viewed, the Splash Page can be taken out of the video event during the process of transferring the video to a computer file. Call REI Technical Support for special instructions on this topic at 1-877-726-4617.
Digital BUS-WATCH® OSD – This button brings up and removes the overlaid status On Screen Display. The overlaid status On Screen Display is not permanently recorded to the hard drive, as opposed to the time and date display which is recorded to the drive. • ZOOM – Toggles on and off the zoom mode functionality. FUNCTION CONTROLS • PLAY - Plays back recorded video. Begins playback at the last recorded image. • REC - Starts recording. Recording is indicated a green LED near this button.
Digital BUS-WATCH® 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. See Figure 17. Main Menu Screen Shot Figure 17 FACTORY DEFAULT Changes the DVR setting back to the original factory settings. SYSTEM INFORMATION Shows the temperature and voltage extremes, record time, and other DVR information.
Digital BUS-WATCH® DISPLAY OPTIONS Allows the user to determine what information is recorded onto the screen. PLAYBACK SEARCH OPTIONS This screen directs users to specific portions of the video for fast retrieval. RECORDING OPTIONS Allows the user to change frame rates and compression levels. Factory Default If this item is selected, the system's internal settings will be set to the factory defaults. This includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Total Record Time reset to zero.
Digital BUS-WATCH® System Information Page Screen Shot Figure 18 Set Time/Date Screen Use the arrow buttons to step through the month, day, and year. The weekday is set automatically. Repeat this with the hours, minutes, and seconds. AM/PM is set automatically. Reference: Figure 19. Time/Date Menu Screen Shot Figure 19 28 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Daylight Saving Time When set to Yes, the system clock will change automatically with Daylight Saving Time. If your region does not use Daylight Saving Time, setting this item to No disables the Daylight Saving Time function. 24-Hour Mode When set to Yes, the clock will be displayed in a 24-hr format. If set to No, the clock will be displayed in a 12-hr. format. DST Trigger Menu On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Digital BUS-WATCH® 2007 DST Trigger Screen Shot Figure 21 Audio Control Menus The REI Digital BUS-WATCH® IV has 2 audio channels labels as 1 & 2, or white and red, respectively. The Channel Selection Menu allows users to configure which cameras are recorded on which channels, and the Playback Volume Menu allows the user to change the volume level of either output channel. Audio Control Menus Screen Shot Figure 22 30 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Audio Channel Selection Menu Use the up and down arrow buttons and the SEL button to change the camera audio ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ for each channel. All cameras can only be selected to ‘ON’ on only one channel at a time. Cameras can be selected to ‘OFF’ on both channels simultaneously. Audio Channel Selection Menu Screen Shot Figure 23 Playback Volume Menu Use the up and down arrow buttons and the SEL button to change the volume output levels.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Set Vehicle ID Screen This screen is used to set the Vehicle ID that will be shown on the on-screen display during normal operation. The Vehicle ID can be up to sixteen characters long. Reference: Figure 25. Set Vehicle Identification Page Screen Shot Figure 25 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.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Calibration Menu Screen Shot Figure 26 Speedometer Calibration Screen Because speedometers can vary greatly among bus manufacturers, the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV has the ability to calibrate its own speedometer to that of the bus. Follow this procedure to calibrate the speedometer: • Drive the bus at a known and constant speed, such as 30 mph. • Bring up the Speedometer Calibration Screen. The screen will display what the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV system perceives as the vehicle's speed.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Speedometer Signal Levels Screen Considering the wide variety of speedometer pulse signal levels from the various types of transmissions, the Digital Bus-Watch® IV System allows users to manually set the speedometer input filter circuitry to best match the vehicle output signal. Speedometer Signal Levels Screen Shot Figure 28 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.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Screen Adjustment Page Screen Shot Figure 29 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. Center OSD Page Screen Shot Figure 30 35 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Adjust Width Use the left and right arrow buttons to change the width of the on-screen display. Pressing MENU resets this setting to the factory defaults. When finished, press EXIT to save the settings. Adjust Screen Width Page Screen Shot Figure 31 Capture Image Screen This submenu screen is used when you wish to download a still image to a PC via the serial port. See Figure 32.
Digital BUS-WATCH® The procedure to download an image from the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV is as follows. • • • • • • Connect the serial cable from the PC to the jack on the front of the Digital BUSWATCH® IV. On the PC, open and run the REI Viewer software. (The software must be installed in advance.) The PC is now waiting to download an image. Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu. Select CAPTURE IMAGE. Select DOWNLOAD IMAGE NOW. The video switches from the MENU to the current PLAYBACK image.
Digital BUS-WATCH® • Set up the communication configuration as shown in Figure 34: PC Configuration Screen Shot Figure 34 • • • • When you have the image displayed on video monitor that you want to download, pause that image, and close the virtual control panel by clicking on the X button. Select the channel you want to download, and click on the Link to DVR button. To save the image as a PC file, select the Save file button.
Digital BUS-WATCH® • • When you are finished downloading images, press the EXIT button on the front panel of the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV. This switches the unit back into the MENU mode, and transfers control from the PC back to unit's control panel. Press EXIT to return to the previous menu. The REI Viewer software. Can also be used as a remote control to the viewing station.
Digital BUS-WATCH® On Screen Display Options This item takes you to another screen that allows you to customize what is shown on this unit's on-screen display. The Main Display Options determines which information is displayed on the screen. The information display from this menu will automatically move the information to lower parts of each screen depending on which information is chosen to be displayed.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Main Display Options An asterisk beside the item indicates that the item in question will be shown onscreen during normal operation. Pressing the SEL button when the cursor is set to a particular line toggles the asterisk on or off. Reference: Figure 37. Main Display Options Screen Shot Figure 37 • • • • • • • • • • HEATER TIME CALENDAR VEHICLE ID VOLTAGE TEMPERATURE SPEEDOMETER HARDWARE VERSION SENSOR DATA IGNITION An ‘H’ in the corner if the heater is on. Current time. Current date.
Digital BUS-WATCH® GPS Display Options An asterisk beside the item indicates that the item in question will be shown onscreen during normal operation. Pressing the SEL button when the cursor is set to a particular line toggles the asterisk on or off. Reference: Figure 38. GPS Display Options Screen Shot Figure 38 • LONGITUDE/LATITUDE • HEADING • GPS TIME SYNC Displays the current vehicle co-ordinates on top of the screen.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Vehicle Sensor Options Screen Shot Figure 39 Sensor Display Options This item takes you to another screen that allows you to determine what characters are displayed on the recorded video for the vehicle sensor options. The two main options to choose from are Transit and School Bus, Transit being the default setting.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Vehicle Sensor Display Options Screen Shot – Transit Settings Figure 41 Vehicle Sensor Display Options Screen Shot – Custom Settings Figure 42 44 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Sensor Level Options This item takes you to another screen that allows you to determine how the characters that are displayed on the screen are activated. The default settings for these inputs are active high. That means that when the input signal goes from ground (or 0 volts dc), to a high level (5-12 volts dc), the character as mapped on the Character Display Options Menu is created on the screen.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Playback Search Options Page Screen Shot Figure 44 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. The recording quality of the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV has three independent settings: REC MODE, REC FPS, and REC QUALITY. Reference: Figure 45. Recording Options Page Screen Shot Figure 45 46 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® RECORD MODE: Can be set to either FRAME or FIELD. This sets whether the unit is recording video fields, or full frames. Frames require more disk-space per image, so they reduce recording time but provide a better quality image. Fields reduce video quality but increase recording time. RECORD QUALITY: This setting corresponds to the compression ratio of the video data. There are four options: SUPER, HIGH, NORMAL, and BASIC.
Digital BUS-WATCH® RECORD TRIGGER: When set to ‘IGN’, the command to start or stop recording comes from the ignition switch (system switch). When this feature is set to ‘TIMER’, the command to start or stop recording comes from the programmable timers as shown in Figure 45. OFF DELAY: Can be set to any number from 0 to 99. This is the number of minutes the Digital BUS-WATCH® IV will to record after the System Switch has been turned off. The default for this setting is 0 minutes.
Digital BUS-WATCH® beginning of the drive to the end and then stop. Use this setting to clear the drive for another record cycle. To do this, set the function to ON, then exit the Recording Options menu. Upon exiting the menu, the Hard Drive Record Marker will be reset. Warning: Executing the ERASE DRIVE command is irrevocable! Do NOT set this function to ON unless you are sure. Once it is completed, the unit will not be able to access video information previously stored on the hard drive.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Alarm Trigger Options Screen Shot Figure 49 Alarm Record Options Alarm Record Options Screen Shot Figure 50 50 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® ALARM FRAME RATE: This function is used to set the frame rate of the DVR during an active Alarm event. After an Alarm Event is triggered (See Alarm Options for more details on Event Triggering), the DVR could be set to record at a different frame rate than it normally runs at. This feature could allow a user to have substantially more record time than listed on any of the high quality video settings alone.
Digital BUS-WATCH® RECORD ERROR: This function is activated when the Master Controller PCB can not communicate with the Video PCB, generally characterized by failure of the Video PCB or the ribbon bale connecting the 2 PCBs together. DISK ERROR: This function is activated when the Video PCB can not store the video, audio, and database information to the drive. This alarm can be heard as a beep, for a bad sector or track, or a constant tone for a lack of a working drive.
Digital BUS-WATCH® FIELD setting in the Recording Options Menu (REC MODE). The Digital BUSWATCH® IV DVR uses Hardware Field Doubling technology that doubles the amount of record time without much degradation in audio/video quality. Other options include changing the Recording Options to reduced frame rates (REC FPS) or increasing digital video compression (REC QUALITY). Another option is to use the Alarm Frame Rate Recording options as described above. Other options include using larger sized hard drives.
Digital BUS-WATCH® DIGITAL BUS-WATCH® IV CD-ROM Remote Viewer Software 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® IV. Product Pictures, Specifications, & Diagrams. 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.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital BUS-WATCH® IV Systems Related Part Numbers Digital Video Recording & Playback Units 710000 710000FM 710005 Digital Bus-Watch® ΙV, Under-seat Mount Digital Bus-Watch® ΙV, Floor Mount Digital Bus-Watch® ΙV Viewing Station Hard Drives 710020 710060 710012 DBW4 120 GB Hard Drive Module DBW4 160 GB Hard Drive Module DBW4 Reprogramming Module Quad Video Processors 700483 700848 12V Black & White Quad Processor 12V Color Quad Processor Camera Switch Devices 710030 2 Camera Soli
Digital BUS-WATCH® Digital Bus-Watch® ΙΙ to Digital Bus-Watch® ΙV Transfer Harnesses 512015 512017 512018 512026 Bus-Watch® Vehicle Sensor Options Transfer Harness, BW to DBW4 Bus-Watch® Power Transfer Harness, BW to DBW4 Bus-Watch® External Record Signal Transfer Cable, DBW2 to DBW4 Bus-Watch® Event Signal Transfer Cable, DBW2 to DBW4 Cube Cameras 700552 700555 700578 700793 700820 700843 700859 700888 700904 700908 Black & White 8mm Adjustable Iris Black & White 4mm Adjustable Iris Color 8mm Adjustable
Digital BUS-WATCH® Typical Camera Lens Viewing Angles Figure 53 Figure 54 57 Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Digital BUS-WATCH® Specifications Digital BUS-WATCH® IV 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) 21 lb. 14.5 oz. Weight (without bracket) 17 lb. 4.5 oz. Power Consumption (@ 12V DC) Standby 48 mA Max Recording 1.3 A Max Rewind or FF 1.5 A Max Heater 2.
