Melco DX-TL1600U User Manual

Architectural and Engineering Specifications

Mitsubishi Digital Recorder (DX-TL1600U)

A. Features:

1. The digital multiplexer recorder will not be PC base.

2. The digital multiplexer recorder will be a Mitsubishi 16 channel color recorder.

3. The digital multiplexer recorder shall be of simplex operation and duplex via network connection.

4. The digital reorder will record in MJPEG format with five user selectable compression rates.

5. The digital multiplexer recorder will have two internal 61Giga Byte hard disk drives allowing for 7
days 24 hours of continues recording when recording is set 16 cameras and .93 fields per camera per
second.

6. The digital multiplexer recorder will allow connection of up to 2 additional external SCSI 100GB
drives increasing the recording period to 17 days of continues 24-hour recording.

7. The digital multiplexer recorder will feature time base correction thus eliminating the need for external
camera synchronization.

B. Operation:

1. The digital recorder will be operated via the front panel.

2. The digital multiplexer recorder shall have an easy to follow (VCR like) setup menu system.

3. The digital multiplexer recorder will use a JOG/SHUTTLE combination to navigate and set the

various menus and for playback features.

4. The digital multiplexer recorder menu will be in English.

C. Installation:

1. The digital multiplexer recorder shall have composite BNC Inputs and looping outputs for all sixteen

cameras.

2. The digital multiplexer recorder will auto detect cameras connected and provide a warning if no input

if a cameras is set to record but no signal is present.

3. The digital multiplexer recorder will have a SCSI port to allow connection via external supported

devices.

4. The digital multiplexer recorder will support the following listed SCSI devices.

Archive

a. OnStream Tape drives (ADR50)
b. HP SureStore DDS-2, 3
Copy
a. Fujitsu MO disk (640MB & 1.3GB)
b. Matsushita DVD RAM (LF/-D102JD)
c. IOMEGA Zip Drive (250MB)

Hard Disk Drives

a. Two, up to 100GB drives

5. The digital multiplexer recorder will auto detect all external devices connected via its SCSI port.

6. The digital multiplexer recorder will support firmware upgrades via Zip drive

7. The digital multiplexer recorder shall have the ability to synchronize other unit’s time clock.

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D. Screen modes:

1. The digital multiplexer recorder shall feature three monitor outputs, two composite (BNC) and one S­Video. The primary monitor shall default to S-Video when a cable is connected to this port. If no
cable is connected to S-Video port the composite (BNC) port will be used as the default port.

2. The output screen on the main monitor output will be live or recorder video.

3. The video will be selectable in full screen, sequence full screen, quad multi screen, nine and sixteen
multi screen and shall display any selected screen pattern while full frame recording is being done.

4. The digital multiplexer recorder shall display live and pre-recorded analog video from any selected
camera or sequenced cameras.

5. The digital multiplexer recorder will provide digital zoom from X2 to X4. The digital zoom area shall
be selectable by front panel keys.

E. Recording and Playback:

1. The digital multiplexer recorder will record & playback video from any camera as full frame video
with a resolution of 684 X 240.

2. The digital multiplexer recorder will record with one camera a maximum of 30 pictures per second and
a minimum of 1 picture per second.

3. The digital multiplexer recorder will be able to record in 5 user selectable recording compression
grades that will vary a single picture size from a maximum of 42K (Superior) to 12K (Basic).

4. The digital multiplexer recorder will have separate alarm and regular recording.

5. The digital multiplexer recorder shall support timer-recording modes. Timer recording mode shall
support, every day, individual day recording, special, recording times where time and camera modes
are specified individually. Archiving and power standby will also be supported.

6. The digital multiplexer recorder shall support via timer programming motion detection settings via
four recording modes.

7. The digital multiplexer recorder will record a digital water-mark that will validate the original picture
authenticity. When this function is activated in playback mode (IM check), the digital water-mark
shall be confirmed when the image is played back from original unit or when playback is being done
by another unit of the same model via a copy or archive device.

8. The digital multiplexer recorder shall support search functions via camera specific or all for time and
date search, alarm search, index search and skip search.

9. The digital multiplexer recorder will be able to play back, pause, reverse play, stop, frame advance or
reverse, and five speeds fast forward and rewind.

10. The digital multiplexer recorder will use a Jog/Shuttle for field by field advancement and to activate
the various FF or REW speeds.

F. Cameras:

1. The digital multiplexer recorder will support up to 16 color cameras with composite NTSC video.

2. The digital multiplexer recorder will have loop-through inputs for each camera input to connect to
other equipment.

3. The digital multiplexer recorder will support activity detection per camera input.

4. The digital multiplexer recorder in normal recording will enable camera settings to have priority
settings which will allow greater number of fields by cameras with higher priority.

5. The digital multiplexer recorder when in Alarm recording will support SEPARATE or ALL cameras to
record when an Alarm is activated.

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