Vision DVR-800-2015 Quick Setup Manual

DVR-800-2015
Quick Set up Guide

To enter DVR Menu’s press the ENTER button on the r/c

The top level menu will now be displayed on the Monitor

Use the arrow keys on the r/c to highlight the different sub-menus.
To enter a sub-menu highlight that menu and press the ENTER button.

To return back to a higher level menu press the EXIT button

Please note to configure the DVR it
must be connected to a Monitor.
Also make sure you have the correct
Remote Control (r/c) and you point it

at the front of the DVR… not at the

monitor

.

MANAGE TOOL

On entering the MANAGE TOOL menu you will see the following options

Those most commonly used by customers and installers are as follows.

DISK MANAGE

The DISK MANAGE sub-menu allows you to format your drives and set up on-screen alarm messages
to alert the driver if there is an error with a drive.

The format function is very important as for optimum performance it is recommended that the
drives are reformatted at regular intervals (to clear any bad data or corrupted memory segments).

Whenever a new drive is inserted into a DVR it is recommended that it is reformatted on the DVR
before the vehicle enters service.

To Format the Drive

Use the arrow buttons on the r/c to highlight the
DISK SELECT option, press the ENTER button to
change the drive (SD = SD Card, HD = HDD)

Using the arrow buttons highlight FORMAT and
press the ENTER Button on the r/c to format

Drive Failure Alarm Message

Use the arrow buttons on the r/c to highlight the option box and press the ENTER button to change the
setting.

To save a change use the arrow buttons on the r/c to highlight the SAVE option and press the ENTER
button to make the changes.

Note: Make sure that you only turn on the Alarm for drives that you have installed.

OSD SET

The OSD SET sub-menu allows you to define what information is shown on the AV output and what
information is recorded with the video.

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described).

REAL TIME DISPLAY

Use this option to display the time
on the monitor.

Normally this will be turned on (YES)

RECORD OVERLAY DISPLAY

Use these options to configure what
information is embedded
(watermarked) with the Video.

Normally only Time and Number
(Vehicle Reg.) are selected.

DEF CHANNEL and Delay

The Def Channel defines the default AV channel/
channels that are output to the monitor – the
options are to show an individual camera, a split
screen (2 cameras side by side), or all 4 cameras.

The Delay option sets the time for which all 4
cameras are displayed on the AV Output before the
output is switched to the default AV channel. This
feature is used to allow the driver to check all
cameras are working before leaving the depot.

To change the delay time highlight the time and use
the numeric buttons on the r/c to set the new time.
To delete a number press the DEL button on the r/c.

To save a change use the arrow buttons
on the r/c to highlight the SAVE option
and press the ENTER button to save the
changes.

SYS UPGRADE

From time to time Vision UK will update the DVR Firmware to improve the system performance. To
update the firmware copy the new firmware file onto an SD card and insert it into the DVR and then
install it through the SYS UPGRADE menu.

Other Manage Tool options

The following options are accessed and configured using the r/c in the same way as described above
– if you wish to use these functions please contact Vision UK for more information

LOG MANAGE This menu option assists us with troubleshooting problems with the DVR,

allowing us to identify when specific events that have occurred.

CFG MANAGE Allows you to download or upload application specific configuration files.

PTZ MANAGE This option allows us to set up PTZ Camera Control.

SERIAL MANAGE This menu option allows us to set up serial communications with another

device.

DEFAULT MANAGE This menu option resets the DVR to the original Factory default settings:
Warning deletes the current configuration settings

SNAPSHOT SET This option allows you to setup a button to manually record a snapshot of

specific events

The Upgrade type box will be highlighted, press
the ENTER button on the r/c until the APP option
is highlighted.

Using the arrows on the r/c highlight the
UPGRADE button and press the ENTER button.

The DVR will then upload the firmware, restart
and start running with the new Firmware.

SYSTEM SET

The SYSTEM SET menu contains the Recording, Alarm and Network settings of the DVR.

On entering the SYSTEM SET menu you will see the options shown above

BASIC SET

The BASIC SET contains the basic information on the DVR and Vehicle.

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described).

Please note that the other setting…

IDLE TIME, DEVICE NO, MAIN INFO, NAME, REMARK, BLIND VALUE

… are only used for systems supplied with live-view and/ or Wi-Fi capability and their functionality is
covered in a separate manual

DATE TYPE sets the displayed Time Format.

Sets the TIMEZONE (We recommend that this
is set as GMT +0 as otherwise you have to
manually change this on every system every
time the clocks change).

In the NUMBER box you can enter the Vehicle
Registration number which will be
watermarked onto the recorded video.

To enter the registration number highlight the
box and press ENTER. This will call up a
virtual keyboard which you can use to select
numbers and letters using the arrow keys and
ENTER button. When you have set the
number press the ESC button to exit.

DATE sets the system Date and Time

To change the time and date use the numeric
buttons on the r/c to set the new time. To
delete a number press the DEL button on the
r/c.

Note if a GPS connected the date and time will
update automatically (but not the Time Zone).

Highlight the SAVE option and press the
ENTER button on the r/c to save the changes.

REC SET

The REC SET settings define the recording characteristics of the DVR.

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described)

All Vision systems will be PAL unless
specifically ordered to be otherwise.

We recommend using 4D1 (all channels recorded at D1 Resolution) or
2D1_2CIF = Channels 1 & 2 recorded at D1, Channels 3 & 4 at CIF
Resolution (This option increases recording time for a small reduction
in quality on what are normally the less critical cameras).

Auto Record Mode is used for 95% of
Vehicle applications as means DVR
always records when it is running.

If recording 4 cameras set bit rate to
1600 as processor capacity cannot
process data any faster.

NORMAL mode means that the
oldest video is overwritten when
memory device is full.

ALARM DELAY sets time period
after an alarm event occurs that
video is recorded for.

PRE RECORD sets time before an
alarm event that video is
recorded for.

Note that Alarm Files will not be
overwritten when memory is full

The TIME SLICE is the
time period over which
a video file is saved if
the DVR is not turned
off – we recommend it
is set at 30 minutes

The SD Function is important to understand:

LOST REC configures the DVR so that if the
HDD does not exist (or is faulty) the video
will be recorded to the SD Card – so all SD

Card DVR’s must be configured with this

setting. This also allows a HDD DVR to have
an SD Card back up should the HDD fail.

NO REC only records video to the HDD.

MIRR REC records video to both SD card and

HDD

The ENCRYPT function
is not currently
supported

These settings set up the recording configuration for
each camera channels individually.

To select the camera to be configured highlight the
CHANNEL number and press ENTER on the r/c to change
the channel number.

Always set the QUALITY setting to 1 (best quality)

We recommend a FRAME RATE of 15 (15 fps) which
offers the best compromise of quality and file size.

Turn RECORD ON only for those channels that are to be
recorded (recording channels with no cameras
connected just wastes storage space).

Turn AUDIO to record sound – But note that only
Channel 1 and 4 have audio hardware connected.

TIME LIST is used with the TIME setting
(under the RECORD MODE options) so that
the DVR only records between pre-set times

The SUB-STREAM setting is used with Live­View systems and use is covered in a
separate manual.

Highlight the SAVE option and press the
ENTER button on the r/c to save the changes.

POWER SETUP

The POWER SETUP configuration defines how the DVR will run.

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described).

SECURITY

The SECURITY configures access to the Menus.

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described)

ACC RECORD should always be
set to NORMAL.

For most applications the DVR should be set
up to ACC.

This means that whenever there is a voltage
on the accessory live wire (Yellow wire on
the Power Plug) the DVR will start running.

The TIME option is used to automatically
start and stop the DVR between pre-set
times.

DELAY TIME sets how long after ignition off (accessory
live “see’s” no voltage) the DVR keeps recording for.

To change the time and date use the numeric buttons
on the r/c to set the new time. To delete a number press
the DEL button on the r/c.

POWER ON TIME and POWER
OFF TIME are used with TIME
Mode to turn the DVR ON and

OFF at PRE-SET times.

Highlight the SAVE option and press the

ENTER button on the r/c to save the changes.

DELAY POWER OFF should be
ON to activate the DELAY TIME.

We recommend that the PASSWORD is turned
OFF but to ensure that that the DVR settings

cannot be tampered with Passwords can be
added.

To set a password turn PASSWORD ON and
enter and confirm the passwords using the
numeric keys on the r/c (password is numeric).

Highlight the SAVE option and press the ENTER
button on the r/c to save the changes.

ALARM SET

Use the ALARM SET to configure the alarm functionality of the DVR.

The DVR has 6 Alarm Inputs (I/O 1-6) - which correspond to the white wires on the Interface
Connector labelled AL1-6 respectively, and 1 Alarm output.

Note the Alarms Inputs also have a turn off delay feature so can be connected directly to an
indicator light circuit. The alarms will activated if “see” a voltage >3.5Volts.

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described).

To use the ALARM OUTPUT, SPEED and MOVE DETECT functions please call Vision UK to ensure that
these options are configured - and the Interface Connector wired - correctly to provide the desired
functionality.

The G-SENSOR function is explained on the following page.

Set ENABLE to ON to
enable a specific alarm

To record an alarm file when an alarm is
activated set RECORD to ON.

Alarm files should only be recorded for
important but infrequent events as
alarm files will not be overwritten and
can quickly fill up the available memory.

To activate an alarm when a
voltage is applied to the
trigger wire set PWL to HIGH.

A FUNCTION name can be assigned to
individual alarms.

LEFT, RIGHT, BRAKE descriptions will be
embedded with the recorded video when
the corresponding alarm is triggered.

The RELATE setting assigns a
Channel number to an alarm so
that when that alarm is
triggered the DVR will display
that channel on the AV output.

To turn on the DVR’s alarm

output when an alarm input is
triggered set the OUTPUT to
ON.

Highlight the SAVE option and
press the ENTER button on the
r/c to save the changes.

G-SENSOR

Regardless of the configuration the DVR will records G forces with the Video footage.

However the G-Sensor can be configured to record an alarm file and/or send an alarm output when
a G threshold level is exceeded

NETWORK

The NETWORK settings are only used on DVR’s with Live View and/or Wi-Fi Capability (although the
DVR can also be used as part of a wired Network). The use of these functions is covered in a
separate Manual

To provide an output when a
G level alarm has been
activated turn the OUTPUT
ON.

Set ALARM SWITCH to ON to
turn on the G-SENSOR alarm.

Set the THRESHOLD VALUES
to set the Trigger levels for a
G-Level alarm to be activated.

Note the z: value is a vector
value of the x-y-z forces.

If the G Sensor is not correctly zeroed
(for example DVR not quite flat) use
ADJUST button to zero the sensor

Highlight the SAVE option and
press the ENTER button on the
r/c to save the changes.

PLAYBACK

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described).

On entering PLAYBACK you will see the REC SEARCH options

Note that dates which have recorded
video files will be highlighted in green

Select the type of file to be searched
for ALARM, NORMAL or ALL

Select Disk type to be
searched – SD or HDD

Select the date to be searched.

Note that when you change the
Month the date table at the top
of the screen will show you on
which day’s video has been
recorded.

To change the time and date
use the numeric buttons on the
r/c to set the new time. To
delete a number press the DEL
button on the r/c.

We would recommend leaving the Start
and End time as default and manually
select the files to be viewed as shown
on the following page.

Click on SEARCH to show
the video files from the
selected period.

Selecting a video file to playback

When you have selected the video it will play back on the monitor as shown below

You can use the PLAY, FASTFORWARD, PAUSE and STOP buttons on the r/c to change playback speed.

To exit video playback press the EXIT button on the r/c and press again to exit the playback function

If the time period of interest is displayed highlight the first
channel for that time period and press ENTER

If the time period is not displayed click
on the DOWN Button to show the
next list of files and keep clicking until
you see the time period of interest.

You can navigate back and forward
through the footage recorded on the
selected day using the other buttons

SYSTEM INFO

As has been described previously use the arrow and ENTER buttons on the r/c to highlight and
change the settings (unless otherwise described).

Selecting the SYSTEM INFO displays the firmware version of the DVR and other system information

For more information and further support please contact

Vision UK

[e-mail]

01928 734 573