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VisiPC Software VIS3I-328 Configurator

Configuration manual

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Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety & Security Products 10.2008

Contents 1 Safety .......................................................................................................5 1.1 Target group..............................................................................................5 1.2 General safety precautions .......................................................................5 1.2.1 Handling ....................................................................................................5 1.2.2 Transport...................................................................................................5 1.2.3 Operational setup......................................................................................5 1.2.4 Data loss after update...............................................................................5 1.2.5 Storage......................................................................................................6

2 General description ................................................................................7

3 Installation ...............................................................................................8 3.1 Hardware connection – RS232 interface ..................................................8 3.2 Software installation..................................................................................9

4 Software description ............................................................................10 4.1 Status bar................................................................................................10 4.2 Menu bar .................................................................................................11 4.2.1 File menu commands..............................................................................11 4.2.2 Node menu commands...........................................................................13 4.2.3 Transfer menu commands ......................................................................14 4.2.4 Switch menu commands.........................................................................18 4.2.5 Options menu commands .......................................................................19 4.2.6 Help menu commands ............................................................................21

5 Configuration.........................................................................................22 5.1 Global System Settings...........................................................................23 5.2 Alarm Settings.........................................................................................24 5.3 Camera settings......................................................................................27 5.3.1 Camera Control User Access Settings ...................................................29 5.3.2 Camera View User Access Settings .......................................................30 5.4 Communication Channel Settings...........................................................31 5.5 Keyboard Settings...................................................................................33 5.5.1 Keyboard Alarm Access Settings............................................................36 5.5.2 Keyboard Monitor Access Settings .........................................................37 5.5.3 Keyboard Node Alarm Access Settings..................................................38 5.5.4 Keyboard Quad Access Settings ............................................................39 5.6 Monitor Settings ......................................................................................40 5.6.1 Monitor Alarm Text..................................................................................41 5.6.2 Monitor Camera Text ..............................................................................42 5.6.3 Monitor Default Camera Settings............................................................43 5.6.4 Monitor Keyboard Access Settings .........................................................44 5.6.5 Monitor Time Text ...................................................................................45 5.6.6 Monitor User Access Settings.................................................................46 5.6.7 Monitor View Text ...................................................................................47 5.7 Multiplexer Settings.................................................................................48 5.8 Node Settings..........................................................................................50 5.9 Node Trunk Settings ...............................................................................53 5.10 Quad Card Settings ................................................................................54 5.10.1 Quad Card Keyboard Access Settings ...................................................55 5.10.2 Quad Card User Access Settings ...........................................................56

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5.11 Relay Settings .........................................................................................57 5.12 Sequence Settings ..................................................................................59 5.13 System Settings ......................................................................................60 5.14 Telemetry Card Settings .........................................................................63 5.15 Timed Event Settings ..............................................................................66 5.16 User Settings...........................................................................................68 5.16.1 User Camera Control Access Settings ...................................................69 5.16.2 User Camera View Access Settings .......................................................70 5.16.3 User Monitor Access Settings.................................................................71 5.16.4 User Multiplexer Access Settings............................................................72 5.16.5 User Quad Card Access Settings ...........................................................73 5.16.6 User Relay Access Settings....................................................................74 5.16.7 User VCR/DVR Access Settings.............................................................75 5.17 VCR/DVR Settings ..................................................................................76 5.18 View Settings ..........................................................................................78 5.19 Zone Settings ..........................................................................................79

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1 Safety

1.1 Target group

Target group Qualification Activity Condition of the

product Operational startup personnel

Technical training for building or electrical installations. Training on the product is recommended.

Puts the product into operation for the first time, or changes the existing configuration.

The product is installed but not yet configured, or the existing configuration is to be changed.

1.2 General safety precautions

Read the general safety precautions before operating the software. Keep this document for reference. Always pass this document on together with the product. Please also read the safety precautions for the devices that are operated by the software.

1.2.1 Handling

Damage due to improper handling Protect the CD from scratching. To clean the CD use a soft dry cloth.

1.2.2 Transport

Damage during transport Always transport the CD in the case it originally came in.

1.2.3 Operational setup

Dangerous situation due to false alarm Make sure to notify all relevant parties and authorities providing assistance before testing the system.

To avoid panic, always inform all those present before testing any alarm devices.

1.2.4 Data loss after update

Data loss after update Make sure to backup all data before updating the software on the device.

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1.2.5 Storage

Damage due to improper storage Always store the CD in its protective case. Keep the CD in an environment with a relative humidity of 10 – 90 %. Keep the CD between -5 and +55 °C. Do not store the CD in excessively dusty places. Do not keep the CD close to sources of magnetic radiation. Protect the CD from moisture. Protect the CD from direct sunlight.

General description

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2 General description

VisiPC runs under the industry standard Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP and Vista operating systems. It is both user-friendly, and comprehensive, and forms the heart of the systems configuration and test capability.

You use the VisiPC Visilynx 3 Configurator to create and adjust the Configuration Files (.V3) for an installed Visilynx 3 system.

The VisiPC software also includes additional features for use with the CDCD2418 receiver for:

a) Upgrading the software

b) Functional testing.

These operations are detailed in the CDCD2418 Receiver Operation Manual and are therefore not included in this document.

Outline of operation

The main tasks in using the VisiPC Configurator are: Choose a PC COM port at the Options/Comm. Port menu. Connect the PC port to the Visilynx 3 system Test and Config port using an RS-232 cable.

Fetch the existing configuration from the system using the Comms menu or a toolbar button, or load it from a disk file using the File menu (the configuration file extension is .V3).

Edit the configuration using the Communications Settings and Global System Settings displays.

Save the configuration to a disk file using the File menu or a toolbar button. Send the new configuration to the system using the Comms menu or a toolbar button.

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3 Installation

3.1 Hardware connection – RS232 interface

VIS3I-328

The VIS3I-328 incorporates an RS232 Test/Config connector port on the rear panel. You use this to connect to an external PC for system set-up and testing, via a supplied 9-way-to-9-way interface lead (Siemens part number VIS3-CONF).

Interface lead

Tab. 1 and Tab. 2, below, are for reference and give details of the pin-outs used for RS232 transmission.

PC VIS3I-328

Test/Config Port 9-Way ‘D’ Female 9-Way ‘D’ Male 2 2 3 3 5 5

Tab. 1 Cable wiring for 9-way PC COM port

PC VIS3I-328

Test/Config Port 25-Way ‘D’ Female 9-Way ‘D’ Male 2 3 3 2 7 5

Tab. 2 Cable wiring for 25-way PC COM port

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3.2 Software installation

Minimum PC requirements Windows® 95 64Mb RAM Pentium® 233MHz One serial port 10Mb of free hard disk space CD-ROM drive

To install the software: 1. Insert the CD-ROM containing VisiPC into your CD drive.

Windows should automatically run the installation set-up procedure. 2. If your CD drive is not set to auto-run, you need to run the software installation

from within My Computer. Right-click on the CD drive and select Auto Play. 3. If that option is not available, run the Setup.exe program on the CD. 4. The installation program installs VisiPC into the default folder

C:\Program Files\VisiPC, but you may choose a different folder if you prefer. 5. Once the installation procedure is finished, Windows may prompt you to

restart your PC to complete the installation.

NOTE Following installation, you should store this CD in a safe place as a backup.

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4 Software description

The first screen that you see when running the software for the first time is the VisiPC (Visilynx 3 Configurator) Global System Settings screen, shown in Fig. 1.

On all subsequent uses, the VisiPC program starts up in the sub-program from which it was shut down.

Fig. 1 Visilynx 3 Configurator Global System Settings screen

4.1 Status bar

The status bar along the bottom of the screen has five panes which display information on the configuration or communication status.

The leftmost pane indicates the selected product, either Modular or Integrated.

The second pane indicates either: Changed, i.e. you have changed the configuration and clicked the Accept button, but has not yet been saved; or

Defaults, i.e. you have selected File > New and not yet made changes on any screen.

The third pane indicates whether the configuration data is Invalid, i.e. it contains errors. If this is indicated, you cannot send the configuration to the Visilynx 3 system.

The fourth pane indicates the date and time when the file was last saved to disk by VisiPC.


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The fifth pane indicates the date and time when either: the file was modified by the Visilynx 3 system e.g. keyboard. This is shown for a file received from a Visilynx 3 system and not modified since by VisiPC; or

the most recent time that the Accept button was pressed to accept changes on a screen.

The sign between the fourth and fifth panes highlights that the Saved and Modified dates are the same (‘=’) or are different (‘<>’) and acts as a reminder that the configuration received from the Visilynx 3 system should be saved (see page 14).

Whenever VisiPC is communicating with a V3 system, (e.g. during configuration transfer) the first three panes of the status bar change to one pane. This leftmost pane then indicates the status of the communications:

Colour Description Indication Green Comms: OK Indicates that the last message has received a valid response. Yellow Comms: Waiting for reply Indicates that a request has been sent, but the response has not

yet arrived. Red Comms: Dead Indicates that the response did not arrive.

4.2 Menu bar

You use the menu bar to access the menu commands in the normal Microsoft Windows fashion.

4.2.1 File menu commands

Fig. 2 File menu

Click To New Create a new default configuration set-up. Open Open an existing configuration set-up Save Save an open configuration set-up using the same file name Save As Save an open configuration set-up to a specified filename Import Import an existing configuration file and merge it with the open configuration View Log Select View Log to see the error log for the selected configuration.

Note: if there no errors exist, then the log is not available File History This is the recent files list. The four most recently accessed files are shown here, for

you to select. Exit Exit the entire VisiPC program.


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New command

Shortcut keys: Ctrl+N or Alt+FN

Toolbar:

You use this command to create a new default Visilynx 3 configuration set-up. Prior to sending the command, a warning is given to remind you that the Visilynx 3 factory default configuration will be restored.

Fig. 3 Visilynx defaults warning

Open… command

Shortcut keys: Ctrl+O or Alt+FO

Toolbar:

You use this command to open an existing configuration set-up. This overwrites your currently open configuration set-up.

Save command

Shortcut keys: Ctrl+S or Alt+FS

Toolbar:

You use this command to save the current configuration to its current name and directory. When you save a document for the first time, the Visilynx 3 configuration displays the Save As… dialog box so you can name your document. If you want to change the name and directory of an existing document before you save it, choose the Save As… command.

Save As… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+FA

You use this command to specify the name and location of the file you are about to save. 1. Type in the desired new file name in place of the highlighted file name. 2. Click on Save.

This saves the file to the selected folder.

Import… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+FI

You use this command to import configuration files into the configuration that you are editing. This is useful for merging part of another configuration file (extracted into a new file using a text editor) into one or more other configuration files.


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NOTE You can only import files saved in the VisiPC format.

View Log command

Shortcut keys: Alt+FV

Toolbar:

The log records all of the errors found during loading or validating a particular configuration and lists them for reference, see Fig. 4. The system logs all errors made as they happen. The log shows errors detected by VisiPC’s extensive crosschecks, and indicates whether they have been corrected (by assigning a default value) or need to be manually corrected. Even those that have been defaulted may not be appropriate and you should therefore check them for suitability.

Fig. 4 VisiPC log window

Exit command

Shortcut keys: Alt+F4

You use this command to close VisiPC.

4.2.2 Node menu commands

Shortcut keys: Alt+NS

You can transfer configuration files to nodes that you have chosen at the Select Node menu. You cannot receive configuration from remote nodes, or transfer software to them.


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4.2.3 Transfer menu commands

You use these commands to transfer data to and from the Visilynx 3 system.

Fig. 5 Transfer menu

You use the Configuration, Send and Receive commands to send or receive a file to or from the system. You can send a configuration to the local node or to a remote node on the Visilynx network, but you can only receive a configuration from the local node.

Transfer Configuration Send Command

Shortcut keys: Alt+TCS

Toolbar:

You use Send to transfer the content of a configuration file to the currently selected local or remote node on the Visilynx 3 system. Prior to sending, a warning is given to remind you that the existing configuration in the Visilynx 3 system will be overwritten.

Fig. 6 Configuration warning message

If you are sending the configuration to the local node, and the node is a different product type to that specified in the configuration, a warning is given as follows. This is usually a mistake, so select No to abort the transfer, and correct the configuration to match the target product.

Fig. 7 Target product mismatch warning message for the local node

If you are sending the configuration to a remote node, and the node is a different product type to the local node to which VisiPC is connected, a warning is given as


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follows. If you are sure that the remote node product matches that of the configuration, select Yes to continue. Selecting No aborts the transfer.

Fig. 8 Target type warning message for remote nodes

If this was a new file, and you have not made any changesto the configuration, then the status bar shows Defaults. Sending this configuration replaces the factory default data in the Visilynx 3 system. An additional warning message (see Fig. 3) is given before this process starts.

If you are transferring to a remote node, and that node is offline or not connected, then the software version check done as part of the transfer is prohibited, and this warning is given:

Fig. 9 Version check prohibited error message

If this error occurs, the transfer is aborted. If it does not, the transfer is performed to the selected node.

Transfer Configuration Receive command

Shortcut keys: Alt+TCR

Toolbar:

You use Receive to transfer a configuration from the local Visilynx 3 node (not remote nodes) to which VisiPC is connected, for backup purposes. It is usually recommended that you save the received configuration to disk before you make any changes.

Transfer Software… command

You can transfer updated versions of the various Visilynx software components to the local node (not to remote nodes). A warning is given to remind you that any configuration in the system will be erased during software transfer.

Fig. 10 Software warning message


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NOTE If you do not have a copy of the last configuration transferred to the Visilynx 3 system, or if it has been changed by keyboard users since being transferred (sequences, views or zones may have been changed), then you should first transfer the configuration from Visilynx 3. You can then transfer it back again after the new software is loaded.

Fig. 11 Open Software File dialog box

You use the Open Software File option to select the software that you want to transfer to the FLASH memory in the Visilynx 3 CPU. Once you have selected the file, click the Open button and the transfer process begins.

NOTE If transferring software fails for any reason the VIS3I-328 will no longer respond to any communication from the PC. The VIS3I-328 can be forced back into software transfer mode by setting the Network Address switches on the rear panel to FF and re-powering. Reset the Network Address switches once transfer succeeds.

The VIS3I-328 software is distributed in these files; where V.vv is the software version:

SW220-V.vv.hex Main Controller software.

SW221-V.vv.hex Flash Boot Loader software.

SW249-V.vv.hex VIS3I-328 FPGA firmware.

SW250-V.vv.hex VIS3I-328 European display font data.

SW251-V.vv.hex VIS3I-328 European and Asian display font data


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A batch transfer mode is also available, which sends a set of software files in one request. A batch transfer file list is stored in a text file with a .heb extension. Filenames may include a full path. Comments are preceeded by #. For example:

# VIS3I-328-2.46.heb # VisiPC batch file for loading all software components into VIS3I-328 # VIS3I-328 FPGA firmware SW249-1.3.hex # VIS3I-328 European font data SW250-1.0.hex # VIS3I-328 Flash Boot Loader software SW221-2.2.hex # VIS3I-328 main controller software SW220-2.46.hex

Transfer Versions… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+TV

Selecting the Transfer/Versions… menu brings up the Software Version dialog box.

Fig. 12 Software Version dialog box

You use Software Version to query the various Visilynx 3 software and firmware versions. You can query any Visilynx node, including the local node (L): 1. Select the Node address. 2. Choose from the Version Type selector options available (Visilynx FPGA

firmware, Visilynx main software, Visilynx flash boot loader, Visilynx configuration and Visilynx font).

3. Click the Send button. The software version is then displayed in the Version field.

NOTE You can only transfer the main software and configuration versions from remote nodes. Other version types are prohibited.


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Transfer Date/Time… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+TD

Selecting the Transfer/Date/Time… menu brings up the Date and Time dialog box.

Fig. 13 Date and Time dialog box

You use the Date and Time option to set the date and time for the Visilynx 3 system as a whole. You can either use the computer’s internal clock settings by ticking the Current time box or untick the box and specify your own time settings. Click on the Send button to transfer these settings to the entire system, including all video displays and keyboard LCD panels.

4.2.4 Switch menu commands

Fig. 14 Switch menu

Visilynx 3 Tester/Simulator command

Shortcut keys: Alt+SV

Toolbar:

You select this option to switch to the Visilynx 3 Tester and Simulator sub-program. VisiPC disappears for a few seconds while the Visilynx 3 Tester and Simulator Main tab loads.

Receiver Tester/Simulator command

Shortcut keys: Alt+ST

You select this option to switch to the CDCD2418 Receiver Tester and Simulator sub-program. VisiPC disappears for a few seconds while the CDCD2418 Receiver Tester and Simulator Status Log tab loads.

Receiver Configurator command

Shortcut keys: Alt+SC

You select this option to switch to the CDCD2418 Receiver Configurator sub-program. VisiPC disappears for a few seconds while the CDCD2418 Receiver Configurator screen loads.


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4.2.5 Options menu commands

Fig. 15 Options menu

Default Product command

Shortcut keys: Alt+ODM or Alt+ODI

If you select Integrated from the Default Product submenu, this selects an internal set of default values and range limits for the selected product and selects factory default files that will be loaded by File > New. These default files have reserved filenames to ensure that you cannot alter them.

Comm. Port… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+OP

Selecting Comm. Port... brings up the Comms Port Setup dialog box.

Fig. 16 Comms Port Setup dialog box

1. Use the Mode selector to decide whether the VisiPC program is acting as a Master, Slave or both. For most purposes, you should select Master Mode.

2. Select the Port and Baud rate independently for both the Master and the Slave ports, as required. The Master Port or the Slave Port selection box is greyed out if the selected mode does not use it. There are up to 4 serial communication ports (COM1 to COM4) available on some PCs. All four ports are listed, whether or not they are fitted. Baud is the rate of data transfer between the PC and Visilynx 3, sometimes known as the port speed. Both the Master and Slave Port Baud rates are set to 38400 baud on the first start-up of the program after installation. Other port parameters are fixed (8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity).

3. Click the Apply button to apply the selected values to the ports.


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NOTE If the port configuration is invalid, i.e. one or both ports cannot be initialised, then the Comm Port Setup dialog box does not close when you click the Apply button. If only one port is available, select a mode that uses only one port and select the unused port. If no ports are available, the dialog box can still be closed by clicking the cross in the top right corner of the dialog box. This closes the dialog box even though the settings are invalid, so all communication functionality will be disabled.

Slave Responses… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+OR

The Slave Responses option is only available if you have selected either Slave or Master & Slave in the Mode field on the Comms Port Setup screen (see Fig. 16).

Selecting Slave Responses… brings up the Set Slave Responses dialog box.

Fig. 17 Set Slave Responses dialog box

The values that you enter are used in the replies from the Slave mode, when the Master asks for information.

NOTE This mode is not normally used, and can be ignored.

Show Activity Log command

Shortcut keys: Alt+OA

Selecting Show Activity Log shows a separate window in which a summary of the Master messages sent and received is recorded.

Fig. 18 Activity Log window

The window opens immediately below the main VisiPC window. You can change the size and position of the window.

You can copy the Activity Log by clicking on the Activity Log window and then pressing Ctrl+C. This copies the contents to the clipboard from where you can paste them into any text editor or word processor.


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4.2.6 Help menu commands

Fig. 19 Help menu

About… command

Shortcut keys: Alt+HA

Selecting About… brings up the About VisiPC message box.

Fig. 20 About VisiPC message box

The About VisiPC message box gives the following information, for reference: Software name. Software version number. Copyright information.

Click OK to close the window.

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5 Configuration

The system settings are the building blocks for each configuration. You need to adjust the Global System Settings to accurately reflect the installed equipment. Once you have configured and accepted these, the individual system parts appear in the Settings tree menu on the left-hand side of the screen, with the total number of each installed component appearing in brackets.

You make all the adjustments in the window on the right.

Shortcut keys

You can change the numeric fields on this and other screens in the following ways: Use the mouse to click on the arrows next to each field to increase or decrease the number.

Highlight the field by clicking on it and then type the adjusted figure. Highlight the field by clicking on it and then adjust the figure using the keys:

Up arrow to increase by 1 Down arrow to decrease by 1 Page Up to increase by 10 Page Down to decrease by 10 Home to select the lowest value End to select the highest value

All screen selection mouse buttons have computer keyboard shortcuts, that you activate by pressing the Alt key at the same time as a letter key denoted by an underlined character. These shortcuts work on most screens:

Accept Alt+A, Enter or Shift+Enter (see below)

Restore Alt+R

Default Alt+D

Select None Alt+N

Select All Alt+L

Copy Previous Alt+C

The Accept button is the default button on each page when you have changed any field. This means that pressing Enter has the same effect as clicking on the button or pressing Alt+A. A further time-saver is to use Shift+Enter, which, on screens with multiple pages to configure, first accepts the changes on the current page and then select the next page.

The following sections describe the available page settings.

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5.1 Global System Settings

When you first install the VisiPC software, or when you create a new configuration using File > New, the factory default values appear for all of the Global System Settings, as shown in Fig. 1.

You can now adjust the default or loaded Global System Settings to reflect the actual system parameters for your VIS3I-328 system installation. When you are happy with the system values, you can save the set-up using the Save configuration file to disk icon or the Save command on the File menu.

A minimum value applies to the following items: Cameras = 1 Comms Channels = 11 Monitors = 1 Nodes = 1 Users = 1 Zone size = 1

A minimum value has been assigned to these items to ensure that the system is still functional even in its most basic form. You can reduce all of the remaining values to zero, if required.

In addition to minimum values, maximum values apply to each feature. You cannot increase the values of each feature beyond this point.

Feature Maximum Quantities Alarms 1701 Cameras 511** Camera Maps 1 Comms. Channels 21 Internal Quads 4* Keyboards 32 Monitors 64** Multiplexers 8 Nodes 127 Node Trunks 80 Relays 255*** Sequences 64 Telemetry Cards 4 Timed Events 128 Users 64 VCR/DVRs 8 Views 255 Zones 255 Zone Size 8

Tab. 3 Maximum quantities

Key: * Optional expansion cards fitted ** Includes numbers available on the network *** Maximum physical relays is 8; 255 is required for Auxiliary Alarm Relays

Accept: saves the settings for the current page.

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Restore: returns all of the settings for the current page to the point when you last saved the configuration using Accept.

Default: restores the settings to valid default values for the current page.

When you click on Accept, the program performs a validation procedure to detect errors or imbalances with regard to system settings and report these in the system log. You can view the system log using the View Log option on the File menu or from the toolbar. If an error is detected, the system shows you an error message saying, for example, ‘Configuration verification found 6 error(s)! See log file’. The error log is updated each time an error occurs.

You now proceed to the individual component parts of the configuration, starting with the Alarm Settings menu.

5.2 Alarm Settings

You use the Alarm Settings screen to set up each alarm on the system. The tree on the left highlights Alarm and shows the total number of alarms configured for the system in brackets (in Fig. 21 this is 1701).

NOTES For a VIS3I-328 single unit (with 32 camera inputs), Alarm numbers 1 to 32 are always allocated to video loss alarms For a VIS3I-328 expanded unit pair (with 64 camera inputs), the video loss alarms occupy the range 1 to 64

Fig. 21 Alarm Settings screen

1. Use the Alarm selector (bottom right) to select the alarm to configure. 2. You must first tell the system whether an alarm is in use or not. You do this

putting a tick in the Exists box.

Once you have ticked the Exists box, further information is displayed.

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Description. Enter a name for the alarm. It can be up to 16 characters long, e.g. ‘Front Entrance’. It can be labelled as anything you want, but should reflect the alarm position or type in some way. During an alarm scenario, this text will be displayed on the alarm monitor(s).

Normally Open. You should tick this box if it is known that the alarm input is normally an open-circuit, but becomes closed-circuit when it becomes active under alarm conditions. You should tick this box for video loss alarm inputs.

Physical Alarm Input. Select the number of the physical input connector on the hardware that you wish to assign to the current logical alarm number (bottom right).

Netcast is short for 'Network Broadcast'. If you tick this, then when the alarm is triggered, all the other nodes on the network are informed. This means that those keyboards on other nodes that have Node Alarm Access ticked for this node will also be able to handle the alarm.

Cascade. When this is available and this box is ticked, the Visilynx 3 system activates both the selected alarm and the alarm after it. For example if alarm 5 is activated and it had the cascade box ticked, both alarm 5 and alarm 6 are activated. If alarms 5 and 6 have cascade ticked, 5, 6 and 7 are activated. This means that in the event of an alarm, the system can be configured to respond with a cascade of alarms instead of just one, offering a flexible combination of actions to be triggered. This feature is not present for the last alarm.

System Alarm: Tick this to have the alarm handled as a system alarm. This tick box is the same configuration item as that configured by the System Alarm Access Settings screen (see page 61), but acts only on the selected alarm.

Various options are available in the Alarms on Keyboards & PCCON frame.

Three selections (Priority, Relay and Relay Node) are available for all Type selections. The other options available vary according to the Type that you select.

Type: First choose one of the following options in the Type selector. None: The alarm does not display text on keyboards or on their alarm monitors. Camera: (as shown in Fig. 21). First select the camera number, or none. If there is a camera number, then you can also select a preset number. View: Select a view number. Trunk: No extra options are available. Relay only: No extra options are available. Now set up any additional parameters for the selected option: Priority: All alarms regardless of type have an associated priority, which is used when two or more active alarms are attempting to control the same camera. Priority 1 is the highest priority, 16 the lowest, and 0 disables priority checking. Relay: All alarms regardless of type can activate a relay, in addition to the type action. If set to ‘---‘, no relay is switched. This is useful if the alarm is not required to take any action, but is just to be displayed on monitors and keyboards. In this case, you should set the Alarm Type to Relay Only and set the Relay to ‘---‘. Relay Node: Select a node number.

Accept: save the settings for the current page.



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Alarm Keyboard Access Settings

You use the Alarm Keyboard Access Settings screen to assign permission to each keyboard that you want to manage and view the selected alarm. You view the alarm images on the keyboard alarm monitors. If the same alarm is configured as both a Keyboard Alarm and a System Alarm (see page 61), only the System Alarm Settings are used by the Visilynx 3 system. This is the same list as that configured by the Keyboard Alarm Access Settings screen (see page 36), but arranged by alarm number rather than keyboard number.

Fig. 22 Alarm Keyboard Access Settings screen

1. Use the Alarm selector (bottom right) to select the alarm to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the system that you want to be

able to handle the alarm. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous alarm number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.3 Camera settings

You use the Camera Settings screen to set up each camera on the system. The tree on the left highlights Camera and shows the total number of cameras configured for the system in brackets.

Fig. 23 Camera Settings screen

Use the Camera selector (bottom right) to select the camera to configure.

Description: You can give each camera a name, up to 16 characters long. This text appears on a monitor screen when this camera is selected, and on keyboard camera menus.

Map 1: This only appears if you have defined one or more camera maps on the Global System Settings screen (see page 23).

Physical/Node Cam: Each camera source is either a physical BNC input on the local node, or another logical camera on a remote node, depending on the Node setting. A physical input number is defined by its connector position at the rear of the matrix, e.g. camera 64 is connected to input 64 at the matrix. Camera sources on remote nodes are referred to by their logical numbers.

Logical and physical camera numbers: The number that is used everywhere to specify which camera is controlled (on keyboards; in sequences, alarms, timed events, views and zones; configured monitor defaults; and in PCCON commands) is the number at the bottom right of the Camera Settings screen – the logical camera number. The only places that the physical camera input number appears are in the Map box on this screen when the node is L, and at the Last Polled Camera value on the System Settings screen (see page 60).

Uses of logical camera mapping: This is particularly handy when you need to add cameras to the system at a later date. You can now allocate logical, sequential numbers to a group of cameras in the same location, even if several of these are new additions to the installation. In the past, you would have had to allocate these cameras to the same number as their physical input position at the matrix, which meant that, for example, cameras 6, 7, 8 and 9 would be grouped with cameras 62,

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63 and 64. Now these cameras can be accessed as 6 to 12, without changing the existing camera input connections.

Node: By default, this node is L meaning that the camera input is at the local node. When you specify a remote node, the power of logical camera mapping can be extended to the whole networked system. For example, logical cameras 1, 2 and 3 can be mapped to local camera 1, remote node 2 camera 1, and node 2 camera 2 respectively. When you map one or more remote cameras in this way, the Node menu at all keyboards is disabled – it is not needed, as you can switch remote cameras without first having to log in to the remote node. Also, PCCON camera switch commands 3 and 52 do not support the remote node prefix – they don’t have to, as the remote node is indicated instead by the camera’s mapped node.

Specifying a remote node changes the meaning of the Physical Camera number: Once again, when the Map Node specifies a remote node, the Physical/Node Cam number is not actually the input connector address on the remote node, but is the logical camera address on that node. The configuration on that node will determine the physical connector address.

Picture Loss Alarm: Enable: Tick the box to activate. This alarm is in addition to the sync. loss alarm which is always present. It is triggered by a low, typically less than 0.7Vpp, video signal. Sensitive only at low light level: becomes available once you have ticked Enable. You should tick this if you want to effectively prevent a false picture loss alarm at night or in other low light conditions. The trigger point moves to typically less than 0.3Vpp.

Monitor Blanking: Blank All Monitor Text: Tick this to blank all text at any monitor to which the camera is switched. This feature is provided to cater for the installation of external devices such as multiplexers or quads, which generate their own on-screen text. It prevents two separate sources of text being layered on top of one another at the same time. Use Delayed Blanking: is only relevant if the selected camera has been defined as a network trunk input (see page 53). If you have ticked Use Delayed Blanking, the monitor to which this camera is switched is not blanked during the switching of a device until the Blank Delay period, that you defined in Node Settings, has expired. This is useful if the camera is defined as a Network Trunk Input, but is fed from a slow CODEC or similar device to compensate for its slow transmission rate.

Networking: Allow Access From Network: is selected if you want to give users on other nodes access to this camera. If you leave this box unticked, access is only granted to users on the Local node.




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5.3.1 Camera Control User Access Settings

You use the Camera Control User Access Settings screen to assign permission to each user who is allowed to control the selected camera (via telemetry). Telemetry controls various features of the camera, including pan, tilt, zoom and presets. This is the same list as that configured by the User Camera Control Access Settings screen (see page 69), but arranged by camera number rather than user number.

Fig. 24 Camera Control User Access Settings screen

1. Use the Camera selector (bottom right) to select the camera to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who you want to be able to

control that camera. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous camera number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.3.2 Camera View User Access Settings

You use the Camera View User Access Settings screen to assign permission to each user who is allowed to view the selected camera. This is the same list as that configured by the User Camera View Access Settings screen (see page 70), but arranged by camera number rather than user number.

Fig. 25 Camera View User Access Settings screen

1. Use the Camera selector (bottom right) to select the camera to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who you want to be able to

switch views on that camera. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous camera number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.4 Communication Channel Settings

You use the Communication Channel Settings screen to set up each communication channel on the system. The tree on the left highlights Comm. channel and shows the total number of channels configured for the system in brackets. Up to 21 Communication Channels are available with a Visilynx 3i system.

Fig. 26 Communication Channel Settings screen

Use the Comm. channel selector (bottom right) to select the channel to configure.

Function: Define how you want the channel to be used (or whether it is disabled).

Available functions are: Debug Enables access to debugging software (not covered in this manual)

Data log output Outputs important system events such as alarm activity, user activity

Keyboard input Provides input for a Visilynx or Siemens CKA keyboard

Clock reference input Time & Frequency Solutions Message 27 Protocol

Remote control input Provides an input for PCCON or Siemens IVM control

Network control input Provides an input for Visiwire or PCCON networking

Telemetry You must remove a whole telemetry card from the configuration in order to utilise a communication channel for telemetry. Protocols available are as listed on page 63

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The channels correspond to the serial ports on the VIS3I-328 Master and, where fitted, the Slave unit, and have certain features that are fixed in hardware. These are detailed in the table below:

Channel Default Function Port Label Port Type 1 Network control input Serial Port RS-232 + RS-485 2 Remote control input PCCON (Master unit) RS-232

RS-232 handshake RS-232 modem

3 Data log output Serial Port (Master unit) RS-232 + RS-485 4 Debug Serial Port (Master unit) RS-232 + RS-485 5-8 Port not present - - 9 Remote control input Test/Config. (Master

unit) RS-232

10 Keyboard input Keyboard (Master unit) RS-485 11 Port not present - - 12 Remote control input Option card (Master

unit) RS-232

13 Network control input Option card (Master unit)

RS-232

14-15 Port not present - - 16 Network control input Serial Port (Slave unit) RS-232 + RS-485 17 Remote control input PCCON (Slave unit) RS-232

RS-232 handshake RS-232 modem

18 Port disabled Serial Port (Slave unit) RS-232 + RS-485 19 Port disabled Serial Port (Slave unit) RS-232 + RS-485 20 Remote control input Option card (Slave unit) RS-232 21 Network control input Option card (Slave unit) RS-232

MPX/VCR/User/No. of Cameras: This field only appears when required and its name depends on the Function that you selected. Usually the number represents a single device number, e.g. VCR 1, which is controlled by the selected channel. For Telemetry, a single channel can control a number of cameras, so the number here shows how many are to be controlled by this channel.

Keyboard: This field only appears when the Function is Remote Control Input. A Remote Control Input is treated by the system as if it were a virtual keyboard, so that the configured access permissions can be used. The Keyboard number that you assign here is the virtual keyboard of the remote controller. This number must be different from any fitted real keyboard number on the system.

Protocol: The options available in the selector vary according to the Function that you selected. When you change the protocol, the Port Settings below are set to the usual default values for that protocol.

Port Settings: You should select these after you have set the functions above. The default settings of the following fields vary according to the protocol you selected.

Type: choose the appropriate port type, e.g. RS485, RS232. Baud Rate: choose the required speed, according to the protocol of the connected device. Parity: choose None, Odd, or Even, according to the protocol of the connected device. Data Bits: choose 7 or 8 data bits, according to the protocol of the connected device.

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Stop Bits: choose 1 or 2 stop bits, according to the protocol of the connected device.




5.5 Keyboard Settings

You use the Keyboard Settings screen to set up each keyboard on the system. The tree on the left highlights Keyboard and shows the total number of keyboards configured for the system in brackets.

Fig. 27 Keyboard Settings screen

Use the Keyboard selector (bottom right) to select the keyboard to configure.

PIN Enabled: When you tick this box, the selected keyboard asks the user for a PIN security code before allowing access to the keyboard functions. The PIN is pre-set for each keyboard, if required, from within the User Settings screen (see page 68). When you tick this box, the adjacent User Timeout box becomes active.

User Timeout: This is only available when you tick PIN Enabled. The user timeout is a security feature designed to log out an existing keyboard user after a period of inactivity to prevent unauthorised use. The timeout (measured in minutes) begins after the last key selection or joystick movement at the keyboard. You can set the timeout period between 1 and 255 minutes.

Alarm Handling: used to determine how alarms are managed at each keyboard. LIFO (last in, first out), meaning the most recent alarm is handled first, is one of the two options available for alarm management. For example, if three alarm monitors are used, then alarms A, B and C are displayed and cancelled in this order:

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Alarm Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Activate alarm A A Activate alarm B B A Activate alarm C C B A Cancel alarm B A Cancel alarm A Cancel alarm

FIFO (first in, first out), meaning the oldest alarm is handled first, is the other option available for alarm management. For example, if the same three alarm monitors are used, then alarms A, B and C are displayed and cancelled in this order:

Alarm Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Activate alarm A A Activate alarm B A B Activate alarm C A B C Cancel alarm B C Cancel alarm C Cancel alarm

In either mode, using the keyboard NEXT and PREVIOUS soft keys makes the alarms scroll across the alarm monitors.

Sequence: instructs the keyboard to automatically scroll the active alarms across the keyboard’s alarm monitors with a five-second dwell, allowing you to view each alarm message and/or camera in turn. This is useful when there are more active alarms than alarm monitors.

Trunk Handling: determines how trunk connections are managed at each keyboard.

Stealing Enabled: Tick this box to authorise the selected keyboard to steal trunk connections that are in use when no other trunk is available, effectively overriding another user on the system who has a lower user priority.

Query Alert: With this box ticked, the selected keyboard sounds its buzzer when the trunk query menu is displayed.

Alarm Monitors: You can assign up to eight alarm monitors to each keyboard. During an alarm, these monitors automatically switch to the alarm’s camera that you configured on the Alarm Settings screen (see page 24).

Alarm Relays: Each alarm monitor may have an optional relay associated with it. This relay can be connected to an external VCR, which then switches to record mode while an alarm is displayed on the monitor. If this feature is not required, you should leave the Alarm Relay box blank. If one or more relays are specified, the keyboard FIFO/LIFO setting is overridden, and the alarm monitors are handled in a modified FIFO mode, as shown in this example where monitors 1–3 are configured with associated relays 1–3:

Alarm Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Relay 1 Relay 2 Relay 3 Activate A A Closed Activate B A B Closed Closed Activate C A B C Closed Closed Closed Cancel alarm B C Closed Closed Cancel alarm C Closed Cancel alarm

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Auxiliary Alarm Relays: Each alarm monitor that has an optional relay configured can also use a second optional relay, known as the Auxiliary Alarm Relay. You cannot configure this relay directly, but it is the number of the configured alarm relay plus four. The relay is only closed when any alarm whose own relay number is set to 255 on the Alarm Settings screen (see page 24) is displayed on the alarm monitor. The Auxiliary Alarm Relay is opened when the alarm is first accepted at the keyboard. This is shown in the following example:

Alarm Monitor Main Relay Auxiliary Relay

1 2 3 1 2 3 5 6 7 Activate A A Closed Closed Activate B A B Closed Closed Closed Closed Activate C A B C Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Accept alarm A B C Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Cancel alarm B C Closed Closed Closed Closed Accept alarm B C Closed Closed Closed Cancel alarm C Closed Closed Accept alarm C Closed Cancel alarm

Zone Monitors: You can assign up to eight zone monitors to each keyboard. When a zone is called up at a keyboard, the video cameras configured in the zone are switched to the zone monitors. You need to have a detailed installation plan at this stage to ensure that the monitor selection is logical and appropriate for the selected keyboard.




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5.5.1 Keyboard Alarm Access Settings

You use the Keyboard Alarm Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected keyboard to manage and view each alarm.

If the same alarm is configured as both a Keyboard Alarm and a System Alarm (see page 61), only the System Alarm Setting is used by the Visilynx 3 system. This is the same list as that configured by the Alarm Keyboard Access Settings screen (see page 26), but arranged by keyboard number rather than alarm number.

Fig. 28 Keyboard Alarm Access Settings screen

1. Use the Keyboard selector (bottom right) to select the keyboard to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each alarm on the system that you want the keyboard

to be able to manage and view. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous keyboard number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.5.2 Keyboard Monitor Access Settings

You use the Keyboard Monitor Access Settings screen to assign the selected keyboard permission to control each monitor. You should refer to an installation plan to establish a logical approach for monitor access. This is the same list as that configured by the Monitor Keyboard Access Settings screen (see page 44), but arranged by keyboard number rather than monitor number.

Fig. 29 Keyboard Monitor Access Settings screen

1. Use the Keyboard selector (bottom right) to select the keyboard to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each monitor on the system that you want the

keyboard to be able to control. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous keyboard number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.5.3 Keyboard Node Alarm Access Settings

You use the Keyboard Node Alarm Access Settings screen to assign the selected keyboard permission to manage and view alarms on each network node. This is the same list as that configured by the Node Alarm Keyboard Access Settings screen (see page 52), but arranged by keyboard number rather than node number.

Fig. 30 Keyboard Node Alarm Access Settings screen

1. Use the Keyboard selector (bottom right) to select the keyboard to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each node alarm on the system that you want the

keyboard to be able to manage and view. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous keyboard number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.5.4 Keyboard Quad Access Settings

You use the Keyboard Quad Card Access Settings screen to assign the selected keyboard permission to control each quad card. You should refer to an installation plan to establish a logical approach for quad access, i.e. units near to the user workstation. This is the same list as that configured by the Quad Card Keyboard Access Settings screen (see page 55), but arranged by keyboard number rather than quad card number.

Fig. 31 Keyboard Quad Access Settings screen

1. Use the Keyboard selector (bottom right) to select the keyboard to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each quad card on the system that you want the

keyboard to be able to control. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous keyboard number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.6 Monitor Settings

You use the Monitor Settings screen to set up each video monitor on the system. The tree on the left highlights Monitor and shows the total number of monitors configured for the system in brackets.

Fig. 32 Monitor Settings screen

Use the Monitor selector (bottom right) to select the monitor to configure.

Text: When you tick this box, the individual on/off options on the following pages are acted upon. When you leave this box unticked, all the monitor texts are disabled for the selected monitor. This is quicker than individually turning off each text item on the following pages.

Description: Type in a name or number up to 16 characters long.

Normally Blank: When you tick this box, the selected monitor does not normally display a video image, except when an alarm is displayed on it. When you tick this box, the adjacent Description when blank box becomes active.

Description when blank: This is only available if you have ticked Normally Blank. Type in a suitable description of up to 16 characters long to be displayed when an alarm is not being shown.




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5.6.1 Monitor Alarm Text

You use the Monitor Alarm Text screen to enable and position the text which appears on the selected monitor (if it is configured as a keyboard or system alarm monitor) during an alarm condition. The screen provides you with a preview of the on-screen text positions, so you can see the effect of your choices. The Preview box is 38 columns.

Fig. 33 Monitor Alarm Text screen


Number: Off: The alarm number does not appear on the screen. On: The alarm number does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text, as required.

Description: Off: The alarm description does not appear on the screen. On: The alarm description does appear. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text as required.

Copy Previous: duplicates the settings from the previous monitor. This is particularly useful when dealing with larger installations.




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5.6.2 Monitor Camera Text

You use the Monitor Camera Text screen to enable and position the text which appears on the selected monitor when a camera is selected. The screen operates in the same way as the Monitor Alarm Text screen detailed on page 41.

Fig. 34 Monitor Camera Text screen


Number: Off: The camera number does not appear on the screen. On: The camera number does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text as required.

Description: Off: The camera description does not appear on the screen. On: The camera description does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text as required.





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5.6.3 Monitor Default Camera Settings

You use the Monitor Default Camera Settings to assign different default camera numbers to the selected monitor, when camera mapping is enabled. This only appears if you have defined one or more camera maps on the Global System Settings screen (see page 23).

There are three possible events which cause the use of default camera settings, as follows:

The remote control default camera command is used. This is generated by an external device using a Visilynx 3 or PCCON remote control protocol.

The system is reset using the pushbutton on the back panel of a VIS3I-328. The system is switched on for the first time after loading a new configuration.

Fig. 35 Monitor Default Camera Settings screen


Map 1: Specifies a camera and node for each map that you enabled on the Global System Settings screen.

Camera: The camera allocated to the selected monitor Node: The node on which the camera resides




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5.6.4 Monitor Keyboard Access Settings

You use the Monitor Keyboard Access Settings screen to assign permission to each keyboard that is allowed to control the selected monitor. You should refer to an installation plan to establish a logical approach for monitor access. This is the same list as that configured by the Keyboard Monitor Access Settings screen (see page 37), but arranged by monitor number rather than keyboard number.

Fig. 36 Monitor Keyboard Access Settings screen

1. Use the Monitor selector (bottom right) to select the monitor to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the system that you want to be

able to control the monitor. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous monitor number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.6.5 Monitor Time Text

You use the Monitor Time Text screen to enable and position the on-screen time and date display. The screen operates in the same way as the Monitor Alarm Text screen, detailed on page 41.

Fig. 37 Monitor Time Text screen


Time: Off: The current time does not appear on the screen. On: The current time does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text, as required.

Date: Off: The date does not appear on the screen. On: The date does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text, as required.





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5.6.6 Monitor User Access Settings

You use the Monitor User Access Settings screen to assign permission to each user who is allowed to control the selected monitor. You should refer to an installation plan to establish a logical approach to monitor access. This is the same list as that configured by the User Monitor Access Settings screen (see page 71), but arranged by monitor number rather than user number.

Fig. 38 Monitor User Access Settings screen

1. Use the Monitor selector (bottom right) to select the monitor to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the system that you want to be

able to control the monitor. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous monitor number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.6.7 Monitor View Text

You use the Monitor View Text screen to enable and position the text which appears on the selected monitor when a view is selected. The screen operates in the same way as the Monitor Alarm Text screen detailed on page 41.

Fig. 39 Monitor View Text screen


Number: Off: The view number does not appear on the screen. On: The view number does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text as required.

Description: Off: The view description does not appear on the screen. On: The view description does appear on the screen. On if alarm: The text appears under alarm conditions only. Use the X and Y co-ordinates to position the text as required.





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5.7 Multiplexer Settings

You use the Multiplexer Settings screen to configure a timeout delay for each multiplexer connected to the system.

Fig. 40 Multiplexer Settings screen

Use the Multiplexer selector (bottom right) to select the multiplexer to configure.

Timeout: Use the up and down arrows to select the timeout in the range 0 to 120 seconds. If the multiplexer fails to respond to the system within the specified time, a Multiplexer Failure alarm is raised.




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Multiplexer User Access Settings

You use the Multiplexer User Access Settings screen to assign permission to each user who is allowed to control the selected multiplexer. This is the same list as that configured by the User Multiplexer Access Settings screen (see page 72), but arranged by multiplexer number rather than user number.

Fig. 41 Multiplexer User Access Settings screen

1. Use the Multiplexer selector (bottom right) to select the multiplexer to configure.

2. Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who you want to be able to control the multiplexer. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous multiplexer number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.8 Node Settings

You use the Node Settings screen to configure the operating parameters for each connected Node.

Fig. 42 Node Settings screen

Name: Type in a name for your local node. It can be up to 16 characters long.

Network Layout: has two options: Star: One central node can be directly connected to up to nine remote. Multi-Hop: Up to 127 nodes may be connected in any pattern, with each node connected to no more than five other nodes.

Trunk Steal Mode: has five options: Query Menu: When all the trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new camera is required, the keyboard displays the trunk query menu. Own Oldest: When all the trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new camera is required, the user’s oldest trunk cable is automatically re-used. Other User: When all the trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new camera is required, the oldest trunk cable of the lowest priority user is automatically stolen by this user. Own or Other: When all the trunk cables from a remote node are in use, either the user’s oldest trunk or the oldest trunk cable of the lowest priority user is automatically stolen by this user, as available. This mode must be used if zones containing cameras on remote nodes are required. Never: When all the trunk cables from a remote node are in use, and a new camera is required, no new trunk can be obtained and the new camera cannot be displayed.

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Monitor Texts: You can configure the text that appears on all monitors that are viewing network cameras, during these conditions:

Trunk Stolen: The trunk carrying the camera signal has been stolen. Trunk Faulty: The trunk input has lost the camera sync. Trunk Now OK: The trunk was faulty but the camera sync is now restored. Local Prefix: All local camera names are prefixed with this many characters from the local node name plus a colon separator. If, for example, the local node is labelled as ‘Local’ and the ‘Local Prefix’ is set to 3, ‘Loc:’ appears on the monitor before the camera number. The prefix plus the camera name can be up to 16 characters long. Remote Prefix: All remote camera names are prefixed with this many characters from the camera's remote node name plus a colon separator.

Switching: Blank Delay (ms): All cameras with the Use Delayed Blanking box ticked in Camera Settings cause the monitor to which they are switched to delay its anti-roll blanking period by this time, in the range 0 to 3000ms (0–3 seconds). Delayed Blank (ms): If you are using the Blank Delay (ms), this time determines the monitor’s anti-roll blanking period, in the range 0 to 3000ms. Startup: Controls how the cameras are switched when you start the Visilynx 3.

Restore all cameras is the normal startup operation. The camera that was switched to each monitor when Visilynx 3 was powered down is re-switched. Default all cameras is useful in certain circumstances. When you have camera mapping enabled, you can define a default camera for each monitor on the Monitor Settings screen. All such default cameras are switched in this startup mode.

Direct Blank (ms): If you are not using the Blank Delay (ms), this time determines the monitor’s anti-roll blanking period, in the range 0 to 3000ms.




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Node Alarm Keyboard Access Settings

You use the Node Alarm Keyboard Access Settings screen to assign permission to each keyboard that you want to be able to manage and view alarms on the selected network node.

A Visilynx 3 system can consist of up to 127 separate nodes. Each node can generate up to 1701 alarms. Not all users on other nodes need to have access to these alarms. In the example shown above, all 32 keyboards have been granted access to the alarms from Node 127. This is the same list as that configured by the Keyboard Node Alarm Access Settings screen (see page 38), but arranged by node number rather than keyboard number.

Fig. 43 Node Alarm Keyboard Access Settings screen

1. Use the Node selector (bottom right) to select the node to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the system that you want to be

able to control the node. If two users call up the same node and both have been granted access to it, the user priority rating determines whom gains control of the alarm situation (see page 68). Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous node number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.9 Node Trunk Settings

You use the Node Trunk Settings to configure the camera inputs and monitor outputs that form the trunks that connect nodes.

Fig. 44 Node Trunk Settings screen

Use the Node trunk selector (bottom right) to select the trunk to configure.

Neighbour Node End: provides a cross-reference to the selected trunk as seen from the node to which it is connected.

Node is the address of that node. Trunk is the number of the same trunk at that node. This is necessary because the selected trunk may not have the same number on both the local and the neighbour nodes.

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5.10 Quad Card Settings

You can assign cameras to each of the Quad cards fitted in the system (up to 4 (optional)).

Text is shown above the Quad card selector to identify the VIS3I-328 unit and the rear panel connector used for the selected Quad card video output:

Quad 1 Master unit quad port A Quad 2 Master unit quad port B Quad 3 Slave unit quad port A Quad 4 Slave unit quad port B.

Fig. 45 Quad Card Settings screen

Use the Quad card selector (bottom right) to select the quad card to configure.

Return Camera: If the output of the selected quad card is connected to a system camera input, that input is termed a ‘Quad Return Input’ and you enter its camera number here.

Default Cameras: If you have camera mapping enabled, you can assign different default camera numbers to the selected monitor. Choose the desired camera number and node for each quadrant of the selected quad.

There are three possible events which cause the use of default camera settings, as follows:

The remote control default camera command is used. This is generated by an external device using a Visilynx 3 or PCCON remote control protocol.

The system is reset using the pushbutton on the back panel of the VIS3I-328 unit.

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5.10.1 Quad Card Keyboard Access Settings

You use the Quad Card Keyboard Access Settings screen to assign permission to each keyboard that you want to be able to control the selected quad card. You should refer to an installation plan to establish a logical approach for keyboard access, e.g. units near to the user workstation. This is the same list as that configured by the Keyboard Quad Card Access Settings screen (see page 39), but arranged by quad card number rather than keyboard number.

Fig. 46 Quad Card Keyboard Access Settings screen

1. Use the Quad card selector (bottom right) to select the quad card to configure.

2. Tick the box adjacent to each keyboard on the system that you want to be able to control the quad card. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous quad card number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.10.2 Quad Card User Access Settings

You use the Quad Card User Access Settings to assign permission to each user who you want to be able to control the selected quad card. This is the same list as that configured by the User Quad Card Access Settings screen (see page 73), but arranged by quad card number rather than user number.

Fig. 47 Quad Card User Access Settings screen

1. Use the Quad card selector (bottom right) to select the quad card to configure.

2. Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who you want to be able to control the quad card. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous quad card number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.11 Relay Settings

You use the Relay Settings screen to configure the action of each relay connected to the system.

Fig. 48 Relay Settings screen

Use the Relay selector (bottom right) to select the relay to configure.

Action: Choose between Latched (held closed once energised) and Momentary (closed for about two seconds once energised then opened automatically).




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Relay User Access Settings

You use the Relay User Access Settings screen to assign permission to each user who you want to be able to view the selected relay. This is the same list as that configured by the User Relay Access Settings screen (see page 74), but arranged by relay number rather than user number.

Fig. 49 Relay User Access Settings screen

1. Use the Relay selector (bottom right) to select the relay to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who you want to be able to

control the relay. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous relay number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.12 Sequence Settings

You use the Sequence Settings screen to configure sequences of cameras or views to be shown when required. You can configure up to 64 sequences containing between 2 to 63 steps each. When a sequence step is selected, the step number is highlighted, as shown in Fig. 50 at Step 1.

Fig. 50 Sequence Settings screen

Use the Sequence selector (bottom right) to select the sequence to configure.

Type: Choose between Camera and View.

Number: Select a number for the camera or view.

Node: Choose the node to which the video source is connected. Node is only used when the Type is Camera.

Preset: Designate a preset number from 1 to 250 for the camera position, if required. Preset is only used when the Type is Camera.

Speed: Set the speed of movement between each sequence step from 1 to 100 percent; where 100% = full speed. Speed is only used when the Type is View or Preset is used.

Dwell: Set the dwell time for each step between 1 and 255 seconds.

Insert: adds a new step before the highlighted step. The Total box to the left of the Insert button always shows the current number of steps. Each new Step is given the default values for each setting on the line, which you should then modify as appropriate.

Insert After: adds a new step after the highlighted step.

Delete: removes the highlighted step.




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5.13 System Settings

You use the System Settings screen to set the parameters for the system as a whole and to define system alarm monitors.

When an alarm is marked as a System Alarm, it is displayed on the system alarm monitors instead of the keyboard alarm monitors, and it does not need accepting or cancelling by a keyboard. Instead, it is automatically cancelled when its source ceases to be active.

Fig. 51 System Settings screen

Video Loss Text is not editable for a VIS3I-328 system, the monitor does not display any special text when video is lost, but instead shows only the blue screen.

Video Format: Select either PAL (625 lines) or NTSC (525 lines).

NOTE All cameras, monitors and external video devices must operate to the same standard, as you select here.

Language: Select the language used for the alarm log and the data log output messages.

NOTE Currently only English is implemented, but the choice is included for future software development.

Alarm Input Numbering determines the position of external Alarm Inputs within the alarm list. You can select Alarm Inputs to either follow on from the last Video Loss alarm, or to always start from alarm 513. This means that you can add a slave unit to a VIS3I-328 without causing the Alarm Inputs to be renumbered. Existing configuration files that intend Alarm Inputs to follow on from video loss alarms will work without modification.

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Telemetry Alarms: Last Polled Camera: This is the physical number of the last camera that is polled for its alarm status. If no telemetry receivers are used, or if no camera alarms are required, you should set this value to zero, which shows in Fig. 51 as all dashes. Poll Timeout (ms): This value (in milliseconds) allows some measure of control over the camera polling interval, if you find that unreliable communication causes spurious camera alarms. A longer timeout is generally more reliable, but it increases the alarm response time and may slow down other camera telemetry.

Alarm Handling: Determines how system alarms are managed. LIFO (last in, first out), meaning the most recent alarm is handled first. FIFO (first in, first out), meaning the oldest alarm is handled first.

Sequence: Select this to automatically scroll the active system alarms across the system alarm monitors with a five-second dwell, so you can view each alarm scenario in turn. This only has an effect when there are more active system alarms than there are system alarm monitors.

Alarm Monitors: You can assign up to eight alarm monitors for displaying system alarms. When there are fewer active system alarms than configured system alarm monitors, they are displayed in order on those monitors. When there are more active alarms than configured system alarm monitors, they are displayed according to the Alarm Handling rules above.




System Alarm Access Settings

You use the System Alarm Access Settings screen to configure each alarm that you want to be treated as a system alarm.

System alarms are handled using System Settings. Non-system alarms are handled using Keyboard Settings.

If the same alarm is configured as both a Keyboard Alarm (see page 36) and a System Alarm, only the System Alarm Setting is used by the Visilynx 3 system.

A system alarm image remains on a system alarm monitor until the alarm condition clears.

This list is the same configuration item as the System Alarm tick box on the Alarm Settings screen (see page 24), but shows all the system alarms as a list.

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Fig. 52 System Alarm Access Settings screen

Tick the box adjacent to each alarm on the system that you want to be a system alarm.

Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously.

Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously.




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5.14 Telemetry Card Settings

You use the Telemetry Card Settings screen to configure each connected Telemetry card.

For the VIS3I-328, each unit has the equivalent of two D-Type Telemetry cards, so you can connect a Master and Slave unit together for up to 64 cameras (each telemetry port can be connected to only one camera).

In a VIS3I-328 system, text is shown above the Telemetry card selector to identify which VIS3I-328 unit contains the selected Telemetry card:

Telemetry ‘card’ 1 and 2 are in the Master unit. Telemetry ‘card’ 3 and 4 are in the Slave unit.

Fig. 53 Telemetry Card Settings screen

Use the Telemetry card selector (bottom right) to select the telemetry card to configure.

Protocol: Currently supported protocols are: Molynx Molynx Bidirectional Siemens CCDA Siemens SCU Kalatel Vista PowerDome JVC 675 Ultrak/Diamond Dennard VCL Videmech Universal Pelco D Sensormatic SpeedDome

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When you change the protocol, the Card Settings below are set to the usual default values for that protocol.

Card Settings: You should select these after you have selected the Protocol. The default settings of the following fields vary according to the protocol you selected.

Type: choose the required port type, e.g. RS485, RS232. Currently only RS485 is supported. Baud Rate: choose the required speed, according to the protocol of the connected device. Parity: choose None, Odd, or Even, according to the protocol of the connected device. Data Bits: choose 7 or 8 data bits, according to the protocol of the connected device. At present only 8 data bits are supported, in accordance with the Molynx protocols. Stop Bits: choose 1 or 2 stop bits, according to the protocol of the connected device. At present only 1 stop bit is supported, in accordance with the Molynx protocols.




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Telemetry Card Cameras

You use the Telemetry Card Cameras screen to determine whether a camera's C-type telemetry function is enabled (D-type is always enabled). There are two integral sub-systems, that are treated as cards, in a VIS3I-328 unit, each serving up to 16 cameras, i.e. 32 in total. In a VIS3I-328 expanded unit pair, there can be up to four integral sub-systems, serving up to 64 cameras in total.

VIS3I-328 D-type telemetry ports do not support a multi-drop (daisy chain) camera connection. To use multi-drop, you must disable a whole telemetry card (i.e. deleted from the configuration) and you should then configure a communications port as a telemetry port serving 1 or more cameras (see page 31).

NOTE It is recommend that you retrieve the Camera Map from the Visilynx 3 system using the Self-Test Tab of the VisiPC Tester & Simulator sub-program. This provides details of the physical mapping of cameras and telemetry ports actually in use.

Fig. 54 Telemetry Card Cameras screen

Use the Telemetry card selector (bottom right) to select the telemetry card to configure.

C-Type: Off: disables the C-type telemetry function for the camera corresponding to that port. On: enables that camera's C-type telemetry function.




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5.15 Timed Event Settings

You use the Timed Event Settings screen to configure timed actions which enable the Visilynx 3 to issue a variety of commands automatically during a seven-day period; rather like setting up a domestic VCR to record future television programmes.

Fig. 55 Timed Events Settings screen

Use the Event selector (bottom right) to select the event to configure.

Type: Select an event type from the following event types that are available: Unused Activate Alarm Deactivate Alarm Enable Alarms Disable Alarms Activate Relay Deactivate Relay Initiate Sequence Preset Tour Preset Home

Once you have selected an event type, additional options appear so you can set up the event in more detail.

Activate Alarm: You enter a single alarm number, which is activated at a predetermined time.

Deativate Alarm: You enter a single alarm number, which is deactivated at a predetermined time.

You can use the Activate Alarm and Deactivate Alarm commands in conjunction with each other to switch single alarms on and off, as desired.

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Enable Alarms: You can enable a range of alarms as an event. The First Alarm and Last Alarm boxes appear so you can select a range of alarms, e.g. from 26 to 53 inclusive. Once you have enabled them, these alarms can activate when a video loss or other event occurs.

Disable Alarms: You can disable a range of alarms as an event. The First Alarm and Last Alarm boxes appear so you can select a range of alarms. Once you have disabled them, these alarms cannot be activated until they are reenabled.

You usually use the Enable Alarms and Disable Alarms in conjunction with each other.

Activate Relay: You can enter a relay number, which is activated at a predetermined time. If the selected relay is configured as latching, it remains active until it is deactivated. Momentary relays only remain active for a short period, typically about 2 seconds.

Deactivate Relay: You can enter a relay number, which is deactivated at a predetermined time. If the selected relay is configured as latching, it remains inactive until it is activated. Momentary relays do not change when deactivated.

You should use the Activate Relay and Deactivate Relay commands in conjunction with each other, if latched relays are used.

Initiate Sequence: You use the Monitor and Sequence boxes to select the required video sequence and the monitor used to display the sequence. The sequence runs indefinitely, starting at the event time.

Preset Tour: You use the First Camera, Last Camera and Node boxes to select a range of cameras connected to a certain node. When a Preset Tour event occurs, the selected range of cameras runs through a tour continuously until interrupted by another command.

Preset Home: You use the First Camera, Last Camera and Node boxes to select a range of cameras connected to a certain node. When a Preset Home event occurs, the selected range of cameras stops any current activity and returns to the home position until further commands are received.

Time: Use the 24-hour clock to select the time for the event. Tick each day of the week when the event should occur.




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5.16 User Settings

You use the User Settings screen to set the capabilities for each user, so you can distinguish between each user on the system.

Fig. 56 User Settings screen

Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure.

Name: Give each user a name, up to 16 characters long.

PIN: If required, give each user a 6-digit PIN for security purposes. If you issue PINs, we recommend that you keep a record of these in a safe place, for reference.

Priority: Set the required priority rating for each user, 1 being the highest priority level, 16 the lowest and ‘---’ (0) being unprioritised.

Control Timeout: Specify the time that a user remains in control of a camera after releasing the keyboard joystick or other control button. You can set this between 0 and 255 seconds. During this time, lower priority users cannot control the camera.

Supervisor: Tick the box to give the selected user access to all options on the V3 keyboard Program Menu. Non-supervisors can only select Display Setup at that menu.




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5.16.1 User Camera Control Access Settings

You use the User Camera Control Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to control each camera. This is the same list as that configured by the Camera Control User Access Settings screen (see page 29), but arranged by user number rather than camera number.

Fig. 57 User Camera Control Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each camera on the system that you want the user to

be able to control.

NOTE If two users call up the same camera and both have been granted access to it, the User Priority rating determines who gains control of the unit (see page 68). In the event of equal priorities, the latest request takes effect.

Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.16.2 User Camera View Access Settings

You use the User Camera View Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to view each camera. This is the same list as that configured by the Camera View User Access Settings screen (see page 30), but arranged by user number rather than camera number.

Fig. 58 User Camera View Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each camera on the system that you want the user to

be able to view. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.16.3 User Monitor Access Settings

You use the User Monitor Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to control each monitor. This is the same list as that configured by the Monitor User Access Settings screen (see page 46), but arranged by user number rather than monitor number.

Fig. 59 User Monitor Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each monitor on the system that you want the user to

be able to view. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.16.4 User Multiplexer Access Settings

You use the User Multiplexer Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to control each multiplexer. This is the same list as that configured by the Multiplexer User Access Settings screen (see page 49), but arranged by user number rather than multiplexer number.

Fig. 60 User Multiplexer Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each multiplexer on the system that you want the

user to be able to control. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.16.5 User Quad Card Access Settings

You use the User Quad Card Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to control each quad card. This is the same list as that configured by the Quad Card User Access Settings screen (see page 56), but arranged by user number rather than quad card number.

Fig. 61 User Quad Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each quad card on the system that you want the user

to be able to control. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.16.6 User Relay Access Settings

You use the User Relay Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to control each relay. This is the same list as that configured by the Relay User Access Settings screen (see page 58), but arranged by user number rather than relay number.

Fig. 62 User Relay Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each relay on the system that you want the user to be

able to control. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.16.7 User VCR/DVR Access Settings

You use the User VCR/DVR Access Settings screen to assign permission to the selected user to control each VCR/DVR. This is the same list as that configured by the VCR/DVR User Access Settings screen (see page 77), but arranged by user number rather than VCR/DVR number.

Fig. 63 User VCR/DVR Access Settings screen

1. Use the User selector (bottom right) to select the user to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each VCR/DVR on the system that you want the user

to be able to control. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous user number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.17 VCR/DVR Settings

You use the VCR/DVR Settings to configure the timeout for each DVR or VCR.

Fig. 64 VCR/DVR Settings screen

Use the VCR/DVR selector (bottom right) to select the VCR/DVR to configure.

Timeout (s): You use this to configure the timeout value in seconds for the selected device. If the device does not respond to commands sent from the Visilynx 3 system during this time, a VCR/DVR failure alarm is raised.




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VCR/DVR User Access Settings

You use the VCR/DVR User Access Settings screen to assign permission to each user who is allowed to view the selected VCR/DVR. This is the same list as that configured by the User VCR/DVR Access Settings screen (see page 75), but arranged by VCR/DVR number rather than user number.

Fig. 65 VCR/DVR User Access Settings screen

1. Use the VCR/DVR selector (bottom right) to select the VCR/DVR to configure. 2. Tick the box adjacent to each user on the system who you want to be able to

control the VCR/DVR. Select None: unticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Select All: ticks all of the boxes simultaneously. Copy Previous: duplicates the list from the previous VCR/DVR number into this list, if the list needs to be the same.




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5.18 View Settings

You use the View Settings screen to configure the combination of a camera number on a given node and one of the camera’s preset positions. This is then referred to as a view.

Fig. 66 View Settings screen

Use the View selector (bottom right) to select the view to configure.

Description: You can give each view a name, up to 16 characters long.

Camera: Select the required camera number.

Node: Select the node on which the camera resides. Node is only used when Camera is 1 or greater.

Preset: Select a camera preset number to complete the desired view definition. Preset is only used when Camera is 1 or greater.




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5.19 Zone Settings

You use the Zone Settings screen to define a zone, that can contain up to 31 camera-monitor pairs. A Zone is a view of a scene from various cameras spread across a set of monitors simultaneously. This type of zone is different from that programmed at a keyboard. Keyboard zones do not contain monitor numbers; instead they use the keyboard’s own Zone Monitors as defined in Keyboard Settings (see page 33).

Fig. 67 Zone Settings screen

Use the Zone selector (bottom right) to select the zone to configure.

Description: You can give each zone a name, up to 16 characters long, e.g. STATION-PLATFORM.

Position: You can allocate a number to each zone position. The currently selected position is always highlighted. You can view up to 7 positions on screen at once. As soon as you insert an eighth position, a scroll bar appears on the left-hand side of the screen so you can view up to 31 positions.

Source: The video source for each position is derived from either a camera or a view. Note that if a view is selected, the node box becomes inactive because you have already defined the node on the View Settings screen (see page 78). In the example in Fig. 67, Position 7 has View number 15 routed to Monitor 7.

Number: Select the Camera or View number.

Node: If the video source for the position is a camera, you must now identify the node. In the example in Fig. 67, the selected node for position 1 is the local node L.

Monitor: Each zone position that you insert needs to be assigned to a unique monitor number. When a zone is called up, a maximum of 31 video images may be displayed on 31 separate monitors giving the user a comprehensive blanket view of a chosen area.

Total: Displays the total number of positions defined in the selected zone. This is also the number of monitors required to display the zone.

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Insert After: Inserts the first camera position and thereafter inserts a new position in the line after the highlighted position.

Delete: Deletes the highlighted position only.

Sort: Reorders the list in order of the monitor numbers in the right-hand column.



Default: restores the settings to valid default values for the current page. It will also make the zone blank and unused.

NOTE If zones contain cameras or views requiring video trunks to a remote node then the Trunk Steal Mode, see 5.8, must be set to Own or Other

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