AfterBurner-2 Time-Lapse DVD Video Recorder User Guide

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1 User Guide AfterBurner-2 Time-Lapse DVD Video Recorder User Guide Ovation Systems Ltd. Springfield Barn London Road Milton Common Oxfordshire OX9 2JY UK Tel: Fax: Web: Manual Issue 1.42 Ovation Systems Ltd. Page 1 AfterBurner-2 Firmware 1.4

2 User Guide Contents 1 Introduction Quick-Setup Guide Installation Operation Overview Front Panel Controls Record Set-up Start / Stop Recording Record Pause Burning a DVD Playing DVDs Advanced Menus Set Disk Options Burn Options Set Record Timer Set Alarm Options Set Video Options Set Onscreen Display (OSD) Format Set System Options Set Time & Date Set Comms Options Set network menu: Set Active Keyes Set Fault Enables Set Configuration System Information: Rear Panel Interface External I/O & Control Rear Panel Configuration Switches Examples of External Control Ethernet Port Setting the IP Address Webpage Interface File List Webpage Alarm List Webpage Motion Detection AfterBurner-2 PC Configuration Utility Installing the PC Configuration Utility Running the PC Configuration Utility Picture in Picture Setup Motion Detection Firmware Upgrades CD Disk Upgrade Ethernet upgrade Manual Issue 1.42 Ovation Systems Ltd. Page 2 AfterBurner-2 Firmware 1.4

3 1 Introduction Designed specifically for police video surveillance operations, AfterBurner-2 is able to record video in real-time, or in time-lapse, to DVD write once disks. Once burnt, the disks are viewable on either a PC or consumer market DVD video players. AfterBuner-2 replaces the highly successful AfterBurner-1 DVD recorder and retains all the capabilities of its predecessor. The basic operation of AfterBurner-2 is essentially the same as AfterBurner-1 with the addition of the following key features: Ethernet port with a webpage interface that allows for remotely configuring the AfterBurner, previewing the video inputs, listing and downloading files and alarm events. Four video inputs with an internal picture-in-picture video quad with 27 preset screen layouts together with one user programmable setting. Motion detection on all four video inputs. Motion detection zones can be setup using the Ethernet port or via a PC configuration utility. 12 V DC output added to the rear panel external control & I/O connector for powering cameras. Optional MD5 hash coding of the video files to provide an additional data integrity check. Please Note: With firmware version 1.4 the USB ports have limited functionality. The USB-2 ports for viewing files on the disk / MultiBurner will only be available via a future firmware upgrade.

4 2 Quick-Setup Guide 2.1 Installation Video to Input 1 VIDEO IN a b c d CONFIG INTERNAL DISK EXTERNAL DRIVES ETHERNET Camera DC Ground +12 V DC (500mA Max) 3 IN VIDEO OUT SERIAL +12V L R IN 1 Alm Start 2 Alm Stop 3 Record OUT AUDIO 4 Time 5 Chain 6 Wake Up 7 Ground OUT 8 Record 9 Disk Ful 10 Alarm 11 Time 12 Chain 13 Fault 14 DC Power NC POWER +12V 3.5A (max) To open the wire receptacle, insert small flat-bladed screwdriver horizontally into the square hole. Figure 1: Basic AfterBurner-2 Installation Basic installation is shown in Figure 1 above. The camera is connected to video input 1 and the DC power supply connected to the Power input. Further cameras can then be connected to video inputs 2,3,4. AfterBuner-2 can be used to provide 12 V DC power to external cameras, with a maximum current of 500mA via the rear panel I/O connector (as shown in Figure 1). 2.2 Operation Overview AfterBurner is primarily intended for use in long-term police surveillance operations. Video is recorded to its internal hard drive and evidence is then burnt to DVD. Each DVD holds up to 3 hours of real-time video, which can be extended to 24 hours (or more) when set to record in time-lapse (which increases record time per DVD by storing fewer pictures per second). AfterBurner-2 writes video to its internal hard disk and when it has enough data, and there is a blank DVD in its drive, it automatically burns a DVD. If there is no DVD in the drive, AfterBuner-2 continues to record to the internal disk. Files are then be selected and burnt as required via the front panel LCD and keypad (See Section 2.7, page 8). NB: Afterburner is a video (and audio) recorder and is not a player. The only way to view the recordings is by burning them onto DVD or downloading files from the internal hard disk via the USB or Ethernet ports. 2.3 Front Panel Controls. The front panel controls are shown below.

5 Mun+ REC ON Mun- DVD STBY Mnu+ / Mnu- REC DVD ON STBY Figure 2: AfterBurner-2 Buttons. Navigation buttons Steps though main menu items (At any point, pressing for more than 2 seconds exits all menus). Starts / stops recording (shows red when recording, flashing red when recording in time-lapse). Powers up DVD drive, opens / closes tray, starts DVD burn. Power-up unit. Power down unit (standby for timer modes). In general, the Mun+ or Mun- keys are used to navigate a list of top-level menus. The keys are then used to scroll through the list of items within that top-level menu. The selected parameter within the menu list is shown flashing and is adjusted by using the keys. Once a parameter has been adjusted, it is automatically stored when moving to the next menu. Tip At any point when navigating the LCD menus, it is possible to return to the start-up screen by pressing the either the Mun+ or Mun- keys for 2 seconds. LCD scrolls through various key settings and status. The buttons list the files on the internal disk. Once selected, press DVD to burn. buttons scroll through the file properties. Burn: Auto Mode, Manual only, at given time. Eject: Manual, when burnt MB No. of copies: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 enter the Advanced menus DVD: Set time per DVD 24hr default Quality: Very low, low, medium, high, very high Video only, audio + video, audio Figure 3: AfterBuner-2 Top Level Menus 2.4 Record Set-up As standard, AfterBurner-2 is shipped configured for 24 hour time-lapse recording (at 2 pictures per second) in medium quality. This may be altered by pressing the Mnu+ key 3 times to show the following screen: Set Record Mode ===================

6 DVD: 24.0h 2.08fps Quality: M Vid-only Initially, the record time per DVD flashes, indicating it may be altered by the keys. Once set to the required record time per DVD, press to scroll to the next parameter, in this case video quality. Again use to select the required quality setting. Press to enable / disable audio recording. Audio recording should only be enabled in realtime record modes, as audio is not useful with time-lapse video (even when shown as enabled). TIP Pressing the MENU key, or letting the screen time-out, stores the new configuration. DVD: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 Hours, 7 days, 1 month, 1 year. Estimated record time per DVD disk. fps: record rate in frames per second (fps) or frames per minute (fpm) calculated from the record time / quality settings. Quality: Record Mode: VH (very high), H (high), M (medium), L (low) VL (very low). Video only: video only recording (default) Aud+Vid: audio & video recording (use with real-time recording only) Aud-mode: records a stereo audio track along side a low resolution video feed extending record time to approximately 8 hours per DVD. NB: a video feed to the AfterBurner (preferably black) is required for Audio-Mode operation.

7 2.5 Start / Stop Recording Once the record time per DVD, quality and burn options are configured, the recorder starts recoding by pressing the REC key. This key will show constant red when recording in real-time, flashing red when recording in time-lapse. Pressing the record key again causes the unit to enter Stop or Record-Pause (see below). Whilst recording, the LCD scrolls though a summary of the machine s status including: Whether recording is taking place, in either time-lapse, real-time or recordpause. The size of the video file so far (4.7 GB max) Estimated burn time, taking into account if burn at given time option has been set in the Set Burn Mode main menu The remaining free space, shown as GB and estimated time, on the internal hard disk (except endless loop mode). 2.6 Record Pause Record-pause mode is selected in the Set System Options advanced menu (Section 3.7, page18). In this mode, pressing the Record button whilst recording causes AfterBurner to Pause indicated by a slowly flashing record button. A short press of the Rec button then starts recording again to the same file. Pressing the record button for 2 seconds stops recording and closes the file on the hard disk. TIP This mode is especially useful when the recorder is being started and stopped frequently as all the recordings are appended to one DVD file, rather than generating many separate files.

8 2.7 Burning a DVD 1 From the default screen, press the MENU once to show a list of files on the hard disk. The file to be burnt may be selected by the keys. For each file, the start times, finish times & dates are shown as well as the number of times the file has been burnt to DVD disc. Set Burn file #001 =================== 09:21 05Apr Burnt 09:20 06Apr no TIP When a file is shown, pressing the key scrolls through additional information about the file including size, duration, frames per second, whether alarms were active etc. TIP It is possible to change the file-listing screen to sort the files showing the oldest or youngest file fist along with either a sequential or unique file number. See Section 3.2 page 12, Set Burn Options NB: If AfterBurner is recording, the current file will be shown with an end time of now. If this file is selected to be burnt, the resulting DVD contains video up to the point when the burn commenced. AfterBurner will continue to record to the same file while burning the DVD. 2 Once the required file is displayed, press the DVD key. This powers up the DVD drive and checks for a blank DVD disk. 3 If a Tray Empty message is shown, press the DVD key again to open the DVD tray (at this point, the tray can also be opened by the DVD drive s own eject button). Place a blank DVD±R disk in the tray and close by pressing the DVD key. The LCD shows Checking tray.. for a few seconds and then shows Media blank when the DVD is ready to burn. If the media is not blank, the LCD shows DVD burnt. 4 Press the DVD button once more. At which point AfterBurner gives the option to abort the burn within 10 seconds. The LCD then shows Preparing image > Burning lead-in > Burning xx% done > Burning lead-out. NB: For a full DVD (4.7GB) burning takes approximately 15 minutes TIP It is possible to configure the system to automatically open the DVD tray to open once a burn has been completed. See Section 3.2, page 12.

9 5 2.8 Playing DVDs The DVDs produced by AfterBurner are formatted for playing on standard (consumer market) DVD players. The disks may also be played on a PC with a suitable DVD player application. Playing time-lapse recordings Time-lapse recordings appear to playback at a fast rate because frames have been dropped from the recording. Most DVD players have the ability to replay in slow motion, which will show the recording closer to real-time. E.g. playing a 24-hour time-lapse recording (with a time-lapse rate of 1 in 12) at 1/8 speed will be close to real-time. Playing back time-lapse recordings at normal rate has the advantage of showing all the recorded information condensed into 2 to 3 hours, speeding-up the general review process. Pause, slow motion forwards and backwards allows closer examination of any specific events. TIP Ovation Systems offer a PC application called DVD Explorer, which is designed specifically for the review of AfterBurner DVDs. DVD Explorer provides quick navigation to any date and time on the DVD review along with the ability to single step forwards and backwards. For more information see: Chapter Markers Most DVD players have the ability to jump to DVD chapters so, to aid navigation, AfterBurner adds a chapter maker to every 5 minutes of real-time video (approximately 24 markers per disk). With time-lapse recordings the time between markers is extended by the time-lapse ratio e.g. in 24 hour mode the 5 minutes x 12 = 60 minutes. If AfterBurner is set to alarm mode, a chapter marker is inserted at the point of each alarm, up to a maximum of 99. If there are more than 99 alarms, the DVD file on the internal hard disk is closed and a new file opened. Please note that when alarm mode is active, chapter markers are no longer inserted every 5 minutes. DVD Serial Number Each DVD is burnt with unique DVD volume label. The format is DVDxxxx-yyyyyyyy, where xxxx is the serial number of the AfterBurner and yyyyyyyy is a unique date code.

10 3 Advanced Menus The advanced menus are accessed by pressing the MENU key until Advanced Menus is shown. Then press to enter this option. Advanced Menus =================== to enter The advanced Menu items are shown below: DSK: Endless loop, stop on unburnt, stop when full Quick Erase: No, Yes OSD: Set A,B,C,User,D,E,F, None Locale: UK, EU, USA, AU, UNI Full Erase: No, Yes Disk Format: No, Yes Mnu, Rec, DVD, Stby, Pick: Oldest unburnt, youngest first Index: Sequential, unique Join Files: No, Yes Full Verify: Off, On Record Pause: Off, Stop, Timer, Both Audio format: MPEG, AC-3, LPCM Auto Shutdown: Smart, Off, On MD5 video files: no / yes DVD Type: Normal, Dual Systems Integrators Use Only Default values: No, Yes Load CD/DVD Ini: No, Yes Timer: 1, 2, 3, 4 - Disabled, daily, manual range, monthly Alm Mode: Disabled, start/stop on closed, on opened, motion detection Alm rate: Enter fps Alm time: HH, MM, SS PIP, various Inputs auto, fixed Level, auto, fixed - Colour, mono Enter time and date Country: select from list Daylight Savings: Off / On Time-Sync: 03.00am, None, FR- Comm1: 38400, 19200, 09600, Unit: 1 to 60 Version: Serial No. Disc Capacity: 120GB, 250GB >> to exit New for AfterBurner-2 Figure 4 Advanced Menu Items

11 3.1 Set Disk Options Set disk options =================== DSK: endless loop Quick wipe: No DSK: endless loop: (default) the unit fills the disk as it records. Once full, AfterBurner then automatically overwrites the oldest data. stop when full: stops recording when the internal disk is full (i.e. no overwrite). stop on unburnt: keeps recording to the hard disk in a loop (overwriting the oldest data) until it encounters an un-burnt DVD file. Quick erase: Full erase: (Yes/No) use the buttons to select yes and then twice to invoke a quick disk erase that clears the file tables (takes about 10 sec). (Yes/No) use the buttons to select yes and then twice to invoke a full disk erase, clearing all data on the disk (takes about 60 mins). TIP Unless security is of prime importance, quick erase is usually sufficient as a full erase can take up to an hour.

12 3.2 Burn Options Set the disk burn / display options. Set burn options ===================== Pick: youngest first Index #: Sequential Pick: Index #: Join files: Full Verify: youngest first: (default) shows the youngest file first in the Set Burn File menu. oldest unburnt: shows the oldest unburnt file first in the Set Burn File menu. Sequential / Unique: (default Sequential) show files in the Set Burn File menu with sequential file number always starting from 1, or show files with a unique reference number (not starting from 1 and not necessarily sequential). No/Yes: (default off) join small files together (up to 1 GB in total) before burning. With this option on, AfterBurner will join as many files as possible (up to a total of 1 GB) starting with the selected file in the Set Burn File menu (see Section 2.7) Once used, this option will automatically return to the off setting. NB: Once executed, Join Files is not reversible. on/off: (default off) switches verify on/off after burning DVD. Selecting this option increases the DVD burn time by 50%.

13 3.3 Set Record Timer Menu to set-up the 4 internal record timers. Press to enter this option. Set Record Timer =================== Timer #1: range 10 Jan to 15Jan Use the keys to select the timer (1 to 4) to be adjusted. Pressing then adjusts the timer options, which are as follows: Disabled: Range: Monthly: Period: Daily: default. allows AfterBurner record for a preset start and stop times each day, over range of dates. record for a preset period of time, over a range of dates every month. record from a start date & time to end date and time. record for a preset period of time on selectable days of the week. To select a timer option user the enter and the to set the times / dates. Every:--MoTuWeThFr-- REC: 07:00 07:45 In the case of the Daily option set the start and stop times using the arrow keys as normal. When the flashing cursor moves to the days of the week, enables the day position, disables. NB: Once set-up, the timer is enabled whenever the unit is left on or in standby. NB: If the unit is waiting for the timer activation and the user presses record, AfterBurner will immediately start recording and then stop at the next time off time.

14 3.4 Set Alarm Options Allows Afterburner to increase its picture record rate under control of external alarms inputs (pins 1 & 2 of the external control I/O connector, see Section 4.1). There are various alarm modes described below which are selected by the keys: Set alarm options =================== Mode: start/stop Alm rate: 25 fps Alm mode: Disabled: (default) both alarm inputs are disabled. Motion detection: Alarms on internal motion detection See Section 5.5 page 31 and Section 6.4 page 34 about how to set up motion detection. On opened: AfterBurner remains in alarm mode whilst pin1 Alarm Start is not connected to ground. On closed: AfterBurner remains in alarm mode whilst pin 1 Alarm Start is connected to ground. Start/Stop: Starts an alarm when pin 1 Alarm Start of the external control connector is connected to ground, stops when pin 2, Alarm Stop is connected to ground. Alm Rate: Alm Time: Adjust the picture record rate during alarm. The minimum duration of the alarm in hours, minutes & seconds. Only applicable for On opened and On closed modes. NB: The timer is constantly re-triggered whilst the input is active. (ie timer clock starts from when the Alarm input last went inactive). For more information regarding the hardware alarm inputs see Section 4, page 22.

15 3.5 Set Video Options This menu controls the video input configuration. Set Video Options =================== Pip: Full size Inputs: Auto Pip: Inputs: Level: Colour / Mono: Sets the configuration of the input video quad. There are 22 preset modes and it is recommended to use a video monitor connected to the Video Out BNC to set the Pip (picture in picture) mode. Auto / Fixed. Controls how the video inputs are allocated. Auto maps the first valid video input to be camera 1, next valid input as camera 2 etc Auto / Fixed: Automatic level control or manual (default: auto) Fixed video may be adjusted for both gain (default 100%) and offset (default 0%). NB: If the video gain and offset is changed in fixed mode, please remember it will need to be reset before use with another camera. colour or monochrome input mode (default: Colour). NB: it is recommended to use the video monitor output to check everything is operating as expected when adjusting the video input configuration.

16 3.6 Set Onscreen Display (OSD) Format This menu controls on -screen display configuration: Set OSD Format =================== OSD: Set A Locale: UNVERSAL NB: it is recommended to use the video monitor output when adjusting the OSD format. Set A, B, C, D: User: None: Locale: 4 preset onscreen display mode showing date and time at the top and bottom of the screen User configuration of the onscreen display (see next page). On screen display disabled. Universal (eg 25Nov2008), UK & Eire (eg ), Europe (eg ), America (eg 11/28/2008), Australia ( ) 29Feb :49:55 29Feb :52:51 Set A Set B Set C 29Feb :52: fps 2005/04/29 14:49:34 User Configured 29Feb2005 Set D 14:49:55 Set E Figure 5: Preset OSD Modes. User OSD Set-up:

17 It is possible to setup a custom format of the onscreen display by the front panel LCD or the via the webpage interface / AfterBuner-2 Configuration PC software (Section 6.3 page 33) and webpage interface. Enter user OSD custom setup mode by pressing at the flashing User prompt. There are 5 possible on-screen items that can be set-up to show a number of parameters, along with the position, colour and format. Set OSD Format =================== 1: Y:00 X:21 Green Date: ddmonyyyy The following describes the adjustable parameters of the LCD screen example above. 1: 1 to 5: OSD item being adjusted. By default (. 1: Date, 2: Time, 3: Frame rate, 4: disabled, 5: disabled) Y:00 text vertical position (line number, max 11). X:21 text horizontal position (left is 0, 29 is right) Green text colour (selectable from 8 colours) Date This lower line shows the parameter for this item number and format to be displayed. There are a number of viewable parameters including date & time (in various formats), picture record rate, frame number, internal PSU temperature, and choice of two user-defined 20-character text strings. NB: Text in the middle of the screen (lines 4 to 7) flashes indicating that it is only shown on the video monitor output and not recorded. This allows status messages to be shown onscreen without interfering with the recoded video. TIP It is also possible to set up the onscreen display via the web interface (Section 5.2, page 28) and PC configuration utility (section 6.3, page 33)

18 3.7 Set System Options Set System Options =================== Record Pause: Off Audio Format: 25 fps Record Pause: Audio format: On / Off (default off). Selects Record-pause mode where pressing the record key whilst recoding causes the unit to enter record pause. Pressing the record key for 2 seconds stops recording. See Section 2.6 page 7. MPEG: (default) standard MPEG-1 layer 2 audio compression at bit rate of 256 kbps. LPCM: Linear pulse code modulation. Uncompressed audio (16 bit, 48kHz sampling) with a bit rate of Mbps. AC-3: Dolby digital audio compression, bit rate 256 kbps. NB: LPCM and AC-3 may have problems with playback on certain players, especially in high and very high video quality modes. Auto Shutdown: MD5 Video files: DVD Type: Smart: (default) AfterBurner will stay on unless a timer is active when it will enter stand-by after 5 minutes of idle operation. On: AfterBurner will enter standby after 5 minutes of idle operation. Off: AfterBurner will not enter standby. No / Yes (default No ). Produces a 32 byte hash code of the video (.VOB) files which can be subsequently used as data integrity check. The has code is written with the video files to DVD or can be viewed via the web interface (Section 5.3, page 29). NB: Enabling hash coding of the video files doubles the burn time. Normal / Dual: (default normal) selects whether the unit will burn single (normal) 4.7 GB DVDs or Dual layer (8.4 GB) DVDs. IMPORTANT: if Dual mode selected, it will not be possible to burn the recordings to standard (single layer) DVDs.

19 3.8 Set Time & Date Sets the internal clock and Daylight Savings Time mode. Set Time & Date =================== 12:40 Tue 15Mar2010 Timezone: UTC+0 BST Use the and the to set up the time and date and Daylight savings time option: Country: Select country. This setting is used to calculate the dates used for daylight savings time Daylight savings: On / Off. Pressing again configures the external synchronisation of the AfterBurner clock via pin 4 of the external I/O control connector. External time-code radio receiver required. See Section 4.1, page 23. Time-sync: None: Time-sync disabled 3:00am: (default) resets clock to 03:00:00 am on contact to ground for???? UK-MSF: Lock to external Rugby time-code receiver (UK) DE-DCF: Lock to external DCF time-code receiver (Germany) US-WWVB: Lock to external WWVB time-code receiver (USA) JP-JJY: Lock to external JJY time-code receiver (Japan)

20 3.9 Set Comms Options Set Comms Options =================== COM1: 38400,8,N,1 No ctrl RS232 Set-up of the RS232 port. The above items should not be altered unless there is a specific reason to do so Set network menu: The Set network menu is used to configure AfterBurner-2 s Ethernet port. Set Network =================== DHCP enabled: Yes IP: DHCP enabled: Yes/No. (Default Yes ) when set to Yes AfterBurner-2 will automatically request an IP address from a DHCP server. The assigned IP address is shown in the IP setting below. When set to No the IP address can be set manually. IP: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx / DHCP. When DHCP enabled is set to No a static IP address and subnet mask can be set manually entered by using the buttons. The default static IP address is , subnet mask NB: a power cycle is required for a change in IP address to take effect.

21 3.11 Set Active Keyes Allows MENU, REC, DVD and STBY front panel keys to be disabled when the rear panel configuration switch B is set to ON. See Section 4.2 for more information about the rear panel configuration switch. Set Active Keys =================== Up: Fwd On Dwn Mnu Rec Dvd Stby By default, the MENU key is disabled when the rear panel switch is set to ON Set Fault Enables Selects the parameters that will cause the front panel fault LED and rear panel fault output to become active. Set fault Enables =================== Cold LoPw Full ---- Sysm Cold: LoPw: Full: Sysm: The internal temperature is below +5C. The input voltage is below 10V DC. The internal hard disk is full. A system fault has been detected (cannot be disabled)

22 3.13 Set Configuration Reset the AfterBurner system configuration to factory defaults and enable load-systemconfiguration from CD or DVD disk. Set Configuration =================== Default values? No Load CD/DVD ini? No Default values?: if set to yes and the key pressed, the unit s system configuration will be returned the factory default settings. Load CD/DVD ini: if set to yes AfterBurner will attempt to load its system configuration from the DVD in the drive the next time the drive is accessed. This mode allows a number of AfterBurners to be easily setup with the same system configuration. AfterBurner burns its current system configuration as a small.ini file to each DVD. With this option activated, AfterBurner will attempt to read and install the configuration file next time the DVD drive is activated. NB: This mode is automatically disabled after use and / or at power down System Information: System information: Version: Serial No Disk capacity 250 GB See Section 7, page 35 for more information about the version number and how to upgrade the system firmware. 4 Rear Panel Interface

23 VIDEO IN a b c d CONFIG INTERNAL DISK EXTERNAL DRIVES ETHERNET VIDEO OUT d Light c Aux b Lock a On IN SERIAL +12V L R IN 1 Alm Start 2 Alm Stop 3 Record OUT AUDIO 4 Time 5 Chain 6 Wake Up 7 Ground OUT 8 Record 9 Disk Ful 10 Alarm 11 Time 12 Chain 13 Fault 14 Com rail NC POWER +12V 3.5A (max) Function Description Mating Connector Power 10 to 20 V DC input 3 Amps max. Reverse polarity protected. Lemo FGG.1B.303.CLL Lemo_FGG.1B.302.CLAD62 (RS ) Video In x 4 1 Vpp PAL / NTSC 75Ω, BNC female BNC male 75Ω Video Out Audio In Audio Out 1 Vpp PAL / NTSC 75Ω. Monitor of video inputs with addition onscreen display text. Stereo audio input at 2.5 V peak to peak max, input impedance > 10 kω. Audio out monitor is connected directly to the audio input. Serial 1 RS232 serial port for advanced configuration / firmware upgrades USB-1 (Config) USB-2 (Int Disk) USB-2 (Ext Drives) External I/O & Control Serial over USB for Configuration etc USB slave connection to show internal hard disk as an external drive (available via future firmware upgrade). USB master connection to write data to external drives / Multiburner (available via future firmware upgrade). BNC male 75Ω RCA phono male RCA phono male 9 way D-type male USB-B USB-B USB-A See below. Weidmuller, B2L 3.5/14 / (RS ) 4.1 External I/O & Control AfterBurner has a 14 way external input / output and control interface which have functions based upon the now obsolete Panasonic 6730 S-VHS time-lapse VCR. Pin In /out Name Description 1 in Alarm-start If alarms are enabled, on contact to ground, the picture d t h t the preset alarm rate (see Section

24 record rate changes to the preset alarm rate (see Section 3.4, page 14). NB: unit has to be in record mode. 2 In Alarm-stop This pin has two functions: 1) If not in alarm mode, Record stop. 2) In alarm mode with Start/ Stop selected, contact to ground cancels the alarm (see Section 3.4, page 14). 3 In Record (was called Snapshot) Record when connected to ground. When opened, the unit either stops or enters Record pause as set in the Set System Options menu Section 3.7, page In Time-in External synchronisation of the AfterBurner clock. Active low. See section 3.8, page In Chain-in (record start) On contact to ground, the unit starts recording. Can be used to with the Chain out, pin 12, of another AfterBurner. NB: only operates if AfterBurner is not in stand-by. 6 In Wake-up Switches unit on (from stand-by) when connected to ground. Can be used in conjunction with other control pins (see examples in Section 4.3 below). 7 - Ground Ground 8 Out Recording-ok Recording ok. Active low, open collector output as Figure 6 below. 9 Out Disk-full Disk full alarm. Active low when the internal hard disk is full. (Only active with stop when full disk option is set see Section 3.1), open collector output as Figure 6 10 Out Alarm-out Low when alarm active, output as Figure Out Time-out Can be used to synchronise the clocks of a two or more AfterBurners. Contact Ovation for more information. 12 Out Chain-out Asserted when disk is 5 MB from being full. Can be used to start a second AfterBurner recording when connected its Chain In input. 13 Out Fault Active low, open collector output as Figure DC Out DC Output used to power external devices such as cameras. This voltage is the same as the DC Power input to the unit. Max current draw is 500mA. Pin 7 is the corresponding Ground Pin 8,9,10 12 or13 +5V Pin 8,9,10 +12V 4k7 TTL Output 12 or13 4k7 Driving an LED. Pin 8,9,10 12 or Driving a Relay. 6 to 24V Figure 6: AfterBurner I/O Control Output Interface

25 4.2 Rear Panel Configuration Switches a b c d On Default switch settings are shown ( On is down) A Light Front panel backlight. ON = always on, OFF = on for 5 seconds after each key press B Safe Mode: Used for debugging. Must be set to off C Lock: Front panel lock-out, see Section 3.11 D On. AfterBurner always on, disables the front panel STBY switch.

26 4.3 Examples of External Control Remote Record Switch Connect record switch to pins 6 & 3, Wakeup & Record. NB: When the switch opens, the unit will enter Stop or Record-pause depending on the Record Pause setting in the Set System Options menu. See Section 3.7, Page Wake-up 3 Record In 7 Ground Record Switch External Alarm Sensor: Connect sensor to pin 1, the Alarm-start input. In the in the Set alarm options advanced menu set on open or on closed and the alarm record rate (in frames per second) the alarm duration (see Section 3.4, page 14). 1 Alarm-start 7 Ground PIR Detector Alarm Start / Stop: Connect switch / sensors to the Alarmstart and Alarm-stop inputs. In the in the Set alarm options advanced menu set to start / stop, the alarm record rate in frames per second (see Section 3.4, page 14). 1 Alarm-start 2 Alarm-stop 7 Ground Alarm Stop Switch Alarm Start Switch Remote Start / Stop Switch: Connect start switch to pins 6 & 5, Wakeup and Chain-in. Connect stop switch to pin2, Alarm-stop. In the in the Set alarm options advanced menu ensure alarms are set to disabled. NB: Each recording will make a new file. 6 Wake-up 5 Chain-in 2 Alarm-stop 7 Ground Stop Switch Start Switch 5 Ethernet Port

27 It is possible to communicate with AfterBurner-2 through its Ethernet port using a PC with a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. 5.1 Setting the IP Address By default, AfterBurner-2 is shipped set to DCHP IP addressing where the network DHCP sever allocates the unit s IP address. The procedure for connecting to AfterBurner-2 over a local network (rather than a remote or wireless network) is as follows: Procedure for DHCP IP Addressing: 1. Ensure the AfterBurner is set to DHCP addressing as shown the Advanced Set Network menu Section 3.10, page Connect the AfterBurner-2 to the network via an RJ45 cable and switch on. 3. Go to the Set Network Advanced Menu. If the IP address is shown as , then DHCP has failed and manual IP addressing is recommended. 3. Open your web browser and enter the IP address shown above (no need for any prefix such as 4. The AfterBurner-2 web page interface should now be shown. Procedure for Manual IP Addressing: 1. Go to the Advanced Set Network menu and set DHCP Enabled to No. 2. Enter the required IP address. This should be different to any other device on your network (the default, is ). Press MNU+ to save the new setting. 3. Turn the unit off and back on to enable the change of address. 4. Enter the new IP address in the browser address bar followed by enter. NB: The AfterBurner-2 must be power cycled before any change in IP address will take affect. At the login page, the default Username is admin and Password is admin. The password can be changed by the "Setup Advanced" Web page link.

28 5.2 Webpage Interface Through the web page it is possible to remotely start and stop the unit and monitor its status. You can also view the recorder video input at an update of around a picture every 3 seconds. The main webpage also displays stills of events such as start and stop recording and any alarm triggers. Figure 7: AfterBurner-2 Webpage interface Important: Many setup parameters can be changed and stored via the webpage interface. Each parameter has its own individual save button.clicking the Save does not store any other parameters on the page.

29 5.3 File List Webpage Clicking the Show File List link on the top right on the main Webpage shows the video files on the disk. It is possible to download each file by clicking its name using the Save File option. The files are in.vob format (MPEG-2) and may be viewed in most PC video players. NB: the recorded files can be up to 1 GB in size and therefore can take a very long time to download. Video activity across the DVD is shown graphically. Please note there are typically 5.VOB files per DVD (shown grouped in each section) and activity graph spans all these files (see Figure 8 below). Figure 8: File List Web Page When enabled, the activity graph shows the position of the alarms with a white vertical line. The Show MD5 link shows the list of files associated with the DVD and the resulting hash code which can be used as a data integrity check. Please note, due to the time taken to process large files, the video files are only hash coded when the MD5 option is enabled (See section (Section 3.7, page 18).

30 5.4 Alarm List Webpage Clicking the Alarm List shows a list of events such as record start and stop instructions and alarm triggers. Each alarm trigger may be downloaded by clicking the file name and using the Save File option. It is possible to download all of the Alarm or a smaller clip with a selectable size. The clip includes a small amount of pre-trigger. Figure 9: Alarm List Webpage TIP The downloaded clips are extracts from the larger MPEG-2 recording. They are playable with most media player applications except there appears to be a compatibly issue with Windows Media Player. If you are experiencing problems playing the downloaded clips, a freeware player called VLC (see is recommended.

31 5.5 Motion Detection The motion detection can be setup remotely via the webpage interface via the Setup Motion link on the main page. The webpage shows a snap-shot of the video input for each camera so the zones of interest can be easily selected. Figure 10: Motion Detection Setup Webpage

32 6 AfterBurner-2 PC Configuration Utility The AfterBurner-2 Configuration Utility is a PC application that allows for the set-up of key features such as onscreen display and motion detection. 6.1 Installing the PC Configuration Utility The PC Configuration application (Aft_II.exe) can be downloaded from the AfterBurner-2 web interface (via the download local app link) or the Ovation Systems website (see Section 7, page 35 ). It is a stand-alone.exe which does not need a formal Windows installation. The application is connected to AfterBurner-2 via either a USB or serial (RS232) lead. USB Driver Installation: 1. Connect the USB cable supplied to the input marked Config. 2. Windows may ask to download new drivers. If you have an internet connection, use the Yes, this time only and then Install the software automatically (Recommended) 3. You may be asked to install a second driver. If so, go through the same procedure. 4. If you do not have direct Internet access the drivers are available from the Ovation website (see Section 7, page 35 ) which can then be transferred to the required PC with instructions on how to install locally. Figure 11: Installing the AfterBurner USB/ Serial Interface Driver Windows shows a Your hardware is installed and ready to use message when the driver installation is complete

33 6.2 Running the PC Configuration Utility Double-click Aft_II.exe to run the application and if connection is successful a C:\> prompt will be seen. See Figure 12, below. Figure 12: PC Configuration Utility Start-up Screen 6.3 Picture in Picture Setup Figure 13: Picture in Picture Setup Screen Via the PiP tab there are 27 preset picture-in-picture modes along with the possibility to make a fully custom view of 4 cameras with programmable scale, crop and position. TIP Any changes to the onscreen display setup are shown on the rear panel s video monitor output.

34 6.4 Motion Detection Figure 14: Motion Setup Screen The motion detection is available for all cameras via the ChA, Ch B. selection buttons. Any previous settings may be cleared by the ignore all motion button. To select an area for motion detection, click a square on the grid and drag to the required size. Once the motion zones are setup, the sensitivity and object detection speed may be adjusted with the drop down lists. NB: These sensitivity settings are can be different for each camera input. TIP The easiest way to setup the motion detection is to connect a video monitor to AfterBurner s video output and click Show on AfterBurner. This shows the motion zones onscreen and the grid flashes red when and where motion is detected. To enable motion detection, go to AfterBurner s Set Alarm Options advanced menu and set the Alm mode to Motion detection (Section 3.4, page 14). This menu also allows for the setup of the alarm picture record rate ( Alm rate ) and the alarm duration ( Alm time ) (recommended a minimum of 1 minute). As it is possible to set the standard and alarm record rates independently, AfterBurner can record in time-lapse and switch to real-time when motion is detected. There is also a small amount of pre-trigger added to each alarm event. TIP 1) Each time an alarm is detected, an entry is added to the web interface s Alarm List (see Section 5.4, page 30) where clips of events can be downloaded. 2) Each time an alarm is detected, a chapter marker is added to the resulting DVD. This allows for easy navigation to the alarm points via DVD Explorer or the DVD player s chapter select buttons.

35 7 Firmware Upgrades The FlashBack-3 Firmware version number is shown at power up on the LCD screen. The version number is in the form 1.4-xxxx, major revision. minor revision - build number. 1.4-xxxx Build Number Minor Revision Major Revision There are two possible mechanisms for upgrading a system; via the Ethernet port or by burning files to a CD. Note: On removable disk systems, only option 1 is available. The latest downloads are available from the Ovation Systems webpage, where the Username is DVD2 and password is toaster2 (no quotes, case sensitive). 7.1 CD Disk Upgrade Important Early units, shown on the LCD as version at power-up, must be upgraded via the Ethernet (see section 7.2 below) The procedure for upgrading via the a CD is as follows: 1 Download the latest firmware Zip file from the Ovation Systems website and up-zip to a temporary local folder (Eg C:\temp). 2 Burn these files to a CD. 3 Open the AfterBurner DVD / CD draw buy pressing the DVD key twice. 4 Place the upgrade CD in the drive and close the draw by pressing DVD again. 5 Upgrade will now take place automatically. 6 Remember to remove the disk after completion. Important Do not remove power whilst upgrading the unit. This is indicated by all the front panel LEDs flashing once per second. 7.2 Ethernet upgrade The procedure for upgrading via the Ethernet port is as follows: 1 Download the latest firmware Zip file from the Ovation Systems website and up-zip to a temporary local folder (Eg C:\temp) 2 Ensure the AfterBurner is connected to your PC s network via the rear panel RJ45 socket. It also is possible to connect the AfterBurner directly to a laptop / PC via a single RJ45 lead, but, the laptop /PC must be set to static IP addressing (see below). 3 Use Windows Explorer to browse to the temporary folder and double click the ab2upgrade.bat file and the following window should appear. 4 Enter the IP address of the AfterBurner as shown in the Set Network Advanced LCD menu (see Section 3.10, page 20) and press enter.

36 NB: If the IP address is showing then AfterBurner has been unable to obtain an IP address via DHCP. In this case, set DHCP enabled to No and press Mnu+ to store the new setting. Now press STBY followed by ON to enable the new IP address and go back to step 4. 5 If the loader can find the AfterBurner the new firmware will automatically upgrade which takes no more than 2 minutes. 6 If required, restore the IP addressing to DHCP on the AfterBurner and laptop Important Do not remove power whilst upgrading the unit. This is indicated by all the front panel LEDs flashing once per second. Set a PC to Static IP Addressing: 1. Open the network connections window via Start > Control Panel and double click the Network Connections icon. Then right click Local Area Connections and select Properties 2. This opens the Local Area Connection Properties window. Double click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) option. See Figure In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. Click Use the following IP address and enter an IP address for your PC. This must be different to any other IP address on your network, including any AfterBuner-2s. Enter the Subnet mask and Default gateway address as shown in Figure Click Use the following DNS server address and enter the address as shown and then click OK. It should now be possible to connect to the AfterBuner-2 via single RJ45 cable. 5. To revert the PC to DHCP addressing, open then Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window as above and click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically followed by OK. Figure 15: Set a PC to Static IP Addressing