Introduction
The 2.5" HDD can be used for AV camera recording.
Installation of Hard disk drive
To install connect extensions for the monitoring unit: switch off the appliance, unplug from the outlet or disconnect the power connector.
| 1 | Carefully unscrew the screws holding the cover and open it. Depending on the monitoring system, it may have Antenna, LTE modem, Dry Contact boards, or any other additional modules installed inside. Carefully open the box by unplugging, if necessary, any cables that connect from the top cover to the bottom cover. | |
| 2 | Screw the mounting bracket to the 2.5" Hard drive. The mounting bracket is mounted inside the monitoring unit or sold separately together with the HDD. Use M3 screws. | |
| 3 | Screw together the mounting bracket with the hard drive to the enclosure legs. These two legs can be found using the picture to the left. Use M3 screws. | |
| 4 | SATA ATA data cable 90° clip | Connect the 90° end of the cable to the hard drive disk. The other end of the cable is connected to the MOLEX_67800-5001 connector on the main board of the unit. The cable can be purchased at www.tme.eu . |
| 5 | SATA power cable: a) For older VT960 systems with a connector 3.96mm pitch.
Left connector: SATA power socket (use only 90 degrees) You can buy part of the connector at https://sk.farnell.com/startech/satapowadapr/lead-molex-right-angle-sata-power/dp/3402760?st=sata%20cable Right connector: Raster signal connector; female; 3.96mm; PIN: 4; NINIGI NS39-G4. You can purchase it from https://www.tme.eu/sk/details/ns39-g4/signalove-konektory-raster-3-96mm/ninigi/. b) For newer VT960 systems with a connector 2.5mm pitch.
Left connector: SATA power socket You can buy part of the connector at https://sk.farnell.com/startech/satapowadapr/lead-molex-right-angle-sata-power/dp/3402760?st=sata%20cable Right connector: 171822-4, Connector Housing, AMP EI, Socket, 4 Ways, 2.5 mm, AMP EI Series Contacts You can purchase 171822-4 connectors at https://sk.farnell.com/amp-te-connectivity/171822-4/socket-housing-4way/dp/150665 | 1. Connect the SATA power socket end of the cable to the hard drive disk. 2a. For older VT960 systems (3.96mm pitch). Connect the other NS39-G4 end of the cable to the NS39-W4PSocket (3.96mm; PIN: 4) on the mainboard.
2b. For newer VT960 systems (2.5mm pitch):
Connection should look like this:
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| 6 | Use M3x10mm screws to screw the hard drive to the back wall of the enclosure. |
Configuring HDD settings
Configuring AV camera
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Units of the 900 series have the ability to connect an analog AV camera starting with firmware version 3.8.3. To be able to record video from an AV camera, you will also need to connect an internal SATA HDD.
The camera is displayed as an element in the system tree and is disabled by default. To start playback of the live image from the camera, connect it to the unit and enable AV cam. The delay in displaying the live video is related to the codec and is 3 seconds.
Now the video from the camera will be displayed on the "Cameras" tab. A separate panel is provided for the AV camera.
To be able to save video, you need to connect a SATA HDD and allow the log and video to be saved on it. This is done in the tab: Preferences → Logging → HDD.
From now, the camera will continuously record on the HDD. To save the video, you need to create a logic scheme and set the desired video duration. The saved video will start in advance until the logical scheme is set to alarm. The moment the sensor is triggered (in this example, the motion sensor) will be in the middle of the video clip. Thus, you can see what happened before the alarm was triggered and what happened after.
The archive of created videos can be viewed on the "Cameras" tab in the AV camera panel. As well as the contents of the HDD: Preferences → Logging → HDD → Contents of the SATA Hard Disk Drive.
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