Quick Start Guide
MI-Q-SDAV-E2-0
Using the IR
Remote Control
Press the MENU button to access
conguration menus via a local monitor. The
menu will have a red indicator highlighting
the rst option. Select a main menu heading
to open a drop down list of further menus.
Use the Directional buttons to navigate the
menu screens.
Press the OK button to start editing a eld
(the option will be outlined in green).
Use the Up/Down Directional buttons to
change the settings within an editable eld.
Press the OK button to accept a new
setting.
Using the Front Panel Interface
The Conguration and Viewer menus can be navigated and edited via the unit’s
front panel interface. (using a connected local monitor).
Entering Alpha-Numeric Data via a Local Monitor
Numeric or text data is entered using the on-screen Virtual Keyboard (Arrow
Key Editor).
To display the Virtual Keyboard, navigate to the relevant text input box using the
Directional buttons and double press the OK button twice on the IR Remote Control.
The Virtual Keyboard is displayed.
Use the Directional buttons to move between characters, use the OK button to
select a character. Select ‘Submit’ to enter details, press ‘Cancel’ to exit without
entering any text.
Alpha-numeric data can also be entered in either upper or lower case format by
‘multi-tapping’ a relevant button. For example, with the cursor located in the text
entry window of the Virtual Keyboard, repeatedly tap button ‘2’ to cycle through the
following characters: 2,A,a,B,b,C,c,2 etc.
To select one of these characters, simply stop tapping the button when the chosen
character is displayed. The cursor will then progress, ready for the next character
entry.
Note: A USB Keyboard (not supplied) can be connected via one of the
USB ports on the unit. The USB Keyboard can then be used to
enter alpha-numeric data via the local menus.
Viewing The Menu Pages Remotely (or Locally
with a USB Mouse)
Navigate the menus by clicking the tabs displayed on the left of the menu headings
(on the menu tree). The rst option is highlighted with a red tab. Select a main menu
heading to open a drop down list of further sub-options.
Highlight an editable eld by clicking on it directly.
If viewing pages locally, enter alpha numeric data via the Arrow Key Editor (see
above). If viewing remotely, enter via the PC keyboard. If available, click on the drop
down menus to select settings.
Note: A selected item in the drop down list will appear highlighted.
Navigating away from a page (clicking on a different option on the menu tree) will
automatically save any changed settings. To undo changes made to any menu,
select the Refresh (Purple) option.
Using the optional Keyboards (DM/KBC1 &
DM/KBC2)
The unit can also be controlled using an optional Dedicated Micros keyboard. This
is connected via the KBD connector on the rear of the unit and provides excellent
control of all the unit’s functions.
Note: Please contact your regional Dedicated Micros representative for
information on purchasing a supported Dedicated Micros keyboard.
Access The Event List
Alarms and activity detection are tagged and stored in the Event List for easy
retrieval along with System events such as system start data and camera fails. Each
event is labelled with an event type (alarm, activity or system) plus its time and date.
To view an event from the Event list on a local monitor:
• Press the EVENT button on the IR Remote Control.
• Use the Up/Down Directional buttons to select the event
required, the selected event is displayed in the
preview window.
• To view any additional pages of Event data, press the Yellow
Softkey. Press the Green Softkey to view previous pages.
• Press the PLAY button to view the selected event.
• Press the EXIT or LIVE buttons to exit the Event List.
Softkey Guidance
The IR Remote Control, front panel interface
and optional Keyboard have a common user
interface. In addition to the direct action
keys (rewind, fast forward etc.) there are
coloured Softkeys that are context sensitive
and enable rapid access to required
functions.
To display the context sensitive Softkey
functions at any time (when viewing on a
local monitor), press any of the coloured
buttons.
Navigate the menu tree via the Up/Down Directional buttons. When a menu is
highlighted, open by pressing the OK button.
Use the Left/Right/Up/Down Directional buttons to move between elds.
Select OK to start editing a eld (the option will be outlined in green).
Use the Up/Down Directional buttons to change the settings within an editable eld.
Use the OK button to accept a new setting.
Use the colour buttons (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue and Purple) to directly access the
corresponding function displayed on the menu screen i.e. red button to select the
red option.
Event Search Filter
It is possible to lter the event search by time or type (alarm, activity or system).
When viewing the Event List on a local monitor using the IR Remote Control:
• Press the Red softkey to open the Event Filter menu.
• Use the Directional buttons on the IR Remote Control to
navigate to the Event lter textbox.
• Enter the required start and end times via the Virtual
Keyboard (Arrow Key Editor).
• If required, select via the checkbox options to display only a
specic event type. If no checkboxes are selected, all types
will be displayed.
• The Event list can also be ltered by pressing the
corresponding coloured Softkey:
Alarm - Red
Activity - Green
System - Yellow
Archive Selection
The Archive Selection menu allows images and events to be added to the Copy
Event List. When vewing images in Playback mode on a local monitor using an IR
Remote Control:
• Press the COPY button on the IR Remote Control to mark
the start of the archive point.
• Press COPY again to mark the end of the archive point.
• The recorded images withn the selected time period will now
be available via the Copy Menu.
Copy Menu
Images and events can be copied to CD/DVD or USB Media for remote reviewing
i.e. for evidential or monitoring purposes. To access the Copy menu on a local
monitor, press the COPY button on the IR Remote Control:
To Transfer Events/Images From the Copy Menu to a USB Device
• Insert a USB Device into the USB port on the front of
the unit.
• Select USB from the Archive Media checkbox.
• Select the Copy option (Red) to start archive.
• Selected items are then saved to the USB device.
• The USB export progress is displayed as a %. On
completion the status will read ‘Archive Complete’.
Note: It is recommended that the ‘Include viewer application’ checkbox be selected.
when downloading events to USB or CD/DVD.
To Transfer Events/Images From the Copy Menu to a CD/DVD
• Insert a CD/DVD Device into the CD/DVD drive on the front
of the unit.
• Select CD/DVD from the Archive Media checkbox.
• Select the Copy option (Red) to start archive.
• Selected items are then saved to the CD/DVD.
• The CD/DVD export status is displayed as a %. On
completion the status will read ‘Archive Complete’.
Note: It is recommended that the ‘Include viewer application’ checkbox
be selected when downloading events to USB or CD/DVD.
Video Help
Video Help les are imbedded on the
unit and offer step by step guidance on
performing some of the most common tasks
required of the SD Advanced. Access the
Video Help menu via the Viewer menus. The
Help videos are divided into six categories;
each category containing relevant videos. To
play a video, rst click directly on one of the
six categories. When a category is chosen,
all associated videos will be listed. Select a
video to play.
Note: A speaker must be connected to
the Audio OUT connection to hear the
associated audio commentary.
