Videoswitch Vi-M series - Manual (Page 51)

Digital Recorder
11.3 Specifications
1.1.42 Storage
Hard drives SATA interface. 250 Gbytes to 2 Tbytes (and more as larger
drives are developed)
Number of hard drives Vi-M1: 1 hard drive, Vi-M2, Vi-M3, Vi-M4: 2 hard drives
CD/DVD writer Backup to DVD or CD. Play without installing viewer. CD
may also be used to upgrade firmware.
USB Backup to USB memory stick. Play without installing viewer.
1.1.43 Digital recording/Replay
Camera inputs 4, 8, 12 or 16, with programmable titles (16 characters)
Image Retention 1 to 999 days, image rate calculated automatically (custom
mode allows rate to be specified)
Colour/Monochrome Auto sense
Gain, Brightness, Colour Auto
Record Resolution CIF: 352 x 288 pixels x 16.8 million colours
2CIF: 704 x 288 pixels x 16.8 million colours
4CIF: 704 x 576 pixels x 16.8 million colours
Image size 6k to 40k bytes, dynamically variable, typically 8K for CIF
Compression method MPEG4
Hardware/Software Embedded processor, Linux, proprietary Videoswitch
software
Simultaneous processing Record, Live, Play, Remote and backup
Image authentication Each image is tagged with time, date, image number and
other information and is protected with a digital security
signature for authentication.
Video inputs 0.5 to 1V pk-pk, 75 Ohms (switch able via menu),
composite PAL (BNC), all inputs have loop-through BNCs
Loop-though BNC connectors On Vi-M3 and Vi-M4
Maximum record rate 100 CIF pictures per second (Vi-M1)
200 CIF pictures per second (Vi-M2 and Vi-M3)
400 CIF pictures per second (Vi-M4)
1.1.44 Display
Main monitor output (a) Composite (BNC), 1V pk-pk composite PAL
(b) VGA monitor output
Spot monitor outputs BNC, 1V pk-pk composite PAL
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