Powering Up; Figure 2-4 Plugging In A Multi-Media Dvr - Honeywell Rapid Eye Installation Manual

Powering Up

Document 800-02607V3 Rev A
11/09
Caution Brownouts and voltage spikes can cause the DVR to reboot or
malfunction. Honeywell recommends that you use a line-conditioner, and
for short power failures, a UPS.
To allow time for a safe, manual power-down, a line-conditioning UPS is recommended for
a Multi-Media DVR and the cameras connected to the DVR. The UPS should guarantee 350
watts of power for each Multi-Media DVR, for at least 30 minutes. In Europe, a UPS is
required to meet EN50130-4.
Powering the cameras from a UPS ensures that the Multi-Media DVR can continue to record
video during a power outage, whether the outage is due to your utility or to a security
violation.
Figure 2-4 Plugging in a Multi-Media DVR
Connect power
supply from camera
to UPS
Connect power
supply from UPS
to DVR
During the two minutes that the DVR needs to initialize, it is good practice to not turn it off
(see Unit Recovery, page 30). The end of the initialization is signaled by a double-beep from
the DVR.
1. Plug the Multi-Media DVR and its cameras into a power source, preferably an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
2. Turn on camera(s) and other hardware connected to the DVR.
3. Press the power switch on the front of the Multi-Media DVR.
Note Honeywell recommends that you power the cameras before powering the
Multi-Media DVR.
Rapid Eye™ Multi-Media DVR Installation Guide
VIDEO connector on
camera to VIDEO
INPUT on DVR
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