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Before installing and using this unit, please read this manual carefully. Be sure to keep it handy for later reference. This manual gives basic connections and operating instructions for 2 models (Colour MPX-CD4, B/W MPX-MD4). À propos de ce manuel Avant d’installer et d’utiliser cet appareil, veuillez lire ce manuel attentivement.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacture’s instructions. English Declaration of Conformity Model Number : MPX-CD4/ MPX-MD4 Trade Name : SANYO Responsible party : SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address : 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 Telephone No.
PARTS NAMES FRONT PANEL POWER This unit is not equipped with a power switch. The power is turned on/off when the supplied power cord is connected/disconnected at the power source. POWER indicator Camera select buttons and camera indicators Use these buttons to select the picture from the corresponding camera.
PARTS NAMES REAR PANEL CAMERA IN/OUT (Camera input/output) terminals Connect the cameras cable to the IN terminals. You can use the OUT terminal to output the camera signal input at the IN terminal. MONITOR 1 (Monitor 1 output) terminal MONITOR 2 (Monitor 2 output) terminal VCR IN (Video cassette recorder input) terminal VCR OUT (Video cassette recorder output) terminal S-VHS VCR IN (VCR S-VIDEO signal input) terminal...
CONNECTION Before making any connection, make sure all the devices are turned off. Before making the connections, please refer to the instruction manual accompanying each device. If the devices are not connected properly, that may cause a fire and/or damages. BASIC CONNECTIONS Monitors (sold separately) Video input...
CONNECTION REMOTE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS Use the layout below to make a remote controller and make the connections to the remote input pins (R1, R2) of the CONTROL terminal as indicated. This will permit remote controlled operation of this unit. CONTROL G C R1 R2 C S C A C 1 2 3 4 C RS232C...
BASIC OPERATIONS MODE SWITCHING When the unit is connected to a power source, the default display mode will be as follows: live picture from the four cameras will be displayed in a 4 divisions split screen on monitor 1, and sequentially, full screen on monitor 2. You can use the VCR, LIVE and MENU buttons to switch to the desired mode (see below for further information).
BASIC OPERATIONS SECURITY LOCK FUNCTION This function lets you lock the camera live picture mode or VCR playback mode, so that it cannot be switched to another mode. Camera Live Picture Mode Lock Press the LIVE button for about 3 seconds. A buzzer will be heard, and the VCR and MENU buttons will not operate if pressed.
LIVE PICTURE MODE LIVE MONITOR 1 DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS STILL (P10) Monitor 1 (4 divisions split screen) ZOOM LIVE (P10) QUAD (P12) SEQUENCE (P14) MONITOR 2 DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS Monitor 2 (Automatic sequential display) MON 2 English Press the LIVE button. The live pictures from the cameras connected to the CAMERA IN terminals on the unit back panel will be displayed on monitor 1.
4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS QUAD STILL ZOOM Press the QUAD button. The 4 divisions split screen display mode will be selected. Example 1: To freeze the image from camera 4 Press the STILL button. The STILL indicator flashes and the still image display mode is selected. Press the camera select 4 button.
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4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS ZOOM LIVE SHIFT • c button: will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left • l button: will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up ZOOM...
FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS STILL ZOOM Press a camera select (1 – 4) button. The live pictures from the selected camera will be displayed full screen. Example 5: To freeze the image from camera 2 Press the camera select 2 button. The camera 2 indicator lights, the image from camera 2 is displayed.
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FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS ZOOM LIVE SHIFT c button: • will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left l button: • will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up ZOOM STILL...
SEQUENTIAL DISPLAY OPERATIONS SEQUENCE MONITOR 2 OPERATIONS MON 2 Monitor 1 Monitor 2 MON2 MON2 SEQUENCE Sequential display of each camera pictures at 1 second interval Press the SEQUENCE button. The pictures from each camera are displayed sequentially at 1 second interval. The camera select indicators (1 –...
VCR PLAYBACK MODE MONITOR 1 DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS STILL (P16) Monitor 1 (4 divisions split screen) ZOOM LIVE (P16) QUAD (P18) (Automatic sequential display) SEQUENCE (P20) MONITOR 2 DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS While the recorded pictures are displayed on monitor 1, a live picture will be displayed on monitor 2. Monitor 1 (Full screen) (Full screen)
4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS QUAD STILL ZOOM Press the QUAD button. The 4 divisions split screen display mode will be selected. Example 1: To freeze the recorded image from camera 4 Press the STILL button. The STILL indicator flashes and the still image display mode is selected. Press the camera select 4 button.
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4 DIVISIONS SPLIT SCREEN OPERATIONS ZOOM LIVE SHIFT c button: • will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left l button: • will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up ZOOM...
FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS STILL ZOOM Press a camera select (1 – 4) button. The recorded pictures from the selected camera will be displayed full screen. Example 5: To freeze the recorded image from camera 2 Press the camera select 2 button. The camera 2 indicator lights, the recorded image from camera 2 is displayed.
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FULL SCREEN OPERATIONS ZOOM LIVE SHIFT • c button: will move the frame to the right • SHIFT button + c button: will move the frame to the left • l button: will move the frame down • SHIFT button + l button: will move the frame up ZOOM STILL...
SEQUENTIAL DISPLAY OPERATIONS SEQUENCE Sequential display of each camera pictures at 1 second interval Press the SEQUENCE button. The pictures from each camera are displayed sequentially at 1 second interval. The camera select indicators (1 – 4) light sequentially according to the displayed camera. NOTE: •...
MENU SETTING MODE MENUS DISPLAYS To display the menus, press the MENU button. Menu 1 (LANGUAGE/LANG./IDIO.) ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL MENU (Monitor 1) English Menu 2 MENU (CLOCK SET) 01-01-2000 SAT 00:00:00 (DAYLIGHT SET) STILL STILL MODE NO USE WEEK MON TIME 1ST-SUN 04 02:00 LST-SUN 10...
LANGUAGE SETTING (LANGUAGE/LANG./IDIO.) The default menu language is English. The available language settings are English, French and Spanish. Setting the language Press the MENU button 1 time to display the (LANGUAGE/LANG./IDIO.) menu. Press the l button to highlight the desired language. Press the MENU button to go to the next menu, or Press the EXIT button to exit the menu display and the selected language is set.
CLOCK AND DAYLIGHT SAVING SETTING (CLOCK SET) The default setting is as indicated below. The clock will start after the actual time and date are set and the operations under (DAYLIGHT SET) are completed. Default clock settings: 01:01:2000 SAT 00:00:00 (January 1, 2000 at 00:00) Press the MENU button 2 times to display the (CLOCK SET) menu.
CAMERA TITLE SETTING When a picture from a camera is displayed on-screen the camera number (1 to 4) is displayed at the bottom of the image. You can enter a camera title, such as the camera location (up to 10 characters), that will be displayed instead of the camera number. (TITLE SET) Press the MENU button 3 times to display the (TITLE SET) menu.
ALARM SETTING When an alarm trigger is received from sensors such as a door bell, movement sensor, etc. you can set the display mode and the recording mode for the pictures from the concerned camera. (ALARM SET) Changing the Settings Press the MENU button 4 times to display the (ALARM SET) menu.
SENSOR SETTING You can set an area of the screen to be used as a sensor. You can also set the recording mode (ACTIVE REC) for sensor recording, when the sensor sends a trigger as it detects a movement. (SENSOR SET) Setting the ACTIVE REC Mode Press the MENU button 5 times to display the (SENSOR SET) menu.
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SENSOR SETTING ACTIVE REC Settings Examples Example 1: Recording on the tape when an alarm trigger is received from camera 2 (ACTIVE REC: OFF) Alarm trigger in (ACTIVE REC: MODE1) Alarm trigger in (ACTIVE REC: MODE2) Normal recording (no alarm trigger) Example 2: Recording on the tape when an alarm trigger is received from camera 4 when an alarm trigger has already been received from camera 2 (ACTIVE REC: OFF)
TIMER SETTING You can set a DAY and a NIGHT range for the 24 hour day period, in order to set the VCR recording for each camera accordingly. (TIMER SET) Press the MENU button 6 times to display the (TIMER SET) menu.
CLOCK, TITLE DISPLAY AND MONITOR SETTINGS (DISPLAY SET) The clock and the camera title settings entered in the menus (CLOCK SET) and (TITLE SET) can be displayed on-screen. Setting the Display Mode for the Clock and Camera Title Press the MENU button 7 times to display the (DISPLAY SET) menu.
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CLOCK, TITLE DISPLAY AND MONITOR SETTINGS (MONITOR SET) You can set the display sequence speed on the monitors and have monitor 1 display the same image as monitor 2. Setting the Monitor Display Press the NEXT button to return to the (DISPLAY SET). Press the l button to highlight the setting to modify.
VCR SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT AND COMPUTER CONTROL SETTING (VCR SET) You must set this unit output to match the type (Timelapse or Real time VCR) and settings of the VCR used for recording. Setting the VCR Output Press the MENU button 8 times to display the (VCR SET) menu.
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VCR SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT AND COMPUTER CONTROL SETTING (VIDEO LOSS SET) When the live picture signal feed is interrupted, you can set the action taken, and if the video loss is recorded as alarm data. First set “VIDEO LOSS” to “ON”, then make the “DATA” and “DISPLAY”...
ALARM DATA DISPLAY According to the settings entered in the (ALARM SET), (SENSOR SET) and (VIDEO LOSS SET) menus, information about the alarms (alarm data) can be recorded. Up to 100 alarm data entries can be displayed on-screen (separate 13). (ALARM DATA) Displaying the Alarm Data Press the MENU button 9 times to display the (ALARM...
ALARMS OPERATIONS There are two types of alarms; the alarms set by an external alarm trigger and the alarms set by a loss of the video signal. EXTERNAL ALARMS When external inputs such as a door bell, an interphone, etc., are connected to the CONTROL terminal (pins 1 –...
RS232C CONTROL CONNECTION Connect a 9-pin D-SUB cable (sold separately) from the RS232C terminal on the rear panel to the computer serial connector. CONTROL G C R1 R2 C S C A C 1 2 3 4 C RS232C 9-pin D-SUB cable (sold separately) Setting the Data Transmission Speed After the connection is made, set the data transmission speed in...
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RS232C CONTROL INFORMATION GATHERING COMMANDS STATUS SENSE(D7) When this command is sent from the computer, this unit will send a 5-byte response (see Table 1). STATUS SENSE(D7) byte assignment (Table 1) Fourth and fifth bytes are reserved. First byte Bit state information LIVE/VCR indication 0: LIVE picture mode 1: VCR playback mode...
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RS232C CONTROL COMMANDS AVAILABLE FROM THE MULTIPLEXER ACK(0A) Response when this unit receives a command. NAK(0B) Response if this unit did not receive the command. ALARM(BF) When there is an alarm, this command is sent as header. Then, the alarm information is sent in a 1-byte transmission (see Table ALARM information (Table 3) Bit state information Alarm information...
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RS232C CONTROL COMMAND TABLE (TABLE 4) The commands available are indicated in the table. If a function is not available on the unit, the command will not operate even if sent. ENTER ALARM » « CLEAR – SECURITY LOCK ON SECURITY LOCK OFF ALARM STATUS SENSE STATUS SENSE...
: Throughput of each input, 1.0 Vp-p/75 , BNC connector x 4 : VS/VBS, 1.0 Vp-p/75 , BNC connector x 1 : Separate YC signals, DIN connector (S terminal) x 1 (MPX-CD4 only) Y signal: 1.0 Vp-p/75 , unbalanced, synchronous; C signal: 0.286 Vp-p/75 , unbalanced : VS/VBS, 1.0 Vp-p/75 , BNC connector x 1...
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In order to obtain warranty service, the product must be delivered to and picked up from an Authorized Sanyo Service Center at the user’s expense, unless specifically stated otherwise in this warranty. The names and addresses of Authorized Sanyo Service Centers may be obtained by writing to SFS Corporation, SFC’s warranty administrator, at any of the addresses listed below, or by calling (toll-free)