Speco Technologies CS4, CS8 manual Alarm Input/Output, RS485 Port

4- & 8-Channel Digital Video Recorder

Alarm Input/Output

NOTE: To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected. To disconnect a wire, press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire.

Alarm In 1 to 8 (Alarm-In): You can use external devices to signal the DVR to react to events. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the AI (Alarm-In) and GND (Ground) connectors. The threshold voltage for NC (Normally Closed) is above 4.3V and for NO (Normally Open) is below 0.3V, and it should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. See Chapter 3 ─ Configuration for configuring alarm input.

GND (Ground): Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and/or alarm output to the GND connector.

NOTE: All the connectors marked GND are common.

NO (Normally Open): Connect the device to the COM and NO (Normally Open) connector. NO is a relay output which sinks 1A@30VDC.

Connector Pin Outs:

RS485 Port

Alarm In (1 to 8)	Alarm Inputs 1 to 8
GND	Chassis Ground
COM	Common
NO	Alarm Out (Normally Open)

The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras or text-in devices. Connect RX+/TX+ and RX-/ TX- of the control system to the + and – (respectively) of the DVR. See Chapter 3 ─ Configuration and the PTZ camera, text-in device or remote controller manufacture’s manual for configuring the RS485 connection.

Connector Pin Outs:	Master Unit		Slave Unit
	+	→ To	→ TX+/RX+
	–	→ To	→ TX-/RX-
	GND	→ To	→ GND

RS232 Port

An RS232 port is provided to connect remote control devices such as a control keyboard. PTZ cameras or text-in devices can also be connected to the RS232 port. See Chapter 3

─Configuration and the PTZ camera, text-in device or remote controller manufacturer’s manual for configuring the RS232 connection.

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