AVE MV DR16X Rear Panel Connections, Connecting Short-term Device, Main Monitor S-Video / BNC

User’s Manual

Connecting Short-term Device

If you plan to install any short-term devices to the AVE DR16X / AVE DR8X series and use them as part of the unit system, such as USB CD-RW, USB Hard Disk Drive, etc. Make sure connecting those devices only during the unit is powered up. Because AVE DR16X / AVE DR8X series unit can recognize the external devices only after the power-up process is done completely.

2.4Rear Panel Connections

There are various connectors on the rear panel used for AVE DR16X / AVE DR8X series installations. The following figure shows the connectors by name; and followed by the detailed description of each connector.

Main Monitor (S-Video / BNC)

Both S-Video and BNC output connectors are offered for connecting to a main monitor. The main monitor displays live image and playback recorded video in full-screen or split-window format.

Call Monitor (BNC)

The call monitor is used to display full screen video of all installed cameras in sequence. The BNC call monitor connector allows user to connect the AVE DR16X / AVE DR8X series unit with an optional call monitor.

Video Input

16 BNC connectors are offered for video input streams from installed cameras. The number of connectors is equal to the number of channels.

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