Appendix E. Glossary

Term

Definition

 

 

FAT 32 Format

File allocation table (32 bit generation). Replaces and overcomes limitations of

previous versions. The SVR-1680/1660 supports the FAT 32 operating system.

 

 

 

 

Federal Communications Commission. The governing body in the United States that

FCC

creates and enforces compliance regulations regarding electronic equipment that

 

radiates radio frequency energy.

 

 

 

The programming written to the ROM portion of a small memory chip and that runs

Firmware

programs on the SVR-1680/1660. (Programs stored on firmware are usually small

 

and do not require the storage capacity found in large computer hard disk drives.)

 

 

Focus

The focal point of a lens. An adjustment to the lens optics improves the clarity of

the picture.

 

 

 

FPS

Frames per second. The number of frames that are displayed or recorded each

second.

 

 

 

Gain

The increase in strength of a video signal. See also, automatic gain control (AGC).

 

 

GUI

Graphical User Interface.

 

 

HDD

An internal hard disk drive.

 

 

Interlace/

Combining even and odd fields to improve the picture quality of a video signal.

deinterlace

Deinterlacing is the process of converting interlaced video to a non-interlaced form.

 

 

IPS

Images per second. Same as FPS.

 

 

 

The circular control on the front panel of the SVR-1680/1660 that is used to adjust

Jog/Shuttle

menu settings, navigate through on-screen menus and control PTZ cameras. The

 

jog/shuttle can be pressed in any of four directions up, down, right, and left.

 

 

LED

A series of light-emitting diodes located on the front panel of the SVR-1680/1660

that indicate channel and data input status.

 

 

 

Loop out

Abbreviation for a loop output connection terminal on a DVR, for each camera

channel.

 

 

 

Manual recording

The act of recording video by selecting the record function while viewing live video.

 

 

Max R/F

The maximum frames per second that can be recorded at the selected video

resolution.

 

 

 

Motion detection

The act of recording video based on the presence of motion in a defined area in the

camera field of view.

 

 

 

H.264

A data compression standard digital video codec with a very high data compression

rate that is also known as MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC (Advanced Video Coding).

 

 

 

 

Normally Open/Normally Closed. The normal setting for a sensor when it is

 

connected to a DVR.

N.O./N.C.

An alarm is triggered when the sensor is switched from its normal setting. For

 

example, if a sensor for a door is set to Normally Closed, opening the door triggers

 

an alarm.

 

 

Term

Definition

 

 

NTSC

National Television Standards Committee. The analog television standard used in

most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Burma, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

 

 

 

 

Phase Alternating Line. Describes the color phase change in a PAL color signal.

 

PAL is the European color encoding TV system featuring 625 lines per frame, 50

PAL

fields per second and a 4.43361875 MHz sub-carrier (4.43 MHz). Used mainly

 

in Europe, China, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and parts of

 

Africa.

 

 

Pan

To reposition a camera to the right or left, usually done with a computer mouse or

keyboard joystick control.

 

 

 

Picture-in-Picture

The act of displaying one channel on the screen while a second channel is

displayed in an inset window.

 

 

 

 

Point Of Sale. An external device for which the SVR-1680/1660 can retrieve text

 

data related to recorded events.

POS

A POS transaction registers sales amounts and other information related to a

purchase. When combined with a surveillance camera recording video as each

 

 

transaction occurs, the data can be reviewed when the recorded video is played

 

back.

 

 

PPPoE

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.

 

 

 

The pre-positioning of pan, tilt and zoom cameras by the use of potentiometers in

Preset location

the moving parts of the camera head, which allow the control equipment to store

and move to a set reference point when the controller dictates or when an alarm

 

 

exists.

 

 

 

The standard that provides the ability to control camera actions from a keyboard

Protocol

joystick, remote control, or user interface. The SVR-1680/1660 supports several

standard and proprietary protocols such as Samsung Techwin, Pelco D, Pelco P,

 

 

Panasonic, Bosch, and SEC

 

 

PTZ (Pan/Tilt/

An acronym for a camera that provides pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities.

Zoom)

 

 

 

Relay

Any device attached to a DVR that can be invoked in response to an alarm or other

event. For example, a relay can lock or unlock a door in response to an alarm.

 

 

 

 

A measure of the ability of a camera or television system to reproduce detail.

Resolution

Typically refers to the number of picture elements that can be reproduced with

 

good definition.

 

 

 

The act of recording video based on a programmed schedule. When a DVR is set to

Scheduled

record video based on a schedule, only video for those days and hours is recorded.

recording

Separate recording schedules can be created for each camera connected to the

 

SVR-1680/1660.

 

 

Seek header

The starting point for a block of data that is used by the text search function to

locate the beginning of a recording or its associated data.

 

 

 

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