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Figure 1. DX9000 System Overview
DESCRIPTION
The DX9000 system consists of at least one digital video recorder (DVR), one viewstation, and one storage unit.
The DX9000 digital video recorder can record images simultaneously from as many as 40 cameras at 15 images per second
(ips) or from as many as 24 cameras at 30 ips. There are two types of recorders. One is compatible with DX9000HDDS storage
units and one is compatible with DX9200HDDI storage units.
Thousands of cameras can be recorded and viewed at the same time when multiple DX9000 recorders and viewstations are
linked to each other through a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).
The DX9000VS-C viewstation has these features:
• Simultaneous viewing of live or recorded video can be seen from as many as four cameras.
• Live video can be marked for later review by the user or via motion detection.
• Scan feature allows the user to search recorded video for movement of a specific object.
•Video files can be saved in MPEG format to a compact disk, hard drive, or anywhere on the network.
•A current video frame can be printed on a standard PC printer.
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