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hi, Looking for suggestions for ddns providers. Had a Google for free ones and see that no-IP provides a free service, however you need to sign in every 30 days or so, or download an update client to keep the IP address updated. We have a few sites where this is not suitable due to customers not living in the premises, or not feeling comfortable having an update client on their pc or app on tablet. Are there any other ways around this? Thanks

Thanks for the suggestions, will give them a try today.

Hi, Currently on the lookout for a new test monitor, as the old one at work is on its way out, poor screen, battery life etC. I'm liking the look of the ones on eBay at the moment, the ones with the orange surrounds. Does anyone have one of these? One of the ones that you can control ptz cams with, multimeter, 1a 12v output etc. If so what are they like and would you reccomend them? I also saw a similar one, which has a blue surround, which can do ping tests, and tdr tests to show roughly where a fault could lie in a section of cable. Would it be worth the extra cash to purchase one of these ones? Also can anyone reccomend a toner which I could use with cat5, alarm cable, and coax? Thanks

hi, Does anyone know of any training courses for cctv install, fault finding, cabling etc that covers IP and analogue systems, initial searching throws up courses provided by tavcom. Has anyone been on their courses? Or reccomend a good course? Thanks

Tut tut!

Was looking into purchasing one of these to hopefully stop the buggering about up ladders adjusting settings, do they work with all cameras that have the osd joystick on them? Cheers

try calling them, always respond to calls.

Numbnuts.. see your tester, you wouldnt happen to know how to access the files on the machine to enable me to change the background to a picture with a company logo? Its just that i am on my second one now as some little theiving scumbag decided to smash my van window and grab it from under the seat. I have connected it up via usb cable but can only access the cctv folder showing recorded videos or pictures, I asked the seller but it turns out I would have to buy 50 of them and they would help me change it, thanks

Hi, does anyone have the firmware available for any of these dvrs manufactured by videcon? VXM or VXH264? thanks

I have just installed a supavu dvr (http://jsrcctv.co.uk/images/D1%20DVR%20Manual.pdf) concept pro ptz dome, microphone on a job and I am getting feedback of the audio. I have cabled everything back to dvr, microphone wired into audio in ch1, and a cat5 cable from audio out which goes to another room and is connected to a projector. I have also taken a video signal from the same cat5 cable. I tried wiring into mic in 3.5mm on projector, it stays normal for a second, and then the feedback starts, also tried wiring it into the rca audio in, but it is very quiet, with a very slight amount of feedback. would prefer to get the job completed fully when I return, so any suggestions welcome What I did notice though is the 3.5mm jack plug I was using had 2 wires and ground, (for left and right audio channels?) could this be causing the issue? thanks

Thanks for the information. Would you say it would be worth going for the more expensive tester with the trd function, or would you say the toner that you have linked would do the job just as well?

Hi I have recently aquired a 16 ch concept pro dvr with a blown psu. After swapping the psu with one from a dedicated micros one (just to check it definately was the psu before purchasing a replacement) I am wondering if anyone has a way to upgrade the firmware on the unit or to put the newer vxh 264's firmware onto the machine? I have asked the question to Videcon tech, but as expected they said no it cannot be done. After reading a previous thread on here I found out that the concept pro recorders share a major similarity with the Vitek eh range of dvrs, http://www.vitekcctv.com/manuals/eh-manual.pdf the remote control is identical, the menu's look to be identical the backup player, the remote viewing screen, infact everything appears to be the same apart from the look of the dvr. On the vitek website it would appear that you can download the firmware for the eh dvr. Does anyone know if I could try putting that firmware on the unit? also how would it be done? ( on the vxm there is a option in the menus for updating firmware, i would think via usb) also how likely is it to go wrong and if it went wrong how straight forward would it be to put the unit back to default (as in a working vxm16) thanks

Hi,if you are not getting any pictures on your tv, and just a blue screen, check the connections at the back of the dvr, do you know if it is coax cable or cat 5 and baluns thats used, if its cat 5 and baluns then check the cable hasnt snapped in the terminal, also I would check the power supply that is powering the cameras for blown fuse etc.

cheers, I shall get one ordered soon and give it a try.

hi, would a usb - rs232 lead work for the steps in a previous post? cheers

Hi, I am an alarm/cctv engineer from uk, been doing it foraround 10 years, found this site whilst searching for cnb cameras

Hi, thanks for the reply, all the cables were back o the dvr, so to save re-cabling I did it that way. It was actually a lot easier than I thought, I was stuck with one not working for a while and after lots of metering cables and checking settings it turned out that it was faulty. The next stage of the job I am not looking forward to, as it is being connected to a remote monitoring station and have absolutely no clue on what I am doing :s also got a loudspeaker and amplifier to fit so the operator can talk to site.

Hi, Is anyone familiar with the convept pro dvrs, vhs770 speed domes and pir sensors? Basically We have 4 speed domes on each corner of a building, and 2 pirs for each speed dome, so that when a specific pir triggers, then the dome in that area spins to that area of activation. I have ran all wires back from the sensors to the dvr, and also have spare cores on the cat5 cable that goes to the speed domes, Is there anyone familiar with this type of setup and could give me a breif/advanced description on how to acheive my objective? thanks.

my work like to add on a percentage of around 10% to anything we buy through them and also round the price up, might ask them tomorrow for a price on them

Hi, Been looking for a concept pro either vlp 4526 for my house or one of the new air range from concept pro. The only thing is that Videcon the uk seller for the range is trade only. Is there any way of opening a trade account with them when you dont own a business? ( I am a cctv/alarm engineer to trade) Or secondly if that is not possible are there any overseas sellers that will ship to the uk for a non trade buyer? thanks,

possibly just a single unit at the moment, need to talk the missus into letting me spend some of the joint account money on a new toy first though We use the Vlp 4526's at work and have just started using the AIR think its the 3026 hg cameras, found them really good so far. Do you have rough prices for each?