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The GEadvantageClearer images. Faster searches.More storage. GE digital recordersoffer all that... and more.Embedded operating system ensuresyour recorder’s working when you need itGE digital recorders use a proprietary,embedded operating system. The result?Your GE recorder won’t be prone to systemcrashes like PC-based recorders:It will deliver continuous, reliable performance.And the stored video that’s soimportant to protecting your facility is saferfrom worms and viruses.Viewing software lets you access yourrecordings while at home or on the roadWith our WaveReader software, you canconnect to any GE digital recorder in yournetwork to view live or recorded images. Orconnect using a modem. WaveReaderopens your recorders to users who needaccess to them, and it enables you to checkin on the business while you’re at home oron the road.Special interfaces customize yourrecorder for your applicationWith a ProBridge interface, you can useyour GE recorder with ATMs, cash registersand fuel station pumps to capture andassociate receipt text with your recordings.Now you can look up clips by transactionnumber, cashier ID, or text like “void” or “nosale.”Recent technology breakthroughs enableyou to automate your recording systemAt GE, we put our imaginations to workevery day to figure out new ways to makeyour recorder more useful. Like our newVideoIQ human detection technology.Using a set of neural network algorithmswe refer to as ConceptCoding TM , VideoIQ“looks” through your cameras to detectpeople in areas where they’re not supposedto be. When it detects human motion, it cantrigger your recorder to capture the event.If your recorder was already recording intime-lapse mode, VideoIQ can trigger ahigher record rate. It can even trigger therecorder to alert a guard or engage policeauto-dial.Compatibility enables your recorderto enhance your other systemsGE digital recorders work hand-in-handwith other GE video surveillance systems.Using a single keypad or computer, you canoperate your recorders, control whichmonitors display your video, and controlthe position of pan/tilt cameras.GE digital recorders even work withyour access control system. Your systemoperators can access real-time video toverify identity of users or respond toalarms—from one user interface.Find what you need right nowOne button gives you access to quicksearches by time, date, camera number ortext from an ATM or cash register receipt.You can even search for video clips withmotion in a target area that you define.Access images where it’s convenientYou’re not chained to a VCR anymore. WithGE’s WaveReader software or MicrosoftInternet Explorer, you can access crispimages from your network-ready digitalrecorder. And you can keep tabs on yoursystem’s health using WaveWatch software.Get to work quickly with familiarcontrolsEven our most sophisticated digitalrecorders have familiar VCR-like controlsthat make operation intuitive and easy.

New system or system upgradeIf you’re building a new system orupgrading your existing system, you cantake advantage of the advanced capabilitiesof our multichannel recorders. OurDigital Video Multiplexer/Recorder (DVMRe& StoreSafe) models record video from 4,10 or 16 cameras—no separate multiplexeris necessary. They incorporate videomotion detection, which enables you toreduce your investment in alarm equipment.Some recorders enable you to playback recorded images while you continueto capture new ones. Some recorderseven let you send video to up to fivemonitors—during viewing, you selectwhich cameras display on which monitors.WaveJet TM technology doubles storagecapacityWaveJet technology is the latest additionto the StoreSafe Pro II and DVMRe CT IIdigital recorders. This compressiontechnology allows you to record twice asmuch information on the same size ofhard drive. You can capture high-qualiltycolor images for anywhere from a fewhours to more than three years, dependingon the setting.Howto choosea recorderthat’s rightfor you“Digital VCR”Whether your system is one camera, onemonitor and one VCR or a larger systemwith a multiplexer, additional monitors andcameras, replacing your VCR with a GEdigital video recorder is quick and easy.Network readyWhen you connect your GE digital videorecorder to your network, you can watchlive or recorded video from the recorderusing a networked PC.*System in a boxWhen you’re building a new system, GE’smultichannel recorders form the heart of thesystem, providing recording, multiplexingand even switching capabilities.*Ethernet capability standard on DVMRe, StoreSafe product families.

A digitalrecorderfor everyapplicationGE offers a wide variety of digital videorecorder models, from a VCR replacementlike the VDR—Video DigitalRecorder—to network-ready multichannelrecorders like the DVMRe/Store-Safe—Digital Video Multiplexer/Recorderwith Ethernet. With so many choices,we have a model that’s right for yourapplication. We also offer the DVSe—Digital Video Storage with Ethernet—toexpand the storage capacity of yourdigital recording system.Digia: Replace your traditional VCR/multiplexer combination with the lowcost,compact, four-channel digital videorecorder. The Digia brings all the benefitsof digital security monitoring to thebudget conscioussmall business owner.The DVMRe Matrix is the heart of this mediumcan switch video to four monitors in the securto a fifth monitor in his office.A four-channel StoreSafe digital recorder offers everything this jewelry storeneeds, including the ability to start creation of an evidence CD by pressing onebutton.DVMRe Triplex: This multichannel recorderadds Triplex capability: Watch live andplayback images while it records. Displaymultiscreen views on two monitors. Searchfor recordings with motion in a targetarea. Four internal hard drives provideadditional storage.DVMRe Matrix: This multichannel recorderoffers Triplex capability and adds matrixswitching to your recording system. Sendany camera view to any monitor, increasingyour viewing options. Four internalhard drives provide additional storage.DVMRe Pro: DVMRe Pro takes the DVMReline one step further by adding one buttonprinting capability and an internal CD orDVD writer with one-button recording. Inaddition, DVMRe Pro includes a TurboRecording mode for capturing images at120 frames per second (fps).

VDR: This single-channel recorder is aneconomical VCR replacement. It plugsdirectly into existing VCR applications,including single-camera systems andmulti-camera systems with multiplexers.It features VCR-like controls and aremovable hard drive.DVSe: This digital video archiving systemextends the storage capacity of yourdigital recorder. You can plug in as manyas eight hard disk drives to the DVSe. Youcan access stored recordings directlythrough your digital recorder or by usingWaveReader software.SymDec: SymDec introduces “hybrid”recording that works with both conventionalanalog cameras and the newfamily of GE digital network products. Thisunique platform provides a gracefulmigration path to digital recording and atthe same time allows continued use ofexisting analog equipment.-sized company’s system. A guardity center. The CEO can switch videoMultiple DVMRe Triplex units integrated with a large matrix switching systemenable guards to monitor this large campus from a central location.StoreSafe Pro: This multichannel recorderoffers Triplex capability and more ways todistribute evidence. One-button printingenables you to share still images. A built-inCD recorder transfers video clips to a CDthat anyone with a PC can read—withoutspecial software.StoreSafe Pro II: This digital recorder offersyou all the power of the StoreSafe Pro, butwith the added benefit of WaveJet technology.This technology allows you to recordtwice as much information on the same sizehard drive.ClearCast: This multichannel recorder letsyou record video from hundreds, eventhousands, of cameras at up to 30 framesper second. And it provides unbeataableimage aquality. Advanced compressiontechnology lets you store 30 days or moreof high-quality video.

Expandingyour system’scapabilitiesRight out of the box, your GE digitalrecorder is a powerful tool you canuse to protect your organization andmanage it remotely. To make yourdigital recorder even more convenientto use, you can add a keypad to controland configure it remotely. Or you caninstall WaveReader software on anyPCs in your network from which youwant to view live or recorded video.To make your recorder an even morepowerful and easy-to-use tool for yourbusiness, you can add a special interfacethat captures ATM or point-of-sale(POS) text and associates it with recordedvideo. It gives you more optionswhen you’re searching for importantrecordings.Digital keypadsGE offers keypads that let you programand control your surveillance equipmentremotely. You can use a keypadto select and switch views from differentcameras connected to your digitalrecording system, even controllingwhich monitors they display on.Keypads also provide remote control ofpan/tilt/zoom cameras, with three-axisjoystick control that lets you movecameras for instantly customized liveviews. Our keypads even control matrixswitchers, including Digiplex matrixswitching systems.Software ToolsOur WaveReader software gives youremote access to live or recordedimages through a network or telephoneconnection. WaveReader ships with allDVMRe models, StoreSafe models andthe DSR-2000e. WaveReader extendsthe advantages of digital recording toauthorized users anywhere on yournetwork—or anywhere in the world.Using WaveReader, you can viewlive video from any camera in yournetwork or search for recorded imagesby camera, time and date, alarm, eventor receipt text. You can choose from avariety of screen display modes, fromfull-screen to a 64-way multiscreenview. Once you have the images youwant, WaveReader lets you enhancethem by zooming in on selected areasor adjusting contrast, hue, sharpnessand more. Then you can save images oreven e-mail them to law enforcementofficials or others. You can also useWaveReader to remotely control pan/tilt/zoom cameras over an Ethernetconnection.Using WaveWatch health checksoftware, you can ensure that yourrecorder is operating efficiently all thetime by running reports on the health ofyour system.ProBridge ATM/POS interfaceAdd a ProBridge interface to yourrecording system to capture andrecord ATM or point-of-sale (POS) textalong with your security video. Nowyou can search recorded video by anycombination of time and date, cameraor receipt text. Just type in a search fortext: “No Sale,” “Return,” a transactionnumber or even an individual productname. You can instantly view the videothat corresponds to that transaction.

AboutGE SecurityVisit GE Security on the Web todayYou can download product literature forevery GE digital recorder—and all our othersecurity products—at our Web site,www.gesecurity.com.GE Security is a global technology leaderdedicated to helping customers protecttheir people, their property, their customersand their bottom line. We are a whollyowned subsidiary of GE. Like our parentcompany, we maintain a sharp focus onproduct and service innovation, worldclassmanufacturing practices andoperational excellence. Our electrnicsecurity products fall into three principalcategories.Security and life safety: Fire, intrusionand motion detection equipment; panicbuttons; and notification appliances likebells, horns and strobes. GE Security is theleading manufacturer of supervisedwireless security and life safety systems.Wireless products enable you to installsecurity systems where it is difficult orimpossible to run wires for hard-wiresecurity. Our Learn Mode ® technology hasbeen a key factor driving the growth of thewireless security market around the world.Enterprise technologies: Access control,video surveillance, video image storageand retrieval, and fiber-optic audio, dataand video transmission. GE Security canintegrate all surveillance and accesscontrol functionality into a single enterprise-widesystem for global companies.Key control and asset tracking: Productsand services for remote site entry, mobileaccess and information management, andasset tracking and control.The service you expectWhen you work with GE Security, you haveaccess to experts who dedicate their timeto understanding digital recording applicationsfor organizations like yours. We alsomaintain partnerships with security systemintegrators who have experience workingwith many kinds of organizations. Retainingexperts on staff and building thesepartnerships help us deliver the high levelof service we know you expect.The security that comes from workingwith a partner like GE SecurityFor 125 years, GE has provided reliableproducts and exceptional service tocustomers like you, and GE Securitycontinues that tradition. We are alwayslooking for ways to put new technology towork for you. In fact, we’re often responsiblefor creating it. That means we’ll bethere to help you use new technology tomaintain a secure environment.And we offer something that’s hard to puta value on: the sense of security thatcomes with knowing you’re working withthe fifth largest company in America, acompany that has been creating newtechnologies to make our lives better formore than a century.U.S.T 888 GE SECURITYF 541 752 9097EuropeT 32 2 725 11 20F 32 2 721 86 13gimaginationat workAsiaT 852 2907 8108F 852 2142 5063AustraliaT 61 3 9259 4700F 61 3 9259 4799Latin AmericaT 305 593 4301F 305 593 4300www.gesecurity.com© 2005 General Electric CompanyAll Rights ReservedDigitalRecorder_100705_pbro