Speco PC Pro Series manual

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FCC NOTICE (Class A) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device ma y not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Federal Communications Com missio n Statement NOTE- [...]

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introducti on ....................................................................... 1 1.1 Package Co ntents .................................................................................. 1 1.2 S pecific ation ........................................................................................... 2 1.3 Software[...]

4.5.1 Set schedule at specific portion of time .................................. 59 4.6 Backup Setting ..................................................................................... 59 4.6.1 T o Ba ckup f ile .......................................................................... 59 4.6.2 Setup Qu ick Backup..............................[...]

Chapter 8 Image V erifi cation ......................................................... 105 8.1 T o Run the ImageV er ification pr ogram............................................... 105 Chapter 9 iEnhanc e ........................................................................ 106 9.1 T o Use iS tabl e ..........................................[...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction The SPECO PC Pro is a professional series of standalone DVR units that provide up to 16 channels of hybrid and real-time monitoring and di gital recording of surveillance video. It can connect to 4 sensors and relays and also provide up to 16 audio input s. No software and hardware installation required. Simply connect the [...]

2 1.2 Specification PC Pro Series Model PC Pro 16 PC Pro 8 Operating system WinXP embedded Video input 16 8 Video loop output 16 8 Display rate(NTSC/PAL) 480/400 fps 240/200 fps Recording frame rate(CIF) 480 (FPS@352*240) 240 (FPS@352*240) Audio input 16 8 Sensor/Relay 4/4 4/4 DVD-RW Yes Yes Removable HDD tray 1 HDD tray(support up to 4 HDD) DOM 2 [...]

3 1.3 Sof tware Features Recording Modes Continuous Recording Smart Recording Motion Recording Voice detection Recording Alarm Recording Manual Recording i All modes can be triggered by schedule De-interlace Options Optimize for dynamic or static camera scenes Dual-monitor output Support Dual Monitor environment for independent preview and playback[...]

4 Make a phone call Send files to FTP SMS and MMS PTZ preset point tracking Alarm SOP wizard Enlarge camera view (Full screen) Central Management Central Manage ment System(CMS) Remote Access IE browser Remote Console Smart phone viewer PDA viewer Dispatch Server Share transmission loading; enable more clients re mote access and high-speed data tra[...]

5 1.4 Front Panel (1) (3) (4) (5) (8) (9) (7) (10)(1 1)(12) (13) (18) (17) (16) (15) (14) (6) (19) (20) (2) Name Function (1) USB 2.0 port 2 x USB 2.0 ports for connecting any USB interface devices, ex: USB pen drive, external hard disk, keyboard, mouse…and so on. (2) IR Sensor Receive signal from the remote control to operate the unit (3) IR Sen[...]

6 Name Function (5) + 9 : T o freeze the live preview video screen. T o unfreeze press 9 again. User can snapshot the freeze screen while freezing. + 10 : T o backup recorded video file to pe n drive(see Chapter 4.6.2 ) + 11 : Allow user to set a video segment from A to B point and play on the surveillance screen until user stop. 1. Switch to Playb[...]

7 Name Function (6) Number button 1 ~ 12 - With button can switch to different screen display modes and enable auto scan function - T o call out 1~ 8 map figures in E-map mode (7) LCD Displa y Display DVR system status such as temperature and opearate status (8) Confirm or make a selection (9) T o start recording video (10) T o enable n etwork conn[...]

8 Name Function (18) Auto Pan T o enable a uto pan function system status indicators: : System power indicator . Indicate running state of system. Lights when the system is running. : Removable hard disk indicator . Indicate running state of the hard disk. Lights when the HDD is running : Recording status indicator . Lights when the system is recor[...]

9 1.4.1 The Front Panel Control Buttons in Guest Mode When user uses Guest account to operate DVR serv er, the front p anel control buttons of DVR are limited to preview and playback function only . The following table list s the control buttons that are available while in Guest mode. i In the Guest mode, user only can use remote controller and fro[...]

10 1.5 Back Panel 1.5.1 8 Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 12345678 + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - AUDIO IN TV OUT DUA L-VGA OU T SENSO R I N RELA Y OUT G 123412 34 GGG1 2 3 4 2 1 N / A N / A N / A N / A (2) (1) (3) (4) (10) (9) (8) (7) (6) (5) 6 Name Function (1) Video Loop Out Output the video signal to a CCTV monitor. Only output one chan[...]

11 1.5.2 16 Channels 12345678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - AUDIO IN TV OUT DUAL-V GA OUT VID EO LOOP OU T SENSO R IN RELAY O UT G 123412 34 GGG1 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 N / A N / A N / A N / A VIDEO IN (1) (2) (3) (10) (9) (8) (7) (6) (5) (4) Name Function (1) CH[...]

12 Chapter 2 Hardware Inst allation 2.1 Connecting Device The DVR unit can connect up to 16 video cameras, 4 sensor devices, 4 relay devices and output video to a TV or CRT/LCD monitor . Connecting the unit to a DVD-R W/ external hard disk through USB connection, the bundled software enables you to transfer and back up the recorded video. Also, the[...]

13 2.2 Remote Controller Buttons (1) (3) (6) (8) (11) (13) (16) (2) (4) (5) (7) (9) (12) (10) (14) (15) (17) (18) Name Function (1) Switch to playback mode, preview mode or E-map mode (2) T o reset ala rm status (3) T o select the time and date of playback file Fast play the video playback at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x or 32x (4) Decrease the vid[...]

14 Name Function T o move the sele ction to the right (7) T o move the P TZ camera lens to the right T o zoom out view of PTZ camera (8) T o zoom in view of PTZ camera T o speed up movement of PTZ camera lens (9) T o speed do wn movement of PTZ camera lens T o focus in PTZ camera lens (10) T o focus out PTZ camera lens (11) T o enable auto pan func[...]

15 Name Function (16) ~ A functional key for multiple system control - Press and function button to enable functions + :Sw itch to single screen display mode + : Switch to QUAD display mode + : Sw itch to 9 spilt screen display mode + : Switch to 16 spilt screen display mode + : Switch to one single and 7 spilt screen display mode + : Switch to one[...]

16 Name Function (16) + : Allow user to set a video segment from A to B point and play on the surveillance screen until user stop. 1. Switch to Playback mode 2. Press to enter multiple function mode 3. During the playback, press to set the A point of video segment. User will see a triangle mark on play progress bar . 4. And then, press again to set[...]

17 2.2.1 The Remote Controller Buttons in Guest Mode When user uses Guest account to operate DVR serv er, the front panel control buttons of DVR are limited to preview and playback function only . The following table list s the control buttons that are available while in Guest mode. i In the Guest mode, user onl y can use remote contr oller and fro[...]

18 2.3 Sensor/Relay Interface pinhole allocation The I/O inteface enables you to connect (4) sens or inputs and (4) relay outputs. Just connect the external sensor and relay pin directly to the I/ O interface pinhole. Check the table below and locate which pinhole is assigned to s ensor input and relay output. SE N SO R I N REL A Y O U T 1G G G G N[...]

19 2.4 Audio In Interface pinhole allocation The audio in interface enables you to connect 16 audio in devices such as microphone. Just connect the external audio in devic e pin directly to the audio in pinhole. Check the figure below and locate which pinhole is assigned. 8Cahnnels 1234 5 678 + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - AU D IO I N 16 Channels [...]

20 Chapter 3 Using the DVR Sof tware 3.1 Running the Unit for the First Time When the unit is turned on for the first time, the s ystem will prompt you to enter the CD Ke y . The CD Key is a label on rear of the unit. i For the using DVR application ever y time, us er only has the guest authority . The guest authority only can operate the partial f[...]

21 Name Function (1) Exit - Guest: Switch to the guest mode. In guest mode, user onl y can control DVR by using the remote controller (see also Chapter 2.2.1 ) and the control panel of DVR (see also Chapter 1.4.1 ). The functions are limited to preview and playback function only . For complete functions of DVR, please login as an administrator . - [...]

22 Name Function (7) Setup When setting up the system for the first time, t ype the word “ admin ” in the Password text box to access. Click button to configure settings for cameras, recording, network, scheduler, backup, sensor s, relays, alarms and user authentication. (8) PTZ Click to pop-up a PTZ setup dialog to configure an appointed PTZ c[...]

23 Name Function (16) Full screen Use the entire a rea of the screen to onl y display the video. T o return, press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video screens in the multiple-screen mode or all. (17[...]

24 4. The events list which display on the screen can be saved as text file format. T o save the events list, click Save button. Using the POS Viewer T o vie w POS event log, click POS Vie w er bar to call out the POS event log window . (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Name Function (1) POSDB Path The storage path for POS event log. Click to change the stor[...]

25 Using the Object Viewer Click Object Viewer bar to view and search FaceFinder event log. Name Function (1) Close Click to close Object Log Viewer windo ws (2) Search Mode Switch to face object log search mode (3) Select Camera Select the camera to view or select all to view all cameras (4) Clear T o clear all object log in Object Log list (5) Cl[...]

26 3.3 Function Buttons in Playback Mode T o switch to Playback mode, click Playback butto n at the lower right corner of Advanced/Preview mode user interface (22) (21) (20) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ( 7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from 6 kinds of split screen type to playback [...]

27 Name Function (5) Playback Control Buttons Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. Previous : Go back to the previous frame. Slower : Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or 1/8x. Rewind : Wind back the recorded video file. Pause : Briefly stop playing the recorded video file. Play : Play the recorded video f[...]

28 Name Function (16) Full screen Use the entire area of the screen to onl y display the video. T o return, press the right button of the mou se or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all. (17) Event [...]

29 3.4 Function Buttons in Comp act Mode T o vie w in Compact mode, click Exit button. In the logout dialog box, click Compact . (1) (2 ) (3) (4 ) (5 ) Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from 7 kinds of split screen type to view all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. i - If there are only 4 cameras, yo[...]

30 3.5 Function Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (9) (8) (10) (11) Name Function (1) Close Exit PTZ camera control ler. (2) Setup Configure PTZ cameras.(see Chapter 3.11 ) (3) AutoPan Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number. (4) Focus +/- Adjust the focus manually t[...]

31 3.6 Setting Up and Using the EMAP EMAP can hold up to 8 maps in *.bmp/*.jpg format. Y ou may locate the camera, sensor and rela y on the map. 3.6.1 T o Set Up the EMAP 1. Click EMAP . 2. When the EMAP screen appears, click the area number (1 to 8 buttons) on where you want to insert the map. 3. Click Load Map to insert the map. When the open dia[...]

32 3.6.2 T o Use the EMAP T o use the EMA P: 1. Click EMAP . 2. In the EMAP screen, click the camera icon to switch on the area where the camera is located on the map and to display the video at the upper right co rner of the EMAP screen. At the lower right corner of the EMAP screen, it lists all the warning message. 3. Click Exit to close EMAP scr[...]

33 3.8 T o Bookmark a Section of the Video 1. Click Bookmark . The video playback stops when the bookmark button is executed. 2. In the Bookmark dialog box, you may do the following: - Add to include the new referenc e mark in the bookmark list. Y ou may select to enable/disable file protection. - Edit to change the mark description or enable/disab[...]

34 3.10 T o Search Using the Event Search Click on the video screen on where you want to search. 1. Click Event Search . The Event Search te xt (red) would appea r at the lower left corner of the screen. 2. In the Event Search Setting dialog box, che ck the type of condition you want to search. If you select POS, in the Find T ext b ox, type the wo[...]

35 3.11 T o Search Using the Intelligent Search Click on the video screen on where you want to search. 1. Click Intelligent Search . The Intelligent Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen. 2. When the Intelligent Search Setting dialog box and motion detector frame appear , you may adjust the sensitivity bar and the mo[...]

36 3.12 T o Setup the PTZ/IP PTZ Camera 3.12.1 Setup the PTZ Camera 1. In the PTZ control panel, click Setup . 2. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appears, select the camera number and check the Use PTZ box. 3. In the Connection Settings section, select the COMPort where the PTZ camera is connected, PTZ ID number and PTZ camera protocol. Then, click S[...]

37 3.12.2 Setup the IP PTZ Camera 1. In the PTZ control panel, click Setup . 2. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appears, click IP PTZ tab. 3. Select the camera number and check the Use PTZ box. 4. In the Connection Settings section, select the Protocol where the P TZ camera is connected and IP Camera Site that IP or URL of IP camera. Then, click Sav [...]

38 Chapter 4 Customizing the DVR System In the Preview/Advanced screen mode, click button to customize your DVR. When the DVR configuration setup selection appears, select and click the but tons you want to change the setting. 4.1 System Setting In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without savi[...]

39 In the Map Network Drive windows, select the Drive and fill in the network drive direction in Folder column if you know . Or click Browse to find the folder direction. Click Finish to complete the network drive mapping. After the network dr ive has been added, user needs to create a folder for network storage. In Browse For Folder windows, selec[...]

40 (3)Language Customize the system to display the tool ti ps and dialogs based on the selected language. By default the language is in English. (4) Video St andard Change and select the proper video s ystem according to your camera video system. If the video system setting is wrong, the video would appear abnormal. (5) Attention Ple ase Check the [...]

41 (1) (2) (3) (4) (7) Configuration Backup a copy of all the settings and allows you to regain the sa me settings back. T o save the current settings, click Export . T o replace the settings with t he one you have saved, click Import. (8) System Controller Setu p T o configure the parameters that is for communicating with the System Controller (an[...]

42 (9) System Configurati on T o configure the DVR system date, time and IP address. Date/Time Setup 1. Select the Time Zone of DVR server located 2. Select the Month and Date . Click arrow button can switch to different month. 3. Adjust the Time by click spin box arrow button. 4. Click OK to save the configuration. IP Setup - Obtain an IP automati[...]

43 HDD Format Select automatica or manual to format hard disk. - Automatically 1. Select Aut o ma i tc 2. Click Format to format the h ard disk list in below table. - Manual 1. Select Manual 2. Select the Hard Disk , Partition (maximum is 4), and fill in the Size of partition 3. Click Format 4. T o reset the selection, click Reset All Display Selec[...]

44 (10) Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform. - Stat us Rep or t Send a daily system event and attention analys is report. T o change the e-mail settings, click Setup . - Beep i f no signal Make sound when the video signal is lost. - Pla yback Mode Select the mode of playback the video. Select [...]

45 4.1.1 T o Set the POS Setting In the System Settin g dialog box, POS section, click Setting . T o set the text flow an d color format, click Ad va n ce . 1. In the POS Con sole Setting dialog box, click Ad d to set a new POS setting, Modify to change the POS setting, and Dele te to remove the selected POS setting. Click OK to save and close POS [...]

46 (5) Port Setting: Select the Local or Remote port t o where it is connected Local - select the COM port number which is connected. Remote – Use the UDP protocol for remote c onne ction if POS system can broadcast to Internet. Enter the IP address of the remote station. (6) Map to Channel: Select to which camera number to display the transactio[...]

47 4.2 Camera Setting In the Camera Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory setting. i Default 1 valus is Bright 50, Contrast 50, Hue 50, and Saturation 50 Default 2 value is Bright 55, Contrast 53, Hue 50, and Saturation 80 (1) (2)[...]

48 (6) A uto Brightn ess Control Automatically adjust the brightness (7) Night View Automatically adjust the exposure to make the imag e more visible especially when the site is dark. Y ou can only use this function when t he Auto Brightness Control is enabled (8) Object Counting Select the two regions on the screen and the s ystem will count the o[...]

49 Detection Sensiti vity: T o set the sensitivity level of face detection. More higher is more easily to detect the difference of the face. Minimal Face Size Level: T o set the face detection of minimal size. The system will only detect the face size is equal or greater than the minimal face size. User should see a green frame on the preview scree[...]

50 - Remote DVR The video source is coming from another DV R server . In the Remote DVR dialog box, enter the server IP , port number , user ID, password and select the camera number . If you are not sure of the server IP and por t, please check the DVR server IP address in Network setting. - IP Camera The video source is coming from Network camera[...]

51 4.2.1 Setup the Object Cou nting 1. Click Detail to enter the object counting setup window . 2. Enable Detected Regio ns in Display section. This enables the object counting information show on the screen. Moving Object will enable the object size frame to show on the screen. 3. Click Region1 and press left button of mouse and drag the area that[...]

52 4.3 Recording Setting In the Recording dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10 ) (11 ) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting for . T o select all the cameras[...]

53 - No Recording The system won’t do an y recording. (3) Enable Audio Select to assign the audio channel of the sele cted camera. Y ou can only assign one audio channel to one camera source. This way you can record both audio and video. (4) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detector . Th e higher the value, the finer the sens[...]

54 4.3.1 T o Mask/Shield an area on the screen 1. In the Mask/Shield Edit section, activate the Enable Mask / Ena ble Shield check box. 2. In the Edit section, select between Mask or Shield and click the ~ button. 3. Click and drag a frame on the (9) Video Screen to create Mask or Shield area. 4.3.2 T o show and change the color of the Mask 1. Enab[...]

55 4.4 Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Letters of the alphabet and numb ers only . (2) T ransmitting Camer[...]

56 2. User Information Please provide the following user information, Host Name (user can choose an y name he/she likes except the one vi olence with other users), Password , E-mail , Comp any , and Countr y . And then, click OK to complete the domain name registration. (5) Remote Control Ser ver Enable/disable remote control from remote applic ati[...]

57 basis. Or , user can click Synchronize Time Right Now to adjust time right away . (10) Other Configuration - UPnP Enable UPnP function to automatically configure the port setting on the local network. This function is available when there is UPNP device in the same network. It will write the DVR port information into the router or other net work[...]

58 4.5 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 repres ent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. T o Set the Schedule Setting: 1. Select the date in the calendar . Use and buttons to shift the cal[...]

59 - T urn on Relay # Active the Relay at the set time. If there are no Relays connected, T urn on Relay # function will not display in drag down list. The Relay number will depend on ho w many Relays are connected. 3. Specify to either schedule it weekly or one time. Click ~ to make a selection. 4. Click on the blocks to set the schedule (see also[...]

60 the specific time, right-click on the selected bl ock. Then, set the time to start and end. 3. Check the information beside the calendar. Selected Files : Show the number of files selected. Require Space : Show the total size of the selected file. 4. Enable Auto partition and select to divide the file size into DVD-R or CD-R. The D VR will autom[...]

61 4. Backup Last: Set the time befor e minutes to backup. For example: time before 60 minutes means backup the recorded file from now backw ard 60 minutes. Present time is 13:00, the system will backup start from 12:00 when press quick backup button 4.7 Sensor Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. 1. Click the drop-down li[...]

62 4.7.1 T o Setup External I/O Box The DVR system can connect the external I/O box for more installed of I/O devices. 1. Click Ad d . 2. Mark Enable box to enable this external I/O box. 3. Select the Brand of external I/O box from drag down list. 4. In Port Setting , different brand of external I/O box may have different port parameters. Please re[...]

63 9. All connected relays and sensors will be listed. User can click radio button to control relays’ status. And then, click OK to save the setting and click Cancel to exit and without saving. 10. All connected External I/O box and their modules will be listed as tree topology in External I/O Setup windows.[...]

64 11. T o view the all I/O devices information, click I/O Map . 4.8 Relay Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. 1. Click the drop-down list and select the relay ID number. 2. Mark Enable to enable the selected relay . 3. Click External IO to configure e xternal I/O devic e if it is available (see also 4.7.1 ). When externa[...]

65 4.9 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Ad d to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) T o set the Alarm Setting: 1. Click Ad d to[...]

66 • Normal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abno rmal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. • Abnormal Reboot: when the DV R system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. • Recording is switche d off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will send out the alarm message[...]

67 displayed on TV when the alarm is triggered. ~ Alarm Camera: the channel video that has an alarm occurred will be displayed on TV . ~ Camera #(1~32): select the camera channel video that you want to be displayed on when an alarm is activated. b. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration before system s witching back to original display mode on aut[...]

68 Upload file to remote computer thru FTP (File Transfer Protocol). T o setup click Detail (see also Chapter 4.9.5 ). - Start Re co rdi ng Record the video from the selected camera. T o setup click Detail (see also Chapter 4.9.6 ). - SMS (Short Message Service)/MMS (Multi media Messaging S ystem) SMS transmits only text messages to mobile phone. M[...]

69 4.9.1 T o Setup Alarm Relay: 1. Beside the Relay Output check box, click Detail . 2. In the Alarm Relay dialog box, select from the available relay list and in the ON column, set to enable/disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated. 3. In the Retrieve time check box, you may enable/disable to extend the relay operation time and set [...]

70 4.9.3 T o Setup Call Out List: 1. Beside the Make Phone Calls check box, click Det ail . 2. In the Call Out List, click Ad d t o i n s er t a new contact number , Modify to edit the selected item, Remove to delete the selected item, T est to check if it is working. 3. In the Call Out Setting, enter the phone number and description. Click to sele[...]

71 (2) Mail T o check if it is working, click T est Account button. From : Enter the sender e-mail address. T o and CC : Enter the recipient email address and separate it with comma or a semicolon (;). Subject : Enter the message title. Message : T ype the message. (3) Email Notice Setting Notice Interval Set the period of time before it sen ds ano[...]

72 4.9.7 T o Setup SMS/MMS Setting: T o use this featur e, GSM/GPRS modem is requi red. Connect the GSM/GPRS modem to the serial COMM port of PC. Beside the SMS/MMS check box, click Detail . Select the port number in Com Port drop down list from where the GSM/GPRS modem is connected. 1. Click Modem Setup button to automatically detect the Modem Bau[...]

73 4.9.8 T o Setup PTZ Preset Point: Beside the PTZ preset point check box, click Detail . In the T rigger PTZ Preset Setting dialog box, select the PTZ camera number then select the Enable check box. Select the position of the PTZ camera when the alarm is activated and ended. For the PTZ camera ended point, user also can select one preset position[...]

74 4.9.11 T o Setup POS Ke yword Setting 1. Beside the Send to POS Keyword check box, click Detail . 2. In the POS Keyword Setting, select the camera to enable/disable scanning the keyword. Enable Al l to select all cameras. 3. Enter the text below keywo rd text box. Click Ad d to include the keyword in the list. T o remove, select the word in the [...]

75 - Suspicious Object Suspicious Object is including the object missing or the doubtful object appears on the screen. Click OK to save and exit the setup windows. T o exam the setup con dition, click St art T est . 1. Select the camera number (0-16) and press right button on the mouse to call up the setup windows. And then, click the Suspicious Ob[...]

76 - Scene Change When the camera has been moved, the system will alarm. 1. Select the camera number (0-16) and press right button on the mouse to call up the setup windows. And then, click the Scene Change T ab. 2. Click Save to capture the image for comparing reference. T o view t he captured image, enable the Show Reference Image check box. The [...]

77 4.10 User Setting Only administrator can access User Setting. In th e User Setting dialog box, click Add t o i n se r t a new user , Delete to remove the selected user , Edit to modify the user control right, OK to e xit and accept the setting, and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. After clicking Add or Edit , you m ay customize the use[...]

78 - Remote Access Time Enable Infinite check box to access DVR without time limit. If you want to set time limit, enter the number of minutes in Minute text bo x. (4) Visible Camera Select the camera number that would allow the user to access or view . T o select all the cameras, enable the AL L check box. (5) Name Enter the user name. (6) Descrip[...]

79 Chapter 5 Backup V ideo Players Y ou can playback the backup files using QLogVie wer and Player applications. When you back up the recorded file, QLogViewer and Player applic ations are automatically included in the backup folder . QLogViewer can only playback one video at a time. It only comes with video segmentation, output segmentation, captu[...]

80 5.1 Familiarizing QLogV iewer Buttons (9) (1) (3) (2) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Name Function (1) Time Display the file date, time and play speed. (2) File Display the path where the file is located. (3) Playback Control Buttons Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. Previous: Go back to the previous frame. Slower: Play the recorded [...]

81 5.2 Familiarizing the Player Buttons (3) (5) (4) (6) (8) (7) (10) (9) (11) (12) (13) (14) (17) (16) (15) (1) (2) Name Functio n (1) Split Screen Mode Select from six (6) different split screen type to pla yback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. i - If there are only 4 cameras[...]

82 Name Functio n (6) Date Select the date on the calendar a nd the time from 00 to 2 3 to where to start playing the recorded video file. i The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. Th e numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID. The blue colore d column indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time.[...]

83 Chapter 6 Using Functional Keys The DVR system provides shortcut keys. The table shows the function keys and descriptions. Function Keys Description F1 Display system information F2 S tart recording F3 Enable network function F4 Access system settings F5 Switch to playback mode F6 Access EMAP setting F7 Access PTZ camera control p anel F8 Snapsh[...]

84 Chapter 7 Using the Remote Programs Y ou can use Mi crosoft Internet Explorer to a ccess DVR server by entering the IP address or domain name. T o use this feature, make sure that you are conn ected to the internet and the Network feature is enabled. Accessing this feature for the first time you will be prompted by your browser to install WebCam[...]

85 7.1 Familiarizing the W ebVie wer Buttons Right-clicking on the webviewer video screen, enabl es you to start video recording, change video quality , s witch camera and enable/disable DirectDraw . (1) (4) (5) (8) (13) (6) (7) (9) (10) (11) (12) (14) (15) (2) (3) Name Function (1) DirectDraw Enhance the video quality. i Not all graphic cards can [...]

86 Name Function (11) Remote setup Change the DVR server settings (see also Chapter 7.1.1 ). (12) Select a PTZ Camera Initiate PTZ camera controll er (see also Chapter 7. 2 ) (13) Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot in *.bmp format. (14) Full screen Use the entire area of the screen to onl y display the video. To return, Right click the mouse[...]

87 7.1.1 T o Setup Remote System Setting Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. The setting here applies to Remote DVR only . (11) (12) (13) (14) (10) (1) (9) (8) (7) (6) (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) Camera Name Select the camera you want to adjust the settings. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected came[...]

88 - Always Recording Record the video from the selected camera and save it to the designated storage path (see also Chapter 4.1 #1 ). - Motion Recording S tart recording the video from the selected camera only when the system detects motion. Once a motion is detected, the system autom atically saves the previous frames and stop based on the S tart[...]

89 7.2 Familiarizing the WebV iewer PTZ Buttons (4) (3) (2) (5) (6) (1) Name Function (1) Direction buttons Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. Click the center to pan automatically. (2) Select PTZ Choose to enable/disable t he PTZ camera. In the Select PTZ dialog box, Select column, click to enable/disable viewing and controllin[...]

90 7.3 Familiarizing the Remote Console Buttons (1) (3) (8) (7) (6) (5) (4) (9) (10) (12) (13) (14) (15) (2) (11) Name Function (1) Exit Close the Remote Console. (2) Volume Enable/disable the sound. (3) Split Screen Mode Select from six (6) different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the ot[...]

91 Name Function (11) Camera ID Sho w the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera. (12) Event log Show the record of activities that take place in the system. To filter the records, select and click the option button to only display Event, System, Operat[...]

92 (4) Channel Settings The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID. In Transmitting Channels section, enable the camera number to receive the camera signal from the server . In Visible Channels section, enable the camera number to view the camera signal on Remote Console screen. T o select all the cameras, enable the AL L check box. 7.4 Usin[...]

93 T o Make a Selection: 1. Select the date in the calendar . Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the lef t or right. 2. In the table below , click on the blue block to select and open the recorded file. The blue block turns red when it is selected. The bl ock that appears in white doesn’t have data. Y ou can only select one block when you c[...]

94 7.4.1 Familiarizing the Local Playback Buttons (2) (4) (3) (5) (6) (9) (8) (7) (10) (11) (12) (13) (1) Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from six (6) different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. i - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’[...]

95 Name Function (5) Date Select the date on the calendar a nd the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. i The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the ti me in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID. The blue colored column indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. Wh[...]

96 7.4.2 Familiarizing the RealTime Playback Buttons (2) (4) (3) (5) (6) (9) (8) (7) (10) (11) (1) Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from two (2) different split screen type to pla yback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera. i - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mod[...]

97 Name Function (5) Date Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. i The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. Th e numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID. The blue colore d column indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time. Wh[...]

98 7.4.3 Familiarizing the Download and Playback Buttons (2) (8 ) (7 ) (4 ) (6 ) (5 ) (1) (3) Name Function (1) Progress bar Sho w the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track. (2) Playback Control Buttons Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. Previous: Go back to the previous f[...]

99 7.5 Using Han d yV iew er to Access DVR server Users can use a mobile phone to access the DVR th rough Internet. Make sure your mobile phone support IE browser and is connected to the internet. T o access the DVR server , open IE browser and enter http://enter server IP or domain name here/mobile. Y ou can see the latest screen shot. Click <&[...]

100 3. Read the license agreement and click Ye s to accept all the terms. The system w ill then automatically install the application. 4. When you are prompted, click Ye s to install the application using the default directory . 5. When done, click OK . 7.6.2 T o install PDA Viewer from the Internet 1. Make sure you ar e connected to t he internet.[...]

101 4. After the installation, th e PDA Viewer 5.5 icon will appear in the Programs list. 7.6.3 T o Use the PDA Viewer 1. Run the PDViewer 5.5 in the Programs. 2. Familiarizing the PDA Viewer buttons. (7) (6) (5) (3) (4) (8) (9) (10) (1) (2) Name Function (1) Connect Hook up to the DVR server. Make sure you are connected to internet. When the iView[...]

102 Name Function (4) Minimize Reduce the size to taskbar. (5) Exit Close the PDA-Viewer. (6) Focus Adjust the focus of PTZ came ra to produce clear image. (7) Full Screen Use the entire screen to only displa y the video. (8) Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot in *.bmp format. (9) Zoom Zoom in and out the PTZ camera image. (10) Direction but[...]

103 7.6.5 T o Use the JA V A Viewer 1 . R u n t h e J AVAV i e w e r p r o g r a m . 2. Enter the DVR IP address, port number , user ID, and password. Please refer to your DVR server setting for that information. 3. And then, select the Connect to connect to DVR server . 4. Click Ye s to accept the data from DVR server . 5. When connection is succe[...]

104 6. T o s witch to different camera view , select menu and select the channel. 7 . T h e J AVAV i e w e r s upport PTZ control function, you can refer to Help file for detail function control key . Select me nu and go the way down to select the Help file. →[...]

105 Chapter 8 Image V erification ImageV erification is a watermark-checking program to identify the authenticity of a saved image (e.g. by snapshot). This program can only verify uncompressed bmp image files. 8.1 T o Run the ImageV erification program 1. Click Start > Programs > DSS > ImageVerification . 2. In the ImageVerification screen[...]

106 Chapter 9 iEnhance The bundled iEnhance is a video editing tool and can only be used with *.dvr video file. It allows you to adjust the video picture quality , segment and save the wanted portion of the video, zoom in and out the image, and print or save the screen shot. Y ou can also save the setting and apply it on other files. (1) (2) (4) (3[...]

107 Name Function (10) History Box List all the actions. (1 1) Undo Delete the last action. (12) Noise Reduce Adjust the softness and repair the damaged colours. (13) Sha rpness Improve the overall image by enhancing edges. This gives the image more depth. (14) Effect s • Gray Scale : convert the image into black and white (monochrome). • Norma[...]

108 9.1 T o Use iSt able The iS table function can reduce the jolt in the recorded video. 1. Click Open File button and select the recorded video. 2. And then, click iStable button. 3. iSt able windows will show up. 4. Select the smoothne ss level – 1(Low), 2, 3, 4, and 5(High). The default value is 3. 5. Click Play button, and then i-S table fun[...]

109 Chapter 10 Web T ools The bundled Web T ools includes Dispatch Server and Remote Backup program. T o install Web T ools, place the CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install W eb T ools . 10.1 Disp atch Server Dispatch is designed to reduce the network traf fic of the DVR server . Instead of connecting directly to the DVR server , the client c[...]

1 10 10.2 Remote Setup Remote Setup is a tool for configuring DVR server from remote site. T o install Remote Setup application, insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and click Web T ools . After installation, click to st art the Remote Setup application. 10.2.1 T o Add DVR server User need to add a DVR server and make connec tion in order t[...]

111 5. Once the connecting is success, user can start to configure DVR server. 6. When connection is lost, click Reconnect to conn ect again. 7. T o modify or delete the added DVR server, select t he DVR server from listing and click Modify to change the setting and click Delete to remove the DVR server . 8. User also can import the setting by clic[...]

1 12 the right text box and then click OK . (5) TV Out Set the display time gap from 3 to 10 sec. before it switches to the next camera. (6) Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform. - Beep if no signal Make sound when the video signal is lost. - Mandatory Rec ord Always record video when software [...]

1 13 Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Up date to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Defaul t2 to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you [...]

1 14 Display the video of the selected camera. Record Setting In the Recording setup windows, click OK to accept the ne w settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (2) (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. T o sele[...]

1 15 hard disk space. (5) Frame Rate Set the maximum number of frames to be recorded during motion and motionless state. The frame rate ranges from 1 to 30 for NTS C and 1 to 25 for P AL. The higher the frame rate, it uses more hard disk space. (6) Video Size User can activate the Enable Deinterlace to enhance the video quality . Set the Enable Dei[...]

1 16 Enter the Domain Name and Password. T T o use this feature, first register your domain name on the following Web site http://ddns.dss.com.tw 1. User Login Browse the website ddns.dss.com.tw with Microsoft IE or Netscape Navigator to access the following dialog.Y ou will be prompted to enter C D key number , product name, password, and user inf[...]

1 17 basis. (9) Other Configuration - UPnP Enable UPnP function to automatically conf igure the port setting on the local network. This function is available when there is UPNP device in the same network. It will write the DVR port information into the router or other ne twork device - Enable White List An access permit list for the remote accessin[...]

1 18 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 repres ent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. T o Set the Schedule Setting: 1. Select the date in the calendar . Use and buttons to shift the calen[...]

1 19 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Ad d to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) T o set the Alarm Setting: 1. Click Ad d to i[...]

120 send out the alarm message. • Network is switched off : when the network connection of DVR system is lost, the system will send out the alarm message. • Hard Disk failed: when the hard disk can’t work normally , the system will send out the alarm message. • T emperature: set a temperature limited of system for system to alarm. When DVR [...]

121 setup click Det ail (see also T o Setup Alarm SO P ). - Send to CMS (Central Manage m ent System) Enable/disable the selected camera to send video to CMS when the alarm is activated (see also T o Setup CMS Setting ) - Snapshot T ake a snapshot when the alarm is activated. a. Select Camera: specify which channel video to be snapshot when the ala[...]

122 T o Setup Send E-mail Setting: Beside the Send Email check box, click Det ail . In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e -ma il system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter Use[...]

123 T o Setup Ala rm Recording Setting: 1. Beside the S tart Recording check box, click Det ail . 2. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable Al l to select all cameras. 3. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting or Max[...]

124 3. T o add the DVR server , click Ad d 4. In the Add New DVR windows, enter the Name, I P , user ID, and password. 5. Select the Backup mode: Auto Backup mode: the backup will automatically execute when the setup is completed - In Begin Date d rop down calendar , select the date from where to start - Click Add to set the storage path. - Click D[...]

125 7. Click Start to begin backup and click Stop to stop backup progress. 8. For manually backup, click file select button and s elect the DVR wants to backup Click to start backup progress While backup, the start button will turn to stop button Un-mark check box to disable backup[...]

126 Chapter 11 Using the R emote Control Server The bundled Remote Control Server enables the PC with Central Management System program (CM1000) installed in it remotely access the DVR server . Y ou man y need to manually run this program for CMS access the DVR server . T o run, click start > Programs > DSS > DVR > Remote Control Server[...]

127 APPENDIX A Network Servic e Port The following table shows the ports that DVR server uses for certain network service. Port # Va ri a b l e Remote Console (CMS) 5550 Y WebView er 80 Y 2-way audio 5552 Y Remote Control (CMS) 5551 Y DVR POS 5150 Y DVR DDNS (Upload / Dow nload) 53 / 1053 N[...]

128 APPENDI X B Inst all PTZ through RS-232 Interface Use the RS232 to RS485 converter to install an analogue PTZ camera to the COM port. Please refer to the below figure for installation RS-232 Cable Male Femal e RS485 to RS232 Conve rter T+ T- DVR unit PTZ Came ra[...]