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T able of Content s Page Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Hardware Inst allation 3 1.1 Video Ca pture Device Installation ………………… ……………………………………………….. 3 1.1.1 Install GV -100 Hardware ……… ……………………………………………………… 3 1.1.2 Install GV -150 Hardware …… … ……[...]

3.2.3 System Setup and Configuration………………… …………………………… 26 General Setting ………………………… ……………………………………… 26 Camera Setting …………………… …………………………………………… 31 I/O Device Setting ………………………………… …?[...]

Connection Button ……………………… ……………………………………... 64 Disconnect Button ……………………… ……………………………………… 65 Search Button …………………………… ………… …………………………... 65 List View … ………… ……………………………?[...]

Chapter 8 Backup System and Rep air Dat a base Utility 8.1 Backup System ………………… …… ………………………………………………………… …. 127 8.2 Backup Audio / Video Files ……… ………………………………………………………… ……. 128 8.3 Remote Backup ………………… …… …?[...]

Introduction Introduction The GV Digital Surveillance System is an advanced, tot al system solution that provides continuous or scheduled monitoring and recording of video surveilla nc e camera s. The system is based on st andard PC platform utilizi ng the latest digital video compression technolo gies. The GV System as a whole is consistin g of tw[...]

Introduction Product Specification Video Channel Video Device Recording Rate (NTSC / P A L) Compression Format Audio Channel Real T ime Display Card GV -100 1, USB Camera 30 / 30 W avelet / MPEG4 N/A N/A GV -150 2, 4 USB Grabber 40 / 32 W avelet / MPEG4 N/A N/A GV -250 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 V ideo Card 20 / 16 W avelet / MPEG4 N/A N/A GV -600 [...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Chapter 1 Hardware Inst allation The Hardware compone nts included in your system ma y vary depending on the model or optional features you purchased. This chapter will describe all avail able hardware component s of the GV -System and its installation proce dures. 1.1 V ideo Cap t ure Device Installation 1.1.1 GV -1[...]

Chapter 1 Hard ware Installation 1.1.3 Install GV -250 Hardware The GV -250 uses a PCI interface video capture card that support s from 2 to 16 ports. The standard GV -250 will support either 2 or 4 port s . If you are installi ng a 6~16 ports system then you are require to connect video ex tensio n card to the system. 1. Power-off the PC. 2. Inser[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1.1.4 Inst all GV -600 Hardware The GV -600 uses a PCI interfaced card and is one of the models that supp ort Real T ime Display card and Audio Recording card. The GV -600 will support from 4 to 16 port s. 1. Power-off the PC. 2. Insert PCI card into PCI slots. 3. T urn on PC power . Windows will autom atically detec[...]

Chapter 1 Hard ware Installation 1.1.5 Inst all GV -650 / GV -750 / GV -800 Hard w are The GV -650, GV -750, and GV -800 are identical in card layout; the only differen ce is in the performance. All three models support the optional Real T ime Display card and audio recording card. The st andard mod el sta rts from 4 port s with optional exp ansion[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1.2 W atchdog Inst allation for GV -600 / GV -650 / GV -750 / GV -800 The W atchdog is a mechanism that is used to determi ne whether another mechanism is alive o r not. In other words, if for some reas on a system is down or "hang up", watchdog will automatically reboot the PC. The watchdog wil l restart t[...]

Chapter 1 Hard ware Installation 1.4 Real Time Display Card Inst allation The Real T ime Display card is capable of feeding 48 0 fps to 16 video chan nel s with each channel running at 30 f ps. V ideo can also be displayed to a TV monitor by using the TV -out connector . The card is designed to work conjunctionally with your GV series video capture[...]

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1.5 Audio Extension Card Inst allation The Audio Extension Card adds audio re cording ca pability to your GV -System. Currently the models that support audio recording function ar e GV -600, GV -650, GV -750, and GV -800, which support 1, 2, 3, and 4 recording cha nnels respective ly . T o install the Audio Extension[...]

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Chapter 2 Softwa re Installation Chapter 2 Sof tware Installation All GV -Series software applications are inclu ded in th e CD-ROM provided within t he system p ackage. There are total 7 sof tware applications inside th e CD-ROM including Main System Application, Remote V iew , IP Multicast, GeoCenter , Register Dynamic IP , Remote Playback and PD[...]

Chapter 2 Software Inst allation 2.1 Inst all Main System Application Before startin g the inst allation of your Main System Application, you should check if all hardware component s were installed properly . It is import ant that you complete the hardware inst allation in Chapter one first before proceeds to the sof tware inst allation proce dures[...]

Chapter 2 Softwa re Installation 5. Now select the video st andard for the source cam era used in the system and click [Next]. There are 3 options: NTSC, P AL, and SECAM. Y ou can also change the vi deo st andard later in the configuration of the Main System Application. 6. Click [Browse] if you wish to specify another destination directo ry otherw[...]

Chapter 2 Software Inst allation 7. In the select program dialog box you may c hange the name for your GV -System folder in the empty text column under Program Folder . If you are not sure what to do in this area simply click [Next] and the installation will start. Follow the rest of the instruction to complete the install ation. 2.2 Uninst all Mai[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application CHAPTER 3 Main System Application The Main System Application is Windows-based GUI syst em sof t ware that is u sed for control, setup, and monitor the GV -System. This chapter co ntains two sect ions: the first section will describe the function and features of the main screen, while the second section describes t[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.1.1 St atus Panel S tatus Panel Indicates the available HD sp ace, system date/time, and the enabled network functions such as Modem, TCP and MultiCast, etc… Time / Date Hard Disk Space Enabled Network Function 3.1.2 PTZ Control Panel Before you can use the PTZ control panel you should have at least one PTZ cam[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.1.3 I/O Control Panel Press the I/O icon to open the I/O control interface. I/O Input Panel: The I/O input panel displays the st atus of the input sensors from module 1 to module 9. Module Number Input Device I/O output p anel: Sending the output signal s to the relays or alar ms of module 1 to module 9. (PT81 1 [...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.1.5 Display Layout Panel The display layout panel allows you to choo se from 8 dif ferent display layout options. 3.1.6 Exit and Minimize Button The [Exit] button contains four fun ction s: Login/Excha nge User , Logout User , Minimize, and Exit. Login/Exchange User: Allows you to login as a dif ferent user . Log[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Snap shot: [Snapshot] allows you to capture a camera imag e and save them a s avi., bmp., Jpeg., or tif. files. Click on the camera caption of the ca mera view window, and the following d ialogue box will appear. You may tag camera descri ptions in the i mage file such as time/date, camera number, location, and cho[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.2 Function Panel The Function Panel provides access to most of t he GV -System’s function and conf iguration. There are six buttons in the function p anel with each button containing it s own menu. 3.2.6: Network Function 3.2.5: Camera Scan 3.2.4: View Log 3.2.3: System Configure 3.2.2: Schedule Setup 3.2.1: St[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.2.2 Schedule Click on the [Schedule] button and the following dialog box will appear . There are two types of surveillance schedules in GV -System: the video surveillance schedule and the I/O surveillance schedule. Each can be setup in weekly basis or exclusively by date. Y our GV -System is capable of running mu[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Step Two: Specif y monitor invoke options R e c : Click o n the Rec option to enable or disable recordin g functio n. Recording Mode: Use the drop-down menu to ch oo se between Round-the-clock recording mode or Motion-detect recordi ng mode. Round-the clock mode applies full time recording during th e schedule peri[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Step Six: Add schedule to the list You have now complete the setup of this weekly schedule, click [add schedule] button to add this schedule to the list. Deta il of your schedules will be listed in the Schedule List Window. You can also view ea ch camera’s surveillanc e schedul e in bar chart view by clicking the[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Setup video surveillance schedules for Holiday s: Y ou may wan t to setup different schedules for Holidays such as Christmas or New Y ear . Y ou can setu p all holiday under the same schedules or you can assi gn different schedules for each holiday . Click the [Holiday schedu le] control t ab to switch to holiday s[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application How to setup I/O surveillance schedules: The I/O surveillance schedule wo rks similarly as the video surveillance schedule with sim pler operation. Click on the I/O schedules control t ab to switch to I/O schedule setup window . Step one: Select time per iod Set starting and endi ng time of your pref erred schedule[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.2.3 System Setup and Configuration Press the [System Configure] button or [F9] shortcut key on your keyboard for system configuration setup. There are total 8 options inclu ded in the Configure menu. This se ction will explain each option in detail. System Configuration The System Configuration windo w includes f[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [ S t a r t U p ] In S tartup are a you can choose which function s you wish to enable when st arting up your GV -System. Click on the check box before each function to enable and uncheck it to disable. St art Monitor: If this funct ion is enable d the sy stem w ill automat ical ly st art monitoring when starting u[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [Exit Option] T wo options are available: auto shutdo wn wi ndows and auto restart windows. If you select auto shutdown windows th e system will automatically shut do wn Windows OS af t er you exit GV -System. If you choose auto restart windows then it will aut omatically restart Windows OS after you exit GV -syste[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [ P T Z C o n t r o l ] The PTZ Control allows yo u to setup inst alled PTZ cameras. Select the make and model s i n the drop down list menu and click the PTZ setup bu tton to activate it. If you cannot find your PTZ camera within the drop down list then most likely its not sup po rted by the GV -System. [Monitor O[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [Camera Scan] Allow you to specify the Scan Delay from 1 to 10 seconds. Click o n the [Arro w] icon and yo u can choose between sin gle camera scan or four cameras scan. [Video Record] Click on the box of Digital W atermark Protection to activate the func tion of Digital W atermark in order to prevent artificial al[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Camera Setting Camera setting window allows you to configure e ach camera’s motion dete ction sensitivity , recording quality , video adjustment, and etc… Each camera ha s its own setup window and you can use the camera control t ab to switch between the cameras. [Camera Name] Y ou can sp ecify a name for each [...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [Rec Control] The Rec Control area allows you to set each cam era’s recordin g q uality . The camera’s recording quality is based on it s resolution and comp ression rate. Higher quality picture will require more storage sp aces. Apply to all cameras Rec quality adjust Resolution button Frame rate setup Smart R[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Frame Rate Setup: Allows you to limit camera’ s maximum recording frame rates. If the value you specify is 10 then it means this camera will not exceeds 10 frames/ second. However it does not guaranteed that it would always record in 10 frames/second, as the actual recording frame rate will be depen dent on the p[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [Monitor Control] Apply to all camera Recording codec Select alarm type Notice level Specify Output Pin Rec Video : Click this option to enable or disable this camera’ s recording function. The drop-down-menu allows you to choo se between [Motion Detect] or [Around the Clock] recording mode. Click on the recordin[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application I/O Device Setting The GV -System is capable of connecting up a tot al of 144 I/O devices when coping with Geovision’ s exclusive developed I/O modules (GV -NET , PT -81 1, PT -908). This se ction will explain on how to configure and integrate I/O devices in the GV -System. [Select I/O Device] Before you can star[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Select I/O Module Select Com Port Select Address Format Address Add Button Module List Window [Input Configuration]: If you have PT81 1 module connected an d is prop er ly setup within your system, then you will be able to configure it s functions in the i nput configure area. Each PT81 1 can connect up to 8 input [...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Invoke Alarm: Check this option if you wish to send alarm to the GV -System when this input device is trigger . Y ou may select the alarm type i n the dro p down menu. Send to Center: Check this option if you wish to send an image to the Center when this device is trigger . Select the camera in the drop-down menu. [...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application HotLine/Network Configuration [Modem Configure] If you have installed mod em in this PC, select the corresponding device and po rt, then press [Detect] button to test your modem. Note W e do not recommend using internal modem (PCI or ISA). [HotLine Notice] Y ou may specify 3 dif ferent telephone/p ager numbers f[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application How to Setup Hotline Notice Function Input telephone number Telephone Icon Input text message Play audio message Record audio message Browse audio files 1. Click on the telephone ico ns. 2. Enable [Add to Pager/T el hotline Notice List] option by clicking the check box before it. 3. Enter the telephone numbe r or p[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Step 2: Y ou can press the play but ton to review t he recording. If you’re sure this is the recording you want then choose [File] > [Save as] > [Change] and in the following dialog box select PCM 8,000 Hz, 8-bit Mono (the only format supported) and click OK. Step 3: Try to playback this messa ge in [HotLin[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [HotLine Option] The HotLine Notice Interval allows you to spe c ify the time interval between each notification. For example, if the interval ti me you specified is 5 minutes, t hen the system will calls to your phone/pager every 5 minutes if motion still persist. The system will stop calling when no motions are d[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [W ave-in Device]: Allow you to setup GV -Sy stem’s audio function. Each channel can be configured separately . Choose the audio channel i n the drop down list and adjust the p arameters accordingly to your specification. The Rec Audi o opt ion should be enabled if you wish to activate audio recording function. T[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Password Setup Click [Configure] butt on, select “Password Setup” from the menu, and the following dialog box will appear . The Password Setup functi on allows you to define a user profile for each GV -System user . A user ’s profile determines which functions a user is allow to ac cess. Only the supervisor l[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application Step 2: Input the ID name and the p assword s fo r your new u ser , you are required to input passwords o ne mo re time for confirmation. Step 3: Y ou may add a prob able hint for your user in case they forgot their password s (this function is optional). Fo r example, you may use this user’s birthday as the pass[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application E-mail Setup Before you can use Invoke Notice Email f unction you’ll need to setup GV -system’s email account first. Click [Configure] butt on at GV -System main screen’s function p anel, select Email Setup, and the following dialog box will appe ar . [Mail Setup]: S t e p 1 : Input your mail server name in ?[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application [Att ach Image of Camera Setup]: Y ou have the option to att ach an imag e of the c aptured event when the sy stem notifies you by email. Step 1: Click [Attach] check box to unlo ck this function. Step 2: Use the drop down menu t o choose between png or jpg image format. Step 3: Select imag e size, there are 3 size[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application V ideo Source Setup Y our GV -System support s both NTSC and P AL video standards. Click [Configure] button, select [V ideo Source], and use the [Video S tandard] drop down me nu in the dial og box to select the correct st andard for your camera. Performance Click [Configure] button then select “P erformance” a[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application V ideo Attribute Setup The Video Attribute Setup allows you to separate ly adjust each camera’ s video ch aracteristic. There are four parameters available: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue. Use the slider bar next to each para meter and adju st them to your preference. Y ou may use the default button to[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.2.4 V iew Log On the function panel clic k [View Log] bu tton and this will launch the view log applicatio n. The view log application allows you to playbac k recorded video files or image files. V iew Log’s detail description will be explained later i n Chapter 5. 3.2.5 Camera Scan Click the [Camera S can] but[...]

Chapter 3 Main System Application 3.3 Fast Key References Esc : Return to default screen Num 1~ 90 and F1~ F6 : Zoom in camera window F7 : S tart Monitor /S top Monitor F8 : S tart Sche dule Monitor/S top Schedule Monitor F9 : Set up System Configuration F10 : S tart Viewlog (playbac k) F1 1 : S tart/S top camera scan F12 : Network functions M?[...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application CHAPTER 4 V iew Log Application The View Log Application enables you to search and playback recorded video event based on specified search criteria. Y ou can start the V iew Log Application by cl icking the [V iew Log] button on the Main System Screen. The View Log Application is a se parated program running under the[...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application 4.1.1 Single / Multi Channel Switch Click on this button to switch betwee n si ngle channel and multi channel display . Single channel will display one play back view wi ndow while multi channels will display all available channels. Single Channel Multi Channel 4.1.2 Search Option There are two ways to search recorded[...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application Step Three: Select Time Each file in the Event List Window can be identifi ed by its recording time. Select a file from the list and it will appear on the Playback V iew Window . Y ou can also select multiple event s and play t hem back continuously by holding the [Ctrl] key of your keyboard and lef t click on each e [...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application Step Three: Select Cameras In the Select Camera section choose the camera s you wish to be inclu ded in the search range then click [OK] button. Step Four: Play back files All events match to the sea rch ran ge you spec ify will be highlighted in the Video Event List Window , click the [Play] button to playback all fi[...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application 4.1.4 V iew Log Function Panel The View L og Function Panel allows you to adjust the video characteristic of th e sele cted video file. Brightness Contrast Sharpness Smoothness Color/Monochrome Copy Undo Save as avi. Save as .bmp, .jpeg, or. gif Print Print Setup Page Setup Brightness Allow you to adjust the picture b[...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application 4.1.5 V ideo Merge With Audio Click [Save as A VI] button from the View Log Functions Panel, select “V ideo Merge With Audio” from the menu and the following dialog b ox will appea r . This option allows you to combine audio and video fi les of the sa me recording time and save them as A VI movie. 4.1.6 Playback S[...]

Chapter 4 View Log Application 4.2 V iew Log Fast Key References Esc Exit Enter Play / Pause Sp ace S top Num 1 ~ 90 and F1 ~ F6 Zoom in camera wind ow F7 Multi / Single Channel Switch F8 Display / Hide Event T ime Range F9 Display / Hide Event Panel → Scroll Right ← Scroll Left ↑ Scroll Up ↓ Scroll Down [...]

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Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem CHAPTER 5 Remote PlayBack System The Remote PlayBack System (from now on refer as R PB system) allows you to playback GV -System’s video event from a remote workstation through TCP/IP c onnections. The RPB system is consisting of two component s: the RPB server and t he RPB workstation. Each RPB server will handl[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack System 5.1 RPB Setup and Inst allation Before you can run RPB functions in GV -Syste m both RPB application and RPB server should be properly setup and inst alled first. This section will explain the det ail on how to setup RPB workstation and to est ablish its connecti on to the GV -System. 5.1.1 Inst all RPB Application [...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem 5.1.2 St art and Stop RPB Server The GV -System’ s RPB server must first be activa ted before a RPB workstation can login to the system. Only authorized users can access to the func tions and control s of RPB server . T o assign an authorized use r accou nts please refer to chapter 3’ s password setup for detai[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack System 5.1.3 RPB Server Setup There are various tools and option s available for you to customize your RPB server . Click the [Option] button from the RPB menu bar then sele ct [Setup]. The system will ask you for a valid ID and passwords. Input proper information and the RPB setup window will appea r . Figure 5-6: RPB set[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem 5.2 Functions and Features of RPB Application This section will describe t he RPB appli cation’s major function and feature s. T o start RPB application, click RemotePlayBack.exe i n your wo rkstation and the following screen will ap pear . RPB Playback Control Panel Camera Layout Panel RPB Function Panel Exit/Mi[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack System 5.2.2 RPB Function Panel The RPB Function Panel contain s 8 major function buttons. Connection Button Disconnect Button Play Local Video List View Connection Record Preference Setting Address Book Search Button Figure 5-8: RPB Function P anel Connection Button Click the [Connection] Button from the function p a nel [...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem Disconnect Button Click the [Disconnect] button and there will be tw o o p tions available: Close All Connections and Select Disconnection. Close All Connection: This will terminate all RPB server connection. Select Disconnection: Allows you to choose which RPB se rver you wish to disconnect. Search Button There ar[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack System 5. There are 4 options available to play or download your sele ctions. Download & Play : This option will play your selected video file and in the same time download them into the RPB workst ation. Just Download: This option will download your selected video or audio file in the RPB workstation. Just Play: This [...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem Play Local V ideo Click on the [Play Local V ideo] button and you will be able to play a downloaded file from the RPB workstation’ s local file path. List V iew The List Vie w provide s 3 options, which are Channel List, Connect List, and Download List. Channel List The Channel List will list out all channels tha[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack System Download History The Download History disp lays the cu rrent download status of your RPB workst ation. The Ratio field shows you each file’ s download progress and the S ave Path field shows you the location your file downloads to. User can now playback downloade d files directly by double clicking the f ile from [...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem Address Book The address book allows y ou to create various RPB server profile. The RPB server profile contain s all in formation n ecessary for a automatic login. Create new group: Click [New Group] button to cre ate a new group in your Addre ss Book. Give a name for your new group in the group profile text co lum[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack System Preference Setting [Download] Always overwrite files: If this option is selected then the next time you are downloading a file that already exit in the RPB workstation, the system will simply overwrite it without warning messages. Always tell me when download is finished: If this option is selected then when downloa[...]

Chapter 5 Remote PlayBack Sy stem 5.2.3 RPB Playback Control Panel The Playback Control Panel allows you to cont rols the playback of downloaded f iles or play files. This p anel includes the common playbac k buttons, a playba ck mete r , and the playback status p anel. The playback meter indicat es the play progress and al lows you to move forward[...]

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Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System CHAPTER 6 Remote Monitoring System The GV -System offers 3 types of remote monitoring application s. Each remote monitori ng application serv es a different type of function s and feature s. Remote-V iew System IP Multicast System GeoCenter System Page 73 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR ADDITIONAL QU[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 6.1 Remote-V iew System The Remote-V iew System is a Windows-based software runni ng on a separated PC workst ation. This software application is used for monitoring live videos from your GV -System through modem dial-up or T CP/IP connection. Each Remote-View System can login to one GV -System at a time. Howeve[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System 6.1.1 Remote-V iew System Installation The Remote-V iew System is included in your GV -System CD-ROM. This Application shou ld be installed in a separated PC with mod em dial -up or TCP/IP network a ccess. Please make sure your PC meet s the minimum sy stem requirement indicated b elow before proceeding to the ins[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 6.1.2 Setup Remote-V iew System Modem Connection Setup Please make sure that both remote view work station a nd GV -System has modems inst alled properly . The GV -System will only support s external modems, the internal modem card will not work with this setup. 1. Click the [Network] button of the GV -Sys tem m[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System TCP/IP Conn ection Se tup Please make sure that both Remote-V iew Sy stem and GV -System are properly setup to access to TCP/IP network. The TCP/IP serv er in GV -System must be enabled first before proceeding to the following proced ures. 1. 2. Click the [Network] button of the GV -Sys tem main screen and enable [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 6.1.3 Function and Features of Remote-V iew System The Main function of Remote-V iew System is for allowing you to monitor the cameras of another GV -System from a remote location. Other functions includes camera zooming, remote PTZ/IO control, and recording / playba ck fun ctions. T ool Bar Buttons Connect Clic[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Add Connection to My Favorite Once you have successfully login to the GV -System by the above st eps, you ca n add your connection to [My Favorite] list. Add to My Favorite Click [My Favorite] button from the tool bar , select “Add to My Favorite” from the sub-menu and the following window will appear . Input [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem Camera Zoom Function Y ou can enla rge a particular camera’ s video image by using the zoom function b uttons. 1. Click on the image of the camera you wish to zoom. 2. Click the [Lock] button from the tool bar to lock the camera. 3. Use [Zoom+] or [Zoom-] buttons to contro l the zoom function of the locked cam[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Playback Video Clip s in Qview Click on the Camera V iew Window’ s [Play/Sa ve] button and the following application will appear . The Qview’s major functio n is for play back recorded vide o clip s in the “T emporarily Record Buf fer”. Page 81 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR ADDITIONAL QUEST[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem Preference Setting Click on [Preferences] button from the Remote-V iew tool bar and the Preference Setting window will appear . The Preference Setting contains 2 functions, the Connectio n Setting and General Setting. [Connection Setting] Login Setup: Y ou may spe cify a login user account to use when launching [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Remote PTZ and I/O Function If you have installed PTZ or I/O devices on t he connected GV -System, then you will be able to control these devices over TCP/IP or dial-up network. Remote PTZ control Select [View] > [PTZ Device] from the menu ba r and t he PTZ control panel will appear . Use the [PTZ select] butto[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem Full Screen Operation Click [Connect] button and select “Full S creen Mode” from the menu to switch to full screen operation. The full screen mode provides a la rg er viewing area for the cameras. There are four functional buttons located at the right hand sid e that allows you to ac cess to some of the basi[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System 6.2 IP Multicast System The IP Multicast syste m is a remote viewing app lication that is capable of connecting up to 10 GV -System at a time. It is specifically desig ned for Intranet/LAN environment and does not work in Internet environment. The IP Multicast System c an automatically locate all available GV -Sys[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 6.2.1 IP Multicast System Inst allation and Setup The IP Multicast appli catio n is incl uded in your GV -System CD-ROM. This Application should be installed in a se p arated PC with TC P/IP network a ccess. Please make sure your PC meets the minimum system requi rement indicated below before proceeding to the i[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System 6.2.2 St art and S top IP Multicast System Please make sure that all GV -System and the IP Multicast workst at ion are properly setup in a local TCP/IP network environment. The “Mul ticast Server” in GV -System must be enabled first before proceeding to the following procedure s. 1. In GV -System’s main scre[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 6.2.3 Function and Features of IP Multicast Sy stem T ool Bar Buttons Search Click to locate all available GV -System within the LAN. Back Click to move back to the previous live channel Forward Click to move forward to the next live channel Go T o Click to select a specific live channel S top Click to end the n[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Camera V i ew Window Camra Caption Rec Button Camera Lock Play/Save Camera Caption Displays the curre nt date and time of the camera Rec Button The recording button serves 4 functions: st a rt recording, stop recording, pause, an d resume recording. Play / Save Click to play last record ing or to save it as *avi f[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem Play and Save V ideo Clip s The Camera V iew Win dow’s play/save button serves t wo functions. Play Recorded Files Click on the [Play/Save] button; choose [Pla y] from the submenu and the Qview appli cation will be launched. Save Recorded V ideo Clips All recording video clips are save in the “tempora rily r[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Select [Preference] from the menu ba r and the following windo w will appear . [T ext Display]: Let you select camera caption’ s text color and background color . 3 options are available to present the camera capti on: T ransparent (text only no background), Opa que (text and background), and Invisible (no text [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem The GeoCenter may be considere d as a central su rveillance station for the GV -Systems. With GeoCenter , you can automatically receive video imag es or clip s from multiple GV -Systems of different area s when intrusion occurs. The co nne ction time is less than 1 second on Intranet environment. Center can be a[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System site. Center does not support dial-up to ISP . Since dial-up is not alway s reliabl e, it may delay the image sending. Application 1: Y ou may run a GV -Series System in your of fice or the warehouse, and enable “Connect to Center” in GV -Series System from the network option when of f-duty . Select also conne[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 6.3.1 GeoCenter Inst allation and Setup The GeoCenter application is included in your GV -System CD-ROM. This Application should be installed in a sep arated PC with TCP/ IP network access. Please make sure your PC meets the mi nimum system requirem ent indicated below before pro ceeding to the install ation. Sy[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System 6.3.2 GeoCenter Setup The setup of GeoCenter involves both the Ce nt er System PC an d the GV -Systems. Center basically treats ea ch GV -System as its cu stom er . Therefore, before your GV -System can send images or video to the Center , it will need to enroll to Center ’s customer list first. 1. Lunch Center [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem 5. Click the [Network] button in GV -System and enable Connect to Center function and the Login Dialog window will appear . 6. Enter the IP address of Ce nter System i n [Connect Center IP] text column. Enter the login ID and passwo rds. 7. Select the network type that match to your Network Environm ent a nd the[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System 6.3.3 Function and Features of GeoCenter Once your GeoCenter is up and running it is r eady to receive video from GV -Systems. The main screen of Center application is divided into 4 part s, which are T ool Bar , View Window , Location List, and Event List. T ool Bar Buttons View Window Select between [Single Loca[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem Vie w Window All video received from the GV -System will be displayed in the view window area. The view window button from the tool bar allows you to choose between two display options, which are single location and tile horizont ally . The Single Locati on will display one GV -System’ s video at a time while [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Camera V i ew Window All video receive from the GV -System will be display in the Camera V iew Window . Each Camera V i e w Window displays one camera. Camera Description Rec Button Camera Lock Play/Save Camera Caption Displays the curre nt date and time of the camera Rec Button The recording button serves 4 funct[...]

Chapter 6 Remote Mo nitoring Sy stem Play and Save V ideo Clip s The Camera V iew Win dow’s play/save button serves t wo functions. Play Recorded Files Click on the [Play/Save] button; choose [Pla y] from the submenu and the Qview appli cation will be launched. Save Recorded V ideo Clips All recording video clip s are save in the “tempo rarily [...]

Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring System Preference Setting The [T ext Color] area let you select camera de scription’ s text color and background color . 3 options are available to present the camera descri ption: T ransparent (text only no background), Opa que (text and background), and Invisible (no text and no background). [T emporary Record Buffer[...]

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Chapter 7 WebCam System CHAPTER 7 W ebCam System The GV-System has a built in web server whi ch is able to deliver streaming live and recorded video over the Internet. This function is called the WebCam System , which allows users from anywhere in th e world to monitor their GV-System by using PCs or mobile dev ices via Internet access. Page 103 DV[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System 7.1 WebCam setup The Webcam system basically run within the Internet, no additio nal hardware or software is required as long as your PC ha s Internet browser and Internet access. System Requirement OS: Win 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Web Browser IE6.0 / Netscapte Navigator CPU: Pentium 500 (minimum) Memory: 128 MB RAM Hard Disk: 20 [...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System 2. Select [Local Video Server] then click [Ser ver S etup] button and th e following dialog box will appear. 3. In the drop down list sele ct the network adapter for WebCam System. The system will automatically detect the IP addr ess of your PC and display it in the column below. 4. Enter the port number for [Comm and Port] [...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System FTP Serv er Setup If you wish to send the captured images to anothe r web server or to a different location, click on [FTP Transfer file] > [FTP Setup] and the Setup FTP dialog box will appear. Connection retries If failed in FTP upload, repeat the online nu mber (Max999) Retry delay Means the seconds to b e wait[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System 7.2 St art WebCam System After you have properly setup GV-System’s Webcam serve r it will b e ready to se nd video stream over the Internet. There are four functions availa ble for Web cam System, which are Mpeg4 Encoder Viewer, JPEG Image Viewer, Remote Play Back, and Server Information. This se ction will explain each fu[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System 5. In [Select Multi Window] area select the num ber of camera you wish to view in one web page then click [Submit]. Modem connection allows only one wi ndow because of the limited bandwidth. If you are using broadban d Intern et connection such as DSL or Cable Modem then select [DSL/CABLE/T-1] and you will be able to view up[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System Function and Feature of Mpeg4 Encoder Viewer Change Server Change Camera Snap Shot Change Quality File Save Full Screen I/O Control PTZ Control Play Stop Mpeg4 Encoder V iew er Click to connect to GV -System Click to stop the connectio n Click to login to a dif f erent GV -System Click to select camer a Click to take a snap [...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System Change Server The Change Server function allows you to chang e connection to a different GV -System. Click on the [Change Server] button and the followin g dialog b ox will appear . 1. Click [New] button to create a new connection. 2. Enter a name for the new connection in the “Host ” column. 3. Enter a valid user ID and[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System File Save Click on [File Save] button and you will be able to save video clip in *avi format. PTZ Control Click on the [PTZ Control] button and the following PTZ p anel will appear . PTZ cameras only allow one user to control at a time. Therefore, if there are seve ral users trying to control the same PTZ camera in the same [...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System Multi Windo w Selection If you are using a broad band Internet con nection such as DSL or Cable Modem then you have the options to display 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 came ra windows under one web p age. If the connected GV -System has 16 cameras then you can distribu te them to each one of the Mpe g4 Enco der Viewer’s camera window[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System The JPEG image viewer is the second view opt ion in W ebCam system. It is capabl e of running on Mac OS browsers as well as Window bro wsers. Unlike the Mpeg4 Encoder Viewe r , which receives live video streams, this one re ceive s coninues Jpeg images from the GV -System. The JPEG Image Viewer is a ideal tool for users with[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System JPEG V iew er Control Buttons Select zoom-in, zoom-out, or fit into JPEG view window . Click to scroll up, down, lef t, and right of the image. Click to take a snap shot from the video. Click to select view camera. 7.2.3 Remote Play Back System for W ebCam Page 1 14 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR ADDITIONAL QU[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System The third option in the WebCam System is t he Remote PlayBack viewer. Its functions are very similar to the Remote Playback System descr ibe in Cha pter 5. Which is allowing you to playback GV-System’s recorded video from a remote area. One GV-System is capable of allowing 50 WebCam RP B client to login at the sam e time. [...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System The Web Cam RPB system allows you to playba ck both video files and audi o files. Audio file are only available when your system is equip ped wit h the optional audio recording function. 1. Click [Load] button to retr ieve data from the GV-System. 2. Select the date in the folder tree. 3. All recorded video files within the [...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System The Server Info provides information and st atus of the login GV -System. These i nformatio n will be refresh every 5 minutes giving you up to minute status information. Server Information Last Update T ime The last data refresh time. Server Update T ime Display the last server refresh time. Recycle Log Display the time of l[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System The G-Vi ew i s a remote monitoring application for Pocket PC device. It can run on any PDA using Windows CE operating system. With G-V i ew , you will be able to monitor your GV -Systems while on the move. This section will explain the set up and function of the G-Vie w appli cation in d et ail. G-Vie w Application Setup Th[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System your GV -Systems. 1. Click the [G-V iew] icon in your PD A to start G-V iew application. Stop Connection Server Info Reconnect Connect Button 2. Click the [Connect] button locate d at the lower left corner of the screen an d the following screen will appear . 3. Input the IP addre ss of the GV -System you wish to conne ct to[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System zooming control, and snap shot. P T Z S c r e e n S n a p s h o t S c r e e n G-V iew Application Click this button to take a snap shot from the video clip. Use this drop-down list to switch camera s. Use these buttons for focus-in and focus-o ut cont rol Use [+] and [-] button for zoom-in and zoom-out control. Use these but[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System Server Info Web Info I/O Events Server Info Update T ime Display the last server refresh time. Recycle Log Display the time of last data deletion. Camera On Display which cameras are activated. Camera Of f Display which cameras are de-a ctivated. Camera Signal Lost Display which cameras are experie ncing signal lost. Web I n[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System I-Mode is a mobile Internet service that was first introduce d by NTT Docomo of Japa n. Currently i-mode service s are only available in Jap an and T aiwan. But since i-mode i s one of the most successful mobile Internet soluti ons and NTT is agg ressively introducing I-mode solution to other countries, theref ore, it is pos[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System After enable the i-mo de function you can now receive live images from the GV -System via an i-mode mobile phone. The interface and operation of your I-mode phone maybe dif ferent from the following example since the interfaces may vary from mo dels to mod els. 1. Enter to the I-mode service page of your I-mode phon e. 2. Se[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System 7.3 DMIP System If your GV -System is using a dynamic IP address t hen it is nearly impossible for W ebCam users to locate your GV -System once its IP address ch ange s. DMIP is exclusive developed application for solving such problem. DMIP utilizes st andard File Tr ansfer Proto col (FTP) to upload files or data to a design[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System DMIP Setup: 1. Install DMIP application in GV -System. Inse rt GV -System CD into the CD ROM drive of your GV -System and run Setup.exe in the CD root directory . 2. In the setup dialog box select “Register Dynamic IP” and click [Next] then follow the rest of the instruction to complete the inst allation. 3. Run DMIP app[...]

Chapter 7 WebCam System C: Click OK and the status window should displa y the date, time, and the connection statu s. 4. If the connection between GV -Server and Geo-Serv er is est ablish successfully , you’ll be able to see a DMIP icon lo cated in the lower left corn er of the Window status ba r . Setup DMIP server However , if you would like to[...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utilit y Chapter 8 Back Up System and Rep air Database Utility 8.1 Backup System Our backup system will do the following t asks: 1. Recorded audio/video files can be save d to CD-R, DVD, MO or ZI P media. 2. Delete audio/video files from the dat abase. Page 127 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products F[...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utility 8.2 Backup Audio/Video Files 1. Press or select from the drop-down menu [log] > [backup], you will see the following dialog box: 2. Select the Media you want to backup to, either a CD-Writer , a hard disk drive, or a MO/ZIP/JAZ drive . 3. Enter the desired starting time in [S tart T ime ] and [...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utilit y 4. Press [OK], and you will see the following dialog box: 5. If you selected [CD / DVD Writer], you will see the following dialog box: 6. After clicking ok, you may run a CD-R applicat ion, such as EasyCD. Click on the right button of your mouse to paste files in the appli cation. Page 129 DVR-9[...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utility 7. If you selected Hard disk drive or MO/ZIP/J AZ driver , you will see the following dialogue box: 8. Y ou need to run the “EZV iewLog500.exe” located in the root directory of your backup media, in order to view the backup video files. Page 130 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR A[...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utilit y 8.3 Remote Backup Repeat the same procedures in (1) and (2 ) in the prev ious topi c “Remote Playback”. Remote users may run the “DMBackUp 500.exe” through LAN in the following screen. Page 131 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT T[...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utility 8.4 Delete Audio/V ideo Files Step 1: In the [Delete Log], press or select from the drop-down menu [log] > [delete]. Y ou will see the following dialog box  Y ou may be required to enter a p assword if one has been set previously . Step 2: Enter the desired starting time in [S tart T ime] a[...]

Chapter 8 Back Up System and Repair Database Utilit y 8.5 Rep air Dat abase Utility When you playback the video clip s and find one of t he follo wing situations, please run the [Rep air Database Util ity]. 1. 2. 3. Y ou see que stion marks in video column. Y ou do not see video displa y even when you pre ss the playback button. Garbage text is dis[...]

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Chapter 9 W atermark Proo f Chapter 9 W atermark Proof 9.1 W atermark Proof Function This program can hel p you check whether or not your picture was originally capt ured from the GV -System. (Before your record video file s have to used digital waterma rk protection) Page 135 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONTA[...]

Chapter 9 W atermark Proof Open File First Frame Play Previous Frame Next Frame Previous Have W atermark Frame Next Have W atermark Frame Page 136 DVR-9404~9408~9416 Mace Security Products FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM @ 1 (866) 392-MACE[...]

Chapter 9 W atermark Proo f [Check Sum] The wmproof will check to extracted picture. If picture is ok, the check su m will show Pass, when picture is damaged, the check sum will show No p ass. [Similar Rate] The wmproof will check to extracted of si milar with o riginal then show percent. [Original] This is original watermark. [Extracted] This is e[...]