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Pelco 2 C1696M-A (7/08) manual

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    OPERATION C1696M-A (7/08) DVR5100 Series Hybrid V ideo Recorder[...]

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    2 C1696M-A (7/08) Contents Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Radio and Television Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 3 Exporting Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Starting an Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 C1696M-A (7/08) List of Illustrations 1 DVR5100 Network Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Autologin Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 5 List of T ables A New and Enhanced DVR5100 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 B Default User IDs and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 C1696M-A (7/08) Regulatory Notices This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may n ot cause ha rmful interference, and (2 ) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may ca use undesired operat ion. RADIO AND T ELEVISION INTERFER[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 7 About the DVR5100 Series Hybrid V ideo Recorder The DVR5100 Ser ies hybrid vi deo recorder is an embedd ed, high-perf ormance hybrid digital vide o recorder (DVR) , capable of recor ding up to 20 cameras at a combined 600/500 im ages per second (NTSC/P AL) at 4CIF resolution. The DVR comes with a choice of 4, 8, or 16 analo g came[...]

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    8 C1696M-A (7/08) The DVR5100 f eatures innova tive configur ation options and tools t h at can significantly de crease the amo unt of time and effo rt required to de ploy a unit. Conne ct the supplie d USB keyboard an d mouse to the DVR5100 and conf iguration beco mes as easy a s a Windows ® -bas ed DVR. T ake advantage of carefully la id out men[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 9 Getting Started This manual d escribes how to operate the DVR5100 to view and record liv e video, sear ch for recorde d video and mark or lock it f or future use, and to operate or adjust cameras. For information on inst alling and configuring the unit, refer to th e DVR5100 Series Hybrid V i deo Recorde r Installation manual (C16[...]

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    10 C1696M-A (7/08) LOGGING ON WITH THE CONTROL PAD T a ble C provide s control pad functions at login if a keyboard an d mouse are not connected. T o log on using the control pad: 1. T urn the Jog (inner dial) to select th e u ser name. 2. Press the blue function bu tton. The on-screen keyboard appears. 3. Use to navigate to the firs t number of yo[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 11 LOGGING OFF Y ou can log off from the syste m without shutting down the unit. T his allows the DVR5 100 to continue recording while preventing unauthorized access to the unit. NOTE: Autologin mus t be disable d to log of f from the syst em without shutting do wn the unit. Wit h autologin disabled, th e Login dialo g box remains o[...]

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    12 C1696M-A (7/08) Understanding DVR5100 Controls and Menus The DVR5100 is menu-driven an d you can op erate the un it using any of the following options: • USB PC keyboard and mouse: A USB P C keyb oard and mouse are now pr ovid ed to operate the DVR5100, wh ich is the easiest means to operate t he unit. A templ ate is includ ed to provi de a qu[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 13 • DVR5100 remote client: For advance d programming a nd remote acce ss, use the DVR510 0 remote client applic ation. Refer to the DVR5100 Remote Clien t Operation manu al (C1697M) for more information. APPLICATION MODES Figure 5 illustrates the various ap plication modes (live v iew , menu, PTZ, and playba ck). For example, whe[...]

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    14 C1696M-A (7/08) USB PC KEYBOARD/MOUSE AN D CONTROL PAD FUNCTIONS T able D describes the USB PC keyboard and mouse, and DVR510 0 front panel controls that are available when you view live or recor ded video, with no on-s creen menus visib le. Live video is indicated by a green bo rder and rec orded video is indicated by a yellow bord er; and PTZ [...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 15 T abl e E des cribes the keyboard an d front panel controls th at are available when co ntrolling PTZ on a select ed camera, when no on -screen menus are visible. P ress Enter/Shif t to enter PTZ mode, which is indica ted by a blue border arou nd the curre ntly selected video p ane. Y o u cannot chang e cameras or navi gate to a [...]

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    16 C1696M-A (7/08) T a ble G describes the keyboard and front panel control s available whe n using the Qu ick Search dia log. Up/down arrow, Page up/down Jog (inner dial) Scrolls through differ ent options in a list or drop-down menu. Backspace Shuttle (outer ring) Backs up one menu level. If a text field is selected , this function moves the curs[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 17 DISPLAYING AND HIDING THE SYSTEM MENUS Once logged on, press the “M” key [or Me nu ] to display and hide the on-screen me nus. Refer to F igure 12 to view t he Main menu hierarchy. Figure 6. DVR5100 Main Menu NAVIGATING TO AND SELECTING A MENU ITEM USB KEYBOARD/MOUSE T o select a menu it em using the USB P C keyboard/mouse: 1[...]

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    18 C1696M-A (7/08) Returning to a Previous Menu There are th ree ways to retur n to a previous o r higher level men u: T o return to a previous menu, tap the Jo ystick to the on-s creen Back ic on, and then press Enter/Shift . • T u rn the Jog (in ner dial) to t he right or l eft until yo u select the Ba ck icon on the s creen, and then press Ent[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 19 SHOWING SYSTEM INFORMATION The System I nformation screen provide s details th at are useful for troubl eshooting y our unit and for communicati ng with the Pe l co Product Support team. T o open the System Information dialog box: 1. Open the Main menu . 2. Click Help [o r press the ye llow function button ] (refer to Figur e 9).[...]

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    20 C1696M-A (7/08) SHORTCUT MENUS Some DVR5100 funct ions are availa ble through s hortcut menus. Right-click in a ny part of the a pplication wi ndow to access t he sh ortcut me nus for that loc ation. Figure 13 sh ows an example of a shortcut menu and submenus. Othe r shortcut menus are discussed in Operating th e DVR5100 on page 21 and Working w[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 21 Operating the DVR5100 The USB keyboard and mouse, and the DVR5100 control pad, provide access to most DVR510 0 f eatures and functionality . MONITORING LIVE V IDEO The DVR5100 starts in live video mode. Th e following information de scr ib es how to work in this mode. NOTE: Vide o pa nes display the cameras and layouts selected f[...]

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    22 C1696M-A (7/08) MOVING THROUGH THE CAMERA SEQUENCE Although a camera is display ed in a specific video pane, you can quickly cycle through the list of c ameras in the se quence. T o sequence through the list of cameras: 1. Select the vi deo pane dis playing the de sired camera. Figure 15. Displaying a Camera in a Video Pane 2. Press Plus (+) on [...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 23 4. Click Select Camera [or move to Select Ca mera using the Joystick , and then press Enter/Shift ]. The Camera List ope ns (r efe r to Figure 1 7). Figure 17. Camera List 5. Select the d esired camera, and then click OK. [Or , navigate to a ca mera using the Jo g (inner dial) , and then p ress Enter/Shi ft ]. Vide o fr om the ca[...]

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    24 C1696M-A (7/08) PTZ Operations REPOSITIONING A CAMERA WITH PTZ CAPABILITIES If you have a camera that supp or ts PTZ operations, you can repositi on the camera with the keyboard [or the Joystick ]. NOTE : With a mouse, you can re positio n a camera in both live view and PTZ mode (the camera must supp ort PTZ). The border sur rounding a camer a s[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 25 USING SHORTCUT CONTROLS FOR PTZ OPERATIONS PAN TO ZERO T o pan the camera back to its zero position: 1. Right-click the video pane to display the shortcut menu. 2. Select Operations. 3. Select “Pan to Zero.” Th e camera is re positioned at it s zero positi on. This positio n is determi ned by the pos ition of the c am era at [...]

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    26 C1696M-A (7/08) Figure 20. Selecting a Pattern 3. Enter the patter n number you want to modify , and then click OK. 4. Use PTZ controls t o move the camera through the pattern of mo vements you want to record. 5. Right-click in the video pane , and then click Record Pattern > End Record. Running a Pat tern T o run a PTZ pattern using a keyboa[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 27 Stopping a Pattern T o stop a PTZ pattern usin g a keyboard and mouse, o r the DVR510 0 control p ad: 1. Select the video pane that is displaying video from a camera running a PT Z pattern. 2. If the border of the sele cted video pane is green, press Enter [or Ente r/Sh ift ]. The border color chang es to blu e. 3. Press the keyb[...]

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    28 C1696M-A (7/08) 2. From the Main menu, click Actions. [Or , navigate to Actions, an d t hen press Enter/Shift .] The Actions menu appears. 3. From the A ctions menu, c lick PTZ Operat ions. [Or , navigate t o Actions, and t hen press Ent er/Shift .] The PTZ Ope rations dialo g box appears. 4. In the PTZ Op eratio ns dialog box, typ e a numb er i[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 29 Searching for Recorded V ideo The DVR5100 of fers two op tions to sea rch for reco rded video: • Quick Search: Allows you to search for video by camera, date, and time. • Enhanced Search: Allows you to search for video on mult iple cameras, date and time ranges, an d can be refined to include only specific recording t ypes on[...]

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    30 C1696M-A (7/08) COMMANDS AND FEATURES The Quick Sear ch dialog box c ontains the foll owing commands and features: T ime line: Units of time increase or d ecrease between mo nths and days, days and ho urs, hours and min utes, or minute s and seconds. Change the units o f time as follows : • Zoom in: Roll the mouse whee l to wards the screen [o[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 31 ENHANCED SEARCH Use the Enhance d Search dialog box to search for reco rded video based on the following sear ch criteria: • T ime Range: Allows you to enter a time range to search fo r video. T o help redu ce the number of steps requ ired to access common search requests, you can also se le ct the past 24 hours, 3 days, or 7 d[...]

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    32 C1696M-A (7/08) 6. Select a camera or camera s from the Cameras list (“ All Cameras ,” “ Multiple cameras ,” or individual came ras). If you select “ Multiple cameras ,” press En ter [or Ente r/Shift ], or select the button next to the Cameras box. Th e Select Came ras dialog b ox opens (refe r to Figure 2 8). NOTE: By default, all c[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 33 9. Select a recording result [or turn the Jog (inner dial)] to select a recording, and th en perform any of the following actions: a. Export: Select Export t o export the video to an ex ternal stor age device. For instructions about expo rting video, refer to Workin g with Cameras on page 42. b. Lock: Select Lock t o lock the vid[...]

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    34 C1696M-A (7/08) CHANGING THE PLAYBACK SP EED FOR RECORDED V IDEO While playing b ack recorded video, you ca n play the vide o at several speeds in ei ther a fast-fo rward or fast -reverse dire ction. T o change the p layback speed for recorded v ideo: 1. Select a vid eo pane that is playing ba ck recorded vi deo (yellow border). Refer to Figure [...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 35 3. Click a second time line poin t where you wan t the locked clip to end. Click Lock a gain. [Or , turn the Jo g (inner dial) to select the end of the locked cli p, and then selec t Lock.] A message appears in the i nformation bar t elling you the en d time and date. T he time li ne up dates to indicate th e locked clip. T o loc[...]

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    36 C1696M-A (7/08) The DVR5100 al lows you to r ecord video clips while viewing live video with out setting u p a recording schedule. T o record a segment of video manually: 1. Right-click in the video pane , or press the “R” key . A shortcut menu appears (refer to Fig ure 33). 2. Click Record from the sho rtcut menu. Th e border sur rounding t[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 37 Exporting V i deo STARTING AN EXPORT The DVR5100 al lows you to export vide o as QuickT ime ® MPEG-4 Files (*.3gp) or Pelco video format (*.pef) and save the file to a USB device, CDROM, or DVD. Th e default expo rt format is conf igured by the system administra tor for a given user , but this may be change d du ring the export [...]

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    38 C1696M-A (7/08) 6. T o select the video time frame to be exported, do one of t he following: • Click and drag the gr ay bar in the time line [or turn the Jog (i nner dial) ] to adjust the end time. The vertical blue ba r rep resents the start time and is f ixed. If you d rag the gray bar to the left of the blue bar, t he gray bar be comes your[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 39 CAPTURING A SNAPSH OT (STILL IMAGE) All snapshots ar e saved in a defaul t folder called “images,” whic h is created automatically on a USB device. Y ou must attach a USB device to the DVR5100 before you capture a sn apshot. If a USB d evice is not attached, an er ror message appears and the snapshot is no t saved. T o captur[...]

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    40 C1696M-A (7/08) W orking With Alarms Each time an alarm occurs, the DVR5 10 0 displays an Alarm Received dialog box, which allows you to respond i mmediately to th e ev ent or elect to have th e alarm eve nt snoozed for a speci fied amount o f time. An a larm event must be ackn owledged or sn oozed before it disapp ears from the screen. The alar[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 41 2. Click Snooze . [Or , navigate to Snooze, and th en press Ent er/Shift , or press th e red funct ion button ]. The Alarm Received dialog box is closed and the snooze action is recorded in the system log. After a delay , the alar m notification reappears with a clock icon indicating tha t the alarm was previously snoo zed. V IEW[...]

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    42 C1696M-A (7/08) W orking with Cameras This section describes how to work with cameras that are attached to the DVR5100. ACCESSING CAMERA MENUS Many settin gs for diff erent cameras can be progra mmed to fit you r specific need s. Y ou can disp lay menus and adjust camera se tti ngs from the DVR5100 if your user role has permissions to do so. Alt[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 43 6. After yo u have modifie d the camera s ettings, press the red fu nction butto n . Th e Camera Setti ngs menu disappe ars and the v ide o pane returns t o live view mode (green border) . NOTE: Selecting EXIT will not clea r the Camera Settings menu. ADJUSTING THE AUDIO VOLUME T o adjust the audio level (for video record ed from[...]

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    44 C1696M-A (7/08) Figure 46. Close Iris Control 7. Click OK [or pr ess Enter/Shift or the green f unction but ton ] to close the Iris dialog box. ADJUSTING THE FOCUS T o adjust focus: 1. In the live view mode, se lect a vide o pane that is displaying video fro m a camera requiring an iris adjustment. The sele ct ed pane is highlighted by a green b[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 45 W orking with Scripts and Relays EXECUTING SCRIPTS A script is lik e a macro, but it provides mu ch more power and flexibility. Scripts can be used to co ntrol most syst em functions and may be combined in almost any order . NOTE: Scripts can be set up only in the re mote client. T o start or sto p a script: 1. From the Main men [...]

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    46 C1696M-A (7/08) EXECUTING RELAYS The DVR5100 ca n be used to activate rel ay outputs manu ally , connecting DVR510 0 devices to ot her external devices. A re lay can b e activated for a predeter mined period o f time (th e dwell time) or can remain latched until there is another signal t o re lease the relay . T o execute a r elay: 1. From the M[...]

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    C1696M-A (7/08) 47 ACTIVATING AUXILIARY COMMANDS (WIPER) A DVR5100 command is av ailable to a ctivate a wipe r on cameras that are eq uipped with this featur e. The DVR5 100 ignores t he comm and if a camera does not su pp ort it. T o activate the wiper command using the keyb oard/mouse or the control pa d: 1. In live view mode, select a video pane[...]

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    48 C1696M-A (7/08) Appendix A: Front Panel Indicators Figure 55 shows the DVR5100 front pa nel . Figure 55. DVR5100 Front Panel Indicators T able H lists the DVR5100 front pane l controls and indicators: T able H. DVR5100 Fron t Panel Features Pelco Badge (power indicator) : The Pelco badge, o n the left side of the unit , glo ws blue when the unit[...]

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    PRODUCT W ARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without c harge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years on fiber optic products and TW3000 Series unshielded twisted pair (UTP) tran[...]

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