Encore M-JPEG manual

M-JPEG Wireless IP Camera Software User Guide Version 1. 0[...]

- 1 - Content s Introduction ......................................................... ................. 2 Installation ................. ...................... .................................... 3 Using Ultra View ............. ...................................... ............... 6 To launch the program.... ................................... [...]

- 2 - I NTRODUCTION This Softwar e User Guide provides detailed instructions on operating Ult ra View , a customized sof tware appli cation with a user-friendly i nterface allowing you to a ccess and control your camera(s). You ca n connect up to 16 cameras to mon i tor diff erent places and record events f or each came ra. With Ultra View, you can[...]

- 3 - I NST ALLA TION Firstly, insert the Installation CD-ROM in to t he CD drive of your computer to i nitiate t he Auto-Run progra m. The Auto-Run scree n provides the following butt ons: z Quick Guide z Advanced Guide z Software Ma nual z IP Finder z Install Softw are z Browse z Exit To start instal ling: 1. Click Install Softw are and then sele[...]

- 4 - 2. On the welcom e scre en, click Nex t . 3. Click Browse to select the destinati on location to install the software; otherwi se, leave the default sett ing and click Next .[...]

- 5 - 4. Click Next a gain to confirm installation. The set up wi zard starts to install the softwar e and the pro gress bar indi cate s the installation is proceeding. 5. Installation i s compl eted. Cl ick Close .[...]

- 6 - U SING U LT R A V IEW To launch the program This section descri bes the user inte rface and op erati ng instruct ion s of Ultra View. To launch the program, cli ck Start > Programs > UltraView > UltraView , and t he main scre en will appear as below: NOTE Please set the resolution t o 1024x768 or above on your computer while usin g U[...]

- 7 - Item features The following describes t h e func tion of each item on the main screen:  CONTROLS Panel - SETTING: Click to enter the Setti ng screen of Ultra View. Click again to return to the main screen of Ult ra View. - PLAY: Click t o play the recorded video file usin g the media player on the computer (fo r example, Wi ndo ws Media Pl[...]

- 8 -  VIEW SELECTION Panel - View mode buttons: Ultra View provide s multiple view modes, including 1/4/9/16 wi ndows and Full screen m ode. - SCAN: When you conn ect multiple ca meras, click thi s button to display the video vi ews as the main window in turn. - PREV: When you connect multip l e camera s, clic k t hi s button to swit ch the vid[...]

- 9 -  CAMERA Panel - TRIGGER OUT: Click to turn on the t ri gger out conn ector of the camera. This button is available onl y when the connected camera suppor ts the trigger out conn ecto r, whic h is us ed to c ontro l the ex ternal device connected to the camera, such as a light. - SNAPSHOT: Click to capture a still image using the selected c[...]

- 10 -  SYSTEM Panel This panel displa ys the current date and time.  PAN-TILT CONT ROL Pa nel (optional) When you conne ct a pan/tilt camera, the syst em will detect the camera’s funct ion a uto maticall y and the PAN-TILT CONTROL butt ons will b ecome functio nal. Otherwise, these buttons are displayed as g ray out buttons. - Direction/Ho[...]

- 1 1 -  Video View Window and Camera Lis t - Video View Window: This windo w displays the vi deo view of the selected camera, w h ich can be divided into 4/ 9/ 16 windows a ccording to your se lection in VIEW SELECTION panel. - Camera List: This list disp l ays t he information of the co nnected camera( s). Video View Wind ow Camera List[...]

- 12 - To add a camera 1. Click SETTING in the CONTRO LS panel to display the Setting screen . 2. Click Add Ne w Camera .[...]

- 13 - 3. In the pop-up Add New Camera di alog window, you can: z Select the Search tab if you are not sure of the came ra’s IP address. Click Search camera to search the avail able camera withi n the network. Once the camera i s found and is shown in t he list, select it and cli ck Add Ca mera . z Select the Input tab to add a camera b y enteri [...]

- 14 - 4. Enter the User name and Password for the cam era, and then click OK . The connected camera w ill be displayed in the Camera List. 5. Click SETTING to return to the Vi deo View Window. The video view of the selected ca mera will be displayed now.[...]

- 15 - To remove a camera 1. Click SETTING in the CONTRO LS panel to display the Setting screen . 2. Select a camera fro m the list and clic k Delete Camera . To link to the Web page of the camera Click SETTING > Camera List > C amera Configurat ion and then Link web page t o launch the Web browser that displa ys live view image and We b Conf[...]

- 16 - To record video Ultra View provides three methods to re cord vid eo clips: one i s to click the RE CORD/ ALL RE CO RD b utt on to record manually; the second is to record by motion det ection; the third is to set the recording schedule in Setti ng > Recordi ng Con figuration > Schedule Recording Configura tion . z Manually rec ording C[...]

- 17 - z Schedule recording This recording method will wo rk after you have compl et ed the required settings in Schedule Recording Configuration . The recording schedul e can b e def ined by Dates or Days . - Dates: First , select t he ca mera from the pull-down list. Then, click Add t o set the Start/Stop date and time and then click OK to add th[...]

- 18 - - Days: First, select the camera fr om the pull-dow n list and select Days tab. Then, select the weekday fro m the day buttons and t hen set the time period. Cl ick Apply t o save the settings. To configure the recording setti ngs To configure the re cordin g sett i ngs, inclu ding the storage folder and storag e options, cli ck SETTING >[...]

- 19 - z Reserved H DD space for each ca mera: Thi s option allows you to set to reserve t he storage space on the hard disk drive for the recording of each camera. Before set ting the reserve space on the h ard di sk dri ve , you ca n check the available st orage spa ce that is displayed in t he HDD Free space field. z Enable Re cy cle Recording: [...]

- 20 - To playback the recorded video The recorded video clips are sav ed in your co mput er, and can be played using the media player on the co mput er, such as Windo ws Media Player. To start pl ayback, simply click the PLA Y button on the CONT ROLS panel, and the fo llowin g dialog screen will appear, allowing yo u to sele ct the file to playbac[...]

- 21 - To set up motion detecti on options When the motion det ection func tion of t he select ed camera i s enabled, yo u can set the M otion Op tions by selecting Alarm , Recording , Send e-Mail , and Trigge r Out un der SETTING > Motion Configuration . z Alarm: Select Beep or Music to alert you for the motion detected. When yo u select Music [...]

- 22 - - Mail Se rver: Enter the mail server addre ss. For example, mymail.com . - Mail From : Enter t he email addres s of the user who wi ll send the email. For exa mpl e, John@m ymail.com . - Mail To : Enter the email addre ss of the user who will receive the email. - User Name: Enter the user name to logi n the mail server. - Password: E nter t[...]

- 23 - Information Click SETTING > About to displa y the information of the softw are application.[...]