Pelco IV IP manual

OPERA TION/CONFIGURA TION C3444M-A (7/09) Spectra ® IV IP Series Dome System[...]

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C3444M-A (7/09) 3 Contents Important Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Video Qual[...]

4 C3444M-A (7/09) Roles T ab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Creating a New Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Modifying a Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 5 Important Notices LEGAL NOTICE SOME PELCO EQUIPMENT CONTAINS, AND THE SOFT WARE ENABLES, AUDIO/VISUAL AND RECORDING CAP ABILITIES, THE IMPRO PER USE OF WHICH MA Y SUBJECT YOU TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENAL TIES. APPLICABLE LAWS REGARDING THE USE OF SUCH CAP ABILITIES VARY BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS AND MA Y REQUIRE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, EX[...]

6 C3444M-A (7/09) W elcome This manual explain s how to interface with the Spec tra ® IV IP dome system usin g a standa rd We b browser . The IP dome system can also be used with an Endura ® system as an Endura Enabled ™ device or a third- party system with Pelco’ s API interface. If you are using one of these systems refer to the following: [...]

C3444M-A (7/0 9) 7 Using a W eb Browser The following are the minimum system requirements to use a W eb browser with the Spectra IV IP dome system: Processor: Inte l ® Pentium ® 4 microprocessor , 1.6 GHz Operating s ystem: Microsoft ® Windows ® 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP (or later), or Mac ® OS X 10.3.9 (o r later) Memory: 512 MB Network in[...]

8 C3444M-A (7/09) Home Page Use the Home page to man age the way you view li ve video, control audio transmission, access dome system menus, and call up pre sets, patterns, and auxiliary controls. Figure 2. Home Page LIVE V IDEO PAGE ICONS Image Rate: Select the speed at which images are transmitted. Video Fo rmat: Select the format in which the vi[...]

C3444M-A (7/0 9) 9 Video Se ttings T oolbar: Access the buttons to adjust and control video settings. Full Page Button: Scale the video to the full page and hide all other controls. Scalable Window Button: Open the video in a scalab le, independent window . Drag Camera Button: Control the pan and tilt functions by clicking in the video pane and dra[...]

10 C3444M-A (7/09) CHANGING THE VIDEO FORMAT This feature allows you to switch between MJPEG and MPEG -4 video formats. If you are using Firefox, this feature is not available and you will not see the Video Format drop-down box. Y ou must use Internet Explorer in order to use the MPEG-4 video format. T o change the video format: 1. Open the Video F[...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 11 T o change the image quality: 1. Open the Quality drop-down box by clicking the down arrow . 2. Select an image qu ality from the drop-down box. 3. The video in the live video pane is updated and the selected image quality is now listed in the Quality box. NOTES: • Setting the image quality to LOW may improve latency . If you a[...]

12 C3444M-A (7/09) MANAGING PATTERNS T o call up a programmed pattern: 1. Click the Patterns tab in the “presets, patterns, and auxiliary controls panel.” 2. Open the Pattern drop-down box by clicking the down arrow . 3. Select a pattern number from the drop-down box. 4. Click Run. The pattern is displayed in the live video pane. T o program a [...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 13 OPENING THE VIDEO IN AN INDEPENDENT WINDOW 1. Click the “scalable window” button. A new , i ndependent window opens to display the live video. This allows you to view the video while other applications are running. 2. T o resize the window, drag the bottom-right corner of the window . 3. T o capture a video image, click the c[...]

14 C3444M-A (7/09) USING MOUSE AND KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Whether you are viewing vide o from the live vi deo pane, full-page view , or in an independent window , many functions can be controlled using mouse and keyboard shortcuts (refer to Ta b l e A ). T able A. Mouse and Keyboard Sh ortcuts Shortcut Action Mouse wheel With the mouse pointer over the[...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 15 RECEIVING AUDIO The Listen button allows you to adjust the volume of the audio coming to your PC’ s speakers from a microphone connected to the dome. This button is hidden by default; it is only displayed if the audio settings on the General tab are properly configured (refer to A udio Settings on page 18 ) and the user has “[...]

16 C3444M-A (7/09) T o adjust your PC’ s microphone sensitivity using Windows XP: 1. Click Start > Programs > Accessories > Ente rtainment > Volume Control. The V olume Control window opens. 2. From the Options menu, click Properties. Under “Adj ust volume for ,” select Recording. Under “Show the following volume controls:” se[...]

C3444M-A (7/0 9) 17 Settings Page Use the various tabs on the Settings page to change the name of the dome system on the network; configure network settings; and add, change, or delete users and roles. GENERAL T AB Use the General tab to view th e device’ s current firmware version, change the device name, and change the language setting. Figure [...]

18 C3444M-A (7/09) AUDIO SETTINGS There are several options for transmitting and rece iving audio between your PC and speakers and a microphone connected to the dome. The default setting fo r Audio is Off, which means that no audio is transmitted or received between your PC and the dome. When Audio is off, the T alk and Volume Control buttons are n[...]

C3444M-A (7/0 9) 19 NETWORK T AB Use the Network tab to view t he hardware address, change the host name, turn on/off the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or set a static IP address. Figure 4. Network T ab CHANGING THE HOST NAME 1. Click the Host Name box and highlight the text. 2. T ype a user-friendly name into the Host Name box (1 to [...]

20 C3444M-A (7/09) Setting the IP Address Manually 1. Go to DHCP and select Off to turn off the DHCP . 2. Change the following network settings as required: IP Address: Address of the device connected to the network. Subnet Mask: Determine s the network segment the IP protocol uses. Gateway: Associated with both a router and a switch. The rou ter d[...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 21 ADDING A NEW USER PROFILE 1. Click in the Username box and type a user name (2 to 23 alphanumeric characters). All user names are case insensitive and will be saved in all lowercase characters. 2. Click in the Password box and type a password (4 to 16 alphanumeric characters). 3. Click in the Retype Password box and retype your p[...]

22 C3444M-A (7/09) ROLES T AB Use the Roles tab to create, change, and delete roles and permissions. Multiple permissions can be assigned to each role. The f ollowing are the avai lable p ermissions that can be assigned to a role: Edit Profile: Gives the user permission to edit his/her user prof ile . This does not give the user p ermission to edit[...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 23 DELETING A ROLE 1. Click on the role that you want to delete from the Defined Roles section. The “Create a New Role” p age becomes the Editing Role page. 2. Click the Delete button. A dialog box appears with the message “Are you sure you want to delete the role ‘x’? This will effect the following users:” 3. Click OK. [...]

24 C3444M-A (7/09) Edit Profile Page The Edit Profile page allows a user wi th appropriate pe rmissions to a ccess and modify the settings for their profile. The following se ttings can be changed from this page: • First name • Last name • Password Figure 7. Edit Profile Page T o change any of the settings on the Edit Profile page: 1. Click i[...]

C3444M-A (7/09) 25 Help Page Online Help documents the basic instructions for conf iguring the dome system. Click the Help hyperlink in the navigation bar to access t hese instructions. Log Off T o log off, click the Log Off button in the navigation bar . A login dialog box appears. T roubleshooting If the following instructions fail to solve your [...]

26 C3444M-A (7/09) MPEG4 not available Web browser Not available with Web browser . Only supp orted by the Endura system or Pelco’ s API Interface solution. Camera not discovered Network conflict V erify the camera is physically connected to the same n etwork as the PC runnin g the Device Utility . V erify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway[...]

PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without charge, an y merc handise pr oved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment. Exception s to this warrant y are as noted bel ow: • Five years: – Fiber optic products – TW3000 Series un shielded twisted pair (U T[...]

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