4.3.3 Playback Backup File(*.dvr) 1. Click Open File button. 2. Select Backup File(*.dvr) and click OK. 3. Locate the backup file folder and click OK. i 4. When open the backup video file, just locate the folder of backup file And then, Playback Date/Time Selection window appears. Select the date and time and click OK. i When channels of the DVR is less than 16 channels, the Channel 01~~16 and Channel 17~32 buttons are nonfunctional.
4.3.4 To Backup Recorded File HDD backup function allows user to backup recorded file from hard disk. 1. Click Adv. Function → HDD Backup on USB Playback Console UI. 2. Select the source hard disk. 3. In Backup date/time selection window, select the date and time. 00-24 represents hours and 01-04 represents channels. Blue block means there has recorded file. Red block means the block has been selected. Click-and-drag can select multiple block at once. 4. Click Backup to start backup file. 5.
Chapter 5 ImageVerification Image Verification 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. 5.1 1. 2. 3. 4. To Run the ImageVerification To run the ImageVerification application, click the Watermark button on USB Playback Application main interface. In the ImageVerification screen, click Load Source Image and locate the image source. Click Verify Image to begin the process.
Chapter 6 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 selected portion of the video, zoom in and out the image, and print or save the screen shot. You can also save the setting and apply it on other files. To run iEnhance application, click iEnhance button on USB Playback Console interface.
Name Function (12) Noise Reduce Adjust the softness and repair the damaged colours. (13) Sharpness Improve the overall image by enhancing edges. This gives the image more depth. (14) Effects Gray Scale: convert the image into black and white (monochrome). Normalize: adjust the brightness intensity. Equalize: automatically adjust the images that are too dark. De-interlace: smooth out the overlying frames. Static: de-interlace for motionless scene. Dynamic: de-interlace for moving scene.
Chapter 7 Using the Remote Programs User can use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access DVR system by entering the IP address. To use this feature, make sure that your PC and DVR server both are connected 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 WebCamX.cab, allow the installation and you should be able to connect and login afterwards.
.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in WebViewer Right-clicking on the WebViewer video screen, enables you to start video recording, change video quality, switch camera and enable/disable DirectDraw. Name Function (1) DirectDraw i Enhance the video quality. Not all graphic cards can support this function. If you cannot see the screen display correctly or screen is messed, please check with VGA card vendor. (2) Received file size Indicate the size of the data being sent per second.
Name (14) Select cameras to view Function Select to the view camera from different server. In Select Camera dialog box, Display column, click to enable/disable viewing the camera. Click Add Server and select the server type between DVR and IP Cam to add. Click Delete Server to delete the selected item. Click Import to load the previous saved list. Click Export to save the list. Click Apply All to change all the camera video quality based on the selected setting. Click OK to exit.
7.1.1 To Setup Remote System Setting The setting here applies to Remote DVR only. 7.1.1.1 System Setting In the System Setting window, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (4) (5) (1) (2) (3) (1) Delete recorded data after If you want the system to automatically erase the data after a certain days, enable the Delete recorded data after check box and enter the numbers of days in Days text box.
Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed. - Auto start Network after system boot up Automatically connect to network when the DVR is executed. 7.1.1.2 Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting window, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. IP Camera Setting (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting.
(5) IP Camera Information Click IP Setting to setup the parameters of the IP camera. 1. 2. 3. 4. Select the Protocol, Model, Video Format, and Channel of the IP camera. Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column. Also, user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address. If the IP camera has authority request, please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password. 5. Click OK to connect with the IP camera.
Remote DVR Camera Setting Select the camera to modify settings. In the Camera Setting window, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera. When there is no video source on the camera, we suggest disabling it so that the system won’t detect it as video loss error.
Select the channel of connected camera 7.1.1.3 Record Setting In the Recording setup window, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon.
Start Record Prior and Stop Record After settings. - Smart Recording Automatically switch to recorded at the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion, it records at the minimum frame rate setting. - No Recording The system won’t do any recording. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection. The higher the value, the finer the sensitivity is detected.
7.1.1.4 Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. For the network service ports that use by DVR server, please see Appendix A. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet letters and numbers only.
- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
7.1.1.5 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click Update to save the setting, Exit to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (8) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting. Click the items in the (8) Alarm Setting List if you want to modify the alarm setting. 2. In (1) No.
Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will 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.
- Send E-mail Send an electronic text message. Beside the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (1) Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter ID and Password. (2) Mail Fill the mailing information. From: Enter the sender e-mail address.
Enable/disable the selected camera to send video to CMS when the alarm is activated. Beside the Send to CMS check box, click Detail. In the CMS Setting, select the camera to enable/disable sending the video to CMS. Enable All to select all cameras. Then, click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving.
Familiarizing the Buttons in Remote Console 7.2 Name Function (1) Exit Close the Remote Console. (2) Split Screen Mode Select from 3 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of one camera, all the cameras or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. (3) Record Start/stop video recording. (4) Network (5) Setup Enable/disable remote system access. This feature allows you to access DVR server from a remote location via internet connection.
7.2.1 To Setup Remote Console Setting Click Setup button to call out the System Setting window. Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Storage Path Set the directory on where to save the data. When there is not enough free space to record one hour data, the system automatically replaces the oldest data. In case you have more than one storage path, the system automatically saves the data to the next storage path.
7.3 Using the Remote Playback To use this feature, first you need to select the source of the file. In the Select Playback Mode dialog box, choose Local Playback to open the file that is recorded in the Remote Console, and Remote Playback to open the file that is recorded in the DVR server. When you choose Remote Playback, select RealTime Playback if your internet bandwidth is fast and big enough, otherwise choose Download and Playback. Click OK to proceed and Cancel to void this operation.
7.3.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in Local Playback Name (1) Split Screen Mode i Function Select from 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. - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 8, 16, and 13 split screen mode. - To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge. To back to normal view, right click the channel screen again.
Name (5) Playback Control Buttons Function 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 file. Faster: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x, 4x, or 8x, 16x or 32x. Next: Go to the next frame. End: Go to the end of the recorded video file.
Name Function ESC on the keyboard. (14) Event Log Show the record of activities that take place in the system (15) Visual Search Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second(see also Chapter 7.3.1.2 ) (16) Find Next Search for the next event. You can use this when you are using Event Search function. (17) Intelligent Search Search the changes in the motion detector frame (See also Chapter 3.7.4).
7.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in RealTime Playback Name (1) Split Screen Mode i - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 8, 13, and 16 split screen mode. - To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge. (2) Exit (3) Progress bar (4) Hour Buttons i Function Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of the entire camera, or one camera.
Name (6) Archive i Function Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. – OPEN FILE: Click to open the recorded file from certain location. – Channel 01~ 16 & Channel 17 ~ 32: Click to switch to different channel group of playback calendar if the DVR supports more than 16 channels. – Mark Day Light Saving, the playback calendar will show the available playback records during day light saving period.
7.3.3 Familiarizing the Buttons in Download and Playback Name Function (1) Exit (2) Progress bar To close the application. Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track. Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame. (3) Hour Buttons i The Hour buttons represent the time in 24-hour clock. The blue bar on top of the hour button indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time.
Name (11) Visual Search (12) Audio (13) De-interlace (14) Watermark Function Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second. (See also Chapter 7.3.1.2) Enable/disable volume To enhance the video quality. Set the de-interlace mode to #1, if you are capturing motionless picture and #2, if it captures lots of movement. To verify the playback video has not been modified To verify the playback video doesn’t been modified.
Chapter 8 Using HandyViewer to Access DVR Server Users can use a mobile phone to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone support IE browser and is connected to the internet. To access the DVR server, open IE browser and enter http://enter server IP or domain name here/mobile. You can see the latest screen shot. Click << >> to change the channel or camera and Refresh to reload new screen shot. 8.
4. When you are prompted, click Yes to install the application using the default directory. 5. When done, click OK. 8.1.2 To install PDAViewer from the Internet Make sure you are connected to the internet. 1. Open the web browser and enter the server IP. Then click the hyperlink Download PDAViewer. 2. When the Download dialog box appears, enable Open file after download and click Yes. 3. After the installation, the PDAViewer icon will appear in the Programs list.
8.1.3 To Use the PDAViewer 1. Run the PDAViewer in the Programs. 2. Familiarizing the PDAViewer buttons. Name (1) Connect (2) (1) (3) (4) (5) (10) (9) (8) (6) (7) Function Hook up to the DVR server. Make sure you are connected to internet. When the iView screen appears, click Add to add DVR server. Enter the server IP, port, user ID, password and select the connection type. Then, click OK. (3) About User can playback the recorded video from remote DVR server in PDAViewer.(see also Chapter 8.1.
3. To change the video quality, enable/disable audio, and select to display different camera, tap on the video screen longer the popup menu will appear. 8.1.4 To Playback in PDAViewer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Run the PDAViewer in the Programs. Hook up to the DVR server. Click Connect icon and select the DVR server Click Playback to enter playback option screen Select the camera, data, and time Click Playback to start playing the recorded video 7. 8. 9.
11. User can change the relay status. Select the relay and tap on video screen longer the pop up menu will appear, and then, select the status (ON, OFF, Tigger) 8.2 Using JAVAViewer to Access DVR Server Using the mobile phone within Symbian Smart Phone OS to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone supports Symbian Smart Phone OS and can be connected to the internet.
8.2.2 To Use the JAVAViewer 1. Run the JAVAViewer program. 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 Yes to accept the data from DVR server. 5. When connection is success, you will see the camera video on the screen. 6. To switch to different camera view, select menu and select the channel. 7.
Chapter 9 Web Tools The bundled Web Tools includes Dispatch Server , Remote Backup, and Remote Setup program. To install Web Tools, place the CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install Web Tools. 9.1 Dispatch Server Dispatch is designed to reduce the network traffic of the DVR server. Instead of connecting directly to the DVR server, the client can connect to the computer that is connected to the DVR server using the Dispatch program. 9.1.1 To Run Dispatch program: 1.
9.2 Remote Setup Remote Setup is a tool for configuring DVR server from remote site. To install Remote Setup application, insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and click Web Tools. After installation, click to start the Remote Setup application. 9.2.1 To Add DVR server User need to add a DVR server and make connection in order to setup remote DVR server. 1. Click Add 2.
6. When connection is lost, click Reconnect to connect again. 7. To modify or delete the added DVR server, select the 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 clicking Import button. To save the setting to local hard disk, click Export button. 9.2.2 To Setup Remote System Setting The setting here applies to Remote DVR only. 9.2.2.
- Auto Scan Period Set the time gap of the Auto Scan function from 3 to 10 seconds. This automatically switches to the next video in cycle depending on the set time gap. (5) Login Enable the conditions in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out. - Auto Record after system boot up Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed. - Auto start Network after system boot up Automatically connect to network when the DVR is executed. 9.2.2.
Enable/disable audio of the camera. - Name Change the camera name - Description Add a short comment (5) IP Camera Information Click IP Setting to setup the parameters of the IP camera. 1. 2. 3. 4. Select the Protocol, Model, Video Format, and Channel of the IP camera. Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column. Also, user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address. If the IP camera has authority request, please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password. 5.
Remote DVR Camera Setting Select the camera to modify settings. In the Camera Setting window, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view. To enable/disable all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera. When there is no video source on the camera, we suggest disabling it so that the system won’t detect it as video loss error.
9.2.2.3 Record Setting In the Recording setup window, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (3) (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. To select more than one camera, Right click on the camera icon. To select one camera only, Left click on the camera icon. The camera icon turns purple when it is selected.
- Smart Recording Automatically switch to recorded at the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion, it records at the minimum frame rate setting. - No Recording The system won’t do any recording. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection. The higher the value, the finer the sensitivity is detected. When it detects a motion, a green triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen.
9.2.2.4 Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. For the network service ports that use by DVR server, please see Appendix A. (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet letters and numbers only.
- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
9.2.2.5 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click Update to save the setting, Exit to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) (2) (8) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting. Click the items in the (8) Alarm Setting List if you want to modify the alarm setting. 2. In (1) No.
Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will 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.
- Send E-mail Send an electronic text message. Beside the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (1) Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter ID and Password. (2) Mail Fill the mailing information. From: Enter the sender e-mail address.
- Send to CMS (Central Management System) Enable/disable the selected camera to send video to CMS when the alarm is activated. Beside the Send to CMS check box, click Detail. In the CMS Setting, select the camera to enable/disable sending the video to CMS. Enable All to select all cameras. Then, click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving.
Remote Backup 9.3 Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the DVR sever. You can select between Auto Backup and Manual Backup. Auto Backup continuously archives one hour of the recorded data at a time, starting from the specified date. As for Manual Backup, it only archives the recorded data of selected date. i To back up the data, you must have at least 2G hard disk space. 9.3.1 To back up the recoded data from the DVR server: 1. Make sure you are connected to the internet. 2.
- Enable/disable Disk Recycle check box, to automatically overwrite the oldest file when there is not enough free space to backup the file. Manual Backup mode: the backup progress will start when user press the backup button - Click File Select to choose the date, time and camera you want to back up. - Click Browse to set the storage path. 6. Click OK to complete the adding DVR server. The added DVR server will display in Remote Backup main window.
Appendix A Registering Domain Name DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) is a data query service mainly used on the Internet for translating domain names into Internet addresses. It allows remote clients to intelligently search dynamic servers without any previous enquiring for servers’ Internet addresses. In order to take advantage of this intelligent service, first register your domain name on the following Web site http://ddns.avers.com.tw 1. User Login Browse the website ddns.avers.com.
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