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XX128-28-01
Network Digital Video Recorder
Quick Manual
Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your
requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the
documentation. This system has not been designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be
used for this purpose.
Copyright © 2009 Vicon Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
Product specifications subject to change without notice.
ViconNet, Kollector, I-Onyx and their logos are registered trademarks of Vicon Industries Inc.
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Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
VICON INDUSTRIES INC., 89 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11788
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Vicon Part No. 8009-8128-28-01 Rev 209

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  • Page 1 Network Digital Video Recorder Quick Manual Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as described in the documentation. This system has not been designed to be used in life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose.

  • Page 2: Important Notice

    It is not intended to provide comprehensive detail. For more detailed information on using the Kollector Pro, refer to the Kollector Pro Software Manual. • This Manual contains proprietary information belonging to Vicon. Such information is supplied solely for the purpose of assisting explicitly and properly authorized users of the ViconNet system. •...

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    About This Manual This ViconNet Software Quick Manual is a condensed version of the ViconNet Kollector Pro Software Manual. It should be used by operators for concise instructions for working with the Kollector Pro. The ViconNet Software Quick Manual is comprised of the following chapters: •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING VICONNET ................1 What Is ViconNet? ............................1 How Does ViconNet Work? ...........................1 System Components............................1 System Architecture............................2 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED WITH VICONNET............3 Logging In ...............................3 Main Window..............................4 Navigator Window ............................5 Logging Out, Exiting and Shutting Down ....................6 Logging Out ..............................6 Exiting the Kollector Pro ..........................6 Shutting Down or Restarting.........................6...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introducing Viconnet

    Chapter 1 Introducing ViconNet This chapter introduces the ViconNet system and includes the following sections: • What Is ViconNet?, page 1, provides a brief overview of the ViconNet system. • How Does ViconNet Work?, page 1, describes overall functionality of the ViconNet system. •...

  • Page 6: System Components

    System Components This section provides a brief description of the main components in the ViconNet system, as follows: • Recorder: The Kollector Elite, Kollector Pro and Kollector Lite, which have up to 16 camera and microphone inputs (the Kollector Elite supports audio input by default; it is optional on the Kollector Pro). •...

  • Page 7: System Architecture

    System Architecture The diagram shown below illustrates a ViconNet system structure that incorporates various ViconNet components. Introducing ViconNet • 3 XX128-28-01 Rev 209 Kollector Pro Quick Manual...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Getting Started With Viconnet

    Chapter 2 Getting Started with ViconNet This chapter familiarizes you with the ViconNet application's components and functionality. This chapter contains the following sections: • Logging In, page 4, describes how to log in to the ViconNet application. • Main Window, page 5, introduces the basic elements in the ViconNet Main window. •...

  • Page 9: Main Window

    Main Window After logging in to the ViconNet application, the Main window is displayed, as shown below, enabling you to: • View live video. • Play back recorded video. • Print or export image frames. A variety of other functions that can be performed, such as: configuring the ViconNet system, recording live video and generating reports are described in the Kollector Pro Software Manual.

  • Page 10: Navigator Window

    Navigator Window The Navigator window, which is accessed by clicking the Playback button in the ViconNet Main window, displays a visual mapping of the storage location, enabling you to: • Select and playback (in the Main window) recorded video segments. •...

  • Page 11: Logging Out, Exiting And Shutting Down

    Logging Out, Exiting and Shutting Down Logging Out Logging out is performed when you want to exit from the ViconNet application, but need the application to remain open, for example, to log in as a different user. To log out of the ViconNet application: 1.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 Viewing Live Video

    Chapter 3 Viewing Live Video This chapter includes the following sections: • Overview, page 8, provides an overview of the viewing process, and illustrates the main steps for viewing live video. • Step 1: Selecting the Display Mode, page 9, describes how to select the required number of video display locations.

  • Page 13: Step 1: Selecting The Display Mode

    Step 1: Selecting the Display Mode Selecting the display mode enables you to determine the maximum number of video display locations for viewing live video at one time in the Video Display area of the Main window. Various display modes are provided to accommodate your viewing requirements, and you can change the display mode after beginning to view the live video, without affecting the video to which you are currently viewing.

  • Page 14: Step 2: Selecting Cameras

    Step 2: Selecting Cameras After launching the ViconNet system, in order to view live video in the Video Display area, you must first select the device (camera) that transmits the required data. Use the Site List, Site Map or Groups List to select devices for viewing live video by navigating through the list and selecting the required devices.
  • Page 15 The following example shows nine live video transmissions displayed in the Video Display area. The name of each camera is located in the top of each video display location. NOTE: You can manually stop the transmission at any time by clicking STOP. Use the Site Map to select cameras from a drawing, map or set of maps without having to know to which transmitter it is connected.
  • Page 16 To select a device using the Site Map: 1. In the Main window, select the Site Map tab. 2. Select a camera by clicking it in the Site Map tab. The lower-left panel changes according to the object selected in the site map. The picture can be dragged to the middle of the editing space, and then expanded or navigated.
  • Page 17 In the Groups list, you can select to list the devices by name, secondary ID (as configured in the Groups Sets Management window) or both. To select whether to display device name, secondary ID or both: • In the Groups list select the required option from the dropdown list and click Go. To view a camera or hear a microphone from the Groups list: •...

  • Page 18: Step 3: Controlling The Picture

    Step 3: Controlling the Picture The ViconNet system enables you to control and change the settings of the current live pictures displayed in the Main window, such as the brightness and contrast. Any changes that you make to the picture settings affect the data that is currently being viewed or recorded on all connected Workstations and recorders displays.

  • Page 19: Step 5: Operating A Ptz Camera

    Step 5: Operating a PTZ Camera From the ViconNet Main window you can easily operate and control any PTZ camera configured in your system. All PTZ functions are performed and are available only for one selected PTZ camera at a time. To operate a PTZ camera: 1.
  • Page 20 Sets the PTZ camera to automatically rotate around 360° while displaying the video. Determines the speed of the auto pan. Stops uncontrolled directional movement of the video display. Configures Vicon PTZ settings. Adjusts the focus. Controls the amount of light entering behind the PTZ lens. This affects your ability to observe the proximity of objects to one another in the video display location, as follows: Automatically adjusts the light to the displayed video.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Playing Back Recorded Video

    Chapter 4 Playing Back Recorded Video This chapter includes the following sections: • Overview, page 17, provides a general overview of the playback process. • Playback Workflow, page 18, illustrates the main steps for playing back recorded video segments. • Step 1: Selecting Recorded Video, page 19, describes how to select the initial parameters in the Navigator window for the recorded video that you want to play back.

  • Page 22: Playback Workflow

    Playback Workflow The following workflow illustrates how to play back recorded video segments from the ViconNet Navigator window. Each step is described in the sections that follow. 18 • Playing Back Recorded Video XX128-28-01 Rev 209 Kollector Pro Quick Manual...

  • Page 23: Step 1: Selecting Recorded Video

    Step 1: Selecting Recorded Video The first step for playing back recorded video is selecting the recorded video segment to be played back. To select recorded video: 1. From the Main window, click The Navigator window is displayed, as follows: Recorded Data 2.

  • Page 24: Step 2: Selecting The Playback Time Interval

    5. Select a camera either from the Navigator list or by using standard drag and drop functionality. When you select a device for viewing and playback, a scan of that storage location is performed for that device's recorded data, which is then displayed graphically. 6.
  • Page 25 To select the playback start time: 1. (Optional) Zoom in on a specific recorded segment, as follows: • In the Recorded Device Contents area, position the mouse pointer to the left or right of the recorded segment of which you want to zoom in. •...

  • Page 26: Step 4: Displaying Recorded Video Content

    Step 4: Displaying Recorded Video Content The next step after selecting all the parameters for the recorded video segments of the required camera(s) is to view the actual recorded segments in the Main window. Each recorded video segment is displayed in a video display location according to the parameters that you selected in the previous steps.

  • Page 27: Step 5: Playing Back From A Selected Camera

    Step 5: Playing Back from a Selected Camera The ViconNet system enables you to play back recorded video segments in the Main window from either a single or all currently displayed recorded cameras, depending on the selection you made in Step 4: Displaying Recorded Video Content , page 22.

  • Page 28: Quick Playback

    3. (Optional) Use the playback buttons to navigate through the recorded segment(s) during playback, as required. Option Description Play Forward Forward x2, x5, x10, x50, x100 Forward – frame by frame Forward x¼, x½ Play Reverse Reverse x2, x5, x10, x50, x100 Reverse –...

  • Page 29: Museum Search

    Museum Search The Museum Search option enables you to search for activity in a specific camera's data within a defined region of the database. You can locate all the video segments that include a specific difference, for example, a main door opening, or a car being moved. The Museum Search option enables you to locate the following types change entities: •...
  • Page 30 4. Define the ROIs relevant for the current search procedures. This is done using the following grid definition tools. Option Description This button clears all the current colored grid blocks in the view. You can then use the Pencil tool to define grid blocks for specific ROIs within the display view surface. NOTE: Change detection does not function unless ROIs are identified by colored grid blocks.

  • Page 31: Video Analytics

    6. If you want to find "episodes" (sets of consecutive frames in which a significant difference in ROIs is detected), do the following: • From the dropdown list, select the length of time over which changes must continuously occur. NOTE: The default duration is 1.5 seconds. Values from 0.1 seconds to 5.0 seconds can be selected. In general, the shorter the duration, the more easily episodes will be detected.

  • Page 32: Creating Archives

    4. From the list provided, select which behaviors are to be searched for (All Analytics will automatically check all behaviors). 5. Click the button. A list of behavior violations will display at the bottom of the screen. 6. Click the event you want to display. A slider visually represents at what point in the selected time span each behavior violation occurred.
  • Page 33 3. Click . The Navigator list is replaced by an Archive area, which automatically displays the archive date and time at the bottom. 4. In the Archive area, navigate to the required archive destination (network path, CD-ROM or DVD device). The destination details are displayed automatically at the bottom of the Archive area.
  • Page 34 8. (Optional) To view additional details during the archive creation process, click . The relevant details are displayed in the Control Dialog Display area, as shown in the following example: NOTE: If required, you can stop the archive creation process by clicking Stop Archive. 9.

  • Page 35: Chapter 5 Printing/Exporting Frames And Creating Video Clips

    Chapter 5 Printing/Exporting Frames and Creating Video Clips Digital recording continuously writes video data to different types of temporary storage. After this temporary storage fills up, the oldest data is overwritten. This chapter describes the methods offered by ViconNet for permanently storing old recorded video data before it is overwritten.

  • Page 36: Exporting Frames

    Exporting Frames You can save selected single frames or groups of consecutive frames being viewed in playback to any network destination as JPEG images. To export a selected frame: 1. Play back the required camera, as described in Chapter 4, Playing Back Recorded Video . 2.

  • Page 37: Creating Video Clips

    Creating Video Clips You can create a short video using various video formats from elected playback segments, which can then be viewed using Windows Media Player. The video screen converter utility allows conversion of any video data into a standard/common format, enabling you to view the data with standard video tools. Note: This should not be used if you require the ability to authenticate your video in a court of law.
  • Page 38 Vicon Industries Inc. Corporate Headquarters 89 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, New York 11788 631-952-CCTV (2288)/ 800-645-9116 Fax: 631-951-CCTV (2288) Vicon Europe Headquarters Brunel Way Fareham, PO15 5TX United Kingdom +44 (0) 1489 566300 Fax: +44 (0) 1489 566322 Germany vin-videotronic infosystems gmbh...

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