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OSD Setup Manual
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002A08X2ZXB2

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  • Page 1 Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR OSD Setup Manual Version 2.2 002A08X2ZXB2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    OSD Setup Manual Table of Contents Menu System Overview ..................... 7 < Username and Password > ..................7 < Key Usage > ......................7  Key Usage in OSD Menu ................7  Key Usage in Virtual Keyboard ............... 8 System Setup ........................
  • Page 3 OSD Setup Manual < Network Setup > ....................16  LAN Select ....................16  LAN Setup ....................17 DHCP ....................17 IP ....................17 Netmask ..................18 Gateway ..................18 DNS ....................18 PPPoE Account ................18 PPPoE Password ................19 PPPoE Max Idle ................
  • Page 4 OSD Setup Manual Min Remaining Battery Level ............26 Min Remaining Run Time ..............26 Delay To Activate ................26  UPS Info ....................... 26 UPS Model ..................26 UPS Protocol .................. 26 UPS Status ..................26 Remaining Battery Level ..............27 Remaining Run Time ..............
  • Page 5 OSD Setup Manual  Weekend Schedule ..................35  Weekend Start / End ..................35 < Preset Record Configuration > ................35 < Per Camera Config > ................... 36  Camera Select ....................36  Normal PPS ....................36  Normal Qlty ....................36 ...
  • Page 6 OSD Setup Manual < Event Duration > ....................44 < Per Channel Config > ................... 45  Channel Select ..................... 45  Video Loss Detect ..................45  Motion Detect ....................45  Detection Configuration ................45 Detected Area Setup ............... 46 Sensitivity ..................
  • Page 7 OSD Setup Manual Export ..........................57 < Select Device > ....................57 < Select Channel > ....................58 < From / To Time > ....................58 < Select Events > ....................58 < Data Type > ......................58 < Export Format > ....................59 <...

  • Page 8: Menu System Overview

    OSD Setup Manual Menu System Overview The detailed functions and settings of Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR can be set by entering the intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) OSD setup menu. Collaborating with a USB mouse, setting up the DVR can be easy as operating on a PC. This chapter particularizes the items and options in the OSD setup menu.

  • Page 9: Key Usage In Virtual Keyboard

    OSD Setup Manual <ESC> Press to cancel or exit from certain OSD menu without saving any changes.  Key Usage in Virtual Keyboard A virtual keyboard shows up while editing settings such as camera title, unit name, etc. The virtual keyboard displays as follows. ←...

  • Page 10: System Setup

    OSD Setup Manual System Setup Select <System Setup> from the Main Menu and press ENTER to enter the System Setup menu. The items in the System Setup menu are described in the following sections. System Setup System/Version Info Language English Date/Time Unit Name Show Unit Name...

  • Page 11: Mac Address 1

    OSD Setup Manual  MAC Address 1 This item identifies the first Media Access Control (MAC) address of the DVR.  Software Upgrade This item is used for updating software of the Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR via local device. The menu is displayed as follows. Software Upgrade Upgrade Version Select...

  • Page 12: Date/Time

    OSD Setup Manual < Date/Time > Users can set the current date, time and other OSD parameters in this menu. Login using account with proper privilege to enter the submenu. In System Setup menu, select <Date/Time> and press ENTER. The Date/Time menu displays as follows. Date/Time Date 2011/02/21...

  • Page 13: Daylight Saving Time

    OSD Setup Manual NOTE: <Time Zone> must be set to users’ local time zone or the <Network Time Protocol Setup> will not be accessible.  Date/Time Display Select <ON> or <OFF> to setup whether to display date/time information on the screen.

  • Page 14: Dst Bias

    OSD Setup Manual DST Bias This item allows users to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time. Available options are <30>, <60>, <90> and <120> minutes.  Network Time Protocol Setup After time zone is set, the <Network Time Protocol Setup>...

  • Page 15: Unit Name

    OSD Setup Manual < Unit Name > Users are allowed to assign a unit name, up to 11 characters, to the Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR. Follow the steps below to edit the unit name.  Select <Unit Name> from System Setup menu and press ENTER. A virtual keyboard displays as below.

  • Page 16: Auto Logout

    OSD Setup Manual  Auto Logout Users can setup time for automatic logout of system when no operation is performed. Select from <60 Sec>, <120 Sec>, <300 Sec> and <600 Sec>. Alternatively, select <Disable> and the system will not automatically logout. ...

  • Page 17: Load Default Setting

    OSD Setup Manual NOTE: The “Menu Access” cannot be set to <Disable>. When the account does not have authority to access certain functions, an error message will be displayed on the screen.  Load Default Setting This item is for restoring the default settings. Select <Yes> to load default setting or select <No>...

  • Page 18: Lan Setup

    OSD Setup Manual  LAN Setup The network related settings in the LAN Setup menu should be associated with the network service type. Select <LAN Setup> in Network Setup menu and press ENTER to set the parameters. The menu displays as follows. LAN Setup DHCP 192.168.1.150...

  • Page 19: Netmask

    OSD Setup Manual Netmask A netmask is a 32-bit mask used to divide an IP address into subnets and specify the networks available hosts. Its value is defined by the network administrator. It takes the form as ***.***.***.***, for example, 255.255.255.255.

  • Page 20: Pppoe Password

    OSD Setup Manual To setup the login username, follow the steps:  Select <PPPoE Account> from LAN Setup menu and press ENTER. A virtual keyboard displays. ← N O P V W X << >> Space Cancel  Use Direction keys to move the cursor to the desired character. ...

  • Page 21: Web Port

    OSD Setup Manual  Web Port To avoid the default service port (port 80) being jammed, this item enables users to change port 80 to another port. To change the web port, move the cursor over <Web Port> and press ENTER, then adjust the setting by UP / DOWN keys. ...

  • Page 22: Host Name

    OSD Setup Manual NOTE: If <dyndns> is selected, <DDNS Port> and <ezDDNS> will be grayed out. The ezDDNS function is only available for the iviewddns provider. Host Name The item allows users to setup a domain name, which is used for entering the Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR through internet on the remote To setup the host name of the DVR, follow the steps.

  • Page 23: Ddns Password

    OSD Setup Manual DDNS Password Users who are using DynDNS as the service provider have to input a DDNS password. Follow the same step as described in <Host Name> setup to input the password goes with the valid user name. Submit/ Update When the settings are finished, move the cursor to this item and select <Yes>...

  • Page 24: Rs485 Setup

    OSD Setup Manual UPnP Set the first item UPnP to <ON> and the DVR is now with UPnP function. UPnP NAT Traversal The UPnP NAT traversal function will help to automatically setup a router if the DVR connects to the internet via a router. Select <Yes> and the settings of router will be taken care by the DVR itself.

  • Page 25: Audio Output/Key Beep

    OSD Setup Manual < Audio Output/Key Beep > Enter this menu to setup the audio output or key beep. Audio Output/Key Beep Audio Output Key Beep Split Mode Audio  Audio Output This item is for setting the audio output mode. The audio will be outputted when the monitor shows a chosen channel in full screen.

  • Page 26: Ups Setup

    OSD Setup Manual < UPS Setup > When users wish to connect the NVR to the power source via an UPS device, the required connections are illustrated as the following figure. The USB cable is for data communication between the NVR and the UPS device. The UPS Setup menu is as the following.

  • Page 27: Min Remaining Battery Level

    OSD Setup Manual Min Remaining Battery Level For this item, users can decide the NVR should begin to shutdown when the remaining battery level reaches the specific percentage. The ranges are from 5% to 95%. Min Remaining Run Time For this item, users can decide the NVR should begin to shutdown when the remaining run time reaches the specific value.

  • Page 28: Remaining Battery Level

    OSD Setup Manual Lost Communication This means there might be problems due to the USB cable connection between the NVR and the UPS device. Online This will be shown when everything is fine. Nothing to be worry about. On Battery This will means the power source is not available.

  • Page 29: Monitor Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Monitor Setup The Monitor Setup menu allows users to adjust the quality of the displayed image. Select <Monitor Setup> from the Main menu and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. Monitor Setup Show Camera Name OSD Transparency VGA Resolution 1024*768 Show Color Bar...

  • Page 30: Hide Status Bar

    OSD Setup Manual < Hide Status Bar > Users can choose whether to hide the status bar. The default setting is <No>. If users decide to hide the status bar, set this item to <Yes>. < Status Bar Size > This item allows users to select the displaying size of the status bar.

  • Page 31: Camera Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Camera Setup The items in the Camera Setup menu enable users to set camera parameters, including camera title, dome protocol and ID for each connected camera. < Analog Camera > If the connected camera is an analog camera, please continue with this section. Items in this menu are described in the following subsections.

  • Page 32: Hidden

    OSD Setup Manual Follow these steps to enter a new name for a camera.  Move the cursor to <Camera Name> and press ENTER. A virtual keyboard with alphanumeric characters is displayed as below. ← N O P V W X <<...

  • Page 33: Contrast

    OSD Setup Manual Contrast Move the cursor to the item and press ENTER for adjusting the contrast of the camera. Use UP / DOWN keys to adjust the numeric value. The range of contrast values is <-128> to <127>. Saturation Move the cursor to the item and press ENTER to adjust the color saturation of the camera by using UP / DOWN keys.

  • Page 34: Record Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Record Setup The total record time of Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR will be effected by HDD capacity, recording rate (Picture per Second), image quality settings, and event settings. The greater the recording rate and the higher the quality setting, the shorter the recording duration.

  • Page 35: Max Rec. Pps

    OSD Setup Manual  Max Rec. PPS This item will remain constant. In most cases, each channel will be 30PPS for NTSC and 25PPS for PAL. The only two exceptions are 8CH and 16CH models of Lite H.264 DVR. Their D1 resolution only supports 15PPS for NTSC and 12.5PPS for PAL per channel.

  • Page 36: Weekend Schedule

    OSD Setup Manual  Weekend Schedule <Weekend Schedule> determines whether a weekend schedule is in effect. Choose <ON> to take effect the related weekend settings.  Weekend Start / End <Weekend Start> indicates the specific day and time when weekend schedule should begin, for example, Fri PM 06:00.

  • Page 37: Per Camera Config

    OSD Setup Manual < Per Camera Config > This sub-menu is used to set the Day / Night / Weekend PPS and recording quality for each individual channel. <Preset Configuration> must be set to <OFF> in order to access these related settings.

  • Page 38: Ezrecord Setup

    OSD Setup Manual < ezRecord Setup > This item aims to ease the complicated record settings, and to make the setup much easier. Note that this item can be accessed only when <ezRecord> is selected as the option for <Preset Config>. Select <ezRecord Setup>...

  • Page 39: Advance Schedule Setup

    OSD Setup Manual < Advance Schedule Setup > When <Adv. Schedule> is selected as the option for <Preset Config>, users need to further configure the schedule and recording setting under this menu. The Advance Schedule setup menu is shown as below. Advancce Schedule Setup Schedule Table Recording Profile Setup...

  • Page 40: Recording Profile Setup

    OSD Setup Manual  Recording Profile Setup Enter this menu to setup normal and event recording options for profile 1, profile 2 and profile 3 for each channel. Follow the steps below to complete the setting. Recording Profile Setup Cameral Select CH01 Profile 1 Profile 2...

  • Page 41: Data Lifetime Mode

    OSD Setup Manual  Data Lifetime Mode This item allows the user to choose preferred data lifetime mode. There are three types of data lifetime mode: General, By Day, and By Channel. When a specific mode is selected, the other two will be grayed out and cannot be accessed. ...

  • Page 42: Purge Data

    OSD Setup Manual < Purge Data > This item is used to delete the Normal or Event videos. In <Record Setup> menu, move the cursor to <Purge Data> and press ENTER. The <Purge Data> menu is shown as below. Purge Data Purge All Data Purge All Event Data Purge Event Before...

  • Page 43: Sequence Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Sequence Setup The Sequence Setup menu allows users to set the camera sequence schedule and dwell time for main and call monitor. Select <Sequence Setup> in main menu and press ENTER. The menu displays as follows. Sequence Setup Main Monitor Dwell 5 Sec Main Monitor Schedule...

  • Page 44: Event Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Event Setup This menu allows users to determine Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR behavior in response to alarm events. In the Main menu, move the cursor to <Event Setup> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. Items in the Event Setup menu are described in the following subsections.

  • Page 45: Alert Configuration Set

    OSD Setup Manual  Alert Configuration Set <Alert Configuration Set> provides 3 combinations of Alert Notification, IP, and Port.  Alert Notification 4 options are included in this item; <OFF>, <Event>, <Alive>, and <Both>. <OFF>: The Alert Notification is turned off. <Event>: When the alarm is triggered, the DVR will send an alert message to the CMS.

  • Page 46: Per Channel Config

    OSD Setup Manual < Per Channel Config > This menu is used to configure the <Video Loss Detect>, <Motion Detect>, <Alarm In> and <Alarm Out> settings for each channel. The menu is displayed as below. Per Channel Config Channel Select CH01 Video Loss Detect Motion Detect...

  • Page 47: Detected Area Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Detected Area Setup After selected this item, the detected area is displayed as follows. The detection area consists of 192 (16×12) detection grids. Use the Direction keys to move the cursor and press ENTER to select or de-select a grid.

  • Page 48: Alarm Out

    OSD Setup Manual  Alarm Out This item allows users to enable/ disable the alarm output on the selected channel to activate the relay. The signal can be a light or siren to caution an alarm event. Select <ON> to enable the alarm output, or <OFF> to disable. ...

  • Page 49: E-Mail Address

    OSD Setup Manual  E-mail Address This item is used to edit the e-mail address where event/alarm notification will be sent. Follow these steps to setup the e-mail address.  Select <E-mail Address> and press ENTER. A virtual keyboard displays. ...

  • Page 50: Smtp Server Setup

    OSD Setup Manual  SMTP Server Setup Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. SMTP is a relatively simple, text-based protocol that one or more recipients of a message are specified and the message text is transferred. Select <SMTP Setup>...

  • Page 51: Smtp Port

    OSD Setup Manual SMTP Port The item is used to change SMTP port to another port, if necessary. SMTP usually is implemented to operate over Internet port 25. To change the SMTP port, move the cursor to <SMTP Port> in SMTP Setup menu and press ENTER.

  • Page 52: Database Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Database Setup The menu displays information of internal and external HDDs. In the main menu, select <Database Setup> and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. Database Setup Total Size xxxGB Free Size xxxGB (Circular) Avail. Rec Time Circular Internal Disks Data Protection...

  • Page 53: Data Protection

    OSD Setup Manual <Device Name> and <Active> are read-only. The number in front of the device name represents the SATA port that the HDD is connected to. If no storage device can be found, the message “No available items!” will be displayed. Active This item indicates if the HDD is added to the database.

  • Page 54: Repair On Power Loss

    OSD Setup Manual < Repair On Power Loss > This item enables the DVR to do auto HDD scan after powered on, if the DVR previously experienced unexpected power loss or was not shutdown properly. If auto scan failed, formatting of HDD is required. The preset is <On>. This helps to secure the data saved in the HDD.

  • Page 55: Configuration

    OSD Setup Manual Configuration The Configuration menu can be used to restore the default factory settings, import/export configuration, and view/export system log. Select <Configuration> from the main menu and press ENTER. The following menu is displayed. Items in this menu are described in the following subsections.

  • Page 56: Export Configuration

    OSD Setup Manual < Export Configuration > Users are allowed to save a DVR configuration by exporting it to an external drive, such as an USB Flash Drive. Before exporting the configuration, make sure the device in which the configuration will be saved is attached to the DVR appropriately. Select <Export Config> from the Configuration menu and press ENTER.

  • Page 57: System Log

    OSD Setup Manual < System Log > Select <System Log> and a list of system logs will be displayed on the screen. Users can export the system log as a data file to an external storage device. Connect a USB storage device and select <Export>...

  • Page 58: Export

    OSD Setup Manual Export The Export menu enables users to export recorded video with or without digital signature to a USB storage device, or to a DVD+RW. Make sure an external storage device is available and connected to the appropriate port for video export. When the recorded video is exported with digital signature, the output will be four files, including *.gpg, *.avi (*.drv), *.sig and readme.txt.

  • Page 59: Select Channel

    OSD Setup Manual Set this item to <Yes> to set the selected device as the exporting destination. NOTE: The item <Erase Disk> from Video Export menu will be grayed out when the selected device is not a DVD+RW or when the device is not selected yet.

  • Page 60: Export Format

    OSD Setup Manual < Export Format > This item is for selecting exporting video format. The options are <DRV>, <AVI>, and <Original>. The DRV and AVI files are compressed video files while the original files are raw data of the unit’s recorded video. The DRV and original files can only be played back with the remote monitoring software and DVRPlayer, and multiple cameras video can be played back from one file.

  • Page 61: Pos Setup (Versatile H.264 Dvr Only)

    OSD Setup Manual POS Setup (Versatile H.264 DVR Only) The <POS> function is only available for Versatile H.264 DVR. It provides a connection between a DVR and a Point-of-Sale equipment, such as cash registers. With this function, the financial transaction data can be linked to specific camera images and recorded to the DVR.

  • Page 62: Exception No

    OSD Setup Manual  Exception No. Select an exception number for further settings. Users can select from <1> to <16>.  Trigger Select <On>, those transactions which contain “Exception Strings” and which meet the “Numerals” conditions will be marked as exceptions in the text database and will trigger preset actions such as alarm output.

  • Page 63: Input Setup

    OSD Setup Manual Inside The Range: The value of transaction within a certain range will be marked as an exception. The specific value needs to be set through the following sub-menus <Value> and <Value (Upper Limit)>. Outside the Range: The value of transaction outside a certain range will be marked as an exception. The specific value needs to be set through the following sub-menus <Value>...

  • Page 64: Input Process

    OSD Setup Manual  Text Filter This item is used to choose the text filter. The supported models for pole display and printer are listed below. Pole Display Printer POS Machine Cache Technology VFD-202T Citizen CBM-1000 II Acula AQ-812 Citizen C2202 Citizen CT-S300 IBM SurePOS 700 Digipos CD5220...

  • Page 65: Text Baud Rate

    OSD Setup Manual  Text Baud Rate This item allows users to setup the baud rate of RS232 which connects the POS Device and the DVR.  Text Bit This item allows users to setup the bits of RS232.  Text Stop This item allows users to setup the stop of RS232.

  • Page 66: Shutdown

    OSD Setup Manual Shutdown This item is used to shut down or reboot the DVR. If the Versatile/Lite H.264 DVR must be shut down for any reason, please follow the proper shut down and power on procedures to avoid any potential damages to the DVR. Shutdown Power Off Reboot...

  • Page 67: Appendix A: Record Duration

    OSD Setup Manual Appendix A: Record Duration The record duration varies based on the HDD capacity and the settings of resolution, recording quality and events. The following tables give a sample calculation of record duration according to different HDD capacities with different settings of resolution and recording quality, excluding consideration of events.
  • Page 68 OSD Setup Manual Record Duration (Days) for Lite H.264 DVR Recording Quality Mode Low (3 KB) Fair (6 KB) Mid (9 KB) High (12 KB) Best (15 KB) NTSC: 240PPS PAL: 200PPS NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC 500 GB Internal Storage With Audio 6.56 7.65...

  • Page 69: Appendix B: Dvrplayer

    OSD Setup Manual Appendix B: DVRPlayer DVRPlayer is a software that enables users to playback the *.drv files recorded by the DVRs at a PC site. NOTE: The DVRPlayer can ONLY accept and playback *.drv files. First connect to the DVR via DVRRemote. Then download the DVRPlayer.zip file by clicking on the link provided on the DVRRemote main window.
  • Page 70 OSD Setup Manual Playback the videos on the Data List Click <PLAY> on the toolbar at the top of the main window. The “Data List” window displays, shown as the figure below: The “Data List” will show all recorded videos, “Normal” and “Event” separately, that are stored in the destination folder appeared at the top.
  • Page 71 OSD Setup Manual Local Playback the selected *.drv files In the <Local Playback> tab, as shown below, users can click <Open> to select a specific *.drv file and click <OK> to playback the file on the main window. Note: If users click the close button at the top-right corner of the “Data List” window, the following “Playback”...
  • Page 72 OSD Setup Manual Verify digital signature of exported videos In the <Verify> tab, as shown below, users can authenticate videos with digital signatures. Follow the steps below to complete the verification.  Select any video from the Data List and click <Verify> at the bottom, then the “Playback” window will be displayed returning a GOOD or BAD signature result in the <Status Log>...
  • Page 73 OSD Setup Manual Playback Controls When the video starts to playback on the main window, the playback control buttons will be displayed on the toolbar at the top of the main window. Please refer to below picture: Refer to the following table for description of playback control buttons used while playing back the *.drv file.

  • Page 74: Appendix C: Usb Mouse Operation

    OSD Setup Manual Appendix C: USB Mouse Operation Users can use an USB mouse to operate the DVR. To use the USB mouse, please read through the following descriptions. Plug in an USB mouse to any USB port of the DVR. Move the USB mouse, and the cursor should appear.
  • Page 75 OSD Setup Manual Motion Detection Area Setup When users are setting the motion detection area, an USB mouse can help to speedily complete the setup. Enter the OSD setup menu and go to the following path: <Main Menu>  <Event Setup>  <Per Channel Config>  <Detection Config>  <Detected Area Setup>.

  • Page 76: Appendix D: Hdd Copy Tool (Ext2Ifs)

    OSD Setup Manual Appendix D: HDD Copy Tool (EXT2IFS) ® The data system of the DVR’s HDD is totally different from Windows based PC. So if users just simply plug the HDD onto the PC, the PC will not recognize its existence. Hence, to access data from the DVR’s HDD, users will need a special HDD Copy Tool driver called EXT2IFS.
  • Page 77 OSD Setup Manual Step 3. Click <Step 1>, then choose <Install to SystemRoot> and <Start driver on boot> options, as shown below. Then, click <Install Driver> button. Step 4. Click <Step2b>. Assign each partition to a drive letter. After the assignment of HDDs are made, click <Save Assignments>...
  • Page 78 OSD Setup Manual After the DVR’s HDD is correctly installed, videos in the DVR’s HDD can be played back by using the DVRPlayer. Refer to Appendix B: DVRPlayer for detail instruction about the operation of the DVRPlayer. Removal of the DVR’s HDD To remove the HDD from the PC, follow the instruction below.
  • Page 79 Central Management Software User’s Manual Version 3.20...
  • Page 80 User’s Manual Table of Contents 1. Overview ........................3 System Requirement ................... 4 2. Software Installation ..................... 5 Start Menu Add-ons ..................... 9 Software Upgrade ....................11 3. Start Up CMS ....................... 12 Starting Up ......................12 Login ........................13 4.
  • Page 81 User’s Manual Record ....................... 67 6.5.1 Instant Record ..................67 6.5.2 Schedule Record ..................68 Playback ......................73 6.6.1 Local Playback (CMS Player) ..............73 6.6.2 Remote Playback ................... 85 System Information .................... 92 6.7.1 Device Health ..................92 6.7.2 PC System Info..................93 6.7.3 About CMS .....................

  • Page 82: Overview

    User’s Manual Overview Central Management Software (CMS) is a powerful and professional centralized monitoring system designed for all range of applications and projects. With CMS, accessing and monitoring multiple surveillance equipments such as DVRs, and Mega-Pixel IP Cameras is just a few clicks away.

  • Page 83: System Requirement

    User’s Manual  Remote IP Camera configuration  Supports multi-layers E-Map  Supports ePTZ function  Supports multiple languages System Requirement The following chart shows recommended computer system: Operating Systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Minimum: Recommended: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Intel®...

  • Page 84: Software Installation

    User’s Manual Software Installation Follow the steps below to install CMS to the local computer. Step 1. There are 2 ways to start the installation. Option 1. Download the compressed file and extract it. Click on the CMS_Setup.exe file to start the installation.
  • Page 85 User’s Manual NOTE: After clicking <OK>, a un-installation confirmation dialog will be displayed. Click <Uninstall> to uninstall the older version and continue with the next step. Step 2. Select the components that are going to be installed. It is strongly recommended to select the <Start Menu Shortcuts>...
  • Page 86 User’s Manual Step 3. CMS main program will be the first program to be installed. Choose a folder to install CMS or it will be installed to a default destination folder “\CMS\”. Click <Install> to start the Installation; or click <Back> to go back to the previous step.
  • Page 87 User’s Manual Type in ipconfig to get the IP Address of the local computer. Write down the IP address on a piece of paper for later use. After the IP address is found, setup the connected DVR(s). First, go to <Main Menu>  <System Setup>  <Date/Time>  <Time Zone>...

  • Page 88: Start Menu Add-Ons

    User’s Manual Start Menu Add-ons Click on the Start menu and find CMS. There are several add-ons, as shown below. Joystick Go to the Joystick submenu and users will be granted with two pictures for brief instructions of joystick controls. Refer to subsection Joystick Control under section PC System Info for more details about joystick usages.
  • Page 89 User’s Manual Help This item links to the PDF file of User’s Manual. Install Ext2Fsd For users who need to read raw files directly from the DVR HDDs, select this item to install the driver for ext2 and ext3 file systems. Install VC2008 Redistributable Package Select this item and the system will begin to install VC2008 Redistributable Package.

  • Page 90: Software Upgrade

    User’s Manual Start NTP Server If users wish to sync the PC’s time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP), select this item and a command window will be prompted. Confirm to add NTP register and let the command window run the rest works. After the NTP is started, users can press any key to finish the process.

  • Page 91: Start Up Cms

    User’s Manual Start Up CMS Before starting up CMS, PRO version users have to insert the USB Dongle. Otherwise the intelligence functions especially designated for PRO version will not be available. NOTE: If the version of USB Dongle is an older version comparing to CMS, an error message will be displayed to request users to insert the correct version of USB Dongle.

  • Page 92: Login

    User’s Manual Login The default username & password are: “admin” and “1234”. Enter the default username and password, then check <Save user name and password> to save time from entering username and password every time CMS starts. Click <OK> to login. Username and password accounts can be added or removed under the <CMS User>...

  • Page 93: Cms Main Window

    User’s Manual CMS Main Window After started up CMS, the main window of CMS will be shown as the figure below. The name of each button is indicated as follows. Power Button Display Mode: 4-windows, 9-windows, 16-windows, 25-windows, 36-windows, 49-windows, 64-windows, 8-windows, 10-windows, 13-windows, Sequence, Full screen, Last mode, Page up, Page down View Operator Emap...
  • Page 94 User’s Manual Power Button Click on the Power button and the pull-down menu includes: <Lock>, <Exit> and <Minimize>. Users can lock CMS system, exit CMS system, or minimize CMS main window. Display Mode Click on any icon to view the connected camera images in multiple window modes.
  • Page 95 User’s Manual Setting Click on the <Setting> icon and users can configure <CMS Setting> and <Device Setting>. System information Click on the <System information> icon and the pull-down menu includes: <Device Health>, <PC system info.>, <About CMS>, <CMS operator log> and <Device operator log>.

  • Page 96: Configure Cms

    User’s Manual Configure CMS CMS supports up to 10 groups, with at most 64 IP devices added in each group. The following sections will guide users to setup CMS step by step. Click on the <Setting> icon and select <CMS Setting>. The following window will be displayed.

  • Page 97: Setup Groups

    User’s Manual Setup Groups Up to 10 groups can be set in CMS. This section guides users to add or remove a group, and also shows users how to set “Start Group”. Add a group Click on button to add a group. The other way to add a group is to right click on <Groups>, and select <Add a group>.
  • Page 98 User’s Manual Set Start Group “Start Group” is the group that will be connected after started up CMS. Right click on the group to be set as “Start Group”, and select <Set as start group> from the pull-down menu. NOTE: If a group is set as the “Start Group”, the icon will be changed as shown in the figure above.
  • Page 99 User’s Manual Expand / Hide a Group There are two ways to expand or hide a group. One way is to use the buttons; the other way is to right click on the group and select <Expand> or <Hide> from the pull-down menu. Remove a Group To remove a group, click on the group to be removed, and then click on the button directly to remove the group.

  • Page 100: Manage The Sites

    User’s Manual Manage the Sites The following sections are instruction of the management of the sites, including add or remove sites and configuration. 5.2.1 Add/Remove a Site This section describes how to add or remove a site. CMS supports at most 64 IP devices to be added to each group.
  • Page 101 User’s Manual Add Multiple Sites Right click on a group, and select <Add sites…> to add multiple sites at once. Then a device search window will be displayed as below. Press and hold Ctrl key to select more than one site. After sites are selected, click <Add> to add the selected sites.
  • Page 102 User’s Manual Remove a site To remove a site, click on the site that is to be removed, and click on the button directly to remove the site. The other way to remove a site is to right click on the site, and select <Remove>...

  • Page 103: Setup The Site Via Device Search

    User’s Manual 5.2.2 Setup the Site via Device Search There are two ways to setup a site. The simple way is via Device Search. CMS is able to search for IP addresses of DVRs, IP Cameras, VSS/NVR, and VDS connected to the PC’s LAN network. The ports used for device search are 6666 and 6667.
  • Page 104 User’s Manual Step 2. The list will show the IP addresses of DVR(s), IP Camera(s), VSS/NVR, and VDS available in the LAN network. Select from the list and Double Click on the IP address to add it to a site. Then enter username and password of the selected DVR, IP Camera, or VSS/NVR.

  • Page 105: Setup The Dvr Site Manually

    User’s Manual 5.2.3 Setup the DVR Site Manually If the detailed information (IP address, port, username, and password) of the connected DVR is provided, a site can be setup manually. Add a new site and enter the Site name, IP address, Port, Username, and Password.

  • Page 106: Setup The Ip Camera Site Manually

    User’s Manual If the DDNS information of the DVR is known, the DDNS data can be used to setup a site. Check the box <(D)DNS> circled below, and type in the DDNS data. Click <Save> to complete the setting. An example of the DDNS address looks like: *******.ddns.iview-ddns.com.
  • Page 107 User’s Manual Auto-Streaming Configuration For users who wish to enable auto-streaming, check the box in front of <Auto-Streaming Configuration(4M/1M bitrate)>. CMS will logon to the IP Camera twice to retrieve two different types of video streams. The main stream is H.264 with largest resolution and 4096 bit rate, which will be the recording format.
  • Page 108 User’s Manual Advance Streaming Setting Users can also manually setup dual streaming function via clicking on <Advance Streaming Setting>. If users wish to connect to the IP Camera’s webpage via a browser, click <Link to WebPage> at the bottom. NOTE: Auto-Streaming Configuration has to be disabled in order to be able to setup <Advance Streaming Setting>.

  • Page 109: Setup The Vss/Nvr Site Manually

    User’s Manual 5.2.5 Setup the VSS/NVR Site Manually When users are adding a VSS/NVR site, select <VSS/NVR> as marked below. Then enter IP address, port, username, and password of the VSS/NVR site. The next step is to setup connection type. Users can select <Dual Streams> or <Sub Stream Only>.

  • Page 110: Setup The Vds Site Manually

    User’s Manual 5.2.6 Setup the VDS Site Manually If users want to add a VDS site, it has to be the only site in the group. Select <VDS> as circled below. The site name will be automatically changed to “VDS” and it cannot be renamed. A setup window will be popped up as below.

  • Page 111: Get Channel Info

    User’s Manual NOTE: If IP address of CMS is not added to the White List of VDS, a message “Not In White List!” will be popped up. NOTE: If IP address of CMS is added to the Black List of VDS, a message “In Black List!”...

  • Page 112: Setup File Path

    User’s Manual Setup File Path The File Path menu defines stored destination for snapshot files, AVI files, archive files, recorded videos and alert log files. It is recommended to use the default folders. Record Path The recorded videos can be stored in more than one folder. Click on <Advance>...
  • Page 113 User’s Manual The number of selectable folders equals to the number of HDDs the PC connects to, excluding HDDs with capacity less than 2GB. Check the “Enable” box and click <Browse> to set more destination folders. Each folder should be from different HDD or an error message will be displayed. Note that if a HDD with less than 2GB capacity is selected, an error message will be shown.
  • Page 114 User’s Manual Data Life Time If users checked the box in front of “DLT” to enable Data Life Time function, the duration in days has also to be defined. When Data Life Time function is enabled, CMS will check the file edit time of the recorded video files in all “Record Path”...

  • Page 115: Alert Events

    User’s Manual Alert Events The alert function enables the connected DVR(s) to send alert signals to CMS. This section describes how the alert function works. Setting up the alert function Step 1. Find the IP address of the local computer. Go to Start menu, select Run.
  • Page 116 User’s Manual Step 2. Setup the <Alert Notification Setup> on the connected DVR(s). The <Alert Notification Setup> allows users to send alert notifications to CMS program which had been installed to the computer. Alert Notification Setup Alert Configuration Set Alert Notification Alert IP 192.168.7.122 Alert Port...
  • Page 117 User’s Manual Step 3. Setup the Alert of CMS. Click on the <Setting> icon and go to Event tab to setup the port in the “Alert” section. Note the port must match the DVR’s setting. And select <ON> to enable the alert function. In addition, users can send alert notice to a specific email via a SMTP server by selecting <ON>...
  • Page 118 User’s Manual In the “Pre Alarm” section, users can setup pre alarm video duration to be a part of event videos. Note that normal video recording has to be enabled in order to provide video data to the matching event video. NOTE: If users reconnect or disconnect the sites, the list of the event full screen will be cleared.

  • Page 119: Cms User

    User’s Manual CMS User The <CMS User> is for the management of user accounts in CMS. Users can set users’ account information and privileges. The default username and password are: admin and 1234. NOTE: Only users under the <Admin> group have the privilege to change the settings in <CMS User>.
  • Page 120 User’s Manual After the group is added, the first user account of the group will also be created. Users MUST set the password for this account before users can go to the next step. Right click on <NewGroup01> to add a user, remove a group, or rename the group.
  • Page 121 User’s Manual Right Click on <Group01User01> to remove a user or rename username. The <Group Attribution Setting> is for setting up the privileges of the selected user. Users can give each user account different privileges by configuring this function.
  • Page 122 User’s Manual After entering the <Group Attribution Setting>, the following diagram will be shown. Select a user account in <Select CMS Group>, and users can click on the buttons to enable or disable its privileges.  Purple buttons are CMS menu controls including: Playback, Player, Emap, Schedule Record, Setting, and Lock.

  • Page 123: Login Setting

    User’s Manual Login Setting Users can edit options regarding login settings in this section. Administrator username and password is required to edit the setting. As shown in the above picture, the box marked “1” is where users can enter a set of username and password to be used for auto login.
  • Page 124 User’s Manual Click the second option “Auto Login” to automatically login when CMS starts. Remember to enter and verify username and password in box 1. Click the third option “Auto retrieve Live image When Login” to automatically connect to the sites in the start group when CMS starts. Detection of internet connection will be performed before hand and a pop-up message will be displayed.

  • Page 125: Display

    User’s Manual Display Under <Display> tab, users can configure image display, camera info display, and sound notification settings. View Setting Check the box in front of <4:3> to change the image aspect to 4:3 ratio. Smooth function helps to give the displaying camera image more sharpness. Enable deflicker function to avoid gleaming of images.
  • Page 126 User’s Manual Select <Site Base> from the menu and check the option <Sound Notification enabled for All Channel> to switch on sound notification for all channels. All sites having the option <Same sound for all sites> checked will play the same sound file, which will be the latest selected one.

  • Page 127: Layout

    User’s Manual Layout The Layout tab helps users in saving preferred layout format and retrieving the previously saved layout format. When users wish to save the current viewing display layout, first type in a file name and click on <Save> as shown in box 1. In box 2, users can load or delete previously saved layout file.

  • Page 128: Monitor Setting

    User’s Manual Monitor Setting When two or more monitors are connected, users can decide which monitor to show which CMS server under the Monitor Setting tab. As shown in the above picture, the PC is connected to two monitors. Therefore, users can select displaying monitors for each CMS server by checking the box in front of the preferred monitor.

  • Page 129: Export Or Import Settings

    User’s Manual 5.10 Export or Import Settings The export / import function provides users the option to backup and restore the settings as needed. To export the configuration, click on <Export> and select a directory to save the configuration file. To import a previously saved configuration, click on <Import>...

  • Page 130: Operation Of Cms

    User’s Manual Operation of CMS Users can open up to 4 CMS instances simultaneously. If the PC is connected to more than one monitor, for example 4, then the PC can open up to 4 CMS instances at the same time on the 4 different monitors respectively. However the processor and RAM of the PC will limit the number of CMS instances as well.

  • Page 131: Power Button

    User’s Manual Power Button Click on the Power button and the pull-down menu are <Lock>, <Exit> and <Minimize>. Users can lock CMS system, exit CMS system, or minimize CMS main window. Lock CMS System The Lock function helps users to protect CMS from unauthorized use when there is need to be away from the computer for a while.

  • Page 132: Display Mode

    User’s Manual Exit CMS System Click on the Power button and select <Exit> to close CMS. Minimize CMS Main Window Click on the Power button and select <Minimize> to minimize CMS main window. CMS can be minimized to the tray icon or to the taskbar button. Refer to section PC System Info, for more information.
  • Page 133 User’s Manual After sequence display is started, users can still change the split mode by clicking on the display mode icons for 4-windows, 9-windows, 16-windows or 25-windows. However, the initial split mode set in <Sequence Setting> will remain the same. Note that icons for any other display modes will not be accessible because they are not allowed to be shown in sequence mode.

  • Page 134: View Operator

    User’s Manual View Operator Click on the <View Operator> icon and the pull-down menu are <Live all>, <Re-sort>, <Snapshot>, <Video preview> and <Sequence Setting>. Details of the menu items are described in the following subsections. 6.3.1 Live All This menu item allows users to connect all sites in current site tree and display their Live monitoring at one click.

  • Page 135: Re-Sort

    User’s Manual 6.3.2 Re-sort The Re-sort function helps to rearrange display of camera images from all connected sites listed in the site tree. The first channel of the first connected site will be displayed in the first grid and so on from top to the bottom. There are other ways to change displaying grids for channels / sites.

  • Page 136: Snapshot

    User’s Manual 6.3.3 Snapshot The Snapshot function is a simple screen capture tool. When users click on <Snapshot>, it will capture the screenshot of the window that users are currently viewing. The snapshot files will be saved to the default path “\CMS\Snapshot\”...

  • Page 137: Video Preview

    User’s Manual 6.3.4 Video Preview Video preview function allows users to choose showing channels in preferred display mode. Video preview window is as shown below. First select a preferred display mode shown at the bottom. Then click on <Page up> / <Page down> to choose showing channels. Double click on the chosen showing channels to return to CMS main window.

  • Page 138: Sequence Setting

    User’s Manual 6.3.5 Sequence Setting This function is for users to setup the displaying sequence. Before starting sequence display, users need to add channels to the sequence list. Double click on any channel in the site tree to add / remove the channel in the sequence list, shown as below on the left.

  • Page 139: Emap

    User’s Manual Emap Emap is a function that allows users to illustrate the positions of cameras on a self-selected image. Click on the <Emap> icon to open the Emap window. Refer to the instruction below to setup the Emap. Add / Remove / Rename Maps Step 1.
  • Page 140 User’s Manual Step 3. Right click on a map in the map list to rename or remove it. NOTE: <Event Info.> will pop-up an event list including events from the cameras linked in the map. Google Map Function For users who wish to add maps with geographic location in Google Map, refer to the following steps.
  • Page 141 User’s Manual Step D. Click on +/− to magnify/shrink the display size of Google Map. Alternatively, drag the slider bar to select a preferred display size. Step E. Select preferred type of Google Map. “Hybrid” is the mixture of pure map and Satellite map.
  • Page 142 User’s Manual Remove Cameras from the Map Right click on a camera icon in the map and users can remove it from the map. In addition, users can rotate the camera’s pointing direction to North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West or Northwest. Camera Icons There are four different types of camera icons in Emap, as shown below.
  • Page 143 User’s Manual NOTE: The camera Live preview window is limited up to three instances at the same time. Right click on any Live preview window to see the camera control menu, including: Snapshot, Talk(On/Off), Dome Setting, Dome Control, Sound Notification(On/Off) and Camera Info. Refer to their related sections for more details.
  • Page 144 User’s Manual Step 3. The first camera will be layer 1, and so on. The latest layer will be on top, if camera displays overlapped on one another. Level of layer can be changed by right click on the camera display and select Layer to Top, Layer Up, Layer Down or Layer to Bottom.
  • Page 145 User’s Manual 2. Check the box in front of <AngelEye Mode> to display AngelEye mode when the Emap window starts up. 3. Check the last item and input duration of time in seconds to display regular Emap mode for the specified time and then switch to AngelEye mode automatically.

  • Page 146: Record

    User’s Manual Record Click on the <Record> icon and the pull-down menu are <Instant Record> and <Schedule Record>. Details of the menu items are described in the following subsections. 6.5.1 Instant Record While the videos are usually recorded to the connected DVR, users can also choose to instantly record current “Live”...

  • Page 147: Schedule Record

    User’s Manual 6.5.2 Schedule Record Users can schedule specific time to record videos of current connected sites to the local computer. Select <Schedule Record> and the Schedule Record window will be displayed. NOTE: Please beware that CMS only supports schedule recoridng for up to 64 channels at once, despite the number of connecting sites.
  • Page 148 User’s Manual The scroll-down menu circled below shows the selecting options. <SELECT CELL> Choose this to select any cell from the table. <CLEAR CELL> Choose this to clear any cell from the table. <SELECT ALL CELL> Choose this to select all cells from the table. <CLEAR ALL CELL>...
  • Page 149 User’s Manual Step 2. Assuming that the site will be scheduled to start recording video from 2:00 to 4:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since the duration of each cell is 30 minutes, click on the cell under 02 for Tuesday and drag to the cell under 04 for Wednesday;...
  • Page 150 User’s Manual Select/Clear All Cell If users want to set the schedule to record at all times, click on the circled blank cell located on top left corner of the table or set the selecting option to <SELECT ALL CELL>. If users want to reset the schedule of the site, set the selecting option to <CLEAR ALL CELL>.
  • Page 151 User’s Manual Special Schedule of a Specific Date If users wish to setup a special schedule for a specific date, simply select a date from the pull-down menu of <Holiday Setup> and click on <Add> button. At the bottom of the <Schedule Record> window, users can find a new row of the added date as shown below.

  • Page 152: Playback

    User’s Manual Playback Click on the <Playback> icon and the pull-down menu are <Local Playback> and <Remote Playback>. Details of the menu items are described in the following subsections. 6.6.1 Local Playback (CMS Player) Select <Local Playback> and CMS Player will be launched. When multiple CMS instances are opened, each CMS can launch 1 CMS Player.
  • Page 153 User’s Manual Functions of the buttons will be described in the following paragraphs. Power Button Click on the Power button and users can choose to exit or to minimize CMS Player window. Slider Bar Click and drag the slider bar to search through the video. ▼Slider Bar Playback Speed Indicator▲...
  • Page 154 User’s Manual Open Video File Click on the <Open Video File> icon to display the “Playback Search” window. Users are allowed to playback, export, or delete videos. Playback Video: Step A. Select <CMS Data> and choose CMS server & group. Alternatively, select <Raw Data>...
  • Page 155 User’s Manual Step G. Click on the <Open Video File> button to search for videos via file list. Users can also convert DRV files to AVI files here. Refer to the next page for instruction of conversion. NOTE: The recorded video of IP Camera can only be played back by CMS player.
  • Page 156 User’s Manual The messages shown on the conversion list windows are very important. If the duration of a DRV file is less than 3 seconds, the file will not be successfully converted. In addition, a link is provided for users to download and install video codec in order to playback the converted AVI files.
  • Page 157 User’s Manual Export Video: Step A. Select <CMS Data> and choose CMS server & group. Alternatively, select <Raw Data> and allocate a folder containing DVR HDD files. Step B. Select <Export Video>. Step C. Select date of designated videos. Today’s date is in blue box, the date with video data is highlighted in brown, and the selected date is highlighted in blue.
  • Page 158 User’s Manual Delete Video: Only when the current CMS login account is in the admin group, will the video deletion function be available. Refer to the following for step by step instruction. Step A. Select <CMS Data> and choose CMS server & group. Note that Raw data does not support purge function.
  • Page 159 User’s Manual Event List: Users can also playback and export event videos via searching through the event list. Click on the <Event List> button on the upper right hand corner of the “Playback Search” window. The “Event List” window will be displayed as on the right.
  • Page 160 User’s Manual Frame View Setting Click on the <Frame View Setting> icon and the pull-down menu will be display as on the right. Refer to the following for introduction of each function. Frame view setting: Users can choose to show/hide the time and alert text on the video.
  • Page 161 User’s Manual Missing/Foreign Object Detection: Click on the <Frame View Setting> icon and select <Missing/Foreign Object Detection>. The basic configuration of Missing/Foreign Object Detection function in CMS Player is the same as what is in CMS. Please refer to section Missing/Foreign Object Detection for more details.
  • Page 162 User’s Manual Snapshot Click on the <Snapshot> icon to capture a snapshot of the screen. When the snapshot window is opened, users can choose to rename the filename or leave it as it is. Click on <OK> to save the snapshot or <CANCEL> to discard Playback Controls Slow Down: Click on...
  • Page 163 User’s Manual Assign a Channel to Certain Grid Similar to CMS, CMS Player also allows users to assign any channel to any grid. Click and drag a channel in the site tree to any preferred grid of CMS Player main window. Resort / Remove Displaying Grid Right click on any gird and select <Re-sort>...

  • Page 164: Remote Playback

    User’s Manual 6.6.2 Remote Playback This function allows CMS users to playback normal and event videos stored in the connected DVR, VSS/NVR, and VDS. Select <Remote Playback>, and the remote playback window will be displayed as below. First users have to select a connected site from the site list shown on the left. Then users can decide to playback normal recorded videos or event videos by clicking on the tabs on the right.
  • Page 165 User’s Manual Normal Video Playback After a site is selected, “Valid Time” area will indicate the start and end time of the available recorded video. Playback from DVR and VSS/NVR Sites: Step 1. First select <Playback> in “Function” area. Step 2. Pick a date in the calendar and select the starting time for playback by moving the arrow of the slider bar.
  • Page 166 User’s Manual Step 3. Playback of multiple sites at the same time is allowed. Users can select another site and setup its playback time following steps 1 and 2 described above. Step 4. Click on <OK> at the bottom and CMS will begin to playback chosen video time of the selected sites.
  • Page 167 User’s Manual Archive Normal Videos: Users can save the recorded video in the selected site to the local computer. The archived videos will be in DRV files, which can only be played in CMs Player. Follow the steps explained below. Step 1.
  • Page 168 User’s Manual Event Video Playback After a site is selected, click on the <Event Search> tab and the event list will be displayed. Users can scroll down the list to look for target event video. There are three search options on the right for users to filter the event list according to the requirement.
  • Page 169 User’s Manual If users need AVI files as well, check the box in front of <Export AVI>. Then click on <Start Archive> and an <Event Archive> window will pop up. The progress bar shows current downloading position. The status column shows the event is under “Archive”, “Wait”, or “Done”...
  • Page 170 User’s Manual Playback / Archive Event Video from VDS: For VDS sites, the event list can be retrieved from VDS or from its connected DVRs. In <Search By Event(DVR)> tab, users can search and playback event videos stored in the DVR connected by VDS. In <Search By Event(VDS)> tab, users can search and playback event videos stored in VDS.

  • Page 171: System Information

    User’s Manual System Information Click on the <System Information> icon and the pull-down menu are <Device Health>, <PC system info.>, <About CMS>, <CMS operator log> and <Device operator log>. Details of the menu items are described in the following subsections. 6.7.1 Device Health This is a function that allows users to verify the HDD health status of currently...

  • Page 172: Pc System Info

    User’s Manual NOTE: Temperature data is not retrievable for some specific models. Under Temperature column, it will show “Not available”. 6.7.2 PC System Info. Select <PC system info.> and the following window will be displayed. The information provided includes CPU usage, Memory usage and HDD info. In addition, there are two more options at the bottom for users to enable/disable minimization to tray icon and joystick control.
  • Page 173 User’s Manual Joystick Control When a joystick is connected, it can work in Mouse Control mode and Dome Camera Control mode. Refer to the picture on the right for a sample of a joystick. The requirement of the joystick is as the following: 12 buttons X, Y, and Z axis Press the button “8”...

  • Page 174: About Cms

    User’s Manual Under Dome Camera Control Mode X axis Move dome / OSD menu selecting left or right Y axis Move dome / OSD menu selecting up or down Z axis Clockwise to zoom in; Counterclockwise to zoom out Slow down movement Speed up movement Focus Far Focus Near...

  • Page 175: Cms Operator Log

    User’s Manual Step 2. Choose a destination folder to save the file. Then a window will pop up and show the downloading status. Click <Abort> to terminate the download and CMS will be started as usual. Step 3. When the download is completed, the installation of the new version of CMS can be started following the same procedures described in section Software Installation.

  • Page 176: Device Operator Log

    User’s Manual The list will display 1,000 items with latest ones showing at the bottom. The list can store up to 10,000 items in circulation, which means the oldest ones will be deleted when the number of items exceeds 10,000. Previous button Click this button to show previous 1,000 items.

  • Page 177: Setting

    User’s Manual Setting Click on the <Setting> icon and the pull-down menu are <CMS Setting> and <Device Setting>. Details of the menu items are described in the following subsections. 6.8.1 CMS Setting The instruction of CMS setting is already explained in section Configure CMS and its subsections.
  • Page 178 User’s Manual 2-way Audio Talk (IP Cameras Only) For IP cameras, 2-way audio talk function enables users to communicate with the camera side. All stream types except “RTP OVER RTSP” support 2-way audio. The current supported 2-way audio type is ALaw and uLaw audio type. Check the box in front of <Talk>...
  • Page 179 User’s Manual Other tabs (Property, Network, Video Setting, and System) allow users to edit the IP camera’s corresponding settings. Click on <Apply> at the bottom and users can see effect of the new setting in the Live video. The change of settings will be applied to the webpage of the IP Camera as well.
  • Page 180 User’s Manual Configuration Menu of a NVR: The following is the OSD Menu of a NVR. Some items are not available in CMS setting condition. Please refer to User’s Manual and OSD Setup Manual of the NVR for detailed instruction. Editing the HDD of Network Video Storage (NVS): Go to <Database Setup>...
  • Page 181 User’s Manual Configuration Menu of an IP Camera via VSS Site: An example of the configuration window of the VSS site is shown as below. Users can edit the IP camera’s configuration settings. Relay Out (DVR Only) For DVR sites, users are allowed to manually trigger preset relay out alarms at the DVR side.
  • Page 182 User’s Manual For networks with limited bandwidth, dual stream will be a better choice. It enables coexistence of high quality stream at local DVR side and lower quality stream but faster transmission for CMS side. To select dual stream, click on the bandwidth button to switch to <Dual Stream>. Then users can furthermore choose different bit rates to adjust for the best displaying quality.
  • Page 183 User’s Manual Dome Setting (Dome Cameras Only) Click on the <Dome setting> button to setup the Dome ID and Dome Protocol. Change Camera Name Users can change the display name of the channel here. Input a new name and click on the <Apply> button to change the camera name immediately. Intelligent Surveillance There are four intelligent surveillance function provided for users to setup each channel separatedly.
  • Page 184 User’s Manual Show Motion Detection Region: Check on it to display the detection area visually on the monitoring screen. The boxes will also be captured and displayed on the snapshot images. Start Simulation: Click on it to start simulating motion detection. As shown above, red boxes will mark the motion areas.
  • Page 185 User’s Manual Users can setup at most 8 monitoring areas. Click on <Clear All> button to delete all boxes. Alternatively, right click on any single box to delete it individually. Sensitivity: Setup a desired sensitivity level. Interval: The time specified here is for determining the lost of objects. If an object is removed from the selected areas for more than the time specified here, lost of object alert will be triggered.
  • Page 186 User’s Manual NOTE: CMS Player also has Missing/Foreign Object Detection function, and it is slightly different from what’s in CMS. Refer to the appendix A for more details. Click on <OK> to apply the settings, or click on <Cancel> to disregard and return to Live mode.
  • Page 187 User’s Manual Virtual Line: Click to select this and users can draw virtual lines at preferred positions. After a virtual line is drawn, a window will pop up as shown on the right. Users have to define In/Out direction and monitoring type. A maximum of 10 virtual lines can be defined for each camera.
  • Page 188 User’s Manual Cross Line Alert (PRO Version Only) Users can use Cross Line Alert function to monitor prohibited entrance/exit at designated boundary line. Click on the <Intelligent Surveillance> button and the cross line alert setting window will be shown as below. Enable Function: Check on it to enable cross line alert function.
  • Page 189 User’s Manual Start Simulation: Click on it to start simulating counting application. The In/Out counter will show numbers of detections. Stop Simulation: Click on it to stop simulation. Clear All: Click on it to clear all defined virtual lines and the object size box. Sensitivity: Setup a preferred sensitivity level.

  • Page 190: Disconnection Log

    User’s Manual Disconnection Log CMS will automatically detect if any sites connected at the beginning are disconnected for any reason other than manual disconnection in every 3 minutes. The <Disconnection Log> icon will blink to hint users when abnormal disconnection happened. Users can also click on the <Disconnection Log>...

  • Page 191: Alert Log

    User’s Manual 6.10 Alert Log When an alert is triggered while the alert function is enabled, the <Alert Log> icon will blink to indicate that an alert has been triggered. Click on the <Alert Log> icon to display the Alert Info window. Users can click on the <Save> button to save the alert information list.

  • Page 192: Additional Functions

    User’s Manual Additional Functions There are more functions available when right clicking on the displaying grids. Refer to the following subsections for more information. Dome Control Users can also control a dome camera in CMS. Right click on a grid where a dome camera is properly installed and select <Dome Control>.
  • Page 193 User’s Manual Zoom This is used to zoom in / out to preferred objects. Click on the <Zoom In> / <Zoom Out> icons to adjust the lens. It can also be adjusted by moving the scroll wheel of the mouse. Scroll toward users to zoom out and away from users to zoom in.

  • Page 194: Image Adjustment

    User’s Manual Image Adjustment Both CMS and CMS player provide the image adjustment function. Double click on a channel to view in 1x1 mode, then right click on it. Select <Image Adjustment> from the pull-down menu, and the image adjustment window will be displayed.

  • Page 195: Camera Info

    User’s Manual Camera Info. Camera information can be viewed both in CMS and CMS Player. Right click on any channel grid and select <Camera Info.> from the pull-down menu to view its camera information. Refer to the following for examples of Camera Info. window from CMS and CMS Player.

  • Page 196: Dual Streaming Options

    User’s Manual Dual Streaming Options When the connected site is an IP Camera or a VSS/NVR device, the display and recording formats will be in dual streaming mode, while three different options are available. Right click on a grid of an IP Camera or a VSS/NVR site and dual streaming options will be shown at the bottom, including Main Stream, Sub Stream, and Auto.

  • Page 197: Fisheye Camera Display

    User’s Manual Fisheye Camera Display When a fisheye camera is connected, there will be a small icon displayed at the bottom left-hand corner of the grid. Right click on the camera display and the pull-down menu will include <Fisheye Option>, as shown below. NOTE: Resolution of the main stream MUST be set to 1920*1080 or higher, otherwise the pull-down menu will not be available.
  • Page 198 User’s Manual Single View This is the expanded picture of the original video source, for the purpose of easier observation by human eyes. Quad View Similar to single view, quad view shows the original video source in four expanded pictures. Users will be able to monitor bigger area than single view, but the picture size is one half smaller.
  • Page 199 User’s Manual Dual 180 Degree This camera mode will cut the original video source into half and expand each half into a rectangle picture, as shown below. This allows users to monitor the whole source view, but the pictures may be a little bit distorted. Change Displaying Area Under single view, quad view and dual 180 degree modes, users can click on any spot to make the position at the center of the displaying image.

  • Page 200: Eptz Control Via Mouse

    User’s Manual ePTZ Control via Mouse Both in CMS and CMS Player, zoom in/out can be easily controlled via the scroll wheel of the mouse. Either in CMS or CMS Player, click on any grid that users wish to zoom in viewing area. Move the scroll wheel away from users to zoom in and the screen will show like the following picture.

  • Page 201: Appendix A: Install Avi Codec

    User’s Manual Appendix A: Install AVI Codec In order to correctly playback converted AVI files, install K-Lite Codec Pack and select codec options during installation, as described below. 1. Check <Mu-law, A-law> & <MS ADPCM> under <Other audio formats [ffdshow]>. 2.
  • Page 202 User’s Manual If H.264 AVI files cannot be played or the videos cannot be displayed correctly, please go to Start menu  <K-Lite Codec Pack>  <Configuration>  <ffdshow video decoder>. Then change the following settings 1. Under <Codecs>section, select <libavcodec> for H264/AVC Decoder. 2.

  • Page 203: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual Appendix B: Troubleshooting The followings are some common situations when users are having difficulty with CMS server. 1. CMS server does not work properly. How can it be recovered or where can I ask for help? Please try the following ways to recover it first. A.
  • Page 204 User’s Manual 2. CMS server takes up too many HDD space. We have found that the preset of the virus scan software “NOD32” will automatically create a temporary file under windows system temporary folder when CMS connects to sites. This temporary file will automatically increase the size which causes the HDD became lack of space.
  • Page 205 PTZ Use The EZ960 16 channel DVR range are low in price but big on features. Offering easy to use functions such as the EZ record function users can easily set the amount of days they want the DVR to record for and it will set itself up accordingly. Added to this is the easy backup function which allows for start and end point along with your selection of channel and an avi option for easy playback.

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