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Notice for All Users......................................................................... 1-1
Installation ...................................................................................... 2-1
2-1
HD NVR Installation ....................................................................... 2-1
2-1-1
Overview of the HD NVR ....................................................... 2-1
2-1-1-1 HD NVR (M3 series) ....................................................... 2-1
2-1-1-2 HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) ...................................... 2-3
2-1-2
Install the HD NVR ................................................................. 2-5
2-1-2-1 HD NVR (M3 series) ....................................................... 2-5
2-1-2-2 HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) ...................................... 2-7
2-2
HD NVR Manager Setup ............................................................... 2-10
2-2-1
Installation Steps ................................................................... 2-11
2-2-2
License Activation ................................................................. 2-18
2-2-2-1 Dongle key .................................................................... 2-18
2-2-2-2 Software Authetication ................................................... 2-19
SCM Program ................................................................................. 3-1
3-1
SCM Brief....................................................................................... 3-1
3-2
Run the SCM Program .................................................................... 3-3
3-3
Create a Volume .............................................................................. 3-4
3-4
Rename the Volume Name .............................................................. 3-6
3-5
Delete a Volume .............................................................................. 3-7
3-6
Modify a Volume............................................................................. 3-9
3-6-1
Add a hard disk to an existing volume ..................................... 3-9
3-6-2
Remove a hard disk from an existing volume ......................... 3-11
3-6-3
Detach a hard disk ................................................................. 3-13
3-7
Save the log................................................................................... 3-14
3-8
Exit the SCM Program .................................................................. 3-15
System Operation ............................................................................ 4-1
4-1
General Introduction ....................................................................... 4-1
4-1-1
Basic Operation Modes ............................................................ 4-1
4-1-2
Brief of the Display Mode ....................................................... 4-6
4-2
System Tab...................................................................................... 4-7
4-3
Camera Tree & Map ........................................................................ 4-8
4-3-1
Camera Tree ............................................................................ 4-8
4-3-1-1 Icon Status ....................................................................... 4-9
4-3-1-2 Control the DI/DO Points ............................................... 4-10
4-3-2
Map ....................................................................................... 4-11
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Installation ..................2-1 HD NVR Installation ............... 2-1 2-1-1 Overview of the HD NVR ............2-1 2-1-1-1 HD NVR (M3 series) ............2-1 2-1-1-2 HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) ........2-3 2-1-2 Install the HD NVR ..............2-5 2-1-2-1 HD NVR (M3 series) ............2-5 2-1-2-2 HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) ........
  • Page 2 Patterns & Tour ................4-12 4-4-1 Layout Templates ..............4-13 4-4-2 Customize a Pattern ............... 4-15 4-4-2-1 Add a pattern to the tour list ........... 4-16 4-4-2-2 Change the Pattern Name ..........4-18 4-4-2-3 Save the pattern change ..........4-19 4-4-2-4 Delete a pattern from the tour list ........
  • Page 3 Play a Historical Video ............4-67 4-6-4 Export to the Spooler ............. 4-68 4-6-5 Change the Symbol Color on the Timeline ......4-69 4-6-6 Run the GVD Player .............. 4-71 Spooler..................4-73 4-7-1 View the Image..............4-73 4-7-2 View the Video Clip............... 4-74 4-7-3 Save the Image or the Video File ...........
  • Page 4 Display setting ................. 6-7 File Format setting..............6-7 Alarm setting ................6-7 The Language setting............... 6-7 Device Tree ................6-8 Others..................6-8 6-1-2 Camera/Channel ..............6-9 6-1-2-1 Brief of the Camera/Channel setting ........ 6-9 6-1-2-2 Add a camera/channel to the system ....... 6-11 Add a Channel Manually ............
  • Page 5 Figure 2-3 The front panel of the HD NVR Enterprise ......2-3 Figure 2-4 The rear panel of the HD NVR Enterprise ......2-4 Figure 2-5 Install the HD NVR (M3 Series) ..........2-5 Figure 2-6 Install the HD NVR Enterprise ..........2-7 Figure 2-7 Install the system ..............
  • Page 6 Figure 4-50 Change the symbol color on the timel ine......4-69 Figure 4-51 Brief of the GVD Player............. 4-71 Figure 4-52 Play an ava file in the GVD player ........4-72 Figure 4-53 View the image in the spooler ..........4-73 Figure 4-54 View the video clip in the spooler ........
  • Page 7 Figure 5-3 Seek an alarm ................ 5-5 Figure 5-4 Acknowledge an alarm ............5-6 Figure 5-5 Acknowledge several alarms together ........5-7 Figure 5-6 Export the alarm ..............5-8 Figure 5-7 Details of the ‘Events’ table ........... 5-9 Figure 5-8 Event Search By Time............5-10 Figure 5-9 Event Search By Category ...........

  • Page 9: Notice For All Users

    Notice for All Users The manual is developed for all HD NVR users, including the HD NVR model (M3XX series) and HD NVR Enterprise model (M6XX series). Before starting the manual, learn the following descriptions. Some icons used in the manual indicate the following functions: The bulb surrounding an orange circle is intended to provide the user with a short cut or an operational tip when the user is manipulating the product.
  • Page 10 NOTE: The minimum hardware requirement lists as following: CPU: Pentium Intel Dual Core 2.4GHz or above RAM: 2048 MB at least Operation System: Windows XP SP2 / Windows XP SP3 or above Display: nVidia chipset which supports DirectX3D (Minimum resolution needs 1280×1024.

  • Page 11: Installation

    2-1-1 Overview of the HD NVR 2-1-1-1 HD NVR (M3 series) The HD NVR (M3 series) is a PC -based Network Video Recorder (NVR) with the installed application – the HD NVR Manager. An HD NVR can connect both IP cameras and video server by the network.

  • Page 12: Figure 2-2 The Rear Panel Of The Hd Nvr

    Figure 2-2 The rear panel of the HD NVR 1. AC Power Input – Switching Power Supply – 115/230V, 50/60 Hz 2. Upper Case fitting clip 3. Audio Input 4. Speaker port 5. Microphone Output 6. Center/Bass Port 7. Rear Surround out port 8.

  • Page 13: Hd Nvr Enterprise (M6 Series)

    2-1-1-2 HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) The HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) provides multiple selections for business customers, including 1U~4U models. The rack mount design of the HD NVR Enterprise allows the unit installed in a rack. Some high -end models equip the RAID card that allows the user to change the HDD during the operation time.

  • Page 14: Figure 2-4 The Rear Panel Of The Hd Nvr Enterprise

    Figure 2-4 The rear panel of the HD NVR Enterprise 1. Power Supply (including the two types - single power supply & redundant power supply, vary by models) 2. Mouse (PS/2) connection port 3. Keyboard (PS/2) connection port 4. S/PDIF out port 5.

  • Page 15: Install The Hd Nvr

    2-1-2-1 HD NVR (M3 series) To install the HD NVR, see the following steps: Figure 2-5 Install the HD NVR (M3 Series) 1. Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard connector. 2. Connect the mouse to the USB 2.0 mouse connector.
  • Page 16 NOTE: The default IP address of the NVR is 192.168.0.10. Contact your network administrator and update the IP address of the NVR. HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 17: Hd Nvr Enterprise (M6 Series)

    2-1-2-2 HD NVR Enterprise (M6 series) To install the HD NVR Enterprise, see the following steps (illustrated by the 3U model): Figure 2-6 Install the HD NVR Enterprise 1. Connect the keyboard to the keyboard input. 2. Connect the mouse to the mouse input. 3.
  • Page 18 NOTE: How to remove and add a hard drive? Remove the hard drive from the HD NVR: 1. Push the blue tray switch of the desired HDD tray, and the door is opened. 2. Pull the tray out completely. 3. Loose the fixed screws and remove the hard drive. Install the hard drive 1.
  • Page 19 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 20: Hd Nvr Manager Setup

    HD NVR Manager Setup This chapter describes how to install the HD NVR Manager. Before using the application, the user should complete two procedures: 1. Install the HD NVR Manager 2. Activate the license. 2-10 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 21: Installation Steps

    2-2-1 Installation Steps To install the HD NVR Manager, see the following steps: Figure 2-7 Install the system 1. In the installation CD, find the setup program of the HD NVR Manager (file name: GVD_HD_NVR.exe). Double click the setup program. 2.
  • Page 22 3. A license agreement dialog appears. Check ‘I accept the terms in the License Agreement’ and click ‘Next’. 4. The setup program lists the minimum hardware requirement. Click ‘Next’ when all hardware requirements are met. 2-12 HD NVR User Manual...
  • Page 23 5. To run the system properly, an addition Windows ® component, ‘Message Queuing’, is required. To install ‘Message Queuing’, refer to Appendix IV for more information. NOTE: ‘Message Queuing’ setup program is in the Windows® Setup disc. Without installing ‘Message Queuing’...
  • Page 24 6. Select the installed device and click ‘Install’. The setup program automatically creates a ‘GVD’ directory in the selected driver. 7. The setup program will automatically install Windows Installer 3.1 if the program has not been detected in the ope ration system.
  • Page 25 8. The setup program will automatically install VC80 if the program has not been detected in the operation system. 9. The setup program will automatically install .NET Framework 2.0 if the application has not been detected in the operation s ystem. HD NVR User Manual 2-15...
  • Page 26 10. The setup program raises a reboot mes sage. Click ‘Yes’ to reboot immediately. 11. Click ‘No’ and the setup program requires the user to reboot manually . Otherwise the system may not run correctly. 2-16 HD NVR User Manual...
  • Page 27 12. Click ‘Finish’ to complete. Restart the Windows ®. HD NVR User Manual 2-17...

  • Page 28: License Activation

    2-2-2 License Activation When the HD NVR Manager has been installed, the system automaticall y detects the authentication. If the authentication is not passed, the user needs to obtain the legal license and activate it. There are two kinds of license activation: Dongle Key Software Authentication 2-2-2-1 Dongle key...

  • Page 29: Software Authetication

    2-2-2-2 Software Authetication To run the software authetication, see the following steps: Figure 2-8 Software Authentication 1. Double click the ‘HD NVR’ icon on the desktop, and the ‘GVD License Control’ dialog appears. NOTE: Customers who buy the NVR models have passed the software authentication .
  • Page 30 6. The ‘HD NVR Management Tool’ dialog shows the details of the application form. Click ‘OK’. 7. Click ‘Online Registration’ in the ‘GVD License Control’ dialog. The program automatically opens a browser and connects to the registration website. Follo w the instructions on the webpage and upload the saved application form.
  • Page 31 9. Change to the license folder and input the file name, and click ‘Open’. 10. The screen shows the logon dialog. Use the ‘manager’ account and input the default password - ‘6001’. Click ‘Logon’ to run the system. HD NVR User Manual 2-21...

  • Page 33: Scm Program

    SCM Program SCM Brief The SCM is for repository planning and management. When HD NVR Manager is installed, SCM program will be installed at the same time. By the SCM, the user can effectively manage all storage devices installed in the NVR for video recording. Before using the HD NVR Manager, the administrator should plan all accessible repositories in advance.
  • Page 34 The SCM uses different icons to show the status of the volumes and hard drivers. See the following table for demonstration: Volume Hard Driver Normal Disable Warning Damaged HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 35: Run The Scm Program

    Run the SCM Program To run SCM program, see the following steps: Figure 3-2 Run SCM Program 1. In the windows platform, click ‘Start’->’All Program’->’Genius Vision Digital’->’HD NVR’->’Storage Configuration Manager ’. 2. When the logon dialog appears, select ‘manager’ in the username and input the password.

  • Page 36: Create A Volume

    Create a Volume To create a volume, see the following steps: Figure 3-3 Create a volume 1. In SCM program, click ‘New Volume’. 2. Input the new volume name in the ‘Volume Name’ column. HD NVR User Manual...
  • Page 37 3. Click the preferred hard disk from the available hard disk list. Then click (add) button to add the selected hard disk to the list of ‘Hard Disk in Volume’. 4. Click ‘Add to List’ and the selected hard disk will be shown in the list below. 5.

  • Page 38: Rename The Volume Name

    Rename the Volume Name To rename the name of the volume, see the following steps: Figure 3-4 Rename the volume name 1. In SCM program, click the preferred volume in the device panel. 2. Click ‘Rename’. A ‘Volume rename’ dialog appears. 3.

  • Page 39: Delete A Volume

    Delete a Volume To delete a volume, see the following steps: Figure 3-5 Delete a volume 1. In SCM program, click the preferred volume in the device panel. 2. Click ‘Disable’. The system shows a confirmation message – ‘Are you sure you want to disable this volume? ’...
  • Page 40 5. The selected volume has been removed from the volume list. HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 41: Modify A Volume

    Modify a Volume A volume may manage one or more than one hard disks. When a hard disk is damaged, SCM allows the user to remove the damaged hard disk from the volume and add a new hard disk to the volume without destroying other saved image data. 3-6-1 Add a hard disk to an existing vo lume To add a hard disk to an existing volume, see the following steps: Figure 3-6 Add a hard disk to an existing volume...
  • Page 42 5. Click ‘OK’ to continue. (Or click ‘Cancel’ to exit.) 6. Click ‘Enable’ to restart the volume. 7. The system raises a confirmation me ssage – ‘Are you sure you want to enable this volume?’ Click ‘Yes’ to complete. 3-10 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 43: Remove A Hard Disk From An Existing Volume

    3-6-2 Remove a hard disk from an existing volume To remove a hard disk from an existing volume, see the following steps: Figure 3-7 Remove a hard disk from an existing volume 1. In SCM program, click the preferred volume in the device panel. 2.
  • Page 44 6. Click ‘Enable’ to restart the volume. 7. The system raises a confirmation message – ‘Are you sure you want to enable this volume?’ Click ‘Yes’ to complete. 3-12 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 45: Detach A Hard Disk

    3-6-3 Detach a hard disk SSMT allows the user to detach a damaged hard disk directly without disable the volume. The function will keep the recording function from terminating. To detach a hard disk, see the following steps: Figure 3-8 Detach a hard disk 1.

  • Page 46: Save The Log

    Save the log The log records all events since the program has run. SCM program allows the user to save the log to an external file. To do so, see the following steps: Figure 3-9 Save the log 1. Click ‘Log’ in the main menu. 2.

  • Page 47: Exit The Scm Program

    Exit the SCM Program To exit SCM Program, see the following steps: Figure 3-10 Exit SCM Program 1. Click ‘File’ in the main menu. 2. Click ‘Exit’. 3. The system raises a message – ‘Choose “Yes” to terminate program. Choose “No” to minimize program.’...

  • Page 49: System Operation

    System Operation System Operation General Introduction 4-1-1 Basic Operation Modes The system provides four operation modes: The display mode The alarm mode The event mode The configuration mode Click the four buttons at the right hand side of the system tab to change the operation mode.

  • Page 50: Figure 4-2 The Display Mode

    System Operation The display mode allows the user to monitor the images from the channels, manipulate the channels or associated DI/DO points, and export the necessary files. See the following demonstration. Figure 4-2 The Display Mode HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 51: Figure 4-3 The Alarm Mode

    System Operation The alarm mode lists all inactive and pending alarms and allows the user to preview the recorded video clip of the alarm. This mode also provides the user with the alarm searching function that helps the user to find the preferred alarm from numerous alarms.

  • Page 52: Figure 4-4 The Event Mode

    System Operation The event mode allows the user to review thr ee events: by the system, by the user, and by the camera. The event mode also provides the user with the event searching function that helps the user to find the preferred event from numerous alarms. Refer to chapter 5 ‘Alarm &...

  • Page 53: Figure 4-5 The Configuration Mode

    System Operation The configuration mode allows the user to conduct three main settings: the device setting, the storage setting, and the system setting. The device setting shows the information of all connecting devices and allows the user to add, modify, and delete the connecting devices.

  • Page 54: Brief Of The Display Mode

    System Operation 4-1-2 Brief of the Display Mode The display mode is composed of the following parts: 1. Logo & Sys Info 2. Tree Panel 3. Pattern Panel Mode button, function button, tour list 4. Video Display Panel 5. Spooler Panel See the following figure: Figure 4-6 The demonstration of the display mode HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 55: System Tab

    System Operation System Tab The system tab includes two parts: system information panel & alarm information panel. See the following figure: Figure 4-7 The System Tab The system information panel includes six messages: (1) Current Date & Time, (2) IP address of this machine, (3) login account, (4) the usage percentage of CPU, (5) the usage percentage of memory, and (6) the usage percentage of network.

  • Page 56: Camera Tree & Map

    System Operation Camera Tree & Map In the display mode, the left panel below the system tab is the camera & map tree panel. The panel has two tabs: the camera tree tab and the map tree. 4-3-1 Camera Tree The camera tree shows the NVR and all channels that have been added to the system as well as the subsidiary DI/DO points.

  • Page 57: Icon Status

    System Operation 4-3-1-1 Icon Status The system provides different channel icons for channel status. See the following table for demonstration. Generic D1 High PTZ D1 180-degree 360-degree Channel Definition Channel Channel IP Dome IP Dome Channel Connected In Recording Video Lost In Recording &...

  • Page 58: Control The Di/Do Points

    System Operation 4-3-1-2 Control the DI/DO Points From the camera tree panel, the user may direct ly view the DI point and change the value of the DO points. To change the value of the DO point, see the following steps: Figure 4-8 Control the DI/DO points 1.

  • Page 59: Map

    System Operation 4-3-2 Map The map tab shows the map tree , and all added maps are nodes of the map tree. Like the camera tree, the node can be dragged from the map tree and drop it on the viewer. A map is a HTML-based file.

  • Page 60: Patterns & Tour

    System Operation Patterns & Tour The layout and pattern panel (abbr. pattern panel) is at the right-hand side of the function panel. A layout is a set of blank viewer distribution. A pattern is a customized layout with 1 to 16 blank or playing viewers on the screen. From a pattern, the user may view different camera images simultaneously.

  • Page 61: Layout Templates

    System Operation 4-4-1 Layout Templates To view the layout template, see the following steps: Figure 4-10 View the layout templates 1. In the pattern panel, click ‘Select layout’ tab. 2. In the select layout tab, click the preferred layout. The new layout shows on the video display panel.
  • Page 62 System Operation 3. Drag an active channel icon from the camera tre e (If the camera tree does not appear, click the device tab first.), and drop the icon on the preferred viewer. 4. The system automatically plays the selected camera image on the viewer. 5.

  • Page 63: Customize A Pattern

    System Operation 4-4-2 Customize a Pattern The NVR allows the user to customize the preferred pattern templates. When the user toggles a customized pattern, the pattern recalls all saved settings and shows all live images of associated channels directly. There are four function buttons: add to the tour list, edit name, save, and delete.

  • Page 64: Add A Pattern To The Tour List

    System Operation 4-4-2-1 Add a pattern to the tour list All patterns will be kept in the tour list. To add a new pattern, see the following steps: Figure 4-12 Add a pattern to the tour list 1. Click the ‘Select layout’ tab. 2.
  • Page 65 System Operation TIP: When the customized patterns in the tour list have more than 12, the user may click the up-down button at the right hand side, and a vertical pattern list will appear. HD NVR User Manual 4-17...

  • Page 66: Change The Pattern Name

    System Operation 4-4-2-2 Change the Pattern Name To edit the pattern name, see the st eps below: Figure 4-13 Change the pattern name 1. Click the ‘Tour list’ tab. 2. Click the preferred pattern. 3. Click the ‘Edit name’ button. 4.

  • Page 67: Save The Pattern Change

    System Operation 4-4-2-3 Save the pattern change When the pattern has been changed, see the following steps to save the modification: Figure 4-14 Save the pattern change 1. Click the ‘Tour list’ tab. 2. Click the preferred pattern in the tour list. 3.

  • Page 68: Delete A Pattern From The Tour List

    System Operation 4-4-2-4 Delete a pattern from the tour list To delete a pattern from the tour list, the user may see the following steps: Figure 4-15 Delete a pattern from the tour list 1. Click the ‘Tour List’ tab. 2.

  • Page 69: Change The Playing Speed Of The Pattern

    System Operation 4-4-2-5 Change the playing speed of the pattern The bandwidth impacts the playing speed. If the communication between the system and channels consumes too many bandwidths, the viewers will play intermittently and sluggishly. Three speed buttons at the right hand side of the function panel can set the optimal playing speed while the required bandwidth is not enough.

  • Page 70: Change The Pattern Order

    System Operation 4-4-2-6 Change the pattern order When the tour function is running, all patterns will be played by the order. To change the pattern order, see the following steps: Figure 4-16 Change the pattern order 1. Click the ‘Tour List’ tab. 2.

  • Page 71: Run A Tour

    System Operation 4-4-3 Run a Tour The tour function plays all patterns in the tour list by order and by time. To run a tour, see the following steps: Figure 4-17 Run a tour 1. Click the ‘Tour List’ tab. 2.

  • Page 72: Viewer

    System Operation Viewer 4-5-1 Brief of the Viewer The viewer is the main operation unit of the HD NVR Manager. Not only the viewer plays the live image from multiply ways, like general camera, PTZ camera, 180 or 360 degree IP Dome camera, sub channel, ROI, channel icon in the map, , but also the viewer offers the functions of historical image playing, image seeking, retrieving, as well as motion detection.

  • Page 73: Play An Image

    System Operation 4-5-2 Play An Image To play an image in the viewer, follow the steps: Figure 4-19 Play an image in the Viewer 1. Click the ‘Display mode’ button. 2. Click the ‘Device’ tab in the Camera tree panel. 3.
  • Page 74 System Operation TIP: When the image is playing, the user may press the hot key ‘F9’ to show the image information. The information includes: Source FPS – indicate the source frame per second Decode FPS – indicate the decode frame per second Render FPS –...

  • Page 75: Osd Setting

    System Operation 4-5-3 OSD Setting The OSD setting can turn on/off the display messages . The OSD setting includes four messages: channel name, Timestamp, Timeline, and Sub Channel. See the following descriptions. Channel name: the channel name is located in the upper left corner of the viewer. The channel name shows the image sour ce, which name is as same as the channel name in the camera tree.
  • Page 76 System Operation 2. Check the preferred checkboxes in the dialog. The example panel at the lower part of the dialog shows the preview. 3. When the color of the channel name or the time stamp i s close to the background, the user can click the color square of the channel name or the time stamp, and a color dialog appears.
  • Page 77 System Operation 4. Click the selected color in the color dialog and click ‘OK’ to change the color. 5. To change the timestamp of the viewer, click the combo box of the time format at the right hand side of the timestamp, and the viewer shows the new time format of the timestamp.

  • Page 78: Maximize The Viewer

    System Operation 4-5-4 Maximize the Viewer This function allows the user to fully stretch the viewer ’s size as wide as the pattern. When the playing image comes from the mega pixel camera, the function helps the user to review more details in the image. To maximize the viewer, see the following steps: Figure 4-21 Maximize the Viewer 1.
  • Page 79 System Operation 4. The active viewer maximizes the size immediately . TIP: Double click the active viewer directly to replace the steps 2 and 3. Double click the stretched viewer, and the system will recall the original pattern. TIP: If necessary, the user may click the ‘Full Screen’...

  • Page 80: Adjust The Image Ratio

    System Operation 4-5-5 Adjust the Image Ratio The system allows the user t o change the display ratio in either the original image ratio or the stretched ratio. To adjust the image ratio, see the following steps: Figure 4-22 Adjust the image ratio 1.

  • Page 81: Operate A Map File In The Viewer

    System Operation 4-5-6 Operate A Map File in the Viewer The viewer can open not only the general channel image but also the HTML-based map file. A map file allows the user to conduct the following three operations: 1. Open a map in the viewer. 2.

  • Page 82: Open A Map In The Viewer

    System Operation 4-5-6-1 Open A Map in the Viewer To open a map in the viewer, see the following steps: Figure 4-23 Open a map in the viewer 1. In the display mode, click the ‘Map’ tab in the Camera & map tree panel. 2.

  • Page 83: Show The Channel Image From The Map

    1. Click the selected camera icon in the map. 2. Drag the icon and drop it in other viewer. 3. The viewer plays the channel image instantly. TIP: Double click the camera icon in the map to activate the GVD player for viewing. HD NVR User Manual 4-35...

  • Page 84: Change The Value Of The Do Point From The Map

    System Operation 4-5-6-3 Change the value of the DO point from the Map The map allows the user to change the value of the DO point directly. To change the value, see the steps below: Figure 4-25 Change the value of the DO point from the map 1.

  • Page 85: Play An Image From The Sub Channel

    The sub channel image plays immediately. TIP: Directly double click the came ra icon in the map to activate the GVD player for viewing. HD NVR User Manual 4-37...

  • Page 86: Play A Ptz Camera

    System Operation 4-5-8 Play a PTZ Camera The PTZ camera is a camera with the rotation base that helps the camera to move in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal direction. The camera can also change the len s focus for a wider or closer image. There are three key features that the PTZ camera has: Panning –...

  • Page 87: Basic Operation - Pan, Tilt, & Zoom

    System Operation 4-5-8-1 Basic Operation – Pan, Tilt, & Zoom The user can control all connecting PTZ cameras directly from the vi ewer and run all functions of the PTZ camera. Pan and Tilt The panning function of the PTZ camera enables the lens of the PTZ camera to move in the horizontal direction, and the maximum movement range can up to 360 degree.
  • Page 88 System Operation 3. The viewer shows the moving image as the lens of the PTZ cam era moves. When the viewer has shown the preferred image, the user releases the left key of the mouse. 4-40 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 89: Zoom In/Out

    System Operation Zoom in/out The zooming function controls the lens focus of the PTZ camera. When the zoom in function is running, the image is enlarged and closer; when the zoom out function is running, the image is shrunk and farther. The ratio of the enlarged picture or shrunk picture depends on the lens of the PTZ camera.

  • Page 90: Move To Preset

    System Operation 4-5-8-2 Move to Preset This function will control the PTZ cam era to move to the selected preset point. To run the function, see the following steps: Figure 4-29 Move to preset 1. Refer to section 4-6 ‘Time Slider’...

  • Page 91: Save Preset

    System Operation 4-5-8-3 Save Preset To save the customized preset point, see the following steps: Figure 4-30 Save to Preset 1. Refer to section 4-6 ‘Time Slider’ to show the Time Slider and click the icon of the PTZ mode. 2.

  • Page 92: Move To Center

    System Operation 4-5-8-4 Move to Center The ‘Move to Center’ function allows the user to tune the movement of the PTZ camera when the specific scene must become the center focus. To run the function, see the following steps: Figure 4-31 Move to Center 1.
  • Page 93 System Operation 5. The PTZ camera has moved to the new center. HD NVR User Manual 4-45...

  • Page 94: Move To Home

    System Operation 4-5-8-5 Move To Home The Home point is similar to a preset point. When the PTZ camera icon has been dropped to the viewer, the viewer plays the image at the Home point. There are two options – ‘To Home’ and ‘Save as Home’. To Home To move the lens of the camera to the Home point, see the following steps: Figure 4-32 Move to the Home point...

  • Page 95: Save As Home

    System Operation Save as Home The system allows the user to customize the Home point. To set a new Home poi nt, see the following steps: Figure 4-33 Save the Home point 1. Refer to section 4-6 ‘Time Slider’ to show the Time Slider and click the PTZ mode.

  • Page 96: Play A Roi

    System Operation 4-5-9 Play a ROI A ROI is the abbreviation of “region of interest”, and the ROI is often used in the image which comes from the mega pixel camera. When the image is playing, the ROI can be played in other viewer separately. The high image resolution of the mega pixel camera makes the ROI image more distinctly even though the image has been partially enlarged.

  • Page 97: Create A Roi

    System Operation 4-5-9-1 Create a ROI To create a ROI, see the following steps: Figure 4-34 Create a ROI 1. Right click the mouse in the selected viewer, and a pop -up menu appears. 2. Move the mouse to the ‘ROI’ item, and a sub menu appears. 3.
  • Page 98 System Operation TIP: In the target viewer, hold the [Shift] key first and hold the left key of the mouse to drag a rectangle area, a new ROI will be created directly. NOTE: When the ROI has moved in the original viewer, the viewer of ROI change s the image as well.

  • Page 99: Hide A Roi

    System Operation 4-5-9-2 Hide a ROI To hide a ROI, see the following steps: Figure 4-35 Hide a ROI 1. Right click the mouse in the original ROI viewer, and a pop-up menu appears. 2. Move the mouse to the ‘ROI’ item, and a sub menu appears. 3.

  • Page 100: Delete A Roi

    System Operation 4-5-9-3 Delete a ROI To delete a ROI, see the following steps: Figure 4-36 Delete a ROI 1. Right click the mouse in the original ROI viewer, and a pop-up menu appears. 2. Move the mouse to the ‘ROI’ item, and a sub menu appears. 3.

  • Page 101: Digital Zoom Mode (Eptz)

    System Operation 4-5-10 Digital Zoom Mode (ePTZ) The Digital Zoom mode is called the ePTZ mode. The mode utilizes the high resolution feature of the mega pixel camera to simulate the mechanic functions the PTZ camera has. The mode helps the user to filter the image details more efficiently. When the digital zoom mode is active, the image can be zoomed in and out directly.

  • Page 102: Snapshot An Image

    System Operation 4-5-11 Snapshot An Image The function allows the user to capture the desired screen when the video clip or streaming is playing. The captured image can also be saved or printed out fo r user’s need. To snap-shot an image, see the following steps: Figure 4-38 Snapshot an image 1.
  • Page 103 System Operation TIP: To quickly capture the image, the user can simply press ‘F11’ or the hot key ‘E’. In addition, the user may click the snapshot button in the time slider. HD NVR User Manual 4-55...

  • Page 104: Manual Recording

    System Operation 4-5-12 Manual Recording The function allows the user to record the desired video clip manually. To run the manual recording function, see the following steps: Figure 4-39 Manual Recording 1. If the selected viewer is not the active viewer, set the viewer active. 2.

  • Page 105: Open An Ava File

    System Operation 4-5-13 Open An AVA File The viewer can open and play an external video file, which is the AVA or AVI file formats. To open an ava file, see the following steps: Figure 4-40 Open an AVA file 1.

  • Page 106: Switch Codec

    System Operation 4-5-14 Switch Codec Some specific cameras support the dual codec function, which means those cameras are able to run different compression while playing and recording. To activate the dual codec function, the camera should complete the dual codec setting in the configuration mode in advance (refer to section 6-1-2-2 ‘Adding a camera/channel to system’.) The following steps describe the steps to change the codec compression.

  • Page 107: Disconnect The Image

    System Operation 4-5-15 Disconnect the Image To disconnect the image, see the following steps: Figure 4-42 Disconnect the image 1. Click the selected viewer and set it active. 2. Right click the mouse, and a pop -up menu appears. 3. Click ‘Disconnect’ item in the pop-up menu. 4.

  • Page 108: Time Slider

    System Operation Time Slider 4-6-1 Time Slider Introduction The Time Slider is a control panel to manipulate video playing in the viewer. The Time Slider shows the playing information and the playing position in the time ax is when the video is playing. In addition, the Time Slider offers the playback function, and the user may play the historical video forward and backward.

  • Page 109: Information Panel

    System Operation Information Panel The Information panel is located at the left hand side of the Time Slider. When the viewer is disconnected, the panel is blanked. When the viewer is playing, three messages are shown on the panel, including: 1.

  • Page 110: Timeline

    System Operation Timeline The timeline is a time axis for video playing. The timeline includes the time coordinates, the alarm mark, the recordi ng segment, and the playing index , and it offers the useful reference information of the video. The timeline is composed of the nail bar, the timeline, and the ruler.
  • Page 111 System Operation TIP: Right click the time slider to show the pop -up menu. Uncheck the ‘Show Ruler’ or the ‘Show Nail Bar’ option, the ruler or the nail bar will be hidden. Check the two options to show the ruler or the nail bar.
  • Page 112 System Operation TIP: The following hot keys provide the fast way to play an image: Hot key ‘S’ : Reverse the video Hot key ‘W’: Play the video Hot key ‘A’: Move to previous frame Hot key ‘D’: Move to next frame Hot key ‘Q’...

  • Page 113: Search The Video

    System Operation 4-6-2 Search the video To find the playing index of the historical video, t here are four kind of searching ways: By the ‘Go to’ button By the period button By the Ruler By the jump button For example, if the playing index of the historical video is before 11 hours and 57 minutes, the user may follow the steps below: By the period button Figure 4-44 Search the video by the period button...

  • Page 114: Figure 4-46 Search The Video By The Ruler

    System Operation By the Ruler Figure 4-46 Search the video by the Ruler 1. Keep moving the video index to the left until the t arget coordinate appears. 2. Above the target coordinate, click the timeline. 3. The viewer plays the historical video immediately. By the jump button Figure 4-47 Search the video by the jump button 1.

  • Page 115: Play A Historical Video

    System Operation 4-6-3 Play a Historical Video When the channel has recorded the video, the viewer is able to play a historical video . To play a historical video, see the following steps: Figure 4-48 Play a historical video 1. Click the Viewer which sourcing channel is recording or has recorded. 2.

  • Page 116: Export To The Spooler

    System Operation 4-6-4 Export to the Spooler To export a historical video clip to the spooler, see the following steps: Figure 4-49 Export to the spooler 1. Refer to the last section and play a historical video. 2. Click the ‘Export to spooler ’ button. (Or right click the mouse in the nail bar, and select ‘Export to Spooler’...

  • Page 117: Change The Symbol Color On The Timeline

    System Operation 4-6-5 Change the Symbol Color on the Timeline When the symbol colors in the timeline are very similar, the user can follow the steps below to change the symbol color. Figure 4-50 Change the symbol color on the timeline 1.
  • Page 118 System Operation 6. Close the color panel, and the color of the modified sy mbol has been changed. 4-70 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 119: Run The Gvd Player

    4-6-6 Run the GVD Player Brief of the GVD Player The GVD player helps the user to play the ava file. The GVD player looks like the combination of an independent viewer and a time slider. The following figure shows...

  • Page 120: Figure 4-52 Play An Ava File In The Gvd Player

    System Operation Play an AVA file in the GVD Player To play an ava file in the GVD player, see the following steps: Figure 4-52 Play an ava file in the GVD player 1. In the Windows platform, click ‘Start’->’All Programs’->Genius Vision Digital’...

  • Page 121: Spooler

    System Operation Spooler The spooler is located at the lower -left corner of the screen. When a video clip has been exported to the spooler, the spooler allows the user to preview captured pictures and video clips before they are exported to other storage media. 4-7-1 View the Image To view the exported picture in the spooler, see the following steps: Figure 4-53 View the image in the spooler...

  • Page 122: View The Video Clip

    1. Click the selected item with a film icon in the spooler. 2. Double click the preview picture of the selected item. 3. The GVD player is triggered and play the selected items. 4. Refer to section 4-6-6 ‘Run the GVD Player’...

  • Page 123: Save The Image Or The Video File

    System Operation 4-7-3 Save the Image or the Video File To save the selected item to other storage device like flash disk, see the following steps: 1. Check the checkbox of the selected items. TIP: Check the ‘Select All’ checkbox, all items in the spooler will be selected.
  • Page 124 4. When any ava file is selected, the user can check the checkbox of the ‘Embed Quick Player’. The option will include the GVD player after file exporting. 5. Click ‘Start’. The ‘Items’ table shows the relative information of the downloading file.

  • Page 125: Delete The Files In The Spooler

    System Operation 4-7-4 Delete the Files in the Spooler To delete the items in the spooler, see the following steps. Figure 4-55 Delete the files in the spooler 1. Check the checkboxes of the selected items. TIP: Check the ‘Select All’ checkbox, all items in the spooler will be selected.

  • Page 127: Alarm & Event Mode

    Alarm & Event Mode Alarm Mode The alarm mode lets the users review and takes actions for all alarms the system has generated. The alarm mode includes three parts. The searching condition panel is located at the upper-left corner of the screen. The panel provides the user with the alarm searching function.

  • Page 128: Deal With The Alarm

    5-1-1 Deal with The Alarm All generated alarms will be added to the alarm list. When the pop -up function is triggered, the alarm will be shown in the configured pattern layout and keep blinking for several seconds on the screen. For detailed information about the alarm pop-up configuration, see section 6-3-3 ‘Alarm Rule’.

  • Page 129: Turn On/Off The Pop-Up Alarm

    5-1-2 Turn On/Off the Pop-up Alarm Figure 5-1 Turn on/off the pop-up alarm The pop-up alarm icon located in the system tab is a toggle button to turn on/off the pop-up alarm. To turn off the pop -up alarm, simply click the icon, and the pop -up alarm will be disabled.

  • Page 130: Turn On/Off The Alarm Sound

    5-1-3 Turn On/Off the Alarm Sound Figure 5-2 Turn on/off the alarm sound The alarm sound icon is located in the system tab and is a toggle button to turn on /off the alarm sound. To turn off the alarm sound, simply click the icon, and the alarm sound will be turn off.

  • Page 131: Seek An Alarm

    5-1-4 Seek an Alarm The alarm mode allows the user to seek the specific alarm by various searching condition. To seek an alarm, see the following steps: Figure 5-3 Seek an alarm 1. Click the ‘Alarm Mode’ button. 2. Click the drop-down box of the ‘Search by HD NVR’ field and select the HD NVR name.

  • Page 132: Acknowledge The Alarm

    5-1-5 Acknowledge the Alarm 5-1-5-1 Acknowledge an alarm Figure 5-4 Acknowledge an alarm 1. Double click the active or pending alarm in the alarm list. 2. An ‘Alarm Details’ dialog appears. Put some comments in the Comment column. NOTE: If the Comment column is blank, the alarm cannot be completed.

  • Page 133: Run The Group Acknowledge Function

    5-1-5-2 Run the group acknowledge function Figure 5-5 Acknowledge several alarms together 1. Check the checkboxes of the selected alarms in the alarm list. To select all alarms, check the ‘All’ checkbox. 2. Click ‘Complete’. 3. A ‘Complete Multiple Alarms’ dialog appears. Put some comments in the comment column and click ‘OK’.

  • Page 134: Export An Alarm

    5-1-6 Export an Alarm To export the search result, see the following steps: Figure 5-6 Export the alarm 1. After searching the alarms, click the ‘Search’ tab in the Alarm list. Click the desired alarm from the searching list. 2. Click the ‘Export’ button at the right hand side of the Time slider. The picture or video clip will be exported to the spooler.

  • Page 135: Event Mode

    Event Mode The event mode allows the user to view the recorded event information. All events are listed in the ‘Events’ table. The table includes five columns: Figure 5-7 Details of the ‘Events’ table Category: indicate the event category (including System, User, & Camera Events) Event Time: indicate the occurrence time of the event Events: indicate the event details...

  • Page 136: Search An Event

    5-2-1 Search An Event No event will be shown in the event list until the event searching function has been run. The event mode provides two searching conditions: Search by Time and Search by Category. 5-2-1-1 Search by Time The event mode allows the user to search the events by the triggered time. See the following steps: Figure 5-8 Event Search By Time 1.

  • Page 137: Search By Category

    5-2-1-2 Search by Category The event mode allows the user to search the events by category. See the followi ng steps: Figure 5-9 Event Search By Category 1. Click the Event Mode icon 2. Click the drop-sown box and elect the HD NVR name in the ‘Search by HD NVR’ field.

  • Page 138: Export The Events

    5-2-2 Export the Events When the events table has shown the searching result, the event mode allows the user to export the result table. To export the events, see the following steps: Figure 5-10 Export the events 1. Click the ‘Export’ button at the bottom of the ‘Events’ table. A ‘Save As’ dialog appears.

  • Page 139: Configuration Mode

    Configuration Mode The configuration mode helps the user to conduct several settings of the NVR and connecting devices. The configura tion mode is composed of the following parts: Figure 6-1 The details of the configuration mode 1. Information Panel (see chapter 4) 2.

  • Page 140: Device Setting

    Device Setting 6-1-1 NVR The NVR setting allows the authorized user to vi ew the relative configuration and modify the values of specific items. The NVR Setting is composed of three tabs: 1. The basic setting 2. The customized setting 3.

  • Page 141: Basic Setting

    6-1-1-1 Basic Setting The basic setting shows the connecting information and other setti ngs of the NVR. The followings describe the configured items and the values of the NVR. Figure 6-2 Basic Setting of the NVR HD NVR Name – indicate the name of the NVR Network Quality –...
  • Page 142 NOTE: Please contact your network administration to get the port number of the streaming port and the communication port. When two network cards are installed on the NVR, the system directly reads the content of the card with the most local network connections in the ‘Local Connection’...

  • Page 143: License Control

    6-1-1-2 License Control The license control shows the license information of the NVR, including: Figure 6-3 License Control setting of the NVR 1. Status - indicates the license status. 2. Product – indicates the product name and the system version. 3.

  • Page 144: Customized Setting

    6-1-1-3 Customized Setting The customized setting includes three parts: Figure 6-4 Customized Setting of the NVR 1. Display setting 2. File Format setting 3. Alarm Rule setting 4. Language setting 5. Device Tree 6. Others HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 145: Display Setting

    Display setting The display settings include two options: Default display mode for viewer – indicate whether the image in the viewer should be kept in the original ratio or stretched. Tour Dwell Time – indicate how long the customized pattern will show in the tour (minimal 8 sec, maximal 300 sec) File Format setting The file format setting includes two parts:...

  • Page 146: Device Tree

    Device Tree When the ‘Device Tree’ option is checked, the node name in the camera tree adds the code name recorded in the keyboar d controller program of the K-200 PTZ keyboard. If unchecked, the code name is hidden Others When the option is unchecked, the system raises a warning dialog automatically when the system resource consumes too much.

  • Page 147: Camera/Channel

    6-1-2 Camera/Channel 6-1-2-1 Brief of the Camera/Channel setting In the configuration mode, click the ‘Device’ tab to show the camera tree. In the camera tree, the tree nodes include the connecting channels, sub channels, and DI/DO points. When the user clicks a channel in th e camera tree, the setting panel will show the detailed information.

  • Page 148: Figure 6-6 The Camera Setting Provided By The Manufacturer

    Figure 6-6 The camera setting provided by the manufacturer Some tabs will show the live image of the channel. An IP address is above the live image. Click the IP address, and a browser will be opened to shows complete camera settings.

  • Page 149: Add A Camera/Channel To The System

    6-1-2-2 Add a camera/channel to the system To add a channel to the NVR, the system offers two ways: manual or automatic. Add a Channel Manually To add a channel manually, see the following steps: (Illustrated by the Arecont 3130 model) Figure 6-7 Add a channel manually 1.
  • Page 150 3. Click ‘Add Manually’ and then click ‘Next’. An ‘Add Manually’ dialog appears. 4. Get the IP address of the camera first before the channel is set. Select the camera brand in the vender model column. Then input the IP address of the camera. 5.
  • Page 151 NOTE: When the ‘Device Setting’ is checked, the system will retrieve the partial setting values of the connecting devices, such as video format, resolution, motion detection, and so on. If the column is unchecked, the system applies the default values. 8.
  • Page 152 TIP: If the camera supports ‘Dual Codec’, see the following steps to open the ‘Dual Codec’ function. (Suppose the camera supports the motion jpeg and mpeg4 compressions.) 1. In the ‘Video’ tab, click the ‘Video Format’ combo box. Select ‘jpeg-mpeg4’ from the drop-down list. 2.
  • Page 153 11. To start recording, click the ‘Storage’ tab and click the ‘Assign Storage’ button. NOTE: If the volume has not been created , the ‘Assign Storage’ button is unable to work. Close the configuration page and create a new volume first. 12.
  • Page 154 13. If the camera supports the DI/DO points, the configuration page will show the ‘Digital I/O’ tab. Click ‘Digital I/O’ tab and check the checkboxes of ‘Enable’ options to add the DI/DO points. The user can also change the ‘Mode’ option to control the DI/DO points if necessary.

  • Page 155: Add A Channel Automatically

    Add a Channel Automatically To add a channel automatically, see the following steps: Figure 6-8 Add a channel automatically 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘Device’ tab. 2. In the category panel, click the ‘Add’ button to show the ‘Add Camera Device’ dialog.
  • Page 156 4. Click the ‘Vendor’ combo box and select the preferred vendor name from the drop-down list. Click ‘Search’ to continue. 5. Click ‘Search’. The system tries to connect the IP camera remotely. 6. The system automatically searches all vendor ’s connecting IP cameras in the network.
  • Page 157 TIP: Right click the channel node to show the pop-up menu. There are three items: add camera, modify camera, and delete camera. See the following figure: HD NVR User Manual 6-19...

  • Page 158: Modify The Camera/Channel Settings

    6-1-2-3 Modify the camera/channel settings To modify the camera/channel, follows the steps below: Figure 6-9 Modify the channel settings 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘Device’ tab. 2. Click the preferred channel from the camera tree. 3. Click the ‘Modify’ button to show the configuration page. TIP: To replace step 2 and 3, the user may double click the preferred channel directly.
  • Page 159 4. Click the preferred function tab and change the setting values. Refer to section 6-1-2-2 ‘Add a camera/channel to the system ’ for the all channel settings. 5. If necessary, click the ‘Video’ page to change the setting value of the sub channel. 6.

  • Page 160: Delete A Camera/Channel From The System

    6-1-2-4 Delete a camera/channel from the system To delete a camera/channel from the system, see the following steps: Figure 6-10 Delete a camera/channel from the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘Device’ tab. 2. Click the preferred main channel from the camera tree. Do not click the sub channel or DI/DO point.
  • Page 161 3. Click the ‘Delete’ button. 4. If a volume has been assigned to the image recording, or the channel is used in an alarm rule, the system raises a messag e. Click ‘OK’ to continue. (Or click ‘Cancel’ to exit.) 5.

  • Page 162: Storage Setting

    Storage Setting The storage setting shows all configured volume information of the NVR. Click the volume icon in the category panel, and the detailed information of the volume will be shown in the setting panel. Figure 6-11 The Storage Setting The setting panel shows the following information: 1.

  • Page 163: System Setting

    System Setting The system setting includes four items: User Account Alarm Rule Schedule 6-3-1 Map In the configuration mode, the system offers the following functions: Add a map to the system Modify a map Delete a map from the system Change the map position in the hierarchy HD NVR User Manual 6-25...

  • Page 164: Add A Map To The System

    6-3-1-1 Add a map to the system To add a map to the system, see the following steps: Figure 6-12 Add a map to the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System tab. 2. Click ‘HTML Maps’ in the category panel. 3.
  • Page 165 7. The new map has shown in the setting panel. TIP: In the map configuration, only the XML-based and HTML-based files are supported. NOTE: Refer to ‘Appendix III – How to add camera or DI/DO to a HTML map’ for adding a camera or DI/DO icon to the HTML map.

  • Page 166: Modify An Existing Map

    6-3-1-2 Modify an existing map To modify a map file, see the following steps: Figure 6-13 Modify an existing map 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System tab. 2. Click ‘HTML Maps’ in the category panel. 3. Click the selected map. 4.

  • Page 167: Change The Map Position In The Hierarchy

    6-3-1-3 Change the map position in the hierarchy The hierarchical structure of the map tree allows the user to categorize the maps by the map property. To change the hierarchical structure of the map, see the following steps: Figure 6-14 Change the map position in the hierarchy 1.
  • Page 168 5. To change the selected map position, click the selected map in the map hierarchy. Click the buttons at the bottom to adjust new position. The functions of the buttons are as follows: : Upgrade the map level : Downgrade the map level : Move the map up.

  • Page 169: Delete A Map From The System

    6-3-1-4 Delete a map from the system To delete a map from the system, see the followi ng steps: Figure 6-15 Delete a map from the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System tab. 2. Click ‘HTML Maps’ in the category panel. 3.

  • Page 170: User Account

    6-3-2 User Account The system offers two user accounts – manager and operator. In terms of privilege, the operator is prohibited to access the configuration mode, and the ma nager can access all modes. 6-3-2-1 View the setting of the user account In the configuration mode, click the user account and the setting panel shows the following information: Figure 6-16 View the setting of the user account...

  • Page 171: Change The Password Of The User Account

    6-3-2-2 Change the Password of the User Account Only the manager account can change the password. To change the password, see the following steps: Figure 6-17 Change the password of the user account 1. Click the ‘System’ tab in the category panel. 2.
  • Page 172 TIP: Right click the user account node to show a pop-up menu. Click ‘Change Password’ to change the password of the user account directly. See the following figure: 6-34 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 173: Alarm Rule

    6-3-3 Alarm rule 6-3-3-1 Brief of the alarm rule Click the name of the alarm rule in the category panel, and the summary of the alarm rule will be shown in the setting panel. The content of an alarm rule includes: Figure 6-18 Brief of the alarm rule 1.

  • Page 174: Add An Alarm Rule To The System

    6-3-3-2 Add an alarm rule to the system To add a new alarm rule, see the following steps: Figure 6-19 Add an alarm rule to the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System’ tab. 2. Click ‘Rule’ in the category panel. 3.
  • Page 175 4. The alarm rule wizard is a dialog that helps the user to complete an alarm rule in 4 steps. The first step is to define the basic setting s of the alarm rule. The basic settings include the name, the description, the instruction, the priority, and the schedule.
  • Page 176 5. The second step is to selec t the alarm triggering condition. There are three categories – system, user, and channel event. Check the checkboxes of all preferred conditions, and the summary table below lists all selected conditions. Click ‘Next’ to continue. 6-38 HD NVR User Manual...
  • Page 177 6. The third step is to select the actions of the alarm rule. The action will be taken when the alarm rule is triggered. There are three action categories – rule action, channel action, and notification. To enable the alarm rule, check the ‘Set alarm’ option.
  • Page 178 TIP: How to set the pattern layout in the alarm rule ? 1. At the third step, click the ‘…’ button to show the ‘Modify Alarm Popup’ dialog. 2. Click the desired pattern layout from the pattern layout list. Click the desired speed button to decide the playing speed of the alarm image.
  • Page 179 TIP: How to set the dialog popup in the alarm rule? 1. At the third step, check the ‘Dialog Popup’ option. 2. Input the text of the dialog title. 3. Set the severity of the dialog. 4. Input the message of the dialog. 7.
  • Page 180 TIP: Right click the alarm rule node to show the pop-up menu. From the pop-up menu, the user can directly add a new rule, modify an existing rule and delete a rule. See the following figure: 6-42 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 181: Modify An Alarm Rule

    6-3-3-3 Modify an alarm rule To modify an alarm rule, follows the steps: Figure 6-20 Modify an alarm rule 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System’ tab. 2. From the alarm rule list, click the preferred alarm rule. 3. Click ‘Modify’ to show the alarm rule wizard. HD NVR User Manual 6-43...
  • Page 182 4. Follow the steps 4-7 in section 6-3-3-2 ‘Add an alarm rule to the system ’ to modify the rule. 6-44 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 183: Delete An Alarm Rule From The System

    6-3-3-4 Delete an alarm rule from the system To delete an alarm rule from the system, see the following steps: Figure 6-21 Delete an alarm rule from the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System’ tab. 2. From the alarm rule list, click the preferred alarm rule. 3.

  • Page 184: Schedule

    6-3-4 Schedule 6-3-4-1 Brief of the Schedule Configuration Figure 6-22 Brief of the Schedule Configuration The schedule setting will help the user to setup the schedules of actions, such as recording or alarm triggering. The schedule configuration includes originally two schedule templates – ‘24×7’ and ‘Disable’.

  • Page 185: Add A New Schedule To The System

    6-3-4-2 Add a new schedule to the system To add a new schedule to the system, see the following steps: Figure 6-23 Add a new schedule to the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System’ tab. 2. Click ‘Schedule’. 3.
  • Page 186 4. Input the schedule name. The schedule name cannot be kept blank, and the total name length must be less than 40 characters. 5. Decide the schedule type. There are two exclusive options: Date or Weekly. If the ‘Date’ option is selected, set the start time and the end time. 6.

  • Page 187: Modify A Schedule

    6-3-4-3 Modify a schedule To modify a customized schedule, see the following steps: Figure 6-24 Modify a schedule 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System’ tab. 2. Click the preferred schedule in the schedule list. 3. Click ‘Modify’ to show the configuration page. HD NVR User Manual 6-49...
  • Page 188 4. Select the desired option and change the setting values. 5. Click ‘OK’ to close the configuration page. 6-50 HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 189: Delete A Customized Schedule From The System

    6-3-4-4 Delete a customized schedule from the system To delete a customized schedule, see the following steps: Figure 6-25 Delete a customized schedule from the system 1. In the configuration mode, click the ‘System’ tab. 2. Click the preferred schedule in the schedule list. 3.

  • Page 191: Appendix I. Hot Key Table

    Appendix I. Hot Key Table Hot Key Table Hot Key Function 1 Function 2 Combination with ‘alt’ (for all viewer) F10; R Manual recording F11; E Snapshot F12;Q Play live video Move to previous frame Reverse the video Play the video Move to next frame Change Pattern Speed...

  • Page 192: Appendix Network Quality

    Appendix Network Quality Network quality level Check the connection status interval Max packet lost interval HD NVR User Manual...

  • Page 193: Appendix Iii. How To Add Camera Or Di/Do To A Html Map

    Appendix III. How To Add Camera or DI/DO to A HTML Map When a HTML map has been created, there is a easy way to add the camera o r DI/DO icons to the HTML map. See the following steps: 1.
  • Page 194 Add an DO point: <img Icon type type = "channel-do" NVR IP Address nvr-ip="192.168.1.41" channel-id="3:0" Channel ID point="1" Digital input ID src="icon\Alarm-OFF.png" src-do-disabled = "icon\Alarm-Disable.png" Icon status image src-do-active = "icon\Alarm-ON.png" src-do-active-alarm = "icon\Alarm-ON_alarm.png" Icon size & position src-do-inactive-alarm = "icon\Alarm-OFF_alarm.png" src-do-inactive = "icon\Alarm-OFF.png"...

  • Page 195: Appendix Iv Install 'Message Queuing

    Appendix IV Install ‘Message Queuing’ To install ‘Message Queuing’, see the following steps: 1. In the Windows® desktop, click ‘Start’ -> ‘Control Panel’ -> ‘Add or Remove programs’. 2. An ‘Add or Remove Programs’ dialog shows. Before continuing, load the Windows®...
  • Page 196 5. In the subcomponents list, check the ‘MSMQ HTTP Support’ item. 6. Click ‘OK’ to continue. 7. In the Windows Component Wizard, Click ‘Next’ to continue. HD NVR User Manual...
  • Page 197 8. In the ‘Files Needed’ dialog, input the source directory. (M ake sure the source directory is correct.) If the source directory is uncertain, click ‘Browse’ to select the setup directory. 9. Click ‘OK’ to continue. 10. When the installation is complete, click ‘Finish’ in the Windows Components Wizard to close the dialog.

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