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  • Page 1 PC Pro Series User Manual...
  • Page 2 P/N: 300AC2FA-CPM M A D E I N T A I W A N...
  • Page 3 FCC NOTICE (Class A) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 THE MARK OF CROSSED-OUT WHEELED BIN INDICATES THAT THIS PRODUCT MUST NOT BE DISPOSED OF WITH YOUR OTHER HOUSEHOLD WASTE. INSTEAD, YOU NEED TO DISPOSE OF THE WASTE EQUIPMENT BY HANDING IT OVER TO A DESIGNATED COLLECTION POINT FOR THE RECYCLING OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
  • Page 5 WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE, SHORTAGE OR INAPPROPRIATE ITEM IN THE PACKAGE, PLEASE CONTACT WITH YOUR LOCAL DEALER. WARRANTY VOID FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCT MODIFICATION. Manual Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual Caution symbol is intended to alert the user of the important installation and...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction...1 Package Contents...1 Specification ...2 Software Features...3 Front Panel...5 1.4.1 The Front Panel Control Buttons in Guest Mode...9 Back Panel ...10 1.5.1 8 Channels ...10 1.5.2 16 Channels ... 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...12 Connecting Device ...12 Remote Controller Buttons...13 2.2.1...
  • Page 7 4.5.1 Set schedule at specific portion of time ...59 Backup Setting ...59 4.6.1 To Backup file...59 4.6.2 Setup Quick Backup...60 Sensor Setting...61 4.7.1 To Setup External I/O Box...62 Relay Setting...64 Alarm Setting...65 4.9.1 To Setup Alarm Relay: ...69 4.9.2 To Setup the Alarm Sound Setting: ...69 4.9.3 To Setup Call Out List: ...70 4.9.4...
  • Page 8 Chapter 8 Image Verification...105 To Run the ImageVerification program...105 Chapter 9 iEnhance...106 To Use iStable ...108 Chapter 10 Web Tools...109 10.1 Dispatch Server...109 10.2 Remote Setup ... 110 10.2.1 To Add DVR server... 110 10.2.2 To Setup Remote DVR Server ... 111 10.3 Remote Backup...123 Chapter 11 Using the Remote Control Server...126...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The SPECO PC Pro is a professional series of standalone DVR units that provide up to 16 channels of hybrid and real-time monitoring and digital recording of surveillance video. It can connect to 4 sensors and relays and also provide up to 16 audio inputs. No software and hardware installation required.

  • Page 10: Specification

    PTZ control/ channel select/ split select/ playback control/ Operation via front panel mode select Dimensions (W x H x D) Power Supply Unit Dual-monitor output PC Pro Series PC Pro 16 PC Pro 8 WinXP embedded 480/400 fps 240/200 fps...

  • Page 11: Software Features

    1.3 Software Features Continuous Recording Smart Recording Motion Recording Voice detection Recording Alarm Recording Recording Modes Manual Recording All modes can be triggered by schedule De-interlace Optimize for dynamic or static camera scenes Options Support Dual Monitor environment for independent preview and Dual-monitor playback or EMAP output...
  • Page 12 Make a phone call Send files to FTP SMS and MMS PTZ preset point tracking Alarm SOP wizard Enlarge camera view (Full screen) Central Central Management System(CMS) Management IE browser Remote Console Remote Access Smart phone viewer PDA viewer Dispatch Server Share transmission loading;...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    1.4 Front Panel Name Function 2 x USB 2.0 ports for connecting any USB interface devices, ex: (1) USB 2.0 port USB pen drive, external hard disk, keyboard, mouse…and so on. (2) IR Sensor Receive signal from the remote control to operate the unit (3) IR Sensor To connect extended IR sensor cable System power button...
  • Page 14 Name Function Switch to Playback mode Press During the playback, press video segment. User will see a triangle mark on play progress bar. And then, press video segment. User will see another triangle mark on play progress bar. To cancel AB repeat segment, press The AB point segment can be saved by click Output button on Playback GUI In the Save As dialog box, locate on where you want to...
  • Page 15 Name Function (6) Number button Display DVR system status such as temperature and opearate (7) LCD Display status Confirm or make a selection To start recording video (10) To enable network connection (11) To reset alarm status (12) Cancel a selection PTZ control button (13) To move PTZ camera lens to left, right, up and down...
  • Page 16 Name Function (18) Auto Pan system status indicators: : System power indicator. Indicate running state of system. Lights when the system is running. : Removable hard disk indicator. Indicate running state of (19) Status LEDs the hard disk. Lights when the HDD is running : Recording status indicator.

  • Page 17: The Front Panel Control Buttons In Guest Mode

    1.4.1 The Front Panel Control Buttons in Guest Mode When user uses Guest account to operate DVR server, the front panel control buttons of DVR are limited to preview and playback function only. The following table lists the control buttons that are available while in Guest mode.

  • Page 18: Back Panel

    1.5 Back Panel 1.5.1 8 Channels (10) Name Function (1) Video Loop Out Output the video signal to a CCTV monitor. Only output one channel signal at a time. (2) CH1~8 Input the video camera signal and display it on channel 1~ 8 (3) Audio In Input the audio signal from a microphone or audio output device.

  • Page 19: Channels

    1.5.2 16 Channels VIDE O IN (10) Name Function (1) CH1~16 Input the video camera signal and display it on channel 1~ 16 (2) Audio In Input the audio signal from a microphone or audio output device. System supports up to 16 audio input devices. The audio is embedded with channel 1~ 16 The audio input device needs to be powered by external power.

  • Page 20: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Connecting Device The DVR unit can connect up to 16 video cameras, 4 sensor devices, 4 relay devices and output video to a TV or CRT/LCD monitor. Connecting the unit to a DVD-RW/ external hard disk through USB connection, the bundled software enables you to transfer and back up the recorded video.

  • Page 21: Remote Controller Buttons

    Remote Controller Buttons (11) (13) (16) (18) Name (10) (12) (14) (15) (17) Function Switch to playback mode, preview mode or E-map mode To reset alarm status To select the time and date of playback file Fast play the video playback at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x or 32x Decrease the video playback at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or 1/8x...
  • Page 22 Name Function To move the selection to the right To move the PTZ camera lens to the right To zoom out view of PTZ camera To zoom in view of PTZ camera To speed up movement of PTZ camera lens To speed down movement of PTZ camera lens To focus in PTZ camera lens (10)
  • Page 23 Name Function (16) A functional key for multiple system control Press and function button to enable functions :Switch to single screen display mode : Switch to QUAD display mode : Switch to 9 spilt screen display mode : Switch to 16 spilt screen display mode : Switch to one single and 7 spilt screen display mode...
  • Page 24 Name Function (16) Cancel a selection (17) (18) : Allow user to set a video segment from A to B point and play on the surveillance screen until user stop. Switch to Playback mode Press to enter multiple function mode During the playback, press point of video segment.

  • Page 25: The Remote Controller Buttons In Guest Mode

    2.2.1 The Remote Controller Buttons in Guest Mode When user uses Guest account to operate DVR server, the front panel control buttons of DVR are limited to preview and playback function only. The following table lists the control buttons that are available while in Guest mode.

  • Page 26: Sensor/Relay Interface Pinhole Allocation

    Sensor/Relay Interface pinhole allocation The I/O inteface enables you to connect (4) sensor inputs and (4) relay outputs. Just connect the external sensor and relay pin directly to the I/O interface pinhole. Check the table below and locate which pinhole is assigned to sensor input and relay output. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SE NSOR IN The signal from the sensor (i.e., infrared sensors, smoke detectors, proximity sensors, door...

  • Page 27: Audio In Interface Pinhole Allocation

    Audio In Interface pinhole allocation The audio in interface enables you to connect 16 audio in devices such as microphone. Just connect the external audio in device pin directly to the audio in pinhole. Check the figure below and locate which pinhole is assigned. 8Cahnnels 16 Channels AUDIO IN...

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Using The Dvr Software

    Chapter 3 Using the DVR Software Running the Unit for the First Time When the unit is turned on for the first time, the system will prompt you to enter the CD Key. The CD Key is a label on rear of the unit. For the using DVR application every time, user only has the guest authority.
  • Page 29 Name Function - Guest: Switch to the guest mode. In guest mode, user only can (1) Exit control DVR by using the remote controller (see also and the control panel of DVR (see also functions are limited to preview and playback function only. For complete functions of DVR, please login as an administrator.
  • Page 30 Name Function (7) Setup When setting up the system for the first time, type the word “admin” in the Password text box to access. Click button to configure settings for cameras, recording, network, scheduler, backup, sensors, relays, alarms and user authentication.

  • Page 31: Using Event Log Viewer

    Name Function Use the entire area of the screen to only display the video. To return, (16) Full screen press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video screens in the multiple-screen mode or all.
  • Page 32 The events list which display on the screen can be saved as text file format. To save the events list, click Save button. Using the POS Viewer To view POS event log, click POS Viewer bar to call out the POS event log window. Name Function (1) POSDB Path...

  • Page 33: Using The Object Viewer

    Using the Object Viewer Click Object Viewer bar to view and search FaceFinder event log. Name Function (1) Close Click to close Object Log Viewer windows (2) Search Switch to face object log search Mode mode (3) Select Select the camera to view or select Camera all to view all cameras To clear all object log in Object Log...

  • Page 34: Function Buttons In Playback Mode

    Function Buttons in Playback Mode To switch to Playback mode, click Playback button at the lower right corner of Advanced/Preview mode user interface Name Function Select from 6 kinds of split screen type to playback the recorded (1) Split Screen Mode video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.
  • Page 35 Name Function Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. (5) Playback Control Previous: Go back to the previous frame. Buttons Slower: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, or 1/8x. Rewind: Wind back the recorded video file. Pause: Briefly stop playing the recorded video file.
  • Page 36 Name Function Use the entire area of the screen to only display the video. To return, (16) Full screen press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all.

  • Page 37: Function Buttons In Compact Mode

    3.4 Function Buttons in Compact Mode To view in Compact mode, click Exit button. In the logout dialog box, click Compact. Name Function Select from 7 kinds of split screen type to view all the camera, or one (1) Split Screen camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.

  • Page 38: Function Buttons In Ptz Camera Controller

    3.5 Function Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller Name Function (1) Close Exit PTZ camera controller. (2) Setup Configure PTZ cameras.(see (3) AutoPan Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number. (4) Focus +/- Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image. (5) Zoom +/- Zoom in and out the image.

  • Page 39: Setting Up And Using The Emap

    3.6 Setting Up and Using the EMAP EMAP can hold up to 8 maps in *.bmp/*.jpg format. You may locate the camera, sensor and relay on the map. 3.6.1 To Set Up the EMAP Click EMAP. When the EMAP screen appears, click the area number (1 to 8 buttons) on where you want to insert the map.

  • Page 40: To Use The Emap

    3.6.2 To Use the EMAP To use the EMAP: Click EMAP. In the EMAP screen, click the camera icon to switch on the area where the camera is located on the map and to display the video at the upper right corner of the EMAP screen. At the lower right corner of the EMAP screen, it lists all the warning message.

  • Page 41: To Bookmark A Section Of The Video

    3.8 To Bookmark a Section of the Video Click Bookmark. The video playback stops when the bookmark button is executed. In the Bookmark dialog box, you may do the following: Add to include the new reference mark in the bookmark list. You may select to enable/disable file protection.

  • Page 42: To Search Using The Event Search

    3.10 To Search Using the Event Search Click on the video screen on where you want to search. Click Event Search. The Event Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen. In the Event Search Setting dialog box, check the type of condition you want to search. If you select POS, in the Find Text box, type the word.

  • Page 43: To Search Using The Intelligent Search

    3.11 To Search Using the Intelligent Search Click on the video screen on where you want to search. Click Intelligent Search. The Intelligent Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen. When the Intelligent Search Setting dialog box and motion detector frame appear, you may adjust the sensitivity bar and the motion detector frame size and location.

  • Page 44: To Setup The Ptz/Ip Ptz Camera

    3.12 To Setup the PTZ/IP PTZ Camera 3.12.1 Setup the PTZ Camera In the PTZ control panel, click Setup. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appears, select the camera number and check the Use PTZ box. In the Connection Settings section, select the COMPort where the PTZ camera is connected, PTZ ID number and PTZ camera protocol.

  • Page 45: Setup The Ip Ptz Camera

    3.12.2 Setup the IP PTZ Camera In the PTZ control panel, click Setup. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appears, click IP PTZ tab. Select the camera number and check the Use PTZ box. In the Connection Settings section, select the Protocol where the PTZ camera is connected and IP Camera Site that IP or URL of IP camera.

  • Page 46: Chapter 4 Customizing The Dvr System

    Chapter 4 Customizing the DVR System In the Preview/Advanced screen mode, click DVR configuration setup selection appears, select and click the buttons you want to change the setting. System Setting In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting for.
  • Page 47 In the Map Network Drive windows, select the Drive and fill in the network drive direction in Folder column if you know. Or click Browse to find the folder direction. Click Finish to complete the network drive mapping. After the network drive has been added, user needs to create a folder for network storage.
  • Page 48 (3)Language Customize the system to display the tool tips and dialogs based on the selected language. By default the language is in English. (4) Video Standard Change and select the proper video system according to your camera video system. If the video system setting is wrong, the video would appear abnormal.
  • Page 49 (7) Configuration Backup a copy of all the settings and allows you to regain the same settings back. To save the current settings, click Export. To replace the settings with the one you have saved, click Import. (8) System Controller Setup To configure the parameters that is for communicating with the System Controller (an optional accessory).
  • Page 50 (9) System Configuration To configure the DVR system date, time and IP address. Date/Time Setup 1. Select the Time Zone of DVR server located 2. Select the Month and Date. Click arrow button can switch to different month. 3. Adjust the Time by click spin box arrow button. 4.
  • Page 51 HDD Format Select automatica or manual to format hard disk. Automatically Select Automaitc Click Format to format the hard disk list in below table. Manual Select Manual Select the Hard Disk, Partition(maximum is 4), and fill in the Size of partition Click Format To reset the selection, click Reset All Display...
  • Page 52 (10) Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform. Status Report Send a daily system event and attention analysis report. To change the e-mail settings, click Setup. Beep if no signal Make sound when the video signal is lost. Playback Mode Select the mode of playback the video.

  • Page 53: To Set The Pos Setting

    4.1.1 To Set the POS Setting In the System Setting dialog box, POS section, click Setting. To set the text flow and color format, click Advance. In the POS Console Setting dialog box, click Add to set a new POS setting, Modify to change the POS setting, and Delete to remove the selected POS setting.
  • Page 54 (5) Port Setting: Select the Local or Remote port to where it is connected Local - select the COM port number which is connected. Remote – Use the UDP protocol for remote connection if POS system can broadcast to Internet. Enter the IP address of the remote station. (6) Map to Channel: Select to which camera number to display the transaction text (7) Text Filter: Enter the word you want to be removed...

  • Page 55: Camera Setting

    Camera Setting In the Camera Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory setting. Default 1 valus is Bright 50, Contrast 50, Hue 50, and Saturation 50 Default 2 value is Bright 55, Contrast 53, Hue 50, and Saturation 80 (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting.
  • Page 56 (6) Auto Brightness Control Automatically adjust the brightness (7) Night View Automatically adjust the exposure to make the image more visible especially when the site is dark. You can only use this function when the Auto Brightness Control is enabled (8) Object Counting Select the two regions on the screen and the system will count the objects that appear from one selected region and move to another selected region.
  • Page 57 Detection Sensitivity: To set the sensitivity level of face detection. More higher is more easily to detect the difference of the face. Minimal Face Size Level: To set the face detection of minimal size. The system will only detect the face size is equal or greater than the minimal face size. User should see a green frame on the preview screen of Face Finder setup window.
  • Page 58 Remote DVR The video source is coming from another DVR server. In the Remote DVR dialog box, enter the server IP, port number, user ID, password and select the camera number. If you are not sure of the server IP and port, please check the DVR server IP address in Network setting.

  • Page 59: Setup The Object Counting

    4.2.1 Setup the Object Counting Click Detail to enter the object counting setup window. Enable Detected Regions in Display section. This enables the object counting information show on the screen. Moving Object will enable the object size frame to show on the screen. Click Region1 and press left button of mouse and drag the area that user wants the object to be counted.

  • Page 60: Recording Setting

    Recording Setting In the Recording dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting for. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
  • Page 61 No Recording The system won’t do any recording. (3) Enable Audio Select to assign the audio channel of the selected camera. You can only assign one audio channel to one camera source. This way you can record both audio and video. (4) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detector.

  • Page 62: To Mask/Shield An Area On The Screen

    4.3.1 To Mask/Shield an area on the screen In the Mask/Shield Edit section, activate the Enable Mask/Enable Shield check box. In the Edit section, select between Mask or Shield and click the Click and drag a frame on the (9) Video Screen to create Mask or Shield area. 4.3.2 To show and change the color of the Mask Enable the Show Mask check box.

  • Page 63: Network Setting

    Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Letters of the alphabet and numbers only. (2) Transmitting Cameras Select and click on the camera number(s) in the Transmitting Camera section you want to make accessible via internet using WebViewer, Remote Console, PDA Viewer and HandyViewer (still...
  • Page 64 2. User Information Please provide the following user information, Host Name (user can choose any name he/she likes except the one violence with other users), Password, E-mail, Company, and Country. And then, click OK to complete the domain name registration. (5) Remote Control Server Enable/disable remote control from remote application (ex.
  • Page 65 basis. Or, user can click Synchronize Time Right Now to adjust time right away. (10) Other Configuration UPnP Enable UPnP function to automatically configure the port setting on the local network. This function is available when there is UPNP device in the same network. It will write the DVR port information into the router or other network device Enable White List An access permit list for the remote accessing of DVR server.

  • Page 66: Schedule Setting

    Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. To Set the Schedule Setting: Select the date in the calendar.

  • Page 67: Set Schedule At Specific Portion Of Time

    Turn on Relay # Active the Relay at the set time. If there are no Relays connected, Turn on Relay # function will not display in drag down list. The Relay number will depend on how many Relays are connected. Specify to either schedule it weekly or one time.

  • Page 68: Setup Quick Backup

    the specific time, right-click on the selected block. Then, set the time to start and end. Check the information beside the calendar. : Show the number of files selected. Selected Files : Show the total size of the selected file. Require Space Enable Auto partition and select to divide the file size into DVD-R or CD-R.

  • Page 69: Sensor Setting

    Backup Last: Set the time before minutes to backup. For example: time before 60 minutes means backup the recorded file from now backward 60 minutes. Present time is 13:00, the system will backup start from 12:00 when press quick backup button Sensor Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function.

  • Page 70: To Setup External I/O Box

    4.7.1 To Setup External I/O Box The DVR system can connect the external I/O box for more installed of I/O devices. Click Add. Mark Enable box to enable this external I/O box. Select the Brand of external I/O box from drag down list. In Port Setting, different brand of external I/O box may have different port parameters.
  • Page 71 All connected relays and sensors will be listed. User can click radio button to control relays’ status. And then, click OK to save the setting and click Cancel to exit and without saving. 10. All connected External I/O box and their modules will be listed as tree topology in External I/O Setup windows.

  • Page 72: Relay Setting

    11. To view the all I/O devices information, click I/O Map. Relay Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. Click the drop-down list and select the relay ID number. Mark Enable to enable the selected relay. Click External IO to configure external I/O device if it is available (see also 4.7.1).

  • Page 73: Alarm Setting

    Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. To set the Alarm Setting: Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting.
  • Page 74 • Normal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. • Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. • Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will send out the alarm message.
  • Page 75 displayed on TV when the alarm is triggered. Alarm Camera: the channel video that has an alarm occurred will be displayed on TV. Camera #(1~32): select the camera channel video that you want to be displayed on when an alarm is activated. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration before system switching back to original display mode on automatically.
  • Page 76 Upload file to remote computer thru FTP (File Transfer Protocol). To setup click Detail (see also Chapter 4.9.5). Start Recording Record the video from the selected camera. To setup click Detail (see also 4.9.6). SMS (Short Message Service)/MMS (Multimedia Messaging System) SMS transmits only text messages to mobile phone.

  • Page 77: To Setup Alarm Relay

    4.9.1 To Setup Alarm Relay: Beside the Relay Output check box, click Detail. In the Alarm Relay dialog box, select from the available relay list and in the ON column, set to enable/disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated. In the Retrieve time check box, you may enable/disable to extend the relay operation time and set the duration in second.

  • Page 78: To Setup Call Out List

    4.9.3 To Setup Call Out List: Beside the Make Phone Calls check box, click Detail. In the Call Out List, click Add to insert a new contact number, Modify to edit the selected item, Remove to delete the selected item, Test to check if it is working.

  • Page 79: To Setup Ftp Setting

    (2) Mail To check if it is working, click Test Account button. : Enter the sender e-mail address. From To and CC : Enter the recipient email address and separate it with comma or a semicolon (;). : Enter the message title. Subject :Type the message.

  • Page 80: To Setup Sms/Mms Setting

    4.9.7 To Setup SMS/MMS Setting: To use this feature, GSM/GPRS modem is required. Connect the GSM/GPRS modem to the serial COMM port of PC. Beside the SMS/MMS check box, click Detail. Select the port number in Com Port drop down list from where the GSM/GPRS modem is connected.

  • Page 81: To Setup Ptz Preset Point

    4.9.8 To Setup PTZ Preset Point: Beside the PTZ preset point check box, click Detail. In the Trigger PTZ Preset Setting dialog box, select the PTZ camera number then select the Enable check box. Select the position of the PTZ camera when the alarm is activated and ended.

  • Page 82: To Setup Pos Keyword Setting

    4.9.11 To Setup POS Keyword Setting Beside the Send to POS Keyword check box, click Detail. In the POS Keyword Setting, select the camera to enable/disable scanning the keyword. Enable All to select all cameras. Enter the text below keyword text box. Click Add to include the keyword in the list. To remove, select the word in the list and click Delete.
  • Page 83 Suspicious Object Suspicious Object is including the object missing or the doubtful object appears on the screen. Click OK to save and exit the setup windows. To exam the setup condition, click Start Test. Select the camera number (0-16) and press right button on the mouse to call up the setup windows.
  • Page 84 Scene Change When the camera has been moved, the system will alarm. Select the camera number (0-16) and press right button on the mouse to call up the setup windows. And then, click the Scene Change Tab. Click Save to capture the image for comparing reference. To view the captured image, enable the Show Reference Image check box.

  • Page 85: User Setting

    4.10 User Setting Only administrator can access User Setting. In the User Setting dialog box, click Add to insert a new user, Delete to remove the selected user, Edit to modify the user control right, OK to exit and accept the setting, and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. After clicking Add or Edit, you may customize the user control setting.
  • Page 86 Remote Access Time Enable Infinite check box to access DVR without time limit. If you want to set time limit, enter the number of minutes in Minute text box. (4) Visible Camera Select the camera number that would allow the user to access or view. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.

  • Page 87: Chapter 5 Backup Video Players

    Chapter 5 Backup Video Players You can playback the backup files using QLogViewer and Player applications. When you back up the recorded file, QLogViewer and Player applications are automatically included in the backup folder. QLogViewer can only playback one video at a time. It only comes with video segmentation, output segmentation, capture screen shot, and print the screen.

  • Page 88: Familiarizing Qlogviewer Buttons

    5.1 Familiarizing QLogViewer Buttons Name Function (1) Time Display the file date, time and play speed. (2) File Display the path where the file is located. (3) Playback Control Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. Buttons Previous: Go back to the previous frame.

  • Page 89: Familiarizing The Player Buttons

    5.2 Familiarizing the Player Buttons Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from six (6) different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mode.
  • Page 90 Name Function (6) Date Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID.

  • Page 91: Chapter 6 Using Functional Keys

    Chapter 6 Using Functional Keys The DVR system provides shortcut keys. The table shows the function keys and descriptions. Function Keys Ctrl + A Description Display system information Start recording Enable network function Access system settings Switch to playback mode Access EMAP setting Access PTZ camera control panel Snapshot...

  • Page 92: Chapter 7 Using The Remote Programs

    Chapter 7 Using the Remote Programs You can use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access DVR server by entering the IP address or domain name. To use this feature, make sure that you are connected to the internet and the Network feature is enabled. Accessing this feature for the first time you will be prompted by your browser to install WebCamX.cab, allow the installation and you should be able to connect and login afterwards.

  • Page 93: Familiarizing The Webviewer Buttons

    Familiarizing the WebViewer Buttons Right-clicking on the webviewer video screen, enables you to start video recording, change video quality, switch camera and enable/disable DirectDraw. Name Function (1) DirectDraw Enhance the video quality. Not all graphic cards can support this function. (2) Received file size Indicate the size of the data being sent per second.
  • Page 94 Name Function (11) Remote setup Change the DVR server settings (see also (12) Select a PTZ Initiate PTZ camera controller (see also Camera (13) Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot in *.bmp format. (14) Full screen Use the entire area of the screen to only display the video. To return, Right click the mouse or press ESC on the keyboard.

  • Page 95: To Setup Remote System Setting

    7.1.1 To Setup Remote System Setting Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. The setting here applies to Remote DVR only. (1) Camera Name Select the camera you want to adjust the settings. (2) Enable Set to enable/disable the selected camera.
  • Page 96 Always Recording Record the video from the selected camera and save it to the designated storage path (see also Chapter 4.1 #1). Motion Recording Start recording the video from the selected camera only when the system detects motion. Once a motion is detected, the system automatically saves the previous frames and stop based on the Start Record Prior and Stop Record After settings.

  • Page 97: Familiarizing The Webviewer Ptz Buttons

    Familiarizing the WebViewer PTZ Buttons Name Function (1) Direction buttons Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. Click the center to pan automatically. (2) Select PTZ Choose to enable/disable the PTZ camera. In the Select PTZ dialog box, Select column, click to enable/disable viewing and controlling the PTZ camera.

  • Page 98: Familiarizing The Remote Console Buttons

    Familiarizing the Remote Console Buttons Name Function (1) Exit Close the Remote Console. (2) Volume Enable/disable the sound. (3) Split Screen Select from six (6) different split screen type to playback the Mode recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.

  • Page 99: To Setup Remote Console Setting

    Name Function (11) Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera. (12) Event log Show the record of activities that take place in the system. To filter the records, select and click the option button to only display Event, System, Operation, Network or POS.

  • Page 100: Using The Remote Playback

    (4) Channel Settings The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID. In Transmitting Channels section, enable the camera number to receive the camera signal from the server. In Visible Channels section, enable the camera number to view the camera signal on Remote Console screen. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
  • Page 101 To Make a Selection: Select the date in the calendar. Use right. In the table below, click on the blue block to select and open the recorded file. The blue block turns red when it is selected. The block that appears in white doesn’t have data. You can only select one block when you choose Download and Playback.

  • Page 102: Familiarizing The Local Playback Buttons

    7.4.1 Familiarizing the Local Playback Buttons Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from six (6) different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. - If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mode.
  • Page 103 Name Function (5) Date Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID.

  • Page 104: Familiarizing The Realtime Playback Buttons

    7.4.2 Familiarizing the RealTime Playback Buttons Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from two (2) different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera. If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mode.
  • Page 105 Name Function (5) Date Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID.

  • Page 106: Familiarizing The Download And Playback Buttons

    7.4.3 Familiarizing the Download and Playback Buttons Name Function (1) Progress bar Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track. (2) Playback Control Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file. Buttons Previous: Go back to the previous frame.

  • Page 107: Using Handyviewer To Access Dvr Server

    Using HandyViewer to Access DVR server Users can use a mobile phone to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone support IE browser and is connected to the internet. To access the DVR server, open IE browser and enter http://enter server IP or domain name here/mobile.

  • Page 108: To Install Pdaviewer From The Internet

    Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept all the terms. The system will then automatically install the application. When you are prompted, click Yes to install the application using the default directory. When done, click OK. 7.6.2 To install PDAViewer from the Internet Make sure you are connected to the internet.

  • Page 109: To Use The Pdaviewer

    After the installation, the PDAViewer 5.5 icon will appear in the Programs list. 7.6.3 To Use the PDAViewer Run the PDViewer 5.5 in the Programs. Familiarizing the PDA Viewer buttons. (10) Name Function (1) Connect Hook up to the DVR server. Make sure you are connected to internet.

  • Page 110: Using Javaviewer To Access Dvr Server

    Name Function (4) Minimize Reduce the size to taskbar. (5) Exit Close the PDA-Viewer. (6) Focus Adjust the focus of PTZ camera to produce clear image. (7) Full Screen Use the entire screen to only display the video. (8) Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot in *.bmp format.

  • Page 111: To Use The Javaviewer

    7.6.5 To Use the JAVAViewer Run the JAVAViewer program. Enter the DVR IP address, port number, user ID, and password. Please refer to your DVR server setting for that information. And then, select the Connect to connect to DVR server. Click Yes to accept the data from DVR server.
  • Page 112 To switch to different camera view, select menu and select the channel. The JAVAViewer support PTZ control function, you can refer to Help file for detail function control key. Select menu and go the way down to select the Help file. →...

  • Page 113: Chapter 8 Image Verification

    Chapter 8 Image Verification ImageVerification is a watermark-checking program to identify the authenticity of a saved image (e.g. by snapshot). This program can only verify uncompressed bmp image files. To Run the ImageVerification program Click Start > Programs> DSS > ImageVerification. In the ImageVerification screen, click Load Source Image and locate the image source.

  • Page 114: Chapter 9 Ienhance

    Chapter 9 iEnhance The bundled iEnhance is a video editing tool and can only be used with *.dvr video file. It allows you to adjust the video picture quality, segment and save the wanted portion of the video, zoom in and out the image, and print or save the screen shot.
  • Page 115 Name Function (10) History Box List all the actions. (11) Undo Delete the last action. (12) Noise Reduce Adjust the softness and repair the damaged colours. (13) Sharpness Improve the overall image by enhancing edges. This gives the image more depth. •...

  • Page 116: To Use Istable

    To Use iStable The iStable function can reduce the jolt in the recorded video. 1. Click Open File button and select the recorded video. 2. And then, click iStable button. 3. iStable windows will show up. 4. Select the smoothness level – 1(Low), 2, 3, 4, and 5(High). The default value is 3. 5.

  • Page 117: Chapter 10 Web Tools

    Chapter 10 Web Tools The bundled Web Tools includes Dispatch Server and Remote Backup program. To install Web Tools, place the CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install Web Tools. 10.1 Dispatch Server Dispatch is designed to reduce the network traffic of the DVR server. Instead of connecting directly to the DVR server, the client can connect to the computer that is connected to the DVR server using the Dispatch program.

  • Page 118: Remote Setup

    10.2 Remote Setup Remote Setup is a tool for configuring DVR server from remote site. To install Remote Setup application, insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and click Web Tools. After installation, click to start the Remote Setup application. 10.2.1 To Add DVR server User need to add a DVR server and make connection in order to setup remote DVR server.

  • Page 119: To Setup Remote Dvr Server

    5. Once the connecting is success, user can start to configure DVR server. 6. When connection is lost, click Reconnect to connect again. 7. To modify or delete the added DVR server, select the DVR server from listing and click Modify to change the setting and click Delete to remove the DVR server.
  • Page 120 the right text box and then click OK. (5) TV Out Set the display time gap from 3 to 10 sec. before it switches to the next camera. (6) Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform. - Beep if no signal Make sound when the video signal is lost.
  • Page 121 Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting.
  • Page 122 Display the video of the selected camera. Record Setting In the Recording setup windows, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting.
  • Page 123 hard disk space. (5) Frame Rate Set the maximum number of frames to be recorded during motion and motionless state. The frame rate ranges from 1 to 30 for NTSC and 1 to 25 for PAL. The higher the frame rate, it uses more hard disk space.
  • Page 124 Enter the Domain Name and Password. T To use this feature, first register your domain name on the following Web site http://ddns.dss.com.tw 1. User Login Browse the website ddns.dss.com.tw with Microsoft IE or Netscape Navigator to access the following dialog.You will be prompted to enter CD key number, product name, password, and user information.
  • Page 125 basis. (9) Other Configuration - UPnP Enable UPnP function to automatically configure the port setting on the local network. This function is available when there is UPNP device in the same network. It will write the DVR port information into the router or other network device - Enable White List An access permit list for the remote accessing of DVR server.
  • Page 126 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. To Set the Schedule Setting: 1.
  • Page 127 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting. To set the Alarm Setting: Click Add to insert and set a new alarm setting.
  • Page 128 • Network is switched off: when the network connection of DVR system is lost, the system will send out the alarm message. • Hard Disk failed: when the hard disk can’t work normally, the system will send out the alarm message. •...
  • Page 129 setup click Detail (see also To Setup Alarm Send to CMS (Central Management System) Enable/disable the selected camera to send video to CMS when the alarm is activated (see also To Setup CMS Setting) Snapshot Take a snapshot when the alarm is activated. Select Camera: specify which channel video to be snapshot when the alarm is occurred.
  • Page 130 To Setup Send E-mail Setting: Beside the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter User ID and Password.

  • Page 131: Remote Backup

    To Setup Alarm Recording Setting: Beside the Start Recording check box, click Detail. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable All to select all cameras. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting or Max to record the maximum of frames based...
  • Page 132 3. To add the DVR server, click Add 4. In the Add New DVR windows, enter the Name, IP, user ID, and password. 5. Select the Backup mode: Auto Backup mode: the backup will automatically execute when the setup is completed In Begin Date drop down calendar, select the date from where to start Click Add to set the storage path.
  • Page 133 7. Click Start to begin backup and click Stop to stop backup progress. While backup, the start button will turn to stop button 8. For manually backup, click file select button and select the DVR wants to backup Un-mark check box to disable backup Click to start backup...

  • Page 134: Chapter 11 Using The Remote Control Server

    Chapter 11 Using the Remote Control Server The bundled Remote Control Server enables the PC with Central Management System program (CM1000) installed in it remotely access the DVR server. You many need to manually run this program for CMS access the DVR server. To run, click start > Programs > DSS > DVR > Remote Control Server.

  • Page 135: Appendix A Network Service Port

    APPENDIX A Network Service Port The following table shows the ports that DVR server uses for certain network service. Remote Console (CMS) WebViewer 2-way audio Remote Control (CMS) DVR POS DVR DDNS (Upload / Download) Port # Variable 5550 5552 5551 5150 53 / 1053...

  • Page 136: Appendix B Install Ptz Through Rs-232 Interface

    APPENDIX B Install PTZ through RS-232 Interface Use the RS232 to RS485 converter to install an analogue PTZ camera to the COM port. Please refer to the below figure for installation Female DVR unit RS-232 Cable PTZ Camera Male RS485 to RS232 Converter...

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