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Bosch LTC-1311-20 Operator's Manual

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  • Page 1 Bosch Video Management System Operator's Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hardware requirements Software requirements License requirements Getting started Installing the software modules Installing Bosch VMS Archive Player Starting Operator Client Displaying camera images Displaying a camera in an Image pane Finding an item in the Logical Tree Arranging Image panes...
  • Page 4 10.3.3 Using the joystick 10.3.4 Using softkeys Reference information 11.1 Live Mode (Normal Display) 11.2 Playback Mode 11.3 Alarm Mode (Alarm Display) 11.4 Menu commands Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 5 Playback controls 12.3 Image window controls Concepts 13.1 Alarm handling Troubleshooting 14.1 Updating an old Bosch VMS Archive Player version 14.2 Fixing the recording setting for Intercom functionality Glossary Index Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Operator's Manual Table of Contents | en...

  • Page 6: Using The Help

    | Using the Help Using the Help To find out more about how to do something in Bosch Video Management System, access the online Help using any of the following methods. To use the Contents, Index, or Search: ...
  • Page 7 Bosch Video Management System To print a Help topic: Right-click in the right pane and select Print. The Print dialog box opens. Click Print. The topic is printed to the specified printer. Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Operator's Manual Using the Help | en...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Central Server – NVR (Network Video Recorder) – Operator Client (Bosch VMS NVRs / DiBos 8 DVRs / VRM recording / iSCSI recording / VIDOS NVRs / local recording) – Configuration Client To achieve a running system, you must perform the following tasks: –...

  • Page 9: System Overview

    – Operator Client: Live monitoring, storage retrieval and playback, alarm. Hardware requirements See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System. Data sheets for platform PCs are also available. Software requirements See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    You can include the setup for Bosch VMS Archive Player in an export you create with Bosch VMS Operator Client. If there is no setup available with the export, you can find it on a computer where Bosch VMS is installed: C:\<Installation directory>\Bosch\VMS\Update\NvrArchivePlayer\NvrArchivePlayerSetup.exe...
  • Page 11 Bosch Video Management System In the Password: field, type your password. In the Connection list, select the IP address or the DNS name of the Central Server. Click OK. If dual authorization has been configured for your user group, the next logon dialog is displayed.

  • Page 12: Displaying Camera Images

    Drag a camera from one Image pane to another, if required. To resize an Image pane: Point to an Image pane corner. The pointer appears as a double-headed arrow. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 13: Displaying The Alarm Image Window

    Bosch Video Management System Drag the corner to resize the Image pane. Displaying the Alarm Image window Main window You can switch from the Image window to the Alarm Image window if at least one alarm is in the Alarm List.

  • Page 14: Starting An Automatic Camera Sequence

    The logical number of a monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed is changed. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane. symbol. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 15: Using One Channel Audio Mode

    Bosch Video Management System To start a camera sequence: Select an Image pane where you want the sequence to be played. Right-click a folder in the Logical Tree or Favorites Tree window and click Show as sequence in selected Image pane.

  • Page 16: Saving A Single Image

    To display / hide the toolbars:  Click Click 5.15 Displaying information on a camera Main window Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 to display the toolbars. to hide the toolbars. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 17: Starting Instant Playback

    You can assign IP devices to a decoder. This displays the video signal on the analog monitor and plays the audio signal on the speakers if connected to the decoder. DiBos and Bosch Allegiant cameras cannot be assigned this way.

  • Page 18: Using The Intercom Functionality

    5 seconds. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 and hold the mouse button. If audio was off for this Image pane, it is switched Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 19: Updating The Reference Image

    Bosch Video Management System To lock a PTZ control: Select one of the following items: – Image pane with PTZ camera – PTZ camera in the Logical Tree – PTZ camera in the Favorites Tree – PTZ camera in the Map window Right-click the Image pane or the PTZ camera and click Lock.

  • Page 20: Using Maps And The Ptz Cameras

    Drag to the outside direction to accelerate. Move the cursor to another direction and perform a corresponding tilt or swiveling task. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 tab, wait until the Map window is Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 21 Bosch Video Management System Move the cursor to the center of the Image pane. The cursor changes to a magnifying class. In the upper area, use the zooming in function. In the lower area, use the zooming out function. Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 22: Using Favorites

    Right-click the required View and click Update Cameo View. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 > > > > is added. Enter a name for the new View. which you want to edit. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 23 Bosch Video Management System To rename a View: Right-click the required View Enter the name of the View and click press ENTER. To delete a View:  Right-click the View and click Remove. The View is removed from the Favorites Tree.

  • Page 24: Managing Recorded Videos

    Playing recorded videos Main window > Note: Bosch Allegiant cameras are not recorded within Bosch Video Management System. To play recorded videos: Assign a camera to an Image pane. Use a Timeline control for the required playing option.

  • Page 25: Authenticating Video Data (For Nvr Recordings Only)

    Main window > The authenticity of all the cameras displayed in the Image window is checked to see whether they have been changed. You can only check the authenticity of DiBos and Bosch VMS NVR cameras. Other cameras are ignored.

  • Page 26: Exporting Video Data

    The data is exported in native (Bosch VMS Archive Player) or ASF format. When you export a video in native format, you can add Bosch VMS Archive Player as a viewer. Data in ASF format can be played with standard software such as Windows Media Player.

  • Page 27: Importing Video Data

    Bosch Video Management System Click the Click an entry in the search result list. Click The Export Video dialog box is displayed. Make the appropriate settings. For detailed information on the various fields, see the Online Help for the appropriate application window.

  • Page 28: Finding Motion (Only Nvr Recordings)

    In the Alarms field, select search criteria to limit the search to specific alarms. Click Add Device to limit the search to specific devices. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 window with the matching entries is displayed. > tab > Select an Image pane Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 29: Finding Recorded Video Data

    Bosch Video Management System In the Details: field, type a search string. You can use * as a wildcard. 10. In the User: field, type a user name to search for. For detailed information on the various fields, see the Online Help for the appropriate application window.

  • Page 30: Handling Alarms

    You can only comment an alarm after you have accepted it. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 > > > tab > Select the desired alarm > > tab > Select the desired alarm > Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System is enabled. Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 31: Clearing An Alarm

    Bosch Video Management System To add a comment to an alarm: Click The Workflow dialog box is displayed for entering a comment and displaying the action plan for this alarm. If no action plan is assigned to the alarm, the dialog box only displays the Comment: field.

  • Page 32: Displaying The Live Image Window

    Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 . Drag the column border to the left or the right. > Alarm Image window > Alarm Image window . The Image window is displayed. > > > > Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 33: Using A Cctv Keyboard

    Bosch Video Management System Using a CCTV keyboard This chapter describes how to use Bosch Video Management System with a CCTV keyboard. The language of display texts in the keyboard is English. 10.1 CCTV keyboard user interface NOTICE! Every input on the keyboard is cleared after some seconds if no further input is made.

  • Page 34: Status Display

    PTZ / JOGSHUTTLE 10.2 Using a keyboard connected to a workstation A keyboard connected to a Bosch Video Management System workstation offers a wide variety of features. Both the analog and the digital mode are available. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Allow you to control certain functions directly.

  • Page 35: Starting The Keyboard

    Bosch Video Management System If the keyboard is connected to a decoder, the feature set is reduced. Only the analog mode is available. 10.2.1 Starting the keyboard The keyboard must be connected to a COM port of a workstation. Start the Operator Client on the workstation.

  • Page 36: Using The Joystick

    You use this operation mode to control devices that are available in the Logical Tree of the Operator Client. – Command Mode You use this operation mode to send commands like switch to Playback Mode. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 37 Bosch Video Management System To toggle between Tree Mode and Command Mode:  In the Tree Mode: Press the left Level Up softkey as often as needed to display the root level and then press the Exit softkey to display the Command Mode.
  • Page 38 : Full-screen on / off Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 : Show more Image panes / less Image panes : Start /stop alarm recording : Trigger a user event (1-4) Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 39: Using A Keyboard Connected To A Decoder

    After starting the keyboard you must log on to the Central Server. NOTICE! Only Bosch Video Management System users with number-only user names and number-only passwords can use the analog mode of a CCTV keyboard. The user must have access rights for the decoder connected to the CCTV keyboard.

  • Page 40: Using The Joystick

    To use the Command Mode:  Press a softkey to execute the desired command. The following commands are available: – Start /stop alarm recording – Log off Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 41: Reference Information

    Bosch Video Management System Reference information This chapter contains information on all windows available in the Operator Client of Bosch Video Management System. 11.1 Live Mode (Normal Display) Main window > You automatically access Live Mode every time you log on.
  • Page 42 Image pane. Allows you to organize the devices of the Logical Tree as required. Displays a site map. Allows you to drag the map to display a particular section of the map. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 43: Playback Mode

    Bosch Video Management System 11.2 Playback Mode Main window > You can right-click to display the context menu. If an incoming alarm has a lower priority than the currently displayed Image window, the tab starts blinking and indicates an alarm.
  • Page 44 Allows you to load exported video data to display it or to search for particular data. Displays a site map. Allows you to drag the map to display a particular section of the map. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 45: Alarm Mode (Alarm Display)

    Bosch Video Management System 11.3 Alarm Mode (Alarm Display) Main window > The Alarm Image window displays live or instant playback video from a camera to be displayed in case of an alarm. It always has a 4:3 ratio. The Alarm Image window is displayed automatically if the incoming alarm has a higher priority than the Live or Playback Image window.
  • Page 46 Image pane. Allows you to organize the devices of the Logical Tree as required. Displays a site map. Allows you to drag the map to display a particular section of the map. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 47: Menu Commands

    Bosch Video Management System 11.4 Menu commands System menu commands Playback Mode / Live Mode Change Password... Logoff Exit Camera menu commands Save Image... Print Image... Audio On/Audio Off Record Camera Instant Playback Reference Image Show Metadata... Close Tools menu commands Find in Logbook...
  • Page 48 Restores the settings for monitor layout, user interface and options to the last loaded settings. Displays the Bosch Video Management System Online Help. Displays a dialog box containing information on the installed system, for example the version number.

  • Page 49: Select Search Parameters Dialog Box

    Bosch Video Management System 11.5 Reference Image dialog box Main window > Allows you to display and update the Reference image. Camera view: Displays the live view of the selected camera. Reference image: Displays the reference image after clicking Update.

  • Page 50: Atm/Pos Options Dialog Box

    Click to search for POS data. ATM number: Type the number of the device. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Select Search Parameters Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 51: Select Virtual Inputs Filter Settings Dialog Box

    11.12 Options dialog box Main window > Extras menu > Options... command Allows you to configure parameters for using Bosch Video Management System. PTZ Control Speed Move the slider to adjust the control speed for PTZ cameras. Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH >...

  • Page 52: Logical Tree Window

    Type a search string representing the display name of an item. Use * and ? as wildcards. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 > > > tab > Right-click the root node> Click Tree Search > tab > Right-click an item > Click Tree Search Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 53: Favorites Tree Window

    Bosch Video Management System Previous Click to mark the previous item that matches the search string. Next Click to mark the next item that matches the search string. Find Click to mark the first item that matches the search string.

  • Page 54: Monitors Window

    Click to zoom in the picture angle (zoom angle) / zooming out the picture angle Click to set the focus near / focus far. Click to close the iris / open the iris. > Monitors tab Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 55: Image Pane

    Displays a variable number of Image panes. Minimum is 1 Image pane. You can display one camera in several Image panes simultaneously. Allows you to perform the following tasks (not all tasks are available in Bosch VMS Archive Player): –...

  • Page 56: Timeline Window

    Displays the number of the currently displayed camera sequence step and the number of all steps available in this sequence. Click maximize or minimize the Image pane. Click to close the Image pane. > Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 57 Allows you to navigate through recorded videos. The playback of all displayed Image panes is synchronized. Many features enable the precise finding of scenes you are searching for. The Timeline for NVR recordings in Operator Client and Bosch VMS Archive Player displays the following information indicated by a color or hatching: NVR recording...

  • Page 58: Motion Search Dialog Box

    Section 8.11 Finding motion (only NVR recordings) Section 8.13 Finding recorded video data Section 8.4 Authenticating video data (for NVR recordings only) Section 8.6 Protecting video Section 8.7 Deleting video data > Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 59: Export Video Dialog Box

    The data is exported in native (Bosch VMS Archive Player) or ASF format. When you export a video in native format, you can add Bosch VMS Archive Player as a viewer. Data in ASF format can be played with standard software such as Windows Media Player.

  • Page 60: Forensic Search Dialog Box (Only Vrm Recordings)

    Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 > Timeline tab > Move the Hairline to the desired position > On the > Timeline tab > Select time period with Hairline > Click Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 61: Motion Search Results Window

    Bosch Video Management System 11.27 Protect Video dialog box Main window > Allows you to protect the selected video data. Start: The current selection of the Hairline is displayed. Enter the point in time when the protection starts. If you uncheck, all recordings until the specified end date are protected.

  • Page 62: Alarm List Window

    Main window > Displays all events the system generates and additional information. Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 > Alarm List tab > Alarm List tab > Alarm List window > Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 63: Used Icons

    Bosch Video Management System Only events that are configured to be logged (in the Configuration Client in the Events page) are displayed in the Event List. 11.33 Used icons The following table lists the icons used in the Operator Client.
  • Page 64 Audio on / off Click and hold to speak on the loudspeakers of an encoder with audio configured. The button is active when an encoder with audio function is selected in an Image pane. Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...

  • Page 65: Image Window Controls

    Bosch Video Management System Keyboard shortcuts This section lists the available keyboard shortcuts for a US keyboard layout. + indicates that each key must be pressed simultaneously (for example, Control+z means to press the Control key and the z key simultaneously).

  • Page 66: Alarm Handling

    If the Alarm Image window is completely full of Alarm Image rows and an additional alarm must be displayed, the lowest priority alarms "stack up" in the bottom row of the Alarm Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 67 Bosch Video Management System Image window. You can step through the stacked alarms with the controls at the left side of the alarm row. You can step through the alarm stacks on analog monitor groups with control buttons in the Monitors window of the Operator Client workstation display. Analog monitors in alarm are indicated by red icons with blinking "LEDs".

  • Page 68: Updating An Old Bosch Vms Archive Player Version

    Problems with playing recorded videos CAUTION! Do not attempt to play recorded videos exported with Bosch Video Management System V.1.1 with Archive Player from Bosch Video Management System V.1.0. This can result in data loss. Issue Archive Player cannot play recorded videos.

  • Page 69: Fixing The Recording Setting For Intercom Functionality

    Bosch Video Management System 14.2 Fixing the recording setting for Intercom functionality To fix the recording setting: Start Operator Client. View the newest Operator Client log file: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Bosch\VMS\Log\BvmsClientLog.* Look for a line like the following: 2007-09-26 15:39:56,442 26036 [GUI Thread] INFO Bosch.Vms.Dvs.VideoSDK.EntryPoint CreateLocalAudioSource - audioSource...

  • Page 70: Glossary

    Image window for displaying one or more Alarm Image panes. Alarm List Window in Bosch Video Management System used to display a list of active alarms. Alarm priority Each alarm is assigned a priority. Alarms can be configured to automatically display (pop up) in the Alarm Image window, based on the alarm priority.
  • Page 71 Common Intermediate Format. Describes the lines and pixels a video image consists of. See Video resolution. Client workstation Computer in the Bosch Video Management System environment for viewing live and playback video and for configuration tasks. Command Script Macro, that the administrator can program to build an automatic action like positioning a PTZ...
  • Page 72 An external device that interfaces with Bosch Video Management System providing an on/off signal to the application. Bosch Video Management System can then use the digital input to associate it with a pre-determined action. Digital input sources can include devices like door contacts, motion detectors, card readers, etc.
  • Page 73 The Failover NVR stops recording. The recordings of the down time of the Primary NVR stay on the Failover NVR. FIFO First in first out. Mode in the alarm handling of Bosch Video Management System that defines the order of active alarms with the same priority. Frame A single video image.
  • Page 74 Standard for encoding (compressing) digital audio and video for multimedia applications. This standard includes different profiles that can be manufacturer-dependent. The following profiles are available: Baseline, Baseline+, Main Profile. Baseline (not used in Bosch Video Management System) supports 2 CIF. Baseline+ supports 4 CIF and provides a better image quality than Baseline.
  • Page 75 A directory can be for example a list of user groups and their access rights. Bosch Video Management System uses it to get access to the same user groups as MS Windows or another enterprise user management system.
  • Page 76 Used for displaying either maps or documents, it cannot display video content and is not limited to a 4:3 ratio. Master Control Software Software used as interface between Bosch Video Management System and an Allegiant device. Version 2.8 or greater is used. Metadata Data of a POS or ATM like date and time or bank account number stored with the corresponding video data to provide additional information for evaluation.
  • Page 77 No-touch deployment Method for automatic downloading, installing and running .NET applications without changing the registry or shared system components. With Bosch Video Management System, no-touch deployment is used for updating the Operator Clients from the Central Server. The update takes place if a new version is stored on the Central Server and when each user is logging on to the Operator Client.
  • Page 78 Pre-event time Time period before an event. The system can store the recorded video for this period. Primary NVR Computer in the Bosch Video Management System environment. A Primary NVR stores audio and video data. PTZ camera Camera with pan, tilt, and zoom function.
  • Page 79 Redundant NVR Computer in the Bosch Video Management System environment. Records the same video and audio data as the Primary NVR. A Primary NVR can have maximum one Redundant NVR. Reference image A reference image is continuously compared with the current video image.
  • Page 80 5 p.m; execution of a Command Script at 11 p.m. Task Schedule Used for scheduling events which can occur in Bosch Video Management System, for example executing a Command Script. In Events you assign Task Schedules to events. For scheduling events you can also use Recording Schedules.
  • Page 81 VRM maintains a database containing the recording source information and a list of associated iSCSI drives. VRM is realized as a service running on a computer in the Bosch Video Management System network. VRM does not store data itself but distributes storage capacities on iSCSI devices to the encoders, while handling load balancing between multiple iSCSI devices.
  • Page 82 Wide Area Network. WatchDog Application used to monitor the other Bosch VMS services. Should a service fail, the WatchDog is responsible for re-starting services as well as notifying the user by E-mail or event log of the reason and time of the crash.

  • Page 83: Index

    67 automatic pop-up alarm 41 automatic sequence 14 bank routing code 50 bank sort code 50 Bosch Video Management System 8 Online Help 6 overview 8 Bosch VMS Archive Player 26 cameo 12 cameo space 54...
  • Page 84 63 video export 26 video data import 27 View 22 view camera 12 viewing screens 12 virtual input 51 VRM recordings alarm recording 13 Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Video Management System Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 85 Bosch Video Management System Index | en Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Operator's Manual Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07...
  • Page 86 | Index Bosch Video Management System Operator Client | V3 | 2010.07 Operator's Manual Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH...
  • Page 88 Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Werner-von-Siemens Ring 10 85630 Grasbrunn Germany © Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH, 2010...

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