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Quick Start Guide
The Vision of Security
GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D)
RoHS
Thank you for purchasing GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D). This guide is designed to assist the new user in
getting immediate results from the GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D). For advanced information on how to use the
GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D), please refer to GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D) User's Manual.
2021/05
English
© 2021 GeoVision, Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D) RoHS Thank you for purchasing GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D). This guide is designed to assist the new user in getting immediate results from the GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D). For advanced information on how to use the GV-Tower System V2 (Rev.
  • Page 2 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. GeoVision, Inc. makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ........................2  1.1  Packing List ......................2  1.2  Recommend Hard Drive................... 2  1.3  Front View & Rear View................... 3  1.4  Basic Installation ..................... 5  2. Install the Hard Drive ....................7  3. Turn On the Power ....................... 9 ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction Welcome to GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D) Quick Start Guide. In the following sections, you will learn about the basic installations and configurations of the system. For details, see User’s Manual (C:\UserManual). 1.1 Packing List  GV-Tower NVR / VMS System V2 (Rev. D) x 1 ...

  • Page 5: Front View & Rear View

    1.3 Front View & Rear View Front View No. Name Name 3.5” HDD Tray x 4 Not Functional Power Button Reset Button Power LED (Blue) USB (3.2 Gen 1) Port x 2 HDD Activity LED (Red)
  • Page 6 Rear View Figure 2-2 No. Name Name Power Connector USB 3.2 Port x 2 Audio Jack x 3  Line In (Blue)  Line Out / Front Speaker Out PS/2 keyboard / mouse port (Green)  Mic In (Pink) Not functional DisplayPort x 1 USB 2.0 Port x 2 HDMI Port x 1...

  • Page 7: Basic Installation

    1.4 Basic Installation Here we use GV-Tower NVR System V2 (Rev. D) as the example. 1. Connect an HDTV to GV-Tower NVR/VMS System V2 (Rev. D) using the HDMI / DisplayPort cable supplied by the HDTV manufacturer. 2. Using the RJ-45 cable, connect one end to the Ethernet port and the other end to Network.
  • Page 8 Using the IR Remote Control The optional GV-IR Remote Control provides easy control of GV-Tower NVR/VMS System V2 (Rev. D). Its receiver should be plugged into any USB ports of the system. For details, see GV-IR Remote Control User’s Manual (C:\UserManual).

  • Page 9: Install The Hard Drive

    2. Install the Hard Drive GV-Tower NVR/VMS System V2 (Rev. D) uses SATA hard drives for video and audio data storage. Before recording, ensure to install your hard drives. Follow the below steps to install the hard drive. 1. Press the release latch. The drawer handle pops up. Release Latch 2.
  • Page 10 7. When the Power LED on the drawer shines blue, the hard drive is now ready to use.  To format the hard drive, see 3.4 Formatting the Hard Drive in GV-Tower System V2 (Rev. D) User’s Manual (C:\UserManual). ...

  • Page 11: Turn On The Power

    3. Turn On the Power 3.1 Windows Setup Installation The Windows setup is preparing your computer for first use. 1. After the Windows starts, this setup screen appears. Select your language and click Next to continue. 2. Select your regional settings and time zone and click Next to continue.
  • Page 12 3. Click Accept to accept Microsoft software license terms. 4. Select between “Customize” or “Use Express settings” for your Windows 10 installation. 5. Type your account name. It is recommended that you create a password for your account and click Next. When the above setup process is complete, Windows will finalize your settings automatically in the background and restart.

  • Page 13: Gv-Tower Nvr System V2 (Rev. D)

    4. GV-Tower NVR System V2 (Rev. D) 4.1 Main Screen No. Name Name Logout / Exit / Minimize Start/stop screen rotation Select screen divisions Access remote applications Select a camera for full screen Camera Name mode Start/stop recording Date / Time / Storage Space Set up recording schedules Status indicators for remote applications Access system settings...

  • Page 14: Adding Hot Swap Drive To Recording Path

    4.1.1 Adding Hot Swap Drive to Recording Path Before recording, you need to add the formatted hard drive to the recording path. Note: The default recording path for the hot-swap drives starts from D:\ Click the Windows Start button, click GV-NVR, and select Hot Swap HDD Tool. The MediaMan Tools window appears.
  • Page 15 Select Add to recording path, and select the storage group from the drop-down list. Click OK to automatically configure the hard drive to the recording path. In the MediaMan Tools window, if the hard drive is successfully added to store data, its Status field should display “Standby”.

  • Page 16: Adding Ip Video Devices

    4.1.2 Adding IP Video Devices The procedures for adding an IP camera, Video Server and Compact DVR may vary. The following instructions are the setup procedure for adding an IP camera in the system. 1. On the main screen, click the Configure button, select System Configure and click IP Camera Install.
  • Page 17 4. Select a camera brand and model from the Brand and Device drop-down lists respectively. This dialog box appears. 5. The options in the dialog box may vary depending on camera brands.  Dual Streams: Click the button to apply the default codec and resolution of GV-IP camera.

  • Page 18: Renaming The Camera

    7. Right-click the camera and select Display position to map the camera to a channel. 8. The Status column now should display “Connected”. Click OK. For details, refer to Hybrid and NVR Solution, Chapter 2, GV-DVR User’s Manual on Software DVD (C:\UserManual). 4.1.3 Renaming the Camera Click...

  • Page 19: Choosing Recording Mode

    4.1.4 Choosing Recording Mode You can set each camera's recording mode individually for Motion Detection, Round-the- Clock or Day-Night. Click on the main screen, click System Configure and select Camera Configure. From the Camera Name drop-down list, select one camera. In the Rec Control field, select Rec Video, and use the drop-down list to select Motion Detect, Round-the-Clock or Day-Night.

  • Page 20: Changing Recording Resolution

    4.1.5 Changing Recording Resolution You can set each camera's recording resolution individually. Click on the main screen, click System Configure and select IP Camera Install. Right-click the camera and select Change Resolution. Select the desired video resolution from the drop-down list and click OK. Repeat step 2 and 3 to set up the recording resolution for each camera.

  • Page 21: Setting Up A Recording Schedule

    4.2 Setting Up a Recording Schedule You can program recording to turn on and off at a specific time each day. Click on the main screen, and select Schedule Edit. Select or enter the Start and End time of the schedule. Select day(s).

  • Page 22: Playing Back Video

    4.3 Playing Back Video You can play back video recorded during a particular date and time. Click on the main screen, and select Video/Audio Log. Select the camera you wish to view. Select a date folder from the date tree. Select a time from the Video Events list.
  • Page 23 Playback Controls 9 10 11 No. Name Name Rewind to Beginning Speed up/down Frame-by-Frame Reverse Zoom in/out Rewind A to B Playback Stop Frame-by-Frame / Real Time Playback Play Playback Scroll Frame-by-Frame Forward Audio on/off Forward to End Using the Zoom ...

  • Page 24: Backing Up Video Files

    4.4 Backing Up Video Files You can back up video files of the desired time to CD / DVD. Insert the CD / DVD media into the drive. Click on the main screen, and select Video/Audio Log. Click on the functional panel. Select CD Using OS-Burning to burn files with the inbuilt software of Windows.
  • Page 25 Playback Controls Open the backup folder, run EZViewLog500.exe , and then follow the instructions in the Play Back Video section.

  • Page 26: Gv-Tower Vms System V2 (Rev. D)

    Brings up these options when Home is selected:  Monitor: Start / Stop monitoring, I/O monitoring and schedule monitoring  Network: Enable Webcam Server and connection to other GeoVision software.  Tools: Show / hide volume indicator and set up Object Index.

  • Page 27: Adding Hot Swap Drive To Recording Path

    5.1.1 Adding Hot Swap Drive to Recording Path 1. On GV-VMS, click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, click Record Setting. The Record Setting dialog box appears. 2. Click the Arrow button next to Storage. 3.

  • Page 28: Adding Ip Cameras To Gv-Vms

    5.1.2 Adding IP Cameras to GV-VMS The Automatic Setup dialog box appears automatically after you launch the system. 1. Click Automatic Setup to see the list of IP cameras detected on the LAN. 2. The default login information for cameras is admin / admin. Double-click the camera to type different ID and password in the dialog box below if needed.
  • Page 29 3. Make sure the cameras you want to add are selected and click Apply. The cameras added are now listed in the IP Device List. Status icons available: Connected The camera is connected. Connecting GV-VMS is trying to connect to the camera. Connection Failed Unable to connect to the camera.

  • Page 30: Configuring Camera Settings

    5.2 Configuring Camera Settings After the cameras are added, you can configure their settings, such as video, audio and other general settings. Click the Setup button of an active camera in the IP Device List (Home > Toolbar > Configure >...

  • Page 31: Playing Back Recorded Videos

    5.3 Playing Back Recorded Videos To access recorded videos, click the ViewLog icon in the top-right corner. Open the Content List by clicking Toolbar and selecting Content List Click Layout in the Content List, click the Add button , and select Add Layout to create a new layout or select Import from Live to import existing layouts from live view.
  • Page 32 Click on the timeline to select a time with video recordings. You can scroll the mouse to zoom in and out on the timeline. Use the playback control buttons to play back recordings. Place the cursor on the buttons to see the name of the function. For details, refer to Video Playback, Chapter 4, GV-VMS User's Manual (C:\UserManual).

  • Page 33: Backing Up Recorded Videos

    To include the ViewLog player to the backup files, select Include Player at the bottom- right of the dialog box. If no player is selected, you can only play the recordings using computer installed with GV-VMS or GeoVision video code. For details, refer to Backup, Deletion and Repair, Chapter 5, GV-VMS User's Manual...

  • Page 34: Restore System

    6. Restore System You can restore preinstalled files once they are damaged by running the recovery from the hidden partition. To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps below. Note: After recovery, you need to re-install all settings and passwords. But the recovery will not delete your recording files saved on the GV-Tower NVR/VMS System V2 (Rev.
  • Page 35 7. After selecting which partition you want to recover, click Start Restore and click Yes when the following message appears to start restoring. 8. Once the restoration is complete, click Finish to leave the recovery system and restart the Windows automatically.

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