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  • Page 1 Central Management System HCMS User’s manual Version 1.0.0 - 1 -...
  • Page 2 PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred.
  • Page 3 Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Central Management System: Model: HCMS Rev: 1.0.0 (2009, May) Part No. EM-HCMSv1 - 3 -...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 ........................... 6 Introduction ..........................6 Overview............................... 6 1.1 System Requirement ........................... 7 1.2 System Requirement ........................... 8 Chapter 2 Software Installation ....................9 Chapter 3 Software Upgrade....................14 Chapter 4 Start the HCMS ....................16 4.1 Starting Up............................
  • Page 5 7.12 Take a Snapshot ..........................65 7.13 2-Way Audio Talk..........................66 7.14 Instant Record Function......................... 67 7.15 Dome Setting / Dome Control ......................68 7.16 Schedule Record Function......................70 7.17 E-MAP Function ..........................79 7.18 Health Function..........................83 7.19 Lock Function..........................84 7.20 Joystick Control Function ......................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1

    Introduction Overview The Hybrid DVR – HDVR-1600 Central Management System (HCMS) offers a simple and centralized monitoring interface for the video surveillance equipments. It gives the user access to monitor multiple DVRs, and allows the user to simultaneously monitor 64 sites per group (up to 10 groups) within several clicks.

  • Page 7: System Requirement

    1.1 System Requirement The following chart shows recommended computer system: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Operating Systems Minimum: Recommended: Pentium 4 2.0GHz Pentium 4 3.0GHz Minimum: 512MB Recommended: 1GB RAM Memory (Connects ≦ 32ch) (Connects 64ch) Minimum: 256K Recommended: 1536K Bandwidth Minimum 5GB HDD space is required if there is need to record video to the local computer.

  • Page 8: System Requirement

    1.2 System Requirement The following chart shows the models of IP cameras recognized by the HCMS: Brand/Model Streaming Protocol Video Stream Format Audio Stream Format No support now. (This feature PLANET RTP/RTSP MPEG4 will available in the future.) AXIS 200 Series...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Software Installation

    Chapter 2 Software Installation After acquired the installation file, follow the steps below to install the HCMS to the local computer. Step 1: There are 2 ways to start the installation. Option 1:It will entry the Main Menu automatically when the CD is inserted into the CD-Rom, click on the HCMS Software hyperlink to start the installation.
  • Page 10 Step 2: Select the components that are going to be installed. It is strongly recommended to select the <Start Menu Shortcuts> to create shortcuts in the Start Menu and on the Desktop. Otherwise whenever the program is to be opened, it will have to be found under the path: “\CMS\EXE\CMS.exe”.
  • Page 11 Step 4: The NTP Server will be the next program to be installed. The NTP Server enables the local computer, which is running the HCMS, to become a central NTP Server for the connected DVR(s) so the time for the local computer and the connected DVR(s) is synchronized. Click <OK>...
  • Page 12 Type in cmd and click OK. Type in ipconfig to get the IP Address of the local computer. Write down the IP address on a piece of paper for later use. After the IP address is found, setup the connected DVR(s). First, go to <Main Menu>...
  • Page 13 After entered the local time zone, the <Network Time Protocol Setup> option will be accessible. Go to <Main Menu> <System Setup> <Date/Time> <Network Time Protocol Setup>, and the following menu will be displayed. Network Time Protocol Setup 1. NTP Server time.nist.gov 2.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Software Upgrade

    Chapter 3 Software Upgrade The HCMS will automatically connect to the FTP Server and check for upgrade every once a month. If no upgrade is available, the HCMS will continue normal process. If upgrade is detected, please follow the steps below to proceed. Step 1: A message box will pop up to inform that there is upgrade available.
  • Page 15 NOTE: A release note will also be downloaded together with the setup file. The following message will be displayed to show the file path where the release note is saved. - 15 -...

  • Page 16: Chapter 4 Start The Hcms

    Chapter 4 Start the HCMS There are 3 ways to start the HCMS. Note that method A and B are only available if the “Start Menu Shortcuts” component is installed. Please see section Software Installation for more information. Method A: Click Start menu and select Programs; find “HCMS” from the listed programs. Method B: Double click on the shortcut icon on the desktop.

  • Page 17: Login

    4.2 Login The default User Name & Password are listed below. User Name: admin Password: 1234 Check <Save user name and password> to save time from entering username and password every time the HCMS starts. Click <OK> to login. The username and password accounts can be added or removed under the <HCMS User> tab in <Setting>...

  • Page 18: Chapter 5 Buttons Available On The Main Window

    Chapter 5 Buttons Available on the Main Window After starting the HCMS, the main window of the HCMS will be shown as the figure below. The name of each button is indicated as follows. Display Modes: 2X2, 3X3, 4X4, 5X5, 6X6, 7X7, 8X8, Sequence, Full Screen Left to Right: Live, Playback, HCMS Player, Snapshot, Emap Left to Right: Schedule Record, Setting, Health, Lock Site Tree...
  • Page 19 Click on <Sequence> to start displaying the sequence list. See Sequence Display section for more detailed information. Click on <Full Screen> to extend the current viewing grids to full screen. Hit <Esc> to exit. Live Click on the <Live> icon to view the live video. Note that after viewing recorded video, this button needs to be clicked to switch back to the live mode.
  • Page 20 HCMS will be closed automatically. We are suggest to use HDVR-1600 as mainly device on HCMS, if there is a large demands for connecting IP camera singly, we are strongly recommend to use Planet...
  • Page 21 Site Tree Displays the site(s) that are currently being viewed. If the connection to a certain camera is failed, there will not be image displayed on its assigned grid. Right click on the “site” and click <ReConnect> to try to establish the connection to the site. The <DisConnect>...

  • Page 22: Chapter 6 Configure The Hcms

    Chapter 6 Configure the HCMS The HCMS supports up to 10 groups, and at most 64 sites can be added to each group. The following sections guide you to setup your HCMS step by step. Click on the <Setting> icon and the figure below will be displayed. NOTE: The configuration in “Group”...
  • Page 23 The other way to add a group is to right click on <Groups>, and select <Add a group>. - 23 -...
  • Page 24 Set Start Group “Start Group” is the group that will be connected after starting the HCMS. Right click on the group to be set as “start group”, and select <Set as start group> from the pull-down menu. NOTE: If a group is set as the “start group”, the icon will be changed as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 25: Manage The Sites

    Expand/ Collapse a Group There are two ways to expand or collapse a group. One way is to use the buttons; the other way is to right click on the group and select <Expand> or <Collapse> from the pull-down menu. Remove a Group To remove a group, click on the group to be removed, and then click the button directly to remove...

  • Page 26: Add/Remove A Site

    6.2.1 Add/Remove a Site This section describes how to add or remove a site. Up to 10 groups can be created with a capacity of 64 sites. Add a site Choose a group to add a new site. Click the button to add a site to this group.

  • Page 27: Setup The Site Via Device Search

    The other way to remove a site is to right click on the site, and select <Remove> from the pull-down menu. A new site can either be a DVR or an IP Camera, and the number of sites equals to the number of the DVRs and IP Cameras.

  • Page 28: Setup The Dvr Site Manually

    Search UPnP devices: Check the box in front of “Search UPnP Devices” and click <Refresh> to start searching for UPnP devices within the LAN. While the search is in process, <Refresh> button and “Search UPnP Devices” option will be grayed out and cannot be clicked or selected, in addition the window cannot be closed. <Refresh>...

  • Page 29: Setup The Ip Camera Site Manually

    NOTE: Port number does not apply to DDNS entries. Therefore, if the <(D)DNS> box had been checked, the port number does not need to be changed. 6.2.4 Setup the IP Camera Site Manually If an IP Camera is going to be added to the HCMS, the required information includes the IP address, port, username, password, and brand/model type of the IP Camera.

  • Page 30: Setup The File Path

    Supported IP Cameras: Brand/Model Streaming Protocol Video Stream Format Audio Stream Format No support now. (This feature PLANET RTP/RTSP MPEG4 will available in the future.) AXIS 200 Series RTP/RTSP MPEG4 Unsupported VivoTek 7000 Series RTP/RTSP MPEG4 Unsupported NOTE: Each group can only connect to at most 16 IP cameras.
  • Page 31 The number of selectable folders equals to the number of HDDs the PC connects to, excluding HDDs with capacity less than 1GB. Check the “Enable” box and click <Browse> to set more destination folders. Each folder should be from different HDD or an error message will be displayed. Note that if a HDD with less than 1GB capacity is selected, an error message will be shown.

  • Page 32: Alert Events

    If the recording is interrupted (either connection reset, disconnected, stop recording, etc), a progress bar will be shown to inform the user that the DRV file is being transfer to the the designated remote network disk. NOTE: For HCMS servers 2~3, the temporary folders will be name TEMP_REC2, TEMP_REC3, and TEMP_REC4.
  • Page 33 Step 2: Setup the <Alert Notification Setup> on the connected DVR(s). The <Alert Notification Setup> allows the user to send alert notifications to the HCMS program which had been installed to the computer. Alert Notification Setup 1. Alert Configuration Set 2.
  • Page 34 NOTE: If 2 configuration sets are corresponding to 2 different HCMS servers, each HCMS server must have its own unique port number. A liv e I n terva l Time interval (1 to 255 sec) between each alive message can be set here. Step 3: Setup the Alert of the HCMS.
  • Page 35 Viewing the alert events: When the alert is triggered while the alert function is turned on, an icon will be shown in the system tray to indicate that an alert is being triggered. Right click on the icon and the menu as shown on the right will be displayed. Choose <Alert Info>...

  • Page 36: Hcms User

    6.5 HCMS User The <HCMS User> is for the management of user accounts in the HCMS. You can set users’ account information and privileges. The default username and password are: Username: admin Password: 1234 NOTE: Only users under the <Admin> group have the privilege to change the settings in <HCMS User>.
  • Page 37 Right click on <NewGroup01> to add a user, remove a group, or rename the group. NOTE: The account currently used to login cannot be deleted. - 37 -...
  • Page 38 Right Click on <Group01User01> to remove a user or rename the username. The <Group Attribution Setting> is for setting up the privileges of the selected user. You can give each user account different privileges by configuring this function. After entering the <Group Attribution Setting>, the following diagram will be shown. Select a user account in <Select HCMS Group>, and you can click on the buttons to enable or disable its privileges.

  • Page 39: Sequence

    Purple buttons are HCMS menu controls including: Playback, HCMS Player, Emap, Schedule Record, Setting, and Lock. Gray buttons are site controls including: ReConnect/DisConnect, Record, Configuration, Event Search, and Camera Setting. Yellow buttons are camera controls including: Sequence, Rename, Dome Setting, Dome Control, Remove, and Sound Notification.

  • Page 40: Login Setting

    Click <Clear Sequence List> to empty the list. A message window will be shown for confirmation. 6.7 Login Setting The user can edit options regarding login settings in this section. Administrator username and password is required to edit the setting. - 40 -...
  • Page 41 As shown in the above picture, the box marked “1” is where the user can enter a set of username and password to be used for auto login. The “Verify” button can help the user to check if the username and password are correct.

  • Page 42: Network Setting

    6.8 Network Setting The HCMS provides the option of connection via proxy server for DVRs and Video Servers. Click <Network> tab and the setting items are shown as the following. If you wish to create the connection via a proxy server, check the box “Use a proxy server for your HCMS connection.”...

  • Page 43: Log Data

    6.9 Log Data The step by step operation of the HCMS will be recorded by the HCMS log function. Refer to the following picture for data kept in the log file. The list will display 1,000 items with latest ones shown at the bottom. The list can store up to 10,000 items in circulation, which means the oldest ones will be deleted when the number of items exceeds 10,000.

  • Page 44: Export Or Import Settings

    6.10 Export or Import Settings The export/import function provides users the option to backup the settings as needed. To export the configuration, click <Export> and select a directory to save the *.zip file. To import a previous saved configuration, click <Import> and find the *.zip file that was previously saved.

  • Page 45: Chapter 7 Operation Of The Hcms

    Chapter 7 Operation of the HCMS There can be at most 4 HCMS instances opened simultaneously. If the PC is connected to more than one monitor, for example 4, then the PC can open up to 4 HCMS instances at the same time on the 4 monitors respectively. However the processor and RAM of the PC will limit the number of HCMS instances as well.

  • Page 46: View Live Image / Assign Camera

    7.1 View Live Image / Assign Camera The user can view live video or connect to the connected DVR using the live button. Click on the <Live> button to see the live view. Connect/Reconnect/Disconnect the Sites If the connection between the HCMS and the connected DVR has been interrupted, you can reconnect to it by right clicking on the Site, and select <ReConnect>...
  • Page 47 Auto-Reconnect of Specific Disconnected Sites: The HCMS will automatically reconnect to specific disconnected sites every 7 minutes. Refer to the following table for all cases. Situation Auto-Reconnect Sites that are not connected at the beginning: Sites that are disconnected manually Sites that are connected at the beginning but disconnected for some reason later on Assign a Channel/Site to Certain Window(s):...

  • Page 48: Camera Setting / Camera Info

    Each login account can save it’s own layout files. Right click on any mode icons and the pull-down menu will be shown, as on the right. After selected <Layout file> the setting window will be displayed, as below: The layout files are for backup or other users’ use. Once the file name is entered and clicked <Save>, the new layout file will be shown on the file list.
  • Page 49 Setting via Channel Base: Select <Channel Base> from the menu and click <Load> to select a sound file. Then click <OK> to save the setting. Next right click on a channel grid to apply the sound setting by selecting <Sound Notification(On/Off)>...

  • Page 50: Display Mode

    Quick Hot Key: Click a channel grid and press the following keys: Ctrl + Alt + n: Sound Notification ON for all sites Ctrl + Alt + f: Sound Notification OFF for all sites Click a site in the Site Tree and press the following keys: Ctrl + Alt + n: Sound Notification ON for the selected sites Ctrl + Alt + f: Sound Notification OFF for the selected sites View Camera Info:...

  • Page 51: Zoom In/Out Control Via Mouse

    Select from page number: Choose this option and the picture as on the right will be shown. Select any page number to display the chosen page on the viewing area. Since the maximum channel connection is 512ch, the choices of page number for 2*2 will be from 1 to 128. A control icon <X>...

  • Page 52: Sequence Display

    In addition, the viewing area can be dragged and moved by left clicking and holding the mouse while moving. On a zoomed-in screen, the mouse pointer will change to and when the mouse is clicked the pointer will become to indicate that the image is dragged. NOTE: This function is not available in Dome Camera Control mode.

  • Page 53: Adjust The Image

    The following functions are disabled in sequence mode: 1. Right click to see channel menu 2. Zoom In/Out 3. Drag and drop channels or sites to the display grids 4. Remove any channel grids on the display windows NOTE: If you enabled the <Event Full Screen> and an event is triggered while running the sequence, the HCMS will display event full screen.

  • Page 54: Playback Recorded Video

    7.7 Playback Recorded Video This function allows the HCMS user to retrieve and play videos stored in the connected DVR. Click on the <Playback> icon, the figure below will be displayed. <Valid Time> indicates that the connected DVR starts recording from a certain period of time and ends at a certain period of time.
  • Page 55 The other way to playback video is to right click on the site and select <Playback> <Remote Playback> from the pull-down menu. Save the *.drv files to your local computer To save the video to the local computer, please follow these steps. If you want to save the *.drv files to the local Step 1.
  • Page 56 Click on the <HCMS Player> icon or right click on the site and select <Playback> <Local Playback>. After selection, the HCMS Player will be displayed. The HCMS Player, which is a compact version of the standard DVR Player, is shown as the figure below. NOTE: The HCMS Player can only be opened within the HCMS program.
  • Page 57 NOTE: The list can contain files from different folders. The messages shown on the conversion list windows are very important. If the duration of a DRV file is less than 3 seconds, the file will not be successfully converted. In addition, a link is provided for users to download and install video codec in order to playback the converted AVI files.
  • Page 58 If the conversion is aborted, the status column will show “Break Off” for the specific file aborted. If the file failed to be converted, the status column will show “Fail”. If the conversion is completed, the message as on the right will be displayed.

  • Page 59: Configure The Osd Menu Of The Connected Site

    2. Check <Microsoft> for <AVI splitter> under <DirectShow source filters:>. 7.8 Configure the OSD Menu of the Connected Site The OSD menu of the connected site contains a list of items that are used to configure the connected site. Right click on the Site and select <Configuration> to open the OSD menu.
  • Page 60 OSD Menu of a IP Camera Please refer to the IP Camera User’s Manual for detail instruction. - 60 -...

  • Page 61: Search For Event Videos

    OSD Menu of a Video Server Please refer to the Video Server User’s Manual for detail instruction. 7.9 Search for Event Videos The HCMS is capable of searching, playing back, and archiving the event videos. Right click on the Site and select <Event Search> and the <Event Search>...
  • Page 62 To play the event video Select “Play Event” and double click on any item to view the playback of the event. To archive the event video Select “Archive Event” and press the “Ctrl” key to select multiple event videos to be archived. The maximum items can be selected is 1,000, which is the capacity of the list.

  • Page 63: Hcms Motion Detection

    7.10 HCMS Motion Detection Users can setup motion detection at HCMS site individually. Right click on a desired grid and select <Motion Detection> from the pull down menu. The motion detection setting window is shown as below. Users can choose to monitor the complete screen or select up to 8 boxed areas after clicked on <Regional>.

  • Page 64: Object Search

    7.11 Object Search The purpose of object search function is for users to keep an eye on the important object. Right click on a desired grid and select <Object Search> from the pull down menu. The object detected search window is shown as below. Users can setup at most 8 monitoring areas.

  • Page 65: Take A Snapshot

    Enable Function: Check on it to start monitor motion detection. Apply: Click on it to save and apply settings in the configuration section. Clear All: Click on it to clear all selected boxes. Start Simulation: Click on it to start simulating object detection. As shown in the previous page, green boxes will mark the lost of objects.

  • Page 66: 2-Way Audio Talk

    There are 2 ways to take the snapshot. One is to click on the <Snapshot> icon, and the snapshot window will be displayed. Select <OK> to save the file. The other way is to right click on the window, and select <Snapshot>. Note that it will only capture the image of the selected channel.

  • Page 67: Instant Record Function

    Right click on the channel and select <Talk(On/Off)> from the pull-down menu. If the talk function is successfully enabled, “Talk” will be shown on button left of the image. The user can speak through the microphone now to communicate with the camera side.

  • Page 68: Dome Setting / Dome Control

    When returning from “Playback” mode to “Live” mode, the recording will be resumed from stopping point. When the channels are being recorded, the title of the channels will show a capital letter “R” ( ) at the end. The recorded files will be saved to the default folder “\CMS\Record\”. NOTE: If the connection to the recording site is disturbed and then reconnected, the recording will be terminated without resumption.
  • Page 69 Set/Go Preset Point Click on to set a present point, and to go to the preset point. Click on to setup the Dome ID/Protocol. This function resembles to the <Dome Setting>. Focus This is used to manually focus on the objects. Click on the <Focus Near> / <Focus Far> icons to adjust the focus.

  • Page 70: Schedule Record Function

    There is an extra button (as circled in the picture on the right) that allows the user to enter and edit the OSD setup menu of the Video Server Camera. Click on <Enter> at center of the button to display the OSD setup menu on the camera screen.
  • Page 71 NOTE: The <EzRecord> button helps users to quickly setup schedule in just one click. Click on the <EzRecord> button and the schedule will be set to record all normal and event videos at all times. The scroll-down menu circled below shows the recording types. To turn off the schedule record function.
  • Page 72 The scroll-down menu circled below shows the schedule options. Select Cell To manually select cell from the table. Clear Cell To manually clear cell from the table. Select All Cell To select all cells from the table. Clear All Cell to clear all cells from the table.
  • Page 73 Step 1: Select a site or a channel from the box on the left by a single click. When a site is selected, the same setting of schedule record will be applied to all channels. Click on a channel to set unique schedule record for the particular channel.
  • Page 74 Step 2: Assuming that we want to set the HCMS to record the site from 2:00 to 4:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Click on 2:00~2:30 of Tuesday and drag to 4:00~4:30 of Wednesday; and the color of the cells will be changed to green indicating that these cells are going to record <Schedule with Event>.
  • Page 75 Clear Selected Cel If you want to remove a time frame from the schedule, for instance, 3:00~3:30, set the cell selection to <Clear Cell> in box 1. Click and drag 3:00~3:30 from Tuesday to Wednesday. The blank cells indicate that they are not going to record anything. Click on <OK> to save and exit the Schedule Record. - 75 -...
  • Page 76 Select/Clear All Cel If you want to set the schedule to record at all times, set the cell selection to <Select All Cell> or click on the circled blank cell located on top left corner of the table. If you want to reset the schedule of the site, set the cell selection to <Clear All Cell>...
  • Page 77 Select/Clear Cell by Date/Time Another way to select or clear time frame is by click on the Day or Time tabs. For example, when you click on <Tuesday> tab, the color of all Tuesday cells will be changed indicating they are going to record normal and event videos.
  • Page 78 Special Schedule of a Specific Date If you wish to setup a special schedule for a specific date, simply select a date from the pull-down menu of <Holiday Setup> and click on <Add>. On the right of the <Schedule Record> window, you will see a new day cell as shown in #3.

  • Page 79: E-Map Function

    7.17 E-MAP Function E-MAP is a function that allows the user to illustrate the positions of the cameras on a self-selected image. Click on the <Emap> icon to open E-MAP. Please follow the steps below to setup the E-MAP. First load an image file by clicking on <Load Image> icon. Step 1.
  • Page 80 After the image is added, the filename of the image will be displayed on the list. Index Step 3. indicates the order, starting from “0”, of the files. After the image is loaded, click <Ok> to confirm and save the setting. Select the image file that was loaded to E-MAP from the scroll menu <Please Select Image>.
  • Page 81 The chosen image will be displayed in the E-MAP main window. The image of a grocery store Step 5. is used in the following example. Drag and drop a channel from the site tree to any desired position of the image. Right click on a camera icon can remove it or rotate its pointing direction, including North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, and Northwest.
  • Page 82 When the mouse pointer moves over a camera icon in the image, an information dialog box Step 6. will be displayed as below picture marked #1. Double click on any camera will display the live preview image of the camera. When a camera icon is clicked, the camera live preview window will be highlighted if it’s been displayed, as above picture marked #2.

  • Page 83: Health Function

    Right click on the camera preview window to display the camera control menu. The menu Step 7. items includes: Snapshot, Talk(On/Off), Dome Setting, Dome Control, Sound Notification(On/Off), and Camera Info. Camera Icons: There are three different types of camera icons in E-MAP: dome camera, fixed camera, and alert icons. Dome Camera icon Fixed Camera icon Alert icon...

  • Page 84: Lock Function

    The information items shown in the chart are described as below: Device Name This item shows the model name of the HDD. Internal/External This item indicates whether the HDD is an internal or external device. Total Size This item indicates the total size of the HDD. Active/Non Active This item indicates whether the HDD is active or non-active.
  • Page 85 Click on the <Lock> icon and a confirmation message will be displayed as on the right. Click “Yes” to confirm. After the user clicked “Yes”, the icon will be changed to show that HCMS is currently being locked. When the user clicks unlock, the window as shown on the right will be displayed for the user to enter username and password to unlock.

  • Page 86: Joystick Control Function

    7.20 Joystick Control Function When a joystick is connected, it can work in Mouse Control mode and Dome Camera Control mode. Refer to the picture on the right for a sample of joystick. The requirement of the joystick is as the following: 12 buttons X, Y, and Z axis Press button “8”...
  • Page 87 Under Dome Camera Control Mode: X axis Move dome / OSD menu selecting left or right Y axis Move dome / OSD menu selecting up or down Z axis Clockwise to zoom in; Counterclockwise to zoom out Slow down movement Speed up movement Focus Far Focus Near...

  • Page 88: Appendix A: The Hcms Player

    Appendix A: The HCMS Player The HCMS Player is a compact version of the standard DVR Player. When multiple HCMS instances are opened in multiple monitors, each HCMS can launch 1 HCMS Player. The main window of the HCMS Player is shown below with the name of the buttons. Slider Bar Speed Indicator Site Tree...
  • Page 89 The <Type> column in box 3 shows whether DRV files are normal videos or event videos. In addition, event videos are categorized as trigger by devices (DVRs or IP cameras) settings or by HCMS settings. NOTE: The recorded video of IP camera can only be played back by HCMS player. Some errors might occur if playing back with DVRPlayer.
  • Page 90 File Path Setting Click on the <File Path Setting> icon to preset file paths for AVI conversion files and snapshot files. Click on <Browse> to select desired folders. In addition, file type of snapshot pictures can also be selected: Bmp, Jpg, Gif, or Tif formats. After the settings are selected, click on <Save> to save. Snapshot Click on the <Snapshot>...
  • Page 91 Display Modes Click on the <2X2>, <3X3>, or <4X4> icons to view the camera images in multiple window mode. Click on the <FULL SCREEN> icon will enlarge the HCMS Player window to fit full screen. The other way to change the HCMS Player window to normal or full screen mode is by right clicking on any grid with video and select the option <Full/Normal Screen>.
  • Page 92 Slider Bar Click and drag the bar to search through the video. Speed Indicator▼ ▲Slider Bar Speed Indicator The Speed Indicator shows playback speed in forward or backward direction. > indicates forward playback while < indicates backward playback. The playback speed can be *1, *2, *4, *8, *16, or *32. Object Search Right clicking on any grid with video and select the option <Object Search>.
  • Page 93 Quick Search: Click on it to quick skim through the video for object search of the selected area(s). The list will be filled when lost of object alert(s) found. Playback Control: When users double click on the list to start the playback, a pause button will appear next to the <Quick Search>...

  • Page 94: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting The followings are some common situations when the user is having difficulty with the HCMS server. The HCMS server does not work properly. How can it be recovered or where can I ask for help? Please try the following ways to recover it first. Please check if the computer meets the system requirement.
  • Page 95 The HCMS server takes up too many HDD space. We have found that the preset of the virus scan software “NOD32” will automatically create a temporary file under windows system temporary folder when the HCMS connects to sites. This temporary file will automatically increase the size which causes the HDD became lack of space. Please go to the control center of the NOD32 and disable IMON.

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