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  • Page 1 Surveillance Manager REV: 1.0.0 1910010755...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 System Requirement............1 Chapter 2 Installation................2 Before Installing the Software ..................2 Starting the Installation ....................2 Chapter 3 Quick Start................5 Install IP Camera(s)......................5 Add IP Camera(s)......................5 Configuration of schedule recording................9 Playback........................14 Chapter 4 Main-console..............17 System status.......................17 Screen Division ......................19 Operation with sub-screen: ..................20 4.3.1 Define display camera(s) sequence ................
  • Page 3 4.10 Start & Stop Monitor .....................49 4.11 E-Map...........................50 4.12 Two way Audio ......................51 Chapter 5 Playback ................53 Search history recorded file(s) ..................54 Playback control button(s)....................56 Convert to AVI file......................57 Switch audio play mode ....................59 Playback setting ......................59 Snapshot dialog ......................59 Backup history file(s) ....................61 Playback status ......................62 Operation with sub-screen ...................62...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 System Requirement

    Chapter 1 System Requirement ~120 120~360 360~540 540~960 960~ (QVGA) Intel core I7 Intel Pentium D Intel core 2 Duo Intel Intel E8600 2600K 2.4GHz 3.2GHz 3.4GHZ 3.3GHZ 3.8GHZ 512MB 512MB Support1024x768 resolution or above Display Support DirectX 9.0c or above Intel 945G or Intel 965G or above Windows XP，Vista*, Win 7 (32bits or 64bits) Hard disk 60GB...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Before Installing the Software Run Surveillancee_Manager6_0_3_495.exe, which is included on the Resource CD. 2.2 Starting the Installation Step1: The Installation Wizard will start. Select your preferred language for the Surveillance Manager. Step2: The License Agreement window will be listed as below. Click I Agree to continue if you want to install this software.
  • Page 6 Step3: Select Surveillancee Manager, then click Next button. Step4: The Choose Install Location window will open. Select the folder which you wish to install Surveillance Manager to, and then click on Install button to continue.
  • Page 7 Step5: The Installation Complete window will open next. Click on Close button to complete the installation.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Quick Start

    Chapter 3 Quick Start 3.1 Install IP Camera(s) Step1: Set up the IP camera(s) by following the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer. Step2: Check the network between the IP camera(s) and the system. Step3: Add the IP camera(s) to the system by following the steps below 3.2 Add IP Camera(s) Step1: Click Start →...
  • Page 9 Step4: Select “Camera”, enter the camera’s configuration, and then click Add. Auto Detect: Click Auto Detect button to detect camera and the system will check and set model automatically. Please confirm the Vendor and Model setting is matched to the camera, or may cause malfunction.
  • Page 10 Camera parameter: If you need to change the camera parameters, click button. Select the Video codec, protocol, and RSTP port for the current connection. Check Enable Audio if you need to receive audio streaming. If you need to record audio into file, you must check both Enable Audio and Enable Audio Record. Search: Click the Search button to search the camera(s) installed in LAN, wait for searching complete, select the cameras as your need, and then click OK to finish this job.
  • Page 11 Step5: Confirm all added camera’s setting parameters. Step6: Click OK button. Step7: Now you can preview live stream at main page.

  • Page 12: Configuration Of Schedule Recording

    3.3 Configuration of schedule recording Step1: Click the Schedule Setup button. Step2: Select the schedule type that you need.
  • Page 13 Daily mode: configure each camera’s recording time and type on every day. Weekly mode: configure each camera’s recording time and type in each weekday. Special day mode: configure each camera’s recording time and type on specified day. Note: If the Special day schedule was set, when the system time matched the Special day setting, system will execute this special day setting immediately as top priority, even system has the same time period setting of daily or weekly schedule setup.
  • Page 14 Step5: Modify the time period from time-select control or drag the period bar below. Step6: After setting with time period, if you want to add a new schedule, click Add, or you want to modify a selected schedule, click Edit. Step7: Choose Round-the-clock or Motion detection or DI detection record mode.
  • Page 15 Motion detection mode: if you select the Motion detection mode, you have to configure the detection area, or use default setting. Add detection area: Click Add, then drag a rectangle window on the preview image. Remove detection area: Click Delete button, then drag a rectangle window on...
  • Page 16 the preview image. Recover to default area: Click the Default button. Note: The red transparent window is the monitored area while the rest of the window will not be monitored. DI Record Mode: Select trigger recording and specify the DI input source. Set trigger recording depend on whether status of DI is open or close.

  • Page 17: Playback

    3.4 Playback Step1: Click the playback button to launch playback panel. Step2: Click the search button to approach search dialog.
  • Page 18 Step3: Click on the date that you want to search recorded files. Choose Record mode(s) that you need (Round the clock, Motion detection, DI detection, Alarm) and click Search. Step4: System will display recorded file(s) status in control list below. Blue: Round the clock recorded file.
  • Page 19 Step6: Click OK to finish search recorded files for playback job. Step7: Click the play button to start playback procedure.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Main-Console

    Chapter 4 Main-console This is the main console of the system, providing live stream preview, system setup, E-Map, schedule setup, playback, start or stop monitor, PTZ controls, and so on. System status Display Function preview buttons Divide buttons Rolling & Full screen buttons 4.1 System status System...
  • Page 21 Click the exit button and you will see the following options. Logout: Log out current user. Minimize: Minimize the main console to taskbar. Maximize: Switch display mode to Maximize mode. When switching to Maximize mode, system will auto fit out whole screen, and set maximize display area, all buttons function just the same as normal mode.

  • Page 22: Screen Division

    Red: system can’t found available free space any more. 4.2 Screen Division Assign the preview screen to preferred layout division by clicking these buttons. To switch to single camera display, just double click on a particular sub-screen. Double click on the screen again to restore previous screen division layout.

  • Page 23: Operation With Sub-Screen

    4.3 Operation with sub-screen: 4.3.1 Define display camera(s) sequence To switch display sequence in sub-screen(s), press and hold mouse left button on source sub-screen, then drag to target sub-screen and release mouse left button. To switch current sub-window to another camera, click mouse right button on the sub-screen, then choose the live camera you needed.

  • Page 24: Snapshot Of Sub-Screen

    4.3.4 Snapshot of sub-screen Click mouse right button and choose Snapshot on popup menu. Configure with the image by Snapshot dialog as below. Click Save button and choose the folder that you want to save to. Bright: 50 = Maximum brightness, -50 = Maximum dark Contrast: 50 = Maximum strong with Contrast, -50 = Minimum value of Contrast.

  • Page 25: System Setup

    4.4.1 System setup Start up config: Auto start: Auto start main console while system boots up. Auto monitor all: Auto monitors all cameras when main console starts up Auto Full Screen: Auto configure as full screen when main console starts up. Minimized at started: Auto minimize main console when system boots up.
  • Page 26 Language config: Language: Click on the combo box of language, and select the language that you prefer. The system will change language immediately. Auto scan start: Auto scan interval: Set the screen rotation interval by seconds. Storage config: Add: Click Add to select a new folder for recording work. Delete: Click Delete to remove selected folder from list.

  • Page 27: Camera

    4.4.2 Camera Camera list: List all camera(s) installed at system. It is listed by camera index. Check each camera to enable them. If you need to disable some of these camera(s), please un-check them by clicking checkbox. Clone Camera setting: 1.
  • Page 28 camera, this channel may not work correctly. General: For all supported IP cameras. NVR: For backup streaming from another Surveillance Manager NVR. Model: Select Model name of this camera. If the selected Model is not identical to the camera, this channel may not work correctly. Camera name: Set this channel’s camera name to identify this camera in system.
  • Page 29 Video codec: Select the Video codec which system will receive from camera. Note that the codec capability depends on the camera. Protocol: Select the protocol via which the system connects to the camera. RTSP Port: Specify RTSP port for connecting to camera. Enable Audio: Set Audio enabled to receive audio streaming form camera.

  • Page 30: User

    4.4.3 User User Privilege: The user Privilege tree is to define user’s privilege of each function of system. Check box means the user can use this function and un-check means the user can’t use it. Main console: It controls the main functions of the system. The user must have some of these privileges at least or the user can not do anything with system.

  • Page 31: Address Book

    have modified user’s information (add, edit or delete), please confirm the data appears in the list. Admin account: This user will own privilege of system administrator. Logout account: This is a special account when system is under logout status. User config: User: User name.

  • Page 32: Notification

    Add address book record: Enter the contact information, and then click Add. Delete address book record: Click on the contact list which you want to delete, then click Delete. Edit address book record: Select the record which you want to modify. Modify the information, and then click Edit.
  • Page 33 SMTP Setting: Enter the SMTP server connection information for sending event notice mail. Server: SMTP provider IP address or DNS. Port: Mail Server’s SMTP port. User Name: Login SMTP server’s user account. Password: Login SMTP server’s password. From: The “From” field of E-Mail. Account Authentication: Check this box for the SMTP server which needs authentication Secure Connection (SSL): Connect to SMTP with SSL authentication.

  • Page 34: Muti-Monitor

    FTP Server: Set the FTP site’s IP for system upload image when event is triggered. Port: The FTP server’s port. User Name: The account to login FTP server. Password: The password to login FTP server. Path: the system will upload images to defined folder. Allow Create Folder: If check this field, system will create folder automatically for new event’s upload process.

  • Page 35: Joystick

    4.4.7 Joystick This page displays the joystick was found at system, and you could define each button’s function with drop-down list. Surveillance Manager support all kinds of joystick by Microsoft Direct-Input , please confirm install joystick driver first. Button’s function list: 1.
  • Page 36 9. Preset 1~16 Change focus camera direction to preset position. Note: How many buttons will display on setting page depends on joystick driver, each button can define one function in the list above. System will auto-detect joystick connect status, If you can’t find out your joystick, please check the joystick connect status and re-open setup page.

  • Page 37: Alarm Setting

    4.5 Alarm Setting Click system setup button and select Alarm Setup to approach Alarm setup dialog. Event Setting / Add Event: Select the camera which you want to add event.
  • Page 38 Click Add to approach Alarm Event Selection dialog. Select the Event that you want to add, and then click OK, or double-click on the Event to add it. The selected Event will be added into the specified camera. Event Setting / Delete Event: Select an event which you want to delete, and then click Delete to delete this event.
  • Page 39 Auto Stop Type: Alarm Stop by Manual: Once event was triggered, it would keep alarm until the user cancels it from Event Report dialog. Alarm Stop after Second: Once event was triggered, it would automatically stop alarm after setting seconds. Event Detect Period: Always Detect: When Alarm Monitor is activated, the detection job will always execute.
  • Page 40 Define motion detection area: Click Default to select all images for motion detection. Select Add and use mouse to specify a rectangle window to add a detection area. Select Delete and use mouse to specify a rectangle window to remove a detection area. The area covered by transparent red color is motion detection area.
  • Page 41 prevent false alarm. Event Setting/ Edit Event / Advance Setting/ Blur Detect: Blur detection could detect image lost focus (blur), detect area is set to full image. Set Sensitivity with higher level to trigger blur alarm easier, otherwise set lower level to prevent false alarm.

  • Page 42: Server Setup

    Trigger Digital Output: Select a digital output which you want to take an action once event was triggered. Upload To FTP: When event is triggered, system will upload images by setting in system setup page. Event Setting / Delete Action: Select an action which you want to delete, and then click Delete to remove this action.

  • Page 43: Log Viewer

    Autorun Server: Once Autorun Server is checked, the remote service will start automatically while Surveillance Manager is running. Start Server: Click Start to start the remote service which the HTTP and RTSP service will start working. Stop Server: Click Stop to stop the remote service which the HTTP and RTSP service will stop working.
  • Page 44 System Log page: 1. Select Log Type 2. Select Log time period.
  • Page 45 3. Click Search to list Logs. 4. Click Export to export search result to TXT file. Event Log page: 1. Select the device to display the event triggered or list all. 2. Select event type or list all. 3. Select the input source that triggered the event (Digital Input Event). 4.
  • Page 46 Error Log page: 1. Select Log Type. 2. Specify Log time period. 3. Click Search to list Logs. 4. Click Export to export search result to TXT file.

  • Page 47: Import / Export Setting

    4.8 Import / Export Setting Import Setting: Select a history export setting file by open file dialog and click OK, and the system will restore setting by selected file. Export Setting: Select a file from save file dialog and click OK, the system will create a setting file to destination folder.
  • Page 48 Schedule mode: Select the schedule mode of system. The Daily and Weekly mode is exclusive to each other. Daily mode: Set schedule time slice by day. Weekly mode: Set schedule time slice by weekday. Select camera of Daily mode: When you choose Daily mode or click on “Daily” tab of camera list tree, the list tree will display all installed cameras of system.
  • Page 49 Select weekday of Weekly mode: When you choose Weekly mode or click on “Weekly” tab of camera list tree, the list tree will display all installed cameras of system. Click on the camera name which you want to modify. The schedule configuration of this camera will display at left of dialog.

  • Page 50: Record Setup

    minute section, then key in the time value, or click the “▲” or “▼” to increase or decrease the time value. 2. Drag time slice bar from time table: Move mouse cursor to the empty zone on time table in which you want to add. Press and hold mouse left button, drag cursor to right until touch the End time which you need, then release the left button of mouse.
  • Page 51 Motion detection: When system time reach the schedule begin time and motion alarm is triggered, system will start recording work immediately and continually until the system time is over the post-alarm seconds. DI Detection: When system time reach the schedule begin time and DI alarm is triggered, system will start recording work immediately and continually until the system time is over the post-alarm seconds.

  • Page 52: Start & Stop Monitor

    and select the DI as open or close to trigger recording. To finish configuration job of schedule setting, click OK to confirm. If you want to abort this setting, please click Cancel instead. When you set the DI record mode, select the DI input from the combo box, and select the DI as open or close to trigger recording.

  • Page 53: E-Map

    Alarm time: The triggered time of this event. Event Type: The trigger type of this event. Remark: The description of this event. Cancel Event: Select the events and click Cancel Event to stop alarm actions, and reset event status. Cancel All Event: Stop all event action and reset all event status. 4.11 E-Map Click E-MAP button to approach E-MAP dialog.

  • Page 54: Two Way Audio

    Camera list: List all installed camera(s) in system by camera index and name. Add camera to Map: Drag a camera name from camera list onto the Map. If the dragging camera has already existed in Map, the cursor will become to and will not allow you to add this camera.
  • Page 55 When Two-way audio is on, system will transmit local microphone’s voice to remote camera. Start Two way Audio. Stop Two way Audio. Two-way Audio function depends on camera’s capability. This button is only enabled when the focused camera is with two-way audio capability. If the channel’s two way audio was enabled by remote service , system will reject enable this channel’s two way audio job until remote’s two way audio job stop.

  • Page 56: Chapter 5 Playback

    Chapter 5 Playback Playback is to search, playback, backup, and converts file format on history recorded file(s). The user could find out the critical image in minutes by playback tools, and back up these images to the user assigned storage by selected period and length. Click the playback button to launch playback panel.

  • Page 57: Search History Recorded File(S)

    Click exit button to leave playback application. 5.1 Search history recorded file(s) Click the search button on Playback page and the Search history file(s) dialog will display.
  • Page 58 Select the time period and camera(s) within the search dialog. Select a day to search history file(s): Click buttons to select the month which you want to search history file(s). Click on the date to choose a day to search. Select record mode(s) / Event Type: Check the modes which you want to search.

  • Page 59: Playback Control Button(S)

    Review history record file(s) in search period: The list control will display the result of search procedure. Blue section: Round the clock recorded file(s). Green section: Motion detection recorded file(s). Red section: Alarm recorded file(s). Assign time period of search result: 1.

  • Page 60: Convert To Avi File

    2X: Double of normal speed 4X: 4X normal speed. 8X: 8X normal speed. 16X: 16X normal speed. 32X: 32X normal speed. 1/2X: Half of normal speed. 1/4X: Quarter of normal speed. Division control buttons: Divide to 1 screen. Divide to 4 screen(s). Divide to 6 screen(s).
  • Page 61 Select time slice and camera to convert to AVI file by the convert file dialog. The AVI file can play on most PC with current codec installed. Select a day to covert history file(s): Click buttons to select the month that you want to convert history file(s). Click on the date to choose a day to convert file(s).

  • Page 62: Switch Audio Play Mode

    XXX: camera ID. YYYY: Execute convert year. MM: Execute convert month. DD: Execute convert day. HH: Execute convert hour. mm: Execute convert minute. ss: Execute convert second. nnn: Execute convert million-second. For example: CH00220090914140253150.avi 5.4 Switch audio play mode Click audio mode button to pop up the menu of audio mode.
  • Page 63 The snapshot all dialog will display all snapshot images on the dialog. You can choose which image will be saved and assign the file format and folder. Select snapshot image: The dialog displays all snapshot images with the camera ID, resolution, and camera name.

  • Page 64: Backup History File(S)

    Cam000_AM3220 192.168.0.143_20090908111559901.jpg 5.7 Backup history file(s) Click the backup button to approach backup dialog to select backup file(s).

  • Page 65: Playback Status

    Select date and time of backup slice: The select procedure is the same as selecting date and time of playback slice. Select backup camera(s) and backup time period: The select procedure is the same as selecting camera and time of playback slice. Select output directory: Click the Save to button to select the output directory.

  • Page 66: Digital Zoom At Sub-Screen

    To switch current sub-window to another camera, right-click on the sub-screen, and then choose the preferred playback camera. 5.9.2 Digital Zoom at sub-screen 1. Right-click on sub-screen, and then check Digital Zoom. 2. Move mouse cursor to the position where you want to do digital zoom. 3.

  • Page 67: Motion Search

    Bright: 50 = Maximum brightness, -50 = Maximum dark Contrast: 50 = Maximum strong with Contrast, -50 = Minimum value of Contrast. Grayscale: Click to switch image to grayscale mode. Sharp: Click Sharp to increase image sharp level. Soft: Click Soft to increase image soft level. Reset: Click Reset to restore image to original image.

  • Page 68: Sequential Search

    Add: Click Add and drag a rectangle area where you want to check. The search area will overlay a transparent red mask. Delete: Click Delete and drag a rectangle area where you want to remove the region. Default: Click Default to select full image for motion detection. Show Search Image: Check Show Search Image to display the searching video sequence or un-check this box to only show the image once the event found.
  • Page 69 Quick start with sequential search: 1. Choose sequential search channel and time period. 2. Select two images from these sequential pictures by clicking on the images, and then click Search. 3. Repeat this procedure until time period into one second resolution. 4.
  • Page 70 Start search and rollback: After defined search time period, and then click Search to display next search result. Click Pre search for rollback to previous search result. Detail window for snapshots: The dialog will display small snapshot images by search result.

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