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American Dynamics Intellex User Manual

American Dynamics Intellex User Manual

Version 4.12
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Intellex®
Version 4.12
Part Number 8200-0806-02 A0

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Intellex® Version 4.12 Part Number 8200-0806-02 A0...
  • Page 2 Customer Service Thank you for using American Dynamics products. We support our products through an extensive worldwide network of dealers. The dealer through whom you originally purchased this product is your point of contact if you need service or support. Our dealers are empowered to provide the very best in customer service and support.
  • Page 3 Warnings To reduce risk of electric shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Do not install this product in hazardous areas where highly combustible or explosive products are stored or used. This equipment is a Class 1 laser product incorporating a Class 1 laser diode and it complies with FDA radiation per- formance standards, 21 CFR subchapter J and the Canadian Radiation Emitting Devices Act, REDRC1370.

  • Page 4: License Information

    World Wide Web site may be copied by you for use within your organization or for distribution to external parties for law enforcement, investigative, or adjudicative purposes and only to display video recorded by an Intellex system. The Intellex Player Software may not be sold.
  • Page 5 When unpacking your Intellex unit, check for missing or damaged items. If any item is missing, or if damage is evident, DO NOT INSTALL OR OPERATE THIS PRODUCT. Contact Sensormatic or your dealer for assistance.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents The Intellex System Managing Digital Video ..........1 Basic features .
  • Page 8 Exiting Intellex ........

  • Page 9: The Intellex System

    • E-mail notification of system events • Hard disk drive monitoring • Remote access and management through Network Client and Intellex API 3rd party programs (limited to API functions programmed) View live video Retrieve and play back video, text and audio Remotely configure Intellex settings •...

  • Page 10: Optional Features

    • Policy Manager module integrates with Microsoft Windows security to provide Intellex with Advanced Security for managing and restricting user and user group access to Intellex resources and functions locally and remotely by Network Client and Intellex API 3rd party applications.

  • Page 11: Basic Features

    Basic Features Getting Started To configure security, see the Intellex Installation and Configuration Guide. The system administrator must grant privileges to access, set, or change features. Logging In 1 Using the mouse, enter the 1- to 8-character PIN (Personal Identification Number) code the system administrator assigned.

  • Page 12: Controls

    Opens Archive Displays cameras Options, if available sequentially Playback Control Options Jog/Shuttle Control VCR Playback Control Choose a playback option: 1 From Setup options, select Display. 2 From Playback Controls, choose Jog/Shuttle or VCR. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 13: Changing The Look Of The Live Display

    Basic Features Changing the Look of the Live Display Right-click an image. This menu appears. Switch to Full Screen / Switch to Menu Displays live images on the full screen and hides screen controls / Displays screen controls Display this camera in 1x1 format. Generates an alarm manually for this camera.

  • Page 14: Utility Options

    Clears alarm messages manually from the live display if Latch Messages is enabled. Erases a CD-RW to re-use it for exporting files. Shuts down the system. Exits to Windows. See page 37. Displays system version, copyright, and hardware information. See. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 15: Checking Camera Status

    Basic Features Checking Camera Status From the main screen, click Status. Cameras by name in numerical Super, Normal, or Normal or Disabled, Active, Pre-alarm setting for order Extended High or Alarmed each camera in Alarmed mode * = the camera is in covert mode Current filter for each camera in Active or camera is...

  • Page 16: Finding Video Segments

    After finding a video segment of filters that meets the search criteria, sets the length of time that search should skip ahead before looking for the next event Searches all available text Searches a specific text streams stream Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 17: Viewing Live Video

    Basic Features Viewing Live Video Start Camera Sequencing 1 From the main screen, select a mode for the video display. 2 On the control tool bar, click Seq. Display Mode Stationary Live Images Sequencing Images Single None. Single pane displays the sequencing cameras.

  • Page 18: Controlling A Dome Camera

    Pan / Tilt (outer rim) Stop Camera Movement (middle) These camera handlers enable access to these dome configuration menus: • AD168/MP48 • AD1024 Matrix • VM96RTT • RS422 Dome • VM16/ADTT16 • VM16E/ADTT16E • Pelco Matrix Switch • USB CCTV Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 19: Quick Camera Controls

    Pattern and Preset Camera Controls Note Preset and Pattern appear only if they are set up for the selected camera. Use Intellex, Network Client, or a Touch Tracker to program presets and patterns. Preset and Pattern enable dome control via camera scan modes. They function in the overlay for cameras that use the VM16, VM16E, USB-Sensornet, or VM96RTT camera handlers.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Pattern

    2 Click Preset to display the preset menu. 3 Select a preset number. 4 Click to move the camera to the preset position. 5 Click to close the Preset menu. 6 Click to close the Primary Camera Control menu. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 21: Defining A Preset

    Configuring a Dome Camera Cameras using the VM16, VM16E, USB, and VM96 camera handlers can access the dome configuration menu (see the Intellex Installation and Configuration Guide). Information appearing in the menu depends on the dome camera. 1 Select the camera. Click 2 Click Configuration Menu For Pan, Tilt, Focus, and Zoom primary camera controls, see page 10.

  • Page 22: Exporting Video

    13 Click Export to export to CD or DVD. 14 The Export Directory dialog appears. Click Include player application on export media to include the Intellex Player. 15 Click Export to CD-R(W) to write the selected video clips to the CD or DVD.

  • Page 23: Managing Alarms

    Basic Features Managing Alarms Generating Alarms 1 Move the cursor over the camera image where you want to generate an alarm. 2 Right-click. The Image Area menu appears. 3 Select Generate Alarm. The unit generates an alarm for the selected camera and processes it according to your alarm settings.

  • Page 24: Playing Back Video Clips

    5 When paused, click and drag the arrow clockwise to forward playback in slow motion or counterclockwise to reverse playback in slow motion. 6 Continue dragging clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease speed from 1–5 times slow motion speed. The speed increase or decrease appears. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 25: Playback From External Sources

    If the clip is on a flash drive, connect it to the USB port. • If the clip is on a network drive, make sure the drive is mapped to the Intellex. 2 Press any VCR button from the main screen to open playback mode.

  • Page 26: Archiving Video

    Archive video to tape, to a network, or a combination.The new Network Archive functionality allows automatic archiving that you can store off-site. Note The Archive button is enabled only when a tape drive is connected to the Intellex unit. For the option of network archiving only, the Archive button is disabled. Note See page 14 for using CDs and DVDs.

  • Page 27: Restoring Images From Tape

    Basic Features Restoring Images from Tape 1 Click Restore images from tape to copy images from a backup tape to the system. * = the segment containing Name of Intellex unit that alarm images archived these images Double-click to display cameras included in the segment.

  • Page 28: Updating License Information

    Basic Features Updating License Information To upgrade your license information: 1 From the Utility Options, click About Intellex, then System. 2 Click Upgrade, and the License Information screen appears. 3 From the Features box, you can select the product type: •...

  • Page 29: Advanced Features

    Advanced Features To configure security, see the Intellex Installation and Configuration Guide. The system administrator must grant privileges to access, set, or change features. Searching for Video Segments Use criteria including Date/Time, Filters, and Text to search the image database and text streams.

  • Page 30: Searching By Camera

    3 Select a camera. 4 Set the length of time that search should skip ahead after a qualified video segment is found. 5 Select the type of filter to search for in the database. 6 Click Setup to configure the filter. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 31: Searching Using Text Associated With Cameras

    1 From the Search Mode page, click Text Streams. The search dialog displays criteria tabs: Date/Time, Text Streams, and Text Criteria. 2 Select String Search or Advanced Search (does not apply to Intellex IP). The displayed tabs depend on the text search selected. Advanced Search adds the Receipt Definitions tab.

  • Page 32: Text Options

    4 Select Text Criteria (optional). This screen displays text exceptions. Text Options Configure the Intellex unit to record text streams associated with cameras. Adding, Editing, or Deleting a Text Stream 1 From the main screen, click Setup. The Setup Options screen appears.
  • Page 33 Advanced Features b Click Setup next to the Connection Type box. The Setup Serial Text Stream Options screen appears. Select an option from each list. Defaults are shown. Then click OK. Rate of data transmission Word size 7 To define an IP text stream: a From the Connection Type drop-down box, select IP Port.
  • Page 34 11 For the General Text handler, enter an end-of-line delimiter to display text lines from a receipt. • Click Default to reset the box definition to default 0D 0A. Click OK. • For the American Dynamics handler, select one or both options to record and display entries. Click OK.

  • Page 35: Associating Text Streams With Cameras

    Advanced Features Associating Text Streams with Cameras 1 From the Text setup screen, select the Camera Associations tab. 2 Click one or more cameras to associate with this text stream. Generating Receipt Definitions 1 From the Text setup screen, select the Receipt Definitions tab. 2 Click Build Receipts to create and remove receipt definitions.

  • Page 36: Generating Text Alarms

    2 Click Apply selected exceptions as a group to generate an alarm for a receipt. This operation applies to text as Intellex receives it from some text device. These conditions must be met: • You selected at least two receipt definitions.

  • Page 37: Advanced Searching With Motion Exception

    • This feature applies to the Premier model only. • On Intellex DVMS and LT, you can configure motion exception on up to 16 cameras. On Intellex Ultra, you can only configure motion exception on up to 8 cameras.

  • Page 38: Searching By Motion Exception

    5 Select Motion Exception from the Filters menu. Select a duration (optional). 6 Click Setup. Note Alternately, access Motion Exception from the Setup menu to trigger an alarm during live video. See the Intellex Installation and Configuration Guide. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 39: Setting Up The Target Area

    Advanced Features Setting Up the Target Area 1 Select the target area’s shape from the draw zone list. 2 Click and drag to form the target area. Custom shapes must form an enclosed boundary. Active zones have scrolling borders. Draw Zone: Defines a target area for an Select shape type: alarm or filter.

  • Page 40: Determining Minimum Object Size

    To account for variations when searching in one direction, select more than one arrow within the directional range. Click to activate direction arrows. Click one or more arrows to activate (highlight) or deactivate (gray out) a direction. Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 41: Specifying An Object's Minimum Speed

    Too little contrast between an object and its background is usually due to poor lighting. Objects moving too fast Because Intellex interprets changes in an object’s position over time, a fast-moving object may not be tracked accurately. Reflections Reflections of objects in windows, mirrors, or other surfaces are interpreted as other objects.
  • Page 42 An obstruction may partially block the camera’s view; for example, a man walking behind a car may appear to be missing his lower body, and the Intellex notices that the size of the object that it was tracking has suddenly changed.

  • Page 43: Viewing An Activity Log

    1 From the main screen, click Utility. The Utility Options screen appears. 2 Click Activity Log to view activity a user performs on the Intellex after logging in. 3 From the Range box, select a time frame. If you select Specify, select start and end dates and times for the filter.

  • Page 44: Monitoring Hard Drive Health

    Monitoring Hard Drive Health Intellex now offers a feature to monitor and anticipate whether a hard drive's health is failing, and if so, notify the user. The drive attributes that Intellex monitors are manufacturer-specific, so these vary for each user’s system. Problems include reliability, temperature, and volume errors. If one of these screens appears, click Storage Setup.

  • Page 45: Exiting Intellex

    Advanced Features Exiting Intellex Since Intellex uses the Windows operating system, to configure the regional, mouse, time zone, network, printer, and language settings, you must exit to Windows. In addition, you must exit from Intellex to Windows to change PAL/NTSC settings.
  • Page 46 Advanced Features Intellex® Ultra...

  • Page 47: Index

    Alarm Stage Generating Alarms 15 Alarms Clearing 15 Finding Video Segments 8 managing 15 American Dynamics Handler 26 Apply selected exceptions as a group 28 Archiving to Tape 18 Archiving Video 18 General Text Handler 26 Archive button disabled 18...
  • Page 48 Index Overview, Intellex SDK 21 Text Options 24 Pattern Utility Options 6 definition 11 Pattern and Preset Camera Controls 11 Personal Identification Number 3 Playing Back Video Clips 16 VCR Control 16 Playing Restored Images 19 View Preset Single Pane 5...

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