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OPTICOM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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Vista "L"ite Series DVR
Users Guide
June 2004
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  • Page 1 OPTICOM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Vista “L”ite Series DVR Users Guide June 2004...

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance The Lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Table of Contents 1. About the User’s Guide 2. Introduction 3. Equipment Setup Related H/W 3.1 Unpacking (Board Type) 3.1.1 System Requirement 3.1.2 Package Content Per Model 3.1.3 Chipset Comparability 3.2 Unpacking (PC Base System) 3.3 Front of the DVR System...
  • Page 4 10.3 Audio Setting 10.4 Analog Video Out Setting 10.5 Sensor & Link Alarm Setting 10.6 Alarm Setting 10.7 Alarm Wave File Setting 11. Video Channel Configuration 11.1 Motion Detection Setting 11.2 PTZ Configuration 11.3 Camera Configuration Setting 11.4 Video Adjust 11.5 Video Quality 11.6 Alarm Sound &...

  • Page 5: About The User's Guide

    24. Customer’s Responsibilities 25. Manufacturer’s Responsibilities 26. Safety Summary Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 1. About the User’s Guide This User’s Guide is designed for end users, installers and technical support. ● End User : If a user is able to perform basic operations or has basic knowledge about computers, he/she can understand and use most of the functionality of the DVR by simply following the instructions in this User’s Guide.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 2. Introduction The Vista “L” Series DVR series is an advanced digital video monitoring and recording system that converts analog video signals into digital data, displays the digital video on computer monitors in real time, stores it onto permanent storage such as hard disks with high compression ratio, and transmits it through the Internet.
  • Page 7 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR ● Rapid and flexible customization capability and high compatibility with analog CCTV systems. -Object-oriented programming and component software technology enable rapid completely reflecting customer requirements. -High compatibility with analog CCTV systems promotes the reuse of existing analog CCTV equipment.

  • Page 8: Unpacking (Board Type)

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 3. Harware Setup .11 Unpacking (Board Type) 3.1.1 System Requirements Minimum Requirement Recommended Intel Celeron 1.7 GHz equivalent Intel P-4 1.8 GHz or faster Windows 2000 series, Windows XP series Memory 128 MB 256MB or more...
  • Page 9 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 3.2 Unpacking (System Type) DVR Main System Handles Application CD Keyboard Power Cable Manual Mouse Computer Case Keys...

  • Page 10: Front Of The Dvr System

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 3.3 Front of the DVR System 1) Power LED: Indicates if the power is ON?OFF. 2) Run LED: Displays the status of the system. 3) HDD(Hard Disk Drive) LED: A lamp indicating the operation of the HDD 4) Power Switch: Turns the DVR system on or off.

  • Page 11: Back Of The Dvr System

    Alarm Out Connector Parallel Port Audio Input Connector Video Connector Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Power Plug Lan Connection 3.5 Before You Start Make sure you have access to three standard grounded outlets and a flat level surface to support the main system.
  • Page 12 4. Video monitor cable to the main system Connect the video monitor cable to the main system by inserting one end of the 9-pinconnecting cable into the back of the main system. 5. Video monitor cable to video monitor Connect the video monitor cable to the video monitor by inserting one end of the 9-pin connecting cable into the back of the video monitor.

  • Page 13: System Environment Setting

    Vista “L” Series DVR. Wait a few moments for the display to appear. The system performs a self-test and displays a message if any errors are found. Call the OPTICOM TECHNOLOGIES Technical Support.

  • Page 14: Current Time Setting

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 5. Current Time Setting Vista “L” Series Because the DVR System is using the Windows system time, the time already set at the factory needs to be set again with the appropriate time according to the user’s geographic location.
  • Page 15 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Step 3) “Data Storage Setup” Button Click...

  • Page 16: Program Start

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 6. Program Start Step 1) In the Windows main screen, click “Start” → “Programs → Vista “L” Series DVR “ ” Click Step 2) Auto Update Step 3) Main Screen...

  • Page 17: Storage Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 7. Storage Configuration : Add or delete allocation space of the hard drive for recorded video data. * Available Hard * Total Hard Drive Space * Used Hard Drive * To overwrite hard disk drive, check this box.
  • Page 18 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 7.1 Select Hard Drive Space for Recording...
  • Page 19 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Step 1) Click Setting Button...

  • Page 20: Real-Time Monitoring

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 8. Real-Time Monitoring 8.1 Real-Time Monitoring Screen Video Input Status. Camera Display Status. #2) Recording Status. Screen Split Date/Time Mode. Video Search. HDD Capacity Indicator. Pan/Tilt Control.

  • Page 21: Main Buttons

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 8.2 Main Buttons Click to search recorded video data. There are two types Video Search of search: general search and detailed search. Setup Click to setup the Vista L Series DVR. There are 6 types of system settings.

  • Page 22: Current Time And Status Display

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 8.3 Current Time and Status Display Current Time and Date Current time and date should be setup correctly for accurate video recording. The playback of the video is performed according to this time and date.
  • Page 23 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 8.4 Split Screen Buttons The selected split screen icon is green. According to the DVR model, available screen split modes are as follows: Equally Split Screen Focused Split Screen Alternating Display and Full Screen Display...

  • Page 24: Camera Selection/Statusbutton

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 8.5 Camera Selection/Status Buttons In surveillance mode, each button corresponds to a camera. Clicking the camera button will display the corresponding camera in the main view. In Playback and Search Mode, select a camera for detailed search.

  • Page 25: Sensor/Control Status Buttons

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 8.6 Sensor/Control Status Buttons Displays the sensor input status and control output. The light is on when the sensor input is activated. Active Sensor Input The light is on when the control is activated. Active Control Output...

  • Page 26: Setting Password

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 9. Setting Password...

  • Page 27: Basic System Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 10. Basic System Configuration...

  • Page 28: Video Source & E-Mail Setup

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 10.1 Video Source & E-mail Setup * Sensor or Motion triggered channel pops up in a large screen. Adjust for length of time in seconds.
  • Page 29 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR *Windows Sound and Audio Devices Properties open up. Click “OK” to exit.

  • Page 30: Analog Video Out Setting

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 10.4 Analog Video Out Setting * Analog Video out Rotation Interval * Select cameras to view through analog video out. -Default : Select all cameras -Reset : Unselect all cameras 10.5 Sensor & Link Alarm Setting Connect up to 8 sensors.

  • Page 31: Alarm Setting

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 10.6 Alarm Setting Connect up to 8 alarms. Name individual alarms. Select duration of the alarm. (1 ~ 180 seconds) 10.7 Alarm Wave File Setting Select wave file to be played for motion detection.

  • Page 32: Video Channel Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 11. Video Channel Configuration : Settings for Motion Detect, Recording Quality, Camera Display, PTZ, Alarm Sound and E-mail. * Click “ALL” button to select or un-select all cameras.

  • Page 33: Motion Detection Setting

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 11.1 Motion Detection Setting Current view of selected camera. Set motion detection sensitivity and region. Motion detection region application size. (PEN size: PEN1 < PEN2 < PEN3) Show/Hide motion detection region on the view screen.

  • Page 34: Ptz Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 11.2 PTZ Configuration * Select connected port. * Select PTZ address 11.3 Camera Configuration Setting...

  • Page 35: Video Adjust

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 11.4 Video Adjust Adjust video display / recording properties. 11.5 Video Quality Recording quality settings. 11.6 Alarm Sound & E-mail Link Setting Enable Alarm Sound Enable Email notification. notification...

  • Page 36: Recording Schedule Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 12. Recording Schedule Configuration Setup recording schedule, recording frame rate, pre-alarm and post alarm. * Click “ALL” button to select or un-select all cameras.

  • Page 37: Recording Schedule Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 12.1 Pre-Post Alarm Recording Time Setting * When Motion or Sensor recording is selected, pre-alarm and post-alarm recording is possible up to 5 seconds. Pre-Post Alarm applies to all the cameras regardless of recording schedule.
  • Page 38 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Sensor connected to the cameras. If external light is attached to the camera, the light will be powered on selected camera and timeframe. Alarm Sound and Email notification will operate when motion or Sensor is detected.
  • Page 39 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR...

  • Page 40: Recording Schedule

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Continuous Recording 12.3 Recording Schedule example 2) Motion Detection Recording Schedule...
  • Page 41 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 4) Motion & Sensor Detection Recording Schedule...
  • Page 42 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 5) Continue + Light ON + Alarm ON Recording Schedule 6) Motion & Sensor Detection + Light ON + Alarm ON Recording Schedule...

  • Page 43: Network Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 13. Network Configuration * Configure the network and clients...

  • Page 44: Server Configuration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 13.1 Server Configuration .* Server Name, IP Address, Client Video Transmission Quality configuration. Enter DVR Server name. Open “Network Connections” (View page 46 for more info. ) Current IP address Enable Web browse client TCP Service can be any number Between 1200 and 9999.
  • Page 45 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Open “Network Connections” window to configure network. Step 1) Right click on Local Area Connection Step 3) Fill in appropriate values in the And click “Properties”. following window. Click “OK” Step 2) Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”...

  • Page 46: User Registration

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 13.2 User Registration * Enter ID and Password for Client to connect to Server. Enter User Id. Enter Username. Enter Password. Select User Level. Live monitoring. Live monitoring and playback. Live monitoring, playback and configuration.

  • Page 47: Current Session

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 13.3 Current Session * Shows current Client connection and Client’s information. disconnection of Client...

  • Page 48: Id Setup

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 14. ID Setup * Change Password...

  • Page 49: Ptz Setup

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 15. PTZ Setup * Operation of PTZ cameras.

  • Page 50: Button Description

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 15.1 PTZ Button Description Pan / Tilt control button : A button to control the direction of the camera ( Up, Down, Left and Right) Image Zooming in/out control button: Used to zoom in and out of selected image Focus Control button: Used to control the focus of the selected camera.

  • Page 51: Recording Data Search

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 16. Recording Data Search * Playback, Search and Back up recorded data.

  • Page 52: Calendar & Playback

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 16.1 Calendar & Playback Calendar Select the Year and month of interest, then the color coded dates are shown. limited to the range you selected earlier. Play: Play the selected video Fast Play: Fast forward play the selected video Next Image: Go to next image frame.
  • Page 53 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 16.2 Recorded Data Search Window Example Display the selected date Denotes camera number * Video recording status map shows the video recording status; the column denotes channels and the row denotes the time. One row represents a 30 minute time slot. You can select time-camera zones by using the keyboard or dragging the mouse.

  • Page 54: Detail Search

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 17. Detail Search Color Adjustment Play Restore Zoom Panning Thumbnail Button In/Out Images...

  • Page 55: Digital Zoom In/Out And Enhancement

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 17.2 Digital Zoom In/Out and Image Enhancement Restore: The image is restored to its original state. All the zooming and moving actions are rolled back. Zoom In/Out: With the zoom in/out icon selected, place the cursor on the image region you want to zoom in on and drag it to the right.

  • Page 56: Still Image Print& Save

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 17.3 Still Image Print & Save Preview Selected Image: Preview the selected image. Here, you can set up the print layout [ 1x2 Layout] [ 2x4 Layout] [ 4x8 Layout] Selected Print: Print the selected image.
  • Page 57 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Save selected image: Save the selected image onto a disk. Show/Hide Thumbnail Image: Show or hide the thumbnail images on the screen...

  • Page 58: Panorama Data Search

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 18. Panorama Data Search...
  • Page 59 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR...

  • Page 60: Video Clip Backup

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 19. Video Clip Backup * Year, Month and Date : * Channel Select : Select the date of the video Select the channel of the video on on which a video clip is made.

  • Page 61: Client Program Installation

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 20. Client Program Installation...

  • Page 62: Remote Monitoring

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 21. Remote Monitoring 21.1 Starting Client Program Step 1) “My Computer” double click “C:/OpticomtechDVRs/OpticomTechdvrs.exe”...
  • Page 63 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Step 4) Following window will open once password is entered.
  • Page 64 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Step 5) Enter Server information to the screen below and click “ADD”. Click on Exit Button at the bottom to exit. Setup 6) Click Connect Button to connect.
  • Page 65 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR Step 7) Enter User ID and Password and click “CONNECT” to start Client program.
  • Page 66 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 21.2 Client Features 21.2.1 Main Client Screen Description...

  • Page 67: Recorded Data Search

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 21.2.2 Recorded Data Search in Client Playback Screen * Calendar * Video Playback Control...
  • Page 68 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 21.2.3 Server Setting change in Client...
  • Page 69 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 21.2.4 PTZ control through Client Software...
  • Page 70 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 22. Web Client...

  • Page 71: Trouble Shooting Guide

    Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 23. Trouble Shooting Guide 1) ‘No Video Signal’ message on the screen. -Check camera input connector. -Check camera power supply. * Contact camera supplier for further troubleshooting. 2) Frozen Screen or screen shake in black and white.
  • Page 72 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 5) Sensor malfunction. -Check for secure sensor connection at the sensor input. -Check power supply to sensor. -Check if that particular sensor is enabled in the setting. -Check if sensor type is entered correctly.
  • Page 73 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 9) Motion detection malfunction. -Check if motion detection region is set for that particular camera. –Motion detection region setting instruction * Select desired PEN size and hold down mouse button and ‘paint’ desired area. (Set 0 –...
  • Page 74 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 13) No recording. -Check schedule for desired recording schedule. -Recording schedule setting instruction. * Continuous Recording: Continuous recording during selected day and time. * Motion Detection Recording: Recording only when motion is detected during selected day and time.
  • Page 75 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 18) Choppy playback. -Increase frame rate in the Recording Schedule. (Increasing the frame rate decreases the total recording time. Check required frame rate and total recording time and adjust appropriately.) 19) No display screen rotation even when the rotation time is set.
  • Page 76 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 22) PTZ control malfunction. -Check for secure connection of the PTZ camera. -Check for correct controller connection. -Check for correct PTZ controller type and protocol. -Check for correct COM port selection for that particular PTZ controller.
  • Page 77 Opticom Technologies Inc 25. Manufacturer’s Responsibility Opticom Technologies Inc or its authorized representative is responsible for the effects on safety, reliability and performance of Vista “L” Series DVR only if: Repairs or modifications to Opticom Technologies Inc.are made by OPTICOM TECH authorized personnel.
  • Page 78 Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 26. Safety Summary Two labels are used in this manual to identify potentially dangerous conditions or procedures. WARNING and CAUTION messages must be strictly observed. WARNING identifies conditions or practices that may present danger to the user.
  • Page 79 To avoid electric shock, always dry your hands before plugging or unplugging Opticom Technologies Inc. “L” Series DVR 2) Always keep the DVR off the foreign objects. 3) Any modifications such as changing the HDD , installation of modem, etc. will be recommended to be serviced through OPTICOM TECH Co.,Ltd or any authorized branch...
  • Page 80 2) To prevent any instability. Do not drop or place materials such as heavy objects, liquids, high voltage materials, etc. The HDD is weak in taking shock. 3) Installation of DVR must be made by OPTICOM TECHNOLOGIES INC.or the authorized agents.
  • Page 81 and/or authorized agents with any questions...

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