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- Page 1 Accordiva SecuExpress 2 Standard Version User’s Guide Accordiva, Inc. June 2009...
- Page 2 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Accordiva SecuExpress © 2005-2009 Accordiva, Inc. All rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording or storing in any database or retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the prior written consent of Accordiva, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Table of Contents Welcome to SecuExpress .......... 5 SecuExpress Watcher ..........6 Overview: SecuExpress Watcher user interface........6 Setting the preferences ................ 8 Recorded storage allocation ..............8 Recording mode setup ................. 9 Video and audio recording .............. - Page 4 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Snapshot .................... 24 Resizing the main user interface for SecuExpress Remote for PC ... 25 Hiding the menu bar and status bar ........... 25 Disconnecting from remote camera ........... 26 SecuExpress Player..........27 Overview: SecuExpress Player user interface........
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Page 5: Welcome To Secuexpress
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Welcome to SecuExpress Thank you for choosing Accordiva SecuExpress. SecuExpress is the quick and easy personal surveillance software that monitors and detects the intrusion for your personal properties. Installing SecuExpress on your computer equipped with a Webcam, your computer can quickly turn into a personal surveillance system. -
Page 6: Secuexpress Watcher
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version SecuExpress Watcher Overview: SecuExpress Watcher user interface The easiest way to start learning the program is to familiarize yourself with the user interface. This section introduces you the SecuExpress Watcher user interface. Main User Interface... - Page 7 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Control Bar Search video recording in SecuExpress Player Take a Snapshot Enable/Disable video recording Enable/Disable motion detection Click to switch between cameras Info Bar Indicate a video device is connected Indicate an audio...
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Page 8: Setting The Preferences
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Setting the preferences Customize the recording settings through the Preferences dialog box. To open the Preferences dialog box, select Options: Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box, you can specify the folder where you want to store the recorded data, compression scheme, recording type, password protection, IP address change notification, and recording state. -
Page 9: Recording Mode Setup
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version dialog box. In Record storage section, choose the folder where you want the recorded data to be stored. Check Recycle storage if you want the storage to be reused after the space is used up. Set Minimum free space to leave out some space for operating system usage. -
Page 10: Video And Audio Recording
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version To set the intended recording type, select Options:Preferences, and choose the appropriate recording type from Recording Mode drop down in the Preferences dialog box. Select a Recording Mode. Video and audio recording Before starting the video and audio recording, first select appropriate devices from Devices menu. -
Page 11: Access Control
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version You can record video only by uncheck the Record audio option in the Preferences dialog box Access control SecuExpress Watcher can be password protected so that anyone accessing SecuExpress Watcher or connecting to SecuExpress Watcher via SecuExpress Remote Viewer to view the live video is requested to enter the password. -
Page 12: Motion Detection
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Motion detection To enable motion detection, select Command:Apply Motion Detection or press on the Control bar. You can set the motion detection options by selecting Options:Motion Detection Options. Slider of Motion Level Threshold... -
Page 13: Defining Motion Detection Mask
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Sometimes, a short period of motion is detected but you do not want to treat it as an event, for example, bee flies over quickly. You can also check Ignore short motion to ignore a motion that is lasted within a period of time that you specify in the edit box of the Motion Detection Options dialog box. -
Page 14: Event Notification
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Event notification To specify how to be notified when an event occurs, select Options:Event Notification to open the dialog box. Sound alarm: to enable the sound notification, check Sound alarm and choose a wav file by clicking . -
Page 15: Snapshot
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Snapshot To take a picture of current video frame, select Command:Snapshot or click on the Control bar. After taking a snapshot, the Snapshot dialog box appears. You can save the snapshot, change the font settings of the time stamp in the dialog box. -
Page 16: Notification Of Ip Address Change By E-Mail
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version 1. Check Enable Video Server checkbox. 2. Specify TCP port number (Note: SecuExpress Remote has to have the same TCP port number so that you can connect to this video server). 3. Specify the maximum... -
Page 17: Searching Video Recording
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Check Notify IP change by email and specify the email settings here. You will receive an email with a new IP address whenever the IP address is changed. Take the new IP address and update it in the SecuExpress Remote Connect dialog box. -
Page 18: Playing Live Sound
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Playing live sound If your computer running SecuExpress Watcher is equipped with a microphone, select Command:Play Live Sound to play the sound received from the microphone. Resizing the main user interface for SecuExpress... -
Page 19: Last Recording And Detection State At The Next Program Restart
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Menu Bar and Status Bar are hidden. Last recording and detection state at the next program restart You can use the same recording and detection state at the next SecuExpress Watcher launch. Simply check Keep last recording and detection state in the Preferences dialog box to save the recording and detection state. - Page 20 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version SecuExpress Watcher allows you to view the live video by using Internet browser. To set the appropriate settings, select Options:Remote Access… to open the dialog box. Check Enable web server checkbox to allow viewing...
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Page 21: Secuexpress Remote For Pc
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version SecuExpress Remote for PC Overview: SecuExpress Remote for PC user interface SecuExpress Remote for PC provides you with various controls to view a remote camera video in SecuExpress Watcher. Main User Interface Menu Bar... - Page 22 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Take a snapshot Connect/Disconnect to remote camera Info Bar Indicate video transmission from SecuExpress Watcher Indicate the speed of video streaming Indicate the current system date and time at Indicate a motion event is...
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Page 23: Connecting To Remote Camera To View Live Video
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Connecting to remote camera to view live video Make sure your PCs running SecuExpress Watcher and Remote are connected to Internet. In SecuExpress Remote, click on the Control Bar or select Command:Connect to set the connection options. In the Connect dialog box, type the IP address and TCP port number of PC that SecuExpress Watcher is running. -
Page 24: Snapshot
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version slider of Video quality to define the quality you desire. You can also choose the frame rate to be transferred through the Frame rate drop down list. When the output video size is 640... -
Page 25: Resizing The Main User Interface For Secuexpress Remote For Pc
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Click Save button to Check Caption save the checkbox snapshot as mestamp on a file e snapshot Resizing the main user interface for SecuExpress Remo te for PC You can adjust the size of SecuExpress Remote by dragging one the corners of the main user interface when the menu bar is shown. -
Page 26: Disconnecting From Remote Camera
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Disconnecting from remote camera Once you are connecting to remote camera, you can choose Command:Disconnect or click again to disconnect from the remote camera. -
Page 27: Secuexpress Player
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version SecuExpress Player Overview: SecuExpress Player user interface SecuExpress Player provides you with various controls to view a remote live video on recorded in SecuExpress Watcher. Main User Interface Menu Bar Tool Bar Video... -
Page 28: Managing Video Recording Database
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Select the video recordin g file you want to playback from the Video Record List Pane. Use the butto ns on Playback Control Bar to control the playback actions. Drag Playback Slider to a snapshot with a particular time code you want to view. - Page 29 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version save a selected video recording, choose File:Save R cord to from the Player’s menu bar. To open a video recording database you save previously, use File:Open.Record DB. To switch back to the current video recordings from a saved recording database, select File:Return to Main Record DB.
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Page 30: Index
Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Index Advanced, 23 Keep last recording and detection state, Connect, 17, 23 Control Bar, 7, 21, 23, 28 Log, 14 Loop Playback, 14 Delete All Records, 29 Delete Record, 29 Main Record DB, 29... - Page 31 Accordiva SecuExpress User Guide – Standard Version Play Live So und, 18 Show grids, 13 Playback, 28 Show Remote Connections, 16 ayback Control Bar , 28 Show up program, 14 Pref erences, 8, 10, 11, 16, 19, 28 Snapshot, 15, 24...
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