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DVR-Black16
Ver 11.00.xx
User's Guide
Digital Video Security System
VIDEOMAN Digital

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  • Page 1: Installation Notes

    DVR-Black16 Ver 11.00.xx User’s Guide Digital Video Security System VIDEOMAN Digital...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. INDEX 1. Specification 2. Installation Notes 3. Driver Installation 4. Program Installation 5. Configuration 5-1. Disk Tool 5-2. User Admin 5-3. System 5-4. Camera 5-4-1. General 5-4-2. Scheduling 5-4-3. Color & Motion 5-5. Sensor 5-6. Backup 5-7. Event Setup 6.
  • Page 3 .VIDEOMAN Digital. Forward DVR (Digital Video Recorder) technology replaces the use of existing analog technology, like VHS tapes and VCR’s, by being able to store images in digital formats that are superior in both convenience and quality. One of the many problems with analog tapes is the limited searching capabilities they provide. Searching for a certain event or time period in an analog tape is both tedious and inefficient.

  • Page 4: Specification

    Each connected camera can be manipulated through the DVR Main program as long as each camera supports such capabilities. Auto Rebooting System When DVR-BLACK16 detects an error or malfunction within the system, it will automatically reboot the system in order to correct it. Motion Detection and Sensor Trigger Detection features make it possible to record images only when movement is detected, preserving volume space and maximizing the use of physical storage space.
  • Page 5 Network Support (PSTN, TCP/IP, LAN ,Modem Protocol Support) DVR-BLACK16 supports network access, which allows administrators to login to DVR Main and remotely access all the features provided locally. POS, Access Control, ATM Support Record data from external devices(POS, Access Control, ATM, etc)with DVR video images.
  • Page 6 .VIDEOMAN Digital. 4. Programs Click the Windows Start menu for easy access to the various DVR-BLACK16 DVR programs DVR Main : Main Program DVR Search : Data Search Program DVR Setting : Setting Program Utility Auth Tool : A program for discerning whether a stored original image (jpg file) has been...

  • Page 7: Configuration

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 5. Configuration Run “DVR Setting”. ㆍ Disk tool Creates a DVR-BLACK DB file system. (DVR-BLACK will create its own file system to store large amounts of DVR data safely in its own dedicated disk space.) (Notice: Main Program must be turned off prior to any database change.) Sets system related settings, including network connection options, initial set of ㆍ...

  • Page 8: Disk Tool

    Note: In order to properly add more volumes to the DVR-BLACK16 system, be sure to check that the number of volumes to be added has been stored in the right hand column of the bottom table under “Add Volume.”...

  • Page 9: User Admin

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 5-2. User Admin ㆍ Username – User name. ㆍ Password – Password. ㆍ Confirm password – Confirm password. ㆍ Default user – “Default user” will be assumed by the program to be using the DVR main whenever it is loaded.

  • Page 10: System

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 5-3. System ㆍ Site Information System name that uniquely identifies the computer (used when send email.) - Site Name : Name of the location at which the DVR computer is located - Site Location : ㆍ Network - Allow remote connections...
  • Page 11 .VIDEOMAN Digital. (Notice – If DVR server is running on Windows 2000/XP “Incoming connection” must be created in “Network connection”. On Windows98, “Dial-up connection server” must be created. Make password(Ras user and password) in Windows 2000/XP, but do not make the password in Windows 98. More detail about making dial-up connection is described in Net User Guide.)
  • Page 12 .VIDEOMAN Digital. - Keyboard lock (Windows key disable/enable) : Enables/Disables the Shift, Ctrl, Alt, and Windows button on the keyboard. - Enable hardware watchdog (Auto recovery) : If enabled, the watchdog will reboot the entire system if it becomes unstable or encounters errors.
  • Page 13 .VIDEOMAN Digital. -- Select Channel : Choose number of recording sound channels. -- Select Camera : Selects the camera channel(s) that will record sound with the accompanying image recordings. (Notice: Do not use the same camera for different sound channel.) -- Following is the MPG board sound recording option.
  • Page 14 .VIDEOMAN Digital. -- User : Enter SMTP Server login User. -- Password : Enter SMTP Server login Password. -- From Address : The designated email address of the system. -- To Address : The email addresses of the people who will receive email notifications from the system.

  • Page 15: Camera

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. full, it will start to overwrite from the first volume.) --- No save on warning : Stop recording once warning message is on -- Disk Event : Configure event when message shows up. (Refer to 5-7. Event setup ) - Setting log off timeout : This feature allows the administrator to set the amount of time available for each logged-in session.

  • Page 16: Scheduling

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. ㆍ Security - Hide camera (Display) : The camera will not display its images on the monitor. - Remove from CCTV display : the selected camera will not be displayed on the CCTV during the auto-switch rotation. (LIVCAP-When CCTV auto switching interval is “Normal” this will not apply.) - Remove from network display : Blocks from being displayed to remote connections ㆍ...
  • Page 17 .VIDEOMAN Digital. ㆍ Recording schedule - Normal : Records all images captured by the camera. Eg. continuous recording - Sensor : Records images only when the sensor is triggered. - Motion : Records images only when a set degree of movement is detected on the camera - Display : Displays the images only without recording.

  • Page 18: Color & Motion

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 5-4-3. Color & Motion This menu allows the user to control the color of the recorded images, modify motion detector settings, and set up relay outputs (sirens, locks, etc.) for the system ㆍ Event notify method - When a video loss happen, relay out : Setup event of video loss.
  • Page 19 .VIDEOMAN Digital. . RECEIVER : Choose PTZ camera . PTZ ID : Choose ID of PTZ camera . MANUAL SETTING : Selects the serial port that the camera uses to connect to the computer. Refer to camera manufacturer’s documentation to set these values.

  • Page 20: Sensor

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. ㆍ Motion setting To receive desired optimal detection, configure the following options. - Sensitivity adjustment : Adjusts the level of color difference detection between the foreground and background.. Rate of motion : Adjusts the rate of motion detected by the camera – if the number is higher, the camera will be able to better pick up slower moving objects.

  • Page 21: Backup

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 5-6. Backup Recorded images can be backed up automatically if a backup schedule is set. Automatic backup is enabled only after executing "Backup.exe" afterwards! ㆍ Backup Schedule - Select Week : Select day of a week to start the backup.

  • Page 22: Event Setup

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. << Example >> 1) Backup (automatic) at 20:00 every day - Data will be backed up at 20:00 each day until data for the day has been completely backed up. 2) Backup at 20:00 every Saturday - Data will be backed up at 20:00 each Saturday until data for that week has been completely backed After automatic Backup schedule has been configured, start the Backup program manually.
  • Page 23 .VIDEOMAN Digital. ㆍ Relay : Output 1~4 Relay for desired Latch time(seconds) ㆍ E-mail : Send an E-mail. (In System setting email must be configured.) - Subject : subject of email - Content : E-mail content - Attach Image : Attach video image.
  • Page 24 .VIDEOMAN Digital. ㆍ Preset : If selected sensor is tripped, this feature allows the selected camera to focus in on the selected preset. ㆍ Phone Call : When event occurs makes phone call and plays sound file(.wav) (Voice Modem required) - Number 1, 2, 3 : Enter up to 3 phone numbers.

  • Page 25: Main

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 6. Main MPORTANT DVR settings must be set before operating the DVR Main program. : This “hot button” allows instant recording at the push of a button. : Listen to the sound while you are recording sound. : Click one of the split image profiles to view multiple cameras at once.
  • Page 26 .VIDEOMAN Digital. shows status display/record of cameras. The solid lights on the middle tab row indicate that images are coming from the camera by the number written on the top row. The blinking lights, if any, on the middle tab row indicate that the camera are to be enabled in the DVR Settings, but image is not coming for any of reason.
  • Page 27 .VIDEOMAN Digital. Left-figure shows the general DVR skin for P/T/Z control. Note that only the basic controls are available in this section of P/T/Z control. : Control Preset, Tour, P/T Speed of PTZ camera. (Note: Pan/Tilt skin may or may not be active, subject to the type of camera.

  • Page 28: Search

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 7. Search Searching for single or multiple image data by any combination of date, time and camera, is possible. Any image can be saved and printed, is so desired. hides the time information. Select one of the split image profiles for viewing the images.
  • Page 29 .VIDEOMAN Digital. The camera number(s) will be displayed on the right side. Hours are displayed on the bottom and minutes are displayed on the top. The green blocks indicate the hour time frame at which a recording exists. The associated white blocks indicate the minutes within that hour that contain these recordings.
  • Page 30 AVI Format : Normal AVI (.avi) file which can be played with Windows Media Player. MP4 Format : DVR-BLACK16 AVI file (.mp4) which only can be viewed by DVR-BLACK16 AVI Viewer. MP4+EXE Format : Self executable DVR-BLACK16 AVI file(.exe). (No Player needed)
  • Page 31 .VIDEOMAN Digital. : Change Search mode to Common Search, Panorama Search or, Icon Search. Common Search : Normal Search with Single and Multi-Search. Panorama Search : Divide 1 camera recording into 16 multi view mode by each frame and perform search .
  • Page 32 .VIDEOMAN Digital. Smart Search allows searching data by detecting motion in the data. This feature allows rapid searching for images by specified time, date, camera, and limiting the searching parameter to specific levels of motion. Specific regions within the video can be selected to search through.

  • Page 33: Utility

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 8. Utility 8-1. Backup Data can be backed up manually through this program simply by selecting the desired folders and subfolders. This type of backup process allows selected data to be backed up. On the left window, choose the desired camera, date, hour, and minute to backup. The ㆍ...

  • Page 34: Backup Viewer

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. : Run Backup Viewer. : Log for backup history. : Standby mode for backup – setup this mode for auto backup to take place : Exit from the backup program. : Following screen will appear and this works very similar to AVI saving in search.

  • Page 35: Auth Tool

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 8-3. Auth Tool This program is used to decipher images saved by the ‘Search’ or ‘Backup Viewer’ programs and can distinguish between original and altered images. If the test image is an actual, unmodified clip, its information should be listed in the table.

  • Page 36: Log Viewer

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. Go to beginning of the clip. : Play by 1 frame at a time (back). : Play(with sound if exist). : Pause. : Play by 1 frame at a time (forth). : End. : Open file. : Display Menu and windows.

  • Page 37: Pos, Access Control External Device Setup

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 9. POS, Access Control External Device Setup Device Setup : External Device and DB setup program ExDevice Setup : External Device communication and display setup program Run Device Setup first and run ExDevice Setup. 9-1. Device Setup 9-1-1. Device Selection Register POS or Access control device in the Map by pressing “>>”...

  • Page 38: Create Database

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 9-1-2 Create Database Support type of database : Microsoft Access and SQL server - Microsoft Access - Select folder to create DB and click Create Database, Test Database, Compact Database in order to create database and test it.

  • Page 39: Events Setting

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 9-1-3. Events Setting After selecting Device click “Add” button to add event string.(case sensitive.) . Select each registered even string and choose Notify method(Beep, Mark, Popup . Once Event string is transferred from external device, corresponding action(beep, mark or popup) will be executed in the DVR main.

  • Page 40: Exdevice Setup

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 9-2. ExDevice Setup External device connects to DVR through both Serial port and TCP/IP. Port Converter allows RS-422/485 and parallel connection. 9-2-1. Com Setup Available ports are listed in the left side. * If there are more External devices than available ports, COM port expansion card required - Select the port where external device is connected.

  • Page 41: Lan Setup

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 9-2-2. Lan Setup * Multiple external devices can be connected with single TCP/IP connection. Each device must be given a unique port number. Choose Lan from list. Select Device. Change port setting to match up the device.(support TCP or UDP) Choose a camera(s) to display data from external device.

  • Page 42: Display Setup

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 9-2-3. Display Setup Setup the property of display of text data. Choose camera number. Font select: Click Browse and change font, size and color. Text position: Setup the position of text. Default is set to top of the screen. As number increases, text will be displayed farther from the top.

  • Page 43: Pos, Access Control Data Search

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 10. POS, Access Control Data search Once External device setup is finished the Main program will show similar to picture above. Each video image and external device data is recorded real time. Text Search in Smart Search allows to search data with video image.
  • Page 44 .VIDEOMAN Digital. * Event string – when event string has been registered in Device Setup, the event string appears in items Double click on one of searched result will bring a pop-up window as following picture The size of pop-up window is adjustable to feed the demand of larger viewing. Click on one of four corners to enlarge or shrink the picture.

  • Page 45: Appendix

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. Appendix DVR Management A system with the DVR software and hardware that upgrades to a different capture card must be reconfigured. This can be done by executing ‘START.exe’. It will located either on the desktop or the directory where DVR was installed.
  • Page 46 .VIDEOMAN Digital. 1.2 General ㆍ Video Type : Regional video format type. ㆍ Display Mode : Type of video image in Main screen. ㆍ Select Board Channel : The number of channels board is capable of displaying. 1. 3 Advanced ㆍ...

  • Page 47: Dbtool

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 2. DBTool - Note - 1. This procedure applies to program version 5.01.00 or later. 2. This utility is required for disks (that contain a database) that are moved from one machine to another and searched through by that machine.

  • Page 48: Direct Web

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. Example Data searching after transferring one hard drive to another machine (1) Install hard drives. (2) Install DVR software. (3) Run the file, DBTool.exe. (4) Check which drives wish to use in ‘DB file founded in Disk’. (5) Press ↑ to add the selected drives to ‘DB Information of the system’.

  • Page 49: Direct Web

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 3.1 Server Once Direct Web is installed, the system tray icon shown should appear. This program was installed automatically, along with DVR Main program. Note: When there is a collision against the firewall or port in the server with Direct Web, click the right hand button of the mouse on the tray bar icon and select ‘setting’.
  • Page 50 .VIDEOMAN Digital. These are supporting functionalities; Multiplex view mode, PTZ control, image control, voice communication, relay out, etc. 3.3 Client – Search Choose desired date, camera, and time to search the video. SPEED: Change playback speed. SAVE AS: Save single image as image file.

  • Page 51: Viewing Avi File Information

    .VIDEOMAN Digital. 4. Viewing AVI file information AVI files that has been saved in DVR-Net or Direct Web includes information and this information can be viewed in Windows Media Player with Captions On. (Example – Windows Media Player 9.0) VIDEOMAN...

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