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Caution This installation should be performed by qualified service personnel and should con form to all Federal, State and local laws. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient mag ni tude...
Important Safeguards Warning 1. Turn off power to the unit prior to changing the battery. 2. Check the polarity of the lithium battery while changing. 3. When changing battery use the same type as original or similar type recommended by your vendor. 4.
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Caution 1. Use the power cord and power transformer supplied by the manufacturer or one recommended by the manu fac turer. 2. The internal fan rotates at high speed and may cause injury. 3. Do not drop, give unit strong vibration or shock to the product; doing so will cause malfunction. 4.
Overview of the Main Screen This section describes the main screen and its’ menu buttons. The image below details the name of the but- tons. Image Display Area Current Date and Time Log in / log out System Status Search Quick Search Setup Emer gency record...
Current Date and Time This displays the current date and time. The date is displayed in 24 hour format. The date is displayed in year/ month/day format by default. (See Chapter 2 System Setup to change the date format). Current Date Current Time Date and Time Display User Login...
System Status There are three system status buttons. These display information about active alarms/relays, system status and network status. Alarm/Relay Network Status Status System Status Alarm Status Select the icon and alarm status window will open. Sensor alarm and relay on status will be shown. When the alarm and/or relay is over, message will disappear.
Network Status Select the icon and the network status window will open. Window will show connected network client information. The information will disappear when the network client has disconnected from the DVR. Search Screen The search screen is used to search previously recorded video. The search function is only allowed when the user has been granted search function authority by the DVR administrator.
Setup Function Click the setup icon and the setup windows appear. Here the user can do such things as set the recording function for the cameras, set the recording frame rate, name the cameras, set the motion grid for a camera, set up PTZ cameras, set the networking functions for the DVR, set the alarm functions just to name a few.
0, which means that preset number 1 will not work with a PTZ camera that uses Pelco P or D protocol. There is a patch available from Crest Electronics which will renumber based on the Pelco protocol, but the system will then only support 63 presets.
Click the set preset button Select number for preset Calling a Preset To move the PTZ camera to a preset, click the down arrow button in the call preset window. Click the number of the preset you set the camera to and the camera moves to the location set. Image below displays the call preset function.
Screen Division and Control Function 16 Channel Screen Division Buttons The different screen modes are as follows 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16. All screen divisions will allow for sequencing through all 16 cameras. See chapter 2 Setup Function for details on setting the sequencing dwell time.
Nine Camera Display Button This will allow the user to display nine cameras at a time. The different configurations are: cameras 1 - 9, and 8 - 16. To view, click on one of the cameras you want to view and click the 9 camera dis play button. To have the system rotate from one 9 camera view to another, click the Next button.
Full Screen Mode Click this button to change the display to full screen. Use this mode to minimize the screen’s GUI menu to the bottom of the screen. Click the right mouse button to display Main Screen pop-up menu and click Nor- mal Screen to change back to the original screen.
Snapshot File Menu This menu controls the opening, saving and printing functions for the snapshot image. Open image file saved as snapshot. (JPG, BMP) Save snapshot as image file (JPG, BMP) Print Snapshot screen. Preview snapshot printed image before printing. Open Print setup window.
Snapshot Tool Popup Menu Allows the user to adjust the snapshot image. Adjustments are brightness, contrast, image size, mirror, flip and invert. Color control window Brightness - Adjust the image’s brightness Contrast - Adjust the image’s contrast Image control window Image size (3 levels - Small, Original and Full) Original image mirrored...
Camera Selection Function This function allows the user to select a specific camera. The selected camera is highlighted in blue. When the screen is in a screen division that does not display all cameras, selecting a camera will bring up the screen division that contains that camera.
Main Screen Pop up Menu The main screen pop up menu can be used instead of using the menu controls on the right side of the main screen. This is particularly useful when the main screen is in full screen mode and the GUI is hidden. The following are descriptions of the various functions available from the pop up menu.
Quick Search cont. Fast reverse Pause Fast forward Back 1 frame Reverse play Forward play Forward 1 frame Select camera Select date and time Print function Bookmark func Bookmark func Bookmark tion Emergency Record The emergency record function of the main screen pop up menu allows for the image recording during an emergency.
“Next” Screen Click this to move to the next screen when in division screen mode. DIV Mode Allows the user to choose the preferred screen division. Varies based on the number of channels the DVR has. View Settings Allows the user to change the default colors used by the system for image border and camera name. •...
System Setup Chapter 2 details various options for setting up the Crest 7000 series DVR. The setup function consists of 9 different setup menus. The different menu tabs are shown below. This chapter will explore each of the differ- ent menus and explain the various options available with each. The available setup menus are: •...
Camera Selection The camera selection bar is used to select the camera or cameras that settings are to be changed. To select a single camera just click the selected camera icon. The icon will change from gray to blue indicating that it has been selected for changes.
Camera Name Enter a name to identify the selected camera. The camera name can be up to 32 characters long. Camera Pop Up Check this check box to have the system pop up the selected camera when motion or a sensor alarm is de- tected.
Image Quality Image quality setting is used to control the amount of compression the system uses to store video. There are three settings: 1) High: Highest image quality with very little compression, the file size is very large. 2) Middle: Middle picture quality with normal compression and normal file size. 3) Low: Very low picture quality but very high compression with small file size.
Motion Area Selection Click the setting check box to all motion areas for the selected camera. To set the area that the system moni- tors for motion detection, click and drag to select area. The Select All button can also be used to select the entire area of an image for motion detection.
FPS Settings This tab is used to set the frames per second used when recording video. The following chart shows the maxi- mum frame rate available based on the resolution setting. Model Max Frames for each resolution CIF (Low) 360 X 240 480 fps CDVS-7516 2CIF (Middle) 720 X 240...
Intensive Recording Intensive recording is to be used when recording is done with low picture quality, such as recording in CIF. After the motion or sensor event is detected the intensive recording will take place with the preset settings. Please be aware that intensive recording cannot be used to gain more frame rate than the system is capable of producing.
PTZ Setup The PTZ Tab is used to setup any PTZ cameras that may be on your system. This is also used to set preset tours as well as set the joystick to control the dvr. Camera Selection Used to select the PTZ camera that will be set up. PTZ Use Choose if camera is a PTZ camera.
PTZ Address Enter the PTZ camera’s address in this box. The address is set at the camera and then entered here. Failure to set proper address could result in PTZ camera malfunction. PTZ Communication Setting Use to set PTZ communication type. RS-485 and RS-232 are both supported. Set baud rate. Please note the communication type and baud rate are determined by the PTZ camera settings.
Preset Tour Setup The DVR has the ability to sequence through a series of presets set in the PTZ camera. Use the preset reserve tab to set the presets to be used. For information on setting the camera preset please see chapter 1 Setting Presets.
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PTZ Setup Example The figure below shows the PTZ setup Screen for Camera number 15 using a Pelco PTZ camera with the fol- lowing settings: • Pelco D protocol • address 1 • RS-485 communication • 2400 baud rate Please Note: If any one of these settings are not correct your PTZ camera will not work. Please consult the manual that came with your camera for instructions on setting up the camera.
7300 Exploded View of PTZ connection Connecting PTZ Using RS-232 Device The CDVS-7000 series must be special ordered to include a serial port. The standard CDVS-7000 series DVR does not include a serial port. If the PTZ requires a RS-232 connection use the RS-232 cable supplied by the PTZ camera manufacturer to...
Network Settings Click the network tab to enter the network setup page. This page allows the user to set up the DVR for re- mote connection. This page only controls the DVR program, it will not set up the network communications for the operating system.
Network Type Network Type - Allows the user to identify the type of network connection the system is using. The available options are LAN or ISDN/Modem. The DVR can limit the bandwidth it sends to the network. Check limit bandwidth and set the desired band- width in kbs.
E-Mail Notification By checking E-mail Notify the user can have the DVR send notification when an event occurs. • DVR Location: Enter unique name to identify the DVR • Sender Email: Sender’s E-Mail address •Receiver Email: Receiver’s Email address •SMPT Server: The senders mail server Event notifications can be sent to more than one person.
Alarm Setup The alarm setup page allows the user to configure pre and post event recording, assign cameras to alarms and set the event which activates the alarm or relay. The CDVS-7300 series has 4 alarms and 4 relays while the 7500 series has 16 alarms and 16 relays.
Sensor Setup 1. Select Sensor: Select the sensor you want to set up. The sensor icon will turn green when it is selected. If multiple sensors are selected the values will apply to all selected sensors. CDVS-7300 series DVRs only have 4 sensors.
Relay Settings 1. Relay Selection: Select the relay or relays icon to be changed. 2. Relay Name: Enter a name to identify the corresponding relay. 3. Relay Activation Mode: Select the method for activating the relay. There are three types - manual, event or schedule.
User Setup The system allows for an unlimited number of users . There are three levels of predefined users - Admin, Manager and Guest. The user id and password can only be 7 characters in length. ADMIN: Admin is the highest level of user. The first user to be set as admin must have the Surveillance Camera and the settings boxes checked.
Add User To add users follow the steps below: • User: Add the user’s name in this field. This is used to identify the user. • User ID: Enter an ID for the user. This is the name the user will use when logging into the system. The user id can only be 7 characters long.
Detail Authority Detail authority controls the following remote features: • Two way audio: turns on or off the user’s ability to use the two way voice call. • Monitor: Allows the system to limit the user’s ability to view cameras remotely. Check mark by camera number means enabled.
Schedule Setup The schedule setup window is used to set up when, and under what conditions, each camera will record video. Recording can be scheduled by hour, day, and by type. This screen also allows the user to set up the relay and remote notification schedule.
Continuous Mode Recording In continuous mode recording, the selected camera’s video is saved based on the recording schedule set up in the recording schedule grid. It is possible to set by hour or day. To set a continuous re cording schedule use the following instructions.
Motion Recording Motion recording records video only when motion is detected. Cameras where there is no motion will not be recorded. This is the most used method of recording, as the system does not record until there is motion in the selected areas (see motion area setup). It is possible to set by hour or day. To activate motion recording use the following instructions.
Schedule Recording Example: The following example will detail setting up cameras 1 & 4 for Continuous re cording, camera 3 for sensor recording, cameras 2,5,6,7,8 for motion recording, and camera 8 for no recording between 9:00-9:59am and motion recording the rest of the time. Please note that the recording type on the camera setup screen should be set to schedule.
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We next need to set cameras 2,5,6, and 7 for motion recording. We will also select camera 8 because it will record in motion except for one hour starting at 9:00 am. 1). Select cameras 2,5,6,7,8. 2). Select the motion recording radio button motion (M).
Relay Schedule Relay schedule tells the system when to automatically activate a relay. The relay will continue to be active until the schedule turns off the relay. To turn on a relay, select the relay and click the relay radio button then until the schedule turns off...
Holiday Schedule Holiday schedule allows the user to set a specific date as a “Holiday”. The schedule will then follow the set- tings labeled “Holiday” on the grid table. Please see image below. Make your settings for the holiday for the holiday in the holiday column as desired Add the date to the holiday schedule.
System Settings Window The system settings window is where the user sets global settings for the DVR. The image below shows the functions of the system settings window. VDB overwrite system name date mode auto reboot main screen sequence dwell time spot output sequence pop up release...
Main Screen Sequence Dwell Time When using the sequencing feature on the main screen this controls the amount of time each screen is dis- played before moving to the next view. The options are 3,5,10,15,20,30 seconds. If there are any cameras that are not used (turned off) they will be excluded from the rotation.
Information Screen The information screen displays the various system information. It is broken down into the following five categories - product information, Network information, VDB database information, system information, and memo. Product Information Contains information relating to the DVR system. It displays the board quantity, number of channels, number of audio channels, number of sensors and relays.
System Environment Setup The purpose of the system environment setup shell is to allow the user to interface with the OS to set various functions such as networking setup, modem setup, printer setup, time setting, etc. The main desktop screen is shown below.
Overview of Environment Setup Functions Click the start button on the environment desktop to bring up the desktop pop-up menu as shown below. DVR Start Click this menu to restart the DVR program. TCP/IP Setting Use this menu to setup the network environment in the OS. Please refer to the appendix for information on setting up the DVR for network usage.
Matrix Setting Current physical camera channel number can be changed to another logical camera channel and provides setting menu for linking audio channels to cameras. Language Setting Menu allows user to change the language displayed in the DVR GUI. Video Type Setting Setting mode of camera type NTSC/PAL is supported.
IP Address Setup • Click the IP address setup button to get into the OS Network setup screens. • Right click on your network adaptor to get the network adaptor drop down box. network adaptor dropdown box. • Click the properties menu. double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) •...
• Enter the IP address for the DVR in the IP Address line • Enter the Subnet Mask in the subnet mask line. • Enter the default Gateway in the default Gateway line. • Enter the primary and alternate DNS servers address in the DNS box. If you don’t know these settings please contact your network administrator.
To create an account click the Create button Enter a userID and password for the new account and click create. The system will go and check with the DDNS server to see if there is another user with this user id. If so it prompts for another user id and pass- word.
Set the day, month, year then set the hour and minute. Next click the Time Zone tab to bring up the time zone properties box. Click the dropdown box and select the proper time zone for your area. Click the auto- matically adjust clock for daylight savings changes box.
Matrix Setting The Matrix setting allows the user to control the logical camera number with the physical port. It also allows the user to assign audio ports to camera ports. Camera Setting Modify the physically set camera’s channel to a different logical port. (For ex., modify the physical port 1 so that it displays as camera 5, physical camera port 5 will change to dis- play as camera 1 automatically).
Audio Setting Click the Audio tab to link a camera with an audio port. If the audio port is unused then leave it as unused otherwise link a camera to the used audio port. A camera can be linked to only one audio port. Make VDB The VDB manager is used to create database files to hold recorded video.
Select Language Select the language to use. Select Video Type Select the video format used by your cameras. Either NTSC or PAL. Choosing the wrong format will cause the DVR to malfunction. Watermark Setting Allows the user to edit the basic icon design of the provided watermark authentication stamp.
Setting Import / Export Allows the user to make a backup of the environment settings. This function also allows for the importing of the saved files at a later date. This function uses the explorer which allows the user to save to an external device such as a USB stick.
Search Screen Functions The image below lists the functions of the search screen. Playback display area Current date and time Date search calendar Search menu options Camera display options Playback controls Audio volume and advance search Exit search Thumbnail search Hour and minute controls Resolution and recording Camera name...
Using the Search Screen The search screen is used to review previously recorded video. When entering the Search Screen for the first time, the system starts playing the last hour of recorded video. The system will display the maximum num- ber of cameras your system was designed to have.
Search Screen Calendar The search calendar allows the user to select the date by year, month, and day to view recorded video. If the system has recorded video for a particular day it will be highlighted in green. The calendar has a short cut bar that allows the user to choose the hour and minute to begin the playback.
By clicking on a specific hour the timetable can be expanded for that hour giving the user a larger view of recorded video for that hour. Timetable expanded for 12:00. Please note that the timetable will show video for partial minutes. Example: if there is recorded video starting at the 10:02:55 and records for 10 seconds to 10:03:05 then the CAUTION timetable will show recorded video for 10:02 and 10:03 although there is only 5 sec-...
Screen Division Buttons The search screen can be changed to one of the split screen modes. Use the next button to change to the next camera when in single camera screen. Next screen button Zoom In/Out Button Allows the user to enlarge or reduce the original picture. Listening To Audio Click the audio on/off...
Search Screen Popup Menu The search screen popup menu allows the user to deinterlace video, watch one channel of live video, view one channel in panorama view, turn on or off on screen display, go full screen, change the screen layout and revert the screen layout to the default view.
Panorama Panorama view allows for the detail viewing of each frame of video for a single camera channel. This allows the user to see the motion in a frame by frame environment. To enter panorama mode, select the channel for viewing by clicking in the frame, then right click to bring up the pop up menu and click panorama.
Full screen Clicking this feature will place the screen in full screen mode. This will allow for a bigger viewing area. When the system is in full screen mode the menu changes to normal screen. Click this to revert to normal viewing screen.
Advance Search The advance search feature allows the user to search one or more channels of video using motion detection. The image below is the setup menu for the advance search feature. Basic Feature of Advance Search ...
Motion Detection sensitivity Control Use this feature to set the sensitivity (how much pixel change must occur) before motion is detected. Moving the slide bar to the left is less sensitive, to the right is more sensitive. Moving the slide bar to the left edge will allow for deleting selected areas. The selecting grid is color coded with green being least sensitive and red being the most sensitive.
Thumbnail Preview Thumbnail preview feature displays a single camera showing 24 hours in one view. It allows for the selection of an hour and displays 60 images from the beginning of recorded video of every minute for the selected hour. This provides a way to view recorded video for a selected camera quickly. To enter thumbnail preview function, select a camera and click the thumbnail preview button.
Search Screen Menus The following options are available from the search screen menu buttons. For detailed information on the functions of each option, please refer to each option’s detailed section. Bookmark Event Backup Color control Snapshot External search Event Search Use event search to view a database of all event information that occurred during system operation.
Select log Use select log to narrow the event search to a specific type of log. The choices are: • All • System • Event • User • Network Select log dropdown box Select Log Time Set the beginning and end time to search the event database. Select Event This allows the user to narrow the search to a specific event.
• Server start • System start • User account changed • Server stop • System time synchronized • User factory default • Snapshot execute • Twoway audio off • Video Blind • System Abnormal shutdown • Twoway audio on • Video loss •...
Bookmark Bookmark is used to mark video that you want to quickly return to without having to search. To set or re- Bookmark is used to mark video that you want to quickly return to without having to search. To set or re- trieve a bookmark from the playback screen, click the bookmark icon .
Backup The backup feature allows the user to backup recorded video for archiving. Video can be backed up in one of three formats - VD2, AVI or BMP snapshot files. The VD2 and AVI file backups can be done by clicking the backup button.
Making a VD2 Backup Making a VD2 file backup will keep the video files in their native file format. Because these files use a pro- prietary algorithm they can only be read with the simple viewer software. When making a backup the simple viewer software will be saved on the backup disk along with the video files.
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• The selected video will be displayed in the start time end time grid. Check this grid to verify that all video to be backed up is selected. Selected video chosen for backup • Select the VD2 type for backup by clicking the radio button beside VD2 (See image above). •...
Making an AVI File Backup Making an AVI file backup is the same as making a VD2 file backup with the following exceptions. When selecting the type of backup click AVI. The password option and size option will disappear as they are not available when making an AVI backup.
External Search External search allows the user to playback video from an external source such as a CD. To enter this func- tion click the external search button. Refer to the following steps for using the external search feature • Place your external media in the CD-RW drive. •...
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If a password was used when making a VB2 file backup, when clicking the OK button the password input window will appear. Enter the password to begin playing the external video. If the incorrect password is en- tered, video cannot be viewed. NOTE: If user forgets password the factory cannot recover lost pass- CAUTION words.
Snapshot The snapshot feature is used to take a screen shot of the current video. This still shot can then be adjusted with the color and contrast controls. The file can then be saved or printed if there is a printer installed and connected to the DVR.
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Print Preview If snapshot is printed, the system name, user name, capture time and camera name information are printed with the snapshot. See image below for example of print preview. Features of the Tool menu. • Color control - allows the user to adjust the brightness and contrast. •...
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Change the size of the image. Reverse the screen horizontally (left to right) Reverse the screen vertically (top to bottom). Reverse the screen colors (white to black)
The E-Map is a function that allows the user to see the physical location of cameras, sensors and relays on a graphical display. The system allows the user to use a supplied image or to create his own custom image. To enter E-Map, Click the E-map button on the Live screen (Main Screen).
Setting Up E-Map Before the user can use the E-Map function it must first be setup. To use the setup features E-Map must be in edit mode. E-Map has two modes - active mode and edit mode. When in active mode the active/edit icon will flash off...
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• The select map window will appear (see image below). • Highlight an image and it will display in the sample window. After highlighting the image click the Select map button and the map will be placed in that position. Continue to add the desired number of maps (maximun of 5).
Using E-Map After E-Map has been setup and been placed in active mode E-Map is ready for use. The E-Map screen consists of three main sections - map screen, map thumbnail, and camera, sensor and relay tree. The image below shows these sections. Map section Camera, sensor, relay tree.
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The icons for the camera sensor and relay will change appearance during an event. Below are the different icons and the corresponding event. Camera icon Camera disconnected icon Sensor icon Sensor activated icon Relay icon Relay activated icon PTZ camera icon Camera Angle Adjustment mode After placing the camera on the map click the camera to change the angle.
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Using E-Map Quick Search Feature Position the mouse over the desired camera icon and right click the mouse. The Quick Search button will appear. Click the quick search button to bring up the quick search window. Use the quick search screen to view recorded video. Camera view can be changed using the camera drop down menu.
Dual Monitor Function Support DVR basic screen and E-MAP are displayed by dual monitor in the system that has dual monitor supporting VGA. Start DVR and E-MAP after dual monitor environment setup is completed. E-MAP main screen is displayed in the second monitor automatically. (Contact Crest sales for information on dual monitor sup- port.) When system is set up for dual monitor support, E-Map is displayed automatically on second moni- tor.
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