Summary of Contents for Digi-Protect TV8800
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Page 1: User Manual
Digital surveillance system Digi-Protect User Manual Incl. new Functions (Version 6.2x) TV8800- TV8813... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents ..............................59 Preface ..............................61 Precautions ............................61 Scope of delivery ........................... 62 Installing hardware and software......................63 System requirements ......................... 63 Installing the video card in the PC ..................... 63 Installation under Windows XP ...................... 64 Installation under Windows 2000 ....................65 Camera connection.......................... - Page 3 Setup in surveillance system ......................104 Analysing transaction data....................... 106 New Functions – Version 6.20x......................107 Card extension..........................107 Dual-monitor function........................107 Saving the configuration file......................108 Hybrid function ..........................108 Password manager .......................... 110 Power down mode ........................... 111 Joystick control ..........................
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Page 4: Preface
Preface Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this Digi-Protect video surveillance card. You made the right decision in choosing this state-of-the-art technology, which complies with the current standards of domestic and European regulations. The CE has been proven and all related certifications are available from the manufacturer upon request. -
Page 5: Scope Of Delivery
Scope of delivery Recorder card Software Watchdog cable Cables (not TV8802,TV8803,TV8805) Operating instructions (on CD) -
Page 6: Installing Hardware And Software
Mainboard with intel chipset 915… or 865G… VGA: Radeon 9600 AGP, Radeon X550 PCIx Number of drivers required and special hardware requirements: Card Type Hardware requirements Driver Driver name TV8800, DF1000 Celeron, 1.0GHz, 256 MB 1 x Video NanoBT TV8801, DF1000 RAM, 40 GB HDD... -
Page 7: Installation Under Windows Xp
Installation under Windows XP After Windows XP starts, the following window may appear: Now place the DigiProtect software CD in the CD drive and select “No, not this time” to install drivers from the CD. The drivers are on the software CD under [CDROM]:\DigiProtect xxxx Server\DRIVERS (e.g.: E:\DigiProtect 900 Server\DRIVERS). -
Page 8: Installation Under Windows 2000
Press [Finish] to complete driver installation. Installation under Windows 2000 To install the recorder card under Windows 2000, first open the Control Panel under [Start / Settings / Control Panel]. Then open the Hardware Wizard under [System / Hardware / Hardware Wizard]. The drivers are on the software CD under [CDROM]:\DigiProtect xxxx Server\DRIVERS (e.g.: E:\DigiProtect 900 Server\DRIVERS). -
Page 9: Installing The Software
Installing the software The CD contains the following applications: DigiProtect Server software DigiProtect Client DigiProtect Searcher Before installing the software, make the following settings on the PC: 1. Set the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels, True Color 32 bit. 2. -
Page 10: First Steps With The Digital Surveillance System
First steps with the digital surveillance system Overview of the live screen After the software starts, an information window opens on the screen. Close it by clicking [OK]. Date/time Setup Playback /Search Dome control Function Live video Screen division Exit Channel Alarm outputs selector... - Page 11 On-screen information: In the live view, various information can be displayed with the video picture: • Channel number • Normal (continuous) recording • Pre- (Pr) or post-event recording (Af) • Recording of motion event • Recording of sensor alarm event •...
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Page 12: Overview Of The Playback Screen
Overview of the playback screen Video area Video zoom Date/time Exit playback screen Functions Channel Search bar Playback bar selector Search bar: This function gives you direct access to recorded video data. The data is displayed as a coloured bar for each channel and according to recording type. Channel selector: Buttons for activating/deactivating channels for display in the video area. -
Page 13: Programming The Digiprotect System
Programming the DigiProtect system Via [Setup] in the live screen, you open the configuration menu of the digital surveillance system. You can save your settings by clicking [Save]. Click [Apply] to save your settings and exit Setup. In Setup, you can set the following functions: Standard settings Voice Monitor out Select... - Page 14 Add Printer Click to install a printer. You can connect a local or network printer to the surveillance system. You install the printer via the Windows standard routine. Time Setup For setting the current system time IMPORTANT: If you reset the clock, older video data may be overwritten. Auto System reset Reboots the recording system automatically.
- Page 15 Click [Picture Quality] to select the compression rate. The higher the compression rate, the lower the memory requirement, but the poorer the image quality. For MPEG4+ compression, the sensitivity of the motion sensor must be set and the noise filter must be set (see the following figure).
- Page 16 User setup With the second method, you can define names and passwords for Level Administrator, 1st Manager and 2nd Manager (14 each). User 1 of each level can access the user setup. The administrator level has all access rights for the system. For each user, a password and access rights to different levels can be defined.
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Page 17: Recording
Recording Channel no. Alarm Control Pre/post- recording Frame rate Record Motion/Sen sor Event Video signal Auto Camera Name Event Recording Alarm event Search setup type Video signal You can show or hide a connected camera on the live screen. Although an installed but hidden camera is not shown in the live view, it is recorded with the corresponding setting. - Page 18 card, which has to be built in to the system. If you click the record type button again, another button appears on the right. Sensor selection button Click this button to open a submenu. You can now choose the alarm inputs to which the selected channel is to react..
- Page 19 Pre- and post-event recording [Pre/Post] The DigiProtect digital recording system has a so-called pre- and post-event recording feature. If recording is triggered by a motion or alarm sensor, the system stores the video data of up to 20 minutes before and after the event. The pre-event recording data is buffered for the time specified and retrieved if required (if an event occurs).
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Page 20: Schedule
Set ALARM Event Here you can forward a video signal loss and the recording state to an alarm output. Record Motion/Sensor Event If you enable this function, the event is registered on the playback screen under Function/Event filter/Event memory/log. Schedule In the schedule, you can select a different recording type for each hour and camera. -
Page 21: Motion
Motion For motion-triggered recording, the motion sensors for the different cameras have to be configured. Select a camera and mark the areas in the camera window to be monitored. With the Sensitivity slider, you define how big the changes in the video picture have to be to trigger motion detection. Click [Delete] to delete a marked area. -
Page 22: Pan/Tilt (Dome Camera) Setup
Channel selector Picture settings Save PAN/TILT (dome camera) setup With the digital surveillance system, you can control pan/tilt cameras (dome cameras). First select the camera channel to which a dome camera is connected. Then select the connected model (protocol) with the device number. User edit Master Controller... -
Page 23: Control User Access
You also have to set the communication parameters between the system and the dome camera correctly (COM port no. on system, speed, data bits, parity). User settings If your dome camera is not on the model list, you can enter the specific control commands here (hex code). - Page 24 Transmission speed and image quality Select a quality or speed according to the connected network. User Here you can add or delete network users. To add a user, define the user ID and password, confirm the password and click [Add]. You can remove a user with [Delete]. Connected Client List Click to view all active connections.
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Page 25: Back Up
Emergency Call With this function, an emergency call can be made to a telephone number if an event such as an alarm occurs. For this you need a voice modem integrated in the system. For an own emergency call please overwrite the file „C:\Program files\DigiProtect\DigiProtect xxxx Server\TemC.wav“ (8kHz, 16 bit mono) with an own file. - Page 26 Make AVI If you click [Make AVI..], the AVI converter opens. Select a period under [Data]. Click [Save File…] and enter a file name. Confirm with [Save]. In the centre of the AVI converter, you can restrict the period for which an AVI file is generated. Click [Insert WaterMark] to assign a digital watermark to each AVI file.
- Page 27 Title / Description SMTP Server Sender’s address Recipient’s address Enter a title and breif description of the short film scene. The file name of the last generated AVI file appears automatically. On the next line, enter the SMTP server address of your e-mail provider (e.g.: mail.gmx.net).
- Page 28 Confirm Backup Here you can view backed-up data. On the left, select a channel and the backup section, and click the playback or stop button on the right. Channel selector Backup section Playback/Stop...
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Page 29: Operating The Digital Surveillance System
Operating the digital surveillance system Controlling dome (PTZ) cameras To open the dome control tab, click [PAN/TILT] in the live screen. Speed With the digital surveillance system, you can control a large number of PTZ (dome) cameras. You first have to configure a connected PTZ camera on the [Setup/PAN/TILT] tab. - Page 30 Auto Group This figure shows the Auto Group window. Here you can form a group of preset Camera no. positions. The positions of this group are then automatically set by this camera at specific successive time intervals. Group Run Group Stop Enter a group number and ID and click Group Del [Group Add].
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Page 31: Subfunctions Of Live Screen
Subfunctions of live screen Views As mentioned above, the video section of the live screen can be divided into 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 or 16 smaller screens. The channels can be swapped around on the screen. To move a channel, left-click it and keep the left mouse button pressed. -
Page 32: Update History
Recording calculator With this calculator, the recording duration can be roughly calculated for a known memory capacity. All recording, resolution and quality settings are taken into account. The upper window shows the probable recording duration after the hard-disk size is selected. Disk Info Click this button to display information on the total space, used space and free space of the current recording disk in a window. -
Page 33: Sending An Automatic E-Mail
Sending an automatic e-mail This function automatically sends an e-mail in the event of motion detection or an alarm. The content of the e-mail is an AVI sequence of any length. The length is defined by the entry under [Post- detection] in seconds, and the frequency by the entry in the field behind. -
Page 34: Controlling Playback
Controlling playback Search bar The search bar displays clearly all recorded video data as coloured bars for each channel. Switches are provided on the left for displaying the desired channel in the video area. Four channels are shown at a time in the search bar. With the vertical scroll bar on the left, you can select other channels. If you check [Multi], the division of pictures is adapted automatically. -
Page 35: Event Filters
Event filters These functions enable you to search recorded video data for different event types. First click [Function] and then [Event]. The event memory (History) logs all events (date, time, camera number, event type). Click a line in the event memory (History). If you click [Search Area], the vertical line in the search bar jumps to this event and displays the respective video image. -
Page 36: Zoom Function
Zoom function Use the zoom function to enlarge the recorded video picture. First select a video channel by left- clicking the video area. You can now change the zoom area in the zoom window with the [+] and [–] buttons. The enlarged picture is displayed in the video area. You can drag the zoom area by pressing and holding down the left mouse button. -
Page 37: Subfunctions Of Playback Screen
Subfunctions of playback screen Data archiving (backup) Search functions (functions) Back Up Click [Back Up] to use the data backup function. Image Backup With this function, you can save individual pictures as BMP, JPEG or YUV files. Click this button and select the storage location. - Page 38 In the video area, click a channel to go into single-picture mode and mark a start time in the search bar. Click [Backup / Make AVI] to open the AVI converter of the playback screen. Define file name Watermark Start Stop CD burner Delete temporary file...
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Page 39: Search Functions
Search functions Smart Search Use this function to search for changes in individual areas. In the search bar, mark the start time for the search. Open the Smart Search dialog box via [FUNCTION] and [Smart Search]. Search area Read/Write/Delete Sensitivity AVI / Print Control keys Mark one or more search areas in the video picture and define the sensitivity. -
Page 40: Data Lock
Data Lock Use this function in the playback screen to protect data from overwriting. Click a time in the search bar and then click [Data Lock]. If you set the check mark and confirm with [OK], this 10-minute section is locked and marked light yellow in the search bar. - Page 41 Server name Connection type ID / Password Edit Connect Now click [Connect] and [OK] to start communication with the server or display pictures. For the transmitted data, you now have comprehensive search, analysis and control functions as in the server software.
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Page 42: Direct Recording
Direct recording An additional function for saving data on a client system is direct recording. You can save the data locally on the storage drive of the client PC by clicking [FUNCTION] and [Save]. You can access this data by clicking [Local Search]. Click [Remote Search] to access the data recorded on the server. -
Page 43: Web Client
Web Client The DigiProtect digital surveillance system integrates a so-called web-server. This provides data to the connected network via the HTTP protocol. This enables you to access the DigiProtect server via the Internet Explorer via the connected network. The web-server is automatically loaded when the server starts. -
Page 44: Digiprotect Searcher
DigiProtect Searcher The DigiProtect Searcher is on the software CD. With this program, you can analyse recorded and saved surveillance data on any PC. Select the [DigiProtect Client] directory on the software CD supplied and run “setup.exe”. Follow the instructions on the screen and complete the installation correctly. Now start the Searcher via [DigiProtect Server] on the Windows desktop. -
Page 45: Installing The Alarm I/O Card
Installing the alarm I/O card The I/O card (optional, Art. No. TV8812) enables you to connect up to 16 sensors to the surveillance system. The I/O card also has 8 relay outputs for connecting external equipment. The I/O card needs 2 PCI sockets in your PC. -
Page 46: Pos Function
POS function With the POS function of the DigiProtect system, you can display and save the transaction data of a POS system and its video pictures. The data is shown on the live video screen and can be analysed and saved via the playback screen. The format used is Excel. Connecting the POS box POS to DVR: Connection between POS box and... -
Page 47: Setting Up The Pos Box
Setting up the POS box The following switch positions are shown on the base of the POS box: Other POS Box MULTI POS INPUT OUTPUT Terminal ON Terminal ON PARALLEL MULTI-POS Terminal OFF Terminal OFF RS-232C POS ID POS Speed DVR Speed 1200 9600... - Page 48 The POS screen opens. Setup Excel Close Search parameters Search Transaction data Video picture Playback bar Click [Setup]. Communication settings of COM port Delay / Wait Time Font Camera no. POS settings Set the correct communication parameters of the COM port. [Delay Time] sets the delay time for displaying the data of each article after entry in the POS system.
- Page 49 Analysing transaction data The POS data is automatically displayed in the video picture of the respective camera. To analyse the data, change to the POS screen under [Search / POS]. The transaction data is shown on the left with date and time. Click a data row: the video screen shows the associated video picture.
- Page 50 TV8800, TV8801, TV8802, TV8803, TV8804, TV8805, TV8806 and TV8807 only. Card extension The number of channels of the Digi-Protect System can be doubled in this version – i.e., if for example a 4-channel realtime card is already installed in the system, a second card of the same type (4- channel realtime) can be added to extend the number of channels to eight (realtime).
- Page 51 / Standard] menu to switch between the main monitor and the secondary monitor if required. Saving the configuration file This function allows you to save the complete configuration of the Digi-Protect system and reactivate it when required. Under [Setup], click [Manage the text file of setting value …] at the bottom of the setup screen.
- Page 52 On the left, you can select a channel for the incoming web camera signal. Enter camera access data on the right (enabling, IP address, login, password, port). At the bottom are options for transmission and storage type. Using Va Camera: Set the check mark to use a web camera on this channel.
- Page 53 Password manager Note the following important changes to the password manager in Version 6.20x. The 3 areas (for primary password, user setup [Setup / Standard] and network user settings [Setup / Network]) are now combined in a single password manager under [Setup / Standard / Set Password]. The password manager now looks like this: To install a user: 1.
- Page 54 Camera Set Camera Enabled cameras are visible to the user. Select the permissions required for the user and then click [Save] and [Close]. For every system access, whether direct at the PC or using client software / web client, a valid user name and password now have to be entered.
- Page 55 Joystick control commands Button + joystick action PanTilt camera function Button #1 + forwards Button #1 + backwards Down Button #1 + left Left Button #1 + right Right Button #1 & #2 + forwards Zoom in Button #1 & #2 + backwards Zoom out Button #1 &...
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