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(updated September 13, 2013)
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Inc., disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Exacq Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Exacq Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual.
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Schedule................................47 Archiving ................................49 Users ..................................54 Systems ................................. 55 Device ..................................57 Client ..................................58 Views ..................................60 Tours ..................................61 Layouts .................................. 62 System Information .............................. 63 +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 4 Release 4.8 ..............................89 Release 4.9 ..............................89 Release 4.11 ..............................90 Release 5.0 ..............................90 Release 5.2 ..............................90 Release 5.4 ..............................90 Release 5.6 ..............................90 Release 5.8 ..............................90 +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 5: System Installation Checklist

    Server. Configure IP Cameras See the IP Camera Quick Start Guide for information on configuring the camera IP addresses, usernames, and passwords. This document can be found at http://www.exacq.com/support/specsheets.html. Config (Setup) Page (see Chapter 4) System* Set exacqVision server for static IP address.
  • Page 6 Set radio button to normally open or closed to match physical switch. Alarm Output Name any alarm outputs to be used. Notifications (Not available in exacqVision Start.) Create email profile for system health administrator. Create email profile for security events such as unexpected motion or input triggers.
  • Page 7 Look at Storage page and extrapolate the storage duration to ensure that it meets requirements; if it does not, decrease frame rate, quality, or resolution. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 8: Installing Exacqvision Software On Third-Party Clients And Servers

    Your storage system should be capable of sustained reads/writes at least twice the maximum data rate from all cameras. Exacq highly recommends using RAID 5 or RAID 6 for all video storage to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic failure.

  • Page 9: Web Server

    Apache web services. For more information, see https://www.exacq.com/kb/?kbid=34927. As noted previously, web services increase server hardware requirements and can require installation on a dedicated web server. For additional information on configuring web services, see the Exacq knowledge base at https://www.exacq.com/kb/. Server Software Installation 1.

  • Page 10: Exacqvision Software Overview

    “localhost” (127.0.0.1) allows the client software to communicate with the server software on the same computer. exacqVision servers are configured at the factory as a client/server combination to provide a convenient initial configuration experience. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 11: Logging In

    Password: user5710 Privileges: restricted user NOTE: Exacq recommends that the default passwords be changed by the operator and written and secured to prevent unauthorized access or modifications to the system. As part of the initial exacqVision System configuration, Exacq recommends that the operator configure a new user on the exacqVision Server with restricted privileges and change the exacqVision Client settings in the user operating system account to connect to the local exacqVision Server via this user.

  • Page 12: Updating Exacqvision Client Software

    After the download is complete, close all instances of the exacqVision Client to complete the update. Click Yes to accept the download, and then follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard onscreen. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 13: Main Pages

    You can access online help and additional information about your exacqVision System by clicking the Help button or the F1 key. On some platforms, online help is context-sensitive. To view online help, click the question mark button: +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 14: Config (Setup) Page Overview

    NOTE: Connected S-Series storage servers are also listed in the tree, but only those configuration pages that are applicable to storage are available for each one. The options on each S-Series configuration page are also restricted as needed. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 15: Add Systems

    NOTE: You cannot connect to more than one system that is licensed as an exacqVision Start server at a time. If you attempt to connect to a second Start server simultaneously, the first connection to a Start server is terminated.

  • Page 16: System

    IP device at a time. 2. After the dealer obtains a license key from Exacq, enter the key in this box. 3. After configuring your system, it is recommended that you click Export Settings to export system settings to a USB or network drive and store it off-site for recovery from a disaster or malfunction.
  • Page 17 (see your network administrator for more information). 3. If the IP cameras on the network need to synchronize with a time server other than the exacqVision server, select Enable Override and enter the server address. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 18 Apply. NOTE: This setting applies to outbound traffic from all NICs in the system. 4. Select the IP Reconnection Settings value in seconds. Click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 19 The Hardware Monitoring tab (available only on certain systems) displays information about the system voltage, temperature, and fan speed. The Status message changes to a red ALARM if a minimum or maximum value of a monitored parameter is reached. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 20 If the server and client are not connected to the Internet, you can copy your license file to a flash drive or other portable media device. Then upload the license file to the Offline Software Update Packaging Utility on exacq.com under Support and Downloads. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817...

  • Page 21: Add Ip Cameras

    6. To enable a camera, select its checkbox in the IP Camera List. The number of cameras you can enable is subject to licensing limits. The camera should now also be listed in the Configuration, Live, and Search trees. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 22: Ip Camera Recording

    (b), choose a video quality from the drop-down list (c), and click Apply to Cameras in Grid (d). The quality should now be modified for all selected cameras, as shown in the Quality column in the Cameras list (e). 7. Click Apply to activate any changes. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 23: Analog Camera Recording

    NOTE: If a parameter is greyed out in the Configuration section, a setting universal to all selected cameras is not available for that parameter. 7. Click Apply to activate any changes. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 24: Camera Settings

    6. See the “PTZ Configuration” section of this manual for details about the PTZ section of the Camera Settings page. The rest of the Camera Settings page is discussed on the following page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 25 Video Settings, and the other Defaults button restores the Record Settings. 16. See the following section, “Motion Masks, Video Masks, and Motion Windows” for more information about those portions of the Camera Settings page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 26 This restriction should cause few issues because camera website settings are typically changed only during initial configuration. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 27: Motion Masks, Video Masks, And Motion Windows

    3. Click Apply to enable the motion mask or motion window. To delete a motion mask or window, click Edit, click Clear, and click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 28 3. Click Apply. The yellow grid disappears and green rectangle is replaced by a solid gray rectangle. This area is now masked from both live and recorded video. To clear the mask, click the Clear button. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 29: Serial Profiles

    You have now created the new serial profile. If you entered any data in the Event Key Words box, you must link the profile to the appropriate Action through the Event Linking page, selecting Serial Profile as the Event Type. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 30 NOTE: Certain characters must be entered in ASCII format. For example, spaces should be entered as “/x20,” and carriage returns should be entered as “x0A.” It might require several adjustments to make the replacement text appear exactly as desired. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 31: Serial Ports

    Line Ending. 10. When you are finished, save the settings by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of the page. The IP section is explained on the following page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 32 11. To delete an IP port, choose its Select checkbox (9a) and click Delete (9b). 12. When you are finished, save the settings by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of the page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 33: Ptz Configuration

    New_preset_1, regardless of whether there is already a PTZ preset with that name. To avoid having both a PTZ preset and a digital preset with the same name, make sure you enter a unique name for each preset that you create. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 34 9. Select Apply to complete the process. 10. The Open button displays the camera manufacturer’s onscreen menu. Actions required to accept onscreen information vary by manufacturer; clicking Iris Open and Focus Far are the most common. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 35 6. Select a Mode for cameras with exacqVision-supported fisheye lenses. If you select Immervision, additional drop-down lists appear that allow you to select a model and mounting options. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 36: Audio Inputs

    4. Click Listen to verify the audio input connected to a channel. This is sometimes helpful when assigning names to multiple audio inputs. 5. The Recording Mode column shows the recording mode selected for the audio input on the Schedule page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 37: Trigger Inputs

    3. The Status column indicates whether the trigger input is in its normal (green) state or in its alarm (red) state. 4. When you are finished configuring trigger inputs, click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 38: Alarm Outputs

    3. The Status column indicates whether the alarm output is in its normal (green) state or in its alarm (red) state. The output can be triggered to alarm state by an event configured on the Event Linking page. 4. When you are finished configuring alarm outputs, click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 39: Video Output

    3. Move the Dwell Time slider to configure the length of time before the monitor switches to the next camera. The Dwell Time range is from 1 to 60 seconds. 4. When you are finished configuring the video output, click Apply to start the tour. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 40: Storage

    The Volume tab displays the status of the RAID array, if configured on the system.  The Hardware tab allows you to monitor attributes of each hard drive and RAID controller. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 41 For example, you could configure video to be stored for at least 30 days before it is deleted, or for video to be deleted after no more than 7 days. See the following IMPORTANT NOTE before using this feature. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 42 The best way to determine your needs is by trial and error; allow the system to record at your desired settings and then monitor the Storage page to ensure that the settings will meet the storage requirements. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 43 You can configure a notification of a drive alarm using the Event Linking feature (see the “Event Linking” section of this manual for more information). +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 44: Event Linking

    To create a new event, complete the following steps: 1. Click the New button to add the event to the Event List. 2. Select the Event Type. (In exacqVision Start, only Input Trigger is available.) 3. Select the Event Source.
  • Page 45 The following Event Types are available: NOTE: Input Trigger is the only Event Type available on exacqVision Start systems. Event Type Description Video Motion Camera detects motion. Video Loss Analog video signal is disconnected. Input Trigger Discrete input on hybrid server or IP camera with alarm input is activated.
  • Page 46 Any of the profiles that configured on the Notifications page. Auto Export Any of the profiles that configured on the Auto Export page. Preset Any of the presets associated with the camera on the Camera Settings page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 47: Schedule

    5. To copy the schedule from one day of the week to another, select the appropriate days of the week in the Copy Current Configuration section, and then click Set. 6. Click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 48 Select the device from the tree and schedule it in the same way as described for the Days tab. NOTE: You can apply the one device’s schedule to another device by clicking Apply To… +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 49: Archiving

    Archiving NOTE: Archiving (not available in exacqVision Start) uses a significant amount of a system’s resources. Thus, video recording rates could be automatically throttled while archiving is in progress, especially on a wide area network with limited bandwidth. To avoid throttling of video recording, it is highly recommended that archiving be scheduled for periods when video recording rates are reduced.
  • Page 50 5. If you select Until Finished or User Defined, select a Frequency for the task. Custom allows you to select days of the week individually. 6. Click Apply. If desired, you can configure multiple archive tasks. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 51 The Status section of the Target tab displays information about the current archive task: Click Details… to view additional details in the pop-up window. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 52 5. To copy the schedule from one day of the week to another, select the appropriate days of the week in the Copy Current Configuration section, and then click Set. 6. Click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 53 Simply select a device from the tree and then configure archiving the same way as described for the Days tab. NOTE: You can apply the one device’s schedule to another device by clicking Apply To… +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 54: Users

    Client. You might have to deselect View Admin and User Admin under Custom User Privileges (if available) to allow the Custom User Permissions data to be edited. 5. When finished, click Apply. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 55: Systems

    To view additional version information for a system, right-click the information in the Version column for that system.  To view additional information about Alarm or Motion status, hover the mouse pointer over the word while it appears in the Status column. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 56 Client, the Connection Status will be displayed as Network Activity Timeout. The status will then be displayed as Disconnected after a specific amount of time that varies among operating systems. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 57: Device

    Device Information field displays the eDVR Device Type and Serial Number. You can also set a temperature threshold that can be linked to an event action using the Event Linking page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 58: Client

    6. Select Disable Windows Font Smoothing if fonts are not appearing as desired. NOTE: The Mac version of exacqVision Client also contains Use a 24-Hour Clock on the Client page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 59 Selecting Enabled will cause exacqVision to always perform de-blocking decompression even if the video stream is not actually deblocked. Enabling deblocking can reduce the maximum displayed frame rate, so use it with caution. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 60: Views

    5. Create a new view. 6. Create a new folder. You can then drag and drop existing views into the folder. 7. Click Apply after you have finished configuring the view as desired. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 61: Tours

    6. Select a Dwell Time. This is the amount of time, in seconds, that each view will be displayed. 7. Click Apply to save the camera view tour. You can now activate the tour by clicking its name in the Live Views section of the site tree. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 62: Layouts

    11. Panel Count shows how many panels are included in the layout out of the maximum (48). 12. Click Apply to save the layout. 13. To edit a custom layout, select it from the layout list. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 63: System Information

    6. Maximum Days Storage determines the maximum number of days that information is maintained in the system log. NOTE: If you cannot see all the fields and buttons on the System Log tab, drag the horizontal bar under the System Usage section up. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 64: Live Page Overview

    7. Video Windows. View video in the selected layout. 8. About exacqVision Client. View information about the client software. 9. Information. Open the user manual, visit the Exacq Knowledge Base, and more. 10. Hide/Show Navigation Panel. Expand or hide the tree. (Or press the F4 key.) 11.

  • Page 65: Layout Panel

    For example, if camera names start with numerical characters (such as 1- Front Entrance, 2-Back Entrance, and so on), you can quickly find a camera by simply entering one or two numbers in Find Camera. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 66 F8 function, which hides the message bar, the date/time bar, and the toolbar. To reverse this mode and show all the hidden items, press Alt+Enter again. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 67: Ptz Control

    Resume Time configured in the PTZ Settings window available through the camera’s setup page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 68 +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 69 PTZ/preset panel, you can use your mouse to access the PTZ presets by right-clicking anywhere in the camera’s video window, selecting PTZ Presets, and then selecting the name of the preset. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 70: Exacqreplay

    2. Select exacqReplay from the pop-up menu. 3. Select whether you want to replay video from the selected video window or from all windows in the current layout. 4. Select the desired time increment. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 71 This procedure opens the Search Page with results from the last two hours from the selected camera or cameras. For more information on the Search Page and other methods for searching for video, see the “Search Page Overview” chapter. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 72: Camera Views

    Whenever an event associated with the profile occurs, the view or tour selected as the Action Target on the Event Monitoring page is automatically displayed in place of the selected view. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 73  Select a view in the Live Views panel and click Modify. For more information about the Views page, see the “Views” section in the Config (Setup) Page Overview chapter. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 74: Search Page Overview

    NOTE: When Thumbnail Search Mode is selected, the Smart Search and export buttons are replaced by video window layout buttons as described in the “Live Page Overview” section. The rest of the Search Page is described on the following page. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 75 19. Download Status. This shows you how many frames have been downloaded and the total number of frames that meet the search criteria. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 76: Searching For Video And Other Data

    Search from the pop-up menu, and selecting whether you want to search for video from the selected window or from all windows in the current layout. That procedure opens the Search Page with results from the last two hours from the selected camera or cameras. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 77 NOTE: Each video panel has a Zoom In and Zoom Out button. The thumbnail associated with the selected button becomes the center point of the increased or decreased search range. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 78: Video Playback

    Play and Reverse buttons, which play video at actual speed even if frames must be skipped to do so.) +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 79 View Motion. Blue motion boxes mark the area where the motion occurred. When you want to remove the motion boxes, right-click in the Video Playback window again and select View Motion to remove the checkmark. NOTE: This feature is not available on most IP cameras. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 80: Searching Views

    Searching Views NOTE: Search Views is not available in exacqVision Start. You can also search for video recorded on all cameras in a specific view. Select Views from the Navigation Pane, and then select the View you want to search by clicking the appropriate checkbox.

  • Page 81: Search Serial

    9. You can now play back the video and associated POS data side-by-side. NOTE: If you do not see the Search Serial drop-down list, make sure that you haven’t selected the Events button from the Navigation Pane. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 82: Exporting Files

    To export video from up to 16 cameras, or from a single camera on exacqVision Start, perform a video search and complete the following steps (note that serial data cannot be exported using this process): 1.
  • Page 83 NOTE: See the chart on the following page for information about file compatibility on each operating system. Also, an *.exe file can be created using any operating system even though it can be viewed using only Windows. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 84  MPlayer http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html Download codecs at the following URLs:  3ivx MPEG4 decoder http://store.3ivx.com/3ivxStore/?features=dec&platform=win&license=plus&Go=Go  DivX decoder http://www.divx.com/en/downloads  Quicktime codec resources http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/components.html?os=Windows&ctype=696d6463&csubtype=48323634  Perian Codec for Quicktime http://www.perian.org +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 85 Refresh Disc to update the numbers. 5. Click Burn Disc to open the Disc Burning Progress window. Review the Burn Options before proceeding. 6. Click the Burn button to start the writing process. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

  • Page 86: Technical Support

    Technical Support Exacq Technologies is committed to providing exceptional technical and engineering support. When you need help with your exacqVision product, please be ready with a complete description of the problem, including any error messages or instructions on re-creating the error.
  • Page 87 Reorient the television or radio receiving antenna, and/or relocate the Exacq product and the radio or TV with respect to each other. If necessary, users should consult the manufacturer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.
  • Page 88 Exacq or its licensors, distributors, and suppliers has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • Page 89 Updated PTZ Control section to include a discussion about command priorities.  Updated Camera Views section to include My Event Monitors.  Updated Search Mode Overview and Video Playback sections with thumbnail feature and Start Download button. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...
  • Page 90 Added deblocking feature to Client section.  Added Layouts section. Release 5.8  Modified Add Systems page to include central server database location feature.  Modified Notifications section to include new supported tags. +1.317.845.5710 USA (Corporate Headquarters) +5255.56080817 Mexico www.exacq.com +44.1438.310163 Europe/Middle East/Asia...

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