Table of Contents Overview Notes for User Workstation CPU Screen Layout Menu Bar Map Window Multi-Screens Start/Stop Sequence Set Time/Date DVR Search and Playback Download / Copy Video Event List Observed Events Logging an event Replaying an event Site List Description Manager Menus Setting up Sequences...
Cameras can be selected directly from the map or by selecting the camera number from the Matrix keyboard. • The Pick-a-Point system can handle any number of cameras and monitors. Connection is limited by the practical capability of a single operator to monitor all the connected sites. •...
Workstation CPU Screen Layout The workstation screen is divided into two sections pictured below. The menu bar is displayed across the top of the screen, with the map window below. Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the screen allows access to the available menus. These will change according to the log in used.
User Button Functions Displays the key number selection from the keypad. Displays the currently selected system camera number. Opens the ‘Log Off’ system window (see Logging On and Off). Returns the display to the top level map. Opens the ‘Multi Screen’ window (see Multi-Screens). Starts or stops a sequence on the currently selected monitor (see Sequences).
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Backup Pick-a-Point keyboard If the connection to the Pick-a-point keyboard is lost, an onscreen version (shown below) will automatically appear. This can be dragged to any position on the monitor. It will disappear once the connection to the keyboard has been re-established.
Multi-Screens The ‘Multi Screens’ button allows the currently selected monitor to placed into a quad. This enables 4 images to be displayed on a single monitor. Use the ‘Monitors’ drop down menu to select which monitor will show the multi screen display. Use the drop down menu under ‘Screen Type’...
Start/Stop Sequence To start a sequence; Select the required monitor (see Changing monitors). Touch or click the ‘Start / Stop Sequence’ button. The button for the monitor being sequenced will display an ‘S’ next to the monitor number. Touch or click the button again to stop the sequence. Set Time/Date To adjust the workstation time and date, click or touch the ‘Set Time / Date’...
DVR Search and Playback This facility is only available when logged in as a supervisor. To review and download recorded images; Touch or click the camera required for review Touch or click on the ‘DVR search / playback’ button. The DVR Control window will pop up. This window will allow an operator to review recorded images from the selected camera, based upon the time of recording.
Selects the required recording date for review Begins playback from the selected time and date. Drop down menu sets the playback speed. Launches the playback utility from the DVD after successfully downloading an incident and writing it to a DVD. Closes the DVR Control window.
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Description Selects the video server (digital recorder) for downloading recorded images. Selects start and end times for the incident / event to be downloaded. Selects start and end dates for the incident / event to be downloaded This should always be set to 0 during GMT and always be set to 1 during BST otherwise the downloaded footage will be wrong by 1 hour during British summer time.
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Progress indication area. This shows the current state of progress during the download / DVD writing. Note: The time taken to download and write video to a DVD will vary considerably depending on the type of network and required duration of the downloaded video. Download Selection.
Event List Press the Event list button to open the list of Events stored on the servers connected to the Pick-a-Point workstation. To playback recorded images from the Event; Select the Server Select the start time and date. A list of Events will be displayed on the right hand side of the panel.
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Accepting Alarms When an alarm is tripped, the alarm icon will turn red and the nominated User will receive a notification. When the icon is clicked, a dialog box will appear giving the alarm details. Highlight the entry in the alarm box to accept the alarm and clear it.
Observed Events The observed events button, allows the operator to quickly and efficiently log a suspicious event or incident. When the event is logged, the current time and date along with the camera number are logged into a database. Logging an event Click on ‘Observed Events->Log Event’...
Site List The site list window allows the operator to select different sites or site map levels. After selecting a site map level, the displayed map will change and the camera icons will be shown on the map. Local and Remote Sites Remote sites can be selected from the ‘Site List’...
DVIP Audio Server IP Addresses Pick-a-Point can support audio recording on up to 2 DVIP servers for concierge / door entry conversation recording. The IP addresses of the audio recording DVIPs are entered into these boxes. The update button updates the IP addresses into the database.
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To Add or Remove Users; The Pick-a-Point system automatically loads each users preferences on login. Click on ‘File->System Setup’ and then click the tab ‘Pass Number’ at the top of the window to allow access to new users and set authorisation levels.
To add External Devices; Click on ‘File->System Setup’ and then click the tab ‘External Devices’. This menu allows a manager to add specific external devices to the system, along with an associated drive letter. Devices include Hard Drives and USB sticks. Setting up Sequences Monitors can be arranged into a series of views which can then be observed by an operator.
Headphones 3.5mm jack socket for headphones Data COM Ports COM1 & COM2 RS-232 COM A Pick-a-Point keyboard socket COM B Serial Alarms connection COM C - COM H Spare RS-232/RS-422 Ports LED’s Power LED adjacent to COM H Socket Options CD Writer Freecom Classic DVD+/-RW Double Layer USB 2.0...
RS-485 keyboard cable (2m) RJ45 - RJ45 PS2 querty keyboard Breakout box - to increase keyboard range Optical USB mouse Manual for Pick-a-Point keyboard Rack mounting ears for Pick-a-Point unit Sample Installation Diagram PC Monitor Power Supply USB CD Writer...
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