Pelco C689M (5/01) manual

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    DX3016RX Remote V iewing Software Installation/ Operation Manual C689M (5/01) ® Pelco • 3500 Pelco W ay • Clovis, CA 93612-5699 USA • www .pelco.com In North America and Canada: T el (800) 289-9100 • F AX (800) 289-9150 International Customers: T el +1(559) 292-1981 • F AX +1(559) 348-1 120 00789[...]

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    2 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) CONTENTS Section Page DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 3 INST ALLA TION .................................................................................................................. 3 SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION .............[...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 3 DESCRIPTION The DX3016RX Remote Viewing Software is designed for use with Microsoft Windows ® 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Me. In combination with the DX3016 Series Digital Video Re- corder (DVR) and an Ethernet LAN (local area network), the software can acquire live and recorded images from the DVR. The software can p[...]

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    4 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) NOTE: IP addresses and subnet masks must be set correctly . Do not make or alter these settings if you do not have sufficient expertise on networks. The IP addres- ses 192.168.1.xxx (1-254) fall within the range of private IP addresses prescribed for RFC1918. Please use this range if it does not potentially cause any pro[...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 5 00799 2. In the IP Address page, select Specify an IP Address and enter the IP address and subnet mask. Click OK to complete the settings and exit the menu. Figure 2. IP Address Page 3. Restart your computer . 4. T urn on the DVR(s) and set the IP address and subnet mask for each recorder . a. Press the SETUP button on t[...]

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    6 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) OPERA TION RESTRICTIONS The playback speed of the DX3016RX is determined by the computer ’ s processing speed, type of playback devices used, network traffic, and other factors. For these reasons, there will be cases where the software’s playback speed does not match the recording intervals of the DVR. Depending on t[...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 7 CONNECT TO A DVR To connect to a DVR: 1. If the Network window is not open, click Network on the toolbar , and then click Re- corder List. The Network window appears. Figure 4. Network Window When you start the software, the Network window appears automatically if there are any recorders in the list. 2. Highlight the DVR[...]

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    8 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 00802 00785 ADD A RECORDER To add a recorder to the Recorder List: 1. Click Network on the toolbar , and then click Add Recorder. The Recorder Property window appears. Figure 6. Recorder Property Window 2. Enter the DVR name and IP address in the Recorder Property window . Entering text in the Memo line is optional. 3. C[...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 9 If the camera number is shown in red, it means the DVR is recording that camera. In the multiple-screen display , the camera number changes from green to yellow to indicate the most recently updated field. Clicking the left mouse button on any camera image will change the multiple-camera display to a single-camera displa[...]

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    10 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) PLA YBACK Begins playback in the forward direction. FORW ARD SEARCH Starts search playback in the normal direction. Speed can be adjusted through repeated clicks of the button (1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, 1X). PLA Y SPEED SLIDER Drag the slider to adjust playback speed. When set at Fast, images will be renewed at the device’s max[...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 11 ALARM SEARCH 1. Click Search on the T ool bar to open the Search menu. 2. Click Previous Alarm, Next Alarm, or Alarm List. If you click Alarm List, a list of alarms appears. Scroll through the list and click the alarm you want to view . This highlights your selection. Click the Search button. Figure 1 1. Alarm List Wind[...]

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    12 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) COPY A VIDEO IMAGE This option works in both the live and playback modes. Click the Copy command in the Edit menu to copy the currently displayed image to the clip- board. PRINT A VIDEO IMAGE This option works in both the live and playback modes. 1. Click the Print command in the File menu to open the Print window . 2. [...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 13 SEQUENCE CAMERAS This option works in both the live and playback modes. To sequence all cameras: 1. Click Camera in the View menu. 2. Click All in the drop-down menu. Figure 13. Camera Selection List To sequence some cameras: 1. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard. 2. In the Camera box, click the buttons for the cam[...]

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    14 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 00800 00810 ZOOM This option works in both the live and playback modes. There are two ways to zoom. QUICK ZOOM 1. Click Quick Zoom in the View menu. A Quick Zoom window opens. Figure 15. Quick Zoom Window 2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag it to create a box around the area on which you want to zoom. The area w[...]

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    Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) 15 TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the following procedures if problems occur during network connection. 1. Confirm that the cable is physically connected. If a switching hub is used, check that the connection has not been made to the hub’s cascade port. Recent connectors fea- ture a guard that makes it difficult to insert the [...]

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    16 Pelco Manual C689M (5/01) ® Pelco, the Pelco logo, Spectra, Genex, Legacy , and PelcoVision are registered trademarks of Pelco. © Copyright 2001, Pelco ™ Esprit and Camclosure are trademarks of Pelco. All rights reserved. ® Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ® Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel. ™ Celeron[...]