Vivotek ST3402 manual

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    0 VIVOTEK ST3402 User ’ s Manual[...]

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    1 105B Content s Chapter 1 Installation.................................................................................................1-3 1.1 System Hardware Requirements ...............................................................1-3 1.1.1 Recommended minimum system hardware requirements ...............1-3 1.1.2 Suggestions ..................[...]

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    2 4.1.1 Starting the Scheduling tool ...........................................................4-59 4.2 The Layout and Functionalities ..............................................................4-59 4.2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................4-59 4.2.2 The Functionalities of Conf igura[...]

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    1-3 Chapter 1 0B Inst allation 1.1 5B System Hardware Requirement s Before installing the application sof tware , make sure your system has the following recommended minimum hardware requirements. 1.1.1 28B Recommended minimum system hardware requirement s The system requirement recommended for this application is as follows. OS: MS Windows 2000/XP[...]

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    1-4 1.1.2 29B Suggestions The following suggestions will help you to run our software faster and smooth. All suggestions are optional. 1. Maximum supported hard disk space - 200GB is the maximum tested supported har d disk space. Performance can’t be guaranteed if the recording hard disk space is greater than 200GB. 2. In Window XP system, clos[...]

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    1-5 As shown in X Figure 1-1 X , you can disable system rest ore of all disk or specified disk. 3. Exclude file protectation for specified files in AntiVirus - The following X T able 1-2 X represents the specified files that should be excluded in AntiVirus to accelerate our application. Suggest to Exclude DBS, DES, DI A, DSK, DSS HGD, W AP , BCK [...]

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    1-6 Figure 1-3 Auto-Protect Exclusion List 4. Exclude file protectation for specified files in PC-cillin - As shown in X Figure 1-4 X , find “Settings Real-time scan Selected files Select File T ypes” and ensure the files described in table 1-1 do not exist in the list. Figure 1-4 Th e File List in PC-cillin Click Files list[...]

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    1-7 NOTE: If the above settings cannot help you to improve performance, try to use disk defragmenter “S tart All Pr ograms Accessories System T ools Disk Defragmente r” to reconfigure your hard disk may hel p your computer more efficient. 1.2 6B Sof tware Inst allation The following are steps for t he sof tware installation. STEP 1: Put[...]

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    1-8 Figure 1-6 W elcome page for the VIVOTEK ST3402 STEP 3: If you click on “Next” and X Figure 1-7 X appears, it means you have installed a previous version of the recording software (the previous version is the video-only version, which means it would not get the audio stream from servers). If you want to keep the previous version, choose the[...]

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    1-9 to continue. Figure 1-8 User information for Smart VS-IP Recorder STEP 5: Set up the administrator ’ s p assword by entering a password and confirm the password as shown in X Figure 1-9 X . Click on “Next” to continue. Figure 1-9 Confirm Password[...]

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    1-10 STEP 6: Select the installation directory fo r this application software and click on “Next”, as shown in X Figure 1-10 X . Y ou can also change the installation directory from the Default directory by clicking on “Browse…” Figure 1-10 Destination Location for Inst allation STEP 7: Select a program folder to install the application s[...]

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    1-1 1 STEP 8: Af ter checking all the set up information shown in X Figure 1-12 X , click on “Next” to start file movement and registries update. Figure 1-12 Check Setup Information STEP 9: Click on “Finish”, as shown in X Figure 1-13 X , to finish installation. This completes the program installation. Figure 1-13 Finish the Inst allation[...]

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    1-12 1.3 7B First S t art up After inst allation, one of the IE settings needs to be changed before you can start running the Monitor program. Enable the mechanism for submitting non-encrypted data in the p ath “S tart->Settings->control Panel->Internet Options->Security->Custom Level…Setting:” Y ou can also fi nd the path fro[...]

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    2-13 Chapter 2 1B Launcher 1B Launcher is a controller program that allows starting the recording procedure before the user logs in and the program will run as a service procedure after Window st arts up automatically . LauncherUI is th e program that provides a uer interface to allow the user to invoke Monitor or Playback quickly . In the followin[...]

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    2-14 Figure 2-1 Login Dialog When the Launcher is locked, the unlock window is as follows: Figure 2-2 Unlock Dialog The input area of the dialog will be grayed (disabled) for 60 seconds after three failure attempts. 2.2 9B User Interface This is the user interface for Launcher: Figure 2-3 Popup Menu The main user interface for Launcher is an icon o[...]

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    2-15 is displayed by clicking on the right or le ft buttons on the mous e. The menu items are listed below: 1. Lock Launcher – When this item is se lected, Launcher will enter Lock mode. In Lock mode, whenever the user wants to in voke the menu, a dialog asking for username and password appears. The interface for this dialog is covered in the pre[...]

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    2-16 Figure 2-5 User Management Wind ow Figure 2-6 Add and Modify User Windows Functionalities may be disabled according to the login user ’ s group. The following X T able 2-1 X represent s the privilege of each group in Lanuncher .[...]

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    2-17 Item Root Power User General User Monitor S tart Up Mode ˇ User Management ˇ Playback ˇ ˇ Change Password ˇ ˇ ˇ Exit ˇ ˇ ˇ Lock / Unlock ˇ ˇ ˇ Logout ˇ ˇ ˇ T able 2-1 T he Privilege in Launcher 3. Monitor start up mode – The option decides the program type of Monitor that is described in section 3 after Window boot up. There [...]

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    2-18 closing (click on the close button in Monito r). It means that t he recording procedure will be continued and user does not need to worry about missing media data that you like to record. As the following X Figure 2-8 X , a useful hint can help user to monitor the state of running channel, monitoring channel and recording channe l. Move cursor[...]

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    2-19 6. Exit – This ends Launcher . If the user chooses this option, a message box will pop up to confirm whether the user really wants to exit. It warns the user that exiting Launcher will also close Monitor and Playback.[...]

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    3-20 Chapter 3 2B Monitor 3.1 10B Features of Monitor T o ol In this section, we will depict all features of the Monitor tool in this sof tware. 3.1.1 30B T raditional Surveillance Features The traditional surveillance features include the following 9 Real-time monitor 9 PTZ control 9 Recording 3.1.2 31B S pecial Features In our digital surveillanc[...]

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    3-21 3.2 11B Application Layout and Functionalities This section demonstrates a global view of the Monitor tool, as shown in X Figure 3 -1 X . Components of the Monitor tool in det ails are shown in the following sections. Figure 3-1 Overview of the Monitor T ool There are several part s in the monitor tool: 9 Miscellaneous functions: These include[...]

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    3-22 status of connection, recording, sele ction, and alert-event triggered. 9 V ideo area In this area, you can see the video of t he selected channel in the display frame. The number of display frames in the vi deo area depends on the layout chosen by the user . Y ou can also do some convenient controls for the video display in it. 9 Layout area [...]

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    3-23 9 Ta l k If the connected V ideo Server / Networ k Camera series product supports two-way audio feature, the tool can be used to talk with remote side by using additional device, such as mircophone. 3.3 12B Logging In The authentication mechanism is implem ented in Launcher . If user has already passed the authentication in Launcher , M onitor[...]

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    3-24 Item Root Power User General User Backup ˇ Camera configuration ˇ Display & UI settings ˇ Global settings ˇ Record ˇ Schedule ˇ DI/DO control ˇ ˇ PTZ contrl ˇ ˇ Change layo ut ˇ ˇ ˇ Lock ˇ ˇ ˇ Printer ˇ ˇ ˇ Snapshot ˇ ˇ ˇ Stop alert ˇ ˇ ˇ T able 3-1 T he Privilege of Each Group in Monitor Again, if you need to chan[...]

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    3-25 setting each camera, a warning window will pop up to warn you that all recording processes will be stopped. 3.4.1 33B The Layout of the Configuration In this section, we discuss the local se ttings of the connection and the functional configurations of each camera . If you are interested in t he remote settings for each camera, you can refer t[...]

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    3-26 3.4.2 Local Settings In the local settings, as shown in X Figure 3-4 X , there are three main functions: Figure 3-4 Local Settings Insert – This allows the user to insert a remote V ideo Server / Network Camera series product to the camera list. Click on t he “Insert” button, an “Insert New Channel” dialog will pop up, as shown in X [...]

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    3-27 Figure 3-6 Delete a camera to the list History – Clicking on the “History” button pops up a camera history list that shows the latest cameras that has been in serted into the camera list. The list could cont ain up to 16 entries. When you click on one of the came ras in the history list, the camera will be inserted into the camera list. [...]

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    3-28 3.4.3 35B Alert Settings and Recording Settings Figure 3-8 Alert Settings and Reco rding Settings Alert Settings: These settings guide this program how to handle motion detection, digital input alerts, video loss and remote alert. 9 Enable motion detect - With this checkbox checked, the program will trigger the alert sound (specified in “3[...]

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    3-29 Alert sound will be played on remote side if the option is enabled, alert sound has been configured and the one of the above thr ee alerts (motion/digital/video loss) triggered. NOTE: Above items may be disabled when the connected server doesn’t support the features. Recording Settings: 9 Name - If you want to specify your own location nam[...]

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    3-30 S t ep 1: S t ep 2: Figure 3-9 Change the Sequence of the Con ne cted Camera 3.4.5 37B Saving the Changes Once you have clicked on the “S ave” button in the bottom left corner of this window , the changes for all camera configurations will be saved and validated immediately in this IP surveillance sy stem. NOTE: If you try to change the re[...]

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    3-31 Figure 3-10 Global Settings Y ou can activate the global setting windo w from “Configuration Menu Global Settings...” as shown in X Figure 3-10 X . A TTENTION: A warning window will pop up to alert you that all recording processes will be stopped when activating the global setting window . Figure 3-1 1 Global Settings Window Directory Se[...]

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    3-32 9 Snapshot directory - This is the directory for storing the snap shot s in *.bmp format from channels as shown in X Figure 3-1 1 X . 9 Recording directory - This is the directory for storing the re corded media data from remote channels. 9 Scheduler directory - This is the directory for storing the default and user-customized plots for [...]

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    3-33 Figure 3-12 Internet Proxy Settings Backup Settings: In this setting, you can select the director y , maybe a remote hard disk, for the media database backup; as well as the ba ckup size of your backup media. Backup Location Select: This window provides the settings for ba ckup and the deletion of media datamedia database. Y ou can select the [...]

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    3-34 Figure 3-13 Network Account Drive settings NOTE: The network account must be able to login the machine that runs the application (ST3402) and also the machine t hat provides the network drive. Y ou can also specify the Host Name or IP to enable network account settings. 3.6 15B Display & UI Settings Options of video display and alert setti[...]

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    3-35 Figure 3-15 Display & UI Settings Window Local Alert Settings: Y ou can load custom *.wav file for the sound of alert triggering. Y o u can also listen to the sample of the chosen sound file by c licking on the “Play” but ton (the button with black right arrow). Remote Alert Settings: As local alert settings, you can load *.wav f ile f[...]

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    3-36 NOTE: Y ou must select the i nput signal format according to the camera type or CCD module type that is connected to the remote V ideo Ser ver / Network Camera series product, regardless of the power line connected is 50 or 60 Hz. Display Options: In the video displaying frame of each c hannel, there are two status bars associated with it. On [...]

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    3-37 Figure 3-17 Cursor change to click on im age mode 9 Enable PTZ hot key - When the option is enabled, user can cont rol PTZ camera by using keyboard. The following table represent s f unctionality of each hot key: 9 Hot Key 9 Functionality 9 NUMP AD_ 0 9 AutoFocus 9 NUMP AD_ 1 9 Focus - 9 NUMP AD_ 2 9 Down 9 NUMP AD_ 3 9 Focus + 9 NUMP AD_ 4 [...]

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    3-38 3.7 16B Using Monitor T ool This section depicts methods of m anipulating the Monitor tool. 3.7.1 38B Connection of the V ideo Server / Network Camera Series Channel: Once you have connected a V ideo Server / Network Camera series pro du ct, you can drag and drop the camera to the video area. As for the channel area shown in X Figure 3-18 X , [...]

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    3-39 There is a unique light signal associated with each channel number . It indicates the status of the dedicated channel, as listed below . 9 Off (Black) The channel is not connected with any remote Video Server / Network Camera series product. 9 Green The green light means the V ideo Server / Network Camera series product associated with this ch[...]

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    3-40 Figure 3-20 Invoke Authentication Wi ndow Figure 3-21 Authentication Window NOTE: The hint will also be popped up when user changes login password in IE. Incorrect Settings– If the option of “Apply to new device” does n’t be enabled, the hint of “Incorrect Settings” will be popped up when the settings (model A) that were configured[...]

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    3-41 If the connecting device is not supported Video Server / Network Camera series product (such as PC or another network device), the hint of “Unknown T ype” will be popped up. Please check what device is assigned the specified IP address and change to supported V ideo Server / Ne twork Camera series product. The hint is shown in X Figure 3-2[...]

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    3-42 Figure 3-24 Mouse Cursor on the Chan nel Number Ste p 2 : Press and hold down the left mouse bu tton and drag the mouse cursor to the displaying frame in the video area, as shown in X Figure 3-25 X . Note that the cursor will be changed according to the area indicati ng whether the selection can be dropped there. Figure 3-25 Drag the Channel t[...]

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    3-43 this case, it should be the video area), and then release the mouse button. In each layout, each channel is corresponding to one and only one displaying frame in the video area, as shown in X Figure 3-26 X . Therefore, the drag and drop from the channel number to the displaying frame can be tr eated as “exchange of channels in the displaying[...]

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    3-44 Figure 3-26 Showing V ideo on the Displaying Frame 3.7.1.2 68B Close the channel in displaying frame This section discusses how to close t he video change in the display frame. Ste p 1 : Move the mouse cursor to the displa y frame associated wit h the channel you want to close. Ste p 2 : The cursor will turn into a hand-shaped ic on when it is[...]

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    3-45 Figure 3-27 Close the Channel NOTE: Even the channel is closed for current layout. The network connection is still connected. The reason to keep the connection is that if the connection is closed, it is not possible for Monitor to j udge if any event is triggered. 3.7.2 39B The Layout There are six kinds of layouts shown in X Figure 3-28 X for[...]

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    3-46 Figure 3-28 Layout of the Monitor tool Whether you choose the one-camera layout or the four-camera layout, the “Page up” and “Page down” buttons will be shown in t he bottom-left corner of the video area. Y ou can use these two buttons to switch the pages, as shown in X Fig ure 3-29 X . Use the “Page Up” and “Page Down” key in [...]

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    3-47 X Figure 3-30 X , double-click on the display frame associated with the dedicated channel in the video area. Y ou will see the size of the display frame is the same as the one-camera layout. As shown in X Figure 3-31 X , clicking on the “Back” button in the upper-left corner of the video area will switch to the previous selected multi-came[...]

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    3-48 Figure 3-31 Single V iew Mode W hen in Multi-camera Layout Input/Output Control T ools Figure 3-32 Input/Output Control T ool This application software provid es another three tools, shown in X Figure 3-32 X , in the bottom-left corner , for controlling the remote Video Server / Network Camera series product of the associated channel. Y ou can[...]

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    3-49 Digital Output) control, Alert Me ssage receiver and T alk control. 3.7.2.1 69B PTZ Control The PTZ (Pan / T ilt / Z oom) tool is shown in X Figure 3-33 X . If the remote V ideo Server/ Network Camera series product associat ed with the selected channel is connected with a PTZ enabled camera, this PTZ control tool will be activated. Y ou can d[...]

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    3-50 Figure 3-34 DI/DO Control The color of the DI status is depicted as follows: 9 OFF When the color of the channel number is gray , that m eans this channel is not connected to any remote V ideo Server / Network Camera series product. 9 Red The channel number turns red indicating the DI of the remo te Video Server / Network Camera series product[...]

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    3-51 Figure 3-35 Alert Message If you select the check box for “Enable Motion Detect”, “Enable Digital Input” or “Enable V ideo loss” in the path “Configurati on Menu Camera Configurations Alert Settings”, the alert message will show in the window as shown in; refer to “Alert Settings” in Section X 3.4.3 X . An alert message[...]

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    3-52 Figure 3-36 T alk Control 9 T alk Available When the connected Video Server / Network Camera series product supports the feature of 2-way audio, talk with remote side is available. User can click the button to establish t alk channel. When the channe l is established, the st ate will enter to talking and user can ta lk with remote side by micr[...]

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    3-53 3.7.3 40B Backup Figure 3-37 the Process of Backu p Operation “Backup” allow you to copy the recorded media data to another media according to the location and the size you have se lected. Y ou can refer to Section X 3.5 X “Configuration Menu Global Settings Ba ckup Settings” for more details on backup settings. From the backed up [...]

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    3-54 2B Figure 3-39 Miscel l aneo us fu nct ion s 3.7.5 Miscellaneous Functions This section describes other miscellaneous functions represented by small icons in this application software, as shown in X Figure 3-39 X . These functions can be applied regardless of which is the currently fo cused channel. These functions are each described below . Q[...]

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    3-55 S t op Alert Sound Whenever an alert is triggered, an alarm will sound if it was set up. Y ou can click this button to stop the alarm. It will also switch the I/O Control T ool to the Alert Message T ool, as depicted in Section X 3.7.2.3 X , and automatically shows the alert messages. Configuration Menu This menu includes Camera Configuration,[...]

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    3-56 3.7.6 43B Common Control Functions Figure 3-40 Common Control Functions This section describes other Common contro l functions, respresented by small icons, as shown in X Figure 3-40 X . These functions can only be applied to the focused channels. These functions are each described below . Vo l u m e Clicking on this button to adjust the audi [...]

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    3-57 refer to Section X 3.5 X for det ails. T rashcan Y ou can drap and drop the channel to the Trashcan. This does not close the video connection with the remote V ideo Server / Network Camera series product. But the display for the channel in current layout will be removed. Y ou can apply V olume, Record, S top record, Printer , and Snapshot to s[...]

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    4-58 Chapter 4 3B Scheduling The Scheduling tool helps the user to schedule the time to record the media stream of the selected channels from the remote V ideo Server / Network Camera series product. With both the graphic user interfac e and time period selection options, you can easily schedule each channel. The main features of the Scheduling too[...]

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    4-59 4.2 18B The Layout and Functionalities In this section, the layout and the functiona lities of the Scheduling tool are depicted in detail. 4.2.1 47B Introduction X Figure 4-2 X shows the layout of the Scheduling tool’ s components. Figure 4-2 Overview of the Scheduling T ool The layout is roughly divided into 4 part s: Channel Selection Ar e[...]

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    4-60 It consists of day time-line, week time-li ne, begin time selector , end time selector , and event mode settings. Secondary Schedule: It consists of event mode settings. Operation Buttons: It contains operation buttons for the user to fine tune the edited schedule-scheme of the selected channel, and close the Scheduling tool window . These fou[...]

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    4-61 4.2.3 49B The Schedule Scheme operations There are six related buttons, “Load…”, “Undo”, “Clear”, “Save”, “Save as…” and “Close” for handling the scheduling schemes. These are shown in X Figure 4-4 X . Figure 4-4 Operations for the Schedule Scheme Manipulation L oad… This button is used for loading other pre-edite[...]

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    4-62 Y ou can make your own schedule scheme by plotting markers in a ll time-lines. These two time lines are associated with each other . That is, if you make changes in one time-line, the corresponding changes will be app lied, in scale, to t he other time-lines in the same schedule scheme. 4.3.1.1 73B Week T ime-Line X Figure 4-5 X shows the Week[...]

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    4-63 the time picker that will be described in section 4.3.2 automatically . 4.3.1.4 76B Marking/Unmarking the Recording T ime Y ou only need one click on the left mouse butt on to mark the time on this time-line. The operating method for the hour time-line is the same as that of the week time-lines . Please refer to Section X 4.3.1.1 X for details[...]

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    4-64 Figure 4-9 Period Picker , Apply button and Erase button Apply Erase Period picker[...]

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    4-65 4.3.3 52B Schedule in event mode Y ou can select to record in Event mode or Continuous mode by the Schedule mode selector as shown in X Figure 4-10 X . There are two types of event recording, please refer to Section X 4.3.3.1 X and Section X 4.3.3.2 X for more informa tion. Figure 4-10 Schedule Mode Selector 4.3.3.1 79B Motion detection Figure[...]

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    4-66 continuously according to the schedule set up by the user . 4.4 20B Secondary Schedule Secondary schedule is the time that is outside the Primary schedule. 4.4.1 54B Schedule modes Figure 4-13 Secondary Schedule Mode Selector As shown in X Figure 4-13 X , there are three selections in the Secondary schedule mode selector: Disable, Event mode, [...]

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    5-67 Chapter 5 4B Playback 5.1 21B Features of Playback The Playback program of this application so ftware is a very powerful yet convenient and user-friendly tool the user can use in browsing the recorded media datamedia database. It has two display modes (normal display mode and event preview mode) and three playback methods (full range, time per[...]

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    5-68 BMP file snapshot Output to printer directly V olume control System control tools: Lock Program System settings Minimize Miscellaneous tools: Location selector Alert window selector 5.2 22B Logging In The authentication mechanism is implemented in Launcher . If the user has passed authentication in Launcher , Playback can be invoked without fu[...]

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    5-69 5.3 23B Layout Figure 5-1 Playback Main Window Once you have successfully logged in to the Playback system, the main window appears at the top of the screen and the display resolution will be changed to 1024x768 automatically , if the current resolution is less. As shown in X Figure 5-1 X , there are four main areas in this window: Displ ay ar[...]

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    5-70 size by using the Display Adjustment T ool and choose playback method by using the Play Control T ool. Figure 5-2 Display By Time (No rmal Display Mode ) As shown in X Figure 5-3 X , there are three kinds of info rmation (loaction name, remote time and original recording size) that are displayed on the upper and lower bars respectively . When [...]

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    5-71 5.3.1.2 82B Histogram Area The Histogram is an interactive control. In the control, you can display events’ time domain location and the percentage of motion. Y ou can also select a group of event s or a specific period, fr om the Histogram Area. 5.3.1.3 83B Control Area The Control Area contains most of the c ontrol selections and toolboxes[...]

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    5-72 format, and exporting file name. 5.3.2 56B Indicators 5.3.2.1 85B Area Selection Indicator As shown in X Figure 5-1 X , the Display Area is surrounded by a blue rectangle. This is the Area Selection Indicator . This can be set to indicate either the Display Area or the Histogram Area. Move your mouse cursor to the area you want to select. When[...]

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    5-73 Figure 5-5 System Control T ool Database location The most important item in the settings di alog is the dat abase path setting. Y ou must set it to the directory that contains the surveillance dat abase to make the program to work properly . A VI files location This sets the storing directory when you ex port A VI files. The exported A VI fil[...]

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    5-74 Figure 5-6 Settings Dialog A VI Compression Mode We use only 24 bit s color depth to export the A VI file in this mode. In the A VI compression mode selection, you can select one of the compression methods (both video and audio) that your com puter supports to export the A VI file. The compression methods may be different from computer to comp[...]

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    5-75 Control Panel Position This provides a convenient way to change the position of the control area, either to to the left or right side of the main window , according to your preference. T ime Format There are two kinds of time format (12-hour / 24-hour) that can be selected by user to determine the time format in the upper st atus bar of displa[...]

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    5-76 Figure 5-7 Normal Displ ay Mode Under the Normal display (single frame) mo de, you can use all the tools the Playback program provides except the Page control. In this mode, the two labels under the Pull Bar show the individual starting and ending time of the interval (as shown in X Figure 5-7 X ). 5.5.1 58B Histogram Area Figure 5-8 Histogram[...]

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    5-77 clicking on the Pull Bar in t he same x-axis position. T hat means the Playback system will be shifted to the appointed time and shows the video in the displaying frame. The dark regions in the histogram area means t here is no media data existed in these intervals. If you click on these regions, a warning message will pop up. 5.6 26B Preview [...]

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    5-78 Figure 5-9 P review Mode 5.6.1 59B Histogram Area The Histogram Area in the event Preview mode shows the event occuring time and the percentage of the detected motion with red bars. It also indicates the current displayed events with green bars and the select ed event with blue bars. If you want to access the Histogram Area, you must c hange t[...]

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    5-79 have selected. The dark regions means t here is no video sequence existed in these intervals. If you click on these r egions, a warning dialog will pop up. 5.6.2 60B Histogram Legend Figure 5-1 1 Legend of the Histogram X Figure 5-1 1 X shows the legends corresponding to the colors represented in the histogram. Y ou can call up this diagr am b[...]

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    5-80 Figure 5-12 Selector T ools 5.7.1.1 87B Location Selector The Location Selector lets y ou select the camera you want to view from (refer to X Figure 5-12 X ). The location information is the sa me as the location name associated with the dedicated ch annel in the Monitor program. If there are more than one time segments in the same location, a[...]

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    5-81 will be shown. 5.7.1.3 89B Playback Method Selector Full Range If you select this method, the database will be displayed from the beginning to the end of this location. Any change in the period selector wi ll have no effect unless you change this selector to “T ime Period”. T ime Period If you change the playback method to “T ime Pe riod[...]

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    5-82 Figure 5-14 Jog Dial Play from Beginning The “Play” button we support here is an intelli gent user-interface. The functionality of this button can vary to fit di fferent circumst ances. In the Normal display mode, click on the “Play” button restart s the displaying vi deo sequence. In the Pr eview m ode, if you do not change the data o[...]

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    5-83 clockwise direction. T o decrease playing speed, move it in the counterclockwise direction. Current speed you are set at will be shown in the second column of the status area. NOTE: Y ou can press Ctrl key and th e corresponding button introduced above simultaneously to stop/p ause/resume/play all events in event preview mode. 5.7.3 63B Displa[...]

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    5-84 5.7.3.3 Full Screen When you click on the “Full Screen” button, the video sequence will be enlarged to fill up the entire screen in stantly . Y ou can double-click on the mouse button in any area on th e screen, or press the “ESC ” key to return to the original state. 5.7.4 64B Searching Range Adjustment T oolbox When you move the mous[...]

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    5-85 newly defined start time. 5.7.4.3 96B Full Range Clicking on the “Full Range” button would yie ld the same ef fect as you would in the Playback Method. 5.7.5 65B T oolbox In our playback program, you can check the database and you can export the database to other media. Using the toolbox, you can export the database into other more portabl[...]

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    5-86 selected through the frame selection indicato r . The size of the bitmap will be the same as the source image you have selected. The exported bitmap filename will be generated automatically and be list ed in the fourth column of the status area. If you want to change the bitmap file output directory , you can go to the Settings window as we ha[...]

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    5-87 5.7.6.1 101B Lock Program If you are to be away from your com puter , for security concerns, we suggest you lock the Playback program. Y ou can simply click on the “Lock Window” button to lock the main window . Once this is invoked, the main window will be hidden and the login dialog will appear (as shown in X Figure 2-2 X ). T o return to[...]