iDVR-E and iDVR-RT16 Video Surveillance DVRs Mac Client Software Guide For more information, please visit: iDVR.
iSMS The iSMS is a dedicated client program that connects and manages in real time. 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT The iSMS utilizes much resource from the computer as it draws video data from the DVR. Therefore, the PC must be equipped with a higher minimum requirement for its components and operating system. The following chart displays the minimum and the recommended system specification to operate the iSMS properly. Recommended OS MAC OS X 10.
The setup dialog displays the installation options: the ISMS, Start Menu Shortcuts and Desktop Shortcuts. The Start Menu Shortcuts and Desktop Shortcuts may be unchecked if desired. Click on Next to continue. Select the folder in which the program will be iQVWDOOHG %\ GHIDXOW LW LV LQVWDOOHG LQ ³& \Program Files\ISMS ´ Click on Install and the installation will begin. Click on Close to finish the installation.
3. EXECUTING iSMS Double-click on the iSMS icon and the initial log-in screen will appear illustrated in below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Enter the IP Address of the DVR or the hostname. Enter the Port Number of the DVR. Port 7000 is the Default. Enter either the Admin or User Password of the DVR. Select the Video mode either NTSC or PAL. NTSC is the Default. Click on the Connect button after all the information has been entered Click on the File Playback button to go directly into file playback.
4. General Info and Setup 4.1 About iSMS 4.2 Preferences Choose the elements to appear on the onscreen display. Select/Deselect the items below. 4.3 Quit iSMS 5. DVR 5.1 Remote Search Please refer to page 8 ³7.1 REMOTE SEARCH´ 5.2 Local Search Please refer to page 12 ³9.1 LOCAL SEARCH´ 5.3 File Play Please refer to page 12 ³8.2 REMOTE PLAYBACK´ 5.4 Setup The DVR Setup allows modification of all system settings through iSMS as it would be done accessing the DVR menu screen.
5.5 New connection 6. LIVE DVR MONITORING Live or playback video is displayed up to 16 cameras in the main window. When the actual video is displayed, it will display the channel number and title as well as the frame rate. 1. Displays the Camera Title 2. Displays the Local Time of the DVR. 3. Displays DVR Status: x REC: Normal Recording x Wait: Initial Connection x Loss: Video Loss x Close: Disconnected from the DVR. x Alarm: Alarm Recording x Motion: Motion Recording x PB: Playback for selected channel.
6.1 CAMERA SELECTOR Select specific camera to go into full screen. 6.2 CAMERA DISPLAY SELECTION From the top: single, 4 channel, 6 channel, 7 channel, 8 channel, 9 channel, 10 channel, 16 channel, channel view modes. All display modes are accessible no matter how many DVRs are connected or how many cameras are being displayed.
6.3 PAN / TILT / ZOOM CONTROL If one or more Pan / Tilt / Zoom cameras are installed on the DVR, they can be individually selected and controlled using the PTZ control box. To control a channel-specific PTZ camera, simply click on the channel where the PTZ camera is connected.
6.4 CAPTURE AND PRINT Take a snapshot of the live or playback video. These images can be saved in JPEG or BMP file format. In addition, you can print the image from your local printer.
6.5 RECORDING Click the below button, then the system immediately begins recording live video to your PC. Click this button again to stop. 7. REMOTE SEARCH & PLAYBACK 7.
Select the date and the time. Click on PLAY to begin the remote playback. 1. 1. Year and Month 2. Days 3. Hour 4. Minute 5. Recorded Video Category. Displays different types of recording for each hour and minute slot: x Yellow: Normal Recording x Green: Motion Recording x Red: Alarm Recording. 6. Play and Download x Play: Start live playback. x Download the videos into the Hard Drive. By default, the files are saved in ³C:\Program Files\ISMS\Download´. 7.
1. Select Channel During the remote or local playback, any camera can be accessed and viewed in single channel view mode by clicking on any camera number. The same can be done by double-clicking on any channels. 2. Playback Speed During playback, the images can be paused, fast forward, fast reverse. It can also be in a frame by framed mode.
3. Slide & Control Slide can be dragged left or right so that the user can pin-point to exact time within the 5 minute slot. 8. REMOTE DOWNLOAD and PLAYBACK 8.1 REMOTE DOWNLOAD The file selection process is just as selecting a slot for remote playback. To download the file, click on Download instead of Play. The Download Dialog will appear displaying the Start time, End time and currently downloading section. Once the download is complete, ³Download Complete´ will be displayed.
8.2 REMOTE PLAYBACK Open any downloaded file images from for playback. 9. LOCAL SEARCH and PLAYBACK 9.1 LOCAL SEARCH Click on Local Search Menu and Select the date and the time.
9.2 LOCAL PLAYBACK The Playback Slider can be clicked at any time to move backward or forward in time. You can also change the speed of the playback.
