TVE-110/410/810/1610 H.264 IP Video Encoder User Manual P/N 1072899A • REV 1.
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Content Introduction 1 Package contents 1 Key features 1 Product description 2 Connections 3 Network Settings 5 TruVision Device Manager 5 Using a web browser 9 Before you start 9 Accessing the web browser 9 Menu tree 10 Live view 11 Description of live view 11 Capturing a snapshot 12 PTZ control 13 Video image settings 14 Configuration 15 Local configuration 15 Time settings 16 Network set up 17 Camera set up 29 Video streaming set up 31 Motion detection 33 Alarm settings 35 Video Loss 38 Tamper-proof alar
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Introduction The TruVision TVE H.264 IP video encoder converts the analog camera streams to compressed IP video streams. These streams are transited to network video recorders (NVR) or video management systems (VMS) for remote storage, liveview and playback purpose. This user manual provides basic information on setting up and using the TVE110, TVE-410, TVE-810 and TVE-1610 models.
Product description Figure 1: Front panel 1-channel: 4-channel: 8-channel: 16-channel: LED indicator Description POWER/PWR The LED lights up RED when the device is working. It is not lit when the device is powered down. TX/RX The LED is not lit when there is no network connection. It lights up green and flashes when data is being transmitted/received. 2 TVE-110/410/810/1610 H.
Figure 2: Rear Panel 1-channel: 4-channel: 8-channel: 16-channel: Connections See Figure 2 on page 3 for information on connecting the power, camera, audio and network cables. Alarm connections The TVE encoder supports the open/close relay input as the alarm input mode. When the alarm input signal not in open/close relay signal mode, please follow the connections shown below: TVE-110/410/810/1610 H.
Figure 3: Alarm input connections Alarm input connections for Emerson alarm: Alarm input connections for normal alarm: 1. Emerson alarm 4. 4N35 optocoupler 2. V output 5. Relay output 3. 10 V regulator 6. Normal alarm 7. JQC-3FG 24 V relay The TVE encoder supports the open/close relay input as the alarm output mode. The alarm input can be selected to NO or NC. Different alarm output connection methods are applied to the AC or DC load. See Figure 3.
Network Settings This chapter explains how to use TruVision Device Manager to find and configure the IP address and other parameters of the device. Note: The default user name of TVE is admin, and password is 1234. The default IP address is 192.168.1.70 TruVision Device Manager The TruVision Device Manager tool can be found on the CD shipped with that product. This tool automatically identifies TruVision devices that support “autodiscovery” in the same subnets.
5. The program requires a utility called WinPcap to be installed on the computer. If it is already installed, go to step 6. If the program is not installed, the WinPcap window appears. Follow the onscreen instructions. 6. The TruVision Device Manager Wizard appears. Click Finish to complete its installation. Using the TruVision Device Manager The setup will install the necessary files and place the following shortcut on your desktop. 6 TVE-110/410/810/1610 H.
Figure 4: TruVision Device Manager shortcut icon To use the TruVision Device Manager: 1. Double-click the shortcut icon to open the tool. 2. The list of TruVision devices located on your network appears. Note: The TruVision Device Manager can only detect devices that are on the same LAN. The tool cannot detect devices placed on a VLAN.
3. To change the IP address and/or the subnet mask of the device, click the line of the device address to be changed. The key device characteristics for that device are listed in the right pane. 4. Change/modify the IP address and or subnet mask as required. Input the device’s logon password and press Save. 5. Repeat this process for each device that needs to be modified. When all changes to all discovered devices is complete, Click X to close the tool. 8 TVE-110/410/810/1610 H.
Using a web browser You can configure the encoder over the network with a web browser. The supported web browsers include: • Internet Explorer 8 and above • Firefox 27.0.1 and above • Chrome 33.0.1750 and above Before you start • Before accessing the browser, you need to configure the network settings of encoder. • Connect the encoder to the LAN and connect a computer to the same LAN as the encoder. • The encoder’s factory default user name is admin and the password is 1234.
Menu tree Figure 5: Encoder menu tree Live View Playback Log Configuration Local Configuration Remote Configuration Device Parameters Device Information Time Settings Advanced Camera Settings Display Settings Video Settings Schedule Settings Motion Detection Video Loss Privacy Mask Tamper-proof Text Overlay Holiday Settings Snapshot Network Settings TCP/IP DDNS Email SNMP Port FTP NetHDD PPPoE QoS SOCKS NAT HTTPS Bonjour IP Address Filter 802.
Live view Live view mode is the normal operating mode of the device where you watch live images from the cameras. The encoder automatically enters into live mode once powered up. On the viewer, you can see the current date and time, camera name, and whether a recording is in progress. Description of live view Figure 6: Live view Name 1. Menu toolbar Description Lets you do the following: • View live video • Play back video • Search for event logs • Configure settings • Exit the interface 2.
Name 5. Description Video function toolbar Switch to main or substream. Click to start/stop live view. / Enable e-PTZ (must be supported by the connected camera). Click to capture a snapshot of a video image. The image is saved on the computer. Click to manually start/stop recording video. / Click to display the previous camera view. Click to display the next camera view. Click to turn audio on/off. / / Start/Stop two-way audio. 6.
PTZ control You can control PTZ cameras from the encoder in live view mode. Figure 7: PTZ control Directional buttons: Control the pan and tilt movement Control the lens: Adjust the zoom in/out Adjust the focus near/far Adjust the iris open/close Adjust the speed of the pan and tilt movement Turn on/off the camera light and wiper Connecting the PTZ camera to the encoder Ensure that the PTZ dome cameras are correctly connected to the RS-485 port on the encoder back panel.
3. Click to save the position. To call up a preset: 1. In live view mode, select a camera. 2. Select a preset from the preset list. 3. Click . The camera immediately moves to that preset position. Video image settings You can manually adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising values of the camera image to get the best image quality. 1. In the live view window, click the Video Parameters button on the bottom right corner to display the Video Parameters Setting window: 2.
Configuration Local configuration Local configuration lets you define communication and network parameters such as protocol type, maximum file size, stream type, and network transmission settings. You can also specify the directory locations for saving recorded and playback video, captured images, and downloaded files. To configure video loss detection: 1. Click Configuration > Local Configuration. The Local Configuration window appears. 2. Enter the required values.
Save Clips To: Set the saving path for the clipped video files in playback mode. Save Downloaded Files To: Set the saving path for the downloaded video files or pictures. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Time settings You can set the date and time that will appear on-screen and on time stamped recordings. The start and end times of daylight savings time (DST) in the year can also be set.
the encoder is set up in a more customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization. Configuring time synchronization manually: Check the Manual Time Sync box. Click the Set Time icon to set the system time from the pop-up calendar. You can check the Sync with computer time checkbox to synchronize the time with the local PC. 4. Configure the DST settings, if required. Check the Enable DST box. Set the start time and end time of DST period.
Function Description SOCKS SOCKet Secure (SOCKS) is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. This feature is useful if the encoder is located on a local network behind a firewall, and Email notifications, FTP uploads, alarms, and such need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (such as the Internet). NAT A NAT (Network Address Translation) is used for network connection. Select the port mapping mode: Auto or Manual.
Option Description Enable DHCP Check this box if you have a DHCP server running and want your encoder to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. Default value is Disable. IPv4 Address Enter the IP address for the encoder. Default value is 192.168.1.70. IPv4 Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for your network so the encoder will be recognized within the network. Default value is 255.255.255.0.
• IP server: Enter the server address for IPServer. • ezDDNS: Enter the host name. It will automatically register it online. 4. Click Save to save the settings. To configure Email settings: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > TCP/IP to set the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway and the Preferred DNS Server. 2. Click the Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > Email. The Email Settings window appears. 3.
1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > NetHDD. The NetHDD window appears. 2. Enter the IP address of the network storage system and file path in the text field. 3. Select the type of the network storage system: IP SAN or NAS. NAS mode: Enter the IP address of the storage device. IP SAN mode: Enter the IP address of the storage device. 4. Click Save to add the configured network disk. 5. Initialize the added network disk.
2. Check the checkbox to enable SNMP v1 or SNMP v2c, and configure the read SNMP community (default: public), write SNMP community (default: private), tap address (default: empty) and trap port (default: 162). You can also enable both SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c. 3. When the SNMPv3 is enabled, you can configure the read username (default: public). Note: SNMPv1, SNMP v2c and SNMPv3 are disabled by default. 4. Select the security level to “no auth, no priv”, “auth, no priv”, “no auth, priv” or “auth, priv”. 5.
3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: It will ask you to reboot the device to activate the settings. To configure QoS settings: 1. Click the Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > QoS. The QoS window appears. 2. Check the checkbox to enable the QoS function. 3. Enter the DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) value for the video/audio, event/alarm and management traffic. This value is used to mark the traffic’s IP header.
Directory: In the Directory Structure field, you can select the root directory, parent directory and child directory. When the parent directory is selected, you have the option to use the Device Name, Device Number or Device IP for the name of the directory; and when the Child Directory is selected, you can use the Camera Name or Camera Number as the name of the directory. Upload type: To enable uploading snapshots to the FTP server. 4. Click Save to save the settings.
2. Check the checkbox to enable the UPnP function. 3. Select the Port Mapping Mode to Auto or Manual. If you select Auto, the mapping ports can be automatically assigned by the router. If you select Manual, go to Step 4 to edit the mapping ports. 4. Configure the HTTP Port (for access by WEB browser), SDK Port Mapping (for access by client software), RTSP Port and HTTPS Port respectively. Notes: 1) You can use the default port number, or change it according to actual requirements.
To configure HTTPS settings: 1. Click the Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > HTTPS. The HTTPS window appears. 2. Create the self-signed certificate or authorized certificate (see steps below). Create the self-signed certificate 1. Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 2. Click OK to save the settings. Create the authorized certificate 1. Click the Create button to create the certificate request.
http://192.0.0.64/index.asp) if you want to use HTTP mode to log into the device. To configure Bonjour settings: 1. Click the Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > Bonjour. The Bonjour window appears. 2. Check the checkbox to enable the Bonjour function. 3. Edit the name of device. The name is shown when the device is detected by the system. Note: Only the letters, numbers and “-” can be contained in the name. 4. Click Save to save the settings.
5. Click Save to save the settings. To configure Multicast Address settings: 1. Click the Remote Configuration > Network Settings > Advanced. The Advanced window appears. 2. Enter the multicast address in the text filed. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: The device will reboot automatically to activate the multicast address settings. To configure Remote Alarm Host settings: 1. Click the Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > Advanced. The Advanced window appears. 2.
To configure IEEE 802.1X settings: 1. Click the Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > 802.1X. The 802.1X window appears. 2. Check the Enable IEEE 802.1X checkbox to enable the feature. 3. Configure the 802.1X settings, including EAPOL version, user name and password. Note: The EAPOL version must be identical with that of the router or the switch. 4. Enter the user name and password to access the server. 5. Click Save to save the settings.
2. Select a camera from the drop-down list. 3. Edit the camera name in Camera Name. 4. Select the display of camera name, date or week by checking the checkboxes if required. 5. Set the time format, date format and OSD display mode by selecting option from the drop-down list. 6. On the live image, you can adjust the OSD location on the screen by moving the text frame. 7.
6. If you want to copy the display settings of the current camera to other cameras, go to the Copy to Camera panel and select the camera(s) to copy, or click Select All to select all cameras. 7. Click Save to save the settings. Video streaming set up You can adjust the video recording parameters to obtain the image quality and file size best suited to your needs. To configure video settings: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Camera Settings > Video Settings. The Video Setting window appears.
4. Select the Stream Type of the camera to Main Stream (Normal), Main Stream (Event) or Sub Stream. The main stream is usually for recording and live viewing with good bandwidth, and the substream can be used for live viewing when the bandwidth is low. Refer to “Local configuration” on page 15 on changing the main stream to sub stream for live viewing. 5.
2. Select the channel number from which the pictures are to be captured. 3. Configure the snapshot parameters, including the format, resolution, quality, and the interval between two snapshots. 4. Select the channel (s) to which you want to copy the same settings, if needed. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Motion detection The encoder can be set up to trigger an alarm if it detects motion and to record it. You can then search these recorded motion activities for specific incidents.
2. Select a camera from the drop-down list. Each camera must be set up individually. 3. Check Enable Motion Detection. 4. Select the area sensitive to motion and the sensitivity level. Click Draw Area. Click and drag the mouse cursor across the screen. The area selected appears as a red grid. Areas covered by the red grid are sensitive to motion detection. Up to eight areas can be drawn. Click Stop Drawing when completed. Click Clear All to clear the screen.
Note: Time periods defined cannot overlap. 6. Select the response method to motion detection. Click the Linkage Method tab. Under Alarm Linking, check one of more of the desired response methods: - Notify Alarm Recipient: Send a notification or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs. The alarm host refers to the computer installed with remote client software - Send Email: Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an event occurs.
2. Select the alarm input number of a camera. 3. Select the alarm input type, NO or NC. 4. Set the arming schedule for the alarm input. 5. Select the response method to motion detection. Click the Linkage Method tab. Under Normal Linkage, check one or more of the desired the response methods: - Notify Alarm Recipient: Send a notification or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs.
6. Click Save to save settings. To configure an alarm output: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Alarm Settings > Alarm Output. The Alarm Output Settings window appears. 2. Select an alarm output. 3. Select a delay option. The Delay setting lets you define how long a signal remains active after the alarm has ended. Select a time out option: 5, 10, and 30 seconds, 1, 2, 5, and 10 minutes, and Manual clear.
Click Edit. In the Edit Schedule Time window select the day of the week and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded. You can schedule up to eight time periods in a day. Default is 24 hours. Click Save to save the settings. Note: The time periods defined cannot overlap. 5. Click Save to save settings Video Loss Video may be lost if the video cable or camera develop a fault or are damaged. You can set up your encoder to detect video loss and trigger a system notification.
Tamper-proof alarm Video tampering, such as moving a camera to a different position, can also be detected and set to trigger an action on the encoder. Note: It is strongly recommended not to configure for video tampering when using PTZ dome cameras. To configure tamper-proof detection: 1. Click Remote Configuration > Camera Settings > Tamper-proof. The Tamper-proof window appears. 2. Select camera for which to set up tamper-proof detection. 3. Check the Enable Tamper-Proof box.
• HDD Error: Errors occurred while files were being written to the HDD, no HDD installed or HDD had failed to initialize. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Address Conflicted: Conflict with IP address setting. • Invalid Login: Wrong user ID or password used. • Video Signal Exception: Poor video quality. • Record/Capture Exception: No space on the HDD to save recorded files. To configure exception: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Exception.
To configure a privacy mask: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Camera Settings > Privacy Mask. The Privacy Mask window appears. 2. Select camera for which to set up privacy masking. 3. Check the Enable Privacy Mask box. 4. Click the Draw Area button to start drawing an area. 5. Using the mouse, click and drag a privacy-mask box in the camera view screen over the desired area. You can set up to four areas for privacy masking. 6. Click the Stop Drawing button to stop drawing.
To configure RS-485: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Serial Port Settings > RS485. The RS-485 window appears. 2. Enter the RS-485 parameters. The default parameters are: Baud rate: 9600 Data bit: 8 Stop bit: 1 Parity: None Flow control: None PTZ protocol: Interlogix-485 PTZ Address: 0 Note: It is important to ensure that the settings correspond with those used in the PTZ camera. 3. Click Save to save the settings.
Figure 8: Description of the Record Schedule window 1. Schedule time: Represents the 24-hour cycle during which a schedule is selected. 2. Channel No.: Select a camera for the recording schedule. 3. Recording type: There are five recording types to select for the schedule, which are colorcoded: Normal (Blue): Records continuously. Motion (Green): Records only motion events. Alarm (Red): Records only alarm events. Motion | Alarm (Orange): Records motion or alarm events.
5. Configure the recording schedule. Check one of the following options: All day recording: Check All Day. Customized recording: Check Customize. Check the day of the week required and set the start and end time for recording. You can schedule up to eight time periods in a day. The segments cannot overlap. 6. Select a recording type. This setting instructs the encoder to begin recording when an alarm is triggered. The recording types available are: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion or Alarm, Motion and Alarm.
Pre-event: This is the time the camera starts recording before the scheduled time or event. The times available are: No pre-record, 5 s, 10 s, 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s or Unlimited. Post-event: This is the time the camera continues to record after the scheduled time or event. The times available are: 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min or 10 min. Redundant Record: When enabled, the recorded files are saved on the redundant HDD. You can enable or disable the redundant record by setting it to Yes or No.
To auto delete recordings: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Camera Settings > Record Schedule. The Record Schedule window appears. 2. Configure the recording schedule of a camera. 3. Click Advanced in the Record Schedule window. Under Expired Time select the number of days after which recorded video from the specified camera is permanently deleted from the HDD. 4. Click OK. Return to the Record Schedule window. 5. Click Save to save the settings.
4. Click OK. Return to the Record Schedule window. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Holiday settings You can schedule recordings for specific holidays in the year such as the first of January, or the second Wednesday of every month, for example. You can schedule up to 32 holiday periods. To configure holiday settings 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Camera Settings > Holiday Settings. The holiday setting window appears. 2. Select an item from the list and click to edit the holiday.
Note: The Holiday option is available in the Schedule dropdown list when you have enabled holiday schedule in the Edit Holiday settings window. Managing user accounts By default the encoder comes with three user accounts: an Administrator account, an Operator account, and a Viewer account. These accounts provide multiple levels of access and functionality. See Table 3 below for a description of the different user accounts.
3. Enter the user name and password. Both the user name and password can have up to 16 alphanumeric characters. 4. Select the user type: Operator or Viewer. 5. Define the user’s permissions under Basic Permission and Camera Configuration.
6. Click OK. To modify a user: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > User Management. The User Information window appears. 2. Click Modify. The Modify User window appears. 3. Modify the user information such as the user name and password, user type, and user’s permissions under Basic Permission and Camera Config. 4. Click OK. To delete a user: 1. Click Configuration > Remote Configuration > User Management. The User Information window appears. 2. Select a user account from the list to be deleted.
Playback You can easily search and play back recorded videos by camera, date and time. A search will usually produce a list of files, which may extend to several pages. Only one file can be played back at a time. Figure 9: Playback window Item Name Description 1. Camera panel Select the cameras for playback. 2. Playback viewer The playback video has a time/date stamp on it for evidentiary purposes. 3. Calendar panel Select a date to playback recordings. 4.
Item Name Description Play back frame-by-frame. This allows you to carefully examine an event frame-by-frame as it happens 7. Timeline Allows you to jump forwards or backwards in time. The timeline moves left (oldest video) to right (newest video). Click a location on it for where you want playback to start. It also shows the type of recording by color coding. 8. Time bar Time of actual playback. Drag the bar to an exact spot where you want playback to start. 9.
Encoder management Searching system logs Many events, such as operation, alarms and notifications, are logged into the encoder’s system logs. They can be viewed and exported at any time. Note: Connect a NetHDD to the encoder before starting the log search. The network disc must be initialized. To search system logs: 1. Click the Log button on the menu toolbar. The Log window appears. 2. Select the search start and end times. 3. Under Major Type and Minor Type, select an option from the drop-down list.
Viewing device information You can change the encoder name and number as well as view information about the device such as model and serial numbers, firmware version, encoder version, number of HDDs, and the number of alarm inputs and outputs. To view device information: 1. Click Configuration > Device Parameters > Device Information. The Basic Information window appears 2. Change the device name or number, if required. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Restarting the device To restart the encoder: 1.
1. Click Configuration > Maintenance. The maintenance window appears. 2. To export the files, under “Export Config. File”, click Export. The files are downloaded to the back-up device. 3. To import files, under “Import Config. File”, click Browse to locate the file to be imported from a local back-up device. Click Import to start importing. Upgrading the system The encoder firmware can be upgraded remotely. To upgrade the encoder: 1. Click Configuration > Maintenance. The Maintenance window appears. 2.
Specifications Model TVE-110 Video/Audio input Video compression H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG Analog video input 1-ch, BNC connector (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω); PAL / NTSC adaptive Video/Audio output Audio compression G.711 Audio input 1-ch, 3.5mm interface Bi-directional audio input (Using AUDIO IN) Audio output 1-ch, 3.5mm interface (Linear, 600 Ω) Recording resolution WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF Frame rate Main stream: 1-ch, 3.
Model TVE-410 Video/Audio output Recording resolution WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF Frame rate Main stream: WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF @ 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N) Sub stream: WD1 @ 2 fps / 4CIF @4 fps / 2 CIF @ 8fps / CIF @12 fps / QCIF @ 25 fps(P) 30fps(N) External interface Others Video bit rate 32 kbps to 8192 kbps Stream type Video/ Video & Audio Audio bit rate 64 kbps Dual stream Support Network interface 1, RJ45 10 M / 100 M adaptive Ethernet interface Serial port 1 RS-485 interface, h
Model TVE-810 interface Serial port 1 RS-485 port, half-duplex Alarm in 8 Alarm out 4 Protocol Support CGI, PSIA and ONVIF Consumption Max. 10W Operating temperature -10 to +55 C° (14 to 131 °F) Operating humidity 10 to 90% Dimensions 315 x 45 x 200 mm Weight 1396 g (3.08 lb.) Others Model TVE-1610 Video/Audio input Video compression H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG Analog video input 16-ch, BNC connector (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω); Audio compression G.
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