Serial Port POS User & Installation Manual QPOS Link Version 4.
QPOS Link User Manual 2 Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ..................
QPOS Link User Manual 3 Preface This document This manual is intended for administrators and operators of a WebCCTV/GuardNVR Video Recorder who want to use the POS (Point Of Sale) component and is applicable for WebCCTV/GuardNVR software version 4.5.0.0 and higher. This manual is applicable for both WebCCTV and GuardNVR Video Servers. Therefore WebCCTV can be replaced by GuardNVR at all times. Safety Notices Please observe all safety notes and instructions carefully when using this product.
QPOS Link User Manual 4 Introduction WebCCTV is a unique digital video surveillance solution, which combines three major functions in one Network Video Recorder (NVR) or Digital Video Recorder (DVR): local digital recording, multiplexing and simultaneous transmission of the video via existing networks (TCP/IP). To a standard WebCCTV, up to 20 cameras can be permanently recorded while multiple operators at different locations on the network are accessing the WebCCTV device.
QPOS Link User Manual 5 1 Getting Started 1.1 Handling POS Transactions The POS menu of the Video Browser application allows handling the incoming POS transactions. You are able to observe the transaction name, date, time and recorded footage according to the settings you made. To start working with the POS application you need to open the WebCCTV Video Browser page (there is a shortcut on your desktop) and press the POS button (marked as 1 on the picture).
QPOS Link User Manual 6 1.2 Initiating Transaction To be able to see the transactions in the Video Browser with the ticket and line feed displayed together with Live video, you need to do the following: a) Locate the machine with the POS software and start to make the transaction – you will see the line items appear in the right bottom field next to the Live image. b) Finish the transaction by printing a ticket on the POS printer.
QPOS Link User Manual 7 1.2.1 Low/High Bandwidth Mode Low/High bandwidth mode allows you to decide if you want to have streaming video that consumes more or less bandwidth. You have the following options: High Bandwidth Mode (Default) – High Bandwidth mode is preferably used on local computers (when the WebCCTV client is located on the same machine as the WebCCTV server), in local area networks or with high-speed Internet connections. Use the High ( ) button to enable high bandwidth mode.
QPOS Link User Manual 8 1.2.4 Full Screen Mode Full screen mode allows you to visualize video by using the full screen. When going to full screen the activity line and camera buttons are hidden by default. You can unhide them by clicking the icon. Full Screen mode is not the same as pressing F11 in Internet Explorer. To enter the full screen mode, click the icon. To leave the full screen mode, click the the keyboard. icon at the right top corner or press any key on Full Screen Mode Version 4.
QPOS Link User Manual 9 2 Searching POS Transactions The Recordings menu of the Video Browser application allows you to search and view recorded footage and export clips of this video footage. Recordings Management Screen Please execute the following steps: Selecting the time period is needed for all possible recording requests as you need to search amongst all the footage that has been recorded. To select a time period, you have to specify time and date.
QPOS Link User Manual Precise Search Screen Click on the calendar icon to be able to choose the From or To date. Click the Interval search button in order to return to the Time span search. Note that in the From/To and the Time span modes, time and dates in the future cannot be specified. If a date in the future is selected, your time and date will be adjusted to the current date and time. 3. Select the POS tab. POS Search Tab Screen 4. Enter or select the search criteria by: a.
QPOS Link User Manual If you want to save your search criteria to the saved search strings, click saved search name and search criteria and click Save. 11 . Enter a The search string is now added to the saved search strings. To manage all saved searches, go to 2.1 Saved Searches. Creating a search string or search criteria is Google alike. Please read below which options are available: A search string is by default considered to be a set of separate words that are searched in an AND way.
QPOS Link User Manual 12 Navigation Buttons in Ticket Playback Screen When no tickets are found for the requested period, you will be automatically reverted to the main recordings page. 2.1 Handling POS Recordings To facilitate POS Transaction searches in the Recordings menu of the Video Browser, search strings can be created. Saved Searches Screen To create a search string, perform the following steps: Enter a Name Enter the Search Criteria Version 4.
QPOS Link User Manual 13 Creating search criteria is Google alike. Please read below which options are available: A search string is by default considered to be a set of separate words that are search in an AND way. Search results will include the tickets that contain all words, but not necessarily in that order. Typing the word “AND” is not needed. Search is not case sensitive. Phrase search – a set of words that should be searched exactly in that order can be put inside quotation marks: “”. E.
QPOS Link User Manual 14 3 Movie Export You can export POS transactions movies to .asf files while staying on the POS Recordings page. In order to export the POS movie, click the Export button of the POS transaction event and wait while WebCCTV creates an export movie for each associated camera(s) in the Recordings Menu. POS Recordings Screen The exported movie will be saved to your Movies Export folder.
QPOS Link User Manual 15 QPOS Ticket Player Main Screen There are 2 ways to open the file in the player: 1. Press the folder button on the panes (see the picture below) and navigate to the place where you exported the movie. Choose the wanted.asf file and play it. QPOS Ticket Player Main Screen 2. Pull the .asf file to the zone marked in red. QPOS Ticket Player Main Screen The file will open and you will see the first slide and text from the ticket in subtitle zone. Press the Play button. Version 4.
QPOS Link User Manual 16 Playing a Ticket in QPOS Player You will see the video image with the line items of the ticket displayed on the right like a playlist. Each transaction refers to a (part of the) video. According to the video that is playing, a particular item is emphasized in blue on the right pane. Part of the scroll bar is also emphasized in blue, thus showing how long the transaction of the current item took (see picture above). You also can make an export for more than one ticket.
