Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Cleaning Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it. Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners. Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning. 4.
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Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction FEATURES Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for four, eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 4, 8 or 16 Composite Input Connectors Compatible with Color (NTSC) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources Auto Detection for VGA Monitor Dual Codec (MPEG4 and H.
User’s Manual PACKAGE CONTENTS The package contains the following: 2 Digital Video Recorder Power Cord USB Mouse Infrared Remote Control and Batteries Rack-mount Kit Netcon Software CD and User’s Manual (This document) Digital Video Recorder Power Cord USB Mouse IR Remote Control and Batteries (AAA Type) Rack-mount Kit Netcon Software CD and User’s Manual
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation & Configuration REAR PANEL CONNECTORS No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other components that make up part of your system. Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding.
User’s Manual Connecting the Video Input Connect the RJ-12 cables from the modular cameras to the modular RJ-12 connectors. Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors. (16-Channel Model Only) Connecting the Monitor A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR. The VGA monitor is automatically detected when you connect it.
Digital Video Recorder Connector Pin Outs: AI (1 to 16) GND ARI NC C NO Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Chassis Ground Alarm Reset In Alarm Out (Normally Closed) Common Alarm Out (Normally Open) Network Port The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 jack to the DVR connector. The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring, searching, configuration and software upgrades.
User’s Manual WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET. THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN. IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE, DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG. DO NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES IN TO ONE CIRCUIT.
Digital Video Recorder INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL ID DISPLAY SEQUENCE FREEZE ALARM CAMERA PTZ Control (FOCUS, PRESET, ZOOM) MENU PTZ Mode Arrows Enter ZOOM Mode PLAYBACK (Stop, Pause, Play, RW, FF, Next, Previous) ID Button If a DVR System ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional entries. (Refer to the Main Setup section in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID.
User’s Manual ALARM Button Pressing the ALARM button resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm. CAMERA Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.
Digital Video Recorder Previous: Goes to the previous image. In the Live Monitoring mode, pressing any playback button enters to the Search mode. TURNING ON THE POWER Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit will take approximately 30 seconds to initialize.
User’s Manual BASIC SETUP WIZARD When you turn the system on for the first time, the Basic Setup Wizard will run. The Basic Setup Wizard guides you to configure the system for basic operation. The wizard also can be accessed by selecting the icon in the Setup screen. Refer to the following Main Setup section. Select the Next button to start the Basic Setup Wizard.
Digital Video Recorder Select the Finish button to finish the Basic Setup Wizard. NOTE: Selecting the Go to Network Setup button moves to the Network Setup directly after finishing this wizard. MAIN SETUP The Main Setup screen gives you to access to all the DVR’s setup screens. Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes. Throughout the screens you will see .
User’s Manual SYSTEM SETUP System Settings (SYSTEM System Tab) System ID: Set the system ID. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons or scroll the mouse wheel to increase or decrease the number. NOTE: It is possible to have multiple DVRs with the same System ID in the same area. In this case, all DVRs with the same System ID will be controlled at the same time when using the infrared remote control for that ID number. Language: Select the desired language.
Digital Video Recorder Show System Log…: Displays the system logs (up to 5,000 from the latest). The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of remote sites. Refer to Appendix – System Log for the details of system log information.
User’s Manual Storage Settings (SYSTEM Storage Tab) Capacity: Displays the capacity of the storage drive. Disk Bad: Displays the damage status of the storage drive. Not Formatted – The device is not formatted. Good (%) – The device is working properly though some portion (%) of the storage is damaged. Bad – More than 90% of the storage is damaged. Temperature: Displays the temperature of the storage drive. N/A – The DVR cannot read the temperature. Good – The temperature is normal.
Digital Video Recorder Remote Audio Channel: The DVR supports two-way audio communication between a local system and a PC running Netcon or WebGuard. Select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site. Selecting Select From Netcon will send audio of the channel selected from Netcon. NOTE: Depending on network conditions, audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during transmission. Enable WebGuard Service: Selecting the box turns the WebGuard service On.
User’s Manual DVRNS Settings (NETWORK DVRNS Tab) NOTE: The DVRNS (DVR Name Service) allows you to connect to the DVR remotely with the dynamic IP address or the domain name. When using this feature, you can access your DVR remotely by using the DVR name instead of IP address. To use the DVRNS feature, the DVR should be registered on the DVRNS server, and the DVRNS server settings on your DVR must match the settings on the registered DVRNS server.
Digital Video Recorder Enable SSL/TLS: Check the box when sending an e-mail via an SMTP server requiring SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication. Authentication: Select the button if the SMTP server needs authentication, and set up the Authentication by selecting the Use box and entering the user ID and password. Sender/Recipient: Enter the sender’s/recipient’s e-mail address. The e-mail address must include the “@” character to be a valid address. CAMERA SETUP Camera Settings No.
User’s Manual General Settings (RECORD General Tab) Recycle When Disk Full: Selecting this box records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used. When the box is not checked, the DVR stops recording once all available storage has been used. Codec: Select the codec between H.264 and MPEG-4.
Digital Video Recorder Auto Deletion: Adjust the length of time recorded data will be kept by using the slide bar. Selecting Never will disable the Auto Deletion function. The DVR automatically deletes video recorded earlier than the user-defined period under three conditions: at midnight, whenever the system reboots or whenever the user changes the Auto Deletion settings. Schedule Settings (RECORD Schedule Tab) The DVR provides two recording schedule modes: Basic and Advanced.
User’s Manual Post-Event Record Dwell: Set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event. Add Schedule…: Adds a schedule item. Up to 20 schedules can be registered. No. – Indicates a schedule number. The higher the number, the higher its priority. Day – Select the days that the recording will take place. Range – Set the time range that the recording will take place. Mode – Select the recording mode.
Digital Video Recorder Select/Select All – Activates highlighted blocks or all blocks to detect motion. Clear/Clear All – Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion. Reverse/Reverse All – Activates inactive highlighted blocks or all inactive blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks or all active blocks. Zone View – Displays any detected motion within the zone in red. OK – Accepts changes and closes Zone setup. Cancel – Exits Zone setup without saving changes.
User’s Manual System Event Settings (EVENT System Tab) Settings: Set up the DVR to run self-diagnostics. System – Select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. Check Recording – Selecting the column allows you to set up the check recording schedule by selecting Schedule On. Selecting allows you to add a check recording schedule by setting the day, time range and interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the recorder.
Digital Video Recorder OSD Settings (DISPLAY OSD Tab) Status/Camera: Check each OSD item box to turn it On or Off. Remote Control – The icon displays when the DVR can be controlled using the infrared remote control. Zoom – The icon displays on the enlarged video. Network – The icon displays when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet. Freeze & Sequence – The icon displays while in the Freeze mode, and the icon displays while in the Sequence mode.
User’s Manual Enable VGA Enhancement: Selecting the box enables the VGA Enhancement function. When it is On, the DVR provides clearer live video by reducing visual defects called interlace artifacts. NOTE: When enabling the VGA Enhancement function, the recording speed will decrease by half.
Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapter 2. LIVE MONITORING As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin displaying live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker. The default mode is to display all cameras at once. Pressing any camera button on the remote control will cause that camera to display full screen.
User’s Manual Camera Menu Selecting the (Camera Menu) icon displays the following Camera Menu. PTZ: Selecting PTZ and choosing the camera number allows you to control the selected camera as long as it has Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Selecting PTZ is the same as pressing the PTZ button on the remote control. See the following PTZ Mode section for details. Zoom: Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current image of the selected camera on the screen.
Digital Video Recorder Full Screen PIP 2x2 3x3 4x4 Previous Group Next Group OSD Full Screen Selecting the (Full Screen) icon displays the selected camera full screen. Selecting the icon and choosing the camera number is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the remote control or clicking the left mouse button on a camera image when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4). Clicking the left mouse button on the screen again returns to the previous display mode.
User’s Manual Event monitoring lasts for the dwell time set for event recording. After the dwell time has elapsed, the monitor returns to the previous screen unless another event has occurred. If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed, press the DISPLAY button or one of the camera buttons on the remote control. ACTIVE CAMEO MODE You can enter the Active Cameo mode by pressing the button on the remote control while in any multiview format.
Digital Video Recorder You also can use the mouse for convenient PTZ control. Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen, and the following PTZ toolbar displays. Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar. If you want to display the toolbar again, position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen. Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the left side of the toolbar and dragging it to where you want it located on the screen.
User’s Manual PLAYBACK Buttons (Stop): Stops playback. (Pause): Pauses the video. The screen displays when in the Pause mode. (Play): Plays back images at regular speed. The screen displays when the DVR is playing back video. (Rewind): Plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed between , and . The screen displays , and respectively. (Fast Forward): Plays video forward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed between and .
Digital Video Recorder Camera Menu Zoom: Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current playback image of the selected camera on the screen. Selecting the (Exit) icon at the top of the screen by pressing the MENU button on the remote control or moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen exits the Zoom mode. While in the Zoom mode, the icon displays on the camera screen if Zoom is selected in the Display setup screen (OSD tab).
User’s Manual NOTE: It is possible no recorded image displays on the current screen. Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control and change the screen mode to 4x4 for the 16-channel DVR, 3x3 for the 8-channel DVR and 2x2 for the 4-channel DVR. You will be able to easily see which cameras have recorded video for target time. You also can narrow your event search by selecting Option… and setting up the new search condition. From: Pressing the button toggles between On and Off.
Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The recorded data in the time range located to the right of the yellow vertical line is the latest. There are three view modes; Standard view, Expanded view and Compact view. Standard view (default) displays combined recording information of all camera channels currently displayed on the screen. In the Standard view mode, selecting the icon located at the bottom switches to the Expanded view mode.
User’s Manual From: Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image. button to toggles between On and Off. When set To: Pressing the to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be to the last recorded image. Type: Select between Motion Search and Museum Search. Motion Search detects motion in the defined area.
Digital Video Recorder CLIP-COPY A–B Clip-Copy Selecting A–B Clip-Copy will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied, and the icon displays at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Selecting A–B Clip-Copy again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied and displays the Clip-Copy screen. Clip-Copy Select Clip-Copy, and the Clip-Copy screen appears to allow clip copy setup. From: Pressing the button toggles between On and Off.
User’s Manual WEBGUARD WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are: Operating System: Microsoft Windows® 2000, Microsoft Windows® XP or Microsoft Windows® Vista CPU: Intel Pentium III (Celeron) 600MHz or faster RAM: 128MB or higher VGA: 8MB or higher (1024x768, 24bpp or higher) Internet Explorer: Version 6.
Digital Video Recorder NOTE: There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. In this situation, it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer. Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions (Go to the Start Menu Accessories Command Prompt Click the right mouse button and select the Run as administrator option).
User’s Manual ⑫ The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected at the remote site. ⑬ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. Change Camera Title: Changes the camera name. Enable Audio: Enables audio communication with the remote site.
Digital Video Recorder ⑥ The playback function buttons include fast backward, pause, play, fast forward, go to the first image, go to the previous image, go to the next image, and got to the last image. ⑦ Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. ⑧ Click the icon to enter the time-lapse search mode which allows you to search for recorded data by time and then play back images found within the time parameters.
User’s Manual Appendix FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS MENU ITEM System SYSTEM Date/Time General NETWORK Network DVRNS NETWORK CAMERA 40 Mail PARAMETER System ID Language Date Format Time Format Time Zone Enable Daylight Saving Time Transfer Speed Quality Remote Audio Channel Enable WebGuard Service Port Type IP Address Gateway Subnet Mask DNS Server Port Number Setup… Remote Admin Remote Watch Remote Search Remote Audio Enable DVR Name Service DVRNS Server Port Enable NAT DVR Name / Check Help Desk En
Digital Video Recorder General RECORD Schedule Motion Alarm-In EVENT System Recycle When Disk Full Codec Resolution Record Audio Auto Deletion Schedule Type Basic Schedule Mode Record Mode Record Schedule Time Record ips Time Record Quality Pre-/Post-Event Record ips Pre-/Post-Event Record Quality Pre-/Post-Event Record Dwell Advanced Schedule Mode Pre-Event Record / Setup… Post-Event Record Dwell No. Day Range Mode Channels Time (ips / Quality) Settings: Event (ips / Quality) No.
User’s Manual OSD DISPLAY Main Monitor Status Remote Control Zoom Network Freeze & Sequence Screen Group Free Space Date Time Camera No. Title Record Audio PTZ Transparency OSD Margin… Horizontal Vertical Sequence Mode Interval Event Monitoring On Enable VGA Enhancement VGA Screen Position… On On On On On On On On Off On On On On 0 (Left) 10 10 Full Sequence 3 sec. Off Off ERROR CODE NOTICES SYSTEM UPGRADE RELATED CLIP COPY RELATED No. Description No.
Digital Video Recorder TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION No Power Check power cord connections. Confirm that there is power at the outlet. No Live Video No Live Video on the VGA Monitor If the DVR does not detect a VGA monitor automatically, press and hold the DISPLAY button on the remote control for 5 seconds or longer to switch the video output from Video out to VGA out. DVR has stopped recording.
User’s Manual CONNECTORS Audio In Audio Out Alarms Ethernet Port RS-485 Serial Port USB Port Composite: 4 or 8 RJ-12 (12V , Max. 250mA) 8 BNC (16-Channel Model Only) Composite: 1 BNC VGA: 1 DB15 RJ-12 connector 1 RCA connector Terminal block RJ-45 Terminal block, telemetry control 2 on front panel (2.0) (Max.
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Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 1 — Overview 1.1 IN THIS MANUAL This manual describes installation and operation of Netcon (Remote Administration System) software, which is designed to be used with remote digital video recorders (DVRs). 1.2 NETCON FEATURES Netcon program is an integrated software program that controls system management, video monitoring, video recording and image playback of multiple remote sites.
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Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 2 — Installation CAUTION: If an older version of Netcon software is installed in your computer, you should uninstall the older version first. NOTE: In the Start menu in Windows, go to Control Panel. Double click the Power Options to evoke the Management Properties dialog box. Under the Power Schemes tab, set both Turn off monitor and Turn off hard disks to Never. 1. Insert the installation CD. 2. Run the Setup.exe file.
User’s Manual 6. Click Next. 7. Select whether or not to run Netcon automatically when logging onto Windows, and then click Next.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) 8. Set the language option by selecting either Select language when starting Netcon or Always start Netcon using the language below. If you select Always start Netcon using the language below, select the desired startup language from the list of available languages and then click OK. NOTE: To properly display the selected language, your PC’s operating system should be set to support the selected language. 9.
User’s Manual 11. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next. 12. Enter User Name and Organization, and click Next. 13. Select Install Now.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) 14. Click Finish to complete the MSXML installation.
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Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 3 — Configuration on the desktop. Run the Netcon program After installing the Netcon software, you will find the Netcon shortcut icon by double clicking the icon. The Netcon program consists of the screen, 12 docking panels, menu and toolbar. NOTE: Some panels will not be displayed on the screen in the default frame layout. To display those panels, move to the View menu at the top of the screen and select each panel from the menu 3.
User’s Manual NOTE: There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. In this situation, it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer. Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions (Go to the Start Menu → Accessories → Command Prompt → Click the right mouse button and select the Run as administrator option).
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Remote Sites Panel The Remote Sites Panel displays a list of remote sites registered during Netcon System setup and a list of installed cameras at the remote sites. Entering the site icon allows you to find the remote site name in the query box and clicking the icon allows you to register the easily in the Remote Sites list.
User’s Manual x0.25 to x2: Sets the desired size of the Map popup screen. Full Screen: Enters the full-screen mode of the Map popup screen. Transparency…: Adjusts the transparency of the popup screen. PTZ Set…: Controls pan, tilt and zoom of the selected PTZ camera. Disable Time Out: Continues displaying the popup screen when events are detected by disabling the dwell time out. Original Ratio: Displays the Map popup screen by matching its original aspect ratio.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Three panels allow you to control color and alarm out while live monitoring a remote site, or to enhance images while playing back video. NOTE: Refer to 4.1 Live Monitoring and 4.2 Playback and Search for more details. Watch Event View Panel The Watch Event View panel displays events detected at individual remote sites while Netcon is in the live monitoring mode. The description of event icons is as follows: Alarm In On Object Detection Text In Disk S.M.A.R.T.
User’s Manual Search View Panel The Search View panel allows time-lapse or event searching of recoded data on the remote DVR. NOTE: Refer to 4.2 Playback and Search for more details. Report View Panel The Report View panel displays the system status information of remote sites. Netcon checks the remote site and reports icon on the panel reloads the data and clicking the icon prints the report out. Report system status.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) The Status View panel displays the event, alarm out, system check and recording status information of the connected remote site in real-time. To connect to the remote site, select the site or camera you want to connect to from the Remote Site or Map panel and then drag and drop it in the Status View panel. NOTE: Refer to 4.5 Status View for more details. 3.
User’s Manual Setup The Setup screen allows setting up the system operation and remote site configuration. System 1: Set up the date/time format for Netcon, display option, and panic recording function. Date/Time Format: Set the date/time format. Display Option: Set up the screen display, drag & drop popup option, display acceleration and OSD.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Normal Drawing: Depends on your PC’s CPU performance and displays images in low speed (DIB Draw Mode). Fast Drawing (Default): Displays image in normal speed (Direct Draw Mode). Fast Drawing (YUV420/RGB32): Depends on your PC’s video card performance and displays images in high speed (Direct Draw Mode). Overlay (YUV420/RGB32/RGB565): Displays image in high speed (Direct Draw Overlay Mode). Deinterlacing: Set up the deinterlace filter.
User’s Manual System 2: Set up the modem connection information for remote access, system password, network option, report function and DVRNS server. Dial-up Network: Select Use modem if you want to use a modem for remote access. Security Options: Designate whether password confirmation is required Before setup, Before startup, or Before shutdown of Netcon. Click the Change button to change the password.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: The DVRNS server cannot be configured when using modem connections. Refer to Appendix – DVR Name Service (DVRNS) for more details on DVR Name Service. Startup Settings: Select whether or not to reselect a language when Netcon starts or select whether or not to run Netcon automatically when logging onto Windows. Remote Site: Configures the connection list for remote access.
User’s Manual NOTE: When using DVRNS server, place a checkmark in the Use DVRNS box. The IP Address field will be changed to DVR Name, and you can enter the name of remote site registered on the DVRNS server. The DVR name you enter should match the name set during the DVRNS setup on the remote DVR. – Login Setup: Enter the user ID and password of the remote site to be accessed.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Favorites – Site Name: Select a registered Favorite site from the drop-down list. – ADD: Adds a new Favorite site. Clicking the button displays the Favorites dialog box. Enter the name of the Favorite site to add, and Select the desired screen layout used when the Favorite site is connected. – Change: Select the Favorite site to change from the Site Name list and click the Change button. Then change the site name or screen layout.
User’s Manual Sequence Site: Configure the sequence site. Netcon connects to the registered sites sequentially allowing connection to more than one remote site. Sequence dwell time: Adjust sequence intervals (from 5 seconds to 1 hour) for each connection. Add: Select the site to add from the Group List and click the Add button. Add All: Adds all sites in the Group List to the Auto Sequencing list. Remove: Select the site to remove from the Auto Sequencing list and click the Remove button.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Remove: Select the site to remove from the Upgrade Sites list and click the Remove button. Remove All: Removes all sites in the Upgrade Sites list. Upgrade Now: Upgrades the software on the Upgrade Sites. Setup: Sets up the remote setup job for remote sites. First, select the remote sites to set up from the Group List, and add them to the Setup Sites list by clicking the Add button.
User’s Manual View Log: Displays the type of log and the number of log entries. Selecting a log type from the list displays all entries of the selected log type, and you can search for the desired log by setting up a search filter. Filter: Set up the search condition. – Search Time: Set up the time range to search within. Selecting Current Time and the desired period searches for logs from the current time and as far back as the selected time span.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) View Menu Displays or closes the toolbar and panels. NOTE: The Emergency Event View panel will be supported for the REVO PRO model only. Remote Menu NOTE: The Remote menu can also be activated by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the remote site on the Remote Sites panel. Remote Setup Remote Setup can be used to change the setup of a remote DVR.
User’s Manual From: Adjust the search starting date and time. When First is selected, it will search from the first logged item. To: Adjust the search ending date and time. When Last is selected, it will search to the last log. Find: Displays remote log entries within the selected period. Print...: Prints the log information. Save...: Saves the log information as a text or CSV file (UTF-8 encoded). Move Buttons: Moves to the first page ( ), previous page ( ), next page ( ) or last page ( ).
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Starts or ends panic recording. Selecting Record Play initiates the RecordPlayer program and plays recorded video. Refer to 4.4 Panic Recording for more details. Image Menu NOTE: The Image menu can also be accessed using the toolbar controls. Save: Saves the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file. Print: Prints the current image. NOTE: Refer to 4.1 Live Monitoring and 4.2 Playback and Search for more details.
User’s Manual Layout Load Default Layout: Displays the panels that are used most frequently in the Watch and Search screen modes. Admin Layout: Displays only the panels that are used most frequently in the Admin screen mode. Full Layout: Displays all the panels. Hide Layout: Hides all panels and displays only the screen. User Defined Layout: Displays the user-defined layout.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) The controls on the toolbar perform functions as described below: Disconnect Batch Job Setup Save Netcon Setup Log Print Load Setup File Save Favorite Sites Panic Recording Save Setup File Auto Sequence Play Select the desired screen layout using the layout toolbar. When changing the screen layout, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout.
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Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 4 — Operation 4.1 LIVE MONITORING Netcon provides remote monitoring functions for viewing video images in real time from either a single site or multiple sites. In addition, when events are detected at a remote site while in the live monitoring mode, Netcon displays the event information on the Watch Event View panel. In order to perform live monitoring, the display option must be set to Watch Screen or Watch and Search Screen during System setup.
User’s Manual Sequence Monitoring button on the toolbar connects to the registered sites sequentially allowing connection to more than one Clicking the remote site and displays images from selected cameras. Clicking the button during sequence monitoring releases sequence monitoring and maintains the current connection. For sequence monitoring to function, the sequence sites should be registered during System setup. Refer to 3.3 Menu – System Menu for details on configuring the sequence site.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: Connecting to a Favorite site will be available if the Search Screen display option was set up to connect to selected Favorite sites. Refer to 3.3 Menu – System Menu for more details on Favorite Site setup. NOTE: When selecting the display option of Watch and Search Screen during System setup, the remote site can be also be set to connect using the right or left mouse buttons (This is user-defined and must be set during System setup).
User’s Manual Time-Lapse Search Click the button on the Search View panel to enter the time-lapse search mode. Selecting a date from the calendar initiates the time-lapse search. The dates for which recorded images are available are enabled. When first entering the time-lapse search, the latest date with recorded images will be selected (highlighted) in the calendar. Click the (Reload) button to reload the date information.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: When First is selected for the search starting time, the search will be from the first recorded data. When Last is selected for the search ending time, the search will be to the last recorded data. Additional Functions Searching Data Source Click the button on the Search View panel to set up the data source to be searched. Search on Local: Searches recorded data on primary storage installed in the remote DVR.
User’s Manual Save As Self-Player…: Saves any video clip of recorded data as an executable file. Set up the save parameters in the following dialog box. Click the Start button, and select Save in. Enter a File name and then select Save as type (.exe) for the video you are saving. Then click the Save button. NOTE: When the data file reaches 2GB, you will be asked to continue saving by creating multiple files in 2GB units. If you do not want to be asked, select Don’t ask about file limit.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Print Clicking the button on the toolbar prints the image currently displayed on the screen on a printer connected to your computer. By placing a checkmark in the box beside Include Image Info., text information about the site will be included when printing the image. Screen Menu Selecting a camera on the Watch or Search screen and clicking the right mouse button display the popup menu.
User’s Manual 4.5 STATUS VIEW Netcon provides a display of event, alarm out, system check and recording status information from the connected remote site in real-time. To connect the remote site, select the site or camera you want to connect to from the Remote Site panel and then drag and drop it in the Status View panel. Or, you can select Connect Status from the popup menu displayed by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the site from the Remote Site list.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: Remote Panic Control will be supported for the REVO PRO model only. Status Display Window The Status Display Window displays the event, alarm out, system check and recording status information of the remote system connected to the Status View panel in real-time. NOTE: Status display may not be supported, depending on the specifications of the remote DVR. Event: Displays events detected by the internal motion detector or by an external sensor.
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Netcon (Remote Administration System) Appendix REVIEWING VIDEO CLIPS You do not need to install any special software on you personal computer to review video saved as Self-Player files. The file contains a Clip Player program. Double-clicking the target file starts the Clip Player program. NOTE: It is suggested that the computer used for the Clip Player program has at least an 800MHz Pentium III (Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.2GHz recommended).
User’s Manual Click to play the video clip. Click to go forward one frame of the video clip. Click to play the video clip in fast forward. Click to go to the end of the video clip. Click mode. to show the previous camera group if there is recorded video in the previous camera group in the current screen Click to cycle through the screen layouts. It cycles through 2x2, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 4x5, 5x5 and 1+32.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) DVR NAME SERVICE (DVRNS) Overview Using Static IP addresses in LAN/WAN networks requires high management overhead and increases the cost burden to users. Therefore, it has become essential for DVRs to support Dynamic IP addresses in ADSL/VDSL networks using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). This reduces cost burdens and increases cost effectiveness for system users. Use the following steps to set up a system using DVRNS.
User’s Manual Background Image Setting First, prepare the image in a bitmap or JPEG file format. Click the the background image of the map. (Background) button on the toolbar and select Go to the Property [Canvas] tab and set the background image information. Name: Enter a name of the background image. Horizontal/Vertical: Adjust the background image size by clicking each field and changing the numbers. Position: Adjust the position of the background image on the screen.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Click the Add button, and the following Site Item box appears. Remote Site Setup: Enter the site name and IP address of the DVR connected to the devices you want to include on the map. Click the Port… button and enter the network IP port number (8000 to 12000) that matches the value set during the LAN setup on the DVR. Check the box beside Use DVRNS to use the DVR name service.
User’s Manual Click the Display Name field of each IP address and enter the name of the DVR to display on the popup screen. Device Setting Selecting the , , or buttons on the toolbar displays the Camera, AlarmOut and AlarmIn tabs under the Image Bar. Select the icons, and drag and drop them at the desired locations on the background image. Go to the Property [Camera/AlarmOut/AlarmIn] tab and set the device information. General Name: Enter a device name. Description: Enter description of the device.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) Event [AlarmOut]: Checking the Switch on/off box controls the alarm-out remotely by clicking the alarm-out icon on Map panel. Event [AlarmIn]: Selecting Alarm-in Event from a drop-down list and checking the Watch View Popup box sets the Map panel to pop up another screen when an alarm-in event occurs.
User’s Manual PDA system requirements for using the REVO Mobile program are: Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® Mobile 5 or above Processor: ARMv4 core compatible processor Display: 240x240 pixel, 320x240 pixel or 640x480 pixel RAM: 10M storage memory and 20M run-time memory Wireless LAN: Support IEEE 802.11 Desktop PC with Microsoft® Windows® 2000/Sever 2003/XP/Vista Microsoft ActiveSync 4.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: To remove the program, select Start on the Task Bar on the PDA. Go to Settings → System → Control panel → Add/Delete programs → [DVR] REVO Mobile 3.0.0 in order. Clicking the Delete button uninstalls the program. Configuration and Operation The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the REVO Mobile is as shown below, and the description of each menu buttons follows. ① Monitoring Screen: Displays live video images from the cameras at the remote site.
User’s Manual Screen Mode: Allows you to select the desired screen layout. The formats available are single-screen, quad and full-screen. Single Screen Quad Screen Full Screen NOTE: The selected camera video in the quad screen mode will be outlined in green. NOTE: PTZ control during the full-screen display will be performed using the arrow buttons of the PDA device. Clicking any place on the screen in the full-screen mode returns to the previous screen mode.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) System Diagram Installation 1. Connect your iPod Touch or iPhone to your PC. Run the iTunes program on your PC and connect to iTunes Store. 2. Enter REVO Mobile in the search field at the top-right corner of the iTunes screen. 3. Install the REVO Mobile program on your iPod Touch or iPhone and run the program. Connect: Touch to connect to a site to monitor. Camera: Touch to select a camera to monitor. Settings: Touch to register sites.
User’s Manual Operation 1. Touch the Settings button to register DVRs. Select Site List, and then enter the DVR’s information. General: Enter a site name. Connection: Enter the IP address and port number of the DVR. If the DVR uses the DVRNS function, enable the Use DVRNS option and enter the name registered on the DVRNS server instead of the IP address of the DVR. Login: Enter the user ID and password set on the DVR. 2.
Netcon (Remote Administration System) or Monitoring Touch the Connect button to connect to a DVR for monitoring. Selecting the DVR from the site list displays the video of the DVR on the screen. Disconnect: Touch to release the connection to the DVR. Camera: Touch to select the camera to monitor. The list of cameras supported in the DVR is displayed. Selecting a desired camera from the list and touching the Apply button displays video from the selected camera. V1.
