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1. b vision 12 XUSB4DVR User Guide Fig 3 1 SmartDVR Main Display Interface a a_i Ue ud O NEXT AUTO ICH 4CH DISK SPACE PAGE DWELL INDICATOR 3 2 1 Next Page When in 1CH or 4CH display mode click the NEXT PAGE button to quickly switch to the next channel in the display according to the mode 3 2 2 Auto Dwell See all the channels in sequence with the Auto Dwell display mode 3 2 3 Quick Switch If you are in 4CH display mode by clicking any image the display will quickly switch to the corresponding single channel display mode By clicking the single image again it will return to the former display mode 3 3 RECORD 3 3 1 Record Modes The XDVR4USB offers 4 kinds of record modes 1 Schedule record mode timer 2 Manual record mode 3 Motion Detection record mode 4 Sensor Alarm record mode Using Motion Detection record mode and Sensor Alarm record mode together is called Alarm Record mode 3 3 2 Recording Multiple cameras When you record multiple cameras every camera works separately and the recorded file are also saved separately The parameters i e Camera ID the Date and Time and the Record Mode used are all saved together with the record file b vision 13 XUSB4DVR User Guide 3 3 3 Record Setup Click on the CONFIGURATION button to enter the System Setup page then on the Gi BASIC CONFIGURATION button and go to the Record Panel It is in this section that you can set up all kind2. Click to enter E map where you can view the distribution of all the cameras in the map as Fig 4 16 shows When a camera channel alarms ie if motion is detected the corresponding camera icon will flash yellow to indicate an alarm signal If you select Auto show the alarming camera s image will pop out automatically as a mini screen and show the live image so you can view the motion detected as Fig 4 18 shows Di Fig 4 18 Auto show on Alarm If Auto Show is not selected you can right click the camera head to show the live camera image Further options are available in the Basic Configuration gt Alarm menu in the E map Tab Here you can select if you wish the E map alarm screen to Auto hide after the live image pops up on screen and the holding time the E map stays on screen when an alarm is triggered Please Note e E map only supports three tier levels e When loading a customised map the image will be enlarged or shortened proportionally to fit the standard size of the E map frame 833x678 pixels e If Auto Close is set the pop up screen which opens on an Alarm triggering will close automatically after the Holding Time is over and there is no other activity Auto Close is invalid when the E map is opened manually e The default map in the E map is a demonstration map and you can use your own map by saving it as a JPEG or BMP file b vision 24 XUSB4DVR User Guide 5
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4. p to switch to 4 channel mode Fig 6 6 Channel Configuration Window for 1 Channel g Playback Mode Please Note You can click any channel and magnify it to see it in single channel mode Click again to return to 4 channel playback mode b vision 28 XUSB4DVR User Guide 6 3 OTHER FUNCTIONS 6 3 1 Record File Backup Click to enter the Backup menu EE den SS m pe me sa UE Ia sa e You can select corresponding cameras and copy the record files to another path in this area This is the file backup function of the system The interface is divided into four areas A Camera Selection Area B Time and Date Selection Area C Operation Area D Information Area Fig 6 7 Recorded files Backup e In area A you can select one or more cameras e In area B you can set start time date and end time date to backup the recorded files in the time interval by channels selected in area A e In area C users can set backup path e Click Start to backup files 6 3 2 Delete Recorded Files Click to enter the Delete Recorded Files menu First select the channel on the left side and then select start time date and end time date of the Se etalal record files you wish to delete Click Start to Camera a fem RE e gt Jane 50 delete files Gene eme ne Camerata Fig 6 8 Delete Recorded Files 6 3 3 Capture Pictures The definitions of the function buttons are as below Co Capture Sna
5. PTZ CONTROL in the Main Display interface to enter the PTZ Control interface Refer to Fig 5 1 Users can control P T Z devices by the function buttons on the right side as shown In the lower bar there are five function buttons i e upward button downward button leftward button rightward button and stop button The other buttons are Focus buttons and Zoom buttons and Iris buttons and Click and to increase and decrease the corresponding values When you need to utilize P T Z control first enter P T Z Control Interface refer to Fig 5 1 and click the corresponding channel users can see a red frame around the channel then users can begin to control the P T Z control enabled camera Fig 5 1 P T Z Control interface and buttons panel Please Note After pressing left mouse button on any function button in P T Z Control Function Buttons Panel PTZ device will start moving when you releases it the PTZ device will stop moving You can also can select different Pan speed Tilt Fig 5 2 Speed adjustment speed Focus speed and Zoom speed for P T Z Pan Speed devices Click on the CG button to adjust the re following Tilt Speed Pan Speed Set horizontal rotating speed Focus Speed Tilt Speed pa Set vertical rotating speed Zoom Sreed Focus Speed H Set camera focus speed Preset1 Fi 5 3 Preset and Zoom Speed Preset2 i Preset3 group select Set zoom in zoom out speed et
6. To edit the schedule for a Fig 4 4 Schedule Configuration amp Edit Schedule detail channel select the camera name within one of the three record mode groups select the colour bars on the right side then select Edit Alternatively you can click Add to add schedule for a certain channel as shown in Fig 4 5 Click Delete to delete schedule Click Clear All to delete all the schedules of a certain channel 4 3 VIDEO CONFIGURATION Click to enter the video configuration page KE EM Users can change the values of corresponding Kaes settings for each camera by selecting it from the i drop down menu You can adjust the Contrast Brightness Hue and Saturation by moving the scroll bars To return to the default settings click Defaults Fig 4 5 Video Configuration b vision 18 XUSB4DVR User Guide 4 4 MOTION DETECTION CONFIGURATION Click to enter Motion Detection Configuration page Definition of the setup items Sensitivity Set motion detection sensitivity here Select all Selects all of the area of the channel as the detection area Clear Clears all the detection areas so you can customise the detection area oe Fig 4 6 Motion Detection Configuration 4 4 1 Set Motion Detection Area If you want to customise a detection area for a certain channel first select the camera from the dropdown menu then select Clear Then drag the cursor on the camera image over the area you
7. but it is suggested to input the Windows user name and password in the relative area so in unexpected systems failures occur you do not have to input Windows and SmartDVR user names and passwords Appendix 1 2 5 How do I quickly use the Schedule Record function Press the Shift or Ctrl key and drag the cursor over the corresponding areas to make schedules for multiple channels Appendix 1 2 6 What are the byte rates for different image qualities When on PAL system and the frame rate is 25 fps across all cameras bit rate for the highest image quality is about 120K Byte s and for the lowest image quality is about 30K Byte s b vision 42 XUSB4DVR User Guide Appendix 1 2 7 The frame rate seems to be lower than what I set There is frame loss during image switching therefore the real record frame rate is relatively lower than the theoretic value Appendix 1 2 8 Why I can t select more channels to backup Drag the mouse in the channel selection area or utilize Shift and Ctrl key to select multiple channels Appendix 1 2 9 When should I select manual Gain Control If the video signal is seriously decreasing and the colour images turn to black and white using manual gain control maybe helpful APPENDIX 1 3 HOW TO USE THE NETWORK FUNCTIONS Appendix 1 3 1 How do I monitor on the client side First enable Web Cameras service in basic configuration refer to Fig 4 1 Input the server Internet address in IE browse
8. data Turn off SmartDVR change computer time and then re start SmartDVR APPENDIX 1 5 SYSTEM QUESTIONS Appendix 1 5 1 How do I use REPAIRDB to repair SmartDVR database Enter the installation directory of SmartDVR C ProgramFiles SmartDVR SmartDVR open the REPAIRDB EXE file The user name and password need to be entered User name is SYSTEM and there is no password After entering select database to repair Appendix 1 5 2 How to setup power options in the Microsoft VISTA system After installing the VISTA system go to Start gt Control Panel gt System and Maintenance Select Power option in the System and Maintenance window Lastly select the High Performance Change Plan Setting option Please Note The digital video capture cards support Intel CPU on VISTA edition b vision 46 XUSB4DVR User Guide APPENDIX 2 Quick Start Before installing the XUSB4DVR card check PC requirements e Windows XP or Vista e Pentium 4 1 7GHz e Nvidia GeForce2 ATI Rage 128 compatible or similar e 256 MB RAM e DirectX 9 0 minimum e 1x USB 2 0 socket required INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS vl Aa W N Insert the PCI card But DO NOT connect the Camera yet Boot up to windows Windows will come up with Hardware wizard Just click CANCEL Put the installation CD in and open up SmartDVR folder run the setup file Follow the steps in Windows XP it will come up with a message saying This program h
9. different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program FilesNSmartDVA SSmatDVA InstallShield Setup Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing olders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Existing Folders Accessories Administrative Tools Games Microsoft Visual Studio 6 0 Network Associates Startu lt Back Cancel Fig 2 5 Select Program Folder b vision 10 XUSB4DVR User Guide The Software will finish installing Click Finish Now restart the computer and start the surveillance program Setup Complete Setup has finished installing SmatDVYR on your computer click Finish to complete Setup Fig 2 6 Driver and application installation finished You will see a shortcut will have been created on the desktop SmartDVR Fig 2 6 1 Shortcut of SmartDVR Please Note When you install the driver software on a Microsoft VISTA system you need select the option shown below when you start the installation process After this follow the same steps as outlined previously for installing the software on a Microsoft XP system Don t install this driver software fou should check your manufacturer 1 website for updated drver software for your device Select this option Install this driver
10. original files A Search by date ranges from Jan 1st 1971 e Orignal Files Search backup files till now l Bacsup Files B Search in backup file and original file C Search by record mode This is useful when E e Manual Search Manual Recordings deg to look through some important mF scheie Search Scheduled Recordings Search Motion Recordings a jw Motion Search Sensor Alarm You can select one or all three searching Recordings methods above to search for needed record files EH vw Sensor 6 2 RECORD PLAYBACK AND CONTROL The functions in the Search amp Playback interface are Play Pause Q Stop Q Play backwards This button is valid when playing back by single channel Previous Section This button is valid when playing back by single channel Next Section This button is valid when playing back by single channel Previous Frame This button is valid when playing back by single channel playback pause mode b vision 21 XUSB4DVR User Guide Next Frame This button is valid when playing back by single channel playback pause mode Users can select suitable play speed in the area as below Fig 6 3 Play Speed Controller The following area shows the record files of different channels U 1 F A d 4 B r Hi pr 11 112 113 14 15 116 17 1819 901921 0227 27 e I i Hi i i d i i mp Rn Fig 6 4 Recorded Files browser The upper bar shows the hours in a whole day Click the bar and it
11. vision Ti Ja W N 43 XUSB4DVR User Guide 6 The client side has installed firewall software that may prevent video transmission 7 MPEG4 codec has not been installed properly please download the new version of WebCam 8 Poor network connection or speed Appendix 1 3 5 What should I do if the Internet speed is quite slow The more channels opened the slower the video transmission speed is therefore try to use one channel display mode when the network speed is slow Please Note There may be some surplus channels that have no video input Switching off the channels will help to improve transmission speed Refer to Basic Configuration about switching on off channels Appendix 1 3 6 Why I can t start WebCam server or RPB server Possible causes 1 Other software applications are using these ports If so please change WebCam ports configuration or stop conflicting applications APPENDIX 1 4 OTHER QUESTIONS Appendix 1 4 1 Why doesn t the computer display work and why can t I access the window system The capture card may not be well installed Unplug the card and try it again Please Note Unplug the power plug of the computer so as to avoid damaging the motherboard chip set Appendix 1 4 2 Why I can t find the recorded files The main cause of this would be there was not enough HDD space and the files were not recorded Appendix 1 4 3 Why is the screen s display unstable with dithering and water wave images Possible cau
12. want set to have motion detection You can select a maximum of 16 areas for each channel The set area s will be bounded by a green box Click Clear to clear all the selected areas of motion detection 4 4 2 Set Motion Detection Sensitivity Within the green boxed areas set the value for Motion Detection Sensitivity The higher the number the higher the sensitivity of detection 4 5 ALARM CONFIGURATION Click to enter Alarm Configuration page 4 5 1 Alarm Triggering Conditions Configuration The system can receive alarm both from local device and network 1 LOCAL ALARM RECORD TRIGGERING CONDITIONS CONFIGURATION e Buzzer Users can select whether to turn on the computer buzzer if an alarm gets triggered Select value seconds from the dropdown menu e Full Screen Alarm When an alarm is triggered ie when motion is detected the corresponding camera channel can be set to appear full screen to alert you Select value seconds from the dropdown menu e Disk Shortage Alarm If the HDD space available is less then the set value the buzzer will beep if it has been enabled Select value seconds trom the dropdown menu b vision Fig 4 7 Local place alarm triggering conditions 19 XUSB4DVR User Guide e Pre Alarm Record You can set the length of pre record time Select value seconds from the dropdown menu e Motion Holding Time You can set the length of time that the motion sensor must detect movement
13. will be magnified 10 times so you can see the time marks in details When searching for a certain section of the file you can draw the bar to the area which most likely contains the needed section If necessary click the bar once to see the magnified time marks for precise search Click again to return to normal view The left side shows the available channels When a certain channel has been selected for playback the background colour will be highlighted and a tick sign will appear beside the channel name otherwise it will appear dark grey Bars under the picture view area give details of the recorded files The different colours of the bar indicates the different kind of record modes of the files The following are the definitions of the colour bars pg Manual Record Events D Schedule Record Events Ld Motion Detection Record ie Events Sensor Alarm Record Events Click E to play selected record files Fig 6 5 Multiple Channels Playback Control The system offers 1 Channel and 4 Channel playback modes The playback control area shows the playback modes as shown in Fig 6 5 The system s default playback mode is one channel If you need to change to other channels click CHANNEL CONFIG and the Channel Configuration window will AD ENE SPE Sr PN after you press the appear You can select one channel from all the OK button available channels for playback x If you need to play back 4 channels at the same time then click
14. 8 Windows Mobile 5 0 Pro 3G O Xda I Windows Mobile 2003 02 Ada 02 Windows Mobile 5 0 Atom 3G 02 Ada Mini Windows Mobile 2003 DOPOD ae Windows Mobile 2003 Other brands models are being added regularly see www x vision co uk for latest details 7 3 2 Client Configuration of Windows Mobiles The Server Configuration on SmartDVR needs to be set before the function on phone is activated Please refer to Section 7 1 Remote Live Surveillance First activate the Network Access on the mobile phone and then run Internet Explorer after the Server Configuration is complete Input the server s address and the connection will be established as shown here Fig 7 18 Mobile connected to the server f g Internet EHO g Y di 09 24 X g http 192 168 3 120 pcamEn h back Refresh e gt gt Lpdate DC am v1 0 6 5291 Tip You wll see a message appear ike the following after you click the Update URL please click the Yes button Download PCam PPC2003 Ah CAR to the My Document folder in Main b vision 38 XUSB4DVR User Guide Click PCam v1 0 6 5291 A dialog box will pop up as shown in Fig 7 19 Click Yes to start installing PCam will be opened after the download is finished Input the server s address username and password respectively in the fields Server User and Password and then click Go to login to the server Successful login inform
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16. If sensors utilized to trigger recording users can select record frame rate here e Camera Security Users are divided into three standards Normal user Power user and Administrator By selecting this option only administrators can see the corresponding camera channels e Record Quality Select the image recording quality here e Audio In The XUSB4DVR can support two channels of audio You can choose up to two camera channels to enable the audio recording from these corresponding camera s Please Note You can select more than one record mode b vision 14 XUSB4DVR User Guide 3 3 4 Record Status Panel pr The meanings of the indicator lights in the Record CAMERA Status Panel are ll 0000 Normal State no light greyed out Manual Record mode lime green light amp Schedule Record mode bottle green light Motion Detection mode State yellow light amp Sensor Alarm Record mode red light Video Loss State blue light The status panel is split in two sections The top Fig 3 6 Record Status Panel and Alarm Output Status Panel indicator lights refer to the status of the CAMERAS connected to the system The second section refers to ALARM outputs ie when an indicator light turns red in the second row it means there is alarm output 3 3 5 Manual Record Mode Manual Record mode is the most commonly used record mode If any special event happens users can select this mode and record continuously In this
17. OOOO P T Z Configuration SEENEN FG User Configuration eg Qua SS SE SN AR A ve Return Fig 4 1 Basic Configuration 4 1 BASIC CONFIGURATION Click to enter the Basic Configuration page where you can setup the system or just use the defaults NOTE You can Click to return to the main display interface at any time Below are the options available in the Basic Configuration screen Dwell Interval Set the dwell time between images for Auto Dwell display mode Select from dropdown Caption There are four options to select for all the channels Select from dropdown e None means no title Catan Pezschrten e ID means camera numbers i e 1 2 3 4 Live audo jore e Name means camera names i e Cam1 huden Contig Cam2 etc e ID Name means both camera number and Fig 4 2 Basic Configuration camera name i e 1 Cam1 2 Cam2 etc Resolution There are two options 352x288 and 704x576 for you to set the resolution for all the channels The video may have interlace lines if the you select 704x576 so you can select the IV De terlace option to solve this problem Note De Interlacing will use much more of the PC s processing speed Storage Disk The XUSB4DVR system shows all the available HDD partitions You can select one or more of the partitions that will be used in sequence from top to bottom Check the Recycle option to allow the b vision 17 XUSB4DVR User Guide the system to automatically overwrite ov
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19. Preset6 Preset Click on the 9 button and a pop up window will Presetid appear you can choose different preset or group Preset Preseti2 Preset13 sett n OS Preseti4 Preseti5 Preseti6 GROUF1 GROUF2 GROUFS GROUF4 b vision 25 XUSB4DVR User Guide Click on the o button to set a Preset point and Fig 5 4 Preset change Preset point name Every Group includes oe multiple Preset points In case users select preset Preset Dinter preset2 and preset3 for group1 preset1 preset2 and Preset preset3 will be automatically accessed in sequence Save Preset after users select group1 for auto scout change Name Group Setting gt gt Click on the Group Setting gt gt button and a popup Fig 5 5 Group configuration window as following will appear as shown in i Fig 5 5 MPreset1 Dwell Set the dwell time of a page here Preset g Selectal Clear All Dwell i4 Sec Save lt lt Preset Setting b vision 26 XUSB4DVR User Guide 6 RECORD SEARCH amp PLAYBACK Click Gi in the SmartDVR Main Display Interface refer to Fig 6 1 to access to the following area This interface is divided into 4 parts i e Record Search area Record Playback area Record Play area and other functions area Press kal to return to the Live Display status 6 1 RECORD SEARCH Fig 6 2 Record Search area A B and C marks the areas of three search Search by Date methods Record Time display Search
20. annels in Motion Detection Configuration Refer to chapter 4 3 for details 3 Configure the working schedule for certain channels in Schedule Configuration Refer to chapter 4 4 for details b vision 15 XUSB4DVR User Guide 3 3 7 Sensor Alarm Record Mode Users can use sensors to trigger Sensor Alarm Record mode for corresponding channels In this mode the Record Status indicator light in the ALARM section will turn red 3 3 8 Recycling Record You can enable the Recycling Record function and set the recording storage sequence for HDD partitions The recording storage will automatically jump to the next partition when it is full If all the partitions are full and Recycling Record mode has been enabled the new data will overwrite the oldest recorded data automatically Please refer to chapter 4 1 for details You can also set the HDD Minimum Storage alarm When the current storage space is less then the minimum storage level set and Recycling Record mode has not been enabled record will automatically Stop Please refer to chapter 4 5 for details b vision 16 XUSB4DVR User Guide 4 SYSTEM SETUP Click on the CONFIGURATION button to enter the main System Setup page The buttons shown at the bottom of the screen are Basic Configuration Schedule Configuration Video Configuration Motion Detection Configuration aL KH i dl ec Tom om D CAM Te ie Ge j 1 2841 O00 Alarm Configuration e SS SS SS SS S van
21. as not ru passed windows logo testing Click Continued anyway Reboot computer once it completed Once you restart there will be SmartDVR icon on the Desktop Open it If this application recognizes the XUSB4DVR card the program will be opened First login to the application Once the application gets started now connect the Camera FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ THE USER GUIDE APPENDIX 2 1 TROUBLESHOOTING Appendix 2 1 1 When I open the SmartDVR application it says Can t find Card 1 Reboot one more time If still same problem Go to Start gt Program gt SmartDVR gt Install and then Uninstall application Reboot computer After rebooting go back to Start gt Program gt SmartDVR gt Install Now click on INSTALL to reinstall driver Then Reboot If it still can t find card uninstall driver again Shut down computer Move XUBS4DVR Card to another slot Reboot Click CANCEL when windows detect it Then reinstall driver by going to Start gt Program gt SmartDVR gt Install FOR OTHER SETTINGS IN THE PROGRAM PLEASE READ THE USER GUIDE b vision 47 XUSB4DVR User Guide Appendix 2 1 2 How do I setup the Web Client to monitor from the Internet On main computer where the XUSB4DVR card is installed 1 2 3 3 Check to make sure the computer connected to Internet via DSL or Cable Modem Find out your IP address You can go to this link to
22. ation will appear if the server address username and password are all correct Channel 1 is the default displaying channel after successful login You can change the displayed channel by selecting the channel in drop down Channel menu Click Stop at any time to disconnect the communication with the server 7 3 3 Client Configuration of Symbian 60 The Server Configuration on SmartDVR needs to be set before the function on phone is activated Please refer to Section 7 1 Remote Live Surveillance First activate the Network Access on the mobile phone and then run Internet Explorer after the Server Configuration is complete Input the server address in a new built bookmark Click this bookmark to connect to the server 4 Internet Pal L 2 Y d 09 25 af http 192 168 3 120 pcamEn h b Download Download the 411 KB File PCam PPC2003 ARM CAB Opening Stop pocket camera LL zg T DOUCE X Server 1192 168 3 120 Charmmethcam of 16CHs Liser Password er ei Pocket Camera C 2 Y DEE Server fy host App downloads L Graphic downloads Theme downloads Tone downloads b vision Fig 7 19 Downloading dialog box Fig 7 20 Main Interface of PCam Fig 7 21 Selecting channel Fig 7 22 Open Web Browser amp build new bookmark 39 XUSB4DVR User Guide Click install package to start downloading A confirmation pop up window will appear after downloa
23. cess refer to Chapter 7 1 2 After installation the playback client side main interface will appear as shown in Fig 7 12 Fig 7 12 Remote playback client side main interface b vision 35 XUSB4DVR User Guide The functions in the Remote Playback interface are Log in Setup Exit Play Pause Begin Stop record Slow down playing speed Accelerate playing speed Play at the original speed 7 2 3 Remote Playback Configuration and Control Setup Before logging in the server first click to make the necessary Network and Recording path settings Log in Remote Playback System by clicking after finishing the configurations and input the right user name and password to enter the remote playback main interface Please Note The default User name is SYSTEM without password You can set user name and password on the server end refer to Chapter 4 7 After you log into the system the setup and login buttons will be disabled Fig 7 15 Remote playback main interface Config Parameter IP address Port No Record Save Path Login Server User Mame Pass Word b vision Tote DATA ee Record file save path SYSTEM x Ces Fig 7 14 Client side configuration 36 XUSB4DVR User Guide Click on first icon on the bottom left of the screen next to where the date and time information is shown Select the time period you wish to playback then click OK
24. d Appendix 1 4 7 Why do I see some old recorded sections that can t be covered when I playback Possible causes 1 You have selected a disk partition different from the current one 2 These recorded files are being played back when covering it 3 Database of recorded log was damaged 4 You have installed SmartDVR in different directory Appendix 1 4 8 Precautions on changing system time 1 The SmartDVR system provides the retrieving mechanism for video files which must take the system time as a retrieving reference To change the computer time after installation will create a high risk of incorrect time reference which can cause directory errors in recording search in order to avoid this note the following points 2 Before SmartDVR is used it must be confirmed whether the current computer time is correct Deactivate the computer s auto updating of time 4 Make sure the main board of the computer is functioning normally UY b vision 45 XUSB4DVR User Guide Appendix 1 4 9 If the system time must be changed make the following preparations first 1 If new time is later than current computer time for example change 2006 01 01 00 00 00 current system time to 2007 01 01 00 00 00 target time the change can be made instantly 2 If new time is before the current computer time for example change 2007 01 01 00 00 00 current system time to 2006 01 01 00 00 00 target time first stop the video recording backup all video
25. d Auto Seek Management of Users Different users can have different rights user names and passwords so as to ensure system is secured against unauthorised users Multi channel display Supports Multi channel Display mode Full Screen display and Auto Dwell display b vision 6 XUSB4DVR User Guide 7 Real Time Recording The USB Card can support up to 4 channels with a maximum frame rate of 25 fps 8 Image Quality Features MPEG4 compression which greatly reduces HDD usage and supports 352x288 and 704x576 PAL standard resolutions Also allows you to adjust the image colour for each channel including contrast lightness hue and saturation 10 Powerful video playback functions Including playback pause stop fast forward single frame play and image capture 11 Support advanced search mode Users can search by date time camera record mode or a combination of the three methods 12 File Management Supports recorded files backup delete by date time camera 13 Multiple Language support Including Chinese Traditional English German Spanish Portuguese and other customised languages 14 Remote Surveillance You can view playback and have PTZ Control from a remote PC on the same LAN or Internet 15 Alerts Set buzzer and Email alerts with image snapshots when motion is detected 16 User friendly graphical user interface Simple user interface allows you to control the system with ease 17 Decrease file fragmentation Feat
26. ding is finished Click Yes The system will then ask you whether to install the SCam application Click Yes A SCam shortcut icon appears on the desktop after the installation has been done Run SCam by clicking the icon Enter the main menu by clicking Options Click Settings to set the login information Input the server s address username and password respectively in the fields Server Username and Password and then click OK Now go back to Options then click Login to establish communication with server G WebCam Installe WELCOME The mobile phone was detected mimina ler Semhian NS Install Lam Fig 7 24 SCam shortcut icon in system menu Fig 7 25 Selecting channel Settings pr e Pocket Camera Fig 7 26 Configure Login information amp successful login b vision 40 XUSB4DVR User Guide APPENDIX 1 Frequently Asked Questions APPENDIX 1 1 ABOUT INSTALLATION Appendix 1 1 1 Cannot install the SmartDVR Driver Possible causes 1 XUSB4DVR has not been plugged in properly Please unplug the card and install it again or change to another USB slot 2 Not compatible with PC hardware Appendix 1 1 2 Why can t I run SmartDVR in the Windows 2003 Operating System Enable Hardware Acceleration and DirectX Acceleration e Hardware Acceleration Click mouse s button follow the path Properties gt Setting gt Advanced gt Tro
27. e old record sections that can t be covered ET EN geren 44 App 1 4 8 Precautions on changing system time rsrrnrrnnrrnvrnnrrnvennrrnrenr 44 App 1 4 9 If the system time must be changed make the following preparations TNS GE 45 APPENDIX 1 5 SYSTEM QUESTIONS eege 45 App 1 5 1 How to use REPAIRDB to repair SmartDVR database 45 App 1 5 2 How to setup power options in the Microsoft VISTA system 45 APPENDIX 2 QUICK START rrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnrrnnnnnnn 46 APPENDIX 2 1 TROUBLESHOOTING Lane 46 App 2 1 1 When I open the SmartDVR application it says Can t find EE EE AE 46 App 2 1 2 How do I setup the Web Client to monitor from the MTT 47 APPENDIX 3 FUNCTION TREES EE 48 APPENDIX 4 NOTES rag 51 b vision 5 XUSB4DVR User Guide 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 OVERVIEW Thank you for choosing this Xvision USB Card and Software The USB Card adopts MPEG4 compression format and allows up to 4 cameras to be recorded in real time for live surveillance and playback all from a PC laptop The cameras can also be viewed and played back a remote PC on the same LAN or on the Internet In addition to this it can also synchronise the recording and transmission of audio from up to 2 cameras This user guide will show you how to install the hardware and the SmartDVR 5 0 Software and how to setup the systems of this range of products To maintain the stability of your PC DVR system please make sure
28. enable the P T Z control function of a certain camera and select a port number in P T Z Protocol Setup and then setup the corresponding parameters using the dropdown menus to select the required values Port Set the PTZ port number pot oui d Baud Rate Default value is 9600 Baud Rate eg 9 Data bits Default value is 8 Databits E Parity Default is None Stop Bits Default value is 1 Parity None vi st pbits ix Fig 4 12 Serial Port setup Please Note Ensure you first look into the P T Z device and get the Baud Rate Protocol and Address then set their values accordingly Fig 4 13 Add User in User Configuration 4 7 USERS CONFIGURATION User name Click 89 to access the User Configuration page ee g p g Confirm Password i Rights Normal User si After installing the SmartDVR system an Administrator user with the default user name SYSTEM and no password will be created Use this user name to login to the system and Add Edit and or Delete users rights ma 4 7 1 Add User Click Add in User Configuration refer to Fig 4 13 Input the details shown and then click OK Edit user User name 4 7 2 Change User rights ener Select a user in User Configuration area and click Rights TT Edit to enter Edit User area refer to Fig 4 14 Users can edit user s password and rights here but not the user name Fig 4 14 Change User ane Right
29. eo that has been recorded in Main Computer open up Remote Playback application Click on CONFIG and enter the details for Remote Server the IP address of main computer and IP port 13551 Click OK Login to the application You should now be able to play back the recorded video from main computer FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE READ THE USER GUIDE b vision 48 XUSB4DVR User Guide APPENDIX 3 Function Trees Syetem Gong Cimon Waki lira of Auil Caleta Moda Rech Ivpn Dimara cionau Diak Salat ak Fie Viti Aald Login Leith aTi Pin belie Arlo Pacer Ena nar s Ter Sal L vo And Aio Conlig Saku hanrel Gan Adjust Network Saeco Fp Fon Wieb am Sata ce Enaki Daia Pan Canmand Aari RFE Serica Enade RFE Part Ver hud Catala Combg Switch Kiki Tira Sane Soe Noch Bobil Ha ui Mion wies Finar ue ta pa ia bit Soe Frami Raba Siete budd koian Dacii Sa ga fF Seat Sob Ta Bait 25 Comet Hau Sal fal Gan Mode Asko Gan Embed Can Vale Schedule Config Tiei EMail Ta Schadiele record ote Duket Tener Alain Aar Lag Schei kk Operis Sect Se duka Aki Sch Gu Sa Mosjon Datert Garig Sak Javed kl Safa lp or Add Syren Cosfw Soo Foi Buzz Foz Ire Disk Shimii ge Ea d aia Meteo Hold Timi Late bibs Saraor Hold TiTe Pury bis Franso Enako Size bis Franzoni Tr Frotz Femeii A ar Sakri Camani E abl Enable PC List
30. er old data if you have not set up the HDD Minimum Storage alarm in the Motion Detection Configuration menu Please refer to chapter 4 5 for details Internet Config Tab Read more about this tab in chapter 7 Remote Surveillance and Playback PC Auto Reboot Tab The windows system may become unstable V windows auto login v PC Auto Reboot after a couple of days continuous operation Username administrator Per 8 sl Days You should reboot the PC laptop regularly to Password Fine r avoid the SmartDVR system from becoming Stattime Ton unstable In the following area of the Basic Fig 4 3 PC Auto Reboot tab Configuration page you can input your computer s user name and password in the relative boxes You can select and set the interval by day which will guide the system to reboot automatically according to the setup When restarting the PC laptop the SmartDVR system will access the system automatically with details you enter 4 2 SCHEDULE CONFIGURATION Schedule Configuration daw Mody Brud QWedresday Thursday Bry Wuda Click to enter the Schedule Configuration page The XUSB4DVR SmartDVR system offers powerful schedule configuration options Every channel has three kinds of record modes Schedule Record Motion Detection Record and Sensor Alarm Record You can set schedules from Sunday to Saturday separately for all of the three record modes Sensor alarm record mode has the highest priority among all record modes
31. find the IP address http whatismyip com Open up the SmartDVR application and go to Basic Configuration Check the Web Camera Service and Remote Play Back Service have been enabled Check on Data Port Command Port and RPB port Please Note IF CONNECTING TO INTERNET BY ROUTER YOU NEED TO CONFIGURE THE SETUP OF THE ROUTER AND PORT FORWARDING PORTS THAT NEEDS TO BE FORWARDED WILL BE 80 1159 1259 AND 13551 CHECK YOUR ROUTER MANUAL ON HOW TO SET THAT UP On Remote Client Computer 1 Check client computer meets minimum PC requirements needed to run the XUSB4DVR software see Appendix 2 Open up Internet Explorer If you are running XP with SP2 on Internet Explorer click go to Tools gt Internet Option gt Security Tab gt Custom Level and ENABLE DOWNLOAD UNSIGNED ACTIVEX CONTROLS In the address bar of the Internet Explorer type in the IP address of Main Computer Select Live Surveillance This will download the WebCam application Download Remote Playback as well On your desktop now you should see the WebCam and Remote Playback icon Open up webcam click the Login button the KEY symbol icon enter the User Name system and Password leave blank unless you have setup a password within the main computer Enter the Server details this the IP address of the main computer Data port 1159 and Command port 1259 Click OK Now you should be able to view the live video from main computer To Playback the vid
32. for before the Motion Detection alarm is triggered The system will only alarm and start recording if movement lasts for this period of time Select value seconds from the dropdown menu 2 ALARM OUTPUT TERMINAL IN LAN Select Remote Alarm and enter the area as Fig 4 8 shows Click Add to add alarm output terminals Find the terminal computer and click OK and you will see the name of the selected terminal appear in the box as shown Fig 4 8 Alarm Output Terminal in LAN Please Note This function is only valid with LAN but not with Internet connection 4 5 2 Alarm Record Every sensor can trigger multiple channels to record For example if users select CAM1 CAM4 and CAM5 for Sensor2 then once the sensor is activated CAM1 CAM4 and CAM5 will begin to record Users can also select the voltage high and low for alarm signals 4 5 3 Alarm Output Tab Click Alarm Output tab to configure the Alarm Outputs for your system Video Loss Users can select alarm output for this option For example users select alarm out and alarm out3 and remote alarm for video loss Then video loss of any channel will trigger alarm out1 alarm out3 to show red light on the Alarm Output Status Panel refer to Fig 3 6 for reference and the system will give out a related warning message to the terminals in List of Alarm Output LAN Terminals refer to Fig 4 8 Disk Alarm If the HDD available space is less than the set value
33. h other USB device simultaneously may cause mean that PC is unable to identify the USB card e Do not insert two or more USB video capture cards simultaneously e Do not use with any other PCI video capture card simultaneously 2 2 INSTALL VIDEO CAPTURE CARD DRIVER Connect the USB plug on the XUSB4DVR to a spare USB port on your laptop PC and insert the Software CD into the CD drive Run Setup exe Welcome to SmartDVR Setup located in Install Folder and the installation Thee pliner Wal wana Smet VE on DOE cancun A You must fut your DVA card into your PCI slot first interface will appear tis srorgle recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Select Next to continue Fig 2 2 Welcome Page b vision 9 XUSB4DVR User Guide Select Video format and then click Next to continue For UK video format select PAL After this process the application package SmartDVR will begin installation Select a suitable destination option and click Next Click Next to continue Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your neds Select video Tomat en press next to intall diver InstallShield Fig 2 3 Select video format Installing driver Setup Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install SmartDVA in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a
34. ick Browse and select another tolder Destination Folder C Program Files SmartDVR wWebCam Browse i eld b vision Fig 7 5 Default install path 33 XUSB4DVR User Guide Click Next after inputting the folder name or Setup select the default name and then press Finish to Cer dou ease select program folder finish installation Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder isted below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing olders list Click Next to continue Program Folders a Existing Folders Accessories Administrative Tools Games Microsoft Visual Studio 6 0 Network Associates Startu InstallShield lt Back Cancel Fig 7 6 Register program folder name Then the WebCam main interface will appear WebCam Click and input User Name and Password as shown in Fig 7 7 Please Note The default User name is SYSTEM E User name system without password You can set user name and j Server 192 168 3 15 Data Port 1159 Command Port 1259 password on the server end refer to Chapter 4 7 Click Options and enter the advanced setting area You can modify default Server IP Data Port and Command Port After logging in the server you will get the first channel video from server and you can adjust screen mode just like SmartDVR Fig 7 8 shows the WebCam Surveillance mode interface The Status Panel and PTZ cont
35. ion ue 41 App 1 2 5 How to quickly use the Schedule Record function 41 App 1 2 6 What are the byte rates for different image qualities 41 App 1 2 7 The frame rate seems to be lower than what I set 42 App 1 2 8 Why I can t select more channels to backup esesssseereennnenn 42 App 1 2 9 When should I select manual Gain Control e 42 APPENDIX 1 3 HOW TO USE THE NETWORK FUNCTION cccscsessseereees 42 App 1 3 1 How do I monitor on the client side s rsresnrrnrernrrnrennrrnrer 42 App 1 3 2 Why I can t download the client side software 42 App 1 3 3 Why can t the server be configured at the clientside 42 App 1 3 4 Why I can t see the Images 42 App 1 3 5 What should I do if the Internet speed is quite slow 43 App 1 3 6 Why I can t start WebCam server or RPB Server 0000000 43 APPENDIX 1 4 OTHER QUESTIONS NEEN 43 App 1 4 1 Why doesn t the computer display work and why can t leen SLAG SVS EEE 43 App 1 4 2 Why I can t find the recorded files srsnrrnrnnrrnrenvrrnrrnvrnvennen 43 App 1 4 3 Why is the screen s display is unstable with dithering and NN ee 43 App 1 4 4 Why is there a delay to playback and why is it slow to close and open the driver s msersrerrrnrernrrnvernrrnvernvrnvernvrsnrrnvrsnernnennnrnnenn 44 App 1 4 5 NNN EE 44 App 1 4 6 Why do I see some grey blocks on time progress bar area when I playback ENEE 44 App 1 4 7 Why do I see som
36. mage Fig 6 9 Colour Control Panel Le Fig 6 10 Snapshot Print Setup le Properties Name Is Canon Bubble Jet BIC 5500 SES 2 e Za Pe Type Canon BubbleJet BJC 5500 Comment Size A4 E Source Automatically Select Orientation Al Landscape KE Lance Fig 6 11 Print Setup Network DE Reg MG Page wihog Position amp Size l me l Time Position CJ Bier ES Print Deiml CG Print Fig 6 12 Print Preview b vision 30 XUSB4DVR User Guide 6 3 4 Image Zoom In Out La When in single channel playback state the zoom un control icons will appear Zoom Out Select and click on the channel Ar eg Car to zoom out the image By clicking ZZ continuously the image will be zoomed ZS rigiaal F out continuously Zoom In Select and click on the channel to zoom in on the image By clicking continuously the image will be zoomed in continuously Default size Click and recover the original size e i Playback CAMI See Fig 6 13 to Fig 6 15 for examples of Image Zooming oade f Fig 6 14 Zoomed Out Playback CAMI 2006 10 18 09 46 13 7 Fig 6 15 Zoomed In b vision 31 XUSB4DVR User Guide 7 REMOTE SURVEILLANCE amp PLAYBACK 7 1 REMOTE LIVE SURVEILLANCE The XUSB4DVR surveillance system supports Remote Surveillance through LAN Internet and Intranet Simply enable the web cam fu
37. mode the indicator light in the Record Status Panel will turn lime green Please Note You can select a high frame rate for short periods of Manual recording and select a low frame rate for long periods of Schedule Record 3 3 6 Schedule Record mode Users can set a working schedule for all kinds of record modes in Schedule Configuration The bottle green light in the Record Status Panel will show the corresponding channel is in Schedule Record mode You can change the record mode to Manual Record at any time and the bottle green light will change to lime green Please refer to chapter 4 2 for details 3 3 7 Motion Detection Record Mode This mode will enable the system to detect image changes and begin to record automatically by activating the Motion Alarm Record mode For instance if somebody opens the door the system will detect changes in the image and begin to record Later you can play back the recorded file and find out who opened door When there is no movement the system will not record and that is helpful for saving system resources like hard drive space and convenient for searching for legitimate event files When motion is detected the indicator light in the Record Status Panel will turn yellow Please Note Users need to setup up to three things to enable Motion Detection Recording 1 Select Motion Detection for certain channels in Basic Configuration 2 Configure the motion detection areas for certain ch
38. nction of the system on a computer which is connected to Internet and the computer system will become an Internet web cam server To view remotely on any other computer that connects to Internet or the same LAN network simply input the SmartDVR server address in IE browser to view high quality real time image from the server and also control any connected P T Z devices 7 1 1 Remote Surveillance Server Configuration HTTP Port oi You should firstly enable the Web Camera Services in Basic Configuration refer to Fig 4 1 and set other settings as below h Web Camera Service HTTP Port Data Part 1 159 W i i dre tee me Wen port default value is 1159 EES medium E Command Port Control command port default value is 1259 Picture Quality Default value is higher Fig 7 1 Web Cam Server configuration 7 1 2 Remote Surveillance Client side Setup On the client side you should first install the WebCam program This can be accessed by entering the IP address of your PC or laptop into Internet Explorer see note below This page will appear Live Surveillance This option is for users to see live camera images remotely Remote Playback This option is for users to play back recorded Fig 7 2 Remote surveillance and playback services selection Tiles Please Note In case the HTTP port setting is not 80 80 is the default setting when you input the server IP address you should add the port number after the IP addre
39. on the default E map image and select Load Picture Locate the image you saved earlier and select the file name The new map will be displayed in the E map interface Reeg re bk ES Hi CS ig Cep Mrs H CS Kl CS H CS Ara EN re GR D t Fh Ca Ara can Hj Cpttt Fig 4 17 Selecting a new map Draw icons of cameras to the corresponding position on the map You can add a maximum of 16 cameras in total To edit a camera image right click on the default image and select Change Icon to select another camera image To delete a camera right click on the camera and select Delete to remove it from the map After editing right click on the map and select Save Map to save the current map You can tier maps to organise the E map function For example you can have a first tier map which would show a map of an entire floor of a building The second tier maps could be specific to certain rooms on that floor giving a more detailed plan of where your cameras are located A grey map icon can be added to the corresponding position in the first tier map To create a sub map of the current map right click the gray map icon on the left of the control panel and select Open to build a new map You can also click on any blue map icon on the left by right clicking and selecting Rename to change name of the map Select Close to cancel a map b vision 23 XUSB4DVR User Guide 4 8 2 View the map
40. pshot amp Print Setup EE Print Snapshot Please Note You can only capture a Snapshot of playback footage when you are in single channel playback mode and have PAUSED the video refer to Fig6 2 b vision 29 XUSB4DVR User Guide When in single channel playback pause mode the Colour Control Panel Fig 6 7 will appear automatically in which you can make colour adjustments for the current channel including brightness contrast saturation and hue Press Default to recover to the original settings When in single channel pause mode click to enter the Snapshot menu You can capture multiple images in sequence by selecting the number of frames to capture Select the path you wish to save the snapshot image to and click Save to save the picture You can also print the images that have been captured Click to enter the Print Setup menu Use this area to assign a printer to the application and configure your printer settings You can see a print preview of the snapshot before you print Select and to go into the Print menu e Select Position and use the and buttons to move the picture up down left and right e Select Size and use the and buttons to zoom in and out the image e Select Title and or Time to include the camera name and recording time in the print e Press Default to return to the original setting e Press Print to print the i
41. r on the client side and the necessary Web Cam driver will be downloaded automatically then install the driver After accessing the Web Cam Main Interface click login and input the User Name and Password to log in the system Refer to Chapter 7 to learn more Appendix 1 3 2 Why I can t download the client side software Possible causes 1 The client side computer has not been properly connected to Internet or LAN 2 The server end has not enabled web cameras service 3 The default HTTP port is 80 It may be conflict with other Web servers for example IIS If this is the case change to another port 4 Windows XP SP2 blocks the OCX download You should enable Internet Option gt Security Settings gt Download unsigned ActiveX controls Appendix 1 3 3 Why can t the server be configured at the client side Possible causes 1 It can not be configured at the client side when the server is being configured at the server end 2 Only the last configuration is valid if different server configurations are deployed simultaneously Appendix 1 3 4 Why I can t see the images Possible causes The VGA card is too outdated DirectDraw has not been installed SmartDVR cannot run in Window 98 system data port or command port is conflicting with other network services The user is connected to Internet through LAN and the network administrator has not enabled the corresponding data port or command port b
42. rares My rva datet a ear rr her L E Valfar tect com mpeg re IP rette anao ei era dee dr Oy vunn Deg e v e take s Mal Server Setup Smtp Server Senders SMTP Server Use Name Senders User Name S SMTP Port 25 Set Defauk Password Senders Password My server requires a secure cornectionISSL E MailFrom Senders Email Address My outing serve SMTP requres authentication Mal Setup Serd To Receivers Email Address Subect Email Subject Fig 4 10 Auto Mail Setup Please Note e The address of receiver and sender can be the same e For every alarm event only one picture will be sent 4 5 5 Emap Tab Click Emap tab to access the following functions e Auto Hide Check the box and the the required value in seconds from the drop down menu e Emap Edit Add cameras to the default map and save the map you created See section 4 8 1 Edit a map 4 6 P T Z CONTROL CONFIGURATION Click to enter the PTZ Configuration panel 4 6 1 Protocol Setup Users can select different protocols serial port number for P T Z devices Refer to Fig 4 11 First select the camera 1 4 and then select values for Protocol Serial Port and Address from the dropdown menus Select Camera Frabacd p Select PTZ Protocol serial Port kou p Select COM Ges i p PTZ Address Fig 4 11 PTZ Configuration panel b vision 21 XUSB4DVR User Guide 4 6 2 Serial ports setup First
43. record modes is Sensor Alarm Record gt Motion Detection Record gt Manual Record gt Schedule Record Appendix 1 2 3 How do I set Recycling Record mode on the system Select Recycle in basic configuration refer to Fig4 1 You can select multiple HDD partitions to save record files The system will not re write pre recorded files until all the partitions available storage spaces are less than 100MB If you have not enable recycling record mode and the partition s storage spaces are less than 100MB the alarm will ring and the HDD usage indicator will turn red Please Note It is recommended that you install SmartDVR into the partition installed with windows system normally C and save record files in HDD partition D Appendix 1 2 4 How do I set the Auto Reboot function If the Microsoft Windows system continuously runs for a couple of days the system may become unstable therefore it is suggested to restart the computer every few of days In the Basic Configuration refer to Fig 4 1 page 16 input Windows user name and password Note Not SmartDVR user name and password and set the time interval The Windows system will automatically restart according to the set time In case the Windows system closes down unexpectedly i e during a power cut when the computer reboots next time the SmartDVR system will automatically restart and keep the settings as before Please Note You don t have to enable the auto reboot function
44. rols are all same as SmartDVR refer to previous chapters to learn more Fig 7 8 WebCam Surveillance screen b vision 34 XUSB4DVR User Guide 7 2 REMOTE PLAYBACK jw Remote Playback Service 7 2 1 Remote Playback Server Configuration DER Part ss For the remote playback function you should first enable WebCam Service and Remote Playback Service in Basic Configuration refer to Fig 4 1 Fig 7 9 Remote Playback Service configuration and Fig 7 9 RPB Port The default value is 13551 Please Note Uses can enable remote playback service without running the SmartDVR Just enter the installation folder of SmartDVR and activate MediaServer users can also enable the RPB service Fig7 10 Remote Playback Service activated Once the remote playback service has been enabled there will be an icon on the taskbar to remind users the service has been activated 7 2 2 Remote Playback Client side Setup ee ee eee g Q O JEG Paw fyra Gow OS SH LES SCHsLO00RHSB You should also first download and install LEES g s oe playback program To do this input the PC or laptop s IP address in IE browser select Remote playback and click OK Please Note If users have already installed the client side program before inputting the IP address in the IE browser the system will automatically skip the installation Fig 7 11 Remote surveillance and playback services selection For details on the installation pro
45. s in User Configuration Please Note The system offers three kinds of rights e Administrator has the highest rights to change all the settings and playback e Power user cannot access Basic Configuration and change settings but has all the other rights of Administrator e Normal this kind of user can only access SmartDVR main display interface refer to Fig 3 1 Administrators can change Power and Normal users rights but can t change other administrators rights b vision 22 XUSB4DVR User Guide 4 7 3 Delete User Select the user name in User Configuration refer to Fig 4 13 and click Delete Confirm by clicking OK as shown in Fig 4 15 Fig 4 15 Delete user confirmation 4 8 E MAP CONFIGURATION Click on the Main Display interface to enter the E map page Fig 4 16 You must have already created a map in order to access this feature otherwise you will get an error message No map exists A E map is used to show the full geographic range covered by the whole monitoring system in the form of graphical map The E map function features simple operation and gives you a direct display of the status of the cameras connected to the system It is generally graded or tiered in the form of a tree diagram 4 8 1 Edit a map Save your map of your premises on your PC laptop in the Pictures folder located in My computer as a bmp or jpg When in the E map page right click the mouse
46. s of necessary parameters for recording see Chapter 4 System Setup CAML CAM CAMS CAM i Mame CAML CAMZ2 LAM CAM4 E Time Stamp EI D Switch a iw a Manual Record i E E E Manual Record Frame Rate 6 6 6 6 Schedule Record E E D E Schedule Record Frame Rate 3 3 3 3 motion Detection a Iw K E Motion Record Frame Rate D 3 D D Sensor Record Frame Rate 6 6 6 6 Camera Security D E Record Quality medium lower medium medium Audio In None Mone Yone Mone et h jiii Fig 3 5 Record Configuration Panel e Time stamp Select this option if you want the date time of recording to appear on the recorded images e Switch By selecting this options you can turn on corresponding cameras If there is no camera connected to certain channels don t select the option to save unnecessary recording e Manual record For continuously recording and saving the corresponding camera channel s e Manual recording frame rate Select the recording trame rate required for Manual Record mode e Schedule Record For Schedule recording day or night of corresponding cameras The times of recording can be set within the Configuration page e Schedule Record Frame Rate Select the recording frame rate required for Schedule Record mode e Motion Detection For recording the corresponding camera s when motion is detected e Motion Record Frame Rate Select the recording frame rate required for Motion Detection Record mode e Sensor Record Frame Rate
47. see to Fig 4 9 it will trigger the chosen alarms Sensor If users have sensors combined with certain alarm when the sensors have been activated then it will trigger the selected output alarms The XUSB4DVR card has a maximum of 4 sensors Motion Users can set motion detection alarm output by different alarms and remote alarm The XUSB4DVR has a maximum of 4 motion alarms b vision Fig 4 9 Alarm Output Terminal in LAN 20 XUSB4DVR User Guide 4 5 4 Auto Mail Function Tab Click Auto Mail tab to enter the following area to setup Auto Mail This function will allow you to receive automated emails to your inbox when ever an alarm is triggered e Set receiver and sender s E mail SMTP server address and password e Include a Subject line for your reference e Set the system to attach a still image screen shot of the alarmed channel by selecting the Attachment option e You can choose to write an introduction to the Auto Mail in advanced so the receiver will know what happened To test the settings click Send Mail Test If all settings are okay message Message Sent Successfully will pop up If some settings are wrong a pop up window will appear showing corresponding warning message Attechnent Setup Camera 2004 09 27 15 14 55 Channel Name V Canera V Tine Resolutio Format Image Format De lat ei bd Server EE Of Oe Leg Maree arra z e Ceisd F
48. ses 1 Camera s power input is not high enough 2 There is external electromagnetic disturbance or electrostatic disturbance of camera BNC connector It is suggested to connect ground wire to the connector 3 You have not installed necessary VGA driver 4 VGA card problem Try reinstalling the VGA card or changing to another VGA card b vision 44 XUSB4DVR User Guide Appendix 1 4 4 Why is there a delay to playback and why is it slow when I close and open the driver Possible causes 1 Windows system problem Try to reboot the computer 2 There are too many recorded files or too many fragments on the HDD therefore it takes time to search for the files You need to delete the files that you do not need or run disk defragmenter now 3 XUSB4DVR card problem 4 Computer hardware system is too outdated Appendix 1 4 5 Why I can t playback Possible causes 1 The Windows media player may have been damaged or the decoder has not been installed properly It is suggested you reinstall the relative software system 2 Computer problem recorded files have been damaged It is suggested to fix these files using SuperAVIFix program Appendix 1 4 6 Why do I see some grey blocks on time progress bar area when playback Possible causes 1 These recorded files may have been deleted 2 SmartDVR has deleted recorded file when recycle option has been chosen 3 Recorded files can not be opened because they are being recorde
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50. software anyway Liebe mtalii gdrt gr ofrene Sbrianed hor ppur mar ecturer s kte or dri Unrigned Lothar are ror other purteti may harm your omripiuter Ce che phonrathon See dein If you cannot run the SmartDVR program users should restart the computer Fig 2 7 Install the Software on a VISTA system b vision 11 XUSB4DVR User Guide 3 MAIN DISPLAY INTERFACE When you run the SmartDVR program the Main Display interface will appear The display will be locked until you Login TIME amp DATE MAIN DISPLAY CAMERA CAMERA STATUS ALARM OUT STATUS LOGIN E MAP SEARCH amp PLAYBACK CONFIGURATION EXIT BUTTON DISPLAY MODE DISK SPACE PTZ CONTROL CONTROL PANEL INDICATOR Fig 3 1 SmartDVR Main Display Interface Click and the Login window will appear Input the user name and password The default user name is SYSTEM with no password When you have logged in you will have access to the main interface You can change the system password and create new user names and passwords once you enter the system Refer to Chapter 4 7 Users Configuration 3 2 DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL The Display Control Panel includes Display Mode buttons a Free Disk Space indicator Next Page button Auto Dwell button 1 channel and 4 channel display buttons Every button has its built in indicator light which will light on and off to indicate its working status Read below for the functions in the Display Control Panel
51. ss For example the server s IP address is 211 148 96 234 and the port number is 81 then you should input http 211 148 96 234 81 b vision 32 XUSB4DVR User Guide Select Live Surveillance and click OK to install Remote Surveillance client side program as below In the next section we will learn more about Remote Playback When connecting to the server for the first time the following window will appear See Fig 7 3 Please Note If users have already installed the client side program before inputting the server address in the IE browser the system will automatically skip the installation Follow the on screen installation steps to download and install WebCam the client side program for viewing live images After initialisation has completed WebCam will be installed automatically You can choose path by clicking Browse Click Next to continue Security Warning Do you wart to install and run KE http 4792 76 07 Odocufde Dour oad oc The publisher cannot be determined due to the problems below The test root has not been enabled as a trusted root e Wind ei Seip a eme the inet lied Wu el rch wl gade pou through the rest of De zeng pocen Place wat Fig 7 4 WebCam installation Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install WebCam in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder cl
52. to save the setting and return to the main interface The selected time date will appear in the left bottom of the screen Click Cancel to cancel the setting Click on EY to make the Event Browser window Start P e S time 0 00 00 appear This will give you a detailed log of events EG S e T D that have occurred per camera allowing you to PL time 23 59 59 select a recording by event rather than just by time and date Click to play the recorded files Press to pause You can use the time bar to adjust the time period that is playing marked as a on Fig 7 17 Use the buttons marked as b on Fig 7 17 to control the play speed Fig 7 17 Time Control amp Play Speed Control Click to begin to recording remotely The icon will change to el Click it again and stop recording You can select the Save Path and Compression format before logging in the system see Chapter 7 2 3 b vision 37 XUSB4DVR User Guide 7 3 MOBILE SURVEILLANCE 7 3 1 Introduction to Mobile Surveillance In SmartDVR system the mobile surveillance can be setup by connecting a mobile phone to the system The function is supported by Windows Mobile system and Symbian Series 60 Developer Platform 2 0 Intelligent Mobile Phone system So far the types of phones on which the function has been tested are in the table below SYSTEM Brand Dopod 696 Windows Mobile 2003 Dopod 618 Windows Mobile 2003 Dopod 828 Windows Mobile 2003 Dopod 83
53. uble Shooting and drag the acceleration bar to Full click OK to save the modification e DirectX Acceleration click Start gt Run input dxdiag and click Enter Select Display option in the pop up window of DirectX Tools and click the three buttons DirectDraw gt Direct3D and AGP Texture Appendix 1 1 3 Unspecified error in the End of Installation Possible causes 1 On English version Window XP system by using driver below SmartDVR 3 0 2 the unspecified error will appear as the databases are not compatible 2 Microsoft Windows system database has been destroyed Reinstall windows system or try to install SmartDVR driver above SmartDVR3 1 1 to solve the problem 3 Relative Windows support files has lost or been destroyed reinstall window system or try to install SmartDVR driver above SmartDVR3 1 1 to solve the problem Appendix 1 1 4 Cannot find XUSB4DVR in Device Manager Possible causes 1 Windows system error Restart computer 2 XUSB4DVR card error Contact local distributor 3 Install SmartDVR b vision 41 XUSB4DVR User Guide APPENDIX 1 2 HOW TO USE SMARTDVR Appendix 1 2 1 What are the meanings of the indicator lights Refer to Chapter 3 3 3 and Fig 3 6 to learn more Appendix 1 2 2 How do the different record modes work Users can set more than one record mode in Record setup but there is only one valid record mode for a certain period The priority order of the
54. ures NTFS partition to decrease fragmented files 1 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following are the minimum system requirements for your PC Operating System Windows XP or Vista CPU Pentium 4 1 7GHz or above Graphics Nvidia Geforce 2 ATI Rage 128 compatible or similar RAM 256MB Direct X Version 9 or above USB 2 0 Sockets required 1 Please Note When the recording disk partition s format is FAT32 and the system has run for a long time the system will create a lot of data fragments that may result in the system running slowly We recommend that you defragment your hard disk every 10 to 30 days We strongly suggest that recording disk partition uses NTFS format b vision 7 XUSB4DVR User Guide 1 4 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Format Resolution Maximum Frame rate Screen set Compression code rate Data format PAL NTSC 352x288 704x576 PAL 25 fps PAL Resolution 1024x768 16 bits or 32 bits 50kbps 1 2Mbps MPEG4 b vision 8 XUSB4DVR User Guide 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDWARE 2 1 1 XUSB4DVR Card Hardware Audio Input White Video Input Yellow USB Connection Fig 2 1 XUSB4DVR USB Video Capture Card Please Note e Make sure that your PC USB interface is 2 0 the XUSB4DVR card can only support USB 2 0 e Please follow the steps to safely remove the USB card Right click on the Taskbar gt Stop device gt pull out the USB card e Using this card wit
55. you operate the product in accordance with this user guide 1 2 FEATURES The following are standard functions of the XUSB4DVR 1 Schedule record mode You can choose any period in a day to record and set up the record modes i e sensor alarm record motion detection record manual record schedule record Motion detection mode Motion detection areas are adjustable and you can assign up to 16 areas for detection for each channel You can also set the motion detection sensitivity for each channel The system will only begin to record only when motion in the detection area occurs and it will stop recording after a period of time which also is adjustable Recycling record mode You can set the recording Storage Sequence for HDD partitions The recording storage will automatically jump to the next partition when it is full If all the partitions are full and recycling record mode is enabled the old recorded data will be recycled and recorded over with new data You can also set a HDD Minimum Storage Alarm Once the present storage space is less then the minimum storage and recycling record mode is not enabled the recording will automatically stop This means old data will never be recorded over P T Z control function Supported by a number of decoders you can control multiple speed domes and integrated cameras Controls include Pan Tilt Zoom Focus and Iris Adjustment for P T Z devices The system also supports Preset Points an
56. yvision Model XUSB4DVR 4 Camera 25fps USB DVR Card and Software Before you begin Please unpack all boxes carefully and identify that all the parts are present Do not cut the cables this will void the warranty Model XUSB4DVR 4 Camera 25fps USB DVR Card U Ser G U ide and Software 2 XUSB4DVR User Guide CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ee 5 EE IS 5 r 5 1 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS socdeieieseincesusucesutedaceswiuceduavdedesajedesududnduaedadedeienedudwceens 6 1 4 SYSTEM SPECIFICATO er 6 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 0 ccccccccccccccessccssssscceeseesseeeesseeeseseeeeens 8 2 1 VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDWARE iicsccccccccccsccccecocccecescoecesccececssecersesoeeessces 8 2 1 1 XUSB4DVR Card Hardware 8 2 2 INSTALL VIDEO CAPTURE CARD DRIVER 8 3 MAIN DISPLAY INTERFACE 11 i a LC eee secon nse sees eseeceendsncececteuecesecenssesaeeseceseceesoseceeesesecncasesecucerssocenetsesecer 11 3 2 DISPLAY OLE 11 KR reet 12 3 2 2 Auto Dwell display Mode 12 3 2 3 QUICK SWITCH rrnnnrrrvvrvveverrrrrrvrrrrsrsrsssnnrrrrrnenneeeersssssseerensnnssnnnrrnnnnneeee 12 EE 12 3 3 1 Record Mode 12 ROTEN rei 12 3 3 3 Record Setup EE 13 3 3 4 Record Status Panel rrvernrnvvvnnnvnvvvnrnvnnvvensvrsvrvesnrsvrvevsvsvvvevsersvreesenn 14 3 3 5 Manual Record Mode 14 3 3 6 Schedule Record Mode revrnnvvnnnnvvnnnnvrennnnvrennnnvvennnsvvensnsvevsssvrensnnnee 14 3 3 7 Motion Detection Record Mode c cccccscccssessessessseseee
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