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VP - 580 Software User Manual

1. File Edit View Favorites Tools Help lt a Back gt 6c B A Qsearch aaj Favorites EPmedia S EA T B ke 5 at Set Date amp Time Set NTP Server Systeri Configuration Set Names amp On Screen Display Set User s Authonty DYR Setup Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Set Pre Alarm Video Source Camera 1 gt Standard PAL x Brightness EJ Contrast 60 Saturation EJ Hue 45 Quality 65 Compression py High z Boost 9 3 Auto Gain Control 7 Mirror Horizontally Mirror Vertically 7 Watermark V Max connections for this camera 0 Max bandwidth for this camera Bytes sec 0 Max bandwidth of each connection for this camera Bytes sec 0 5 6 3 Audio setting Internet Use the Audio Setting page to define all the audio settings for the VP 580 Refer to Audio on page 24 for more information about the various parameters The VP 580 supports two way audio transmission between the device and the PC But audio can only be recorded from the VP 580 on the PC and not vice versa The microphone and speaker time out intervals represent the time interval of no signal after which the device is timed out 10 x Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help lt Back gt x Bi A Qisearch Favorites EPmedia ES Ed 5 BSM 6o Links Sj Audio Setting Set Date amp Time a amp u Audio Source Cha
2. Click the SETUP button to display the setup screen H Back CERES h iios Aei G I A lS Address http 10 0 1 117 start htm 1 m 2211 oo Setup button Asar AEA Giinbox EMan m Vg 26602886 3 19PM 78 Use the setup screen to user definable parameters for the VP 580 lol x lt Beck p o TAE rch aFevortes Geda CA Er G A H Y M Address http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 v 6o Links gt e n aa r System Information Camera Setting Audio Setting Item Content Set Dale amp Time Boot From DOM CompactFlash Disk TP Address 10 0 1 117 Set NTP Serve x Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 teni Co tion Ethernet Address 00 0C 6E 80 97 0F Set Names amp On Screen Start Time 2004 07 22 10 16 55 Display Accumulated Visit 3 Set User s Authori Disk Size Li 40520 MB Disk Used 20230 MB 49 9 Dios Record Period 167 Hours Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Firmware Version 1 11B5 build 928 Firmware Date Jun 18 2004 15 06 33 Set Pre Alarn GWMAIN Start at 07 22 2004 10 16 56 We are in Network STATIC IP Mode RQ 10 0 1 213 20040722 101830 GET images botton1 png RQ 10 0 1 217 20040722 093331 GET RQ 10 0 1 213 20040722 122052 GET Internet 3 MSN Me Choose a submenu from the list on the left and click the link to display it 9 6 1 System information Click the System nioran link to
3. There will be three seconds silence between a voice call being answered and the start of the message If the voice call function calls a phone with an automatic answer ing machine the VP 580 will behave as if the call has been answered The VP 580 does not support non standard ringing tones If the VP 580 calls a phone and an unexpected tone is received an error message will be generated Use the Set Action option to define what action is taken by the VP 580 when an event occurs The following options are available e Motion Detection sets up the motion detection feature Video Lost generates an alarm when the video from the se 31 GINS WEBISAG i lected camera is not available Disk Space Low generates an alarm when the disk space is insufficient Disk Error generates an alarm if there is an error while access ing the disk Motion Detection Video Lost Disk Space Low Disk Error To configure events using the Set Action option 32 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select an event from the a Press the Right arrow button to display the submenu for the event E the following options e Message displays a message on your screen when the event Occurs Beep sounds a beep when the event occurs E Mail sends an E mail to the specified address when the event Occurs e Voice Call sends a voice call to a specified number when an event Occurs e Video Popup
4. displays the video from the selected camera on your screen Motion Detection OURE Message oN Beep OFF E Mail OFF Video Popup OFF Nert Use the Up and Down buttons to select the desired action from the following options Press the Right arrow button for the required action to view the submenu 5 After enabling the action set up the Start and End Hour Minute and Second to make the feature active during the specified time interval of the day The default settings have the feature enabled throughout the whole day 6 If you selected the E Mail option as the desired action you have to set up the recipient of the E mail the subject and the text matter of the E mail You can specify which of the 18cameras status is in the E mail 72 Enable oOFF Start Hour 0Q0 Start Minute OQO on a nn eles le ime End Hour 0 End Minute O End ts pele gt sls tome To Subject Text Cameral oOFF Cameraz2 OFF Cameras OFF Camerad OFrr CameraS oOrfrr Camera6 b OFF 3 3 14 ISP Next If you are connecting to the Internet using dial up enter your ISP details using the ISP option from the System Setup menu Set up the following options Phone No enter the telephone number that is dialed by the dial up modem e Name enter the user name of your dial up account e Pass enter the password for your dial up account e TCP IP set up automatic or manual TCP IP If the VP 580 is connecting thro
5. subject and content of the E mail Enable a snapshot of the camera s video to be attached to the E mail by selecting cameras in the Snapshot option Under the Global Settings fill in the mail server details Fill in the details using mouse and keyboard and click Done when complete N ote If you set a domain name in the mail server setting provide the DNS IP address in the System Configuration see System configura tion on page 83 87 dnos USAS Back to home page 5 6 15 FTP upload The VP 580 can upload snapshots from the camera using FTP to a pre defined location in the event of an alarm Use the FTP Upload page to set FTP details FTP Settings Individual Settings Type Motion Detect gt Start Time foo foo foo Stop Time foo foo foo Directory Filename Snapshot 172703 C405 7060C7 08093 iwFiL 12 Camera 7 13 7 140 15 F 16 Enable Disable Required field Global Settings mail to be sent in the Type field by choosing Motion Detect or Continu ous Fill in the start and stop times for monitoring the alarm the file name and directory for FTP Enable a snapshot of the camera s video to be uploaded by selecting cameras in the Snapshot option N ote If you specify a file name each time a file is uploaded it will overwrite the previous file with another of the same name If no file name is specified a new file will be written each time with a new filename based on the time and date
6. 0 1 117 lysetup htm Microsoft Internet Explorer Live Video ActiveX Not Found or Newer Version is Required To view live video you need to install Live Video ActiveX Control Please download and execute the setup Download LVSETUP EXE Reload when setup is successfully completed The download will begin and the following window will appear File Download x gt Some files can harm your computer If the file information below iy looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source do not open or save this file File name lvsetup exe File type Application From 10 0 1 117 A This type of file could harm your computer if it contains malicious code Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer Open save Cancel More Info IV Always ask before opening this type of file Click Open to download and install the new plug in The download status is displayed and you are prompted for an installation location PON Live ideo ActiveX Control 3 5 x Where would you like to install Live Video Activex Control 1 09 Browse CTT L FProgra es i L ve Estimated time left 3 sec 173 KB of 444 KB copied Gaal Download to Temporary Folder Transfer rate 88 3 KB Sec I Close this dialog box when download completes Open Folder Cancel pening lysetup exe from 10 0 1 117 Click OK to complete the installation The following message will appear xi gt L
7. Alarm Motion Alarm Video Lost Disk Space Low Disk Error 68 Voice Call Vitico Popup sac Redial Volce Repeat Rec Time f Y 5 Modem Speaker internal Volce File vcFiioy Edit Fite Name a ul Edit Snye PLAY REC X Cancel Por N ote T he Voice Call options will be greyed out in the menu system if the voice modem function is not selected in the serial port setup menu Make sure that a voice modem is enabled in device field in the Serial Ports menu item in order to place voice calls See Serial ports on page 60 for more details Voice call features f A voice call message can be recorded using an internal or external microphone and can be played back using an internal or external speaker Up to 60 voice messages can be recorded and stored on the VP 9804 5808 and used for different alarm events e Messages recorded for the voice call function must be between 5 and 10 seconds Known issues with the voice call function There will be three seconds silence between a voice call being answered and the start of the message If the voice call function calls a phone with an automatic answer ing machine the V P 5804 5808 will behave as if the phone has been answered The VP 5804 5808 does not support non standard ringing tones If the VP 5804 5808 calls a phone and an unexpected tone is received an error message will be generated 69 GPI alarm Use the GPI Alarm
8. CPU or better 250MB RAM or more AGP VGA card Microsoft Windows X P 2000 ME 98 operating system Standard Internet browser such as Internet Explorer 13 Features Video and audio recording Up to 8 black and white or color cameras Up to 30 fps for each camera local monitoring Record playback and display simultaneously Built in QUAD multiplexor functions local monitoring Local playback of recorded footage on VGA or TV monitor Remote playback in PC browser Query recorded data referenced by date time and event Support for popular PTZ cameras High video quality and low data rate Up to 200 1 video compression Multiple video compression engines including H 263 JPEG M JPEG and MPEG4 N etwork Dynamic IP support for Internet access Direct dial up support Data storage and backup Removable hard disk Optional CD writer Easy to use Plug and play non Windows embedded real time OS Easy configuration using either keyboard mouse IR remote control home page or RS 232 terminal The only client application required is a standard web browser Alarm functions Motion detection event trigger schedule pre alarm recording E mail Voice Call and FTP alarm notification O ptional G PI O for alarm control Customization HTML file upload support for home page customization FTP server upload support for customization 14 About the GUI The VP 580 can be configured and operated using either the local G UI or o
9. Password password O h screen Usar Password i e Autolock Afiar lo D sec keyboard 1con tock Now Wo Serial Ports System Info l y E To double click the entry next tothe Icon This action canidisplay the on serdenKeybourd Running Modo Algorithm NTP Setup Default Settings x 5 x conca ox Enter new passwords for Admin and User in the corresponding fields Set an autolock time if required in the Autolock After field The autolock function locks the system after a given time and a password is required to unlock it Click Lock N ow to lock the system immediately N ote If you do not have a keyboard connected to the system you can use the on screen keyboard to enter your passwords All the fields that can be edited using the on screen keyboard are indi cated by the on screen keyboard icon D ouble click the field to display the on screen keyboard Use the mouse to enter characters for the re quired field System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Dateation Enable Default Settings x amp Cancel WOK 53 Video The Video menu enables you to set video parameters such as the video standard the compression boost and so on for each of the connected cameras Refer to Video on page 15 for more information about the video parameters Select the camera from the Camera drop down box and fill in the details in each field as required using the mouse recommended or keyboard Video Came
10. Set Camera Control sets PTZ control for the cameras See PTZ setup on page 20 for more details Set IP Registry Host IP Address amp Path sets up the registry server See Registry s server on page 94 for more information File Edt Vie Favorites To ols Help ong A A Aeh Grts Guede F I SS SO Address amp http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 v 0 Links vr E a System Information System Configuration Camera Setting Audio Setting Running Mode Network Mode ISP Mode Set Date amp Time Set NTP Server Systeri Configuration TCP IP Setting TP Address hoorn DNS IP Address f0 0 01 Gateway IP Address fiooo254 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Set Names amp On Screen Display Set Users Authonty DYR Setup Record Schedule Set Motion Detection ISP Setting ISP Phone Number fo ISP Logn Nam i i S CS ISP Login Passwor d Modem Baud Rate C 115200 57600 38400 C 28800 C 19200 14400 C 9600 4800 C 2400 C1200 C NONE xl I Use assigned TCP IP settings Set Pre Alarn X le D Internet 9 6 7 Set names and on screen display Use the Set Names and On Screen Display page to set names for the server and all cameras You can also use this page to enter the text to be displayed on screen with each camera under the Set Overlay Text option Use the x and y fields to define the position of the displayed text Use
11. Setup GP Alarm Disk Space Low Motion Alarm Video Lost Message ON Start 0 a 0 Siamo 9 Stop 0 ali 0 19 10 4 Boop On Start 0 ISo SiO S Stop o 4 fo Al 0 4 Feiwel naar Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields as de scribed in GPI alarm on page 71 Click OK to save changes Disk error Use the Disk Error menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken when there is an error while accessing the disk You can set up the alarm through a message a beep a video popup or E mail Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more details about the actions System Setup Record Sotup Alarm Motion ODatection Disk Error lo Message ON Disk Space Low Start o Tal 0 a Stop J0 2 110 Boop OW Start o iSo Sik Stop 0o Ieo IS OGE Gall OT a kl a 0 s 0 a 0 ul ie X Ganco WOK 12 Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields as de scribed in GPI alarm on page 71 Click OK to save changes 4 11 4 Motion detection Use the Motion Detection page to set motion detection parameters for each camera Syston Stt Record Sail Alainn Motion Botection Camera Cameray v Enable No Sensitivity 50 fia Mouse Bulton Uot SetiDetestlon Area Right Clear DatectionArea ecne Box Each small square on the displayed grid can be set to detect motion Use the left mouse button to make a
12. so on on the screen Password Protect S System Information Boot IP Mask Macip Start FW Ver FW Date Modol Disk Size Disk Used NTP Setup Default Settings z System Setup Record Setup Alam Motion Datection DOM CF DIsk 10 0 1 117 255 255 0 0 00 0C 66 80 970F 2004 07 19 16 52 38 1 1185 build928 J n 18 200415 06 40 100 400 40520 MB 20227 MB 48 Lx concor Pox There are no configurable fields on this page Click OK or Cancel to leave 60 the screen Date Time Use the Date Time menu to set the precise time and date on the system You can also set the local time zone in the T Zone field Systam Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Dateation Password Protect 2 Video Date Time T Zone GMT 07 00 Bangkok Hanol Jakarta Year 2004 Month 07 Day 19 G Hour 17 Minute 07 Second 20 in x concor Pox Use the keyboard or mouse to set all fields and click OK to save changes ISP If you are using dial up access to the Internet use the ISP menu to enter details of your Internet Service Provider System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Dateation Password Protect S Video ISP Video Input Disks Phone No Name GPIO Pass PTZ Setup TCP IP TCP IP TCR I Automatic Audio Serial Ports System Info Date Time Default Settings zj x Ganca WOK Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields and click OK to s
13. square sensitive to motion Use the Right mouse button to make it insensitive Click OK to save changes 73 5 network operation 5 1 Introduction The VP 580 can be used and configured using either the supplied remote control unit or with a keyboard and mouse It can also be configured over a network using a terminal with a standard web browser This chapter covers network operation 9 2 Connecting The VP 580 GUI can be viewed on a standard internet browser when the device is connected on the same network as your PC or if it is connected through a cable or xD SL modem to the Internet Refer to the hardware manual for more information about making connections using the RJ 45 Ethernet LAN port Make sure that the VP 580 is configured for N etwork running mode See Running modes on page 5 for more information To access the VP 580 GUI 1 Open a browser window on a terminal that has network access to the VP 580 2 Type the IP address of the VP 580 in the browser address bar about blank Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt View Favorites Tools Help Cc ia tal Gi Search Ge Favorites Ei Media a She Bi E p Address E http 192 168 10 10 Browser address bar The first time you attempt to view the VP 580 user interface using a web browser an ActiveX installation procedure will begin automatically When the following window appears click on the Download LVSETUP EXE link E http 10
14. to turn off the on screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to confirm the new field 3 3 16 Running mode See paged for information on how to change the Running Mode 3 3 17 Algorithm You can change the compression algorithm used by the VP 580 to record video The VP 580 supports JPEG MJPEG and H 263 algorithms for compression For the JPEG and MJPEG algorithms the video quality is better but the data rate is also high The H 263 algorithm provides a lower video quality but the data rate is also quite low Set up the compression algorithm using the Algorithm option and the size of the video frame with the Dimension option To set up the algorithm 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change Dimension 320x240 2 Use the Right and Left arrow buttons to toggle the available options 3 Press the OK button when the fields are set correctly 3 3 18 NTP setup Use the NTP Network Time Protocol Setup function to synchronize the real time clock on the VP 580 with the atomic clock Before using this 35 dingas WAS S Record setup feature make sure that the correct date time and time zone have been set up See Date Time on page 26 Also make sure that the DNS IP number has been set up under the TCP IP settings See TCP IP on page 21 The following options are available in the submenu Enable enables the NTP function to synchronize the real time clock Period Hour sets up th
15. used by users connecting to the VP 580 over the internet 15 System setup e Max Conn Bandwidth sets the maximum bandwidth allo cated for each connection to the VP 580 This is the maximum bandwidth divided by the maximum connections Video Input sets the position of the camera input displayed on your local screen Changes to this setting will take effect only after the system is rebooted e Water Mark Sets a water mark on the video image This option is available only for JPEG and MJPEG algorithms see Algo rithm on page 35 Local Display enables viewing the selected camera video signal on the local display If this option is set to Off the camera is still optional and its video can be recorded if needed Video 1 fil 5 To change the video parameters 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the option 2 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to change the value assigned to the setting 3 Press the OK button to confirm the new settings Each camera has its own video screen To move between the screens for each camera use the Prev Page and N ext Page buttons on the remote control 16 3 3 3 Disks Use the Disks menu to add and remove network disks from the system Network disks can be used to provide extra storage to extend recording time To add a network disk 1 Highlight the disk you want to add and press the OK button 2 When the Add Disk screen is dis
16. which a camera is dis played on your monitor when an alarm is generated Voice Call enables you to set conditions that generate a voice call when an alarm is triggered Set Action sets the action that will generate an alarm condition for each camera Video Popup sec 10 Voice Call Set Action N ote T he Voice Call option will only be displayed in 27 System setup the menu if the voice modem function is se lected from the serial port menu To set motion detection conditions 28 1 A Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the Motion D etec tion option from the Alarm menu and press the OK button When the motion detection menu appears use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to select one of the following options Enable configures the motion detection feature for each camera Sensitivity sets the sensitivity value for detecting motion Set Detect Area sets the area in the camera s field of vision over which motion is detected This option is displayed only after you set the Enable option to Yes Ve Gly Jaan 6 3 Select the Enable field and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to toggle between Yes to enable the motion detection feature and No to disable it Select the Sensitivity choice and use the Left Right arrow buttons to decrease increase the sensitivity We recommend that you keep the sensitivity level to its default setting If the sensitivity level is adeq
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18. U S UN Ae OOD 0U S w Ni Start Minute 00 Start Second 00 Stop Hour 00 Stop Minute 00 Stop Second 00 Camera i Normal Record Camera 2 Normal Record Nert 3 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change from the following options Enable enables the recording schedule Mon through Sun enables recording on the specified days of week Start H our Minute Second sets the exact time when the recording starts Stop Hour Minute Second sets the exact time when the recording ends e Camera 1 through 8 sets the recording mode for the selected camera Select Normal Record to record continuously Select Motion Detect to record only when motion is detected Select OFF to disable recording e Audio enables recording of sound along with the video signal e Frame Rate Setup sets the frame rate for recording Set Auto Speed to Yes and the device evenly divides the recording frame rate amongst all cameras If set to No you can manually set up the individual frame rates for each camera 4 Use the Right and Left arrow buttons to change the value of that parameter 9 Use the Prev Page and N ext Page buttons to move to the previ ous or next page 6 Press the OK button when all parameters are set 3 4 3 Motion detection For more information about setting the Motion D etection feature see on Alarm page 27 3 4 4 Pre Alarm Use the Pre Alarm function to determine how many frames are recorded befor
19. Under the Global Settings fill in the FTP server account password and port number Fill in all the details using mouse and keyboard and click Done when complete 9 7 Back to home page The Back To Home Page link will redirect you back to the VP 580 home page 88 9 8 View video without plug ins You can view video even if the machine you are working on does not have the plug ins necessary for full functions Click the View Video Without Plug ins link to view the video page without plugins 3 Live iew Page Microsoft Internet Explorer lol xi Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address amp http 10 0 1 117 livevua htm scrw 1024 4 LHS E Opening http 10 0 1 117 snapshot0 jpg 38 Internet A You will need to enter an administrator user name and password to view without plug ins N ote Y our browser must be configured to support Java applets to view without plug ins 89 sui Gnyd MoM CaplA MaIA Appendix Troubleshooting Cannot control PTZ camera Check cable connection and camera power e COM port parameters are not correct or the PTZ device is not compatible ID of the PTZ camera is not set correctly Switch both VP 580 and PTZ camera off and on again VP 580 does not support this type of PTZ camera Cannot access VPON from browser in network mode Verify the network cable is well connected to the hub and the network is good e Mak
20. VP 580 Digital Video Recorder Software User Manual Table of Contents OVOLVIEW iiiiiatistidae wate 1 latod tiom ioa R l System requirements cccccceeeeeeeeeees 2 Fear aE E 2 ADOUL THE GUD nesot 4 ThelocalGUT ciona 4 The network GUD vssccvoncastoabusaseuts 4 Getting Started cccccsseseeees 5 Running modes ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 Viewing live images on the VP 580 8 IR remote control operation 11 CETERO AUTO DKO t ARE E A T l1 Main menU sce exccnan cet andacs sons dace sacsendautaiaie 11 System SELUP its diate rino E 12 Password protect cccccceeeeeeees 13 NICEO T E EA 15 DISKE a a 17 TVOU e niner 18 OS DEI aa N 18 PTZ SOUP orie 20 A Gl il E A A E E E 21 ACCOUN noetan 22 AUO soban aa a 24 CHAI OLIS serorei riae eea r 25 System information 00008 26 Pat Tie n re rer 26 Al ea a 21 TSP EAE E TA T A 33 Registry SELVED seri anssdedsncarantoreners 34 Running mode ccccceeeeeeeeeeees 35 PIGOTT orende 35 INST SC UU oiii Porn inga 35 Default settings c cece 36 Revise firmware cccccseceseseeees 37 Record sepure 37 IN Riiaga an RE 37 Record schedule ccccesee 37 Motion detection ccccceeeeceee 39 Pies AAPM ctsiscacoltsvandotosceueeetanawaes 40 Pry DAC Kecses 39 Play back WS ercana 40 Searching for a file ceee 42 Lockine Alessin aa 43 Backing the data 44 System
21. able gt era 8 Disable era 9 Disable gt era 10 Disable gt era 11 Disable era 12 Disable Internet NUE 83 dnpos WEISAG System Setup 9 6 9 DVR setup Use the DVR Setup page to set the recording mode to either Autostop stops when disk space runs out or Cyclic Recording overwrites oldest recordings when disk space runs out 15 ix File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help x a Links gt Record Mode Auto Stop ha Internet 5 6 10 Record schedule Use the Record Schedule page to set up to 16 automatic recording schedules For each record schedule select the day and start and stop times for recording For each camera select off Normal Recording or Motion Detection Recording to record only when motion is detected Enable Audio if you want to record audio also Select a Frame Rate of recording for each camera _ 15 ix File Edit View Favorites Tools Help qa Back gt lt A Qisearch Favorites Smeda C4 Fa 3A B ke E Address http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 v Go Links gt System Information System Information xe Schedule1 gt gt Setti Schedule Setup Audio Setting Enable Yes Mon No 7 Tue No Wea No gt Thu No 7 Fri No 7 Sat No 7 Sun I Set Date amp Time Set NTP Server teni Ci io Set N
22. al ports COM1 2 3 and CO M4 The RS232 standard is used Comland Com2 ports The RS485 standard is used for com3 The RS422 standard is used for com4 Use the Serial Ports menu to set the following parameters 3 3 10 Serial ports The VP 580 can be connected to other serial devices such as external 4 e COM1 Device selects the type the serial device You can select external modems G PIO voice call modems etc e COM1 Speed sets the speed 1200 to 115200 bps for the serial device e COM1 Flow Control enables or disables the flow control for the device e COM1 Data Bits Sets the number of data bits 6 7 or 8 for the device e COM1 Parity Sets odd or even parity e COM1 Stop Bits Sets 1 or 2 stop bits for the device To change the serial port parameters 1 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the field to change 2 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to cycle through the avail able options for that field 3 Press the OK button when the field is set correctly N ote e You can use the Prev Page and N ext Page 25 System setup buttons on the remote control to toggle between the COM1 menu and COM4 menu e When an optional G PIO module is con nected to the serial port the VP 580 detects it automatically and provides G PIO options in the system menu See GPIO on page 57 for more information 3 3 11System information Use the System Information option to display the System Information screen and view informat
23. amera 10 NO Camera 1 No Camera 12 No Camera 13 NO C mera 14 no Camorra 16 NO camorra 16 No camornzZ Camera LOTT ee er LOTT ELS Camon CAmMmOnUZ HH Camere Lx concor Pox 66 To set up the GPI trigger 1 Select the required trigger from the GPI Trigger option 2 Click Enable to allow the triggered recording 3 Enter the recording time interval in the Record Time sec field 4 Click the cameras whose video you want to record after the trigger is generated and set them to Yes 5 Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields and click OK to save changes Pre Alarm Use the Pre Alarm menu under the Record Setup tab to determine how many frames are recorded before an alarm event occurs Each camera can be set separately and you can record up to 300 frames System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Detection Pro Alarm GPI Trigger Cameral Frames Camera Frames Camora3 Frames Camerad Frames Cameras Frames Camorra Frames Camera Frames Cameras Frames Cameras Frames Cameoraio Frames Cameralt Frames Cameral2 Frames fo 4 fo e fo 4 fo e fo 4 fo 4 fo eI Camerai3 Frames x conca Pox Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to enter the number of frames for each camera and click OK to save changes 4 11 3 Alarm Alarm setup Use the Alarm Setup menu under the Alarm tab to define what action is taken when an alarm is trig
24. ames amp On Screen era 1 Normal Recording Display Set User s Authority x s A 1 era 3 Normal Recording Ne Camera 11 Normal Recording ot era 4 Normal Recording era 2 Normal Recording he Camera 10 Normal Recording Camera 12 Normal Recording Record Schedule era 5 Normal Recording v Camera 13 Normal Recording Set Motion Detection era 6 Normal Recording Camera 14 Normal Recording era 7 Normal Recording he Camera 15 Normal Recording era 8 Normal Recording ka Camera 16 Normal Recording FF gt Frame Rate 1 30 4 gt a Internet 84 5 6 11 Motion detection The Motion Detection page enables you to set the motion detection feature for each camera You can adjust the area in the camera s field of vision that will checked for motion Click on the grid to enable or disable motion detection The red rectangle in the upper left corner indicates that motion is being detected See Alarm on page 27 for more information about the motion detection feature Advance Setting Microsoft Internet Explorer j loj x File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help q Back gt x B A search Favorites EPmedia ES Ed GH 7 ba E Address E http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 gt Go Links Audio Setting Set Motion Detection Set Date amp Time Set NTP Server y Video Source 1 gt System Configuration 7 Wee i 4 4 Mo
25. and playback of recordings using the Audio Disable function N Oo 11 Press the Right arrow button to select Yes to enable the user to hear the live audio from the selected cameras 3 3 9 Audio Use the Audio menu to set up the audio parameters for the VP 580 The configurable parameters areas follows e Mic Gain adjusts the gain of the microphone Speaker adjusts the speaker output level volume e Mic Timeout sets the timeout for the microphone Speaker Timeout sets the timeout for the speakers Self Test Mic gt Spk performs a self test to ensure correct operation of the microphone and speaker N ote Make sure that audio is enabled when recording signals from the cameras attached to the VP 580 To set the audio parameters 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change Mic Gain 7 5 Speaker 75 Mic Timeout 60 Speaker Timeout 60 elf Test Mic sSpk Jo OF E 2 Use the Right arrow button to increase the value and the Left 24 arrow button to decrease the value 3 Press the OK button to confirm 4 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the Self Test Mic gt Spk option 5 Press the Right arrow button to set the option to on to make sure that the microphone and speaker are working correctly modems GPIO General Purpose Inputs and Outputs Voice Call devices PTZ cameras camera control devices text input devices or USB serial ports using 4 seri
26. aturation C e Hue D e Quality E 49 OHCTA PTZ panel 4 9 PTZ panel Use the PTZ panel to control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom enabled cameras T his panel is displayed when the LIVE button is pressed Gaana J Set buttons CS Call buttons ee ZOOM buttons Focus j FOCUS buttons Speed buttons Pan and tilt buttons The PTZ panel can only be used in the Surveillance Screen You can set and recall up to 6 preset configurations for each camera using the following buttons Set buttons save the current pan tilt zoom and focus settings in one of 6 preset configurations Call buttons recall the selected preset configuration e ZOOM buttons adjust the zoom to provide a more closer or wider view of the subject e FOCUS buttons adjust the focus of the camera Speed buttons Adjust the speed of the selected ptz camera Pan and tilt buttons Adjust the pan and tilt of the selected camera To set a camera configuration 1 Select a camera using the numbered buttons 1 8 on the Surveil lance Panel 2 Adjust the Zoom Focus Speed Pan and Tilt buttons until the camera is configured correctly 3 Press a Set button to save the configuration The configuration you have saved can now be recalled with the correspond ing Call button 50 4 10 Play panel Use the Play Panel to control playback of stored footage from the cameras This panel is displayed when the PLAY buttons is pressed to play back a video re
27. ave changes 6l Registry The Registry menu enables you to set up the registry server for your device If you are using a dynamic IP address for the VP 5804 5808 you can set up the device to post its IP address to the VPON registry server You can then look up your IP from the MAC address or server name You can also use the registry server to give a name to the VP 5804 5808 as described in Set names and on screen dis play on page 83 Syatam Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Detection Password Protect 1S Registty Server Dish Addr ragiatry nfic com tw AIS IRUN HTTP Port 80 i 4 OSD Text GPIO cgi i Date Time ISP Running Made Algorithm NTP Setup Default Settings iy 4 gt canco Pok Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields and click OK to save changes Running mode Use the Running Mode menu to switch between N etwork Mode and ISP Mode and between Mouse Mode and IR Control Mode Refer to Run ning modes on page 5 for more details about changing the running mode 62 Algorithm Use the Algorithm option in this menu to set the compression algorithm used while recording video Use the Dimension option to set the resolution of the video Refer to Algorithm on page 35 for more details about com pression algorithms Systam Setup Record Setup Atar WMotion Detection la Password Protect Algorithm amp Dimension Algorithm MJPEG xj Dimension 320
28. cording File size Play previous next screen Speed indicator IX 1 2X 1 4X 1 8X Fast forward rewind Stop The moving orange line indicates the current playback status Click any where on the Data Motion or GPI lines to start playback from the re quired point 51 pued Aed 4 11 Setup Click the Set Up button to display the set up menus used to configure the VP 5804 5808 There are four parts to the Set Up menu System Setup Record Setup Alarm and Motion Detection Record Setup Alarm System Motion Setup System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Datection Detection Password Protect System Information Boot DOM CF DIsk IP 10 0 1 117 Mask 255 255 0 0 MaciD 00 0C 66 80 97 0F Start 2004 07 19 16 52 38 FW Ver 1 1185 build 928 FW Date Juin 18 2004 16 06 40 Model 100 400 Disk Size 40520 MB Disk Used 20227 MB 48 Default Settings z _X cencei pa This section explains each of the menu pages in turn 4 111 System setup Password protect The Password Protect screen helps you to enable password protection set administrator and user passwords set the autolock period and lock the system immediately E nabling password protection prevents unwanted users from accessing or configuring the VP 5804 5808 For more information see Passeord protect on page 13 Systam Satup Record setup Alarm Matlon Datection A Password Protect Enable Yas Admin
29. ded E mail address by sending an E mail 4 Press the Right arrow button to confirm your selection 5 Press the Key Pad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard 29 System setup 6 Use the Arrow keys to select the letters you need to complete the field and press the OK button to confirm 7 When the field is complete press the Key Pad button to turn off the on screen keyboard 8 Press the OK button to save your changes Use the Video Popup menu to set up the time period for which the video from the selected camera is displayed on your screen The default screen is 10 seconds To set the video popup time 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the Video Popup option from the Alarm menu 2 Use the Left arrow button to decrease the popup time and the Right arrow button to increase the time 3 Press the OK button to save your settings The Voice Call options enable you to set up a voice modem that will make a call when the selected event such as a GPI or motion alarm or video lost from a camera occurs You must install a voice fax modem on one of VP 580 COM ports config ure the COM port as a Voice Call device and make its protocol the same as that of the voice fax modem for the voice call function to work Voice call features A voice call message can be recorded using an internal or external microphone and can be played back using an internal or external speaker Up to 60
30. ding of your choice Specify the day and time in the To and From fields and click the Play file on this time field to play back files in the specified time duration Click List All to list all recorded files Click Query to search for a particular file based on Event or Text Click a file to play it back 4 Advance Setting Microsoft Internet Explorer lol x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help lt Back gt B B A Qisearch aaj Favorites _Pmedia cS Fan Q 7 B ke Address http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 v G6o Links E Audio Setting E Sie fds EEI EE APRA LAG PASAY HEE ALATA ADE EBE From ooa y ufe 0 o e __Playfleonthistimel Set NTP Server To pona i ie 59 System Configurati 7 et S gt Query List All Set Names amp On Screen Display There are amp files found Set Users Authorit Z PES See ean ONE 2004 07 22 12 00 00 0M 2004 07 22 11 00 00 ON 2004 07 22 10 17 05 2004 07 22 10 00 00 2004 07 22 10 00 00 2004 07 22 09 22 37 2004 07 22 09 00 00 2004 07 22 08 31 03 DYR Setup Record Schedule Set Motion Detection COPD ALA Bi iw wml _ Internet The file plays back in the browser window with the status at the bottom Specify the resolution in the Dimension field Select the camera whose video you want to watch in the Camera field and select the number of cameras 1 4 or 9
31. display the System Information page File Edi yie orites Tools T Gek 0 AAO rch agFevortes Queda A r GO EIS Address http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 6o Links gt Ee System Information Camera Setting Audio Setting Item Content Set Date amp Time Boot From DOM CompactFlash Disk IP Address 10 0 1 117 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Ethernet Address 00 0C 6E 80 97 0F Set NTP Server Sa Start Time 2004 07 22 10 16 55 Display Accumulated Visit 3 Set Users Authorit Disk Size 40520 MB Disk Used 20230 MB 49 9 DYR Setup Record Period 167 Hours Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Firmware Version 1 11B5 build 928 Firmware Date Jun 18 2004 15 06 33 GWMAIN Start at 07 22 2004 10 16 56 We are in Network STATIC IP Mode RQ 10 0 1 213 20040722 101830 GET simages botton1 png RQ 10 0 1 217 20040722 093331 GET RQ 10 0 1 213 20040722 122052 GET Internet MSN Me No information on this page is changeable 5 6 2 Camera setting Use the Camera Setting page to change the video settings for each of the connected cameras Refer to Video on page 15 for more information about the parameters Each setting can be changed using the drop down menus and check boxes 79 dnpos US S System Setup You can also enter a maximum number of connections allowed for each camera and maximum bandwidths 5 ix
32. e an alarm event occurs Each camera can be set separately and you can record up to 300 frames To set the Pre Alarm frame capture 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select Pre Alarm option from the Record Setup menu 2 Press the OK button to display the Pre Alarm menu 39 speqaeid Playback Cameral 0 Frames Camera j Camera 3 amer EuR ie a i amera amer Vwi ae ameras Amer amer ameral ameral 3 oF Euk a amere e ameral6o 0 Frames Fe O a F ETFTET n LALJ L C C 24d id TE AOQ aoa n anana pm 3 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the camera to change from the list 4 Press the Right arrow button to confirm 5 Use the number buttons on the remote contro to enter a new value 6 Press the OK button when the value is set correctly 3 5 Playback Use the Playback function to display a list of all recordings stored on the VP 580 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a recording to play back and press the OK button to confirm The chosen track is played Use the Prev Page and N ext Page buttons on the remote control to move between pages Playback list Use the Playback list function to display a list of all recordings stored on the VP 580 as follows 40 un on On Uni 2004 07 15 2004 07 1 2004 07 1 0 w oo Ee E A WwW Bb Ulin SAU 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a recording to play back The alar
33. e control to turn off the on screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to confirm the new password When user or admin passwords are set and enabled you will be prompted for a password when they attempt certain functions Use the on screen keyboard to set user or admin passwords as described To set the password protect function 1 Select the Enable option from the Password Protect menu 2 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to toggle between Yes and No 3 Press the OK button to confirm your choice The autolock function in the Password Protect menu will lock the system after the specified period of inactivity To set the period of inactivity before the system is locked 1 Highlight the autolock option in the Password Protect menu 2 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to increase or decrease the period of inactivity 3 Press the OK button to confirm your choice To lock the system immediately 1 Highlight the Lock N ow function in the Password Protect menu 2 Use the Left or Right arrow buttons to confirm the operation 14 3 3 2 Video Use the Video menu to set all the video parameters for the cameras con nected to the VP 580 There is one video screen for each camera with the following parameters Standard sets the video signal format Choose NTSC in the US or PAL in Europe and most Asian countries If you are not sure about this option select Auto VP 580 will detect the video standard automatically Brightne
34. e keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all the fields and click OK to save changes Audio Use the Audio menu to set parameters such as Mic Gain Speaker Mic Timeout and Speaker Timeout You can also perform a self test to test if the microphone and speaker are working correctly Refer to Audio on page 24 for more information Systam Setup Regard Setup Alarn Motion Dateation Password Protect 1S Audio Mic Gali Speaker Mic Timeout Speaker Timaout Self Test Mic Spk Serial Ports System Info Default Settings zj X Cancel oP oK Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to set the audio properties Click OK to save changes 59 Serial ports The RS232 serial ports CO M1 CO M2 CO M3 and CO M4 are used to attach PTZ camera control cables external modems or GPIO modules to the VP 5804 5808 Use the Serial Port menu to set parameters for the two serial ports Refer to Serial ports on page 25 for more information about the various fields System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Datection Serial Port Port Device Speed Flow Control Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Default Settings zj comi Modom 115200 x amp Cancel oP oK Use the keyboard or mouse to set all parameters and click OK to save changes System info Use the System Info menu to display the system information such as disk parameters TCP IP properties firmware information and
35. e sure you are using an appropriate IP address for the network e Clear the ARP list If you are running MS Proxy Client on your PC and the IP address assigned to the VP 580 is not a valid local IP on the network allocate a valid local IP address to the VP 580 or disable MS Proxy Client from the Control Panel If you can ping the IP address of the VP 580 disconnect VPON from network and ping this IP again If there is a response then you have a duplicated IP address on the network Clear your browser cache and configure the browser to check for newer versions of the web page on every visit If you still cannot access the VP 580 disable proxy settings in your browser You can access the VP 580 on the intranet but not on the Internet Verify your intranet is connected to the Internet e Verify if a valid public IP is assigned to the VP 580 or a valid public IP is mapped to a valid local IP assigned to VP 580 No video Reload the page Clear your browses cache and configure the browser to check for newer versions of the web page on every visit You can access video on the intranet but not across the Internet e Check firewall and proxy server settings The VP 580 uses standard HTTP protocol and port 80 It might be necessary to enable video MIME types video x nficwmh263 and video x nficwmhjpeg for the VP 580 to be granted access by your firewall or proxy server Also check if large data transmissio
36. e time interval after which the time is re synchronized e Server selects the NTP server from several pre defined choices e Edit NTP Server enables you to choose your own NTP server Test amp Save tests the server and saves the changes To change NTP settings 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change from the NTP menu Period Hour l1 lt E oie a i od oo oe eo en oe oe Edit NTP Server Test amp Save OK Cancel 2 Press the Right button to confirm 3 Press the Key Pad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard 4 Use the Arrow buttons to select letters from the on screen key board and use the OK button to confirm 5 When the field is set correctly press the Key Pad button on the remote control to turn off the on screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to save changes 3 3 19 Default settings Use the Default Settings option to reset all configurable parameters to their factory default settings When the Default Settings option is chosen from the System Setup menu a message is displayed asking you to confirm Press the OK button to confirm or the Cancel button to cancel the opera tion 36 3 3 20 Revise firmware Use the Revise Firmware option to upgrade the firmware in the VP 580 T he firmware can be revised through an external read write CD drive a USB flash drive or a USB thumb drive Connect the device to the VP 580 and then use this opt
37. ecord Setup Alarm Motion Detection Password Protect S Vidco Video Input Disks TY Output OSD Text NO Wi NO MO NO WO WO NO NoT PTZ Satup TCPAP Serial Ports System Info Date Time O Registry Running Made Algorithm NTP Setup Default Settings a gt z a x conca Pox Change the G PO status as needed Make sure that the devices are working by checking the actual physical status of the inputs and outputs after mak ing changes in this menu PTZ setup Use the PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Setup menu to set the type of PTZ cameras connected to your VP 5804 5808 Refer to PTZ setup on page 20 for more information about PTZ camera setup Syptain Setup Roci Snt Alarm Moatlonibarection Password Protect S PTZ PTZ Device No Camera Control Device ball Timeou Sac 120 ti Gamera iNo Camera s No Camera fe Gameraio hip C mera3 No Camorra No Camera No Camorra NiD Camera s No Cameras Nb Cameras io Cameraya No Camera No I Cameras No Camera s No Camara No en co Select the type of PTZ cameras used and set each camera that has one connected to Yes The timeout value represents the time given to the cameras to respond to a command Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete each field and click OK to save changes 57 TCP IP Use the TCP IP menu to enter TCP IP addres
38. ed cameras 4 4 LIVE button Click the LIVE button to display live images on screen from the cameras connected to the VP 5804 5808 LIVE button Click the left mouse button twice to switch to full screen display 4 5 I O button Click the I O button to display the I O panel I O button Current triggers Previous tnggers When an alarm has been triggered the G PI and GPO that are connected will show the status of the input or output device G PI devices will show NC normally closed or NO normally open as the status of the switch while GPO devices will show On or Off as their status 47 uomq HATI 4 6 GO TO button Click the GO TO button to search for stored files by Time Event or Text GO TO button z 4 7 STATUS button Use the STATUS button to display the status panel STATUS button STATUS information The status panel displays the playback status of the current recording The aqua line Data indicates recorded data over a one hour time interval The yellow bars Motion indicate the instances when motion was detected The GPI indicate when a G PI event was detected The moving orange line indicates the current playback status Click anywhere on the Data Motion or GPI lines to start playback from the required point 48 4 8 VIDEO Use the VIDEO button to display the video panel Use the sliders in the video panel to adjust the following parameters Brightness A Contrast B e S
39. enu button to display the menu by Event j e ee O Search by Text 3 Select the Lock File option using the Up or Down arrow buttons 4 Press the OK button to confirm The file is locked and cannot be deleted or over written The locked file is represented by an asterisk next to it To unlock a file follow the same procedure and select the Unlock File option from the menu 3 5 4 Backing up the data If the VP 580 is equipped with CD RW DVD RW drive you can back up your recorded files to a CD DVD or USB hard drive To back up your data 1 While viewing the play list press the Menu button to display the menu File Backup Search by Text 2 Select the Backup option using the Up or Down arrow buttons 3 Press the OK button to confirm Select Device USB Device 8MB 44 The VP 580 detects if there is a backup device connected to it and starts backing up data T amp Cam Year 2005 t t Month h 8 t Day 1 7 t Hour 10 t Minute 28 aT a ene bole E m0 A E F olan OO I Month 8 Day 17 Hour 10 Minute 59 Second 59 era ON 2 0N 3 ON ON 5 ON 5 0N 7 0N 8 ON N ote The VP 580 will begin to collect data as soon as the above screens are displayed When the required data has been collected the backup can begin 3 6 System Shutdown Use the System Shutdown option to shut down or reboot the system To shut down or reboot the system 1 U
40. g Mode option as described later in this section Depending on how the VP 580 is configured you will see images from the attached cameras on the screen If the VP 580 is in mouse running mode a graphical user interface G UI with clickable buttons will be displayed on screen as shown below In this running mode the IR remote control will not function When the VP 580 is in IR remote control running mode no GUI is displayed only feeds from the connected cameras h e 07 7 19 3004 14 62 00 19000 3000 e CUAD Taoro enui Follow these instructions to switch from mouse running mode to IR remote control running mode 1 Click the SET UP button on the G UI to display the setup menu Syatam Satu Record Setup Alarmi Moton Dateation Password Protect Ennble Vos Admini Poasword pusswa rel i Waar Password poss jij Aulolock Attar o H sec Lockie Wo E To double click theventry next tode itan This acion con display the onsanden Keytar Fal gy hele cle Algarilhm ATP Sup Defrull Settings xl 2 From the list on the left of the screen click the Running Mode heading to display the running mode menu Systam Setup Record Setup Alarms Monon Beteation Password Protect Algorithm amp Dimension Algorithm MJPEG xj Dimension 220x240 xl e concor Par 3 From the Control dropdown box choose IR Control 4 From the Mode dropdown box choose either ISP mode if you a
41. gered Through this menu you can set up an E mail address to which an E mail is sent when the alarm is generated or set up the device to display a video popup message on your monitor or place a voice call 67 Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more information about the various fields System Setup Record Sep Alarnil Motion Detection GPL Alarm Alarm Setup Moatlon Alarm Video Lost E Mail Disk Space Low Disk Error Vito Popup Volc Gail Adtr Name Pass Sender Test Vitleo Popup sac X Cancel WOK The Voice Call options enable you to set up a voice modem that will make a call when the selected event such as a GPI or motion alarm or video lost from a camera occurs Set the following options Redial sets the number of times the voice modem will redial Voice Repeat sets the number of times the voice message is repeated on the voice call Rec Time sets the time for which audio is recorded e Modem Speaker sets the internal or external speaker to be used e Voice File selects the voice file to be sent Edit File Name enables you to change the file name of the voice file Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields and click OK to save changes Refer to the following sections to see how to select the voice call as the action for specific events such as G PI alarm motion detection and so on System Satup Racord Soup Alarm Motion Detection GPI
42. i ale Ae E af i Fil ABCD E F Use buttons A B C or D to select 1 4 9 or 16 images on screen Use the arrow buttons E to cycle through all connected cameras Use the sequence button F to automatically cycle through all the connected cameras Use the numbered buttons from 1 through 8 to select an individ ual camera 10 3 IR remote control operation 3 1 Introduction The VP 580 can be used and configured with either the supplied remote control unit or with a keyboard and mouse This chapter covers remote control operation The VP 580 must be in IR remote control running mode for remote control operation to function 3 2 Main menu Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the main menu on screen M G Playback S System Setup Menu Record Setup button Playback System Shutdown Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select one of the four options and press the OK button to confirm your choice System setup 3 3 System setup The System Setup menu enables you to change many different parameters of the VP 580 This section describes each option in the System Setup menu Video a se Firmware Disks Dut TpuUT Info Date Time Alarm ISP Registry Running Mode ALOOTILCOM NTP Setup Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight an option and use the OK button to confirm your choice You can move between pages using the Prev Page and N ext Page bu
43. in the Display field Specify a high or low Bandwidth and click Download amp Save to save the video recording to your local disk Select Data Motion or GPI to view the status of the recorded file and the in stances where the e was sme by motion detection or G PI 18 x z 60 Links gt 3 10 24 r 79 data gt E 4 Playbackstart Snapshot Playback Pp y tart wy A e Main Microsoft icrosoft Dyr Remote Play http 61 66 220 wt BEVEELEEI 242m 86 N ote T he playback start time can be changed to jump to any time during the recording Click on the playback start time and change the time using the keyboard 5 6 14 Send mail The VP 580 can send a snapshot by E mail when triggered by an alarm Use the Send Mail page to set E mail details for each camera File Edit View rites Tools Help qa Back gt gt B A Qisearch Favorites GPmedia T ah F ey R a 7 if htm o i hs Go Links gt S Mail Settings Individual Settings Type Motion Detect 1 Start Time joo j00 400 Stop Time foo 100 400 To DYR Setu cord Sched Set Motion Detection Send Mail Required field I Done Sig tene h Under the Individual Settings specify the type of event that causes the E mail to be sent in the Type field by choosing Motion Detect or GPI Fill in the start and stop times for monitoring the alarm the recipients
44. ion 3 4 Record setup Use the Record Setup menu to set all the record options for the VP 580 There are four Record Setup submenus DVR Record Schedule Mo tion Detection and Pre Alarm This section covers each submenu in turn DVR Setup Record Schedule Motion Detection Pre Alarm 3 4 1 DVR Use the DVR menu to set the DVR Digital Video Recorder mode Choose Cyclic Recording to keep recording on the hard disk continuously Choose Auto Stop to stop recording when the disk is full ne araaaieS an You can set an alarm to be generated when the hard disk is full and send notification through a beep E mail or text message See Alarm on page 27 To change the DVR mode 1 Select the Mode option from the DVR submenu using the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control 2 Use the Left and Right buttons to select either Cyclic Recording or Auto Stop 3 Press the OK button to save changes 3 4 2 Record schedule You can set up to 16 record schedules that automatically record at given times and days 37 dng s pIoovovy Record setup To configure a record schedule 38 1 From the Record Schedule menu pick a schedule to change from the displayed list using the Up and Down arrow buttons Si oltole ate Webco ollie tbe Record Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule M
45. ion about the boot disk TCP IP parameters the MAC ID of the device firmware version and date of installation model number and hard disk properties Qiiscrbon I NAJ PNAURPA t oao O 3 3 12 Date Time Use the Date Time option to set the year month day hour minute second and time zone in which the VP 580 is installed To set the time or time zone 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the field to change 26 2 Use the Left arrow to decrease the value and the Right arrow to increase the value for that field 3 Press the OK button when the values are set correctly N ote TheV P 580 reboots to save the changes if you modify the time zone Use the Alarm menu to define what constitutes an alarm condition and how the VP 580 reacts when such a condition occurs You can configure an alarm condition to be generated when motion is detected by the camera if the video signal is lost from a camera if the disk space is too low if VP580 case was opened or if there is a disk error Once the alarm is generated you can set the alarm notification through a beep a message a video popup voice call or E mail 3 3 13 Alarm The Alarm menu has the following submenus Motion Detection enables you to configure the motion detec tion parameters for each camera E Mail enables you to set up an E mail address and verify it is working correctly e Video Popup sec sets the time for
46. irm Press the Key Pad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard button to confirm When the field is correct press the Key Pad button to turn off the on screen keyboard Press the OK button to confirm dnos USAS To set up additional users and their permission rights 1 GO N Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the More Users choice Name 23 Fass af i ie on Ot a Camera Yeg camera Camera Camera camer Camere Camere Camera Camera Oar Yuk a Camera Camera Camera camera Camera PTZ No Playback No Audio No PRP PPP Wp O asnUMbWwh Press the Right arrow button to confirm Use the Arrow buttons to select the N ame and Pass options and modify these fields in the same manner as in the previous procedure Use the Up and Down buttons to select any cameras from Cam eral through Camera Press the Right arrow to select Yes to allow the user to access and control the selected camera 23 System setup Use the Up and Down buttons to select the PTZ option Press the Right arrow button to select Yes to enable PTZ control of the selected cameras for the user Use the Up and Down buttons to select the Playback option Press the Right arrow button to select Yes to enable the user to record and play back the signal from the selected cameras 10 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the Audio option N ote A udio can be disabled for live viewing
47. isk Info Serial Ports System Info Date Time IP Addr ISP Registy Volume Running Mode Test Algorithm NTP Setup Default Settings xj x concor Pox Use the keyboard or mouse to enter the IP address and Volume of any connected network disk Click on the Test button to test if the drive is working correctly TV output Use the TV Output menu to configure the video output for the V P 5804 5808 The VP 5804 5808 can support standard VGA computer monitors or TV type screens Set the device type standard outputs and other parameters Set the Camera From and Camera To options to specify the range of cameras that are displayed in the cyclic display mode Refer to TV output on page 18 for more details about the various menu options Systom Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Detection Password Protect 1S TY Output Device TV x Standard liv TSC x Output to S Video x Dolay Seo Camera From Camera To Serial Ports System Info Screen Split Quad el NTP Setup Default Settings z X Cancel WOK 55 Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to set each field Ensure each field is set correctly before clicking OK If parameters are set incorrectly it could result in the display becoming unreadable and very difficult to correct OSD text Use the OSD Text menu to assign text for each of the connected cameras For instance you may like to have text saying Warehouse on
48. ive Video ActiveX Control v1 09 has been successfully installed When installation is complete you will be able to view the VP 580 Home Page 75 lt 1 Back gt a aa rch Favorites Fmedia ES Ed gg Address E http 10 10248rdm 221 VPON Video Server PRESET Gog ha hk 2 angga Focus Pstart a e A inbox Vegi 2 68I 42H28M 3 19PM Surveillance screen panel The ActiveX installation will only happen once 5 3 Surveillance screen panel The Surveillance Screen Panel is very similar to the one on the local G UI See Surveillance screen panel on page 47 le x lt Back gt S B AN Bsearch 4yjJFavorites Zmeda zje g X 3 e RA Address http 10 0 1 117 start htm scrw 10248rdm 221 1 Welcome to VPON Video Server Thu Jul 22 15 19 14 UTC 080 By PRESET CCE zoom Surveillance screen panel eeoeoocoeo mc ZEEE RRA DS MStart ec v KO Inbox Vii SES OSPR 2M s1sem There is no Sequence button on the net a G UI This feature is only available on the local G UI 76 5 4 Play button Click the Play button to display a list of all the available recordings stored on the VP 580 in a new browser window le x Heak v o onal a a Ges Que SE GO 8 o Address El http 410 0 1 1 17start htm scrw 10248rdm 2211 Welcome t VPON Video Server Thu Jul 22 15 19 14 UTC 0801 Play button Guo
49. m condition which caused the file to be recorded is indicated in the list For instance in the screen shot shown here the letter M next to a file indicates that the file was recorded after motion was detected by the camera A indicates that the file was recorded after a GPIO event An asterisk before the date indicates that the file is locked 2 Press the OK button to confirm The chosen recording is played back 3 Press the Display button on the remote control to display various properties of the recorded file The date and time of recording are displayed in the upper right corner Progress A one hour time line is displayed at the bottom of the screen with the moving orange line indicating the status of playback e Recorded Data The aqua colored line represents how much of the one hour time interval was recorded A full blue line means 4 speqaeid Playback that the whole hour interval was recorded e GPI The screen shows where alarm triggers were generated The red bar shows the triggers To move to the next motion detection or alarm trigger event press the Right Left arrow buttons Motion Detection The yellow bars represent where motion detection was set of Searching for a file The VP 580 playback list can be searched for a specific file You can conduct the search based on time event or text To search for a recorded file 1 While viewing the play list press the Menu button to di
50. menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken when a GPI alarm is generated You can set up the alarm through a message a beep a video popup or E mail Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more details about the actions System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Dotection Alarm Setup Mation Alarm Video Last Disk Space Low Disk Error Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to select the required G PI from the GPI drop down box and complete all fields For each action you can specify the time interval over which the G PI is monitored for an alarm to be generated For the Voice Call option specify two telephone numbers where the call may be placed along with the voice file For setting up the voice call For the E mail option specify the recipient subject and text of the E mail along with which of the cameras status is sent in the E mail and the start and stop times Click OK to save changes 70 Motion alarm Use the Motion Alarm menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken when a motion detection alarm is generated You can set up the alarm through a message a beep a video popup a voice call or E mail Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more details about the actions System Satup Racord Setup Alarm Mation Haieaian Alarm Setup GP Alarm Motion Alarm Disk Spaco low Camera Camera 1 Disk Error Moasago on Start p g p B p 4 Stop o io ie Jo 2 Boop OFF San ma EPEE Video Popu
51. n is permitted Disable proxy server settings in your browser Browsers stops responding to mouse clicks Too many video strings are open You are opening more than one video string from the same camera e Your PC is too slow upgrade your system 91
52. ne of text can be displayed with the video from each camera connected to the VP 580 Use the OSD Text menu to enable the text and alter it You can also set the position of the text using the X and Y parameter values Increasing the value of Y moves the text down the screen Increasing the value of X moves the text to the right Kander Writes Next To alter the text position 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight X or Y 2 Use the Right button to increase the value and the Left button to decrease the value 3 Press the OK button when the value is correct 19 dingas UEBISAG System setup Use the on screen keyboard to alter the OSD text as follows 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the Text option 2 Use the Right arrow button to confirm 3 Press the keypad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard Keypad button 0123456789 Poe CR Ls oe eee Y abcdBfghijklmnopg r STUVWXAYVZABCDERPGHIJAL MNOPORSTUVWAY2Z 4 Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the letters you need for your text and press the OK button to choose them 5 When your text is complete press the Keypad button to remove the on screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to save the new text 3 3 6 PTZ setup Use the PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Setup menu to set the type of PTZ cameras connected to your VP 580 Refer to the specific produc
53. nnel 1 Set NTP Server Microphone Gain 75 Sytem Configustion Speaker Volume 75 z Set Names amp On Screen Microphone Control Timeout 60 Speaker Control Timeout 60 Display Set User s Authonty DVR Setup Done Undo Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Set Pre Alarm Playback Send Mail Ftp Upload 5 6 4 Set time and date 80 Internet Use the Set Time and Date page to set the time and date Select a time zone from the drop down menu and enter new local time and date using the keyboard Click Done when all fields are updated Click Undo to revert to original settings If you change the time zone the system will reboot File Edit View Favorites Tools Help qa Back gt gt fx B Al Aisearch Favorites media ah X ey S aat System Information Camera Setting GMT 07 00 Bangkok Hanoi Jakarta Serbo Satie Time HEMM 55 12 47 12 Audio Setting Set Date amp Time Set NTP Server Warning Change Time Zone will REBOOT system Done Undo System Configuration iN On Screen Set Users Authonty DYR Setup Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Set Pre A lam Playback Send Mail Ftp Upload E Internet 5 6 5 Set NTP server Use the Set NTP Server page to set parameters for a NTP Network Time Protocol server to synchronize the device time with the atomic clock Select a server and enable it using the dro
54. oog 6 geagoeg Focus zoom eeeoceodeod NEG 299299999 Ai ioin Astart 4 e 9 6O Me O wl i Gy scr s adobe P Adobe F a visual So VALERSE 3 19PM Click List All to ia the entire ines ioi x F i Tools Help Ea lt i Back cr ae rch Favorites media Glo aS Address E http 110 0 1 117frpbrw htm scrw 0 z co Links From field rom e004 p 2 fo o Play file on this time To field ite a VP yee e Query List All M There re 10 file found Query button 2004 07 42 14 00 00 0 MB 2004 07 42 13 00 00 0MB 2004 07 d 12 0000 0MB List all button 4 lavomorcdh 11 00 00 OMB ans WwW 5 2004 07 22 10 17 05 0 MB e 2004 07 22 10 00 00 0 MB Play file on 7 2004 07 22 10 00 00 0MB this time a 2004 07 22 09 22 37 0 MB o 2004 07 22 09 00 00 0MB button 10 2004 07 22 08 31 03 0 MB Click on a video recording to play it in a separate browser window Play a recorded video from a specific time and date by entering the time and date in the From field and clicking Play file on this time T1 uoyNg APT PTZ panel Search for files between particular times and dates by entering the dates in the To and From fields and clicking Query 5 9 PTZ panel The network GUI PTZ panel is exactly the same as the local GUI PTZ panel See PTZ panel on page 51 wa ECEE ta iagad zoom es j renin 9 6 System Setup
55. ormation Up to 16 cameras can be connected to the VP 580 All cameras can be displayed on the screen at the same time or just a selection of your choice A single camera image can also be displayed on the screen or images from all connected cameras can be displayed in sequence When in IR remote control running mode use the buttons on the remote control to alter the display lt lt lt il gt gt gt Press button A to display a single image on screen and use the Up Down Left or Right arrow buttons D to cycle through video inputs from all the connected cameras Alternatively use the Prev Page and Next Page buttons F to cycle through all the connected cameras You can also press a number button to view the corresponding camera Press button B to select Single 1 image Quad 4 images 9 splits 9 images 16 splits 16 images or sequence all or selected images automatically in sequence from the Display setting menu on screen Use the Up and Down arrow buttons D to highlight a selection Press the OK button E to confirm Use the Up Down Left or Right arrow buttons D to cycle through all the connected cameras Press button C to cycle automatically through video inputs from all or selected cameras STOF OP dA F uo soieun any HUMA Viewing live images on the VP 5804 5808 When in mouse running mode equivalent buttons exist on the screen to select images lim 8 s 0 Kam Ge inl Be
56. p ORF S fo Te fo Tel e TE X Cancel WOK Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to select the required camera for motion detection from the Camera drop down box and complete all fields as described in GPI alarm on page 71 Click OK to save changes Video lost Use the Video Lost menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken when video signal from a camera is not available You can set up the alarm through a message a beep a video popup a voice call or E mail Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more details about the actions System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Detection Alarm Setup GPIAlarm Video Lost Maton Alarm Camera Camera 1 Y Disk Space Low bal Disk Error ree Message OFF Start D 6 0 SI 10 P Stop 0 0 oH i 10 x conco ox Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to select the required camera for video lost from the Camera drop down box and complete all fields as described in GPI alarm on page 70 Click OK to save changes Disk space low Use the Disk Space Low menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken when the disk space is insufficient to record data This alarm is generated only when the DVR mode is set to Auto Stop See DVR setup on page 66 You can set up the alarm through a message beep voice call video popup or E mail Refer to Alarm on page 27 for more details about the actions Syotom Setup Recon Setup Alarm Mation Datection Alarm
57. p down menus Enter a time period using the keyboard to indicate the period after which the time is re synchronized Click Done when all parameters are entered correctly Click Undo to revert to original settings 10 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help lt Back gt 6 B A Aisearch Favorites GPmedia E EA E X ey E Address http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 7 co Links amp a System Information NTP Setup Camera Setting Audio Setting Enable Yes 7 Set Date amp Time Period 1 hour Set NTP Server Systeri Co ion Set Names amp On Screen Display Set Users Authonty DYR Setup Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Set Pre Alarm Internet 81 dnpos WEISAG System Setup 9 6 6 System configuration Use the System Configuration page to set the following parameters for the VP 580 e Running mode sets the operation and control mode See Running modes on page 5 for more details e TCP IP setting configures TCP IP ISP setting sets up dial up parameters for sending E mails See ISP on page 33 for more information e Account Setting sets up the administrator and user and theirpasswords e COMI 2 Port Setting sets up the serial ports See Serial ports on page 25 for more details Set Video Compression Algorithm amp Resolution sets the video compression algorithm See Algorithm on page 35 for more information
58. p tab to set up automatic recording schedules for each camera You can set up to 16 record schedules that automatically record at given times and days Refer to Record schedule on page 37 for more information about the various fields in this menu System Salli Record Setup Alarm Motion Hateation Record Schedule Schedule 1 GPI Trigger Pro Alarm Enable No WeekDays Mo 7 Tu We ff Th ff Fr Sa Su Start Time fo 10 10 1 HH MM SS Stop Time lo 110 o D HHMM S5 Audio ORF Auto Spocd No Camera Norma Record v fy RRS Camera Normal Recora i j FPS Cameras NormaiRecord f ERS Cameraa Normal Record fy gt FPS Cameras Normal Record v f FPS v Camorat Harmal Dannare wl 1 leoe Me L conco Pox Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields and click OK to save changes GPI trigger Use the GPI Trigger menu under the Record Setup tab to enable record ing video from specified cameras when triggered by an external alarm G PI connected to the system For instance you may want to record video from a camera installed at your front door when the door lock is opened In this case connect an alarm module not provided to the door lock and set the front door camera to start recording System Salup Record Soup Alam Motion Bateation DVR Setup A Gp mon Record Schedule GRAU gI GATAGOOI l Enaut Racord Time G00 E Camera Camera g No c
59. played press the OK button Add Disk Network Disk NFS The Add N etwork Disk menu is displayed enabling you to set the IP address and volume size of the disk test its validity and save the disk parameters To enter an IP address 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the IP Addr option and press the Right arrow button to confirm the choice 2 Enter an IP address using the number buttons on the remote control 17 dnos USAS System setup N ote You cannot enter a period dot between the fields in the IP address using the remote control keypad Use the on screen keypad to enter the dots See Password protect on page 13 for more details about how to use the on screen keypad 3 Press the OK button to confirm the new address To enter a volume name for the new disk 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the Volume option and press the Right arrow button to confirm the choice 2 Use the on screen keyboard to enter a volume label for the new disk See Password protect on page 13 for more details To test a network disk 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the Test option 2 Press the OK button to confirm the choice The test result will appear on the screen To save disk parameters 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the Save option 2 Press the OK button to confirm
60. ra Standard Compression Boost Auto Gain Control Mirror Horizontal Mirror Vertical Max Connection Max Banadwitth Max Conn Bandwidth Water Mark Running Mode Local Displa Algorithm Wand NTP Setup Default Settings xj Video input Use the Video Input menu to assign a number to each camera connected to the VP 5804 5808 Usually you will want to call the camera connected to port 1 Camera 1 but you could assign it any number between 1 and 8 Systam Setup Record Sew Alarm Motion Datection Password Protect Video Input Disks Camera TY Output Camera Cameras Camera d Cameras Cameras Serial Ports pda Camera 7 System Info Camera 8 NTP Setup Default Settings xj System Setup Regord Setup Alarm Moton Datection Camerat gt AUTO high Yos mayen No lo m lo a O z on oN x cnco po Camera 9 Cameraio Camerall Camerair Camerai3 Cameraia Camerais Cameras X Cancel WOK Pz fo zi m ma o fia fis gt fio Use the mouse or keyboard to set each camera number 54 Disks Use the Disks menu to configure network disks that the V P 5804 5808 uses to record data If no disk is connected No Device appears in the Disk Device ficii Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Dateation Password Protect Setup Disks Disk Disk 1 Disk Device Yatwork Disk NFS Disk Info No D
61. rator to obtain a valid IP address for the VP 580 To change the TCP IP parameters 1 Select the field to change using the Up and Down arrow buttons Press the Right arrow button to confirm Use the number pad on the remote control to enter a new value Press the OK button to confirm the new value Select the Save amp Reboot option using the Up and Down arrow buttons and press the OK button to restart the system and bring the changes into effect Note A more detailed description of how to change TCP IP parameters can be found in the hard ware manual OI eA W N 3 3 8 Account Use the Account menu to set up an administrator name and password as well as user name and passwords The default administrator name is Webmonitor and the default password is OYO You can also use this menu to set up to 16 additional users their passwords and their permissions on the system N ote It is important that you set up a user name and password The user is different from the adminis trator and has access to only the video Use the More Users function to alter the authorities of users who access the V P 580 from the Internet To set an Admin User name or password 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the field to change 22 GO N D 6 Use the Arrow buttons to select the letters you require and the OK i Welteiel blob Admin Name Admin Password Name sword Press the Right arrow button to conf
62. re connected using an ISP type connection or N etwork Mode if you are connected to a network 9 Click OK The system will automatically reboot in IR remote control mode Follow these instructions to switch from IR remote control running mode to mouse running mode 1 Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the setup menu on screen Video Disks TV Output Text on on b G 9 TCP IP Account Audio Se ES b Ler cae f cem TOLTO W A ee E a ar Menu button Up and Down arrow buttons OK button Ruming modes 2 Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the Running Mode option and press the OK button to confirm your choice The running mode menu will be displayed on screen 3 Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the Control IR Control field 4 Use the left and right arrow buttons to toggle between Control IR and Control mouse 5 Press the OK button when the control field is set to mouse Oooo Menu Remote Playback Local Left and Right buttons Samce Key Pad IE OK button Speed gt il ia The unit will reboot when the OK button is pressed It will restart in mouse running mode 2 2 Viewing live images on the VP 580 Images from the VP 580 can be viewed locally with the machine in either mouse running mode or in IR remote control running mode See Run ning modes on page 5 for more inf
63. s details for the V P 5804 5808 See TCP IP on page 21 for more details Systam Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Detection Password Protect gt TOPAR IP NOON NZ ul Subnet Mask 255 255 0 Gateway IP 100 0254 ONS IP fi00o1 HTTP Port 80 a Serial Ports System Info Setup Default Settings g Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete each field and click OK to save changes Account Use the Account menu to set up an administrator name and password as well as the super user name and passwords You can also use this menu to set up to 256 additional users their passwords and their permissions on the system Select the user number and assign a N ame and password to it Click the PTZ Playback and Audio fields to enable access to these properties for the selected user Select the cameras that you want the user to have access to and set them to Yes System Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Detection Password Protect 1S Account Admin Name WEBMONITOR TY Output OSD Text Adinin Password User Name Waser Password More Users Name Pass PTZ NTP Setup Default Settings Playback i i E X Cancel WOK 58 N ote It is important that you set up the super user name and password The super user is different from the administrator and has access to only the video Use the More Users field to change the authorities of Internet users Use th
64. se the Up and Down arrow buttons to select either Shutdown Reboot Shutdown Shutdown Reboot 2 Press the OK button to confirm 3 Press the OK button to confirm the operation again or press the Cancel button to cancel the operation or 45 UMoOppijs USAS 4 The Local GUI 4 1 Introduction The V P 5804 5808 can be used and configured using either the supplied remote control unit or with a keyboard and mouse This chapter covers keyboard and mouse operation The V P 5804 5808 must be in Mouse running mode for the keyboard and mouse to function See Running modes on page 5 to learn how to switch to Mouse control 4 2 Surveillance screen panel The Surveillance Screen Panel enables you to define which live images are displayed on screen lam 2s UE p Raa a hi oooooooo O O O0 O OoOo For more information on using the buttons in the Surveillance Panel see Viewing live images on the VP 5804 5808 on page 9 4 3 PLAY button Click the PLAY button to display a list of all the recordings stored on the V P 5804 5808 The alarm condition which caused the file to be recorded is indicated in the list For instance in the screen shot shown here the letter M next to a file indicates that the file was recorded after motion was detected by the camera Pick a recording from the displayed list and click OK to play The recording will play on screen Click the LIVE button to return to live images from the connect
65. splay the menu Search Lock File Backup Search by Text 2 Select one of the following options using the Up or Down arrow buttons 42 Search by Time searches the list of recorded files for the specified recording time Search by Event searches the list of recorded files for the specified event such as a motion or a GPIO trigger that occurred within the specified time interval Search by Text searches the list of files recorded with POS information for specified text that was recorded within the speci fied time interval 3 Press the Right arrow button to view the submenu for the selected e option i Year 2004 Month 8 Day 1 7 Hour 17 Minute i11 isecond 9 4 Select each of the options such as Year Month Day and so on using the Up or Down arrows 5 Modify the settings as required using the Left and Right arrow buttons N ote If you select the Search by Event option choose an event from GPI 1 8 and Motion 1 8 If you choose the Select by Text option enter the text using the Key Pad button 6 Press OK when done to conduct the search 3 9 3 Locking files To prevent accidental deletion of recorded files you can lock a file This also prevents over writing of the file when the recording mode is set to Cyclic See DVR on page 37 43 To lock a file 1 While viewing the play list see Playback list on page 40 use the Up Down arrow buttons to select the desired file 2 Press the M
66. ss adjusts the amount of light or brightness for the selected camera according to your preference e Contrast adjusts the difference between light and dark areas or contrast for the selected camera according to your preference Saturation adjusts the amount of color for the selected camera Hue adjusts the dominant color for the selected camera e Quality All adjusts the video quality for all cameras The default setting is 80 We recommend that you do not set this to 100 to avoid a slower rate of video transmission and using up a significant amount of hard disk space e Compression Boost enables you to compress the video signal to save disk space and thus extend recording time It is recom mended to keep this setting to None The higher the compression boost the lower the video data rate For a significantly lower data rate we recommend you use the H 263 algorithm see Algorithm on page 35 e Auto Gain Control enables automatic gain control to adjust the video signal strength e Mirror H orizontal flips the video signal from the selected camera along the horizontal axis e Mirror Vertical flips the video signal from the selected camera along the vertical axis Live video only e Max Connection limits the maximum number of connections allowed to access the VP 580 over the Internet Set to zero to allow the maximum number of connections e Max Bandwidth sets the maximum bandwidth in bytes second that can be
67. t documentation for further details and to see if additional hardware is required Also use this menu to set the timeout values for each PTZ camera con nected to the VP 580 The timeout value represents the time given to the cameras to respond to a remote control command 20 To configure a camera connected to the VP 580 as a particular PTZ device follow these instructions 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the PTZ device field m PTZ Device None Timecut S5ec0c 120 Camera 1 No lt No 2 Use the Left and Right buttons to cycle through the available device types until the correct device type is displayed 3 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the camera to configure 4 Press the Right arrow button to display Yes in the field to indicate that a camera of the device type displayed is connected 5 Repeat the procedure for all PTZ cameras connected to the V P 580 To set the timeout value for PTZ cameras connected to the VP 580 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Timeout field 2 Use the Right arrow key to increase the value and the Left arrow key to decrease the value 3 Press the OK button to confirm the new value 3 3 7 TCP IP Use the TCP IP menu to set the IP address of the VP 580 the gateway the subnet mask the D NS server IP address and the HTTP port If you want to use the VP 580 on your network see your network 21 dnos USAS System setup administ
68. the 82 Set Time Stamp option to define the format of the time stamp and where it appears on the display for each camera 15 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Set Names amp On Screen Display z Eco Links gt A Set Names of Server and Cameras Server oe Camera Camera 1 YPON Video Server Camera 2 ic amera Set Users Authority Camera 4 Camera 3 DYR Setup Camera 5 Record Schedule Camera 6 Camera Set Motion Detection Camera 8 Camera 10 Camera 9 Camera 11 Camera 12 9 6 8 Set user s authority Internet Use the Set User s Authority page to set the individual privileges of up to 2956 users Enter the user number in the User field Assign a name and password in the respective fields To restrict users from viewing particular cameras select the required cameras from Camera 1 16 Enable Camera Control Audio and Playback of the video recording as needed 10 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help x a Links Gy Set User s Authority DYR Setup Record Schedule Set Motion Detection lt lt Prev User Next gt gt Name 23 Password Camer Camer a 1 Enable 7 a 2 Enable Camera 3 Enable gt Camer Camer a4 Enable 7 a 5 Enable Camera 6 Enable gt era 7 Dis
69. the choice 3 3 4 TV output The VP 580 can be connected to a VGA monitor or a TV to view the camera video signal Use the TV Output menu to set the following param eters for the video output port e Device sets the output to VGA or TV Standard sets the signal format for the output device Select from NTSC PAL SECAM and so on Output to sets the video output to the composite or S Video signal Delay sets the delay between consecutive camera signals when displaying all the camera signals automatically e Camera From specifies the first camera signal displayed in the automatic cyclic camera mode See page 9 18 e Camera To specifies the last camera signal displayed in the automatic cyclic camera mode See page 9 Screen Split sets the number 1 4 9 or 16 of cameras to be shown on the local screen Time Stamp Enables and specifies the position of the time stamp on the screen Time Format Specifies the format of the time stamp TVG OMICIDI Device TY Standara NTSC Output to 8S8 Video Delay Sec 11 Camera From 1 Camera To 16 Sol li po te oe ee eb ee Time Stamp Disable Time Fo rmat MM DD YYYY Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to select any one of the displayed parameters and use the Left and Right buttons to cycle through the available options Press the O K button when parameters are set correctly 3 3 9 OSD text A li
70. the image from a camera installed in the warehouse System Setup Record Seip Alarm Motion Detection OSD Text Camera Camera 1 Enable ul lo Elaphant House p TH Default Settings amp Gancoal Do To display the OSD text 1 Select the desired camera from the Camera drop down box 2 Click the Enable field to display the text 3 Adjust the position of the text displayed on the image using the X and Y parameters A value of X 0 and Y 0 would result in the text appearing at the top left corner of the camera image Increas ing the value of Y moves the text down the screen Increasing the value of X moves the test to the night Enter the text to be dis played in the Text field 4 Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete the fields and click OK to save changes GPIO The G PIO general purpose input output menu enables you to view the status of the input and output devices such as switches sensors LEDs and so on and view their status These devices can be attached to the unit to turn external alarms outputs on or off when the specified input changes When an alarm has been triggered the GPI and GPO that are connected will show the status of the input or output device G PI devices will show NC normally closed orNO normally open as the status of the switch 56 Depending on the input you can change the status of the GPO devices to On or Off as required Systam Setup R
71. tion Detection Enabled x bs 4 4 Displa f e Sensitivity 50 x Z YZ Y geod RAA Set Motion Detection A A Left Button Set Detection Area PA isa A UA GIA jh yrz A A Set Pre lamn Back To Home Page View Video without Plugi 5 6 12 Set pre alarm The Set Pre Alarm page on the network G UI enables you to set the num ber of frames that are recorded from each camera before a trigger is generated Up to 300 frames can be recorded Z Advance Setting Microsoft Internet Explorer zialxi File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help lt Back gt 6 B A Qisearch Favorites EPmedia ES Ed i a E ke Address a http 10 0 1 117 advmain htm scrw 0 gt Go Links Arudio Setting Set Pre Alarm Set Date amp Time Set NTP Server Camera 1 frames System Configuration Camera 2 frames Dink Camera 3 frames Set Users Authority Camera 4 frames Camera 5 frames DYR Setup Camera 6 frames dnpos WEISAG Record Schedule Set Motion Detection Set Pre Alarm Playback Ftp Upload Back To Home Page Camera 7 frames Camera 8 frames Camera 9 frames Camera 10 frames Camera 11 frames Camera 12 frames Camera 13 frames Camera 14 frames Camera 15 frames Camera 16 frames View Video without Plugins VV 85 System Setup 9 6 13 Playback The Playback page enables you play back a video recor
72. ttons on the remote control Up and Down arrow buttons ns button Next Page Prev Page 12 3 3 1 Password protect Use the Password Protect option to enable password protection set administrator and user passwords set the autolock period and lock the system immediately Enabling password protection prevents unwanted users from accessing or configuring the VP 580 The Password Protect menu has the following choices e Admin Pass sets the admin password e User Pass sets the user password e Autolock After enables password protection after the specified time interval Enable enables password protection Lock N ow enables password protection immediately To set the user or admin password 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the Admin Pass option to set the administrator password or the User Pass option to set the user password Enable No Admin Pass User Pa asg AutoLlock ATter O sed Lock Now 2 Press the gni arrow button to vai the password entry screen 3 Press the keypad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard Keypad button aude ve ABCDEFGHIJKL MNOPORSTUVWAY2Z 13 System setup 4 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote control to choose a letter and use the OK button to confirm you choice 5 When the new password has been entered correctly press the keypad button on the remot
73. tup Alarm Motion Deteation A Video Input a l Revise Firmware Disks Account Revise Firmware Yos No Audio Serial Ports System Info Running Mode Algorithm NTP Setup Default Settings recano Pox _ Click Revise Firmware Yes No to start the firmware upgrade process Click Cancel or No to abort the attempt 64 Reboot system Use the Reboot System menu to reboot or shutdown the system System Setup Racord Setup Alarm Motion Dateation Video Input 2 Disks TY Output OSD Text System Shutdown Reboot Account Shutdown on Reboot Yes No Audio Serial Ports system Info SHUICOWN Rovoot Algorithm NTP Setup Default Settings Revise Firmware L concor Pox Use the keyboard or mouse to select either Shutdown or Reboot Click OK to perform the operation Click Cancel or No to abandon 4 112 Record Setup DVR setup Use the DVR menu under the Record Setup tab to set the D igital Video Recorder parameters System Setup acara Sor Alarm Motion Dateation Record Schedule DVR Setup GPI Trigger Pre Alarm Mode Auto Stop x cance Box Select either Auto Stop or Cyclic Recording Auto Stop recording stops when disk space runs out Cyclic Recording continues to record until disk Space runs out and then overwrites the oldest records Click OK to save changes 65 Record schedule Use the Record Schedule menu under the Record Setu
74. uate an orange square is displayed in the upper left hand comer of the screen when motion is detected Select the Set Detect Area option and press the Right arrow button to configure the area as follows i The highlighted area in red is the area monitored by motion detection Use the Arrow buttons to move the cursor ii Press the OK button to cut off any areas where you want to disable motion detection If you want motion detection enabled in the entire field of vision of the camera leave the screen completely red iii Press the Cancel button to return to the previous menu when done 6 Select the Save option and press the OK button to save all your changes 7 Use the Prev Page and N ext Page buttons to move to the motion detection menus for all connected cameras 8 Press the OK button when settings are correct You need to provide E mail details if you want an E mail to be sent when an alarm occurs To enter E mail details 1 Select the E Mail option from the Alarm menu 2 Press the Right button to confirm The E Mail submenu is displayed sender Test 3 In the E Mail menu use the Up and Down buttons to select a field from the following e Addr Type the name of your mail server See your network administrator for details about the address of your mail server e Name Type your user name Pass Type your password Sender Type the e mail address of the sender e Test Checks the validity of the provi
75. ugh a DHCP server an IP address is assigned to it automatically If you want to set the IP address of the device 33 dingas UEBISAG System setup manually select the Manual option To enter ISP details TCP IP Automatic 2 Press the Right arrow button to confirm 3 Press the Key Pad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard 4 Use the Arrow buttons to select letters and numbers from the on screen keyboard and use the OK button to confirm 9 When the field is correct press the Key Pad button to turn off the on screen keyboard 6 Press the OK button to confirm the new field 3 3 15 Registry server The Registry Server menu enables you to set up the registry server for your device If you are using a dynamic IP address for the VP 580 you can set up the device to post its IP address to the VPON registry server You can then look up your IP from the MAC address or server name You can also use the registry server to give aname to the VP 580 as described in Set names and on screen display To enter Registry Server details 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change 2 Press the Right arrow button to confirm 34 3 Press the Key Pad button on the remote control to display the on screen keyboard 4 Use the Arrow buttons to select letters and numbers from the on screen keyboard and use the OK button to confirm 5 When the field is correct press the Key Pad button
76. uide you through the features and functions of the VP 980 Network Digital Video Recorder DVR system Read this section to get an overview of the product 1 1 Introduction The FORMOSA21 VP 580 Network DVR System is a high performance digital video recorder and web server all in one Features include a real time video capture utility and video compression that allows efficient transmission of moving images over a network Video can also be displayed on a local VGA monitor The VP 580 can record and play back digital video simultaneously while continuing to display live video Video footage is saved to a removable hard disk Up to 8 cameras can be connected to a single VP 580 unit Full motion video with audio over Internet or intranet is supported Video output can be viewed using a standard PC and web browser with custom plug in software Camera pan tilt zoom and focus functions can be controlled over the network and the unit can be configured to react a particular way to when certain events occur An IR remote control unit is included to make setup and operation as trouble free as possible 12 System requirements Cameras Composite CCD V8 or camcorder NTSC or PAL standard N etwork equipment RJ 45 Ethernet port and connection to Internet or intranet network mode Public or private IP address Network mode and Internet access VGA monitor for local display PC for configuration for remote viewing Pentium IV 1 7GHz
77. ver a network Salmnyeo J About the GUI 14 1 The local GUI 14 60 61 19G8 39Gb 07 18 2004 miar uve 10 es ornai 14 2 The network GUI Main Microsoft Internet Explorer lej xj Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Kaa 4a Back gt x B A Search Favorites Pmedia X EA X E c F Address amp http 10 0 1 117 start htm scrw 10248rdm 9466 v Go Links Welcome to VPON Video Server Camera Set i f2y say sie eese 4 rous gt zoom eeeooeoeo bo MoM M2 Bis Mia Mis Bic Done Internet 2 Getting Started Read this section to get your VP 580 up and running This section assumes that the VP 580 is already connected and cameras are attached For more information see the user manual supplied with the unit Live footage can be viewed either on the local screen connected to the VP 580 or over a network if a connection exists 2 1 Running modes Images can be viewed on the screen attached to the VP 580 You can control the number of images displayed on the screen and configure the V P 980 using either mouse control or IR remote controller Turn the VP 580 on using the power switch on the rear of the unit and the switch on the front panel The VP 580 will boot up in either IR control or mouse control running mode N ote The default startup mode for the VP 580 is IR control mode This can be changed by setting the Runnin
78. voice messages can be recorded and stored on the VP 980 and used for different alarm events e Messages recorded for the voice call function must be between 5 and 10 seconds To set the Voice call function 1 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the Voice Call option from the Alarm menu 2 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Redial option 3 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to set the number of Redial attempts 0 9 30 8 9 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Voice Re peat option Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to set the number of times the message is repeated 0 9 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Time for Rec option Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to set the duration of the recording 5 10 seconds Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Modem Speaker option Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to select either Internal or External speaker 10 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Voice File option 11 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to select a voice file to use 12 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Rename option 13 Press the OK button to rename the current file to the file named in the Voice File field 14 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the Record option 15 Press the OK button to make a recording Known issues with the voice call function
79. x240 x NT Setup Default Settings x canco WOK Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete each field and click OK to save changes NTP setup Use the NTP Setup menu to enter details of the Network Time Protocol NTP server used to synchronize the time of the device with the network System Setup Record Setup Atarm Motion Mateation Password Protect a s Video NTP Setup Video Input Disks Enable in ONT TY Output Sorlodtt oT OSD Toxt Paerlod Hour GPIO Server fntpi os wisc edu serie es La Edit NTP Server Edit Account nip les wiscedu Audio Serial Ports System Info Test amp Save z x concor DoK Use the keyboard or mouse recommended to complete all fields After making the changes click on the Test amp Save button to verify that the server is operational Click OK to save changes 63 Default settings Use the Default Settings menu to reset all configurable parameters to their factory default settings Systm Setup Record Setup Alarm Motion Deteation f A Password Protect Video Video Input Default Settings PTZ Soup Restore Dofaults Yes No Audio Serial Ports System Info 3t Cancel oP oK Click Restore D efaults Yes N o to restore defaults Click Cancel or No to retain the current settings Revise firmware Use the Revise Firmware menu to upgrade the VP 5804 5808 firmware Systam Setup Racord Se

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