Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.0 Monitor & Viewer User`s Manual
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3. TA EAE a 10 P PARTI ZO Misni iiaa ai A a Oaa e aE apa aa a aa 9 12 13 25 P SSWOr Oue inna E Sauer a EAA E T E EAS E OEA 7 12 Playback Controls VieWerS voca ia a A A EEN AA 19 Playback Speed viii A A ina 19 Point and Cli k PTZ Control ivi conciicninicain a A A nd Ea 14 Preset Bank BUttODS sicario 14 Preset POSItIONS vissens csecsendscdd se ist dada aa 14 Print Control Panel Vi WEP S I I I I IE EEE ERE 16 22 Printing EVIASNCE coi aa o li aa Tn dana adan chee dla aa 22 A no nO AO 9 12 13 25 PA MERU ee ee iia 9 13 PTZ Navigation BUTTONS ococcccconcnncnnnnnnnonannnnnronr nara nr nr rre rr rre rr 13 www milestonesys com Page 27 Index Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual m e PTZ OM EM e 14 PTZ Patrolling co in ii A A A A A A 14 PTZ Point and CliCKk ocoococcoccnconnnconnonnncnnnonnononconcnnonnonnnnonconnnnonnonnnnonnnncnnoncnnnnnanconnonencancenananans 14 PTZ Preset Position BULLONS ococococococonananacanononnonononnnnorananrorororonononnnrararararnnrerorornensnanananos 14 PTA Zoom ECONO Smart aaa 14 Q Quick BROWSE ivi A A A A E E 11 R Recalling View in Vis Wer os aliadas 21 Relative POSICION iii a 14 Running Out of DISk Space add ye AGAR 13 a Scale Oneto ONG iii dd 21 Send E mail Report Control Panel Viewer S ocooccccccocononnnncononacnnncnronanannanronanronarcrnnnronancnnnss 16 23 Sending Evidence Via E sMall init tdi toa ia ios dia 22 Sequences Button in View
4. User s Manual PTZ Menu s Zoom Buttons and Zoom Slider With the PTZ Menu s zoom buttons you are able to control the zoom level of the PTZ camera QA Zoom out one zoom level per click A Zoom in one zoom level per click As an alternative to using the zoom buttons use the slider located below the two zoom buttons to control the zoom level Note that the slider can be used only with absolute positioning PTZ cameras only PTZ Menu s Preset Position Buttons If preset positions have been defined by your surveillance system administrator in Milestone XProtect Basis s Administrator application you are able to move the PTZ camera to the stored preset positions by clicking the preset position buttons displayed in the lower part of the PTZ menu Preset position buttons are grouped into five preset banks A E with up to five preset position buttons 1 5 in each To use preset positions first click a preset bank button A E to display the preset position buttons in the required bank then click the required preset position button 1 5 to move the PTZ camera to the required preset position 0 Tip You may use the A E and 1 5 keys on your keyboard to move the PTZ camera to preset positions Point and Click PTZ Control Point and click control is supported for absolute positioning PTZ cameras as well as some relative positioning PTZ cameras when a hot spot and the PTZ Menu are enabled al If the mouse pointer changes to crossha
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6. been set up by the system administrator Opens the separate hot spot window Carousel Available only when use of the hot spot s carousel feature has been enabled by the system administrator Click to toggle the carousel feature on and off PTZ Menu Opens the PTZ menu with which you are able to control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras The PTZ menu is only functional when the camera selected in the camera layout is a PTZ camera See detailed description in How to Use the PTZ Menu on page 13 6 Tip To hide the PTZ menu simply click the PTZ Menu button again www milestonesys com Page 9 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Manual Mode Stop or Start Start All Stop All Output Lets you toggle between scheduled mode cameras transferring images to Milestone XProtect Basis according to a schedule defined in the Administrator application and manual mode With manual mode you can start a camera i e make it transfer images to Milestone XProtect Basis from the Monitor even if the camera is not scheduled to be online When manual mode is selected Manual Mode button depressed three buttons the Stop Start button the Start All button and the Stop All button become available enabling you to start and stop cameras manually Note When in manual mode all scheduled camera activity for all cameras including automatic reconnection is disabled Use of manual mode may require certa
7. control panel s Video Feed and Audio Feed lists select the camera and if required microphone you want to export OG Tip With the options Current Video Feed s and Current Audio Feed s you can batch export all cameras and microphones in your current view Browse to the required start time for the export and click the Start Time section s Set button Browse to the required stop time of the export and click the Stop Time section s Set button Select required Export Format click the Next button and follow one of the procedures described in the following Note that procedures vary depending on the selected export format www milestonesys com Page 23 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Export format AVI File a Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop b Select required frame rate Full will export all images to the AVI file Half will reduce the size of the AVI file by only exporting every second image yet still play back in real time speed c Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the AVI file d Inthe Codec list select the video codec compression decompression technology you want to use for generating the AVI file The Codec list only lists codecs supporting the resolution of the camera z Tip If available the codec Indeo Video 5 10 is rec
8. settings See also Digital Image Controls and Optimization on page 20 s Export Opens the Export control panel with which you are able to export entire video and audio sequences in different formats See also How to Export Video and Audio Evidence on page 23 ta Print Opens the Print control panel from which you are able to print images from the camera selected in the camera layout See also How to Print Evidence on page 22 Send E mail Report Opens the Send E mail Report control panel from which you are able to send evidence via e mail See also How to send Evidence via E mail on page 22 Ez Transact Opens the Transact control panel from which you are able to specify settings for the Milestone XProtect Transact add on product for handling loss prevention through video evidence combined with time linked POS or ATM transaction data Note The Transact toolbar icon is only available if the Milestone XProtect Transact add on product is used with your surveillance system For more information about using Milestone XProtect Transact in the Viewer see separate Milestone XProtect Transact documentation Help Lets you view the Viewer s built in help Camera Layout The camera layout is the area of the Viewer in which you view images The camera layout section may display images from up to 16 different cameras at a time Setting up the Viewer s Camera Layout You can configure the camera layout to suit your exact needs First spe
9. whenever configuration adjustments are required e g when adding new cameras to the system Note Accessing the Administrator application from the Monitor may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button When you close the Administrator application and return to the Monitor application the Monitor application will be restarted Certain settings notably settings for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras are not configurable when the Administrator application is accessed from the Monitor application To configure such settings you must close the Monitor application and open the Administrator application separately Exits the Monitor closing down the application and thereby stopping the transfer of images from cameras to Milestone XProtect Basis You will be asked to confirm that you want to close down the application IMPORTANT Use with caution Exiting the Monitor will stop recordings Certain user rights may be required in order to be able to close down the Monitor Monitoring Audio If the camera selected in the Monitor s camera layout is recording audio you are able to listen to live audio through speakers attached to the computer running Milestone XProtect Basis If using a multi port video server device audio will always be attached to the first video input on the device To mute live audio click the Mute Audio button in the Monitor s control panel Recording is not affected by muting audio in the M
10. 1 W WAV isai sned onere A A 23 24 www milestonesys com Page 28 Index Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual m e Z ZOOM Controls Plan A A O AE x adie a La O ate 14 Zoom CONntrols VIEWS Sii janea nea ele ddad nada A a a eE A 21 www milestonesys com Page 29 Index Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Headquarters Denmark Milestone Systems A S Banemarksvej 50 G DK 2605 Brondby Copenhagen Denmark Tel 45 88 300 300 Fax 45 88 300 301 United Kingdom Milestone Systems UK Ltd 118 Codnor Gate Ripley Derbyshire DE5 9QW England Tel 44 0 1773 570 709 Italy Milestone Italia Srl Via Paisiello 110 20092 Cinisello Balsamo Milano Italy Tel 39 02 6179 7573 4 Fax 39 02 6179 7531 Germany Milestone Systems DE Am Kleefeld 6A 83527 Haag i O B Germany Tel 49 0 8072 442173 Japan Milestone Systems Japan 29 6 Sarugaku cho Shibuya ku Tokyo 150 0033 Japan Tel 81 0 3 3780 8749 Fax 81 0 3 3476 4234 ZAJMAR V VATAXR The Americas Milestone Systems Inc 12725 SW Millikan Way Suite 3 Beaverton Oregon 97005 USA Tel 1 503 906 7910 Fax 1 503 961 0221 If calling the Americas office from the USA or Canada phone tollfree 866 2 MILESTONE Singapore Milestone Systems Pte Ltd 30 Robinson Road 13 03 Robinson Towers Singapore 048456 Tel 65 6225 2686 Fax 65 6225 1798 T 150 0033 RAN
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12. User s Manual Alarm Overview Alarm overview lets you view a list of sequences with detected motion or events for a selected camera Listed motion sequences or events are clickable allowing you to quickly jump to the time at which motion was detected or an event occurred To use the alarm overview click the Alarm Overview icon in the toolbar to open the Alarm Overview control panel in which the list is displayed By default the list shows motion sequences from the most recent database for the selected camera If you want to view a list of sequences from archived databases as well click the Alarm Overview control panel s Get All button A GaAs In addition to listing motion Sequences Everts sequences the Alarm Overview control panel can also display a list of occurred events the camera s event log To toggle between viewing a list of motion sequences and a list of occurred events click the Alarm Overview control panel s Sequences and Events buttons Browsing Recordings with the Alarm Overview To view recordings from the time at which motion was detected or an event occurred select the required sequence event in the list When you select a sequence event in the list the camera layout will display images matching the exact time of the motion detection or event To view what took place prior to and after the motion detection or event use the timeline browser or playback controls to browse recordings from ar
13. a of an image you are able to move around within the zoomed image by clicking the arrow buttons To quickly return to normal view of the selected image i e without zoom click the H i e home button LE Tip To move around within the zoomed image you may also simply click and drag the image in the required direction Smoothening and Scaling To digitally smoothen images from the camera select the Smooth Images check box To display images from the selected camera in the resolution they were recorded in select the Scale 1 1 check box If images are larger than the resolution available in the camera layout s camera slot they will be reduced in size to fit the camera slot The correct aspect ratio will be maintained when reducing size this way How to Store and Recall Views You are able to save particular configurations of the camera layout as so called views and switch between them using the Views menu in the Viewer s menu bar For example you may store one view displaying images from 16 cameras and another view displaying images from eight other cameras Storing a View To store your current camera layout as a view do the following 1 Inthe Viewer s menu bar select the Views menu 2 Inthe Views menu select the Add to Views command This will open the Name of View window Name of View 52 x Enter the name you wath to save the aneri vew ot OF Cancel 3 In the Name of View window specify a name for t
14. alled views and switch between them using the Views menu in the Viewer s menu bar www milestonesys com Page 17 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual For example you may store one view displaying images from 16 cameras and another view displaying images from eight other cameras See How to Store and Recall Views on page 21 Browsing Recordings With the Viewer you are able to browse recordings in five different ways Each is described in the following Time Date Selector Using the time amp date selector it is possible to jump straight to recordings from a specific point in time 08 06 2005 13 30 00 x Simply select the required date in the date field and the required time in the time field Q Tip You are able to overwrite the fields date and time values Having used the data amp time selector to jump to recordings from a specific point in time you are able to use e g the timeline browser or the playback controls to browse through recordings from around the specified point in time Timeline Browser The timeline browser displays an overview of periods with recordings from all cameras displayed in your current camera layout The number of timelines displayed in the timeline browser reflects the number of cameras displayed in the camera layout you are viewing The timeline of the camera selected in the camera layout is highlighted The timeline browser uses the fo
15. application the Monitor application If the recording server has been installed as a service the features described in the following will not be available from the Monitor application Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt 04 05 2005 13 23 25 The Viewer lets you browse and play back recordings from cameras available in the Monitor application see page 7 The Viewer also lets you print images send images via e mail and export entire video and simm gime zmes A aee audio sequences in a variety of formats TTIE 1 Jo Accessing the Viewer You access the Viewer from the Monitor application by clicking the Viewer button in the Monitor s control panel see page 9 Note Certain user rights may be required in order to use the Viewer ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Toolbar The Viewer s toolbar lets you quickly switch between the Viewer s different features Icons in the toolbar serve as shortcuts to the features available from the File and Tools menus in the Viewer s menu bar When you select a feature in the toolbar settings for the feature typically become available in the Viewer s control panel located in the lower part of the window below the camera layout Note Depending on your rights not all of the following toolbar icons may be available to you a Settings Opens the Viewer s Settings control panel in which you are able to specify settings for the camera layout and s
16. cify the camera layout s grid size i e how many camera slots you want the camera layout to contain then specify which camera to use in each camera slot Selecting Grid Size To specify how many camera slots you want in the camera layout do the following 1 Click the Settings icon in the Viewer s toolbar This will open the Settings control EP panel www milestonesys com Page 16 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual 2 Inthe Settings control panel s Layout list select the required camera layout grid 1x1 2x2 3x3 or 4x4 With a 4x4 grid you will be able to display images from 16 cameras simultaneously in the camera layout 3 Assign cameras to the camera layout s camera slots as described in the following Assigning Cameras Having specified the required grid size for the camera layout assign cameras to the camera layout s camera slots the following way 1 Click the Database Information icon in the Viewer s toolbar This will open the Q Database Information control panel 2 Select a camera slot in the camera layout by clicking the required slot 3 Inthe Database Information control panel s Video Feed select the camera you want to assign to the selected slot An image from the selected camera will show up in the selected slot unless the selected time happens to be before the first recorded image from the camera El Tip Your cameras may not all transfer images in a size that e
17. d first in square brackets followed by the camera name Each image bar also features three colored indicators e Event indicator the leftmost of the three indicators solid yellow Lights up when events specified in the Administrator application occur Click anywhere inside the image to reset the event indicator This indicator may appear black if event indication has not been specified for the camera in question of if no specified events have occurred Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt e Motion indicator the indicator in the middle solid red Lights up when motion is detected in the image Click anywhere inside the image to reset the motion indicator e Online indicator the rightmost of the three indicators blinking green Changes state every time an image is received from the camera Hot Spot If enabled in the Administrator application a hot spot provides you with an enlarged view of images from a selected camera When enabled the hot spot can either appear inside the camera layout or as a separate floating window e If the hot spot is located inside the camera layout simply click inside an image to select the camera from which you want to view images in the hot spot Example of hot spot located inside the camera layout arrow indicates camera image featured in the hot spot www milestonesys com Page 8 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual e Ifthe h
18. e XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual m Playback Controls munici cedasevdeuvacvvarsiatt a aae a ia 19 MOUGN VIEW PA PO y E EEE ante e Cate 9A ay ety Wace vere ec dee ele eee ee eee ee 19 Browsing Motion Sequences with Motion View cceeeeeeeee teens eeeee es 19 Alarm OVE E Wonen sends avira dsr OR E a edad 20 Browsing Recordings with the Alarm OvervieW sssssssssssresserrssrrrsrrrns 20 Digital Image Control and Optimization ooccoccccocnnconnncnnnnnonnnnnnnncnnnncnnnnes 20 Deslnterl ciNg erriei i 20 ZOOM CONO Sisi e id aii 21 Smoothening and ScalidQ coocccccccccncncnnnonnncnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnrnnnnrrnnnnrnnnnrs 21 How to Store and Recall VieWS oomccoonoronnnronnnrannncnnnnranancananrananrananeanans 21 Storing VA a 21 Recalling a VIEW ion ta 22 Editing or Deleting a Stored VieW ooococcccccnnconnncennncnnnncnnnnnnnnnrnnnnrnnnnnnaness 22 How to Print EvVidenNCe omocoonocoonoronnnrannnrananrnnnnrananrnnnnrananrannnrananennanennans 22 How to Send Evidence via E mail ocnonoconnnnonnncanancannncnnnnrananrananrananennans 22 How to Export Video and Audio EvVidenNCe oomcmomcnoncnnonnnannnnnancnnnannanaannanas 23 How to View Archived IMagesS ocoococoonoronnncannnranancananrananrnnnnrananrananeanans 24 www milestonesys com Page 5 Contents Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Introduction If installed Milestone XProtect Basis s Monitor application often ju
19. e most recent recordings from the selected camera Click or _ to browse to the previous or next motion sequence from the selected camera Click 3 or z to browse to the previous or next image from the selected camera Use EG EA to start and stop playback When playback is started all cameras in the camera layout will play back recordings Use SM o Aa F to control the playback speed When the slider is in its middle position playback is real time regardless of the recorded frame rates Motion View Motion view lets you view a graph displaying sequences of recordings from the selected camera The motion levels indicated in the graph can be used as an indication of what has been recorded The graph is draggable allowing you to browse the sequences To use motion view click the Motion View icon in the toolbar to open the Motion View control panel in which the draggable graph is displayed A change in the color of the graph indicates the start of a new motion sequence The black vertical line at the center of the graph indicates the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout Browsing Motion Sequences with Motion View To browse recordings using motion view click inside the graph area and move your mouse sideways to browse recordings Images are updated when you release the mouse button www milestonesys com Page 19 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer
20. er s Alarm OvervieW oooocococococococononnrnrnnnnnnencnnnnnananrnrnrnrnrararererenarans 20 Settings Control Panel Viewer S ocoococcnconcnnoconocnoncononacnnnronanornanronannrnnnronannonananasnnrnaness 15 16 18 Single VIEW VICWOR coco a A A EA 15 Smooth IMAGES meivis A A A di 21 Start Allo A A anes A A 10 Start Button Monito Sia A A a a Seve aa aaeoa 10 Starting Cameras in MONO coco cti a a a A 10 SOPA Ira iii A io Sand a OE 10 Stop Button MOMITOM Sia sendcesscass prina Pi e a ai a A a ENERE 10 Stopping Cameras in MONITO ssia oaa anii cubed teedeande e i dale a a atts 10 STONING VIEW IM VIEW Shise chet tect edue rhein na a a E a E a E ae 21 Stretch Images to Eliana aAa A sete vaieh cae A canada 17 T Target AUGIONCO ivsa tes E EAE AT A NA A sialic sas cadatet saute AA 2 Time amp Date Selector VidWer s nta a dada ed ada dad id 18 Timeline Browser Viewer Sii iaa 18 Toolbar VIEWERS tii a a ic a 15 A NN 16 25 V Videg Serve isini oiai A EA oa bates arabada AAA AA AA A ARA 12 Viewer Button Monitor S nacida aa a da isa 9 Viewer How to Export Video and Audio iN cococccccncnnncnnnnnnconennnnnnrnennnnnnrnnnrnnnrnararnananenrnrarananenen 23 Viewer How to Print Evidence Mitin a a dada 22 Viewer How to Send Evidence via E Mail in oo cece nnn nena 22 Viewer How to View Archived Images in ssssssssssssrurssnsnansnrerrenansnrsranennsnsnnnnnanendnannnasananannn 24 Views How to Store and Recall in Vi WEP EE nnn 2
21. f the Monitor Monitor s Camera Layout The Monitor s camera layout section displays images from each camera specified by the system administrator Depending on the system administrator s settings in the Administrator application the camera layout may contain images from up to 25 different cameras Note A Milestone XProtect Basis server is capable of handling images from up to 25 cameras at a time the Monitor can thus display images from a maximum of 25 cameras However a single Milestone XProtect Basis server may have an unlimited number of cameras connected to it even though a maximum of 25 of the connected cameras can be used for recording live viewing simultaneously This depends on how the Monitor has been configured by your surveillance system administrator in Milestone XProtect Basis s Administrator application Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt www milestonesys com Page 7 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Image Bars Each camera from which images jaa al are displayed in the camera layout is identified by an image bar located in the top of each camera image The image bar is blue When you select a particular camera in the camera layout the image bar of the selected camera image becomes a lighter blue The image bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displaye
22. he required archive this way you can use all of the Viewer s image browsing features for navigating the images in the archive www milestonesys com Page 24 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Glossary A ATM Abbreviation for Automatic Teller Machine e a cash dispenser AVI A popular file format for video Files in this format carry the avi file extension Browser Occasionally used when referring to the Monitor applications Viewer feature as the feature was formerly known under the name Browser C Carousel Feature for displaying images from several cameras one after the other in a single camera slot The required cameras as well as the intervals between changes are specified by the surveillance system administrator If configured the carousel feature is available in the Monitor application Codec A technology for compressing and decompressing audio and video data for example in an exported AVI file MPEG and Indeo are examples of frequently used codecs H Hot Spot A particular position in for viewing enlarged camera images in the Monitor application J JPEG An image compression technology named after the Joint Photographic Experts Group Files created with JPEG compression usually carry the jpg file extension P POS Also PoS Abbreviation for Point of Sale PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom a highly movable and flexible type of camera R Recording In IP video sur
23. he view and click OK www milestonesys com Page 21 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual 4 The view will now be selectable in the Views menu If storing several different configurations of the camera layout as views you will thus be able to switch between them using the Views menu Recalling a View To recall a stored view simply select the required view in the Views menu Editing or Deleting a Stored View To edit or delete stored views select Organize Views in the Views menu This will open the Views control panel in which you are able to rename views change the sequence in which stored views appear in the menu and delete views How to Print Evidence To print evidence from the Viewer use the following procedure 1 Select the required camera in the camera layout see page 16 and browse to the image you want to print Click the Print icon tea This will open the Print control panel Pret Operator s Note Company Operator Fill in the Operator s Note Company and Operator fields Click the Print button to print the evidence on your default Windows printer The printed surveillance report will contain the selected image information about camera name image capture time and report print time as well as the specified operator s name and operator s note How to Send Evidence via E mail Note The e mail feature must be set up by the surveillance system admini
24. in user rights See the description of the Admin Login button Available only when the Manual Mode button is depressed Stops the camera selected in the camera layout When stopped no images are transferred from the camera to Milestone XProtect Basis Tip In the camera layout the selected camera is indicated by a light blue image bar When the selected camera is stopped the button becomes a Start button Click the Start button to make the camera transfer images to Milestone XProtect Basis again Available only when the Manual Mode button is depressed Starts all cameras e makes all cameras transfer images to Milestone XProtect Basis Available only when the Manual Mode button is depressed Stops all cameras When all cameras are stopped no images are transferred to Milestone XProtect Basis from any of the cameras Displays all available output buttons for the selected camera Output buttons are used for manually triggering external output for example for switching on lights sirens or similar When Output is selected Output button depressed any output buttons for the selected camera will be displayed below the Events button Oupa Everts 1 Qupa A 2 Oupa B 3 Oupa E 4 Dup D 5 Qupa E E Output F 7 Qupa G 8 Oupa H www milestonesys com Page 10 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Events Quick Browse Simply click an output button to trigger the a
25. irs when positioned in the hot spot you are able to 0 control the PTZ camera by clicking in the hot spot The PTZ camera will center on the point you click If you click and hold down the left mouse button then move the mouse up or down you will get access to a zoom slider For some cameras crosshairs surrounded by a square may be displayed When this is the case you are able to zoom in on an area by dragging a square around the required area in the hot spot For such cameras zoom level is controlled by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard while moving the mouse up or down this will display a zoom level slider inside the hot spot PTZ On Event PTZ cameras may be set up to move automatically when particular events occur PTZ On Event This is configured by the surveillance system administrator in Milestone XProtect Basis s Administrator application With PTZ On Event the PTZ camera will automatically move to a particular preset position when a particular event occurs For example the PTZ camera may move to a preset position covering a door area when a door is opened Note PTZ On Event is stopped for all cameras as long as Manual Mode is used to allow cameras to be controlled manually www milestonesys com Page 14 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Viewer Note The Viewer is only available from the Monitor when the surveillance system s recording server has been installed as an
26. ization Available only when a hot spot is enabled Lets you browse images from the selected camera in the hot spot Use the back and forward buttons below the Quick Browse button to move backwards and forwards E Tip The Viewer see page 15 offers more advanced browsing features Note Use of the Quick Browse feature may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button www milestonesys com Page 11 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Mute Audio Admin Login Administrator Exit Lets you mute audio from cameras on which audio is enabled Recording is not affected by muting audio in the Monitor For users without administrator rights access to certain features in Milestone XProtect Basis may in some organizations have been restricted Provided you know the administrator password the Admin Login button lets you access such protected features Clicking the Admin Login button opens the Administrator Login window in which you are able to specify the administrator password and log in to Milestone XProtect Basis as an administrator When you are logged in as an administrator the Admin Login button changes to Admin Logout Clicking the Admin Logout button will restore any restrictions Lets you access Milestone XProtect Basis s Administrator application The Administrator application is used for configuring Milestone XProtect Basis upon installation or
27. llowing colors Red e Recordings with motion Green e Recordings without motion Black e Periods without recordings Yellow Audio recordings The timeline browser s white horizontal line indicates the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout The area between the timeline browser s two blue horizontal lines is a magnification of the 30 seconds preceding and following the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout You are able to specify which time span 1 hour 2 hours or 12 hours should be used in the timeline and whether the newest recordings should be indicated at the top or at the bottom of the timeline You specify this in the Settings control panel 6 Tip Use 1 hour or 2 hour time spans for the best possible overview of recordings www milestonesys com Page 18 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Browsing Recordings with the Timeline Browser To browse recordings using the timeline browser click inside the timeline browser and move your mouse up or down without releasing the mouse button Browsing is fast when clicking outside the magnification area and slow when clicking inside the magnification area Playback Controls The Viewer s playback controls are used for browsing and playing recordings just like on a video recorder Kd gt wi Click de or to browse to the oldest or th
28. milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual gt Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Target Audience for this Document This document is aimed at users of the Milestone XProtect Basis s Monitor application including users of the Monitor application s Viewer This document provides users with detailed descriptions of Monitor and Viewer features It furthermore provides a number of targeted how to examples guiding users through completing common tasks Note This document is only relevant if your Milestone XProtect Basis system s recording server has been installed as an application the Monitor application The recording server is a vital part of the surveillance system recordings are only transferred to Milestone XProtect Basis while the recording server is running The recording server may also be installed as a Windows service running automatically in the background without any user interface as such When this is the case neither the Monitor nor the Viewer will be available Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Depending on your user rights and your role in your organization some features in the Monitor and or Viewer may not be available to you Again ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt www milestonesys com Target Audience for this Document Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual
29. n is running you can run the Administrator application as required www milestonesys com Page 6 Introduction Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Monitor Accessing the Monitor You access the Monitor application by clicking the Monitor shortcut on the desktop of the server running Milestone XProtect Basis we Montor Alternatively you may access the Monitor from Window s Start menu by selecting All Programs gt Milestone XProtect Basis gt Monitor Depending on your organizations security settings you may be required to specify a password in order to use the Monitor When you start the Monitor all cameras scheduled to be online will start transferring images to Milestone XProtect Basis Scheduling is handled by the system administrator in the Administrator application However even if a camera is not scheduled to be online users with sufficient user rights can start a camera i e make it transfer images to Milestone XProtect Basis from the Monitor by using the Monitor s Manual Mode feature See further information in the description of the Monitor s control panel on page 9 The Monitor application opens in full screen view This provides you with the best possible view of the camera images displayed The Monitor basically consists of two sections e A camera layout section in which camera images are displayed e A control panel with buttons for controlling the various features o
30. ommended e Click Next to start the export Export format JPG WAV files a Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop b Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the exported JPGs c Click Next to start the export How to View Archived Images With Milestone XProtect Basis s archiving feature configured by the surveillance system administrator in Milestone XProtect Basis s Administrator application it is possible to keep recordings for as long as required limited only by the available hardware storage capacity o emae ree Archived recordings can be viewed using the Viewer allowing you to use all of the Viewer s features for image browsing for archived recordings as well The way in which you find the archived images to view varies slightly depending on how the archives are stored PIPRAEC OE A For archived images stored locally on the computer running Milestone XProtect Basis you simply use the Viewer s image browsing features for example the timeline or the playback controls for finding and viewing the required images just like you would with images stored in a camera s regular database For exported archives e g archives stored on a CD you click the browse button in the Viewer s Database Information control panel to browse for the archive you want to view Once you have specified t
31. onitor www milestonesys com Page 12 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Running Out of Disk Space Alert In order to warn you of an impending possibility of losing data the Monitor will prominently display the message Running out of disk space if available disk space on the Milestone XProtect Basis server goes below 150 MB plus 20 MB per camera Example For a system with ten cameras the alert will show if the available disk space goes below 350 MB 150 MB plus 20 MB for each of the ten cameras How to Use the PTZ Menu Note The PTZ menu is only functional when the camera selected in the Monitor s camera layout is a PTZ camera Use of the Monitor s PTZ Menu may require certain user rights Clicking the PTZ Menu button in the Monitor s control panel gives you access to a menu for controlling a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera selected in the Monitor s camera layout CA PTZ Menu s Navigation Buttons The PTZ Menu s navigation buttons let you move the PTZ camera in steps Moves the PTZ camera up and to the left Moves the PTZ camera up Moves the PTZ camera up and to the right Moves the PTZ camera to the left Moves the PTZ camera to its home position Moves the PTZ camera to the right Moves the PTZ camera down and to the left Moves the PTZ camera down Moves the PTZ camera down and to the right AAA www milestonesys com Page 13 Monitor Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer
32. ot spot runs in a separate floating window you will see a HotSpot button in the Monitor s control panel When this is the case simply click the HotSpot button to open the separate hot spot window A hot spot in a separate floating window otherwise works just like a hot spot located inside the camera layout amp Tip The hot spot may also be used for point and click operations on some PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras See the description of the PTZ menu on page 13 for more information Hot Spot with Carousel Depending on hot spot configuration in the Administrator application the hot spot may automatically display images from all cameras available in the camera layout one after the other with specified intervals This is known as a carousel When this feature has been enabled a Carousel button appears in the Monitor s control panel To toggle the carousel feature on and off simply click the Carousel button Monitor s Control Panel Button Overview The Monitor s control panel section contains a number of buttons for controlling the Monitor s features Viewer Opens the Viewer see page 15 with which you are able to browse and play back recordings print images send images via e mail and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats Note Use of the Viewer may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button HotSpot Available only when use of a hot spot in a separate floating window has
33. ound the time of the motion detection or event Digital Image Control and Optimization With the Viewer s Image Controls control panel you are able to adjust the image selected in the camera layout Smooth Images The Image Controls control panel also en g 2 AT dd Lines j lets you view areas of the selected gt Even Lines lla image in greater magnification A J a L 2 To access the Image Controls control panel click the Image Controls icon in the toolbar De Interlacing Interlacing is a method determining how an image is refreshed when shown on a screen With interlacing the image is refreshed by first scanning every other line in the image then scanning every opposite line and so forth Interlacing thus allows for a faster refresh rate because less information must be processed during each scan However in some situations interlacing may cause flickering or the changes in only half of the image s lines for each scan may be noticeable If images from the selected camera are interlaced you are able to de interlace the image by viewing only odd or even lines in the image www milestonesys com Page 20 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Zoom Controls With the zoom controls you are able to view areas of the selected image in greater magnification Use the large zoom in and zoom out buttons to find the required zoom level When you have zoomed in on an are
34. pecify the time span for use in the timeline See also Setting Up the Camera Layout on page 16 13 Single View Switches to a single enlarged view of images from the camera selected in the camera layout You may also simply double click a camera in the camera layout to switch between single view and multi view a Multi View Switches to multi view displaying all cameras in the selected camera layout view You may also simply double click a camera in the camera layout to switch between single view and multi view Q Database Information Opens the Database Information control panel in which you select cameras for display in the camera layout See also Assigning Cameras on page 17 www milestonesys com Page 15 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual WA Motion View Opens the Motion View control panel in which you are able to view a graph displaying sequences with motion The graph is draggable allowing you to browse the sequences See also the description of Motion View on page 19 Alarm Overview Opens the Alarm Overview control panel in which you are able to view a list of generated motion and event alarms By clicking alarms in the list you are able to browse recordings from around the time at which the alarms were generated See also the description of Alarm Overview on page 20 2 Image Controls Opens the Image Controls control panel in which you have access to digital zoom and de interlacing
35. ssociated output Up to eight output buttons can be displayed for each camera Output buttons are defined in the Administrator application Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about using output buttons defined for use with cameras in your organization Displays all available event buttons for the selected camera Depending on configuration event buttons can be used for a wide variety of purposes including triggering combinations of actions For example the clicking of an event button could make a camera use a higher frame rate trigger two different outputs and send an e mail alert to three different recipients Event buttons can be global or tied to a particular camera e Global available for all cameras in the Monitor e Tied to a particular camera only available when the camera is selected in the Monitor When Events is selected Events button depressed any global event buttons as well as any event buttons for the selected camera will be displayed below the Events button F Everts Evert 1 Evert 2 Evers 3 Evers 4 Event 5 Evers 6 Evert 7 Evert 8 Simply click an event button to trigger the associated event Up to eight event buttons can be displayed for each camera Event buttons are defined by the surveillance system administrator in the Administrator application Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about using event buttons defined for use with cameras in your organ
36. st called the Monitor is used for recording and displaying recordings from connected cameras with optional indications of registered activity Depending on user rights and configuration the Monitor may also be used for controlling PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras for manually starting and stopping cameras for manually triggering outputs etc From the Monitor you also have access to the Viewer see page 15 with which you are able to browse and play back recordings print images send images via e mail and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats The exact look and functionality of the Monitor depends on how the Monitor has been configured by the surveillance system administrator in Milestone XProtect Basis s Administrator application Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt IMPORTANT When the Monitor application is installed recordings are only transferred from cameras and attached microphones to Milestone XProtect Basis while the Monitor application is running The Monitor application must therefore run whenever you want to be able to record video and audio from cameras on your surveillance system A running Monitor is also a prerequisite for viewing live recordings in remote access applications The Monitor application cannot run if the Administrator application is already running close down the Administrator application before running the Monitor application Once the Monitor applicatio
37. strator before you can use it Consult your system administrator if in doubt To send evidence from the Viewer via e mail use the following procedure 1 Select the required camera in the camera layout see page 16 and browse to the image you want to send via e mail www milestonesys com Page 22 Viewer Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual Click the Send E mail Report icon la This will open the E mail Report control panel Esad repeat wath attached mage Recipients ecoert eycarpary com Merdne Receptor Camera 1 06 05 2005 1257 16 Sadet Test My vubyect hest Mestage My message best Sod ae Peceptor Camere 1 Type the e mail address of the recipient If sending to several recipients separate e mail addresses with a semicolon example aa aa aa bb bb bb Type a subject text for the e mail Verify that the Image field lists the camera you require Type a message typically a description of the recorded incident Click the Send button How to Export Video and Audio Evidence You are able to export entire video and audio sequences in different formats AVI file movie clip JPG WAV files image audio clip To export evidence from the Viewer use the following procedure 1 Click the Export icon This will open the Export control panel Video Feed a Espia Ec Damri Video Feed e T tee z hen Fle tardo Feed Pop Teme Nes Cumert Audo Feed p In the Export
38. t aeadsdercaistand a da a ato ia 22 Evidence Sending via E sMAl ovicon oia e ci 22 EX usina lios 12 EXPO adas AA AAA AAA 16 23 www milestonesys com Page 26 Index Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual m Export Control Panel Viewer Sinai ad ad da iaa 16 23 Export Database momia A A A neta Ea 23 E Frame Rd id A dni 19 24 G Get All BUON saseiecs die a AAA AAE ETAN aE a EAE E aa a 20 Glossary iia a is 25 GA PN sevice ens se O 19 H Hot SBOE ss foci ii AA dae tw A AAA A A A A 8 9 25 Image Bars MONITO Soma e A 8 Image Bars VieWer Suena A a acid 17 Image Controls Control Panel Viewer S oocococcccnccoconennnncononannnnrononannnnrnronannrnrrrnanrenanirnancons 16 20 j A E utes E E S E anand aeietacniiedcatuaaen atts 23 24 25 L Layout SIZE VIEWERS iii A A A A saat nan Di 16 LOGGING LN ci ia AA AAA AAE 7 LOGGING 1M ACMINIStrator uvicioninon ci A e a a E Di 12 M M u al Mode secs cssisiainiaceesceiacveseniee neds eserteiineadiwcnaas ccuntae dee ENEN a ete 10 MilEStONE OFFICES sii circa tin seas A mana A A aniendd A E A wide 30 Motion View Control Panel Viewer S oooccccoccncocononconcononannnnconanonnnnronanarnnnrononarnoranasnannonanns 16 19 ME A A NN oe 15 MUS AUC Oi a dena casts Ea AE A E aa aaa Posner 12 N Navigation Buttons PTZ marssis sneri a a aa i Ea aaa A a 13 0 OUTOU Cison a EE A ola ie EEE EE T E E E A DIO 10 Output BUTTONS mauraa
39. veillance systems the term recording means saving video and if applicable audio from a camera in the camera s database on the surveillance system In many IP video surveillance systems all video audio received from cameras is not necessarily saved Saving of video and audio in a camera s database recording is in many cases started only when there is a reason to do so for example when motion is detected when an event occurs or when a specific period of time begins Recording is then stopped after a specified amount of time when motion is no longer detected when an event occurs when a time period ends or similar The term originates from the analog world where video and audio was not taped until the record button was pressed T Transact Product available as an add on to Milestone XProtect Basis Transact handles loss prevention through video evidence combined with time linked POS or ATM transaction data www milestonesys com Page 25 Glossary Milestone XProtect Basis 6 0 Monitor amp Viewer User s Manual m Index A Absolute PositioniNOl sicario a A Al A 14 Admin LOGI sisi tr di a cd da ci 12 Administrator ApplicatiO vivi a Ai 6 7 8 10 11 12 Administrator Application Accessing from MONItOF ococcccccoconnnnnnonenenennnnnnronnrnnnanananenrnenrananenen 12 A E Preset Bank BUttONS iii A A la 14 Alarm Overview Control Panel Viewer S ooocococcoconoccnncononannnnconanannnnronorannnnrnnonanrenannnancananos 16
40. xactly matches the size of the camera layout s slots This may result in black bars around images from some cameras when displayed in the camera layout If you want to adjust the images from all cameras to fit the camera layout s camera slots select the Stretch Images To Fit check box in the Settings control panel This may distort some images slightly but will help you avoid any black bars around images 4 If audio is enabled you may also select a microphone from the Audio Feed list in which case recordings from the selected microphone will be coupled with recordings from the selected camera 5 Repeat for all cameras you want displayed in the camera layout Image Bars Office Camera 1 Each camera slot in the camera layout is identified by an image bar located in the top of each camera slot The image bar is blue When you select a particular camera in the camera layout the image bar of the selected camera image becomes a lighter blue The image bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displayed first in square brackets followed by the camera name Each image bar also features two colored indicators e Motion indicator the left indicator red Lights up during periods of motion e Online indicator the right indicator green Lights up during periods with recordings You are able to save particular configurations of the camera layout as so c
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