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1. A2 Please check if any damage of your camera connection of cable or the video input if there are no problems please update newest driver of Mainboard VGA card directX My HomeGuard Server always shut down A3 1 If the period from power on to shut down of every time is quite similar that might be PC too hot to cause the shut down please clean the dust of PC or add heat sink or FAN to CPU Hard Disk VGA processor or capture card 2 Try to reinstall in a different PCI slot 3 If the shut down time is irregular the device could be defected or the software is unstable please try to test your HomeGuard in another PC 322. You can now protect your home with the powerful PCI surveillance capture card The device supports real time display monitoring and simultaneous recording for up to 4 security cameras Powerful security functions includes motion detection recording remote internet monitoring access video file database management system You can protect your home and family through the internet where ever you are 1 2 Features O 4 video simultaneously display recording in one board O Display capability E One screen Four screen Sequence display mode support Full screen display support Camera ID date time status OSD window display O Recording capability Instant Schedule Alarm Pre alarm recording Pre Alarm recording to record before alarm event has happened Recording frame rate adjustable Linear or Circular overwrite mode support Multiple camera independent recording Time stamp support Camera ID start date time logged into database Audio recording support by sound card or HomeGuard Recording drive selectable O Motion detection E Sensitivity setting E Detection interval setting NH Recording time extension setting E Detection area setting O Playback capability Powerful video search engine lt can be searched by time mode date mode event mode camera ID and so on E Scroll bar to search the video you needed E Absolute date time and length display Chapter 1 Overview NH Playback speed control m Rewind Replay support NE Sna
3. 52m Camera m 2 2 Driver installation 2 2 1 Please make sure HomeGuard is plugged in the computer already 2 2 2 Turn on the computer 2 2 3 System automatically detects the new hardware Multimedia Video Controller Please choose Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next 2 2 4 a Please choose Search for the best driver in these locations b Please choose Include this location is the search c Insert Multimedia Installation Kit CD ROM into your CD ROM drive d Type E HomeGuard Driver win2k_XP if you are using Win2k or XP Type El HomeGuard Driver win98_ME if you are using Win98 or ME assuming CD ROM drive is E drive Click Next 2 2 5 When Windows XP show message about this software didn t pass Windows Logo please click Continue Anyway HomeGaurd is thoroughly tested by engineers and it will not Chapter 2 Installation cause harm to your system 2 2 6 Complete the Video Capture driver installation Click Finish 2 2 7 System automatically detect new hardware Multimedia Controller Please choose Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next 2 2 8 a Please choose Search for the best driver in these locations b Please chose Include this location is the search c Type E HomeGuard Driver win2k_XP if you are using Win2k or XP Type E HomeGuard Driver win98_ME if you are using W
4. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE DECLARATION This device complies with CE These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interface in a residential installation Printed in TAIWAN R O C No 01110104 All contents are subject to change without notice All trademarks are the property of their respective owner Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1 iie Ihiroduchon ee A a a a 1 ao TOQUES Sn RO ee eee 1 1 37 Specilicalons e cee a 2 1 4 Minimal System Requirements 2 tS Package Gontenis eee E eee 2 Chapter 2 Installation 3 els Hatdwate Installaloh ips 3 22 Driverinstalahom ssia ARSS 3 2 3 Application Software Installation 4 Chapter 3 Function Operating 5 Oils Staing serseetsee teats e E iO 5 Ore DISplay o inn 5 3 3 Motion Detection es RA AR 7 gA TRG CONGING ae e estas eae eS 10 Sos Playback he Vid eres a 17 36 UI A 23 Site DSR Configuration 809 si o 30 Chapter 4 Trouble Shooting 32 II Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of HomeGuard
5. When clicked the Exit button will be available to the OPERATOR logon user At Logoff Click the Continue display box if you want the image to 29 Chapter 3 Function Operating continue displayed at logoff condition Click the Continue recording box if you want the instant recording still function upon logoff Click the Continue PTZ box if you want to allow PTZ upon logoff Date Time Display You can select the date time display format to 12 hour or 24 hour format 3 7 DSR Configuration User can go to the Control Panel DSR Configuration and double click the DSR Alarm Alert fi i k h Alarm Files Overwrite con Iguration icon to invoke the Configuration Backup and Reste Hide DSR DSR configuration dialog Pan Tik Zoom Control _A adi j PTZ Configuration A Logon dialog box will pop up Select Drive to Record for password protection User Self Housekeeping Time Stamp uses the SUPER as username Video Server User and the corresponding password to logon for DSR configuration operation User can configure the DSR prior to run the DSR program 3 7 1 Alarm Alert Enable Enable the Alarm Alert function 3 7 2 Alarm Files Overwrite Enable By default the alarm files will not be deleted during circular mode However user can check the enable box in the dialog to allow oldest alarm files to be deleted during circular recording Note Motion detection triggered and hardwire triggered alarm files are tr
6. alarms to happen Think of using the alarm scheduler to arm the motion detection so that it can start at say after office hour 3 3 7 Alarm status indication The status indicators in the Display control buttons are for motion detection status indication RECORDER The indicator will light up if the motion detection is enabled 112 4 There have three possible alarm statuses which are no alarm Alarm armed set alarm set but out of gronne scheduled time and alarm armed 1s 14 16 16 Grey color of the indicator means REd no alarm is set Red color of the indicator means that the motion detection is armed the alarm recording can be triggered at any time Blue color of the indicator means that the motion detection is being set but the alarm scheduler inhibit the alarm to arm when it is out of the scheduled time 3 4 Recording Storage Drive For Normal mode of operation Automatically detect available fixed hard disk s in the unit for recording For Archive mode of operation Directly record into the active removable hard disk in the unit Notes The active selected drive should be assigned properly before the overall backup and restore operation is executed Assign the target drive inside the Insert drive message box 10 Chapter 3 Function Operating 11 by clicking the Swap Drive button while the system is operated in Archive backup mode Go to 3 6 4 Option Setting
7. bar window Click the Reset Button in the Search Engine to resume the List of all files 3 5 4 Video Playback Controls Use the video playback controls beneath the video image to control the video playback function User can stop the video and use the scroll bar to search the video if needed Press the two arrow keys to advance one frame at a time 3 5 5 Playback Camera Control Using the camera title control box can select the camera by name or title for playback Click the downward arrow and click the 20 Chapter 3 Function Operating 21 3 5 6 3 5 7 3 5 8 3 5 9 desired camera for playback During other playback operation repeat the same procedure to select the new desired camera for playback the playback action of the previously selected camera will terminate Absolute Date Time and Length Display The absolute date time of the playback and the length of the video will be displayed on the control panel Playback Speed Control Using the sliding control box can adjust the playback speed Drag the control button to the right side to increase the playing speed Drag it left to decrease the playing speed The normal playback speed is indicated in the speed control box when the control button is put in the middle Rewind and Replay Using the Begin end Marker can select a portion of the current video file to be replay in a loop Drag the scroll bar Scroll bar for manual search to the desired
8. chapter for further detail Types of Recording According to the recording initiation method four different types of recording are available Instant recording Scheduled recording Alarm recording Pre alarm recording Multiple Camera Recording All cameras can be recorded independently Each camera will be recorded into individual video file s The camera ID start date time and the recording mode of the individual camera will be logged with database management Recorder Control Panel There is a RECORDER panel to let the user interact with the unit for recording control with enough indication There are 4 camera buttons in the RECORDER 1 2 3 4 panel all of which can be toggled on or off Each button provides different colors to indicate different types of recording and the status The available indicator colors are red light blue 13 14 15 16 yellow and green respectively REC RECORDER Only one type of recording is possible to each camera at one time and the priority of the recording type is as the following table respectively Red Alarm recording which is initiated by the alarm input or by motion detection Light blue Indicate the Pre alarm function of that camera Yellow Instant recording which is initiated by clicking the camera button on the recorder panel manually Green Scheduled recording which is controlled and started by the programmable timer 3 4 1 Insta
9. 3 1 3 All functions active as shown 3 2 Display A DISPLAY panel is implemented on the upper right hand corner of the main screen so that the user can interact with the unit more easily The DISPLAY panel consists of display mode buttons camera buttons and a sequence button respectively see Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 2 1 3 2 2 following Figure All of the push buttons have their individual built in indicator lights Once the button is pressed ittoggles on and off with the indicator light on and off to indicate its status correspondingly Tip You are able to know which camera s is are being displayed by the DISPLAY panel indicator lights and you can press the buttons on the DISPLAY panel to enter your display input right away DISPLAY 1 Screen mode button M a B5ist0 Sequence button Camera button Pressed down to start display Yellow light indicator represent fhe camera is displaying 4 Screen mode button Tip No camera button can be selected prior to the mode selection User should click on one of the display mode button first 1 Screen Mode Click the 1 Screen mode button on the display control panel to select this mode Only one camera can be selected for display Click the camera button to select camera to display in this mode The down button will light up in yellow 4 Screen Mode Click the 4 Screen mode button on t
10. HomeGuard Real time 4 video surveillance recording card User s Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no grantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tuning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice
11. a fixed hard drive to support system operations Click the Swap Drive button in the Main Screen and then the Swap drive message box will appear as shown in the following Figure Swap Drive Insert Drive Select Drive Cancel X Insert Remove Drive Select Drive Remove Click the down arrow in the Select drive dialog box next to the Remove button to display the registered removable drive s for removal and select the desired drive Click Remove button and 16 Chapter 3 Function Operating follow the pop up instruction to complete the REMOVE process The removed hard drive can put into another machine and the entire drive can be back up Archive to other long term storage media such as the DAT or equivalent device with huge storage capacity but may not work as fast This operation on a dismounted drive can be down off line while the DSR is closed or in a separate PC workstation Re insertion of Removable Drive Click the Swap Drive button in the Main Screen and then the Swap drive message box will appear as shown in Figure above Click the down arrow in the Select drive dialog box next to the Insert button to display the registered removable drive s for insertion and select the desired drive Click Insert button and follow the pop up instruction to complete the INSERTION RE Insertion process 3 5 Playback the Video Click the PlayBack button in the main screen to invoke the video player The vid
12. beginning position click the Begin button to enter the marker then repeat the process to enter the end position with the end marker button Click Play button to begin the playback with auto rewind Frame Mode for Print and Save a Frame Click Snap shot button to grab a frame a from the video and enter the frame operation mode User can select area of interest using mouse movement and the mouse left button and then click Zoom button to zoom in the image Click Unzoorr to return to normal display Click the Print button to print out the image captured ao not The frame can be saved to floppy disk in drive A by clicking the Save button Chapter 3 Function Operating The saved filename has the following format x mmddyy hhmmss bmp x camera number mmddyy month day year hhmmss hour minute second bmp bmp file extension Tip The user can set up printer properties for printing hard copy and previewing the hard copy before actual printing 3 5 10 Return to Video Mode Click the Video mode button to go back to video playback mode 3 5 11 Video Search Engine Video Search Enaine a Start Date Time Current Date Time Duration Event End Date Time 2004 09 17 15 29 04_ gt o Pp 2004 09 17 15 23 04 00 00 01 MF FM 2004 09 17 19 40 45 1d Y hee a The Video Search Engine is a independent functional block for searching of the recorded video of a camera interact
13. e which can be retrieved for playback Tip Pre alarm lets you review images prior to the actual happening of the alarm event Also pre alarm keep the images only when the alarm is actually taking place so that storage space can be used more effectively This mode is more effective than that in scheduled recording Scheduled Alarm and Motion Detection Setting Click the Alarm Sch button to enter the alarm scheduler Check the camera box to enable the alarm schedule function to apply to the camera When a camera is not checked the alarm schedule function will not apply to this camera The motion detection and alarm input function will trigger the alarm recording as usual The entire camera check box are unchecked as default Input a time slot for each checked camera The alarm recording function will be enabled at this time slot every day The start and stop time set at 0 means the alarm function will work all the time User can save the schedule as a file name or to open an existing schedule by clicking the File button in the upper left hand corner 26 Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 6 3 4 Instant Recording Setting Input the desired frame per second for individual cameras Tip Eight frames per second or above is recommended for instant recording to capture real time video 3 6 4 Option Setting Option Setting Audio Setting Password Recording Backup Dwell Time in sec 2 Sequenci
14. e frame per second for individual cameras Note The start time and end time is needed for scheduled recording The input time is in the 24 hour HH MM format The factory default setting of the weekday recording start time is 0 0 and the default end time is also 0 0 Under this default setting the camera will start at Monday 0 0 and end at Tuesday 0 0 and then start right away at Tuesday 0 0 and repeat all over again for the rest of the weekdays Therefore weekday recording will record at all times from Monday 0 0 through Saturday 0 0 3 6 3 2 Scheduled Weekend Weekend scheduled recording also has the default 0 0 start time and 0 0 end time Under default start and end time the unit will start recording at Saturday 0 0 and end at Monday 0 0 25 Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 6 3 3 Alarm Click the ON box of the corresponding camera to enable the alarm input and the alarm recording function Input the alarm recording duration in the in sec column Input the frame per second for individual cameras The default frame rate is 25 f s Pre Alarm Pre alarm recording function will be available once the alarm enable box is clicked Click the ON box in the pre alarm column to enable the pre alarm function of the corresponding camera s Input the pre alarm duration from one to 60 seconds Every time when the alarm is triggered the pre alarm recording image will be saved into a permanent fil
15. e server name with recorded video inside the local machine become selectable by clicking the down arrow in the server selection control Available camera under the selected server name become selectable by clicking the down arrow button in the camera selection control Available date under the selected camera become selectable by clicking the down arrow button in the date selection control Available video will be populated into the video search engine User click the File Record button to show the available video by file names and information display in a list control box Click the header button of the column of each key field will sort and display that field in different order For example user can click Start Time header button once to sort the files to display in ascending order and click it again to sort it back to descending order Select the video file you want to playback by clicking at the File Record list or at the Search Engine The selected file will be high lighted both at the File Record list and at the Search Engine in synchronize Click the left Open File button open one file icon to playback the selected file Click the right Open File button open serial files icon to playback the selected file and the successive files automatically Playback the files which are stored inside a remote machine through LAN connection The video files can be playback in another LAN connected machine with a very
16. eated equally as alarm files 3 7 3 Configuration backup and restore This utility allows user backup the DSR configuration prior to install or re installs the DSR software in order to prevent loss of configuration data Also a DSR configuration template disk can be prepared for easy DSR setup during mass production The configuration parameters to be backup includes the following 30 Chapter 3 Function Operating 31 3 7 4 3 7 5 3 7 6 3 7 7 3 7 8 items Camera title enable disable System settings Recorder settings Motion detection settings System retain parameters Alarm schedule the one which is currently in use Hide DSR A Minimize button will be placed on the top right hand corner of the DSR display window frame User clicks the Minimize button to hide the DSR display window PTZ control Enable Enable the PTZ function Select Drive to Record Default to use all available hard drive s for recording The C drive is used for system and memory swapping it is recommended not to use it for video recording It is recommended to install hard drive s with at least 15GB for recording Time Stamp User selects and enables date and time overlay to each camera for display and recording Video Server User Prior to use the DSR the remote online view clients should be registered through the Video Server User Manager Click the Password Protection box in the bottom to enab
17. en place It provides image before the alarm you can review what Is happening before the alarm was being triggered and it use lesser hard drive space than doing schedule recording at all time 3 4 5 Scheduled Alarm and Motion Detection A programmable timer is implemented for scheduled alarm and motion detection Please see the 3 6 3 3 section for the set up 14 Chapter 3 Function Operating 15 3 4 6 Recording with Audio HomeGuard provides audio function to one of the cameras for recording Click Utility gt Option Setting gt Audio Setting in Main screen Option Setting Display Recording Backup Operation Setting Audio Setting Password Camera 1 Card 1 v Camera9 Camera 2 Sound card v Camera10 Camera3 No udio Camera11 Camera 4 No Audio y Camera 12 Camera 5 y Camera 13 Camera 6 Camera 14 Camera 7 Ct Camera 15 Camera 8 gt Camera 16 OK Cancel Apply User can install a microphone through sound card Mic in connection or HomeGuard board Mic in To setup audio recording please refer to the attaching audio to camera of the Utility gt Option Setting gt Audio Setting Before you can activate this function you will need to have a Sound board installed and properly configured to make sure Microphone can record Each card provides one audio channel that can be attached to any selected camera s for recording 3 4 7 Archive Mode Click Utility gt Option Setting gt Backup in Mai
18. en the Active check box is unchecked to the Cam ID then the corresponding buttons in the Display and Recorder panels will be disabled to stop the display and recording function of these camera inputs 3 6 2 Housekeeping Remove Click the down arrow in the server box to select server name Click the down arrow in the camera box to select camera Click the down arrow in the date box to select date Click the file s to delete by clicking on the camera title or you can click the Select all files box to delete all files Click Start button to execute the file delete function Note Display format Camera The camera column displays the corresponding camera titles Date Time The date time column displays the record starting date and time 24 Chapter 3 Function Operating Event SCH REC and ALM represents schedule instant and alarm recording events respectively Filename The filename has the following format type start_time end_time frame avi type A is Alarm recording P is Pre alarm recording R is Instant recording S is Schedule recording start_time recording start_time in hhmmss format end_time recording end_time in hhmmss format frame number of frames in the file 3 6 3 Recorder Setting 3 6 3 1 Scheduled Weekday Click the camera you want to record Input the start time and the end time for scheduled weekday recording Input th
19. eo player provides interactive video search and frame operations to playback the recorded video files Video Player Local EWE Eile Total File s 9 C Remote Local erver File name Start time Event Date Duration Device PRPS Ee R 152904 152905 00034 awi 2004 09 17 15 29 04 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 01 D A E R 152952 152956 00040 avi 2004 09 17 15 29 52 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 04 Camera R 152958 153000 00005 avi 2004 09 17 15 29 58 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 02 Camera 1 v R 153001 153003 00023 avi 2004 09 17 15 30 01 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 02 Date 4 183010 183032 00369 avi 2004 09 17 18 30 10 ALM 2004 09 17 00 00 22 R 183109 183128 00114 avi 2004 09 17 18 31 09 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 19 R 183333 183349 00260 avi 2004 09 17 18 33 33 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 16 R 183628 1 83636 00220 avi 2004 09 17 18 36 28 REC 2004 09 17 00 00 08 4 184026 184049 00639 avi 2004 09 17 18 40 26 ALM 2004 09 17 00 00 23 Date Y M D Date Time H M S DODODODO File Record Video Search Engine Start Date Time Current Date Time Duration End Date Time 2004 09 17 15 29 04_ 22 2004 09 17 15 29 04 00 00 01 MN E E W 2004 09 17 18 40 45 Ed Y roy Do 17 Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 5 1 3 5 2 Playback the files which are stored inside local machine Select Local radio button in the top right hand corner of the video player to playback the files stored inside local machine Availabl
20. fast access time It is rather to playback in a remote machine than in the local server machine if the server machine is busy doing recording 18 Chapter 3 Function Operating 19 Prerequisite Share the DSR video folder s in the server machine as shown in the following table Folder Name Share Name cADSR video dsr video d DSR video dsr videod e DSR video dsr videoe ADSR video dsr videoi The client machine should logon with a user name which is also known by the server machine In the server machine NT platform click start gt programs gt user manager and add the user name into the user table The client machine should be able to browse the DSR Video folder s in the server machine In the client machine double click the Network Neighborhood gt select the server machine to see the DSR Video folder s is available Select Remote button in the top right hand corner of the video player A Input Server dialog will pop up to allow input the remote server name to logon Input remote server name or use the Browse function to seek for the remote server name click OK when finished Available server name with recorded video inside the remote machine become selectable by clicking the down arrow in the server selection control Available camera under the selected server name become selectable by clicking the down arrow button in the camera selection control Available date under the selected camera bec
21. he display control panel to select this mode Four cameras can be selected for display simultaneously Click the camera buttons to select camera s to display in this mode Chapter 3 Function Operating m The down buttons will light up in yellow to indicate the display status Rapid Zoom You can jump to one screen display mode instantly Simply double click on the desired image on screen and the image of that screen will be zoomed to one screen mode immediately 3 2 3 Full Screen Display NH Click on the Full Scrn button on the lower right hand side of the main screen to display the video s in full screen E All the control panels and buttons will be hidden and only videos will be displayed on the screen in order to fully utilize the displaying area of the monitor E Right mouse click on any part of the full screen to return the normal control panel display 3 2 3 Sequence NH Click the SEQ button on the display control panel to toggle the sequence function on or off The indicator of the button lights up in yellow to indicate the sequence function m The function of sequencing is effective for all display modes except for the 16 Screen mode m The user can select individual camera s for sequencing display Note When the unit is in sequence mode all the camera selection buttons inside display panel will be inhibited You can click the SEQ button to toggle it off to re gain manual acce
22. in98 or ME assuming CD ROM drive is E drive Click Next 2 2 9 When Windows XP show message about this software didn t pass Windows Logo please click Continue Anyway 2 2 10 Complete the Audio Capture driver installation Click Finish 2 3 Application Software Installation 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 6 2 3 7 2 3 8 2 3 9 Please insert Multimedia Installation Kit CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Run E HomeGuard AP software setup exe assuming CD ROM drive is E drive Click Next Welcome Click Next Information Click Next Select Component NTSC Please choose Pico2000_104 NTSCApplication PAL Please choose Pico2000_104 PALApplication Click Next The Options key information Click Next Choose Destination Location Click Next RegSvr32 Click OK RegSvr32 Click OK RebootDialog Click OK to restart system 2 3 10 After restart system please run E HomeGuard AP software English Pack exe Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 1 Starting 3 1 1 Please click Pico2000 Pico2000 Digital Surveillance Recorder 4 video inputs icon after starting application you can see main screen 3 1 2 Please click Logon the logon screen show please click OK User Name SUPER Password is not required Cancel in the first start up Password Poo _Cancel_
23. ive mode click Archive in Mode then Apply and OK The DSR application should closed and restarted to effect the change At the start up on Archive backup mode the main screen of the DSR will be slightly modified with a new Swap Drive button in the recorder panel and two status bars for the removable drives are added in the bottom of the screen 28 Chapter 3 Function Operating Red Indicates the drive is active which is being used for video recording Green Indicates the drive is dismounted ready for physically taken out 3 6 4 4 Password Setting There are two default usernames SUPER and OPERATOR Two passwords can be introduced for security use during the logon session 3 6 4 5 Audio Setting Setup which camera will record audio 3 6 4 6 Operation Setting Option Setting Display Recording Backup Password At Logoff Status Retain MV Continue displaying F Continue recording Auto Start e Continue PTZ c Date Time Display V Allow Operator to exit in 24 hour format in 12 hour format Cancel Status Retain The current status viewing and recording modes will be retained and will be restored when DSR start up next time if the Status Retain is checked Auto Start Click the Auto Start to enable DSR to start automatically The logon process will be skipped when DSR start up next time You should select to auto start and logon as Super or Operator Allow OPERATOR to exit
24. ively Two date time pickers are used for begin and end date time input and indication All the available recorded videos within this date time limits will be presented inside the video bar window Different types of video will be presented in different colors as follows Red Alarm recording Light Blue Pre alarm recording video Yellow Instance recording video Green Schedule recording video Presses down the event search button s to select types of event under search they are color coded in the same manner of the events By default all types are selected when the Player is activated A marker which is a small rectangle box inside the video bar 22 Chapter 3 Function Operating window marks the video header position of the selected video Point the mouse cursor and click inside the video bar window the video marker will snap to the nearest video header position of a video file A date time display box in the middle of the video search engine displays the current date time value of the marker position 3 5 11 1 Playback the Current File Click the Open Single file icon button to open the marked video for viewing Once the button is pressed down the video will be playback until the end of the file is reached 3 5 11 2 Open the Video Files and Playback Continuously Click the Open Multiple files icon button to open the marked video for viewing Once the icon button is pressed down the video
25. le the password protection of the server There will be no password protection for the user to come in if the Password Protection check box is not checked You can add new user edit the existing user information or delete a user by clicking the appropriate buttons Each user entry has a name password time limit for continuous logon and the camera restriction information settings Chapter 4 Trouble Shooting Q1 A1 Q2 Q3 How can setup my OS system as plan to install HomeGuard program 1 BIOS setting Please disable unnecessary IRQ e g COM PORT USB SOUND and so on 2 Hard Disk partition of Primary Disk a The primary disk in Win98 WinME requires a minimum of 2047M BYTE 2 G B b The primary disk in Win2000 WinXP requires a minimum of 4096M BYTE 4 G B 3 In Windows system please select NONE of whole selection under POWER as system installation has been done 4 CD ROM The best and fastest catch way is set it to no pre read 5 Install the update program of mainboard s chipset like INTEL SIS VIA and so on 6 Install latest VGA driver like Nvidia ATI S3 and son on 7 Install DirectX 8 0 or higher version You can download it from Microsoft website 8 Display Resolution Please adjust your monitor resolution to 800X600 NTSC or 1024x768 PAL 9 Monitor refresh frequency please adjust it to 60MHZ or default The video of my HomeGuard program will jump and down
26. n screen Considering the total process of recording and backup of the videos we can come up with two different configurations Normal Mode It will record video into the Fixed Hard Drive s As required you can backup the recorded video to a Removable IDE drive via the Housekeeping function from the Utility Menu The raw copy of video can optionally be deleted during the backup process Archive Mode lt will record video into the assigned Removable Chapter 3 Function Operating IDE Hard Drive s When it is about full it can be removed from the recorder physically for additional archiving to DAT or other backup media The DSR Digital Surveillance Recorder will maintain continuous recording to an alternate removable drive during the archiving operation When the videos inside a Removable drive are obsolete they can be erased immediately before video recording is resumed on this drive The recording configuration of the DSR should be selected at the very beginning of overall system operation The normal mode is set by default To switch to the Archive mode please refer to the Backup Function of the Options Setting Menu You will need to have two removable IDE hard drives configured in the DSR to support this mode of system operation 3 4 8 Swap Drive Swap Drive button will show on main screen after you choose Archive Mode Make sure the system is properly setup with two available Removable Hard drive and there is
27. ng Cam ID Iv 4 Be Vv iv Vv Vv iV I OK Cancel Apply 3 6 4 1 Display Sequencing setting Enter the dwell time for sequencing duration The default dwell time is 1 second Click the camera s you want to display during sequencing 3 6 4 2 Recording Option Setting Operation Setting i i Display Password Backup Resolution Recording Mode C SUPER Linear HIGH Circular C LOW DK Cancel Apply 27 Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 6 4 3 Backup Resolution SUPER mode 640 x 480 PAL 640 x 480 NTSC HIGH mode 384 x 288 PAL 320 x 240 NTSC LOW mode 192 x 144 PAL 160 x 120 NTSC Recording mode Linear The recording alarm pre alarm instance and schedule will stop automatically when the storage device s is all used Circular The recording will keep on by automatically over writing the oldest files once the storage device s is full However the alarm image file s will be protected in this mode Make sure to select the Option Setting intended Backup Mode tl prior the formal use of aa the DSR system for C Archive routine video recording Backup Drive X Keep copies on hard disk Cancel Apply Normal Mode Make sure to select the backup drive prior to the backup Click the down arrow in the backup drive box to display the available removable drive s for backup and select the desired backup drive Archive Mode To switch to Arch
28. ng duration and the frame rate of each camera can be programmed individually Please see the 3 6 3 3 section of Alarm Recording Setting for the setup details Note Only the logon username of SUPER can access the utility for alarm enable and alarm recording parameter settings Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 4 4 Pre Alarm Recording Pre alarm recording works together with the alarm recording which enables you to capture images before the alarm event is happened Pre alarm allows images to be temporarily recorded for a short period of time 1 to 60 second at normal situation Once an alarm is being triggered the pre alarm images become permanent files which can be retrieved and playback Using Play Back function can playback the pre alarm images The pre alarm function is setup in the Alarm Recorder Setting inside Utility You can activate the pre alarm function accordingly when the alarm function is selected Please see the 3 6 3 3 section of Pre Alarm Recording Setting for the setup details Note Pre alarm images are stored into two temporary files alternatively under normal situation Therefore when alarm is being triggered there will be two pre alarm files accompanies with the alarm file Tip Pre alarm recording provides an effective way of using the hard disk storage The pre alarm images will be kept in the hard disk permanently only when an alarm is actually tak
29. nt Recording E Instant recording is the most interactive way and easy to use Chapter 3 Function Operating recording method It is designed to start recording instantly to capture some unexpected special events It works as a complement of the scheduled recording You can simply toggle on or off the video recording by clicking the camera button on the RECORDER panel The down button with a yellow light indicator indicates that the camera is under instant recording Instant recording parameters of each camera can be programmed Please see the 3 6 3 4 section of Instant Recording Setting for parameter setup RECORDER Click on any camera button to start instant L2 sh recording of that camera 9 hrot 15 One quick button click to start all cameras red for instant recording Click again would release all cameras from instant recording Note The instant recording video will be chopped into 15 minutes length files automatically in order to keep the record files at an accessible size Tip Instant recording can be used to work in a fast frame rate for short time recording while scheduled recording is expected to work in a lower frame rate for longer time recording 3 4 2 Scheduled Recording A programmable timer is implemented for scheduled recording DSR supports both weekday and weekend scheduled recording The timer will start and stop scheduled recording automatically according to your inpu
30. nue with an extension time even the motion is stopped This extension time can be adjusted by using the Post motion rec control box The time interval is in unit of second show inside the control box and the default value is 3 seconds 3 3 6 Enable the Motion Detection Function Click the Motion detection enable box to enable the motion detection function once you have set all the parameters User can temporarily disable the motion detection by uncheck the Motion detection enable box All the settings of the motion detection will stay unchanged which let the user to enable the motion detection back again afterward more easy Click the Close button the corresponding camera button in the display panel will light up with a yellow grid indicator to indicate the motion detection function The detection area will be presented in the video screen if the Show at all time button is clicked DISPLAY Yellow grid indicator indicated that the motion detection is enable Tips Use motion detection recording instead of using schedule Chapter 3 Function Operating recording in order to effectively use of the recorder storage space Think of using the motion detection in the low activity area and let DSR to monitor the area for you Motion detection when works with the search engine allows you to playback the useful video more easily Set up the motion detection correctly to prevent too many false
31. ome selectable by clicking the down arrow button in the date selection control The available video will be populated into the video search engine User click the File Record button to show the available video Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 5 3 by file names and information display in a list control box Click the header button of the column of each key field will sort and display that field in different order For example user can click Start Time header button once to sort the files to display in assending order and click it again to sort it back to descending order Select the video file you want to playback by clicking at the File Record list or at the Search Engine The selected file will be high lighted both at the File Record list and at the Search Engine in synchronize Click the left Open File button open one file icon to playback the selected file Click the right Open File button open serial files icon to playback the selected file and the successive files automatically List File Record Click the File Record button in the Video Player Dialog Menu bar to display the list of video files for the selected camera Click on the desired file from the list and Click Open File Button to start the playback The video file selected will be loaded and played automatically The File List will change as the video search engine is manipulated to match with only those files appear on the video
32. pshot support during playback E Print support for image capture E Zoom support O Security management Password protection in program start up configuration setting and program off Allows user to enter this program by offering different password with different authorization level O Remote monitoring support 1 3 Specifications O Resolution 640 x 480 O Display frame rate Up to 30fps NTSC 25fps PAL O Recording frame rate Up to 30fps NTSC 25 fps PAL O Recording mode Super mode 640 x 480 NTSC PAL High mode 384x288 PAL 320x244 NTSC Low mode 192x144 PAL 160x120 NTSC O Analog video 4 analog video input BNC port O Video system NTSC PAL multi system support O Recording file size 400MB per day based on low mode and 1fps O Remote streaming video file format MPEG4 O Compression type MJPEG 1 4 Minimum System Requirements O Pentium III 800 or above O 128MB of RAM or above O Microsoft Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP O One PCI 2 1 bus slot O CD ROM drive O Sound card option for audio capture 1 5 Package Contents O HomeGuard PCI board O Manual O Software CD Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Hardware Installation 2 1 1 Shut down your computer before you plug in HomeGuard 2 1 2 Open computer case 2 1 3 Plug HomeGuard board in a free PCI slot 2 1 4 Connect external camera video source 2 1 5 Connect microphone input if you need Microphone ce Camera es gt Camera 2 Camera 3
33. s will playback one by one continuously Or user can click the Open Multiple files icon button to release the button to disable the continuous playback 3 6 Utility 23 When the user logged on as SUPER Utility he she is authorized to use the Utility functions However if the user logged on as OPERATOR the Utility button will be disabled to prevent the password and Poe ewe some other system and recording RECORDER settings from being modified by the ESTAS operator OPTION SETTING Click on the Utility button on the main SYSTEM screen and the Utility menu will then INFORMATION pop up Re Activate the Disabled Housekeeping Functions When operating under Archive mode the Housekeeping Function of Chapter 3 Function Operating the Utility Menu will be disabled To activate those build in housekeeping functions from DSR switch the system back to Normal backup mode Go to the Option Setting Chapter for further details 3 6 1 Camera Setting 3 6 1 1 Camera Title Assignment The default camera title is Camera 1 to Camera 4 respectively Click the desired input area for data entry and then input the camera title accordingly The camera title will be displayed on the screen to indicate the camera title The camera title will also be used for the video playback search 3 6 1 2 Check the Active Connected Cameras The Active check box must be UNchecked for the non connected camera inputs Wh
34. ss of the camera selection 3 3 Motion Detection An advanced digital video processing algorithm is used to implement motion detection function in DSR The motion detection function is designed to automatically detect any activities within a selected detection area s and to start recording of that camera when activity is detected inside the detection area s Right clicks the mouse button on the video screen of the camera you Chapter 3 Function Operating want to set motion detection EEE ec A Motion detection setting dialog box will pop up for camera Camera 3 3 motion detection setting Motion Detection Enah 3 3 1 Set Detection Area seca ds ETA Simply click on any spot to select de select the cea grid s to form detection area s of any shape Clear All in the video screen for motion detection 7 Show at all ime The Select all button is used to rapidly select Not show the whole video screen for detection Sensitivity The Clear all button is used to de select all C Sensitivity setup the selected areas 3 y Show within det are 3 3 2 Indicate the Detection Area If you want the detection area to be presented Detection Interval x1 00m on the video screen during normal operation click the Show at all time button Post Motion Rec sec If you don want the detection area to be presented in the video screen during normal operation click the Not show button 3 3 3 Set Sensitivit
35. t A green indicator indicates the camera which is recording under the timer control 12 Chapter 3 Function Operating 13 The default recording duration value is 0 which represents infinity or continue recording During schedule recording you can manually over ride to instant recording mode by pressing down the camera button on the RECORDER Panel The indicator will change to yellow to indicate that the camera is under instant recording However it will automatically resume scheduled recording once you click the camera button to turn off instant recording of that camera The indicator will then resume to green Please see Scheduled Recording Setting in the Utility gt Recorder Setting section for the setup and implementation example of the schedule recording Note Only the logon username of SUPER can access the utility for configuring settings of scheduled recording parameters Note The schedule recording video will be chopped into 15 minutes length files automatically in order to keep the record files at an accessible size 3 4 3 Alarm Recording Alarm recording will be triggered by the motion detection Once the alarm is triggered by the motion detection the corresponding camera will start recording automatically A red indicator indicates that the camera is now under alarm recording The alarm recording function of an individual camera can be disabled also the alarm recordi
36. y for Motion Detection Click the Sensitivity setup button to display the Activity blocks for sensitivity setup The activity blocks will superimpose on the moving object to highlight the activities on the video screen You can adjust the sensitivity by using the sensitivity control box Click the up arrow button to increase the sensitivity and click the down arrow button to decrease the detection sensitivity respectively The sensitivity value display inside the control box which is an arbitrary value indicates the relative detection sensitivity Adjust the sensitivity by monitoring the activity blocks on the screen to determine that the sensitivity is adjusted to an optimal condition for motion detection and without false alarm User can check the Show within detection area button to confine the activity blocks only to display within the detection areas you have selected Chapter 3 Function Operating 3 3 4 Detection Interval The occurrence of motion is detected by correlating the successive frames of the video The Detection interval control box can adjust the detection interval between these successive frames The detection interval is in unit of 100mS The default value is at 200mS 3 3 5 Recording Time Extension The motion detected in the detection area s will be used as an event to trigger the alarm recording of the corresponding camera Once the recording is started it will conti
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